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I struggled so hard with Contrast paints that I almost gave up on them, chalking them up as 'paints with a weird behaviour I can't quite wrap my mind around'. Then I found your tutorial, tried it out, and immediately knew life would never be the same from this point on. Thank you so much for enlightening us with the correct way to use those paints. Can't stress enough just how important it is to constantly reload your brush, something I was very reluctant to do at first, as it seemed utterly counterintuitive. One has to be very bold and brave when using these paints and your video made me take this leap of faith, with immediate, breathtaking results. Thank you kindly for such a clear, effective and informative tutorial on a topic that had bothered me to no end. You got yourself a new subscriber.
Years after this has been posted, but watching and listening to you explain your method immediately showed me what I was doing wrong and why I was getting splotches. Prepping one now, excited to try it again!
This is one of the best explanations I've seen on how to apply contrast paint on a space marine which is ironically one of the worst candidates for contrast if applied using traditional technique!
Juan, Thank you very much for all you do and have done. From when I first came across your bone coloured armour video I have been hooked to your videos ever since. You have given me the confidence to start using green stuff and sculpt to giving me the know how and enthusiasm to paint my armies to a great level. I hope you have a great new year and that 2022 brings you joy and positivite vibes. Thanks
im just starting my painting jounrey about 5 months in have painted about a dozen orks and some chaos space marines. the orks i have been using slap chop and i kept getting that blotchy look im so excited to paint tonight and try this out i was using a smaller brush and trying to do it like you paint normally just without thinning. This is going to really up my ork game now the next step is just getting highlights down!
Ok, that intro was delightful. The not starting with a dry brush is not a tip I’ve heard before, but it makes total sense once it’s explained. The feathering demo was handy as well.
I dont use contrast paints, but you've taught me so much about layering. I plan on experimenting with contrasts soon because of your videos. Thanks so much! I also love your sense of humor!
Really appreciate the comment on weather and ambient humidity. Summer desert conditions with any roughness in the primer mean contrast paints for me dry almost before I can reload the brush.
Happy New Year Juan. The use of a larger brush for contrast paint was confounding at first but using a 2nd brush to absorb the excess pooling really made a difference to the finish. Thank you once again. Great Tutorials. I love your sense of humour. Keep up the fight against Blue!
Amazing, i painted one mini before watching this and another after watching this. the difference is insane! i was totally painting it the wrong way you showed lol. thanks so much!
Honestly thank you so much. Really dove into some "test models" recently and contrast paints for the first time, but I was DEFINITELY using the "wrong" method. Appreciate the slow, but funny and thorough, "show and tell" approach to the information. Big thumbs up and keep wigglin those brows!
Thank you for that awesome tutorial! I've tried Contrast paints a few times but messed it up every time - now I know it's because I'm using to small a brush and too little paint! Definately going to give my Contrasts another go :)
I bought my contrast paints a week ago and I was about to put them up for sale because I couldn't get them to work. This video, however, changed all that. Many thanks! Slathering it on and reupping frequently I think did the trick on top of a moist brush.
It's been over 10 years since I last painted a mini [Dark Angels for my son' friend] I now build and paint terrain but, watching three of your videos this evening I think, despite the aged eyesight, it's high time I got back to that part of the hobby. Great video, and those contrast paints look very handy. Thank you )O( Subscribed
Dude, I've got to say that I've absolutely love your channel. For a long time I've been looking for someone who would put that much effort into their work and at the same time explain everything step by step. I'm a huge fan of techniques you're using and thanks to your videos I'm slowly learning them myself. I've been following this channel for quite a while and I'm really happy to see that it's growing so fast. Keep up the good job man, you're truly amazing!
Great stuff! Always cool to see a vid showing an approach that I feel I was slowly gravitating too. You have to be brave with contrast, put it on thick people! Only way to make it smooth.
Juan, I figured out why Deathguard mix wasn’t going on smoothly. I hadn’t watched this video first! :) My next attempt wasn’t perfect, but much better. I realize this is a technique that requires practice just like edge lighting or glazing. Thank you Contrast King!
I’ve been doing it completely wrong! This was super helpful. With a wet palette. Is it better to use distilled water for contrast paints? I think I’m going to get one after watching this.
Unsure if you will see this as the video is a little older. I was shown this by a friend as i was struggling to get rid of that mottled effect on my space marines and honestly this has been really useful. I did have one question though which is do you use a dry palette or a wet palette for contrast? I am assuming dry but i haven't the experience to tell the difference
Thanks so much! this should help me to improve my contrast use. Which techniques can we expect in upcoming videos? Are you planning to do a some videos with the army painter speed paint series as well?
Thanks! What technique videos do YOU want to see? I'm open to suggestions. As for AP, since they haven't sent me any paints to review, no I won't feature them but I was never going to use them in my regular videos anyway since not everyone can get hold of them (I'm the best example here, no shops sell AP in a 400 km radius from where I live) Also they seem to be a 1:1 copy of the Contrast range anyway, so it would be extremely easy for anyone who wants to use them to adapt my videos to them
@@JuanHidalgoMiniatures Actually I don't really know what techniques there are. But I would be interested to see any other stuff you can show me on how to use contrast paints.
we're gonna need parental advisory on your videos now 😂 another very useful tutorial. thanks for all your work, you really motivated me to paint during last year, and I constantly refer back to your videos. I wish you the best for 2022 !
Yeah so I tried this, did everything you said, felt I was doing alright at it.. then it still looked like crap. So I'm guessing the secret sauce is years of experience and muscle memory. Every panel I did was a blotchy mess. I'm just leaning into it now. And also getting a damn airbrush.. which I'll also suck at.
Very cool and concise video! I'm curious, could someone give some examples, on where they have used this contrast paint feathering? It gives a cool effect for sure , but as a pretty new painter i have a hard time visualizing where it would be use full
You can see a masterclass on feathering applied to a mini in my Cursed City - Vargskyr video. Also other very good videos that include it are: Eavy Contrast Marines - Death Guard Eavy Contrast - Sylvaneth There are a lot more, but those stand out to me right now.
@@JuanHidalgoMiniatures Had a look at the Vargskyr video, exactly what i was looking for! Thank you for sharing. Really enjoyed the feathering effect on the ears and little mini-shoulder-wings.
Hi Juan, great video. I think I am of those people using the wrong technique, my bad. Gonna apply your suggestion at the next mini and see what it comes out. I've got one question. Mind sharing where you got that useful dropper bottle ? Thank you so much
OK I found a thing that works surprisingly well here! Idiot here decided to paint an Imperial Knight with contrast paints so there's some big panels. At first even following the guide I had massive issues with the paint pooling and soaking it up from the edges was OK but some paint just sat in blobs on top and trying to move it about caused streaking with a normal brush. So I tried instead, applying the paint quickly as normal, spreading it to the corners and recesses as required, THEN using a makeup brush to stipple the area. This creates a kind of textured, dappled finish as opposed to a perfectly smooth one, but it looks cool anyway and most importantly is quite consistent across the whole panel. The only thing is it really only works well for your first colour base coat as it can get a little messy with such a large brush. This is fine though if like me you're painting over all the trim etc later anyway.
@@JuanHidalgoMiniatures Cool! Be interested to see what someone with better painting skills makes of it! One thing I did do though is applied a second coat of just stippling once the first one dried, with a small amount of contrast on the end of the brush. Seemed to even it out without losing the contrast effect.
lots of question and comments : 1. that intro, lol 2. with the wet pallette, is the the sheet wet, does it need to be , does it change anything ? I am asking because I heard that water "separates" contrast paints (I guess it means it would separate pigments or whatever) 3. Is it a good idea to use cheap brushes with Contrast Paints (it's what I do at the moment) : the reason is that, I suck for not putting the ferrule in the paint (no, I don't put it in the bottle, I use pipettes) and I still managed to put paint in the ferrul EVERYTIME. So, instead of wasting an expensive brush, I take cheap wal-mart brushes (that works surprisingly well for the cheapness... 5 brushes for like 3 dollars). So, except the standard " you do you" answer, what's your take on that ? 4. for the powdery residue, I use steel ball, this is way cheaper than a vortex mixer. 5. 3: 42 : GOD DAMN, I WAS NOT EXPECTING THAT !! 6. I don't really understand what the wrong technique is. Is that the brushe is too small and/or not loaded enough ? 7. thanks, man ! I was waiting for a video like that from you in a looong time!
2. No, the sheet is NEVER wet, you just place it over the wet sponge but the surface is not wet. You are just using it to hold the paint for a bit, you don't go and use that puddle for hours, so it makes no difference, it's just more convenient. 3. I don't use them, I see why people do but I don't. If you pre-load the brush with water as I say in the video it's going to be ok, what I do is once a brush looses it's perfect tip but is still a good usable brush (just not for ultra fine detail) I use that for contrast layers, and keep the super sharp ones for what they do best. 6. Yes, both.
Thanks mate! I really appreciate it, I work very hard to produce the best quality videos I can with my limited gear and when you do it all by yourself it can get very difficult sometimes.
So happy to see the new videos doing well. This knowledge is really fundamental and rarely shown in video. So great. Keep on the clickbait coming and thanks you!
These are the bottles www.ibottles.co.uk/child-resistant-plastic-ldpe-dropper-bottle-stubby-tip.html As for how I do it, I thin the paint with distilled water and just pour it by hand
Great content and I am looking forward to applying this using the Deathwing Terminators recipe in your other video. A quick question - how do these principles work when using contrast paints on smaller areas on a model? For example, your use of Black Templar on the undersuit the DW Terminator.
Great job mate! Thank your for those tips. So at least you need a 2 or 3 size Bush? That's correct? And I suppose we don't use our best Bush for contrast paint. Right?
I use the same brushes for everything, and yes I recommend a 3 and 4 for application. Also have in mind that brush sizes are not a standard, so those might be different for you brand.
Juan awesome video again. I’m enjoying contrast paint I started with a few and now own half of the line. Now I feel that the question must have been asked and I’m sorry for having you repeat the answer. Where did you get those dropper bottles. I got Amazon special and they are horrible. Bottle is soft and the nozzle clog and I end up pulling the tip off to get at the paint. I do use flow improver to move the paint.
This are the droppers www.ibottles.co.uk/child-resistant-plastic-ldpe-dropper-bottle-stubby-tip.html Just want to point out that, THEY WILL clog, all droppers clog that's their main disadvantage. You have to take a needle or a piece of wire and unclog them from time to time. And no, no additives whatsoever. For normal paints (no contrast or shades) I only use distilled water
Thank you for your videos, all are excellent videos. How do you transfer constrast paint to dropper bottle? I mean, what do you use to make it more fluid? Medium, water?. And how much per bottle? Thank you again!!
I've been having success using my air brush with the contrast paints. I turn my psi way down and get right up on the model. Gotta get alot of paint on so it can do its thing, but don't let it run.
Well not if you already have your infantry painted with contrast, then you want to match the results on them on your vehicles too. Also contrast can do stuff that normal acrylics can't, same as inks really when applied with an airbrush.
@@JuanHidalgoMiniatures They absolutely should. I think you are one of the best users of contrast paints out there! I hope you get a batch of AP Speed paint at some point. Would love to hear your opinion on them
Hola Juan, thanks for the video and all the inspiration, I wish you a very happy New Year and thanks for your great content, nice brush wetting technique 😀
Useful skills, helpful techniques and a a fair amount of musical and erotic entertainment - this video has it all! ;-) Thanks a lot and all the best for you, your loved ones and all the followers in the new year!
Huge fan! Seriously learn so much from you and has shown in my minis! Thank you. Simple technique question, I see you apply the base coats then into layering, is there any cons to base coating everything then into layering/highlights?
They are these ones www.ibottles.co.uk/child-resistant-plastic-ldpe-dropper-bottle-stubby-tip.html And yes, I use them for all my paints, I have a full Citadel Range transferred into them.
Buenas Juan, te quería dar las gracias por tus videos, son LA HOSTIA. Soy nuevo en esto de pintar, me he animado hace poco a usar las contrast y con este video me has hecho ver la luz al final del túnel! Un saludo y duro con el pedazo trabajazo que estás haciendo! PD: ¿Los botes con cuenta gotas son tuyos caseros o se venden así?
Thanks for that great video! Do you think those xpress color paints can be mixed with 'normal' paints to enhance the highlights? What's your approach to highlight contrast/speed/xpress paints?
Juan My Friend, can You make tutorial how to pour over contrast paints to better drop bottles? Where did you bought these? And we must shake contrasts before pour or this is doesn’t matter? Cheers!
Yes shake always, the droppers are these ones: www.ibottles.co.uk/child-resistant-plastic-ldpe-dropper-bottle-stubby-tip.html And it's as easy as cut the lid and pour them, you don't need a video for that.
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I watch Miniac and Ninjon, but it was you that actually got me to lick my brushes. It was the eyebrow action that won me over.
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Disgusting- I literally have to look away..ugh
I struggled so hard with Contrast paints that I almost gave up on them, chalking them up as 'paints with a weird behaviour I can't quite wrap my mind around'.
Then I found your tutorial, tried it out, and immediately knew life would never be the same from this point on.
Thank you so much for enlightening us with the correct way to use those paints.
Can't stress enough just how important it is to constantly reload your brush, something I was very reluctant to do at first, as it seemed utterly counterintuitive. One has to be very bold and brave when using these paints and your video made me take this leap of faith, with immediate, breathtaking results.
Thank you kindly for such a clear, effective and informative tutorial on a topic that had bothered me to no end. You got yourself a new subscriber.
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@@JuanHidalgoMiniatures This reply literally got my sub, thanks for the chuckle.
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Years after this has been posted, but watching and listening to you explain your method immediately showed me what I was doing wrong and why I was getting splotches. Prepping one now, excited to try it again!
Happy to help!
This video literally changed my attitude towards contrast paints. Thank you so much Juan! Also you are hilarious
Thanks! I'm happy to help
This is one of the best explanations I've seen on how to apply contrast paint on a space marine which is ironically one of the worst candidates for contrast if applied using traditional technique!
Thanks
I started licking my brushes and immediately leveled up my painting.
Also, I like it. And they like it.
😂
I definitely don't flood it as much as you, makes sense why I would get streak lines. Thank you, my guru!
Happy to help 😘
Juan, Thank you very much for all you do and have done. From when I first came across your bone coloured armour video I have been hooked to your videos ever since. You have given me the confidence to start using green stuff and sculpt to giving me the know how and enthusiasm to paint my armies to a great level. I hope you have a great new year and that 2022 brings you joy and positivite vibes. Thanks
You just made my day, thanks 😘
im just starting my painting jounrey about 5 months in have painted about a dozen orks and some chaos space marines. the orks i have been using slap chop and i kept getting that blotchy look im so excited to paint tonight and try this out i was using a smaller brush and trying to do it like you paint normally just without thinning. This is going to really up my ork game now the next step is just getting highlights down!
Ok, that intro was delightful.
The not starting with a dry brush is not a tip I’ve heard before, but it makes total sense once it’s explained.
The feathering demo was handy as well.
Glad I could help.
To me the not using a dry brush is just a basic, and as I said not only for contrast
I dont use contrast paints, but you've taught me so much about layering. I plan on experimenting with contrasts soon because of your videos. Thanks so much! I also love your sense of humor!
Thanks 😘
Really appreciate the comment on weather and ambient humidity. Summer desert conditions with any roughness in the primer mean contrast paints for me dry almost before I can reload the brush.
Yeah, there's sadly nothing you can do about it
Happy New Year Juan.
The use of a larger brush for contrast paint was confounding at first but using a 2nd brush to absorb the excess pooling really made a difference to the finish. Thank you once again.
Great Tutorials. I love your sense of humour. Keep up the fight against Blue!
Thanks 😘
Happy I could help
Amazing, i painted one mini before watching this and another after watching this. the difference is insane! i was totally painting it the wrong way you showed lol. thanks so much!
Happy to help!
thank you very much, extremely useful. and I love your sense of humor. here's to a 2022 full of excellent content for you, happy new year!
Thanks! I really appreciate it, some people are just too boring it seems
Honestly thank you so much. Really dove into some "test models" recently and contrast paints for the first time, but I was DEFINITELY using the "wrong" method. Appreciate the slow, but funny and thorough, "show and tell" approach to the information. Big thumbs up and keep wigglin those brows!
this was the best demonstration of how to apply contrast paint effectively. Thanks so much for the video. the brush licking scenes always a plus! :D
Happy to help 😘
Thank you for that awesome tutorial! I've tried Contrast paints a few times but messed it up every time - now I know it's because I'm using to small a brush and too little paint! Definately going to give my Contrasts another go :)
Happy to help 😘
I bought my contrast paints a week ago and I was about to put them up for sale because I couldn't get them to work. This video, however, changed all that. Many thanks! Slathering it on and reupping frequently I think did the trick on top of a moist brush.
Happy to help!!!
Great video thank you! Definitely guilty of not loading up my brush enough and using a too small brush too.
Happy to help 😘
It's been over 10 years since I last painted a mini [Dark Angels for my son' friend] I now build and paint terrain but, watching three of your videos this evening I think, despite the aged eyesight, it's high time I got back to that part of the hobby. Great video, and those contrast paints look very handy. Thank you )O( Subscribed
Thanks!
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Dude, I've got to say that I've absolutely love your channel.
For a long time I've been looking for someone who would put that much effort into their work and at the same time explain everything step by step. I'm a huge fan of techniques you're using and thanks to your videos I'm slowly learning them myself. I've been following this channel for quite a while and I'm really happy to see that it's growing so fast. Keep up the good job man, you're truly amazing!
Thanks mate, I really appreciate it 😘
I'm definitely guilty of using the wrong technique you demonstrated, I think this video will change how I apply contrast paint, thanks so much.
Happy to help
Great stuff! Always cool to see a vid showing an approach that I feel I was slowly gravitating too. You have to be brave with contrast, put it on thick people! Only way to make it smooth.
PREACH!
Love your methods here and I’ve been using them on my minis here and there. Thanks for your work!
This is the fist painting video ever starting with my favorite song. 🙂 Great way to educate and add some fun.
Thanks 😘
That feathering is a good idea for weathering. Much appreciated!
Yes it is! I use it extensively in all my paintjobs
Such a clear and concise video very well edited helpful and a bit of humor to boot, bravo Juan.
Thanks mate 😘
This video is a long time coming! It’s stuff you can pick up from watching like most of your videos but it’s so helpful that it’s all in one place!
Happy you liked it, I will admit I had fun making these technique videos
I JUST was getting ready to paint Tree-Revenants using a way too small brush, before this video popped up. I think you just saved my paint job.
Happy to help, and enjoy painting your angry tree people
Juan,
I figured out why Deathguard mix wasn’t going on smoothly. I hadn’t watched this video first! :)
My next attempt wasn’t perfect, but much better. I realize this is a technique that requires practice just like edge lighting or glazing.
Thank you Contrast King!
Yeah, technique does matter, and applying contrast well is very different to normal acrylics
I’ve been doing it completely wrong! This was super helpful. With a wet palette. Is it better to use distilled water for contrast paints? I think I’m going to get one after watching this.
Watching your chanel got me to try larger brushes and I've never looked back 👍
Once you go black, you never go back!
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Unsure if you will see this as the video is a little older. I was shown this by a friend as i was struggling to get rid of that mottled effect on my space marines and honestly this has been really useful. I did have one question though which is do you use a dry palette or a wet palette for contrast? I am assuming dry but i haven't the experience to tell the difference
I put them on my wet palette but I never go back to a pool of paint after I'm done with a section or colour
Just want to take a moment to pay my respects to Bob's right shoulder pad. Graciously sacfrificed for us on the altar of teaching.
Poor Bob
JUST WONDERFUL !!! the video I was expecting since... forever. Muchas gracias !
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Thanks mate 😘
Great video. This technique is great for applying washes too.
Yes it is!
Thanks for a very comprehensive overview of using contrast paints. Have a great 2022!!
Thanks for watching 😘
Happy New Year
I have trouble with my Contrast and this is exactly what I needed. Cheers.
Happy to help 😘
Love your videos. And the red light in the back makes it very crispy.
Thanks! I'm glad you like it. The red compliments my sexiness
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Thanks so much! this should help me to improve my contrast use. Which techniques can we expect in upcoming videos? Are you planning to do a some videos with the army painter speed paint series as well?
Thanks!
What technique videos do YOU want to see? I'm open to suggestions.
As for AP, since they haven't sent me any paints to review, no I won't feature them but I was never going to use them in my regular videos anyway since not everyone can get hold of them (I'm the best example here, no shops sell AP in a 400 km radius from where I live)
Also they seem to be a 1:1 copy of the Contrast range anyway, so it would be extremely easy for anyone who wants to use them to adapt my videos to them
@@JuanHidalgoMiniatures Actually I don't really know what techniques there are. But I would be interested to see any other stuff you can show me on how to use contrast paints.
we're gonna need parental advisory on your videos now 😂
another very useful tutorial. thanks for all your work, you really motivated me to paint during last year, and I constantly refer back to your videos.
I wish you the best for 2022 !
Thanks 😘
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Yeah so I tried this, did everything you said, felt I was doing alright at it.. then it still looked like crap. So I'm guessing the secret sauce is years of experience and muscle memory. Every panel I did was a blotchy mess. I'm just leaning into it now. And also getting a damn airbrush.. which I'll also suck at.
Screw them podologists! Never let them silence you, Juan!
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Very cool and concise video! I'm curious, could someone give some examples, on where they have used this contrast paint feathering? It gives a cool effect for sure , but as a pretty new painter i have a hard time visualizing where it would be use full
You can see a masterclass on feathering applied to a mini in my Cursed City - Vargskyr video.
Also other very good videos that include it are:
Eavy Contrast Marines - Death Guard
Eavy Contrast - Sylvaneth
There are a lot more, but those stand out to me right now.
@@JuanHidalgoMiniatures Had a look at the Vargskyr video, exactly what i was looking for! Thank you for sharing. Really enjoyed the feathering effect on the ears and little mini-shoulder-wings.
Happy to help 😘
You truly are the master of constrast paints.
Thanks 😘
Hi Juan, great video. I think I am of those people using the wrong technique, my bad. Gonna apply your suggestion at the next mini and see what it comes out.
I've got one question. Mind sharing where you got that useful dropper bottle ? Thank you so much
ibottles.co.uk
Your gags make me die from laughing. Fantastic!! As always
Thanks
Happy New Year Juan. Looking forward to all the videos you make this year. Te amamos compañero que odia lo azul
Gracias guapo 😘
Thank you for the great videos! Do you have a link to the dropper bottles you like? Do you use a funnel to fill them?
Thanks, these are the ones I use
www.ibottles.co.uk/child-resistant-plastic-ldpe-dropper-bottle-stubby-tip.html
No funnel
OK I found a thing that works surprisingly well here! Idiot here decided to paint an Imperial Knight with contrast paints so there's some big panels. At first even following the guide I had massive issues with the paint pooling and soaking it up from the edges was OK but some paint just sat in blobs on top and trying to move it about caused streaking with a normal brush.
So I tried instead, applying the paint quickly as normal, spreading it to the corners and recesses as required, THEN using a makeup brush to stipple the area. This creates a kind of textured, dappled finish as opposed to a perfectly smooth one, but it looks cool anyway and most importantly is quite consistent across the whole panel. The only thing is it really only works well for your first colour base coat as it can get a little messy with such a large brush. This is fine though if like me you're painting over all the trim etc later anyway.
AMAZING TRICK!
I might have to try that, thanks
@@JuanHidalgoMiniatures Cool! Be interested to see what someone with better painting skills makes of it! One thing I did do though is applied a second coat of just stippling once the first one dried, with a small amount of contrast on the end of the brush. Seemed to even it out without losing the contrast effect.
Agradecido por este video tutorial, yo cometía el error que pusiste al pintar mis marines y terminator, muchas gracias por ser demasiado buen profe
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Hey, I was told u were the guy that DIDNT click bait!😆
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I only do it for the LULZ
But honestly, I made it so RIDICULOUS that no one could think this is not satire, still people surprise me (not you btw)
Something to add - I made a great experience with Basilicanum Grey as base coat for resin and hard plastic miniatures.
lots of question and comments :
1. that intro, lol
2. with the wet pallette, is the the sheet wet, does it need to be , does it change anything ? I am asking because I heard that water "separates" contrast paints (I guess it means it would separate pigments or whatever)
3. Is it a good idea to use cheap brushes with Contrast Paints (it's what I do at the moment) : the reason is that, I suck for not putting the ferrule in the paint (no, I don't put it in the bottle, I use pipettes) and I still managed to put paint in the ferrul EVERYTIME. So, instead of wasting an expensive brush, I take cheap wal-mart brushes (that works surprisingly well for the cheapness... 5 brushes for like 3 dollars). So, except the standard " you do you" answer, what's your take on that ?
4. for the powdery residue, I use steel ball, this is way cheaper than a vortex mixer.
5. 3: 42 : GOD DAMN, I WAS NOT EXPECTING THAT !!
6. I don't really understand what the wrong technique is. Is that the brushe is too small and/or not loaded enough ?
7. thanks, man ! I was waiting for a video like that from you in a looong time!
2. No, the sheet is NEVER wet, you just place it over the wet sponge but the surface is not wet. You are just using it to hold the paint for a bit, you don't go and use that puddle for hours, so it makes no difference, it's just more convenient.
3. I don't use them, I see why people do but I don't. If you pre-load the brush with water as I say in the video it's going to be ok, what I do is once a brush looses it's perfect tip but is still a good usable brush (just not for ultra fine detail) I use that for contrast layers, and keep the super sharp ones for what they do best.
6. Yes, both.
@@JuanHidalgoMiniatures thanks man, you are the best.
I mean, litterally, the best for both bein a freaking God at painting but also for the teaching.
Happy to help
The perfect combo of informative, hilarious, and disturbing. Congratulations.
Thanks 😘
Excellent video! Love the production value. Good tutorial and entertaining to watch. Keep up the good work. Happy New Year!
Thanks mate!
I really appreciate it, I work very hard to produce the best quality videos I can with my limited gear and when you do it all by yourself it can get very difficult sometimes.
Gracias por todo Juan y feliz año, que todos tus proyectos se hagan realidad y nosotros los veamos…
Gracias 😘
Great video for the beginner and improver.
Happy new year.
Happy New Year mate 😘
Thank you so much for your video. I just couldn't figure out what I was doing wrong
Hope this helps you
So happy to see the new videos doing well. This knowledge is really fundamental and rarely shown in video. So great.
Keep on the clickbait coming and thanks you!
Thanks for watching 😘
That feathering technique is really nice. Thanks!
That (and your sense of humor!) has gotten me to sub! :D Looking forward to future videos!
SUBS FOR THE SUBS THRONE!!
Great video. What dropper bottles do you use and how do you transfer to them? Keep up the awesome content!
These are the bottles
www.ibottles.co.uk/child-resistant-plastic-ldpe-dropper-bottle-stubby-tip.html
As for how I do it, I thin the paint with distilled water and just pour it by hand
Great content and I am looking forward to applying this using the Deathwing Terminators recipe in your other video. A quick question - how do these principles work when using contrast paints on smaller areas on a model? For example, your use of Black Templar on the undersuit the DW Terminator.
It's basically the same but for smaller details you don't have to be as careful or load the brush as much
thank you!@@JuanHidalgoMiniatures
Thanks! My contrast painting was never smooth enough before.
Happy to help 😘
Great job mate! Thank your for those tips. So at least you need a 2 or 3 size Bush? That's correct? And I suppose we don't use our best Bush for contrast paint. Right?
I use the same brushes for everything, and yes I recommend a 3 and 4 for application.
Also have in mind that brush sizes are not a standard, so those might be different for you brand.
This is so incredibly helpful!
Thanks 😘
Juan awesome video again. I’m enjoying contrast paint I started with a few and now own half of the line.
Now I feel that the question must have been asked and I’m sorry for having you repeat the answer. Where did you get those dropper bottles. I got Amazon special and they are horrible. Bottle is soft and the nozzle clog and I end up pulling the tip off to get at the paint. I do use flow improver to move the paint.
This are the droppers
www.ibottles.co.uk/child-resistant-plastic-ldpe-dropper-bottle-stubby-tip.html
Just want to point out that, THEY WILL clog, all droppers clog that's their main disadvantage. You have to take a needle or a piece of wire and unclog them from time to time.
And no, no additives whatsoever. For normal paints (no contrast or shades) I only use distilled water
@@JuanHidalgoMiniatures thank you
Excellent video as always and a great way to start 2022. Thank you
Happy to help!
Thank you for your videos, all are excellent videos. How do you transfer constrast paint to dropper bottle? I mean, what do you use to make it more fluid? Medium, water?. And how much per bottle? Thank you again!!
Nothing, I just pour it.
Ok. Thanks!!
Great techniques that I’ve never seen anywhere else
Thanks 😘
I've been having success using my air brush with the contrast paints. I turn my psi way down and get right up on the model. Gotta get alot of paint on so it can do its thing, but don't let it run.
Very interesting technique
but what’s the point of using contrast paints through an airbrush? at that point, doesn’t it make more sense to use a “normal” paint? thanks
Well not if you already have your infantry painted with contrast, then you want to match the results on them on your vehicles too.
Also contrast can do stuff that normal acrylics can't, same as inks really when applied with an airbrush.
outstanding! thanks so much for sharing this.
Thank you for watching 😘
Great video! Question, how come you paint over white instead of a slapchop drybrushed mini with already some shadow and lights?
Because I prefer it, but I've also done Slapchop too, in fact I'm painting an army like that
Perfect video
No sorry
Juan, what dropper bottles do you use? ¡Saludos y gran trabajo!
Son estos
www.ibottles.co.uk/child-resistant-plastic-ldpe-dropper-bottle-stubby-tip.html
I do badly needed this tutorial! Thanks
Happy to help
Entré por el título. Me quedé por el beso. Y los chupiteos. 😂 Gracias por compartir tus técnicas.
This guide makes me consider buying contrast paint. You get great results with them. Have you tried the army painter speed paints already?
No, Army Painter never sent me any for testing weirdly enough.
@@JuanHidalgoMiniatures They absolutely should. I think you are one of the best users of contrast paints out there! I hope you get a batch of AP Speed paint at some point. Would love to hear your opinion on them
If they send me some, I will make a review
Thank you Juan been having that problem
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Hola Juan, thanks for the video and all the inspiration, I wish you a very happy New Year and thanks for your great content, nice brush wetting technique 😀
Thanks 😘
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Useful skills, helpful techniques and a a fair amount of musical and erotic entertainment - this video has it all! ;-)
Thanks a lot and all the best for you, your loved ones and all the followers in the new year!
Thanks!
HAPPY NEW YEAR
I like that feathering technique with contrast paints--I haven't tried that before! Thanks & Happy New Year Juan!😁❤️😘
Happy New Year
Huge fan! Seriously learn so much from you and has shown in my minis! Thank you.
Simple technique question, I see you apply the base coats then into layering, is there any cons to base coating everything then into layering/highlights?
No, there isn't if you are tidy, I just prefer to do it step by step
Thank you so much for this!!!!
Another brilliant video! (From one brush licker to another)
Thanks
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Ah! Ding! 💡! I'm not recharging my brush often enough. Thank you!
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Thank you! Some truly great tips here 🎉🎉
Thanks
You may not see this but still.... your a legend dude much love 🤣👏👏
I SEE EVERYTHING
@@JuanHidalgoMiniatures ohh damn 🤣 magic aswell! You're a double threat kind of guy 😉 honestly dude love your stuff! You help so much🙏
Thanks mate 😘
La paleta húmeda está mojada o solo tiene el papel puesto encima de la esponja sin mojar?
Where did you get those dropper bottles from with the fine drop tips? Would they work for regular paint as well as contrast paints?
They are these ones
www.ibottles.co.uk/child-resistant-plastic-ldpe-dropper-bottle-stubby-tip.html
And yes, I use them for all my paints, I have a full Citadel Range transferred into them.
Thank you, this helps a lot.
Happy to help
Buenas Juan, te quería dar las gracias por tus videos, son LA HOSTIA. Soy nuevo en esto de pintar, me he animado hace poco a usar las contrast y con este video me has hecho ver la luz al final del túnel!
Un saludo y duro con el pedazo trabajazo que estás haciendo!
PD: ¿Los botes con cuenta gotas son tuyos caseros o se venden así?
Gracias guapo 😘
Son estos
www.ibottles.co.uk/child-resistant-plastic-ldpe-dropper-bottle-stubby-tip.html
@@JuanHidalgoMiniatures Gracias!
Disturbing in parts - made my day!!😀
Happy to provide satisfaction 😘
Thanks for that great video!
Do you think those xpress color paints can be mixed with 'normal' paints to enhance the highlights? What's your approach to highlight contrast/speed/xpress paints?
Yes they can, grab some off-whites of different flavours and use them like that.
I usually just find a colour that matches, but I'm good with colour
Where you got your dropper bottles? They look way better the one i have bought for my paints.
Ibottles.co.uk
Juan My Friend, can You make tutorial how to pour over contrast paints to better drop bottles? Where did you bought these? And we must shake contrasts before pour or this is doesn’t matter? Cheers!
Yes shake always, the droppers are these ones:
www.ibottles.co.uk/child-resistant-plastic-ldpe-dropper-bottle-stubby-tip.html
And it's as easy as cut the lid and pour them, you don't need a video for that.
@@JuanHidalgoMiniatures Very thank you mate!
My mom walked by right when you started licking the brush. 2 years later, and i literally have the same idea about the pippettes