How to Dry Brush Minis: Tips and Tricks
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- Опубликовано: 16 окт 2024
- Dry brushing is a miniature painting technique that every painter should understand and use. Learn more (whether you already know how to drybrush or are a total beginner) in this video and start using this excellent technique today.
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Also for individuals like myself for whom the standard edge highlighting technique is rendered unreasonably difficult due to nerve damage making their hands jerk spasmodically at random, Dry-brushing is a godsend as an alternative.
Realtalk it's nice that a method exists for people with forms of disability. I do it because, frankly, I find other methods too tedious. On more special models I take the time, but if I'm doing a Skitarii unit, that's a time sink. Also dry brushing gives a nice more realistic weathering effect imo.
I shattered my hand in high school punching the lights out of a kid sexually harassing a girl, I’m paying for it now. Can’t keep a steady hand to save my life, you’d think I’m permanently freezing
Yeah dry brushing is a godsend
Respect!
I also have nerve issues - gives me shaky hands, not overly obvious but makes fine painting nearly impossible . Dry brushing is awesome!!
Same situation here. Do you have any tips for tremor painting?
I remember when I was younger and had just moved to a new school. I made friends with some people who played 40k and played battles during lunch break. I bought my Space Wolves in one day to play and I had dry brushed them to add a snow/frost effect and I was hailed as the best painter in the school :) little did they know the effect can be achieved easily
how did yall have the time for 40k during lunch
Spenser Graham i know right?! i have to eat like 8 slices of bread and an apple in 25 minutes, i wont have time to play an entire game next to that!
@@robbalke6535 Some schools do it so you have 15 minutes to eat, and 45 minutes to do whatever. You can play a relatively small game in that timeframe.
Ricky Zhang yeah that then it would be possible, but i think id rather have less break time so i can be home earlier.
Just looked down the comments and found a fellow space wolf snow lover :D Heck yes, represent.
Very important tip I got over the time was: ...
If you want a more "dirty/dusty" look on your mini, wash first and then drybrush. If you want to have a "clean" look, drybrush first and then wash.
It's simple but helps a lot ;)
That is superbly useful!
now this is a very useful tip!! I always have this problem where my drybrushing looks sort of dusty instead of like, a glow. now I know why. thanks!
I'm gonna write this down somewhere, so I remember this tip. Thanks :-)
MVP
How do you clean it?
I know this is an old video, so thanks for keeping it available. This has taken the “chore” out of painting and has brought back some joy!! Thank you.
Reporting in four years later to also say thanks ❤
I started dry brushing for the first time 2 weeks ago. This whole hobby is very new to me. I learned quickly that less is better and doing 10 skelly boys at once really helped nail the technique quickly. Newb Tip: Took a cheap brush (that was too big for me) from a multi-pack and cut the end off so the bristles were even. Worked like a charm.
Dry brushing is my favorite technique. Definitely the easiest way to get table ready models super quickly.
Plus if you're like me and you love Spehss wulfs, dry brushing white paint all over them can kind of sell the snow blown look.
Webster’s dictionary defines dry brushing as... I don’t know hahahaha! Love the mix of “dry” (har har) humor and information:)
Really key tip that I almost never ever see mentioned: If you use paper towel it will almost always give a more dusty appearance. If instead you just wipe the brush off on plastic (or other non-absorbent surface), it will tend to give a much smoother appearance to the brushing.
Thanks! I was getting super frustrated with the results I got dry brushing, but watching this have realised I'm not making my brush anywhere near dry enough. Can't wait to try this out!
Take less paint than you think you need, wipe off more paint than you think you should.
Thanks for this video. I did some dry brushing on my necrons and they look good.
I am a 3d game artist, so also a digital sculptor , and this, is GOUUULD !!!! Thank you kind Sir! I salute you!
I appreciate this guide so much. Simple and yet complete. Too many guides are so over the top. Thank you!
As I was watching this I was drybrushing a bunch of Chaos Cultists to get a new base colour on them; I had started with a gray primer and green wash, now adding a dark gray dry brush layer before doing details.
This is the first video that I found that actually really goes into how to do dry brushing. Every video I've found so far skip straight to the actual dry brushing step and never mention how to actually prep the paint. Thanks!
I love drybrushing. To be fair, I’m not a good painter anymore (took a twenty year break!) but the thing that made it easier coming back to these hobbies is knowing that I had my old three stage technique - block it in, shade and then drybrush. As you say, it’s amazing for metals, but I love painting a mini with clothing like robes or a jacket like your guy there and drybrushing it. It’s a gamechanger when you start out painting, I think.
Superb vid, mate - thank you!
Lol I'm here after a 20 year break too :)
Learning dry brushing is the one skill that made me not completely suck at painting.
Kai Be why are you here?
Oh my god this is amazing. I’m literally doing a dark grey primer with a dark wash & light grey drybrushing for my 40k models lol. I’ve heard about drybrushing but this has been the best tutorial I’ve seen so far.
I've just watched your video and dived straight in. Wow, I'm so impressed with my models. Thank you very much
I dry brushed using some thinned down paint off my wet palette the other day, (just because the colour I needed was already on there) and it worked really well! It was a final highlight over the top of some genestealers and the fact the paint was thinned made it go on really smoothly and subtly.
Thank you for making the hobby so approachable for new people. Really enjoyed your video, thankyou
Did my first drybrush this weeks, stumble upon this gem 2 days later. This channel is the best!!
Thank you very much! This was super helpful. Guy on reddit told me about dry brushing so I searched it and this video explained it so perfectly.
Thank you for knowledge on this. I have just followed along and dry brushed my warboss in mega armour and it’s made the model pop.
Thanks for this video. I’m new to this tabletop gaming stuff and painting the way I’ve been painting is pure hell.
Uncle Atom is the best. Super calming discussions about gaming. I recently got back in and drybrushing certainly is a tool to use in many situations. I used it to get bwtter highlighting on a gun with which layering and edge highlighting was just noy working and it really worked for the model. Thanks for justifying that.
Thanks for doing this video. When I got back into painting, this was the best video I found for dry brushing, you are very detailed with logical explanations. Appreciate the video
I just started learning how to paint miniatures. Thank you for making this video! It's incredibly helpful.
I like this guy, especially that end bit.
Perfect explanation. Thank you. I have never done this before - your video was very well done and informative.
I just got into mini painting by buying the Reaper Core Skills kit. They went over dry brushing but you explained it much better. I struggle with dry brushing and you helped a lot. Thanks man!
Hi, Atom- I really appreciated this video. I started painting about 5 years ago, not counting the 3 or 4 RTB-01 Marines that a friend’s brother let me try out around 1988, that looked like I painted them with a roller. Drybrushing is something that I just never got very good at. After a while my edge highlighting was pretty precise, but I didn’t like how my Marines were starting to look like they were from Tron. I was okay at drybrushing things like chain mail and Deathwatch pauldrons, with all the little letters on them, but terrible at doing armor edges and the like. Your video really made me want to practice at it, and stick with it until I make it work. Just wanted to say thanks-
Perfect Video for me.
It tried drybrushing but i essentially put on another layer and wondered what i did wrong.
Well, putting a wet paint on a wet palette was the first thing.
Then leaving to much paint in the bristles and then doing the wrong motion. (Circular instead of up->down)
Thanks. That will improve the next models tremendously.
What a fantastic video, very helpful and i just tried this for the first time using your method and it came out fantastically, i wish there were more tutorials like this out there. very clear, concise, well structured with a very good demonstration too and you can tell a lot of effort was put into this. thank you very much for the help!
Thank you so much! i have been trying to learn this for weeks now but no one explained it in a way i understood until now!
'It's got a waist, and it spins'...... that made me giggle a bit lol.
I love drybrushing. It's just so useful and fun to do. I used drybrushing alot for the bases of my space marine dreadnoughts to paint the scenery bases they come with to make them look like they're all dusty over concrete like a bunch has settled from ongoing battle and, just recently, I was painting a pair of dreads I'm using for Grey Knights and put some of the ol' grey knight steel base paint on the armor panels with a drakenhof nightshade wash and then starting going over it heavily with Necron Compound drybrushing just all over the armor panels. Partially to highlight, but also just get that sort of bright silver color that Grey Knights have in all their artwork and box art while trying to kind of keep that feint blue under glow of the grey knight steel and drakenhof.
I'm a huge fan of dry brushing! It makes my tyranids' armored carapace look really nice!
Really handy video as I'm just trying to understand the dry brushing technique. Thank you
Having the right brush is key. My best work is the result of using a very soft $1 makeup brush! My other brushes were too stiff and would remove the base coat. The makeup brush also carries a lot of color even when dry.
I’ve done a few videos about drybrushing with makeup brushes, they are outstanding! I use them all the time. Thanks for watching!
Thank you! A great introduction to dry brushing.
Thanks Atom. Going to be painting some spaceship and jet plane cockpits. I hope to bring out the details of the buttons, panels, displays etc. Great tip as always.
I'm totally mesmerized by your voice... I'm now off to watch every videos youve ever uploaded... also very helpful explanations!
Please don't take this as a criticism but it gets said too much that "pro" painters and competition entrants don't use drybrushing. They absolutely do! As you so clearly stated it is one of the best techniques. Never stop using it no matter what "level" you are painting at.
I found out that, for brushes, wide ones sizes 2-4 works best for me. Any cheap brands from Michaels or any other craft store. I usually put a very thin coat of ink(or nuil oil) directly on plastic and then drybrush with zink-based white over it. It creates a very thin "primer" and you can work with whatever color after that.
Fun technique. I base layer with a heavy drybrush. Unpopular opinion, but it genuinely is great. Zenathal prime then just dry with the darks and lights
i love over brushing as well such a quick technique
I hate painting and this is my fave technique to do as saves me loads of time and grumbling, I have 3 different types of brushes all from brushes that have has there day. First is a knackered brush cut right down so only about 2mm left and use that one on small areas, second is the standard brush for main areas and finally is my large area drybrush which is a blusher brush that can move (like a lipstick you can bring it down to about 5mm and up to stupidly large) and that blasts through large areas.
Great vid! Such a subtle yet effective technique
This is a great item, I will be using this for showing new painters how to dry brush. I use dry brushing all the time on my models (mostly 15mm scale) and armour. Thanks Uncle Atom!!!!
Watched this video and just tried it on my FoW miniatures. They came out great. Very relaxing and satisfying. Will have to try the elf brushes. Two thumbs up, thanks!
Such a great intro to dry brushing! Thank you!
This video came in good timing. I'm gonna be working on dry brushing some black templar models
I do the same with my deathwatch. Black armor is some kind of special, cuz you cant wash it that good, but edge highlighting takes an imense amount of time. since I brush carefully I finish two times of modes in the same time period ^^
Yeah it is tricky to wash, but I love that you can use black wash to hide mistakes when you think you went a little overboard with the drybrushing :))
Dry brushing one of my favorite methods
Learned something new regardless. Thank you
Nice focus on the dry brushing. I found out that the "spongy" tiny brushes one can "borrow" from the wife makeup set are excellent for more controlled dry strokes in some parts like shield rims, weapon edges etc and won't overflow at all. Again a great video. Glad I bumped into your channel after making a come back to the hobby.
Yes! Makeup sponges of all sizes are great for dry brushing as well as stippling!
I have had some success using a deerfoot to dry brush large surfaces like a big monster's skin, or to do a technique that is like a cross between dry brushing and regular coverage. The GW rep at the local Warhammer Store showed me this.
Do everything the same but do *not* get as much of the paint out of the brush. If it is still of a slightly gummy consistency, then it will cover a large surface (or the entirety of say, a blue horror or bloodletter) very quickly and you will go into the recesses less than the rest of the mini. Therefore you can put this right over black primer and get some shading in your base coat. This does take a little practice but it's very quick and easy once you do get it down.
You explain dry brushing very well thank you
Thanks Atom, been trying to get my head around the technique this gives me some confidence to go ahead and try it.
thank you for this! this quick and easy lesson! It helped a lot and I was able to implement the dry brushing effect to look just like I wanted to!
just about to do my first drybrushing, will use your video as guide, simple and easy to understand, thank you :)
9:00 Is right. Best drybrushes are soft and round. The square brushes from gw f.ex. will leave a very rough finish. while the softer your brush is, the smoother your result will be. You also have more control, as you can adjust the pressure you use when applying the paint. Due to the long bristles. Only way I've ever really painted.
thanks, i needed a brick wall look and this really helped :)
Whoa you need to be on tv! Very well presented sub
My brush life. Use for it base/layering. Then demoted (or promoted!) to dry brushing. Finally it is then added to the glue brush collecting.
Excellent video, I wish I had seen it 5 (or even 10) years ago :) My only problem with drybrushing these days, is that I have 0 precision with it, I can either cover the entire model, or none of it. I should probably try to practice that... (now, it just means I need to think an extra time and make sure that chainmail and similar is the first thing I paint)
Precision drybrushing is pretty tough. That’s why you plan it so it’s one of the first steps you take in your paint job. Then, any extra paint that gets all over the parts that aren’t supposed to be drybrushed gets fixed when you paint those parts in the later steps. Thanks for watching!
Oh, it's not just me, then? Good :D
@@tabletopminions 3 years old so sorry for necromancing this reply, but would you say to drybrush as you paint inside out?
Thank you from a beginner at DND. This was very informative.
It honestly keeps baffling me how Citadel has a whole line of Dry Paints almost as large as that of their Base Paints, yet Warhammer TV treats drybrushing almost as if it doesn't even exist. And while edge-highlighting works for certain material effects, it utterly fails at realistically depicting lighting, so their obsession with it is beyond me - if I never see any edge-highlighted folds again, it will be too soon. Blending and/or drybrushing (depending on context) all the way!
That’s because of the painting style they use for the boxart. It’s to define the model
i started painting minis today and this is so helpful thanks ! and youre a very likeable guy :D
Thanks for the tips. I’m trying to dry brush one of my Casio digital watches to give it a battle worn Alien/Bladerunner vibe. Thanks.
I used drybrushing for painting my Seraphon Bastiladon scales and even though it is literally the 10th model I ever painted, I still got complements about how good it looked from local hobby veterans.
Geez, you had the courage to paint something that's that much of a centerpiece that early on? I envy you.
Thank You Tabletop Minions! Next time I paint my minis I will try dry brush. 😃🤟
Love these technique videos. Also the surprise discovery of the soldier's waist mobility was pretty endearing. Keep it up Uncle. You're the reason I got back into the hobby! Sorry, The Hobby.
One of my favorite dry brushes is a citadel medium glaze brush that have been cut half-way down.
Well done, and nice voice - easy on the ears. Subscribed :)
I'm getting into making dioramas and things like that so this really helped!!
I tried to do the highlight method for a long time (and I still use it when appropriate) but I just went back to dry-brushing a couple weeks ago and I couldn't be happier. I also find a wash and dry-brushing can really elevate the crackle paints from GW.
One last tip. No matter what technique you're trying for the first time, green army men from the dollar store are great throw-away guinea pigs. I've used them to try color combinations, to learn how to decal, whatever. A bag of dudes you don't care about for $1 can't be beat. (lol, I paused the video to type this, and then 10 seconds later he said "army men...")
I am just starting and this was a great video!!! thank you
I am getting into the hobby and thank you for such à video!!
Like any technique it is just one more to your arsenal in the hobby. Keep painting all. Peace!
i love using makeup brushes for drybrushing using a small domed tip and a large domed tip works treats on models
I always edge highlight the base colour on models but if it’s like a building or for example guillimans shoulder pad Aquila’s etc I drybrush subtly then edge highlight the sharp edges and for example the space marines shoulder trims in a really light colour
When I started to drybrush, it instantly took the quality of my miniatures to a new level. It is not only a very fast technique, as you can nearly instantly continue with the next colour, you can even build up colours and achieve astounding effects if you are able to control where and how hard (or light) the brush hits the model. This and knowing how to wash are key-elements for fast painted models at a solid quality level =)
Do you have any tips on changing the color of the dry brush (e.g. picking a color you wouldn't expect there like on skeletons using a green or yellow or red), or what do you think about dry brushing a darker color and washing with a lighter color? Again, with skeletons, I'm thinking it might make it look like they are glowing from the inside...but haven't tried it yet. I'm fairly new to dry brushing and washing.
I just did a wash over the whole skeleton and it turned it all dark, not just the deeper areas, which is frustrating after taking all the time to do the base coat. Do you just put the wash in the grooves only? That looked funny too as I was doing it...
@@jrg305 Dude, your answering to a 2 years old comment. You're lucky that I still got this account and got a notification...
Anyways, I think you lack a certain understanding of what a wash is and what it can do.
There are plenty of videos that are better at explaining how washes work and what you can / can't do with them. So please, find them and watch them.
As for the colour change in drybrushing - just give it a go and see if you like it. But if you want skeletons, that glow from the inside, I would rather suggest basecoating the skeleton with the colour it should be glowing in and then add the "regular" skeleton colours (beige-tones, off-whites and whites).
@@Perturabo1981 sorry for bothering you. Sometimes I will comment but feel like it can be like putting a message in a bottle and casting it off into the sea. Definitely happy you did reply tho. Good advice. I have 12 skeletons I'm painting in my HeroQuest set and am just trying different combinations and colors for each one. I really like the neon green wash over a flesh colored skeleton base coat. It looks very cool. But I could see doing the skeleton as green and washing with the flesh. I might try that next.
@@jrg305 You could also paint the skeleton, wash it with neon colours and then reestablish the base colours.
I usually dry brush my necrons. I find a lot of people make them look glossy, but to me they look better toned down and gritty.
your tips and tricks are very useful
Thanks for the tips it really made my primaris captian really stand out beautifully
My feelings toward edge highlighting runs contrary to the popular tide. I actually cannot stand the cartoony, Tron soldier effect. I actually prefer dry brushing, especially if you wash after dry brushing or paint on a coat of matt varnish. Superb guide, by the way. Much appreciated!
This was really hepful. I just finished building the space marine half of the first strike box and I've never painted minis before. Dry brushing seems like it might be easier for me to get into than edge highlighting since I don't have the steadiest hands.
Very nice explanation of the technique and how to use it. I have one question. You had a device holding your miniature as you painted it. What is this device called?
Your micro and voice are amazing
and your explenations too
Excellent video for amateurs like me , Sir , I have colors from a make called Golden Fluid Acrylics , do u suggest those for Action Figures / Army Men ? Or is Citadel the only Brand ?
This guide was super helpful, thank you so much!
Awesome tips. For beginner it changed my life ;) cheers
Excellent video as always! I too use those little makeup brushes, though they're such a pain to get really small ones without having to get an entire set!
The cheap art store brushes actually kick ass at everything and can be less half the price of war gaming or miniature branded ones, there is also fantastic variety. I have discovered my love for the really long bristled, but just as skinny and pointy liner or pinstriping brushes.
Looks pretty straightforward, thanks for the video..
Really useful guide, thank you.
Awesome video as always, Uncle Atom! This is definitely one of my favorite techniques!
~ Wolfbrother Methos
i've been getting a lumpy look when drybrushing, dont think i've been wiping enough paint off. thanks for the tips!
I’ve gotten so much flack for not trying to edge highlight. I just did a Lich, and after I made his robes look rotten, I drybrushed the original color back on and it looks awesome. It literally looks like he’s been wearing his cloak and robes so long on his undead body that they’ve rotted away. Drybrushing May Not be the most intensive technique ever but it looks great and you don’t have to lick your brush like a weirdo to do it.
There are a lot of hobby snobs out there that insist edge highlighting is the only and best way.
I was edge highlighting for years even though I don't actually like that high contrast-trace-around-every-armor-panel GW style.
I realised I prefer a more realistic style so decided to use a combination of dry brushing, washes and weathering instead of excessive GW style edge highlighting (though I use minimal edge highlighting where it makes sense) and I'm loving the results.
Sounds like you nailed your model and are really happy with it and I'm sure it looks great.
To hell with the hobby snobs.
Thank you very much, had a hard time getting the concept , now i got the idea, imma test them on my skittari