Over the coming weeks I will be posting this series of articles and tutorials as the “MiniPainters Painting Guide”. The aim is to cover as many general techniques as possible, each of which make up an established painter’s arsenal of knowledge.

It makes sense to start at the beginning with the basics, so I apologise to those already competent painters for now, you’ll have to bear with me for a while.

Painting Area

First up are some thoughts on your painting area. It makes sense to have a place where you can do all of your painting and modelling. For most people this is a table or desk, however anywhere you can sit and work will do. I’ve seen people work happily from an Ironing board!

Of course, the ideal situation is to have somewhere in your house that is always set up, with all of your equipment to hand and plenty of natural light. Below is a picture of my own painting area, which is always set up. As you can see I have a cutting mat to protect the desk, all of my paints to hand and plenty of room for everything. Even though I have good natural light, I also have a daylight lamp (which also allows me to work at night).

That’s about all on painting areas. The most important thing is that you’re comfortable with where you’re working. Next time we’ll be looking at what equipment you’ll want to have at hand. Until then feel free to leave a comment, why not let us know what your painting area’s like?