The Miniature Podcast
The Miniature Podcast interviews miniature hobbyists and professionals from around the world using unique questions and deep conversation to gain deeper insight into the creative processes that drive them with the goal of encouraging and inspiring you in your own hobby journey.You can find all episodes on the website: https://theminiaturepodcast.buzzsprout.com/
Episodes
50 episodes
An Artist's Tease of "The Art of..." Kickstarter Vol 4 - 6 -- Chris Suhre
In this episode, our interview is with return guest Chris Suhre. We discussed his part in the upcoming "The Art of..." Volumes 4-6 Kickstarter by Dave Taylor. Chris is one of three artists in this Kickstarter along side Tommie Soule and Seyni N...
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Season 3
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Episode 15
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31:41
My Worst Failure Was My Greatest Triumph -- Mocha Minis
Mocha shares how she started painting miniatures and the importance of smooth blends on every mini she paints. We also discuss the struggles she's had with feeling like she is ready to tackle more complex pieces. How does anyone know when they'...
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Season 3
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Episode 14
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1:10:22
Painting Competitions are Subjective, Make Them Showcases Instead -- Kris Belleau
Kris has been in this hobby since the late 1980s thanks to some of his older cousins and the first edition of Space Hulk. Ever since that first game, he's been painting and hobbing almost exclusively with Warhammer miniatures and games. Kris en...
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Season 3
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Episode 13
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2:03:37
Paint 15 Minutes a Day Instead of 8 Hours on Saturday -- Shoshie Bauer
Shoshie is a professional miniature commission painter, painting teacher at conventions, and private painting coach. She switched from painting watercolors to dedicating herself to miniature painting as a profession after finding that her beaut...
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Season 3
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Episode 12
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1:07:46
Failure is Essential and My Biggest Motivator -- Drew "Thunderdomedru"
Dru's path in miniature painting has been a rough one. He has faced many challenges on the road including a daughter fighting leukemia. Each of these challanges has formed the way he looks at his art and his artistic mindset and Dry freely shar...
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Season 3
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Episode 11
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2:12:55
If You're Not Having Fun, Something Needs to Change -- Zambies
Zambies' entry into the miniature painting hobby is one I've never heard of before. She had always been creating art growing up, and she went to school to become a graphic designer. She didn't discover miniatures until she checked out a frien...
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Season 3
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Episode 10
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1:05:42
Painting in a Style You Enjoy is the Most Important Thing -- Mike Cousins of Epicduck Studios
Mike and I sit down to talk about his career in miniature painting so far, and I was surprised to hear that Mike was a web developer for Miniwargaming and that was how he started painting miniatures. Mike shares how that started him down the pa...
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Season 3
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Episode 9
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1:58:39
Art is for expression and sharing yourself -- Captain Maddlove
The Captian shares her background in a variety of art forms and the life events that brought her to the miniature painting hobby. While members of her family were involved in gaming, she has never been. Painting miniatures have always been a so...
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Season 3
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Episode 8
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2:21:15
You must fail to grow, so go fail a lot -- Jason Craze
Jason the owner of Monument Hobbies, and a fantastic miniature painter, and I talk about what got him started into art in general, and what brought him down the path of miniature painting. He shares his perspective on miniature painting and wha...
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Season 3
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Episode 7
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1:29:19
Don't be the Best Miniature Painter You Know -- Kevin Fannin
Kevin and I talk about what got him started in miniature painting, how he began to grow as a painter, and what he did when he discovered groups of other miniature painters on Facebook. Being a big fish in a small pond is something that many of ...
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Season 3
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Episode 6
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54:20
A Heartfelt Apology and A Request
I wanted to apologize for not getting the latest episode out in time for Friday morning. I have no excuse and I take full ownership of my failure.I am going to be completing the episode over the weekend and releasing it on Monday mornin...
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Season 3
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Episode 5
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1:50
Scale Doesn't Always Matter, It Can Work -- Chris Suhre
Chris started playing Warmachine and Hordes with his friends as a way of relaxing during his medical residency. As his medical and social responsibilities grew, he had less time to play against his friends. He wanted to be able to maintain cont...
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Season 3
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Episode 5
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59:22
Step Back and Let the Project Rest For a Bit -- Cathy Wappel
Cathy tells us how she and James started to paint miniatures and how that has been a central element to their relationship and their friend groups.Cathy is the mind and heart behind Fort Wappel, a painting area you can find at almost ev...
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Season 3
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Episode 4
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1:33:49
You Don't Have to Finish Every Miniature -- Berserkerworks
Berserkerworks and I start off talking about what got him into painting miniatures and streaming on Twitch.He has plans to enter the next Golden Daemon painting contest and we talk about what inspires him to try painting to that level. ...
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Season 3
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Episode 3
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1:37:00
Lasers and Making Terrain That Makes the Game Better -- Austin of Death Ray Designs
This is an extremely interesting dive into the minds and passions behind one of the best MDF terrain companies in the industry.Austin tells how we started working on building and selling small house and model kits at a very young age. H...
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Season 3
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Episode 2
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1:28:35
If Someone Says it Can't Be Done, Prove Them Wrong Ten Times Over -- James Wappel
James shares the beginnings of his journey in miniatures painting, from a career in painting canvases to transitioning to painting minis. We then talked about the thought processes of getting into painting miniatures with oils and what that say...
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Season 3
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Episode 1
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1:24:59
Massive New Hobby Classes at Las Vegas Open 2022 -- Seth Amsden
Seth and I talk about how he became involved with the Las Vegas Open, and his vision for what the hobby events and programming of his dreams look like.We also talk about the new Master Classes that are available for the first time at LV...
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Season 2
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Episode 18
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1:09:27
Be Picky When Choosing What to Paint -- Synjinn Scott
Synjinn and I start out this interview by talking about getting into miniature painting after his first child was born and what encouraged him to pursue higher-level painting.One of Synjinn's eureka moments led to the importance of keep...
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Season 2
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Episode 17
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1:32:58
Sometimes Realism Doesn't Look As Good -- Sam Lenz
Sam shares how he got started in miniature painting and the artists who have influenced his style and sense of composition and color, both in miniatures and the rest of his art. The works of people like Frazetta and Blanch and how they approach...
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Season 2
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Episode 16
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55:31
This is All My Wife's Fault and She's Amazing -- Reiner72
Renier72 and I talk about how he got started painting wargame miniatures and how much of an influence his wife had on him being able to start painting and what an incredible partner she has been in his painting development. He also discusses so...
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Season 2
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Episode 15
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56:44
Visiting the Museum Turned into Orks -- PaintingToScale
Ricki tells us how she became interested in painting miniatures from a museum exhibit which lead to her diving into the miniature painting hobby. She started off with some orks from Warhammer and quickly expanded the range of miniatures she pai...
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Season 2
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Episode 14
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52:55
Free Yourself from Paint Names and Brands -- Nessie Knows
Nestor "Nessie Knows" discusses the artists and miniature painters to who he looks for inspiration and advice when working on his own wargame miniatures and armies.We also discuss how various art styles from comics to posters, etc have ...
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Season 2
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Episode 13
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1:17:39
Miniature Painting is Unlike Any Other Art -- Mike Disney
Mike tells us about his grandfather's influence on him becoming involved with miniatures for Dungeons and Dragons and later Warhammer miniatures. We also talk about how early Youtubers like AwesomePaintJob affected his miniature paintin...
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Season 2
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Episode 12
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1:04:23
Sitting and Pondering is a Good Use of Hobby Time -- Mars of Mats by Mars
Sitting and Pondering is a Good Use of Hobby Time -- Mars of Mats by MarsSeason 02Episode 11Mars and I discuss how he started his wargaming play mat business Mats by Mars out of frustrations with how long it takes to setup and s...
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Season 2
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Episode 11
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59:01
Don't Paint to Your Highest Level Every Time -- MalevFlowShinobi
Malev and I talk about the early days of getting into miniatures and painting. He shares thoughts on how niche of a hobby and interest this is. We also talk about how he continues to push his abilities, and how much the knowledge his work is go...
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Season 2
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Episode 10
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1:40:07