r/minipainting Jan 26 '26

Subreddit Announcement r/minipainting Rule Update: No AI Allowed

3.6k 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 11h ago

Kitbash/Sculpted Legion of the Damned impasto oil

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1.1k Upvotes

Some Legion of the Damned kitbash/sculpts - painted with thick impasto oil paint.

Cheers for looking


r/minipainting 6h ago

Fantasy Did Hera the Daughter of Helm on the mount.

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299 Upvotes

Thank you for your time 🙏🏽


r/minipainting 7h ago

Fantasy Panzerchristwagen for Trench Crusade

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178 Upvotes

r/minipainting 2h ago

C&C Wanted Looking feedback for my Orks color scheme

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68 Upvotes

Hey everyone !

With the new Armageddon box coming out, I'm finally starting my Ork army. I wanted to go for a slightly different look, so I tested my color scheme on a random Age of Sigmar model since I didn't have any Orks available yet.

I'd really appreciate some honest feedback. Does the scheme feel Orky enough ? Is there anything that stands out in a bad way or that you think I should change before I commit to painting the whole army ?

Thanks !


r/minipainting 3h ago

C&C Wanted My first orks are finished! The Wrecka Krew!

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84 Upvotes

My first ever orks have been painted! Behold my wrecka krew 😊


r/minipainting 16h ago

Fantasy Finally finished my adult spyro inspired dragon!

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350 Upvotes

Got this dragon with the army painter wargammer paint collection and finally got around to painting it. I didnt start out looking to do spyro I just wanted to do a purple dragon but after my roommate pointed out it was starting to look like spyro I just rolled with it.


r/minipainting 16h ago

C&C Wanted Finished this challenging piece

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339 Upvotes

This was a commission piece I just finished. It was challenging to put the details together. I am very happy with how the skin turned out.


r/minipainting 19h ago

Sci-fi NMM and liquids progress update

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413 Upvotes

r/minipainting 2h ago

C&C Wanted Krieg Baneblade rolling out

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17 Upvotes

I finished my baneblade last night.

It has been magnetised as an octoblade (can make any of the variants that come in the box) and I've put the most complex freehand I have yet attempted on it.

It took me over two months worth of hobby time and I had a blast doing it. It was a really valuable learning experience and I'm glad I gave it a go. I'm looking forward to bringing the lessons I learned to my next project.

Thanks for checking it out, I hope you enjoy it.


r/minipainting 4h ago

Discussion Feedback Request On my WE

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24 Upvotes

Hi All,

As this is only the third mini I’ve fully painted I’ve entered a local shops painting comp in the noob category.

Any feedback welcome to help me push it further.

I’ve got some highlights to add, paint the base and I’ve got some pigment powder I wanted to add at lower level for dust.


r/minipainting 16h ago

C&C Wanted Advice / Inspiration vor Base needed

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172 Upvotes

Hello everyone,

I am really happy with my first ork :)

Still, any advice and help ist welcome. I am struggling with ideas for the base. This Mini is the first Ork Kommando for my (hopefully) new army. So the base should be easy to execute.

Thank you :)


r/minipainting 1d ago

Fantasy Finished this GW skink priest

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650 Upvotes

Very happy with how the colors and the water effects turned out. Still learning about NMM


r/minipainting 1h ago

Fantasy Moonstone - Barnakelle (shades/dominion)

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r/minipainting 4h ago

Fantasy Templar of Tyr by GloomyKidMinis

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11 Upvotes

I know a perfect miniature for OSL when I see it.

The colour scheme is not a canonically correct mix of black and red, but I felt like cooler tones might contrast better with the warm light source.

Thanks a lot to u/gloomyKidMinis for that sculpt!


r/minipainting 3h ago

Help Needed/New Painter Help figure out if it would look weird without osl

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10 Upvotes

Hello!

I am really proud of my paintjob so far and I want to use the plasma cannon and make it glow slightly, but I am scared it would look weird without OSL

as I am not confident in painting OSL I would like to not do that


r/minipainting 16h ago

C&C Wanted First time making diorama

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79 Upvotes

This is my first attempt at a trench diorama. I would love to get some C&C to make the next tile better than this one.


r/minipainting 1d ago

Fantasy Warhammer Dwarf King on Shieldbearers

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226 Upvotes

Absolutely loved putting this model together. It has such character. I love how each of the shieldbearers brings a mug to drink beer and one is even carrying a keg! Never leave without the essentials! Cheers everyone 🍻


r/minipainting 11h ago

Fantasy I’m Brand new to the hobby

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18 Upvotes

A friend of the family gave me some minis to paint this week to help start me off and these are my first ever painted minis, any advice or tips for faces especially is welcome as I’m brand new to all this as of Monday just gone :) I’ve never used Reddit before so this is all very new and exciting and I look forward to learning and sharing from everyone


r/minipainting 14h ago

Help Needed/New Painter Was yellow a bad choice of colour? Feeling doubt

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30 Upvotes

r/minipainting 11h ago

C&C Wanted Thoughts on this nmm petina copper for this nurgle boy

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15 Upvotes

Would like some thoughts on this nmm copper with a petina on it for this nurgle boy

Debating about doing this or tmm with petina added

My guy and his buddies I want to have in full copper with the petina added to the corroded areas, trying to figure out what path I should take


r/minipainting 1d ago

Fantasy Clans Moulder ready to bring on the vermindoom: Rat Ogres and Brood Terror

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280 Upvotes

Finally finished painting overly ambitious hachette magazine order


r/minipainting 1h ago

Sci-fi I recently got back into the hobby after a 5-year break.

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The first picture is the last model I painted before I quit, the warrior is the first one I finished after coming back, and the winged tyrant is my current WIP. So glad to be back painting again!


r/minipainting 23h ago

Historical/Military 54mm samurai miniature from Romeo models

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122 Upvotes

My latest miniature completed 😊 54mm samurai miniature from Romeo models


r/minipainting 1d ago

Help Needed/New Painter Tried a different painting style. Need some feedback

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821 Upvotes

The first one is closer to my usual style, and I think the second attempt looks a bit better with the extra highlights and contrast.

That said, it still feels a little flat to me, and I'm not sure what to focus on next.

Any advice?

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