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Unprimed figures can't be painted

RPG Terrain & Figuring Painting

By

Brandon Montoya

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1–2 minutes

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I’ve been into TTRPGs for years. But life had me take a huge break, now I’m getting back into it to teach my kid. Follow along with me as I paint my minis and get back into things. I will even be providing character sheets for many of my characters!

Unprimed figures can't be painted
Unprimed figures can’t be painted.

Unprimed figurines and terrain can’t be painted until they are primed. Almost everything is sold unprimed. Prime is not inexpensive but won’t cost an arm and a leg either.

Remember to use well ventilated areas and caution when using pressurized aerosol canisters. The chemicals are poisonous and sprayed paint can and will adhere to your eyeballs. Use protection.

RPG terrain getting primed. This set up is simply carboard boxes forming a corner, with garbage backs to cover the cracks
RPG terrain getting primed. This set up is simply carboard boxes forming a corner, with garbage backs to cover the cracks.
  1. Well ventilated
  2. Be prepared to deal with paint winding up where you don’t intend
  3. Wear goggles
  4. Wear a breathing mask
  5. If you don’t do 3 and 4 at least do short bursts and get away for a minute or two.
RPG terrain pieces and figurines must be primed prior to use
RPG terrain pieces and figurines must be primed prior to use. These are ready to go!
RPG terrain painting, step one, priming - These are the Guardia Small Gates from CentrionStudio on Etsy
RPG terrain painting, step one, priming – These are the Guardia Small Gates from CentrionStudio on Etsy

The “small gates of Guardia” are part of a modular wall system that’s very affordable. Here’s the link!

Check in with me later this next week to see how this progresses!

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