>>6180371Paint washing is pretty easy to do. Just get your paints and brush, a thing of water and a towel of some kind. Dip brush in paint, dip brush in water, wipe brush on figure then wipe figure clean. The watered down paint should fill into the cracks and details while wiping it clean leaves the surface area mostly undisturbed.
If you're worried about messing up a figure, you could practice on something you're not especially scared to mess up. An older figure or even a bag of green army men would be a good place to practice.