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Message: <blockquote data-quote="jasonbostwick" data-source="post: 4518913" data-attributes="member: 34924">I paint minis for shared use in roleplaying (I primarily DM) and wargaming (mostly Warmachine). The motivations behind the time I spend painting a mini tend to be about the same for both uses.Basically, the work I put into painting a mini correlates definitely with the amount of time I can see it being used on the table.PC minis definitely get the highest priority - they're on the table every session, like a warcaster mini in Warmachine, so they get the layering, the highlighting, and the fancy basework. Trooper units (mooks, things that would be akin to .50 cent hobgoblin commons in DDM) get the least priority for me - they'll die in a few hits, so they just get a few colours of basecoat, a hit with some ink wash, and a PVA glue and sand base.BBEGs and special monsters (a beholder in D&D, or a big warjack in Warmachine) get treatment almost on par with PCs - I might not put as many steps of layering in, but they get a lot of work.Interestingly, my desires with the prepainted Minis I buy are totally different - because my PCs use painted metal miniatures, I only use DDM for NPCs and monsters. The increased expense for PHB race miniatures in the Hero packs is a bit of a turnoff, because I don't want to pay $3.50 for a mini I'll only use for a one-time NPC.</blockquote>