Lovely tutorial that was simple and easy to follow, and for people who aren't that great/familiar with miniature painting this leaves so much to build on.
It's something I did when I was knee-high to a grasshopper, and then I touched upon it again with my son a few years back. I'm not into the tabletop gaming personally, but I do enjoy the mini characters. Painting them is just another hobby... and hobbies are good, especially when they sever us from life's responsibilities and allow us to zone out for a while 😁😁😁
Try a bigger brush especially for contrast type paints. A common misconception among new painters is that a smaller size brush allows more precise paintjob. A big belly brush lets you hold more paint, helps with moving the paint around, no need for constant topping up, slows down drying on the brush. Whatever works for you of course but bigger is really better 😊. Get a small sponge and put several drops of water, then press the drybrush several times to slightly moist it before using it. This will greatly reduce the dusting effect and your drybrushing will be much smoother. I also recommend Army Painter Speedpaints over Contrast paints - much cheaper, consistent across the range, also smoother.
A friend mentioned something similar a couple of days ago. Maybe I should look into it. I won't criticise anyone for their choice of brushes, but I personally feel as a complete novice, small is less likely to flood the area with unwanted paint. As my skill grows, I've no doubt improved brush control will allow me to follow your example and use a bigger brush 😁😁😁
SU-PERB!! Always good to mix things up every once in a while, and I must say I have certainly learned something today! Thanks! This reminds me of that Norwegian girl with a prop&crafts channel. She paints like that too, but I never managed to properly see the exact techniques. You broke it down simple and understandable and it sure looks very doable even for inexperienced painters like myself =)) I've got a couple of plaster figures of dinosaurs that my son was going to paint but never did, and I'm going to try this out on them!
Do give it a try Luke. Keep the brush dry and work in one direction. You'll be amazed how quickly shadows and tones make the model more "real." The the top contrast coat introduces dozens of colour that just shouldn't be there, but they magically are 😁😁😁
Yet another great video, thank you chap, I've been painting mini figs since the late 80s and really got into it in the 90s mainly DnD and Warhammer but as ive recently just bought my Mars 3 Pro and kit after a couple of years using my Voron 2.4 I've gotten back into it, and loving it. i am looking forward to trying out your techniques cheers chap
That's fantastic to hear. Give it a go and, most importantly, enjoy doing it. Download my mini to practice on as it's easy. When you're comfortable, you can turn to your treasured prints and models 😁
I've heard there's contrast metallics out there. Right now I have a very limited range of paints. Hopefully this will grow in time and I can experiment with new things 😁
Thanks buddy. Do try it. Download the free mini and experiment on that rather than your best prints. It's amazingly simple and looks better is real life than on screen. The dark areas look over scale here, but on the table or the shelf, the shadows and highlights really make things pop. 😁👍👍👍
That's exactly why I've started painting again. Those dang responsibilities way you down. Sometimes a little "off" time helps you cope better with the other, less fun stuff 😁
Hello Sir I have been learning from you and your skills thanks for the work you do for us. I saw your homemade vacuum chamber and I was wondering if it would be possible to make a pressure chamber attachment that can push molten further into the small crevasses of a mould to achieve better quality result ?
Adoro el trabajo que haces para la comunidad, y me gustaria pedirte consejo, voy a comprar una anycubic, pero dudo entre la X 6Ks y la M5 basica, cual me recomendarias? mil gracias por adelantado! I love the work you do for the community, and I would like to ask you for advice, I am going to buy an anycubic, but I hesitate between the X 6Ks and the basic M5, which would you recommend? thank you so much in advance!
My only complaint is that you're not using a two-inch brush :) Bob Ross' wet-on-wet technique is truly awesome and inspiring. I would love to see whether it may work for miniatures as well, not unlike this dry brushing.
Unfortunately wet on wet is hard to achieve with mini painting, as typically acrylic paints are used. These dry very fast and if the paint is applied thinly, as I do here, it can dry in seconds. I actually played with the great Bob's painting technique myself and have a few paintings on my walls thanks to this much missed genius.
I'll be honest, I had to look up @ArtisOpus. Looks an informative and fun channel. I learned about Slapchop from the great video by @TheHonestWargamer which a friend sent me, knowing I was thinking of starting painting again.
@@vogman Coming from Gunpla modeling I discovered Artis Opus because I was looking for tutorials on dry brushing techniques, where I live air compressors are not welcome 😁, I admit that the Wargame world is foreign to me. I'm waiting for new videos, also because on Kickstarter I saw a printer that would scare even the Mega 8k and I'm sure you've seen it too. Ciao
can anyone please recommend good resin for making objects that are very strong yet slightly flexible. for example, the kind of plastic used for key chain tags. very strong yet slightly flexible so you can slide the tag onto your key ring. please give my comment a thumbs up if you reply so i am notified. thank you!
![DANGERS of resin printing [this is not a joke]](http://i.ytimg.com/vi/tm2PyYS8ncI/mqdefault.jpg)
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Thanks for responding to my request on painting.
Great video. I feel more confident now at having a crack at it.
Any time! Just have a go. Dry brushing is easy, but ONLY if you remove 90% of the paint first. Then work steadily in one direction.
Awesome, Long live Miniature VogMan!
And long live the Morgans! 😁😁😁
Lovely tutorial that was simple and easy to follow, and for people who aren't that great/familiar with miniature painting this leaves so much to build on.
Exactly. It's a great place to start. From there, skills and knowledge can only improve 😁
@@vogmanWHY NOT VEGAN INK?:D thx for video. very simple for novice
Not into miniatures myself but I'm sending this to my son who is. Thanks for sharing 👍
It's something I did when I was knee-high to a grasshopper, and then I touched upon it again with my son a few years back. I'm not into the tabletop gaming personally, but I do enjoy the mini characters. Painting them is just another hobby... and hobbies are good, especially when they sever us from life's responsibilities and allow us to zone out for a while 😁😁😁
Found your content on Thangs! Sppreciate you sharing the tutorial and technique!
thats a quite nice, and fairly quick, paintjob
Many thanks 😁
Try a bigger brush especially for contrast type paints. A common misconception among new painters is that a smaller size brush allows more precise paintjob. A big belly brush lets you hold more paint, helps with moving the paint around, no need for constant topping up, slows down drying on the brush. Whatever works for you of course but bigger is really better 😊.
Get a small sponge and put several drops of water, then press the drybrush several times to slightly moist it before using it. This will greatly reduce the dusting effect and your drybrushing will be much smoother.
I also recommend Army Painter Speedpaints over Contrast paints - much cheaper, consistent across the range, also smoother.
A friend mentioned something similar a couple of days ago. Maybe I should look into it.
I won't criticise anyone for their choice of brushes, but I personally feel as a complete novice, small is less likely to flood the area with unwanted paint. As my skill grows, I've no doubt improved brush control will allow me to follow your example and use a bigger brush 😁😁😁
SU-PERB!! Always good to mix things up every once in a while, and I must say I have certainly learned something today! Thanks! This reminds me of that Norwegian girl with a prop&crafts channel. She paints like that too, but I never managed to properly see the exact techniques. You broke it down simple and understandable and it sure looks very doable even for inexperienced painters like myself =)) I've got a couple of plaster figures of dinosaurs that my son was going to paint but never did, and I'm going to try this out on them!
Do give it a try Luke. Keep the brush dry and work in one direction. You'll be amazed how quickly shadows and tones make the model more "real." The the top contrast coat introduces dozens of colour that just shouldn't be there, but they magically are 😁😁😁
Yet another great video, thank you chap, I've been painting mini figs since the late 80s and really got into it in the 90s mainly DnD and Warhammer but as ive recently just bought my Mars 3 Pro and kit after a couple of years using my Voron 2.4 I've gotten back into it, and loving it. i am looking forward to trying out your techniques cheers chap
That's fantastic to hear. Give it a go and, most importantly, enjoy doing it. Download my mini to practice on as it's easy. When you're comfortable, you can turn to your treasured prints and models 😁
You can also dry brush a metalized polish onto the cod piece and it will bring out a metal look with only the highlights being metal color.
I've heard there's contrast metallics out there. Right now I have a very limited range of paints. Hopefully this will grow in time and I can experiment with new things 😁
Gilding Wax to be specific@@vogman
Right I'm trying that! Cheers Vog. Got a big backlog of miniatures and thats before I even start on 3D printed stuff..
Thanks buddy. Do try it. Download the free mini and experiment on that rather than your best prints. It's amazingly simple and looks better is real life than on screen. The dark areas look over scale here, but on the table or the shelf, the shadows and highlights really make things pop. 😁👍👍👍
I've got soooo many ideas for miniatures I want to model, but life gets in the way...Stupid job and responsibilities. I want to make toys! @@vogman
That's exactly why I've started painting again. Those dang responsibilities way you down. Sometimes a little "off" time helps you cope better with the other, less fun stuff 😁
Hello Sir I have been learning from you and your skills thanks for the work you do for us. I saw your homemade vacuum chamber and I was wondering if it would be possible to make a pressure chamber attachment that can push molten further into the small crevasses of a mould to achieve better quality result ?
Adoro el trabajo que haces para la comunidad, y me gustaria pedirte consejo, voy a comprar una anycubic, pero dudo entre la X 6Ks y la M5 basica, cual me recomendarias? mil gracias por adelantado!
I love the work you do for the community, and I would like to ask you for advice, I am going to buy an anycubic, but I hesitate between the X 6Ks and the basic M5, which would you recommend? thank you so much in advance!
You should be narrating the next lord of the rings type movie. Great voice.
Great video, The Scots are similar to orcs but they tend to like surprising the enemy with a flash of the kilt akin to Marilyn Monroe
I have Scottish blood in my veins. Must be where I get it from 😂🤣😂
Well. Here’s a comment 😊
Also loved the video btw. Even though miniatures arent really my thing. Might become it though. 😅
My only complaint is that you're not using a two-inch brush :)
Bob Ross' wet-on-wet technique is truly awesome and inspiring. I would love to see whether it may work for miniatures as well, not unlike this dry brushing.
Unfortunately wet on wet is hard to achieve with mini painting, as typically acrylic paints are used. These dry very fast and if the paint is applied thinly, as I do here, it can dry in seconds. I actually played with the great Bob's painting technique myself and have a few paintings on my walls thanks to this much missed genius.
Let make the lord of the cod, one to tule them all!
Brilliant! I should have thought of that. One cod to rule them all...
That cod piece needs some Rub-N-Buff. ;)
Could it be that you are, in truth, a Vogland Orc...?
@@vogman Just a humble Vogland android that appreciates shiny things.
HAHA i can barely paint wall corners let alone this mini thing ! Still its a nice way of getting contrast surface!
I bet if you tried this technique, you attain results at least as good as I achieved here. 😁
Artis Opus docet 🤟
I'll be honest, I had to look up @ArtisOpus. Looks an informative and fun channel.
I learned about Slapchop from the great video by @TheHonestWargamer which a friend sent me, knowing I was thinking of starting painting again.
@@vogman Coming from Gunpla modeling I discovered Artis Opus because I was looking for tutorials on dry brushing techniques, where I live air compressors are not welcome 😁, I admit that the Wargame world is foreign to me. I'm waiting for new videos, also because on Kickstarter I saw a printer that would scare even the Mega 8k and I'm sure you've seen it too. Ciao
can anyone please recommend good resin for making objects that are very strong yet slightly flexible. for example, the kind of plastic used for key chain tags. very strong yet slightly flexible so you can slide the tag onto your key ring. please give my comment a thumbs up if you reply so i am notified. thank you!