Warmachine 101 – Introduction

What is Warmachine? Warmachine is a 30mm "steampunk fantasy" miniatures game created by Privateer Press. In it you control a warcaster, a powerful leader in combat capable of linking their minds with hulkinig steam-powered robots called warjacks. Wielding magic,...
Foundations First

Foundations First

When learning to paint I did things a bit out of order. I slapped down a basecoat and some grass and called my first models done. After a bit of that I hit YouTube for some tutorials and found Worthy Painting and their clean, hard line highlighting technique. I...

No Words

Last night I sent my buddy an ominous text message warning him of the future that awaits him when his daughter is old enough for sleepovers. Last night was Emma's first true sleepover, and it was quite lacking in the "sleep" part. Innocent whispers turned to giggles,...

My Top 10 – Advice for Commission Painters

Everyone who enjoys painting entertains the idea of making a business out of it. The old saying "Do what you love and you'll never work a day in your life" is usually a phrase that gets tossed around on forums when discussing the topic. Like many before me, I decided...
Starting Them Young: Lego-maniacal

Starting Them Young: Lego-maniacal

It's official, my Emma is a Legomaniac! She recently found a book called "Lego Friends" about a group of girls that are in no way different from the girls from her Strawberry Shortcake show. They hang out, they have "jobs," and they solve everything with friendship....