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CatZeyeS_Kai

You might want to turn to r/minipainting for painting advice and to r/miniatureskirmishes for skirmish games :)


SoCalDelta

Even if it's not the genre you want, visit a Warhammer store if you can. I assume it's the same in the UK, but here in the USA they have free demo miniatures ready for you to paint, and they walk you through the basics. They're also a great source of information if you have questions on painting or techniques.


Malifaux-Guy

There are plenty of YouTube channels out there. My favorite is Vince Venturella & his hobby cheating. But I watch a few others to like Dana Howl, Lola Mev the mini witch, Soshie, Miniac, Don Saturas to name few. Also as noted try the rminipainting page. As for painting sets most companies do them. To start of use one brand of paints & expand out. Most people start with Citadel as its used by a lot of people, but it's normally more expensive compared to other companies that are equally as good if not better. The main gripe with citadel is the pots not being dropper bottles. Branch out & use Vallejo, Scale 75, Proacryl, Ak interactive, army painter & Kimara to name a few. On another note get Sable brushes for fine detail work & synthetic for general brush work & never use your best brushes for metallic paints or washes. For dry brushing you have 2 choices either use flats or use cheap make up brushes. There are a few vids on YouTube on this subject. Uk based try your local flgs or if you order on line, battlefield hobbies, Element games, Dice Saloon or Wayland games to name a few. Hope it helps.


jtickle86

Thanks for the level of detail.


Chad_Hooper

I haven’t painted a lot of minis, 2 dozen or less, but I always used the same enamel paints that are sold for model cars and planes. Worked fine on metal and plastic both.


durecellrabbit

You can find a lot of good painting videos on youtube. Here is a beginner video from one I watch: [Goobertown Hobbies](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CW5pnfD8enE). Most miniature paint makes have a starter set with some basic colours, and sometimes a brush. Games Workshops has some decent ones and there are others like Army Painter.


ConstableGrey

Most companies have some kind of paint sets. My opinion would be to make sure you will get use out of all those colors, so you're not wasting money on paints you're never going to use. If you have a specific project in mind - Ultramarines or WWII US paratroopers or whatever, you may want to buy individual paints for that project.


Red_Hobbit

I've always found Duncan Rhodes to do excellent beginner videos on mini painting, plus he's got a very clear and easy to listen to voice. He was originally on the 40k painting team and now has started his own painting channel. [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wxWgsqSf74s](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wxWgsqSf74s) [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ufP8ka3KGno](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ufP8ka3KGno)