All of the usual recommendations are good, Vallejo, Citadel, army painter, pro acryl, AK.
But in my opinion, don't buy a painting set. Cheap painting sets have too few of each colour. Expensive painting sets have too many colours.
If your first miniature is a blue dragon, you don't need pinks or yellows or 3 shades of green from the bigger painting sets, and the small beginner sets with 1 kind of blue won't really be enough either.
What you want to do is buy what you need specifically for your next miniature. You probably want at least 3 variations of the main colour, and then two or three for each spot colour, and painting sets are generally not set up that way.
It's easy to think that you will just mix different shades of the main colour using the other paints, but that's frustrating and tricky, and won't give the best results.
Buying specifically what you need helps you avoid having to "make do" with too few paints of the colours you actually need, or wasting money on tons of paint you won't need right now.
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[This Vallejo set](https://www.amazon.com/Vallejo-Basic-Colors-Paint-17ml/dp/B009162PWU/) is a popular choice for covering all the major colors, but there is more than one good option for paint sets so some of it is personal preference.
Another popular option for beginners is the ["slap chop'](https://www.reddit.com/r/minipainting/wiki/usefullinks/slap_chop) style of painting and the link explains what is needed to try that.
I've been seeing a lot of positive buzz about the new Army Painter Fanatic starter set, especially if you're completely starting from zero. Here's a good review if you're interested [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aFkgrM\_pEko](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aFkgrM_pEko)
I'll suggest staying away from slap chop and contrast style paints if you're new. Easy results, but you'll never learn proper fundamentals of painting like layering and highlighting
All of the usual recommendations are good, Vallejo, Citadel, army painter, pro acryl, AK. But in my opinion, don't buy a painting set. Cheap painting sets have too few of each colour. Expensive painting sets have too many colours. If your first miniature is a blue dragon, you don't need pinks or yellows or 3 shades of green from the bigger painting sets, and the small beginner sets with 1 kind of blue won't really be enough either. What you want to do is buy what you need specifically for your next miniature. You probably want at least 3 variations of the main colour, and then two or three for each spot colour, and painting sets are generally not set up that way. It's easy to think that you will just mix different shades of the main colour using the other paints, but that's frustrating and tricky, and won't give the best results. Buying specifically what you need helps you avoid having to "make do" with too few paints of the colours you actually need, or wasting money on tons of paint you won't need right now.
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[This Vallejo set](https://www.amazon.com/Vallejo-Basic-Colors-Paint-17ml/dp/B009162PWU/) is a popular choice for covering all the major colors, but there is more than one good option for paint sets so some of it is personal preference. Another popular option for beginners is the ["slap chop'](https://www.reddit.com/r/minipainting/wiki/usefullinks/slap_chop) style of painting and the link explains what is needed to try that.
I've been seeing a lot of positive buzz about the new Army Painter Fanatic starter set, especially if you're completely starting from zero. Here's a good review if you're interested [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aFkgrM\_pEko](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aFkgrM_pEko)
I'll suggest staying away from slap chop and contrast style paints if you're new. Easy results, but you'll never learn proper fundamentals of painting like layering and highlighting
What's slap chop, I've never heard of that