Over the past couple of years I have found myself playing more and more games, meaning I have found myself needing to paint more models in order to play those games. I struggled to complete an army for a number of years, you can see the remnants of those projects in many bits bins.
I started creating systems that allow me to paint my miniatures in a timely manner. Let's talk through how I'm doing his for my High Elves, an army I started in 2018.
First things first, I prime the miniatures black and then hit them with a healthy zenithal spray of Mephiston Red (rattle can or airbrush, it's up to you)
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The red not only serves to set the highlights and do most of the heavy lifting in terms of painting robes, but it helps give warmth to the gold for their amor.
Second step, block in anything that is going to be gold. No need to be neat at this point. I also tend to base coat the other colors on the model (leathers, cloth, skin)
Third, hit those metals with a nice oil wash and let that dry for a while.
Fourth step is going in and highlighting everything once. For most of my foot soilders this means giving the red a little more pop, giving the faces some extra attention, and making the jewels look good.
At this point you could be done with the miniature.
I repeat these four-ish steps when I paint any model for my army. It's always
going to ebb and flow, I'm going to spend more time on characters vs spearmen. The process allows me paint things up quickly to a point where I am happy and then move on. I can always come back to this army and know how to make the next unit or character feel cohesive.
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