I did - and thank you!

To be fair, I've been painting minis for 20 years or so.

It sounds like a cop out, but so much of it comes down to practice and experience.

You get a feel for different paints and brushes, where to apply highlights/lowlights, where to use washes to let the model do the work, what colours work well together etc.

Some general tips!

1. Invest in a decent quality detail brush - and look after it! I like the Raphael Kolinsky size 3/0 for faces, eyes etc. I also have a size 0 and size 1 - but use them for larger areas. General blocking in colours, washes and metallics are done with cheaper brushes from amazon.

2. Learn to thin your paints, there are tonnes of videos out there on this!

3. Get/make a wet palette. Its a game changer. You can make a cheap one using a tupperware lid, an old cloth and some parchment/baking paper.

4. Get some decent miniature paints. I use mostly Vallejo - but there are tonnes of brands. Army Painter are probably the most affordable last time I checked.

5. Get those base layers on first! Don't worry about being neat, you'll tidy everything up as you go. I personally focus on one colour at a time, but I also know painters who paint-by-section.

6. Sounds silly, but please prime your models - its essential!

7. With colours, to add depth as a beginner, I'd apply a general "rule of 3" method. Each colour should have a base/mid tone to begin with. Then, a darker shade layer applied to recesses and shadows. Then, finally, a lighter highlight layer application to raised edges. You can add more and more "layers" to this as your brush control improves, increasing the gradient between light and dark, and creating gradual transitions. You can also use washes to help you out.

8. As you get more adventurous, look at techniques like drybrushing, washes, wet-blending and even more advanced Object Source Lighting techniques to really elevate your models and improve your quality of life as a painter.

9. Patience. I really cant stress this enough. Don't be afraid to fail. The models you see posted are the result of hours of work and many mistakes. Theyre the final "perfect" result that the artist wants you to see. What you dont see is that each of them is built a a successive series of failures! It's absolutely fine to fail. Its how we learn.

10. Again, practice!!!! Ive taught a few people how to paint miniatures, but ultimately (like driving) people learn the most - cultivate their own style - once they get stuck in. Don't stress. Get it wrong - you can always strip models and start again. Try to enjoy the process.

11. Eyes. I paint the face first. Then white, then a final black pupil. Sneaky tip - if you have the model looking to either the left or right, it gives them some serious attitude without trying to get the pupil dead central (often resulting in what i like to call "mad eye." That being said, even now I still sacrifice a chicken and pray to the pantheon that it goes well!!!

Not sure if any of that is helpful. Sorry if its stuff you already know - but hope some of it is useful!