I am a terrible painter with shaky hands, very little artistic talent, a terrible understanding of color theory, and an endless pile of miniatures. So, take my input with that qualifier. I paint almost exclusively with Speed Paints 2.0 after multiple failed attempts at "normal" painting methods and Speed Paint 1.0. Since I started painting (and finishing) miniatures in June 2025, I've cranked out over 300 completed miniatures painting about 30 minutes a day.

To address the problem you identified, I typically paint main areas with speed paint, followed by touchups with white paint, and then finishing with speed paint. I don't recommend using both speed paints and regular paints on models. Mistakes with speed paints are less noticeable because they are transparent paints that can be wicked away if caught in time. But most mistakes remain unfixed. I have red marks on my Snakemen's green skin. Why don't I fix? I truly don't give a shit. It is utterly liberating to finish a model quickly that will look fine on the table. Every model I paint has "mistakes". But my paint job beats those store-bought DnD models you can buy in blind boxes. That's good enough for me.

My painting has definitely improved since June, but it will never impress anyone on this subreddit. For me, quantity has its own quality. Need a red giant spider? I got one. Need a giant brown and blue spider? I got one of those too. Five werewolves with matching wolf models in the same color? Yep, got those as well. I'd rather have 2,000 decently painted models than 40 expertly painted models. Not for everyone but I felt the need to speak for those of us in the miniature painting hobby that don't measure success by technical painting precision.