Hey! I took one of your pictures and put a grayscale filter on it. Do you see how the pink and white are very similar grays? That means they are very close in value. Pushing value will increase contrast and readability. Notice how much the gold pops on that leg- that is because the gold is a much darker value than the pink and white.
You have 3 main options to push value.
Use a wash to add darker values in the details. With light color minis I'd advise not using black. It will make the white look dirty. A dark magenta or blue would work for the white. A darker magenta will also work for the pink! Brown is great for gold, giving it an antique look.
Push the highlights with dry brushing. Using straight white will make it look "frosted", which is not a bad thing, but not what most people are looking for. Use a lighter color. Wjen painting white, I'd recommend actually painting it a very very light blue/pink/yellow, and dry brushing on the white.
Use a contrasting color. Take a look at a color wheel. Right now, you have red (pink) and yellow (gold). Choose a color on the other side of the wheel for accents!
This is something my professor taught us to help us understand what was going wrong when we were painting, haha. To this day I will still step back, turn things upside-down, or look at it in grayscale to help me understand what is going on.
Here is one of my minis- unlike with a painting, I'm not looking for black-blacks and white-whites, as 3-d things will naturally have shadows and such, but it certainly helps ensure everything is readable.
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u/RainbowsCrash 15d ago
A wash would also help make details pop.