The Pigmentum/Guides
Guides
10 beginner guides, each built from what actually happened in her episodes, with the episode to watch for every one.
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Miniature painting techniques for beginners: layering, washes, wet blending, dry brushing and more, each tried on camera by a real beginner, mistakes included.
▶ Watch Episode 01 on YouTubeWhat order do you paint a miniature in — prime, base coat, wash or highlight first? The honest answer, why it matters, and why some painters glaze or wash again after highlighting, with real frames of The Pigmentum doing it on her models.
▶ Watch Episode 02 on YouTubeDo you need to prime miniatures, spray vs brush-on primer, what colour primer to use, how long primer takes to dry and the mistakes beginners make — with real frames of The Pigmentum priming her own models.
▶ Watch Episode 02 on YouTubeHow to thin paint for miniatures: what thin paint looks like, how much water, why thin coats beat one thick one, plus how The Pigmentum used thin paint on camera in Episodes 03 and 05.
▶ Watch Episode 05 on YouTubeHow to use a wash on miniatures: what a wash does, when to apply it, how to stop pooling, and what happened when The Pigmentum used washes in Episodes 02, 05 and 07.
▶ Watch Episode 07 on YouTubeHow to drybrush miniatures for beginners: load the brush, wipe it nearly dry, flick across raised detail. Plus how The Pigmentum used drybrushing to bring metal and highlights back in Episodes 05 and 07.
▶ Watch Episode 07 on YouTubeHow to highlight miniatures as a beginner: wash first or highlight first, how to layer highlights, where they go, which colour to use, when edge highlighting goes wrong — with real frames of The Pigmentum doing it on her models.
▶ Watch Episode 05 on YouTubeHow to paint metallics on miniatures for beginners: base coat, wash, highlight and dry brush, plus the rust and corrosion finish The Pigmentum used in Episodes 03, 05, 06 and 07.
▶ Watch Episode 07 on YouTubeThe mistakes that actually happen to a first-time miniature painter — washing over finished highlights, edge highlights going wrong, a colour coming out badly — shown on camera by The Pigmentum, with how she fixed or lived with each one.
▶ Watch Episode 02 on YouTubeHow long does it take to paint a miniature? Honest ranges for tabletop and display work, plus The Pigmentum's own timings on camera: three days for her first model, about 20 hours each for her next two, about 2 hours each batch painting three.
▶ Watch Episode 05 on YouTubeCome along
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