Tabletop Miniature Painting Basics
Students will learn the basics of painting miniatures for board games or for tabletop miniature games
Viet Ngo
Average rating:
5.0
Number of reviews:(14)
What's included
3 live meetings
3 in-class hoursHomework
1 hour per week. Homework will only be assigned if students are unable to complete the set objective of the lesson. This will mostly be finishing the miniature in preparation for the next lesson.Assessment
Self assessment. Students can compare their work to my first beginner works.Class Experience
Students will learn the basics to painting miniatures. We will go over cleaning and preparing the miniature, but the majority of the classes cover how to paint the miniature. We will talk about color combinations, base coats, paint thinning, highlighting, shading, dry brushing, wet blending, and creating washes. Week 1 - Cleaning, preparing, color theory, base coating, washing A brief introduction at the start of the class, followed by questions about the students art background. Students do not need to worry about their skill levels, as this is an entry level class. Quick discussion about cleaning, and preparing miniatures, and the unique materials they may be made of. A brief discussion about color combinations and examples to give the students ideas about how they would like their miniature to look. Explanation of the acrylic medium, Afterwards, the hands on learning will begin. Base coating the miniature completely, and adding a wash to the miniature. Week 2 - Shading, Highlighting Our second week will cover creating shades hidden in shadows and highlighting areas hit by light. Week 3 - Wetblending, and drybrushing Our last week will cover wetblending and drybrushing. Wetblending to create gradients and drybrushing for special effects for the miniature. Reviewing each others efforts, and comparing to my first attempts at miniature painting. If time permits, discussion about how they can further their miniature if they choose to work on it further.
Learning Goals
Basic color theory, base coating, paint thinning, highlighting, shading, dry brushing, wet blending, and creating washes.
Other Details
Parental Guidance
Students are allowed to use any miniature to learn to paint with. Within reason. Some miniatures delve into the realm of fantasy violence.
Supply List
Things readily available at home: Paper towels, 2 cups of water, a plastic plate or container to hold the paint. Things that are not readily available at home: Cork or dowel to place the miniature on. Blue tack or sticky tack to affix the miniature to the cork or dowel. A paintbrush. I recommend getting a synthetic haired size 2 paintbrush. You may wish to purchase a higher quality brush, such as a kolinsky sable brush, but as this is an introduction to miniature do not feel pressured to get one. Additional paint brushes if you feel a size 2 is too small/large. Water based Acrylic paints. White, black, blue, red, yellow, green, and brown. If students wish to expand on their color palette further, they are free to do so. Acrylic paints will vary brand to brand. I highly recommend paints designed for miniature painting. Brands such as vallejo and citadel are best for miniature painting. I recommend getting them from a local shop if possible, as amazon tends to have you pay double due to shipping costs. Prices range from $3-8 for these brands. Other acrylic brands, such as liquitex, golden, apple barrel work as well if you're unable to find the other brands. Apple barrel is typically the most affordable of the three other acrylic brands. These three brands can be found at Joanns, Michael's and Hobby Lobby. Lastly a miniature. It is highly encouraged students get a wizkids unpainted miniature. It's because they come ready to paint out of the packaging. However any miniature can be used, however it should be age group appropriate, and should be put together, primed and ready to paint. These miniatures range in price. From $4.99 to $19.99. Once again it is best to get them local if possible. Amazon has increased prices due to taxes and shipping costs. Link included so students can see what miniatures might be available from their local game shop. https://wizkids.com/upm/
Language of Instruction
English
Teacher expertise and credentials
Hello! Hi! Greetings! Konnichiwa! Carne Asada. Wait. No.
Let's rewind. Hello, I'm a miniature painter, proponent of tabletop rpgs, and purveyor of social tabletop boardgames.
I have a bachelors of arts in... the arts. I have spent 5 years in Japan teaching high school students English, so I have a master understanding of secret sleeping techniques in the classroom. After my tenor at a high school, I spent an additional 2 years teaching in Japan, students as old as 5 years, and students as young as 65 years English.
I teach classes on being a dungeon master/game master(DM/GM) for tabletop rpgs. I believe that learning how to be a DM can help kids learn a plethora of life skills that they can carry with them into the real world, not just the table setting. Team work, out of the box thinking, fairplay, social etiquette, social contracts, and negotiations.
I have DMed for over 9 years, with players ranging from 17-50 years of age. With some players being pharmacists, software engineers, military reserve, teachers, artists, etc. They have one thing in common. They want to have fun. I will teach you the skills to let them have fun, and I will help you teach your players the fear, of a simple smile from you.Reviews
Live Group Class
$60
for 3 classes1x per week, 3 weeks
60 min
Completed by 9 learners
Live video meetings
Ages: 12-17
2-6 learners per class
