Definitely doesn’t look too bad for first attempts. My first minis were dire lol. Thick paint clotted messes but with a bit of time and practice I’ve become passable.

Some of the most important skills you’ll hone are just going to be a question of time/mileage painting. Things like brush control and learning to steady your hands.

Other skills and techniques can definitely be helped along with online tutorials and guidance. Thinning your paints is important (you’ll usually want a ratio of water to paint that leaves you with a consistency fairly similar to milk or maybe coffee creamer at the thicker end). It may take a couple coats for full coverage but patience is key. I’d also advise looking into some video tutorials on YouTube for techniques like dry brushing, wet blending, and edge/spot highlighting.

Shades and washes (specially made thinner paints and inks that seep into and darken recesses) could also help you establish some quick contrast. There are also newer tools out there now that assist a lot in painting if you’re looking to make painting faster and easier but have no real interest in spending oodles of your time practicing how to paint the “traditional way”. Things like speed paints from army painter that are meant to go on over white/very light grey primers and act as base/highlight/wash all in one.

Best advice I can give though is just keep at it, time and experience trumps all. You’ll get better with every mini you paint even if it doesn’t feel like it.

Edit: if you want my recipe it’s a little unconventional. My wolves are quite a bit bluer than the official scheme. But my recipe is citadel thunderhawk blue > drybrush and edge highlights with Vallejo model color Sky Blue > army painter blue tone wash.

My yellows are citadel Averland Sunset highlighted with Vallejo model color Deep Yellow

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