Thinner paints provide more detail and nicer results
In an article about the use of a wet palette, I already explained how important it is to thin out your paints before applying them. Instead of trying to apply as much paint as possible to be particularly opaque (which, unfortunately, I initially saw as the right way), it’s better to use 2 to 3 thin layers. This not only avoids covering all detail but also results in a more even color finish.
However, besides the wet palette, there were two other things whose usefulness I initially underestimated:
Gadgets are not necessary – but they make some processes so much easier
I’m not a big fan of getting every gadget for a hobby that is only used occasionally, but they are just wasted money. Especially with a hobby like painting miniatures, where you are more or less “forced” (with heavy quotation marks) to spend money on new figures and paints.
Still, I noticed in the first year that besides the wet palette, another tool could significantly improve the painting process.
It’s about holders for miniatures that can secure the characters by tightening them through their round bases without having to directly touch them.
I initially found this holder rather unnecessary until I realized that you get a much steadier grip when you can rest your dominant hand, which holds the brush, against it. Additionally, I touch the painted areas much less with the holder, preventing the applied paint from being rubbed off like when I would hold it in my fingers.
