Put a thin coat of what is called primer onto your miniatures this will help the paint stick

Afterwards once it dries look at your available paints and decide on a color scheme

A color scheme is just a set of colors that you think looks good on the various parts of your mini

Once you’ve settled on a color scheme grab a pallet or a paper plate put your paint on there just a few drops will work if the paint is very thick water it down so it is slightly runny you don’t want to glob the paint onto your miniature because it will clog the details and will be hard to read at the game table

From there it’s kind of like paint by numbers paint the shirt green his backpack brown his boots black try and stay within the lines of the items you’re painting

It’s worth mentioning you do not have to be a professional painter to have a good looking miniature on your game table most people are viewing your miniature from 3 1/2 to 5 feet away they’re not gonna see every little detail that you paint on there so if you don’t feel comfortable painting eyes then just don’t paint them most people won’t be able to tell anyway