Warhammer gifts from their painted army
The best Warhammer gifts are a photo of an army they painted, printed as a framed print, a canvas or a poster. It skips the guess at which kits they own, and the gift is their own hours of work, made to order.
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Warhammer gifts are easy to get wrong when you cannot see the shelf, because a kit they already own is an easy mistake to make. There is a safer starting point: something they have already finished. A photo of their best unit, printed properly, puts that work on a wall or a shirt where other people can see it.
What is a good gift for someone who enjoys Warhammer?
If you know the hobby, a kit they have asked for by name is hard to beat. If you do not, avoid guessing at an army list and use what is already painted. That holds for a partner and for a friend from the club alike. Ask casually which model they are proudest of, or which one they photographed and showed around. A well-painted face and the squad that finally came out right will both work. A player who never paints has a different way in, covered near the end.
Choose one model or one unit
Forty figures shot from across the room read as a blur once they are printed. One character, or a small squad shot close and level with its eyes, keeps the brushwork visible. Light it from one side against plain card, with the whole base in shot. How to photograph miniatures lists the setup in order.
A wargamer often keeps the good photos on a phone, so you may not need to ask for anything. If you do, "can I see the latest one you finished?" gives nothing away. Ask for the original file, not the copy that went through a chat app. The upload takes JPEG, PNG or WebP up to 10 MB, then grades every size against the pixels in the file. A size at 300 dpi or more is graded Sharpest and 140 to 300 dpi prints well. Below 140 dpi, that size cannot be chosen.
Warhammer gifts for the wall
The framed print is the easiest to give: in black or natural wood, in two sizes, A3 at 11.7 x 16.5 in and A2 at 16.5 x 23.4 in. One character at A3 needs nothing else. The canvas comes in four sizes, from 11.8 x 15.7 in (30x40 cm) up to 23.6 x 31.5 in (60x80 cm), and the larger ones suit a group of models because the image has room. Keep faces and small freehand marks away from the edges, since the picture needs space to wrap.
The metal print is a rigid panel in three sizes, from 11.8 x 15.7 in (30x40 cm) up to 19.7 x 27.6 in (50x70 cm). It suits strong silhouettes and saturated spot colors, such as a red banner on dark armor. An unframed poster is the cheaper way in, in ten sizes from 8 x 10 in to 27.6 x 39.4 in (70x100 cm), if they already own a frame.
See the framed print, the canvas or the metal print
A shirt, if they would wear their own paint job
The T-shirt is a Gildan 64000 crewneck in white, sizes S to 2XL, printed on the front only. The whole uploaded image prints, background included, so pale card behind the model disappears into the white fabric, while a gray backdrop prints as a gray box. Sizes are the risk here, so borrow the size from a garment already in their wardrobe.
Put one painted figure into a scene
If a plain photo feels flat, Create a scene takes one painted miniature at a time and builds a setting around it. There are five: Hero Portrait, Into Battle, The Tavern, Paintwork Portrait and Woodland Path. The figure keeps its paint job while its display base gives way to terrain that fits the scene. Your photo must measure 800 pixels or more on the short edge. After email verification comes a watermarked preview; approve it, or nothing prints.
A new setting can change small details. Hold the preview beside the original photo. Compare the helmet color and the weapon first, then any shoulder-pad markings or freehand. The scene checklist lists the rest. When no preview is right, print the untouched photo instead.
What are the must-haves for Warhammer?
Their army's rules and models, plus whatever they use to build and paint them. None of that is sold here, so if you are shopping for supplies, ask them for a list. Wargaming for beginners explains how the games work if you want to follow the conversation.
For someone who plays but does not paint
A player with an unpainted army has nothing to print yet. Their own photo of a game in progress, or a model a friend painted (ask the friend first), still works. Otherwise a kit chosen from their own wish list is the safer buy.
Warhammer gifts by faction
People often shop by army. Ultramarines and Blood Angels turn up in gift searches, as do Necrons and Orks. You don't need to know the lore to use that. Ask which army they collect, then let their own paint job decide the picture.
Color does the work. A blue or red armored squad has strong flat panels that look good on a metal print. If their Necrons are painted in metallics, shoot them in soft, even light, because metallic paint reflects light. Ork armies are often painted loud and busy, with freehand everywhere, so choose one model and keep it large.
Stick to their own miniature. Published artwork isn't ours to print.
A personalized gift from their painted army
The personal part is the photo, and it's theirs already. Upload a picture of the squad or the character they're proudest of, and choose the surface. The display piece is a framed print, the larger A2 (16.5 x 23.4 in) and the smaller A3 (11.7 x 16.5 in) both work. The mug holds 11 oz and prints an area of about 8 x 3.9 in, so a single model with a clear outline wins there. A wide army photo shrinks to a smear.
The T-shirt comes in sizes S through 2XL, and the art goes on the front. Whichever you choose, the crop preview before checkout shows what will be cut off.
Where to go next
Once the army is finished, what to do with a painted army looks at displaying a whole force, and gifts for miniature painters is for the person at the painting desk. The room they play in is the subject of gaming room wall decor, and tabletop gaming gifts is for the whole group.
Brush & Paint is not affiliated with Games Workshop, and sells nothing of theirs. What we print is your own photography of models you painted, so box art and logos stay out.
Each piece is printed after you order it. Shipping is priced at checkout from your US address and cart, and the shop shows each size in USD.
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Questions and answers
What are good gifts for a Warhammer player who paints their own army?
Brush & Paint turns a photo of the army they painted into the gift: a framed print, a canvas, a poster or a shirt, printed from their own picture and made to order. Ask which unit they are proudest of and get the photo, then upload it; any size the file would print soft is withdrawn. A single figure can also be placed in a new setting you preview first.
What is a good gift for someone who enjoys Warhammer?
If you do not know their collection, print what they already finished: a photo of their best unit as a framed print or on canvas. It needs no guess at which kits they own.
Can you print Warhammer box art?
Not through us. We print your own photos and art, and the upload asks you to tick a box confirming you have the rights to reproduce the picture.
Does Create a scene work for a whole army?
No. It works on one painted figure at a time. A group shot goes through the direct route, printed as uploaded, and needs a large, sharp file.
Which size suits a single character?
A3 in a frame, or the smallest canvas or metal size, gives one figure room. The upload grades your file against every size and withdraws any it would print soft.
