Whether you’re a veteran painter or never picked up a brush, there’s something for everyone with miniature figure painting at SoonerCon! Enjoy free painting events in the game room, enter the coveted miniature painting competition, or attend a workshop to level up your skills.
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New to miniature painting? Or want to pick up some fresh tips and skills? New this year, SoonerCon is offering miniature painting workshops taught by veteran painters.
Due to space limitations and materials, these workshops have an additional fee.
Friday, June 7, 2019 1:00 p.m. | Location: Oklahoma A1
Saturday, June 8, 2019 10:00 a.m. | Location: Oklahoma A1
Sunday, June 9, 2019 11:00 a.m. | Location: Oklahoma A1
This beginner-level workshop teaches the basic skill set necessary to paint most miniatures. Students will be taught how to inspect miniatures for flaws, correct them, and prime for paint. Techniques taught will include paint thinning, washes, and dry brushing. At the end of the workshop, students should feel confident in their ability to paint a miniature up to a tabletop quality level. (2 hours) Limit 15 participants, $5 materials fee.
Saturday, June 8, 2019 2:00 p.m. | Location: Crimson Meeting Room
Sunday, June 9, 2019 2:00 p.m. | Location: Crimson Meeting Room
This advanced-level workshop focuses on teaching skills for more experienced painters. Students will develop and improve their brush techniques such as glazing, wet blending, edge highlighting, and two-brush blending. Expert painters teach basic color theory, lighting, and shading, and also instruct students in the usage of a wet palette as a tool for miniature painting. (2 hours) Limit 15 participants, $10 materials fee.
Sponsored by Reaper Miniatures.
Bring your contest entries to the Art Show and ask for the signup sheet.
Prizes are provided by Game HQ and Reaper Miniatures and will be based on the number of entrants.
Additional Info: Staff of SoonerCon, Game HQ, and competition judges, may show their pieces in the competition, but are ineligible to win prizes.
Reaper Miniatures and CAV: strike Operatyions are hosting free Paint and Take in the SoonerCon game room. Take a seat, grab a blank miniature figure and brush, and begin painting. You can take your mini home with you for free!
Supplies provided by Reaper Miniatures.
In our Speed Paint Competition, competitors each have 45 minutes to complete a figure provided. How detailed can you get? Winners can move on to further competition with prizes awarded in the final event Saturday.
Speed Paint happens at the following times in the game room on Saturday, June 8:
11 AM, 1 PM, 3 PM, and 5 PM Final Round
Prizes provided by Reaper Miniatures.
With Sophie Says you have 45 minutes to paint a miniature, but you have to do it as “Sophie Says.” You may have to stand up or use only green or paint the figure of the person to your left. There’s no telling what Sophie might say!
Sophie Says happens at the following times in the Game Room on Saturday, June 8:
12 PM, 2 PM, and 4 PM
Supplies provided by Reaper Miniatures.
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