Thank you everyone for the amazing support! To address a question I’m getting a lot: No, I don’t varnish before or after the enamels or oils steps. I’ve not had any issues with them pulling up acrylics, separating, or flowing correctly. You certainly can do this, but I’ve never found a need 👍
Thanks for clarifying. Additional question: You started with a zenithal primed army. Was this because you did that before finalizing your plan? Do you think that assisted with the final product after streaking grime covered much of the transitions (to great effect)? I was thinking I may be more efficient if I just used tan spray paint (Citadel Zandri, Army Painter, or Krylon/Rustoleum Camo tan/sand/khaki). Or perhaps a rattle can zenithal of brown/tan. Just curious. Great video and project.
The white spirit does not reactivate the acrylics, so the only issue would be force which means as long as you only dab and not start violently rubbing, you should have no issue with pulling up acrylics. You can also use an old brush to dab enamel off with white spirits. Same applies the other way around, you can do a similar thing with enamel base and acrylics over it and then dabbing off with isopropyl alcohol. Not used as much, but a possibility.
Jon: Includes Tendies. Scott: Doesn't include Tendies. Jon: creates a visually stunning fully painted army. Scott: has some base-coating done. COINCIDENCE? I THINK NOT
Dude not only did you completely destroy miniac, your army looks masterfully and painstakingly done rather than a speed paint. Liked. Subbed. Favorited. And will also likely steal this scheme.
@@lordbiscuitthetossable5352 I mean... Could make them copper toned and all these steps would make sense... Copper oxidized turns dark and where copper connections meet oxidizes turquoise in color it'd be a unique scheme for necrons look up some pics of old copper statues an stuff it's pretty great
This is truly the only speedpaint vid on the internet that matters. You planned, adjusted for problems, and had extra steps at the ready to improve the look of the models if you had the time. This is a fantastic front to back on how speedpainting should be done
Easy solution to that problem. For every 2 or 3 models of hers you paint, then paint 1 of your models. This way you still have a happy wife, but still a happy life.
Speaking as someone who's just been getting into miniatures and painting over the past year, watching your process in this video has been catalytic. Your approach is orderly while at the same time allowing lots of stopping for self-critique and dynamic adaptation. I think the real gold, though, is in the range and ease of technique you demonstrate. You cover tricks for metallics, blood, glows, basing, weathering, and highlighting, and none of it requires any intimidating brushwork or setup. Fantastic job; I'm keeping my eye on you. :)
I usually associate streaking grim and rust effects with the "grim dark" / "blanchetsu"(sp?) Style and a majority of the time everything feels over desaturated. However, I love the pops of green you put over everything and how you went through to bring back highlights. In my opinion you got the grim dark, with the magical and did it all in methodical time frame. A+, your army is better than scotts :)
I honestly can't believe you've never painted a full army before because this was easily one of the best speed painting videos and more importantly, speed painting results, I've seen
I’ve watched this at least 10 times in 2 days...10 years in the hobby and you can still learn so much. Subscribed, thank you for a massive inspiration boost.
Hey Jon I just wanted to reach out with my appreciation. I used many of these techniques to paint a bonereapers army in a weekend and made top five in best painting voting at a GT with an army I assembled & painted in under a week. Tremendous video and I wish you continued success
I recently started using the Streaking Grime + spirit reduction technique and it's such a game changer. It feels like the mini painting scene is still largely fixated on acrylics so it's always nice to see people with a platform spread the word about enamels and oils. I can't paint without them now.
Scale modelers have been using it for years - but we come from a time when all that existed were enamels . . . strangely enough, the opposite is being done in scale model armour where acrylics are the new 'let's see what can be achieved' in weathering effects . . .
@@uriance88 It's funny how that works. It also makes sense as to why the only place I can find AK products are at a very old school hobby shop. Aside from a small Vallejo section they don't have anything you'd find at a typical game-oriented store.
@@ElvesofZion I wouldn't say one is better than the other results-wise, but I think Streaking Grime is easier to work with. There's no more need to worry about coffee staining and building color back up when you can just reactivate an enamel and easily control where you want it to be.
@@MSnell ok, I can see that. It did look good in the video. Was just curious if it was the better option for reasons. Maybe I'll find a way to give it a try next time I'm in need of a wash that isn't terrain (my bulk of work now)
What an amazing looking army! I defenitly understand the feeling of a completed army. I used to buy secind and Tyranids again and again never taking the time to paint them, before I knew it I had 12 000 points of unpainted bugs. I used the qurantine time in my area to paint that whole thing to a standard that was pleasing to me in a good three weeks of 10 hours painting a day. X.x
I love that as you tell us to not flood the model, you fold the model. Makes the video more enjoyable and definitely is something you should lean into.
Man, your vids are not popping on my damn feed! Now with that said, I'm posting only 6 minutes into the video to say that I need 2 days of mental prep work just to be able to not lose my time going into places hard to reach. Just that takes an incredible amount of my army painting time, and I know is just a mental barrier, but boy is it hard for me to not care about that xD Aaand I finished the video, so I'm gonna finish the comment. I was thinking that just 2 days for all that was too much (I don't know if even the great Vince can pull this kind of thing off too often) but hell, you did it man, and I think that you hit the spot with the final washes of crimson and camoshade, and also the bright osl gems and the blood effects. It is exactly as you said, it adds up more tonal variation and life to the usually "flatter" speedpaints. Amazing job, for real.
This army looks fantastic. I watch a lot of Ninjon videos, and sometimes I don't love the different big batch paint jobs, but this looks so great! Watching the oil paint run into the crevices was so satisfying, the blood effect looks so good, and the green pop brings it all together so well!
This video has helped me figure out more about painting then most of the others that i have seen, i started with this channel due to Scott, but now feel like i am going to use you more to help me understand what i am doing. Thank you!
These look absolutely incredible, so much subtlety in the bone tones and the little details like the green glowing gems and little blood splashes really jump out at you because they are used so sparingly but are in such strong contrast to the rest of the colour scheme. Amazing job!
This video is massively helpful. Seriously, this changes the game for me. The 3 steps at the beginning. Simple and common sense, but immensely important and easy to skip over. The oil paint verdigris trick was ace, and the way you explained how you can't hsve your brush too wet for edge highlights shows me why mine are always too thick. This video was an absolute asset to me. Thank you.
"I bet his army is like 7 models", heeeeeee, you are not far :) Your facecam looked really clean, is that a green screen behind you or is the camera like 20 cm away from your face ?
I watched the video yesterday and thought about it the whole day so I came back to leave a comment. This has to be the most useful speed painting video on UA-cam I’ve ever seen. I really feel like I’ve learned a lot. Keep up the great work :)
Thank you, Ninjon. School's gotten me feeling tired and unmotivated to do anything with my (frankly soon-to-be oversized) model collection, but your video has shown me what can be done and I'm feeling inspired. As soon as I finish this midterm I've been putting off, it'll be back to the grind for me.
I've never watched a video that makes me want to diversify my paint collection with not just different brands, but different kinds of paints more than this!
Had to google this and was left shocked. And as a German that rarely ever happens to me anymore. But just when you think you have seen it all... Fucking hell.
Well , I got new context for DISGRACEFUL and VOID of DECENCY. Surprised to say the least, but not to detract to much from the achievements here , what will you replace them with ?
How to paint your army in a weekend: Step 1: don't. Step 2: enjoy the process. Step 3: do your research. step 4: thin yo paints. step 5: take your time. step 6: clean yo brushes.
LOVE The enamel washes. Only thing I would say is that sometimes, I have found your q-tips can remove the base layer as well. Often only in tiny spots. I have found a layer of varnish, prior to applying the wash does prevent that.
I know I'm a year behind, but Jon will be happy a random video is getting more views long after its faded from popularity. I'm just just just now getting started painting an army, and I only have money for 10 wytches at the moment, but he's knocking out 70 pieces in such a believable coloring as a "speed paint" challenge. This, of course, implies he's not even doing his best. Blown away, Jon. Truly inspiring skill you have. Thank you!
Man...the resulting army is incredible. I’m just blown away. And what a highly watchable video to boot. You did a great job of explaining the sorts of intentional trade offs to make when painting an army, along with tips like brightening up face and shoulder areas for that 6-foot visual impression. This video and project is *chefs kiss*.
You add a unique style and set of techniques to the mini-painting-vlogosphere. I've only been painting and watching mini videos for a few months, and while I have not made it through say all of Vince's tutorials and some of the other large tutorial collections, I have watched a lot of what is out there in general. What you are doing feels different than a lot of what I am watching. Not better or worse, different. I imagine this is a very difficult thing to achieve in such a well fleshed out landscape of mini painters and their army of content. While I think all good mini painters should do a series on their take on the basics or at least the basics they have a unique twist on, a few months into the hobby, I find myself really looking for videos about cool projects, the approaches that painters take, and some unique takes on thechniqes and products we all use. Your content fits that bill nicely. As for this video, in particular, you have one of the best ratios of "quality to speed" that I have seen. I have not done any large projects yet, but when I do your planning, techniques, and execution are things that I will add to what I have learned from others to make my road easier and more successful.
I'm loving your vids Jon. I can't wait to see your future comments. I've only recently started painting, but watching your vids I see so many little "masterclass" tips that I know once I'm getting more advanced will come in handy.
I can relate, I used to paint my models with the same level of detail and attention everywhere. Your advice is really spot on. Learning what to not paint, what to focus on, adding a "pop" color, are keys to speed painting. Very instructive video 👍
incredible Jon, this army looks amazing. I really like your style, you really break things down so the techniques are easy to learn and remember. Keep up the good work and thank you.
It's all about the decision making when it comes to speed, that's why the tip about doing a test model first is so important. You can experiment, spend time making decisions and planning with that, then when it comes to the rest of the army, assuming some degree of uniformity in look, you just follow the plan.
Okay, so out of the 272k views currently on this video, 1/3 of them are probably from me in preparation of painting my army XD I've finally got everything built and started painting and it's looking great so far. I was really intimidated at first, but ever since I found this video it's help me be way more confident to get started. Thank you so much!
My god the quality of these videos are ridiculously good, considering this is a relatively new channel, I am impressed beyond belief! Honestly can’t wait for more content!
I dont think Ive hated the models or style of any AOS army more since they came out than I have with the Bonereapers, but these.... these made my downstairs all tingly. what a paintjob.
Not sure if you'll see this Ninjon but I much appreciate the song Vampire you are playing in this vid. Its been my background noise for when I'm building/painting models in 40k since starting last year. I never get tired of it honestly haha
Mate, as always, you are Clean, scientific, Methodical. U bring the science to this, time n motion, fluid , i could rant all day, u are capo de tutti cappo! Much love mate.
This was amazing! You are one of my favorite painter and if someone asks me why I’ll show them this, I really like the unconventional techniques you have mastered and applied in such a natural way.
Absolutely amazing work, Jon. The army looked great, then that verdigris oil paint just knocked it into outer (Eye of Terror) space. I love verdigris weathering & been having fun with GW's Nihilakh oxide, but holy crap, that oil paint is going in the shopping basket now. Not even UA-cam midroll ads could detract from that smooth jazz painting experience. Isn't this like your third video?? Nice :-D
awesome video! as a novice painter with not a tonne of time the techniques you shared shed some light on how to make the hobby fun and feel progress. Looks like an airbrush and wet pallette are key to speeding things up
Man, everyone with grey minis needed to see this video, myself included! Thanks so much for making a great addition to tabletop games, hopefully we'll all see more colourful minis across the board from now on 😊
Thank you everyone for the amazing support! To address a question I’m getting a lot:
No, I don’t varnish before or after the enamels or oils steps. I’ve not had any issues with them pulling up acrylics, separating, or flowing correctly. You certainly can do this, but I’ve never found a need 👍
How do you people never paint your armies? It's not that complex.
@@jacobhoekman6865 Maybe complexity has nothing to do with it...
Thanks for clarifying. Additional question: You started with a zenithal primed army. Was this because you did that before finalizing your plan? Do you think that assisted with the final product after streaking grime covered much of the transitions (to great effect)? I was thinking I may be more efficient if I just used tan spray paint (Citadel Zandri, Army Painter, or Krylon/Rustoleum Camo tan/sand/khaki). Or perhaps a rattle can zenithal of brown/tan. Just curious. Great video and project.
Wow, looks amazing🤯
The white spirit does not reactivate the acrylics, so the only issue would be force which means as long as you only dab and not start violently rubbing, you should have no issue with pulling up acrylics. You can also use an old brush to dab enamel off with white spirits.
Same applies the other way around, you can do a similar thing with enamel base and acrylics over it and then dabbing off with isopropyl alcohol. Not used as much, but a possibility.
I love that these people's "speed painting" experiments look 10x better than my laboriously long 2 year army project.
work smarter, not harder
these dudes paint everyday, every single day
@@josecarlosxyz i would get mad if i paint every day :D
Yeah a two year procrastination probably doesn't look good!
Actually, it looks great. I just gotta figure out how to do “good enough” in a reasonable amount of time.
11:08 Wait wait wait... Skeletons KILL people?!?! I've got one of those hanging out inside me!!!
GET IT OUT GET IT OUT GET IT OUT!
Well, embrace it or go jellyfish....
give it time...
Yes, what a shame! Not like I’ve been taken over by it! I’m totally not preparing for the skeleton wars
"I have been feeding myself a steady diet of lies"
Step 1 is the most important step!
/removes lies
/replaces with Tendies
/wins
Meanwhile at the Scott's secret base:
"How to Fail Horribly in 2 days. And more"
Poor Scott, he tried
@@MattMetalMayho Compared to Jon, I don't even know about that. lol
Dude, what a responsible comment about your spouse and their consent to such a time investment. Major respect!
Jon: Includes Tendies.
Scott: Doesn't include Tendies.
Jon: creates a visually stunning fully painted army.
Scott: has some base-coating done.
COINCIDENCE? I THINK NOT
Imagine how Scott feels right now
Dude not only did you completely destroy miniac, your army looks masterfully and painstakingly done rather than a speed paint. Liked. Subbed. Favorited. And will also likely steal this scheme.
DO EET!
Hmm. I wonder what I could take from this for Necrons. Though I've been painting them up as steely dudes.
@@lordbiscuitthetossable5352 I mean... Could make them copper toned and all these steps would make sense... Copper oxidized turns dark and where copper connections meet oxidizes turquoise in color it'd be a unique scheme for necrons look up some pics of old copper statues an stuff it's pretty great
Love the enamels! Great vid Jon!
❤️🔥❤️😮❤️😮
Thanks
This is truly the only speedpaint vid on the internet that matters. You planned, adjusted for problems, and had extra steps at the ready to improve the look of the models if you had the time. This is a fantastic front to back on how speedpainting should be done
Thanks for the kind words!
@@Ninjontamiya in japanese
@@NinjonDon't you know?Japanese tamiya
My wife locks me in the basement and makes me paint her models. I can't get mine painted. :(
Easy solution to that problem. For every 2 or 3 models of hers you paint, then paint 1 of your models. This way you still have a happy wife, but still a happy life.
lmao
try new stuff/techniques on her minis, master the art, make yours even better!
It puts the paint on the models!
I'm currently painting my wifes necron army, which I decided to start. Yeah.
Speaking as someone who's just been getting into miniatures and painting over the past year, watching your process in this video has been catalytic. Your approach is orderly while at the same time allowing lots of stopping for self-critique and dynamic adaptation. I think the real gold, though, is in the range and ease of technique you demonstrate. You cover tricks for metallics, blood, glows, basing, weathering, and highlighting, and none of it requires any intimidating brushwork or setup. Fantastic job; I'm keeping my eye on you. :)
I usually associate streaking grim and rust effects with the "grim dark" / "blanchetsu"(sp?) Style and a majority of the time everything feels over desaturated. However, I love the pops of green you put over everything and how you went through to bring back highlights. In my opinion you got the grim dark, with the magical and did it all in methodical time frame. A+, your army is better than scotts :)
IMO the best grimdark models are super desaturated with ONE pop of color, like his green here. It makes the entire range look amazing on the tabletop.
I've watched this video around 4 times while I'm painting my Fyreslayers and its been really helpful and motivating. The music ain't half bad either.
"Or make a sculpture of vin diesel out of ham"
Liked.
"Step 1: I got approval from my wife"
Subscribed.
"Why spend time making more mistakes?"
and that's why my figures are still not painted!
I honestly can't believe you've never painted a full army before because this was easily one of the best speed painting videos and more importantly, speed painting results, I've seen
Looks sick my dude!!!! Now you just have to play~
Would love to see you and Scott throw down on some Warhammer!
“We need to get this thing done”
Followed immediately by a Durex ad.
Noice.
Lol I got a add for special forces. Neat timing!
I got one for Toilet Bowl Cleaner.
Lame, I got a Purdue university ad.
first
this is either staged or miniac is a bigger youtube nerd than i
Nah Jon was first, his models actually got painted
You would be the first! The bromance is real!
and last and always.
@@bentosan let's see you paint what I had to paint in 2 days ya little punk
I’ve watched this at least 10 times in 2 days...10 years in the hobby and you can still learn so much. Subscribed, thank you for a massive inspiration boost.
Thanks for the support Dylan!
The army looks so good, damn! Those teal oil accents are amazing!
Hey Jon I just wanted to reach out with my appreciation. I used many of these techniques to paint a bonereapers army in a weekend and made top five in best painting voting at a GT with an army I assembled & painted in under a week. Tremendous video and I wish you continued success
I recently started using the Streaking Grime + spirit reduction technique and it's such a game changer. It feels like the mini painting scene is still largely fixated on acrylics so it's always nice to see people with a platform spread the word about enamels and oils. I can't paint without them now.
Scale modelers have been using it for years - but we come from a time when all that existed were enamels . . . strangely enough, the opposite is being done in scale model armour where acrylics are the new 'let's see what can be achieved' in weathering effects . . .
@@uriance88 It's funny how that works. It also makes sense as to why the only place I can find AK products are at a very old school hobby shop. Aside from a small Vallejo section they don't have anything you'd find at a typical game-oriented store.
Is the streaking grime + spirit that much different/better/faster than an acrylic brown (like Agrax earthshade)? Id love to see a side by side
@@ElvesofZion I wouldn't say one is better than the other results-wise, but I think Streaking Grime is easier to work with. There's no more need to worry about coffee staining and building color back up when you can just reactivate an enamel and easily control where you want it to be.
@@MSnell ok, I can see that. It did look good in the video. Was just curious if it was the better option for reasons. Maybe I'll find a way to give it a try next time I'm in need of a wash that isn't terrain (my bulk of work now)
The real lesson here is that what Scott needed to master most in fact isn't PAINTING, it's TIME MANAGEMENT, and PREP.
What an amazing looking army! I defenitly understand the feeling of a completed army. I used to buy secind and Tyranids again and again never taking the time to paint them, before I knew it I had 12 000 points of unpainted bugs. I used the qurantine time in my area to paint that whole thing to a standard that was pleasing to me in a good three weeks of 10 hours painting a day. X.x
I love that as you tell us to not flood the model, you fold the model. Makes the video more enjoyable and definitely is something you should lean into.
Man, your vids are not popping on my damn feed!
Now with that said, I'm posting only 6 minutes into the video to say that I need 2 days of mental prep work just to be able to not lose my time going into places hard to reach. Just that takes an incredible amount of my army painting time, and I know is just a mental barrier, but boy is it hard for me to not care about that xD
Aaand I finished the video, so I'm gonna finish the comment.
I was thinking that just 2 days for all that was too much (I don't know if even the great Vince can pull this kind of thing off too often) but hell, you did it man, and I think that you hit the spot with the final washes of crimson and camoshade, and also the bright osl gems and the blood effects. It is exactly as you said, it adds up more tonal variation and life to the usually "flatter" speedpaints.
Amazing job, for real.
This army looks fantastic. I watch a lot of Ninjon videos, and sometimes I don't love the different big batch paint jobs, but this looks so great! Watching the oil paint run into the crevices was so satisfying, the blood effect looks so good, and the green pop brings it all together so well!
Play Necrons, find a silver base coat spray, cover them in Nuln Oil, drybrush a lighter silver, slap some green or blue on. Boom done.
Necrons are my first army, I did the same exact thing and had my guys done in a day..... Cant say the same for my chaos army.....
Learned lots of new tricks. Thanks man, great video!
I watched this before Miniac's video, you're welcome :D
Ditto!
same
Same
This video has helped me figure out more about painting then most of the others that i have seen, i started with this channel due to Scott, but now feel like i am going to use you more to help me understand what i am doing. Thank you!
Damn, that is a hell of a paint job for two days.
These look absolutely incredible, so much subtlety in the bone tones and the little details like the green glowing gems and little blood splashes really jump out at you because they are used so sparingly but are in such strong contrast to the rest of the colour scheme. Amazing job!
Whats this music? I really enjoyed it fits perfectly to some painting!
That sax is going to haunt my dreams
The end made me laugh so hard :D
FINALLY. A UA-camr who paints how I paint. You’ve earned a sub, friendo.
70+ Models in 3 days looking better than my 1 Model in 3 days
This video is massively helpful. Seriously, this changes the game for me. The 3 steps at the beginning. Simple and common sense, but immensely important and easy to skip over.
The oil paint verdigris trick was ace, and the way you explained how you can't hsve your brush too wet for edge highlights shows me why mine are always too thick. This video was an absolute asset to me. Thank you.
"I bet his army is like 7 models", heeeeeee, you are not far :)
Your facecam looked really clean, is that a green screen behind you or is the camera like 20 cm away from your face ?
Right on my nosey 😃
This is cool. You do a really good job of explaining what you're doing and up to without getting bogged down with details.
Vince Venturella: 2000points? Hold my beer
Lol so true!
Vincey V!
I really like that step one was to talk with your partner - it's considerate and shows priorities to aspects of life outside the hobby
ELECTRONS!!!
Just wanted to be the first negative comment on this video!
I don't know how to feel about this comment.
You really should be more positive man... I am quite shocked by your attitude.
@@andredesjardins5251 I'd have to be a proton and I just can't! That's simple chemistry man!
I watched the video yesterday and thought about it the whole day so I came back to leave a comment. This has to be the most useful speed painting video on UA-cam I’ve ever seen. I really feel like I’ve learned a lot. Keep up the great work :)
Where'd you get those paint racks? Been seeing a lot ones MDF ones, but I wanted something tall like yours.
I must know also! They look amazing!
Could try a bookcase?
Thank you, Ninjon. School's gotten me feeling tired and unmotivated to do anything with my (frankly soon-to-be oversized) model collection, but your video has shown me what can be done and I'm feeling inspired. As soon as I finish this midterm I've been putting off, it'll be back to the grind for me.
"I don't make mistakes, I just use more secret techniques"
I've never watched a video that makes me want to diversify my paint collection with not just different brands, but different kinds of paints more than this!
"I had all of quarantine to paint my army but I did it in 2 days cause reasons"
Same over Christmas got 1000 points of nighthaunts and then only had 2 days off work to build and paint 😂
He takes the Citadel color and moves it to a dropper bottle.
I love this guy. This is what everyone should be doing.
Cool and since we re boycotting AK interactive from now on, all we need is a good alternative to streaking grime...
True that. Bad timing 😓
Ammo MIG are a good alternative. Good on you for stepping up when a company acts like they have.
Had to google this and was left shocked. And as a German that rarely ever happens to me anymore. But just when you think you have seen it all...
Fucking hell.
I was like "What could they have possibly done to deserve a boycott? Did they like, endorse genocide or someth... OH."
Well , I got new context for DISGRACEFUL and VOID of DECENCY. Surprised to say the least, but not to detract to much from the achievements here , what will you replace them with ?
I am very glad Scott suggested this video, it was great!
How to paint your army in a weekend:
Step 1: don't.
Step 2: enjoy the process.
Step 3: do your research.
step 4: thin yo paints.
step 5: take your time.
step 6: clean yo brushes.
LOVE The enamel washes. Only thing I would say is that sometimes, I have found your q-tips can remove the base layer as well. Often only in tiny spots. I have found a layer of varnish, prior to applying the wash does prevent that.
I'm so glad I watched this video. I just started painting a couple weeks ago. I learned so many tips and tricks from you on this. Thanks dude
Looks great. This might be just the motivation i needed to finally try some enamel washing. Really impressive!
I know I'm a year behind, but Jon will be happy a random video is getting more views long after its faded from popularity.
I'm just just just now getting started painting an army, and I only have money for 10 wytches at the moment, but he's knocking out 70 pieces in such a believable coloring as a "speed paint" challenge. This, of course, implies he's not even doing his best.
Blown away, Jon. Truly inspiring skill you have. Thank you!
Wow! That oil paint pin lining is an amazing trick you just taught me! This is quality content. Thanks for doing this.
Man...the resulting army is incredible. I’m just blown away. And what a highly watchable video to boot. You did a great job of explaining the sorts of intentional trade offs to make when painting an army, along with tips like brightening up face and shoulder areas for that 6-foot visual impression. This video and project is *chefs kiss*.
Thanks for the kind words, mate!
That fluorecent green glow looks absolutely amazing!
You add a unique style and set of techniques to the mini-painting-vlogosphere. I've only been painting and watching mini videos for a few months, and while I have not made it through say all of Vince's tutorials and some of the other large tutorial collections, I have watched a lot of what is out there in general. What you are doing feels different than a lot of what I am watching. Not better or worse, different. I imagine this is a very difficult thing to achieve in such a well fleshed out landscape of mini painters and their army of content. While I think all good mini painters should do a series on their take on the basics or at least the basics they have a unique twist on, a few months into the hobby, I find myself really looking for videos about cool projects, the approaches that painters take, and some unique takes on thechniqes and products we all use. Your content fits that bill nicely.
As for this video, in particular, you have one of the best ratios of "quality to speed" that I have seen. I have not done any large projects yet, but when I do your planning, techniques, and execution are things that I will add to what I have learned from others to make my road easier and more successful.
I'm loving your vids Jon. I can't wait to see your future comments. I've only recently started painting, but watching your vids I see so many little "masterclass" tips that I know once I'm getting more advanced will come in handy.
The results you’ve gotten here in the time is astounding. This has definitely given me some motivation to get more painting
SLAY THE GRAY! Sick title for Army paint challenges!!!
I can relate, I used to paint my models with the same level of detail and attention everywhere. Your advice is really spot on. Learning what to not paint, what to focus on, adding a "pop" color, are keys to speed painting. Very instructive video 👍
incredible Jon, this army looks amazing. I really like your style, you really break things down so the techniques are easy to learn and remember. Keep up the good work and thank you.
That's an incredible result for 2 days. You killed it
This has become my new favourite YT channel. I’ve learned so much watching this and most of the stuff are things I feel I can learn to do myself.
It's all about the decision making when it comes to speed, that's why the tip about doing a test model first is so important. You can experiment, spend time making decisions and planning with that, then when it comes to the rest of the army, assuming some degree of uniformity in look, you just follow the plan.
Okay, so out of the 272k views currently on this video, 1/3 of them are probably from me in preparation of painting my army XD I've finally got everything built and started painting and it's looking great so far. I was really intimidated at first, but ever since I found this video it's help me be way more confident to get started. Thank you so much!
That oil tip. Absolutely majestic. Also great choice on that background music. Keep churning out content!
A good example how "quick" doesn't mean "bad" if it is done by a professional. I love this grimdark paint scheme where you still have popping colours.
These came out so great and this was very inspiring. I'm setting out to paint my army finally!
Wow, I have been painting minis for 21 years and you make me feel like a noob disovering the magic! Thanks a lot, great video!
Lot´s of good stuff with your colour scheme! The bright glowing green and glossy blood splatter really makes them pop at an army level. Great work!
Bone and glowing green were excellent choices for a speed paint ,their very forgiving.
I love how your army turned out! Looks amazing.
dude that army looks absolutely mega! The air brush was clutch for the glow, which really made it pop
Oh don't mind me I'm just here for the fourth time watching this video just marveling at how badass your army is.
What a baller! Painting this many models to this standard is pretty significant!
My god the quality of these videos are ridiculously good, considering this is a relatively new channel, I am impressed beyond belief! Honestly can’t wait for more content!
Thanks so much, I’ll try to keep it up! 😅
Don’t feel pressured bud! Your doing a great job! I know it’s a full time job doing it, so remember to have a day off too! 👍👍
I like the no-nonsense approach he uses.
Best painting video I think I’ve ever seen
I love your method of walking through each step and demonstrating for the audience. Its like your a teacher or something.
Fantastic results. The oil washes really makes the bone. Love it.
I dont think Ive hated the models or style of any AOS army more since they came out than I have with the Bonereapers, but these.... these made my downstairs all tingly. what a paintjob.
Not sure if you'll see this Ninjon but I much appreciate the song Vampire you are playing in this vid. Its been my background noise for when I'm building/painting models in 40k since starting last year. I never get tired of it honestly haha
God this is great. The script, the cuts, the fiddly bits. Gold.
That streaking grime had a fantastic effect! Great job Jon.
Mate, as always, you are Clean, scientific, Methodical. U bring the science to this, time n motion, fluid , i could rant all day, u are capo de tutti cappo! Much love mate.
Dude you're so freaking good at this. I've been painting for about a year and everything I saw here was new
This was amazing! You are one of my favorite painter and if someone asks me why I’ll show them this, I really like the unconventional techniques you have mastered and applied in such a natural way.
Absolutely amazing work, Jon. The army looked great, then that verdigris oil paint just knocked it into outer (Eye of Terror) space. I love verdigris weathering & been having fun with GW's Nihilakh oxide, but holy crap, that oil paint is going in the shopping basket now. Not even UA-cam midroll ads could detract from that smooth jazz painting experience. Isn't this like your third video?? Nice :-D
awesome video! as a novice painter with not a tonne of time the techniques you shared shed some light on how to make the hobby fun and feel progress. Looks like an airbrush and wet pallette are key to speeding things up
This has quickly become my favorite painting channel hahaha
Man, everyone with grey minis needed to see this video, myself included! Thanks so much for making a great addition to tabletop games, hopefully we'll all see more colourful minis across the board from now on 😊