I would like to see the rest of Votan in this style. They fight on alien worlds so justifying wacky light sources and color casts is easier. And you got a whole box right there. 😃 Developing a batch paint technique for this style would make a great video
I agree, of course there are several armies this would look very good on. AOS Soulblight / Vampires / Skeletons would look awesome. You've already started with the Votann and I think seeing that whole box being unified with the character model would look awesome!
I'd like to see someone attempt to compress this style. You spent a lot of time carefully layering and blending, which felt appropriate for the model in question, but trying to pull it off across a whole army, how could you use the same general concepts of the style but to a tabletop standard in a quicker amount of time......
Marko and Aleksandra are awesome. I'm glad you made this video, they deserve the recognition, they are changing the game. Forget your black and white zenithal underpainting and start using some pure magenta!
You guys pretty much saved my life .I'm a recovering addict, and one of our biggest enemies is idle time and boredom. I've been free of drugs for 12 years. But I was def getting board with life , with covid , racial issues and the world in general , I was loosing faith and def getting bored .Then there were minis .and a group of awesome folks to help me with my time. I actually use it as a kinda meditation. Anyway to keep it short , wanna thank you Jon, Miniac , Goobertown, Midwinter Minis, and rest of you know who you are .Thanks for saving me for me and my family.Stay safe , stay well and always remberrrrr toooo slay the grey, H a Ha !
My Favorite Learning Technique: "Jon Style". Why ask questions when you can make mistakes instead. I like the new music selection in the video. That's a good looking space dwarf.
I feel a little silly saying this, but thank you for vocalizing your formula thinning your paint. I've known for a long time that paint needed to be thinned, but I could never figure out what I was aiming for. Now I have the foundation start from. So thank you for not just glossing over the basics.
You absolutely killed this, it’s super inspirational. The colored shadow / mother color looks like a great way to do some crazy frazetta styled armies. Maybe some of the Warcry kits? Untamed beasts
Got a full Van Saar gang turning up today, so watching vids for inspiration, this has been the most exciting by far! Totally going to try this once they're assembled! Thanks Ninjon
I would definitely love to see this painting style on a Tyranid Start Collecting Box, a Nighthaunt Faction or a Seraphon. You could do a lot with a mixture of vibrant colors in all of those. Plus, there’s only one tyranid video on this channel (would love to see more as a tyranid player).
That tune that kicks in around 5:50 is fantastic! Oh man, this mini turned out great! That color in the shadows has a very... non-earth atmospheric lighting effect going on
Yes, a full start collecting box like this would be ace. Most models would work worth with this method but I think something like Eldar with both lots of smooth surfaces on the bikes/vehicles but nobbly bits on the dudes, so there would be a lot of balance of textures. Or if it's possible, custodes. Their start collecting box is wicked with a plethora of different textures and this shadow/NMM sharp highlights would work really well and perhaps be quite quick/streamlined.
I absolutely would love to see the rest of the starter box painted this way. Maybe with how long it takes either per model or overall to see how feasible it is in a timely manner to get an army done in this style. It is lovely and I love the contrast of these 3 colors.
The reason the gold really works, is because that's actually what the paintstyle is that you use as an inspiration. They use cold shadows and warm highlights to create an extra kind of contrast. You've made an amazing miniature, keep up the great work! As for the army: yeah, do it! Just pick a faction with a warmer color on their armor. The new LoV box is already in your possession, so using them would be really cool I think.
This was my favorite video you’ve done to date. So many amazing ideas and taking the time to talk to the wet palette and detailing tips was awesome, including the “going to take the time to show me blending the mid-tone with highlight” on the knee pit, err.. knee pad. Killer stuff, Ninjon!!!
Yes, more Armypainting!!! I am serious. I think Idoneth Deepkin would be perfect. Light effects in water both real and "fantastic" seem really interesting.
I'd definitely like to see rest of the box painted in this style, I've often really liked craftworld studio's painting style, think I never really gave it a try to painting it as them. this came out really well (if I remember correctly, I think they take a quite few more steps just in the priming/shadow colours, before all the layering stuff starts, so if you manage to do in this style quickly, I'll definitely try start painting at least a model and maybe a squad.
when i see you paint and view the finished product it makes me want to throw all my paint stuff in a mud puddle and stomp on it...your work if phenomenal . even in 100 years i could never get this good.
Wow absolutely gorgeous. Had an army of Chaos when I was 12 in 2000 and looking to get back into the hobby. Just having a tough time choosing a SM chapter because I don’t like the colour schemes. This video is exactly what I needed, I’m sure I will butcher it compared to this masterpiece but you have inspired me! Now just need to choose a chapter 🤔
I decided on the chapter I would like to join in real life, if given the honor. After you paint up your first squad, the color feels less and less important.
This is a spectacular video. Obviously the result is outstanding, but more than that, this is probably the best example I can immediately think of of a minipainting youtuber breaking down some advanced concepts and techniques in a very accessible way, demonstrating techniques clearly and talking about why the effect is working. It's made me want to try something like this and given me some confidence that I could potentially get a good result.
This is a bit of an odd one, but I'd love to see you do something like this with Grey Knights. I feel like there are way to many "Slap on some Drakenhof Nightshade and call it a day" GKs and seeing a more dynamic, yet still efficient paint scheme would be pretty cool. Plus, if you could pull it off on (basic) Silver Boys, I feel like it could be translated to pretty much any faction in armour.
I would really like to see this style scaled up. Maybe with the new StD models coming soon? I hope to try this with my SBG army when I start painting it. Thanks for the video and inspiration.
Everyone would love to see the rest of Votan in this style! One of the most entretainign videos I've seen in a long time. Thanks for making my day better!
Astonishing paint job. Love the look and am inspired to try something like this out. In terms of what I’d like to see, I think I’d like to see more experiments with different starting colors, more so than a whole army done this way. I’m sure it’d look super sweet, but I’d learn more from the other stuff. Awesome video and plug for craft world
Thank you for this video! I took the time to try it on a mini today :) Not my favorite result but I definitly learned a lot through the process! Thank you :)
Incredible outcome on that. The miniature has a really harmonic composition going on making it really easy in the eyes. I like the way you painted the armor and the face. Draws the eye exactly where you want to. Outstanding paintjob
On Overcoming Painter's Block | S3E22 of TUP I mentioned looking at painters with a more "arterly" style, and Aleksandra's work is an excellent example. Take another look at how she is using light and shadow, on both small models like the Accursed that you featured at 1:20 and larger models like Mononoke.That smooth GW style transitions you used here are nearly absent from her work, her art is far more remniscent of oil painting (for example).
This is why I prefer Jon's painting videos, rather than just saying " edge highlight that bit" he breaks it down in simple steps. Great and entertaining stuff.
HOLY SHIT! This is it, the style I have been looking for! I'm not a fan of excessive edge highlights, but my details begin to run together. By having a contrasting shade color that you leave on all the details and on all the deep edges, the shapes are well defined and easy to read. I will definitely be trying this out for the next while...
Oh.. and about the wet pallette - I find that actually letting a small amount of air in helps a lot with what becomes of the paint say over night. Verse actually completely sealing the palette. I actually asked Red Grass if they could incorporate some closable "vent" to their future versions - this way you can adjust the level of air to your environment so the paints are more consistent. In my case they get completely overhydrated and diluted into a glaze consistency.
This is definitely where I want to get to in my painting. Still learning brush work and brush control before investing in an air brush. But all the details the NMM and approach are all great things for me to learn.
First time I watched Ninjon, I instantly fell in love with his videos. I knew there was some sort of connection we both shared outside of Warhammer 40k and painting miniatures, but could never put a finger on it. At 1:42 I finally realized what that was after seeing his preferred bubbly beverage behind his left shoulder.
Would love to see a whole army done!! Love the older videos when you paint mass units! Finish the voltan army or maybe the new lumineth release? Or Tau they would look good in this style!
This video answered the secret behind one of the best paint schemes I’d seen in person. Looking at your finished product it was obvious that he started with a deep crimson base and painted up from there. Great vid!
Just went back to watch this again for inspiration for my Death Guard army. Love the other-worldly purples and think they will pair great with sickly green. As always, THANKS FOR THE INSPIRATION!
Been a fan of yours for a long time and have to say this is up there with the TMM tutorial as your best videos of all time. I was inspired to go grab some space Wolves and try to copy your method immediately after. Would love to see this replicated across an army. I think with an airbrush and dry brushing you can make this work in a reasonable time
Veeeeery nice🤤👍 i find magenta can a tricky color to wrangle. I also love the idea of being able to just slap on some edge highlight over airbrushed shadowies (that I don't wanna paint) and calling it done.
Looks amazing and I’m trying it on mine right now too, but I swapped magenta for orange and I’m doing the armor with Pro Acryl Jade. Obviously I think the rest of the Votann box would look amazing like this, but anything Aeldari would too.
Hey Jon, I’ve been catching up on your videos and just hit this one. It’s very cool to see, two years later, how much this particular experiment has impacted the way you have painted going forward.
You did an impressive paint job, the result is fabulous. It's really, really beautiful! I love this style with all these shades of colors. Congratulations to you, and thank you for your videos. Thanks, From France!
With everyone else on UA-cam painting squats right now this is by far the absolute best color scheme I have seen. Please finish the box these are amazing!
I saw this guy on my IG feed, when I looked at who had painted it I was surprised it was yours because of how much the colors popped. I think this style looks great and I'd love to see more exploration of it on your channel.
Pleaaaseee make a full army of these guys !!! I liked the blend of colors in the base but I feel like bright red would be awesome ! Great video and Thank You for doing what you do !
Hey Jon! Awesome video. I'd love to see you tackle some small scale mini's such as adeptus titanicus or aronautica imperialis. See how you handle weathering & such on that scale!
You're right, this is all color/light theory, it's something I learned a lot about in the stage design and lighting design classes I took. Since you use a lot of colored light in theater you have to be very aware of how the light will interact with the set and costume. It's possible to pull off some really cool effects by changing light color and direction. The red/blue combo is the industry standard because it sets the light source and creates the effect of shadow without leaving details in darkness. If you observe the shadows in the people around you you'll notice that shadows aren't usually black, they're the same color as whatever they're on. Thank you for this video, it was very inspiring
Really inspirational. I like your approach to learn and read from other painter's work. You grabbed some good points here and also understood a good portion of it. Still I think Aleksandra and Marko do much more in terms of depth of color theory and ambience background that inflances a project. Well done, Jon. Keep on happy painting! - Roman
Fair point on the wet palette. I often go back and try to keep painting with paint that’s out of whack. It makes a huge difference to just remix your paints.
Yeaaaah great video! Another vote here for seeing the rest of the box done in this style. I always pick up new inspiration and techniques from your videos - thank you!
I love craftworld style, but it's also intimidating. I like your approach and break down of about a "craftworld studio light" style here. I'd love to see a longer form video, or some more takes on this. This is where I wish you had some uncut commentary raw video of you painting this.
You made a subscriber outta me when you said you call this the “fuck around and find out method” 😂 We for sure have the same sense of humor. Looking forward to watching more of your stuff
Great video, lovely paint job, really well done. Would love seeing this style on the AoS chaos warriors start collecting box. Would be fantastic on the Karkadrac or whatever the lizard thing is called.
I'm very lazy so will never do this but I love that arty surreal colour style. A thin gloss varnish between coats can help with correcting mistakes. You can easily scrub back a small layer of paint on gloss, in one small area, and quickly repaint.
5:05 Yes. That's what I've been doing for years. Even with a properly set up wet palette and regularly mixing the pigments, the qualities of the paint change over time.
This is exactly what I'm looking for. I'm trying to portray more dynamic light schemes, to be more like some art styles, including more painterly comics that is like to emulate. Great work. Fantastic video. More please. More more more.
I would like to see the rest of Votan in this style. They fight on alien worlds so justifying wacky light sources and color casts is easier. And you got a whole box right there. 😃
Developing a batch paint technique for this style would make a great video
Seconded. Would love to see them all done in this scheme, they'll look sweet.
Exactly, just finish the box.
Agreed! This is such a cool scheme!
This.... absolutely this
I agree, of course there are several armies this would look very good on. AOS Soulblight / Vampires / Skeletons would look awesome. You've already started with the Votann and I think seeing that whole box being unified with the character model would look awesome!
definitely would like to see an army painted that way. it looks so damn good
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I'd definitely be interested in seeing this extended over a full army, maybe an army of squats?
I think that necrons would be another good option, specially for showcasing non-methallic metal with those awesome shadows.
@@hectorvizsla87 I like your thinking
Same leagues of votann all the way !
I'd like to see someone attempt to compress this style. You spent a lot of time carefully layering and blending, which felt appropriate for the model in question, but trying to pull it off across a whole army, how could you use the same general concepts of the style but to a tabletop standard in a quicker amount of time......
yeeeees I want to see the whole army like this!!
Marko and Aleksandra are awesome. I'm glad you made this video, they deserve the recognition, they are changing the game. Forget your black and white zenithal underpainting and start using some pure magenta!
You guys pretty much saved my life .I'm a recovering addict, and one of our biggest enemies is idle time and boredom. I've been free of drugs for 12 years. But I was def getting board with life , with covid , racial issues and the world in general , I was loosing faith and def getting bored .Then there were minis .and a group of awesome folks to help me with my time. I actually use it as a kinda meditation. Anyway to keep it short , wanna thank you Jon, Miniac , Goobertown, Midwinter Minis, and rest of you know who you are .Thanks for saving me for me and my family.Stay safe , stay well and always remberrrrr toooo slay the grey, H a Ha !
Thanks!
My mind is blown. My color theory class (from honestly thirty years ago) just came rushing back, and this has re-opened my eyes. Well done, Jon.
My Favorite Learning Technique: "Jon Style". Why ask questions when you can make mistakes instead.
I like the new music selection in the video.
That's a good looking space dwarf.
I love the final look, like the model has this inner glow. Awesome.
I feel a little silly saying this, but thank you for vocalizing your formula thinning your paint. I've known for a long time that paint needed to be thinned, but I could never figure out what I was aiming for. Now I have the foundation start from. So thank you for not just glossing over the basics.
I absolutely love craftworlds work, it’s so unique, and this is an AWESOME depiction of it. Great job!!
You absolutely killed this, it’s super inspirational. The colored shadow / mother color looks like a great way to do some crazy frazetta styled armies. Maybe some of the Warcry kits? Untamed beasts
One of your best, so many people don't infuse colors to add depth and contrast and more importantly let those colors tell a story. Well done!
Got a full Van Saar gang turning up today, so watching vids for inspiration, this has been the most exciting by far! Totally going to try this once they're assembled! Thanks Ninjon
I would definitely love to see this painting style on a Tyranid Start Collecting Box, a Nighthaunt Faction or a Seraphon. You could do a lot with a mixture of vibrant colors in all of those. Plus, there’s only one tyranid video on this channel (would love to see more as a tyranid player).
Man, I think ‘Nids would look fantastic in this style with the vibrant colors and serious contrasts. Lizardmen too!
Nighthaunt is my DREAM, I want to see him do EXACTLY that!
That tune that kicks in around 5:50 is fantastic! Oh man, this mini turned out great! That color in the shadows has a very... non-earth atmospheric lighting effect going on
Yes, a full start collecting box like this would be ace. Most models would work worth with this method but I think something like Eldar with both lots of smooth surfaces on the bikes/vehicles but nobbly bits on the dudes, so there would be a lot of balance of textures. Or if it's possible, custodes. Their start collecting box is wicked with a plethora of different textures and this shadow/NMM sharp highlights would work really well and perhaps be quite quick/streamlined.
That paint scheme is amazing. Wish I was skilled enough to do anything like that!
The "unrealistic" paint scheme allows you to take shortcuts like you did with the sword, and still have it look fantastic. Great job, mate.
This was a great high quality painting tip video, and the title is not even click-bait, it probably will impact how I paint. Thanks!
Really cool!
I think an eldar army (or squad or whatever) would look amazing with this technique.
Or maybe a Slaanesh daemons army.
I absolutely would love to see the rest of the starter box painted this way. Maybe with how long it takes either per model or overall to see how feasible it is in a timely manner to get an army done in this style. It is lovely and I love the contrast of these 3 colors.
That is one awesome dwarf. And yes I would like to see the whole Votann set in this style
This looks freaking amazing. Ever time I come to this channel I'm blown away.
The reason the gold really works, is because that's actually what the paintstyle is that you use as an inspiration. They use cold shadows and warm highlights to create an extra kind of contrast. You've made an amazing miniature, keep up the great work!
As for the army: yeah, do it! Just pick a faction with a warmer color on their armor. The new LoV box is already in your possession, so using them would be really cool I think.
This was my favorite video you’ve done to date. So many amazing ideas and taking the time to talk to the wet palette and detailing tips was awesome, including the “going to take the time to show me blending the mid-tone with highlight” on the knee pit, err.. knee pad. Killer stuff, Ninjon!!!
Definitely interested in seeing this done to a whole start collecting box, maybe death guard or khorne
paint the army!
love your work, and thanks for always sharing
Cheers from Canada
Yes, more Armypainting!!! I am serious.
I think Idoneth Deepkin would be perfect. Light effects in water both real and "fantastic" seem really interesting.
You dropping in that little Stalecracker at the end had me choking on my coffee man. That was brilliant😂
I thought I was the only one that caught the Stale Kracker reference. That paint job is pure money dude
This has got to be one of your best videos, super inspirational. This style would look amazing on a demon army.
Good boy Mr NinJon 👌🥰🐶
I'd definitely like to see rest of the box painted in this style, I've often really liked craftworld studio's painting style, think I never really gave it a try to painting it as them. this came out really well (if I remember correctly, I think they take a quite few more steps just in the priming/shadow colours, before all the layering stuff starts, so if you manage to do in this style quickly, I'll definitely try start painting at least a model and maybe a squad.
Thank you, definitely going to try this on my BLOODFIELDS Everdark Elves!
Hot damn! Those "80's synth" colours are so good for the neo-Squats... Awesome job as always!
when i see you paint and view the finished product it makes me want to throw all my paint stuff in a mud puddle and stomp on it...your work if phenomenal . even in 100 years i could never get this good.
Absolutely yes to a video on a whole box set painted like this, I vote Tyranids!
Best painting vids on youtube man, for real. Please keep it up.
Wow absolutely gorgeous. Had an army of Chaos when I was 12 in 2000 and looking to get back into the hobby. Just having a tough time choosing a SM chapter because I don’t like the colour schemes. This video is exactly what I needed, I’m sure I will butcher it compared to this masterpiece but you have inspired me! Now just need to choose a chapter 🤔
I decided on the chapter I would like to join in real life, if given the honor.
After you paint up your first squad, the color feels less and less important.
@@Gorbachoph decided on blood angels! Excited to buy my first models
Beautiful painting.
I would love to see the rest of the leagues of votan box like this, it was so great!
This is a spectacular video. Obviously the result is outstanding, but more than that, this is probably the best example I can immediately think of of a minipainting youtuber breaking down some advanced concepts and techniques in a very accessible way, demonstrating techniques clearly and talking about why the effect is working.
It's made me want to try something like this and given me some confidence that I could potentially get a good result.
This is a bit of an odd one, but I'd love to see you do something like this with Grey Knights. I feel like there are way to many "Slap on some Drakenhof Nightshade and call it a day" GKs and seeing a more dynamic, yet still efficient paint scheme would be pretty cool. Plus, if you could pull it off on (basic) Silver Boys, I feel like it could be translated to pretty much any faction in armour.
I would really like to see this style scaled up. Maybe with the new StD models coming soon? I hope to try this with my SBG army when I start painting it. Thanks for the video and inspiration.
Thank you from Ukraine for supporting our children Ninjon, my own Kyiv Infinity arrived yesterday, joining my Squidmar airbrush.
Definitely spread this out over an army! 🙌🏻🔥
lets go!!!!
Wow. The paint job looks surreal with the brighter shadow color. Nice work!
I would love to see a few different Nurgle units paint in a similar way.
Everyone would love to see the rest of Votan in this style! One of the most entretainign videos I've seen in a long time. Thanks for making my day better!
Astonishing paint job. Love the look and am inspired to try something like this out. In terms of what I’d like to see, I think I’d like to see more experiments with different starting colors, more so than a whole army done this way. I’m sure it’d look super sweet, but I’d learn more from the other stuff. Awesome video and plug for craft world
Thank you for this video! I took the time to try it on a mini today :) Not my favorite result but I definitly learned a lot through the process! Thank you :)
More knee pits sir! Awesome painting. Always fun to see some painting being done instead of just the final result.
Incredible outcome on that. The miniature has a really harmonic composition going on making it really easy in the eyes. I like the way you painted the armor and the face. Draws the eye exactly where you want to. Outstanding paintjob
On Overcoming Painter's Block | S3E22 of TUP I mentioned looking at painters with a more "arterly" style, and Aleksandra's work is an excellent example. Take another look at how she is using light and shadow, on both small models like the Accursed that you featured at 1:20 and larger models like Mononoke.That smooth GW style transitions you used here are nearly absent from her work, her art is far more remniscent of oil painting (for example).
This is why I prefer Jon's painting videos, rather than just saying " edge highlight that bit" he breaks it down in simple steps. Great and entertaining stuff.
By far the coolest Space Dwarf I've seen yet. Please consider doing the rest of this box in this style.
Deffinately paint the full box in this style. Omg it would look awsome.
HOLY SHIT! This is it, the style I have been looking for! I'm not a fan of excessive edge highlights, but my details begin to run together. By having a contrasting shade color that you leave on all the details and on all the deep edges, the shapes are well defined and easy to read. I will definitely be trying this out for the next while...
One of these days I hope to shake you warmly by the hand at some Con. You're the man, and a hero Ninjon!
Oh.. and about the wet pallette - I find that actually letting a small amount of air in helps a lot with what becomes of the paint say over night. Verse actually completely sealing the palette. I actually asked Red Grass if they could incorporate some closable "vent" to their future versions - this way you can adjust the level of air to your environment so the paints are more consistent. In my case they get completely overhydrated and diluted into a glaze consistency.
@Ninjon Think you got scammers roaming about.lol
This is definitely where I want to get to in my painting. Still learning brush work and brush control before investing in an air brush. But all the details the NMM and approach are all great things for me to learn.
"These are the questions that keep me up at night" he says holding a can of Mountain Dew
It would be great to see the rest of that Votan box done in this scheme. The light looks subterranean, so perfect for the space dwarves
First time I watched Ninjon, I instantly fell in love with his videos. I knew there was some sort of connection we both shared outside of Warhammer 40k and painting miniatures, but could never put a finger on it. At 1:42 I finally realized what that was after seeing his preferred bubbly beverage behind his left shoulder.
Would love to see a whole army done!! Love the older videos when you paint mass units! Finish the voltan army or maybe the new lumineth release? Or Tau they would look good in this style!
This turned out awesome! I love how it gives the model a cool cyberpunk underlighting look. It makes everything look like it had a neon glow.
This video answered the secret behind one of the best paint schemes I’d seen in person. Looking at your finished product it was obvious that he started with a deep crimson base and painted up from there. Great vid!
Just went back to watch this again for inspiration for my Death Guard army. Love the other-worldly purples and think they will pair great with sickly green. As always, THANKS FOR THE INSPIRATION!
Been a fan of yours for a long time and have to say this is up there with the TMM tutorial as your best videos of all time.
I was inspired to go grab some space Wolves and try to copy your method immediately after.
Would love to see this replicated across an army. I think with an airbrush and dry brushing you can make this work in a reasonable time
This shows some real evolution in your style and your thinking, Jon - well done!
I for one really hope to see you do more like this.
Veeeeery nice🤤👍
i find magenta can a tricky color to wrangle. I also love the idea of being able to just slap on some edge highlight over airbrushed shadowies (that I don't wanna paint) and calling it done.
Looks amazing and I’m trying it on mine right now too, but I swapped magenta for orange and I’m doing the armor with Pro Acryl Jade. Obviously I think the rest of the Votann box would look amazing like this, but anything Aeldari would too.
Hey Jon, I’ve been catching up on your videos and just hit this one. It’s very cool to see, two years later, how much this particular experiment has impacted the way you have painted going forward.
You did an impressive paint job, the result is fabulous. It's really, really beautiful! I love this style with all these shades of colors. Congratulations to you, and thank you for your videos. Thanks, From France!
With everyone else on UA-cam painting squats right now this is by far the absolute best color scheme I have seen. Please finish the box these are amazing!
I saw this guy on my IG feed, when I looked at who had painted it I was surprised it was yours because of how much the colors popped. I think this style looks great and I'd love to see more exploration of it on your channel.
This model turned out fantastic! Thanks for sharing. Going to have to watch again.
Pleaaaseee make a full army of these guys !!! I liked the blend of colors in the base but I feel like bright red would be awesome ! Great video and Thank You for doing what you do !
definitely interested. i say finish off the Votann in that box! thanks for the amazing video!
I’m still waiting to see you do an army based on this technique!! ITS SO LOVELY!
Hey Jon! Awesome video. I'd love to see you tackle some small scale mini's such as adeptus titanicus or aronautica imperialis. See how you handle weathering & such on that scale!
You're right, this is all color/light theory, it's something I learned a lot about in the stage design and lighting design classes I took. Since you use a lot of colored light in theater you have to be very aware of how the light will interact with the set and costume. It's possible to pull off some really cool effects by changing light color and direction.
The red/blue combo is the industry standard because it sets the light source and creates the effect of shadow without leaving details in darkness. If you observe the shadows in the people around you you'll notice that shadows aren't usually black, they're the same color as whatever they're on.
Thank you for this video, it was very inspiring
Really inspirational. I like your approach to learn and read from other painter's work. You grabbed some good points here and also understood a good portion of it. Still I think Aleksandra and Marko do much more in terms of depth of color theory and ambience background that inflances a project. Well done, Jon. Keep on happy painting! - Roman
Fair point on the wet palette. I often go back and try to keep painting with paint that’s out of whack. It makes a huge difference to just remix your paints.
Yes. Nighthaunt/Sylvaneth/Tzeentch.
Definitely would love to see the start collecting box done just like that leader!
Looks soooooo smooth.
Yeaaaah great video! Another vote here for seeing the rest of the box done in this style. I always pick up new inspiration and techniques from your videos - thank you!
I love craftworld style, but it's also intimidating. I like your approach and break down of about a "craftworld studio light" style here. I'd love to see a longer form video, or some more takes on this. This is where I wish you had some uncut commentary raw video of you painting this.
You got a sub when you showed blending in real time on the knee cap. Kudos. It's not about the medium it's about the artist;)💙 beautiful stuff.
You made a subscriber outta me when you said you call this the “fuck around and find out method” 😂 We for sure have the same sense of humor. Looking forward to watching more of your stuff
What a legend for putting the sponsor at the end
Great video, lovely paint job, really well done. Would love seeing this style on the AoS chaos warriors start collecting box. Would be fantastic on the Karkadrac or whatever the lizard thing is called.
Cool.
Perhaps use a green as a base color for the power armour with purpule shadow ?
And brass metallic parts.
Color scheme is amazing. Paint application flawless. I'm stunned. Well played Sir! I love the purple shadows!
I'm very lazy so will never do this but I love that arty surreal colour style. A thin gloss varnish between coats can help with correcting mistakes. You can easily scrub back a small layer of paint on gloss, in one small area, and quickly repaint.
5:05 Yes. That's what I've been doing for years. Even with a properly set up wet palette and regularly mixing the pigments, the qualities of the paint change over time.
This is exactly what I'm looking for. I'm trying to portray more dynamic light schemes, to be more like some art styles, including more painterly comics that is like to emulate.
Great work. Fantastic video. More please. More more more.
Man Jon, everytime I think I've seen you do your coolest work you drop a new vid. You are my muse keep it up
This will look awesome on a full army! Would love to see Tyranids oder Seraphon painted that way.