You'll have your nice new model trimmed, cleaned and primed - ready to paint! So this stage is where you'll begin painting things the colours that you want them to be.
Select each area and feature of the model in turn and choose an appropriate colour for it. This might be very complicated if you're painting an extravagant piece with a multitude of different features and colours or it may be very simple if you are painting a wooden fence (it'll be brown).
It is often easier to start with the "lower" layers such as flesh on a character and working outwards towards the higher or external layers like their clothes & armour. But this is often a personal preference.
You may also find it easier to start with brighter colours first, but the best way to learn your style is through a bit of practice.
When painting, you might want to follow these basic steps.
- First wet the bristles of your brush in some clean water and dab of any excess on a bit of kitchen roll (or old cloth).
- Then dip the tip of these damp bristles into your chosen paint - don't dip too much, it's easier to get a bit more paint on another pass than to remove an excess blob of paint.
- Stroke the loaded brush across the surface you want to paint, do this in a stroking motion being careful not to bend or twist your bristles too much.
- Where possible paint up to edges or naturally occurring lines on your model, it can be difficult to keep inside the lines sometimes.
- Paint any and all areas that are using this current colour.
- When you have painted each colour, gently wash and clean the brush before changing to your next colour.
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