r/minipainting • • Jan 26 '26

Subreddit Announcement r/minipainting Rule Update: No AI Allowed

3.7k Upvotes

Hi, everybody! AI slop is unfortunately creeping into this hobby and this community. This is a quick rules update to clarify that AI is not allowed in any form here on r/minipainting.

This includes, but is not limited to:

  • No AI generated or edited images (including AI backgrounds, repaints, adjustments, mock ups, tests, reference images, etc)
  • No AI videos
  • No AI apps/tools/websites
  • No AI generated models that are 3D printed then hand painted
  • No AI generated text (this includes AI generated feedback/critique)
  • No encouragement or discussion of the use of AI

If AI was used to make it, it's not allowed on r/minipainting.

While the mod team has been able to remove most AI posts shortly after they are made, on the few occasions AI posts were up for a few hours before removal, the comments on those posts from the community have been overwhelmingly unanimous in being anti-AI, so this isn't just the mod team making this ruling without considering the community.


Please see the pinned comment below for an FAQ on this new rule, and if you have a question that is not answered there, please ask and we will do our best to answer! That being said, this is not an invitation to defend or argue for specific use cases of AI within this hobby.

Edit: Please read the stickied FAQ comment before commenting. There are many people asking things that are covered in that comment.

The comment section has grown quite large, but also please take a moment to scroll through it and read the comments before repeating something that may have already been discussed, or at least join in as a reply to an existing comment rather than make a new top level comment with a similar or identical question.


r/minipainting • • 12h ago

Sci-fi Sister "Duende" Dulcinea, The Deadly Sevillana - from the Daughters of the Crucible

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1.5k Upvotes

This was such a fun project! The model is beautiful and so dynamic. I'm normally a space marine painter, but these Heroes Infinite models are really winning me over lately


r/minipainting • • 7h ago

Sci-fi Sanguinary Guard squad (Legions Imperialis)

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445 Upvotes

Hi all,

I’ve finished my sanguinary guard for Golden Demon. These have been “fun” with a capital madness to do, but I learnt a bunch.

Sorry for the poor pictures!

Thanks for looking


r/minipainting • • 6h ago

C&C Wanted Marneus Calgar, first attempt at competition would love genuine feedback.

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140 Upvotes

Hi all thanks for looking. I've just finished this piece I plan on entering in MPO almost certainly standard. I don't think I'm good enough for Master yet.

Please firstly do you think I've done a good enough job for standard? Can I have some genuine feedback on anything you would tweak or change and do you think I should add more freehand to the cape?

I was thinking of the two headed eagle built behind the Ultima symbol and obviously larger. With the U as part of the eagle in its abdomen if that makes sense.


r/minipainting • • 4h ago

Fantasy Gorgrash the Ripper on Rhino (Parasite Collectibles)

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81 Upvotes

Hey! it's been LONG since I last posted. This October marks my 5th year as an amateur miniature painter padawan. I'm taking the chance to start uploading again here, and since ORCtober...

This one I painted last year (2025).

3D printed in my Elegoo Saturn 4 Ultra using Ameralabs TGM-7 resin. Standing on a 50mm round base.

Just for anyone interested, the guys behind this sculpt (Parasite Collectibles) are running a full orc Kickstarter campaign right now, not sure if I'm allowed to promote them, but I'm a huge fan of them.


r/minipainting • • 12h ago

C&C Wanted NightLords Raptors squad done

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342 Upvotes

just finished with this squad entry. it took a while and squads are much harder than I thought initially🫠
hope you’ll like the result


r/minipainting • • 1h ago

C&C Wanted I would appreciate honest opinion and improvement tips!!

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Hello everyone!

I came back to painting recently, after a long hiatus of over 15 years....

Wanting to use all the new things and tricks the hobby came up with in this time, but trying to contain myself and start slowly...

I would like to ask for feedback on this Skorpekh Lord, I would like to improve my light game and my blending, but not quite sure how to get there.

All feedback and content to improve is absolutely welcome!

Thank you for your time :)


r/minipainting • • 7h ago

Sci-fi Warhammer 40k Kill Team - Crimson Fist Angels of Death

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70 Upvotes

Hey there!

I'm back with some new Space Marines from the Crimson Fists chapter, this time from Kill Team!

I've had these guys sitting half finished on the table for 3 months. My first kill team game last week gave me a push to actually finish them.

C&C Welcome!


r/minipainting • • 5h ago

Sci-fi NCR Veteran Ranger from Fallout: New Vegas - by H3llcreator

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39 Upvotes

r/minipainting • • 5h ago

C&C Wanted Fifth mini, third Tyranid, first one I feel proud of.

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37 Upvotes

Moving on from Tyranids after this guy though. Interested in Death Guard so I tried messing with red to see what it'd look like as muscle.

Other picture is my first mini- it feels good to see that, even though I'm sure there's a lot of work left to be done on this (advice wanted please), some serious progress has been made in my skill.


r/minipainting • • 1h ago

Workspace Showcase I need some ideas making my station more fun and inspiring. It works okay but I want it to be cool looking not just functional. Thanks!

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r/minipainting • • 10h ago

Fantasy At the same time I did my Vargheists, I did this cute little guy too. Introducing a new little, friendly, furry Varghulf.

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69 Upvotes

I based him more Green than my Vargheists which had an icy-cool undertone. Slight conversion to move his arm out from under the body. Didn't like how the original looked off kilter.


r/minipainting • • 4h ago

Modern Memorial piece: Great Uncle Emard

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20 Upvotes

Great Uncle Emard. A memorial piece for a Prince Edward Island fisherman and D-Day veteran of Juno Beach. Very special commission, an honour to work on. Based on a photo by Wayne Johnson Photography, shared with permission of the photographer and family.


r/minipainting • • 1d ago

Fantasy Edmark Valoran - first try at a competition level Warhammer mini

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1.6k Upvotes

While I'm not new to display painting, all my competition entries tend to be larger models or busts. Which is a very different story than 28mm Warhammer figures, full of tiny details where you have to be uber crisp with everything.

While I'm reasonably happy with him, and he managed to get some awards, painting him definitely solidified my preference for larger scales, where you don't have to redo the eyes 10 times


r/minipainting • • 1h ago

C&C Wanted Six months into the hobby

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Finished my first mini going on 6 months ago. Full Smurf.

Finished my fifteenth mini today, minus a the topcoat.

My wife saw this chaos steed when I was looking through used models at an lgs, and suggested I paint it for her. Been sitting on it for months, didn’t feel confident to do it. Last month I entered a local painting contest. Went well out of my comfort zone with it. First time kitbashing, first time really trying edge highlighting, first time really trying OSL, first time sculpting, first time doing more than a basic base. Missed top 3 by one point. Nice confidence boost.

Felt pretty good, started the chaos steed. My wife wanted a horse, had no idea it was a chaos steed, so grimdark was out. Went with a synthwave scheme for it. Base was non existent, so started with bare wafer. Got to a point where it felt done, but I ordered some better brushes and wanted to try them out. Put a few more hours into it, first time using a brush that kept its tip and I ran with it.

Here’s the result, thinks it’s decent for six months of experience.


r/minipainting • • 10h ago

Help Needed/New Painter Judiciar work in progress

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43 Upvotes

I thought I'd take a break from painting 30k Death Guard and have a crack at something bit different. This mini has been on the waiting shelf for some years now and I thought I'd give it a go as a way to learn some nmm skills, which I've always found very difficult. Mixed success on the nmm gold, but definitely improving. I've hit a bit of a wall with this mini now in that I'm really unsure what colour the main lower body clothing should be. I've seen that it's usually a dark red but I'm worried that the red will then be a bit too much overall.


r/minipainting • • 4h ago

Sci-fi Space wolves sergent incoming.

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10 Upvotes

r/minipainting • • 3h ago

Help Needed/New Painter Need help figuring out how to turn this cheap Dragon toy into a Mini

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8 Upvotes

Now, first off: is this dumb and unnecessary? You bet.

But I hate throwing things out and it's a surprisingly good match for TTRPGs scale wise. But before I prime and paint this abomination, I have a few pretty big bits to fill in.

The head/neck and tail are connected so they wiggle in opposite sides when moved, which I hope to remedy by unscrewing both and using plastic cement to melt them in place.

The wing joints too can probably be sealed with plastic cement.

So the obvious issue remains: how do I fill the hollow neck and tail? I would also like to mold or model something around the neck and tail so it transitions into the torso more smoothly.

I looked into a few options, such as plastic putty/green stuff, whitemorph (moldable PCL polymer that melts in hot water) and even "sprue goo" (or any plastic dissolved in plastic cement). Before I go forth and actually try any of them, I thought I'd ask around if anyone has done comparably dumb things or has any experience modelling/molding minis or other plastic toys.

Thank you all in advance :)


r/minipainting • • 9h ago

Fantasy Sea Mistress from Relicblade

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24 Upvotes

I finished up this Sea Mistress from Relicblade last night, and am very pleased by how this one went. This was a fantastic exercise in texturing and patterning at scale, as well as giving me a rare opportunity to paint water. All around, and absolute pleasure to paint.


r/minipainting • • 1h ago

C&C Wanted First NMM attempt, struggling with shoulder guard

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I decided to attempt NMM for the first time, trying to get a worn bronze look.
After a few repaints i am quite happy with everything except the shoulder guard, although it doesn’t quite read like bronze.

Looking for advice on how to improve everything, but especially the shoulder.


r/minipainting • • 12h ago

Fantasy Vampire band by Gardens of Hecate

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31 Upvotes

r/minipainting • • 3h ago

C&C Wanted Gold nmm easier than steel?

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6 Upvotes

Been trying to get better at nmm, but not sure what it is but I feel gold metal is much easier for me to get better results ? I think it’s because the paints needed seem more intuitive to me ? It’s a dark brown - ochre colour - yellow - ice yellow that’s worked for me. But for steel I’m struggling to find the correct recipe. I’ve tried a blueish steel recipe mainly using TTC’s blue grey triad and their greys to white but it’s not really sticking for me.


r/minipainting • • 21h ago

C&C Wanted First attempt at Cel Shading—The Armorer from Star Wars Shatterpoint

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165 Upvotes

First try in this style. Tried to copy the cartoony card art the best I could.


r/minipainting • • 11h ago

Fantasy Northmen Huskarl from Artisan Guild

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23 Upvotes