Transform Your Horses: 3 Amazing Techniques for Tabletop Gamers

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  • @SwordsandBrushes
    @SwordsandBrushes  2 роки тому +3

    👉🏻 Watch Next - 5 MORE WAYS of painting our Four legged friends - ua-cam.com/video/qaQNklwlgEU/v-deo.html
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    What cavalry models are you going to try these techniques on?
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    • @szilarderki5449
      @szilarderki5449 2 роки тому +1

      On my rohan riders of course!!! Brilliant video thank you!

    • @joemountains1539
      @joemountains1539 2 роки тому

      Gandalf, with horse, and on cart.

    • @leyka4
      @leyka4 2 роки тому +1

      All horses I got xD Gandalf, Saruman, and the 38 Rohan riders from the battle set xD trying to paint at least to of the battle 38 horses by using some of your technics to look like our 2 real horses :) Amy chance you might do a painting tutorial on Tauriel? I found a lot vids of Legolas, but noch from tauriel so I’m a bit lost especially for her hair 🥴

    • @Atsharam
      @Atsharam Рік тому

      I have a full Rohan army waiting

    • @davidbarnes9306
      @davidbarnes9306 Рік тому

      I have a few chariot horses that need this - thank you!

  • @audiovisorz8403
    @audiovisorz8403 2 роки тому +20

    I freaking love that you added the citadel paint equivalent of the used paint when showing which paint you used.

    • @SwordsandBrushes
      @SwordsandBrushes  2 роки тому +4

      Thank you kindly, I thought it would be useful for people and hope that it could allow hobbyists to get a similar looking result :):)
      I have literally redone all of my PDF painting guides this week too to include the citadel range -just need some time to re upload them to my website :):)

  • @kaz9357
    @kaz9357 2 роки тому +3

    This is the first painting horses video that I actually feel confident i can someone replicate and learn from. Thank you. Dont want to always rely on the crutch of contrast paint

    • @SwordsandBrushes
      @SwordsandBrushes  2 роки тому +2

      Woohoo! Awesome - I'm glad that I could be of some help :):) I just find painting horses very therapeutic and it a break from the more traditional detailed foot miniatures. What horses have you got to get through?
      For me, Ive still got some more Rohan horses to do but i will be doing some more variations and techniques on them - so i could make a part two to this if people would like one! :):)

  • @timstinies9519
    @timstinies9519 2 роки тому +7

    Dude, not only was this a great tutorial this was a well produced video. Good job on both ends. This helped me a lot

    • @SwordsandBrushes
      @SwordsandBrushes  2 роки тому +1

      Thank you very much Tim that mean a lot :) I try to make them a bit informative, and fun to watch/paint along with.
      What horses have you got to paint for your collection? Rohan also?
      I have plans to come back to this video and make a part 2 in the near future - Just trying to fit all my ideas/planned videos into my schedule! :):)

  • @dennis.the.menace79
    @dennis.the.menace79 Рік тому +1

    Really appreciate the professional video techniques in the video and the fact you show the equivalent Citadel Colours at the appropriate step. Very helpful.

    • @SwordsandBrushes
      @SwordsandBrushes  Рік тому

      Thank you very much! Glad that it comes out that way, this was quite an early video so i was still learning a lot, well i'm still learning now to be fair!
      But glad it could e of use for you :):)

  • @MarkCMG
    @MarkCMG 2 роки тому +2

    Nice stippling technique to build up the muscles!

    • @SwordsandBrushes
      @SwordsandBrushes  2 роки тому

      Thank you very much! I’m going to try out the same colours on another horse but not stipple it and try and blend it like a traditional make up brush effect and see how that looks on the horse :):)

  • @Kaiyanwang82
    @Kaiyanwang82 5 місяців тому +2

    Every time I try to paint horse, horse moves
    Never thinked try with model horse first.
    Thanks you

  • @jackgreen2119
    @jackgreen2119 Рік тому +1

    I know this is a few months old but just found the channel, i have to say this is by far the best horse painting video ive found on youtube, top work

    • @SwordsandBrushes
      @SwordsandBrushes  Рік тому

      Welcome to the channel! thank you very much, i try to make the videos useful, especially when i can give a few examples along the way.
      There will be a part two to this one which will be techniques for painting White horses.
      I dont think i will squeeze it in this year so may save that one for January :):)

  • @JadeHarleyCoffeeMug
    @JadeHarleyCoffeeMug 2 роки тому +2

    i like the army painter strong tone, like “don’t use that strong tone with me young man!”

    • @SwordsandBrushes
      @SwordsandBrushes  2 роки тому

      haha - each time i say it - this is exactly what im going to think of now!

  • @TabletopCollective
    @TabletopCollective Рік тому

    I come back to this every time I have a Rohan model to paint. Which is a lot of the time. Lol Great stuff!

    • @SwordsandBrushes
      @SwordsandBrushes  Рік тому +1

      Nice what's in your army so far?
      Im just starting my Rohan for this year so i will get more content for them up on the channel, including a couple more horse videos :)

    • @TabletopCollective
      @TabletopCollective Рік тому

      @@SwordsandBrushes can’t have too many horse videos! 😂
      I’m working on a dunland force for an escalation league. Using 3D prints for the horseman though because I can’t quite get the official models yet. They’re nice looking though!

  • @suchar15pl
    @suchar15pl 9 місяців тому +1

    I was looking for a well executed tutorial and your's definitely one of them. I got to know what i wanted to within first 3 minutes and it was just a beginning.
    Great Job, you have helped me out a lot

    • @SwordsandBrushes
      @SwordsandBrushes  8 місяців тому +1

      Glad I could help! What horses have you got on the go yourself? :)
      I'll be doing a part 2 soon to these as i will be diving into more Rohan content and the first of which shall be White Horses :)

    • @suchar15pl
      @suchar15pl 8 місяців тому

      @@SwordsandBrushes right now I have gondorian and khandish horses waiting to be painted.
      Horses always gave me headache so I painted them poorly but there are some improvements :D
      I am waiting for part 2!

  • @farpointgamingdirect
    @farpointgamingdirect 2 роки тому +1

    Very nice techniques! I've been painting horses like this: After a basecoat of a dark brown, I do a light dry brush of SILVER, being careful to only brush in the direction of hair growth of the horse (this will generally follow the curvature of the muscles); afterwards, I do a top layer of chestnut ink. This simulates the shiny effect you see when a horse has been running or working hard.

    • @SwordsandBrushes
      @SwordsandBrushes  2 роки тому +1

      Ah that is certainly an interesting method, i may try that on a future horse to see how it goes! Have you got any photos online anywhere, i'd love to see the end result! :):)

    • @farpointgamingdirect
      @farpointgamingdirect 2 роки тому +1

      @@SwordsandBrushes Unfortunately I don't have any photos online; I'm painting Epic ACW infantry right now, and I haven't tried this technique on any horses at this small of a scale yet

    • @SwordsandBrushes
      @SwordsandBrushes  2 роки тому +1

      Oh excellent! how are you finding them? I recently purchased a confederate brigade box which i am looking forward to painting when i get a chance to :):)

    • @farpointgamingdirect
      @farpointgamingdirect 2 роки тому +1

      @@SwordsandBrushes Oh, I just lift up my coffee mug and there they are!😃 Seriously, they paint up great! So far I've been using just contrast paint over zenithal, but I do want to try to use some speedpaint; So far, I have one regt each of Union and Confederate. If you want to post an email, I can send you some pics of what I have so far

    • @SwordsandBrushes
      @SwordsandBrushes  2 роки тому +1

      Sounds cracking, glad they have come out well for you :) Sure that would be awesome, i wont post it on here - just in case it gets picked up as spam, but if you message me via my website or the other social links in the description then i'd love to see! :):)

  • @TomWainwright1
    @TomWainwright1 2 роки тому +1

    A brilliant tutorial! I’m keen to paint those pesky horses now!

  • @BCEFilms
    @BCEFilms 2 роки тому +1

    I’ll be using these techniques for my Rivendell Knights

    • @SwordsandBrushes
      @SwordsandBrushes  2 роки тому +1

      Oh sweet! How many do you have to get through? :)

    • @BCEFilms
      @BCEFilms 2 роки тому

      @@SwordsandBrushes 12 altogether so having this video is a major help!

  • @soupdragon6205
    @soupdragon6205 2 роки тому +1

    Great video and tutorial, I have tried it out, but not with as much success as you, but getting there, any chance of a White/Grey horse and when are you looking to make a video on the harness and saddle, also any chance on a Speedpaint version, keep up the great work.

    • @SwordsandBrushes
      @SwordsandBrushes  2 роки тому

      Thank you very much! It's always good to make some progress, even if you are a bit better than what you did the previous time :)
      Yes i'm definitely making a White/grey horse video with a few variations and techniques for it :) i hope to make a Rohan video at some point too which will then tie in the horses and the warriors together :)

  • @echoechoecho7142
    @echoechoecho7142 2 роки тому +2

    Awesome vid, just painted my first of the Pelennor Fields set an it went so well. I hope you can show us the saddle, straps, and armor soon, Thanks for the teaching!
    (Also love you use Army Painter Paints, that's a huge part of my collection and
    most people use Citadel and I struggle with color matching using the various guides.
    I like to see these paints make such a nice model.)

    • @SwordsandBrushes
      @SwordsandBrushes  2 роки тому

      Fantastic! Glad to hear that you are enjoying the Pelennor Fields set :)
      Yes i certainly shall do them soon, I will be doing Rohan in the near future and will also do some more varieties of horse too!
      Yeh Army painter are my favourite at the moment, i used Citadel for many years - but im a fan of Army Painter. So i try to closely match the colours for the guides as best as i can so that it will help as many people as possible :)
      So what is next on your Pelennor Fields painting list?

  • @OnlyTheBorris
    @OnlyTheBorris 2 роки тому

    Wonderful! I still have a lot of horsies I need to bust through. Perfect timing!

    • @OnlyTheBorris
      @OnlyTheBorris 2 роки тому +1

      I'm only through to the step where you add wet mud on the first horse. WOW. Never thought about doing that, and even just the base coat and that dabbed it it's tabletop ready. lol Fantastic!

    • @SwordsandBrushes
      @SwordsandBrushes  2 роки тому

      Whoop! Sometimes that’s all you need if you want to get things done quickly and ready for a game! As long as a mini looks good at arms length and you can define what it is then I see that as a positive :):)
      I do love the actual colour of wet mud, if Army painter were to add another colour to the range then I would love a couple more browns!

    • @OnlyTheBorris
      @OnlyTheBorris 2 роки тому

      @@SwordsandBrushes definitely picking up a bottle next time I’m at my lgs!

  • @tpiros
    @tpiros Рік тому +1

    You mentioned that you’ll be painting Rohirrim warriors as well but I haven’t seen that video. Is it coming or did I just simple miss it / can’t find it? Thanks and happy new year 🎉

    • @SwordsandBrushes
      @SwordsandBrushes  Рік тому

      Happy new year to you too! Yes i got a it sidetracked with other ideas - That is definitely coming as i'm doing a Rohan Battlehost challenge this year so there will be a few Rohan videos coming up!!!

    • @tpiros
      @tpiros Рік тому

      @@SwordsandBrushes Awesome, thank you! :) I may wait for those and skip paining the rest of my Rohirrim then :)

  • @philipfreeman4029
    @philipfreeman4029 Рік тому +1

    Just found your channel best video I have seen for horses well done I have subscribed ,cheers Phil

    • @SwordsandBrushes
      @SwordsandBrushes  Рік тому

      Thank you for the kind words! Glad that you like the video, i will revisit this and add to the playlist with a couple more in the near future :)

  • @DadPaintsMinis68
    @DadPaintsMinis68 Рік тому

    I love your content and your voice, subbed, I really needed inspiration for those horses

    • @SwordsandBrushes
      @SwordsandBrushes  Рік тому +1

      Thank you so much! I had to get used to my voice when listening back haha
      Im looonnng overdue for a part two to this video - i've just finished a bunch of Rohan for my first wave of minis and will need to start my next lot - which means a whole loads of different coloured horses! :)

  • @GraemeSMiller
    @GraemeSMiller 2 дні тому

    Thanks for video. Greatly helped my youngest 7yo who getting into paintjng. He says Golden Griffon from citadel.

  • @demcrusher7086
    @demcrusher7086 2 роки тому +2

    You are a KING!!

  • @marcwittkowski5146
    @marcwittkowski5146 Рік тому

    While I don't need any technique pointers, the patterns you showed are really nice looking and I'll definitely use them as inspiration. Great video, really nice presentation. Subbed.

    • @SwordsandBrushes
      @SwordsandBrushes  Рік тому +1

      Tank you very much for having a browse on the video and commenting :) Very much appreciate it, and i hope that you next horse project goes really well! :):)

    • @marcwittkowski5146
      @marcwittkowski5146 Рік тому

      @@SwordsandBrushes Thanks for the nice reply :) It'll be w ahile before I get to a point where I'll paint horses, but my Rohirrim will obviously need them at some point and I'll definitely come back to this video for that :)

  • @jmaccsarmiesofArda
    @jmaccsarmiesofArda 2 роки тому +1

    This is brilliant man, I need to get one of those brushes. I hate painting horses so good to see there are ways you can make it fun!

    • @SwordsandBrushes
      @SwordsandBrushes  2 роки тому +1

      Thank you very much! They are good! I bought a set a while back that had about 12 in them. Most were perfect for painting and the two really bugs ones are great for taking off dust!
      I try to make painting fun and enjoyable to paint, and if I can come across that way in the videos then hopefully others will enjoy painting minis that sometimes are not the most interesting to do - like horses :)
      What army(s) have you got planned for this year with horses?

    • @jmaccsarmiesofArda
      @jmaccsarmiesofArda 2 роки тому

      @@SwordsandBrushes Yeh I completely agree. I've actually got Rohan to do as well haha. Perhaps some Mirkwood too.

  • @happycatfish
    @happycatfish 2 роки тому +1

    Great vid! Missed opportunity to paint 'hor-some' horses though 😅

  • @smoothbrush4722
    @smoothbrush4722 2 роки тому +1

    Very good video. Took some inspiration for my rivendell knights. Cheers.

    • @SwordsandBrushes
      @SwordsandBrushes  2 роки тому +1

      Fantastic! I hope that you Rivendell boys come out great! :):)

    • @smoothbrush4722
      @smoothbrush4722 2 роки тому

      @@SwordsandBrushes You tell me i just finished them, i kinda copy the white spots horse.. :D ua-cam.com/video/RTOQdBE17PU/v-deo.html&lc=UgxJnzwP5DzXFifV-u14AaABAg

  • @marcartigasvall7877
    @marcartigasvall7877 2 роки тому +1

    What an amazing video! For sure I'm going to repaint my old horses following this method!
    Could you do a short video of how to paint Minas Tirith warriors? To use metallic paints is such complicated...

    • @SwordsandBrushes
      @SwordsandBrushes  2 роки тому +2

      Thank you so much for the kind words! A lot of people say that they hate doing horses, and i must be the oddball that really enjoys doing them! haha Which method(s) was your favourite?
      Well spoiler alert!! ... Minas Tirith is my next video :P

    • @marcartigasvall7877
      @marcartigasvall7877 2 роки тому +1

      @@SwordsandBrushes I really enjoyed how powerful and simple is the first method, but the horse that I like the most is the last one. I've never thought that hair texture could offer that realism to a miniature that size!
      Oh my god, can't wait for the next one, then!

    • @SwordsandBrushes
      @SwordsandBrushes  2 роки тому +1

      Oh excellent! Yes i do like that one too - takes a bit longer to do, but it could look very nice on characters! :)

  • @lucioquinziocincinnato7984
    @lucioquinziocincinnato7984 Рік тому

    Very good technique

  • @ksysiu9000
    @ksysiu9000 2 роки тому +1

    Amazing work!

    • @SwordsandBrushes
      @SwordsandBrushes  2 роки тому

      Thank you kindly! Just have to finish the rest off in my Starter set now :)

  • @iBeckiex
    @iBeckiex Рік тому +1

    Can this be done with horses that are primed gray? If i basecoat the whole horse afterwards in dark brown or lighter brown. New to painting

    • @SwordsandBrushes
      @SwordsandBrushes  Рік тому +1

      Absolutely! Spray primers are a great way of starting off a model, and with coloured ones out there now it's nice to get a close enough colour to start with.
      That being said, grey is a nice neutral colour :)

    • @iBeckiex
      @iBeckiex Рік тому

      @@SwordsandBrushes thanks for the reply! :)

  • @KociKociamber
    @KociKociamber 2 роки тому +1

    Thanks for an awesome tutorial! Are you planning to cover Riders of Rohan as well? Cheers!

    • @SwordsandBrushes
      @SwordsandBrushes  2 роки тому

      Thank you very much! I'm glad that you enjoyed it :)
      ...and you are darn skippy I shall be, i've got Rohan planned soon - but i've got some shiny silver boys to do for this week and they rhyme with Tinas Mirith!

  • @Mryoker91
    @Mryoker91 2 роки тому +1

    Really nice video! Will defenitely try some of these techniques when im going to work on Rohan!
    Small note: the music made me feel i was in a Boss battle at all times haha xD i maybe prefer a bitt more relaxed, but thats just my humble opinion ;)
    Thanks for the nice video!

    • @SwordsandBrushes
      @SwordsandBrushes  2 роки тому +1

      Awesome! Thank you, I will be doing a lot of Rohan myself this year so I have a number of videos planned for them :)
      Haha that’s awesome, it gives a bit of energy I think to the video - just think of it like ‘you are painting like a boss, ready to take on the Witch king!’ :):)

  • @michaeldouble2163
    @michaeldouble2163 2 роки тому +2

    Another awesome video, been using contrast paints to speed up my horse painting but need to give some of these techniques a go now

    • @SwordsandBrushes
      @SwordsandBrushes  2 роки тому +1

      Thank you very much! Do let me know how you get on if you try one of these techniques, i will be doing some Army Painter Speed paint content soon on the channel, and that should be a fun way of getting more minis painted with a variety of methods :):)

  • @Dooce94
    @Dooce94 2 роки тому +1

    Love the guide! I just finished 12 riders of Rohan, where was this 2 weeks ago?? Haha will there be a theoden guide coming?

    • @SwordsandBrushes
      @SwordsandBrushes  2 роки тому +1

      Thank you! Oh I’m sorry for being late haha what colours did you go for in the end for yours?
      I will certainly be doing Theoden, he will be a fair few weeks away as I have Rohan warriors and a couple fellowship videos to do before that. If I had to guess it would be mid April ish

    • @Dooce94
      @Dooce94 2 роки тому +1

      @@SwordsandBrushes for the horses I used rhinox hide blended with mournfang brown mostly. Love your technique.
      I’ll look forward to seeing the rest of the tutorials!

    • @SwordsandBrushes
      @SwordsandBrushes  2 роки тому +1

      @@Dooce94 Two good colours and my two favourite browns from that range. I pretty much used at least one of the for any miniature I worked on :)
      Thank you very much, the next video should be up this week and if I manage to find some time then the second won't be too long after!

  • @AlexanderGiraldez
    @AlexanderGiraldez 2 роки тому +1

    Would love to see a follow up on evil horses. Well evil faction horses. I’m sure the horses don’t have a say in the whole affair

    • @SwordsandBrushes
      @SwordsandBrushes  2 роки тому +1

      haha i guess they don't! :) I have a few more horse ideas on the cards and evil horses are a great shout! - consider it added to the list :):)

  • @lewiskeal977
    @lewiskeal977 Рік тому +1

    What would you do for black horses?

    • @SwordsandBrushes
      @SwordsandBrushes  Рік тому +1

      Good question!
      I have a black horse and white horse video that i want to create to follow this one up. I have not put pen to paper yet to get some initial ideas down for them.
      But i think a useful strategy would be to have a couple different highlighting colours - such as a bluish grey, brownish grey in mind for them - as soon as i come up with something then i shall make the video! :):)

  • @MajorFletch
    @MajorFletch 2 роки тому +1

    Will you ever make videos on oil paints?

    • @SwordsandBrushes
      @SwordsandBrushes  2 роки тому +1

      Good question, I have purchased some this year and have used then for simple things like grime but yet to have a go on a full model - that would make an interesting video and a fun way to get creative! :):)

    • @MajorFletch
      @MajorFletch 2 роки тому +1

      @@SwordsandBrushes DO IT!!! I love your videos!

    • @SwordsandBrushes
      @SwordsandBrushes  2 роки тому

      I'm glad to hear that you are liking the videos :):) It's fun putting them together!

  • @darylschulze1795
    @darylschulze1795 Місяць тому

    Do you do commission work

  • @christophersmith5691
    @christophersmith5691 Рік тому +1

    Pinto horses seldom seen, better to play safe and make most horses chestnut or bays brown with red brown tinge. Usually darker works best, such a burnt umber. Lower legs from just above the knee, tails and manes black. One to three white feet, sometimes white marks on nose. Pink mouth, nostrils

    • @SwordsandBrushes
      @SwordsandBrushes  Рік тому

      oh yes definitely, i think i will only have a few scattered around in the army - it was nice researching about them.
      Once i get a Black and white horse video done too i should have a nice mix :)

  • @mcsorens2680
    @mcsorens2680 2 роки тому +1

    Really liking your videos Chris. I'm just starting out painting miniatures and decided to use Army Painter paints for my paint line of choice. I am glad to see the color call outs for that paint line.

    • @SwordsandBrushes
      @SwordsandBrushes  2 роки тому

      Thank you very much! Im really enjoying putting them together, i only started in November so im still learning new things on the video editing side of things :)
      Awesome what made you go for Army Painter?
      Glad to hear, i pretty much just use Army Painter for hand painting and Vallejo for Airbrush as i bought both the Game air and Model air sets - then a couple months later Army Painter announced theirs! Such is life haha

    • @mcsorens2680
      @mcsorens2680 2 роки тому +1

      @@SwordsandBrushes At my local game shop it's either Army Painter or Citadel. I don't like the Citadel pots.

  • @andrewatherton1226
    @andrewatherton1226 Рік тому

    Great video's 😊

    • @SwordsandBrushes
      @SwordsandBrushes  Рік тому

      Glad you like them! I do enjoy the painting process and happy to share my hobby on this platform to others :):)

  • @cmdrpickles
    @cmdrpickles Рік тому +1

    This video has made me realize I probably made a huge mistake gluing my brand new Riders into place before everything was painted up…

    • @SwordsandBrushes
      @SwordsandBrushes  Рік тому

      oh no i wouldn't say that at all, i find in this hobby there are multiple ways of doing something, just find a method that works for you and try something different now and again :)
      Most of the time i would try to leave things as a sub assembly - such as a rider for videos, that way they don't get in the way of the camera shot and/or i can get my paint brush in without having to get my head in front of the lens haha

  • @sirrathersplendid4825
    @sirrathersplendid4825 Рік тому

    Hmm, so what’s the difference between a Rohan horse and an ordinary cavalry horse?
    Do they have an extra leg? A mystical leg?

  • @Atsharam
    @Atsharam Рік тому

    Just something:
    Normally all horses have the mane and their tail having the same colour.
    It will look more natural if you respect that detail

    • @SwordsandBrushes
      @SwordsandBrushes  Рік тому

      Thanks, just going off the colour variations that i see on Google/Pinterest with the different colours and variations, especially the tricoloured horses.

  • @tommcadam9110
    @tommcadam9110 2 роки тому +1

    Horwesome!

    • @SwordsandBrushes
      @SwordsandBrushes  2 роки тому

      dammit i should have made that the Thumbnail title haha

  • @RolandKUP
    @RolandKUP 5 місяців тому

    Thank Your, great tutorial. But the soundtrack is to loud and hits my ears. unnessesary.

  • @Flamethrower1942
    @Flamethrower1942 2 роки тому +1

    Black horses are the the worst to paint, ring wraith mounts.

    • @SwordsandBrushes
      @SwordsandBrushes  2 роки тому +1

      I think not only that, but they were a bit annoying to put tighter, there is such a huge gap between the metal components. I do need to get some for myself, and I have black horses for a video idea too :):)

    • @Flamethrower1942
      @Flamethrower1942 2 роки тому +1

      @@SwordsandBrushes I've just painted the new plastic witch king minature well I've built it as the bog standard wraith on horse .
      Basically I went for black blue highlights on the horse and for the wraith grey black with bone to mix in the black so both are different in tones .

    • @SwordsandBrushes
      @SwordsandBrushes  2 роки тому +1

      Sounds good! That new witch king on horse mini is lovely, i built one up over the weekend a i love the pose of it!