Salutations from a complete novice. What’s your recommendations to get started?

Note: A FLGS in town actually has a mini-painting workstation that you can use for $5/session, or as part of their monthly subscription for playing TTRPGs onsite. Since I play PF2E there several times a week I have that subscription. So I have a place to paint that’s already kitted out with just about anything you could need for mini-painting. (I think they charge extra if you want to add stuff like grass, sand, etc. to the mini, but the primer, paints, sealers, etc. are all included.)

I have two awesome minis arriving soon that are unpainted, so I’m looking for online sites/videos that start from “I know nothing” and work up from there.

Thanks in advance for any and all guidance you can provide!

  • @[email protected]English
    3•1 year ago

    Hey I am currently also looking out for Tipps to begin with. Especially for Warhammer Kill Team.

    Question to the more mature painters. How do you select your paints? I see tutorials with like 20-30 different paints and although I understand why they are used, the paint recommendation of Warhammer includes like 4-5 colours. This seems more reasonable to me.

    Do i need a set of base colours or do I just need primer and the one “base” colour given in the recommendation?

    And the last question is, if I can’t even choose colours, is this the right hobby for me?

    • @[email protected]English
      2•1 year ago

      For everyone as godless lost as me. The recommendation on the colour schemes are for all the models in a set. You can see the colours on the citadel colour app. As far as I understood you need all of them for the recommended colorway.

    • @BirbSeedEnglish
      2•10 months ago

      It takes a while to get to know the tools and paints, so don’t be too hard on yourself. Most people have difficulty picking colors when first starting. That said here are a few tips:

      • color theory is going to be your friend. Read an article or watch a video on it. When starting out and owning fewer paints you can mix colors to get the color you want. For example, mix blue + yellow to get green. Mix Red + Purple to get magenta.
      • look up a picture of a color wheel, and the idea of complementary, analogous etc colors. This can help you pick colors that work well together.
      • look at art or miniatures that you like the look of and steal/copy from them. This will let you focus on the execution without worrying if the idea is good
      • make mistakes! I still pick bad colors or mess up after 9 years. Try not to get discouraged from failure.

      Lastly, not all projects need to be finished to the same standard. Don’t be afraid to put something aside you’re just not having fun with.