You are amazing at teaching. It is not just the visuals of you practicing the techniques but also the explanations of intent, use and what is happening between brush, paints, miniatures and light. Your descriptions are that vivid that I often listen to them as pure podcast and whenever I refer to the visiuals itself it is "yep, as I thought!"
Bless you for showing the palette, that makes a world of difference. I’m always confused and wonder how much people thin and spread their paints and now I get to see it :) wonderful
Awesome, yes, I started that a few videos back and like to show it when I can. I was often frustrated by the same thing and wanted to help people really break down the nuance where I could.
Thanks for the tutorial. Also, hot damn is that some beautiful freehand give done on the cape. Took me a sec to realize it wasn't sculpted on the cape, and then that it wasn't a decal.
Been driving myself crazy trying to get perfect blends practicing with loaded brush. Now I know it is meant as a sketch technique, not a start to finish technique
Thanks Vince, i've heard this term mentioned so many times but I've never understood what loaded brush blending actually was. 20 minutes later and I'm at the point of "ohhh, okay. I could try that!"
Vince , another excellent video! About 30 years ago I used this technique regularly on painting 15mm & 25mm French Napoleonic uniforms. Personally, I have never been a fan of NMM, but the technique works for many things and with variation in colour placement . You'll have everyone painting like a master before you know it! :)
I agree, it's a great technique with lots of uses beyond NMM for sure. As far as Master's, as long as people are taking their next steps, whatever that is, and are happier with what they achieve, then that makes me happy. :)
Have to admit I have never heard of this one, defo going to give this a go, looks like it would be a great technique to be able to do and it looks like fun :D
Whilst I love watching Ben paint on the Painting Budha channel, he doesn't go into this level of detail explaining what he's doing. By necessity, I think, as Ben is show us how he paints, rather than presenting us with a tutorial. So, thanks for another very informative video. I will try this out, but I'm still learning brush control at the moment and I don't think I'm at the point yet where I could make this work. I just need more practice.
A great tutorial, you not only explain the technique, but the whole process, which makes this tutorial one of the hobby cheating videos to have in the quick reference tab when painting a miniature. :) P.S.You had to be the one who noticed the obvious advantages of the Warcolours gel paints to be used employing this technique. :)
It's crazy, they are so good for this technique. That gel is the perfect thickness and the way it interacts with water is just incredible as the belly liquid bleeds to the tip.
Awesome as ever! And perfectly timed as I am working on my first Masters study (all will be revealed for the end of month submission) I am having a lot of trouble with NMM i.e. it just isn't convincing anyone ! Thanks for the upload Vince.
Vince! Your videos have got to be by far the most well explained, clear , comprehensive and informative videos for hobby painting on the web! Every question I ever had about any sort of advanced topic (wet blending and glazing especially), you answered. Is there a patreon or something where you take support donations or such? Thank you sir for sharing all this amazing content with everyone and thank you for helping me finally get to a next level of painting!
Well thank you, that is great to hear. Nope, I don't really have any patreon or anything like this. I do this because I like teaching and sharing. If you want to say thanks, just keep watching and share the videos. :)
I absolutely love your videos! They are so damn helpful! I'd say I am a beginner who is working on developing their more advanced skills and your videos are just fantastic! After doing this stage, would you then just glaze over with a blue to get that blue NMM look?
Moin! (Means Hello in german ;) ) That's a great Tutorial, thanks. It is the first Video i see on yoir Chanel and it will not be he last. Very very helpfull and great explaining.
Because in the end, I am going to need to smooth everything out (you are never going to have a perfect blend from a loaded brush, it's too random of a technique. So I make the spread of color so I can go in and smooth out areas of inconsistent blends later. Hope that helps. :)
Vince, this video has helped me understand this technique so much more. You really take time in your videos to explain every step of the process and don't skimp on the detail. Do you have any tips for using this technique with a very thin paint like Nighthaunt gloom. Would this only work if gloom was the paint that fills the brush?
It's really tough with thin paint. it would be fine if the paint is thin in the belly of the brush and white on the tip, but in general, you need a thick paint for the tip.
looks like a good technique to fix zenithal highlights or do zenithal highlighting by brush, if one is lacking an airbrush or has run our of spray primer. btw: what kind of palette paper are you using in this video? I find parchment paper is lacking stability
I do, but I have the opposite problem, making metals dull, so I do everything except the metal, then use Testor's Dull Cote, then do the metals. Testor's Dull Cote is what I swear by, completely matte, very hard to frost.
I might have said this before but I like your vids before I watch them so I don't forget. I do have a question though that I've seen many others ask. Why do my brushes bend at the tip? Is it because they're cheap? Someone told me that but I don't know what the reason is and I don't like it. ^^ Thanks again for the great videos.
Could be, but it could also be too much thick paint. I like the Series 7 because it has the perfect snap and durability for the thickness of paint I use.
Thank you! Great showcase of loaded brush. I would love to see loaded brush on a larger surface. And also, how did you blend the red cape? Loaded brush, glaze or mix of techniques and in what order did you go about doing the darker and lighter colors?
Glad to help, the cloak was thin glazes with the airbrush over zenithal to start. Then some stippling blending (which is where you reinforce the colors through micro dots of brighter colors on the highlights and darker colors in the shadows to create texture and color). Then glazes over that, then stippling again.
So if you made a NMM like that with only black and white, would you just tint it slightly with a thin glaze to get that colour you were speaking about?
Whenever you like. ;) - No, serious answer, generally, wet blending is better over larger flatter surfaces whereas loaded brush is excellent for smaller more detailed work.
@@VinceVenturella oh man what a quick reply! Perfect, i used your wet blending tutorial on the claws of my screamer killer, going to try loaded brush on the claw transitions on my next big bug from the leviathan box. Thanks for being so detailed with your videos. amazing stuff always and im improving so fast from watching you and practicing.
So in general, there are two options (which are not mutually exclusive). You can pull the third color into the gradation and place it more thoroughly into your loaded (wetter) color. The color will be more pronounced against the white and fade against the black. You can also glaze/filter afterward, which is what I was going to do here. :)
This absolutely blew my mind, how quickly and effectively this technique works is crazy, i cant wait to try it out
Happy to help!
That's a nice thumb. I really like the crisp clear lines shown on the thumb.
Always try to make sure i give people plenty of changes to admire the thumb.
You are amazing at teaching. It is not just the visuals of you practicing the techniques but also the explanations of intent, use and what is happening between brush, paints, miniatures and light. Your descriptions are that vivid that I often listen to them as pure podcast and whenever I refer to the visiuals itself it is "yep, as I thought!"
Than you, always happy to help. :)
Bless you for showing the palette, that makes a world of difference. I’m always confused and wonder how much people thin and spread their paints and now I get to see it :) wonderful
Awesome, yes, I started that a few videos back and like to show it when I can. I was often frustrated by the same thing and wanted to help people really break down the nuance where I could.
I am finding I keep coming back to this channel more &more , never heard of this technique will practice soon
Great to hear! Always happy to help. :)
Killer info, thanks! I found the fact that you use a higher flowing color in the belly and a thicker one at the tip extremely helpful!
Excellent, it really is the secret to this technique, happy to help as always. :)
Thanks for the tutorial.
Also, hot damn is that some beautiful freehand give done on the cape. Took me a sec to realize it wasn't sculpted on the cape, and then that it wasn't a decal.
Thank you (on both counts). :)
Been driving myself crazy trying to get perfect blends practicing with loaded brush. Now I know it is meant as a sketch technique, not a start to finish technique
Exactly the trick, You aren't trying to get a perfect blend (you fix it with glazes) you are trying to establish your rough blend and then fix.
that freehand on the cape looks really sweet. Been changing all my paints for warcolours, really like those paints
I love them for this technique especially, they are just the perfect consistency.
Thanks Vince, i've heard this term mentioned so many times but I've never understood what loaded brush blending actually was. 20 minutes later and I'm at the point of "ohhh, okay. I could try that!"
Happy to help!
Vince , another excellent video!
About 30 years ago I used this technique regularly on painting 15mm & 25mm French Napoleonic uniforms. Personally, I have never been a fan of NMM, but the technique works for many things and with variation in colour placement . You'll have everyone painting like a master before you know it! :)
I agree, it's a great technique with lots of uses beyond NMM for sure. As far as Master's, as long as people are taking their next steps, whatever that is, and are happier with what they achieve, then that makes me happy. :)
Have to admit I have never heard of this one, defo going to give this a go, looks like it would be a great technique to be able to do and it looks like fun :D
IDICBeer 40k Nick as I was watching this i saw you wings being highlighted like this but in grays and purples .
It might work :)
It's great fun for fat blends and look forward to seeing the results sir.
Whilst I love watching Ben paint on the Painting Budha channel, he doesn't go into this level of detail explaining what he's doing. By necessity, I think, as Ben is show us how he paints, rather than presenting us with a tutorial.
So, thanks for another very informative video. I will try this out, but I'm still learning brush control at the moment and I don't think I'm at the point yet where I could make this work. I just need more practice.
Thank you, that is very much appreciated and always happy to help.
A great tutorial, you not only explain the technique, but the whole process, which makes this tutorial one of the hobby cheating videos to have in the quick reference tab when painting a miniature. :)
P.S.You had to be the one who noticed the obvious advantages of the Warcolours gel paints to be used employing this technique. :)
It's crazy, they are so good for this technique. That gel is the perfect thickness and the way it interacts with water is just incredible as the belly liquid bleeds to the tip.
Bro!!! I just picked up your Dark Jade paint fro Pro Acryl!!! Can't Wait to use it!
Nice!!
Vince you explained this and made it look so easy . I'm going to have to try this on my next set of my Death Guard figures. Thank you sir. Mini
Happy to help as always. :)
Awesome as ever! And perfectly timed as I am working on my first Masters study (all will be revealed for the end of month submission) I am having a lot of trouble with NMM i.e. it just isn't convincing anyone ! Thanks for the upload Vince.
Happy to help as always. :)
Vince! Your videos have got to be by far the most well explained, clear , comprehensive and informative videos for hobby painting on the web! Every question I ever had about any sort of advanced topic (wet blending and glazing especially), you answered. Is there a patreon or something where you take support donations or such?
Thank you sir for sharing all this amazing content with everyone and thank you for helping me finally get to a next level of painting!
Well thank you, that is great to hear. Nope, I don't really have any patreon or anything like this. I do this because I like teaching and sharing. If you want to say thanks, just keep watching and share the videos. :)
@@VinceVenturella Hey fair enough, you da man!
Seriously... your video's have taught me so much... Thanks !!
That's awesome, happy to help as always. :)
3:07 A+ on the JFK reference lol, thanks for the tutorial
Thank you, always appreciated when people get the references.
I absolutely love your videos! They are so damn helpful! I'd say I am a beginner who is working on developing their more advanced skills and your videos are just fantastic!
After doing this stage, would you then just glaze over with a blue to get that blue NMM look?
Thank you, always glad to help. Yes, a very thin glaze applied as a filter to add the necessary colors would be your next step in the process.
Very usefully as always thank you! Are you just using water mixed with Liquitex (20 to 1 like it says on the bottle) to thin your paints normally?
Yep, that is correct, I tend to dilute it a little less, but basically yes.
Thank you! :)
Omg I've never heard/seen this before. It's awesome, and looks super difficult lol.....I'ma try it!
Yep, it's challenging, but very rewarding, it's often my initial blending technique before refinement.
Lovely tutorial! Thanks.
Thank you, happy to help as always.
Moin! (Means Hello in german ;) )
That's a great Tutorial, thanks. It is the first Video i see on yoir Chanel and it will not be he last.
Very very helpfull and great explaining.
Excellent, thank you and always happy to help. :)
Dude you have a tutorial for everything! awesome!
May I ask something? you load with black, and then put white on the tip, so what is the point of mixing the white and black in the pallet?
Because in the end, I am going to need to smooth everything out (you are never going to have a perfect blend from a loaded brush, it's too random of a technique. So I make the spread of color so I can go in and smooth out areas of inconsistent blends later. Hope that helps. :)
@@VinceVenturella It does, thx so much for taking the time to answer.
Vince, this video has helped me understand this technique so much more. You really take time in your videos to explain every step of the process and don't skimp on the detail.
Do you have any tips for using this technique with a very thin paint like Nighthaunt gloom. Would this only work if gloom was the paint that fills the brush?
It's really tough with thin paint. it would be fine if the paint is thin in the belly of the brush and white on the tip, but in general, you need a thick paint for the tip.
looks like a good technique to fix zenithal highlights or do zenithal highlighting by brush, if one is lacking an airbrush or has run our of spray primer.
btw: what kind of palette paper are you using in this video? I find parchment paper is lacking stability
Just standard reynolds baking paper. Always worked fine for me, but the humidity and other elements of your area can greatly change the way it works.
Awesome tip! Thank you so much again. ;-)
Thank you, happy to help as always. :)
Thanks for your videos, they're very accessible. I watched Ben Komets use this technique, but he goes so fast, it's hard to grasp what is happening.
Thank you, Ben is a true master to be sure, but I hope this helped.:)
Thanks!! very well explained
Happy to help as always. :)
The man is an inspiration for sure.
Do you use the liquitex Flow aid straight from the bottle or do you water it down like it says to? Recommended ratio?
I think it the standard amount.
Fairly sure this is Heretek. But I'll allow it.
I appreciate that. ;)
Wow this technique is harder than it looks!
It's something that requires a great deal of practice for sure.
Do you ever use varnish or clear coat on your miniatures Vince? I have problems with it making metallics dull or other things shiny.
I do, but I have the opposite problem, making metals dull, so I do everything except the metal, then use Testor's Dull Cote, then do the metals. Testor's Dull Cote is what I swear by, completely matte, very hard to frost.
Vince the Prince!!! Man start monetize ur skills! Aren't u offering seminars? I would come from Belgium to learn from you!
I have some classes in the description, I will be teaching more over time and in more places, so stay tuned. :)
I might have said this before but I like your vids before I watch them so I don't forget.
I do have a question though that I've seen many others ask. Why do my brushes bend at the tip? Is it because they're cheap? Someone told me that but I don't know what the reason is and I don't like it. ^^ Thanks again for the great videos.
Could be, but it could also be too much thick paint. I like the Series 7 because it has the perfect snap and durability for the thickness of paint I use.
Thank you! Great showcase of loaded brush.
I would love to see loaded brush on a larger surface.
And also, how did you blend the red cape? Loaded brush, glaze or mix of techniques and in what order did you go about doing the darker and lighter colors?
Glad to help, the cloak was thin glazes with the airbrush over zenithal to start. Then some stippling blending (which is where you reinforce the colors through micro dots of brighter colors on the highlights and darker colors in the shadows to create texture and color). Then glazes over that, then stippling again.
Vince Venturella could you do a video on this technique?
Ok interesting. Ty for reply. Yeah maybe a future video would be about stippling?
THANK YOU FOR THIS!!!!!!!
Happy to help as always. :)
So if you made a NMM like that with only black and white, would you just tint it slightly with a thin glaze to get that colour you were speaking about?
Yes, my final step is some thin glazes of turquoise to tint the blue color, but you could just as easily do a thin brown or even an OSL.
I should've read this before leaving my comment and asking almost the same question...lol...stupid me
I know I am three years late but any chance you will do an interview with the artist with Ben?
I would love to interview Ben sometime for sure. :)
apart from as a guide does the zenithal add much to this or are the paints too thick?
Well, all paint is transparent, and will have some different value when put over brighter and darker colors, but at minimum, it's a guide for sure.
What kind of parchment paper do you use?
Either the stuff that comes with the Redgrass palette or simple Reynolds Baking (non-wax) paper.
I know this is an old video but when do I use wet blending vs loaded brush?
Whenever you like. ;) - No, serious answer, generally, wet blending is better over larger flatter surfaces whereas loaded brush is excellent for smaller more detailed work.
@@VinceVenturella oh man what a quick reply! Perfect, i used your wet blending tutorial on the claws of my screamer killer, going to try loaded brush on the claw transitions on my next big bug from the leviathan box.
Thanks for being so detailed with your videos. amazing stuff always and im improving so fast from watching you and practicing.
fantastic
Thank you, happy to help as always. :)
How would you use this technique with a third colour (eg blue)?
So in general, there are two options (which are not mutually exclusive). You can pull the third color into the gradation and place it more thoroughly into your loaded (wetter) color. The color will be more pronounced against the white and fade against the black. You can also glaze/filter afterward, which is what I was going to do here. :)
Do you do private lessons?
Through Patreon.
Do you voice hiccup from how to train your dragon
I would hope Jay Baruchel hasn't fallen so far. But I take any comparison to a celebrity as positive. ;)
@@VinceVenturella Fallen? He would have to do quite a bit of climbing to get to your level
O thats what it is
That's what it is- hope it was helpful. :)
Pretty creamy
Super creamy. ;)
Ive tried this..waaaay harder than it looks
It's tough, but with some practice and really getting down the paint thickness, it's quite useful.
"Mmmmkay"
Yeah, I say that a little too much in some early videos. :)
@@VinceVenturella its okay. Its iconic. I would be upset if you didnt say it at this point! Lol. 😂
I beg u Ben, do this with gold please
Do you mean do this loaded brush technique with NMM gold being the final product?
@@VinceVenturella Yep!