Reply To: The problem with painting tutorials

[jammyjim 2397xp 0]

I too find the reliance on what colours etc. To be very misleading to newer painters.  What I feel can be the best course for new painters is not so much light placement (I think that and a basic colour theory is the intermediate step) is instead looking at priming, base coating, brush control and mixing paints.  If you can do those then the rest is practice and patience.  Too often people feel they need to completely prime a miniature and cover every surface too thickly, I use a cheap £ store automotive primer done lightly and with perfect results.  Once this base is right you can see all the details still clearly – then you can look at brush control, brush care etc and your first steps in painting.  If you can lay your base colours down neatly and still see all the details clearly then a new painter will feel happier and more confident to continue on.