The above are examples of approximately 1" /30cm tall miniature figures that have been hand painted. Obviously the level of painting on these is absolutely superb.

In comparison - here are basic block painted miniatures (same size) without the more nuanced shading and highlighting:



My question is - will 3D printers (like HP's new Multi Jet Fusion) be able to achieve this kind of coloring within prints at some point? If so - when?