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This Is Why Should NOT Drybrush Your Models! (...and how to do it anyway)
Drybrushing, especially Slapchop, is a hot topic in the miniature painting scene. It might seem like a fast and easy technique, but is it really? Will it destroy your models, if you use drybrushing?
In my journey as an professional miniature painter I discovered many ways of using this popular technique. However, there is a big reason why I don't teach drybrushing in my workshops and in this video you learn why. If you are still convinced that drybrushing is your way to go, I show you my approach of doing it in this video as well!
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Avoid These 5 Mistakes to Become a Better Miniature Painter!
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In this video we speak about the 5 biggest mistakes or problems I recognized when teaching miniature painting. These mistakes are not only made by beginners, but also a problem for experienced painters. Which of these mistakes do you make? Let us know in the comments! When you are interested in raffles, private coaching and bonus content, check out my patreon page: www.patreon.com/MarcusMiniatu...
It's All About the Details! | Your High Level Tabletop Miniature | Limitless Painting
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In the third part of this tutorial series I teach you how you can achieve a high level tabletop look on your painted miniatures. With my approach of limitless painting you learn how you can paint systematically to get good results every time. When you are interested in raffles, private coaching and bonus content, check out my patreon page: www.patreon.com/MarcusMiniatures All products I used fo...
This Is How Your Miniatures Stand Out! | Limitless Painting Tabletop-Ready Level
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In this tutorial I teach you the "stage" 2 of my limitless painting philosophy. We will have a look on how to paint the first highlights, how to mix colors and how you can paint the smallest details of your miniature. The miniature is from Warhammer Underworlds. With my approach of limitless painting you learn how you can paint systematically to get good results every time. When you are interes...
Miniature Painting Is Hard for You? Try This Method! | The First Small Steps to Entry Level
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In this tutorial I teach you the first small steps to reach an entry level miniature. In order to create awesome miniatures it is necessary to start with proper basics. With my approach of limitless painting you learn how you can paint systematically to get good results every time. When you are interested in raffles, private coaching and bonus content, check out my patreon page: www.patreon.com...
Welcome to LIMITLESS PAINTING | My Way of Miniature Painting
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My Name is Marcus, full-time professional miniature painter based in Austria, Europe. In this channel I will teach you my way of painting miniatures and share my knowledge I acquired over the the last decade. In my miniature painting workshops I have worked with hundreds of students and I analyzed their painting problems. So, if you are interested in improving your miniature painting results, s...

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  • @mieter
    @mieter Місяць тому

    is this arnold schwarzenegger speaking? xD

  • @rastamann2009
    @rastamann2009 Місяць тому

    Of course you should drybrush, even if you want to become a better painter. Drybrushing not only has a space for personal improvement, but it has done so for a lot of people. Byron, indeed, has revolutionized the way we do it...

    • @MarcusMiniatures
      @MarcusMiniatures Місяць тому

      Thank you for your feedback, I will let that sink :)

  • @clive_maloney
    @clive_maloney Місяць тому

    I’m so glad to hear someone saying that it’s not all about speed. Almost every UA-cam video I watch has an emphasis on painting fast. That’s okay if your motivation for the hobby is primarily gaming but some of us want to paint at the best standard possible. You can’t do that with extensive use of contrast paint and drybrushing.

    • @MarcusMiniatures
      @MarcusMiniatures Місяць тому

      Thank you so much ❤️ that comment is with gold for my soul :D

  • @JPGotrokkits
    @JPGotrokkits Місяць тому

    Wet pallets aren't necessary.

    • @MarcusMiniatures
      @MarcusMiniatures Місяць тому

      Of course it’s not necessary, but it helps a lot of painters :)

    • @JPGotrokkits
      @JPGotrokkits Місяць тому

      @@MarcusMiniatures not as much as everyone believes. Wet pallets are the biggest scam in the hobby.

    • @MarcusMiniatures
      @MarcusMiniatures Місяць тому

      @@JPGotrokkitsok, thank you for the feedback. I think everybody can choose there own equipment :)

    • @JPGotrokkits
      @JPGotrokkits Місяць тому

      @MarcusMiniatures heh, I probably came on stronger than intended. Of course, use what suits you best as a painter.

  • @jaymaxwell8645
    @jaymaxwell8645 Місяць тому

    Can you explain how the advance technique differs from the slapchop technique please?

    • @MarcusMiniatures
      @MarcusMiniatures Місяць тому

      Thanks for asking, when I use the drybrushing and texturing via drybrush I glaze down like with slapchoping. But after that I try to build up more layers and highlights after that. To try to give it a more personal and crisp look, I will maybe make another video about that. It wasn’t clear enough maybe. It’s also a little to much content for a mini tutorial like in that video :)

    • @jaymaxwell8645
      @jaymaxwell8645 Місяць тому

      ​@@MarcusMiniaturesthat would be super helpful. Looking forward to more of your videos!

  • @kudosbudo
    @kudosbudo Місяць тому

    3:42 i movded on from dry brushign to wet-dry brushing using the dampening pad technique. Makes for some nice blends and object lighting.

  • @koze_4047
    @koze_4047 Місяць тому

    You say don't drybrush but you show only drybrush techniques.

    • @MarcusMiniatures
      @MarcusMiniatures Місяць тому

      That’s the idea of the video ;) I say it multiple times that I would not recommend it if you want to improve your skills in miniature painting but there are several ways how you can use it to save time

    • @godsmote6719
      @godsmote6719 Місяць тому

      Dry brushing has its place, it is just one technique, no artist would restrict there are art, by only using one technique or by banning the use of one, it’s more as to when and where to use it, a video on when too dry brush and when not too!

  • @krzysztofmathews738
    @krzysztofmathews738 Місяць тому

    This is an excellent demonstration. Thank you for putting this together!

  • @scottboyer8450
    @scottboyer8450 Місяць тому

    I really want to dry brush, because I'm an idiot and picked Drukhari as my first army and there's LOTS of edge highlighting and I fear 10 edition will be over before I get a painted army on the table.

    • @MarcusMiniatures
      @MarcusMiniatures Місяць тому

      For some army’s it’s a very quick method yes :)

  • @goforitpainting
    @goforitpainting Місяць тому

    I think it's very important to have a good drybrush and to really have almost no paint on the brush. 🖌

  • @wolfie54321
    @wolfie54321 Місяць тому

    I drybrush/wash/ink armies, and use other more controlled techniques for individual models and display pieces. If you've got 120 models to paint, even saving 10 minutes per model that's 20 hours saved and well worth it to get an army on the table. Too many armies I've started and not got past the first squad because I picked a painting technique that was too slow. On the flip side, I love my rough painted armies that I whipped up in a couple of weekends and can throw around on the table without having a heart attack if someone touches them. My best results with drybrushing was something I discovered long before speed paints were a thing, which is to drybrush in layers and apply light washes after each layer of drybrush. So maybe start with a dark red primed model, drybrush a slightly less dark red, wash a dark brown, drybrush a midtone red, lightly wash the dark brown again, drybrush a light red/orange, then a final wash. It adds more depth and visual interest, the washes blend the drybrushes together, and you end up with the deepest recesses having 3 coats of wash visible while the upper portions only have 1 which seems to add to the depth.

  • @blitzme99
    @blitzme99 Місяць тому

    drybrushing makes a come back when you graduate out of 28 mm and move up to like 1/8th scale

  • @trovarion
    @trovarion Місяць тому

    Yes, I would like to boost my overal appearance please.

    • @MarcusMiniatures
      @MarcusMiniatures Місяць тому

      Oh you handsome guy don’t need to boost your appearance;) leave some looks for the rest of us ;)

  • @johannesheck4113
    @johannesheck4113 Місяць тому

    Ich nutze Trockenbürsten weniger als früher. In meinen Augen ist es vor allem der Verlust an Kontrolle, der diese Technik schwierig macht. Allerdings habe ich erst gestern ein Beispiel für eine sehr gezielte und räumlich begrenzte Anwendung gesehen. Vielleicht muss man es einfach als gezielte Technik einsetzten und nicht als overall-standard-technic für jede Mini sehen

    • @MarcusMiniatures
      @MarcusMiniatures Місяць тому

      Ja ich bin mir sicher das man jede Technik absolut perfektionieren kann, und dann ist sie sicher auch spannend. Over all muss ich sagen seh ich es seit vielen vielen Jahren nicht das sie sehr spezifisch angewendet wird, sondern eher als Technik um schnell ein Ergebnis zu erzielen. Was ja toll ist, aber oft zulasten des Fortschritts. Danke auf jeden Fall fürs Kommentar :) das freut mich immer sehr

  • @sirbeardl5889
    @sirbeardl5889 Місяць тому

    When i started collecting warhammer minis about 1.5 years ago, i heavily used drybrushing in the beginning. `cause like everybody tells you: do drybrushing, its super simple and super fast. And that is correct. When i started i wanted to get my armies battleready ASAP, and when you want to make it look good for the tabletop ~1m away thats a really simple method. And i was happy with it, looked really good (back then ^^) But when i had many models painted and also played some tournaments i started to take more time for painting. i didnt need to get something ready fast for use in a tournament, because the base roster was painted. Ant thats where (for me) painting really started to make fun. I think i haven't used drybrushing in over half a year, and now my models look so much better when you take a closer look. its way more satisfying when you have in the end a really unique model with your personal brush-touch :). Now my armies get model for model replaced with nicer, better looking ones. And you never stop learning while painting. This channel here helped me in particular to get better, you learn really well the basic techniques and improve from there on your own. When i started i mostly used 3 different colours (for example a dark red, a red, a brighter red) for an surface. Now i also use 3 colours, but its my base colour, black and white/yellow/light blue (whatever fits). then i mix ~7-9 gradients and use that, and it looks SO.much.better. All thanks to Marcus, keep those videos coming!

    • @MarcusMiniatures
      @MarcusMiniatures Місяць тому

      That’s one of the best and nicest comments I’ve ever got and it gives me so much energy to continue this very work intensive channel ❤️ thank you so much for taking your time to comment and let me see that the idea of this channel is spot on :)

  • @willsuttie3683
    @willsuttie3683 Місяць тому

    Camera's over here, mate 😂

  • @LukeMartinVideo
    @LukeMartinVideo 2 місяці тому

    Thanks confirming my painting choices ! Do the boring important stuff first and do the fancy stuff later if it doesn't look good yet 😂 Thinning is a skill 😅 Many coats is ok !

    • @MarcusMiniatures
      @MarcusMiniatures 2 місяці тому

      Very welcome :D and thank you for watching and commenting 💪🏼 keep on painting

    • @LukeMartinVideo
      @LukeMartinVideo 2 місяці тому

      @@MarcusMiniatures yeah 👍 I'm soon through my first army. It's kruelboys and I focused on batch painting one unit at a time. One color per session. So yeah trusting the process was key. I found that it helps me get in the zone doing so many times the same thing over and over. It might kill the groove for some but it was so much more rewarding to have 20 hobgrots ready all at once 😎

    • @MarcusMiniatures
      @MarcusMiniatures 2 місяці тому

      That’s amazing ❤ great job. It’s always so nice to finish something. Best feeling

  • @scottturner3831
    @scottturner3831 2 місяці тому

    No offense but you like a regular sized painter.

  • @jimwilliams2682
    @jimwilliams2682 2 місяці тому

    Finished, not perfect is the best advice you gave. Finished lets you learn more than agonizing over perfect.

    • @MarcusMiniatures
      @MarcusMiniatures 2 місяці тому

      It changed my life as an artist a lot… thank you very much for commenting and watching my video, it’s a lot of work and it’s great to see people find something that they like about them.

  • @koze_4047
    @koze_4047 2 місяці тому

    Good tips but what you rly have to show to the noobs is stuff like 'if you overpaint with acryl you can wipe it away with a wet brush real quick

    • @MarcusMiniatures
      @MarcusMiniatures 2 місяці тому

      That’s a very good idea, I have several ways of fixing little things and will put it on my video list ❤️ thank you for watching my videos and hope you like them :)

  • @kevinhayes517
    @kevinhayes517 2 місяці тому

    Great suggestions, thanks!

    • @MarcusMiniatures
      @MarcusMiniatures 2 місяці тому

      Very welcome! Thank you for watching my video ❤️

  • @JedrekVRoscoe
    @JedrekVRoscoe 2 місяці тому

    As someone who works 13-hour shifts (that’s not a typo) at a coal mine that switch from days-to-nights, and nights-to-days 4 or 5 times a month, AND have a family-I find that I always tend to take those shortcuts. 😅 I basically use speed/contrast paints, maybe do a drybrush, and I always forget to varnish the model in the end. Time is a very valuable luxury I just don’t have… I’ll maybe get one or two models done in a month. 😿

    • @MarcusMiniatures
      @MarcusMiniatures 2 місяці тому

      I am sorry to hear that. I would never say that you should not do whatever you think is the right thing to do :) it’s just my opinion of how to get better :) thank you for watching my video :)

  • @daMeudi
    @daMeudi 2 місяці тому

    Mega Video! paint consistency sehr gut erklärt. Damit strugglen viele.

  • @severinstaudinger2291
    @severinstaudinger2291 2 місяці тому

    Editor's Note: 5:23 when Marcus is showing the spare model: This is actually an example for a too thick paint layer. Just ask, if there are any other confusions. thanks, and stay tuned for the next video! ☺

  • @thesal84
    @thesal84 2 місяці тому

    Wieder ein super Video 🙂

  • @QLTCurse
    @QLTCurse 2 місяці тому

    Nice vid, congrats 🤜🤛

  • @HelmutSchaedl
    @HelmutSchaedl 2 місяці тому

    Wieder sehr interessant und informativ, vielen Dank dafür. Besonders die Konsistenz der Farben und dein Test dazu fand ich interressant. Ein Frage, wie wascht du die Farbe von deinen Händen?

    • @MarcusMiniatures
      @MarcusMiniatures 2 місяці тому

      Vielen lieben Dank ❤️ also ich wasch meine Hände immer mit Seife und rubbel ein wenig :D das geht schon :)

  • @sebastianschmidt7234
    @sebastianschmidt7234 2 місяці тому

    Finished, Not perfect. Ist super. Sage auch immer für Leute die anfangen, bemalt ist immer besser.

    • @MarcusMiniatures
      @MarcusMiniatures 2 місяці тому

      Ich liebe es ❤ so viel Wahrheit in dem Video

  • @Sergio-ie4hi
    @Sergio-ie4hi 2 місяці тому

    Great video! I’m loving this from scratch videos. Can I ask you two questions: Do you use ice yellow and blue snow for every single colour or just for this miniature colours? Also, what brushes do you use? Well, actually three questions hahaha. Thanks!

    • @MarcusMiniatures
      @MarcusMiniatures 2 місяці тому

      thank you very very much :D <3 i use those 2 colors for most of my highlight colors to bright them up, so its universal useable. i use daVinci Serie 70 or 76 for all of my models.

  • @cyclemadness
    @cyclemadness 2 місяці тому

    I can’t stay in the lines. Too far this way with one color, too far that way with the other color. Really discouraging

    • @MarcusMiniatures
      @MarcusMiniatures 2 місяці тому

      I am sorry to hear that, it was my first ever video and I try to improve it over the next month and maybe I can make my content cleaner and easier to understand:) thank you for watching

  • @saganenzenieer6785
    @saganenzenieer6785 2 місяці тому

    shadings the the work for the light (natural or artificial) not for the paint ;)

  • @box2boardhobby89
    @box2boardhobby89 2 місяці тому

    Brilliant, this is a great channel to show my Warhammer club. So clear and helpful for beginners. Subbed.

    • @MarcusMiniatures
      @MarcusMiniatures 2 місяці тому

      thank you so much, i am glad you like it :)

  • @LXAsx457
    @LXAsx457 3 місяці тому

    I just did all this with this same model with slap chop, zenithal highlighting, and contrast paints with select layer highlighting in under 45 mins

  • @maskagrillos
    @maskagrillos 3 місяці тому

    Awesome video! Thanks for the tips!

    • @MarcusMiniatures
      @MarcusMiniatures 3 місяці тому

      Thank you so much, glad you liked it ❤️

  • @hjorthemis
    @hjorthemis 3 місяці тому

    This is very good.. for a beginner coming into painting this would be the one stop on youtube. Good consistent presentation and direct talk that takes you through the fundamentals of painting - this will give you a good foundation of skills. 10/10

    • @MarcusMiniatures
      @MarcusMiniatures 3 місяці тому

      Thank you so much, this was the idea behind that first videos and also of course the next videos :)

  • @danmontgomery2377
    @danmontgomery2377 3 місяці тому

    I'm enjoying the production quality of these videos, but have to admit after four videos I still don't know what you mean by "limitless painting" or how this philosophy differs from what we see on other channels. Curious to see where this is headed!

    • @MarcusMiniatures
      @MarcusMiniatures 3 місяці тому

      Thank you for your words :) Limitless pretty much means that you can work flawlessly from step to step. Imagine you would drybrush at the first video, that would give you a hard time to continue a clean painting process. Also several other things like to many effects or tricks, shortcuts will lead to a process that sometimes is giving you limits for your outcome. Our way of painting gives you the possibility to start and stop wherever you want, and also continue the miniature after you put it away for a while. Several tutorials will show you how you let it look cool and fast, but after that, that’s it. Of course you can always do a little bit more, but I think white that step by step, a lot of people will have a very structured and controlled way of painting there models. Even when they don’t know the finishline yet :)

    • @danmontgomery2377
      @danmontgomery2377 3 місяці тому

      @@MarcusMiniatures Makes sense -- thanks for the explanation! :)

  • @faizaldarsandur8291
    @faizaldarsandur8291 3 місяці тому

    Love love love the intro hook!

  • @ernie1903
    @ernie1903 3 місяці тому

    Great vid subbed

  • @Ready_to_play_by_marco
    @Ready_to_play_by_marco 3 місяці тому

    Dankeschön für deine Videos und deine guten Erklärungen. Ich hoffe ja, es irgendwann mal nach Österreich zu schaffen und so vielleicht mal bei dir was lernen zu können 😊

    • @MarcusMiniatures
      @MarcusMiniatures 3 місяці тому

      Das würd mich mega freuen, wie zahlt sich immer aus :)

  • @Malevodjia
    @Malevodjia 3 місяці тому

    Thanks for the video, Really cool to see someone use the AK deep shade medium. I'm experimenting with it recently, I like that it can be used kinda like a citadel contrast paint using it raw, but also like a shade with a bit of dilution.

    • @MarcusMiniatures
      @MarcusMiniatures 3 місяці тому

      Yes I really like it, it’s easy and a nice finish IMO :)

  • @davidvisser4446
    @davidvisser4446 3 місяці тому

    Very nice video!

  • @Baptist85
    @Baptist85 3 місяці тому

    Just discovered your channel and I'm glad I did! Just watched your first few vids, you're a fantastic engaging presenter! Really enjoyed the content so far and look forward to more!

    • @MarcusMiniatures
      @MarcusMiniatures 3 місяці тому

      Oh that’s so nice of you! Thank you very very much and glad you like my content ❤️

    • @Baptist85
      @Baptist85 3 місяці тому

      @MarcusMiniatures you're very welcome! Thanks for the good content, so many great painters are unfortunately very dull delivering their content! 😂 given your insta a follow too 🤗

    • @MarcusMiniatures
      @MarcusMiniatures 3 місяці тому

      @@Baptist85 thank you :D

  • @johannesheck4113
    @johannesheck4113 3 місяці тому

    Sehr anschaulich. Ich hoffe du erklärst im nächsten Video noch mehr zu dem letzten Schritt mit den Tinten. Bislang habe ich noch nie metallics gemischt. Sollte ich aber vielleicht mal probieren.

    • @MarcusMiniatures
      @MarcusMiniatures 3 місяці тому

      Freut mich sehr! Ich werd natürlich in den nächsten Video immer tiefer auf verschiedene Techniken eingehen. Vielleicht nicht im nächsten aber kommt alles :)

  • @grilli144
    @grilli144 3 місяці тому

    Great video. Wish you all the best for youtube. Greetings from Linz.

  • @andrewhemsley4323
    @andrewhemsley4323 3 місяці тому

    Great vid and advice

  • @thesal84
    @thesal84 3 місяці тому

    Wieder super 😀

  • @me2win
    @me2win 3 місяці тому

    I just want you to know that I am enjoying your content and finding it super helpful/educational. The level that you get zoomed in is really helpful because it gives an up close look at where you are deciding to place the paint and gives a good sense of size/depth with the brush. Keep up the amazing work and production quality! Crazy that I'm finding this channel with under 600 subscribers. Wish you the best!

    • @MarcusMiniatures
      @MarcusMiniatures 3 місяці тому

      That’s so nice of you and I am really glad you like the video 🥰 I know it’s a small channel so far but I am working on it to reach more painters to help them improve :)

  • @HelmutSchaedl
    @HelmutSchaedl 3 місяці тому

    Wieder sehr interessant gemacht und ich konnte wieder einiges lernen, freue mich schon auf dein neues Video und vielen Dank für deine Hilfen.

  • @namelesskingg7373
    @namelesskingg7373 3 місяці тому

    ERSTER!!!!

  • @johannesheck4113
    @johannesheck4113 3 місяці тому

    Weiter so. Bin gespannt was noch kommt. Für mich hätten es ein paar Schnitte weniger sein können. Wenn die Einstellung ein paar Sekunden länger gehalten wird wirkt es vielleicht doch etwas ruhiger.

    • @MarcusMiniatures
      @MarcusMiniatures 3 місяці тому

      Servus :) vielen dank für das konstruktive Feedback, werden wir auf jeden Fall beherzigen:)