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Message: <blockquote data-quote="kengar" data-source="post: 399270" data-attributes="member: 3230">I think they look pretty good. I especially like the flames on the torch. It's been my experience with painting that I am much more critical of my work than anyone I play with. This comes, in part I think, from looking so closely at the mini while working on it that I sometimes forget it is meant to be viewed more like at arm's length (siting on a table). The flaws that I itch to fix are invisible to almost anyone else, especially the non-painters in my group (aka all of them <img src="https://cdn.jsdelivr.net/joypixels/assets/8.0/png/unicode/64/1f61b.png" class="smilie smilie--emoji" loading="lazy" width="64" height="64" alt=":p" title="Stick out tongue    :p"  data-smilie="7"data-shortname=":p" /> ).You might try putting a layer or two of matte varnish on your minis to cut the shine (though that may just be the flash). It lets the detail show through more. I usually put a layer of gloss for protection, then a layer of matte after the gloss dries.Eventually, I will post some digipix of my minis. I call my figures "working" minis. They are painted to be used, not displayed, so I'm often embarassed comparing them to "competition" level paint jobs.</blockquote>