Vince Venturela I think has some of the best videos on UA-cam if you wanna improve your painting, his hobby cheating videos are just a treasure trove of knowledge.
Yeah, Vince is the best teacher on YT, there are literally hundreds of videos of his hobby cheating series. He's my go to source for resourceful information in a not overly long format
I see your stuff at the top of reddit all the time and i've saved some images as reference material. It must be a good feeling to get to a point as an artist where you have a distinct style that stand out among the crowd.
@@leeshipman8849 Hello Lee, apologies I don't think I saw your message. I've been dealing with a bit of post convention illness so it's possible I missed it. I am currently working on a series of videos on Trugg for Patreon and I plan to be uploading semi regularly to UA-cam again soon. I am working on a fundamentals series for Patreon that started with glazing and will be continuing with edge highlighting etc very soon but perhaps the majority of content is more aimed towards mid/higher end painting rather than quicker army painting.
Came in to recommend Juan as well. I owe him a huge debt of gratitude as his Heavy Contrast series played a large part in getting my foot into the commission painting door
I heartily agree. I think what makes Duncans videos great is for people who are really that creatively inclined, and don't have the "artists eye", like myself, it gives a process you can follow that gives solid results without too much in terms of complex technique.
1,000%. He is what unearthed the chronic kitbasher in me. An event that has left me significantly lighter in the bank account, but significantly happier in the brain department.
I don't know about Pete. He has some weird ideas about colour selection. For example, he never uses black, he always substitutes with grey claiming it is better. Now it may be that the camera doesn't do the job justice because colour definition is a thing. But When I see soldiers running around in grey where there should be black, or when he painted ships from the Black Seas set with grey guns it just rubs the wrong way.
I think that getting a one off special of Rogue Hobbies, Goobertown and Eons of Battle would be amazing, the overwhelming positivity and good vibes they'd probably bring around world peace in an afternoon.
Vince Venturella, Ninjon, and Miniac were some of my first follows, and I still watch basically everything they do and have learned a lot from all of them. Vince is especially great if you want clear and specific tutorials. He's not flashy but such a great teacher. Sam Lenz also has some great tutorials and theory videos now that he posting more frequently on YT.
Not typical warhammer painter but Doctor Fausts painting clinic is another great place to learn different techniques with great tutorials and explanations
@@roguehobbies It's a shame Rob never actually revealed the names of the Turkish Monastic Painting Masters who are based on a mountain that he learnt from.
Several great painters have already been mentioned here in the comment section. But I would like to mention Roman Lappat. I love his speed painting videos. And the video series about color theory was a big eye-opener for me.
@@spilbobagginswhy? Lousie is amazing and she doesn't throw anything else to us than paint and goblins. And her video are fun and humble. Gooble isn't...
Brent thought it was okay to lecture me about his woke views in the comments section of a Lyla Mev video (He wasn’t even joining in the discussion, he was just telling me to touch grass basically), I unsubbed from his channel right there and then.
Probably my favorite is Goobertown Hobbies. You are maybe the only other hobbytuber I know of who could present a more relentlessly positive spin on everything in the hobby. I also really like Miscast - he's not afraid to fail on camera and that's REALLY refreshing. So much of what we see is only super polished perfect end results which can leave us normal folk disheartened when we run into issues on our own hobby journeys. Finally Marco Frisoni and Dana Howl have inspired me many times to paint brighter and more vibrantly.
I'm always here to show love to Dave, Hector and Tony over at MS_Paints. They're always doing something a bit different and the production quality is amazing!
This is what I always say when painting channels comes up. His talk about how he continues to have fun with the process is at least as good or better than his talk about the painting techniques themselves. (Not that he's any slouch at that either, as the golden demon on his shelf would attest.) I also like how he's constantly returning the basics, trying out variations on them, and talking through what they're meant to accomplish. Like a master musician who still makes time to practice the scales.
I'm obsessed with @heresyforheretics rn :O I really love how he goes for artistic expression above all, every mini he puts out is so cool and unique. I feel like it's pretty easy for all of us who got into mini painting from GW to just try to emulate 'Eavy Metal style and stay inside that comfort zone, and I always feel like @heresyforheretics manages to put all of that aside and find some beautiful essence in the plastic itself that he just channels into reality. I feel like I very easily obsess over technique when painting my own minis, and I love how HfH over and over shows that, first off, less is more, and second of all, we're trying to make art, not just boast about technique. Really has me asking myself, "does this extra layer of extreme highlighting bring me joy" lol Everything feels so deliberate. Artistic vision above all.
Yep, came to the comments to give him a shout out, he really helped me push myself when it came to volumetric lighting, contrast and colour. And I found more than any other creator, following his painting style on a few models helped me grow and improve in all my other painting in a more traditional style
Vincy v and ninjon are both top picks for quality videos, advice and variety. I especially like it when they cooperate and try to do smack talk, it's the most gloriously nerdy thing I've seen!
I'd like to recommend Mediocre Hobbies. In a similar vein to Peachy tips his tutorials are really accessible and great for people who don't have huge amounts of time or feel intimidated by the incredible talent of the higher tier painters out there. Also thank you for introducing me to Goblin Green 2021!
I like Mediocre Hobbies a lot too. Time-poor shaky hand man that I am. Also tbh while it’s awesome to see the incredible stuff being done, honestly I love to see normal people’s slightly messy or quirky or whatever minis too, especially when they have real character even if they aren’t always inside the lines.
I very rarely comment on UA-cam, but i just have to say there were so many channels i haven't heard of before even with me watching painting video's almost everyday for over 2 years now. Thank you so much for the recommendations
Slightly off topic… but… I’ve watched a few of your videos and subscribe etc. and they are all great, but the main thing is I think you are a genuinely good human being your outlook is always positive your content is great and you are so refreshingly enthusiastically nice about everyone and all aspects of the hobby - which you clearly know a lot about and are a very talented painter. In the over 40 years I have been involved with the hobby I think you (and @PeachyTips) are some of the best personalities and ambassadors for the hobby and the games. Well done keep producing the content and champion something us Uber nerds all love so much! 👏🏻
Artists promoting artists always makes me smile. Thank for this list of opportunites to learn and be inpired. I would like to point out Jay from Eons of Battle as someone who tends to make me smile and get my inspiration going.
When I was lad painting in the 90s painting advice, help and tutorials were so hard to get. I like Ninjon for his thoughts and asides, Eons of Battle for the enthusiasm, and Vince Venturela for the sheer excellence. Rejoice! We are living in a golden age people!
+1 shoutout to Byron at Artis Opus - can’t believe how far down I had to scroll to find him! There are literally several of us that watch this channel that actually enjoy drybrushing! Didn’t see Darcy Bono mentioned - her channel has a lot of really good ‘recipe’ videos that produce great results even if you’re just starting out. Other than that, everyone else that’s inspired or motivated me is already in this video (Flameon, Sorastro), listed in the honorable mentions (Duncan, Angel GiraldeZ) already listed in the comments (Vince Venturella, Miniac, Lyla Mev, Dana Howl, Heresy for Heretics)… or they made this video! Thanks Rogue Hobbies!
Peachy Tips!? never heard of him...looks like a sexy Jason Statham though 🤔 You're Waaaaaaay too kind to include me in such a list of excellent human beings
Dana Howls use of colour always makes me reconsider how I paint minis. Also the videos have fun production too. I read the word square space in Dana’s voice every time.
Stu and his Miniature Realms deserve my mention. He is great for army painting, the Old World, and historicals. He is also very much talking to grown-ups, so to speak, yet with a passion for the hobby.
One channel I adore because they are going hell for leather on their own thing is the Grimdark Compendium. They are especially good at teaching you how to use texture, either through kitbashing or making the paint work (using oils or mixing in varnishes to the paint). There is nowhere better to go if you want to paint something wild, dirty, and generally a bit gross.
A true old school master. Also, don't forget Ed from his channel Minisodes. Another old school 90's style painter who plays 2nd edition battle reports with Miniscape.
I'm a huge fan of Peachy Tips, Peachy seems way more relaxed and comfortable painting his own style, I like the way he explains things and those Silver Bayonet bat reps are outstanding!
Indeed. Peachy knows he's a tabletop level painter, seems comfortable with that, is great at doing that at speed (simply by moving his brush faster :) ) and is probably one of the better starting points for people learning to paint.
I would also add Juan Hidalgo, who does a lot with contrast paints, Ninjon, Miniac, Trovarion and Sam Lenz for experience, and teaching more advanced techniques in a simple manner, and Goobertown Hobbies is great for those people new to painting, with great tips, and his calm, relaxing, yet enthusiastic approach to painting. A few great ones mentioned here, and others i have to check out.
Love when artists promote artists!!! You’re a treasure to the hobby community. I’ve been painting for almost 10 years and still discovering new artists thanks to vids like this one. Thank you.
Some amazing ones already mentioned - thanks Louise. And so many others out there: Sam Lenz - like the style and theory Vince V - very good instruction and vast array of material Sergio Calvo - inspiration Miniac and Ninjon - good insight Juan Hidalgo - good techniques Artis Opus - good style and quick results (avoiding chalky dry brush on tanks was always a challenge until i saw this) Midwinter Minis - good fun and interesting content Zumikito - style and array of content I'm in the camp of getting a couple of hours every few days due to family and work. If i can't practice hard then I'll practice smart and learn what i can from these lovely folks by watching them on the train!
Great video. Never heard of infernal brush until now, I will give that artist a go. I think there are 3 types of painters on YT: 1) True artists who are also talented teachers 2) Good painters with an engaging channel 3) People who paint on YT
Fletcher on Tabletop Tactics is a great painter and when they put out a tutorial it's ALWAYS worth watching. Also Darcy Bono. She makes everything look like its achievable - I've learned a bunch
Goobertown Hobbies is a great channel and dude, too. Maybe a little less on the painting tutorial side, but for miniature painting and terrain creation overall.
Great video! I really like how the mini painter content creator community interacts and collaborates with each other. One painter I only discovered recently is Kujo Painting - he really has unique videos and tutorials and his Scottish accent is even for non native speakers understandable 😉
I'd suggest Miniscape, a lovely blend between painting, discussing the history of the unit being painted, and to wrap it up a lovely song. I still find myself singing Land Raider, raider of land every now and then.
Dice'n demons is a great channel as well for super interesting and crazy colour scheme's and well worth the watch for anyone. The painting schemes always blow my mind.
I have been painting mimis for 30 years, I think it took 10 years to get good, then 20 to 30 years to get very good, and have the confidence to try different techniques. I follow and watch painters to learn more and because I enjoy watching.
Love the shoutout for Craftworld - for a long time since coming back to the hobby I struggled with the weird cognitive dissonance of liking how my minis looked but also being unhappy that they didn't look like Eavy Metal and folks like Craftworld made me realize Eavy Metal looks great in photographs but looks kinda weird in your hand, and I've come to enjoy my painting a lot more since.
Some great mentions in this one, especially Lukas at Squidmar! He is a delight to watch and always enjoy when he is apart of a Squidmar video. The honorable mentions really saved this video imo lol. And even then it failed to mention Vincy V and Trovarion. To not even mention or show Duncan Rhodes as apart of the Gamesworkshop/eavy metal style is criminal lol
Lichs Labratory is one of my favorite kitbashers and a solid painter, he has a heavy focus on lore and does his build around a theme or story. Others have mentioned Ninjon, Vince Venturella, Jain Hidalgo, Trovarion and Sam Lenz. All these guys have really pushed my painting to the next level.
Great video with a few I'm off to follow now! I'm a big fan of Vince Venturella's painting tips and while he's far above my level, his guides are easy to follow and give a lot of great advice on painting from beginner to masterworks.
I feel like Marco Frisoni deserves more than a quick honourable mention; in my opinion his channel is the second best for learning minipainting (after Vince Venturella) and the best bar none for learning colour theory. He's also the most wholesome and enthusiastic Italian on the planet. Another (VERY niche) recommendation: James Wappel is *the* oil painting guy.
Haven't seen anyone mention him yet, but Sonic Sledgehammer Studios is really good. Clean and clear visuals and a thorough step by step approach to game play ready miniatures. And he does a lot of non-Warhammer stuff if that is a concern/interest. Another good one is MishMash. He does a basically 50/50 mix of WH and Quar videos. Also, I recently started following NukaKitten. Her videos even have a signature approving head bob at the end of each step.
he also makes everything lok so easy. because it is. I could do all the steps, i just lack the capacity to decide what the stoes are going to be in advance.
SOme painters I've never heared about before in this video, and I will check them out. When I started with paintin Wrhammer minis many many years ago one of the first channels I followed was the official Games Workshop channel where Duncan and Peachy was making tutorial videos and still follow them and get inspired (both the GW channel, Peachy and Duncan). Also love to see the detailed painting Lucas from Squidmar does, espesially his freehand. Another channel I like is Tabletop Time, and ofcourse I love to see you paint.
Nice to see Maverick get a shout out, he does insane work. Personally I'd add Sam Lenz, Byron (Artis Opus) and Zumikito. Byron especially has that "even you, the average person, can get these results" vibes and his technique basically made vehicles manageable for me.
I don't really enjoy basing my miniatures but want to have cool bases. And jay from eons of battle really helped me with so many basing schemes/execution. And I just think he's hilarious. Him and juggz are the only creators here where I definitely watch every new video regardless of the topic (you're in there as well since I only skipped the kids video since I don't do well with kids and don't have or want any. Still think that was an important video, just not for myself)
I think its a double edged sword, what I mean is, they're so great at what they do, and probably great at teaching, at the same time it can be very discouraging for new painters to see this top level paintjob and then look back at their minis, and even tho they have followed a guide to completion the mini might not even look close to what they see from the painters, one thing I dont see talked about is how tactile of a hobby this is, there is so much muscle memory and sensory input that goes into painting, something you simply cant replicate as a new painter because you haven't build the muscle memory and experience. Great video tho, they are some truly talented/dedicated people 😊
For me the one person that really opened my mind to different approaches to painting was Marco NJM. He employs classical art techniques in his mini painting and is really good at simplifying methods and making them easy to understand. One of the best
Great list. Shout out some love for Guy from Midwinter Minis too. I remember the video where he encouraged you to start this chaneel through tactical use of cake.
For alternative painting styles we have to mention Grimdark Compendium and The Feral Painter. Both have opened my eyes to a new and more interesting way to paint
I really enjoy Matt's Hobby Hour. Just a guy, doing his hobby to a really good standard using mostly contrast paint hacks. Strikes a midway between 'get this out as fast as possible' and 'I'm prepping my golden daemon entry.'
Alex Paints started his channel recently and I think he deserves a lot more love! Great sense of humor and so far has focused on helping new people learn to paint.
Cool list. Many of these are artists I've never watched. Some of my favorites are Don Suratos, Miniac, Ninjon, Artis Opus, Lyla Mev, Zumikito, and Vince Venturella.
Vince Venturela I think has some of the best videos on UA-cam if you wanna improve your painting, his hobby cheating videos are just a treasure trove of knowledge.
Yep. I’ll never paint like Vinny V. But I like that he pushes me to try harder and improve.
Vince Ventrula is amazing for when you see that one technique online and want to find out how to do it. He encourages you so much through the videos
Yeah, Vince is the best teacher on YT, there are literally hundreds of videos of his hobby cheating series.
He's my go to source for resourceful information in a not overly long format
Literally came on to recommend Vincey V here. Super direct, really informative. Learned a lot from the Strict Technomancer.
100%, Vince is unmatched when it comes to specific topics or themes/techniques
Thanks for mentioning me! I do plan out each shadow and reflection in advance before I start painting, that’s why my miniatures look like this 😁😁😁
Thank you so much for the shout out Louise!
No thank YOU!
Thank you for being you. Your Ragnar series really pushed my wolves up several levels.
Your tutorials and Eavy Metal archive website is so useful. They're what enabled me to paint at a level I was actually happy with.
I see your stuff at the top of reddit all the time and i've saved some images as reference material. It must be a good feeling to get to a point as an artist where you have a distinct style that stand out among the crowd.
@@leeshipman8849 Hello Lee, apologies I don't think I saw your message. I've been dealing with a bit of post convention illness so it's possible I missed it. I am currently working on a series of videos on Trugg for Patreon and I plan to be uploading semi regularly to UA-cam again soon. I am working on a fundamentals series for Patreon that started with glazing and will be continuing with edge highlighting etc very soon but perhaps the majority of content is more aimed towards mid/higher end painting rather than quicker army painting.
I'd like to add Juan Hidalgo, he's like the spanish bob ross but for minis and his tutorials are always chill and direct
Yeah I came to the comments to say this basically.
Fellow haters of blue stand up!
The goat.
Came in to recommend Juan as well. I owe him a huge debt of gratitude as his Heavy Contrast series played a large part in getting my foot into the commission painting door
Trovarion miniatures is really good. So is Vince and ninjon but they were already mentioned
I think you’re spot on - I was expecting those 3 in this video.
Trovarion is an absolute Chad when it comes to showing how to paint
I love mister Duncon Rhodes - he helped a lot. ❤
I heartily agree. I think what makes Duncans videos great is for people who are really that creatively inclined, and don't have the "artists eye", like myself, it gives a process you can follow that gives solid results without too much in terms of complex technique.
I think Pete the Wargamer deserves a mention here too. He does the best conversion/kitbash/sculpting stuff on youtube in my opinion
1,000%. He is what unearthed the chronic kitbasher in me. An event that has left me significantly lighter in the bank account, but significantly happier in the brain department.
I don't know about Pete. He has some weird ideas about colour selection. For example, he never uses black, he always substitutes with grey claiming it is better. Now it may be that the camera doesn't do the job justice because colour definition is a thing. But When I see soldiers running around in grey where there should be black, or when he painted ships from the Black Seas set with grey guns it just rubs the wrong way.
Pete deserves a mention, but I presume that you wrote your second sentence only because you haven't found Scratch Bashing - that bloke is phenomenal.
@@charliebohnsack3461 his conversion work is top notch. And easy to follow.
Lets not ignore RogueHobbies, who has an unflappably optimistic approach to this hobby and keeps the welcoming vibe alive.
I think that getting a one off special of Rogue Hobbies, Goobertown and Eons of Battle would be amazing, the overwhelming positivity and good vibes they'd probably bring around world peace in an afternoon.
Vince Venturella, Ninjon, and Miniac were some of my first follows, and I still watch basically everything they do and have learned a lot from all of them.
Vince is especially great if you want clear and specific tutorials. He's not flashy but such a great teacher.
Sam Lenz also has some great tutorials and theory videos now that he posting more frequently on YT.
Those three are some of my favorite creators
Not typical warhammer painter but Doctor Fausts painting clinic is another great place to learn different techniques with great tutorials and explanations
Thank you so much for the kind words, Louise! I really appreciate that 🤗
You do amazing stuff
@TheHonestWargamer That's very kind - thank you! 😊
Been watching your vids for years, you’re absolutely brilliant
@@stuartpriest8868 Thanks so much, Stuart! 😊
Your are Incredible though.....Louise is right ,and the best Star Wars painting content on the Internet imo
"Rob's one slapchop video" 🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣
It was a good one 👍
@@roguehobbies It's a shame Rob never actually revealed the names of the Turkish Monastic Painting Masters who are based on a mountain that he learnt from.
@@auretioustaak6579 monks don't need praise
@@TheHonestWargamer I see how it is - keeping the ultimate painting secrets to yourself till the world is ready again. I can respect that.
@@TheHonestWargamer it must be hard for then being men in the hobby
Several great painters have already been mentioned here in the comment section. But I would like to mention Roman Lappat. I love his speed painting videos. And the video series about color theory was a big eye-opener for me.
Goobertown Hobbies, Lyla Mev and Ninjon are absolutely missing from this list!
Not missing wokies goobertown...
@@bayushisama7270 you're on the wrong channel if you're complaining about "wokeness" lol
Nah dude, goober is a creepy doxxing clown.
@@spilbobagginswhy? Lousie is amazing and she doesn't throw anything else to us than paint and goblins. And her video are fun and humble. Gooble isn't...
Brent thought it was okay to lecture me about his woke views in the comments section of a Lyla Mev video (He wasn’t even joining in the discussion, he was just telling me to touch grass basically), I unsubbed from his channel right there and then.
YOU are the artist who makes me a better Warhammer painter, and made me listen to Summoning while waving my brush on plastic warriors !
🥹♥️
Probably my favorite is Goobertown Hobbies. You are maybe the only other hobbytuber I know of who could present a more relentlessly positive spin on everything in the hobby. I also really like Miscast - he's not afraid to fail on camera and that's REALLY refreshing. So much of what we see is only super polished perfect end results which can leave us normal folk disheartened when we run into issues on our own hobby journeys. Finally Marco Frisoni and Dana Howl have inspired me many times to paint brighter and more vibrantly.
Yikes
Same, I love his approach of just enjoying the hobby and not chasing the algorithm or coming off as way too intense.
I'm always here to show love to Dave, Hector and Tony over at MS_Paints. They're always doing something a bit different and the production quality is amazing!
They have one of my FAVOURITE editing styles on this whole damn platform
@@walksinthedarkness I love MS_Paints!
@@roguehobbies Dave is low key one of the most talented, atmospheric editors on UA-cam
I find that Ninjon talks the best about painting out of those I follow. His 'why' and is as good as his 'how'.
This is what I always say when painting channels comes up. His talk about how he continues to have fun with the process is at least as good or better than his talk about the painting techniques themselves. (Not that he's any slouch at that either, as the golden demon on his shelf would attest.)
I also like how he's constantly returning the basics, trying out variations on them, and talking through what they're meant to accomplish. Like a master musician who still makes time to practice the scales.
He's a really hard watch.
He's one of my favourite watches, his style of waxing philosophical about painting really suits my taste
@@sinisterplank3113 I guess I'll give credit that his content is at least mid tier. He's not goobertown bad.
@@paulsr.1090 everyone has different preferences. what would you recommend?
I find vince venturela really helpful, he's got a video for everything. Ninjon too.
Came here to shout out Vince too. He’s helped me more than anyone.
Vince is the goat ;)
Can't believe Vince wasn't listed!
+1 for Vince!
Agree here on those two specifically. Vince for teaching, Jon for fun
I'm obsessed with @heresyforheretics rn :O I really love how he goes for artistic expression above all, every mini he puts out is so cool and unique. I feel like it's pretty easy for all of us who got into mini painting from GW to just try to emulate 'Eavy Metal style and stay inside that comfort zone, and I always feel like @heresyforheretics manages to put all of that aside and find some beautiful essence in the plastic itself that he just channels into reality.
I feel like I very easily obsess over technique when painting my own minis, and I love how HfH over and over shows that, first off, less is more, and second of all, we're trying to make art, not just boast about technique. Really has me asking myself, "does this extra layer of extreme highlighting bring me joy" lol
Everything feels so deliberate. Artistic vision above all.
Yep, came to the comments to give him a shout out, he really helped me push myself when it came to volumetric lighting, contrast and colour.
And I found more than any other creator, following his painting style on a few models helped me grow and improve in all my other painting in a more traditional style
Vincy v and ninjon are both top picks for quality videos, advice and variety. I especially like it when they cooperate and try to do smack talk, it's the most gloriously nerdy thing I've seen!
I'd like to recommend Mediocre Hobbies. In a similar vein to Peachy tips his tutorials are really accessible and great for people who don't have huge amounts of time or feel intimidated by the incredible talent of the higher tier painters out there.
Also thank you for introducing me to Goblin Green 2021!
I like Mediocre Hobbies a lot too. Time-poor shaky hand man that I am. Also tbh while it’s awesome to see the incredible stuff being done, honestly I love to see normal people’s slightly messy or quirky or whatever minis too, especially when they have real character even if they aren’t always inside the lines.
Me too. I only started painting this year and his “it’s fine, just do this and it’ll look great” approach has been huge for me. ✊🏻😂
An another from me, really easy to follow and easy to replicate for solid good looking miniatures
I very rarely comment on UA-cam, but i just have to say there were so many channels i haven't heard of before even with me watching painting video's almost everyday for over 2 years now. Thank you so much for the recommendations
Slightly off topic… but… I’ve watched a few of your videos and subscribe etc. and they are all great, but the main thing is I think you are a genuinely good human being your outlook is always positive your content is great and you are so refreshingly enthusiastically nice about everyone and all aspects of the hobby - which you clearly know a lot about and are a very talented painter. In the over 40 years I have been involved with the hobby I think you (and @PeachyTips) are some of the best personalities and ambassadors for the hobby and the games. Well done keep producing the content and champion something us Uber nerds all love so much! 👏🏻
Artists promoting artists always makes me smile. Thank for this list of opportunites to learn and be inpired.
I would like to point out Jay from Eons of Battle as someone who tends to make me smile and get my inspiration going.
Don't forget Anvil of Doom from Australia for his painting journey and incredible paint jobs. Awesome for anyone interested in oldhammer minis too!
His soundtrack lives rent free in my head.
When I was lad painting in the 90s painting advice, help and tutorials were so hard to get.
I like Ninjon for his thoughts and asides, Eons of Battle for the enthusiasm, and Vince Venturela for the sheer excellence.
Rejoice!
We are living in a golden age people!
+1 shoutout to Byron at Artis Opus - can’t believe how far down I had to scroll to find him! There are literally several of us that watch this channel that actually enjoy drybrushing! Didn’t see Darcy Bono mentioned - her channel has a lot of really good ‘recipe’ videos that produce great results even if you’re just starting out. Other than that, everyone else that’s inspired or motivated me is already in this video (Flameon, Sorastro), listed in the honorable mentions (Duncan, Angel GiraldeZ) already listed in the comments (Vince Venturella, Miniac, Lyla Mev, Dana Howl, Heresy for Heretics)… or they made this video! Thanks Rogue Hobbies!
Warhipster has some great contrast tutorials - easy to follow and defo improved my painting
100% my go-to with new tutorials.
Pete the wargamer has helped me a lot with his WW2 tutorials, I think he deserves a mention
Peachy Tips!? never heard of him...looks like a sexy Jason Statham though 🤔
You're Waaaaaaay too kind to include me in such a list of excellent human beings
I hear he makes a wicked cuppa and a roundhouse kick.
I hear he is lethal in a car park
True Story, Jason Statham is just acting out scenes from Peachy's life. Expect his next film "SMELT FORCE FIVE" to focus on your early life.
Dana Howls use of colour always makes me reconsider how I paint minis. Also the videos have fun production too. I read the word square space in Dana’s voice every time.
Dana is great, and her ad bits are so good. And she is Canadian so there is that!
I'd definitely add Artis Opus to the list. His deep love of slightly moist dry-brushing is exceptional.
This is the prettiest thumbnail I've ever seen on UA-cam! 😊
I actually worked really hard on this one
Little shout out for @sonicsledgehammer always enjoy his stuff and his filthily smooth voice
Very beginner friendly as well
Also not just figures, covers different scales and vehicles etc, great across the board tutorials!
Don't forget his magic "Sonic Tonic" which blows regular Agrax Earthshade out of the water.
@@revylokesh1783 yo has a rebranded marine juice
Yes big thumbs up for @sonicsledgehammer.
Stu and his Miniature Realms deserve my mention. He is great for army painting, the Old World, and historicals. He is also very much talking to grown-ups, so to speak, yet with a passion for the hobby.
Louise!? First of all you’re one of my favorite channels , you’re just a delight to watch.
You need to do a warhammer knight or titan !
One channel I adore because they are going hell for leather on their own thing is the Grimdark Compendium. They are especially good at teaching you how to use texture, either through kitbashing or making the paint work (using oils or mixing in varnishes to the paint). There is nowhere better to go if you want to paint something wild, dirty, and generally a bit gross.
Seconded.
5:46 henry's voice is asmr-adjacent.
And never forget Miniscape. The master of the old brush.
miniscape. scape of minis.
A true old school master. Also, don't forget Ed from his channel Minisodes. Another old school 90's style painter who plays 2nd edition battle reports with Miniscape.
I'm a huge fan of Peachy Tips, Peachy seems way more relaxed and comfortable painting his own style, I like the way he explains things and those Silver Bayonet bat reps are outstanding!
Agreed. I feel like Peachy really found his niche where he is at his happiest, and it shows
Indeed. Peachy knows he's a tabletop level painter, seems comfortable with that, is great at doing that at speed (simply by moving his brush faster :) ) and is probably one of the better starting points for people learning to paint.
Love Sergio Calvo because his videos are mostly just painting with calm music. No voiceover, just chill.
Thanks for all the artist recomendations!
Nice video. Keep up the good work.
I would also add Juan Hidalgo, who does a lot with contrast paints, Ninjon, Miniac, Trovarion and Sam Lenz for experience, and teaching more advanced techniques in a simple manner, and Goobertown Hobbies is great for those people new to painting, with great tips, and his calm, relaxing, yet enthusiastic approach to painting.
A few great ones mentioned here, and others i have to check out.
I love this, creator supporting other creators. So wholesome!
Craftworld Studios really are incredible. I'm a huge fan of their style
Love when artists promote artists!!! You’re a treasure to the hobby community. I’ve been painting for almost 10 years and still discovering new artists thanks to vids like this one. Thank you.
Just joined Craftworld Studios patreon
I love ghe artistic approach instead of 'eavy metal. Incredebile tutorials
😂😂 loved the comment of "big plastic" absolutely halrious.
Ninjon is one of my go tos i love his enthusiasm, variety of projects, and of started adopting his wild shadow color undercoat method and love it.
Some amazing ones already mentioned - thanks Louise. And so many others out there:
Sam Lenz - like the style and theory Vince V - very good instruction and vast array of material
Sergio Calvo - inspiration
Miniac and Ninjon - good insight
Juan Hidalgo - good techniques
Artis Opus - good style and quick results (avoiding chalky dry brush on tanks was always a challenge until i saw this)
Midwinter Minis - good fun and interesting content
Zumikito - style and array of content
I'm in the camp of getting a couple of hours every few days due to family and work. If i can't practice hard then I'll practice smart and learn what i can from these lovely folks by watching them on the train!
Always love seeing a Juan Sanz (elminiaturista) paint job for insanely eye catching and awesome looking lighting effects
his signature use of light is really amazing.
he uses photoshop to get that effect bud, he cant paint like that, no one can
These are all awesome!! I'd add Sonic Sledgehammer to that, his UA-cam tutorials are a great way to get all kinds of minis on the table quickly
Second that.
Sonic sledgehammer is great. I also like the painting coach
Thanks Louise, you always put a smile on my face. Don't worry so much about the negative people. We appreciate you!
Great video. Never heard of infernal brush until now, I will give that artist a go.
I think there are 3 types of painters on YT: 1) True artists who are also talented teachers 2) Good painters with an engaging channel 3) People who paint on YT
Fantastic video Louise! Thanks so much for putting this together. I honestly though I was following most of these lovely people already!
Fletcher on Tabletop Tactics is a great painter and when they put out a tutorial it's ALWAYS worth watching. Also Darcy Bono. She makes everything look like its achievable - I've learned a bunch
Goobertown Hobbies is a great channel and dude, too. Maybe a little less on the painting tutorial side, but for miniature painting and terrain creation overall.
My jaw literally dropped when you showed Flameon's work. Astounding work, my god.
My boy Goblin Green got a shoutout
Great video! I really like how the mini painter content creator community interacts and collaborates with each other. One painter I only discovered recently is Kujo Painting - he really has unique videos and tutorials and his Scottish accent is even for non native speakers understandable 😉
Dave at Infernal Brush is the GOAT. Jon Ninas and Darren Latham also worth shouts out!
I'd suggest Miniscape, a lovely blend between painting, discussing the history of the unit being painted, and to wrap it up a lovely song.
I still find myself singing Land Raider, raider of land every now and then.
Great video, nice to get a whole bunch of new people to flow, thanks!!
Dice'n demons is a great channel as well for super interesting and crazy colour scheme's and well worth the watch for anyone. The painting schemes always blow my mind.
Thank you for the shout out Laura 🙏🏼🙌🏼
Wondered what was going on with the new followers 😅
I have been painting mimis for 30 years, I think it took 10 years to get good, then 20 to 30 years to get very good, and have the confidence to try different techniques. I follow and watch painters to learn more and because I enjoy watching.
Love the shoutout for Craftworld - for a long time since coming back to the hobby I struggled with the weird cognitive dissonance of liking how my minis looked but also being unhappy that they didn't look like Eavy Metal and folks like Craftworld made me realize Eavy Metal looks great in photographs but looks kinda weird in your hand, and I've come to enjoy my painting a lot more since.
Some great mentions in this one, especially Lukas at Squidmar! He is a delight to watch and always enjoy when he is apart of a Squidmar video. The honorable mentions really saved this video imo lol. And even then it failed to mention Vincy V and Trovarion. To not even mention or show Duncan Rhodes as apart of the Gamesworkshop/eavy metal style is criminal lol
Great rundown, Louise. What a time to be a hobbyist!
Vince Venturella is my go to. I discovered his channel around when I started the hobby and he has some of the best videos and guides.
Lichs Labratory is one of my favorite kitbashers and a solid painter, he has a heavy focus on lore and does his build around a theme or story.
Others have mentioned Ninjon, Vince Venturella, Jain Hidalgo, Trovarion and Sam Lenz. All these guys have really pushed my painting to the next level.
Great video with a few I'm off to follow now! I'm a big fan of Vince Venturella's painting tips and while he's far above my level, his guides are easy to follow and give a lot of great advice on painting from beginner to masterworks.
I feel like Marco Frisoni deserves more than a quick honourable mention; in my opinion his channel is the second best for learning minipainting (after Vince Venturella) and the best bar none for learning colour theory. He's also the most wholesome and enthusiastic Italian on the planet.
Another (VERY niche) recommendation: James Wappel is *the* oil painting guy.
Haven't seen anyone mention him yet, but Sonic Sledgehammer Studios is really good. Clean and clear visuals and a thorough step by step approach to game play ready miniatures. And he does a lot of non-Warhammer stuff if that is a concern/interest.
Another good one is MishMash. He does a basically 50/50 mix of WH and Quar videos.
Also, I recently started following NukaKitten. Her videos even have a signature approving head bob at the end of each step.
great list. I thought I know "all" of those internet artist, yet you shared some completly new to me
MARCO FRIZONI, I love his style and the videos talk about the color theory.
Marco’s just a joy to listen to as well. He is a very expressive speaker.
he also makes everything lok so easy. because it is. I could do all the steps, i just lack the capacity to decide what the stoes are going to be in advance.
He's good and a joy to listen to, though I feel most of his work is "color salad."
ALLO GUYS!
Big agree - NJM is fantastically skilled *and* entertaining
Trovarion and Feral Painter are also great for the super "grimdark" style
SOme painters I've never heared about before in this video, and I will check them out. When I started with paintin Wrhammer minis many many years ago one of the first channels I followed was the official Games Workshop channel where Duncan and Peachy was making tutorial videos and still follow them and get inspired (both the GW channel, Peachy and Duncan). Also love to see the detailed painting Lucas from Squidmar does, espesially his freehand. Another channel I like is Tabletop Time, and ofcourse I love to see you paint.
Thank you for sharing this wonderful list of artists. I was not aware of many of them. It’s great to learn about them.
Nice to see Maverick get a shout out, he does insane work.
Personally I'd add Sam Lenz, Byron (Artis Opus) and Zumikito. Byron especially has that "even you, the average person, can get these results" vibes and his technique basically made vehicles manageable for me.
Tabletop Minions got me started in the hobby. His channel covers more than painting, but he's got a lot of good painting advice.
I don't really enjoy basing my miniatures but want to have cool bases. And jay from eons of battle really helped me with so many basing schemes/execution. And I just think he's hilarious. Him and juggz are the only creators here where I definitely watch every new video regardless of the topic (you're in there as well since I only skipped the kids video since I don't do well with kids and don't have or want any. Still think that was an important video, just not for myself)
Artis Opus, Ninjon, Grimdark Compendium, Miniac 🤘
Josedavinci has the best tutorials by far! Improved my painting like noone else
I think its a double edged sword, what I mean is, they're so great at what they do, and probably great at teaching, at the same time it can be very discouraging for new painters to see this top level paintjob and then look back at their minis, and even tho they have followed a guide to completion the mini might not even look close to what they see from the painters, one thing I dont see talked about is how tactile of a hobby this is, there is so much muscle memory and sensory input that goes into painting, something you simply cant replicate as a new painter because you haven't build the muscle memory and experience. Great video tho, they are some truly talented/dedicated people 😊
For me the one person that really opened my mind to different approaches to painting was Marco NJM. He employs classical art techniques in his mini painting and is really good at simplifying methods and making them easy to understand. One of the best
Great list.
Shout out some love for Guy from Midwinter Minis too. I remember the video where he encouraged you to start this chaneel through tactical use of cake.
As someone new to painting this video was super helpful, thank you
I'm so glad it was useful!!
That Dante is the best painting I've ever seen.
Truly amazing.
lol at Rob's 1 slap chop video! Probably the best one imo
Thank you! I paused and followed everyone I wasn’t, which was most of them!
The crew at Monument Hobbies. Jason and Jordan are great.
This is a great video 🤠👍 plus I picked up your paints on my trip to the Siege Studios painting course 🥰
For alternative painting styles we have to mention Grimdark Compendium and The Feral Painter. Both have opened my eyes to a new and more interesting way to paint
I really enjoy Matt's Hobby Hour. Just a guy, doing his hobby to a really good standard using mostly contrast paint hacks. Strikes a midway between 'get this out as fast as possible' and 'I'm prepping my golden daemon entry.'
Alex Paints started his channel recently and I think he deserves a lot more love! Great sense of humor and so far has focused on helping new people learn to paint.
Hey thank you!! Big up! :)
Couple of absolute gems in there I wasn’t aware of. Love seeing all the great accounts people sub/follow/patreon to. 🤙
Cool list. Many of these are artists I've never watched. Some of my favorites are Don Suratos, Miniac, Ninjon, Artis Opus, Lyla Mev, Zumikito, and Vince Venturella.