I think the cranked to 11 idea is cool… sort of a “When the army is done but you’re not happy with it” or “Revisiting and Refreshing old paint jobs” kind of idea. That said, these guys look AWESOME!
I just got back into the hobby after nearly 25 years, and I've felt like it'll take a couple of years to get my army of Tau fully painted. Overwhelming. Then, it dawned on me that when I did this as a child, I HAD a fully painted army! Not painted GREAT, mind you, but a full High Elf army painted to the 3-color tournament grade: spearmen, archers, some dudes with animal pelts and big-ass axes, a wizard, a mounted commander, a Bolt Thrower (if only I knew...), and a Tirinoc Chariot. That's all I can remember having, anyway. Pretty sure I used the same tiny brush for all of it, putting paint straight from the pot onto the models because I didn't know better. It was a reassuring memory, because if 12 year old me could do it with zero knowledge or resources, then today me can DEFINITELY do it.
That's the spirit enjoy the journey. If it helps maybe army painter sprays to get your main colour on. And washes if you're relearning washes go a looooong way. Good luck and have fun.
@@zackcook5123 Washes have proved to be a challenge, thus far, never used them before along with a plethora of other things. It's been a constant refining experience as I'm figuring out the BASIC basics basically for the first time, but each session brings improvement and confidence. I can't wait to set up and start using the new bundle of stress that is my airbrush, that should be fun!
FOR THE GREATER GOOD! Trust me man no matter how many people shit talk tau this edition, THEY STILL HAVE INSANE POTENTIAL. You will do great! Good luck my fellow kay’un
Wow, we had very similar armies painted to the same extent! And now I'm working on a Lumineth army. Except 2 hours a night for a week lets me finish half of a batch of 3 Auralan Sentinels. Why did I decide to paint all the trim?
Thats the mind set! I always tell people that, no matter how bad they paint, as with any skill, they will get better over time, but only by trying and sometimes failing. And no matter how badly paint your army, ANY paintjob will look better then no paint, so you always improve the look, no matter what you do. And last but not least: failing is totally of no consequence, as you can literally paint strip ANY model, no matter how hidiously its done. There is an entire youtube channel about a guy who buys the most hidious ebay armies and then paintstrips them to give them a new life. The big difference between back in my school days, and now (I just came back into the hobby, just like you) is that we now have this VAST ressource of youtube with all this passionate people sharing their knowledge with you. Back in school I also applied paint straight from the pot, so thinning it down with a drop of water on a modern wet palette (home made of course) already improved my game by a hundred fold. A series of tutorials that brought me back into the fold are the hobby basics by Dana Howl, but there a lot of other good youtubers, like Ninjon over here. Just pick one or two that you like the style of and just let them inspire you.
They don’t assume anything. Most people buy an airbrush after they get used to painting. Besides, you don’t *need* one. It just won’t be as fast following certain guides
@@bellefleur4089 Yeah, the current videos should be high quality, I have been messing with stuff for a while, it's really my ignorance of not knowing how tuse my tools. In this case, Jon asked me to record it like this as though we were in a call, so that quality was intentional. :)
@@mightyowl6666 I'm guessing English is your second language. Anyway, thanks for the feedback. Your judgement appears lazy, hasty, and without perspective to me.
Really love how well this turned out in just a week! What kills it for me though, is the red on the eyes. I truly like the idea of glowing eyes, but the amount of it is just... they say "less if more", which is absolutely right, so to me the red is just too much and it takes away from the impact of it. Aside from that, great work man! I sure can't finish models this fast.
Gonna have to agree with the eyes. I've seen many painters try and get the glowing eye effect and I think it has only ever really worked about 5% of the time and only on very specific models. The rest of the time, it just looks like someone has splattered paint on their face.
I think for dark models you really need a pop of colour like that on the model. otherwise from a distance you just have a big brown blob of models that all sort of convergence in on one another. Maybe he could have toned it down a bit on some of them but I think it worked out.
Fantastic results for the time spent, the army really does look good. The red OSL did takeover a little too much for my taste, they looked so good before it. Maybe better applied with a brush in two steps, central source, then a lighter stipple hit with a small drybrush. I really loved how the streaking grime brought it all together, inspirational work
Always cool to see this process in action, painting for a few hours a night to smash out an army is a great way to get hobby done every day and is also a great exercise in setting yourself limitations. We all know how easy it is to get bogged down with painting 😁
I think keeping it at the level it is is great. The army looks amazing during the overhead shots and would definitely look great on the tabletop. I think a lot of miniature youtubers want to push every model they paint to 11, it's okay to keep it at tabletop standard.
I agree, I do think I would love this video, but I would just keep it in your back pocket for when you want to do it, or cant think of other creative ideas.
I think the most important aspect of painting armies is cohesion. It’s more important that the quality of your paint job for sure. If you paint one model badly it looks bad. If you paint 20 of them the same way they look alright because they all match. I used to paint each and every model as best as I can and by the time I’m done with it I am completely burnt out... and there’s 9 left to paint. Now it’s basecoat, a wash and maybe one or two highlights. Done. I feel much better about that
I think a "returning to touch up my army" vid would be useful. A fair amount of the time I look at my armies and think I need to add something more to them now I've let them sit for a bit.
Thank you Jon! Legitimately. It's refreshing to see someone who paints as well as you still put effort into painting an army but not sweat the small stuff. I know I get in my own head and take to long to paint because I'm afraid of making mistakes. I love watching videos from mini painting UA-camrs because it's great for ideas but I start to feel bad because I think I'll never be as good as you guys but I'm painting armies and not display pieces and you've shown me here the I'm probably being insane trying to perfect each model. Thanks again Ninjon!
Breaking up the video with your nightly commentary was super helpful to see! So often we watch these 20 minute tutorials and forget it's done over multiple sessions and your level of psych changes. Awesome looking army!
I know everyone makes painting tutorials, and the focus is on the painting, but I find the most time consuming and frustrating part of the whole process is the assembling and cleaning of each mini.
@@rogue.guineapig I use "Sprue Goo" for gluing parts with small to medium sized gaps on plastic models. Only use Green Stuff or Millieput when one of the pieces is resin or metal. If you want to know how to make "Sprue Goo", just search "Vince Venturella Sprue". I believe the title of the video is "How to create gap filling slurry" in his Hobby Cheating list and is episode 221.
@@Winterydee absolutely yes-that’s a great tip! I’m familiar with the Sprue Goo-it’s just that every so often there’s a bit that needs Green Stuff. I buy used because it’s all I can afford and sometimes gaps are just too big or a model wasn’t quite put together properly so it needs a bit of chonkier material fill. Even so, Vince’s Sprue Goo (and the Tamiya glue in general) is amazing stuff!
Videos like this and your OBR, I love seeing you start and finish an army all in one big go. I'm sure painting whole-ass armies takes a lot out of you and obviously not something you can do consistently, but they're definitely my favorite videos you've put out.
I have just discovered your videos and absolutely LOVE your no-nonsense approach to the hobby. Skip the squint-to-see bits and use paints that apply in one opaque layer. LOVE IT!
Excellent final result and really useful process I'd love to see it on an army like orks where there are a variety of colours and fewer flat panels to stipple And hell yes I wanna see you kick the army into overdrive in future!
I’m trying to imagine my wife’s reaction when I say “honey, I’m going to spend ONLY 2 hours a night painting. Have fun with the baby!” 😂 I think she’d find some creative places to tell me to put my models…
@@pizzalord3n ha, exactly my situation too. It's so freaking hard... I try to do 30 minutes of hobby a day. So far I'm managing it. It's not much, but at least I am making some progress on my models.
Another killer video! Now, I play Bolt Action and since many of the models don’t typically see many different color ways, I still find your videos very useful. This one is definitely one that hits home. I’m a single dad and with work and all the things I find it hard to find the time, but, I’ve been working in an hour a day to do something, anything in the hobby. Assembly, prime, paint, even organize and plan, so I can continue to show progress in this hobby. I’m new to table top and new to painting and these videos really help me a lot. I can see that pile of shame transforming into a pile of acclaim, and I owe a part of that to you and your tutorials. Keep up the great work!! Thanks!
Same day this video came out, I looked for Fart Quest and picked it up at a local store. We're 2/3 of the way through it, and my daughter also loves the book. If we miss a night reading she's upset the next morning once she realizes. Thank you for sharing this little bonding moment.
Oh this is awesome! I’m so glad you are having the same experience that I am. It’s one of those fun memories to look back on in 20 years, I bet she will remember too!
Hey Jon, Excellent video - really love seeing the 'paint a whole army quickly' vids and this one was really good cos you got in a lot more detail than most do whilst still coving the basics and staying on time! And you didn't use an airbrush (much) which is normally what turns me off these videos. Nice Job! I would really love to see you take them to the next level though for a few reasons: First, one thing that may put people off is that the fast paint job isn't the best paint job, but it does get them looking cool and on the table (slaying that grey!). But being able to do that with the freedom of coming back later and tweaking them up to that next level kills that excuse. The second is that I think there is skill and tricks in actually taking a "finished" job and making it better without ruining what you've already achieved and I'd be interested to see how you tackle that problem. Third seeing all this may feed into the thought process of doing the first fast paint job, thinking ahead to if you come back to them, would be nice to see if you reflect after dialling them up that you would have done the first job differently to accommodate the second (if that makes sense). Love the channel and your work!
I find this to really work for me. Spending 1 hour every night painting is so relaxing. It also gets my armies done in a few weeks if, and that's a big if, I can stay focused. I think you should come back and take this army to the next level or you may always wonder what could have been.
At first, I was going to say, welcome to the Hell that is Blue and Gold, but at the end, makes me want to repaint my Thousand Sons.....a third time cause of you and Miniac.
The hero of this paint scheme is the stippled midtones and highlights. It's amazing how much a simple dabbing of texture can add to the whole army. Also love the look of the terminators. With that red glow, they almost look like Umberhulks.
This army looks great! I've been looking forward to this video since the kitbash video. I would love to see this army taken as far as it can go for sure!
Lol... Totally had a FML moment for you there when you started that first turkey wing... Almost like whoever the "moron" was who gave them all that trim designed that model out of pure unadulterated spite lol.
great video, and i would love to see these fellas pushed the extra mile. working on my own army at the moment and i'll be using some of these tips for sure.
I feel like after the streaking grime and the red glowing eyes, the blue doesn't look blue anymore, it just looks black in the final shot. No one's going to be confusing them for Ultramarines yes, but maybe a bit of a blue wash on the armour panels would be appropriate for that "crank up to 11" you're considering.
I got to admit ninjon has became my favorite mini painter. I feel the way you explain your train of thought really clicks with how I digest information. where other mini painters try to be a little too philosophical when giving tutorials , ninjon gets it through to my bird brain. 10/10
I am enjoying your youtube videos immensely. My wife, who usually has no interest in gaming, also really enjoys your channel's content. In fact, you have inspired her to paint the larger models.
Just wanted to say thank you for all your tips! I got inspired to get an airbrush and followed along with your airbrush tips and a whole bunch of other tips (Brush cleaning and highlighting etc) and I painted more, better quality miniatures than I ever had in the past! Much Love A
I paint during my lunch break so that's an hour 5 days a week, other then getting a 2000 points of chaos space marines done, I get 1 chaos space marines done, in the course of 2 weeks
I enjoy watching someone trudge through the same sh*t as I’ve done so many times, all these similar steps and all these main colours just longing for the final great touch to bring it all together!
@@damnright1968 I think that is an unfair/bold assumption. It would be equally unfair if someone assumed, based solely on your comment, that you spend too much time painting and not enough time with your family. I choose to assume that this is not the case. I will concede I should have said parenthood is ‘one reason’ not the ‘main reason’ armies do not get painted. Everyone has different circumstances and challenges with respect to family, personal, parental and work life that might prevent them from doing as much painting/hobbying as they would like.
I think a big excuse you missed in this video is motivation/inspiration. Too many times we pass up painting because we just don't feel like we can paint our best or we just don't feel like painting right now. This is especially strong if you are a little to eager for a project and buy a mountain of models right away and you overwhelm yourself. The finished project just seems too far away. Personally, the way to beat that is habit. Sit down and force yourself to paint once a week, or least two hours a day, or even just pick a detail on a model and get it done. Eventually, as you see your project actually start to come together, the motivation and inspiration will come. You'll look at the work that you've done and see that it's more than the work you have left, and the finished project is just around the corner.
Tracking progress is very rewarding. But I don't wholly agree with experimenting on models for an army. Especially ones you may do a lot of kitbashing/converting on
Love the continued videos. Its great that we can see the areas where a good painter can take shortcuts as necessary to what you want your army to look like and know that you can come back later. Challenge - can you bring this back into a future area with your normal flare to cover how to clean up your speed painted army and bring them to that next level? Thanks for the content.
I would like to see the eyes of the models get accentuated even more. Maybe by an even brighter red just in the eyes. Currently the glow effect is a bit to mashy for my taste.
This was your best video yet! I can see a lot of work went into this project and I’m learned a lot! Also love that I’m not the only one that has nightmares about the chaos trim….
Way to build confidence and learned some cool techniques along the way. Oil washing really brings the models up a notch. I enjoyed watching you through the post paint portions too as the models came together your energy levels went up as I imagine you were enjoying seeing the process pay off.
so glad you've done night lords, love them and i feel your pain on the trim. these look fantastic! i find ur vids so easy to watch and your so helpful plz keep up the fantastic work!
I have had an army since 15 Years and i never quit it. With a lot of Patience during the Years i take It so many times and covered all the detail. Every model is fantastic. When you see all togheter any army in your channel can compare it.
But I support you, is not my first interest and i didn't do a business on it. Just play 1 time at month with friends.. So yes i dedicated so much time on this 4000 pt army
I subbed based on your mid video spot advertising books for children and the way you talked about reading with your daughter is wonderful. I came for the paint stayed for the character of the content creator!
1) Already looks amazing dude, don't touch it. 2) thank you for addressing the "should i varnish between steps" question, and the varnish powder question. i recently learned the hard way after 6 coats of Dullcote on pigment powder lol.
Love this video! I would love to do edge highlighting and all that but I don't have that kind of time to paint a whole army that way. I usually end up base coating, dry brushing, and accessing a few key details I want to show up and washing and then I am done. Most of the time I can do a model in about 15-20 minutes using a hairdryer for drying time. Going to try out some of these techniques too and see how I like them!
I love how our experiences are simillar. When watching some other youtubers i sometimes differ opinions about products and stuff, with You its 100% match. All same fave colors ( need to try that gold, but it seems like a lot of extra moves over retributor armor) Schmincke white, Jack bone, Kimera red, oil washes.... love that stuff!
Great video Jon, always really glad to see this type of content, including the frustrating moments! I’m going to borrow a lot of your ideas as I’m currently putting together a scion / knights army and will remember that as you found, the first few nights on laying down the main colours was frustrating but you seemed to get more enthused as the details all came together! Biggest take away - less colours chosen, less complexity, less hours wasted! Your nightlords look great, good job 👌👍
That red is PHENOMENAL! Love the glow, love the brightness. Also for "cranking it up to 11" you could definitely do some choice metallic highlights to add a bit more life, but I would be happy stopping here.
Fantastic army and absolutely fantastic painting style. The stippling technique is such a cool way to paint the ground colour and the highlights. I will use it in future projects of mine. Thanks for that video. ♥
I watched Duncan's video on night lords as well as yours, and it made me realize why Duncan painted the trim 1st. So much easier to be messy with the trim and neater with the armor panels.
Another great video! Ties in nicely with your finishing boxed games. Definitely feeling inspired to get after and finish some of hobby projects and slay some more of that grey.
Totally inspiring! I can't believe I never thought of the stippling technique for creating interesting base layers. Will definitely be trying this on my next project.
As someone who is really really new to the hobby and has yet to even try painting them out of fear of me messing them up because of lack of skill. This video really helped me boost my confidence a little before diving head first into it. Thanks mate!
Great job. Don’t add more. You nailed it. I paint like this and I agree there are many steps that can be skipped or simplified to achieve great results. Your army looks better than 99% of armies I’ve seen. Stippling and grime all the way!
Awesome video, loved it and the army looks amazing. I think this is one of the most entertaining painting vids I’ve ever watched. I appreciated the fact that you mentioned your young kid and kept the time reasonable in the evening. I currently have a 3 year old daughter and I’m looking down the barrel of a new Ork army that I need to get painted… last time I painted a model was before she was born. Even 2 hours a night seems hard to put in on my schedule, but after seeing your work and how amazing it turned out… I’m gonna try! Wish me luck lol
Well done. The opening skit cracked me up. Great points too. A completed army looks so much nicer on the table next matter what the paint job is. It can be hard to see the light at the end of the tunnel but man it looks great in the end.
That's a beautiful army. I love videos like these (the one where you painted an AoS army comes to mind), this definitely motivated me to paint my Alpha Legion
That Vince guy is Jon’s most convincing character yet 🤐
yeah, he even shaved his head partially to make a different look!
@@thth-sv4bt even bought a whole different house to change up the scenery behind him
The impression is dead on, I was shocked. My lawyers have been alerted. ;)
The matching voice was the scary part!
@@stieefus9830 no need for a whole house to change a background....
My plan:
"Two hours to paint each night".
My kids:
"Best we can give is two hours a week"
In 7-9weeks you’ll have a painted army, not bad 😀
"2 hours a week, in 15 minute intervals."
Your kids make it 2 hours? … :(
My job says, "more overtime, you have no life away from here". I feel your pain.
@@jamesflanagan3086 This hurts. I haven't had time to paint or play in about 3 years now.
I think the cranked to 11 idea is cool… sort of a “When the army is done but you’re not happy with it” or “Revisiting and Refreshing old paint jobs” kind of idea. That said, these guys look AWESOME!
This. What he said!
Yeah this exactly!
11!
For real!
I just got back into the hobby after nearly 25 years, and I've felt like it'll take a couple of years to get my army of Tau fully painted. Overwhelming. Then, it dawned on me that when I did this as a child, I HAD a fully painted army! Not painted GREAT, mind you, but a full High Elf army painted to the 3-color tournament grade: spearmen, archers, some dudes with animal pelts and big-ass axes, a wizard, a mounted commander, a Bolt Thrower (if only I knew...), and a Tirinoc Chariot. That's all I can remember having, anyway. Pretty sure I used the same tiny brush for all of it, putting paint straight from the pot onto the models because I didn't know better. It was a reassuring memory, because if 12 year old me could do it with zero knowledge or resources, then today me can DEFINITELY do it.
That's the spirit enjoy the journey.
If it helps maybe army painter sprays to get your main colour on. And washes if you're relearning washes go a looooong way.
Good luck and have fun.
@@zackcook5123 Washes have proved to be a challenge, thus far, never used them before along with a plethora of other things. It's been a constant refining experience as I'm figuring out the BASIC basics basically for the first time, but each session brings improvement and confidence. I can't wait to set up and start using the new bundle of stress that is my airbrush, that should be fun!
FOR THE GREATER GOOD! Trust me man no matter how many people shit talk tau this edition, THEY STILL HAVE INSANE POTENTIAL. You will do great! Good luck my fellow kay’un
Wow, we had very similar armies painted to the same extent! And now I'm working on a Lumineth army. Except 2 hours a night for a week lets me finish half of a batch of 3 Auralan Sentinels. Why did I decide to paint all the trim?
Thats the mind set! I always tell people that, no matter how bad they paint, as with any skill, they will get better over time, but only by trying and sometimes failing. And no matter how badly paint your army, ANY paintjob will look better then no paint, so you always improve the look, no matter what you do. And last but not least: failing is totally of no consequence, as you can literally paint strip ANY model, no matter how hidiously its done. There is an entire youtube channel about a guy who buys the most hidious ebay armies and then paintstrips them to give them a new life.
The big difference between back in my school days, and now (I just came back into the hobby, just like you) is that we now have this VAST ressource of youtube with all this passionate people sharing their knowledge with you. Back in school I also applied paint straight from the pot, so thinning it down with a drop of water on a modern wet palette (home made of course) already improved my game by a hundred fold.
A series of tutorials that brought me back into the fold are the hobby basics by Dana Howl, but there a lot of other good youtubers, like Ninjon over here. Just pick one or two that you like the style of and just let them inspire you.
The pain of endless trim. I hear the dark laughter of thirsting gods whenever I go to paint the gold on my Thousand Sons.
Bruh. Base coat, then dry brush the trim on. Saved me hours.
*cries in 30k Alpha Legion*
base coat in gold then paint blue over the top
I'm currently painting 14,000 points of guard and watching your videos is keeping me going through my project. Thanks NinJon :D
are you finished now with your 14K points of guards?
@@Dexxyn Nope :( Infantry all done, now on to the vehicles!
14k points of guards is absolutely grounds to send somebody to an insane asylum
@@OGXenos I've made a lot of questionable life decisions to get to this point.
@@GoodstegosaurusHow many vehicles?
it is so nice to have a 'no airbrush' video - feels like so many hobby youtubers these days assume everyone has an airbrush!
but he airbrushed all the streaky grime and all the red eyes....
@@ClassicTophatGamingbut you still need a compressor
They are surprisingly easy to get a hold of now. Those little portable compressors aren't completely useless!
They don’t assume anything. Most people buy an airbrush after they get used to painting.
Besides, you don’t *need* one. It just won’t be as fast following certain guides
Just buy one lol, they’re less than 100 bucks for a decent one and a compressor
Skip on a few minis and get yourself one or the most useful tools
You and Scott need to help Vincey upgrade his filming setup
this needs more likes so they actually see it!!
@@bellefleur4089 I saw it. ;)
@@VinceVenturella very good, your content is waaaay too good to watch in potato quality 👌
@@bellefleur4089 Yeah, the current videos should be high quality, I have been messing with stuff for a while, it's really my ignorance of not knowing how tuse my tools. In this case, Jon asked me to record it like this as though we were in a call, so that quality was intentional. :)
@@VinceVenturella I will be looking forward to any of your vids :)!
That blue is so spicy, great choice. I actually liked it better before the grime, but I know you love your grime!
Same. At least, this time, they look pretty decent and thematic. The OBR looked like they were dipped in diarrhea after the fact. *sad bone noises*
@@mightyowl6666 I don't own any loser kids, I'm not sure what you mean.
@@mightyowl6666 I'm guessing English is your second language. Anyway, thanks for the feedback. Your judgement appears lazy, hasty, and without perspective to me.
@@PartisanGerm your a bad guy
@@mightyowl6666 I doubt your ability to appraise me, nor anyone for that matter.
Really love how well this turned out in just a week! What kills it for me though, is the red on the eyes. I truly like the idea of glowing eyes, but the amount of it is just... they say "less if more", which is absolutely right, so to me the red is just too much and it takes away from the impact of it. Aside from that, great work man! I sure can't finish models this fast.
Gonna have to agree with the eyes. I've seen many painters try and get the glowing eye effect and I think it has only ever really worked about 5% of the time and only on very specific models. The rest of the time, it just looks like someone has splattered paint on their face.
@@tigermunky yup, i agree
Yup, looked great on a few models but the terminators in particular look awful imo
Its a real shame cause the models are absolutely stunning but those eyes are just awful
I think for dark models you really need a pop of colour like that on the model. otherwise from a distance you just have a big brown blob of models that all sort of convergence in on one another.
Maybe he could have toned it down a bit on some of them but I think it worked out.
Fantastic results for the time spent, the army really does look good. The red OSL did takeover a little too much for my taste, they looked so good before it. Maybe better applied with a brush in two steps, central source, then a lighter stipple hit with a small drybrush. I really loved how the streaking grime brought it all together, inspirational work
Always cool to see this process in action, painting for a few hours a night to smash out an army is a great way to get hobby done every day and is also a great exercise in setting yourself limitations. We all know how easy it is to get bogged down with painting 😁
I think keeping it at the level it is is great. The army looks amazing during the overhead shots and would definitely look great on the tabletop. I think a lot of miniature youtubers want to push every model they paint to 11, it's okay to keep it at tabletop standard.
I agree, I do think I would love this video, but I would just keep it in your back pocket for when you want to do it, or cant think of other creative ideas.
I think the most important aspect of painting armies is cohesion. It’s more important that the quality of your paint job for sure. If you paint one model badly it looks bad. If you paint 20 of them the same way they look alright because they all match.
I used to paint each and every model as best as I can and by the time I’m done with it I am completely burnt out... and there’s 9 left to paint. Now it’s basecoat, a wash and maybe one or two highlights. Done. I feel much better about that
I think a "returning to touch up my army" vid would be useful. A fair amount of the time I look at my armies and think I need to add something more to them now I've let them sit for a bit.
An artist never really finishes his work, he merely abandons it.
- Gandhi probably
@@chester1882 Nah, pretty sure was Tzu
@@flaviomonteiro1414 No that was absolutely Socrates
GG Allin ?
That's how we got CG in the original Star Wars trilogy...
Thank you Jon! Legitimately.
It's refreshing to see someone who paints as well as you still put effort into painting an army but not sweat the small stuff. I know I get in my own head and take to long to paint because I'm afraid of making mistakes.
I love watching videos from mini painting UA-camrs because it's great for ideas but I start to feel bad because I think I'll never be as good as you guys but I'm painting armies and not display pieces and you've shown me here the I'm probably being insane trying to perfect each model.
Thanks again Ninjon!
"You will come back and do more work on this army." - Konrad Curze
Well... he can tell the future so I guess we know whats gonna happen
Breaking up the video with your nightly commentary was super helpful to see! So often we watch these 20 minute tutorials and forget it's done over multiple sessions and your level of psych changes. Awesome looking army!
I know everyone makes painting tutorials, and the focus is on the painting, but I find the most time consuming and frustrating part of the whole process is the assembling and cleaning of each mini.
Agreed. Sprue cleaning and mold line shaving and the sometimes-needed filler with green stuff can be brutal.
@@rogue.guineapig I use "Sprue Goo" for gluing parts with small to medium sized gaps on plastic models. Only use Green Stuff or Millieput when one of the pieces is resin or metal.
If you want to know how to make "Sprue Goo", just search "Vince Venturella Sprue". I believe the title of the video is "How to create gap filling slurry" in his Hobby Cheating list and is episode 221.
@@Winterydee absolutely yes-that’s a great tip! I’m familiar with the Sprue Goo-it’s just that every so often there’s a bit that needs Green Stuff. I buy used because it’s all I can afford and sometimes gaps are just too big or a model wasn’t quite put together properly so it needs a bit of chonkier material fill. Even so, Vince’s Sprue Goo (and the Tamiya glue in general) is amazing stuff!
Videos like this and your OBR, I love seeing you start and finish an army all in one big go. I'm sure painting whole-ass armies takes a lot out of you and obviously not something you can do consistently, but they're definitely my favorite videos you've put out.
Sheela’s Triumphant return!!!
What a phenomenal effort to get your lads ready to go! You’re an inspiration to us all!
And holy crap, that eye glow!!!
I have just discovered your videos and absolutely LOVE your no-nonsense approach to the hobby. Skip the squint-to-see bits and use paints that apply in one opaque layer. LOVE IT!
Excellent final result and really useful process
I'd love to see it on an army like orks where there are a variety of colours and fewer flat panels to stipple
And hell yes I wanna see you kick the army into overdrive in future!
11:47 this is the best piece of advice I've ever learned on the internet thank you
I’m trying to imagine my wife’s reaction when I say “honey, I’m going to spend ONLY 2 hours a night painting. Have fun with the baby!” 😂 I think she’d find some creative places to tell me to put my models…
Lol same here, but with a three year old as well as a baby... It's hard haha
I felt this on a deep level
@@pizzalord3n ha, exactly my situation too. It's so freaking hard... I try to do 30 minutes of hobby a day. So far I'm managing it. It's not much, but at least I am making some progress on my models.
I suspect there's room for improvement but in my humble opinion your army looks great as it is.👍
Newborn?
Another killer video! Now, I play Bolt Action and since many of the models don’t typically see many different color ways, I still find your videos very useful. This one is definitely one that hits home. I’m a single dad and with work and all the things I find it hard to find the time, but, I’ve been working in an hour a day to do something, anything in the hobby. Assembly, prime, paint, even organize and plan, so I can continue to show progress in this hobby. I’m new to table top and new to painting and these videos really help me a lot. I can see that pile of shame transforming into a pile of acclaim, and I owe a part of that to you and your tutorials. Keep up the great work!! Thanks!
It’s almost as if the person who designed and sculpted all the details on the chaos miniatures is an anarchist and enjoys inflicting pain.🤔
hey! us anarchists aren't that evil
@@skeeter5076 I think he meant sadist.
Same day this video came out, I looked for Fart Quest and picked it up at a local store. We're 2/3 of the way through it, and my daughter also loves the book. If we miss a night reading she's upset the next morning once she realizes. Thank you for sharing this little bonding moment.
Oh this is awesome! I’m so glad you are having the same experience that I am. It’s one of those fun memories to look back on in 20 years, I bet she will remember too!
revisiting the army would be really intreseting, please do! I'm also slowly making a nightlords army as a side project. Great video!
that stippling technique gives surprisingly good results when using incremental steps of mixed paints by the way, never would have thought - thanks!
Hey Jon, Excellent video - really love seeing the 'paint a whole army quickly' vids and this one was really good cos you got in a lot more detail than most do whilst still coving the basics and staying on time! And you didn't use an airbrush (much) which is normally what turns me off these videos. Nice Job!
I would really love to see you take them to the next level though for a few reasons:
First, one thing that may put people off is that the fast paint job isn't the best paint job, but it does get them looking cool and on the table (slaying that grey!). But being able to do that with the freedom of coming back later and tweaking them up to that next level kills that excuse.
The second is that I think there is skill and tricks in actually taking a "finished" job and making it better without ruining what you've already achieved and I'd be interested to see how you tackle that problem.
Third seeing all this may feed into the thought process of doing the first fast paint job, thinking ahead to if you come back to them, would be nice to see if you reflect after dialling them up that you would have done the first job differently to accommodate the second (if that makes sense). Love the channel and your work!
I find this to really work for me. Spending 1 hour every night painting is so relaxing. It also gets my armies done in a few weeks if, and that's a big if, I can stay focused.
I think you should come back and take this army to the next level or you may always wonder what could have been.
At first, I was going to say, welcome to the Hell that is Blue and Gold, but at the end, makes me want to repaint my Thousand Sons.....a third time cause of you and Miniac.
The hero of this paint scheme is the stippled midtones and highlights. It's amazing how much a simple dabbing of texture can add to the whole army. Also love the look of the terminators. With that red glow, they almost look like Umberhulks.
Are we able to get a breakdown on the army looking at your different units and the conversions you made on them???
This army looks great! I've been looking forward to this video since the kitbash video. I would love to see this army taken as far as it can go for sure!
Lol... Totally had a FML moment for you there when you started that first turkey wing... Almost like whoever the "moron" was who gave them all that trim designed that model out of pure unadulterated spite lol.
great video, and i would love to see these fellas pushed the extra mile. working on my own army at the moment and i'll be using some of these tips for sure.
I really loved how your ultramarines ended up looking. Great video!
YES I want to see this army revisited! awsome work, chaos space marines are highly underrepresented on youtube.
I feel like after the streaking grime and the red glowing eyes, the blue doesn't look blue anymore, it just looks black in the final shot. No one's going to be confusing them for Ultramarines yes, but maybe a bit of a blue wash on the armour panels would be appropriate for that "crank up to 11" you're considering.
Yep. They were looking like Black Legion in the final shot.
Yeah. Came here with a similar comment. The blue is lost. I liked them up into the red eye effect. Very cool process, though.
I got to admit ninjon has became my favorite mini painter. I feel the way you explain your train of thought really clicks with how I digest information. where other mini painters try to be a little too philosophical when giving tutorials , ninjon gets it through to my bird brain. 10/10
"Rinsing" and wiping. Eating would be more accurate I think!
I am enjoying your youtube videos immensely. My wife, who usually has no interest in gaming, also really enjoys your channel's content. In fact, you have inspired her to paint the larger models.
That’s awesome news! Good luck to you and the wife, John!
You've helped me become so much better at painting, thank you Ninjon and those lads look sick!!!
Just wanted to say thank you for all your tips! I got inspired to get an airbrush and followed along with your airbrush tips and a whole bunch of other tips (Brush cleaning and highlighting etc) and I painted more, better quality miniatures than I ever had in the past!
Much Love
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I paint during my lunch break so that's an hour 5 days a week, other then getting a 2000 points of chaos space marines done, I get 1 chaos space marines done, in the course of 2 weeks
I enjoy watching someone trudge through the same sh*t as I’ve done so many times, all these similar steps and all these main colours just longing for the final great touch to bring it all together!
You forgot the main reason armies don’t get painted… parenthood!
Then you might suck at it!? Got 3 kids, smallest is 2 years old and I still get my painting done!
@@damnright1968 I think that is an unfair/bold assumption.
It would be equally unfair if someone assumed, based solely on your comment, that you spend too much time painting and not enough time with your family. I choose to assume that this is not the case.
I will concede I should have said parenthood is ‘one reason’ not the ‘main reason’ armies do not get painted.
Everyone has different circumstances and challenges with respect to family, personal, parental and work life that might prevent them from doing as much painting/hobbying as they would like.
can we take a moment to be thankful jon took a really great sponsor about something he cares about instead of another raid shadow legends
12:30 Editing notes accidentally left in, or explanatory graphic? You decide!
You are like Miniac but helpful and not a total mondo-mega tool. Good on you dude, you earned my subscription
Sunday: Eh, that all looks kinda rough. I'd rather spend more time to get a higher quality result.
*Jon adds red eyes and grime*
Son of a bitch...
I like that you always spare a thought for those of us without the right space for an air brush.
Great video as always!
I cried when we lost Tasslehoff Burrfoot.
This was so helpful to see the progression in drybrushing and that wash removal step was an eye opener. Thanks Jon
I think a big excuse you missed in this video is motivation/inspiration. Too many times we pass up painting because we just don't feel like we can paint our best or we just don't feel like painting right now. This is especially strong if you are a little to eager for a project and buy a mountain of models right away and you overwhelm yourself. The finished project just seems too far away.
Personally, the way to beat that is habit. Sit down and force yourself to paint once a week, or least two hours a day, or even just pick a detail on a model and get it done. Eventually, as you see your project actually start to come together, the motivation and inspiration will come. You'll look at the work that you've done and see that it's more than the work you have left, and the finished project is just around the corner.
Tracking progress is very rewarding. But I don't wholly agree with experimenting on models for an army. Especially ones you may do a lot of kitbashing/converting on
But I do like to grab spare models to practice a scheme and modify paints/techniques to get to a time/quality I'm happy with
Love the continued videos. Its great that we can see the areas where a good painter can take shortcuts as necessary to what you want your army to look like and know that you can come back later. Challenge - can you bring this back into a future area with your normal flare to cover how to clean up your speed painted army and bring them to that next level? Thanks for the content.
I would like to see the eyes of the models get accentuated even more. Maybe by an even brighter red just in the eyes. Currently the glow effect is a bit to mashy for my taste.
I agree. Just put some white in the center of the eye. Often coloured things like lightsabers are actually white with a coloured glow around it
and this definitely doesnt read as a glow as its uniform around the eye, theres no bright centre or fall off
Ive watched this video 4 times, and it gets better every time.
Air-brushing their faces red literally made me sad.
2 years later, Ninjon repaints this army: "Red on faces too overpowering."
I am always ahead of the curve :P
This was your best video yet! I can see a lot of work went into this project and I’m learned a lot! Also love that I’m not the only one that has nightmares about the chaos trim….
Way to build confidence and learned some cool techniques along the way. Oil washing really brings the models up a notch.
I enjoyed watching you through the post paint portions too as the models came together your energy levels went up as I imagine you were enjoying seeing the process pay off.
Dude, this seriously needs to be featured on Armies on Parade. Freaking fantastic!
Very impressive the way they all turned out, love the red glow that really makes the models pop.
so glad you've done night lords, love them and i feel your pain on the trim. these look fantastic! i find ur vids so easy to watch and your so helpful plz keep up the fantastic work!
I have had an army since 15 Years and i never quit it.
With a lot of Patience during the Years i take It so many times and covered all the detail. Every model is fantastic. When you see all togheter any army in your channel can compare it.
But I support you, is not my first interest and i didn't do a business on it. Just play 1 time at month with friends.. So yes i dedicated so much time on this 4000 pt army
Absolute hero. I love my Artis Opus and I feel like I've been waiting for someone to make this video ever since I bought them.
I subbed based on your mid video spot advertising books for children and the way you talked about reading with your daughter is wonderful. I came for the paint stayed for the character of the content creator!
I think this intro might be my favorite yet 😆. The visual humor was on point! Great looking army at the end as well
1) Already looks amazing dude, don't touch it.
2) thank you for addressing the "should i varnish between steps" question, and the varnish powder question. i recently learned the hard way after 6 coats of Dullcote on pigment powder lol.
Love this video! I would love to do edge highlighting and all that but I don't have that kind of time to paint a whole army that way. I usually end up base coating, dry brushing, and accessing a few key details I want to show up and washing and then I am done. Most of the time I can do a model in about 15-20 minutes using a hairdryer for drying time.
Going to try out some of these techniques too and see how I like them!
damn dude, like how you're bringing the books into it. Something useful rather then garbage. Keep up the great videos
I love how our experiences are simillar. When watching some other youtubers i sometimes differ opinions about products and stuff, with You its 100% match. All same fave colors ( need to try that gold, but it seems like a lot of extra moves over retributor armor)
Schmincke white, Jack bone, Kimera red, oil washes.... love that stuff!
Great video Jon, always really glad to see this type of content, including the frustrating moments! I’m going to borrow a lot of your ideas as I’m currently putting together a scion / knights army and will remember that as you found, the first few nights on laying down the main colours was frustrating but you seemed to get more enthused as the details all came together! Biggest take away - less colours chosen, less complexity, less hours wasted! Your nightlords look great, good job 👌👍
I love this kind of paint an army video. So satisfying to see the process. Amazing as always Jon and thanks for the video!
That red is PHENOMENAL! Love the glow, love the brightness. Also for "cranking it up to 11" you could definitely do some choice metallic highlights to add a bit more life, but I would be happy stopping here.
Fantastic army and absolutely fantastic painting style. The stippling technique is such a cool way to paint the ground colour and the highlights. I will use it in future projects of mine. Thanks for that video. ♥
Is love to see a second pass on your OBR and these folks.
The army looks awesome! Great job.
Dude as always you made me inspired. Dont tell miniac but you are my fav and your videos never fail to put a big smile on me face.
Gotta admit. This is my favorite video about painting entire miniature army. Stamping with drybrush is awesome and easy technique for beginers like me
I watched Duncan's video on night lords as well as yours, and it made me realize why Duncan painted the trim 1st. So much easier to be messy with the trim and neater with the armor panels.
Another great video! Ties in nicely with your finishing boxed games. Definitely feeling inspired to get after and finish some of hobby projects and slay some more of that grey.
The content just keeps getting better. Keep it up Jon!
I think it’d be awesome to see how someone can revisit their army and take it a step further after speed painting.
Totally inspiring! I can't believe I never thought of the stippling technique for creating interesting base layers. Will definitely be trying this on my next project.
As someone who is really really new to the hobby and has yet to even try painting them out of fear of me messing them up because of lack of skill. This video really helped me boost my confidence a little before diving head first into it. Thanks mate!
Great job. Don’t add more. You nailed it. I paint like this and I agree there are many steps that can be skipped or simplified to achieve great results. Your army looks better than 99% of armies I’ve seen. Stippling and grime all the way!
You’ve outdone yourself with this one these came our great! Super Impressive time versus results
Was great seeing this army come to life after hearing you talk about it for so long here and there. They turned out great!
Awesome video, loved it and the army looks amazing. I think this is one of the most entertaining painting vids I’ve ever watched.
I appreciated the fact that you mentioned your young kid and kept the time reasonable in the evening. I currently have a 3 year old daughter and I’m looking down the barrel of a new Ork army that I need to get painted… last time I painted a model was before she was born. Even 2 hours a night seems hard to put in on my schedule, but after seeing your work and how amazing it turned out… I’m gonna try! Wish me luck lol
I have to say I absolutely love your Vargheist headswap. Love FEC and it's cool seeing some spare bits being used so effectively~~
Well done. The opening skit cracked me up. Great points too. A completed army looks so much nicer on the table next matter what the paint job is. It can be hard to see the light at the end of the tunnel but man it looks great in the end.
Great video, for sure it would be good to see you coming back and cranking up a few of the characters
These big army paint jobs are some of my favorite work by you. Quality video as usual.
Came for the defiler, got spoiled with a whole army. You love to see it, amazing stuff Jon!
Awesome. Thanks for the video. Not a skilled painter myself, this helps a lot and shows what's possible. Thank you very much.
That's a beautiful army. I love videos like these (the one where you painted an AoS army comes to mind), this definitely motivated me to paint my Alpha Legion
Dude, that was awesome! Very inspirational, as it show, that with enough effort you can paint a whole army in a week! GJ
22:19 but dude .. those undrilled barrels are really something :D hehe would love to see more of your Night Lords :) keep up the great work