FUNDAMENTALS! A Complete Guide to Painting Minis.
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- This is THE Mini Painting Tutorial video that I recommend for newer painters. If I could send one tutorial video to my younger self on the day I bought my first minis, it would be this video!
In this painting guide I use the Age of Sigmar Chaos barbarian models from the Warhammer Underworlds Nightvault crew Godsworn Hunt. I show some of my favorite ways to build, prime, and paint these models for a simple and fun look. This tutorial is designed to be accessible to anyone, and a useful resource for beginners and people interested in the fundamentals of painting warhammer minis.
I covered as many techniques as possible, from clipping and cleaning minis, to gluing and clamping them, sub-assemblies, how to use spraypaint primer, how to zenithal highlight, how to build a wet palette, how to mix paints, how to basecoat, how to wash, how to highlight, and how to paint eyes. Then I varnish the models.
If you think this video would be useful for someone you know, I encourage you to share it! Also, I’ll be making more videos geared for newer painters in the future- let me know what other useful straightforward techniques I should try to show and I’ll see if I can find appropriate minis! And as always, I apologize for any clickbait titles and thumbnails that I may use :-)
Happy painting everyone!
Probably the best "start painting minis" video on CZcams now!
Whoa thanks Jarrett! That means a lot coming from you. We're both doing what we can to get more people painting minis :-)
Goobertown Hobbies totally :)
@@TheMiniJunkie and now I'm a new subscriber of your channel.
Goobertown Hobbies I agree! I’ve been painting for about 4-5 months or so, and have watched so many videos, read so many blogs, and books! This has all the essential info in one spot, in a really well-done format. Thanks for doing it!
I’d love something like this on the next level of highlighting. That’s where I’m currently stuck. I feel like your teaching style would work well for that subject.
Keep up the great work!
hi nice video,. i have a question.what can i do if the paint inside the pot starts becoming thick , a little curdled on the lead of the pot (i talk about gw paint) even after good shake and drops of water?
“Go outside and-“ woahohoho, I ain’t ready yet for that level!
:-) I understand!
Nogardo hahahaha so funny
All joking aside, I live in an apartment and its just a pain to carry my sprays and minis outside to coat them. I made a spray booth in my window with a hepa filter and a box fan and some cardboard. works great. no more fumes in the house!
ROFL
Nogardo As someone with agrophobia he lost me at support your local store lol. Although I do buy from Mighty Lancer Games who are a smaller business.
I went from "How the heck do they do this?" to "I can do this!" in the space of 30 minutes! Thanks for an amazing learning experience! - Trevor
Woooo!!!! Welcome to the hobby, I hope you're having fun with it, Trevor :-)
Right? Like I just got home from the store, just to get groceries, and came out with acrylic paints, brushes, super glue, an xacto knife, clippers, etc alongside my groceries!
Literally everything but parchment paper because I didn't realize it would be in the grocery section not the arts and crafts section lmao.
Same here.
Me: "How do they get that level of detail?"
Goobertown: "They just painted it."
Totally agree!!
@@GoobertownHobbies Yeah. I am suppose to be studying for something else. And here I am. Learning how to paint. I got the Dominion box and start collecting Ironjaws. Soon i will be getting more, a buddy ordered one more. So I will be sitting with two, almost 2000 points army. Just got two set of paints. Ordered the 40k and AOS palettes. Atleast I have things to do inside, if the weather gets too bad. And thank you so much for this. I will most definetly be watching this for a couple times, before I go town with the painting.
I don't know if its the depth of knowledge, the simple presentation, or the tone of voice, but this video comes off like "Bob Ross paints some minis"
Agreed but this dude is really hard to look at. Just being honest sorry...
I painted my first minis thanks to this informative and encouraging video. So many videos are just scaremongering (“watch this FIRST, here’s EVERYTHING YOU ARE DOING WRONG, here’s all the MISTAKES you are making etc), but this one was gentle, supportive and positive. It is so relaxing and rewarding now and I’m so happy to have started. Thanks for getting me into this!
100%! The delivery is a wonderful mix of the smooth cadences of The Lockpicking Lawyer and the thoughtful, informative and lightly dryly humorous Stumpy Nubs Woodworking. It takes a very intimidating topic and makes it so accessible. Great video!
I agree. This is a great video for people starting out. Will take a lot of time and effort to master what was presented here but I have no doubt that people’s miniatures will still look good while learning.
I personally suck. lol
This dude is so wholesome, everything he says is encouraging.
I believe in you! :-)
Yeah, he seems like the Bob Ross of fig painting.
Happy little figures
Almost too wholesome. My guess? He's a serial killer. Yup. A serial killer who paints minis on the side. ROFL
The Bob Ross of model painting.
"They're jacked, but they aren't really shredded. They're yolked, but they aren't cut." I'm dying 😂
:-)
Most helpful part of this tutorial by far!
I literally just commented to a friend about this video because of that analogy. It made so much sense haha.
Less Bruce Lee and more Vin Diesel. Best line!
Laughed out loud. So awesome. Just the right amount of comedy at just the right point of the video without going overboard. This guy is a professional.
Topics at times:
2:19 Glue types
3:10 Primer
4:40 Zenothal Priming
4:50 Get ready for Brush Painting (handles)
5:18 Paint type manufacturers
5:42 Wet palette
6:24 Brushes
6:46 The five minis (barbarians) primed and not yet painted
7:06 Color paint 1 -- SKIN TONE
7:20 Don't be afraid to mix colors
7:52 Tip: write down how many drops went into a color mix if you want to recreate it later
8:04 Start painting (Tip: use a wet brush to pick up paint from the wet palette; Water down the paint is a good idea; Two thin coats better than one goopy glob)
10:08 OK to be a bit messy applying the first colors like the flesh tone, but need to be more careful applying the paint of the later colors
10:33 The five minis after one coat and after two coats of flesh tone painted
10:41 Color paint 2 -- BLACK for armor and weapons
10:48 Color paint 3 -- STEEL; Dry Brushing technique to apply steel color onto the black sword and axe weapons
12:01 Color paint 4 -- RED boot fur and hair
12:40 Color paint 5 -- GRAY clothing, loin cloth
13:03 Color paint 6 -- BROWN leather and wood parts
13:35 Also using BROWN as an undercoat base color for metallic gold paint (Color paint 7)
14:22 Color paint 8 -- BONE
14:32 Side note: Haven't fixed any errors yet. Everything has been a single pass so far.
14:49 Color paint 9 -- BLUE for the cloak; BLUE color has excellent coverage so only need one coat, while other colors such as Yellows for example require two coats
15:41 Painting bases
16:12 Tip: using darker paint colors for the base doesn't draw attention away from the figure
16:33 Tip: a dark base color leaves room for dry brushing on some highlights
17:18 Doing details on the bases
17:52 Gluing the figure onto the base (Super glue is good for this)
18:05 FIXING UP DETAILS while the colors are still fresh on the wet palette
18:21 ALL CORE COLORS have been applied (AKA have been BASE COATED); No shading or highlighting has been done yet; No tiny details done yet such as the eyes
18:50 Assess overall look; Change any base colors that you don't like at this point
19:08 Washing & Shading
22:44 DONE and ready to display on shelf or to play a game with; Or go a little bit farther by adding finer detail changes
This is super helpful
'Zenithal' - lose no sleep at all.
Thanks and applause for making this helpful linksheet, WB.
Needs a pin! Ty
How would you water down the acrylic paints?
Nice just but you didn't put in the Vin Diesel jab at ~21:00
4 years later and this beginner still finds it helpful :)
Right there with ya
You concentrated 900 other CZcams videos into one fantastically simple guide for beginners. Well done! Thanks for sharing the hobby with others.
Hehe, maybe that explains why it ended up being so long. Hopefully it's helpful to some folks! :-)
GunGuyGallagher couldn’t agree more.
I agree: Simple and very helpful. I have been painting minis for 30 odd years (not exclusively :P ), but have never really been good at the Drybrush. Now I am gonna give it a go again :)
The Bob Ross of miniature painting. Happy, smooth and positive.
I almost never comment on videos but I must tell you: This video was not only helpful, it was very wholesome. Thank you for the effort of filming this for us!
Glad it helped!
🥵🥵🥵🥵🥵🥵
It's like watching Bob Ross.
"My target audience is me, back in 1998". :-) i love that!!
:-)
Should put age between 25 and 50 then xd
Gettin' a real Bob Ross vibe from this -- great work.
We're going to paint a happy little Sylvaneth Treelord right here.
Yeah, that voice is uncanny. I just want to make up a wet palette and work on my Warp Talons with him talking about painting techniques the whole time.
Now, get your demonette, a brush, and let's get crazy
same
One thing that beginners often don't realize: Flesh tones can benefit tremendously from just a tiny touch (like, a speck on a paintbrush) of blue or green to stop them looking too orange.
For centurues, portrait artists, using oils, have painted an underlayer of green before painting on flesh tones.
Green is the complimentary colour of red, and red is the base hue of most skin tones.
The green gives the skin colour depth and vibrance.
Yep! Everyone has a color grid on their face going from yellow, red, green, purple and blues!
Excellent video! I've been painting miniatures for almost 3 years and I still come back to this video to refresh myself as needed. Thank you for the easy to digest snippets and lack of jargon! As a scientist, I enjoyed your explanation of metallic paints, too!
I'm glad this stuff is useful! Thanks for hanging out :-)
This was like watching Bob Ross tell me how to get started on painting minis, and I am pumped to start implementing the advice given.
Thank you so much, Goobertown Hobbies!
"What if Bill Nye and Bob Ross had a kid..."
The best teachers are the ones who haven’t forgotten what it’s like to be a student.
Good job buddy
Thanks
I just went from "HOW AM I SUPPOSSED TO PAINT MY DBD MINIS" to "Dang, I have most of the supplies I think I can get started on Friday" Thank you for this. It's an amazing video that it not only teaches, It inspires to start the hobby.
I remember back in grade 8 how I was a complete failure at art class. I can’t explain how I got into this hobby, but it just sort of happened (board gaming I guess triggered it). I just started the hobby and have watched this video a few times, and I can’t believe how nice my first mini looks (IMHO anyway). My family was amazed, but it really wasn’t that hard. I found it relaxing, especially after I finished the base coat. Thanks so much for this video. I’ll keep this hobby until I get old and hands start shaking. Lol
The Bob Ross of minatures. Watched to the end, thoroughly enjoyable x
:-)
For sure - I'm new to the hobby and this was extremely tranquil easy viewing :-)
Happy little orcs...
"Flesh is underneath everything else on the model"
Nurgle would like a word with you
"That's why I like to paint flesh first - it's all over the place!"
*laughs in Ultramarine Blue*
Bob Ross meets painting miniatures. Fantastic video guide!
Thank you!
I became disabled 7 years ago. I studied art and animation, but I never got to take a dedicated painting course. Through a lot of life issues I did not get to pursue an art career, but I did get my diploma. Lol. I have not had any inspiration for anything all these years and people have not understood why I wasn't doing any art. I just couldn't find that inspiration, and that was depressing. I've got all this time on my hands, and God blessed me with the ability to still use my hands, and still no inspiration. Then I came across your tutorials, and Dr. Faust's, and Black Magic Crafts and so many othes. You all helped me find my inspiration, and I can't thank you enough. I remembered why I had kept all this old "junk" and bits and pieces from toys. I remembered suddenly, a wave of times I kept something, thinking I could use this someday. You guys have been teaching me how to bring those ideas to life. All I used to do was work come home then back to work. I never had time for Internet so I did not invest in it. If not for you guys and CZcams, I never would have gained the knowledge that you so freely pass on to viewers like me. Thank you so much, and God bless. :)
Hey Sean! Thanks for sharing your story, this really means a lot to me! I'm so glad that you've found a hobby that is giving you some happiness and giving you an outlet for your artistic leanings. I'm hoping that as I age or meet misfortune myself that I'm able to use my eyes and hands for as long as possible, this hobby is amazing and I'm glad that we have it. Dr. Faust and BMC are big inspirations for me as well! :-)
Oh, I think you all are carrying on the tradition, or memory of Bob Ross. I think he would be proud of all of you.
Just saying, you should start out very small first
Like, try painting something big and simple before doing anything complicated. Then again you have an art diploma so I'd say you know what you're doing.
Aaaand just sayin': Some people make money from painting minis on commision for others :)
@Charlie Vetsworth Calm down man, you're being cringe
Hey All! This one ended up longer than I thought :-) Hopefully it's helpful to someone in your life!
Dont worry about the length of the video. Its perfect. Anything up to an hour is just fine as long as you keep the fluff to a minimum. Just as you're doing now.
@@sharta2644 Greetings! That sounds like an awesome Sunday, I hope you're having fun with those gitz! :-)
@@nacholibre4516 Right on! :-)
This is exactly what I wanted you to make I cannot express how good this is! My cousin found the video very helpful and we have already started to paint together at my place. It really helps me as well to paint together with someone and I’m glad you helped inspire him to join the hobby!
@@trollpikken6907 That's excellent to hear! Good luck getting your cousin hooked on this hobby, I hope you two are having fun! :-)
First time getting into the mini-painting hobby at 46 yrs old. Your channel was pointed out to me by a friend, and I have NOT been disappointed. Your way of explaining for us newbies is great! I will be recommending your channel to others.
This vid is gold. I used to paint minis back in the 80s when they were called "Lead Figures" and I wish I'd had this video then. Now that I've rediscovered the joys of painting them, I feel like I'm already a million times more prepared to make them piece I'm proud of after just one of your videos.
That's awesome! Welcome back to the hobby, I hope you have a ton of fun :-)
Before watching this, I never had any plans to paint minis, but now i really really want to just for the fun of it.
Hehehe, doooo ittttttt :-)
Me too!!
Did you do it??
@@chadfreakinL Not yet, but I am looking into it
@@daquanrushing5584 I just said screw it! I bought myself some and I'm loving it!
I love how this video is so peaceful and calming when 40k is about insanity, depravity, and ultra violence
This video isn't... About 40k, it's just about painting minis
@@pablobro5944 you must be really fun at parties
Dude, where has this channel been? Getting into models now in my early 30s. The wasted years... Keep these vids coming I have a ton of catching up to do... Thank you.
I love painting minis and hitting the gym, I never thought these two worlds would meet.... and then you described the barbarians.
Came here from Cosmonaut Variety Hour. He was right about you, great content.
hey welcome aboard! :-)
Ikr, just bought a Space Marine Devastator pack and can’t wait to paint them
Same here :)
Also came from cosmonaut varietie hour
Same here! Currently painting my first Dark Angels :)
I live in Florida. "low humidity day" is a myth here.
Yeah.... Maybe look into an airbrush for priming :-)
Missouri here. I feel you, man
@Greta Thanos I moved from Florida to NC. Still bad, but not as bad. I picked up a cheap airbrush to avoid having to paint outside.
I live in the Maritimes. "Local games store" is a myth here, lol.
I live in a desert every day (at least right now) is 100 deggres f and incredibly dry
I’ve come back to this video like half a dozen times over the last couple of years, and each time it’s just as refreshing as the first!
This is honestly one of the best if not the best beginner painting video around on the internet. Fitting for my also favorite miniatures channel.
Painted minis for 25 years. Great tutorial, I must say tho- Toothpicks are MAGICAL when it comes to pupils on eyes.
Im gonna remember this haha
To the CZcams algorithm... thank you for once. This video should show up instantly to people that just type in the word miniature. Excellent video tutorial. Excellent work, thank you from the bottom of my heart.
Awesome! I hope this video is helpful to folks :-) I'm just trying to do my part to get new people cranking on this excellent hobby of ours!
I've been watching your content for a few months now and your tutorials have been so helpful. I JUST realized rewatching this video that you are left handed too! Heck yeah
heck yeah!! :-)
As many others have noted, probably the best "start to paint" video I've seen.
just starting out at 66 yrs young, found this most interesting , and will watch again to get it firm into my head.lol
Welcome aboard! :-)
I am about to start this to cure my deppresion, right know I have no hobby that I care about. I find painting so relaxing.
I'm super glad you're finding something fun to try out!
This is also my plan, sort of. Although I am not depressed, Ive just stopped my 10 year habit of smoking weed and I need something to focus on. And I really love the warhammer universe, reading the books and playing total war warhammer. This is the perfect hobby for me
That’s good you’re seeking out something to do instead of letting those voices in your head to grow stronger! This prevents you from feeling too bad and thereby hurting yourself more (possibly socially as well) that’d allow your depression to get worse. What a productive way to tell depression to fuck off.
Dude it really helps! Left brain vs Right brain!
@@Glaskruset I do opio and I love to take opio and paint
Thank you for representing Crossroads. B and Chris are nothing less than the best.
Confession. For some reason I was really put off this guy. I’ve avoided all his videos in the past. I came to watch this one by accident. This is one of the best videos I have ever watched! This guy is amazing. I love his positivity, his calming voice. The tips are just so helpful. Thank you
I just bought my first warhammer minis and I've never painted and this was probably the most helpful advice I've received from any video or person I've talked to. Really made me more excited to start these minis
Cool!!! Dive right in, I think you're going to have a lot of fun :-)
I remember back in 1996 when I started this everybody called me a weirdo and nerd but I did it anyways. It gave me what nobody could ever give me. Patience and Love.
We just got a 3D Resin printer, and I've been watching painting videos all night. Over four hours of videos.
This is by far *thee* best video I've found.
You sir is the Bob Ross of minis. 😊
"Be careful not to cut into the model or into yourself" Freshmen-Architect me sobbing while trying to finish his model for the next class (while trying to not stain it with blood).
Hehehe, right? gotta be careful! :-)
I once had a accident cutting a model off a sprue with a knife(not a good idea but i couldn't afford a cutter) and cut my thumb since then I've always used nail cutters
I find them easy to control and can to a pretty good job
This has already been said: but I honestly agree this is the best intro to painting minis I've ever seen. Bonus points for being super chill about everything, especially the crazy-eyed mage, so important to know when to stop painting!
Hey thanks Kendra- I hope this video is useful to folks! :-) Until we get better at painting eyes we gotta learn to embrace those crazy-eyed mages.
Thank you so much for this! I have an old Tyranid army that I've been putting off painting for 20 years. I'm finally ready!
I believe in you!! :-)
I find this to be a Master Class.
You introduce people to:
Lightning
Advanced, inexpensive painting handling
Correct painting order
Recommended products
Tools...
All seamlessly.
I am amazed and grateful.
Really effective tutorial Brent, so many times the teacher assumes way too much of the “beginner” pupil yet this tutorial starts right at the beginning and doesn’t skip integral steps along the way. Your pace was spot on. I find myself spending way too much time in deliberation rather than progress, and videos like this are helpful to get me actually painting rather than waiting until I have all the answers! Thanks
Thanks! that's awesome to hear, I really hope that this is useful to folks. Like I say in the video, I love when brand new painters leave comments on videos, and I wanted to make sure that I had a quality resource for those folks :-) Now go paint some minis and have fun!
I always skip eyes - dump shade in those holes and go for a darkest dungeon look.
I only do eyes on leaders. When you do them right, it's worth it.
I have never painted models before but I'm curious what these barbarians would look like if he painted the eyes red without the pupil. Kind of like it is always raging
@@rougewerm I'll tell you how they'd look, they'd look dope as hell.
@@rougewerm I thought south only black eyesockets and the white on top it was enough. The pupil made them a bit cartoony.
Darkest Dungeon look was exactly what I was thinking right up to when you name dropped it hahah
I'm not even in the hobby, but i watched everything; it was delightful and motivating. Really good content.
hey thanks for watchin! Maybe someday you'll give it a shot, it's fun :-)
14 years since I painted miniatures, giving it a go again this weekend and this video just kicked back all the brain cells into place, excited to give this a go again. Thank you!
oooh, welcome back!! Have a lovely weekend :-)
Same for me. I bought a 3d printer to print my own and just waiting on my paint set and brushes to get going again. Feel like I could do such better than 14-15 years ago when I was in school with no money Haha.
I couldn't stop laughing at your "jacked vs shredded" and "yoked vs cut " segment.
Hahahaha, I had fun with it too :-) I find that most mini are somewhere on the cut/yolked axis :-)
I have been painting minis on and off since the early 80's and never had someone demo a wet pallet until now. I've used different surfaces to place my paint (or directly dipped out of the bottle) and always had a problem with drying paint. Bro, you rock!
I only learned about wet palettes in the last year or two... Oh my are they useful! Give it a shot, I bet you'll like it :-)
I was today years old and 4 years into the painting hobby when someone finally told me, in plain English, what a zenithal highlight is and why it's useful. I "knew" what it was from seeing people do it, but this is the first time anyone has given any reasons why it's done. Thank you.
This guy is like the Bob Ross of painting models. Thank you for the great video.
"Low humidity day"
Yessiree
笑う、笑う、笑う。
It's always 90%+ where I live
Right below your comment is a comment quoting the same thing and they respond with "cries in east-Texas" lol!
Haha same
Love when the Bob Ross of miniatures loads a video. Been painting for a bit but I still have to watch the videos
Hehehe, thanks Sam! Glad you're liking these videos :-)
I came here to thank you. Three years ago I fell in love with dnd and board games. But I wanted to paint minis. And you showed me how. No I have painted over 250 minis and my games looks awesome. I am grateful for this video and I recommend it to anyone wanting to learn to paint minis. It has become a passion, a meditation and my zen. Thank you a lot. To think I started with craft acrylics. Keep it up.
This single video has done a better job of explaining how to start painting minis than the 10 I watched before combined. Thanks.
Your voice is perfect for this.
:-)
As someone who sometimes does fine painting for their job: use a magnifier for those tiny details! I use an Optivisor at work, but you can also use a jeweler's glass or similar single mounted magnifying glass to really bring out the detail. Something I also do is sit in a low chair at a high table, so the tiny thing I'm working on is right by my eyes :)
That's a good idea! When I'm not on camera I actually hold the mini off of the table and closer to my face. Gotta find a spot that's comfortable and where you can see what you're doin :-)
Time to dig the dissecting microscope out of the basement for these tiny minis I'm about to paint.
I buy magnifying reading glasses for $1 a pair at the dollar store for my painting and drawing, they sell an entire range from 1.25x all the way up to 3.75x. I think dollar store stock is pretty standard globally so it's a cheap and good resource for your magnification needs.
@@superbooster2636 Oooh that's actually a great idea. Like I was gonna use a ~10x dissecting microscope I have from my grandfather, because I wouldn't have to hold anything, and the light is fantastic.
@@tmos540 Hah! If my cheapskate tendencies help even one person I am happy!
From an old painter who desperately needed a refresher course. THANK YOU. This can help anyone out who has question on how to get started right. Its people like you that make the hobby worthwhile. Thanks again and rock on!
Nice! Welcome back to the hobby :-)
I’m about to embark on a minis painting journey with my 7-year old and I just wanted to tell you how amazing and helpful your video was. Thank you!
During this week, my 7 year old son announced to me that he would like some minis, and it sparked a long-dormant interest of mine: 80s fantasy miniatures.
Oddly enough, this dormant interest has been restless as I have previously watched this video earlier this year.
My son's interest is the catalyst I needed to pick up my paint brushes after 34 years (think I last painted minis in 89), and buy some tools and materials, and an old school Orc or Goblin to paint.
I'll see what minis interest my son
Just starting at 27 YO and wishing that I had known about this hobby years ago! Just watched this video almost 3 times to help with my first 2 DND minis! Thank you from over in the UK!
This was a charming, perfectly paced and very nicely articulated guide to miniature painting. As someone who has just restarted mini painting after a 15 year hiatus, I am so glad to have seen it.
Oh hey Harry! I'm so glad to hear that this was useful to you. I'm also really excited to hear that you're coming back to the hobby. I took a hiatus myself, and this hobby just got better and better in the meantime. Have fun! :-)
so, I just learned what dry brushing is... this whole time I thought it was some sort of special paint that I was just too broke to understand
Me too
This was a great refresher for me as I get back into the hobby after a long hiatus. Thanks for the quality content!
Tip for people who have problems with eyes. Use a needle instead of a brush.
Or tape a nose hair to the back end of a paintbrush....tee hee, it works
@@matthuckabey007 How would you tape that? How long are your nose hairs bro😂?
@@matthuckabey007 The INQUISITOR will see you now... :S
or use a .15mm Fineliner
Rip out an eyelash and paint with it
Ok 1 why am I watching this at 1am and 2 why is his voice so calming, and 3 I want to start painting my minis asap.
Now that's a great video. This guy is like the Bob Ross of Minis. Thank You very much, I'm about to paint my first mini and your video just gave me the right feeling I needed.
that's awesome to hear! I hope you have fun painting your first minis :-)
Of all the "how to" start painting minis... this is my favorite video, and one I have watched multiple times now. Thanks so much!!!
This is one of the best beginner videos I've seen. You do something I havent really seen anyone do, which is end the video with models that are good tabletop grade, instead of Golden Demon level. You also actually show the paint going on the model, how it is a little goopy and a little translucent. The GW videos (the worst offenders in my book, always show the paint going on perfect, never show what the consistancy you want is, and always end with models that are ridiculous for the level of skill of the intended audience. All that said, I'm still skipping out on the eyes, or just dabbing a bit of black in there.
Sadly I stripped my first model years ago when I was young and stupid (or rather, younger and stupider). He was a Black Reach push fit Space Marine that I tried to match the ultramarines paint scheme on with the GW starter paint set. He looked TERRIBLE.
Glad it's useful! Yeah, I really want to highlight up those muscles and make them pop someday- but I think we left these models at a good place where someone of any skill level could achieve this and be proud of the paint job. I think throwing a wash on the face and skipping the eyes is completely legitimate!
Hahaha, that marine will live on in your memories :-)
I'd suggest you watch Vince Venturella's channel. While he IS a Golden Demon-grade painter, he explains various painting techniques very well.
@@p_serdiuk While I certainly might check that channel out, since that sounds useful to me as an intermediate painter you missed the point of what i was saying. I don't think an "intro to painting minis" video SHOULD end in a really beautifully painted show grade model. It should show you some basic steps as someone getting started in the hobby that end in a nice, tabletop grade miniature. Maybe at the end "if you are enjoying the hobby and want to advance to more complex techniques, try these other videos". That's why I like this this one.
I dont even paint minis but I watched it until the end o-o It was so relaxing
Hehehe, glad to hear that. Come back anytime :-)
He could be this generations bob ross
Simply wanted to say… “thanks” and "you have a great talent at teaching”
I went to art school and literally only learned about wet palette here. I feel robbed, but also grateful. That bit of info is a game changer. Thank you so much!
This man is like the bob ross for mini painting, he makes it so relaxing and non intimidating to make anyone excited to get into the hobby. Myself Included!
.. here's our happy little angry barbarian, he's so full of joy being on the battle field. Splash that red paint all over his war axe, don't worry if it drips everywhere, remember there are no mistakes, just happy accidental decapitations.
First time ever seeing your vids. Initial reaction: I just found the white Morgan Freeman of the miniatures world.
Hahaha, I like the sound of that! :-)
I couldn't think of a better way to describe this man if I desperately tried to do so.
I got a Bob Ross vibe, but that's probably because of the subject matter.
I've been wanting to paint minis for a few years now and I can't believe it's taken so long to stumble across this vid. I'm no longer intimidated by the thought of painting. Everything was broken down so thoroughly and well. The tips and tricks were useful, beginner friendly, and even scalable for when you've gotten more confident with it
This is the most calming voice ever.
Recently in a relationship with a lovely guy who’s into warhammer and I’ve become a fan. We love watching your videos together. We are going to paint our first minis and this was super helpful :)
Careful, she's a hero
Haven’t owned miniatures in 30 years but this started playing and I couldn’t turn it off. What a great teaching style and such relaxing intonation. Brilliant.
Hehehe, thanks for watching! Maybe now's the time to pick up a few minis again.... :-)
@@GoobertownHobbies My Dude, thanks for the awesome content. The SquidMar challenge video is hilarious!
Im going to DM my first game at home and I cant wait to suprise players with painted minis, this was such an amazing simple guide with advanced techniques that were easy to understand and implement. The best video ever for mini's.
This is my favorite tutorial. Thanks for not making it about specific paints, but rather the ways different pigments act. I wish my 1998 self knew about minis, but my 2022 self has fallen into the rabbit hole with my son. These videos help so much!
Hi! I am a new painter (two weeks in) and I found this video really helpful! Thank you. We also wanted to tell you how much we appreciate the video quality. Nicely done!
That's awesome to hear! I'm glad that this was useful, and I'm REALLY glad to hear that you're starting the hobby. Have fun painting!! :-)
Thank you for this video. I used to paint models as a kid. Now at 38, due to some surgeries, I'm stuck in the house for a few months and decided to take up painting Star Wars Legion miniatures. This video has helped lower the intimidation factor!
I got this vid on repeat while painting my first mini's. The soothing voice, the friendly demeanor and the little encouragements are very calming. Thx dude!
I was never into painting minis before but have recently discovered it. It’s so relaxing! And this video is like a soothing meditation. Thank you, Goobertown.
The best tip about eyes is to avoid trying to paint a black dot: you'll nearly always get it off centre or too big/small etc and you'll end up with a cartoon.
Instead, try going for a small black line that goes from top to bottom in the middle over the white. On such a small scale, it'll look more realistic and is easier to get right
That's a good tip, I've used that one before and I do really like it!
A line is easier than a dot? That's sounds counter Intuitive
@@807D14M0ND5 it's easier to do the line. The dots will almost never be where you want them to be, or necessarily the same size. 99% of the time you'll end up with cartoony 'bug eyes'
This has totally shown me that we can all do this, and today I am about to paint my first mini thanks to this channel!
Nice! Today is a big day, have fun with it :-)
The attention to detail in your explanations, right down to the best posture and way to hold your hands for delicate painting was so personally helpful. You are an amazing teacher.
I don’t play war games, but I love watching figures being painted and learning how to paint! Great work!!
I found this vid because I wanted to paint my gloomhaven minis, and now I have a box of space marines in the mail. I had no idea I wanted to start this hobby and I thank you massively for making getting into it so easy Brent 😌
Hehehe, welcome aboard!!! Glad you're part of the hobby :-)
i came for the gloomhaven minis too
My wife and I just started the Mini Painting hobby. This is by far the best, most relaxing starter video we've come across. Thanks for some really good content!
That's awesome to hear! I hope you two are having fun :-)
I am 25 and just getting into this. You got me when you said "support your local game store" because I've always being the long of person who likes to support his community.
This reminds me of those old PBS shows like “This Old House” with the music and narration. Very well done, thank you!