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I am still pretty much brand new to the hobby and I had a spare hour before going to work. So I decided to continue work on my jump pack chaplain model. I was to the point where I felt like I would no understand washes at all. But I was using black for everything (due to a lack of funds)
Recently I picked up some more washes and I used brown on my gold because I kept thinking black had too much shadow. What are your opinions? I like how it looks wet and I am letting it dry but overall it added the shade I feel is best with out over shading.

I wish now I took before and after photos. I will take a model tomorrow and paint up some examples. But in the mean time any words of advice for a brand new painter?

Yes I have googled for months and youtubed but what I keep finding lacks the answers I seek. Is there a special color wheel to follow with washes?

Washes are best used on colours they're similar to unless you're going for a special effect (like a green wash over some red flesh to make it look sickly and poisoned, or brown and black washes over grey metals to get them rusty and old). If you're shading a gold, then think about the effect you want. Just gold? Use brown/sepia washes. Is it old gold? Use darker brown/black washes. I can't see what using a green wash would do, but that might be interesting! It's all up to you in the end.

Yeah I agree with deunstephe, but also to add; of your finding overshadow with your washes maybe try watering them down a little bit

I tried to water down with water, then windex, then my air brush thinner it made my black just too runny and un controllable. I mainly use Vallejo and a few gw paints. But I am berry impressed with how it looks dry.

I will be picking up a lamp from the store later on in the next day or so and will post pictures. But as it stands I have over 7 hours on this chaplain and the sad part is I am reworking my list without him.

Thank you for the info deune I wrote it down in my color book next to my color wheel.

If that making your black to runny try using lahmian medium instead.

No probs, art fundies was a terrible class but I still remember a few things.

And he is my first model that I did not just base coat and slap paint on to avoid having grey models on my first game.

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I went to the craft store to look for real flow aid and real mediums but the girl in the paint section was worthless. And my warhammer store is the only one here so their selection is slim. Would it be better to drive an hour to Houston and get professional help or blow money and order off the Internet and hope for the best?

It depends on how socially inept you are. If you can stand going outside and talking to people, drive to Houston. If you have problems with people or are just plain lazy, order off the internet.

I would just order off the itnernet, its quite likely cheaper? I can't speak for shops in the USA but here in the UK I've never found a brick and mortar store that could beat online shops at price.
For the USA I can't suggest a good value place to order from, I'm sure some American Dakka users can help out with expertise on that front. For the UK http://www.artsupplies.co.uk/ this store carries most things we want int he hobby

Products I use often are;
Windsor & Newton Galeria Flow Aid (any brand should do fine tbh)
Windsor & Newton Galeria Fluid Retarder (again any brand should do fine)
Liquitex Airbrush medium
Liquitex Matt Medium
Liquitex Ultra Matt Medium
Liquitex Glazing Medium

I've tryed the W&N mediums and my preference is for the Liquitex ones... but the others werent bad tbh W&N tends to be cheaper here as they make it here, Liquitex is a USA brand so might be good value across the pond, its one of the dearer brands here, but i still go for it as I like it... Damn my expensive tastes!