By now you’ll have your models ready to paint – but how do you plan to paint them? I always have a think about which colours each part of the model will be, whether it will work and plan exactly what paints I’ll be using.

Making Notes

Some people like to make notes about what colour each part will be. This is handy as a reference later on as you can get carried away once you start.

Sketches

Some people make a sketch of the model to go with their notes, which makes for a much more visual representation of your plans.

Colour Theory

Traditional Colour Theory comes into play a bit here too. You want to pick a colour scheme that will work well and look good. Anyone who has done any art lessons will be familiar with Colour Theory – using a colour wheel like the one above, Colour Theory is really best left for an article on its own though.

Do I Have Everything?

There’s nothing more frustrating than sitting down to paint, getting half way through a model and the next paint you intend to use has ran out!

There is also a good online colour scheme generator that can be found here. While it’s not based around specific paints, it’s handy for getting a general idea of how things will be.

Just a short one from me today, next time we’ll be getting the paints out!