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Just finished putting together my very first Warhammer 40K models (great birthday present!) and now I need to paint them. I’m not very artistic though... any advice from veteran players? Are there easier ways to paint them than with a brush? Would spray painting absolutely ruin them?
Aquestionoftiming
Go to a gamesworkshop (or other hobby store) get an undercoat of a good colour, then just have to add details
40kNerd
Look up Duncan from Games Workshop, Start there
jamaldo
A lot of good tips here already, but look for Duncan Rhodes on YT. He used to do GW's painting vids but now has his own business. Also, you can test techniques out on the sprue you cut the parts out from before using them on the actual models
morhime212
They sell spray paints for this specific reason.
Thatnicguy
Slipstreams
Check Gamesworkshops Youtube channel, they have a ton of painting tutorials/tips that can come in handy; also a ton of other channels.
BakeRatImgur
Lots use spray paint to prime or basecoat. Shade/wash then dry brush then highlights. Done
RKDorobo
When I first got into painting, I watched plenty of painting tutorials on Youtube. Warhammer TV is ran by Games Workshop and is very helpful
RKDorobo
There is modeling spray paint that you can get for a base, but just be careful if you do use it. The smaller details can be lost quickly.
TheStealthHippopotamus
STOP NOW BEFORE IT IS TOO LATE!!
BeardicPerformance
It’s already too late... I just put together 87 miniatures and I already want more...
equaleffect
I’ll have to look it up because I don’t normally paint but what helps me was I would just look at the different squad colors and then (1/2)
equaleffect
And then paint them something like that. Afterwards there is some like black watery stuff that you paint and it fills the cracks
equaleffect
Fine one more thing. It also makes it look a little worn and it just made all of my figures look 100x better. Would recommend.
Kavrae
Always prime first. Always thin down your paints. Spray paint will ruin them. Airbrush is fine. Recommend doing a test model with a
Kavrae
cheap brush.
Kavrae
Don't get in a rush. Take your time. You'll appreciate it more later. My warmachine army took me a year to paint. Don't reget it at all.
secondtalon
140 characters is not enough room. http://www.boardgameresource.com/how-to-paint-miniatures/
secondtalon
http://www.how-to-paint-miniatures.com/
secondtalon
https://www.reddit.com/r/minipainting/
secondtalon
https://www.reddit.com/r/warhamm">mer/">https://www.reddit.com/r/warhammer/ and https://www.reddit.com/r/warhammer40k/
secondtalon
And last but not least - THIN YOUR PAINTS https://1d4chan.org/wiki/THIN_YOUR_PAINTS
secondtalon
Oh, and this is about the last thing I've painted because I've got no goddamn time. /a/1qlvo