This Is Why Should NOT Drybrush Your Models! (...and how to do it anyway)
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- Опубліковано 26 чер 2024
- 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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Yes, I would like to boost my overal appearance please.
Oh you handsome guy don’t need to boost your appearance;) leave some looks for the rest of us ;)
I think it's very important to have a good drybrush and to really have almost no paint on the brush. 🖌
You are right :)
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.
Thank you for sharing that experience ❤️
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!
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 :)
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.
Thats great :)
drybrushing makes a come back when you graduate out of 28 mm and move up to like 1/8th scale
That’s true :)
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.
For some army’s it’s a very quick method yes :)
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.
Thank you so much ❤️ that comment is with gold for my soul :D
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...
Thank you for your feedback, I will let that sink :)
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
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
Can you explain how the advance technique differs from the slapchop technique please?
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 :)
@@MarcusMiniaturesthat would be super helpful. Looking forward to more of your videos!
This is an excellent demonstration. Thank you for putting this together!
Thank you so much ❤️❤️
is this arnold schwarzenegger speaking? xD
Hahaha it’s all Arnold yes
You say don't drybrush but you show only drybrush techniques.
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
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!