Miniature Painting Tools and Materials I Use

Miniature Painting Tools and Materials I Use

These are the brushes, paints and tools I use across my painting guides. You don’t need everything listed here, but they are all reliable options that I’ve found work well over time.

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Brushes

• Raphael Brush Series 8404 Size 1
• Winsor & Newton Series 7 Brush No 0

For applying basecoats, I tend to use Citadel brushes. They are durable and relatively inexpensive, making them ideal for most of the work. When I move onto highlights, I favour Raphael brushes, and for detailed work I use Winsor & Newton.

• Army Painter Hobby Starter Brush Set

Recently, I bought an Army Painter Hobby Starter Brush Set. This includes a small drybrush, fine detail brush and standard brush, and is particularly useful for batch painting. They also work well as a lower-cost alternative to Citadel brushes.

Brush Care

• Masters Brush Cleaner

Once I’ve finished painting, I always clean my brushes with this to keep them in good condition.

Primers & Spray Paints

• Matt Black Spray (Chaos Black equivalent)
• Matt White Spray (Corax White equivalent, but whiter)
• Ghoul Grey Spray (Grey Seer equivalent)
• Wight Bone Spray (Wraithbone equivalent)

• Steelforge Silver Spray (Leadbelcher equivalent)

• Standard Grey Spray (Mechanicum Standard Grey equivalent)
• Desert Sand Spray (Zandri Dust equivalent)
• Sanguine Red Spray

I now use Colour Forge spray paints rather than Games Workshop sprays. They are a similar cost, but come in larger cans. I have also found that some colours have better coverage, which makes them more efficient overall.

Additionally, Colour Forge sprays provide access to colours that Games Workshop no longer produce.

Paints

I almost exclusively use Citadel/Warhammer paints. However, there are a few paints from other ranges that I find particularly useful.

Army Painter

• Army Painter Matt White – A high-quality white that applies smoothly and does not become chalky when thinned.

The Army Painter Matt White is especially reliable for layering and achieving smooth finishes, which can be difficult with many white paints.

• Army Painter Strong Tone
• Army Painter Metallic Paints Set

Two Thin Coats

• Yellow Glaze
• Green Glaze
• Red Glaze
• Blue Glaze

I used to use Citadels glazes; however, they were discontinued. Fortunately, Duncan Rhodes brought them back in his range of Two Thin Coats.

Basing Materials

• Hi-Tack PVA Glue

The Hi-Tack PVA glue is particularly useful as it does not reactivate when it gets wet, unlike some other PVA glues. This makes it much more reliable for basing, especially when applying additional layers or washes.

• Gamer Grass Alien Void Tufts
• Alien Neon Grass Tufts
• Army Painter Static Grass
• Flock

Other Tools

• Magnifying Glasses

As I get older (it beats the alternative), I have found these magnifying glasses increasingly useful. Because they sit slightly away from the eyes, I can look beneath them normally and then use them when working on finer details.

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