People will say you should thin your paints and maybe use a wet palette. But I'm glad you had - and brought us - the authentic first mini painting experience. Welcome to the hobby!
Well looks like you can paint a straight line so that’s half the battle. You did good. I agree with other commenters, learning how to thin your pants with a little bit of water to the right consistency and paint multiple thin coats is good early technique to learn. There are painters like Ninjon who paint straight from the pot and do great but at some point you may want to learn glazing, stippling and edge highlighting which all thin paints for some effects like smooth transition, smooth texture and smooth coverage respectfully. Also I recently switched from dry pallet to a wet pallet and I absolutely love it. Paint stays fresher on the pallet for longer and much easier to work with. Like others suggested, I highly recommend you look at getting a wet pallet and watch videos on it! Brushstrokes channel has great tutorials on thinning paints, model prep and wet pallets I highly recommend. No affiliation. Good luck on your hobby journey excited for you!
Awesome comment! I love the advice and am looking forward to learning all those things! The glazing, stippling and highlighting. I'm really enjoying this new journey! Thank you very much for the advice and kind words of encouragement! You rock! I feel super pumped about it now. lol
Also dont get bogged down with what is the right way to paint stuff. Do it your way. Its supposed to be cathartic and ive recently come to the conclusion that over analysing painting techniques & striving for perfection has resulted in 0 minis finished. Just throw paint on them and enjoy it!
Has probably already been said but: 1:1 paint and medium. Either the expensive professional stuff, or water with a little soap or alcohol or window cleaner or...to keep the paints wet and to break down the surface tension of pure tap water. Some also use simply distilled water instead. For layers of transparent paint, simply use more medium.
Looks great for a first mini that's for sure! Looks like you may need to thin down your paints a bit more. I'm sure you're going to have a ton of folks here giving you unsolicited advice XD Love seeing other lady Warhammer creators! Need more of us, though I've been inactive for a while lol. Excited to see more of your work!
I’ll save you hundreds of hours of experience. When painting minis, just like your own experiences, white is never painted white and black is never painted black, use dark greys, off whites, shades and washes, obviously leave black where light won’t hit and use pure white to highlight extremities. Also paint from the inside out, with this mini you would look to paint all the armour plates and the face before doing the trims and the face mask for example 👍
Neat! So for white, it is the HARDEST colour to paint... but you should never paint pure white overall. Pick a nice cold grey, and then build it up very thin coats over and over brighter and bright,a nd only edge/point highlight the edges and corners with true white.
Cool! I started my second mini today and started with the grey and built up to white just like you're suggesting! It's meant to be! lol. Thanks for the tip!
Turned out great for a first mini! I cant imagine how tricky it would be doing this for the first time while having to worry about camera set up, lighting etc, makes it even more impressive. Citadels white paints are renoun for being one of the worst paints there are for flow or coverage, especially over black. Try a Vallejo White or Pro Acryl Bold Titanum White, they are much easier to work with.
Great job, one thing tho, you need to grab a thin brush and some 'nuln oil' and very sparingly poke it into the recesses of the white areas to bring back the detail
Pretty good first mini! I noticed you taking paint straight from the pot. I like to think of the pot like a bottle of concentrate that must be diluted to work properly. Because the models are so tiny and full of texture already, we have to be careful not to clog and distract from that with visible brush strokes. For base coats you want it to be roughly halfway between the pot consistency and water color consistency. And don't be afraid to overthin your paint and come in with 2, 3, even 5 or 6 coats as you learn, especially white over black
Unless you're painting large models, such as vehicles, paint them on the sprue, before gluing them, as it's a lot more difficult to paint a model already completed.
But how do you have so much stuff around and this is the first miniature? There are all around the office... I dont understand... My first work station didn't look like that Were does the stuff come from? I m confused
Hello! This stuff is from our bssiness Pody Products. We've gathered up stuff and got our paint studio now up and running, but I personally have never painted a model until this one. Tony has painted hundreds! lol. I hope that helps explain, and Happy Thanksgiving!
People will say you should thin your paints and maybe use a wet palette. But I'm glad you had - and brought us - the authentic first mini painting experience. Welcome to the hobby!
Awesome! Ty!
You didnt look too happy but thats way better than 99% of most peoples first models
Looked tired by the end of it! lolol Ty!
Better than my first paint job. Well done. 😊
lol Ty!
you really do seem so nervous . everything is going to be ok lol
Is it that obvious! lolol Ty! I'll hang in there :)
For a first time you did great. Keep it up I believe you will have us all shocked on how well you paint miniatures.
Thank you! That's so nice! You rock! :)
Great result!
Ty!
Looks fantastic! Welcome to the hobby!
Thank you so much! I'm excited and glad to be here!
Well looks like you can paint a straight line so that’s half the battle. You did good. I agree with other commenters, learning how to thin your pants with a little bit of water to the right consistency and paint multiple thin coats is good early technique to learn. There are painters like Ninjon who paint straight from the pot and do great but at some point you may want to learn glazing, stippling and edge highlighting which all thin paints for some effects like smooth transition, smooth texture and smooth coverage respectfully. Also I recently switched from dry pallet to a wet pallet and I absolutely love it. Paint stays fresher on the pallet for longer and much easier to work with. Like others suggested, I highly recommend you look at getting a wet pallet and watch videos on it! Brushstrokes channel has great tutorials on thinning paints, model prep and wet pallets I highly recommend. No affiliation. Good luck on your hobby journey excited for you!
Awesome comment! I love the advice and am looking forward to learning all those things! The glazing, stippling and highlighting. I'm really enjoying this new journey! Thank you very much for the advice and kind words of encouragement! You rock! I feel super pumped about it now. lol
Raven guard and a character for your first mini is super brave. But congratulations, welcome to the club, say goodbye to all your spare cash 😅.
Also dont get bogged down with what is the right way to paint stuff. Do it your way. Its supposed to be cathartic and ive recently come to the conclusion that over analysing painting techniques & striving for perfection has resulted in 0 minis finished. Just throw paint on them and enjoy it!
lololol
Agreed! It's meant to be fun and loved! Will do!
Has probably already been said but:
1:1 paint and medium. Either the expensive professional stuff, or water with a little soap or alcohol or window cleaner or...to keep the paints wet and to break down the surface tension of pure tap water.
Some also use simply distilled water instead.
For layers of transparent paint, simply use more medium.
Cool! Thank you for the advice! I'm def going to be practicing this with my next mini! :)
Looks great for a first mini that's for sure! Looks like you may need to thin down your paints a bit more. I'm sure you're going to have a ton of folks here giving you unsolicited advice XD Love seeing other lady Warhammer creators! Need more of us, though I've been inactive for a while lol. Excited to see more of your work!
Awesome! Nice linking up with you and I'd love to see some of your work!
I’ll save you hundreds of hours of experience. When painting minis, just like your own experiences, white is never painted white and black is never painted black, use dark greys, off whites, shades and washes, obviously leave black where light won’t hit and use pure white to highlight extremities. Also paint from the inside out, with this mini you would look to paint all the armour plates and the face before doing the trims and the face mask for example 👍
Great advice! Thank you very much I will def keep this in mind in the future! Ty!
Neat! So for white, it is the HARDEST colour to paint... but you should never paint pure white overall. Pick a nice cold grey, and then build it up very thin coats over and over brighter and bright,a nd only edge/point highlight the edges and corners with true white.
Cool! I started my second mini today and started with the grey and built up to white just like you're suggesting! It's meant to be! lol. Thanks for the tip!
Turned out great for a first mini! I cant imagine how tricky it would be doing this for the first time while having to worry about camera set up, lighting etc, makes it even more impressive. Citadels white paints are renoun for being one of the worst paints there are for flow or coverage, especially over black. Try a Vallejo White or Pro Acryl Bold Titanum White, they are much easier to work with.
Cool! Will do and ty for the advice!
Nicely done
Ty! p.s. Futurama is my fav show! lolol
Great job, one thing tho, you need to grab a thin brush and some 'nuln oil' and very sparingly poke it into the recesses of the white areas to bring back the detail
Ty! I totally agree. Next time!
Well done
Ty!
Pretty good first mini! I noticed you taking paint straight from the pot. I like to think of the pot like a bottle of concentrate that must be diluted to work properly.
Because the models are so tiny and full of texture already, we have to be careful not to clog and distract from that with visible brush strokes. For base coats you want it to be roughly halfway between the pot consistency and water color consistency. And don't be afraid to overthin your paint and come in with 2, 3, even 5 or 6 coats as you learn, especially white over black
Thanks for the advice! I'll def keep that in mind for future minis!
Yes, always thin your paints.
Woah! Wait those are warmachine minis back there! Any chance for videos around those?
Eventually, for sure! We love Hordes/Warmachine! Good eyes! :)
Wish my 1st model came out this good or my 99th for that matter
Strong choice on model though I approve lol Victoris aut Mortis 😂
Looks lovely as first mini! :D
(it's terrible)
(jk its very good)
(this ends here :] )
lolololol Ty! :)
Unless you're painting large models, such as vehicles, paint them on the sprue, before gluing them, as it's a lot more difficult to paint a model already completed.
But how do you have so much stuff around and this is the first miniature? There are all around the office...
I dont understand... My first work station didn't look like that
Were does the stuff come from?
I m confused
Hello! This stuff is from our bssiness Pody Products. We've gathered up stuff and got our paint studio now up and running, but I personally have never painted a model until this one. Tony has painted hundreds! lol. I hope that helps explain, and Happy Thanksgiving!
Maybe less RUclips music, fast-forward speed, and try more speaking on your actions?