Squidcon 2025

Every year the patreon moderators run a digital conference for all the squidmar patreons, on the discord. The classes will be held on twitch and later published on the community youtube!

We’ve finalised all the classes for SquidCon ! We got some new and exciting classes for you all AND an extra social event ! The social events will be in our voice chat channel on the Patreon Discord.

Classes

Mini 101 - Tiny Figures, Big Fun!

Welcome to Mini 101, your crash course in bringing miniatures to life! Whether you're gearing up for epic tabletop battles or just love the idea of tiny, painted masterpieces, this class is your gateway to the miniature painting hobby.

We’ll dive into the tools you’ll want, the dos and don’ts every beginner should know, and the art of mastering paint consistency—because yes, the difference between “buttery smooth” and “chunky chaos” matters! Think of it as your miniature painting survival guide, complete with tips, tricks, and a few laughs along the way. Ready to get creative? Let’s make those minis shine!

Drunk’n’Base - Ever wondered if basing becomes better when tipsy ? 

Then this is the social event of the year for you ! Come hang out in the Discord voice chat and bring your drink of choice, your basing materials and good mood and unwind after a night of learning. 

This event will be run on the Patreon discord

Textures - Textures are all around us, but how do we apply it to miniatures? 

This class aims to give you some tips and tricks to work with textures and how to smooth out blends in the places you want it most on your mini project.

NMM – the technique that is more scared of you than you are of it. 

In this class we’ll be covering light placement, sketching volumes and how to achieve that much desired shiny NMM look on any mini you choose. Even if you’ve never tried volumetric painting or NMM before, this class should be the perfect starting point for you. If you want to paint along during the class, we recommend having a primed and pre-shaded mini, a brush with a decent tip and at minimum a black and a white paint.

Colour Theory - Everything you wanted to know but were too afraid to ask. 

In this special panel, we'll be talking about colour and how to use it to its full effect on your miniatures. Whether you're looking for the right shade of pink to prepare a yellow or a red for a gold, we'll share some tips and tricks we've come up with over the course of our time painting as well as the theory surrounding it so you can start to use it yourself. The panel will also allow for questions posed to our team of specially picked painters so if you want to pick their brain on pigmentation, this will be your chance.

Airbrush 101 - Airbrush Bootcamp - from filters to unclogging.

Do you own an airbrush but are too scared to use it in case you break it? Then have we got a class for you! From the basics of using an airbrush, through to fine-lining, colour filters, gradients, this class will cover everything and more besides including how to clean your airbrush at the end and solve any of those annoying issues you might encounter along the way.

Community Paint-along Roulette - all the thrills of miniature painting but with none of the planning. 

Join us for an evening of edge of your seat painting where every few minutes you’ll be given a new random challenge to apply to your miniature. To join all you need is a pre-primed mini of your choosing and some paints. As the nature of the challenges are fun but random, you might want to use a mini you don’t mind having a strange paint job on.

This event will be run on the Patreon discord

Weathering & Decals - Time to grease up your perfect paintjob, without fear.

What better way to finish off the Con, than learning how to give it that worn look.

In this class we will teach you how to add grease and streaks in the right places to make everything look more “in world”. We will also look at how to add those pesky decals like a pro