This video is a classic uncle Nightshift: Paints a figure on a level many wargamers with hundreds of figures under their belt won't archieve and is still telling everyone that it is not that good... Please never change XD
He does it on the models too! "aah its not that great" about a model that , had i made it, i would carry with me for life to show everyone, an that id probably take with me to bed..
Humility, honestly integrity. He even films his breakdowns. That's why you're such a damn good tutor. You're authentic. People relate. Oh, did I mention also an Epic modeller?
A suggestion for the future. I recommend painting a bit of a shadow on the tank where the hand is covering edge of the hatch. It helps sell the relationship between the figure and the vehicle.
As a figure modeler (primarily), it was fascinating to watch your work here. Your excellent brush control, your light touch, and your patience served you very well on this figure. This is a strong result for nearly any painter and a remarkable result for a new figure painter. I was especially impressed by your understanding of subtle color variations, which most painters take quite a lot of time to develop. My guess is that you are already practiced in actually seeing the colors that are present rather than just assuming that you already know what should be there. A couple of things: * Every miniature figure goes through a stage where it looks ... not good. Really not good. This doesn't change with experience; even the best painters I know have this happen. All you can do is trust that you will eventually work through to the other side and find the results you were looking for. This is what you did here, but I wanted to mention that it's very likely to happen with _every_ figure. The only thing that gets better is that you get used to the feeling. * If you want bright, saturated reds (or most colors, really) when painting over a dark substrate, you might try a tonal underpainting with white, then glazing the color over the top rather than mixing the white in with the color. The latter will tend to desaturate the color, while painting in a translucent color over a light to dark gradient tends to give you much more vibrant results. With a worn uniform, as here, a bit of desaturation can be useful of course, since those colors tend to fade pretty quickly on cloth. I mention this mostly in case you want a less faded result in a future figure. Brilliant start with figure painting that I think adds quite a lot to the excellent tank model.
I really watch all your videos and although my English is a bit basic I can learn and get very good results. Best virtual classes without your youtube videos my friend 🤩🤩🎨🤗🙌
Well, congratulations! Your figure is better than 99.9% of other modelers first figure. Or 100th figure. I knew with your skill for detail, you would nail it.
Adding Hans is the cherry on top! I've found that @andreaminiatures makes some great kits for layering different colours, like leather, skintones, black, et.c. It sure makes life easier for a noob like me. Keep it up!
for a year i'm "trying" to paint figures of all sort of scales, and usually having fun but after watching your video with your FIRST figure I feel sad ;-) .... its not fair :-D
I paint minis since i'm 12 years old and i cannot have a result like this. I hate and love you at the same time. Seriously it's really nice and it's the best tutorial for 1/35 minis i've ever seen
I feel like I’m being watched !!! A week after I started my tamiya Jagdtiger build. The first video shows up. I ordered a set of German figures 3 weeks ago They came in the mail Thursday. Now this video!!!!! Love the Chanel !
I love watching you, even the older videos, I always learn something from watching them. I really need to practice more with my figures. I’ve just got a panzer tank and it comes with THREE TANK CREW figures. My wife bought me it and said “ here love you’ll enjoy doing this won’t you. I couldn’t tell her I’d never painted a figure or had any bloody idea how. So somehow with the help of your video and the hand of god I might just win this one. Thanks for sharing
FINALLY !!! Thank you for explaining this technique in layman's terms... I have struggled with this for years but your explanation of the way sunlight shines on the figure makes so much sense... Thank you...
Was just watching Miniac's recent black and white painting video, where he sponged some chips on and then connected them with a brush, which instantly reminded me of you. I then realised it is Friday so your video should appearing any second, then it did!
Miniature painter here. Without any sugarcoating this is damn well painted Hans. Like solid 8/10. If you wouldn't say it was your first mini I'd say you have way more experience than four days.
This man was born to make models. He does something totally new to him and it comes out better than it would if someone with years of experience in that topic did it.
looks awesome! and remember this is your channel and you can build/ create whatever you want, if you want to build a diorama build one, if you want to explore more types of modeling, do it! everyone is here to watch how you create stuff, not what you create. cant wait to see what you create next.
As a passable figure painter and tragically bad armour modeller. All I’m going to say is you’re killing me. Outstanding job mate. Gday from Australia. Keep the vids coming,they’re a great help to people like me.
I remember you saying yoy werent sure if you would include the figure in the final build. I think you made the right choice. The figure really helps tie the model together and gives a fantastic sense of scale
I've been a professional Artist for over 40 years, and I can say that you did a great job!! Most people destroy their figure by really screwing -up the eyes badly. Looks good, Mr. Shift!
Thanks for the tutorial. I've watched it over and over because UN is a master despite his humility. I've got a long way to go but now have something to shoot for. I highly recommend this tutorial.
Great tip which has helped me with face painting (the 1/35 scale variety!) is to buy yourself a pack of Hornet 1/35 (or 1/32) scale heads and just practice painting them. I found it to be a very useful exercise and its also encouraging to see the improvement from the first one you paint to the last.
Excellent work! I was stoked to see you tone the face the way that you had. It's the sure-fire way to make a face look less flat. Female models, you've gotta watch out on that blue tone, or they wind up with a beard. Hah! Unless that's what you're going for.. Then beard-away!
Looks good! With your airbrush go ahead a mist a little bit of diluted clear gloss on his skin to give him life. Just enough to take away the flat finish plus it will give the washes and layers of skin paint more depth. For the eyes next time paint the white early on and then block it in with skin colors. It’s easier to do it first rather than later. You can also use a warmer tint around the eye lids to give them detail and depth. Afterwards block the warm edge detail in with regular lighter skin colors. The pupil can be last in any color you want and to top it off you can add clear gloss. Keep it up!
Unbelievable that this figure is the first one you did after a very long time (or at all?) - It looks great! And I am always surprised, how much "life" just one figure puts into an armored model and makes it far more interesting instead of keeping it "naked". Great work!
Bravo Maestro! Figures add life and scale! You Nailed It! I think you have just lit a fire under many modelers who have had fear of figure painting. NOW: Another Challenge! Maybe with all the free time you have... a Russian mechanic inspecting that Ball Tank from forever ago!
This video is a classic uncle Nightshift:
Paints a figure on a level many wargamers with hundreds of figures under their belt won't archieve and is still telling everyone that it is not that good...
Please never change XD
He does it on the models too! "aah its not that great" about a model that , had i made it, i would carry with me for life to show everyone, an that id probably take with me to bed..
Agree 100%. His first try is probably one of the best figures I’ve ever seen and definitely far, far better than my best try.
His humbleness speaks volumes. If I could get even close to the level of his first figure, I would be ecstatic!
been painting figures for 30 years. the above statement is, by my experience, true.
@@pathwanderer1183 same same...
This guy's a genius in my opinion. Wish I had 1% of his skill.
Same
This Is Fact 🤓
Same
facts
Wish I had 50% of his patience and eye for detail.
Papa Nightshift: oH goD I'm So BaD AT PainTiNG FiGurEs.
Also papa Nightshift: makes a plastic figure look like a real human being
Oh yeah daddy night shift!
Chip my paints!
@@flyingeyeproductions5552 🙄
Haha, right?
I saw step 2 and was like "Welp, looks better than some of the minis I've painted..."
Night Shift: Chipping is part of my religion, even on figures I will find something to chip
Chipping: this is the way
your nick sound Polish
Humility, honestly integrity. He even films his breakdowns. That's why you're such a damn good tutor. You're authentic. People relate. Oh, did I mention also an Epic modeller?
“I shall call him, Mini Martin!”
-Martin, probably
Favourite time of the week 👍🏻
like i said when you asked, it looks great in giving the model life
I'd rather a model with a poor figure than no figure at all!
Jerry Volpini - even an unpainted figure, at least then you get an idea of the scale.
@@dotdashdotdash Yes, lol 😆
Honestly that is one of the best if not the best painted miniatures i have seen it is better than even some other miniature painters
When his first figure is better than ones you've been making for a year😔
Anyways, looks amazing!
And then he complains how bad it looks :(
I know how you feel
I have been painting figures for more than 30 years and that one is better than my best one
Just follow that tutorial and you may get even better result.
@@deMarbot so clearly you are doing something wrong 😆
Camera work was great; so many figure painting videos where it would've helped if the camera was a lot closer.
The figure looks awesome
A suggestion for the future. I recommend painting a bit of a shadow on the tank where the hand is covering edge of the hatch. It helps sell the relationship between the figure and the vehicle.
As a figure modeler (primarily), it was fascinating to watch your work here. Your excellent brush control, your light touch, and your patience served you very well on this figure. This is a strong result for nearly any painter and a remarkable result for a new figure painter. I was especially impressed by your understanding of subtle color variations, which most painters take quite a lot of time to develop. My guess is that you are already practiced in actually seeing the colors that are present rather than just assuming that you already know what should be there.
A couple of things:
* Every miniature figure goes through a stage where it looks ... not good. Really not good. This doesn't change with experience; even the best painters I know have this happen. All you can do is trust that you will eventually work through to the other side and find the results you were looking for. This is what you did here, but I wanted to mention that it's very likely to happen with _every_ figure. The only thing that gets better is that you get used to the feeling.
* If you want bright, saturated reds (or most colors, really) when painting over a dark substrate, you might try a tonal underpainting with white, then glazing the color over the top rather than mixing the white in with the color. The latter will tend to desaturate the color, while painting in a translucent color over a light to dark gradient tends to give you much more vibrant results. With a worn uniform, as here, a bit of desaturation can be useful of course, since those colors tend to fade pretty quickly on cloth. I mention this mostly in case you want a less faded result in a future figure.
Brilliant start with figure painting that I think adds quite a lot to the excellent tank model.
Never painted a figure before. Immediately paints a better looking figure than i have in 23 years 😄
Don't sell yourself short. This is an excellent tutorial with a great result
Great job!
What an awesome job!
The face COMPLETELY transforms when you add the blue. Amazing job!!
I really watch all your videos and although my English is a bit basic I can learn and get very good results. Best virtual classes without your youtube videos my friend 🤩🤩🎨🤗🙌
Black leather i use English uniform and black with a wee touch of brown, gives you a nice leather effect. Great video mate....
My friend you are too humble, it looks great! There's always room for improvement but your foundation is truly impressive.
Excellent M8...I aspire to that level of detail and realism 👍
Well, congratulations! Your figure is better than 99.9% of other modelers first figure. Or 100th figure. I knew with your skill for detail, you would nail it.
I don't know what kind of weird perfectionist you are, but the face looks incredible. Especially the eyes are some of the best I've seen on a model
You are not only a great painter, your presenting style is top shelf too. Entertaining until the last frame. Thank you for that! 🙏
Looking good. Painting the face is tricky. This why i watch you. My friend
for sure it is the best tuturial for figure painting ...you are wondeful Martin
I like your techniques on how you painted this figure. It works for me.
Not bad at all. I like the result, and by using different colors than “how you s’posed to do it” you made Hans uniquely yours. Great video!
Adding Hans is the cherry on top! I've found that @andreaminiatures makes some great kits for layering different colours, like leather, skintones, black, et.c. It sure makes life easier for a noob like me. Keep it up!
for a year i'm "trying" to paint figures of all sort of scales, and usually having fun but after watching your video with your FIRST figure I feel sad ;-) .... its not fair :-D
I paint minis since i'm 12 years old and i cannot have a result like this. I hate and love you at the same time. Seriously it's really nice and it's the best tutorial for 1/35 minis i've ever seen
Good point about using quality, well sculpted figures.
Looks good for your first serious attempt for painting a figure. Don't forget 'Contrast is king!'
Duuuuude don't be too hard on yourself! Hans looks amazing!
Great work! You could also use one of your lighter grey tones watered down for a glaze to apply to his jaw and upper lip for 5 o'clock shadow
Uncle Nightshift, you did an excellent job. You’re artistic reasoning is genius. You adjusted and made it happen. Well done my friend.
Yes thank you Mr . Martin, you have given me that kick in the ass to try. You have returned the fun into my hobby for me.
I feel like I’m being watched !!! A week after I started my tamiya Jagdtiger build. The first video shows up. I ordered a set of German figures 3 weeks ago They came in the mail Thursday. Now this video!!!!! Love the Chanel !
Well I don’t know about any better videos out there. I have loved watching this. Nice explanation through out . 👍🏻
Thanks Night Shift, you've just made loads of us give up figure painting!
Martian is top flawless figure and paint apps. You are awesome brudda!
Me: should be paying attention in school
Night shift: uploads
Me: well alrighty then
Me: has a final exam in 30 minutes...
lol, I skipped German for this.
@SonofEyeAboveAll effoff but it teaches the important things.
@SonofEyeAboveAll effoff wow, no shit?
He is right about the good model paints it self
TOTALLY Bossed it with the figure. face, in particular, is pure brilliant
This is absolutely genius!!! You are about to get a ton of requests for figure painting tutorials....
Almost had me in tears at one point, so glad it had a happy ending!!
Absolute legend. You're an artist.
I love watching you, even the older videos, I always learn something from watching them. I really need to practice more with my figures. I’ve just got a panzer tank and it comes with THREE TANK CREW figures. My wife bought me it and said “ here love you’ll enjoy doing this won’t you. I couldn’t tell her I’d never painted a figure or had any bloody idea how. So somehow with the help of your video and the hand of god I might just win this one.
Thanks for sharing
Always Prime Flesh areas with white! It reflects light back up through the paint layers adding a more 'lively' look!
FINALLY !!! Thank you for explaining this technique in layman's terms... I have struggled with this for years but your explanation of the way sunlight shines on the figure makes so much sense... Thank you...
Nightshift this was the most pleasing video to watch yet!! Beautifully executed and thank you for the sharing!!
You should be proud of those results, well done
Nice one, you've blown it out of the park 👏
Amazing - just quite simply, amazing - Thank you!
It turned out great! Thanks Uncle Nightshift!
Was just watching Miniac's recent black and white painting video, where he sponged some chips on and then connected them with a brush, which instantly reminded me of you. I then realised it is Friday so your video should appearing any second, then it did!
This figure looks absolutely perfect. I love the wires you added for detail. The finishwork is fantastic! ❤
Finally i found the easy way to paint figur from this canel..
Thx dude...ur the Mannnn!
Miniature painter here.
Without any sugarcoating this is damn well painted Hans. Like solid 8/10. If you wouldn't say it was your first mini I'd say you have way more experience than four days.
This man was born to make models. He does something totally new to him and it comes out better than it would if someone with years of experience in that topic did it.
wow!!! nicely done Mr.Night Shift
I'm waiting for the next episode!
It looks fabulous to me! Listening to you is very entertaining; a hoot!
That is honestly the most realistic looking model figure ive ever seen any modeler paint. Splendid job!
Fantastic work on your tank also for the figure 👍...beautiful ...👌
That's an amazing result for a first try.
Dear Martin, Outstanding video & tutorial! Kind Regards Johnny
looks awesome! and remember this is your channel and you can build/ create whatever you want, if you want to build a diorama build one, if you want to explore more types of modeling, do it! everyone is here to watch how you create stuff, not what you create. cant wait to see what you create next.
I think you did an amazing job uncle nightshift
So glad you didn't use the airbrush! Awesome job!
you made a statement that you hoped to get better..........IMPOSSIBLE this was outstanding
As a passable figure painter and tragically bad armour modeller. All I’m going to say is you’re killing me. Outstanding job mate. Gday from Australia. Keep the vids coming,they’re a great help to people like me.
I remember you saying yoy werent sure if you would include the figure in the final build. I think you made the right choice. The figure really helps tie the model together and gives a fantastic sense of scale
I've been a professional Artist for over 40 years, and I can say that you did a great job!! Most people destroy their figure by really screwing -up the eyes badly. Looks good, Mr. Shift!
Oh wow, you make painting figures look soooooo easy................ 😊 🙂 😉
You are WAY too humble my friend! Best thumbnail ever
the thumbnail looked so much better🤣🤣👍👍
Hey Martin, this figure is brilliant!
Absolutely brilliant tutorial Night Shift
finally, he is alive! good result and changes a lot the presentation of the model.
👏👏👏
Thanks for the tutorial. I've watched it over and over because UN is a master despite his humility. I've got a long way to go but now have something to shoot for. I highly recommend this tutorial.
Technical and funny - the best way to learn. Awesome video
That figure is amazing! I'm jealous 😅😅😅
Superb work and interesting techniques from your armour modelling which are new to me. Thank you .More please! Take care and keep well. Rob from .UK
Total excellence and great instructions about what you accomplished
You sir are a master! The commander looks real and the tank is fantastic. Your work and artistry are amazing.
NICE FIGURE PAINTING!!! I'm very fearful of figure painting too!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Great tip which has helped me with face painting (the 1/35 scale variety!) is to buy yourself a pack of Hornet 1/35 (or 1/32) scale heads and just practice painting them. I found it to be a very useful exercise and its also encouraging to see the improvement from the first one you paint to the last.
"first time painting figures" . . . . . . Nailed it!
Excellent work! I was stoked to see you tone the face the way that you had. It's the sure-fire way to make a face look less flat. Female models, you've gotta watch out on that blue tone, or they wind up with a beard. Hah! Unless that's what you're going for.. Then beard-away!
Looks good!
With your airbrush go ahead a mist a little bit of diluted clear gloss on his skin to give him life. Just enough to take away the flat finish plus it will give the washes and layers of skin paint more depth.
For the eyes next time paint the white early on and then block it in with skin colors. It’s easier to do it first rather than later. You can also use a warmer tint around the eye lids to give them detail and depth. Afterwards block the warm edge detail in with regular lighter skin colors. The pupil can be last in any color you want and to top it off you can add clear gloss. Keep it up!
From what I've seen by your past attempts on armor, your figure painting is still plain awesome!!!
It's always good to challenge your abilities
Being able to curl up in bed and relax with a Nightshift video is the absolute highlight of my Friday night.
Unbelievable that this figure is the first one you did after a very long time (or at all?) - It looks great! And I am always surprised, how much "life" just one figure puts into an armored model and makes it far more interesting instead of keeping it "naked". Great work!
Your figure looks incredible and really completes the model. 👍
Love you're video and the Techniques and knowledge of how to do certain painting
That’s awesome for your first figure 👍🏻🇦🇺 I love it ;)
Bravo Maestro! Figures add life and scale! You Nailed It! I think you have just lit a fire under many modelers who have had fear of figure painting. NOW: Another Challenge! Maybe with all the free time you have... a Russian mechanic inspecting that Ball Tank from forever ago!
Only watching your videos make me realise the weekend is here (it's already Saturday where I am). Great job on the model as always!