5 Beginner Mistakes RUINING Your Miniature Painting (and how to fix them)

In this weeks video, we go over the most BASIC Mini painting tips I wish someone had told me for 2023. I go over things like how to load paint onto your brush, hidden dangers to avoid when miniature painting, tricks on layering, thinning your paint, and more! This is a great beginner guide to miniature painting, but will help you improve no matter your skill level. These are all the tricks I wish someone had told me!
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Lyla Mev The Mini Witch creates beginner miniature painting tutorials and easy-to-understand guides for Warhammer, dungeons & dragons, and more. My favorite things to paint are sisters of battle, display quality miniatures, and focusing on having fun.

00:00 Intro
00:40 How to Load Your Brush Correctly
1:58 A Hidden Danger
3:40 Is There a Right Way to Layer?
5:06 Why Your Wet Palette isn't Working
6:07 Handling Uneven and Splotchy Paint
6:50 Nothing Else Matters Without This Trick

[Walboro]

You can never do too many beginner tips videos teaching traditional painting techniques, especially in the age of contrast/speed paints (I think they’re mostly popular because people don’t know the basics tbh). Always the best miniature teaching content on youtube Lyla. #NotificationSquad

[Gabberz]

It finally happened! A beginner tips video where I knew and do all the things already :D (That's not to say these tips aren't great, they are, just an indicator to me that I'm growing as painter). Keep up the great work, love your channel!

[eldraque]

been painting for years, still watch these videos, you can't master the basics too much and there's always something I've missed or some one has a new perspective that really helps

[pkkriz]

Getting back into painting after 20 years away, I'm always amazed by how much videos like this have taught me, even basics like these.

While I knew most of these this time, it took hours of trial and error to figure it out. I've improved so much watching videos like this, thank you for making them.

[thattabletopguy]

The curse of knowledge is strong with miniature painters on YouTube - excellent video, and great presentation! Color selection for me is still a struggle, as well as how big of a jump in value I need to make with each layer.

[SuouEtsumi]

I honestly still struggle with getting the right paint consistency, so these kind of tips and nice close up shots really help!

[bluenine]

The tip about the back of your paper blew my mind, so obvious but I'd never thought of it or heard of it before

[longriflem]

Lyla, I have to say your videos are awesome! And actually picked up a couple minis because of you. And you and you painting have helped me with some post military service stuff so thank you. I have a question, suggestion, request. I am a scale model builder and have an F of a time doing figures. Could you possibly do a video of doing some 1/35 scale figures there are videos out there but are more on the super advanced side of house and over the top for some new to painting. Or say a comparison of how to paint scale figures to Minis. I think would be cool. I would even donate a kit to you. I hope this finds you well, and keep kick ass love the content.

[alphaleigpyne]

That's a good advise with the grip hand and painting on desk in a proper posture.

The water drops on the brush are annoying. Mostly when painting the eyes details and it floods that part of the miniature!

[chuckrodgers]

I really needed this one! No one ever taught me how to load my brush properly. I've been struggling for a few years now. I can't wait to work on this tomorrow.

Thank you so much!

[portercore]

Man, content-wise, this video is awesome. But it also feels like a huge step up in quality/production (not that others have been poor at all). Thank you.

[phoen]

That tip about long strokes is super helpful. I was painting with short strokes and it was looking kind of trashy. Thank you!

[angelobartolomei]

Wow.... I just looked up best paint for airbrush, and here you are!!! I learned so much about airbrush techniques in the last 25 minutes, then I have in the last 15 Thank you, definitely subing and smashing the bell!!!

[ced]

Best knitted brow, ever! Your facial expressions externalize what I feel internally. Towards painting. :D

[aleksubnet]

Please please please! Whats the model your painting with the pointy helmet? LOVE IT

[darkseraph]

This is great. I've been painting for so many years and stuck in bad habits. I never learned the basics, just jumped into it. YouTube didn't exist back then. But now I'm seeking to try new things and get out of my comfort zone.

[TheKarp]

The amount of times I've ruined eye lenses because my brush had too much hidden water, I instinctively rub the ferrule on my wrist now, great tip!

Also the stable grip tip is so important! I get hand tremors because of my Carpal Tunnel and it was really hard to paint when I first started because I wanted to fit all my hobby things in my tiny room, bought a tiny hobby table that didn't give me room to anchor when I painted, my stability has improved drastically once I started painting on a bigger table.

[MaskedRiderChris]

I use the Army Painter wet palette, will the paper trick work with their paper, do you think? I've been at it for 14 or so years, and I still enjoy videos like this so I can refresh my memory and remind myself of such things. I get those water drops all the time and often blot them on a paper towel to get rid of them. Another good video, Miss Lyla!

[wookietunes]

just have to say, after watching your AMAZING Squarespace ad, i wish i had a need to start up a website to better honor your masterpiece!

[Rmops]

Thank you. I was unaware of what happens if you are using short strokes.