Welcome!
I think there\'s been some great advice thus far, and don\'t have too much to add, other than keeping your goals small and achievable is really important. If you set yourself up for an impossible goal, then you\'ll start a downward spiral and never get anything done.
Heck, I haven\'t painted anything in over a year now (of course, a lot of that had to do with work, buying a new house and moving, and finally getting married last month). In the process of moving, I was reminded just how much unpainted crap I have, and it\'s very daunting.
Because of the \"oh my, I have sooo much to paint...\" feeling, it\'s hard for me to get started again, because I\'m impatient and want it all done.
So, in my case, I\'m going to pick things apart (e.g., first goal is get the Khador box set that I\'ve had for like 2 years assembled and painted) into smaller chunks, and then make sure the next thing is fairly different (in my case, then move to the Mechanithralls for my Cryx).
You might find it helpful to work on only one mini at a time, and maybe even concentrate on one technique at a time per painting session. You could grab a few models and say, \"Ok, this paint session, I\'m going to work on getting a really nice basecoat.\" Don\'t do anything but that. Next session, grab those same models and say, \"Ok, this time it\'s all about getting down glazes.\" I found that helped me focus enough on what I was doing to gain some confidence in my abilities. Once you are feeling sure about \"yeah, I can put down a good shading glaze, no sweat!\" then you aren\'t as daunted about the full model ahead of you.
Good luck, and make sure to post pics!
