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it's actually well organized and very easy to follow. Most videos jump from one thing to another to another sometimes in weird orders, you made it so people can choose the easy one or go for the more advanced techniques without having too much fluff to see/hear through.
Absolutely first class vid , I have been painting models for 55 years and warhammer for 35 years and still found this an excellent addition to my knowledge base especially regarding contrast paints . Thanks mate !
@@BrushstrokePaintingGuides Thank you very much for this. It was really helpful. Something that I may have missed and wanted to ask is can I just use paint and thin it to use as a wash? Because from the information in the introduction, it felt like I can just thin the paint to varying degrees and that degree would determine potency. Is that correct, or have I misunderstood something? I apologize if this is a very newbie question, but I am only just starting on my first paint project.
Dude, I’m a gunpla guy, and I’ve been looking for actual tutorials that don’t suck, yours are incredible. Everyone talks about all these terms and using all these things, but nobody explains what or how. Specifically everyone says to use thinning and washes but nobody explains the how, the why, or the what
Thank you, so glad you’re finding my channel useful. Please do spread the word amongst the Gunpla community that they may find my videos useful. Perhaps I should do a gunpla painting video? If I did, which model do you think would be a good one to do? 🤔
Same man I just watched his how to thin paints video now I’m starting this one. I’ve got an entry grade in my backlog. I could never get a thorough explanation before or it always seemed to advanced. He explained it perfectly and I can’t wait to start that kit and try all this out.
@@lugnerin2915there is even a new entry grade RX-78 on P-Bandai that is supposed to be a painting model (so it’s already all white besides the inner frame & weapon). I’m pretty sure the preorder for it is still open for 5 more days and they’re supposed to ship out in march.
You sir, have become my favorite resource for tips on miniature painting. The level of information and delivery is always spot on! Thank you for what you do mate!!!
Trash mini paint UA-camrs have over 200k subs but this is ridiculous that YOU only have 55k. I’ve never watched a complete how to paint mini from start to finish except for this vid. Holy shit, you crushed it! Music and tutorial. Congrats and you got a new sub here!
Thank you 🙏 I genuinely try and make videos I wish I had when I first started. So I’m really glad you enjoyed the video and found it useful and thank you so much for the sub. Really happy to have you onboard 👍 If you could help spread the word about the channel, perhaps more people will follow from the other channels you mentioned? 😉
I'll be repeating everyone's praise, but I want to highlight your methodical and pedagogical approach. Especially the parts where you dive deep into the concepts and even fundamental physics on the squared paper is really something that sets you parsecs apart from absolute majority of other channels that I have run into. You actually TEACH something. Well done!
Thank you 🙏 I try and make videos I would have wanted when I was starting out, so it’s really good to hear people are finding them useful Thanks for checking out my channel
This is definitely one of the best painting tutorials out there. The VAST majority of them are presented in a highly opinionated manner revolving around "The best way to paint this...", "the best way to painting that...", etc. Your tutorial does the complete opposite, providing very clear explanations and visual examples of the various methods of applying them to models and how they look. :)
This is one of the best educational videos I've seen in a long time. Your presentation is simple and straightforward and your personality is smooth and easy to listen to. No goofy nonsense 👍
as a new warhammer fan with some prexisting art background, you dont know how much of a relief these videos are for me. ive always tried to take the route of figuring it all out for myself, which evidently bites me in the ass because im making mistakes and not knowing how or why. my life is made so much easier by these videos that just cut to the chase and explain tecniques and fancy terms that previously made me feel like a bit of a helpless outsider. it lets me enjoy the hobby more as i hone my painting skills to know theres someone out there willing to so selflessly teach others. especially when its easy to give in to the shame and give up on something out of not knowing what everyone else seems to already understand. thanks dude youre a godsend
Thank you 🙏 It is so good to hear my videos are of real help to people. I really appreciate you taking the time to write this and hope you continue to enjoy my channel 👍
I'm a French guy new to the hobby, and I'd like to thank you for your amazing content, sharp advice, great examples and soothing English. Have a GREAT day!
Thanks for watching, really great to hear you’re finding the videos useful. You’ll be pleased to hear a video on drybrushing is the next topic planned for this fundamentals series of videos. So, stay tuned 👍
Same. Summing up the different names and explaining the difference between a regular not very staining wash and a staining wash aka ink or speed/contrast paint helped me.
Your channel is my new absolute favorite! I am new to painting miniatures in a more realistic and interesting way and this channel has provided more information in a few videos than I ever knew existed! In my youth, it was simply open the paint bottle and use one paint for the whole surface, which, as expected, produced very bland, flat, and boring figures. For a kid, they weren't horrible, as I tended to pick out buttons and insignia and things like that, but there was no depth, shadowing, highlights, etc. to them. Now, I am learning all about that and my latest figures are starting to turn out really nicely! Thank you so much for the well-thought-out and in-depth instruction that you provide on all these different topics dealing with paints, brushes, and methods. You are a fantastic instructor and it is so nice to find out the "why" behind the "what" and to also see the information in clearly demonstrated lessons. Please keep up the great work! I have subscribed and will be watching more to increase my skills! Thank you again, kind sir!
Thank you 🙏 This has made my week! So great to hear you’re enjoying the channel and my guides are proving to be useful Thanks for subscribing, really appreciate you supporting the channel 👍
Really, really well done tutorials. There is always a bit of science if you doing stuff properly. But this is really well narrated/explained and shown.
Excellent " tutorial" on washes, especially for people like myself who have had a long sabbatical from modeling only to return to an entirely new dimension of materials I have never seen before.. Besides getting to know how to use these , the primary problem is sourcing. I only have one hobby shop where I live and they primarily are RC but have recently added a small section for plastic model enthusiast . Fortunately they are stocking a small variety of brands of paint which are currently serving my learning curve needs. The rest of materials I'll need to locate on line sources. I also build primarily aircraft so this also narrows the field. This video is a great baseline video. Thanks for sharing.
Thanks for watching, really glad my videos are helping you get back into the hobby. If you need any help sourcing products, let me know and I’ll do my best to help you 👍
It has been a few years since I held a paintbrush but the old magic is still there and with help from this master I can continue to learn and improve my techniques.
I bloody love seeing BStroke come up on my YT with a new video. Just finished work, about to start painting and this couldn't have been timed any better
didn't heard about washes before. Result is impressive. I wish i had the precision for this type of painting, this look very relaxing and satisfying to do
I was going to suggest you watch this video, so it's great to see you've already found it. Yes, washes are really useful for miniature painting and can produce some amazing results with very little effort. I find painting very relaxing and I use it as a way to unwind and zone out from a busy day at work. You should give it a go for sure. You only need a few bits to get started
Thank you, really glad you found it useful. Please help others find it too by sharing the video and help feed UA-cam’s algorithm. It really helps the channel and means I can make more of these videos 👍
I like how you describe everything along with the diagrams. Just doing my first custom Star Wars figure, and i dont regret taking some time to learn more about paint. Thank you for this video.
Thanks for commenting, so glad you found the video useful and good to know that you like the diagrams. I sometimes worry I’m going overboard by doing them. Hope you enjoy the rest of my channel 👍
Thank you 🙏 That’s what I’m trying to do with these videos, make ones I wish I had when I started. It’s good to hear they’re hitting the mark and I really hope it helps people new to the hobby 🙂
Such a great how-to video! Informative and clear presentation with demonstration of technique that is not just vague and theoretical! You are fast becoming one of my go to painting tutorial channel 👍👍👍
Thank you Really glad to hear you’re enjoying my channel and finding it useful. Please help spread the word by sharing with your hobby mates. And of course if you have suggestions for future content please let me know 👍
@@BrushstrokePaintingGuides yup! Will share it with my friends as well. I have also joined your channel as a member! It's my first time ever joining a youtube channel membership 🤣 Just want to show my appreciate at how your videos really helped to put a clearer picture of how things should look like if done properly. For future videos recommendations, definitely more tutorial videos (drybrushing, wet-blending with normal paints), how you plan your color schemes or even videos like how the undercoat might affect the colors on top, etc.
Thank you, I honestly really appreciate you supporting the channel and it's brilliant to have you onboard. It really does help "keep the lights on" for the channel. Thanks for the suggestions on content too, you'll be pleased to hear they are very much what I already have planned, so stay tuned :)
@@BrushstrokePaintingGuides no worries! Just glad I can contribute in whatever small part that I can. I have been painting casually on/off for the past few years, mostly just board game miniatures to be honest. I am aware of basics like thinning your coats, etc but never really know how to do it properly until now. Can't wait to see more of your videos and improve my painting skills while clearing my backlog at the same time! Cheers! P.s. just thought of videos that compares different paint brand/types (i.e., contrast vs army speedpaint) would be cool too!
This video was awesome I was painting two Firbolg Rangers and watching the video at the same time.I very impressed with your methods. So I used every one of them.😊
Incredibly useful! I've just gotten back into mini painting in the last few years thanks to stuff like speed paints after a ~10 year hiatus. This is one of the clearest tutorials on this topic I've seen. I've subscribed and will definitely watch some more of your stuff.
Thanks very much, welcome back to the hobby. 👍 Really appreciate the sub, I’m sure you’ll really enjoy my other videos and I look forward to hear any other ideas you have for things you’d like to see 🙂
Excellent video, your tips are literal gold! I wish this tutorial came out when I returned to the hobby... it would have spared me a lot of trial and error trying to figure out these best practices myself! 😂
Your tutorials are excellent. Thank you! Would love to see a complete video on an Ork armored model using a weathered technique with blue as the primary color. 🙏
I’ve learnt way more in this than the subject heading I clicked on for… will definitely be checking out the content. Only downside is I’m going to have to spend more money on equipment :)
The examples of your work you've shown throughout this video are nothing short of masterful. This is for sure my new favorite channel for miniature painting education! I think you deserve a title. May I suggest Professor Pigment?
I find your tutorials some of the best, if not the best, learning videos within the immense tide of miniature painting videos. Congratulations and thank you very much! And please, keep on!
Thanks for these guides, so far I've watched how to base paint and this noe. And now I quite understand how these paints work. Time to use these on my models. 🙏
I’ve been painting my Enginseer and I’ve finished the base layer. Waiting for my Valejo’s wash to be delivered, so this video is perfect timing. thanks!
Thanks for this tutorial, just getting back into painting after a long time away and this has helped a great deal. Made methods so easy to understand and follow.
This was very helpful and I learned quite a bit from it. Your channel has helped me a lot in returning to brush painting my models. Washes have worked very well for me and do a lot to add interest and realism to any model. Thanks for sharing this and I am looking forward to your next tutorial.
These fundamentals videos are awesome! I've recently got back into the hobby after a long time and your tutorials are some of the best explanations i have come across. 🙏
Great timing, just getting done soon with my ultramarines from a starter box using base and layer and odd little use of nuln oil. I’m now looking into methods for the tyranids and been thinking of going down the contrast paint route for them. Thanks for such a detailed video!👌
Thanks for watching Contrast route for tyranids would be perfect. They have so much awesome texture. If you go with a cream primer (something like wraithbone) and then thin your contrasts 50:50 with contrast medium you’ll get a much smoother result. If it’s a bit too light you can always add a second coat and strengthen it. But I find 90% of contrasts are too potent straight out the bottle
thank you for all the hard work. a lot of time and effort goes into these videos. please take care of yourself also great video please keep that graph paper background. the music you have in the background is great. id say also tell us not to panic.
Such a great tutorial! Ive learned a lot from your series. Although I primarily do model car restorations, I am beginning to apply your techniques to the interior seats and door panels. And will be doing the motor next. Thank you for taking the time to share!
Great video! My understanding of the term "slapchop" is that it is a combination of zenithal and drybrush where you after the zenithal highlights additionally highlight all the edges with drybrushing before applying the washes.
That could well be my misunderstanding then. 🙂 I took it to be drybrushing of a zenithal effect before staining it with washes and contrast style paints.
Great instructional video. I'd be really interested to hear your views of glazes. I've always used glasses for OSL but am keen to hear of other options too. Thanks for the great content!
Drybrushing is actually going to be the next video in this series I’m working on it at the moment Unfortunately these fundamental videos take a lot of work to put together. Probably why people like them I guess Bear with me, it’s coming soon 👍
Really good video. You have a new subscriber. I've been playing with using speedpaints. One thing that I find interesting is after it dries you can go back later with a wet brush and blend it to surrounding areas making smoother transitions.
Thanks for watching and even more so for subscribing. Really great to have you onboard Yeah, speed paints do seem to have a characteristic in that they can be "reactivated" for a period after they've dried but not fully cured. I first discovered this when I accidently disturbed a layer as I was trying to go over it with another colour. It something I need to experiment with a bit more before I commit to it being a good thing or a bad thing. I like your take on it being useful for blending though, I'll certainly play around with that for sure. Thanks for the tip
Can't speak for GW Contrast, but Army Painter Speedpaints will go right through the parchment paper and into the sponge. I use a silicon popit toy for speedpaints and washes, really easy to clean too. Just my two cents, love the vids, great advice. Thanks
Thanks for watching. With regards the Speedpaints going through your palette paper, that’s so strange because I’ve never had that issue. How long do you need to leave it for that to happen? Of course, if that’s happening for you then I wouldn’t recommend putting them onto your wet palette then. Out of interest, what paper are you using?
@@BrushstrokePaintingGuides It happens fairly quickly, no more than 5 minutes or so. I use the army painter wet palette and the paper that comes with it. In addition to the popit being easy to clean, its round bottom keeps the paint nicely pooled, and no worries with anything running together as lots and lots of wells.
@@Outlawdave71 interesting. I appreciate you probably don’t really so much now you already have an alternative solution with your popit tray. But if you ever want to try the paper I use as a test, then it’s this one amzn.to/3ngaKi4 Parchment paper from “If You Care” I put the company name in quotes simply because it could read as me being really off otherwise 🤣
Hi Dave So, since our last chat I’ve had a speed paint (plasmatic bolt) sat on my palette and I can confirm there is zero bleeding through the paper I use. I feel a video coming on where I compare wet palette papers, because it seems like people are being let down by poor products.
@@BrushstrokePaintingGuides Well, how about that, thanks for following up, I've got some standard parchment paper, I'll certainly give it a go. Looking forward to that video.
Thank you Keep an eye out for my video on drybrushing I’m going to be talking about zenithal some more in that and showing how to create it using drybrushing
Oh wow this is awesome, as soon as I saw you applying a controlled wash with a nice brush I knew I was in the right place. In case I missed it in the video, do you have a recommendation for a high quality "all over" wash brush, similar to a medium citadel shade? I know the brush isn't as important as how its used when it comes to that, but I just know there must be a better one out there :D THANKS! Great work brother
Great video, I love how much depth you go into to give a real understanding of how and why things behave as they do. Having said that, I'm ALWAYS confused when I see someone shading large areas and somehow still ending up with a lovely matt finish. When I try that my miniatures come out a little but shiny, which I don't like. As a result I pretty much always limit myself to recess shading, or tidying things back up with a more base paint. Am I doing something wrong?
Firstly, thanks for watching and I’m glad you enjoyed it. So, I’m terms of shiny results when using washes. It’s down to an ingredient they have in them which make them flow off raised areas. The biggest culprit for them drying super glossy is not being shaken enough before applying. If they’re not fully mixed, that agent in them will settle on the top. A bit like an oil slick and when it dries it give it a glossy look. Some colours of washes / contrast / speed paints etc are just awkward and will always dry with a slight gloss. For those, all you can do is accept it and apply a light coat of a matte varnish and carry on. If you have an airbrush. A great tip is to spray a light coating of Lahmian Medium over the top, as that will dull down the shine without being too overpowering to the rest of you mini
@@BrushstrokePaintingGuides Awesome, thanks so much for the reply! I will definitely try those tips out. Well, the shaking and varnishing first as I don't have an airbrush and find the idea of it a bit daunting. In fact if you want any suggestions for future topics, I'd love to see one on airbrushing to explain why and how to do it! 🙂
Update: shaking the pot has made a huge difference - its actually changed the way I paint! I still get the odd shiny bit, but vastly reduced. And as you recommended, a bit of matt varnish clears them up too. Thank you!!
Washes have always been a bugbear of mine, they’re supposed to be “easy detail” but I tend to almost always end up with the dreaded coffee stains or at the other extreme washes that don’t seem to do anything. I’ve always felt a little bad that washes weren’t really making my models look “better.” Now I have a much better idea what’s going on. Thanks for the video.
Fantastic, that’s just what I wanted to do with this video. So, it’s really great to hear I’ve managed to do that. I think people are lead to believe it’s a case of flood the model with a wash and it’ll all just work, but for best results it just needs that little more care. And no one ever seems to talk about how strong some washes and now the new speed paint stuff is. They’re so crazy strong and people are made to feel it’s their fault when they don’t work as advertised. Thin them down makes them so much easier to work with and control that coffee staining (great phrase, wish I’d used that in the vid now)
Is there a way to replicate contrast paints with typical artist acrylic paint in tube? The staining and shading properties of contrast paints look great as shown with the second door model.
Very nice video. Which brand for washes and shades would you recommend? I heard good things about the GW nuln oil but GW stuff is kinda on the pricey end. Thanks in advance.
Thank you GW washes are very good and they’ve recently improved their recipe, but that does seem to have put the price up. They’ve even reduced the size of their pots too 😞 Army Painter washes are also very good and they have colours many other ranges don’t. Their price is a lot more reasonable too. Their downside is they do tend to dry with a glossy finish and require a thin coat of a matte varnish to knock it back. Hope that helps a bit
Another wonderful instruction/asmr video. Question though, can you paint figures in great detail with just one brand? Citadel for instance? Or is it recommended to sometimes have a different brand of wash/ink/shade for an optimum result due to the different brand being slighty better for specific jobs?
Thanks for watching That's a fair question, the simple answer is "absolutely" The longer answer is, there's really no rules to any of this. Lots of people like a particular brand and will use nothing but those paints. Others (like me) just like trying different things and seeing how they'll turn out. So, I'm forever collecting a new paint, or wanting to try a different brand. After a while you will find that all brands have their "gems" and "duds" of their ranges. For example, I absolutely LOVE Two Thin Coats White Star and hate GW's whites. But then I equally love Scale75's Flat Black. It's so unlike anyone else's black, with it's ultra matte finish, but many people would hate that. So, really it's all about You do You. I recommend trying different stuff just because it's fun to discover new things. But certainly dont ever feel there's anything wrong with just using one brand. We're truly spoilt with the quality of paint available now, that amazing minis are possible with any of the major brands. :) Happy painting
@@BrushstrokePaintingGuides Thank you for the elaborate response! Clearly Im still a novice but I'm curious to learn what it takes to grow a dislike for a specific kind of paint from a certain brand. Is it the colorshade, the quality or how it interacts with paints? Maybe you need more layers of one brand to make it remotely acceptable, rendering it too expensive to use, etc.
You know, back in the day, instead of shades and washes I used to paint the chainmail black and dry brush with an appropriately dark metallic silvery colour. For plate armour I mixed black in with the silver to get a dark finish and the lightly brush with the same silver over the top, you know. Didn't spend as much on paints either.
Absolutely, and I often still use that method myself, depending on the model. It gives a great result and is one of the methods I'm going to be including in my dry brushing video. Washes are great when you want to be more focused on a particular area and drybrushing might be too messy for surrounding details. They can also provide options for tinting and blending too. Thanks for watching and taking the time to comment :)
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it's actually well organized and very easy to follow. Most videos jump from one thing to another to another sometimes in weird orders, you made it so people can choose the easy one or go for the more advanced techniques without having too much fluff to see/hear through.
Thanks for watching
Glad you found it easy to follow and I hope it was useful for you
Great video as always! A video on the basics of glazing would be awesome, as it looks quite complicated
Absolutely first class vid , I have been painting models for 55 years and warhammer for 35 years and still found this an excellent addition to my knowledge base especially regarding contrast paints .
Thanks mate !
@@BrushstrokePaintingGuides Thank you very much for this. It was really helpful. Something that I may have missed and wanted to ask is can I just use paint and thin it to use as a wash? Because from the information in the introduction, it felt like I can just thin the paint to varying degrees and that degree would determine potency. Is that correct, or have I misunderstood something? I apologize if this is a very newbie question, but I am only just starting on my first paint project.
Dude, I’m a gunpla guy, and I’ve been looking for actual tutorials that don’t suck, yours are incredible. Everyone talks about all these terms and using all these things, but nobody explains what or how. Specifically everyone says to use thinning and washes but nobody explains the how, the why, or the what
Thank you, so glad you’re finding my channel useful.
Please do spread the word amongst the Gunpla community that they may find my videos useful.
Perhaps I should do a gunpla painting video? If I did, which model do you think would be a good one to do? 🤔
@@BrushstrokePaintingGuides The Entry Grade RX-78-2 would be a good kit to do a demonstration on. It's cheap and easy to build and paint!!
Same man I just watched his how to thin paints video now I’m starting this one. I’ve got an entry grade in my backlog.
I could never get a thorough explanation before or it always seemed to advanced. He explained it perfectly and I can’t wait to start that kit and try all this out.
@@lugnerin2915there is even a new entry grade RX-78 on P-Bandai that is supposed to be a painting model (so it’s already all white besides the inner frame & weapon).
I’m pretty sure the preorder for it is still open for 5 more days and they’re supposed to ship out in march.
Can't believe I had to watch like 20 videos on the topic before finding one that's actually helpful. Thank you very much!
You sir, have become my favorite resource for tips on miniature painting. The level of information and delivery is always spot on! Thank you for what you do mate!!!
Thank you so much 🙏
As you can imagine, these videos take a lot to put together, so it’s really great to hear they’re appreciated 👍
Trash mini paint UA-camrs have over 200k subs but this is ridiculous that YOU only have 55k. I’ve never watched a complete how to paint mini from start to finish except for this vid. Holy shit, you crushed it! Music and tutorial. Congrats and you got a new sub here!
Thank you 🙏
I genuinely try and make videos I wish I had when I first started. So I’m really glad you enjoyed the video and found it useful and thank you so much for the sub.
Really happy to have you onboard 👍
If you could help spread the word about the channel, perhaps more people will follow from the other channels you mentioned? 😉
I'll be repeating everyone's praise, but I want to highlight your methodical and pedagogical approach. Especially the parts where you dive deep into the concepts and even fundamental physics on the squared paper is really something that sets you parsecs apart from absolute majority of other channels that I have run into. You actually TEACH something. Well done!
Thank you 🙏
I try and make videos I would have wanted when I was starting out, so it’s really good to hear people are finding them useful
Thanks for checking out my channel
This is definitely one of the best painting tutorials out there. The VAST majority of them are presented in a highly opinionated manner revolving around "The best way to paint this...", "the best way to painting that...", etc.
Your tutorial does the complete opposite, providing very clear explanations and visual examples of the various methods of applying them to models and how they look. :)
Aha! A telltale sign of an oil painting trained person, dipping the end of the brush in the medium to avoid fouling with paint. Good work as always
Best painting tutorials I have found... thank you!!
Thank you 🙏
Really pleased to hear you’re enjoying the channel
This is one of the best educational videos I've seen in a long time. Your presentation is simple and straightforward and your personality is smooth and easy to listen to. No goofy nonsense 👍
Thank you
Really glad you enjoyed the video.
Please help promote my channel by sharing with your hobby mates 👍
as a new warhammer fan with some prexisting art background, you dont know how much of a relief these videos are for me. ive always tried to take the route of figuring it all out for myself, which evidently bites me in the ass because im making mistakes and not knowing how or why. my life is made so much easier by these videos that just cut to the chase and explain tecniques and fancy terms that previously made me feel like a bit of a helpless outsider. it lets me enjoy the hobby more as i hone my painting skills to know theres someone out there willing to so selflessly teach others. especially when its easy to give in to the shame and give up on something out of not knowing what everyone else seems to already understand. thanks dude youre a godsend
Thank you 🙏
It is so good to hear my videos are of real help to people.
I really appreciate you taking the time to write this and hope you continue to enjoy my channel 👍
I'm a French guy new to the hobby, and I'd like to thank you for your amazing content, sharp advice, great examples and soothing English.
Have a GREAT day!
Thank you so much
You are very welcome to the channel
I’m so pleased to hear you’re finding my videos helpful 👍
the most complete tutorial about washes i have seen, thank you sir!
Thank you 🙏
Really glad you found the guide useful
These are the best videos for a guy who is brand new to hobby stuff. I would love a video like this for how to dry brush a mini!
Thanks for watching, really great to hear you’re finding the videos useful.
You’ll be pleased to hear a video on drybrushing is the next topic planned for this fundamentals series of videos.
So, stay tuned 👍
Do you consider making a video about creating your own wash from a paint?
Cool idea, let me see what I can do 👍
Very well done James. The level of detail and theory you provided is adequate without being overwhelming. Well done, Gratz.
Thanks John, really glad you enjoyed the video and found it useful :)
This is the best and most informative source of info on washes that I've ever seen.
Same. Summing up the different names and explaining the difference between a regular not very staining wash and a staining wash aka ink or speed/contrast paint helped me.
Your channel is my new absolute favorite! I am new to painting miniatures in a more realistic and interesting way and this channel has provided more information in a few videos than I ever knew existed! In my youth, it was simply open the paint bottle and use one paint for the whole surface, which, as expected, produced very bland, flat, and boring figures. For a kid, they weren't horrible, as I tended to pick out buttons and insignia and things like that, but there was no depth, shadowing, highlights, etc. to them. Now, I am learning all about that and my latest figures are starting to turn out really nicely! Thank you so much for the well-thought-out and in-depth instruction that you provide on all these different topics dealing with paints, brushes, and methods. You are a fantastic instructor and it is so nice to find out the "why" behind the "what" and to also see the information in clearly demonstrated lessons. Please keep up the great work! I have subscribed and will be watching more to increase my skills! Thank you again, kind sir!
Thank you 🙏
This has made my week!
So great to hear you’re enjoying the channel and my guides are proving to be useful
Thanks for subscribing, really appreciate you supporting the channel 👍
Really, really well done tutorials. There is always a bit of science if you doing stuff properly. But this is really well narrated/explained and shown.
You have downright the most comprehensive and easy to understand tutorials
By far one of the best in depth videos and I love the layout of the video
I’ve been trying to find a good example of washes and how to apply them and i found it. You’re a legend mate
This was an amazing and informative guide, thank you for your efforts.
Thank you 🙏
Really glad you found it helpful and thanks so much for supporting the channel 🤛
Man , I am loving the speedpaints 2.0 for the airbrush
Oh yeah, not tried the 2.0s yet but I’m hearing great things about them
interesting topic. I usually build in 1-35, so it doesn't hurt to think outside the box. Very well done 👍
Excellent " tutorial" on washes, especially for people like myself who have had a long sabbatical from modeling only to return to an entirely new dimension of materials I have never seen before.. Besides getting to know how to use these , the primary problem is sourcing. I only have one hobby shop where I live and they primarily are RC but have recently added a small section for plastic model enthusiast . Fortunately they are stocking a small variety of brands of paint which are currently serving my learning curve needs. The rest of materials I'll need to locate on line sources. I also build primarily aircraft so this also narrows the field. This video is a great baseline video. Thanks for sharing.
Thanks for watching, really glad my videos are helping you get back into the hobby. If you need any help sourcing products, let me know and I’ll do my best to help you 👍
Thank you for creating all of these phenomenal videos! Damn I wish UA-cam had been around in the 80’s ;)
It has been a few years since I held a paintbrush but the old magic is still there and with help from this master I can continue to learn and improve my techniques.
Welcome to the channel and back to the hobby too.
I hope you enjoy the videos and find them useful 👍
I bloody love seeing BStroke come up on my YT with a new video.
Just finished work, about to start painting and this couldn't have been timed any better
As someone who is just learning how to paint warhammer your videos are extremely helpful and well detailed. 💜
Thank you, I’m so pleased you’re finding my channel useful
didn't heard about washes before. Result is impressive.
I wish i had the precision for this type of painting, this look very relaxing and satisfying to do
I was going to suggest you watch this video, so it's great to see you've already found it.
Yes, washes are really useful for miniature painting and can produce some amazing results with very little effort.
I find painting very relaxing and I use it as a way to unwind and zone out from a busy day at work. You should give it a go for sure. You only need a few bits to get started
Best explanation you could possibly give! Thank you for your work!
Thank you
Really glad you found it useful
Best wash tutorial I've found by far, thank you!!
Thank you, really glad you found it useful.
Please help others find it too by sharing the video and help feed UA-cam’s algorithm.
It really helps the channel and means I can make more of these videos 👍
I like how you describe everything along with the diagrams. Just doing my first custom Star Wars figure, and i dont regret taking some time to learn more about paint. Thank you for this video.
Thanks for commenting, so glad you found the video useful and good to know that you like the diagrams. I sometimes worry I’m going overboard by doing them.
Hope you enjoy the rest of my channel 👍
Wish I’d seen a vid like this when I first started painting. Great vid
Thank you 🙏
That’s what I’m trying to do with these videos, make ones I wish I had when I started. It’s good to hear they’re hitting the mark and I really hope it helps people new to the hobby 🙂
Such a great how-to video!
Informative and clear presentation with demonstration of technique that is not just vague and theoretical!
You are fast becoming one of my go to painting tutorial channel 👍👍👍
Thank you
Really glad to hear you’re enjoying my channel and finding it useful.
Please help spread the word by sharing with your hobby mates.
And of course if you have suggestions for future content please let me know 👍
@@BrushstrokePaintingGuides yup! Will share it with my friends as well.
I have also joined your channel as a member! It's my first time ever joining a youtube channel membership 🤣 Just want to show my appreciate at how your videos really helped to put a clearer picture of how things should look like if done properly.
For future videos recommendations, definitely more tutorial videos (drybrushing, wet-blending with normal paints), how you plan your color schemes or even videos like how the undercoat might affect the colors on top, etc.
Thank you, I honestly really appreciate you supporting the channel and it's brilliant to have you onboard. It really does help "keep the lights on" for the channel.
Thanks for the suggestions on content too, you'll be pleased to hear they are very much what I already have planned, so stay tuned :)
@@BrushstrokePaintingGuides no worries! Just glad I can contribute in whatever small part that I can.
I have been painting casually on/off for the past few years, mostly just board game miniatures to be honest. I am aware of basics like thinning your coats, etc but never really know how to do it properly until now.
Can't wait to see more of your videos and improve my painting skills while clearing my backlog at the same time! Cheers!
P.s. just thought of videos that compares different paint brand/types (i.e., contrast vs army speedpaint) would be cool too!
Awesome video for us amateurs, thanks!
i don't know how you do it but you always manage to make interesting and informative videos!
That’s so great to hear, thank you 🙏
This video was awesome I was painting two Firbolg Rangers and watching the video at the same time.I very impressed with your methods. So I used every one of them.😊
Thank you
So great to hear you found it helpful 👍
Amazing content. You are the best mini painting channel. Keep it up!! Thank you!
Incredibly useful! I've just gotten back into mini painting in the last few years thanks to stuff like speed paints after a ~10 year hiatus. This is one of the clearest tutorials on this topic I've seen. I've subscribed and will definitely watch some more of your stuff.
Thanks very much, welcome back to the hobby. 👍
Really appreciate the sub, I’m sure you’ll really enjoy my other videos and I look forward to hear any other ideas you have for things you’d like to see 🙂
This is awesome the multi wash option helped me massivley
Thanks for watching
Really great to hear it’s been useful for you 👍
Excellent video, your tips are literal gold!
I wish this tutorial came out when I returned to the hobby... it would have spared me a lot of trial and error trying to figure out these best practices myself! 😂
Great video. I am not a painter but i am impress !
Thank you
I’m glad you enjoyed the video.
Perhaps my videos can convince you to give painting a try?
It’s a great hobby 🙂
Masterpiece of a tutorial video👍🏻
Your tutorials are excellent. Thank you! Would love to see a complete video on an Ork armored model using a weathered technique with blue as the primary color. 🙏
Mega video and one that will help many people out.
Clear and easy to understand.
Thank you
Really pleased you enjoyed it 👍
I’ve learnt way more in this than the subject heading I clicked on for… will definitely be checking out the content. Only downside is I’m going to have to spend more money on equipment :)
The examples of your work you've shown throughout this video are nothing short of masterful. This is for sure my new favorite channel for miniature painting education! I think you deserve a title. May I suggest Professor Pigment?
Haha thank you so much.
Really pleased to hear you’re enjoying the channel.
As for a name, you can just call me Brushstroke 👍
I find your tutorials some of the best, if not the best, learning videos within the immense tide of miniature painting videos. Congratulations and thank you very much! And please, keep on!
Thanks very much 🙏
Please help spread the word and share my videos 👍
Excellent content as always. This is one of the best channels on UA-cam for this hobby and tutorials. Well done sir. Cheers.
Wow thank you so much 🙏
So glad to hear you’re enjoying the channel.
Please help spread the word about my channel to all your hobby mates 👍
You make the best How to Paint Videos.Thank you so much! ❤
I really like the way as you explain all the process. Thank you very much for share all your knowledge with us. Big hug from Colombia
So nice of you
Thanks for watching 👍
Thanks for these guides, so far I've watched how to base paint and this noe. And now I quite understand how these paints work. Time to use these on my models. 🙏
I’ve been painting my Enginseer and I’ve finished the base layer. Waiting for my Valejo’s wash to be delivered, so this video is perfect timing. thanks!
Thanks for this tutorial, just getting back into painting after a long time away and this has helped a great deal. Made methods so easy to understand and follow.
This was very helpful and I learned quite a bit from it. Your channel has helped me a lot in returning to brush painting my models. Washes have worked very well for me and do a lot to add interest and realism to any model. Thanks for sharing this and I am looking forward to your next tutorial.
Thanks a lot for watching
Really glad you found it helpful
These fundamentals videos are awesome! I've recently got back into the hobby after a long time and your tutorials are some of the best explanations i have come across. 🙏
Great timing, just getting done soon with my ultramarines from a starter box using base and layer and odd little use of nuln oil. I’m now looking into methods for the tyranids and been thinking of going down the contrast paint route for them. Thanks for such a detailed video!👌
Thanks for watching
Contrast route for tyranids would be perfect. They have so much awesome texture.
If you go with a cream primer (something like wraithbone) and then thin your contrasts 50:50 with contrast medium you’ll get a much smoother result. If it’s a bit too light you can always add a second coat and strengthen it. But I find 90% of contrasts are too potent straight out the bottle
Super helpful and thorough.
Thank you.
Glad you think so :)
Your contents´ information value is just off the chart!
I really can´t tell how to improve on the formula.
Absolutely fantastic….
Thank you, really appreciated 🙏
Very nicely done.
Thank you
thank you for all the hard work. a lot of time and effort goes into these videos. please take care of yourself also great video please keep that graph paper background. the music you have in the background is great. id say also tell us not to panic.
Superb videos. Thorough, clearly explained and great background music. Thanks a lot for the effort.
Great video explaining this and excellent video presentation. This looks really professional!
Thank you, really glad you enjoyed the video. 🙏
Such a great tutorial! Ive learned a lot from your series. Although I primarily do model car restorations, I am beginning to apply your techniques to the interior seats and door panels.
And will be doing the motor next.
Thank you for taking the time to share!
That’s really great to hear
So glad you’re finding the guides useful 👍
Excellent tutorial !
Thank you, so glad you liked it 👍
Another great video for newbies through to experienced mini painters
These videos really are fantastic, so informative, easy to follow and brilliantly made. You have become my straight go too for techniques, thank you!
Thanks so much
I’m really pleased you’re enjoying the channel.
Good to have you aboard 👍
Be sure and spread the word to all your hobby mates 😉
Very helpful for beginners!
great tutorial, explains the reason why, thanks for this !
Bro this video was awesome! Really enjoyed it, and your style of teaching is fantastic. Thankyou!
Thank you, so glad you’re enjoying my channel 👍👍
Very interesting. Thanks. Subscribed!
Thanks very much, welcome to the channel.
You are extremely welcome! 👍
Great video! My understanding of the term "slapchop" is that it is a combination of zenithal and drybrush where you after the zenithal highlights additionally highlight all the edges with drybrushing before applying the washes.
That could well be my misunderstanding then. 🙂
I took it to be drybrushing of a zenithal effect before staining it with washes and contrast style paints.
Another great video, thanks!!
Thanks for watching. 🙂
Great tutorial, subscribed.
Great instructional video. I'd be really interested to hear your views of glazes. I've always used glasses for OSL but am keen to hear of other options too. Thanks for the great content!
Absolutely fantastic work Brushtroke! Very methodical unlike us... who are very scatter brain - Cal & Sunny
Thanks guys 👍
Thank you for the video. You got a new subscriber!
Epic video, thank you very much...
Thanks so much, really glad you enjoyed it 👍
@@BrushstrokePaintingGuides Not only enjoyed but also learned new things.👍
@@Dan_Dos_ even better 🤛
Super well done
Thanks for watching 👍
Hey there, I'd love to see a "basics" video on dry brushing. Have I missed one where you cover this?
Drybrushing is actually going to be the next video in this series
I’m working on it at the moment
Unfortunately these fundamental videos take a lot of work to put together.
Probably why people like them I guess
Bear with me, it’s coming soon 👍
@@BrushstrokePaintingGuides awesomeness, look forward to it! They're worth it!
Really good video. You have a new subscriber. I've been playing with using speedpaints. One thing that I find interesting is after it dries you can go back later with a wet brush and blend it to surrounding areas making smoother transitions.
Thanks for watching and even more so for subscribing. Really great to have you onboard
Yeah, speed paints do seem to have a characteristic in that they can be "reactivated" for a period after they've dried but not fully cured. I first discovered this when I accidently disturbed a layer as I was trying to go over it with another colour. It something I need to experiment with a bit more before I commit to it being a good thing or a bad thing.
I like your take on it being useful for blending though, I'll certainly play around with that for sure. Thanks for the tip
@@BrushstrokePaintingGuides Absolutely! 👍
This is awesome, thank you so much
Very good video, thank you for this!
My pleasure!
Amazing video ! ... Again !
Can't speak for GW Contrast, but Army Painter Speedpaints will go right through the parchment paper and into the sponge. I use a silicon popit toy for speedpaints and washes, really easy to clean too. Just my two cents, love the vids, great advice. Thanks
Thanks for watching.
With regards the Speedpaints going through your palette paper, that’s so strange because I’ve never had that issue.
How long do you need to leave it for that to happen?
Of course, if that’s happening for you then I wouldn’t recommend putting them onto your wet palette then.
Out of interest, what paper are you using?
@@BrushstrokePaintingGuides It happens fairly quickly, no more than 5 minutes or so.
I use the army painter wet palette and the paper that comes with it.
In addition to the popit being easy to clean, its round bottom keeps the paint nicely pooled, and no worries with anything running together as lots and lots of wells.
@@Outlawdave71 interesting.
I appreciate you probably don’t really so much now you already have an alternative solution with your popit tray. But if you ever want to try the paper I use as a test, then it’s this one
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Parchment paper from “If You Care”
I put the company name in quotes simply because it could read as me being really off otherwise 🤣
Hi Dave
So, since our last chat I’ve had a speed paint (plasmatic bolt) sat on my palette and I can confirm there is zero bleeding through the paper I use.
I feel a video coming on where I compare wet palette papers, because it seems like people are being let down by poor products.
@@BrushstrokePaintingGuides Well, how about that, thanks for following up, I've got some standard parchment paper, I'll certainly give it a go. Looking forward to that video.
Thank you sir.🙏🏼
Great video!
Another great video!! Can you do a video on the zenithal technique please
Thank you
Keep an eye out for my video on drybrushing
I’m going to be talking about zenithal some more in that and showing how to create it using drybrushing
Oh wow this is awesome, as soon as I saw you applying a controlled wash with a nice brush I knew I was in the right place. In case I missed it in the video, do you have a recommendation for a high quality "all over" wash brush, similar to a medium citadel shade? I know the brush isn't as important as how its used when it comes to that, but I just know there must be a better one out there :D
THANKS! Great work brother
Thanks!
Great video, I love how much depth you go into to give a real understanding of how and why things behave as they do. Having said that, I'm ALWAYS confused when I see someone shading large areas and somehow still ending up with a lovely matt finish. When I try that my miniatures come out a little but shiny, which I don't like. As a result I pretty much always limit myself to recess shading, or tidying things back up with a more base paint. Am I doing something wrong?
Firstly, thanks for watching and I’m glad you enjoyed it.
So, I’m terms of shiny results when using washes. It’s down to an ingredient they have in them which make them flow off raised areas.
The biggest culprit for them drying super glossy is not being shaken enough before applying.
If they’re not fully mixed, that agent in them will settle on the top. A bit like an oil slick and when it dries it give it a glossy look.
Some colours of washes / contrast / speed paints etc are just awkward and will always dry with a slight gloss. For those, all you can do is accept it and apply a light coat of a matte varnish and carry on.
If you have an airbrush. A great tip is to spray a light coating of Lahmian Medium over the top, as that will dull down the shine without being too overpowering to the rest of you mini
@@BrushstrokePaintingGuides Awesome, thanks so much for the reply! I will definitely try those tips out. Well, the shaking and varnishing first as I don't have an airbrush and find the idea of it a bit daunting. In fact if you want any suggestions for future topics, I'd love to see one on airbrushing to explain why and how to do it! 🙂
Update: shaking the pot has made a huge difference - its actually changed the way I paint! I still get the odd shiny bit, but vastly reduced. And as you recommended, a bit of matt varnish clears them up too. Thank you!!
@@chrisupton3592 nice one
Really glad it’s helped you 👍
greate video; now i fulyy understnad contrast paints; i undarasdad shdae elrel but contras was a bit confusing
thank you sir
Washes have always been a bugbear of mine, they’re supposed to be “easy detail” but I tend to almost always end up with the dreaded coffee stains or at the other extreme washes that don’t seem to do anything. I’ve always felt a little bad that washes weren’t really making my models look “better.” Now I have a much better idea what’s going on. Thanks for the video.
Fantastic, that’s just what I wanted to do with this video. So, it’s really great to hear I’ve managed to do that.
I think people are lead to believe it’s a case of flood the model with a wash and it’ll all just work, but for best results it just needs that little more care.
And no one ever seems to talk about how strong some washes and now the new speed paint stuff is. They’re so crazy strong and people are made to feel it’s their fault when they don’t work as advertised. Thin them down makes them so much easier to work with and control that coffee staining (great phrase, wish I’d used that in the vid now)
Is there a way to replicate contrast paints with typical artist acrylic paint in tube?
The staining and shading properties of contrast paints look great as shown with the second door model.
Very nice video.
Which brand for washes and shades would you recommend? I heard good things about the GW nuln oil but GW stuff is kinda on the pricey end. Thanks in advance.
Thank you
GW washes are very good and they’ve recently improved their recipe, but that does seem to have put the price up. They’ve even reduced the size of their pots too 😞
Army Painter washes are also very good and they have colours many other ranges don’t. Their price is a lot more reasonable too.
Their downside is they do tend to dry with a glossy finish and require a thin coat of a matte varnish to knock it back.
Hope that helps a bit
Another wonderful instruction/asmr video. Question though, can you paint figures in great detail with just one brand? Citadel for instance? Or is it recommended to sometimes have a different brand of wash/ink/shade for an optimum result due to the different brand being slighty better for specific jobs?
Thanks for watching
That's a fair question, the simple answer is "absolutely"
The longer answer is, there's really no rules to any of this. Lots of people like a particular brand and will use nothing but those paints. Others (like me) just like trying different things and seeing how they'll turn out. So, I'm forever collecting a new paint, or wanting to try a different brand.
After a while you will find that all brands have their "gems" and "duds" of their ranges.
For example, I absolutely LOVE Two Thin Coats White Star and hate GW's whites.
But then I equally love Scale75's Flat Black. It's so unlike anyone else's black, with it's ultra matte finish, but many people would hate that.
So, really it's all about You do You.
I recommend trying different stuff just because it's fun to discover new things. But certainly dont ever feel there's anything wrong with just using one brand. We're truly spoilt with the quality of paint available now, that amazing minis are possible with any of the major brands. :)
Happy painting
@@BrushstrokePaintingGuides Thank you for the elaborate response! Clearly Im still a novice but I'm curious to learn what it takes to grow a dislike for a specific kind of paint from a certain brand. Is it the colorshade, the quality or how it interacts with paints? Maybe you need more layers of one brand to make it remotely acceptable, rendering it too expensive to use, etc.
@@BrushstrokePaintingGuides”GW’s white paints are bad” might be the closest thing this hobby has to a universally-held opinion.
You know, back in the day, instead of shades and washes I used to paint the chainmail black and dry brush with an appropriately dark metallic silvery colour. For plate armour I mixed black in with the silver to get a dark finish and the lightly brush with the same silver over the top, you know. Didn't spend as much on paints either.
Absolutely, and I often still use that method myself, depending on the model.
It gives a great result and is one of the methods I'm going to be including in my dry brushing video.
Washes are great when you want to be more focused on a particular area and drybrushing might be too messy for surrounding details. They can also provide options for tinting and blending too.
Thanks for watching and taking the time to comment :)