the FIVE techniques every beginner should learn
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- Äas pĆidĂĄn 25. 06. 2024
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Painting miniatures for your warhammer & d&d games. Age of sigmar and warhammer 40k. Space Marines, Space Wolves, Stormcast Eternals, beastclaw raiders, ogor mawtribes, cities of sigmar, chaos space marines, painting scale models, miniature busts! How to paint NMM. How to paint warhammer, how to paint d&D figures. - Jak na to + styl
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1) 1:28 = Base coating,
2) 2:39 = Layering,
3) 4:12 = Wet on wet,
4) 6:38 = Dry Brushing,
5) 9:05 = Edge Highlighting.
You're a legend
Thank you!
Thanks!
I like the look you get when you don't thin your paints. I want my miniatures to look like they are melting with almost no detail. For this I like the dip technique: take the lid off your pot and coat your models by dropping the miniature into the pot: this gives quick full coverage.
I just throw em in acetone. Gives a nice globby and waxy look
@@thefantasticdrill788 I will have to try this more advanced technique, thank you!
I've always been partial to blasting contrast paint at my space marines through a firehose, myself. You can also repaint your car, the side of your house, the neighbour's dog and a multitude of other things with this method too, often at the same time. It's really, really handy!
@@Darkknightzoey Not to mention cheap!
Look at artist materials: a heavy body acrylic and various texture pastes should allow you to obscure detail in a slower and more expensive way, good for characters.
Any else here have the wierd habit of watching everybody's begginer tips video's even though you've been painting minis for years?
It really don't hurt to get reminders :) I do too
PossessedFiend yeah, and I still feel like a total beginner.
I'm still a very basic painter, so watching all of these videos helps hammer home different techniques. Still not very good at highlights or transitions/wet blending.
Yes. And not just painting. Crafting, terrain and DIY's. I get done watching and go, "I knew that". I think it's more youtube addiction. Plus I do enjoy some people's video content and it's always helpful for a little re-confirmation of my own skills.
I think a lot of us do that, and to me it often has to do with how different people approach or use different techniques. We've all learned these basic techniques but not in the same order or with the same applications.
I actually learn a lot from these videos despite painting minis for 15+ years now :)
As someone who is returning to painting miniatures after 25 years I feel like I am coming at this like a beginner. Even when I was at my best as a kid I still didnât do most of these - such great advice đȘđ»
I'm in the same boat. I'm surprised he didn't mention washes though, I've yet to use them but from what I've been seeing they seem like a super easy way to shade and give depth to a piece.
The technique I have yet to learn, not bend the tip of my fine detail brush....
Thatâs synthetic for ya, I have the same problem but my GF wonât let me buy sable brushesđ
If you use a natural hair brush and brushes soap that should stop. All synthetic brushes will eventually bend it's just inevitable.
On synthetic brushes I've started making use of the bent tip, using it to paint around angles and such. As long as the tip's still sharp it's perfectly usable, it just takes a slightly different technique.
@@PhilAlm92 Why do you need your gf's permission to buy them?
@@PhilAlm92 just buy them? Grown man doesn't need permission to buy brushes.
Awesome video, always good to revisit the basics. You've laid this out really well and I'll be sending this over to my nephew who has just started painting, and my brother-in-law who has just got back into it after not painting for 15+ years. For them this video has been released at the right time!
I'm just getting in to the hobby with my husband, but it seemed so overwhelming. Your videos have been incredibly helpful and I'm excited to try my hand at it! Looking forward to more videos. Also, hope you feel better soon!
This is the video I wish I'd had when I started painting 3 years ago. Literally my exact list of most valuable techniques since I started, and very clearly explained. Awesome job, Emil!
#6 tip no matter how terrible you are at painting and no matter how long you have been doing this hobby for the enjoyment should be your main goal unless you are trying to be 110% or a commission painter.
I have a lot of respect for people who try to become the best at something and putting in the hours just to achieve that outcome but a lot of people are satisfied or should be satisfied with simply painting for the fun and zen feeling.
go at your own speed and this will hopefully be a lifelong hobby.
Squidmar: âedge highlightingâ
Me: *everytime Scott said edge highlighting simultaneously playing in my brain*
"oh yeah just use a big brush, this is basically just a foundation"
**pulls out mini that looks better than what my finished product looks like**
me: "well crap."
Gotta practise them base coats :D
Why does squidmar zenithal when he applies such thick layers for the base coat? Don't tell me that the acrylic is translucent through those thick base layers?!
@@razaz03 I guess to get a sense where the light should go. You zenithal highlight your miniature, make a picture from every angle and now you know where the light spots should be. Even though the acrylics cover pretty well you can still go back to the picture instead of theorizing where the light should go. :)
This is exactly what I needed. I didn't really understand how to do edge highlighting with the side of the brush, I think that will make it easier for me. It also helps me focus on basics to master before being drug into more advanced techniques I am not ready for. THANKS!
When watching how to paint videos they don't really stick well but the way you explained everything and also showed how it went was great. Please pump more of these out!
Thanks for compiling all this info into one concise little video. No doubt it will become a 'go-to' video that inspires a lot of painters to improve their art. Cheers Emil.
I used to paint 40k and tlotr when I was 13 (29 now) but that hobby fell into oblivion... until now. I've been watching your videos for a week and I love them, so thank you for remember me this wonderful world.
How awesome! That's cool that his videos could do that for you!
Absolutely agree with you on wet blending which many people mistakenly think is an advanced technique. Itâs definitely one of the fastest methods of painting Iâve discovered and complements layering extremely well!
Key bits of advice you gave? Be brave! Fear of ruining a mini has held me back before. Be brave.
theres a podcost called paint bravely the podcast, great place to listen while painting
Donât worry about ruining it honestly there are always ways of fixing
Thanks so much for the tips! I just started the hobby two weeks ago and you have saved many of my models from beginner mistakes! Mahalo! đ€
So
#1. Priming
#2. Painting
- base
- layers
- acrylic
#3. Finalising
- dry brush
- edges
The edge highlight explanation was on point. I never got it to look good but now it does
Thanks for your channel and tips. Iâm just starting to paint minis (or anything) I completed my first mini with your tips, I am grateful, and I think it turned out okay.
Yes I have a real Man Cold! But i powered through, but thats why my voice is a bit different this week! :)
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You ave put link not for wet pallet but for actual video mate :D
I saw your face and was like: damn, what happened to him?! I hope you get well soon
Hey squidmar love your videos theyâve really pushed me into hunting out my old warhammer armies and trying to repaint my old unpainted models. I really want to try to improve myself and get into airbrushing but funds are limited, what airbrush would you suggest for a beginner to get into airbrushing with?
I actually am not a fan of wet pallets personally.
I thought I was good at painting, guy I know with 30+ years experience agrees, few people with between 2-4 experience say its bad. My brain is confused
2:30 After the base coat.
Thatâll do me - already better than anything Iâve ever done lol
Thank you so much, when i started i couldnt find a video like this and this would have helped alot.
His base coats are better than my finished product.
Wow!! Thank you so much! This is definitely the best beginner tutorial Iâve seen (and Iâve seen a lot). Cheers!
Love the video! Edge highlighting and me are still battling. It's definitely a learning process for sure.
you have helped my painting skills grow so much, thank you. you are the only person i watch.
Emil, thank you for your content man! Love the videos! They are so helpful!
This is where the word 'midtone' clicked for me.
Prior, I'd just wash to get a transition.
But this just makes sense now.
Can't wait to try it out, thanks Squidmar!
I recently started SLA printing and want to start learning to paint my models, bit I didn't know where to start. This is exactly what I was looking for! Some of these techniques were completely unknown to me before this video. Thanks!
I'm currently finishing my nighthaunts and I totally forgot to give them a good base coat!
Never forget to base coat, guys.
Otherwise you have thousands of little details to paint, slowing down your painting progress.
I won't forget it a second time! ^^
Thank you for this amazing video! :)
Thanks man, I just got picked up as a miniature painter for a new content creator but I had only painted one before. This video really conceptualized the effects I've seen on the store bought and custom figures I want to be competitive with. Also, dope sleeve man.
As someone who is just getting into painting minis - this video is going to be a lifesaver
Perfect timing because I'm new and I'm getting the miniature kit from Draw With Jazza. Good practice for me.
Same
Welcome đ I considered buying it too. But in the end I didn't. Because I already have the most basic things.
Hope you will have fun with it.
Make sure to check out the Facebook communities, they're great for support as a new hobbyist
Ooh yeah! Iâm getting it too! Iâm hella hyped for it đđđđ
Hell yea
I'm a beginner and this is super helpful! Thank you and subscribed! â€â€
Can't wait for your brushes to try!
such a great vid thanks for explaining how to use the brush and get it super dry was worried about that and couldnt find detailed edvice
Thanks! just started painting minis and this helps a lot!
He looks like he's always on the edge of bursting out into laughter lol
Helped me a Lot with my Nighthaunt Army i started to Paint couple of days ago, with Ur technices it Looks fantastic đđ»
Probably want to add that if you're layering or wet blending, your want to use very thin paint with very little paint on your brush. With dry brushing it's better to have thicker paint but still very little paint.
I'm just starting out painting minitures but I'm having all kinds of troubles in just getting my paints thinned and loading my brush right.
I admit I've just been trying on a couple figures but this is harder than I figured. Plus I'm a guy of 66 years trying something I've never done before. I'm going to stick with it and hopefully I'll get better. Can't get worse. đ
That's the spirit!
I'm just about to start painting minis I'm so nervous but also so excited
Awesome video, getting into 40k ready to start putting together my Grey Knight strike box and this will def help!
What an incredible piece of work.
love all your vids man, so helpful for me, im past just starting but i learn slow and these vids are super helpful
Great video Emil, thanks!
Thanks again, another fantastic tutorial, looking forward to getting creative.
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Been building model cars for years, bout to start my miniature obsession.
Theres so many minis to pick from. I went with 40K and Bolt Action 2
Great video as always. I've learned a lot by watching your channel. Feel better and thanks for all the great info.
When this guys base coat minis look better than my 4 hour finished product đ
Thanks for the lessons!
Did one D&D mini and I am kinda happy with it as a first try. This video is definatly going to upgrade my next one. Just practicing on Nolzur d&d mini's before I start on my Khorne army.
Exquisite gagging sound at 06:03 - what a treat for people who donÂŽt skip the ads :D
This video was so helpful thank you so much Emil!!!!!!
Man, you're base coating looks better than some of my final products, I have a lot to learn
This is just soo cool! This video its just what i needed, ty!
Bruh that wet blending looks like some high level stuff.
I just painted my first two minis ever yesterday and I'm definitely hooked. It's funny how I took forever to paint and he threw a basecoat on in 30 sec and it looked light-years better than mine lol.
I just started as well and his base coat looked better than my finished minis lol
I just learned what a base coat is...
Love your ink bro. Can't say I'm surprised looking at your miniatures. You got an eye for good art
Ive been painting for only two weeks, and this was super helpful! Thank you!
Keep going and have fun :)
How is your progress ? I hope you are still going strong
@@SunoSa1yan Its going pretty good, and yes I am still going strong
Great tips!! Super helpful
Nice. More videos like this would be amazing
2:31 Ten year old me 'We'll call that mini done'
Yeah that's where I'm at XD
Great video! Thanks!
The exact video I've been looking for
THANK YOU!
Hey Squid, love your videos. I'm very interested in getting back in to WH40K, painting and playing. I had a couple of miniatures way back, when I was like 10. Dark angels, me and a friend burnt them on dry tallbarr. Now I'm to become a father this august and thinking it would be a great thing to pick up again. Maybe watching the kid and painting is not a very good idea? The one thing keeping me on the fence is the steep "start up" costs, all the brushes and paint and then obviously the models. Anyway, keep doing what you do :)
The things that I struggled with when starting were paint consistency (too thin, too thick) and knowing where to put the light and shadows. I still don't know where to put the light and shadows...
Your base coated mini looks better than my finished ones!!! Great video!
My thought exactly! :D
Nice video ...again!...keep the gloriousness!
Great video mate!
Fantastic papa squidđŻđŻ
Still struggling with wet blending, great video Emil!!
Haven't tried it yet myself, waiting for some action piece, like a flaming sword or muzzle fire to do it on
Super helpful thanks
Great video, this is just what I needed. :)
Awesome paint job on that demonic blademaster mini!
thank you man
Hi! love your videos, gave me some pro tips that i definetly needed.
Have you thought also making a video about brushes type, when to use them and how to distinguish a good brush from a crappy one? maybe also an outlook on different brands from Top quality to amazon quality ahah
Thank you , Squid .
Might have to attempt some of these with my Squidmar Kolinsky brushes when they arrive.
...except the drybrushing :P
Returning to the hobby after a 15 year hiatus - thank you for making it less daunting Squidmar!!
Diddo, maybe a little longer. I've been back at it again for a few weeks. Sure is nice to just sit down and put paint on a mini again
They scare me, Iâve tried the layering but up to now no luck with it. Wet blending no luck, but now knowing about not worrying about being neat with the base coat will be very helpful.
Thank you and keep up the great work.
Dennis.
Geezer here...
Great vid... Thanks.
Game on.
You're videos are really impressive and useful too
Thanks for another helpful vid man
1:30 dat fine detail brush tho đź
Those D series Artis Opus brushes are hard to find! You can achieve some great results with them, their CZcams channel shows them off really well. They have made me reconsider d-brushing as a serious technique!
Fantastic video
I love watching your videos, yet I've never painted minis before. Wish I could, but I haven't, yet! Great work, man đ
Should you want to give it a try, I recommend Reaper Miniatures, they sell cool yet VERY cheap models and probably have a starter painting set as well. their brushes are kinda meh, but you could always spend the extra and get an actual good brush somewhere to complement Reaper's.
Minipainting is such a delightful, relaxing activity â€
@@dvlm1376 Thanks! I'll look into it
Another great vid man,hope when i get my channel up,i can be as professional as you are.peace!
This is great ! Plus I love the way he says advanced đ
Thanks for this tutorial im going to add them on my beginners project i still suck on painting lool I donât know which color to use when it comes to shading and highlighting
this is fire!
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The only one Iâve not used is wet blending. Going to give it a go now Iâve seen it explained in a simple manner
I learnt how to wet blend by using the new contrast paints. Now im able to use those same techniques with regular GW/Vallejo paints.
Zjisod. O
When dry brushing I usually start with a slightly damp brush, and this keeps me from ending up with a chalky look. Whenever my brush is too dry I seem to just get paint a fine layer of particulate everywhere. Not sure if I am doing this right or not.
So glad you made this because tabletop minions just did a video like 2 weeks ago scarring people away from this basic painting techniques.
Hope people watch your video and stop being scared of doing things like wet blending or edge highlighting.