How to paint a realistic miniature barrel or an oil drum?

Among our immense catalog of resin bits, you can find a great variety of terrain for miniatures perfect to accompany miniatures, vehicles, or game scenery. Among the most popular are our resin metal barrels, widely used for all of the above, so they are often part of large dioramas.

If you need to achieve a realistic finish when painting, painting a realistic miniature barrel or an oil drum simply and practically, we suggest this tutorial. In it, our artist will give you the necessary keys to achieve a perfect finish in a few steps, allowing you to imitate wear and tear and battle damage on these bits.

You will also learn how to imitate bullet impacts, a technique you can apply to other elements such as plates, armor, vehicles, walls, etc.

Furthermore, although in the tutorial we have not used any waterslide decals, we have many of them, perfect for use on these types of elements to indicate the origin of the barrel or can, i.e. whether it is fuel, toxic, full of waste, etc.

Learning how to paint a realistic miniature barrel or an oil drum allows you to create a very versatile element on the gaming table. These barrels and drums can be used to make parapets, cover areas, or barriers to prevent enemies from advancing.