Commission Painting, 40k Miniature Painting
Navin Weeraratne
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Commission Painting

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Painting Goff Space Orks at Showcase

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Not too long ago, Games Workshop used to paint its Orks a dark green. Over time they became brighter, and the newest ones are downright vibrant.

As such, it was a bit of shock for us when we were asked to paint reinforcements for an army we had already worked on years ago. The sample minis were dark! Here are the ones we painted to match them.

The black and white checker patterns were done using transfers.

These were painted (almost entirely) at Showcase quality.

Paintedfigs is a miniature painting service. You can send us your figurines to paint, and we also have painted miniatures for sale. We paint mainly Games Workshop (Warhammer 40k, Warhammer Fantasy, Age of Sigmar, Necromunda, Space Hulk, Bloodbowl, and so on), Star Wars, Warmachine and Hordes, and pretty much every Kickstarter and board game under the sun.

And we do so at the lowest rates on Earth (we’ve checked).

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Getting Your Minis 3D Printed and Painted: Saturnine Terminators

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Last month we showed you some miniatures our 3D printing partner had made for us. Now, here are some of them painted.

Saturnine Terminators

Vasanth had been quite impressed with some Saturnine Terminators he saw on a Midwinter Minis episode on YouTube. Seemed only fair than that he get a set of his own!

Not Death Korps

These not-Death-Korps were printed and painted for Paintedfigs alumnus, Pasan. They are ambiguously Steel Legion-looking, which is a plus. The purple headbands and green lenses are a nice touch.

These, along with the terminators, were mounted on some MDF bases we got laser cut by a printing shop across the street.


Want Your Army Printed and Painted?

If you are interested in having your armies 3D printed on this end, here is what we’ll need:

1 - The files must be pre-supported.

2 - we would need Google Drive link to the files. These we will share with our printer, so they can give an exact quote. Once we have their pricing, we will forward it over.

Paintedfigs is a miniature painting service. You can send us your figurines to paint, and we also have painted miniatures for sale. We paint mainly Games Workshop (Warhammer 40k, Warhammer Fantasy, Age of Sigmar, Necromunda, Space Hulk, Bloodbowl, and so on), Star Wars, Warmachine and Hordes, and pretty much every Kickstarter and board game under the sun.

And we do so at the lowest rates on Earth (we’ve checked).

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Blue Space Orks! Painting Heresy…

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Here are the new Space Orks - painted blue.

The plastic Kommandos have a ton of character. I can see why GW led with them for the new Kill Team. My favorites on this order though were the squigs. The Squighog Boyz, the Squigosaurs, and the Hunta Rig.

I find I enjoy GW's products the most when they are being ridiculous. The only thing more ridiculous than a Gretchin riding a squig, I suppose, would be a squig riding a Gretchin.

It's only a matter of time.

These were painted mostly to Showcase quality.

Paintedfigs is a miniature painting service. You can send us your figurines to paint, and we also have painted miniatures for sale. We paint mainly Games Workshop (Warhammer 40k, Warhammer Fantasy, Age of Sigmar, Necromunda, Space Hulk, Bloodbowl, and so on), Star Wars, Warmachine and Hordes, and pretty much every Kickstarter and board game under the sun.

And we do so at the lowest rates on Earth (we’ve checked).

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Painting Steamforged’s Horizon Zero Dawn Board Game

Sony’s Horizon Zero Dawn is an excellent console and PC game. It was ported over to a tabletop board game by Steamforged - with some MASSIVE figures. Sure enough, an order came our way.

Here’s how we did them. The detail on the minis are not as crisp as you’ll find in hard plastic kits like GWs, but they get the job done. The amount of detail however, is off the charts.

These were painted to Exhibition quality.

Paintedfigs is a miniature painting service. You can send us your figurines to paint, and we also have painted miniatures for sale. We paint mainly Games Workshop (Warhammer 40k, Warhammer Fantasy, Age of Sigmar, Necromunda, Space Hulk, Bloodbowl, and so on), Star Wars, Warmachine and Hordes, and pretty much every Kickstarter and board game under the sun.

And we do so at the lowest rates on Earth (we’ve checked).

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Painting CMON’s Ankh Board Game

Whenever we get asked if we could paint Ankh, I say that while it's quite expensive, they can always sell the figures later to raise money for college for their kids… Ankh is a CMON board game. Like many boardgames from CMON, it comes with a great deal of miniatures. Also characteristic of CMON games, the sculpting is fantastic.

These were painted to Showcase quality.

Paintedfigs is a miniature painting service. You can send us your figurines to paint, and we also have painted miniatures for sale. We paint mainly Games Workshop (Warhammer 40k, Warhammer Fantasy, Age of Sigmar, Necromunda, Space Hulk, Bloodbowl, and so on), Star Wars, Warmachine and Hordes, and pretty much every Kickstarter and board game under the sun.

And we do so at the lowest rates on Earth (we’ve checked).

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Heavy Weathering: Oil Washes, Oil Splashes, and Weathering Pigment

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We tend to go easy on weathering because it is a stage that cannot be reversed. Always better to apply a light touch, and add more if the client likes. The drawback to this approach, however, is that we don't get to cut loose and really make things dirty!

With these terrain pieces from the Octarius set, we got free reign from Lucas to go nuts. It is yet unclear how he feels about the results…

Oil Washes

Oil washes are a straightforward, and an easy way to give terrain a sense of depth and age. The more tones used, the better.

We laid it on thick with these. We also blended the colors we used for the washes. You’ll notice, for example, places where a blue verdigris effect meets and merges with a rusty brown look. I cannot tell you easy it is to blend with oils - I can see why they are all the rage now.

Oil Splashes!

Quite by accident, I splashed a bit of green oil wash right in the middle of an area that was blue. The two colors immediately began to blend. I loved what I saw, and splashed on a fair bit more. You can see the results on the platform here.

Weathering Pigment; Vallejo, and Tumeric Spice 

Once the figures were dry, we hit them with some Vallejo weathering pigment. The results were alright, but the colors I felt were a bit flat.

So, we got some Tumeric from the grocery store and mixed it in. That nice, bright, yellow dust you see? That's meant for flavoring your food.

We sealed the Vallejo/spice pigment afterwards with a blast of sealant.

Summary

The techniques we used here are of limited value on infantry figures, but stand out especially on large miniatures or terrain pieces. I'm scratch building an Ork Gargant and I can’t wait to use these tricks on it.

Paintedfigs is a miniature painting service. You can send us your figurines to paint, and we also have painted miniatures for sale. We paint mainly Games Workshop (Warhammer 40k, Warhammer Fantasy, Age of Sigmar, Necromunda, Space Hulk, Bloodbowl, and so on), Star Wars, Warmachine and Hordes, and pretty much every Kickstarter and board game under the sun.

And we do so at the lowest rates on Earth (we’ve checked).

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Some Star Wars Legion Miniature Painting Service

We did a couple of Star Wars Legion orders recently. Here are some highlights taken from both orders.

We've been doing Star Wars Legion infantry for ages. However, what stood out for me about these two were the vehicles. The Wookiee Fluttercraft in particular is an interesting and tricky piece. Enjoy!

Paintedfigs is a commission miniature painting service. You can send us your figurines to paint, and we also have painted miniatures for sale. We paint mainly Games Workshop (Warhammer 40k, Warhammer Fantasy, Age of Sigmar, Necromunda, Space Hulk, Bloodbowl, and so on), Star Wars, Warmachine and Hordes, and pretty much every Kickstarter and board game under the sun.

And we do so at the lowest rates on Earth (we’ve checked).

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Journeys Into Middle Earth - Miniature Painting Service

Here is a Journeys Into Middle Earth set that we painted a couple of weeks ago

There is an innocence, if I can use the word, to these sculpts. The figures don't have the brutality of the Games Workshop ones. Instead, they feel more like the kind of monsters one would find in a children's book. A creepy children's book that will be remembered well into adulthood, but those are the best one.

Much respect to the designers for doing their own thing and not just replicating the vision from the movies.

These were painted to Exhibition quality.

Paintedfigs is a miniature painting service. You can send us your figurines to paint, and we also have painted miniatures for sale. We paint mainly Games Workshop (Warhammer 40k, Warhammer Fantasy, Age of Sigmar, Necromunda, Space Hulk, Bloodbowl, and so on), Star Wars, Warmachine and Hordes, and pretty much every Kickstarter and board game under the sun.

And we do so at the lowest rates on Earth (we’ve checked).

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We Painted Too Much Blood Bowl!

If there is such a thing as too much Blood Bowl, this must be it. We had the good fortune to land this giant Blood Bowl miniature painting commission.

My favorites are the Snotlings. I have a set of my own I bought just to get the pump wagons (it is the best deal on GW wagons you will find anywhere). That aside, I expect we will be playing Blood Bowl, and Blitz Bowl, soon.

This whole lot was done at Showcase Quality.

Paintedfigs is a commission miniature painting service. You can send us your figurines to paint, and we also have painted miniatures for sale. We paint mainly Games Workshop (Warhammer 40k, Warhammer Fantasy, Age of Sigmar, Necromunda, Space Hulk, Bloodbowl, and so on), Star Wars, Warmachine and Hordes, and pretty much every Kickstarter and board game under the sun.

And we do so at the lowest rates on Earth (we’ve checked).

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A Few Soulblight Gravelords

This was part of a skirmish commission. There’s only a few shots to show, but I felt the figures stood out so much I felt we had to blog about them. GW vampires have never looked this good.

One isn’t a vampire at all, however. One is Yvraine, Emissary of Ynnead, but without her headdress and cat.

These were painted to Exhibition quality.

Paintedfigs is a commission miniature painting service. You can send us your figurines to paint, and we also have painted miniatures for sale. We paint mainly Games Workshop (Warhammer 40k, Warhammer Fantasy, Age of Sigmar, Necromunda, Space Hulk, Bloodbowl, and so on), Star Wars, Warmachine and Hordes, and pretty much every Kickstarter and board game under the sun.

And we do so at the lowest rates on Earth (we’ve checked).

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A Marvel Crisis Protocol Miniature Painting Commission

After painting so many Chibi miniatures for Marvel United, it feels strange to see these figures as they are "meant" to be.

Back when Knight models had the franchise to make these, they did excellent work. However, the Marvel Crisis Protocol range is much more flamboyant.

The figures are also more dynamic; their posing seems to suggest they have been snapped from comic book panels. One gets the sense of narrative just from how they are standing.

Another nice difference is the elaborate basing most of these have.

These were painted to Showcase quality.

Paintedfigs is a miniature painting service. You can send us your figurines to paint, and we also have painted miniatures for sale. We paint mainly Games Workshop (Warhammer 40k, Warhammer Fantasy, Age of Sigmar, Necromunda, Space Hulk, Bloodbowl, and so on), Star Wars, Warmachine and Hordes, and pretty much every Kickstarter and board game under the sun.

And we do so at the lowest rates on Earth (we’ve checked).

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Painting Kruleboyz? Kruelboys? Kroolbois?

We got to work on a few some Kruleboyz. You be surprised how many different ways that gets spelled… 

As others have noted, the figures have a brutality to them that makes incongruous alongside other green skins. However, they have excellent table presence and character. They make terrifying villains / Opposing Forces. I feel they are a high watermark for Games Workshop design, and should not be overlooked.

We will be showing off a large Kruleboyz army, soon.

Paintedfigs is a commission miniature painting service. You can send us your figurines to paint, and we also have painted miniatures for sale. We paint mainly Games Workshop (Warhammer 40k, Warhammer Fantasy, Age of Sigmar, Necromunda, Space Hulk, Bloodbowl, and so on), Star Wars, Warmachine and Hordes, and pretty much every Kickstarter and board game under the sun.

And we do so at the lowest rates on Earth (we’ve checked).

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Painting Pop Culture Miniatures

Here are some pop culture miniatures we got to do. There's Blade Runner; Aliens; Thundarr the Barbarian; and Predator that I can identify (you can’t see the Predator because he’s invisible). Enjoy!

These were painted to Exhibition Quality.

Navin

Paintedfigs is a miniature painting service. You can send us your figurines to paint, and we also have painted miniatures for sale. We paint mainly Games Workshop (Warhammer 40k, Warhammer Fantasy, Age of Sigmar, Necromunda, Space Hulk, Bloodbowl, and so on), Star Wars, Warmachine and Hordes, and pretty much every Kickstarter and board game under the sun.

And we do so at the lowest rates on Earth (we’ve checked).

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A Middara Miniature Painting Commission

Middara is a Kickstarter a board game with some incredible figures. However, they are bit more challenging to paint than most. The designs are excellent, but the detail can be a little soft in places. This requires a bit more skill to handle.

 The bigger problem though, is that the Middara art references tend to look like this:

Pretty cool, but it doesn't really tell you what the figure should look like. You have to fill in the blanks.

 Here is how we managed it. This miniature painting commission was done at Showcase quality.

Paintedfigs is a miniature painting service. You can send us your figurines to paint, and we also have painted miniatures for sale. We paint mainly Games Workshop (Warhammer 40k, Warhammer Fantasy, Age of Sigmar, Necromunda, Space Hulk, Bloodbowl, and so on), Star Wars, Warmachine and Hordes, and pretty much every Kickstarter and board game under the sun.

And we do so at the lowest rates on Earth (we’ve checked).

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Stormcast Eternals That Are Mostly Toilet Paper (by Weight)

We are working on an interesting order that has pushed us to try new techniques and grow. One such area was crafting bases.

Toilet Paper Bases

You can't sculpt large bases without a material to sculpt with. Everyone likes using Scupltamold but I didn't fancy shipping a 15-pound bag to Sri Lanka at express shipping rates… Everyone also talked about Sculptamold alternatives made from toilet paper and Plaster of Paris combos.

 We tried these, but in the end, we got our best results just working with toilet paper, water, and industrial-strength PVA glue. Mix them up, and once the toilet paper has disintegrated, you get a mass that you can work into different shapes. It will hold them.

 The only problem is that it takes a great deal of toilet paper. So, for the last ones, we began bulking up bases with chunks of Styrofoam and covered them with the toilet paper makes to give them the shape and texture we wanted.

Colored Flock

We made our own. We dipped some foam in auto paint. Waited for the paint to dry, then threw it in a blender. We then glued it using some PVA.

Bark and Stone

You can see the stones in the bases. What looks better than the stones though, is the bark. Those are the bits of ‘stone’ sticking out that look more dramatic and interesting.

 Finding bark was another matter. Sri Lanka is a hot, humid place. There’s lots of tree branches lying around if stop and look. They’re are lots of termites and the two tend to go together. Also, not all bark works the same. Some has more character, some, hardly any.

Verdict: Scratch-Building versus Resin Cast and Printed Bases

Once we figured out how to do these bases we were quite pleased with ourselves. The materials are so inexpensive! Why doesn't everyone do this? Then we saw how long it took.

Crafting is great, and if someone wants us to craft bases for them, we’re happy to. However, there is nothing cost effective about it when you consider the time it takes. As such, it is much cheaper to use manufactured bases and to just paint on their details.

Still, it was an excellent exercise and taught us some tricks we’ll be using for terrain making.

This miniature painting commission was done at Exhibition Quality.

Paintedfigs is a commission miniature painting service. You can send us your figurines to paint, and we also have painted miniatures for sale. We paint mainly Games Workshop (Warhammer 40k, Warhammer Fantasy, Age of Sigmar, Necromunda, Space Hulk, Bloodbowl, and so on), Star Wars, Warmachine and Hordes, and pretty much every Kickstarter and board game under the sun.

And we do so at the lowest rates on Earth (we’ve checked).

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Syvlaneth on Fire: An Age of Sigmar Painting Commission

This was an interesting order. We had to make the Sylvaneth look like they were on fire. I'm not sure how well we accomplished that, but they definitely stand out and look menacing!

This miniature painting commission was done at Exhibition Quality.

Paintedfigs is a commission miniature painting service. You can send us your figurines to paint, and we also have painted miniatures for sale. We paint mainly Games Workshop (Warhammer 40k, Warhammer Fantasy, Age of Sigmar, Necromunda, Space Hulk, Bloodbowl, and so on), Star Wars, Warmachine and Hordes, and pretty much every Kickstarter and board game under the sun.

And we do so at the lowest rates on Earth (we’ve checked).

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Orange Orruks for Age of Sigmar

You don’t see orange, or Orruks, or orange Orruks every day. We’ve done a fair number for a client and I thought it time to show them off.

This miniature painting commission was done at Showcase Quality.

Paintedfigs is a commission miniature painting service. You can send us your figurines to paint, and we also have painted miniatures for sale. We paint mainly Games Workshop (Warhammer 40k, Warhammer Fantasy, Age of Sigmar, Necromunda, Space Hulk, Bloodbowl, and so on), Star Wars, Warmachine and Hordes, and pretty much every Kickstarter and board game under the sun.

And we do so at the lowest rates on Earth (we’ve checked).

Some Sword and Sorcery Ancient Chronicles Painting

We landed a fair-sized Sword and Sorcery: Ancient Chronicles miniature painting commission. Sword and Sorcery has particularly good sculpts, even by board game and Kickstarter standards. Here’s how they came out:

This miniature painting commission was done at Showcase quality.

Paintedfigs is a miniature painting service. You can send us your figurines to paint, and we also have painted miniatures for sale. We paint mainly Games Workshop (Warhammer 40k, Warhammer Fantasy, Age of Sigmar, Necromunda, Space Hulk, Bloodbowl, and so on), Star Wars, Warmachine and Hordes, and pretty much every Kickstarter and board game under the sun.

And we do so at the lowest rates on Earth (we’ve checked).

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Painting CMON’s Night’s Watch for A Song Of Ice and Fire

Most of our miniature painting commissions involve a lot of colors. Every so often though, we get a job that’s mainly white, grey, or black.

The trick with these is to try and play up whatever color there is. For a gritty palette like the Night’s Watch though, this was out.

What could work with was what’s called ‘value contrast.’ Value is just a fancy way of saying contrast between light and dark. Here, the subject matter (and the client’s request) gave us the fix that was needed. This is was the white snow. Without it, I think these would have been quite lacking.

This miniature painting commission was done at Showcase quality.

Paintedfigs is a miniature painting service. You can send us your figurines to paint, and we also have painted miniatures for sale. We paint mainly Games Workshop (Warhammer 40k, Warhammer Fantasy, Age of Sigmar, Necromunda, Space Hulk, Bloodbowl, and so on), Star Wars, Warmachine and Hordes, and pretty much every Kickstarter and board game under the sun.

And we do so at the lowest rates on Earth (we’ve checked).

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Converted Thousand Sons and Tzeentch

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We’re doing a lot of Thousand Sons painting these days. This order stood out though because the client supplied us with some conversions and alternate models to work with.

The scheme was up to us. We extrapolated from the previous minis we did for him. Here’s how it went.

This miniature painting commission was done at Exhibition quality. The conversions were NOT done by us, We just did the painting.

Paintedfigs is a miniature painting service. You can send us your figurines to paint, and we also have painted miniatures for sale. We paint mainly Games Workshop (Warhammer 40k, Warhammer Fantasy, Age of Sigmar, Necromunda, Space Hulk, Bloodbowl, and so on), Star Wars, Warmachine and Hordes, and pretty much every Kickstarter and board game under the sun.

And we do so at the lowest rates on Earth (we’ve checked).

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