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Hello, I am a commission painter located in California USA and I am looking for work! I have been painting miniatures since I was 6 years old and have been doing it for 24 years. I have been painting professionally for the last 7 years. Painting miniatures is my only job (next to taking care of my family) and I paint roughly 50-100 models per week. I have cut my teeth in painting at my local game store, learning different techniques, paints, and tools.I do not have painting levels, but generally I do my best to achieve between tabletop+ and display quality on every figure that I paint. If you would like to follow me on instagram please do! @paintersthumb


My prices are as follows: (The price range is determined by the complexity of the model. Complexity is determined by things like lots of bags, weapons, potions , little details, and how crazy and dynamic of a pose the figure has)

Small sized figures 25mm based figures $5-$10
Medium Sized figure 32mm based figures $8-$12
Big sized figures 40mm or biker base figures $10-$15
Large sized figures dreadnought sized and demon princes, carnifexs, hive tyrants, most tanks $25-$45
Huge models like knights, mortarion, baneblades $75-$250



The only things that could change these price ranges are complex freehand work, complex basing, or conversion/sculpting work.

Turn around time is approximately:
1-2 weeks for 1-10 models
4-6 weeks for 11-40 models
8-12 weeks for 41-100 models

I do allow rush orders.

I also provide a 15 percent discount for all customers that pay upfront, and if not upfront than a minimum of 50 percent of the project total upon my receiving of your models.

Without further ado here are some examples of my work, if you would like to see more/put in an order/ or any other questions please feel free to message me on here or email me @ stevemontalbo@hotmail.com or message me here. I will be updating this weekly.

Salamanders commission Part 1. About 800pts of the 2000pts I am working on, the army should be finished by next week, this portion was finished up first for a small tournament.

Tank commission hot off the brush, look for these at LVO