video was suggested by "poor hammer" youtubers and they are big fans of yours. I am, now, also a fan :) lot's of great information as I'm entering 40k and painting. Thank you
"...color is a secondary aspect of building the picture. What really creates realism, sence of volume, weight and drama in the figure is the correct use of light and it's values. Then color brings the powerful emtional part of the experience, the sence of temperature and relation with environment."
This. This is where I learned the name of what I was doing. One year before 'Slapchop'. An art pro teaching noobs like me what I was doing and how to do it well. Grazie mille, Marco!
I see you quietly renaming old videos to keep up with the trends. Always ahead of the curve, Marco. This is probably my third watch through and I'm still gleaning new info.
Just came from the latest Artis Opus video. Double treat, double threat. Between these 2 channels, I feel like I'm learning so much about modern mini painting. It's changed a lot since I last painted seriously in my early 20s.
Same here... in my teens there was white dwarf to stare at and armenist mini photos. I only wet the brush with my mouth when grabbing paint straight from the pot, working the excess on a News paper before applying the thick paint on my minis as thin as I could... the hobby sure has changed since then... roughly 24 years ago.
I'd argue that the hobby hasn't changed much... We're just catching up with the stuff that we view as being on the fringes of the center of the universe that is "painting really small stuff."
The advent op "slapchop" made me think about getting into painting minis again, but this video really makes me excited about getting back in. I really want to try this, as it seems like something even I could do! Great video! Thank you.
Another awe-inspiring video. When you did the blend of akehlian green and snakebite on the second cloak I immediately thought I've seen wood that color, then you use it for wood just seconds later. Your Kung-Fu is strong sir! Thank you for sharing and please stay safe!
Marco you are a god. I was working on a contrast-over-zenithal mini just as I saw the video in my subscriptions. This has been a masterclass of what I was trying to do.
I did Zenithal highlights either drybrushed in, or spray painted on for years. You talked about using white inks to do it and I was a skeptical because of the way inks work. But having a white ink from my inktense set, I tried to brush in some white ink on a miniature. Wow. I will doubt you no more. White ink is amazing and works like magic for zenithal! It also has a side benefit of creating a grayscale of its own, that is harder to achieve with drybrushing. Thank you very much for you advice and your work!
Just wanted to say that you're my biggest source of inspiration for miniature painting! I love your energy and if i'm feeling lazy or not motivated, one video from you makes me pick up the brush! Keep making these awesome videos! 😍🏆
Agree 100%. Love the fast pace as well. I’m new to painting and struggling with flames and power armour/weapons. Checking if he has tutorials on those with contrast paints =)
I find this grisaille style underpainting the most natural for me because my artistic experience was with graphite drawing. This technique has helped me become so much more successful with painting colors. Thank you for sharing your approach and teaching me more about the art history behind the style. Great video.
Marco, youve opened my eyes to the possibilities of miniature painting. Ive been stuck in the traditional GW method, which isnt a bad thing at all! but having you open these doors that i didnt know were even there when it comes to miniature painting has really made me a better painter. Thankyou!
I love this method and its pretty much how I painted my squad of Guardians for 40K. Worked from black to white with zenethil highlights and drybrushing then used contrast paints then hit the highlights with regular acrylics. Let me knock out the squad in one day of work.
Yes Marco! I'd love to see more about this style, especially when applied to high quality speed painting! (I love ways of cranking out lots of minis that look good)
I love this use of contrast paints. I used them as glazes over highlights before but never thought to paint the whole model this way. Keep up the fabulous content.
Marco, the image of the woman along with the explanation of light and values to create depth really really hit home. As I was looking at the image it stood out to me that color really is secondary but to make realistic art, you have to master depth. You are such a great teacher sir!
There's all sorts of science behind it, rooted in the way we perceive the world around us... Generallly speaking, shape and form are of higher priority to us than colours. It's always useful to take a picture of your minis and change it to greyscale. If it doesn't "read" well in black-and-white, you probably need to rework your values (light and dark).
Awesome as always Marco! Caravaggio being my favorite painter (the guy was practically almost the first cinematographer) I really appreciate your insight on these videos! Coming from a photography background, this technic makes soooo much sense! I'll use it very soon! Thank you!
Once again always an inspiration. 😍 I may have bought far too many contrast paints that for the life of me always dissolve my white ink when I airbrush my zenithal. They sit on my shelf taunting me, and now Marco has given me a new use for them! Can't wait to try!
Mind blown 🤯🤯 love how you take simple yet effective methods to paint mind-blowing effects on your minis bro. Well done! I have some chaos space marines chilling in my pile of shame that could use a little of this kinda love.
Love it! These kinds of mini painting videos are way more interesting than the old step by step. I'll revisit this one soon just as I have revisited the Zorn video quite a few times already
Making different pictures on different backgrounds is a very good idea! It helps to get a sense of the "real life" color of the miniature, by exposing them like this I'm able to mentally mix them. Very clever! Ho and awesome paint job as always, good to see you back on track Marco!
Amazing result. I was already doing it, sort of, just didn't know how it is called, but now I see where I can improve my work: white and black inks for a smoother transition and more work on sketching highlights, instead of just drybrushing it. :P Thank you!
Very cool. I have always been just an above average quality army painter. I am all about speed like your last video. Accomplishing something that looks too good for the time spent. For a very long time my process has been Zenithal, highlight with white, glaze color, clean up, done. Very similar to this. it’s actually the only way I know how to paint. It works super well for painting 400+ models a year to an above average standard.
ahhhh holy sh*t u are so freakin awesome! during xmas holidays i had time to build and base my complete fotbidden fortress all in pledge and was lookin for a way to paint them.... wanted to try contrasts but wasnt sure... and stuck in the process... lost interest... but now i am burning again! ready to do my homework in a less complex way but i will definetly give it a try!
Ciao Marco. Ho la stessa passione... ma ti devo fare i miei complimenti. Prima per il tuo canale molto ricco e diversificato... poi per la tecnica che è semplicemente la migliore è la più semplice da applicare. Bravo continua così 😉
Super interessante come al solito... nel corso dei tuoi video mi hai aperto mondi di possibilità per dipingere! Sono in attesa degli strumenti necessari per provarle tutte... Continua così!
Had to comment - you're painting Malifaux - fantastic game! I am very grateful for you content - demonstrations such as this and your thoughts on art theory have been very helpful - and have even informed my non-miniature painting. My watercolor work has improved because of your videos; and thoughts on color theory and contrast - this video is an amazing example of color value importance and the ability to build texture through value. I'm sure I will support you more directly through a medium like patreon when I can afford to - till then: thank you for your work!
video was suggested by "poor hammer" youtubers and they are big fans of yours. I am, now, also a fan :) lot's of great information as I'm entering 40k and painting. Thank you
Still Criminaly underated Chanell. I Love it.
Indeed I cherrish a lot this channel after this video
Really Nice and fast!!!!
Hands down the best mini painting hobby channel
"...color is a secondary aspect of building the picture. What really creates realism, sence of volume, weight and drama in the figure is the correct use of light and it's values. Then color brings the powerful emtional part of the experience, the sence of temperature and relation with environment."
This. This is where I learned the name of what I was doing. One year before 'Slapchop'. An art pro teaching noobs like me what I was doing and how to do it well. Grazie mille, Marco!
Marco, you should know that we aren't just here for the amazing paint jobs, but also the art history! Great video as always.
Loved the little art history lesson in the middle!
I see you quietly renaming old videos to keep up with the trends. Always ahead of the curve, Marco. This is probably my third watch through and I'm still gleaning new info.
I have found my technique for Flesh Eater Courts... Another fantastic video
I absolutely love your edit to the title 😂😁
Came here from the Poorhammer podcast, my mind is absolutely blown
Same, it took me so long to work out what they were saying
Every time I watch your videos, Marco, I’m inspired to go paint again. Thank you
Of course I am interested for more Marco. I need more, forever, always!
Super excited to test this on a mini!
your videos are simply addictive
Wow thats something completly new to me! Thanks a lot
Thanks Marco for the insight into vollume, highlights and depth. And that color can make them shine .
Thanks for making videos like this!
"Hello guys!"
That mini looks amazing!
THis is awesome Marco!
Thank you sooooooooooooooooooo much Dan!!! 😍 Super appreciated!!!
Did not expect to see you here!
No waaaaaay - greetings from Congleton haha
Look at this king
I really enjoyed this; thank you!
Just came from the latest Artis Opus video. Double treat, double threat. Between these 2 channels, I feel like I'm learning so much about modern mini painting. It's changed a lot since I last painted seriously in my early 20s.
Sprinkle in some Trovarion, and you've got everything you need
Same here... in my teens there was white dwarf to stare at and armenist mini photos. I only wet the brush with my mouth when grabbing paint straight from the pot, working the excess on a News paper before applying the thick paint on my minis as thin as I could... the hobby sure has changed since then... roughly 24 years ago.
I'd argue that the hobby hasn't changed much... We're just catching up with the stuff that we view as being on the fringes of the center of the universe that is "painting really small stuff."
I love how you apply fine art and art history to your videos. Makes for great videos I can't find elsewhere!
Every video is like taking a college level art class. Always a joy to watch. Can't wait to meet you at Adepticon!
Mi sto spostando sempre più verso questo stile, e devo dire mi sta dando soddisfazioni che mai mi sarei aspettato. NJM GOAT
The advent op "slapchop" made me think about getting into painting minis again, but this video really makes me excited about getting back in. I really want to try this, as it seems like something even I could do! Great video! Thank you.
Another awe-inspiring video. When you did the blend of akehlian green and snakebite on the second cloak I immediately thought I've seen wood that color, then you use it for wood just seconds later. Your Kung-Fu is strong sir! Thank you for sharing and please stay safe!
Awesome. So much extra information on top of the technique.
I could watch you paint all day 👍👍 and the added art history lesson is a bonus 🤣
Thank you for the video. Always a treat to take a look at classical painting techniques
Marco you are a god. I was working on a contrast-over-zenithal mini just as I saw the video in my subscriptions. This has been a masterclass of what I was trying to do.
😁😁😁 I love when this perfect timing happens!
Great stuff friend 👏 👍
Your vids are filled with so much wisdom
I did Zenithal highlights either drybrushed in, or spray painted on for years. You talked about using white inks to do it and I was a skeptical because of the way inks work. But having a white ink from my inktense set, I tried to brush in some white ink on a miniature. Wow. I will doubt you no more. White ink is amazing and works like magic for zenithal! It also has a side benefit of creating a grayscale of its own, that is harder to achieve with drybrushing. Thank you very much for you advice and your work!
Unreal as always my man!
Fine art is why I'm subbed.
man im so happy you are back!!!!
Super video, Marco, thanks! Keep the cool stuff coming!
Very interesting technique! And the result is excellent 👍 👍 👍
Maaaaaaaan! That looks like an awesome exercice! Will definitely try it soon :)
I adore how you include classical art techniques and history!
Love it! Seems like a very important exercise for learning where light falls on miniatures.
Thanks for the lesson Maestro! :)
Thanks for the video. Clever and interesting technique beyond just zenithal highlight.
Loving these. Great work.
Terrific video! This is 100% the most important topic for me at the moment, I would love to see more videos on it.
Thank you so much for sharing your extensive knowledge. Your channel is one of the best for painters looking to upgrade their skills.
I am so happy to see you painting Malifaux! They have such wonderful models, and I wish I would see people paint them more often.
They really are awesome. I just wish the miniatures were a bit bigger.
I think you just changed everything about mini painting for me with this video
😁😍😁😍😁
Just wanted to say that you're my biggest source of inspiration for miniature painting! I love your energy and if i'm feeling lazy or not motivated, one video from you makes me pick up the brush! Keep making these awesome videos! 😍🏆
Thanks a million man!!! This is the best compliment ever 😁 I'm really happy for this flow of inspiration!!!
Agree 100%. Love the fast pace as well. I’m new to painting and struggling with flames and power armour/weapons. Checking if he has tutorials on those with contrast paints =)
I find this grisaille style underpainting the most natural for me because my artistic experience was with graphite drawing. This technique has helped me become so much more successful with painting colors. Thank you for sharing your approach and teaching me more about the art history behind the style. Great video.
I used to paint like that without knowing... I think it's very nice technics for begginers and a huge playground for colors
Marco, youve opened my eyes to the possibilities of miniature painting. Ive been stuck in the traditional GW method, which isnt a bad thing at all! but having you open these doors that i didnt know were even there when it comes to miniature painting has really made me a better painter. Thankyou!
😍😁😍
I really need to try this! Really amazing!
Love it!!! I also encourage people to look up Matt DiPietro’s sketch style miniatures.
I have been using this technique since September. I really like it. Thank you for showing it.
Yet another great video Marco! Thank you for the time spent making it! :D
I love this method and its pretty much how I painted my squad of Guardians for 40K. Worked from black to white with zenethil highlights and drybrushing then used contrast paints then hit the highlights with regular acrylics. Let me knock out the squad in one day of work.
Really excited to keep experimenting with this style of painting!
Great video! Love to see more fine art lessons brought into the hobby. I think I will take on this homework challenge!
Amazing! So much i dont know about! Great work on this video, so enlighetening. Loved it as always!! Stay safe and healthy and see you next time!
Yes Marco! I'd love to see more about this style, especially when applied to high quality speed painting! (I love ways of cranking out lots of minis that look good)
I love this use of contrast paints. I used them as glazes over highlights before but never thought to paint the whole model this way. Keep up the fabulous content.
Fantastic video!
Excellent video mate, thank you very much for this! Looks fantastic and, as always, the method is perfectly explained. Thank you!
Bravissimo Marco!! really interesting and didactic.
Fantastic video, Marco! Can't wait to give this a try
WOW dude, ur are such a great painter
I love this guy!
Well, some of my minis, coming from the infamous Drawer of Shame, will undoubtly be worked this way!
Thank you.
Absolutely fantastic! Going to try this tomorrow on a spare witch elf
Marco, the image of the woman along with the explanation of light and values to create depth really really hit home. As I was looking at the image it stood out to me that color really is secondary but to make realistic art, you have to master depth.
You are such a great teacher sir!
There's all sorts of science behind it, rooted in the way we perceive the world around us... Generallly speaking, shape and form are of higher priority to us than colours.
It's always useful to take a picture of your minis and change it to greyscale. If it doesn't "read" well in black-and-white, you probably need to rework your values (light and dark).
I absolutely love your accent.
Fantastico!!!! Eh niente, mi metti sempre idee nuove in testa!!!!
😁😁😁
Absolutely amazing! Loved the models, paints a d especially the art history. Excellent video. What a way to break open the new year.
Awesome as always Marco! Caravaggio being my favorite painter (the guy was practically almost the first cinematographer) I really appreciate your insight on these videos! Coming from a photography background, this technic makes soooo much sense! I'll use it very soon! Thank you!
Once again always an inspiration. 😍 I may have bought far too many contrast paints that for the life of me always dissolve my white ink when I airbrush my zenithal. They sit on my shelf taunting me, and now Marco has given me a new use for them! Can't wait to try!
Mind blown 🤯🤯 love how you take simple yet effective methods to paint mind-blowing effects on your minis bro. Well done! I have some chaos space marines chilling in my pile of shame that could use a little of this kinda love.
And another amazing video with a wonderful and different approach to painting miniatures! Thanks Marco! 🙌🏻
I watched all your videos several times, and this is my favorite so far. Brilliant lesson, Maestro.
Got damn. That is awesome. And seems pretty quick, too? Thinking of doing this for all the bardsung miniatures.
Absolutely amazing, absolutely fucking amazing
Love it! These kinds of mini painting videos are way more interesting than the old step by step. I'll revisit this one soon just as I have revisited the Zorn video quite a few times already
Making different pictures on different backgrounds is a very good idea! It helps to get a sense of the "real life" color of the miniature, by exposing them like this I'm able to mentally mix them. Very clever! Ho and awesome paint job as always, good to see you back on track Marco!
Amazing result.
I was already doing it, sort of, just didn't know how it is called, but now I see where I can improve my work: white and black inks for a smoother transition and more work on sketching highlights, instead of just drybrushing it. :P
Thank you!
Amazing!
Very cool. I have always been just an above average quality army painter. I am all about speed like your last video. Accomplishing something that looks too good for the time spent. For a very long time my process has been Zenithal, highlight with white, glaze color, clean up, done. Very similar to this. it’s actually the only way I know how to paint. It works super well for painting 400+ models a year to an above average standard.
This is amazing! I learned so much from this video
I painted some Ogors this summer with that teqnicue. It was great.
Came for the paint job, stayed for the brilliant philosophy of color and light lesson
ahhhh holy sh*t u are so freakin awesome! during xmas holidays i had time to build and base my complete fotbidden fortress all in pledge and was lookin for a way to paint them.... wanted to try contrasts but wasnt sure... and stuck in the process... lost interest... but now i am burning again! ready to do my homework in a less complex way but i will definetly give it a try!
Ciao Marco. Ho la stessa passione... ma ti devo fare i miei complimenti. Prima per il tuo canale molto ricco e diversificato... poi per la tecnica che è semplicemente la migliore è la più semplice da applicare. Bravo continua così 😉
I'd been wondering about the use of heavy body paints for stronger highlights so it's great to see the technique in action! Great video as ever!
They are a great tool for powerful highlights because the extra volume of the paint naturally catches and bounces back more light!
Thank you, for that technics. I'll try this the next time.
This is just amazing! You're like a painting wizard :)
The theory is amazing Marco!
Super interessante come al solito... nel corso dei tuoi video mi hai aperto mondi di possibilità per dipingere! Sono in attesa degli strumenti necessari per provarle tutte... Continua così!
Great video, thank you. Would love to see more and in depth videos of that topic/technique 🙂
amazing m8, going to try that at once!
My word, that is absolutely stunning my friend. Definitely going to give this a go
Had to comment - you're painting Malifaux - fantastic game!
I am very grateful for you content - demonstrations such as this and your thoughts on art theory have been very helpful - and have even informed my non-miniature painting.
My watercolor work has improved because of your videos; and thoughts on color theory and contrast - this video is an amazing example of color value importance and the ability to build texture through value.
I'm sure I will support you more directly through a medium like patreon when I can afford to - till then: thank you for your work!