MINIATURE BASICS - HOW TO PAINT MINIATURES THE EASY WAY! FOR BEGINNERS!

#BlackMagicCraft #Episode088

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[withteethfilmssp]

So I had never painted any type of miniatures before but I always wanted to. So after watching your video I decided to give it a try because you made it look pretty easy to get into. So I picked up some Vallejo acrylic paints, washes and some cheap brushes and tried it out on a couple goblin figures from sword and sorcery. For my first attempt, I was thrilled the way they came out and your video really helped. Thank you.

[justanothercaptain]

I just realized that I never said "thank you" for these Basic Painting videos. They inspired me 7 months ago to take up miniature painting. Thank you so much. Cheers!

[retroreviews]

I've been watching painting videos for a week and this is BY FAR the best video I've found. You have the perfect balance of difficulty and information... and I'm a middle school teacher so take that as a HUGE compliment!!!!

[firefliesburntheworld]

Intro ends at 3:28 for those that wanna skip right to the action

[andrewsmith]

When painting a bunch of "Rebels" for our Star Wars RPG (Original West End version) I missed the touch up stage on one of the rebels eyes- leaving huge whites around his eyes. The result was, he perpetually looked "surprised" or angry, depending on the encounter. I didn't even notice it until we played and my player's had a good laugh about him. I left him that way. He became a very popular mini and we nicknamed him "Sergeant Coakley" named after Dallas LB Dexter Coakley whose intimidating gaze would shudder opposing QBs.

[arcadia]

was hoping to see more of the actual paint being applied. the info is great, just wanted more example during the descriptions.

[Jeannot]

There are many things to consider, when painting minis. but BMC is right, it doesn't need that much to get a mini on tabletop standard.
but if you wanna know more about mini painting here's a quick rundown of techniques/ helpful tips :
- clean your models with dishsoap and a toothbrush before priming
- remove moldlines
-use rattlecan primers with the colors you wanna have primarly on your mini to get them faster done
- zenithal highlighting : prime them black, and then with a white paint sprayed in a 45° angle from above for more realistic lighting
- thin down your paints! and use a wet palette
- use premade washes from any manufacturer like secret weapon or games-workshop for example
- use a color wheel / learn the color theory
- use appropriate brushes for the job :D
- techniques: drybrushing, layering, glazing, accentuating/highlighting, wet blending
- get an airbrush if you're really into the hobby to speed things up
- check out other mini painters for inspiration or warhammer tv for tutorials, for me they were really helpful!

let us all thank Jeremy for his hard work and his contributions to the community!

[CosmicDuskWolf]

I've been painting a while, I love washes and incs. They make minis pop. The flesh shade also makes leather look really cool, the same with bronze, brass and copper. You can use pens as well to color the eyes.

[asuronkun]

Black Magic Craft, you are the man! I’ve dreaded painting minis for quite a long time, and you’ve rallied up my courage to attempt it again! Thank you! I’m getting started today!

[paulgibbons]

Great beginners guide. Everything you need right there. This is pretty much all I do with my stuff. Sure this will be invaluable for alot of gamers.
Just a side note. The flesh wash is just a brown wash can be used on other areas to give shading like the leather belt straps/bags/brown boots an packs ect. Even over some clothing.
Also if your not too sure about highlighting try giving the model a very very gentle dry brushing. Pretty much a frosting (nowhere near as much paint as an over brush) with bleached bone before you add the washes. It's surprisingly effective.

[rDunfee]

When it comes to painting bases I do two colors around the outside! Lots of games have mechanics where line of sight is in your front 180 degree arc. I usually do the back half of the base in black and then the front half of the base in a navy or a color that matches the model so I have an easy and quick way to determine facing!

[michaelg.]

On painting the eyes of miniatures, I paint the whites as you indicated but over the years began using a sharp straight point dental instrument to dip the fine tip into black paint and press an indentation into the white eye. You then have a small black circular pupil! For 20mm and 25mm miniatures it looks great, whether plastic or metal. Love your channel!

[petertowers]

yeah thats exactly what I do.. google the mini to check it out and than use it as a reference for the fine details... your tips are bang on... anyone new to this hobby should be listening to you...

[high_on_sugar]

I painted my first mini for my dad the other day and it is so fun. I wish I had the supplies that was made for painting minis but I made due. This is so helpful, thank you!

[looselycollected]

Glad to see somebody else uses that Krylon for a sealer. I have been using it as my preferred sealer for a long time now. And I still get guys telling me it will never work and that I have to start using this high dollar primer or that one. Stuff that's $15-20 a can. Thank you for this video. And thank you for recommending the Krylon sealer.

[crhkrebs]

Remember, the only way to get good at something is to continue doing it. Totally agreed with the painting, or non-painting of eyes. When you hold up a 28-32mm figure to look at it and imagine that you are looking at a real person at the proper distance, you will not see the eyes. The eyes would just look like dark recesses at those distances. More figures are ruined by poor eye painting.

[Odalkor]

Grabing my brush, gathering my miniatures, sweat pearling on my forehead.

"So it Begins.."

[andrewnadeau]

Ive been a model painter for a few years and ive always wondered what the difference in composition is between craft paint and model paint. Thank you for the info 😀

[Charles-jjsu]

Just getting back into the hobby, so thanks for this. Just ordered Vallejo primer, Vallejo model paints, and an army painter wash. Can’t wait to start!