Built by a painter, for painters.

I started painting miniatures the way most people do: I grabbed a starter set, watched a YouTube tutorial, and immediately realized I didn't own a single paint the person was using. The tutorial called for Mephiston Red. I had some red. Was it close enough? Would it ruin the whole thing? I had no idea.

So I did what every new painter does -- I improvised. Sometimes it worked out. Mostly it didn't. I'd spend hours on a miniature, following a guide step by step, only to end up with something that looked nothing like the reference. Not because I lacked skill, but because the colors were completely wrong for what I was trying to achieve.

The frustrating part is that the knowledge exists. If you know color theory and you know paint ranges, you can figure out substitutions. But that's a lot to ask of someone who just wants to paint a cool dragon. I kept thinking: what if an app could look at the paints I actually own and just tell me what to do?

That's what PaintGuide.ai is. You tell it what paints you have. You show it what you want to paint. It gives you a real, step-by-step guide using your paints -- with mixing recipes for colors you're close on but don't have exactly. No more guessing. No more buying paints you'll use once.