Real wise people don't use big and complex words to describe things, they have such knowledge of a topic that they can make the very difficult seem simple and explain it in simple words. Thank you for sharing Vince.
To peer over the shoulder of a master...to hear his words whispering aeternal principles of aesthestics, of painting pleasure, like eating grapes from the godlike hand of SLaneSh himself! A thousand and one blessings upon you sir!
The almost calming tone you've put on for this particular video is super reassuring even as someone whos been watching your videos and painting for years, it's a really nice and calming video to brush back up on fundamentals and makes me want to go paint without worrying.
One way to gain "acceptance" in a group's "culture" is to use the correct terminology. Thanks for making the effort of both summarizing the painting process very succinctly and laying out the descriptive terms of the hobby. I want people to enjoy my chosen hobby and these efforts make it more inclusive. Your videos are my look-up go-to and these basic / starting out videos are where I point people starting out: no-one should learn the hard way if they do not need to.
I've been subscribed to your channel for about 6 months now and your videos have been immensely helpful for a new painter like myself. You're a great teacher; clear and concise with no unnecessary information. Just wanted to say thank you!
Can't tell you how much you've help me Vince. It's common for me to say to my wife "Vince said ....." I stopped painting 1/32 scale figures when the flesh tone I mixed with oils was green, hours of work, colour vision problem, that was 4o plus years ago. But in the last 8 months with your help I must say I'm addicted to the painting of figures and I guess the paints as well. Thanks Mate
Hi Vince, I love your videos, and just wanted to offer some constructive comments on the video as a "beginners guide" and maybe offer some suggestions as to further videos in the series. My main comment concerns the parts in which you explained basecoating, layering, highlighting, shading and using washes and the like. I feel that beginners would greatly benefit from a more detailed explanations of how specifically to go about applying the paint as opposed to what the terms are, more akin to your explanation of how to apply glazes. I think that the application of paint is a skill that some more experienced painters such as yourself may take for granted that a beginner painter might lack. I recall when I first started painting miniatures, I never knew how to, for example, hold miniatures properly, brace miniatures by planting your elbows on the table and supporting your hands with your arms in a "triangle shape", how to use the side of the brush rather than the tip to apply paints, how to properly load your paint and sharpen the tip as you wick the paint off, how to edge-higlight, how to stipple when necessary, how to actually get washes to "not pool" beyond being told not to let shades pool, how much pressure to apply when applying paint, etc. Honestly, I would consider these techniques more fundamental and essential for beginners to get correct before knowing how to correctly apply glazes. Maybe the above could be an idea for a future video? "Hobby Cheating - How to apply paint to miniatures" or something along those lines? My second minor comment would be that I think beginners would benefit from being told when to apply glazes, e.g. blending layers together, controlled application of shadows, etc. Great video otherwise, and thanks for all you do for miniature painters everywhere!
I love how you tend to be very technical about every topic that you with each of your videos. To me that is one of the major reasons why I both enjoy your videos so much and learn more about this hobby we are all doing. Thank you Vince.
20 minutes of happiness and its already over. Like watching Babylon 5 "Intersections in real time" and suddenly I have to wait an entire week for the next show. That is torture. Thank you Vince. My take away from this is the black lining and doing metals after varnish plus the working with thinning paints on a wet palette. I observe how the paint shrinks in on itself when thinned and worked around. My Vallejo Model Color doesn't seem to work that way.
Thank You! My teenage daughter just invited her friends over for a Painting Day to try to knock my Shelf Of Shame down. I had them all watch this video before they started. It was great except... it should have had drybrushing included. A minute on brush maintenance would have been key too. Naturally I had them watch your tutorials on that as well.
Hi Vince! It's good seeing you go through all of these for the beginners (not that anyone is going to consider themselves not a beginner for a long time, but hey, we get used to hearing you using these words all the time ;). For viewers's info, "integrating" = mixing into your paint (starting from the base paint, usually). FYI, I found the examples of shading and lining hard to understand when watching the exact segment shown here, because the mini has a lot of small areas of different materials. Vince has showcased these techniques over and over in other videos that were, for me and my perception, easier to grab (i.e. relate the theory to the images shown). I perfectly understand what is told here because I've probably watched hundreds of hours of Vince :-) so don't worry: you don't need talent or anything special to understand him, just more time and more examples, which are totally available in the existing hobby cheating videos series.
This video had a good density to it. Very much like a Marco Frisoni NJM video only easier to understand and not as theoretical. Great video Vince you really knocked it out of the park.
Very clear explanations as always. I would love to see a similar serie covering the basics but with oil paints. More and more painters are switching to oils but tutorials are still rare.
The biggest ah-ha moment I had in this video was what glazing is for, how it's different than "thin layers", and how to use it over your layers and highlights to help smooth those transitions!! Thank you!
Thanks for making this series Vince. I've almost finished my first army (Ironjawz) and I'm wanting to start a 2nd army but this time with an airbrush and using all the techniques you've taught me(more blending and glazing needed). Appreciate all the time and effort you put in mate and I hope you have a great week :)
I painted for about 3 years as a kid 15 years ago. Got back into the hobby just over a year ago. Nobody has ever told me/ I'd never seen about touching the brush to the paper towel to wick the water. So obvious now but never thought to do it.
I always save videos I find super informative that I can reference over and over easily...because of your channel I have too many saved videos and now I have to organize them. You have soo much priceless information! Thank you for all the incredible help! I love your content, your passion for the game/community, and your love of teaching.
I saw your name dropped on the Reapermini forums and I am sad I waited so long to watch this. Super helpful for a beginner like me and I can't wait to make my way through your collection.
Massively helpful for a newbie to 40k and Age of Sigmar. Now to dive into some squigs with wash. Thank you a ton Vince. :D Look forward to learning more from all you awesome painters.
The thing it took me ages to get is that, with the power of glazes, your initial highlights can look quite stark or rough and then the glaze pulls it together. For example the white/light pink on your helmet looks way to stark but the glaze ties it together in the end result. Took me a while to have faith that a stark highlight isn’t a problem as it can come together at the end
I'm currently in the planning stages of an army paint project, your comment about doing metallics after matte varnish is certainly something I'll keep in mind. Curious if you have, and this could maybe be a video, some more order of operations advice.
I'd been meaning to ask this too; what if a large part of the model is metal (like SCE). Also, washes kill shine off metallics, does that mean just don't use them? Cheers for the helpful videos!
Adding my vote to this! One thing I haven't decided on is whether to keep a metal 'basecoat' under a layer of varnish to protect it from all-thumbs mistakes later - especially if the metal's getting a wash, not fancy glazing or ink work.
speaking as a beginner, this was great, one thing I'd love to see is more explanation around brush handling and preparing the paint, they get glazed (hah) over a lot and yet when I watch someone paint on youtube or twitch their brush seems inflexible where when I touch mine to the model it bends or splays or other things. i am guessing I'm 'pushing' too hard and you're only lightly touching but if as part of this type of basics you talked about what you do to get the paint off the brush and onto the model technique wise seems to be hard to find when it comes to miniature painting.
RUclips algorithms are finally working, as a Warhammer Total War ad preceded this viewing. This must mean that your reach is even impacting the broader RUclips audience. You’re a media influencer now, Vince.
Vince , your tutorials are really great and precise but a zoom on the mini would be really usefull as it is really hard for beginners like me to see what you are doing on the mini , great vid as usual!
Am I getting these two points right? 1) When layering, thin the mid-tone down with just water, no other paint. Thin it even more than you do with a wash. 2) When glazing, cover the entire section you are working on, not a smaller section of it like with layering. TIA!
So slightly wrong. So with a layer, it's just about thinning down any type of paint, it doesn't have to be your mid-tone, it could be any, the key with a layer is you are trying to thin the paint enough to color over what you are putting it over. You can find more detail here that will help explain layers - ruclips.net/video/TbCtUYFwFWQ/видео.html With glazing, yes, generally you covering the area, and you are doing a glaze to tie everything together. That being said, you can of course also glaze smaller areas, the transition point between two colors to bring those two colors together. You can find more on glazing here - ruclips.net/video/N88NtHNmz1Q/видео.html
It seems that you changed your setup a little bit in the last weeks. It looks like you've got your screen right in front of you. So the screen got reflected in your glasses while filming. This was very dominant in the last Q&A. In my memory this wasn't that stark some time ago. So maybe put your camera a little bit to the side? I guess that should help a lot. But as always : thanks for putting out high quality content on a weekly basis. I don't know if you already has this topic: a friend asked me where do you put the highlights? I'm so used to it, it never occurred to me that one cannot know where to put the highlights. But the truth is I learned it too someday. To me a well placed highlight on a gaming miniature is much more important than smoth blending. I'd say one of the most important things to paint.
Hi Vince, thank you so much for this vid (and other too!). It's really nice to hear such an experienced person brak down things into simple digestible bits. I'm just getting into the hobby, and was wondering - in this vid (about 13:35) it looks like youre putting paints directly on your wet palete sponge. Is that right, or is there a layer of paper there? Also, do you have (or would you ever make) a vid on "painting process" itself? All the things to do with how to handle the brushes, clean them, move paint around, remove excess paint etc.?
Yep, it's on paper. Now, as to the other, I have handled many of those topics individually, so check the beginner playlist and the larger HC playlist, you should fine most of what you need, but happy to answer any questions. :)
It's honestly fine either way, each is going to produce slightly different results. The key with anything like this is there is no one right answer. It's about what you're trying to achieve. For example, when you use mid-tones and then shade down, that means some of the shadows and highlights are going to show the mid-tone from underneath (as paint is translucent). If you only build up, you are not going to have any of the shadow over the mid-tone, meaning you will have a different set of colors. IN the end, you'll probably do a little of both back and forth.
Big fan of yours Vince. Any thoughts(or videos) on how to do heavily textured skin that doesn’t involve dry brushing? Every time i try I just get a bunch of polka dots.
About to begin painting over the weekend and this is helping so much. I'm not a 100% sure about the difference between layering and glazing. I'm think layering isn't thinned down but actually another tone as opposed to glazing which is a thinned down to be translucent?
Layerng is really just thinning the paint to a workable place where it will flow smoothly off the brush and you are trying to change the color of the area you are painting to that color. Glazing is thinning the paint down to be quite transparent'/translucent and you're just trying to slightly alter tha color or smooth a blend. I have videos that deep dive on each in the playlist, so be sure to check those out. :)
love the videos loads of info. is there a video which shows the priming with different layers i have seen it mentioned in a few videos but can not see a video that goes into it in detail
Vince, thanks for another great video. I have a question about how to use the palette. Whenever I try to mix small amounts of paint, or make a small amount of a glaze, like you're showing in this video, I end up with a bunch of paint in my brush, and a lot less than I would like on the palette. When I see you do it, most of it seems to stay on the palette, and just mix with whatever you have in your brush. Do you have any tips on how to achieve this? And as a side question, what kind of paper do you use on your palette? It looks nice.
Keep your brush moist, that will keep more water in your brush and prevent it from sucking up inside the belly. As to the paper, I use Reynolds Baking Paper (Non-wax).
Awesome tutorial! :D Love your videos! I got a question! I'm about to start painting Tau and they have white armour. I wonder if I need two whites! One kind of greyish as base colour and a purer white for highlighting that armour
Vince, love your videos! I was set in the base/wash/highlight method until I discovered your channel, which has made me brave enough to try lots of different techniques. slightly off topic question, do you and Travis plan to bring back Undesign at anytime in the future? I've just discovered it late last year and I can see I'm quickly catching up to what I fear is the final episode!
Hi Vince, thanks again for another excellent video! Quick question. What pink did you use to base coat the helmet? It looks great and really want to use it on my slaanesh. Many thanks in advance.
Great pair of videos! I’ve been watching Hobby Cheating since I took up the hobby a few years ago it has really helped and been very enjoyable. Would it be fair to say these two videos are 200 level class instruction, whereas “prime, base coat, wash, dry brush highlights” would be more 100 course level?
Stumbled across your page since entering into the world of mini printing and painting December 2020. I would definitely like to take your advice and get an airbrush set going at this same time as learning painting in general. Would you, by any chance, have some advice as to what an absolute beginner should pick up? I purchased a $60 kit Master G23 with a teeny tiny compressor (no regulator or water trap) and I have to say I felt like I was trying to do calligraphy with a crayon. :P Obviously, I'm not ready for something a master would pick up, but a good tool (like a good sable brush) can make all the difference in the world. Thank you for your amazing channel and, boy!, do I have a LOT of videos to catch up on! :D
The master kit is fine for starting out, but you want the one with a compressor with a tank. The G23 is a fair brush to start with for the basics. Stick to cheap compressors. When you get a chance to go to the next level, go to Iwata HP-CS, it's worth the investment.
Hey Vince, big fan of your videos! Was wondering which scale75 colors are your favorites - planning on exchanging most of my vallejo with scale 75 and not sure where to start ;-)
Really so useful vince, even the first two minutes is a omg im doing it wrong...however, for say 75mm figs or busts how much do these steps change ? (Thats what i paint mostly)
It's all the same techniques, it's just the level you take it to. There are videos I have around busts and large scale that highlight the differences, but the basic techniques are the same. :)
Amazing video. I got extra noob question. So when you are working on highlights, with every other step you are just mixing in more white? Or does it become more white the more paint you put on the mini?
It's not always more white, it's a higher value (which in strictest terms, means increasing the tint, the amount of white in the tone), but practically, you're not always adding "white" in the actual paint, you might just be adding any lighter color (a bright skin tone, a pastel color, a lighter version of that color - whatever). Hope that helps.
@@VinceVenturellagot it! Yes it helps! To me in this stage, everything helps :) 3rd week of watching numerous videos, and preparing to finally start with this. Your videos are extra helpful!
Hello Vince, May I please clarify the difference between the terms "Base coat" "Mid tone" "Layer" (I think you said that goes on top of the base coat, but isn't a shade or highlight, BUT uses layering?)
Sure, base coat is just the initial tone you are setting down to color that area (turn the blue pants blue). On top of that you theoretically have highlights and shades (making things lighter or darker respectively). The color that is the middle of that is the mid-tone. Layering is just a method of paint application, applying a thin, translucent amount of paint that is seeking to change the color of the surface. I have full videos in the playlist to explain paint thinning and consistency in more detail. Hope that helps.
@@VinceVenturella It totally does! I just wanted to clarify, the mid tone is a layer on top of the base? that is between shadows and highlights? or the base tone IS the midtone? Sorry to ask
Are these one specially not numbered since they act as a prelude to all other videos? Will renumbering pick up after? Just wondering for the index update to share with the community
I tried to get into miniature painting (half-heartedly) and what I ran into is, because of glaucoma, I am almost blind in My left eye and it really puts a strain on my right eye so, I get frustrated and give up. I'm thinking of trying to do larger miniatures, i.e., 75mm or larger. I have watched other videos that touch lightly on larger models and a sparseity of how to paint larger minis. What is out there on painting larger models without brush strokes being obvious, etc? compared to 28mm? I have more questions but enough for now, by the way, I am 77 and a widower so, this is an attempt to entertain myself while at home, the older I get the less mobile I become, lol.
Nothing wrong at all with larger models, they are great fun! The key is really just texture, you can build in a lot more detail and texture on the large scale. But I have some videos in the playlist where I tackle larger scales. Nothing at all to be afraid of. :)
Hey Vince, I just got a new fancy airbrush and some giants to paint. But when I try to airbrush skintones they always look terrible. How do you paint giants?
I used oil paints for my skin, but the key with airbrushing skin is you want to have those same tones - lots of variations of contrast and hue through thin airbrush glazes. Integrate those reds, purples and browns tones.
Great stuff as always, thanks! One question about mediums and varnishes: is there a difference between using acrylic matte medium as a final layer vs matte varnish? Is varnish effectively the same thing by a different name? This nomenclature confuses me when I Google it.
I believe that mediums are one of the three parts that make up a paint. Varnishes, however are more of a clear coat sealer with no pigments(another of three parts of a paint) and drys with a stronger bond then a paint. However my understanding of these two items could be slightly off.
Mediums are just the acrylic binder, they will have some level of protection, but they will likely also shine. Varnishes have additional additives in medium (generally) that help aid in protection and they control the way the light is reflecting.
Vince, I know that this may be a random question, but if I use my glossy glaze medium to thin down white paint, at your experience do I get the same result of using gloss varnish?
I'm asking because I have watched an old video of yours on white, where u proposed that. Your guide really are on another level, I just keep coming back to them, even when the youtube algorithms propose me something else
If I use a matt varnish in a spraycan on a figure with some true meralic paint, does the shine disappear and could I get it back if I brush shiny varnish on top of that matt one where the true metallic paint is?
When you're starting out, my best advice is one of the two options below. 1) Paint all your matte paints, varnish, paint your metals (this is what I still do today). 2) Paint everything, varnish, call it a day. It will matte out the metal some, but the effect will still sell.
Is there a similar video for the basic terms of the game? Not about the rules, but things like „chafe“ that are nowhere in the rules, but are constantly used in the Wednesday show.
Watched!❤ (Sorry, I’m trying to watch all your videos and I’m looking for a way to track them. So I’m just typing “watched” in every video I see). If you want me to stop, I will.
loved your videos, the hobby itself, not so much. So many afternoons and weekends and evenings, and I didn't enjoy it. I've painted all of Zerywia, because the minis looked like shit and there were no standees, and Direwild, and part of Jagged Alliance, so for the next few months I'm done - and will pick it up whenever a new boardgame box with minis arrives.
Well, it's tough to say, glad the videos are helpful, but there could always be some other miniatures that grab you, maybe try something just for fun, like a larger scale.
This is my first miniature that I'm painting, I have been painting model trucks, cars etc, but this Miniature is giving me major anxiety, the miniature is part lion (fur face , feet and tail) my anxiety is with the colour and yes I know what a lion looks like, doing models is one thing but Miniatures is another. I very really had to blend colors, and everytime I go and start I have to stop.
So I have several videos on fur, including videos on making fur out of flat areas. BUt my best advice is don't worry about it too much when you're starting. There is a whole different world in miniatures, especially with organic shapes. The color is something you cna play with over time, even if it's wrong, you will learn more by pushing through and seeing where you fail. :)
It's ironic, as I had the footage, but I thought it was duplicative so I ended up cutting it to keep the video shorter. Sorry, but the same techniques were certainly used.
Whenever I have a question about a technique, color, or anything else related to painting, Hobby Cheating is typically my first stop.
Vince has so many useful videos on how to do different subjects it's amazing
Thank you both, very happy to help. :)
@Kayden Jaden Its a scam
Real wise people don't use big and complex words to describe things, they have such knowledge of a topic that they can make the very difficult seem simple and explain it in simple words.
Thank you for sharing Vince.
To peer over the shoulder of a master...to hear his words whispering aeternal principles of aesthestics, of painting pleasure, like eating grapes from the godlike hand of SLaneSh himself! A thousand and one blessings upon you sir!
Thank you, always happy to help.
The almost calming tone you've put on for this particular video is super reassuring even as someone whos been watching your videos and painting for years, it's a really nice and calming video to brush back up on fundamentals and makes me want to go paint without worrying.
Glad it was helpful!
i started painting a couple weeks ago and man the anxiety was real, this video really calmed me down, thanks man!
That's wonderful, always happy to help. :)
One way to gain "acceptance" in a group's "culture" is to use the correct terminology. Thanks for making the effort of both summarizing the painting process very succinctly and laying out the descriptive terms of the hobby. I want people to enjoy my chosen hobby and these efforts make it more inclusive. Your videos are my look-up go-to and these basic / starting out videos are where I point people starting out: no-one should learn the hard way if they do not need to.
My pleasure, happy to help as always. :)
I've been subscribed to your channel for about 6 months now and your videos have been immensely helpful for a new painter like myself. You're a great teacher; clear and concise with no unnecessary information. Just wanted to say thank you!
That's wonderful to hear! Glad to have you along on the hobby journey and always happy to help.
I have been painting since the late 70’s and these lessons would have saved me thousands of hours. Amazing job, please keep them coming.
Thank you! Will do!
I'm like 8 months into the hobby, binge watching youtube on a daily basis, and this video cleared up most of what I thought I knew about painting.
That's awesome, happy to help. ;)
Can't tell you how much you've help me Vince. It's common for me to say to my wife "Vince said ....." I stopped painting 1/32 scale figures when the flesh tone I mixed with oils was green, hours of work, colour vision problem, that was 4o plus years ago. But in the last 8 months with your help I must say I'm addicted to the painting of figures and I guess the paints as well. Thanks Mate
That's awesome, always happy to help. :)
Hi Vince, I love your videos, and just wanted to offer some constructive comments on the video as a "beginners guide" and maybe offer some suggestions as to further videos in the series.
My main comment concerns the parts in which you explained basecoating, layering, highlighting, shading and using washes and the like. I feel that beginners would greatly benefit from a more detailed explanations of how specifically to go about applying the paint as opposed to what the terms are, more akin to your explanation of how to apply glazes.
I think that the application of paint is a skill that some more experienced painters such as yourself may take for granted that a beginner painter might lack. I recall when I first started painting miniatures, I never knew how to, for example, hold miniatures properly, brace miniatures by planting your elbows on the table and supporting your hands with your arms in a "triangle shape", how to use the side of the brush rather than the tip to apply paints, how to properly load your paint and sharpen the tip as you wick the paint off, how to edge-higlight, how to stipple when necessary, how to actually get washes to "not pool" beyond being told not to let shades pool, how much pressure to apply when applying paint, etc. Honestly, I would consider these techniques more fundamental and essential for beginners to get correct before knowing how to correctly apply glazes.
Maybe the above could be an idea for a future video? "Hobby Cheating - How to apply paint to miniatures" or something along those lines?
My second minor comment would be that I think beginners would benefit from being told when to apply glazes, e.g. blending layers together, controlled application of shadows, etc.
Great video otherwise, and thanks for all you do for miniature painters everywhere!
It's a great idea for a future video. :)
Some men just want to see the world learn. Great video man glad you revisited this
Glad you enjoyed it
Me: Oh no, this video will not be a good background noise for my workout
Vince: THIN AND GLAZE, UNTIL IT IS DONE
This is your workout mantra. ;)
That may go on my wall, heh.
I love how you tend to be very technical about every topic that you with each of your videos. To me that is one of the major reasons why I both enjoy your videos so much and learn more about this hobby we are all doing.
Thank you Vince.
Glad you like them! :) Always happy to help. :)
Criminally underrated content right here
Thank you, very much appreciated. :)
20 minutes of happiness and its already over. Like watching Babylon 5 "Intersections in real time" and suddenly I have to wait an entire week for the next show. That is torture. Thank you Vince. My take away from this is the black lining and doing metals after varnish plus the working with thinning paints on a wet palette. I observe how the paint shrinks in on itself when thinned and worked around. My Vallejo Model Color doesn't seem to work that way.
It's just because it was that thin, that is happening only because of the water to paint ratio.
This is incredibly helpful to a new painter like me, thank you.
Thank You! My teenage daughter just invited her friends over for a Painting Day to try to knock my Shelf Of Shame down. I had them all watch this video before they started. It was great except... it should have had drybrushing included. A minute on brush maintenance would have been key too. Naturally I had them watch your tutorials on that as well.
Glad I could help! and the point about drybrushing is well taken.
Hi Vince! It's good seeing you go through all of these for the beginners (not that anyone is going to consider themselves not a beginner for a long time, but hey, we get used to hearing you using these words all the time ;).
For viewers's info, "integrating" = mixing into your paint (starting from the base paint, usually).
FYI, I found the examples of shading and lining hard to understand when watching the exact segment shown here, because the mini has a lot of small areas of different materials. Vince has showcased these techniques over and over in other videos that were, for me and my perception, easier to grab (i.e. relate the theory to the images shown). I perfectly understand what is told here because I've probably watched hundreds of hours of Vince :-) so don't worry: you don't need talent or anything special to understand him, just more time and more examples, which are totally available in the existing hobby cheating videos series.
I linked those out as well through some cards, so hopefully people can find them. :)
This video had a good density to it. Very much like a Marco Frisoni NJM video only easier to understand and not as theoretical. Great video Vince you really knocked it out of the park.
Glad it was helpful!
Very clear explanations as always. I would love to see a similar serie covering the basics but with oil paints. More and more painters are switching to oils but tutorials are still rare.
So I have a pretty good beginners for oil paints already - ruclips.net/video/-ha32I_iJPM/видео.html
The biggest ah-ha moment I had in this video was what glazing is for, how it's different than "thin layers", and how to use it over your layers and highlights to help smooth those transitions!! Thank you!
Glad to help!
Just introduced my friend to the hobby last week. This series of hobby cheating couldn't have came at a better time. Thanks Vince!
Fantastic, always happy to help. :)
Thanks for making this series Vince. I've almost finished my first army (Ironjawz) and I'm wanting to start a 2nd army but this time with an airbrush and using all the techniques you've taught me(more blending and glazing needed).
Appreciate all the time and effort you put in mate and I hope you have a great week :)
Always happy to help. :)
I painted for about 3 years as a kid 15 years ago. Got back into the hobby just over a year ago. Nobody has ever told me/ I'd never seen about touching the brush to the paper towel to wick the water.
So obvious now but never thought to do it.
Awesome, happy to help as always. :)
Appreciate the videos vince,great to refresh the basics now & again!
Glad you like them! :)
I always save videos I find super informative that I can reference over and over easily...because of your channel I have too many saved videos and now I have to organize them. You have soo much priceless information! Thank you for all the incredible help! I love your content, your passion for the game/community, and your love of teaching.
Happy to help! :)
I saw your name dropped on the Reapermini forums and I am sad I waited so long to watch this. Super helpful for a beginner like me and I can't wait to make my way through your collection.
Glad it was helpful!
Massively helpful for a newbie to 40k and Age of Sigmar. Now to dive into some squigs with wash. Thank you a ton Vince. :D Look forward to learning more from all you awesome painters.
Happy to help!
The thing it took me ages to get is that, with the power of glazes, your initial highlights can look quite stark or rough and then the glaze pulls it together. For example the white/light pink on your helmet looks way to stark but the glaze ties it together in the end result. Took me a while to have faith that a stark highlight isn’t a problem as it can come together at the end
Yep, exactly correct. :)
I'm currently in the planning stages of an army paint project, your comment about doing metallics after matte varnish is certainly something I'll keep in mind. Curious if you have, and this could maybe be a video, some more order of operations advice.
I'd been meaning to ask this too; what if a large part of the model is metal (like SCE). Also, washes kill shine off metallics, does that mean just don't use them? Cheers for the helpful videos!
I'll see what I can do. :)
Adding my vote to this! One thing I haven't decided on is whether to keep a metal 'basecoat' under a layer of varnish to protect it from all-thumbs mistakes later - especially if the metal's getting a wash, not fancy glazing or ink work.
Great video. Nice to have lots of definitions and examples all in one place. Great for all painters not just beginners.
Glad it was helpful!
Thanks for taking the time to put this together. Really helpful.
Glad it was helpful!
speaking as a beginner, this was great, one thing I'd love to see is more explanation around brush handling and preparing the paint, they get glazed (hah) over a lot and yet when I watch someone paint on youtube or twitch their brush seems inflexible where when I touch mine to the model it bends or splays or other things. i am guessing I'm 'pushing' too hard and you're only lightly touching but if as part of this type of basics you talked about what you do to get the paint off the brush and onto the model technique wise seems to be hard to find when it comes to miniature painting.
That's a great idea for a video, I will add it to the list.
Thanks Vince, great tutorial, all in one place.
I would love to see that mini finished ;)
I ended up sharing him out on my socials. :)
Great video and I love that you you kept the Technomancer transition music.
I quite like the transition music for sure. :) - It will make some appearances here and there in the future.
Another great video - huge thank you from the hobby community!
Glad you enjoyed it :)
Awesome video, I wish I had that the first time time I painted a mini. Thanks a lot for making this series.
Glad you enjoyed it!
Incredibly useful video, thank you for taking the time and effort to put it together for us.
Glad it was helpful!
0:55 Base Coats
3:19 Washes
5:04 Shading
6:45 Panel/Black Lining
7:53 Highlighting
9:13 Layering
12:37 Glazing
17:42 Varnish
Thank you, I could have swore those were already in there, I added them now, very glad you said something.
WOW this was the best video summary I have seen
Awesome, always happy to help. :)
Vince , one of my fav youtube. I always think you look like jason alexander .
Thank you, on both counts. :)
RUclips algorithms are finally working, as a Warhammer Total War ad preceded this viewing. This must mean that your reach is even impacting the broader RUclips audience. You’re a media influencer now, Vince.
Oh no, this is no good for sure. ;)
This has saved my necrons lol. As simple as realising my base layer is my midtone, as it's between the shade and highlights 😂 It just never clicked
Awesome, happy to help. :)
Excellent. I wish had had this when I started. Thanks, Vince!
Glad to help as always. :)
Vince, you're the absolute best. Are there any ways other than buying Warhammer weekly merch we can support you?
Just share the videos and comment like you did now. Glad it was helpful. :)
Vince , your tutorials are really great and precise but a zoom on the mini would be really usefull as it is really hard for beginners like me to see what you are doing on the mini , great vid as usual!
Noted! I'll make sure to get tighter. :)
Great video! You are the Technomancer Vince!
Still gotta get that intro in order. :)
Hey Vince, can you please go into detail about volumetric highlights, like what it means and how to achieve the effect please.
Sure, happy to do so, I'll add it to the list.
Awesome video Vince, thanks!
Glad you liked it!
Am I getting these two points right?
1) When layering, thin the mid-tone down with just water, no other paint. Thin it even more than you do with a wash.
2) When glazing, cover the entire section you are working on, not a smaller section of it like with layering.
TIA!
So slightly wrong. So with a layer, it's just about thinning down any type of paint, it doesn't have to be your mid-tone, it could be any, the key with a layer is you are trying to thin the paint enough to color over what you are putting it over. You can find more detail here that will help explain layers - ruclips.net/video/TbCtUYFwFWQ/видео.html
With glazing, yes, generally you covering the area, and you are doing a glaze to tie everything together. That being said, you can of course also glaze smaller areas, the transition point between two colors to bring those two colors together.
You can find more on glazing here - ruclips.net/video/N88NtHNmz1Q/видео.html
Thank you for all this information and your efforts!
My pleasure!
Awesome as always brother. Thank you.
My pleasure!!
This a really awesome series! It may get me to finally slay the gray!
Awesome. :)
Thanks Vince!
Happy to help. :)
Content at its best. Thank you sir.
Thank you brother. :)
Vince!👍🏼 this clip is masterpiece!
THank you, happy to help. :)
It seems that you changed your setup a little bit in the last weeks. It looks like you've got your screen right in front of you. So the screen got reflected in your glasses while filming. This was very dominant in the last Q&A. In my memory this wasn't that stark some time ago. So maybe put your camera a little bit to the side? I guess that should help a lot.
But as always : thanks for putting out high quality content on a weekly basis.
I don't know if you already has this topic: a friend asked me where do you put the highlights? I'm so used to it, it never occurred to me that one cannot know where to put the highlights. But the truth is I learned it too someday. To me a well placed highlight on a gaming miniature is much more important than smoth blending. I'd say one of the most important things to paint.
Same set-up, I just had something really bright on my screen, I might just do it without glasses where necessary. :)
Hi Vince, thank you so much for this vid (and other too!). It's really nice to hear such an experienced person brak down things into simple digestible bits.
I'm just getting into the hobby, and was wondering - in this vid (about 13:35) it looks like youre putting paints directly on your wet palete sponge. Is that right, or is there a layer of paper there?
Also, do you have (or would you ever make) a vid on "painting process" itself? All the things to do with how to handle the brushes, clean them, move paint around, remove excess paint etc.?
Just spotted the paper :facepalm: Thanks for the vid anyway!
Yep, it's on paper. Now, as to the other, I have handled many of those topics individually, so check the beginner playlist and the larger HC playlist, you should fine most of what you need, but happy to answer any questions. :)
Is it better to base coat with your mid tone and go up and down (shadows and highlights) or base with your darkest color and work up from there?
It's honestly fine either way, each is going to produce slightly different results. The key with anything like this is there is no one right answer. It's about what you're trying to achieve. For example, when you use mid-tones and then shade down, that means some of the shadows and highlights are going to show the mid-tone from underneath (as paint is translucent). If you only build up, you are not going to have any of the shadow over the mid-tone, meaning you will have a different set of colors. IN the end, you'll probably do a little of both back and forth.
"It looks a little r0ough right now" says Vince when it looks better than some of my already finished minis . . .
Well, I always worry about how rough things look on camera, especially as I can't show all the refinement.
Big fan of yours Vince. Any thoughts(or videos) on how to do heavily textured skin that doesn’t involve dry brushing? Every time i try I just get a bunch of polka dots.
The key is stippling, but really, really, really small stippling with a very sharp brush. It works, but it will slowly drive you insane.
About to begin painting over the weekend and this is helping so much. I'm not a 100% sure about the difference between layering and glazing. I'm think layering isn't thinned down but actually another tone as opposed to glazing which is a thinned down to be translucent?
Layerng is really just thinning the paint to a workable place where it will flow smoothly off the brush and you are trying to change the color of the area you are painting to that color. Glazing is thinning the paint down to be quite transparent'/translucent and you're just trying to slightly alter tha color or smooth a blend. I have videos that deep dive on each in the playlist, so be sure to check those out. :)
Thank you for the video! The one thing that I was sad about was how you haven't been using Jon's intro for your videos. Maybe one day!
I just have to make it into a right sized introduction. :)
Thanks Vince
Happy to help as always. :)
love the videos loads of info. is there a video which shows the priming with different layers i have seen it mentioned in a few videos but can not see a video that goes into it in detail
Yep, I have you covered - ruclips.net/video/J-dQU-dSNa8/видео.html
@@VinceVenturella thanks a million love the channel .
Could you do a vid on doing zenithals but with different coloured shadows?
I'll add it to the list. :)
Vince, thanks for another great video. I have a question about how to use the palette. Whenever I try to mix small amounts of paint, or make a small amount of a glaze, like you're showing in this video, I end up with a bunch of paint in my brush, and a lot less than I would like on the palette. When I see you do it, most of it seems to stay on the palette, and just mix with whatever you have in your brush. Do you have any tips on how to achieve this? And as a side question, what kind of paper do you use on your palette? It looks nice.
Keep your brush moist, that will keep more water in your brush and prevent it from sucking up inside the belly. As to the paper, I use Reynolds Baking Paper (Non-wax).
Awesome tutorial! :D Love your videos! I got a question! I'm about to start painting Tau and they have white armour. I wonder if I need two whites! One kind of greyish as base colour and a purer white for highlighting that armour
Yeah, if you check out this video, it's how I would tackle White Tau - ruclips.net/video/d0wWzjluaxM/видео.html
Vince, love your videos! I was set in the base/wash/highlight method until I discovered your channel, which has made me brave enough to try lots of different techniques. slightly off topic question, do you and Travis plan to bring back Undesign at anytime in the future? I've just discovered it late last year and I can see I'm quickly catching up to what I fear is the final episode!
Great to hear! Always happy to help. :)
Hi Vince, thanks again for another excellent video! Quick question. What pink did you use to base coat the helmet? It looks great and really want to use it on my slaanesh.
Many thanks in advance.
Kimera Magenta. :)
Great Vid Vince! GJ!
Thank you, glad it was helpful.
Great pair of videos! I’ve been watching Hobby Cheating since I took up the hobby a few years ago it has really helped and been very enjoyable.
Would it be fair to say these two videos are 200 level class instruction, whereas “prime, base coat, wash, dry brush highlights” would be more 100 course level?
I think this is more like a booster pack for the 100 class, maybe 101. ;)
@@VinceVenturella Thank you. I always learn a lot from your content. Keep up the good work!
Which mini is that, looks very interesting?
Great video as always! Thanks Vince.
Thank you, it's the Lord of Pain from GW with a headswap.
@@VinceVenturella Thanks for the reply!
Stumbled across your page since entering into the world of mini printing and painting December 2020. I would definitely like to take your advice and get an airbrush set going at this same time as learning painting in general. Would you, by any chance, have some advice as to what an absolute beginner should pick up? I purchased a $60 kit Master G23 with a teeny tiny compressor (no regulator or water trap) and I have to say I felt like I was trying to do calligraphy with a crayon. :P Obviously, I'm not ready for something a master would pick up, but a good tool (like a good sable brush) can make all the difference in the world. Thank you for your amazing channel and, boy!, do I have a LOT of videos to catch up on! :D
The master kit is fine for starting out, but you want the one with a compressor with a tank. The G23 is a fair brush to start with for the basics. Stick to cheap compressors. When you get a chance to go to the next level, go to Iwata HP-CS, it's worth the investment.
@@VinceVenturella Thank you again! Will do!
Hey Vince, big fan of your videos! Was wondering which scale75 colors are your favorites - planning on exchanging most of my vallejo with scale 75 and not sure where to start ;-)
You can find all those answers here - ruclips.net/video/MXEWyW_3bo0/видео.html
Super helpful like always
Glad to hear it!
Really so useful vince, even the first two minutes is a omg im doing it wrong...however, for say 75mm figs or busts how much do these steps change ? (Thats what i paint mostly)
It's all the same techniques, it's just the level you take it to. There are videos I have around busts and large scale that highlight the differences, but the basic techniques are the same. :)
@@VinceVenturella so i am on the right track then! Thanks, working my way through your entire backcatalogue :)
Amazing video. I got extra noob question. So when you are working on highlights, with every other step you are just mixing in more white? Or does it become more white the more paint you put on the mini?
It's not always more white, it's a higher value (which in strictest terms, means increasing the tint, the amount of white in the tone), but practically, you're not always adding "white" in the actual paint, you might just be adding any lighter color (a bright skin tone, a pastel color, a lighter version of that color - whatever). Hope that helps.
@@VinceVenturellagot it! Yes it helps! To me in this stage, everything helps :) 3rd week of watching numerous videos, and preparing to finally start with this. Your videos are extra helpful!
Great stuff friend 👏 👍
Thank you 👍
Hello Vince,
May I please clarify the difference between the terms "Base coat" "Mid tone" "Layer" (I think you said that goes on top of the base coat, but isn't a shade or highlight, BUT uses layering?)
Sure, base coat is just the initial tone you are setting down to color that area (turn the blue pants blue). On top of that you theoretically have highlights and shades (making things lighter or darker respectively). The color that is the middle of that is the mid-tone. Layering is just a method of paint application, applying a thin, translucent amount of paint that is seeking to change the color of the surface. I have full videos in the playlist to explain paint thinning and consistency in more detail. Hope that helps.
@@VinceVenturella It totally does! I just wanted to clarify, the mid tone is a layer on top of the base? that is between shadows and highlights? or the base tone IS the midtone? Sorry to ask
Thanks again great info here. 🙂Thomas over at The Model Hobbyist
You bet
Are these one specially not numbered since they act as a prelude to all other videos? Will renumbering pick up after? Just wondering for the index update to share with the community
Yep, these are just not numbered as I didn't want to scare people with a beginner number way up. So the numbers will resume next week. :)
Brilliant, as ever....
Thank you, always happy to help. ;)
I tried to get into miniature painting (half-heartedly) and what I ran into is, because of glaucoma, I am almost blind in My left eye and it really puts a strain on my right eye so, I get frustrated and give up. I'm thinking of trying to do larger miniatures, i.e., 75mm or larger. I have watched other videos that touch lightly on larger models and a sparseity of how to paint larger minis. What is out there on painting larger models without brush strokes being obvious, etc? compared to 28mm? I have more questions but enough for now, by the way, I am 77 and a widower so, this is an attempt to entertain myself while at home, the older I get the less mobile I become, lol.
Nothing wrong at all with larger models, they are great fun! The key is really just texture, you can build in a lot more detail and texture on the large scale. But I have some videos in the playlist where I tackle larger scales. Nothing at all to be afraid of. :)
is there a rattle can varnish video? i only see an airbrush version
Really only airbrush, though most of the same rules apply.
Hey Vince, I just got a new fancy airbrush and some giants to paint. But when I try to airbrush skintones they always look terrible. How do you paint giants?
I used oil paints for my skin, but the key with airbrushing skin is you want to have those same tones - lots of variations of contrast and hue through thin airbrush glazes. Integrate those reds, purples and browns tones.
Great stuff as always, thanks! One question about mediums and varnishes: is there a difference between using acrylic matte medium as a final layer vs matte varnish? Is varnish effectively the same thing by a different name? This nomenclature confuses me when I Google it.
I believe that mediums are one of the three parts that make up a paint. Varnishes, however are more of a clear coat sealer with no pigments(another of three parts of a paint) and drys with a stronger bond then a paint.
However my understanding of these two items could be slightly off.
Mediums are just the acrylic binder, they will have some level of protection, but they will likely also shine. Varnishes have additional additives in medium (generally) that help aid in protection and they control the way the light is reflecting.
Have you explained that we should use COLD water when painting?
I’m off hot water.
I generally use room temperature water, nothing special.
Vince, I know that this may be a random question, but if I use my glossy glaze medium to thin down white paint, at your experience do I get the same result of using gloss varnish?
I'm asking because I have watched an old video of yours on white, where u proposed that. Your guide really are on another level, I just keep coming back to them, even when the youtube algorithms propose me something else
It wouldn't have quite the same effect, but it's a good substitute. If you want the full effect, there isn't much substitute for gloss.
If I use a matt varnish in a spraycan on a figure with some true meralic paint, does the shine disappear and could I get it back if I brush shiny varnish on top of that matt one where the true metallic paint is?
When you're starting out, my best advice is one of the two options below.
1) Paint all your matte paints, varnish, paint your metals (this is what I still do today).
2) Paint everything, varnish, call it a day. It will matte out the metal some, but the effect will still sell.
@@VinceVenturella The way you do it sounds more logical, Thank you so much!
Is there a similar video for the basic terms of the game? Not about the rules, but things like „chafe“ that are nowhere in the rules, but are constantly used in the Wednesday show.
I haven't done one, but that's a great idea for a video.
@@VinceVenturella If you would take up that topic, I‘ll watch it for sure 🙂
Is that a sugical needle on your pallete?
Nope, just copper wire to keep out mold and such.
Watched!❤ (Sorry, I’m trying to watch all your videos and I’m looking for a way to track them. So I’m just typing “watched” in every video I see). If you want me to stop, I will.
No worries!
loved your videos, the hobby itself, not so much. So many afternoons and weekends and evenings, and I didn't enjoy it.
I've painted all of Zerywia, because the minis looked like shit and there were no standees, and Direwild, and part of Jagged Alliance, so for the next few months I'm done - and will pick it up whenever a new boardgame box with minis arrives.
Well, it's tough to say, glad the videos are helpful, but there could always be some other miniatures that grab you, maybe try something just for fun, like a larger scale.
@@VinceVenturella I doubt it. I appreciate the learning experience and as a boardgamer it felt like a complementary skill. Thanks for your videos.
This is my first miniature that I'm painting, I have been painting model trucks, cars etc, but this Miniature is giving me major anxiety, the miniature is part lion (fur face , feet and tail) my anxiety is with the colour and yes I know what a lion looks like, doing models is one thing but Miniatures is another. I very really had to blend colors, and everytime I go and start I have to stop.
So I have several videos on fur, including videos on making fur out of flat areas. BUt my best advice is don't worry about it too much when you're starting. There is a whole different world in miniatures, especially with organic shapes. The color is something you cna play with over time, even if it's wrong, you will learn more by pushing through and seeing where you fail. :)
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:)
I feel like I just swallowed the red pill.
I think that's a good thing, I really don't remember which one was which. ;)
;( wish you didn’t skip over the pink color
It's ironic, as I had the footage, but I thought it was duplicative so I ended up cutting it to keep the video shorter. Sorry, but the same techniques were certainly used.