Total newbie looking for tip

[crimson bay]

Hello, as the title says, total noob here.

It's my first "mini" (base is an heroforge one resized, 100 mm wide). I've only applied the primer and the "base" for now. I don't know where I should going now, should I already go for the washes, or should I put more time on the details? I've never done washes before and I've no real washes, so I thought about simply using darker paint and use a lot of water, is it okay?
I know the eyes look goofy, I don't know what to do about it.

I'm not looking to do the best painting EVER as I'm a beginner, and it already took way more time than what I thought (about 6 hours or more I would say? From what I saw on Youtube, it's seems a lot for me, is it?

[marsh jacinth]

Hey Weiths! Where you go and how far, and how long, is entirely your choice.
Yes, using a darker colour with water is fine to wash. On a 32mm mini, bow would be a good time to use some.
On this large mini, you have a lot of flat surfaces where it won't do good. The best candidate is the feet with an ochre / dark ochre brown wash, because the wrinkles will receive it efficiently.

If you want to talk about the eyes, well it is harder for me because this is not a human, so I am less used to it, but still the pupils are a bit small. I don't know if you have used an off-white instead of a white? But you could use thinned red paint to give them a less eerie look, trying to make their contour darker (it will help).

[polar hearth]

Hey! Welcome to the hobby..

Take your time painting this mini. These are by no means quick in process. You can save a bit of time by speed painting everything ( using speed paints/ contrasts or express colors depending on the name it has by the paint company) .