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Paint For Food
Artisan Studio — Manchester

Premium Miniature Painting For Armies Worth Showing Off

High quality commission painting, professional assembly and cinematic basing for tabletop generals, collectors and display pieces. Painted by hand. Built to last.

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3+
Years painting
40K • AoS
Star Wars • BB
UK
Manchester studio
Detailed grimdark sci-fi knight miniature under workshop spotlight
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I —The Archive

Selected commissions

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Purple and gold Imperial Knight titan, fully painted display piece
Display Models

Knight Caomus

Display Quality
Squad of Imperial Fists intercessors in yellow armor
Warhammer 40,000

Fists Strike Squad

Elite Tabletop

Batch painted to elite tabletop with battle damage and freehand chapter markings.

Blood Angels captain with glowing blue power sword
Character

Crimson Captain

Showcase

OSL power sword over deep crimson armour, gold trim picked out by hand.

II —The Path

How your army is born

A six step journey from raw plastic to centrepiece. Every stage documented, every milestone shared, so you know exactly what's happening to your collection.

  1. 01
    Discuss

    Discuss Your Project

    WhatsApp the brief, armies, characters, colours, lore, deadline. We talk through quality tier and pricing.

  2. 02
    Send

    Send Your Models

    Post your sprues or assembled models to our Manchester workshop. We can also source from new release on request.

  3. 03
    Prepare

    Build & Prepare

    Mould lines removed, gaps filled, structural pinning where needed. A flawless canvas is non-negotiable.

  4. 04
    Paint

    Paint & Detail

    Airbrush base coats, hand-painted layers, glazes, weathering and OSL where the model demands it.

  5. 05
    Reveal

    Final Showcase

    Studio style photography sent for sign off so you see the finished force before it leaves the bench.

  6. 06
    Deliver

    Delivery

    Bulletproof packaging, tracked shipping. Your army arrives ready for the cabinet or the table.

III —Supported Systems

Four worlds, one workshop

Each system gets its own visual language but the same obsessive workshop standard.

Warhammer 40,000 commission example
In the grim darkness…

Warhammer 40,000

Grim sci-fi infantry, characters and elite Custodes. Weathered metallics, edge-highlighting, decals.

Age of Sigmar commission example
Of mortal realms…

Age of Sigmar

Fantasy warbands, monsters and centrepieces. Wet-blending, OSL, themed display basing.

Star Wars commission example
A galaxy far away…

Star Wars

Shatterpoint and Legion. Crisp panel highlights, faction insignia, screen-accurate finishes.

Blood Bowl commission example
On the pitch…

Blood Bowl

Full teams with custom numbering, star players and themed end-zone basing.

Overhead view of Alex's miniature painting workshop desk under warm lamp light
IV —The Painter

Driven by hobby, defined by craft.

I'm Alex. I've been deep in miniature painting for over three years and genuinely love every part of it, the creativity, the craft, the endless tabletop culture that surrounds these little plastic heroes.

Paint For Food started in Manchester as a way to bring more of that joy to other collectors and tabletop generals. Whether it's a single centrepiece or a full army you've been meaning to start for years, I treat your project the way I treat my own.

"I'm not just painting models, I'm helping you tell the story of your army."

— Alex, Lead Painter
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Start your next commission.

The fastest way to a quote is a quick message. Tell us what you've got, what you want it to look like, and roughly when you need it.

Message On WhatsAppAlex.farnell@hotmail.co.uk

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