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My best advice: don't skimp on the brush. $15 or so is going to seem like a lot(compared to $8 for 4 brushes at Michaels), but it's 100% worth it. I started with hobby store brushes while I waited for my Windsor and Newton Series 7 to come in. Once it did I was blown away how much of a difference it made. The biggest advantage is the point stays nice and sharp. Even after a year and a half to two years my W&NS7 is still as good as the day I bought it. Part of that is brush care.


If you purchase a good quality brush make sure you buy some brush cleaner/conditioner, and actually use it. I probably use mine once a week(depending on how often I'm using it) and it has kept the brush in pristine condition. This is the cleaner I use:


https://www.amazon.com/Masters-Cleaner-Preserver-Ounces-Carded/dp/B0027AEANE/ref=sr_1_2?ie=UTF8&qid=1499795723&sr=8-2&keywords=Paint+brush+cleaner


I haven't done used it yet, but I also have some W&N brush clear that the brush is supposed to sit in for 24 hours.


Another piece of advice is try using a wet palette. They are simple to make and help with the flow of the paint on the models. I was a bit skeptical before I did it, but now that I use one I wouldn't go back to without it. Makes a bit of difference, especially for mixing and blending paints.


Privateer Press and GW have pretty good tutorials. One thing to remember is their painting techniques are different. Privateer works off of mixing and blending the paint. Whereas GW is more about painting using the shades they have available(if you look at their line they have a base, shade, highlight for pretty much every color they have). Nothing wrong with them, just depends on what you want to do. I also really like SchnauzerFace on YouTube:


https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCPtFEqSumWcgmmLsF6cyFhA


While they aren't explicitly tutorials, he explains exactly what he is doing and why. Great painter and easy to listen to. He does do some magic with the air brush, which is still something I haven't done yet.


Honestly, at the end of the day the best piece of advice is to just start painting! You will get better with every model you put paint on. Do just basic block colors for your first model. Then once you feel you have the hang of it add some highlighting. As you go on you will be more confident and your painting will get exponentially better each time you put some paint down.


Finally, don't be intimidated when you watch YouTube. Remember: a lot of these guys do this for a living. You won't be able to do some of the advanced stuff right off the bat(such as two brush blending). But with time and practice you can get there =) I'm amazed at how much my painting has improved just with the first 8 models I painted.


Edit: Hopefully the formatting isn't too obnoxious, thought I did it right but doesn't have space between paragraphs

Green Stuff is your friend.

Basically you take a little green and a little blue, roll it up into a ball until it is play-doh consistency and use it as tack. It is great for attaching arms/legs/weapons to models, but also for sticking them to bases. I do not prefer going straight super glue to model as the joints will be weaker, but pinning a model with soder or a paper clip is kind of a pain the butt. Green stuff is a happy in between method. Good joint strength easy to use.


Regarding bases specifically, I always fill in the gap of the base with green stuff before proceeding. Roll out a small line, then superglue it into the gap. Smooth out the underside of the base and scrap away excess. You need to work fairly quickly as the green stuff starts to harden after about 5 to 10 minutes. You’ll have enough time, just don’t go walk away and bake cookies or something.


Next decide if you want to keep the flash on the base of the model (rectangle attaching the feet). Some models, Obulous or Brisket for example, should keep the flash because their models will be less stable as they only stand on one foot. On a normal model, standing on two feet, I prefer to cut the flash off.


If you kept the flash on, glue up the flash and just stick it right into the green stuff you used to fill in the base, then remove any excess from both the top and underside. If you removed the flash, roll up two tiny balls of green stuff, super glue them to the feet, then superglue that to the base. Its ok if it is a little sloppy or some of the excess is left over because you'll want to cover it up with a good flock.

Easy peasy!

My recommended buying list for a new painter is:

Tools

• Nippers
  
• Hobby Knife
  
• Thinning Medium
  
• Glue
  
• Glue Accelerant
  
• Brush Cleaner
  
• Palette
  
  Sprays
  
  
• Primer
  ○ Grey is standard, white if you're painting a majority of light colors, and black if the majority is dark.
  
• Matte Varnish
  
  Brushes
  
  
• Brushes
  ○ Round 0
  ○ Round 1
  ○ Round 2
  
  
  All in all it should be around $60 USD for the tools and about $40 USD for the brushes. However, this list gives you every tool you will need to get started and to continue with the hobby. Nt all of this is required, but it is nice to have.
  
  This is just what I like to have on hand, this does not reflect the "perfect list". I hope it helps :)

I have a few of these

https://www.amazon.com/Lifetime-4428-Adjustable-Folding-Utility/dp/B003YJPC2A/

Aldi actually had them on sale a few years ago for like 20 bucks a pop. I use them for infinity/guildball/40k, and my wife uses them when we have parties.

I found some cheap terrain on Amazon that happens to be well sized for Guild Ball and was pretty easy to paint. Take a look:

• Walls (2 low, 2 high)
  
  
• Barrels and crates (5 of each)
  
  
• Chests (4 I think - I didn't get these)
  
  
• Broken columns (4 I think - I didn't get these, either)
  
  
• Tree stumps (3)
  
  Of the ones I got, obstacles can be made with groups of the barrels and crates (a few crates, a few barrels, or a combination of both), the low walls, and the tree stumps. The high walls make nice barriers. While I didn't get them, I imagine the chests and columns could be added to either obstacles or barriers, as well.
  
  Here's a picture of all the terrain I made after assembly and priming. Here's a picture of one of them after being painted fully.. Unfortunately, I don't have a group shot after painting.