So it looks like for the full set I need to buy the 8 color set you have linked and then buy sepia and Marron brown. Am I forgetting any other colors you use?
speaking from experience, artist acrylic inks are not good for this technique in most cases, they're way too heavily pigmented. Maybe if they were more heavily dilluted they'd work better. White Ink is pretty good though.
From experience, I wouldn't honestly recommend that people use their nice expensive brushes like the W&N Series 7's for this technique unless they are older brushes and have lost their tip. No matter how hard you try inks (and shades and glazes) will always find their way up into the ferrule even if you are carefully causing the brush to split. As you mentioned a citadel shade brush is a good alternative as they come with relatively sharp points alternatively picking up a set of cheap brushes that can be easily replaced isn't a bad shout.
Thanks for this tutorial as I've been looking for more ink tutorials for miniatures! Goobertown Hobbies also has a good Ink tutorial you may want to check out as well.
Thank you for this. I spend too long painting my minis. I'm trying to learn this technique to speed up the ones I dont really care about looking my best
@@TheMiniJunkie thanks. Question for you. If you were to spend your hard earned loonies on some contrast paints, which ones would be your go to ones? I need to paint a bunch of HATE figures. Lots of fur, straps, flesh and weapons. I have some inks like sepia, umber, burnt Siena, red earth, ochre.
Great vid man. Something to help with those large areas and even a little blending action.. Game "Inks" are not "Inks" and are just acrylics, so you can use acrylic extenders to slow down the drying time. Its easy to over use the extenders tho, so just a drop kids.
Very good rundown on ink techniques. I’m going to hit up my local shop and get the game ink. Got a few Nolzurs I can try out on. Thanks for the video. Looking forward to the next
As someone who really enjoys the painting of minis, but is still weak in the actual painting, I appreciate all the tips/tricks/general advice these videos have. Keep up the great work!
I used this on Reaper's Blacktooth Terror from Bones 4, over a gray primer and he looks great. It worked so well on the Nolzer's a T rex I figured it would work on the bigger Reaper dino and it does. He has lots of scales and ridges though.
Great video man! After watching the Skaven and Folk Raider videos you have, I purchased a set of Vallejo Inks. I haven't speed painted with them yet but I've used them for various other techniques that I wouldn't have had them for before hand- like making washes, glazes, and using them to tie in a wet blended base coat. All sorts of stuff. So thanks for turning me on to these!
I suspect the contrast paints are made of highly pigmented liquid ink mixed with a proprietary light medium to get the effect of a diluted medium combined with an something that evaporates quickly (alcohol?). I also wonder if they will be purely water based, or if they will require a GW specific thinner. New Bones models are light grey instead of white, and despite what they say, I'd still prime them.
This video was definitely helpful and I'm really interested to try this style out. I have a giant truck load of Harry Potter minis I dread the thought of painting, especially since I'm slow so this will be a great experiment. I was planning on tackling the death eaters first, which is mostly blacks and dark grays. Would you recommend I still start with a white primer?
None of my (mostly not-so)local game stores carry Vallejo inks, would art store inks work?.... of course then I watch more of the video... Naturally, they have GW washes...
So it looks like for the full set I need to buy the 8 color set you have linked and then buy sepia and Marron brown. Am I forgetting any other colors you use?
Ryan Murray ah, good catch! No I think that's it.
@@TheMiniJunkie awesome I just ordered a set. Can't wait to try them out.
I'd prefer to see more of the technique visually than just hearing about it. But I do appreciate the info!
speaking from experience, artist acrylic inks are not good for this technique in most cases, they're way too heavily pigmented. Maybe if they were more heavily dilluted they'd work better. White Ink is pretty good though.
From experience, I wouldn't honestly recommend that people use their nice expensive brushes like the W&N Series 7's for this technique unless they are older brushes and have lost their tip. No matter how hard you try inks (and shades and glazes) will always find their way up into the ferrule even if you are carefully causing the brush to split. As you mentioned a citadel shade brush is a good alternative as they come with relatively sharp points alternatively picking up a set of cheap brushes that can be easily replaced isn't a bad shout.
I would have appreciated watching you paint a whole figurine.
Thanks for this tutorial as I've been looking for more ink tutorials for miniatures! Goobertown Hobbies also has a good Ink tutorial you may want to check out as well.
Thank you for this. I spend too long painting my minis. I'm trying to learn this technique to speed up the ones I dont really care about looking my best
Just had to hate on the Tau player. Lol
Hi. great summary and a good alternative to GW contrast paints. When you use the inks, are you thinning them down at all? If so, with what product?
Nope - if I ever thin ink (which is almost never) I just use water. But mostly I use it out of the bottle.
@@TheMiniJunkie thanks. Question for you. If you were to spend your hard earned loonies on some contrast paints, which ones would be your go to ones? I need to paint a bunch of HATE figures. Lots of fur, straps, flesh and weapons. I have some inks like sepia, umber, burnt Siena, red earth, ochre.
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A couple of examples would be most helpfull
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Can this method be applied to the wizcuts and deepcuts goblin minis? Im not sure if they are too small for this.
EDIT* I know he mentioned itll work for 25mm but the wizkids and deepcuts goblins are incredibly small minis.
I think it would work, yep
@@TheMiniJunkie Thanks! Your videos are great and are teaching me a lot. Keep up the good work.
Great vid man. Something to help with those large areas and even a little blending action.. Game "Inks" are not "Inks" and are just acrylics, so you can use acrylic extenders to slow down the drying time. Its easy to over use the extenders tho, so just a drop kids.
Any chance these inks work in an airbrush?
G1 Blaster they do, but would not create a good shading effect as they need to pool a bit to create shadows.
@@TheMiniJunkie Thanks much. I'll use the airbrush for large flat areas, like on vehicles
Very good rundown on ink techniques. I’m going to hit up my local shop and get the game ink. Got a few Nolzurs I can try out on. Thanks for the video. Looking forward to the next
Thank you for this! I've been following your channel for a few months now and loved the effect of the inks!
Thanks for the tips looking forward to see what you do with contrast paints.
As someone who really enjoys the painting of minis, but is still weak in the actual painting, I appreciate all the tips/tricks/general advice these videos have. Keep up the great work!
Blake C thanks!
live painting i'd love to watch that occasionally!
I used this on Reaper's Blacktooth Terror from Bones 4, over a gray primer and he looks great. It worked so well on the Nolzer's a T rex I figured it would work on the bigger Reaper dino and it does. He has lots of scales and ridges though.
Breandan Kedrowski nice!
Great video man! After watching the Skaven and Folk Raider videos you have, I purchased a set of Vallejo Inks. I haven't speed painted with them yet but I've used them for various other techniques that I wouldn't have had them for before hand- like making washes, glazes, and using them to tie in a wet blended base coat. All sorts of stuff. So thanks for turning me on to these!
SinNerds cool! Yeah they have a lot of great uses, very versatile.
I suspect the contrast paints are made of highly pigmented liquid ink mixed with a proprietary light medium to get the effect of a diluted medium combined with an something that evaporates quickly (alcohol?). I also wonder if they will be purely water based, or if they will require a GW specific thinner.
New Bones models are light grey instead of white, and despite what they say, I'd still prime them.
They require the contrast paint medium.
just do more videos, they are top top quality of source of informations, and they are very nice and chill to watch !
I'll endeavor to do so!
This video was definitely helpful and I'm really interested to try this style out. I have a giant truck load of Harry Potter minis I dread the thought of painting, especially since I'm slow so this will be a great experiment. I was planning on tackling the death eaters first, which is mostly blacks and dark grays. Would you recommend I still start with a white primer?
Matt Cappelli just depends if you plan to use inks or regular paints. If reg paint you could prime them black.
The MiniJunkie I'd like to try using inks.
I would love to see a live stream!
Hail to the Speed King, BABY!!
Hal Martin thanks for the tip!
@@TheMiniJunkie caught the reply before the edit. Tip? TIP??? YOU CALL THAT A TIP??
Hahah thanks for the content man.
None of my (mostly not-so)local game stores carry Vallejo inks, would art store inks work?.... of course then I watch more of the video...
Naturally, they have GW washes...
pop burnsy I mention art store inks in the video, I haven't tried them but I doubt they'd work the same.
@@TheMiniJunkie heh heh, of course I had to ask before finishing the video!
@@popburnsy3207 I picked up a full set of Vallejo inks from Amazon.
@@rustedbeetle note that I didn't realize the brown and sepia colors are missing from the set I linked to, just fyi