The CraftForge cast
Each friend shows you one idea by how they act. Meet them all and see how the ideas fit together.
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Sand Surface preparation — the patient old pangolin who treats priming as the invisible foundation everything else stands on ('ready surface first; the paint listens to the surface') -
Dab Basecoat + wash — the confident vole of broad strokes who treats basecoats as the loud first hello and washes as the quiet shadow-finder ('big shapes first, shadows fall second') -
Blend Color mixing + highlighting — the chameleon of color-vocabulary who treats color theory as language, not rulebook ('two colors meet, a third is born — mix slow; listen to what they're making') -
Coat Layered application + varnish — the steady badger who treats every coat as deliberate next-stratum patience ('layer waits for layer; patience is the secret pigment') -
Tip Fine detail + freehand — the relaxed treefrog of fearless small-brush play who keeps things loose and calm ('tiny brushes, loose wrist — wobbly is fine; the eye fixes it from arm's length') -
Bristle Dry-brushing — take the paint away, then the little that's left catches the raised edges -
Chequer Pattern work — find the one small unit, then repeat it faithfully; the pattern lives in the repeat, not the piece -
Patina Weathering — a too-clean model looks fake; add the marks of use (rust, chips, dust, wear) and it earns a history -
Plinth Basing — a model needs a place to stand; build the little ground and the figure gains a world, a scale, and a story -
Prism Color harmony — colors don't work alone; put opposites side by side and both catch fire, keep the family warm or cool so it sings