As far as painting black is concerned I can definitely suggest using Andrea Black set. It is really easy to work with and allows you to quickly get very decent results. Here are some examples black painted using colors from this set (just a few to show different shades of black/grey you can get):
The gold on these looks excellent, it has a realistic feel to it, while still looking perfect on these minis. It's amazing how good effects you can get by using so seemingly easy methods.
Great work all around!
Great work once again, I particularly like Justice, she looks amazing. The only things I'd change would be to add more highlights to the boots and the sword.
I started with the bases (grass and other types of flock will be added in the final stage), coats and coffins and here's how they look like at this stage:
btw - does anyone know how to change the title of a thread?