58: Why is EVERYONE painting Grimdark?!

Paint Perspective - Miniature Painting Podcast

The 'Grimdark' painting style is incredibly popular in Warhammer currently, but is it really the best way to paint? Is it just another fad? In this episode, we discuss the origins of the style and how it has changed over the years, our experience with it, and debunk some of the stigma around the gritty aesthetic and its affiliation with speed painting...
Also in this episode, we talk more about the 'pile of potential', hoarding paints, hobby contraptions and the dreaded drawer of doom! And as always, don't forget to stay to the end for our parting hobby hack!
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0:00:00 Intro
0:01:28 Kai…atin
0:02:58 The content we like
0:05:23 Hobby updates
0:08:05 Painting metallics
0:12:26 Paint shame
0:17:42 New formulas
0:19:41 Hobby contraptions
0:21:38 “Mini Cellar”
0:26:10 reduce your “pile of potential”
0:28:52 Improving your painting
0:37:09 Converted Ork Warlord
0:41:19 Why’s everyone doing Grimdark?
0:44:48 What is Grimdark?
0:49:50 has Grimdark changed?
0:55:15 ‘Clean’ Grimdark
1:01:45 Does Grimdark suit everything?
1:07:55 QOTW: ‘Drawer of Doom’
1:15:24 Hobby Hack

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Paint Perspective is a miniature painting podcast brought to you by Siege Studios, featuring James Otero (Siege founder & CEO), Joe Hart (Siege Ops Manager) and George Coleman (Siege Content Creator & Commission Painter). Each week, our three co-hosts discuss a new topic from the point of view of people who work in the miniature painting industry.
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