I like how you're painting a variety of colors. To me that seems like you're leaning into the Knight vibe from the succession wars.. individual Mechwarrior painting their own mechs in their own livery, so when you see a red and black marauder you can say “oh no, that's the Red Duke!”
While dull standard military schemes may be more realistic, the old books treated mechwarriors like medieval knights. Having fancy colors helped tell the enemy who you are to bring down morale or... if captured that you were worth keeping alive for the ransom. I think you will enjoy some upcoming videos with the new paint jobs.
First tip: Try out Army Painter Speedpaint 2.0. It gives you both a basecoat and darker parts in the crevices it falls into, and it compares favorably on price with Citadel. Then, just add an accent color and bam, you're set. Speed/contrast paints are basically "talent in a bottle" and can give fantastic results to even the newest player. Get a silver-ish metallic for the guns/jump jet ports/actuators/etc. Second tip: After putting down that base coat, add the details. The best way to get your details on while avoiding the paint getting out of control / going past where you want it is to (a) dip your brush into water and then rotate it while painting a couple lines in the palm of your hand to shape the point [if needed, re-moisten and re-shape in your mouth], (b) get a small bit of paint on about 1/2 of the brush, and (c) wipe the excess paint off on a paper towel. Then, paint the details. Having that sharp point on your brush, and having less paint on the brush, makes it easier to control, though the other half of it is brush control which just takes practice. You might want to replace that detail brush, it looks like it doesn't have much of a tip left on it; a regular "size 2" brush should be useful for just about everything if you keep the tip on it. Third tip: Add some basing. It doesn't have to be anything crazy -- some tiny rocks glued on, small pieces of wood, etc. can add a lot to the mech and really ground it in the environment. You don't need to buy fancy basing stuff, though you certainly can if you. Things you find outside can work just as well and cost the best amount (free). You're doing fine man, painting takes practice and time, and is a constant journey. As long as you're having fun with it, that's what matters.
I like how you're painting a variety of colors. To me that seems like you're leaning into the Knight vibe from the succession wars.. individual Mechwarrior painting their own mechs in their own livery, so when you see a red and black marauder you can say “oh no, that's the Red Duke!”
While dull standard military schemes may be more realistic, the old books treated mechwarriors like medieval knights. Having fancy colors helped tell the enemy who you are to bring down morale or... if captured that you were worth keeping alive for the ransom. I think you will enjoy some upcoming videos with the new paint jobs.
First tip: Try out Army Painter Speedpaint 2.0. It gives you both a basecoat and darker parts in the crevices it falls into, and it compares favorably on price with Citadel. Then, just add an accent color and bam, you're set. Speed/contrast paints are basically "talent in a bottle" and can give fantastic results to even the newest player. Get a silver-ish metallic for the guns/jump jet ports/actuators/etc.
Second tip: After putting down that base coat, add the details. The best way to get your details on while avoiding the paint getting out of control / going past where you want it is to (a) dip your brush into water and then rotate it while painting a couple lines in the palm of your hand to shape the point [if needed, re-moisten and re-shape in your mouth], (b) get a small bit of paint on about 1/2 of the brush, and (c) wipe the excess paint off on a paper towel. Then, paint the details. Having that sharp point on your brush, and having less paint on the brush, makes it easier to control, though the other half of it is brush control which just takes practice. You might want to replace that detail brush, it looks like it doesn't have much of a tip left on it; a regular "size 2" brush should be useful for just about everything if you keep the tip on it.
Third tip: Add some basing. It doesn't have to be anything crazy -- some tiny rocks glued on, small pieces of wood, etc. can add a lot to the mech and really ground it in the environment. You don't need to buy fancy basing stuff, though you certainly can if you. Things you find outside can work just as well and cost the best amount (free).
You're doing fine man, painting takes practice and time, and is a constant journey. As long as you're having fun with it, that's what matters.