"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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NovemberReigns commented
As a mini painter on twitch, and a viewer, yes. Make a category. It is not JUST WARHAMMER. We all engage with the hobby in different ways, let there be a category that covers it all and doesn't just pander to Games Workshops oppressive marketing!
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RavensHobbies commented
Great idea!
I feel Miniatures would be a good catagory name, so that people who design miniatures in 3D Design Software can also have a home in it. -
DragonbornIndustries commented
**** yeah! So many people would use this
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StudioJ7 commented
100% Back this idea, would really help people find streams they are interested in, over 6 years on Twitch and would have been great to have this from the start. This would cover the broad spectrum of the hobby for all to use :)
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LeoTwitchperson commented
Do it. You know he's right.
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6PlusSave_ commented
Please bring this back. There use to be a catalogue like this back in the day.
It done so well for everyone.
For example if you are painting MCP, Batman, Bushido, Infinity where are you meant to stream.
Not Warhammer, not really Art as you'll get lost in there, same for Crafts.
Bring this back!
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Warhammer_Rose commented
Absolutely allows us to have more control and allows streamers a channel that isn't 'Art' or 'Warhammer'
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CrankyOldNerd commented
it is the only reason I am on twitch, and the only reason I spend money on the site to support those painters. If it wasn't for them, I'd still think twitch is useless like watching your sibling play games and not being able to play yourself
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Cheesetoad commented
Great idea! The hobby is growing. This is a great place for beginners to learn; They should have easy access to finding what they're looking for.
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chipsyminatures commented
Completely agree, this would be great.
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TheLyonCreative commented
This is necessary to allow others to find miniature painters.
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TCGentry commented
"Miniatures" so we can encapsulate building, sculpting, and painting all types of miniatures. And while i like Warhammer, It can also help people see minis aren't JUST warhammer ones. It can also unify or give a category for people who create non gaming miniature art like tiny houses and scenes. I like this idea and support it!
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electistudio commented
Miniatures for sure! Seeing friend’s contribute to the Twitch platform and having to use the biggest corporate game to communicate what their contribution is humiliating and a disservice to them and Warhammer.
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mikewicked commented
I like "Miniatures" to cover both painting and sculpting. Maybe "miniature wargaming" if sub-categories are also possible, to also tag battle-reports and the like.
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SeanSutter commented
Good thinking.
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johnnythat1dude commented
I would very much like to see this become a thing! Painting Mini Streams are so nice!
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KawnaMinis commented
Miniature sculptures would be included just under "miniatures" umbrella since we can also add 3d tags in with it. Either way there definitely needs to be a category for mini painters!
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ValandarTheRed commented
And PLEASE make certain sculpting is included within the category?
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Roll1ToExplode commented
This would greatly help our community and help with discoverability. Giving mini painters a home for all of us rather than being split between 4 categories would be amazing.
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Zambies commented
We will keep making requests for this category until you give us one! Please Twitch!!!