Why use a Miniature Painting Service

Sometimes people don't understand why they or anyone else would want to have someone paint for them. To help explain some of the reasons I've got three quick points below that pretty much sum up why people use services like Ministry of Paint to get there mini's on the table.

1. Time- Are you finding that you don't have the time to paint your army? Painting an entire army can be time consuming and not everyone has that time. But we do. We'd love to paint for you so you can field a beautifully painted army on the table top.


2. Convenience- You don't have to worry about setting up or cleaning up. No fuss we do all the leg work for you! You just place your order and we get to work. You can send us the models OR we can order them for you. Whatever works for you works for us.


3. Quality - Sometimes you don't have the time or ability to develop your painting skills to the level you want. But we do! So if you want a great looking army and you want it FAST! then get into contact with us!

Leave a comment or email direct: min.of.paint@gmail.com

Big Sucker...

Every once and a while I get a really cool commission to paint. Something that I have never painted before and often something that can be quite daunting to tackle. This is one of those commissions...while thoroughly excited to be painting it...the sheer size of it is amazing...

Here it is...I just finished assembling it and put it beside one of the new Games Workshop Manticores for size comparison.

It's fantastically huge right?


Leave me a comment letting me know if you've painted something this large before...or how you'd do it if you did.

Dystopian Wars

Spartan Games has been recently releasing a whole slew of games...(well in my mind anyways) One of these games is quickly growing in popularity. It's name is Dystopian Wars and I recently had the pleasure of painting up one of the freshly released box sets from the 'Covenant of Antarctica' faction. This is how they turned out after a few hours on the bench...

I was particularly impressed with the level of detail that is on these models. Being sculpted using digital technology has certainly made these miniatures stand outs for sure. If I wasn't so busy I'd probably want to pick up this game for myself...just for the miniatures...

Creating a Custom base...on the Cheap

Having custom bases for your army or projects really adds an element of realism (or surrealism) to the miniature as it can help transport the miniature into a fantasy realm for the viewer. There are tons of manufacturers out there at the moment who are producing a lot of high quality resin bases for miniatures that are really fantastic.

They can also be expensive though...sometimes costing up to $1-2 per base...if not more...

So I've thrown together this quick 'How to Make Custom Bases' tutorial to show how you can quickly, easily and cost effectively create your own custom bases.

So to begin you're going to need a base. In this example I've used a 20mm square base which is standard for many miniature gaming systems.

 

I've then mixed some green stuff and pushed it onto the base. Like the picture above. Try and avoid fingerprints by wetting your finger and rubbing sideways across the surface to remove them. I've obviously forgotten to this in the photo. 

Taking a flat blade on one of my sculpting tools I've begun to make the markings on the putty. I started by marking all the vertical lines first and then went back and made the alternating pattern to make it look like brickwork. Don't worry if it doesn't look perfect, old timey brickwork or cobblestone wasn't perfect either...

  

Finally I finish the base off by putting some sand around the edges...And your done! 

Once you get into an assembly line fashion you should be able to create bases similar to this in a very short amount of time. I think i did 30-40 in under an hour. So good luck and have fun experimenting.

A bit of History

Ministry of Paint has been around for almost 2 years now, creating and painting such a wide range of projects for a wide range of people. I just wanted to share with you all on this new blog some of the past history of miniatures that I've painted over the past couple years.

Some projects were easier than others and some were down right scary because they pushed me beyond my comfort zone and improved my skill as a painter and an artist.

Without further ado...here they are...some of my favorites...

If you've stopped by and liked what you've seen please take the time to leave a comment.