Commission Painting, 40k Miniature Painting
Navin Weeraratne
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Commission Painting

Blue Flesh-Eater Courts at Standard Quality

A few Flesh-Eater Courts minis for Age of Sigmar. Something of an unusual scheme so I was a little nervous at first. However, it came together the way it was supposed to.

There's also bit of magenta; and I have been known to do anything for a bit of magenta (except paint professionally).

These were done to Standard 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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Some Mansions of Madness Miniature Painting Service

Boardgames come and go. There's often a big flurry of activity (remember Gloomhaven?) And then they dissipate until a new edition comes out.

Not so with Mansions of Madness. We don't exactly paint every day, but we see it in the studio quite often.

These were done 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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A Color-Shifting Night Lords Painting Commission

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This was a fun project. We were given some color-shifting colors to work with. I was a little nervous because of the gloss, but the effect on the table is quite impressive. The figures draw the eye.

These have skull basing with some crystal formations. The skulls were of course straightforward, but we had to come up with a color for the crystals. We tried green and it worked out.

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 Iron Warriors Chaos Space Marines

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This was a bit of an unusual job. We got it wrong! We are misunderstood instructions and painted the figures as Red Corsairs and Black Legion. So, you can check out the quality of our paint stripping here, as well…

That aside, it was fun to do Iron Warriors. We are not painted them for quite a while. In my mind they had poor table presence, but seeing these finished I could better appreciate the scheme. It feels like it shouldn’t work: silver is neutral and that's most of what you see on Iron Warriors. However, with a few touches, they do come together.

Here we were matching an existing basing scheme. However, if there was leeway to do something different,  I think something with a purple tone might've worked well. It would offset both the gold in the trim, and the yellow markings.

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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Some Genestealer Cults Miniature Painting Service

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We've not done Genestealer Cults in some time. It was a fun to come back to this army, and also to do a fairly large one.

What I like most about the Genestealer Cults is that all figures, from the familiars all the way to the big vehicles, have a lot of unique character. You’re not looking at detail slapped on for the sake of detail. These all came from an interesting and constrained artistic brief. They are great designs.

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 Kill Team Octarius: Death Korps of Krieg versus Space Ork Kommandos

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We got to paint some of the plastic, Kill Team Death Korps of Krieg and Space Ork Kommandos as part of a larger order. Here, I just wanted to focus on the plastics from the Kill Team set (though a commissar sneaked in).

The plastic Death Korps are better models than the older, resin ones from Forge World (or, even, China). If you have an option to purchase between the two, take the plastics. They paint up cleaner and neater, too.

The Space Orks steal the show, however. Why didn’t they just call it Orktarius?

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).

Painting the Norse Blood Bowl Team to Standard Quality

We just finished up painting a set of Blood Bowl Norse from Games Workshop. These figures have a nice balance of detail. We found them straightforward to paint, but with plenty of room to add a bit more pop.

Also, how often do you get to paint beer pigs?

 These are painted to standard 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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Painting Marvel Crisis Protocol at Standard Quality

I'm always busy showing off our Exhibition and Showcase, so I’m trying to be better about showing off our Standard Quality too. It rocks!

Here are some Standard Quality Marvel Crisis Protocol we did. I feel it is the miniatures that makes the paint job, rather than the paint job that makes the miniature.

(Painters will argue that painters make the paint job, but that's painters for you.)

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 a Sisters of Battle Combat Patrol

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It is nice to see how popular the Sisters of Battle battle remain, after being an army so long in the doldrums when they were metal.

What I find more interesting than the power armored Sisters though, are the disturbing figures like the penitent engine and the arco-flagellants. I feel Warhammer Grimdark is best when it’s messed up. The arco-flagellants are right up there.

These were painted to Showcase and 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).

An Anno Domini Miniature Painting Commission

Some Anno Domini we did. The sculpts are quite nice! We painted some for one of the game's creators not too long ago.

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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A Black Legion 40k Miniature Painting Commission

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Chaos legions and daemon armies will come and go in popularity. Black Legion though is always classy, and their colors go with anything. When in doubt, go Black Legion.

These were painted to Showcase and 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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Marvel and X-Men United Miniature Painting Service

We have been painting Marvel United for some time now. Now, we are getting X-Men United to paint, as well! Here are some we did.

These were all 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).

Painting Conquest The Last Argument of Kings

Recently, we've been getting miniatures from a game called Conquest The Last Argument of Kings, by Para Bellum Games.

I know nothing about the game but the figures are quite detailed. 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 some Bright Green Warhammer 40k Space Orks

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This commission threw us a curve ball. On the face of it, all we had to do was match GW's color scheme for the new, bright green Orks. However, Space Orks have very prominent, well-defined muscles. You cannot just go from a bright skin tone to a darkened, sharp recess without putting some gradations in.

We solve the problem with some glazing. To my aesthetic sense at least, I feel this looks more natural.

These were painted at Standard and 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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Atlantis Miniatures Trolls: Cute, Monstrous, or Both?

We painted some Atlantis Miniatures trolls recently. On the whole, I think they are more cute than menacing. However, they don't look friendly... The posing and sculpting are dynamic, but not overly so, helping to give the suggestion that these are large, heavy creatures. I find them much more compelling than the older (and now small!) Warhammer plastic giant.

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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Age of Sigmar Miniature Painting Service: Painting Big Black Orruks!

We just finished a bunch of Black Orcs alongside some nice, modern Orruks, painted to match.

There is a fair bit of contrast in these in terms of light and dark. What brings it together the most I feel is the basing. The light sandy terms contrast strongly with the black armor which helps to better frame it.

These are painted to Standard and Showcase.

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 Aliens and Colonial Marines: Another Day in the Corps

This was our first time painting up the set. The Colonial Marines were fun but (as always) it is the aliens that stand out. The minis are fantastic and are alone worth the game.

These were done 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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Some Warhammer Underworlds Miniature Painting Service

Mordheim players never had it as good as Warhammer Underworlds players do, when it comes to miniatures (though to be fair, we get Mordheim).

At first, I was surprised that such small squads were getting such unique and character-grade figures. Surely this was excessive? However, against the backdrop of Games Workshop's massive lines, Warhammer Underworlds minis are like bit characters in a school play. They have to step up and give it their all, if they want to be noticed.

The smaller model count also justifies people putting a bit more work into their figures - or dollars into their painting budgets!

These were 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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We Painted Too Much Battletech!

I have always been intrigued by Battletech. It’s a game that has survived from the era of SSI and FASA, while others like Renegade Legion did not ("what's Renegade Legion?" You ask. Exactly). However, I felt its miniatures let the game down.

The new sculpts however by Catalyst Labs are excellent facelifts. The minis remain about the size of (perhaps generously large) 28mm infantry. However, the level of detail in them exceeds that of a Warmachine Heavy Warjack ("what's Warmachine?" You ask. Exactly). This gives us a great deal of deal to work with. However, it does impact the price quite a bit.

Here is quite a large order of Battletech we painted up. The owner was kind enough to trade some of the miniatures with us! We put them into an opaque bag and each of us drew a figure, one by one. There was some "feeling around for the Madcat" which I declared to be unsporting, but besides that proceedings were civil… We just need to get them painted up and play a game.

These were done to 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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Adeptus Mechanicus Painted at Standard Quality

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Here are some Adeptus Mechanicus we recently finished at Standard Quality.

The purpose of Standard Quality is to give the client work that:

1- Is comparable with the ‘box art,’ so that they can feel perfectly proud to put on the table in front of complete strangers

2- Goes easy on the wallet.

It tends to get passed over for Showcase and Exhibition but it can hold its own on the gaming table. I only moved away from Standard to Showcase for my own rank and file because I get my painting for free…

Enjoy!

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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