Basics of Miniature Painting
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- Опубліковано 9 лют 2025
- Here is my best attempt at talking about how to paint miniatures.
I am so, SO sorry for the low quality videography. I'm shooting stuff on my old iPhone13, and I was fighting autofocus the entire time. I know it's crap, you don't need to tell me in the comments.
Oh, and that one still frame comes from @JoCat 's crap guide to DnD series.
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Perfection is the enemy of the good. or good is good enough.
Very well produced. Thanks for the great video.
Much appreciated!
Pretty good starting video!
If you can get your hands on Vallejo paints, I highly recommend getting these. They are affordable and the quality is amazing. Do not get citadel acrylic paint if you can avoid it!!! The bottles are an absolute pain to deal with and the quality isn’t too great either.
I’ve never tested Vallejo out, and I don’t think anyone in my area has them. I’ll keep that in mind if I ever buy paints online again.
You become great at videography by first STARTING to do it. Just like painting minis. Keep going! But only if you LIKE producing video content like this. If you don't, that's ok too. 👍 I'm also sure I'll watch this again when I decide to TRY to paint a mini.
EDIT: Ok, I'd JUST hit "Send" on my comment when you mentioned your friend talking about perfectionism stopping you from trying. 🤣 THAT'S what I was trying to say about videography. 😜
I wanna double like this so much, thanks for the wash and highlight tips
Glad it was helpful!
Another tip for beginners: I use some blue tack/poster putty and empty pill bottles as painting handles so I'm not holding the model itself while it's wet. If you're old and clumsy like me you both need the help, and have plenty of used pill bottles around.
I have one of those Citidel handles (another gift I got) but for years I didn't use them. It's a nice tip, but some people say it's required and that's another barrier to entry, so I left it out. But yeah, they are nice if you can get one.
One alternate path for painting is speed paint 2.0 from army painter or contrast from citadel. These paints are fairly thin, but tint strongly. They pool into recesses and cover high points less. This means they self shade and highlight. They work best over bright whites for their primer.
As a warning, I’ve found they dont adhere well to whatever white primer Wizkids puts on their models, so use a different white. They also do some fun things when used to tint silvers.
When you apply a speedpaint, cover the surface in a layer and let it pool into recesses a reasonable amount (use a dry brush to gently wick away any excess) and then Dont touch it for about 30 minutes to let the surface tension do its job. I found they work best on textured surfaces, like scales, fur, faces. The only time they really struggle is large flat surfaces, like the sides of a model tank. You’ll need a normal acrylic white to touch up any over brushing onto parts you want a separate color as well.
On the whole, they get similar results to traditional acrylics with less effort on the whole. They’re a nice option if you want to quickly get models painted.
Yeah, I've sen them, but haven't had a chance to try them out.
I've been playing ttrpgs for over 25 years (started with D&D 3.0) and have never used minis. Thanks for calling out that it's not a requirement.
It's not for everyone, but I've enjoyed painting them.
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