yep and there really is no wrong way. As long you think it looks good is all that matters honestly. Just takes time I painted my first today and already learned like 9 things i did wrong
Hey John, I wanted to give you a tip on brush control when it comes to larger scale things. I’ve been a canvas and Moral Painter for many years and although my Instagram might not share a lot of that work, since I’ve gotten into miniatures I might have some insight that could help. You brought up Bob Ross right after you had talked about the lack of brush control. He is a perfect example. If you ever watch a Bob Ross video look where he’s holding the paintbrush. There are a lot of occasions where when he is painting something he is holding the brush further back almost all the way to the end. You see this technique in a lot of oil, canvas painters. On certain mediums, this will actually help create Fluid brushstrokes. This isn’t the case for every situation, but I think it will be something fun to experiment with in the future when it comes to larger scale, things like this. I hope this information helps.
The theme of not overthinking the paint job is just what I needed to hear, I’ve been bogged down in a project and definitely overthinking it. I love your work and videos!
I had to go back to your oldest videos to compare where you started from. You were a good painter back then, but this is magnificent. All of your choices seem right and they are executed perfectly.
Very impressive! I love those snot-gore effects. This also makes me want to send you one of the large, unpainted McFarlane Space Marine or Necron figures to see what you would do with that.
Man, what a great result! Just having fun while painting it's why we all started doing this! It's hard to remember sometimes with all the social media pressure to always do great work... but more often than not, if you just paint to enjoy it, the good results will come by itself.
Fkn hell man! Looks spot on. Actually better for us the audience to see how you blend and mess around with your paint with it being so big. Great edit to. 👍
I usually don't like complimenting by comparison, but man it is crazy how much more life and vibrancy your approach brought into this model than even someone like the master Sergio Calvo!
Awesome job, as usual! What I love about your videos isn't necessarily the technical aspects of painting (although always appreciated), but the thought processes and mindset you have while painting a miniature or army. Sometimes knowing how to get out of your own headspace is the best tool one could have!
Think this is my favourite video you've ever done. I've always been too worried about perfection but I'm just gonna Yolo my miniatures, worst case I can just strip and start again, it's all part of becoming better! Titus model looks amazing.
New approach for my next mini... play this video on repeat throughout painting to remind myself to have fun and not let details and perfectionism take it away. I'm so bad with enjoying painting and having fun which is ruining the whole experience for me. So, I hope that I get enough courage to "blindly stumble" into my next project and have fun :) Great result! Also, googly eyes make everything better. I love that intro!
Excellent, I didn’t think much of the model until the paint started, well done, you’ve really levelled up this last year, glad to see you’re FDM printing at last too.
Daaaaaaaaammn, that came together nice! I'm getting the impression from more than one source that perhaps I stress about the details too much. Perhaps I need to be a little braver, and try loosening up.
This is a timely video. I finished my first old world unit after I got boggled down with details etc and then just decided to roll with it and it came out beautiful
Thank you for this, watching your videos and theories around colour and painting has inspired and given me the cinfidence to take the plunge and enter golden demon myself so thank you for your videos 😊
Looks great Jon, wonder how using oils for highlights into shadows for a more smooth blend would look. But either way you did a fantastic job painting a scale you don't have much experience with
Now this was you just painting for a video and you weren't even trying hard I wonder what this would look like if you would actually put 100% of your effort into it and not just for video. You are awesome as always. I'm glad you had fun with painting this bigature.
Super cool! It came out great! The only thing that stands out to me is that the slobber and gore stands out a bit having been done after your tinting. Particularly the slobber; it does not appear to be in the same lighting as the rest of the model, and doesn't look like a part of the scene
Why no dirt/gore on his armour? Strikes me as a bit jarring that he's standing in a pool of blood yet his armor is pristine, especially given that his sword has gore on it.
man, large scale stuff is so much easier in some ways - normal minis I always try to squeeze what I do on larger stuff into a smaller pallet... big stuff seems to paint faster and is just easier in some ways. Either way - BEAUTIFUL work on that piece! I'm envious you got one of those!!!
Everything I watch one of touch videos, I a. Amazed how far the talent has progressed. This was EASILY, a GD back when I last attended a Games Day. Now, it's a barely a tutorial 😢
How do you go about lining up pinning in larger models. For example I printed a gargantuan (dnd sizing) dragon and I’m concerned about the integrity of the wing connections. Struggling to pull the trigger on it because I don’t know how to align the holes well in the specific orientation to make the wing fit properly at the joint.
Polymakwr polyterra PLA is amazing filament to use for making terrain and I uave found that the polyterra PLA takes less prep for painting then other brands of pla and have tried.
Hey @Ninjon, I'm sure you already know this but I found out fdm printers create a TON of micro plastic fibers that get over and into EVERYTHING from doing some resin and fdm printer comparison research. Allot of folks tend to overlook this part of printing with fdm printers, you can't ever get rid of these micro plastic fibers while the fumes from resin can dissipate if I'm remembering everything correctly. I know you have some pets that you let into your hobby space, so I just thought I'd mention it.
Raw PLA and PETG are pretty benign as long as you have HEPA-ish air filtration / circulation. Glass fiber (GF) and carbon fiber (CF) fillers might be what you're thinking of. It does seem like those fibers get everywhere and I would not use GF/CF filament in hobbyist context. I'd take PLA/PETG over resin fumes printing in my house any day though.
What are you using the angled sanding stone for on the Hexengarde pieces? Just wondering since I've printed a few of the buildings but never sanded anything myself :)
One thing I appreciate about your videos is that they give me the confidence to blindly stumble into my own painting and modeling journey.
You are right I found his videos and was like I can paint a 100 dollar figure and not mess it up
yep and there really is no wrong way. As long you think it looks good is all that matters honestly. Just takes time I painted my first today and already learned like 9 things i did wrong
Hey John, I wanted to give you a tip on brush control when it comes to larger scale things. I’ve been a canvas and Moral Painter for many years and although my Instagram might not share a lot of that work, since I’ve gotten into miniatures I might have some insight that could help. You brought up Bob Ross right after you had talked about the lack of brush control. He is a perfect example. If you ever watch a Bob Ross video look where he’s holding the paintbrush. There are a lot of occasions where when he is painting something he is holding the brush further back almost all the way to the end. You see this technique in a lot of oil, canvas painters. On certain mediums, this will actually help create Fluid brushstrokes. This isn’t the case for every situation, but I think it will be something fun to experiment with in the future when it comes to larger scale, things like this. I hope this information helps.
Dude, you make it seem so easy to paint. Unbelievable art. You need a slayer sword, go win one. You're a natural
a natural with a hell of a lot of practice and experience
I’ll make you one!
The theme of not overthinking the paint job is just what I needed to hear, I’ve been bogged down in a project and definitely overthinking it. I love your work and videos!
True. If you think too much you can convince yourself to not do something you really want to do.
Good thing you got those socks instead of the N64. They came in clutch!
I had to go back to your oldest videos to compare where you started from. You were a good painter back then, but this is magnificent. All of your choices seem right and they are executed perfectly.
I don’t think there’s a painter on UA-cam with the same progress Jon’s made since he started
As absolutely awesome as that work is, and it truly is, I can't get over that Dirty Down snot and gore! Can't wait to buy those.
INCREDIBLE!!!!! I am FIRST in line if he sells this. I'd buy it and display it behind glass for all my 40K folks!!!! UNREAL.
Very impressive! I love those snot-gore effects. This also makes me want to send you one of the large, unpainted McFarlane Space Marine or Necron figures to see what you would do with that.
Man, what a great result!
Just having fun while painting it's why we all started doing this! It's hard to remember sometimes with all the social media pressure to always do great work... but more often than not, if you just paint to enjoy it, the good results will come by itself.
End result was gorgeous. Thanks for leading the charge in blindly stumbling into new techniques and making them look like that!
That looks so freaking good. Great job sir.
Fkn hell man! Looks spot on. Actually better for us the audience to see how you blend and mess around with your paint with it being so big.
Great edit to. 👍
Maybe your local GW store would window display it for a temp amount of time. I'd sure love to see it in the window
Your Bob Ross explanation at 5:00 hits HARD and I love it so much. Should be mandatory listening for all aspiring painters.
I usually don't like complimenting by comparison, but man it is crazy how much more life and vibrancy your approach brought into this model than even someone like the master Sergio Calvo!
Awesome job, as usual! What I love about your videos isn't necessarily the technical aspects of painting (although always appreciated), but the thought processes and mindset you have while painting a miniature or army. Sometimes knowing how to get out of your own headspace is the best tool one could have!
Think this is my favourite video you've ever done. I've always been too worried about perfection but I'm just gonna Yolo my miniatures, worst case I can just strip and start again, it's all part of becoming better!
Titus model looks amazing.
I always love seeing your fearless use of color. It really.makes for some unique pieces!
Looks magnificent.
Very Sergio Calvo style in approach and outcome, like it!
Looking sick! I would've maybe added some blood spattering on Titus and the nid itself together with the gore, but otherwise, looking good!
This is amazing. Best large scale miniature. Love your Bob Ross approach.
That´s a really beautifully painted model Jon. I´m bowing to your skills... Keep up the good work.
New approach for my next mini... play this video on repeat throughout painting to remind myself to have fun and not let details and perfectionism take it away. I'm so bad with enjoying painting and having fun which is ruining the whole experience for me.
So, I hope that I get enough courage to "blindly stumble" into my next project and have fun :)
Great result!
Also, googly eyes make everything better. I love that intro!
I think this might be your best work yet. It's astonishing.
You outdid yourself with this piece. It's real art. Bravo
Great to see you got an unpainted one to establish your own style with it. Now you have areally unique piece. Nice work!
I was just wishing I had something similar, dug out some older paint and shook till my arms were sore, had to manually stir my liberator gold...
Love the new intro music!
Looks awesome!
This looks amazing!
This looks so amazing. I will definitely try this technique ❤
Amazing work as normal!!! This has to be the best looking statue out there!!
Wicked paint job Jon
As an aside, a new batch of Hexengarde buildings is about to hit Kickstarter.
WOW! If I wasn't a fan before, this certainly sealed it! What an inspiration you are Sir!!!!
K. Just wanna say, you have a beautiful…backyard? Whatever that green background is while you’re priming, it’s fantastic
This is absolutely beautiful work! 100/10 man as always!
Excellent, I didn’t think much of the model until the paint started, well done, you’ve really levelled up this last year, glad to see you’re FDM printing at last too.
This looks SOOOO impressive. Nice job, Jon!
You are amazing, Jon!
Daaaaaaaaammn, that came together nice!
I'm getting the impression from more than one source that perhaps I stress about the details too much. Perhaps I need to be a little braver, and try loosening up.
That intro 🙌🏻🙌🏻🙌🏻
Absolutely stunning, well done.
Jon, you killed it. Now play the game so you can get killed, over and over. Great work.
Love the look of it Ninjon. You always impress me. I will stumble into my own current project with less trepidation.
Looks great, one of the better ones I've seen painted.
Lovely work man , def your best yet. Nailed it completely.
This is a timely video. I finished my first old world unit after I got boggled down with details etc and then just decided to roll with it and it came out beautiful
One of the best intros yet!
Jon you're my favorite painter to follow. You fuckin rule dude.
Thank you for this, watching your videos and theories around colour and painting has inspired and given me the cinfidence to take the plunge and enter golden demon myself so thank you for your videos 😊
That paint job is mad 🙌 well done Jon
Fantastic job man!
Loved the intro, as someone who puts googly eyes on everything I got a kick out of it.
Looks great Jon, wonder how using oils for highlights into shadows for a more smooth blend would look. But either way you did a fantastic job painting a scale you don't have much experience with
I need more intros with the vortex mixer like this
Fun tip. Vortex mixers are great for filling cones
Thank you for making my day with that intro 😅
Those metals look fantastic. Great tip
Wonderfully magnificent! Love the sculpture.
Nice Video. The Dirty down snot looks useful.
Now this was you just painting for a video and you weren't even trying hard I wonder what this would look like if you would actually put 100% of your effort into it and not just for video. You are awesome as always. I'm glad you had fun with painting this bigature.
Wow. Stunning work mate
Wow. That was awesome!
Jon I loved the entry video
Aw man, I really liked it before the last ink/contrast layers of yellow/magenta/blue(?) It looked so clean!
Wow. Awesome project!
That is one astonishing paint job.
I'm loving those SoFlats, I have most the range now in dropper bottles. :)
You're yhe second painter I've watched doing one.
And I love your take on it
That intro made my day!
Super sweet paint job
Absolutely fantastic!
Please bring it to adepticon! Would be amazing to see in person. Great work as always.
There really is something special about the optical mixing of yellows and oranges over blue.
Love your work man. This is super sick.
Amazing and inspiring. Thank you!
Super cool! It came out great!
The only thing that stands out to me is that the slobber and gore stands out a bit having been done after your tinting. Particularly the slobber; it does not appear to be in the same lighting as the rest of the model, and doesn't look like a part of the scene
I used an old towel to work on a large piece. Also put that on a cutting mat so you can easily rotate as needed.
Fantastic!
Why no dirt/gore on his armour? Strikes me as a bit jarring that he's standing in a pool of blood yet his armor is pristine, especially given that his sword has gore on it.
Fantastic. 👍👍
I think this is just how creatures in the 41st millennium hug
Great work, friend! Looks SO good! Love the color from purple to blue so much
Love this channel. Great death metal!
Salutations from Belfast Northern Ireland 🇬🇧
It looks amazing TY
I love your take on f*ck smoothness
man, large scale stuff is so much easier in some ways - normal minis I always try to squeeze what I do on larger stuff into a smaller pallet... big stuff seems to paint faster and is just easier in some ways. Either way - BEAUTIFUL work on that piece! I'm envious you got one of those!!!
Everything I watch one of touch videos, I a. Amazed how far the talent has progressed. This was EASILY, a GD back when I last attended a Games Day. Now, it's a barely a tutorial 😢
I’d love to see a tutorial on how you paint tutorial with the same vibrant shadows of your armies
I noticed I was not subbed! Loved this video and the philosophy you talked about. Now subbed ❤😊
How do you go about lining up pinning in larger models. For example I printed a gargantuan (dnd sizing) dragon and I’m concerned about the integrity of the wing connections. Struggling to pull the trigger on it because I don’t know how to align the holes well in the specific orientation to make the wing fit properly at the joint.
Polymakwr polyterra PLA is amazing filament to use for making terrain and I uave found that the polyterra PLA takes less prep for painting then other brands of pla and have tried.
Ninjon entering his impressionist era.
been a minute since I’ve seen your vids, looking svelte my man!
Next level this man 🤘🔥🔥🤘
This looks awesome!
What is that wet pallet by the way? I remember you showing it off a while ago but couldn’t for the life of me what video that was.
Hey @Ninjon, I'm sure you already know this but I found out fdm printers create a TON of micro plastic fibers that get over and into EVERYTHING from doing some resin and fdm printer comparison research. Allot of folks tend to overlook this part of printing with fdm printers, you can't ever get rid of these micro plastic fibers while the fumes from resin can dissipate if I'm remembering everything correctly. I know you have some pets that you let into your hobby space, so I just thought I'd mention it.
Raw PLA and PETG are pretty benign as long as you have HEPA-ish air filtration / circulation. Glass fiber (GF) and carbon fiber (CF) fillers might be what you're thinking of. It does seem like those fibers get everywhere and I would not use GF/CF filament in hobbyist context. I'd take PLA/PETG over resin fumes printing in my house any day though.
What are you using the angled sanding stone for on the Hexengarde pieces?
Just wondering since I've printed a few of the buildings but never sanded anything myself :)