McSwervy Posted February 25, 2014 Report Share Posted February 25, 2014 Hey guys, So here's the thing, I've been playing minis games for a long time now, 9 years I think. The only models I've ever painted completey were some Necron Warriors and that was forever ago. Everything else is just primed black and based. I know that I need to thin my paints. I know I need to work on good brush control. I know a lot of things about painting just not how to do any of it. Can anyone point out some tutorials or threads here that provide a good understanding of the basics so I can finally get started? I really want to but just get intimidated because my stuff will look terrible. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Synthet Posted February 26, 2014 Report Share Posted February 26, 2014 There is a DVD from P3 called "Core technics" or just "Core" that would be a good start for you. The DVD explains every area in a good way and was rather pleasant to watch (as I recall it). I know GW also has a starter DVD, but the one from P3 is way better! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
McSwervy Posted February 26, 2014 Author Report Share Posted February 26, 2014 Thanks Synth, I'll take a look at that DVD. Tired of looking at just primed models on the table. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Simian Posted February 26, 2014 Report Share Posted February 26, 2014 it's probably sacrilege here but i found the Games workshop painting guide to be very useful at least to give me the basics and build from there. Im a ham-fisted oaf at heart but i manage to produce models i can be happy to look at now. the DVD is useful from it too. if you look/ask around you can probably "obtain" a copy Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wings Posted February 28, 2014 Report Share Posted February 28, 2014 You could always try taking a look at Mako's painting tutorials in the Wyrd Chronicles. He's sickeningly good but you might find them useful. When you've painted something post it up in the forums and people will try to offer you some advice - it's tempting to hide your work from the world sometimes but it really is worth it! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mako Posted February 28, 2014 Report Share Posted February 28, 2014 If you do look at the chronicles ones, I recommend issue 6 as a more beginner friendly piece. It covers a bigger spread of things. (I always feel bad, like I'm doing a bit of cheap self promotion, when I talk about those articles...) And definitely post things up if you want advice and feedback from the folks on here, people are very helpful and there's a good collection of painters about who can give you a ton of advice, support and encouragement. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
snord Posted February 28, 2014 Report Share Posted February 28, 2014 I strongly recommend massive voodoo: http://massivevoodoo.blogspot.com Click on Tutorials and you will find a ton of tutorials covering from basics to advanced stuff. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TekDekay Posted March 4, 2014 Report Share Posted March 4, 2014 All the suggestions above are great and so I am reluctant to feed one more into the fire but what the heck, I will throw one additional video reference out there for consideration. James Wappel is coming out with a bunch of 90 min+ videos (53 I think) that cover, in detail, basic through advanced painting techniques, color theory, and there are also a bunch of basing and terrain videos as well. I think the retail will be out in May/June timeframe but don't quote me on that. He is finishing up the delivery from the Kickstarter project at this time. I believe the videos will also be available in download format from cool mini. If you want to see a decent example of them go to youtube and search "James Wappel & Painting Pyramid" sand quotes and you will see listed some of the Alpha versions of a couple of the videos he created as updates to the KS project. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
McSwervy Posted March 6, 2014 Author Report Share Posted March 6, 2014 Thanks for all the replies, I'll be taking a look at all of these. Just picked up a few more colors this week. Gonna try and make something happen. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Math Mathonwy Posted March 6, 2014 Report Share Posted March 6, 2014 Also, Youtube is full of minis painting tutorials for varying skill levels. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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