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The Army Painter Academy: How to Paint Thousand Sons
Learn how to paint the Thousand Sons in all their sorcerous might with the new Warpaints Fanatic bundle containing all the iconic colours that bring this faction to life.
Painting an Award-Winning Army in a Weekend
Light the sacred incense, chant the proper binaric, and anoint the holy cogitator; it's time to check in with Arch-Magos Thomas Coltau to see how he produced such an amazing, award-winning army in ...
The Army Painter: Choose Your Starter Set
At The Army Painter, we're here to set you up for success. We make it easy to start painting with our three distinct Starter Sets. Each is tailored to a different painting style, but all are perfec...
The Army Painter at the Atlantic City Champions Cup 2025
The Army Painter is coming to the Atlantic City Champions Cup. Stop by our booth for all your hobby needs, event exclusives, and enter The Army Painter Challenge - Recon Round.
The Arena Challenge: Warhammer 40,000 - Marshalling the Armies
Journey into the grim darkness of the far future with our Warhammer 40,000 Arena Challenge, where horrors and heroes alike march forth from our contestants' painting desks in fresh coats of Warpain...
The Army Painter Academy: The Steel Legion
Learn how to use the new Warpaints Historical sets to recreate a bit of "future history" with this stoic recruit of the Steel Legion, bravely ready to defend the ash wastes of his home world from t...
The Arena Challenge: Age of Sigmar - Marshalling the Armies
With the hard-won painting knowledge acquired from their test models, our contestants have begun expanding their burgeoning Age of Sigmar Spearheads for the Arena Challenge. Fearsome warriors, nefa...
The Army Painter Academy: Blood and Guts
The World Eaters and Death Guard are gore and pus-soaked cornerstones of the 41st millennium, and now you can bring them to life on your painting table with the help of two bespoke paint bundles! J...
The Army Painter at DreamHack Dallas 2025
DreamHack, one of the world's premier events for esports and everything gaming, is coming soon to Dallas, TX, and The Army Painter will be there. Join us as we help bring the joys of miniature pain...
Creating Realistic Miniature Bases with Jungle Tufts
Learn how to enhance your miniatures with Jungle Tufts and create stunning, realistic bases that tell a story. Perfect for all skill levels.
The Army Painter Academy: How to Paint Green Three Ways
Green means go with this handy tutorial from Steffen, showcasing three different methods to paint green, primarily utilising Warpaints Fanatic, Speedpaint, and Warpaints Air, respectively!
The Army Painter Academy: Horus Heresy Iron Warriors
Greg from The Imperial Truth offered Studio Painter, Tyler Mengel, the chance to test his metal with a painted Horus Heresy miniature to support Abigail's Footsteps, a wonderful UK-based baby loss ...
The Army Painter Rocks AdeptiCon 2025
Another year and another amazing AdeptiCon is in the books with The Army Painter team! From Sam Lenz's amazing competition entries to new and exclusive merch, to special guests and more, AdeptiCon ...
The Army Painter Academy: How to Paint Blue Three Ways
Master the blues with this handy tutorial from Steffen, showcasing three different methods to paint blue, primarily utilising Warpaints Fanatic, Speedpaint, and Warpaints Air, respectively!
The Arena Challenge: Warhammer 40,000 - The First Minis
Join our remaining eight contestants as this week, the Arena Challenge moves to the grim darkness of the far future. Whether clad in gleaming power armour, savage trinkets, or rusty living metal, e...
Creating Realistic Miniature Bases with Lowland Shrubs
Learn how to enhance your miniatures with Lowland Shrubs Tufts and create stunning, realistic bases that tell a story. Perfect for all skill levels.
The Arena Challenge: Age of Sigmar - The First Minis
Join us as our adventurers begin their journey with their first test minis within the Mortal Realms - whether in the form of a woodland sprite, brutal warrior, ghastly spirit, or something altogeth...
Painting the Emperor's Children with Phil the Glacial Geek
Devote yourself to the Dark Prince with this step-by-step Emperor's Children Chaos Space Marine tutorial using our new paint bundle, curated specifically for Fulgrim's favoured, and the excellent t...
The Arena Challenge: Meet the Contestants!
With last year’s Arena of Escalation being such a success we just knew we had to keep the momentum going for 2025. Welcome to the Arena Challenge! A new name, new game systems, and new contestants!...
The Army Painter at Adepticon and Gary Con 2025
This March we're not only attending one awesome event; we're attending two - back to back! Find out all the details about our plans for Wisconsin in the coming weeks. We're kicking things off with ...
International Women's Day - Celebrating Women in the Hobby
The world of miniature wargaming is evolving, and we love to see it! Women are making their mark in the hobby, bringing fresh perspectives, creativity, and a sense of community that makes our pain...
The Army Painter Academy: Aeldari Swooping Hawks
Swoop into battle with not one, but two painting guides in today's edition of The Army Painter Academy as we show you how to make the most of the new Aeldari Painting Bundles using the elegant new ...
The Army Painter Academy: How to Paint Red Three Ways
Paint the town red with this handy tutorial from Steffen, showcasing three different methods to paint red, primarily utilising Warpaints Fanatic, Speedpaint, and Warpaints Air, respectively!
Creating Realistic Miniature Bases with Highland Tufts
Learn how to enhance your miniatures with Highland Tufts and create stunning, realistic bases that tell a story. Perfect for all skill levels.