I only ever pronounce it correctly when referring to the city in California. Saying it correctly when talking hobby usually just leads to looks of confusion from people.
Oh! I drubrush the VMA metallic paints all the time, but I never realized you kinda need to use a different technique with them until you mentioned it... And I do have a near complete collection so I can drybrush multiple similar shades on top of another. When drybrushing, the VMA are more like glazes. You need stiff bristles and a lot of layers, brushed over a matte base color or VMA.
I love these kinds of videos. Always like to see what other people use. Not the cheapest, best, most awesome... just what do you find yourself using. Great stuff thank you!
"Much needed snake skeleton" is the best phrase I've heard all day. Also, I got one of the many versions of that air compressor for $60 (USD) on eBay a couple of years ago. The listings for them will come and go from various "brands" but it's worked perfectly since I got it.
It feels like air compressors are a mature technology - as long as you know what features you need, it's hard to go wrong. Edit: Oh it's the AS-186/Fengda. That's what I use. :D
If Daler Rowney Flourescent Pink is one of your favorite paints, I recommend giving the Golden High Flow Fluorescent Pink a try. It's the most powerful magenta like fluorescent color I have found.
I really like modular paint handle systems like this, the benefit of being able to just slot minis on and off the handle as you go really makes batch painting a breeze. I make my own out of D781151 containers flipped over with the cap anchored to an appropriate handle. These are specialty containers that may not be common everywhere (pretty common in 18 US states and Canada) but are really handy for a lot of things in the hobby if you or anyone you know happens to go through them.
One day I hope to be promoted to going on the cart. In all seriousness Dana, happy holidays and I recommend the Ferox Fabrication Painting handle over the red grass one. The pucks are magnetic and it’s made out of wood, not plastic and it simply feels better in my hand. The maker is also a fellow Canadian!
I'm with you on the contrast paints, I've been painting for a fair while and still struggle with freehand painting and getting the paints thinned down correctly, and not too little/much on the brush for my shakey hands to work with, but I took a punt at doing some unit markings with Black Templar and it was wonderful to work with, for me worth the effort of taking one or two more coats to get an opaque freehand!
Thanks for the recommendations, I have to try the Titanium White to up my airbrushing game! I also love Gorilla Glue, but I recommend getting the 2 pack with the two tiny 3 g tubes, this way you don't have to throw away a whole bottle when the glue inevitably dries out (or the cap gets stuck).
I also love the Gorilla Glue Gel myself--to avoid clogging, I've found keeping it in the fridge actually helps prevent it. The only downside to doing this is you have to let it warm up a bit before use (about 10 minutes) which I speed up by just holding it in my hand for a bit. But so far, I've gone a year doing this and haven't had a single bottle clog up on me!
I have nothing but issues with the black stynylrez. Constantly clogging my patriot 105. But only the black, so i might a bad bottle. So I'switched to the Reaper black primer
Tamiya got some nice plastic cements also. inks make your paint thin but more powerful in color. glazes do thin your paints also, but in more controlled fashion. tricks to thinner layers in more controlled ways are always nice. neglected box XD control slipping XD control freak tendencies. very (w)holesome video. Thanks. its all about that flow. XD wind calls.
Do you use any mediums with the Liquitex inks, or just straight out of the bottle? Also, thanks for the fantastic videos, you have been a real inspiration.
Snake skeleton is dope, yes. But have you considered _spider_ skeleton? No, it doesn't make sense, because a spider is its own skeleton. But sometimes, you just need to base a model with an incongruous spider with a ribcage for a thorax. Because Reasons.
All hail the Pale sand. Good list Dana, mostly the same but I'm still using hairy sticks as I was following your Hobby basics course, and then it stopped.... Keep making tutorials please. Love the humour in your vids.
My mind is blown on the plastic cement. There are very few things that are objectively true. That tube of plastic cement being the worst thing invented by humans was one of them, or so I thought. If you like it and it works for you great. I'm curious: have you tried plastic cement with a brush applicator, like tamiya ultra thin?
Oh my garsh, the dried paint on that airbrush. Probably means the fact that my airbrush requires intense cleaning between sessions or the needle sticks to the barrel is a good indication of why I need a better airbrush.
SAME! wondering if i should put a good airbrush on christmas list lol! my cheap airbrush clog CONSTANTLY and i thin it so much i feel like i constantly cleaning it! so frustrating
@@oldaccount1378 if you are getting tip dry you may the reason. If you don't stop paint before air paint can build up on the needle. If you stop the paint first it'll blow off the needle. I don't find air - paint - air is stressed in airbrushing videos enough anymore. Or it could be just a very dry environment you are spraying in.
Fantastic video, thanks for sharing! I can just hear the paint pots talking: Psst, Xanathar Blue, do you think we will bet promoted to the IKEA cart soon? Gosh I hope so, Niblet Green.
I have the same Ikea rolling thingy - and do the same :'D I have 3D printed some paint holders for the top and have most of my paints there. The lover sections are used for Bits, and at the bottom I have basing materials. I started with this 2 years ago as I needed my painting stuff to be mobile. That time I was using the kitchen table. Since than our flatmate left our place and we could promote our "old" room to hobby room :D But I still store all of my paints in the rolling thingy :D
Contrast: I don't use them but I think someone who does should make a video where she tests whether inks + Liquitex (or other brands) pouring medium provides the same results. Inks because most hobby paints have added white for opacity but maybe it'll still work. Yes, I am just being goofy with the amount of comments but engagement metrics are good, right?
i love you dana, you change my whole painting world when you introduced me to glaze medium, i began to understand paints better thanks to you and somehow this video really helps me put things together as well, thank you
Vallejo white ink: Don't you wish all paints had an integrated dropper? I do. I bought from french glass bottles with droppers but the droppers were glass and shattered because they were a little too long for the bottles.
I like how Dana says Vallejo properly! 😉 Everyone raves about contrast paints.. is it just me?! To me they are just washes and require multiple coats for a proper layer, which defeats the stated purpose. My other bugbear is that the descriptions in no way indicate the actual colour... Which is fine if you buy them all and experiment but rubbish for beginner painters with a limited budget!! Has anyone else tried the army painter speed paints? A few channels recommend them but it's hard to know if they are incentivised or have 1 million paints and will go off them... ?!?
yeah, not doing the liquitex white ink. It's $9 in the US but $18.41 in Canada. That's insane. Another suggestions for a white paint that is air-brush friendly? (in Canada?) lol
Do you find the Stynlrez primer obnoxiously hard to clean out of the airbrush cup? Even when using airbrush cleaner I have to sit there and scrub the inside of the cup for a long while before it starts to budge. I also find that it clogs the airbrush really easily(I use Badger Patriot 105 with .3mm needle), and that's with doing the short burst spray method, too.
I have to admit that Master airbrushes and compressors are a great inexpensive start for beginners in airbrushing. I got 3 brushes, 1 single action and 2 different dual action plus the compressor for $150 on Amazon and I feel that it definitely was money well spent because they’ve worked great and has led me deeper into the hobby and I’m looking forward to getting a nice Iwatta Eclipse soon
Local stores should club together and start an affiliate link program that also places the order with the store closest to the person purchasing the item… Think it could be a cool thing, and could be accomplished many different ways. Just would love to see more tools that make purchasing local a much easier and convenient task… I’m sure many creators would love offering an affiliate link that also supports local small businesses around the world.
I've wanted to do one of those carts but haven't out of fear to what's happened to yours. Haha. Sometimes being a hobbiest feels like being a squirrel hiding nuts.
My wife has that same cart for a bedside stuff holder, like remotes, books, and drinks and stuff, and I never put two and two together about how helpful this would be for hobby stuff.
follow up comment. Really good suggestion on the rolling cart, I went and got one today and my painting/modeling stuff fits great and it's a good fit for where I work. I share the space with the family at the dining table, so I can just scoot it out of way when it's in use for thngs other then creating.
weirdly enough when I worked donations in a thrift store I used that same Ikea cart to keep tax receipts and my water bottle organized, idk if its even relevant its just Ive seen a lot of people who really like that specific ikea cart and think its helpful. good product ig
Revel Contacta plastic glue is my favorite, testors just comes out of the tube too fast. And then it just dries and really gums your miniatures up. You did get to get glazing medium to try out on contrast paints by the way.
That compressor is pretty generic. I have the same one. Theres like one factory that makes them and sells them for resale to a lot of different companies with the only difference being the paint colour. So if it looks the same its probably the same.
For folks relatively new to model assembly, the testors cement is thicker than the more recommended (Tamiya, Revell, even Citadel) types - and so you need to be a bit more careful in the application or you end up with visible glue beads at the joints. Just a point to be aware of. All hail the eternal Pale Sand!
I have that same bar cart- same color even. I use mine for storing all the various mdf terrain pieces I’m working on, and the top shelf is sort of a catch all for various WIP projects. That Testor’s plastic cement is what I’ve been using for over twenty years now. Works really well. Great video idea! Feels like we should all be doing more “here’s my favorite product” recommendations.
I watch a whole bunch of miniature related channels and my favourite of 2021 was hands down Dana Howls channel. I've learned the most here that really worked for me and I just enjoy Dana's videos a whole bunch. Also Liquitex inks, oh so good, so so good.
To be fair: you can make something similar to the vallejo basing paste with sand and glue and paint but it's not the same and doesn't behave the same way. I think there's also marble dust so the medium between the grains doesn't shrink as much as pva and sand. Am I going to make a comment for each item: probably. Did I make one for the snake skeleton: It wasn't required. Snake skeleton doesn't need more selling. Am I going to keep posing questions and then answering them like Triboar from Final Space: Probably, but I'm done for now.
It may be silly, but it made me happy that I use the same airbrush as you 😊. Fellow Canadian here (Ontario). You've also helped me up my painting game with under painting and glazing.
We ❤ you, Dana! EDIT : Ok, I dry brushed with Vallejo metallics, after asking Vince Venturella about it. You have to really work it off the brush, and then brush it gently with a soft brush. It produces neat results but it's more time consuming. I did this over some fairly flat metallic surfaces that had been undercoated with Vallejo Game Color tinny tin (the same as the old Citadel tin bitz color). The resulting color was just beautiful.
Hey Dana Happy Holidays! I wanted to thank you for the content you put out. This holiday weekend my 13-year-old daughter and I followed along with one of your basing videos and based my 2000 point sisters army using Brown stuff and rolling pins from GSW. They came out great, and it got my daughter unplugged for several hours and we had some bonding time. Thanks again!
Did you know the Gorilla glue gel also comes in a micro applicator version? And for plastic glue I always suggest Plastruct Plastic Weld. The brush applicator is tops! Thanks for everything, I'm working on a synthwave Eldar army now thanks to you!
Love your videos. Your straightforward way of presenting makes it easy to feel like I can just pick up a brush and rock a miniature. Question... What's the difference between glaze medium and acrylic medium? When would you use one or the other? Also when would you use a wash over a speed paint and why? Thanks.
My favourite mini company of the year, and one which I feel deserves more love, is Northumbrian Tin Soldier. They're white metal, and they don't sell a wide range, but their miniatures have such great character, uniqueness and wit, something a lot of brands I feel lack!
I've looked at the Redgrass Games handle for some time now, but I'm not exactly thrilled by the putty stuff. Seems like a pretty fiddly, and more importantly, an annoyingly consumable way to stick the minis on and once you run out, it's either buying more putty from them or blue tack.
This was fun to watch ^^ I don't utilise my contrast paints enough, I'll give that more of a go in the new year and look at AP's SpeedPaints when they release :)
If you are having problems with super glue drying in the bottle start storing the bottle in the fridge. The temperature is too cold for the glue to cure. The only problem is when you do go to use it the glue will take longer to dry (because it is starting colder).
Stoked to hear you're a Canadian! I love supporting Canadian creators.
"adds some much needed snake skeleton to your bases" 🤣. Also, you're one of the few non-spanish RUclipsrs that pronounces "Vallejo" correctly 🙂
"blame Canada"
I only ever pronounce it correctly when referring to the city in California. Saying it correctly when talking hobby usually just leads to looks of confusion from people.
@@Jathom similar to Tamiya... I hear a lot of tye-mai-uh or tee-mai-yuh etc
I love my redgrass handle too. I just wish they made some larger toppers for bigger bases.
For those who are in Australia officeworks and spotlight are great places to shop!
Oh! I drubrush the VMA metallic paints all the time, but I never realized you kinda need to use a different technique with them until you mentioned it... And I do have a near complete collection so I can drybrush multiple similar shades on top of another. When drybrushing, the VMA are more like glazes. You need stiff bristles and a lot of layers, brushed over a matte base color or VMA.
3:57 The only time I've laughed at Pale Sands. You have a gift in both painting minis and dryer forms of humour.
same
"You can even refill your new super glue with your old ones."
(Me who had thrown away my old ones) "YOU CAN REMOVE THE NOZZLE??"
I love these kinds of videos. Always like to see what other people use. Not the cheapest, best, most awesome... just what do you find yourself using.
Great stuff thank you!
"Much needed snake skeleton" is the best phrase I've heard all day. Also, I got one of the many versions of that air compressor for $60 (USD) on eBay a couple of years ago. The listings for them will come and go from various "brands" but it's worked perfectly since I got it.
It feels like air compressors are a mature technology - as long as you know what features you need, it's hard to go wrong. Edit: Oh it's the AS-186/Fengda. That's what I use. :D
If Daler Rowney Flourescent Pink is one of your favorite paints, I recommend giving the Golden High Flow Fluorescent Pink a try. It's the most powerful magenta like fluorescent color I have found.
You paint such cool stuff
Much needed snake skelingtons
You can still find that air compressor on Amazon regularly.
Just found it and put the link in the description!
It's a generic model called AS-186. Sold under lots of different brand names. Fengda is a good one in the UK. I have the same, it's great. 😊
@@DanaHowl I believe that one is the same as any generic AS-186 compressor just rebranded, if I'm not mistaken.
my mom has one of those carts but I never thought of using it for hobby supplies. I think she keeps her laptop on top of it in the living room
I really like modular paint handle systems like this, the benefit of being able to just slot minis on and off the handle as you go really makes batch painting a breeze. I make my own out of D781151 containers flipped over with the cap anchored to an appropriate handle. These are specialty containers that may not be common everywhere (pretty common in 18 US states and Canada) but are really handy for a lot of things in the hobby if you or anyone you know happens to go through them.
Thank you Dana!
One day I hope to be promoted to going on the cart.
In all seriousness Dana, happy holidays and I recommend the Ferox Fabrication Painting handle over the red grass one. The pucks are magnetic and it’s made out of wood, not plastic and it simply feels better in my hand. The maker is also a fellow Canadian!
Great stuff friend 👏 👍
I'm with you on the contrast paints, I've been painting for a fair while and still struggle with freehand painting and getting the paints thinned down correctly, and not too little/much on the brush for my shakey hands to work with, but I took a punt at doing some unit markings with Black Templar and it was wonderful to work with, for me worth the effort of taking one or two more coats to get an opaque freehand!
Hey Dana! Thanks yo you I discovered Broken Anvil Minis, and i'm totally loving them. Will probably look for old releases
I have the same Ikea cart with a nail polish rack on it. It works really well!
Hobby Basics! 💖💖💖
Holy wow that dragon! absolutely gorgeous!
Thanks for the recommendations, I have to try the Titanium White to up my airbrushing game! I also love Gorilla Glue, but I recommend getting the 2 pack with the two tiny 3 g tubes, this way you don't have to throw away a whole bottle when the glue inevitably dries out (or the cap gets stuck).
I love your content. Been following your blog for a while now. Keep up the great work.
I also love the Gorilla Glue Gel myself--to avoid clogging, I've found keeping it in the fridge actually helps prevent it. The only downside to doing this is you have to let it warm up a bit before use (about 10 minutes) which I speed up by just holding it in my hand for a bit. But so far, I've gone a year doing this and haven't had a single bottle clog up on me!
I'm surprised the humidity doesn't set the glue. Maybe I should try it.
I have nothing but issues with the black stynylrez. Constantly clogging my patriot 105. But only the black, so i might a bad bottle. So I'switched to the Reaper black primer
"Buy now! Buy now!"
[Support your local game store]
I'm still laughing
Great video, I need to use more contrast paints but I'm going to wait for the Army painter's line before I buy more gw.
is the dragon 3D printed?Realy love that model
Thanks for the content in 2021, You're one of my go to painting channels now mostly because good content, and charming delivery.
Your airbrush just gave me a heart attack!
Tamiya got some nice plastic cements also.
inks make your paint thin but more powerful in color.
glazes do thin your paints also, but in more controlled fashion.
tricks to thinner layers in more controlled ways are always nice.
neglected box XD control slipping XD control freak tendencies.
very (w)holesome video. Thanks.
its all about that flow. XD wind calls.
Cool video! have you found anymore good tools the past year?
Thank you for pronouncing "vallejo" correctly 😂
I've a sudden urge to add snake skeletons to my bases
Do you use any mediums with the Liquitex inks, or just straight out of the bottle? Also, thanks for the fantastic videos, you have been a real inspiration.
You have giving me reasons to buy more paints colors. :)
Those vallejo basing paints are great. Don't get them from amazon tho, you pay like 5 dollars more than you should.
Snake skeleton is dope, yes. But have you considered _spider_ skeleton?
No, it doesn't make sense, because a spider is its own skeleton. But sometimes, you just need to base a model with an incongruous spider with a ribcage for a thorax. Because Reasons.
You are an amazing podcaster lady! Used a number of your links here today! Thanks for this. It's and excellent noob video as well!
All hail the Pale sand.
Good list Dana, mostly the same but I'm still using hairy sticks as I was following your Hobby basics course, and then it stopped....
Keep making tutorials please. Love the humour in your vids.
You mentioned Frostgrave! A wonderful game that definitely needs more attention
The color on those frosty orks is amazing. And now I'm really interested in picking up those new painting handles too
My mind is blown on the plastic cement. There are very few things that are objectively true. That tube of plastic cement being the worst thing invented by humans was one of them, or so I thought. If you like it and it works for you great. I'm curious: have you tried plastic cement with a brush applicator, like tamiya ultra thin?
You use basing paste on a regular basis making it your basis basing paste? Wow say that 3 times fast xD
Oh my garsh, the dried paint on that airbrush. Probably means the fact that my airbrush requires intense cleaning between sessions or the needle sticks to the barrel is a good indication of why I need a better airbrush.
SAME! wondering if i should put a good airbrush on christmas list lol! my cheap airbrush clog CONSTANTLY and i thin it so much i feel like i constantly cleaning it! so frustrating
@@oldaccount1378 if you are getting tip dry you may the reason. If you don't stop paint before air paint can build up on the needle. If you stop the paint first it'll blow off the needle. I don't find air - paint - air is stressed in airbrushing videos enough anymore.
Or it could be just a very dry environment you are spraying in.
Fantastic video, thanks for sharing! I can just hear the paint pots talking: Psst, Xanathar Blue, do you think we will bet promoted to the IKEA cart soon? Gosh I hope so, Niblet Green.
Addressing the availability of Liquitex Inks: you can also find them at Michael's Craft stores. Usually for equal or less than the prices of Amazon.
I have the same Ikea rolling thingy - and do the same :'D I have 3D printed some paint holders for the top and have most of my paints there. The lover sections are used for Bits, and at the bottom I have basing materials. I started with this 2 years ago as I needed my painting stuff to be mobile. That time I was using the kitchen table. Since than our flatmate left our place and we could promote our "old" room to hobby room :D But I still store all of my paints in the rolling thingy :D
Contrast: I don't use them but I think someone who does should make a video where she tests whether inks + Liquitex (or other brands) pouring medium provides the same results. Inks because most hobby paints have added white for opacity but maybe it'll still work. Yes, I am just being goofy with the amount of comments but engagement metrics are good, right?
i love you dana, you change my whole painting world when you introduced me to glaze medium, i began to understand paints better thanks to you and somehow this video really helps me put things together as well, thank you
For basing I’ve been using tubs of wood filler it’s has an awesome grit for texture and drys rock hard
Vallejo white ink: Don't you wish all paints had an integrated dropper? I do. I bought from french glass bottles with droppers but the droppers were glass and shattered because they were a little too long for the bottles.
oh btw i love the rgg handles, but pill bottles (with flat top) will do the same and are basically free.
Just a headsup!
I like how Dana says Vallejo properly! 😉
Everyone raves about contrast paints.. is it just me?! To me they are just washes and require multiple coats for a proper layer, which defeats the stated purpose. My other bugbear is that the descriptions in no way indicate the actual colour... Which is fine if you buy them all and experiment but rubbish for beginner painters with a limited budget!!
Has anyone else tried the army painter speed paints? A few channels recommend them but it's hard to know if they are incentivised or have 1 million paints and will go off them... ?!?
yeah, not doing the liquitex white ink. It's $9 in the US but $18.41 in Canada. That's insane. Another suggestions for a white paint that is air-brush friendly? (in Canada?) lol
Do you find the Stynlrez primer obnoxiously hard to clean out of the airbrush cup? Even when using airbrush cleaner I have to sit there and scrub the inside of the cup for a long while before it starts to budge. I also find that it clogs the airbrush really easily(I use Badger Patriot 105 with .3mm needle), and that's with doing the short burst spray method, too.
I have to admit that Master airbrushes and compressors are a great inexpensive start for beginners in airbrushing. I got 3 brushes, 1 single action and 2 different dual action plus the compressor for $150 on Amazon and I feel that it definitely was money well spent because they’ve worked great and has led me deeper into the hobby and I’m looking forward to getting a nice Iwatta Eclipse soon
The new airbrush compressor with tank is the TC-326T. I was going to buy the old model but Masters changed it just before I made the purchase.
Local stores should club together and start an affiliate link program that also places the order with the store closest to the person purchasing the item… Think it could be a cool thing, and could be accomplished many different ways. Just would love to see more tools that make purchasing local a much easier and convenient task… I’m sure many creators would love offering an affiliate link that also supports local small businesses around the world.
You're so cool Dana! Thanks for the video! Excited for your 2022 videos!
I've wanted to do one of those carts but haven't out of fear to what's happened to yours. Haha. Sometimes being a hobbiest feels like being a squirrel hiding nuts.
Santa Maria Spice bottles. Decent size, turnable caps, switchable caps, curry aroma. 10/10
My wife has that same cart for a bedside stuff holder, like remotes, books, and drinks and stuff, and I never put two and two together about how helpful this would be for hobby stuff.
follow up comment. Really good suggestion on the rolling cart, I went and got one today and my painting/modeling stuff fits great and it's a good fit for where I work. I share the space with the family at the dining table, so I can just scoot it out of way when it's in use for thngs other then creating.
weirdly enough when I worked donations in a thrift store I used that same Ikea cart to keep tax receipts and my water bottle organized, idk if its even relevant its just Ive seen a lot of people who really like that specific ikea cart and think its helpful. good product ig
Revel Contacta plastic glue is my favorite, testors just comes out of the tube too fast. And then it just dries and really gums your miniatures up. You did get to get glazing medium to try out on contrast paints by the way.
Oh hey I guess I could use my Ikea cart for that instead of as, uh... stationary storage for things I'm not working on. Nice.
I switched to the Gorilla Super Glue gel and love it! Combined with some super glue activator and it just works so well!
Dana's premiere league for paints.
Who will get relegated to the Wall this year? Who will get promoted to the Crystal Staircase?
That compressor is pretty generic. I have the same one. Theres like one factory that makes them and sells them for resale to a lot of different companies with the only difference being the paint colour. So if it looks the same its probably the same.
Pale Sand is king 👑
I've been backing broken anvil since day one and every month is better than the last. They are my favorite over loot and AVG.
Those dollerama snakes where amazing, why can't halloween supplies be available all year :`(
And favorite mini painter of 2021? Dana Howl (then Guy, then Emil)
why is there a bunny in the coffee?
I didn't realize pete the wargamer stopped by to drop off some dead animal bits with that plastic snake skeleton!
Pale sand,
for
the
Win!
For folks relatively new to model assembly, the testors cement is thicker than the more recommended (Tamiya, Revell, even Citadel) types - and so you need to be a bit more careful in the application or you end up with visible glue beads at the joints. Just a point to be aware of. All hail the eternal Pale Sand!
don't forget the stringies
My favorite tool of the year so far has been my resin printer. It's also my least favorite because hoo boy
Any links for the miscellaneous stuff available, please and thank you
I have that same bar cart- same color even. I use mine for storing all the various mdf terrain pieces I’m working on, and the top shelf is sort of a catch all for various WIP projects.
That Testor’s plastic cement is what I’ve been using for over twenty years now. Works really well.
Great video idea! Feels like we should all be doing more “here’s my favorite product” recommendations.
I watch a whole bunch of miniature related channels and my favourite of 2021 was hands down Dana Howls channel. I've learned the most here that really worked for me and I just enjoy Dana's videos a whole bunch.
Also Liquitex inks, oh so good, so so good.
To be fair: you can make something similar to the vallejo basing paste with sand and glue and paint but it's not the same and doesn't behave the same way. I think there's also marble dust so the medium between the grains doesn't shrink as much as pva and sand. Am I going to make a comment for each item: probably. Did I make one for the snake skeleton: It wasn't required. Snake skeleton doesn't need more selling. Am I going to keep posing questions and then answering them like Triboar from Final Space: Probably, but I'm done for now.
It may be silly, but it made me happy that I use the same airbrush as you 😊. Fellow Canadian here (Ontario). You've also helped me up my painting game with under painting and glazing.
Your eyes on camera look like they're dotted with white paint 😜
We ❤ you, Dana! EDIT : Ok, I dry brushed with Vallejo metallics, after asking Vince Venturella about it. You have to really work it off the brush, and then brush it gently with a soft brush. It produces neat results but it's more time consuming. I did this over some fairly flat metallic surfaces that had been undercoated with Vallejo Game Color tinny tin (the same as the old Citadel tin bitz color). The resulting color was just beautiful.
Hey Dana Happy Holidays! I wanted to thank you for the content you put out. This holiday weekend my 13-year-old daughter and I followed along with one of your basing videos and based my 2000 point sisters army using Brown stuff and rolling pins from GSW. They came out great, and it got my daughter unplugged for several hours and we had some bonding time. Thanks again!
Did you know the Gorilla glue gel also comes in a micro applicator version? And for plastic glue I always suggest Plastruct Plastic Weld. The brush applicator is tops! Thanks for everything, I'm working on a synthwave Eldar army now thanks to you!
Love your videos. Your straightforward way of presenting makes it easy to feel like I can just pick up a brush and rock a miniature.
Question...
What's the difference between glaze medium and acrylic medium? When would you use one or the other?
Also when would you use a wash over a speed paint and why?
Thanks.
Ikea cart is top 10 usefull for painting supplies.
My favourite mini company of the year, and one which I feel deserves more love, is Northumbrian Tin Soldier. They're white metal, and they don't sell a wide range, but their miniatures have such great character, uniqueness and wit, something a lot of brands I feel lack!
I've looked at the Redgrass Games handle for some time now, but I'm not exactly thrilled by the putty stuff. Seems like a pretty fiddly, and more importantly, an annoyingly consumable way to stick the minis on and once you run out, it's either buying more putty from them or blue tack.
This was fun to watch ^^ I don't utilise my contrast paints enough, I'll give that more of a go in the new year and look at AP's SpeedPaints when they release :)
So helpful! Would love to see an updated one for 2022.
I didn’t know I needed more snake skeleton... but I do now!
Why is there a Rabbit in your tea/coffee cup? 🤔
Everybody needs a little snake skeleton in their life!
.ca? shit another canadian lol hi from the prairies lol
If you are having problems with super glue drying in the bottle start storing the bottle in the fridge. The temperature is too cold for the glue to cure. The only problem is when you do go to use it the glue will take longer to dry (because it is starting colder).