Away for years... what'd I miss?

Back when I started painting, I wasn't aware of great resources for painting minis. This was back in 2010-2016. I vaguely remember having a few blogs and a book from Games Workshop on how to use their paints. My method was prime in black and build up from there. Over time I picked up a couple different brands of paint. Citadel was the default, but eventually I picked up some Vallejo, Reaper, and P3. My method was basically always the same: prime, base coat, wash, drybrush, highlight and maybe another wash. It worked and I got better at it over time. I'm still proud of some of those minis! They were great table quality minis for the time (see the bottom of this post for what they looked like, don't mind the potato quality photos).

But, that was then. Now there are tons of fantastic resources on how to improve your paint jobs. New (to me) terms like zenithal highlighting, edge highlighting, slap chop, stippling, various new paints and paint brands, all had me reevaluating how to go about with my painting. My previous state of the art was washes, glazes, and dry brushing so there's a lot to catch up on. I went through lots of blog posts and YouTube videos (I think of the various creators, Ninjon and Lyla Mev have helped the most).

Next post I'll cover some of the equipment I picked up to start painting again!

See what my best paint jobs looked like from back then! They looked great on the table but aren't at the level that I want to do for a friend's commission. Time to get better!