Commission Painting, 40k Miniature Painting
Navin Weeraratne
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Painting the Darkest Dungeon Boardgame

We paint a lot of weird miniatures. Often though, the follow set, artistic styles. Chibi. Realism. Primaris Tacti-Cool. These miniatures from the Darkest Dungeon board game however, are like nothing we’ve done before.

They are a bit Chibi - but not really. They’re cartoony but in a way that feels unique to them.

There 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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Bloodbowl at Exhibition Quality

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We got to work on these badass-looking, 3rd party Blood Bowl minis. I love me some goblins, especially Night Goblins. They have charming ridiculousness that plays well to Blood Bowl — the concept of which is ridiculous in and of itself.

These were painted to Exhibition quality.

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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 Bit of Necromunda Miniature Painting

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Necromunda has come a long way from a few gangs fighting in an undercity. The undercity has become more interesting, an insight, in miniature, to imperial cities. The outside has become a thing. This might seem a departure, but, following inspiration from Mad Max, there had been plans to do an outdoor variant for Necromunda (instead, we got Gorka Morka).

Either way, there is quite a rich and flavorful range to Necromuda now.

These were painted to Exhibition quality.

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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).

Gothic Buildings for Sale! Only Slightly Armageddoned.

These are 20% Off for Memorial Day Weekend.

3d printing. Old school crafting. Hand painting. AI Art.

We combined these for a richer, grittier look.

Right now, it’s just these 5 (so get them before someone else does). However, from here we’ll be printing and painting a bunch of these so you’ll always have access.

Even if you’re just browsing, enjoy! I hope this gives you some ideas for fun things you can do with your terrain. Have a great weekend!

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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Matching a Different Style: Some Unusual (for us) Custodes

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We’re happy to match another painter’s color scheme — but very rarely their painting style. This is because painting methods are like languages. I can read a French menu out loud, but if a Frenchman heard me, he’d probably ask me to never do it again….

Everyone’s painting is different. They develop skill in their chosen method. Switching methods won’t give the same results.

So, for this order, I figured “hey! Let’s switch methods. How bad could it be?”

We were sent some minis painted in a fairly different style from how we normally paint. However, the differences seemed incremental, and built on top of the same foundation steps we would have taken. So, in the end, we pulled it off. It was TWICE as much work as we’d bargained on, but we learned another way to paint. That, in itself, is always useful.

There were painted to a level higher than Exhibition, but which costs twice as much.

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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).

A Diorama Terrain Exercise

There’s a project we’re working on for which we’ll need to do a lot of terrain and diorama work. The painting is straightforward and we’re quite familiar with terrain.

But dioramas? I didn’t even do those in school…

This was a proof of concept piece. We wanted to see what we could do, and how well we could do it. It’s made of:

  • styrofoam (the stuff with balls, not that XPS magic we can’t get out here)

  • toilet paper and white glue

  • dental plaster casts

  • scratch-made flock and clump foliage

  • 3d printed components

  • two-part resin

Is it great? No. A lot of areas were identified in this exercise for further learning and practice. Is it promising? Very much. We’re doing more pieces (mainly, I’M doing more pieces) to develop this as a skill and see where it takes us. A year from now, who knows? Maybe we’ll be making terrain boards.

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 3d Printed Marvel Superhero Miniatures

Just a few 3d printed superheroes we got to paint up. Always fun!

These were painted to Exhibition Quality.

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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 Saucy Minis (A Wee Bit NSFW)

As a rule, I underline the amount of GW painting we do. However, that’s usually about 1/2 to 2/3s of it. The remainder can be all sorts of stuff. Sometimes, quite saucy!

These stood out to me because I’m not sure what to make of them. Stormtrooper babes? Darth Valerie? What is the narrative for the turret gunner, and do I want to know?

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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Frosthaven!

I’ve been waiting to see Frosthaven of years. We painted our first set of it the,s month. The minis have that bizarre Gloomhaven feel to them, but they're more dynamic and better sculpted.

There 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 Mythic Games' Reichbusters

We painted up some Reichbusters: Project Vril recently. I know I say this all the time, but the minis ARE INSANE.

A lot of the time with board games you see great renders. However, the final results may lack detail, or be too small for the amount of they've squeezed in. Not so with these. Even the doors open and close.

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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Painted Some Raven Guard Space Marines for 40k

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Some Raven Guard Space Marines we painted up. They also came with a few assassins which was nice!

These were painted to look up Showcase and Exhibition level.

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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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Why Black Templars Should Be Blue

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Here are a few Black Templars. These were matched to the official artwork - where it was nice to see the armor had been highlighted into a turquoise.

Right from when we started 17 years ago, I have been annoyed at the use of grey to highlight black. It works; but I find it so boring. I have always pushed for blue tones to highlight black, instead.

I'm not alone in thinking this; in fact, I suspect the idea is ancient. Consider this Hindu temple art:

The reason these characters are painted blue is because that's how ancient artists in the Sub Continent learned to portray characters with dark skin.

The immediate question here is why dark dark-skinned people blue and not just dark brown? Any photographer shooting someone with dark skin can tell you. Dark skin is hard to accurately photograph - though apps and iPhones have pretty much fixed this, these days.

What I suspect is that ancient artists also preferred to work with blues to highlight dark skin - and from there, artistic license just took over.

Increasingly over the years, Games Workshop's artists are making the same decision.

These were painted to Exhibition Quality.

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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).

Mainly Peasants - Painted Fantasy and Medieval Minis

This was a large, assorted set of fantasy miniatures. Many of them are townsfolk, but there are some interesting outliers like the Discworld figures and the Reaper cultists. My favorites in this set were the goblins being used for target practice.

These were painted to Showcase Quality.

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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).

Warhammer Fantasy: Warrior of Chaos Miniature Painting

359 models. Each with a unique paint job.

If you’re a Warriors of Chaos / Slaves to Darkness player tired of waiting for new chaos figures teased three years ago, then you might be close to doing with this gentleman did.

He sent us a group of mainly classic figures so he could get on with it and start playing.

It was nice to see some of these older figures, especially the metal Chaos Knights. I don't think we've seen those in the studio in over 10 years.

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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Standard Quality: Painting Starcadia Quest

We do quite a bit of work at Standard Quality. Here is some; a fair number of minis for the board game Starcadia Quest.

Chibi miniatures like these are more challenging to work on than regular wargame infantry characters. This is because their surfaces are much larger. This makes painting them more light painting tanks. However, this also makes them excellent practice for junior painters to work on getting even coverage, when basecoating.

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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Warhammer Fantasy: Classic Dogs of War and More

Warhammer fantasy is alive and well. These are some classic minis we painted up recently. Many are Dogs of War / Regiments of Renown, but there are other Warhammer odds and ends. There is even a Mordheim Witch Hunter Captain. I think this is the first time I’ve ever seen him "in the pewter."

These were painted 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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Some Bone-Shelled Tyranids for 40k

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This was a small but challenging project. We were asked to match a color scheme created by Den of Imagination. Everything was easy except the detailing on the carapace. That took a few tries to get right. I’m happy with the final effect - and so was the client!

These were painted to Showcase Quality.

About Paintedfigs:

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).

3d Printed and Painted Scatter Terrain - For Sale!

3d printing AI Art. Hand painting.

We’re starting a terrain printing and painting side business.

Designs by Forbidden Prints

Forbidden Prints is a talented designer on MyMiniFactory who specializes in terrain files. Here’s a little video he made on who he is, why and he’s cool:

We like his work and got a commercial license to sell the prints. We’re starting small with some scatter terrain, specifically with pieces from his “Ruins of Empire” scatter set:

In time — and if people like the price point — we’ll move on to large buildings and entire table sets.


Posters by Midjourney

Prompt: 40k, World War Poster, USSR Poster, Soviet

To give these a bit more character we prompted some posters to shrink down and put up. For most we went with a red, Soviet theme to offset the blue tones in the piece.

We want little touches of ‘after-painting’ value addition to be our thing. It’s not enough to passively print and paint. The pieces need to feel real, lived in. We have more value-add touches we can do, with larger pieces, especially. We’ll showcase them over time.

Get the Set for $175

You can buy it here for $175, and that includes the shipping cost (the board is not included).

These terrain pieces were painted to Standard Quality.

Right now there’s just the one set. However, you can preorder a set, if you like. Orders will be printed on a first-come-first-served basis; so, we ask for your patience as we add more printers.

We’re not taking custom printing orders at this time.

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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Big Fantasy Buildings - Some Tabletop World Miniature Painting Service

We got to paint these delightful buildings from Tabletop Terrain. They’re made in sections that can be removed and used for gaming / diorama-making.

The pieces have a great deal of detail. The design is charming, with little secrets and tucked in here and there for the painter to discover.

These were painted to Showcase Quality.

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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).

The Sylvaneth Caught Fire (Again)

Some reinforcements we painted for an unusual Sylvaneth army.

These were painted to Exhibition Quality.

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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).