Paint Perspective – Miniature Painting Podcast
Competition time will soon be upon us in the miniature painting community, so who better to chat with this week than upcoming judge of IronSkull 2025: John Keys!
In episode 92 of Paint Perspective, John gives us his fascinating insight into the ‘journey’ of miniature painting and how his approach has changed over the years.
Expect insights into:
🎨 Why John stopped painting GW miniatures
🖌️ The best reason to enter a miniature painting competition
🖤 How mental health can impact your painting
🔥 Hobby hacks to improve your painting
Huge thanks to John for joining us this week, you can see more of his work on his social media here: https://www.instagram.com/megazord_man/
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0:00:00 Trailer
0:00:46 Who is John Keys?
0:11:00 Painting & mental health
0:20:38 NOT painting Warhammer
0:26:49 Choosing miniatures
0:33:05 How did you learn to paint?
0:42:56 The value of competitions
0:47:53 IronSkull 2025
0:55:31 Giving GOOD feedback…
1:08:05 Hobby Hacks
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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