Teacher: Natalie Szymczak – @evalaina
Class Cap: 15 people
Duration: 4 hours
Date: Saturday 18th July   |  9:30am – 1:30pm
Room: Fuller Room

*Limit of 1 per order

Making the leap from painting tabletop miniatures to painting pieces for display (and beyond) can feel a bit overwhelming. This workshop takes a lighthearted and encouraging approach to a solid set of skills, blending theory, planning, and hands-on practice. It is designed to help aspiring display painters build a strong foundation and grow in this incredible hobby.

Note: This workshop is best suited for painters who are already comfortable with advanced tabletop painting techniques and are ready to explore the world of display painting. It is not intended for brand-new or beginner miniature painters.

Is this for me?
The workshop is best suited for painters who are already comfortable with basic and advanced tabletop painting techniques and are ready to explore the world of display painting. You should already be comfortable with the core process of building, preparing and painting miniatures, and have a reasonable understanding of more advanced techniques such as blending, glazing and stippling. An understanding of basic colour theory and mixing colours isn’t essential, but will be very handy.
You do not need experience working on display miniatures or busts, painting larger scales, or entering competitions. Ultimately it is designed to be approachable for a wide range of skill levels, but if you aren’t comfortable with the process and techniques of painting a miniature from start to finish already, you may find the class a little overwhelming in parts.
For this workshop, we will be painting the [insert name here] miniature

Before the workshop begins, I encourage you to consider and bring ideas for how you would like to paint this model.

If you have any issues bringing or finding the below items, please reach out via admin@evastudios.com.au

What to bring?:
Paints: The following colours (closest equivalent) in your preferred brand of paint. Kimera paint names used as reference, visual guide here: White, Black, Magenta, Red, Warm Yellow, Pthalo Blue(Green shade) and Violet. Additionally, bring any paints that fit the colour scheme or idea that you have planned for the bust.

Paintbrushes: For the workshop, at least the following brushes are recommended: Pointed Sable Round brushes in Size 1, 2 & 3. Nat’s personal recommendation are the Rosemary & Co Series 33 brushes for price and quality, but any equivalent sable watercolour brush should suffice.

Palette: Wet palette preferred, see here for details on how to make a simple one

Painting Lamp: Painting lamps are designed to give miniature painters bright, even light so it’s easier to see details and colours properly, especially at small scale. Many painters use specialised ‘tasklamp’ style lights (such as this), however a budget friendly option is an Ikea TERTIAL Lamp (or similar) with a daylight bulb and a diffuser cover. Links are supplied as examples, and may not be the best deal/availability

Notebook & pen: For jotting down techniques, recipes, or tips.