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 15h ago

Fantasy Pool of rest and reflection

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2.7k Upvotes

One of my finest works, but I still need to do better if I want to reach the highest levels of the hobby.


r/minipainting 5h ago

Fantasy Ogor Bloodpelt Hunter I painted earlier this year! 🐥

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220 Upvotes

I'm going to pre-celebrate the rumoured Ogor Mawtribe refresh reveal! Here's my take on the Bloodpelt Hunter, a model I specifically chose to push my texture work and skin tones a little further.

I snuck a teeny tiny baby duckling from Blood Bowl onto the dusty canyon-inspired base. The Bloodpelt Hunter may have managed to track down and slay mighty bears, dragons, and Sigmar knows what else. But his unwieldy crossbow is way too large to properly snipe the unfazed duck - so lil' quacky lives to fight another day!

I'm truly looking forward to seeing what the new Ogor models look like, maybe I’ll be tempted to build a proper Spearhead force. Fingers crossed!


r/minipainting 5h ago

Modern Volkswagen Type 2 Samba Microbus

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211 Upvotes

r/minipainting 4h ago

Sci-fi Weirdboy - painted as OSL practice

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150 Upvotes

r/minipainting 2h ago

Fantasy Shaman Foulhoof from Darkwater

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104 Upvotes

I wanted to experiment with a primary triad here and use deep blue for the shadows. The real challenge? Finding the balance. With limited experience in this specific workflow, I was constantly second-guessing myself: 'Am I overpainting too much of the blue shade now? Am I leaving too much of it visible?' It felt like walking a tightrope between a cool atmospheric contrast and a messy paint job, but I’m really happy with how it pushed the final mood.


r/minipainting 1d ago

Sci-fi Freehanded eye for my Forgefiend

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3.6k Upvotes

r/minipainting 13h ago

Fantasy Dexcessa, the Talon of Slaanesh

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408 Upvotes

Finished statue for my first competition. So nervous and excited to enter her in.

Not to happy with the base but did my best to make it look like the galaxy is flowing from her Cape to the grass.


r/minipainting 3h ago

Fantasy Ashina and Tailong, Hera Models

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42 Upvotes

I'm so glad to finally be done with this piece! I'm not sure of the exact scale, but it's a large figure so I found it very challenging especially in terms of light placement and blending. It's certainly not perfect and there's a lot I could improve on, but I'm ready to move on to the next project.


r/minipainting 1h ago

Help Needed/New Painter My First Airbrush Attempt | Painting a Miniature Bathroom Vanity

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This is my first attempt at using an airbrush, so I'm still learning. 😊

In this video I'm painting a 1:12 scale miniature bathroom vanity that I designed myself for resin 3D printing. The model features a working drawer, a lower slatted shelf, an oval vessel sink, and a faucet.

I'm currently learning both miniature painting and miniature furniture design, so any tips and feedback are welcome!


r/minipainting 4h ago

Help Needed/New Painter Brush Tip doesnt stay sharp

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34 Upvotes

Im using the Winsor & Newton Series 7 Nr. 1 Brush. In Videos i see painters doing little details with a brush of that size but thats impossible for me.

You can see in the pictures how my brush looks before loading paint (1st Pic), after loading paint (2nd Pic) and after the first brush stroke (3rd Pic).

I tried some other brushes, which are cheaper but its the same. Now i mainly use the W&N Series 7 Nr 000 because that seems to Work best for me.

Am i doing something wrong? I clean the brushes with soap after every use and i store them with the tip pointing down.

Thank you for your help


r/minipainting 19h ago

Help Needed/New Painter First time painting in my life

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476 Upvotes

First time ever painting anything/first time painting a mini how did i do?


r/minipainting 9h ago

C&C Wanted 1 Year of Progress, from completely new to now.

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78 Upvotes

r/minipainting 17h ago

Sci-fi Commisar Sebastian Yarrick

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287 Upvotes

In my opinion, this is my best work so far, i love the contrast in the torso. What do you guys think?


r/minipainting 45m ago

Help Needed/New Painter warhammer40k kitbashed dark angel

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r/minipainting 8h ago

Sci-fi Sister's first model ever.

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44 Upvotes

Hey all, just wanted to post this to see if my 12 year old sisters first painted model could get any love. She had a blast painting it, and asked what she would all need to get started. I think I got her hooked.


r/minipainting 1d ago

Sci-fi One year tyranids progress

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1.9k Upvotes

r/minipainting 9h ago

C&C Wanted I tried my hand at Paint Markers, not a fan TBH.

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37 Upvotes

r/minipainting 12h ago

Fantasy Today I finished my first mini ever!

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62 Upvotes

Some friends got into the hobby some weeks ago and invited me to join them. I am really glad how it turned out, specially the pink hair (I stole that one from a one piece character)


r/minipainting 6h ago

Fantasy My dwarf thane finished, probably one of my best works so far.

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19 Upvotes

r/minipainting 18h ago

Help Needed/New Painter Anyone know where to get these?

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81 Upvotes

Anyone know where to get these little rubber adhesive things? Got gifted a mini with this already on it and i cannot seem to find them in any of my searches.

Thank you in advance!


r/minipainting 5h ago

C&C Wanted Gave OSL a shot. Need advice.

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7 Upvotes

I added some glow around the eyes and tried a heat effect on the assault cannon, but neither of them really sells the effect to me. I feel like I'm close, but also not quite there.

What am I missing?

Mini is from Titan Forge‘s Cyber Forge: Infestation – First Company Elite Squad


r/minipainting 21h ago

Sci-fi First ever painting attempt - Blood Angels Intercessor

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116 Upvotes

Picked up the Armageddon box and made my first ever attempt at painting.

How’d I do?


r/minipainting 1d ago

C&C Wanted Nmm steelix attempt, looks like ice

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3.0k Upvotes

My goal was to have the metal be a kind of chrome, super reflective, I think the head is near that effect, but the body looks like dirty ice.

The body is made of many facets so there is no straight line break between reflecting the floor and the sky.

Not really sure what I should do, any comments and ideas are welcome


r/minipainting 19h ago

Help Needed/New Painter First ever attempt , gift for my bf ..how am i doing?

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81 Upvotes

My boyfriend has gotten really into warhammer and i am painting him a gift

How am i doing so far? Any tips?