Can anyone recommend any painters that can paint the descent miniatures for a reasonable price? I have seen a few on Facebook but I worry that they may just keep my miniatures or keep them for a very long time painting them.

I just don't have the time to paint them all myself.

I don't have time either. But I made room for some reasonably short painting sessions some time ago, and today I have painted maybe 40% of all minis in that game. You don't need to paint everything before you can play, and you don't need to paint monsters or heroes you cannot see yourself using. My Blood Apes and Dark Priests will probably remain unpainted for quite some time.

I am not gifted at painting at all, but the following is what I came to thinking:

- It's a nice and quiet activity. I am often stressed out as a person, so this helps settling down.

- I can sit with my kids and they can draw while I paint. I even gave them a few old minis for them to try out. See it as some kind of painting session.

- Even if the result is far from professional, it's about 1000000% better than letting them being unpainted.

- The minis are painted by ME and nobody else and that gives me a feeling of pride. Not the same as showing super-well painted minis to your friends and say you weren't the one to do them.

Or you can go the commision way. There´s three options for you if you want to go that path:

1- Shell out a shitload of money for established painting services, including shipping, and don't see the game for a few months. I don't know how many expansions you own, but I reckon for standard quality and the number of minis in that game, you´d get everything painted for around a grand. For me personally, that's completely out of question. But if you have disposable income why not.

2- Have a local dude/gal do it for you. You can send him/her small batches of minis so you can still play the game while the commision is ongoing. You have the risk of not seeing your minis again, but that person can potentially be recommended by other customers, which gives you more security I guess. Cheaper, but quality may not be as good. Good quality painters know they´re good and will charge you accordingly.

3- Have a friend, your partner, or a relative do it for you. Costs nothing and don't stop you from gaming. There's always some guy around with more or less talent for painting or drawing. Have this person give a try and see how it turns out. That's how many gamers do.

- Even if the result is far from professional, it's about 1000000% better than letting them being unpainted.

This!

I managed my to paint my entire base set (reasonably well if I say so myself) -

https://www.boardgamegeek.com/image/2639677/descent-journeys-dark-second-edition?size=large

https://www.boardgamegeek.com/image/2657977/descent-journeys-dark-second-edition?size=large

https://www.boardgamegeek.com/image/2657976/descent-journeys-dark-second-edition?size=large

That being said, it took me a long time to get through everything as I'm easily distractible. Commissioned work prices vary a fair bit and it depends on the level of work you want on the finished product. As nice a job as I feel I did on the pieces, things go on and off the board so quickly that all the little things that bother me when I painted something are so easily overlooked once you are in the midst of a game. BUT - they still look better than unpainted minis.

If you are new to painting, I highly suggest finding a small handful of practice minis (the Reaper Bones line is cheap) to warm up on before hitting your own set. I (like Indalecio) find painting relaxing and rewarding. I wouldn't want to do it for a job, but enjoy it as an extension of my board gaming hobby.

- Even if the result is far from professional, it's about 1000000% better than letting them being unpainted.

This!

I managed my to paint my entire base set (reasonably well if I say so myself) -

https://www.boardgamegeek.com/image/2639677/descent-journeys-dark-second-edition?size=large

https://www.boardgamegeek.com/image/2657977/descent-journeys-dark-second-edition?size=large

https://www.boardgamegeek.com/image/2657976/descent-journeys-dark-second-edition?size=large

That being said, it took me a long time to get through everything as I'm easily distractible. Commissioned work prices vary a fair bit and it depends on the level of work you want on the finished product. As nice a job as I feel I did on the pieces, things go on and off the board so quickly that all the little things that bother me when I painted something are so easily overlooked once you are in the midst of a game. BUT - they still look better than unpainted minis.

If you are new to painting, I highly suggest finding a small handful of practice minis (the Reaper Bones line is cheap) to warm up on before hitting your own set. I (like Indalecio) find painting relaxing and rewarding. I wouldn't want to do it for a job, but enjoy it as an extension of my board gaming hobby.

Cheers

Can anyone recommend any painters that can paint the descent miniatures for a reasonable price? I have seen a few on Facebook but I worry that they may just keep my miniatures or keep them for a very long time painting them.

I just don't have the time to paint them all myself.

these are the guys I use

Can anyone recommend any painters that can paint the descent miniatures for a reasonable price? I have seen a few on Facebook but I worry that they may just keep my miniatures or keep them for a very long time painting them.

I just don't have the time to paint them all myself.

these are the guys I use

Yes too expensive. Going rate seemsbto be approx 10-15$ per medium size for tabletop quality. Would cost me 500$ to get the rest of my descent figs painted. I'll just paint them as I have time over the months/years.