Charlie Hall is Polygon’s tabletop editor. In 12-plus years as a journalist & photographer, he has covered simulation, strategy, and spacefaring games, as well as public policy. Linger in the ...

I grew up in Connecticut, where taste in paint brushes (and paint) runs toward the traditional. So I started with big oval handle paint brushes and angled trim brushes and that was that.

There are a number of different styles that you can use to paint your miniatures, and they tend to involve different brushes. Here we’ll discuss layer painting in detail, touch on drybrushing ...

and it only seems messier when working with oil painting brushes. And if you do it wrong, your brushes will lose their perfect shape or worse. Whether you're touching up your walls or creating an ...