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2. Figure painting (hobby) - Wikipedia

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   The assembly and painting of models is a major aspect of the hobby of miniature wargaming. Figure painting, or miniature painting, is the hobby of painting miniature figures and/or model figures, either as a standalone activity or as a part of another activity that uses models, such as role-playing games, wargames, or military modeling.

3. Minium (pigment) - Wikipedia

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   Medieval manuscripts often used red-orange minium pigment in the letters of the text and for small illustrations, called miniatures. Minium , also known as red lead or red lead oxide, is a bright orange red pigment that was widely used in the Middle Ages for the decoration of manuscripts and for painting.

4. Miniature (illuminated manuscript) - Wikipedia

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   Miniature of Sinon and the Trojan Horse, from the Vergilius Romanus, a manuscript of Virgil's Aeneid, early 5th century. A miniature (from the Latin verb miniare 'to colour with minium', a red lead [1]) is a small illustration used to decorate an ancient or medieval illuminated manuscript; the simple illustrations of the early codices having been miniated or delineated with that pigment.

5. Micro miniature - Wikipedia

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   Micro miniature (also called micro art or micro sculpture) is a fine art form. Micro miniatures are made with the assistance of microscopes, or eye surgeon tools. [1] It originated at the end of 20th century. [2] The Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York City holds a micro-miniature basket made by a Pomo Native American artist around 1910. [3]

6. Heroes for Wargames - Wikipedia

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   Heroes for Wargames, subtitled "Painting & Collecting Miniature Figures for Role Playing Games", is a 128-page large-format paperback about painting and collecting miniature fantasy figures, featuring many illustrations of painted and unpainted Citadel Miniatures. [1]

7. Royal Society of Miniature Painters, Sculptors and Gravers

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   Modern miniature painting respects many of the principles originally set by Hilliard. [14] When the Society was founded, the maximum size for a miniature was 12 by 10 inches. Today, the permitted size varies depending on shape and medium, but paintings (including frame and mount) should have a diameter of no more than 4.5 inches.