How Much Does a Great-Looking Miniature Painting Service Cost?
Commission painting turns that backlog into a finished army.
If you're researching miniature painting service cost, there is an important distinction to make: not every commission is painted to the same level.
You can pay less for a straightforward tabletop paint job. But if you want an army that stands out on the table — with edge highlights and more definition — you are looking at a higher painting standard.
At PaintedFigs, that's our Showcase Quality.
Try Showcase Quality. Showcase has an additional shade and highlight, with the highlight applied along the edges. The result is a much more defined miniature and an army designed to look impressive. They are on par or better, than the best painting you will see at the average (average!) gaming table.
Our Showcase miniature painting service cost starts from $6.55 for simpler infantry, with standard infantry starting from $8.73 per miniature. Character models generally start from $14.19, while vehicles start from $21.83, depending on their size and complexity.
How Much Does It Cost to Get Miniatures Painted to a Higher Standard?
If you're wondering how much to get miniatures painted, the total depends on what is actually in your army.
An army made mostly from conventional infantry will cost much less to commission than one packed with large characters, monsters and vehicles. Even within infantry, some miniatures are considerably more detailed than others.
That's why there isn't one useful flat answer to the question.
For Showcase Quality, a straightforward infantry miniature can start at $6.55-$8.73, while more advanced infantry can range from $10.91 up to $21.83, depending on complexity.
Characters and vehicles are then priced according to the individual miniature.
Send us your army list and we can calculate what your actual collection will cost.
Is It Worth Paying Someone to Paint Miniatures?
Is it worth paying someone to paint miniatures?
For many hobbyists, the question isn't whether they can paint their own miniatures. It's whether they want to spend the amount of time required to paint an entire army to the standard they want.
You might enjoy painting a hero or centerpiece miniature but have no desire to paint another thirty infantry.
You might have several armies waiting in boxes.
Or you might simply want an army that looks better than you currently have the time or experience to paint yourself.
Commission painting turns that backlog into a finished army.
And if appearance matters to you, paying more for a higher painting standard can make sense because the extra work is visible across the whole army: stronger shading, additional highlights, cleaner definition and more visual separation between the details of the miniature.
Showcase Quality is intended for exactly that customer — someone who wants genuinely great-looking gaming miniatures without moving all the way into extremely expensive display or competition painting.