While drawing and painting have lower entry barriers (literally a pencil and a surface), miniatures require tools, specific paints and materials. Still, i think everyone should try this hobby at least once, because for me it was an eye-opening experience!
Pupil is eyemancer's best friend! Pupil doesn't know it tho...
I painted my first mini because i was forced to: i had a dnd game scheduled, and too many grey monsters, not ready for the upcoming encounter.
Before then, i didn't consider myself an "artsy" person, because my art-related projects were all failures: I couldn't draw, blend colors together or even shade something...
... well fuck GUESS WHAT? the MEDIUM was the problem!
i enjoyed painting those first test models, and the result were decent enough to keep me going!
Clampion throws his carrot-weapon-thingy at his preys, shippo fetches it!
Drawing is 🔥HARD🔥! I have two blenders instead of arms and know NOTHING about anatomy! Painting other people's work is not that fun either, makes me think i'm a toddler drawing with crayons...
With miniatures, you could buy or 3d-print assembled ones, but also make your owns in less than an afternoon! I made 2 guides where i explain how to, and the results are (imo) megacool!
Also, while sculpting is very hard to master, it's a tactile medium! You can use all the object around you as 🌟free textures🌟
Trapped in a lost temple, this demon lures its preys with the treasures they crave the most...
The main difference between painting a 2D dude and a 3D model is, you guessed it, the EXTRA DIMENSION!
It sounds like a joke, but there are so many ways to use it to your advantage: you could, for example:
The canvas reacts to your brush strokes, and i find it megacool!
If only archaeologists were alive during the post-apocalypse! ...It's like playing with toys, but you can also use toxic stuff, knifes and nippers because you are an adult!
Born by a sin, those creatures contain profecies not yet fulfilled...
I try to give a name to every monster i make, and a reason for them to exist in this world. Their stories come up naturally,
and meeting them in a roleplaying campaign feels x10 times more interesting than fighting a bunch of goblins or human warriors...
But some of them have a deeper meening: when i felt sad or stressed, i always tried to work on one of those creatures. Painting them is so relaxing and therapeutic!
Having a concrete "reward" after feeling hopeless for a while is such a dopamine boost. It's like trapping all my negative energy on something so small and ugly, that could be
defeated by a flick of my fingers. It's one of the best feelings in the world, and i can't recommend this hobby enough!