Miniatures


Miniature Painting at Soonercon
Whether you’re a veteran painter or never picked up a brush, there’s something for everyone with miniature figure painting at SoonerCon! Enjoy free painting events in the game room, enter the coveted miniature painting competition, or attend a workshop to level up your skills.
Click any of the categories below to learn more.
Miniatures Painting Workshops
Due to space limitations and materials, these workshops have an additional fee.
Course descriptions and registration info coming soon.
Sponsored by Reaper Miniatures.
Miniatures Painting Competition
Prize Categories:
- Small Miniature – 32mm base or smaller
- Large Miniature – 40mm base or larger
- Mecha/Vehicle – Any vehicle, mech, or mechanical construct.
- Open – This category is to catch any model that doesn’t fit in the first three. This includes busts and dioramas.
- Best in Show – This award is given to the contestant who exhibits unparalleled excellence in painting across all judging criteria, across all competitor categories in the competition. The winner of the Best in Show award is the recipient of the competition grand prize (one prize).
Judging/Scoring Criteria:
- Brush Control (accuracy of brush strokes and paint application)
- Color Palette (appropriate use of colors for style of miniature you have entered)
- Use of Advanced Techniques (blending, basing, conversion, etc.)
Registration Requirements:
Bring your contest entries to the Art Show and ask for the signup sheet.
- All participants must have a SoonerCon 30 membership.
- All participants will select a category for each piece when entering the competition.
- Participants will be allowed to enter one piece per category (small, large, mecha, and open).
- All participants must have their pieces registered and on display in the Art Show before Saturday, June 25th at 5 p.m.
- Judging will take place Saturday evening.
- All participants must pick up their miniatures from the Art Show before 2 p.m. Sunday, June 26th.
Prizes:
Prizes are provided by Game HQ and Reaper Miniatures and will be based on the number of entrants.
Paint and Take
Supplies provided by Reaper Miniatures.
Speed Paint Competition
Prizes provided by Reaper Miniatures.
Sophie Says
Supplies provided by Reaper Miniatures.
Miniatures Painting Competition Hall of Fame
SoonerCon 28 Miniatures Painting Winners
Best in Show
- Alex Manderfeld
Small Figure: (28mm or smaller)
- Drew Richardson
- Robert Henderson
- Michelle Morson
Large Figure: (30 mm or larger or large base)
- Matthew Cavanaugh
- Robert Henderson
- Drew Richardson
Mecha
- Robert Henderson
- Toby McIntire
- Billy Caldwell
SoonerCon 27 Miniatures Painting Winners
Best of Show
- Matthew Cavanaugh
Category: Small (28mm or smaller)
- 1st Alexandra Manderfeld and Colby Savell
- 2nd Nick Johnson
- 3rd Michelle Morson
Category: Large (30 mm or larger or large base)
- 1st Matthew Cavanaugh
- 2nd Drew Richardson

Alex Manderfeld, SoonerCon 28 Miniatures Painting Best in Show Winner
