Love this take on Deathwing armour, and the statement about Grimdark being an aesthetic rather than a technique. Experimentation and utilising/discovering new techniques is part of the joy of the hobby for me.
Good points. A lot of things like NMM and dramatic lighting are also not techniques, but a result or effect. How we get there is a matter of experimentation followed by experience. :)
Damn, I don't want you to cut down the fluff of the video. The step by step, full process is what I love about this! It's how I really learn! Maybe have the "main video" short and sweet, and then post the longer ones in a separate channel? Call it Trovarion Deep Cuts or Trovarion Happy Hour, but please, post the longer form!
Big ditto! There's so few long-form painting videos that really help me grow my technique. Having a shortcut with a verbalized description just isn't the same!
First time I encounter your channel, I see an extremely teaching video on painting deathwing armour, green cloth, decal chipping, basing, sculpting a hood, scratching shoulder pads and shield,...all. Very very good content. Couldn't understand the title yet, though.
Sorry to hear that RUclips isn’t pushing your videos. There’s so much really interesting information and advice in your videos and I sincerely hope that you can continue to make them. All the best!
Thanks! it is pushing most, but the painting videos usually underperform. I don't mean to sound like I blame youtube though, I think I know what the problem is and I just have to change things around a bit :) manly make the videos more precise/shorter for more engagement.
What I love about this video (and a lot of your tutorials) is the end result looks absolutely amazing, and also the process looks very achievable and easy to follow. The ‘techniques’ are not overly complicated but I definitely wouldn’t have thought about it by myself Thanks as always!
Love the simple act of removing various trim pieces and sculpting a hood. Little things can make a big difference; our conversions don't always have to be super ambitious.
Love the battle damaged decals! When you first showed off the models, my initial reaction was "OMG, how did he achieve that look?!" You made it so simple, yet so effective
I'm trying to restart painting after 10 years. I'm not really into speed painting and have the mini just ready to play. It's nice that you show all those technics and explain what it adds and the result is just amazing.
Love the shoulder pads. I’m not sure what it is but there’s something about that look that just hits. You’ve got me thinking about giving it a go. I will say I nearly had a heart attack when you took the knife to the shield, lol. This is the best Dark Angel mini I’ve ever seen.
Thanks for showing how to make standing GW figures truer to the feeling that comes from the audio CD's and some of the Books! Excellent Educational experience and that's down to yourself !
Also, the montage/ editing really does well in your videos. Love to see more. It's just sad that our attention capacity is that low, but yeah, it kinda works with your montages
Just want to say That since I have started to watch your videos, I have started to change the way I paint. Which is great, I am still learning a lot. Keep up the amazing work, and Thanks for inspiring me.
This was recommended to me, and I subscribed. This is probably the best space marine painting video I’ve ever watched, and the easiest to follow in terms of how you do things and how you explain it. Excellent video
Okay , I’m blown away . One of , if not the best paint jobs I’ve seen on a space marine . Especially pulling off that creamy white of the death wing and weathering it to perfection . Also so many damn techniques being used ! So many things I want to try out now ! You sir , are a master of your craft and also a terrific teacher . Thanks for sharing your knowledge and skills with the world !
Cool stuff. This grimdark stuff makes me imagine a chapter that's been somehow stranded on a really rough world for generations or a chapter down on it's luck but too prideful to give up and merge with some others.
This one turned out amazing, gonna pick up my brush again this week to paint some more Black Templars in this grimdark style - That one is still my favorite
Always wicked looking paint jobs. Love the comments as they make you feel that you can copy and work along with the process. Love the close ips so you can see what’s going on with the brush tip , sponge etc.
Beautiful work. The textured heavy cloth technique alone is worth watching. I really like the older veteran head you used too. That combined with the weathered armour and wargear is a much better fit for The Lion's Guard. Cheers!
The wash gives almost a “tea stained “ effect to the bone armour. It gives a fantastic amount of contrast while still reading as cream coloured armour. Great tip - thanks.
So something I do quite often is open a video just to close it, so it's in my watch history and I remember to watch it later when I've got the time for it. The ''watch later'' playlist never purges itself so I just don't use that. It's a shame youtube's algorithm punishes based on watch time because I'm sure a lot of people do the same.
Watching you work is incredible. I could watch you paint all day man. Thanks for sharing your talent and passion with us. You inspire me to grind out hours of painting to reach a level like this.
Solid video. Really appreciate you explaining your techniques. Bone colored armor has always been a pain for me but I think I wanna give it another shot after watching this.
Really enjoy your content, just got back into miniature painting and your grimdark styles are very accessible to attempt and enjoyable to complete. It's also great to learn to use different techniques for similar results
I often click on to videos but this is the one of the first videos I watched (along with your slapchop and your HH Ultramarine recently, both a similar style to this) the whole way through. For me if you keep adding in tutorials like this, along with the more in-depth/longer videos) I would watch more and that would act as a gateway to being more invested to watch to the longer more in depth vids.
Man, I'm about to start painting my first minis and watching this makes me think you're a wizard with a brush. I sure hope one day I can get this good at painting. Thanks for showing the techniques!😃
I loved this video - I felt like I was able to see a lot of the process you used, and in a way that I could take away ideas for my own models and actually know how to implement them. Please keep more videos like this coming!
Look at that subtle off-white coloring. The tasteful thickness of it. Oh, my God. It even has Decal Transfers.
Do you like Huey Lewis and the God emperor of mankind brother?
Love this take on Deathwing armour, and the statement about Grimdark being an aesthetic rather than a technique. Experimentation and utilising/discovering new techniques is part of the joy of the hobby for me.
Good points. A lot of things like NMM and dramatic lighting are also not techniques, but a result or effect. How we get there is a matter of experimentation followed by experience. :)
This ended up being one of the best marine painting videos I've ever watched. The range of techniques, the way you mix paint, it's next level.
came to say the same thing
Damn, I don't want you to cut down the fluff of the video. The step by step, full process is what I love about this! It's how I really learn!
Maybe have the "main video" short and sweet, and then post the longer ones in a separate channel? Call it Trovarion Deep Cuts or Trovarion Happy Hour, but please, post the longer form!
Completely agree!
Big ditto! There's so few long-form painting videos that really help me grow my technique. Having a shortcut with a verbalized description just isn't the same!
when I say fluff I mean me being on camera or fancy filler shots, etc.
I think allowing the die hards to trade deep knowledge for some money over on patreon is perfect. It's a win for the fan, and for the creator
Does painting tyranids in a grim dark style make any sense?
My young daughter says: “You put a lot of work into that and it turned out really good. Well done. You are ridiculously good.”
What is your daughter's name?
Came here from North Of The Boarder. Instant subscribe. Love watching people who are so insanely good at their art.
me too
First time I encounter your channel, I see an extremely teaching video on painting deathwing armour, green cloth, decal chipping, basing, sculpting a hood, scratching shoulder pads and shield,...all. Very very good content.
Couldn't understand the title yet, though.
You got good content, the title made you click it. Both parties happy.
Probably one of the best painting videos I have seen on this platform.
Sorry to hear that RUclips isn’t pushing your videos. There’s so much really interesting information and advice in your videos and I sincerely hope that you can continue to make them. All the best!
Thanks! it is pushing most, but the painting videos usually underperform. I don't mean to sound like I blame youtube though, I think I know what the problem is and I just have to change things around a bit :) manly make the videos more precise/shorter for more engagement.
What I love about this video (and a lot of your tutorials) is the end result looks absolutely amazing, and also the process looks very achievable and easy to follow. The ‘techniques’ are not overly complicated but I definitely wouldn’t have thought about it by myself
Thanks as always!
5:49 I agree. Reads like snow interestingly enough.
Might be the best weathering tutorial i've seen. Congrats.
Love the simple act of removing various trim pieces and sculpting a hood. Little things can make a big difference; our conversions don't always have to be super ambitious.
The shield made me ridiculously happy. I sat here smiling at the process. Amazing
Perfect look for a fallen/redeemed brother. I absolutely love this cloth look, need to try and replicate it with my blood angels vets.
Love the battle damaged decals! When you first showed off the models, my initial reaction was "OMG, how did he achieve that look?!" You made it so simple, yet so effective
The final mini looks fantastic! I'll be sure to try and use some of the weathering techniques you used with my own miniatures :) Great work!
The shield looks amazing, you did so much with simple decals, it looks like the personal sigil of a medieval knight.
Looks good! I find painting or observing someone who paints very well very relaxing for the mind.
I really like the way you display the paint/colour on the side when you are talking about it and using it on the model.
I'm trying to restart painting after 10 years. I'm not really into speed painting and have the mini just ready to play. It's nice that you show all those technics and explain what it adds and the result is just amazing.
Love the look of your weathered armor with all the decals
love the purple shading on the green cloth, great idea
Your greens in this - both the robes and and metallics - are sublime.
A long video is the difference between outrageous clickbait and quality. Thanks for showing us your talent and your techniques !
I love how much I learn from one single video. Every single time I watch one I instantly want to cancel all my plans and paint.
The absolute mastery you show while painting this mini is insane. I didnt want the video to end lol.
He looks amazing. The battle damage really makes it
Mezmorizing. This tutorial gives me some great ideas to try to get my deathwing looking more grim..... and dark.
Love the shoulder pads. I’m not sure what it is but there’s something about that look that just hits. You’ve got me thinking about giving it a go. I will say I nearly had a heart attack when you took the knife to the shield, lol.
This is the best Dark Angel mini I’ve ever seen.
Thanks for showing how to make standing GW figures truer to the feeling that comes from the audio CD's and some of the Books!
Excellent Educational experience and that's down to yourself !
As always to very impressive and helpful. Thanks, Trov!
Insane, seeing something like this is just a pure form of art. Im absolutely speachless
Also, the montage/ editing really does well in your videos. Love to see more. It's just sad that our attention capacity is that low, but yeah, it kinda works with your montages
stunning job. absolutely LOVE the tone on the armour
Awesome! Looks simple but fantastic outcome
That green metallic is beyond amazing. God damn!
That decal work is mind bending, can;t wait to try it myself.
Just want to say That since I have started to watch your videos, I have started to change the way I paint. Which is great, I am still learning a lot. Keep up the amazing work, and Thanks for inspiring me.
Very nice, deep coloured bone and the weathering. Great paintjob for the best Space Marines, no repenting needed here!
This was a great video. It really makes me want to start working on my Relictor Space Marines again.
You really really sold me on how to use decals better, unbelievable. Thank you so much!
Loved the montage, as well as the FULL LENGHT of this video.
Love the heavy weathering. This is an effect I have been trying to get down. Your video will be helping me do so. Thanks!
This was recommended to me, and I subscribed. This is probably the best space marine painting video I’ve ever watched, and the easiest to follow in terms of how you do things and how you explain it. Excellent video
Okay , I’m blown away . One of , if not the best paint jobs I’ve seen on a space marine . Especially pulling off that creamy white of the death wing and weathering it to perfection .
Also so many damn techniques being used ! So many things I want to try out now ! You sir , are a master of your craft and also a terrific teacher . Thanks for sharing your knowledge and skills with the world !
This is one of the best painting tutorials I have seen on youtube. Thank you!
I love these videos! I look forward to seeing future grimdark from you! Possibly salamanders
You might be lucky. I heard that Pyroblasters might be something that Salamanders like.
Those decals/chipping look so great. I'll be trying this.
Cool stuff. This grimdark stuff makes me imagine a chapter that's been somehow stranded on a really rough world for generations or a chapter down on it's luck but too prideful to give up and merge with some others.
That weathered armor really sells the whole veteran thing, well done!
This one turned out amazing, gonna pick up my brush again this week to paint some more Black Templars in this grimdark style - That one is still my favorite
Your grimdark series is amazing. For myself, the best advice has been to not be afraid to experiment. Ty so much for sharing
Always wicked looking paint jobs. Love the comments as they make you feel that you can copy and work along with the process. Love the close ips so you can see what’s going on with the brush tip , sponge etc.
That is a phocking beautiful piece.
Wow.
Beautiful work. The textured heavy cloth technique alone is worth watching. I really like the older veteran head you used too. That combined with the weathered armour and wargear is a much better fit for The Lion's Guard. Cheers!
A delight for the eyes. Thanks!
best painting tutorials on YT. always love to see a new vid from Trov!
All of the chips on the armour look just awesome.
Even if a prefer long and detailed videos, this one is amazing. Clear, consistent, lots of points explained. Very well made and interesting.
The wash gives almost a “tea stained “ effect to the bone armour. It gives a fantastic amount of contrast while still reading as cream coloured armour. Great tip - thanks.
the weathered armour effect, I've always wanted my marines to have this yet could never make it work. Thanks for the vid.
Great video, I think focusing on a few key techniques and moving fast through the rest really help tighten the video.
Awesome video, gives me a lot of ideas for my Heresy Dark Angels too. Love the music you use for the videos as well, can't beat some synthwave.
Dark Angels were my first 40k army. Haven’t played them since 2008. But this video made me want to dive back in. Beautiful and full of character!
That's incredible mate.
Thanks for such a wonderful tutorial.
Very cool. Thanks for sharing! I think I'll need to dig up an old Marine mini and play around with the grimdark approach.
This format is awesome. Camera work and cuts are spot on. Such positive advice. Thanx!
So something I do quite often is open a video just to close it, so it's in my watch history and I remember to watch it later when I've got the time for it. The ''watch later'' playlist never purges itself so I just don't use that.
It's a shame youtube's algorithm punishes based on watch time because I'm sure a lot of people do the same.
I never knew it was possible to create such effect with a sponge, I want to try that too! Great video and great technique!
Deathwing have always been my favourite but I haven't painted one since the early 90s. Might be time to try again!
That is absolutely incredible.
This is great, I am about to start painting my mortifactors and I’m for sure using this bone armor recipe thanks!
Watching you work is incredible. I could watch you paint all day man. Thanks for sharing your talent and passion with us. You inspire me to grind out hours of painting to reach a level like this.
Incredible job, very well done. Love the weathering and combat damage
I love the burnt umber washes, they give some great depth and colour, can't wait to try that out.
Solid video. Really appreciate you explaining your techniques. Bone colored armor has always been a pain for me but I think I wanna give it another shot after watching this.
I love the music you use. Also love how dark and weathered the piece came out. Awesome job as always. 👍🏽
Really enjoy your content, just got back into miniature painting and your grimdark styles are very accessible to attempt and enjoyable to complete. It's also great to learn to use different techniques for similar results
I really like what you did with the shield. It's got that old school Knights of Caliban feel to it
I often click on to videos but this is the one of the first videos I watched (along with your slapchop and your HH Ultramarine recently, both a similar style to this) the whole way through. For me if you keep adding in tutorials like this, along with the more in-depth/longer videos) I would watch more and that would act as a gateway to being more invested to watch to the longer more in depth vids.
I really like how that turned out. And i always watch the whole thing. Love your work man.
This is the first time I've seen sponge "paint chipping" turn out so good. Great work, liked and subbed.
Awesome video. As usual beautiful work. For me, this video was edited perfectly and I hope that the algorithm responds accordingly!
My dude, this looks absolutely amazing.
Dude love this gritty battleworn look, really gives it some character. Great job.
This is exactly what I needed, because I'm painting exactly this right now O.o
Huge props! Just found this as a suggestion in my feed. You were a very easy subscribe choice. Keep up the great work!
That looks amazing. I will steal some of these techniques for my models. Thanks for sharing!
Killer looking mini, thank you for you help and insight 🙏🏻🖤
You nailed the Deathwing colors.
That looks super realistic.
Man, I'm about to start painting my first minis and watching this makes me think you're a wizard with a brush. I sure hope one day I can get this good at painting. Thanks for showing the techniques!😃
I like how you use so many different techniques and styles on each mini. Definitely learn the most from your vids.
Plain shield with heraldry looks great.
I'm here from the channel North of the Border. This is such a sick sculpture and I'm glad I stuck till the end. Definitely subscribing
Looks awesome, loving the more Grim Dark style.
Makes me want to paint your 'The Rogue Robot' in the same style.
I loved this video - I felt like I was able to see a lot of the process you used, and in a way that I could take away ideas for my own models and actually know how to implement them. Please keep more videos like this coming!
👏🏼 Amazing final result, you never disappoint!
This was an absolutely superb build and paint job. Very well done!
I'll be rewatching this many times, thanks a lot!