Creator of the Color Cube here! 👋 Thank you so much for this amazing video.i had an influx of sales over the weekend and didn’t know why, until one of your amazing fans left me a comment and mentioned your video. I’ve been curious about seeing the Color Cube used for miniatures, but haven’t seen anyone use it until now. I loved the results! All of your extra tips were amazing. I’ll be sharing your video with my audience too- and please reach out about becoming an affiliate so your fans can support you while purchasing😊
Alright. I'll admit it. I was ready to be an asshole. In my mind, I was ready to write off this product and video completely. And, I was wrong. I have a huge love of colors. I love them so much. I think of color schemes in my free time. I have spend hundreds of hours of my life looking into things like the advanced mechanisms of color theory and physics, looking into color inspirations, etc. Colors are my greatest strength. And like, even then, I have thousands of pictures saved that I have swatched myself. I have no less than three add ons for my browser that can get color info on any page or image I'm looking at. And like, thats so much work! Why *wouldn't* someone need a faster and more efficient way to understand color and how it looks? Thats so smart and practical. It gives so much knowledge so quickly. And its accessible! Just because I am a color fanatic who can think of these things, doesn't mean that I don't basically do this exact thing the hard way all the time. I'm sure this product was made out of the same love of colors and beautiful schemes that I have. And on that merit, I will probably be buying it. Thanks for making it :)
Love the idea behind the color cubes, and the end model looks awesome. I'd love to see this become a series where you take a model from your pile of shame, generate a random number, and then paint it using the scheme from that color cube card - I think watching you work through those challenges could be really interesting.
You're right, this was a super fun episode. Next step: choose a model, use random number generator to select one of the colour cube cards, and go hard with painting that scheme.
I was just about to suggest the same thing! I really enjoyed the 3 colour roulette video and have been wishing for something like it again. Pick a random model from the pile of shame and a random colour scheme from the cubes and see what you can do with it :D Bonus points if the model is a big vehicle.
I really like this idea and went ahead and ordered the entire suite. I tried this with things like HomeDepot paint swatches but it didn't really push very many different colors. I really like this @ninjon thank you for sharing.
The “shield towel” is inspired by Ancient Greek shields that sometimes had a cloth hanging down to help catch up arrows that would otherwise hit the soldier’s feet.
And it was used a lot in medieval time also. In chivalry time there was a lot of dueling rules and a good one was that when the weather was very hot, your opponent would be sweating a lot so you could help him by gently rubbing their face with your shield.
We did that in paint ball. Hang a towel from your belt and if a paint ball hit it, it wouldn't burst and didn't count as being a hit. Also you didn't get hit in the nuts.
These color cubes and the PDF versions, the color catalogs, are produced by fellow RUclipsr Sarah Renae Clark! She does 2D art focusing on mostly colored pencils, with a mix of coloring books and original art. If you like these cubes I highly recommend checking out her channel. The first thing I do when starting a new mini is check the PDFs for color inspiration, I've found them extremely helpful.
Whilst your videos definitely aren't stale, this still somehkw felt refreshing mate. You're absolutely right about how the model didn't look like one of yours, but it was great to see you paint in a new way with different colours. It also felt really achievable for a normal painter like me - using colours in this way.
It's completely unnecessary if you'll just put in a lil effort. Ya gotta stop the spoon feeding cycle. If you require that level of hand holding you might as well just have someone else paint it.
@@jc7997aj it’s a learning tool, surely? I’ve been painting for around 10 months and colour theory is a major weakness for me, and this colour system looks great.
Great video Jon!! This same concept is why I started the 4 color challenge! I’ve had so many community members report back about how a limited palette can inspire so much flexibility in a paint job, and you have built in harmony since any blends you create will be in the same families. As a neat side effect, the 4 color challenge has become a really exciting stream segment! This paint job is gorgeous as usual, and your description and demonstration is awesome.
My wife has the color cubes for her studio and they are a great resource! It’s fun to occasionally grab a card at random and try using a color combination that I may not have picked for myself.
Shield "towels" were used to hide the legs while the shield protected the mid and upper body. They would hide the bearers stance so their opponent couldn't tell their movement intentions, also they would cause arrows to be snagged.
I just got my Cube in the mail today! I love it! It’s really going to help me pick some cool color schemes that I know I NEVER would have thought of. Thanks for the great review! 🙂
Been using the color cubes for about a year now. They're great! Her channel is good also for inspiration. It's all about coloring books and other similar art styles but still can give you ideas for painting
I am a card maker and love Sarah’s Color Cubes! She shared this video and I popped over to check it out and wow! Never knew much about miniature painting, you did a fantastic job and the colors are perfect! Of course now my feeds will be miniatures, but I digress LOL! Well done!
I have the cubes. Have always loved colours and colour schemes. What I didn’t think to do was introduce them to my son who is on holiday in England at the moment and has planned his trip to Warhammer World !
My dude, Sarah Renae Clark (the creator and vendor of the color cubes) Has a wonderful youtube channel (300k subs) about colouring with different types of pencils, and has collaborated with Jazza (she is also from Australia).
I gotta admit, coming into this video I was like, "Oh okay basic color theory" but these cubes are actually pretty awesome and that mini looks great. I'm most surprised by the yellow / red for the skintone reading SO WELL. I would not have thought we could go from mustard-yellow to amazing looking skin.
I've had this colour cube on my wishlist for a while thinking about its potential for colour schemes. So glad you've gone through and confirmed its utility. Love your content John 💕
whenever I'm in a drawing rut I'd do a 'palette' challenge, basically limiting and trying new colors like this. I've gone through so many now I've used up most of the palettes associated with the challenge haha...needless to say, this excites me SO much! I already know how immensely helpful resources like this can be, and I can't wait to draw more inspiration from it. Cool to see it applied to mini painting here!
I really, really like that colour scheme. Internal ADHD single use hobby tool me has awoken from it's slumber, and wishes to have the colour cube. It's now justifying it by pointing out that I'm going to be painting my new home in a month of two, so....TO THE SEARCH ENGINE! Thanks for the video Jon.
!! SUPER Cool video - I like silently freaked out and clicked this video so fast to see you use them. i LOVE the color cubes and told myself that these will be so helpful when I start to paint minis. So cool that you did this video, and I love to see other artist share and use each others tools.
Shield towels were developed around 260 b.c.e as a way to let your enemies wipe the sweat away from their face during a particularly long and hot battle.
Appreciate you highlighting these color cubes - scooped up a set myself as did a buddy of mine. Fantastic value for all that you get. Also want to join the chorus saying it would make a good series - pick a card, pick a mini, and go!
I'm fairly sure that you can find similar solutions with color swatches via free apps or browser, but I do enjoy the restrictions of it being a physical product. Both for the limited options but also cause you can see how the colors react to your lights. Apps and such often have a good idea at the center but have to cram in so many other features and options that it just paralyses me with choices. Not sure how much I'd actually use this product but I really like it. Also love that the color-codes are on the back!
Just bought the bundle thank you Ninjon for showing us this amazing product and thank you @SarahRenaeClark for designing all the excellent color templates
Great idea for a video. I like that the cards have examples of the scheme to show how it works in real-life objects so you know how punchy the more vibrant colors will be.
Was thinking the exact same thing! Definitely love that instead of only the colors like a regular swatch card, it includes a real-life object so you can actually see an item using the colors. It really helps with the visualization. I have these cubes and love them (though I use them for books and not minis). Fabulous video. So wonderful at the painting, including doing shadows, etc.
I arrived because of Sarah as well (love her!). This is a fabulous use for the cards (which I own and love), as color selection for all kinds of things can be a pain. These cubes really help. Ninjon's video was wonderful to watch, and he is a fabulous painter!! Just wow. So interesting to watch all of the details he put into the figure. Happy I watched this and am off to subscribe! (Though the cat parts at the end were hilarious - loved them!!)
Great video! Yellow and orange as themes are colors I hate using because I have a hard time wrapping my head around how to use them properly. I'm getting a set of cubes now to break out of my comfort zone!
Great video! I've always thought the promotional paint swatch catalogs at hardware stores are great for this kind of thing, but those cubes look so good I've just ordered them.
That colors scheme looks great! I've had those cubes for about a year now and they have been very helpful. The companion PDF files allow you to find scheme cards that work with a single color you may already have in mind too.
Oh that's awesome! I can imagine having that tie in would be really helpful, especially in situations like having a specific chapter colour but wanting to play with colour on the rest of the model, or if you have a paint colour you really want to find good harmonies with
Fun fact: The maker of the color cube is a youtuber herself. She is very fun to watch :> Also nice use and demonstration of the color cube. I am still going back and forth trying to decide to buy it or not. And of course the paint job looks really good!
Didn't think I'd be buying a colour cube today but there we go.... Loved the video, and as others have mentioned - would love to see a mini-series of these colour cube minis! Maybe even trying a few different minis from the same sets, with wildly different schemes?
This is so cool! Thanks for sharing. This is especially great for those of us without any formal art training and who get analysis paralysis about color schemes
This is the hardest part for me as well, how to come up with my own unique style and color pallet, I'll definitely look into those color cubes for inspiration. Awesome video @Ninjon.
Thanks for this clever idea! I am not a "tint master" when choosing colors, but I usually an idea for major base colors. But being able to see matching colors BEFORE splashing paint on miniatures could be creatively helpful!
Thanks for bring this to my attention ninjon. After about 3 months of painters block, i just ordered a colour cube hoping it will help me get back into painting my Mini's again. I really miss painting and need to get my mojo back.
@@etcktryd hey mate thanks 🙏 I picked up the first cube and it did help me paint a space marine in some really cool colours. Now working on my old world dwarfs again. It was just what I needed to help get me going again.
You should have set up an affiliate account with them.. I would have never known I wanted this, but it checks both my mini painting boxes and my wife's interior decorating box. It's quite affordable too.
I got to say that your dog is so beautiful, and looks really healthy and happy :) I admire it deeply as a dog owner myself :) Loving our furbabies is another level of love :)
Basically Adobe provides tools to extract the key colors of an artwork or scene you like and shows them as a color palette. This is basically used for color grading footage - but it should work also in the exact same way for miniature painting with something like the color Cubes that provide them.
So color theory is fun and something like this definitely adds accessibility to color theory. I prefer digital because I don't have the space but there are tons of palette pickers out there so it's great that you are bringing attention to that.
I actually got the color cube from an insta recommendation in the past and have been holding off until i get more funds, but i'm happy to hear that there's been others that's seen it and is using it to great effect so far!
Color Cubes were creator and sold by Sarah Renee Clark who does prodomemtly pencil colouring and is also a great channel for learning how to do high lighting, colour blending and TMM theroy
Amazing scheme, thanks for showing it, Having options is not bad if You don't sink on them and You didn't Sunk on the Cube, You Used as a New tool and went full on gears, that created something Great! so thanks Again!
After seeing his setup and how in depth things can get to achieve this quality I have decided I much prefer watching people paint minis than painting minis. What a feat it is!
Thank you for making this video. The mini turned out great with this color combo! I have been eyeballing these color cubes for a while, wondering if they're worth getting, and I think you just sold me on them 😅
Wow that's really useful. Especially as a new painter I'm just stuck doing boring box art colour schemes. I reckon the sheild cloth is for wiping the blood from his ax and/or face?
Hey, thanks for this awesome video and bringing the color cubes to my attention! Just recently I was grumbling again that I didn't seem to be able to find the right color. But thanks to your video that will hopefully be a thing of the past soon 😊
I have these and love them, especially because color choices are tough for me, too (even when I was using a color wheel before these cards). When you do start trying some new schemes, being able to see a real-life object using that scheme should also help give you confidence with the choices you make. But hey, worst case, repaint! Good luck! :-)
Very cool! I might pick these up at some point. I at least need a color wheel that shows color harmonies. Thanks Ninjon, love your content and the skits at the beginning are always funny!
Excellent video! Definitely one of the most overlooked time sinks in mini painting is color selection, and also something that causes disappointment (when you don't do a test model and don't have a jiving scheme).
Great job! Using color swatches is a nice idea! I've painted Darkoath warband from Warcry using limited palette of colors, but playing around with different skintones. That was only detour from my limited palette of half a dozen colors. They turned out nicely (at least for my skill level)!
Quality after shots, allowing me to grab the perfect screenshot with which to STEAL YOUR RECIPE! Got'em! (We love you Jon, ty for this and its perfect timing as I head out to pick up my Darkoath tonight).
the shield cowl catches arrows hoplites used to have it, in close quarter combat you put your knife or short sword behind it to hide where your going to strike.
I really dig this idea.. I went to the local hardware store and the paint department, and picked up tha cards there, kinda the same idea.. but this is is even better so I went ahead and got them. THANKS for the cool tip. As for my Signature colors, it is PINKS PURPLS, and ORANGES, with Teal blue greens.
I love my cube cards, and I'm sure they'll help you a lot. Absolutely love your signature colors!! With the cubes, you can grab a variety of cards with some of your sigs and come up with even more great combos. Good luck!
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Creator of the Color Cube here! 👋
Thank you so much for this amazing video.i had an influx of sales over the weekend and didn’t know why, until one of your amazing fans left me a comment and mentioned your video.
I’ve been curious about seeing the Color Cube used for miniatures, but haven’t seen anyone use it until now. I loved the results! All of your extra tips were amazing.
I’ll be sharing your video with my audience too- and please reach out about becoming an affiliate so your fans can support you while purchasing😊
Thanks for reaching out Sarah! I sent over an email to you via your website, I have a fun I’d like to chat with you about!
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@@Ninjon don't you know? Tamiya in Japanese
Alright. I'll admit it. I was ready to be an asshole. In my mind, I was ready to write off this product and video completely. And, I was wrong.
I have a huge love of colors. I love them so much. I think of color schemes in my free time. I have spend hundreds of hours of my life looking into things like the advanced mechanisms of color theory and physics, looking into color inspirations, etc. Colors are my greatest strength. And like, even then, I have thousands of pictures saved that I have swatched myself. I have no less than three add ons for my browser that can get color info on any page or image I'm looking at.
And like, thats so much work! Why *wouldn't* someone need a faster and more efficient way to understand color and how it looks? Thats so smart and practical. It gives so much knowledge so quickly. And its accessible! Just because I am a color fanatic who can think of these things, doesn't mean that I don't basically do this exact thing the hard way all the time.
I'm sure this product was made out of the same love of colors and beautiful schemes that I have. And on that merit, I will probably be buying it.
Thanks for making it :)
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Love the idea behind the color cubes, and the end model looks awesome. I'd love to see this become a series where you take a model from your pile of shame, generate a random number, and then paint it using the scheme from that color cube card - I think watching you work through those challenges could be really interesting.
Great idea
This would be such an awesome series 🤘
I would watch that.
This is a fantastic idea.
yeah color cube series would be awesome to see
You're right, this was a super fun episode. Next step: choose a model, use random number generator to select one of the colour cube cards, and go hard with painting that scheme.
That sounds really fun
With 3d printers this kind of training wouldn't even waste an expensive GW model.
I was just about to suggest the same thing! I really enjoyed the 3 colour roulette video and have been wishing for something like it again. Pick a random model from the pile of shame and a random colour scheme from the cubes and see what you can do with it :D Bonus points if the model is a big vehicle.
I really like this idea and went ahead and ordered the entire suite. I tried this with things like HomeDepot paint swatches but it didn't really push very many different colors. I really like this @ninjon thank you for sharing.
I could watch that endlessly
The “shield towel” is inspired by Ancient Greek shields that sometimes had a cloth hanging down to help catch up arrows that would otherwise hit the soldier’s feet.
It also has the added bonus that you always know where your towel is - in case you happen across a Ravenous Bugblatter Beast of Traal.
And it was used a lot in medieval time also. In chivalry time there was a lot of dueling rules and a good one was that when the weather was very hot, your opponent would be sweating a lot so you could help him by gently rubbing their face with your shield.
We did that in paint ball. Hang a towel from your belt and if a paint ball hit it, it wouldn't burst and didn't count as being a hit. Also you didn't get hit in the nuts.
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Gotta keep your towel with you somehow.
These color cubes and the PDF versions, the color catalogs, are produced by fellow RUclipsr Sarah Renae Clark! She does 2D art focusing on mostly colored pencils, with a mix of coloring books and original art. If you like these cubes I highly recommend checking out her channel. The first thing I do when starting a new mini is check the PDFs for color inspiration, I've found them extremely helpful.
Link?
@@garrettcarrett8634 Just search color cube. Thats what i did. Ended up ordering the entire CC suite. Downloads + physical
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That skin tone - and so the whole paint job - ended up so Frank Frazetta! Love it
Showed my wife who does paper crafting, and now we have color cubes on the way! It's nice to have some hobby resources that we can both use.
Whilst your videos definitely aren't stale, this still somehkw felt refreshing mate. You're absolutely right about how the model didn't look like one of yours, but it was great to see you paint in a new way with different colours.
It also felt really achievable for a normal painter like me - using colours in this way.
This is very cool, would love to see hobby paint companies jumping on this idea and making their own with their paint names listed on the cards
can you imagine getting one from GW? NEW! 16 box sets! $240 each!! WOW! or get the online only collectors edition for $550!
It's completely unnecessary if you'll just put in a lil effort. Ya gotta stop the spoon feeding cycle. If you require that level of hand holding you might as well just have someone else paint it.
@@jc7997aj it’s a learning tool, surely? I’ve been painting for around 10 months and colour theory is a major weakness for me, and this colour system looks great.
@@jc7997aj How is having a set useful reference cards so that you know which paints you want to buy from a company hand holding, you absolute numpty
@@SpensPainting This guy probably squints whenever he looks at the box art so that his masterworks aren't influenced by them.
Thanks! This video was really inspiring - I'm getting me some of these cubes for my bday :)
Great video Jon!! This same concept is why I started the 4 color challenge! I’ve had so many community members report back about how a limited palette can inspire so much flexibility in a paint job, and you have built in harmony since any blends you create will be in the same families. As a neat side effect, the 4 color challenge has become a really exciting stream segment!
This paint job is gorgeous as usual, and your description and demonstration is awesome.
I'm liking this idea. It helps break out of the comfort zone often fallen into by painters. It gives a new bit of inspiration to work with.
My wife has the color cubes for her studio and they are a great resource! It’s fun to occasionally grab a card at random and try using a color combination that I may not have picked for myself.
Shield "towels" were used to hide the legs while the shield protected the mid and upper body. They would hide the bearers stance so their opponent couldn't tell their movement intentions, also they would cause arrows to be snagged.
I just got my Cube in the mail today! I love it! It’s really going to help me pick some cool color schemes that I know I NEVER would have thought of. Thanks for the great review! 🙂
Been using the color cubes for about a year now. They're great! Her channel is good also for inspiration. It's all about coloring books and other similar art styles but still can give you ideas for painting
I am a card maker and love Sarah’s Color
Cubes! She shared this video and I popped over to check it out and wow! Never knew much about miniature painting, you did a fantastic job and the colors are perfect! Of course now my feeds will be miniatures, but I digress LOL! Well done!
It's fascinating how some of the colours seem a little wrong, to begin with, but then really complement each other and make it look great.
I have the cubes. Have always loved colours and colour schemes.
What I didn’t think to do was introduce them to my son who is on holiday in England at the moment and has planned his trip to Warhammer World !
My dude, Sarah Renae Clark (the creator and vendor of the color cubes) Has a wonderful youtube channel (300k subs) about colouring with different types of pencils, and has collaborated with Jazza (she is also from Australia).
I would LOVE for her and Jazza / Tabletop time to do a colab with minis and the cubes.
I gotta admit, coming into this video I was like, "Oh okay basic color theory" but these cubes are actually pretty awesome and that mini looks great. I'm most surprised by the yellow / red for the skintone reading SO WELL. I would not have thought we could go from mustard-yellow to amazing looking skin.
I've had this colour cube on my wishlist for a while thinking about its potential for colour schemes. So glad you've gone through and confirmed its utility. Love your content John 💕
whenever I'm in a drawing rut I'd do a 'palette' challenge, basically limiting and trying new colors like this. I've gone through so many now I've used up most of the palettes associated with the challenge haha...needless to say, this excites me SO much! I already know how immensely helpful resources like this can be, and I can't wait to draw more inspiration from it. Cool to see it applied to mini painting here!
I bet there's some garishly bright combo's in there that would make amazing dark eldar.
I really, really like that colour scheme. Internal ADHD single use hobby tool me has awoken from it's slumber, and wishes to have the colour cube. It's now justifying it by pointing out that I'm going to be painting my new home in a month of two, so....TO THE SEARCH ENGINE!
Thanks for the video Jon.
!! SUPER Cool video - I like silently freaked out and clicked this video so fast to see you use them. i LOVE the color cubes and told myself that these will be so helpful when I start to paint minis. So cool that you did this video, and I love to see other artist share and use each others tools.
Your hair style looks nice also
OMG! I have the color cubes, for a long time. Why did I not think of using them for minis.
Thanks Jon and Thanks @sarahrenaeclark
Shield towels were developed around 260 b.c.e as a way to let your enemies wipe the sweat away from their face during a particularly long and hot battle.
Appreciate you highlighting these color cubes - scooped up a set myself as did a buddy of mine. Fantastic value for all that you get. Also want to join the chorus saying it would make a good series - pick a card, pick a mini, and go!
I'm fairly sure that you can find similar solutions with color swatches via free apps or browser, but I do enjoy the restrictions of it being a physical product. Both for the limited options but also cause you can see how the colors react to your lights. Apps and such often have a good idea at the center but have to cram in so many other features and options that it just paralyses me with choices. Not sure how much I'd actually use this product but I really like it. Also love that the color-codes are on the back!
I absolutely love how this figure turned out, very dynamic! The color cube is a brilliant idea.
Thank you, as a starting miniature painter this will help me a lot , just ordered vol1+2 😮
Jon you are an amazing painter and an inspiration. Your videos are a joy to watch. Keep up the good work.
I think this is your best video in a while, and that mini looks amazing! Let’s see more color cube videos!
Just bought the bundle thank you Ninjon for showing us this amazing product and thank you @SarahRenaeClark for designing all the excellent color templates
Great idea for a video. I like that the cards have examples of the scheme to show how it works in real-life objects so you know how punchy the more vibrant colors will be.
Was thinking the exact same thing! Definitely love that instead of only the colors like a regular swatch card, it includes a real-life object so you can actually see an item using the colors. It really helps with the visualization. I have these cubes and love them (though I use them for books and not minis). Fabulous video. So wonderful at the painting, including doing shadows, etc.
Love this, Jon. Ordered! Excited for the possible uses of the color cubes!
Very fun episode! Loved the results! I'm a digital painter and my spouse paints miniatures, so we picked up the color cubes for us both 💸💸💸💸
What's nice is that you get a good sense of the colors without a white backlight from a screen.
Great idea!
I came because I saw the link to this in an email from Sarah Renae Clark. 🙂
I arrived because of Sarah as well (love her!). This is a fabulous use for the cards (which I own and love), as color selection for all kinds of things can be a pain. These cubes really help. Ninjon's video was wonderful to watch, and he is a fabulous painter!! Just wow. So interesting to watch all of the details he put into the figure. Happy I watched this and am off to subscribe! (Though the cat parts at the end were hilarious - loved them!!)
You, and Sergio Calvo... Man. The two of you are my favorite painters. I enjoy the content you make. Thanks, man!
Great video! Yellow and orange as themes are colors I hate using because I have a hard time wrapping my head around how to use them properly. I'm getting a set of cubes now to break out of my comfort zone!
Great video! I've always thought the promotional paint swatch catalogs at hardware stores are great for this kind of thing, but those cubes look so good I've just ordered them.
I never comment on RUclips videos, but I really dig this idea and you’ve executed it superbly. Well done!
And when the 80's montage music kicks in, you know things are really rockin'! Great vid - love the new tools!
That colors scheme looks great! I've had those cubes for about a year now and they have been very helpful. The companion PDF files allow you to find scheme cards that work with a single color you may already have in mind too.
Oh that's awesome! I can imagine having that tie in would be really helpful, especially in situations like having a specific chapter colour but wanting to play with colour on the rest of the model, or if you have a paint colour you really want to find good harmonies with
@@MxchiefMaykr Exactly! I use the cubes that way the most, however, I really need to try what John did and just pick a card to roll with.
the color cubes are amazing. i have been using them for over a yr for my scrapbooking and greeting cards. Such an fabulous tool
That barbarian mini turned out great. You are such a talented painter
Really great painting! I saw the reference to this video in Sarah's email. I use her Color Cubes a lot...so inspiring. Glad you found a good tool!
I really like the Pantone App for this. It is super handy for suggesting different complimentary color combinations.
Fun fact: The maker of the color cube is a youtuber herself. She is very fun to watch :>
Also nice use and demonstration of the color cube. I am still going back and forth trying to decide to buy it or not.
And of course the paint job looks really good!
Didn't think I'd be buying a colour cube today but there we go....
Loved the video, and as others have mentioned - would love to see a mini-series of these colour cube minis!
Maybe even trying a few different minis from the same sets, with wildly different schemes?
This is so cool! Thanks for sharing. This is especially great for those of us without any formal art training and who get analysis paralysis about color schemes
Found your video from Sarah's email newsletter, i love seeing new uses for the color cubes. I have them and never remember to use them.
I HAVE THIS! I'm glad some more people are finding out about it!
Cool concept! Its like they took the old Color Index books and made it into something a bit more tactile and user friendly.
This is the hardest part for me as well, how to come up with my own unique style and color pallet, I'll definitely look into those color cubes for inspiration. Awesome video @Ninjon.
Thanks for this clever idea! I am not a "tint master" when choosing colors, but I usually an idea for major base colors. But being able to see matching colors BEFORE splashing paint on miniatures could be creatively helpful!
This model came out amaizng and the colour cube is a great idea to try new combos we wouldnt unusual try. Cheers Jon.
Thanks for bring this to my attention ninjon.
After about 3 months of painters block, i just ordered a colour cube hoping it will help me get back into painting my Mini's again. I really miss painting and need to get my mojo back.
I've got the cubes and love them. Hope they help you get past your painters block and get your mojo back! Good luck!
@@etcktryd hey mate thanks 🙏
I picked up the first cube and it did help me paint a space marine in some really cool colours. Now working on my old world dwarfs again. It was just what I needed to help get me going again.
You should have set up an affiliate account with them.. I would have never known I wanted this, but it checks both my mini painting boxes and my wife's interior decorating box. It's quite affordable too.
Found your video via the Sarah Renae Clark shout out, and I must say …This is an awesome video, and I love the way the miniature turned out.
I got to say that your dog is so beautiful, and looks really healthy and happy :) I admire it deeply as a dog owner myself :) Loving our furbabies is another level of love :)
Love this paintjob! Those skin tones look really awesome and the mini looks so cohesive!
Holy shit that colour scheme is gorgeous.
Love it Jon
Basically Adobe provides tools to extract the key colors of an artwork or scene you like and shows them as a color palette. This is basically used for color grading footage - but it should work also in the exact same way for miniature painting with something like the color Cubes that provide them.
Fantastic video as always. Your work and painting process is always a joy to behold! 😊
So color theory is fun and something like this definitely adds accessibility to color theory. I prefer digital because I don't have the space but there are tons of palette pickers out there so it's great that you are bringing attention to that.
I actually got the color cube from an insta recommendation in the past and have been holding off until i get more funds, but i'm happy to hear that there's been others that's seen it and is using it to great effect so far!
Color Cubes were creator and sold by Sarah Renee Clark who does prodomemtly pencil colouring and is also a great channel for learning how to do high lighting, colour blending and TMM theroy
I love the color cube. I use it for coloring in my coloring books as well as picking colors for home decor.
Amazing scheme, thanks for showing it, Having options is not bad if You don't sink on them and You didn't Sunk on the Cube, You Used as a New tool and went full on gears, that created something Great! so thanks Again!
Very cool video! And you defonately should make more video's using the cube! It's nice to see your thought proces!
After seeing his setup and how in depth things can get to achieve this quality I have decided I much prefer watching people paint minis than painting minis. What a feat it is!
Beautiful model!! Love that color scheme.. Sarah Renae Clark sent me over .. I have never seen your type of art.. so cool.
Color scheme looked fantastic on that model. I'm definitely going to buy these cubes.
Thank you for making this video. The mini turned out great with this color combo! I have been eyeballing these color cubes for a while, wondering if they're worth getting, and I think you just sold me on them 😅
Wow that's really useful. Especially as a new painter I'm just stuck doing boring box art colour schemes. I reckon the sheild cloth is for wiping the blood from his ax and/or face?
Hey, thanks for this awesome video and bringing the color cubes to my attention! Just recently I was grumbling again that I didn't seem to be able to find the right color. But thanks to your video that will hopefully be a thing of the past soon 😊
Great video! I really enjoyed watching you bring the mini to life! I found your video because I'm on Sarah's newsletter list.
I have a Color Index book that I often go to for inspiration. I've not used it yet for mini painting but this is an obvious and great idea. Thanks!
Awesome video, this color cube is definitely fitted for me, as i am lacking self confidence to try new color scheme
I have these and love them, especially because color choices are tough for me, too (even when I was using a color wheel before these cards). When you do start trying some new schemes, being able to see a real-life object using that scheme should also help give you confidence with the choices you make. But hey, worst case, repaint! Good luck! :-)
This is SUCH a good idea and I think the mini turned out really great!
I Love how you are getting better and better in every video. Awesome channel ! 😊
Very cool! I might pick these up at some point. I at least need a color wheel that shows color harmonies.
Thanks Ninjon, love your content and the skits at the beginning are always funny!
Love this idea. Thanks again for the painting content that keeps me looking forward to clearing my pile of shame, Jon. :)
John, that scheme really pops and allows for a fantasy type setting. Marvelous and bravo!
Excellent video! Definitely one of the most overlooked time sinks in mini painting is color selection, and also something that causes disappointment (when you don't do a test model and don't have a jiving scheme).
Now this is a tool I can get behind. I definitely want to get this down the line so I can try out new color combos. Thanks Jon 👍
Wow, that worked spectacularly in my opinion. Thanks for showing that off.
That mini is fascinating, clearly you got the results you were looking for!
Great job! Using color swatches is a nice idea!
I've painted Darkoath warband from Warcry using limited palette of colors, but playing around with different skintones. That was only detour from my limited palette of half a dozen colors. They turned out nicely (at least for my skill level)!
Quality after shots, allowing me to grab the perfect screenshot with which to STEAL YOUR RECIPE! Got'em!
(We love you Jon, ty for this and its perfect timing as I head out to pick up my Darkoath tonight).
This came out great! Really nice atmosphere to the finished model.
the model still looks like Ninjon painted it cause the mixing and blending is still amazing
Awsome paint job. I would love to see u using the color cubes more often cause I think it would make cool and interesting videos
the shield cowl catches arrows hoplites used to have it, in close quarter combat you put your knife or short sword behind it to hide where your going to strike.
i noticed the fun upbeat music in this episode! amazing addition!
This is dope! Love what you're bringing to the community, dude!
I really dig this idea.. I went to the local hardware store and the paint department, and picked up tha cards there, kinda the same idea.. but this is is even better so I went ahead and got them. THANKS for the cool tip. As for my Signature colors, it is PINKS PURPLS, and ORANGES, with Teal blue greens.
I love my cube cards, and I'm sure they'll help you a lot. Absolutely love your signature colors!! With the cubes, you can grab a variety of cards with some of your sigs and come up with even more great combos. Good luck!