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<blockquote data-quote="Henrix" data-source="post: 116717" data-attributes="member: 3587"><p>Welcome to the wonderful world of miniature painting!</p><p></p><p>I would recommend you to take a look at some on-line painting guide. Most of your questions are probably answered there.</p><p>Wizards has one at their <a href="http://www.wizards.com/dnd/article.asp?x=dnd/pp/pp20010607a" target="_blank">Chainmail page</a>.</p><p>Another good one is <a href="http://home.pacbell.net/lnlcoolj/Hot_Lead/" target="_blank">Hot Lead</a>.</p><p></p><p></p><p>Most companies sell some sort of starter set, including a bunch of paints, and often a brush or two. Games Workshop has one or two, and should probably be easy to find.</p><p></p><p>Brushes. I'd say you need a size 1 or 0 to start with, and perhaps a 00 for finicky details. </p><p>But size isn't that important, really <img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite11" alt=":rolleyes:" title="Roll eyes :rolleyes:" loading="lazy" data-shortname=":rolleyes:" />. </p><p>Many make the mistake of using brushes that are too small, which makes your painting slower, and loose their patience.</p><p>Take care with your brushes and they will not only last longer, they will also hold their points better and it will be easier to paint details with them.</p><p></p><p>Priming is a good practice as it makes the paint stick better. If you're just painting one or two minis you vcan prime them by hand, using either a special primer (like Smelly Primer from GW) or ordinary white or black paint.</p><p></p><p>Black or white primer is a matter of taste. </p><p>Black dulls the colours a bit, but if you miss a spot it will be visible mostly as a dark shadow. So black primer coould be the best to start with.</p><p></p><p>When you start painting a whole lot of minis at a time you can start thinking of spray primers.</p><p></p><p>Good luck!</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Henrix, post: 116717, member: 3587"] Welcome to the wonderful world of miniature painting! I would recommend you to take a look at some on-line painting guide. Most of your questions are probably answered there. Wizards has one at their [URL=http://www.wizards.com/dnd/article.asp?x=dnd/pp/pp20010607a]Chainmail page[/URL]. Another good one is [URL=http://home.pacbell.net/lnlcoolj/Hot_Lead/]Hot Lead[/URL]. Most companies sell some sort of starter set, including a bunch of paints, and often a brush or two. Games Workshop has one or two, and should probably be easy to find. Brushes. I'd say you need a size 1 or 0 to start with, and perhaps a 00 for finicky details. But size isn't that important, really :rolleyes:. Many make the mistake of using brushes that are too small, which makes your painting slower, and loose their patience. Take care with your brushes and they will not only last longer, they will also hold their points better and it will be easier to paint details with them. Priming is a good practice as it makes the paint stick better. If you're just painting one or two minis you vcan prime them by hand, using either a special primer (like Smelly Primer from GW) or ordinary white or black paint. Black or white primer is a matter of taste. Black dulls the colours a bit, but if you miss a spot it will be visible mostly as a dark shadow. So black primer coould be the best to start with. When you start painting a whole lot of minis at a time you can start thinking of spray primers. Good luck! [/QUOTE]
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