Miniature Painting Guide

Help me learn miniature painting:

**My Situation:**
- Miniature type: ${{MINIATURE_TYPE}}
- Gaming use: ${{GAMING}}
- Current skill: ${{SKILL_LEVEL}}
- Art background: ${{ART_EXPERIENCE}}

**Goals:**
- Quality goal: ${{QUALITY_GOAL}}
- Speed vs detail priority: ${{PRIORITY}}
- Competition interest: ${{COMPETITION}}

**Resources:**
- Budget: ${{BUDGET}}
- Current supplies: ${{CURRENT_SUPPLIES}}
- Workspace: ${{WORKSPACE}}
- Time per mini: ${{TIME_AVAILABLE}}

Please provide:
1. Essential supplies to start
2. Miniature preparation (cleaning, priming)
3. Basic painting techniques
4. Color theory for miniatures
5. Brush control exercises
6. Basecoating and layering
7. Washing and shading
8. Highlighting techniques
9. Basing your miniatures
10. Speed painting methods
11. Progressing to advanced techniques
12. Community and learning resources