Back to Basics Workshops in Medveščak Library

During October and November, we held our Back to Basics miniature painting workshops for the youngest at the Zagreb City Libraries.

The first set of three workshops was held in the Youth Department of the Medveščak Library on October 2, 9 and 11, 2025.

During the workshops, our youngest participants painted chibi figures from the UMS Agram line and made a castle from upcycled materials.

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Gaslands - Tutorial II

In this article I will briefly describe how I painted another set of three cars for Gaslands. Same as last time, I started with a black undercoat.

As I decided to keep the colour of the vehicles matt black, I left it at that and proceeded to paint the windshields. Using much the same method I used for the yellow crew, I applied the chosen paint scheme. Unlike blue windshields with the yellow crew, here I decided to use the yellow/red combo.

I then added chrome.

In the end, I added metallic details such as guns etc.

It was time to add the decals. I first painted all the surfaces with gloss varnish. Then I added the decals and after they set properly, I covered everything with Ultra Matt Varnish..

And thus ended the painting process.

GALLERY OF THE TWO FINISHED CREWS

GASLANDS - tutorial

In this article I will briefly describe how I painted a set of three cars for Gaslands. I started with a black undercoat and then applied a silver (Leadbelcher) spray as the base color.

Then I used the Rust effect from Dirty Down. Once the effect was dry, I sprayed the cars with a clear matte varnish to protect the layer of rust (which is activated when exposed to moisture). After the spray dried, I applied the Scratches and Heavy Chipping effect from Ammo by Mig Jimenez with a brush. After about fifteen minutes of drying, I sprayed the cars in yellow and let it dry for about 15 minutes. I used a brush to apply water over the cars and used a stiff brush, wooden skewer and cotton swab to remove the excess paint that was activated due to the Scratches and Heavy Chipping effects.

Then came the painting. First I covered all the details that would not be yellow in black. Then I used blue to draw out the reflections on the glass. Added the metal details (engines ...

UMS Agram at CK2025

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UMS Agram at Days of Technical Culture 2025

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Miniature Painting Workshop - Contrast Paints