Painting & Hobby Resource List

[Ikarus]

Yeah, so your a painter eh?

Looking for inspiration? Guides? Need help finding out how to, how they did this, and that? Well here is a full resource list of sites that are very helpful, hope you like em~




Pantrix Miniatures - Renowned miniature painter Jennifer Haley, provides information and photographs of her showcase miniatures.

Arjay's Land of the Diminutive - Features a selection of painted miniatures. Artist provides a painting service for collectors or wargamers alike.

Artwho9 figure painting - Galleries of painted war game figures, historical, fantasy and sci-fi.

Bart's Miniature Painting - Contains galleries of miniatures and terrain. Also the home of the Yahoo! Miniature Painter Group archive.

Blackmoor - Galleries of painted and converted miniatures from a selection of genres and games including a variety of out of production pieces.

Blaze's Corner of the Web - Offers help for those new to painting wargame miniatures. Experienced gamers may also find helpful information for painting their figures from the photographs and tutorials.

Caution - Wet Paint - Galleries and information on how to paint 28mm figures.

Celtos - Contains galleries and background information on the Celtos range of miniatures from I-Kore.

Cento Industries - Painted figure gallery and workshop. Features tutorials and how-to's as well as convention coverage.

Chest of Colors - Miniature artist Mahon's new 'official' website featuring galleries of miniatures, tutorials and tips on painting, information on his painting services and a great collection of links.

Color Match 1.0 - Compare popular hobby paint lines and find suitable replacements for hard to find or out of production paints. Generate paint conversion charts based on two separate paint lines. Searches over 3,000 different paints.

Cool Mini or Not - The largest publicly-submitted miniature picture gallery on the Internet. Also has a range of user contributed articles on painting and an active forum.

Curdled Milk - Features galleries of both painted, and work in progress pieces, as well as a selection of links.

Danny's Mini of the Week Gallery - Another artist who contributes figures towards the exclusive online 'Mini of the Week' event. Has both finished, and work in progress figure galleries.

Dark Art Miniatures - Hand painted science fiction and fantasy miniatures from the Warhammer range.

Dave's Wargames and Miniatures Gallery - Images of the author's collection.

Discworld in Miniature - Information and pictures for 25/30mm scale figure collectors, but particularly those who collect figures of Discworld characters or use such figures in wargames.

Doctor Faust's Painting Clinic - Offers product reviews, articles, pictures, collections and step by step conversion and painting articles.

Electric Ocean - Painting news, updates and events, with art galleries and game information.

Elf's Corner - Felix Fernandez website with pictures and information on
many races of miniature including trolls, minotaurs, elves, and orcs.

Evelyn's dragons - Gallery that will specifically appeal to the collectors and painters of dragons.

Fantasy Miniatures - A miniature gallery that focuses on Ral Partha and AD and D miniatures.

The Figmentia Asylum - Featuring the work of painters Sexybeast and Trogdor. Minitature galleries, hobby articles, and forum.

The Fortified City of Karoath - Has a gallery of painted miniatures, some artwork, and several painting tips.

Hive Fleet Moloch - Painter of Warhammer 40000 figures.

Hot Lead Miniature Painting - Devoted to miniatures with basic and advanced painting topics and a gallery of award-winning miniatures.

Jenova Project - Has to offer a selection of galleries of previously painted pieces, as well as tips and tutorials on miniature painting and a painting service.

Kaple Miniatures - The artwork of Rune Kappel. Offers a gallery of painted miniatures and tutorials.

Kevin Dallimore Online - Personal site of Foundry's head painter and developer of the painting style now adopted by Foundry, Kevin Dallimore. Features galleries from Ancient to science-fiction, through interests such as Renaissance and Victorian-era to Dr Who and LoTR.

Knight Quest - A German BloodBowl feature site which includes galleries, information and a league.

Mad McGobbo's Brushworks - Online web portfolio of painted wargame miniatures.

Matt's Kingdom - Gallery of fantasy miniatures hand painted by Matt, with tips, techniques and resources.

McCragge Painting Studio's - Galleries of painted miniatures divided by manufacturer as well as a forum.

The Miniature Codex - A visual database of historical and fantasy figures to assist others in purchasing miniatures.

Miniature Domain - Step by step guides to painting and converting miniatures and building houses for Warhammer and Mordheim.

The Miniature Gallery - Features miniatures in the genres of horror, science fiction and fantasy.

The Miniature Gallery - AD&D - Galleries of a selection of painted miniatures from the Dungeons and Dragon's range.

Miniature Painting and Modelling Guide - A step-by-step guide to painting miniatures, building scenery, and converting miniatures.

Miniature Store - Painted gallery that is focused primarily on games and miniatures from Games Workshop and Rackham - some miniatures are available for sale.

Miniature Web Planet - Contains miniature galleries and a varied selection of categorised links catered to painting, buying miniatures, magazines and terrain.

Miniature-Art - Gallery and hobby resource of multiple award winning modeller Bobby Wong.

Miniature-Painting.net - Dedicated to the hobby of painting miniatures made
of pewter, resin or other casting materials.

MiniatureSpace.Net - Website of golden demon winner Jason Richards. Offers gallery, tutorials and advice.

Minipainter - Miniature painting gallery of Lawrence Widdicombe, site includes a forum.

MiniVault - Showcase site of eight time Golden Daemon winner, Thomas Schadle. Also offers articles and modelling hints and tips.

Minutiae - Official site of the Mini-A-Week project, and along with guides on painting, has galleries of conversions, original sculpts, and finished painted miniatures.

Necrotales Miniatures - An image gallery of Fantasy and Sci-Fi miniatures together with painting and conversion tutorial by Golden Demon winner Kep Pump. Commissions accepted.

Neral's Site of Wonders - Evolution of one gamers miniature painting skill (or lack thereof) from the Warhammer range explaining some of the techniques and challenges.

OrdoHydra - Warhammer and WH 40k painter showcase. Offers details of ebay auctions.

Painted Miniatures - Galleries of part and completed figures by German painter Michael Holzapfel.

Painting 101: Miniature Soldiers - Tips on how to paint military miniatures from a painter and wargamer, Jeff Jonas.

Painting by Tinweasel - Gallery of finished miniatures, works-in-progress, miniature painting hints, tips, tricks, and tutorials.

Painting FAQ - An extremely detailed FAQ for painting miniatures in any scale.

Painting Place - Contains galleries, articles and links on a selection of miniatures from various genres.

Pasi's Miniature Gallery - Has a selection of galleries and scenes of miniatures along with miniature's painted for the 'Mini a Week' event.

Paul's Painting Emporium - Custom painting of Warhammer and Warhammer 40k miniatures, news and gallery.

Phillips, Brian - 28mm and 15mm wargaming figures and models. Painting, converting and sculpting historical miniatures for wargames.

Pro Painted Miniatures - Website showcasing the work of Adam Smith. Adam has been working for Games Workshop for over 10 years.

Rick's Mini Painting - Instructions and tips on painting miniatures, along with various galleries of finished figures.

Shiftlinglands - Details the painting and collection efforts of miniature artist, Gerrard Boom for both his terrain and figure collections.

Si Vous Play - A collection of galleries of miniatures used for wargaming and roleplaying. Also galleries of custom dioramas and buildings with the same uses in mind.

SintriCat's Worlds in Miniature - Features a selection of exquisity painted miniatures in a variety of genres and periods alongside links and purchasing information for collectors and gamers.

Slapping Paint - Official site of respected miniature artist Craig Stocks. Has a selection of galleries and tips and tricks on painting 25-28mm scale figures.

Slave to Paint - Shows the talents of miniature artist Peter Bell in several galleries that are set to expand.

Small Obsessions - Respected miniature artist Mike McCuen's personal website, that showcases a wide variety of his work, his favorite tips and an insite into where he works his magic.

Spencer Keen - Model Painter - Spencer's own site dedicated to his work, including galleries of his figures, a small painting guide and links to similar sites.

StarFleet Games Miniatures Reference - Reference material for painting miniatures, although some of the scans may be a bit hard to read.

Sylvain Quirion - Showcase of the work of miniature sculptor and artist
Sylvain Quirion, including a gallery of past award winning miniatures and 'greens'.

Tcvanbuuren - Armorcast titans, forgeworld and other painted models.

Thomas Pope's Miniatures Page - Thomas Pope's collection with information on collecting and painting miniatures.

TW Figurines - Several galleries of miniatures in historical, fantasy and science fiction genres, painted in the Foundry style; suitable for collectors or wargamers alike.

Vulture's Miniatures - Galleries of science fiction and fantasy miniatures along with articles on painting and constructing terrain.

Warmaster Painting Guide - A guide to painting Games Workshop's Warmaster armies.

Warpchylde - Showcase of painted miniatures including galleries of dwarves, lizardmen, eldar and skaven.

Witchhunter.net - Galleries of single miniatures and armies in many scales and periods, along with information and tips on the hobby.

Yahoo! Group: Mini Painting - Group dedicated to improving skill.

Yahoo! Masterclass Miniature Painter Group - Contains many hints, tips, files and pictures about the world of miniature painting. Frequented by many of the top names in the hobby.

Yahoo! Miniature Painter Group - Group concerned with painting miniatures, offers hints and advice or you can post a question for help.

[r4wr89]

holy crap, now isn't this a definitive list :] haha
thanks for posting. it will take me a few months to trawl through this stuff !

ps link #1 isn't the exact website. not a big deal, but you have to redirect to her new page.

[hairyyahoo]

oh right, i see! i go to all the trouble of organising and filling our own tutorial section so that we don't have to link people off the site and you don't even mention it

j/k but i would like to see more support given to our own endevours to create a modelling and painting database. and at the very least a link on you list

[Brother Warchild]

WOW that was a list!
Hairy,thats just another project we gotta get moiving again.
But thanks ikarus.

[Ikarus]

Originally Posted by hairyyahoo

oh right, i see! i go to all the trouble of organising and filling our own tutorial section so that we don't have to link people off the site and you don't even mention it

j/k but i would like to see more support given to our own endevours to create a modelling and painting database. and at the very least a link on you list

Oh no its not that. Should i take this post down? I dont mean to downgrade anyones work or anything, just a little list of links I got, I can take em down.

[Prince of the Night]

The list is Freegin awesome and helpful, but it may discourage others from posting there own tuts as they can find all the info they need from your find.