How to Paint More Models

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Here’s a weird truth about miniature painting, you can paint more models by painting less.

It sounds backwards, but short, frequent painting sessions build momentum. You stay familiar with your project, and you don’t have to spend time working out which stage of your paint plan you have reached on your models. 

Short bursts are easier to fit into real life, you don’t need a free weekend. When you get 20 minutes, just sit down, basecoat a few models, maybe wash one or highlight a shoulder pad.

That’s it. Do that consistently, and you’ll be amazed how quickly your army grows.

Compare that to infrequent, long sessions. You spend time setting up, figuring out what you were doing, maybe burning out halfway through. Progress feels slower, and motivation dips between sessions.

Next week try to find time for 3 painting sessions, they can be as short as 20 minutes if that’s the only free time you have.

No pressure. No burnout. Just steady, satisfying progress.

Miniature painting isn’t a sprint, it’s a habit. A few brushstrokes a day can take you a long way.

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Glossary

Basecoat – Applying a flat layer of colour over all of a surface

Highlight – painting the bright colours on raised parts of a model so they stand out.

Wash – A thinned-down paint that runs into the recesses