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So, I've been playing WH40K since 2009, and I've only just now started to make some not S*** models. So can any of you glorious painters out there give me some tips on how to not suck? to sum up what I know is:
1. water down paints
2. washes are liquid talent
3.keep your brushes in good condition
4. dry brushing is very useful
Any tips would be helpful, I've painted a few space marines, my entire guard army, most of my necrons, and i just started building a grey knight army, so I want some tips before I start on them. Should I assemble before or after i paint, should I prime before or after i paint, how should I hold the models and paint them (if they are assembled), so on and so forth

Depends how you plan on painting them. When I did my Knights, I assembled them as much as possible(allowing for weapons that blocked faces etc)only the backpacks were left off. This was because I dryrushed them so there was no real need for seperate parts.It also makes it a lot quicker! I tend to just hold models by the base when painting,but you could always fix them to some card with double sided tape I suppose.

If you select a picture that in a good represents where you are now in your painting it is easier to give some well aimed advice.

Upload some pics of what you have painted already and we should be able to guide you from there.