"Mini Painting" or "Miniatures" Should be a Category
"Mini Painting" is a distinct and vibrant community on Twitch, but it does not have a logical 'Category' home on twitch. This community is currently divided amongst a handful of existing categories which are each misleading or overly general.
"Mini Painting" streams are easily recognized by an overhead shot of hands painting miniatures for RPGs, Board Games, Tabletop Wargames, or for display. These streams often have a secondary face-cam, and possibly even a third camera for a paint palette. They are a distinct type of content. Typically there are close to 1000 concurrent viewers watching content creators from the Mini Painting community.
The easiest way for Twitch to support this branch of content is to give it an appropriate name. "Mini Painting" is my suggestion, but "Miniatures Painting" or "Miniatures" also give the correct idea.
This community is currently split between existing categories such as "warhammer," "art," "makers and crafting," and "just chatting." This hurts discoverability for mini painters. They are all overly broad, and they are often misleading.
Please, Please, PLEASE add "Mini Painting" as a category. :-)
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LocustPR commented
Heck Yes!
Excellent explanation/break down as to why it's distinctive as well! -
MarcoFrisoniNJM commented
We totally need this! Great great great idea!!!
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gor_the_ferenc commented
yes this needs to be added :)
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Shiur72 commented
I had tried to start a mini painting channel, but had to stop for the exact reasons stated above... it was too difficult for members to find newer channels due to the category restrictions. I'm looking to try again, but would prefer for my channel to be more easily accessible in searches.
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Wijkert commented
I second this!
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DaMekChop commented
We need a category for Miniatures Painting!! It's almost all I watch on Twitch right now
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antroz92 commented
having to browse 4+ categories to find those who are just painting minis is a pain. it needs its own umbrella
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chaoticpainting commented
yeah, miniature painting is all I use Twitch for .. it's a good way for me to follow along with the content creators that I like to support. I have noticed recently that it's often hard to find new content creators to support because there is no clear distinction for them on this platform even though they have a clear presence as a community streaming on Twitch. Anyway, that's what I think, for what it's worth.
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smaddox commented
It’s all I use twitch for now
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lepeintregaucher commented
Needed Category !
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DivineSerp commented
This is a category that is much needed!!
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panxox05 commented
Sip mucha gente pinta figuras y miniaturas sin una temática en particular, para alcanzarlos a ellos necesitamos una categoría de pintado de miniaturas. Saludos
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Kurogane_mx commented
We need Miniature category please.
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BicefaloArtStudio commented
Miniature Painting as a category is really needed, plz listen to us dear twitch people
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CowgirlSteve commented
Very much agreed - Not every painter is doing Warhammer (Relic Blade, OPR, Busts and more artistic pieces, etc) and also hides the painters among people who are actually PLAYING Warhammer. Please make a separate Mini Painting hobby category!
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RycosG commented
This would be very welcome. Right now it is a trial to have to sift through streams that share some viewership. Makers and Crafts has some miniature painters. Warhammer has some miniature painters. Just chatting has some. But having to look at every recommended stream to find them is tedious.
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cookimandious commented
This absolutely needs to be a category. A quick way to find all the wonderful painters. It will speed up finding current and new mini painters. Please :) Pretty Please. Love you Twitch ;).
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Oryoclast commented
I agree wholeheartedly.
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smits017 commented
If hot tubs deserve to be a category, surely this does too lol
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blackwolfsilvereyes commented
needs to be a thing so the hobby can be found easily not every mini painter is doing warhammer some are doing models, and a lot are doing dungeons and dragons miniatures