Video is great but can I make one suggestion. Please show more angles of the mini as some people use this as a guideline for there first mini its really hard to see where the lines should end or start at the back when its never shown
Yea some close ups on the detail technique with the feather lines, and the claws highlights would be great, and better lighting, but thank you guys at Army Paints so much, I know it's corny but me and my father have gotten back into painting models and minis after about 25 years of adolescence and life drove us apart, he still has my shitty paint job model planes, cars and minis from when I was a kid, lol, it's amazing how little things enhance life experiences and relationships, but I digress, your products and videos are great, I am working on my owlbear now and with this video im sure it's going to come out great. Thanks
I love you guys! Im an ameteur painter and i find that your tutorials are really easy to follow, and really well made. Just got the monsters paint set on christmas!
Thanks for making these two kits! my local RPG store had a couple in stock, and a lot of the wizkids minis primed and ready to paint in the package. I thought that painting minis was hard, but I followed this guide on my owlbear and realized it really is pretty easy (although my owlbear is Bugbear brown, because I used the "wrong" color all the way through.) your kits is easy to use, this guide was really easy to follow, and I think I'm ready to tackle some of these Wizkids minis over the winter. much like Bobby Two Shades, my base was SLIGHTLY warped. Not enough that you couldn't use it at a game, but you could see it was just slightly warped while base coating the base. I think this is just because the base is less rigid than the rest of the model. Definitely going to keep your online store in mind when I feel confident enough to tackle the mountain of minis that is Kingdom Death.
Arluza, regarding the base being warped, that's a common side effect to producing resin miniatures. A simple way to fix it is giving the mini a rinse in warm water, enough to make the resin soft again, and then try to set it back into place. You can also use a hairdryer. Be careful not to distort the parts of the model that are in tact though. When you're ready to take on Kingdom of Death, be sure to share your work with us!
I ordered the paint set and love the owlbear mini but the base came warped. I started the oven and cooked a pizza, took the mini off the base and threw the base in the oven for about 4-5 mins. It's perfectly flat now and I'm eating pizza!
I asked a while back if you were planning on doing more D&D painting videos. I wanted to check if that’s still the plan. I have bought both the monster and adventurer sets as a result of these videos. It I’d love to learn to paint more of the Nolzur’s Marvelous Miniatures line. Army painter did a great job with covering a large number of minis with the tutorials for Zombicide Black Plague (which got me buying Army Painter supplies in the first place). I am sure these videos are not easy or cheap to produce but they are great inducements to buy both your paints and the miniatures of your partners/affiliates.
Hey Mark, the short answer is yes, we do plan to produce more D&D tutorials. The long answer is that we have a LOT of other licensed products, tips and tricks we'd like to showcase on camera now that we have Adam (our video troll) chained to his chair in the studio. Adam is working on a Vault Of Dragons as well as a Guildball Kickoff! set tutorial, so be sure to stay tuned.
There are hundreds of these nolzur's minis... btw... the sorcerer with the runes on her body and leopard are the most difficult looking paint jobs I have seen so far... might be a fine place to start.
The Adventurers Paint Set comes with the primer, black, white. etc. The Monsters Paint set supplements it, not having any of the same paints both sets.
I just got the kit with this owlbear yesterday. I guess some things have changed in the 4 years since it first released, because my owlbear model is brown instead of grey.
Great video and lovely paint job. Wondering if you could provide a little more detail on the prep phase. The mini has some hard lines over the shoulders where the arms join, how did you address this?
Honestly I might prefer stopping at the half way point. Yeah, it's not as shadowed and textured in detail, but it does have a colorful and cartoonesque look that is pretty cool in its own right...
The owlbear isn't already primed out of box? And this kit doesn't include primer.. Is it safe to paint my owlbear now or do I have to run all the way back to my local shop and grab primer
The Monster Paint Set was always meant to be an expansion to the Adventurer's Paint Set, which does include a Brush-On Primer. We highly advise priming the model first, if you don't want to purchase the entire Adventurer's Paint Set, we do stock a Warpaints Brush-On Primer which you can find on The Army Painter Paint Rack, or one of our Colour Primer Sprays to save you some time at the paint desk.
@@TheArmyPainter but it didnt say anything about that on the web shop i bought it from or on the box it self. this was a big let down, because i bought this set as it contained 36 colour instead of 10. now i have to order primer seperately.
How do i get the washh to not darken it as much as in this video? Thin it or just apply a more moderate coat? The only thing i dislike about this paint job is how dark it got after the washing stage.
We...don't...use that here...... But, the set comes with a Brush-On Grey Primer which we used in the tutorial, or to save time, you can use any of our best selling Colour Primer Sprays. ;)
The Army Painter I think he’s thinking of the NECA Wizkids miniatures which are preprimed with a competitor’s product. I got Army Painter’s 50 warpaint set for Christmas, and have used it on all my NECA miniatures thus far, and have been extremely satisfied with the results.
I’m pretty dissatisfied about this video featuring many colors that the nolzurs marvelous paint set doesn’t even have including black, grey primer, and even white!
Finally getting around to painting mine tonight. Maybe I'm not seeing it, but where did you use bugbear brown? You mentioned it just as you finished the eyes.
I know it is reviving an old Question, but I stumbled upon it and just want to answer it, may there be someone else reading the comments, so they do not have to look it up. He painted the base in bugbear brown and the rim in abyssal black. That are both colours from the adventurers main paint set, the Warpaints equivalents are Matt Black (WP1101) and Leather Brown (WP1123). In the video the painted base first appears at 8:04 that is not chronological. As I did not had bugbear at hand I tried to base the base with Orc Skin and then washed with Brown Wash which also gave a decent look after some brushing. Hope that helps someone.
Getting the paint set but it is a real hassle that you have to buy black, a flat brush and solvent separately. They could have just upped the price by a tenner and done that.
Hey Paul, thanks for your feedback. The Monster Set was always intended to be an upgrade or add-on set to the Adventurer's Paint Set which includes your Abyssal Black and Drybrush. You can always supplement with Matt Black from our Warpaints range and any of our amazing Wargamer brushes, or value oriented Hobby Brushes.
So glad I bought a set for the tutorial to tell me I don't have the paints I need. WTF? You don't even include a primer in the monster set and then tell us that we HAVE to have primer?
I really love that miniature ! Is there any way to get it alone? I already have most of the material from the pack and I don't have the budget for it :/
For all who need to know the paints that you need before starting to paint the Owlbear, here are all the colors for the figure: Owlbear Brown Orc Skin Otyugh Brown Cambion Crimson Abyssal Black Lawful White Firenewt Orange Flesh Wash Brown Wash Minotaur Hide Lich Skin Ruddy Skin Fair Skin Pixiedust Pink Angelic Yellow (If you want all these paints, they are in the *Monsters paint set* that came with the owlbear and the *Adventurers paint set*.) Then these are for if you want to make the base (I didnt have any of these so I just painted the base in Owlbear brown and dry brushed it with Lich Skin): Battlefields glue Battlefields brown battleground Skeleton Bone (paint) Bugbear Brown (paint) Swamp Tufts I hope this helps anyone who wants to follow the instructions exactly as they are in the video. :)
The Army Painter - thanks! I ordered the set and it’s a fantastic collection of paints, great model and nicely packaged in a cool looking box. And great tutorial!
You are probably thinking of Nolzur's Marvelous Miniatures. Those all come pre-primed but they are pre-primed with Valejo primer. The set has an owlbear but it is a different sculpt. I believe that sculpt is also better than this one. You should check out that line of minis.
Hello, your video won't play! I watched a video before this went and watched a random video. Came back and it still doesn't play. Just letting you know, after a few minutes an error code came up. Send me a message please when the issue is fixed. I really wanted to watch this video. Never seen that sculpture before. Thanks & have a great day.
Hey Sean, this miniature was actually made exclusively for this paint set when we launched it 3 years ago. However, there are other similar models available as well.
Hey Alejandro, like we replied on Facebook, we had a bit of a delay with manufacturing of the amazing new models. We've done our best to communicate these delays as best as possible, and we assure you we want to get them in your hands as soon as possible! Stay tuned.
Soo sad... Video starts with: you need to use grey primer... no grey primer in the expensive box... 👎 But it’s in the adventurer paint set... (where they advertise you get 10 colors but you only get 9 and the primer...) 👎 Edit: what, not even any black in the big box... ripoff (no lawful white, no angelic yellow also)
Yes, i have been searching all over the internet to find out if it was pre primed. and the shop i ordered it from didnt say anything about the monster paint set being an expansion to the adventurer set. acctually so annoying.
It sounds like you need to properly mix your paints. All acrylic paints require adequate mixing, especially our Warpaints and D&D paints as we use very heavy pigmentation.
Nice video but you really should include everything needed for the bugbear in the set it comes with. I can’t paint mine until I buy extra paints.
Great video, I like the way how you painted your owlbear it gave me some new ideas how to paint my next models better!
I got that Monster paint set on order. I can't wait to see how it turns out. I really like a lot of your products.
Just ordered the new monsters paint set! Great video
Just got mine and looking forward to see the results. Thanks for the tutorial.
lovely presentation and a lovely paint job and of course lovely presenter.very rare on you tube.
Video is great but can I make one suggestion. Please show more angles of the mini as some people use this as a guideline for there first mini its really hard to see where the lines should end or start at the back when its never shown
We're working on some new equipment in the studio to better showcase all sides of the model!
Yea some close ups on the detail technique with the feather lines, and the claws highlights would be great, and better lighting, but thank you guys at Army Paints so much, I know it's corny but me and my father have gotten back into painting models and minis after about 25 years of adolescence and life drove us apart, he still has my shitty paint job model planes, cars and minis from when I was a kid, lol, it's amazing how little things enhance life experiences and relationships, but I digress, your products and videos are great, I am working on my owlbear now and with this video im sure it's going to come out great. Thanks
I love you guys! Im an ameteur painter and i find that your tutorials are really easy to follow, and really well made. Just got the monsters paint set on christmas!
Thanks for making these two kits! my local RPG store had a couple in stock, and a lot of the wizkids minis primed and ready to paint in the package. I thought that painting minis was hard, but I followed this guide on my owlbear and realized it really is pretty easy (although my owlbear is Bugbear brown, because I used the "wrong" color all the way through.)
your kits is easy to use, this guide was really easy to follow, and I think I'm ready to tackle some of these Wizkids minis over the winter.
much like Bobby Two Shades, my base was SLIGHTLY warped. Not enough that you couldn't use it at a game, but you could see it was just slightly warped while base coating the base. I think this is just because the base is less rigid than the rest of the model. Definitely going to keep your online store in mind when I feel confident enough to tackle the mountain of minis that is Kingdom Death.
Arluza, regarding the base being warped, that's a common side effect to producing resin miniatures. A simple way to fix it is giving the mini a rinse in warm water, enough to make the resin soft again, and then try to set it back into place. You can also use a hairdryer. Be careful not to distort the parts of the model that are in tact though. When you're ready to take on Kingdom of Death, be sure to share your work with us!
Looks really good. Keep up the good work
I ordered the paint set and love the owlbear mini but the base came warped. I started the oven and cooked a pizza, took the mini off the base and threw the base in the oven for about 4-5 mins. It's perfectly flat now and I'm eating pizza!
We'll definitely pass that on to our friends at GF9. Thanks for the feedback and the quick fix solution!
I wish I'd seen this comment before I painted it. It appears to be glued to the base. Didn't even think of trying! Good job.
I asked a while back if you were planning on doing more D&D painting videos. I wanted to check if that’s still the plan.
I have bought both the monster and adventurer sets as a result of these videos. It I’d love to learn to paint more of the Nolzur’s Marvelous Miniatures line.
Army painter did a great job with covering a large number of minis with the tutorials for Zombicide Black Plague (which got me buying Army Painter supplies in the first place).
I am sure these videos are not easy or cheap to produce but they are great inducements to buy both your paints and the miniatures of your partners/affiliates.
Hey Mark, the short answer is yes, we do plan to produce more D&D tutorials. The long answer is that we have a LOT of other licensed products, tips and tricks we'd like to showcase on camera now that we have Adam (our video troll) chained to his chair in the studio. Adam is working on a Vault Of Dragons as well as a Guildball Kickoff! set tutorial, so be sure to stay tuned.
There are hundreds of these nolzur's minis... btw... the sorcerer with the runes on her body and leopard are the most difficult looking paint jobs I have seen so far... might be a fine place to start.
@@addictedtominisandlovingit3912 We'll definitely talk to Wizards and see if they have anything fun they'd like us to paint up!
The Army Painter just thought I’d check in again and see if there was any more D&D/Nolzur’s videos in the pipeline.
My kit didn't come with a primer, but luckily I had some gesso and black acrylic paint laying around. Mixed with a little water, worked great
The Adventurers Paint Set comes with the primer, black, white. etc.
The Monsters Paint set supplements it, not having any of the same paints both sets.
I just got the kit with this owlbear yesterday. I guess some things have changed in the 4 years since it first released, because my owlbear model is brown instead of grey.
Wow that’s amazing
Great video and lovely paint job. Wondering if you could provide a little more detail on the prep phase. The mini has some hard lines over the shoulders where the arms join, how did you address this?
That was very helpful.
Honestly I might prefer stopping at the half way point. Yeah, it's not as shadowed and textured in detail, but it does have a colorful and cartoonesque look that is pretty cool in its own right...
The owlbear isn't already primed out of box? And this kit doesn't include primer.. Is it safe to paint my owlbear now or do I have to run all the way back to my local shop and grab primer
The Monster Paint Set was always meant to be an expansion to the Adventurer's Paint Set, which does include a Brush-On Primer. We highly advise priming the model first, if you don't want to purchase the entire Adventurer's Paint Set, we do stock a Warpaints Brush-On Primer which you can find on The Army Painter Paint Rack, or one of our Colour Primer Sprays to save you some time at the paint desk.
@@TheArmyPainter but it didnt say anything about that on the web shop i bought it from or on the box it self. this was a big let down, because i bought this set as it contained 36 colour instead of 10. now i have to order primer seperately.
Great job guys great video .... First !
How do i get the washh to not darken it as much as in this video? Thin it or just apply a more moderate coat? The only thing i dislike about this paint job is how dark it got after the washing stage.
You can thin it with clean water or by using our Quickshade Wash Mixing Medium.
Isn't that already pre-primed with Acrylicos Vallejo primer? Do you need to prime it again?
We...don't...use that here......
But, the set comes with a Brush-On Grey Primer which we used in the tutorial, or to save time, you can use any of our best selling Colour Primer Sprays. ;)
The Army Painter I think he’s thinking of the NECA Wizkids miniatures which are preprimed with a competitor’s product. I got Army Painter’s 50 warpaint set for Christmas, and have used it on all my NECA miniatures thus far, and have been extremely satisfied with the results.
This was great! Will you be doing more AD&D mini painting tutorials?
Mark Sable we plan to!
I’m pretty dissatisfied about this video featuring many colors that the nolzurs marvelous paint set doesn’t even have including black, grey primer, and even white!
is it just my monitor? or does the "Brown Wash" (7:30) look blue?
I think that may be a combination of your screen calibration and our early lighting setups.
I painted mine up like a cocatiel
i have been slowly replacing a certain brand (gworkshop) with army painter paints and hobby brushes. ill be getting the AP brand for now on.
Finally getting around to painting mine tonight. Maybe I'm not seeing it, but where did you use bugbear brown? You mentioned it just as you finished the eyes.
I know it is reviving an old Question, but I stumbled upon it and just want to answer it, may there be someone else reading the comments, so they do not have to look it up. He painted the base in bugbear brown and the rim in abyssal black. That are both colours from the adventurers main paint set, the Warpaints equivalents are Matt Black (WP1101) and Leather Brown (WP1123). In the video the painted base first appears at 8:04 that is not chronological. As I did not had bugbear at hand I tried to base the base with Orc Skin and then washed with Brown Wash which also gave a decent look after some brushing. Hope that helps someone.
does it not include the primer?
It includes the Grey Primer
@@IAcePTI Nope, you need to buy the adventurer set for that
@@KaiteVAMP at 0:32 it is showing the Adventurer set... that is why i awanser that it includes.
Getting the paint set but it is a real hassle that you have to buy black, a flat brush and solvent separately. They could have just upped the price by a tenner and done that.
Hey Paul, thanks for your feedback. The Monster Set was always intended to be an upgrade or add-on set to the Adventurer's Paint Set which includes your Abyssal Black and Drybrush. You can always supplement with Matt Black from our Warpaints range and any of our amazing Wargamer brushes, or value oriented Hobby Brushes.
Awesome! Where can I get that Owlbear from ? I've got hundreds of paints so don't need those for now!
It is an exclusive for the monster set.
Gustav is right, it's an exclusive mini designed and produced by Gale Force Nine, made just for this set.
@@TheArmyPainter ☹️ gutted. I'll have to wait then
Don't be gutted! Patience is a virtue. ;)
@@TheArmyPainter oh now you're just teasing me! 🤔
So glad I bought a set for the tutorial to tell me I don't have the paints I need. WTF? You don't even include a primer in the monster set and then tell us that we HAVE to have primer?
Complete noob here. I want to know if and how i could use these paints with an airbrush. Particularly the primer but maybe even a skin tone mix.
I really love that miniature ! Is there any way to get it alone? I already have most of the material from the pack and I don't have the budget for it :/
Unfortunately not at this time, it's an exclusive mini by Gale Force 9 specifically designed for this set.
Also maybe go ahead and buy a cheap craft brush to apply glue... I wouldn't recommend risking a nice new basecoat brush
I use those cheap plastic brushes...
For all who need to know the paints that you need before starting to paint the Owlbear, here are all the colors for the figure:
Owlbear Brown
Orc Skin
Otyugh Brown
Cambion Crimson
Abyssal Black
Lawful White
Firenewt Orange
Flesh Wash
Brown Wash
Minotaur Hide
Lich Skin
Ruddy Skin
Fair Skin
Pixiedust Pink
Angelic Yellow
(If you want all these paints, they are in the *Monsters paint set* that came with the owlbear and the *Adventurers paint set*.)
Then these are for if you want to make the base (I didnt have any of these so I just painted the base in Owlbear brown and dry brushed it with Lich Skin):
Battlefields glue
Battlefields brown battleground
Skeleton Bone (paint)
Bugbear Brown (paint)
Swamp Tufts
I hope this helps anyone who wants to follow the instructions exactly as they are in the video. :)
I thought these were pre-primed?
You might be thinking of another companies minis? We prime all of our models by hand, and if we're being adventurous, we prime them in colour. ;)
The Army Painter - thanks! I ordered the set and it’s a fantastic collection of paints, great model and nicely packaged in a cool looking box. And great tutorial!
Thanks for the kind words, @@kendo5862!
You are probably thinking of Nolzur's Marvelous Miniatures. Those all come pre-primed but they are pre-primed with Valejo primer. The set has an owlbear but it is a different sculpt. I believe that sculpt is also better than this one. You should check out that line of minis.
Hello, your video won't play! I watched a video before this went and watched a random video. Came back and it still doesn't play. Just letting you know, after a few minutes an error code came up. Send me a message please when the issue is fixed. I really wanted to watch this video. Never seen that sculpture before.
Thanks & have a great day.
good tutorial visually but the audio makes it difficult to understand what you're doing.
It's actually not exclusive you can get it with out the paints
Hey Sean, this miniature was actually made exclusively for this paint set when we launched it 3 years ago. However, there are other similar models available as well.
Ok now it makes more sense thanks
Need to fix the audio.
And the guy is out of focus. Just a tiny bit, but still.
why are these paints delayed again, now to september D: these where supposed to be ready at the end of july at first, come on!
Hey Alejandro, like we replied on Facebook, we had a bit of a delay with manufacturing of the amazing new models. We've done our best to communicate these delays as best as possible, and we assure you we want to get them in your hands as soon as possible! Stay tuned.
Please... Dont use colours from other sets. Thats just unfair and annoying :-/
Soo sad... Video starts with: you need to use grey primer... no grey primer in the expensive box... 👎
But it’s in the adventurer paint set... (where they advertise you get 10 colors but you only get 9 and the primer...) 👎
Edit: what, not even any black in the big box... ripoff (no lawful white, no angelic yellow also)
Yes, i have been searching all over the internet to find out if it was pre primed. and the shop i ordered it from didnt say anything about the monster paint set being an expansion to the adventurer set. acctually so annoying.
The dnd Paints are crap. If they aren't clumping they are watery...even after a 5min snack
I just got them
No not washes.
The white caped ones
It sounds like you need to properly mix your paints. All acrylic paints require adequate mixing, especially our Warpaints and D&D paints as we use very heavy pigmentation.