So I’m about to begin painting for the first time, but I’m not sure what colors to buy. I play Star Wars Legion so I’ll be painting a bunch of stormtroopers, death troopers, and other very monocolor minis. Should I use black and white primers for them? Or do neutral grey and paint the colors?
Bonus points if anyone can tell me if wildspire minis are good for a first time project.
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I personally paint mostly 3D printed minis for DnD and the occasional statue so YMMV
I typically use black primer with a sprits of grey from above to kinda act like an initial highlight layer.
Or just black depending on the model.
A big part of the primer IMO is that it gives a base coat and shadows for hard to reach places.
Happy painting!
Hey, if you didn’t already paint all your minis I found great video with examples how you can use both speedpaints and various types of primed bases with zenithal trick for fast gradients: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gT2JV3Ks41g
And here you have practical example how speedpaint works differently on different base colour: https://youtu.be/WjfHiwczl84?t=182
For the most part I airbrush Vallejo black primer.
If your using speed paints white all the way. You can use any matte white spray paint. Recommend doing a few test runs to get the hang of priming
You think straight white is a better choice than light grey?
Yep. I usually use a Rust-Oleum matte white rattle can when I’m planning on speed paints.
Light gray would work as well if you were planning to highlight with a white dry brush ala slap chop.
I really recommend you experiment and mess around. Paint can always be stripped, and honestly you can reprime over a paint job a few times before you start to lose detail.
Really? Can they be safely stripped even after applying varnish?
I haven’t had any problems. I usually use L.A. totally awesome from the dollar store.
LA?
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