Also, do you think that camo markings are okay for minis or rather should be avoided?

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I only visited store selling almost exclusively GW stuff (not sure it it was "official" one) 4-5 years ago and they indeed had table with minis and painting ready and, when I asked about what kind of supplies are needed (I was planning to start back then), they right away offered to try painting one in store, which I politely declined since I was afraid they would ask me to pay for it afterwards.