How I Paint Things - Contrast and Classic Methods Together

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  • @justanothercaptain6566
    @justanothercaptain6566 4 роки тому +17

    What a great way to start my morning, a cup of coffee, walk the dog, mow the lawn, then finish off with a quick painting tutorial! Ready to go to work now. 😁🤪👍Thanks! I have just the miniature I am going to try this technique with. Cheers!

    • @christopherpeery7436
      @christopherpeery7436 4 роки тому +3

      Sounds like an incredibly productive morning. My mornings consist of me trying to wake up

  • @Eric-jt8yx
    @Eric-jt8yx 2 місяці тому +1

    12:20 the Druchii Violet looks great. I will use this instead of magos purple. Thanks 😊

  • @southpaw5483
    @southpaw5483 8 місяців тому +2

    This is a wonderful video and creative idea. My thought is to (1) Prime, (2) Apply the Blackwash into the recesses, and (3) now do the White Drybrush to accentuate the Contrast type paints.

  • @davep7223
    @davep7223 3 роки тому +1

    Looks at my painting... Looks at yours... realizes I have a way to go to become a Jedi master... holds head up because I'm proud of where I am at! Keep it up all this is fun and you guys are doing great. Thank you for the help ol' Ben people like you make this community great!

  • @Fearofthedork
    @Fearofthedork 4 роки тому +7

    This is awesome. I really love how you think and break down and use tools like contrast to a very quick and effective approach. Great job!

    • @SonicSledgehammerStudio
      @SonicSledgehammerStudio  4 роки тому

      Glad it was helpful! The idea of 'dressing' a miniature was a really early piece of advice I was given for when you're trying to apply layers fairly carefully. Ordinarily I'm sure you've seen I slap paint on and don't worry too much about splashes since a different colour later on will cover any mistakes, but with Contrast it's not quite that simple. Still, the sheer richness of the colours in them makes for great basecoats with a simple shade and from then it's just picking a highlight colour!

  • @PicklesBrie
    @PicklesBrie 4 роки тому +13

    Been waiting for a video like this. Just recently got back into painting and your videos have been a massive Influence and help! Brilliant video once again 👍

  • @chuck-n-debtaylor7553
    @chuck-n-debtaylor7553 4 роки тому +1

    Thanks for another excellent addition! @Just Another Captain - me too on the great start to the morning with a cup of coffee and an exceptional painting tutorial - though it's still too early in Oregon for lawn mowing - and it's too wet anyway. Again - thanks for your well-produced vids - but I think my favorite aspect is how obvious it is that you're having a lot of fun doing it! Cheers :-)

  • @nikolaiboboshko3090
    @nikolaiboboshko3090 4 роки тому +4

    Wow, this looks great! I recerntly started a GSC army, this will be my scheme. I really like the idea of using a "green" paint for blue clothes. Also, the onstrast paints look bright and colorful, but the model is still grimdark. Its very cool.

    • @SonicSledgehammerStudio
      @SonicSledgehammerStudio  4 роки тому +1

      I was pretty surprised at how well the fatigues turned out. I was expecting them to look totally wrong, but the slight extra depth of the turquoise turns out to work really well. These guys are a little more 'comic book grimdark' than I'd usually go for, but I dig the look, too!

  • @asmodai6759
    @asmodai6759 4 роки тому +2

    Thank you for sharing this! I've been doing this same technique on my space marines. The armor is painted in the classic style, but everything else is based in wraithbone, washed with agrax, then painted with contrast. Makes quick work of marines!

  • @Humatra
    @Humatra 2 роки тому

    Just started a genestealer cult army and there's not a lot of videos for painting them. Glad I came across yours! Thanks for making the videos

  • @GoonerB44
    @GoonerB44 3 роки тому +1

    one of the best painting videos I have watched - loved the simplicity and inspiration it gave me..

  • @yoyoyo9669
    @yoyoyo9669 3 роки тому +1

    you are just so phenomenal at this hobby stuff man i wish i had your steady hand!
    update time! i have now based with zandri dust spray drybrushed tyrant skull did the castellan green and the cadian flesh now just metal and black and then touch ups then agrax earthshade over everything and 20 infantry will be painted so im more then halfway done you always inspire me to do some hobby stuff thank you so much for everything you do! :D

    • @SonicSledgehammerStudio
      @SonicSledgehammerStudio  3 роки тому

      Really glad to hear it! Sounds like you're motoring through the infantry. :D

    • @yoyoyo9669
      @yoyoyo9669 3 роки тому +1

      @@SonicSledgehammerStudio i am gunna go the black on the boots and other parts today i think and maybe the metal tomorrow

    • @yoyoyo9669
      @yoyoyo9669 3 роки тому

      youre such a saviour what a simple paint scheme you came up with thank you so much i had bought like 20 paints and was going to do the gw method theres no way i would have been able to do that though now i realize

  • @Farmerwal
    @Farmerwal 4 роки тому +8

    i like the bit where you painted his head

  • @johnkelley9877
    @johnkelley9877 4 роки тому +1

    Wow, that looks great! I like the base colors and the purple on the skin gives it a disease look to the figure. I think the combination of Contrast and Classic paints are a good idea. Thanks for sharing this.

    • @SonicSledgehammerStudio
      @SonicSledgehammerStudio  4 роки тому

      Thanks, John. :) When I painted the test piece for this video I hadn't given his undersuit the highlight that I did here, and after a bit of thought decided to give it a shot. I was really surprised just how much that little dab of light blue would change up the colour tone underneath! Definitely something to bear in mind if using these things elsewhere.

  • @emmetwalker2995
    @emmetwalker2995 2 роки тому +1

    Simply awesome video.

  • @jammywesty91
    @jammywesty91 4 роки тому +6

    I've found this so useful as I get back into the hobby. I'd love to see how you would tackle some Infinity miniatures by mixing contrast and classic. All of their tiny details play really well with the former. Subbed!

    • @markxivlxii1390
      @markxivlxii1390 4 роки тому

      I second this. I just started painting the Op Kaldstrom and would like to see his approach to Infinity.

  • @martynives305
    @martynives305 4 роки тому +2

    Great video. Got to easily be one of the best. Can't thank you enough for your efforts. Really helpful.

    • @SonicSledgehammerStudio
      @SonicSledgehammerStudio  4 роки тому

      Much appreciated! I've really enjoyed doing some of these slightly longer format videos and exploring other options with things.

  • @martineasterman5170
    @martineasterman5170 4 роки тому +1

    Really excellent work my friend, doing the white highlight prior to the contrast looks great and really very clever extra step. I also really appreciate you going on to show some extra steps in terms of highlighting and shade, plus the "You could also" information...this really helps people move up from your basic techniques to a higher level of result. It woukd be great to see how you could do the same thing for genestealers...yo help both in the cults and tyranids collectors....I'm planning on doing that one day with contrast and then classic highlights and hoping you will lead the way! Thanks for your efforts and keeping us all on the right path! Anyone new to the hobby I always send them to this channell and anyone who isn't tbh as it's where I started my journey only a year ago and you still teach new things.

    • @SonicSledgehammerStudio
      @SonicSledgehammerStudio  4 роки тому +1

      I think I've actually got some Genestealers lurking somewhere, too... I'd probably do them very similarly to how I did the Termagants way back when in the speed painting video for the little gribblies, but it'd be worth revisiting to see whether or not Contrast would change the game any in that respect. Definitely worth a shot!

    • @martineasterman5170
      @martineasterman5170 4 роки тому

      @@SonicSledgehammerStudio that would definitely be worth it, with the purple contrast and pinks and the great shade colours with some classics highlights. Especially with the drybrush highlights first you showed in this video...but you always come up with great colour combinations, so please do! Thanks again you are a brilliant man leading us to better painting!

    • @martineasterman5170
      @martineasterman5170 4 роки тому

      @@SonicSledgehammerStudio if it helped I could always send you one of those genestealer brood coven packs, the one that sits on top of a pipe and looks like a big genestealer as that might be a good one to demo the purplish and pink colour schemes?

  • @13Robzilla
    @13Robzilla 4 роки тому +1

    Real keen on this job...spot on sir. Pandemic aint stopping your creativity and that's awesome. Easy to replicate and striking scheme.

  • @fischziege
    @fischziege 4 роки тому

    I really really like your GSC minis. They have such a vibrant comic book look imo. Great work, and you make it look so easy...

    • @SonicSledgehammerStudio
      @SonicSledgehammerStudio  4 роки тому

      Glad you like them! I'm never quite sure how far to push that kinda Joel Schumacher 'Batman Forever' look with them, but I find over time I do like that vibrant, bold colour approach.

    • @fischziege
      @fischziege 4 роки тому

      @@SonicSledgehammerStudio Fantastic way to describe it. And such a nice approach after we lost some of the 40k silly in the last few years. I miss that.

  • @CullodenPaintingStudio
    @CullodenPaintingStudio 4 роки тому +1

    Looks very good. I agree that Contrast Paints are a great starting point - but they can be enhanced so much with highlighting in standard acrylics.

    • @SonicSledgehammerStudio
      @SonicSledgehammerStudio  4 роки тому +1

      Totally agree! It doesn't take much to knock them up a little further and have the end result look way nicer, I think. As a base and shade in one they're really effective, especially for extremely saturated colours, but the highlights make a world of difference.

  • @Goblins_and_Aliens
    @Goblins_and_Aliens 4 роки тому +2

    Very cool finsh. I've started to use contrast paints as one of my tools. It took me a while before I buckled and bought them but I am happy with the results

  • @pedroalbicastrense353
    @pedroalbicastrense353 3 роки тому +2

    Just impressive the quality of your job
    It help me a lot
    You have really a great talent
    Cheers from Portugal :D

  • @ernie1903
    @ernie1903 2 роки тому +1

    Cool method dude 👍🏻

  • @RotneybotOfficial
    @RotneybotOfficial 4 роки тому +2

    Ah, finally, another treat from Kiwi Rhodes!

  • @calebwhyte6957
    @calebwhyte6957 4 роки тому +4

    Amazing vid! Would love to see how you paint fenrisian wolves or just different colours for any fur on a miniature

    • @SonicSledgehammerStudio
      @SonicSledgehammerStudio  4 роки тому +4

      Great suggestion! Spoiler warning, but the answer will almost definitely be drybrushing... ;D

    • @popburnsy3207
      @popburnsy3207 4 роки тому

      @@SonicSledgehammerStudio ....but what about the Agrax Earthshade?

    • @martineasterman5170
      @martineasterman5170 4 роки тому

      @@SonicSledgehammerStudio I actually saw a great video from warhipster where he basically wet blended some contrast paints and it looked amazing and super easy...but I reckon some cheeky how I paint things drybrushing would finish or start it off nicely!

  • @ThePingouin2ter
    @ThePingouin2ter 4 роки тому +1

    Thanks for the video, really helpful. Always found weird how some people are strongly against contrast paints. It is another tool in the toolbox which can assist to great results.

    • @SonicSledgehammerStudio
      @SonicSledgehammerStudio  4 роки тому +1

      I totally agree. Paint is paint is paint. I remember when the original washes came along from Citadel and apparently Devlan Mud was 'cheating.' It's not cheating when everybody's got access to the same tools!

  • @markgregory983
    @markgregory983 4 роки тому +1

    My god that looks so nice mate

  • @Myhayv
    @Myhayv 4 роки тому +1

    That's a pretty cool use of the contrast paints. You should try using some inks instead. I find them quite a bit nicer if you pre-shade the model. Using them greatly improved my painting speed.

    • @SonicSledgehammerStudio
      @SonicSledgehammerStudio  4 роки тому +1

      Not a bad idea! I've found generally that for one-shot basecoats like this the Contrast stuff gives me a result I like slightly more, due to the way it recedes and kind of 'tightens' as it dries, exposing the highlights a bit more. Inking was how I went through all my old Epic armies back in the day, though! :D

  • @ryaneasterling1556
    @ryaneasterling1556 4 роки тому +3

    Great video! Love how it came out so, very good and simple to reproduce, hope you do more Genestealer Cult stuff as i've love to see some of the vehicles or other models.
    I do wonder why you didn't use any contrast for the leather? Snake Bite leather is quite good

    • @SonicSledgehammerStudio
      @SonicSledgehammerStudio  4 роки тому

      With the leather being a 'top layer' deal, it's one I'd prefer to use a Base or Layer paint for due to coverage. If I make any mistakes earlier with the Contrast, it's easier to fix them up during those last stages with something that'll cover over them no matter what colour's underneath. Mostly it's a patch job! If you're tidier than I am, though, you could definitely use Snakebite Leather, though I think the Four-Armed Emperor guys use a slightly darker leather.

  • @theandf
    @theandf 4 роки тому +1

    I'm a fan of Sonic Sledgehammer *and* of Genestealer Hybrids, so... yay! It looks gorgeous. My only criticism would be the base... in my mind, Neophyte Hybrids live in industrial areas, with hiveworld spires and mines as their stomping ground, which is emphasized by their minis. So a base with grass looks odd to me :P

    • @SonicSledgehammerStudio
      @SonicSledgehammerStudio  4 роки тому +2

      There's plenty of dusty desert worlds with mines and menial labour that needs doing, too. Once the revolution rises to the surface, the cultists do battle where they're needed to overthrow the cruel yoke of the Imperium, after all! ;D Check out the bases on things like the Achilles Ridgerunner or the Atalan Jackals - they're not likely to get up to top speed in the underhive!

  • @richardkerr4458
    @richardkerr4458 4 роки тому +1

    looks great

  • @DeathonDanceFloor
    @DeathonDanceFloor 3 роки тому +1

    Awesome Dude 👌🏻

  • @HasteHobbies
    @HasteHobbies 4 роки тому +1

    Excellent vid on using contrast paints well!
    Your contrast only highlights might be brighter if you drybrushed after the nuln oil wash.

  • @evanstrong4064
    @evanstrong4064 4 роки тому +1

    looks super cool!

  • @battlemind
    @battlemind 4 роки тому

    Thank-you for this excellent example. I'm always glad to see a fellow painter using fast basics for excellent results. (Btw - in your notes - that're is not really a contraction. :))

  • @cody1570
    @cody1570 10 місяців тому +1

    Im trying to go almost like a nurgle esk color. Basing my cult off cthulhu because looking at the pat with the tentacle head, just add wings, i think would be great as a cult and it adds my own twist to my faction

  • @jessehammil3897
    @jessehammil3897 4 роки тому +1

    great job!

  • @BrandedAutumn
    @BrandedAutumn 4 роки тому

    Super informative video 😁 I’ve been following a lot of your How I Paint series for the past two years since I’ve gotten back into war gaming and found so much information explained for the average Joe 😀
    I’d be super interested in how you would paint Space Marines of the Mortifactors chapter. There is a lot of fluff for them but I can’t find a single tutorial online 😅

  • @jacobkotten338
    @jacobkotten338 2 роки тому

    Excellent work any chance you could show us how to do their chitinous flesh as well

  • @BritishOgre
    @BritishOgre Рік тому

    Amazing painting! Do you have a video on bow to do your bases? They always look great but just appear after youve finished painting the mini. 😅
    Thanks and great work~

  • @E_Platypus_Unum
    @E_Platypus_Unum 4 роки тому +3

    Great as always. Could you maybe do some WW2 Japanese?

    • @SonicSledgehammerStudio
      @SonicSledgehammerStudio  4 роки тому +2

      I had some spares lurking in the bits box at some point but I honestly can't say whether or not I still have them. If they show up, I'll try tackling them!

    • @E_Platypus_Unum
      @E_Platypus_Unum 4 роки тому

      I’m jumping in on a bolt action army but find that tutorials for imperial japanese are a bit lacking

  • @loupiscanis9449
    @loupiscanis9449 4 роки тому +1

    Thank you .

  • @CallofOdin580
    @CallofOdin580 4 роки тому +1

    Have only picked up about three contrast paints but after I finish some bolt action projects I’m wondering how well
    contrast will work on some riders of Rohan.

    • @SonicSledgehammerStudio
      @SonicSledgehammerStudio  4 роки тому

      I imagine they'd actually work really well. The Rohirrim have plenty of surface detail and not a lot of flat, featureless panels to worry about, so they'd probably be ideal for the Contrast method.

    • @CallofOdin580
      @CallofOdin580 4 роки тому

      Sonic Sledgehammer Studio yeah the contrast have some nice browns in the range that I think would look quite nice on the table. Last time i painted a horse was about 20 yrs ago, the old imp guard rough riders.

  • @clood0814
    @clood0814 2 роки тому +1

    I'm super late to the party, but I will definitely use this scheme for my first GSC army. Would you do anything different now that you have further improved your painting skills over the last 2 years?

    • @SonicSledgehammerStudio
      @SonicSledgehammerStudio  2 роки тому +1

      Nothing much has really changed, honestly! This is how I'd still come back to approach these guys.

    • @clood0814
      @clood0814 2 роки тому

      @@SonicSledgehammerStudio thanks :)

  • @brendanarmstrong7802
    @brendanarmstrong7802 2 роки тому

    For those with an airbrush, how do you feel about starting with a black-to-white zenithal undercoat over the gray--to-white with shading? Is there a reason you think this works better with the contrast paints?

  • @dyllenrubbens5710
    @dyllenrubbens5710 4 роки тому +1

    which color did you use to highlight the contrast blue ?

  • @fleeb-f9u
    @fleeb-f9u 4 роки тому

    Not sure if youve already answered this, but this color scheme is great but what do you do for the more "carapacey" arms, they are a very similar color to the blue used on the suits and I havnt figured out a good way of making them look different but yet keep that same overall tone

  • @promethius9594
    @promethius9594 4 роки тому +1

    Hey Sonic! Great video! I've been thinking about getting some of the new contrast paints and this really helps with that choice (since I don't want to buy the whole line-up, but knowing how they integrate with my traditional paints is important to that decision).
    Did I miss where you did the base coat for the face? Usually bugman's glow, but did you use the contrast here instead? If so, what do you think about the contrast paints for flesh?
    Okay, last question: if you were only going to buy a handful of contrast paints, which ones would you go for? (I think black is a great choice because it will take a lot of the guesswork out of highlighting and deepening shadows on black clothing, but not totally sure)

  • @andrewmackenzie7355
    @andrewmackenzie7355 4 роки тому

    Wowww!! Amazing... Never used contrast as afraid it doesn't turn out right and I waste the money with something not happy with....do u recommend practicing with contrast first?

  • @lorddyson6487
    @lorddyson6487 4 роки тому +1

    Another great guide Sonic! I'm about to start painting some Orruk Brutes and I want to contrast them with red armour, do you think a pre-shade with agrax or nuln oil would help?

    • @SonicSledgehammerStudio
      @SonicSledgehammerStudio  4 роки тому +1

      I'd probably work from Wraithbone, drybrush with white and then and use Agrax Earthshade in that case. You'll get to preserve most of the richness and warmth in the skin and armour, but it'll have a bit of depth and grunginess that isn't just flat black in those recesses.

    • @lorddyson6487
      @lorddyson6487 4 роки тому

      @@SonicSledgehammerStudio awesome I'll give it a go thanks alot!

  • @echorome6260
    @echorome6260 4 роки тому +1

    Hey mate, sorry if you've already addressed this in another video, but what is the appeal of the purchased wet palette over a DIY one?

    • @SonicSledgehammerStudio
      @SonicSledgehammerStudio  4 роки тому +1

      Mostly the size and ease of keeping it wet. Homemade ones you're usually changing the pad that keeps things wet pretty regularly, whereas the purchased stuff is generally just easier to take care of.

  • @andythorpe3462
    @andythorpe3462 4 роки тому +1

    Hi ... are tha army painter brushes worth a buy .... im starting out

    • @SonicSledgehammerStudio
      @SonicSledgehammerStudio  4 роки тому +1

      I really quite like the Army Painter brushes. The Regiment and Character brushes are my go-to for painting large batches of infantry at a time, they're really handy.

    • @andythorpe3462
      @andythorpe3462 4 роки тому +1

      Great..... im painting age of sigmar

  • @JohnR1298
    @JohnR1298 Місяць тому

    I really like the figures but not the army 😮😅 I've still collected a small army of them with a view to use for a 'Guard' army 😊😊 (The same plan for Tau too! I'm sorry, I need thereapy 😅😅)

  • @keithamos2287
    @keithamos2287 4 роки тому

    hi great video as usual .quick question would this work for ultramarines or dark angels using the white dry coat or would you prefer calgar/chronos blue for ultramarine and niblet/nurgling for the dark angels cheers keep up excellent work :)

  • @MasterJediDude
    @MasterJediDude 4 роки тому

    You skipped the part where you base-coated flesh on his head. What color did you use before you applied the contrast?

    • @SonicSledgehammerStudio
      @SonicSledgehammerStudio  4 роки тому +2

      Popped that one in the description. Bugman's Glow is the basecoat for the head.

    • @MasterJediDude
      @MasterJediDude 4 роки тому +1

      Sonic Sledgehammer Studio thanks!!!

  • @darksigge9495
    @darksigge9495 4 роки тому +1

    wow locks awsome i moste say

  • @thel1chking
    @thel1chking 2 роки тому +1

    Flickay, Flickay, Flickay…