Hobby Cheating 127 - How to Wet Blend
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- Опубліковано 18 жов 2024
- In this Hobby Cheating Tutorial, I take you through Wet Blending. This is a surprisingly easy technique with a great ability to lay down initial tones quickly and blend different colors smoothly. Hope you enjoy.
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I've been poking at the wet blending technique for a while, with very little success (aside from oils). I think this is the first video I've come across that demonstrates how to get the most out of Vallejo's retarder medium. I have renewed confidence to try! Thank you very much, Vince.
Glad it was helpful!
"mixing the paint on your miniature" - this changed the way I understand wet blending, cant wait to try it again, hopefully with more success now
Awesome, it's really a whole different way to paint but it opens so many doors.
👍👍 As usual...incredibly useful and effective. And delivered in a straight forward way. Thanks Again👍👍
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I should start tagging my videos accordingly, I could really up my analytics, though I am not sure it would be in the right ways... ;)
Thanks for this, Vince. You are my go-to pro!
Thank you, happy to help as always.
Once again you produced the best video on youtube reguarding this topic. Thanks a lot!
Excellent, happy to help as always. :)
I'm a fairly new painter finally someone who said what I was thinking about washes...there's a place for them where they look good but people use them as a crutch to skip blending too often
Yes, I have no issue with people using the technique, especially as they are learning, there is a safety and comfort in it that I totally understand, but there is of course places we can go beyond that as well once we have the confidence. :)
Why does UA-cam do this? been watch videos like this for years and now it decided to recommend this amazing channel!! Dam you UA-cam!!!
Well, I am certainly happy to have you along on the hobby journey. There are lots of other videos on wet blending and other similar items in the playlist. I am always happy to help if you have questions. :)
Thank you so much for all of your videos! I have watched almost all of your Hobby Cheating ones. I am a noob to this. I bought the Star Wars Legion starter set and started painting, got frustrated, quit, then started again. Anyway, loved your Jungle base video. That is what got me back in to painting them again. I would be interested in seeing you paint the Stormtroopers from the starter set (and maybe even Darth Vader too). I always hear how hard white is to paint with, so of course, I picked some of the hardest things to paint first. I honestly thought they would be easy (when I started), since they were just black and white. I kind of have an idea of how I want to paint them now. I have them based, about to start washing them, but I think I am going to attempt to do some blending on one of them.
Make sure you watch this one, it will help with your white - ua-cam.com/video/d0wWzjluaxM/v-deo.html
And always glad to help. :)
nice one. i REALLY think everyone should try this. it's easy, you almost can't mess up too badly, and it's fun to push the paint around and see those transitions start to appear
Exactly, that is why I love it, so forgiving as a technique and so cool to watch those blends appear.
The Unsolved Mystery (In Search Of) Nemoy reference got me slamming that like button.
Awesome, I loved that series. :)
Hey Vince, realise you are off enjoying yourself atm but when you do get a minute you may like to look into what I consider to be a really good find from the 'classic' art world. The product in question is a white acrylic paint from Schmincke, PRIMAcryl Titanium White, Now I totally agree that Warcolour white is amazingly good along with the majority of that range but the Schmincke was recommended to me along with a very bold statement that once you use this gear you'll never want to use another white again and I must say the more I use this stuff the less inclined I am to reach for any other white unless of course I am basing or painting terrain.I'd love to hear your thoughts on it if you have already used it. If you havent and want to try it out and find it difficult to obtain Stateside then let me know and I'll pick up a tube for you and pop it in the mail. Enjoy Adepticon, good luck with your entries- I am about to hop over to Crystal Brush and have a perusal!
I agree actually. The white ink from FW is what I am using to pop up that white, but a good HBA Titanium White is the best for pure, bright white. The other paints are still useful as they can be softer for various mixes, but when you need real white, it's the way to go.
Man if your channel didn't exist my painting would be way, way worse. Thanks again Vince!
Always happy to help!
Thanks Vince for all your helpful advice
Any time, always happy to help.
That Miskatonic Grey is gorgeous! I'm a total sucker for grey tones. I'm going to have to get some.
It's an awesome color from one of my favorite sets.
I have a question, a little off topic but you mention it is nearly all your videos. How would you zenthinal highlight/prime a vehicle, like a Landraider or Land Speeder? Or would it be a totally different way of priming?
So it depends on the surface. This probably requires a video, but the most common way is what's called Panel modulation. Basically, you make the areas around the panel lines darker and the areas in the center of the panels lighter. It creates tonal variation when you then place color over the top.
Ah, I think I understand. Thank you.
Vince do you think you would show a wet blending tutorial with more easy to see colors besides white and grey?
I show it in several videos, if you look at the recent 'When not to thin your paints video" you will see the same technique with very different colors.
Vince Venturella thank you, I have been trying to improve my wet blending so only checked this specific tutorial not realizing it shows up in others. I’ll check out when not to thin your paints for another example
That huge drop of water on the brush gives me anxiety :D
Thanks for another awesome tutorial!
Yeah, most of the time you should remove those as they can spell disaster, but this time, I didn't notice it. :)
Very helpful, thank you.
Awesome, happy to help as always. :)
Don't wash cloaks; yes, I have found out how difficult that is! Duly noted, thanks!
Yep, this kind of wet blending (I have several more videos like this with cloaks in the playlist) is the way to go. :)
Great video Vince...can you do the same thing with some darker colors? For me the colors you used where really hard to see or almost the same. Thank you so much...and thanks for sharing...
Yes, are you saying you want me to do another video or asking the question? The answer is certainly yes (I probably should have picked colors that showed better on camera than white - doh!) But yes, you can do any colors with this technique.
Vince Venturella I'd love to see a lot more videos on this topic. I get it and am sure I do it but I just don't get it. Sorry...I don't know how else to say it. You do things so well. Thank you!!
Vince, I love your movies but you have to change your camera or use better light. In this video the "monochrome" colors looks almost the same :/ Think about that ;)
I have another? For you what kind of brushes to use If I have any more questions in the future would that be OK
I use a whole swath of brushes, I actually have a video on that - ua-cam.com/video/YTm_LgpOA0Y/v-deo.html
Always happy to answer questions. :)
Great video as always Vince. Wet blending is one of those techniques that seems super scary but you really demystify it.
I'd love to see a video on OSL at some point in the near future.
Thank you, glad it was helpful. I have a few different OSL vids in the works, so they are coming for sure.
Hi Vince, thanks for another great video. You mentioned ideas for future coverage. Could you expand on the colour transitions, you mentioned there going from a white to a blue. It would be really helpful to me to see you do that. Thanks for reading.
Sure, I will add it to the list. :)
Great tutorial fella
Thank you sir, much appreciated as always.
Oh cool, glad to see this video came up after that Age of Sigmar facebook group post, not surprised that more people requested though!
Yes, this was a frequent request, so I thought - why not? :) - It's a great technique and really not that hard.
Hi Vince, I tried wet blending with the Vallejo retarder, but it has a horrible consistency that prevents the paint from flowing, and creates nasty brush strokes. Have you tried retarders from any other manufacturers, that might have a more fluid consistency? I'm considering buying the one from Scale75, but it's tough to tell whether or not another product would have the same issue. Thanks!
Liquitex or Warcolours, both are liquid and actually mix easily.
Thank you for the excellent tutorial dude
Thank you, happy to help as always. :)
As a user suggestion, because I'm really struggling with this: I tried to nmm paint the scales armour skirt of High Elven Warriors, but their scales are extremely tiny to the point where I was wondering if it's possible at all. I got so frustrated that I painted them over with metal colur. :(
Could you do a short video on how to nmm very small areas?
My suggestion would be to go for an overall blend on the skirt as a whole and then use something like a black ink or a black oil wash to separate each scale, I think blending each scale at 28mm scale would be very difficult.
Sure, I will add it to the list. I have bunch of old high elves I could show this on. In general, NMM on small surfaces can be great fun, because you don't need to worry about blends as much given the small space. It's more about light lines and edges.
BTW, no reason to feel bad for painting over with metal color. You tried something, didn't like how it looked and did something else. No shame in that at all. I do that ALL THE TIME. You have to find the wrong ways to invent the light bulb a lot before you find the one right way.
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A little off-topic but do you find there’s any difference in the actual paint formula between Scale75 and it’s Fantasy range? Or does it act the same just different color palettes? Thanks and your content is immensely appreciated!
My experience with F&G is that it's both thinner and more transparent than the ScaleColour range. I've heard the F&G also dries a bit more satin than matte, but I can't really tell a difference.
From my experience, they both seem about the same matte level, but they are definitely a different formula. The F&G is more thin and acts a little more like a traditional paint. The S75 standards are pure glaze medium and so quite think, more akin to Heavy Body Acrylics.
Because the paint is going on rather thickly, how do you avoid brush strokes? I'm trying this on a large flat shield now, and I'm getting some brush strokes as I lay the paint down...
Its about how you hold the brush. I would suspect you are painting with the brush straight on, which will furl out the bristles and create the lines. If you use the side of the brush, then you won't see that happening. A little flow-aid can also help this and keep everything moving.
Ah, that makes sense. Thanks!
Really appreciated this, thank you
Thank you, happy to help as always. :)
What products do you use to prime and zenithal with? I am using vallejo primers and it tends to rub off
I use Vallejo German Grey black primer, then paint over the top. I have never had a problem with it rubbing off. Is this happening on plastic, resin, metal? It could be the figures need scrubbed first, or perhaps you need a little more curing time. Not sure as I haven't had the challenge.
I find that substantially my evolving style of painting is modeled after yours.
I watch a wide variety of videos, Yours and others.
Btw... I find your wearing a glove a distraction. 🤓
Well, happy I am helping you try some new things with painting. Sorry on the glove, it's compulsion now, I can't paint without it, but I'll try to minimize. Maybe I need to order some black gloves when these run out. :)
@4:38 while painting the booty
Thanks for the helpful vid, vince (;
Always happy to help. :)
Am I just blind or is it kinda difficult to see you doing a blending tutorial with white paint on a light grey zenithal?
Oh, you're not wrong. This was a poor choice, I have others later, such as this one - ua-cam.com/video/AoPsAC5Erro/v-deo.html
@@VinceVenturella oh nice, thanks Vince, a hero as always.
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Wow i look at this like 12 this video help a lote thanks
Glad it helped :)
I've gotta ask... could you have chosen a worse color set to demonstrate this on...? By the end of the video it is barely discernable what is actually wet blended, and what is just your ambient light casting shadows. Unfortunately this makes what could have been really useful information almost useless, as we can't actually tell what is done by the paint. At the very least the lighting would need to be better so the blending could be more pronounced... or maybe just use better colors.
Oh, yeah, for sure. I have later videos in the playlist on wet blending that are much better - ua-cam.com/video/RyjPvOzHHXY/v-deo.html&pp=gAQBiAQB
I do 1/35 scale I’m Starting up again
Awesome, hope some of the videos in the playlist help. :)
I need help on painting if you have time I would like face time if that ok with. You where I live the know hobby shop ore game stores I just a jump start on models you videos help but on good one on one doing stuff like if you don’t what go it I understand but your videos help me me there grat videos thank you for doing this for use
I appreciate the effort, but those colors are terrible for the example.
I don't disagree, fortunately, I have two more videos on this
ua-cam.com/video/QOs5ngWT54M/v-deo.html
ua-cam.com/video/CfcxKUBr8PE/v-deo.html
Can’t see shit on your model