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What color primer to use? (self.minipainting)

submitted 2 years ago by Homo_Stupidus to c/minipainting@tabletop.place

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So I'm about to begin painting for the first time, but I'm not sure what colors to buy. I play Star Wars Legion so I'll be painting a bunch of stormtroopers, death troopers, and other very monocolor minis. Should I use black and white primers for them? Or do neutral grey and paint the colors?

Bonus points if anyone can tell me if wildspire minis are good for a first time project.

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[–] Gormadt@lemmy.ml 1 points 2 years ago

I personally paint mostly 3D printed minis for DnD and the occasional statue so YMMV

I typically use black primer with a sprits of grey from above to kinda act like an initial highlight layer.

Or just black depending on the model.

A big part of the primer IMO is that it gives a base coat and shadows for hard to reach places.

Happy painting!