I booked onto a Siege Studios EMC1 course which took place last weekend.I have been painting miniatures for about 2 years, and have slowly practiced more and more techniques but only through online guides, YouTube and other platforms. I joined the Siege Discord about 6 months ago, having watched their podcast on a regular basis whilst painting.So, the course itself. The venue was Bad Moons Cafe in London, which was a great venue with a good amount of space as well as a great bar/cafe area and a great atmosphere with lots of gaming going on around us as we painted.The course begins with a section on airbrushing, before going on to wet pallette tips, brush control, and layering for Day 1. Day 2 has highlighting, decals, weathering and faces. I would highly recommend making sure you check the kit list beforehand although an airbrush is absolutely not 100% necessary; most of the learning was with a brush.James led the course, which was relatively fast paced with lots of information provided. Everything was demonstrated by James before everyone gave each technique a go themselves. The delivery was clear and direct, with feedback during the session focusing on areas of improvement as you followed the session. James does a good job of separating opinion and fact in his statements and feedback, and encourages people to ask questions if they aren’t clear on the subject. The pace of the course was fast, and full of information so taking notes is absolutely essential to get the most out of it. James always provided critical feedback during practice sessions, whilst balancing it with praise for the final results once he felt that people had achieved their results with each piece.The course is about improving as a painter and saving time where possible without sacrificing quality or taking shortcuts, and I can safely say that everyone who was on the course with me was able to achieve a high standard in all of the sections. I am already considering EMC2 as a course and really enjoyed my time, especially socialising with the other students which topped it off, and James took a big interest in the hobby and what it meant for people in the Q&A, and when students were playing Kill Team games they’d organised for after the course finished on day 1. I think all of the elements I learnt will definitely make their way into my painting as I enter my first painting competition!
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