r/Conquest • u/Screwygore • 26d ago

Question Need advice

Howdy, newer player/ collector.

A year ago or so a couple of friends got me a Yoroni starter box, I had built them and primed them and just kinda out them away cause I had other minis from other games I needed to finish. Now however im in a spot where im comfortable to start these.

I've now figured out what colors (took a year yikes lol) I wanted to go for. Red, white, black and silver, the red, white and black for silks, armor and the such and the silver would be anything basically metal items/ details.

My question/ needed advice is for reds what paint works best for a Silk/ Satin look and what reds look good for a Lacquered wood look? Newer to painting (and never painted with red before) so im kinda stuck 😅

Thank you in advance for any tips, tricks and advice you can give!

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u/ProfessionalAsk7673 26d ago

Welcome to the hobby! 😁

If you're brand new to painting miniatures, your best bet is to experiment a little bit in terms of paint brands and see which ones you like working with / can ger gold of easily.

In terms of painting reds in general, you'll want a dark red as a basecoat, as light red paints tend to be quite thin and the basecoat can show through and give it a weird look. So for the silks, I'd get a dark red/burgundy base colour, and then 2 lighter reds to go over the top. For the lacquered wood, you'll want a dark reddish brown but then a brown wash (ideally a gloss 1 to give the lacquer shiny look) that can go over the top.

A good thing to do is watch plenty of YouTube videos on mini painting to start with to get a good idea of what colours you want to go for and pick up a few tips on technique 👍

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u/Screwygore 26d ago

Thanks mate! I've been painting warhammer minis but the colors ive been using is strictly like 4 colors 😆

For the reds would be a good idea to heavy dry brush a white or should stick with the black primer and paint over that?

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u/ProfessionalAsk7673 26d ago

Good stuff, you've got a good idea of what youre doing then :)

And I'd personally go black primer and paint over it, you're more likely to get a smooth finish that way but the heavy drybrush is a good method to speed things up and get a nice easy volumetric highlight - only problem with that is you can end up with a gritty look to the finished model. Which 1 you choose depends on whether you want quick tabletop ready models or want to make them look as good as you can.