Weeks 1–3 · Priming and consistency
Thin to milk, and why.
The programs, in detail
Four programs of 8 to 12 weeks, worked on models you paint each week.
Program 01 · Thin coats, clean lines
Brush control & basecoats
Nearly every beginner problem traces to paint consistency. We work on thinning to the right consistency, loading and wiping the brush, painting in two or three thin coats, and caring for brushes so they keep a point past a fortnight.
Weeks 4–6 · Coverage
Even basecoats that keep the detail.
Weeks 7–8 · Clean edges
Cutting in and tidying mistakes.
Weeks 9–10 · A finished model
Base to varnish, start to end.
Weeks 1–3 · Washes
Recess shading without staining everything.
Weeks 4–6 · Drybrushing
Fast texture, done well.
Weeks 7–9 · Layering
Building smooth transitions.
Weeks 10–12 · Edge highlights
Where light lands, and how bright to go.
Program 02 · Contrast that reads
Shading & highlights
A model painted flat disappears on a table. We build contrast deliberately with washes and highlights, work on where light would actually fall, and calibrate how strong it needs to be at viewing distance — which is far stronger than it looks in your hand.
Program 03 · The last ten percent
Basing & display
A good base lifts an average model more than another highlight ever will. We cover texture, tufts and simple scenic work, varnishing so models survive gaming, and photographing them without the phone flattening everything you painted.
Weeks 1–2 · Texture
Simple bases that look intentional.
Weeks 3–4 · Scenic
One step beyond sand and tufts.
Weeks 5–6 · Varnish
Protection without gloss disasters.
Weeks 7–8 · Photography
Light, background and settings.
Weeks 1–2 · The standard
Deciding what good enough looks like.
Weeks 3–5 · Batching
Stages across ten models at a time.
Weeks 6–8 · Rhythm
Hitting a weekly count.
Weeks 9–10 · Finish the force
Based, varnished and on the table.
Program 04 · Finished beats perfect
Painting an army
An army needs a standard you can hit in forty minutes a model, applied identically across sixty of them. We set that standard, batch the work into stages, and build a schedule with a real deadline — because a finished army on the table beats three display pieces and a grey plastic pile.
Want honest eyes on a model?
Twenty minutes, free, on one photo and the technique to fix first.