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I'm new to painting and modeling in general and am just about to start my first Dark Vengeance Dark Angel Tactical Squad.

My choices of shops are Hobby Town USA and Hobby Lobby in my area. I don't play the game, just want to get into the painting and modeling aspect. What I'm looking for is any recommendations on brush sizes and types.

Also, Is there a particular color that is easier to work with to start? I was thinking about making my squad yellow mostly, but unsure what shade would look best on a black prime. I was thinking about going with Flash Gitz Yellow or Dorn Yellow.

Thanks in advance, I look forward to the discussion

Try to get nice sable brushes like a Windsor newton 7 series.

IT will last you a good while so long as you use it properly and take care of it.

get masters brush soap

Its an extreme pain to go from black to yellow id advise painting over the black primer with a brown (like scorched brown (whatever that color is now)) then mixing a bit of the brown with the next shade of yellow then layering slowly with tinned paints till you reach your desired color.

ok friendly piece of advice, yellow and black don't play very nicely at all. Actually, yellow can be a bit of a pain especially if you're looking for a smoother finish - not saying it can't be done, but if you're starting out you just need to keep that in mind. Now, you can do a thin base of a lighter color over the black, like say a brown (like XV-88) and that will give you a good foundation for the yellow on top.

Now, I'm gathering by you post the paints are going to be coming from either of those two stores. If you choose to use craft paint, be sure to thin it down a bit with some water. Those tend to be pretty thick coming out of the bottle.

Thanks for the tip All. I'm having trouble choosing a base color for my miniatures. Any suggestions?

Also, on the actual miniature what do you use for the detail? I saw for vehicles Agrax Earthshade works well, but what about for the minis like their gun detail and armor detail to give them more depth?

Hi, as stated yellow from black is gonna need a mid tone to transition from like brown.

Also on the brushes I noticed someone mention Windsor and Newton series 7. I'd personally avoid a brush that's gonna cost you over $10 if you are just starting out. I'd pick up a 1, 2 and round watercolor brush and a brush cleaner. Masters brush soap. It's probably best to get into good maintenance habits early on with cheap brushes and take your experience forward. I've been painting close to four years now and I have yet to invest in series 7 brushes. I have even taken one in a size 1 and 0 to the counter of my local art store and said to the sales guy "convince me to buy this". His answer was that I'd probably waste the £10 if I wasn't gonna look after it. I use the galleria and cotman brushes from w&n because I'm cheap and I've not needed to move up yet.


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Washes are a good way to add depth. For example on a bolter, you'd paint it leadbelcher then wash nulin oil and then dry brush over in more leadbelcher to give it depth.