About NINJON
Hey, I'm Jon. Most people know me as NINJON. I make miniature painting videos on YouTube, host the Trapped Under Plastic podcast, and generally try to help people fall in love with this hobby the same way I did.
I've been painting miniatures for over a decade. I started where everyone starts: staring at a box of gray plastic wondering what I'd gotten myself into. Along the way I've competed at Golden Demon, designed my own products, built a community of hundreds of thousands of painters, and made just about every mistake you can make with a paintbrush.
This site is the hub for everything I do. The Learn section has 38 written guides covering every technique from your first model to competition-level painting. The Shop has tools and products I've designed or genuinely recommend. And the Community connects you with other painters.
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The Mission
Miniature painting should be fun. Not intimidating, not gatekept, not wrapped in jargon. Whether you're painting your first Space Marine or your hundredth, I want you to enjoy the process and be proud of what you create.
Slay the gray.