I love that you have really been sticking to brush painting. It’s nice because not all of us have the luxury of an airbrush and I feel like we need a dedicated no airbrush gunpla painter on RUclips.
Thank you! I see that there’s a good interest for brush painting, so I will cover more of it in the upcoming videos. I also don’t have the space for an airbrush setup, so brush painting will be my way to go for the future!
I've gotten into the habit of painting the inner frames of my gunpla. I almost exclusively build MGs, so I always have an inner frame to work with. I like to airbrush with a gunmetal (either grey or blue), detail with a gundam marker and give the whole thing a gloss topcoat. Since I put a matte finish on the armor pieces, I think it gives a nice contrast. I also tried drybrushing the inner frame of my Barbatos with silver over black primer and it looks great.
Markers are a nice and quick way to detail indeed, I have been using them too here and there. Unfortunately I don't have the space for an airbrush set up, maybe in the future. I also agree on the dry brushing technique to be very good. I will probably cover it in an upcoming video.
Thank you for the guide. As a father of two with two jobs, painting gunpla (or anything that takes time) is no longer an option for me. I do still want to improve the gunpla, and this guide is just perfect. I just want to improve color separation and not to paint the whole kit. I believe Bandai already made a good color separation and we only need to paint the parts they left out. Edit: also thank you for using brush, I do not have the luxury of airbrushing as my house is very small and doesn't have good ventilation.
It’s called SM. It’s a Chinese brand I really like. Very thin and great for Gunpla. Hard to come by if you’re not in Asia. I would say at the moment AliExpress is the best place where to findnit
It is actually simple: Paint will make the surface of the plastic gets thicker so to counter it, it is better to sand down the surface a little bit before paint it.
I don't know why, but I subscribed to you because you build gundams and got the accent, as if dracula himself is instructing me to build a gundam, haha.
What a great video for someone who is just starting painting gunpla like me! I have a question: What is the brand of primer that you use and wich one do you recommend? I'm from Venezuela, where there's not a great selection of brands, in fact there's almost no selection, so I need to know alternatives brands for primers and paintings. Thank you and keep the good job!
Thank you very much! If you're starting now I suggest to watch my previous guide on brush painting, if you didn't already! There a lot of info about tools and techniques. The colors I am using are from Sheik Mainland (SM), a brand I really like because it's really thin, and helps a lot with having a smooth result. Unfortunately it's not so easy to source. I don't really know which brands are available in Venezuela, but the most famous are probably Vallejo Acrylics. They have all the regular colors, metal one, primers and varnishes. Another option could be Citadel Colors. Hopefully you can find somewhere online where to get some of them!
Very nice tutorials, you make me buy a set of brushes to paint my kits :) I wondered what kind of gloss coat you use before the decals and panel lines, is it water based or something else?
Thank you so much! It’s an acrylic gloss coat/varnish. It’s from a brand I really like, Sheik Mainland, code RBT1115K. Unless you’re in Asia they are pretty hard to find, unfortunately. You can use in case the acrylic gloss varnish by Vallejo, it will work on the same way
Honestly, you could but it's going to be pretty risky. The paint will be ticker than it would with an airbrush. When removing the tape there is an high chance to have a big "step" of paint, which will be pretty ugly to see. You could also chip the paint.
I've head that ABS plastic, the softer plastic in a lot of inner frames, can be melted by some paints that are even generally plastic safe. Is basic priming enough to keep this from happening?
Acrylic paints are 100% safe on any plastic. What really can damage plastic are lacquer paints. Priming should make it safe, but you need to check that the primer itself doesn’t contain any harmful chemicals
I found the sheik mainland paints on aliexpress with the same number code, only issue is instead of K they have the same number with W for example the metal frame is labeled BT3057W, is this the same type of paint? Or would it be incompatible
You have to make sure to: - Shake the can really well for a minute - Spray from 30cm pretty much - Fully press the nozzle down - Don't be stingy, if you see some frosting try spraying a bit more. If you are doing all of this and you still have issues it could be that the environment is too hot or dry. The top coat needs to stay liquid for a bit to spread evenly. Hopefully this will help!
It’s a bit risky to be honest. Lacquer is really strong and there is the risk to ruin the paint. I would avoid it. Stick to enamel or acrylic and make sure the paint is nicely dried
It’s a brand called SM (Sheik Mainland). It’s a Chinese brand that I love, very thin already and plenty of shades to choose from. Unfortunately it’s pretty hard to come by if you’re not in Asia
It'd called SM (Sheik Mainland), it's a Chinese brand that I really like because it's really thin and perfect for Gunpla painting. It's a bit hard to come by if you aren't in Asia, unfortunately.
![Step your inner frame metallics up a level...or two. No airbrush required [MG] Zaku Warrior](http://i.ytimg.com/vi/XLF1T8Zjrjw/mqdefault.jpg)
![Step your inner frame metallics up a level...or two. No airbrush required [MG] Zaku Warrior](/img/tr.png)
I love that you have really been sticking to brush painting. It’s nice because not all of us have the luxury of an airbrush and I feel like we need a dedicated no airbrush gunpla painter on RUclips.
Thank you! I see that there’s a good interest for brush painting, so I will cover more of it in the upcoming videos. I also don’t have the space for an airbrush setup, so brush painting will be my way to go for the future!
thank you for non-airbrush guides, makes painting feel a lot more approachable
Thank you! Paint brushing is totally approachable, it just need a bit of training and time.
that looked amazing - this has inspired me to start painting. thank you and keep doing what you do
Thank you very much. Hopefully my tips will be helpful!
@@TeaandGunpla they've been more than helpful - thank you
Congrats on 1k subs 🎉
Thank you!
Wow, good work! Goes to show what you can achieve with a brush and paint, and patience. Very inspiraing.
Absolutely! Never underestimate the power of the brush!
Great vid man. I love some good detail work.
Glad you like it
Damn you have my attention with the brush paint. You nailed it! Subcribed 👍
Thank you!
I've gotten into the habit of painting the inner frames of my gunpla. I almost exclusively build MGs, so I always have an inner frame to work with. I like to airbrush with a gunmetal (either grey or blue), detail with a gundam marker and give the whole thing a gloss topcoat. Since I put a matte finish on the armor pieces, I think it gives a nice contrast.
I also tried drybrushing the inner frame of my Barbatos with silver over black primer and it looks great.
Markers are a nice and quick way to detail indeed, I have been using them too here and there. Unfortunately I don't have the space for an airbrush set up, maybe in the future.
I also agree on the dry brushing technique to be very good. I will probably cover it in an upcoming video.
Thank you for the guide. As a father of two with two jobs, painting gunpla (or anything that takes time) is no longer an option for me. I do still want to improve the gunpla, and this guide is just perfect. I just want to improve color separation and not to paint the whole kit. I believe Bandai already made a good color separation and we only need to paint the parts they left out.
Edit: also thank you for using brush, I do not have the luxury of airbrushing as my house is very small and doesn't have good ventilation.
Thank you for watching! I am a father with no space for airbrush, so I totally understand your situation. I am glad you found the video helpful!
I like that titanium paint colour. Don’t think I’ve seen that brand in my region
It’s called SM. It’s a Chinese brand I really like. Very thin and great for Gunpla. Hard to come by if you’re not in Asia. I would say at the moment AliExpress is the best place where to findnit
Thx man , just got my painting set today after watching ur previous vid!
Thank you for watching! I hope everything will go smoothly, if you have any issue just ask, happy to help
The sanding of the armor piece to avoid the paint scratching off is something I would not have thought of.
I learned the hard way some time ago! There’s nothing worst than seeing some hard work getting wasted…
It is actually simple:
Paint will make the surface of the plastic gets thicker so to counter it, it is better to sand down the surface a little bit before paint it.
@@akhdannaufaldy1693it makes the paint adhere to the surface better is really the reason for sanding first. But yeah thickness can be an issue
I don't know why, but I subscribed to you because you build gundams and got the accent, as if dracula himself is instructing me to build a gundam, haha.
Hahaha, thank you for the support!
Subscribed, please do more content about handpainting gunpla
Thanks for subbing! More painting content is 100% coming in upcoming videos, don’t worry
What a great video for someone who is just starting painting gunpla like me! I have a question: What is the brand of primer that you use and wich one do you recommend?
I'm from Venezuela, where there's not a great selection of brands, in fact there's almost no selection, so I need to know alternatives brands for primers and paintings. Thank you and keep the good job!
Thank you very much! If you're starting now I suggest to watch my previous guide on brush painting, if you didn't already! There a lot of info about tools and techniques.
The colors I am using are from Sheik Mainland (SM), a brand I really like because it's really thin, and helps a lot with having a smooth result. Unfortunately it's not so easy to source. I don't really know which brands are available in Venezuela, but the most famous are probably Vallejo Acrylics. They have all the regular colors, metal one, primers and varnishes. Another option could be Citadel Colors.
Hopefully you can find somewhere online where to get some of them!
Very nice tutorials, you make me buy a set of brushes to paint my kits :)
I wondered what kind of gloss coat you use before the decals and panel lines, is it water based or something else?
Thank you so much! It’s an acrylic gloss coat/varnish. It’s from a brand I really like, Sheik Mainland, code RBT1115K. Unless you’re in Asia they are pretty hard to find, unfortunately. You can use in case the acrylic gloss varnish by Vallejo, it will work on the same way
@@TeaandGunpla I've watched your videos on hand painting the Gouf Custom. Do you think that we can masked the part to paint like for airbrushing?
Honestly, you could but it's going to be pretty risky. The paint will be ticker than it would with an airbrush. When removing the tape there is an high chance to have a big "step" of paint, which will be pretty ugly to see. You could also chip the paint.
I've head that ABS plastic, the softer plastic in a lot of inner frames, can be melted by some paints that are even generally plastic safe. Is basic priming enough to keep this from happening?
Acrylic paints are 100% safe on any plastic. What really can damage plastic are lacquer paints. Priming should make it safe, but you need to check that the primer itself doesn’t contain any harmful chemicals
I found the sheik mainland paints on aliexpress with the same number code, only issue is instead of K they have the same number with W for example the metal frame is labeled BT3057W, is this the same type of paint? Or would it be incompatible
It is the same paint, don’t worry.
@@TeaandGunplathank you!
You’re welcome!
any trick with the top coat so it doesn't give you freeze effect?
You have to make sure to:
- Shake the can really well for a minute
- Spray from 30cm pretty much
- Fully press the nozzle down
- Don't be stingy, if you see some frosting try spraying a bit more.
If you are doing all of this and you still have issues it could be that the environment is too hot or dry. The top coat needs to stay liquid for a bit to spread evenly.
Hopefully this will help!
@@TeaandGunpla Humidity could also be an issue. Shouldn't spray at 70% humidity or higher from what I remember
Yeah, I confirm. I live in a high humid area and sometimes it totally gave me issues
Great tutorial. What is your Brush specifications??
Thank you! I use a 8mm flat tip brush, 10 mm and 7mm regular brushes for almost everything. If I need to paint tiny details I use a 5mm fine tip
Wow. Really appreciate it! Excited for more new videos! Godspeed
Thank you!
After you paint finish your part. Is it okay to use a spray gloss coat like Mr Top coat gloss instead of painting a gloss coat on?
It’s totally fine, you can use any gloss topcoat you prefer.
@ thank you!! Looking forward to more tutorials and uploads from u
Thank you for the support! Don’t worry, more content is on its way
Is it okay if the top coat is lacquer based?@@TeaandGunpla
It’s a bit risky to be honest. Lacquer is really strong and there is the risk to ruin the paint. I would avoid it. Stick to enamel or acrylic and make sure the paint is nicely dried
where can i order those little paints?
The best way is to look on AliExpress. Use “sheik mainland paint” as keywords
thank you for your guide, I'm new in Gunpla and want to add more detail but can't use spray paint.
Thank you for watching! I hope you can get some inspiration with my guides
Wait, what kind of paint is this? Never saw a thing in small bottle like that over here.
It’s a brand called SM (Sheik Mainland). It’s a Chinese brand that I love, very thin already and plenty of shades to choose from. Unfortunately it’s pretty hard to come by if you’re not in Asia
yowww, what brand of paint is that?
It'd called SM (Sheik Mainland), it's a Chinese brand that I really like because it's really thin and perfect for Gunpla painting. It's a bit hard to come by if you aren't in Asia, unfortunately.
Il bro è italiano , ho riconosciuto l'accento
Daje!
HI NU???? it's the Nu gundam
Aren’t our mistakes what makes us so unique?