PAINTING MINIATURES

I love painting miniatures and use them when playing Dungeons and Dragons with my daughter. Here are some of my favorites. Most of them are from an old HEROQUEST (the greatest game ever made, and anyone who says otherwise is wrong) set

Four painted orc miniatures with green skin and red, blue, and purple cloaks, holding a mace, a serrated blade, a cleaver, and a sword raised overhead

Four painted undead miniatures: a skeleton holding a scythe, a zombie with a cleaver, a horned skeletal figure with arms raised, and a bandaged mummy

Two painted goblin miniatures in red tunics, one raising a curved sword and the other an axe

A close-up row of painted orc, skeleton, and mummy miniatures standing together

A wide tabletop battle scene with dozens of painted miniatures, including orcs, skeletons, dwarves, and heroes, arranged on a grid battle mat with terrain pieces like a fireplace and bookshelf

A close-up of painted dwarf and orc miniatures holding axes on red-topped bases, with more miniatures blurred in the background

A wide-angle view of the full miniature collection on a battle mat, including ranks of skeletons, orcs with banners, a dragon-like beast, and hero figures in the foreground

Painted hero miniatures on a battle mat, including a winged swordfighter, a cloaked spellcaster, a warrior gripping a sword, and a hooded rogue, with a crocodile miniature nearby

I used to paint in my teens when I had no money and only access to a hobby shop that had gloss enamels for painting WWII aeroplanes and submarines, and so when I opened up my Heroquest game to introduce my daughter to my favorite childhood game, and show off my painting talent, they looked pretty much like those you see in the video above. And so, with the means to buy 'proper' Citadel paints with 'proper' names like 'Lead Belcher' or 'Screaming Skull' I was on my way!

Painted hero and monster miniatures on a battle mat, including a barbarian, a robed spellcaster, and a winged demon, facing ranks of skeletons and goblins with fireplace and bookshelf terrain behind

Painted hero miniatures, including a winged swordfighter, spellcasters, and a barbarian, facing a wall of orc and skeleton miniatures on the battle mat

Painted hero miniatures viewed from behind, including a winged figure and spellcasters, facing rows of orc and skeleton miniatures across the battle mat

A wide view of painted hero and monster miniatures spread across the battle mat, including a dwarf, a winged warrior, spellcasters, a dragon, and lines of skeletons and orcs

A young girl sitting at a table covered in Dungeons and Dragons books, maps, and dice, holding a small miniature and looking up thoughtfully

A painted skeleton miniature gripping a scythe, mounted on a black base

This is Mina's very own mini, she's 8!

A painted white dragon miniature with wings spread, clawing at a small silver-armored knight miniature, with a skull nearby

A painted blue alien creature miniature with white horns, clawed hands, and a red tongue, in a lunging pose

A painted two-headed ogre miniature wielding a spiked club, wearing a blue cloak and green loincloth

A painted red and bone-white demon miniature with bat wings and two curved blade-like arms raised overhead

If you also do miniature painting, link them in the comments 9