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<blockquote data-quote="Painfully" data-source="post: 240795" data-attributes="member: 601">So as soon as it goes to the &quot;minis&quot; forum nobody posts?&nbsp; Maybe it should be the &quot;Minis and art gallery forum&quot;Thanks to Morrus though, and Piratecat too for getting minis out of the general discussion forum.&nbsp; Things flow much more comfortably here, although I am noticing very few minis posts.-----------------------------------------As for paints, I've got quite a bit now and I must say I now buy Vallejo paints almost exclusively.&nbsp; Reaper ProPaints offer a few more metallic colors like red and orange which I like, and I also buy their inks though I still water them down a bit before using it.I've found a color wheel to be a useful tool.&nbsp; It runs about 3 dollars at any art store.A few small containers to keep colors you've mixed yourself can prove useful when you need to touch up a mini later.&nbsp; It sure beats trying to color match it later by having to remix your paints again.I've just picked up some pigmented ink pens.&nbsp; Sakura makes Pigma Micron pens and Zig makes a pen called Millenium.&nbsp; Buy the smallest size you can get (005 should be marked on the tops of their caps).&nbsp; They are useful for tattoos, eyes, and other detail work.Brushes...I can't say enough about getting the right brushes.&nbsp; Get some brush cleaner too.&nbsp; I think someone already mentioned a brushes tutorial above.&nbsp; You gotta take good care of your brushes!As far as keeping my hands off the minis while I paint, I just use elmers white glue and stick them on a popsicle stick.&nbsp; I place them upside down on the corner of a box (so it hangs down inside the sidewalls of the box) and prime them that way, as well as right-side up.&nbsp; The elmers glue always breaks clean when I pull off the mini.The only real lesson is practice, practice, practice!&nbsp; And practice some more!&nbsp; After the initial money investment it's a fairly cheap hobby as long as you don't buy imported figs from France like the Confrontation line of figs.I'm constantly trying new techniques.&nbsp; I will add that you should not buy more minis than you can paint in a month.&nbsp; Everybody I know that paints minis seems to have at least $100 of unpainted figs in their closet (me too).&nbsp; It's hard, but I promised myself not to buy more minis EVER until I paint them all.&nbsp; Good luck to me!And good luck to all the new mini painters out there.&nbsp; Just remember it gets a little easier with each figure!</blockquote>

[QUOTE="Painfully, post: 240795, member: 601"] So as soon as it goes to the "minis" forum nobody posts? Maybe it should be the "Minis and art gallery forum" Thanks to Morrus though, and Piratecat too for getting minis out of the general discussion forum. Things flow much more comfortably here, although I am noticing very few minis posts. ----------------------------------------- As for paints, I've got quite a bit now and I must say I now buy Vallejo paints almost exclusively. Reaper ProPaints offer a few more metallic colors like red and orange which I like, and I also buy their inks though I still water them down a bit before using it. I've found a color wheel to be a useful tool. It runs about 3 dollars at any art store. A few small containers to keep colors you've mixed yourself can prove useful when you need to touch up a mini later. It sure beats trying to color match it later by having to remix your paints again. I've just picked up some pigmented ink pens. Sakura makes Pigma Micron pens and Zig makes a pen called Millenium. Buy the smallest size you can get (005 should be marked on the tops of their caps). They are useful for tattoos, eyes, and other detail work. Brushes...I can't say enough about getting the right brushes. Get some brush cleaner too. I think someone already mentioned a brushes tutorial above. You gotta take good care of your brushes! As far as keeping my hands off the minis while I paint, I just use elmers white glue and stick them on a popsicle stick. I place them upside down on the corner of a box (so it hangs down inside the sidewalls of the box) and prime them that way, as well as right-side up. The elmers glue always breaks clean when I pull off the mini. The only real lesson is practice, practice, practice! And practice some more! After the initial money investment it's a fairly cheap hobby as long as you don't buy imported figs from France like the Confrontation line of figs. I'm constantly trying new techniques. I will add that you should not buy more minis than you can paint in a month. Everybody I know that paints minis seems to have at least $100 of unpainted figs in their closet (me too). It's hard, but I promised myself not to buy more minis EVER until I paint them all. Good luck to me! And good luck to all the new mini painters out there. Just remember it gets a little easier with each figure! [/QUOTE]

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