Any advice on painting miniatures?

[Any advice on painting miniatures?]

Hi there, I also decided to paint my minis myself. I have to say I think that it was the right decision for me.

I got some acrylic paints from a friend (the normal art supply ones) and I use airbrush flow improver to thin them down a bit. This made it a lot easier to apply. With time going on I also got paints and shades from citadell, vallejo and warpaints. I quite like those and have 50 somewhat colours now... I also use the black and white citadell spray paints for priming the minis. I mainly use round brushes and of those mainly #-10, #-5 (both for details) and #0, #1 and #2. I also use some flat brushes, but mainly for dry brushing.

This was also the first time I painted minis and I was also a bit nervous but I think mine turned out alright so far (At least I am ok with the jobs I achieved so far^^). I still have quite a few to go but I will post my results when I finish (will propably take another 6 months or so as I just paint when I am in the mood for it). I also got a magnifying glass with a lighting ring around it on a stand. This really helped me with some of the details.

I also watched some youtube videos on what to look out for and that also definitely helped me a lot in the beginning. I would post a link to them but those videos are not in english but I do not think that you will have a problem findinga tutorial video.

Looking at what it will cost to commision someone to paint the minis for you I would say it is definitely cheaper to do it yourself.

 

Have fun with you minis whatever decision you come to take!

 

[New Big Box Expansion - Path of the Serpent]

I do not know if this has been posted here already, but the date of release for Path of the Serpent is the 1st of November.

At least according to this tweet by FFG....