Harry's Warhammer Journey

A close, detailed photographic realism view of a beginner’s first Warhammer paint job in progress: a single miniature held upright in a simple plastic painting handle, its armor partially painted in bright, slightly uneven layers of blue and red. Fine brush strokes and tiny mistakes are visible, celebrating the learning process. Around the handle, a ring of open paint pots shows rich pigments, with a water cup cloudy from rinsed brushes. The miniature stands on a well-used cutting mat speckled with dried paint dots in many colors. A small desk lamp with a daylight bulb shines from above and slightly behind, creating crisp highlights on wet paint and casting a soft halo around the model. Captured at macro level with shallow depth of field, the atmosphere feels intimate, encouraging, and proudly imperfect—perfect for a post about first attempts at painting.

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A beginner-friendly guide hub with practical tips, starter army ideas, and quick references to paint, model care, and lore basics.

Beginner Warhammer Library

Tracking my first steps in Warhammer with a curated library of beginner guides, quick-start rules, and handy tools.

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A cozy, photographic realism scene of a compact hobby corner set up specifically for a Warhammer beginner. A small folding table holds a cutting mat, a handful of basic tools, and a single, modest starter box propped upright, its cover art facing outward like a proud badge. Beside it stands a clear plastic organizer with only a few paints occupying the bottom row, leaving playful empty space above for future expansion. Soft, warm lamplight pools over the workspace, leaving the background in gentle shadow, where a corkboard shows pinned printouts titled “Beginner Painting Guide” and “First Army Ideas” with simple icons. Captured at an inviting eye-level angle with a mild vignette, the mood is intimate, friendly, and full of potential, perfectly matching a blog about early steps into the Warhammer hobby.
A close-up, photographic realism shot of a small Warhammer painting desk, dominated by a single unpainted plastic Space Marine miniature standing proudly on a cutting mat. Around it, neatly arranged beginner tools: a pair of sprue clippers, a hobby knife with a bright blue handle, a fine detail brush, and three primary-colored paint pots with tiny specks of dried paint on their lids. The desk surface is a light wood grain, with a playful scattering of plastic sprue offcuts. Soft afternoon window light from the left creates gentle highlights on the grey plastic and subtle shadows across the mat. Captured at eye level with shallow depth of field, the background shelves of boxed miniatures blur into a colorful bokeh, giving a hopeful, excited atmosphere of starting a new Warhammer journey.

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Outlines helpful third-party tools and sites—army builders, painting apps, and rules references—as a toolbox style overview for new players.

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A cinematic, photographic shot of a small Warhammer battlefield set up on a kitchen table, designed clearly for beginners. In the center, a handful of simply painted miniatures in bold, primary color schemes face each other across a green gaming mat, with a few chunky, easy-to-recognize terrain pieces like ruined walls and a rocky hill. Bright yellow and red dice are scattered between units, and a compact measuring gauge lies off to one side. Overhead pendant lighting bathes the scene in warm, even illumination, creating soft reflections on dice and miniature armor. The background is gently blurred, hinting at kitchen counters and a mug with a tiny Warhammer symbol sketch. Shot from a slightly elevated three-quarter angle, the mood is playful and non-intimidating, emphasizing casual, first-games fun rather than competitive intensity.