tips for painting miniatures?

[cellio]

A friend came back from Origins, a gaming con, talking about how his niece apparently has a knack for painting "lead" miniatures. (What are they made out of now, pewter?) So they're looking for tips on technique, and they'd be interested in any local contacts in Columbus.

I did some figure-painting back in the 80s and didn't completely suck at it. I learned from friends and from magazine articles. Now I imagine there are good web sites, but I haven't done this in years so I haven't hunted them down. Before I bring the power of Google to bear on my friend's request, I figured I'd ask my friends here for recommendations. I know some of you paint; what sites have useful advice for beginners?

Comments

[the-never.livejournal.com]

Minis are made out of pewter or some weird alloy. They are far far superior to the lead miniatures of old, in the way they hold details. Drybrushing really brings up details now. If you can do solid colors, a wash, and some drybrushing you will have awesome looking minis just because they'll bring out the detail that is already there.

The Reaper mini primer (linked above?) is great. There are other primers out there as well.

I like to look at Http://coolminiornot.com every once in a while too.

[cellio]

Thanks!