I Found the Perfect Paint Set for Speed Painting!

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0:00 Intro
0:42 A Primer that WORKS
1:33 The Paint I'm Testing
3:30 How to Paint it FAST
8:25 Color Mixing Speeds Up Your Painting
12:38 What to Paint LAST is Important
14:09 Final Thoughts and Reveal

[Ninjon]

and pick something up next time you’re at your favorite store. Let me know what you get!

[ReynardCalcifius]

Ex gunpla modeller turned mini painter here, PLEASE make sure if you're using lacquer based Mr.Hobby you wear a proper mask or respirator and are in an open area as the fumes are quite toxic to breathe, one of the reasons i switched to water based acrylic primers personally. Also the smell from lacquer based acrylics (Mr.Hobby, Tamiya, Gaianotes, etc) is very strong and would fill my entire hobby room for hours if i didn't turn on my ventilation to get rid of it.

[michellew]

I like that you added the 'total paint time' when showing off the model. Particularly because it's a speed paint video.

[derekbuzan]

Thanks for the video! Just picked up this paint too at Adepticon. I've enjoyed it so far, but I wish you were at the booth to sell me on it :) I'll have to go deeper with the range

[laughingman]

I've been using that primer in a rattle can for a while now and it is indeed awesome. You just have to ventilate where you paint and let them sit for a long time before the models don't smell like chemicals. After saying that, the finish is smooth and takes paint like a dream.

[jffrck]

Golden Demon aside, I think you have transcended YouTube mini painter. Kind of on a whole different level with content and approach to painting, techniques, styles, etc. that inspire and make painting fun.

[punk]

I bought this paint at Adepticon because I took a class that used them. I was surprised how much you can thin them. It was basically water and still glazed well.

[sumOfItsPartsByJet]

I like those copper edges holding the wet palette paper down, any link to that maybe? 🙇

[eXileLies]

As a canvas painter turned Warhammer Freehand mommy, if you ever have the time to 'test' a different product that isn't made with Minipainters in mind, i'd recommend Watercolors, especially Gouache.

[printhabits]

Your statement about learning and visualizing color theory through miniature painting is dead on. I’ve been saying this for years, as I’ve studied color theory for years, while having a background in studying and learning it 2dimensionally, when you think about it and apply it 3 dimensionally as with mini painting everything just clicks. This may sound like a no-brainer, but having an object with a direct light source, creating its chiaroscuro truly is one of the best ways to understand how we perceive dimension, color, shape and form. Oh and your mentioning of Flow-state, was awesome to hear as well. Flow-state is actually a really difficult state to achieve, but with mini painting it’s so effortless. Study’s have come out about how mini painting is extremely good for your brain, and mental health (I can’t say the same for our spines, lol). Anyway, thank you Jon! Loved this video!

[darthhall]

Sweet looking model as usual. I'm sure I wasn't the only person to recommend the Mr Surfacer 1500 in the comments on your TUP video, but it did make me smile to see you use it in this video. The organic solvents are the only down-side really. But if you wear an appropriate mask, and have a room with good ventilation, its worth it for the result they give.

[RobPearlman]

Great video. The GSI creos stuff is truly the best. It is however extraordinarily toxic. If anyone wants to try it out please please please make sure you have an appropriate organic solvents mask as well as air filter. The paint is super gnarly but incredible.

[hellglazer]

Dude! You hit the nail on the head! Painting by feel is such a great way to put it. It breaks down the walls when working to a "recipe". If it feels right, it probably is.

[callsignkit]

11:10 using the Atom paints to punch intensity into a premixed "traditional" miniature paint just blew my mind like you shot that wisdom from a grassy knoll.

[hanskneesun]

Congrats on the well deserved trophy! I love your painting style, it was your channel that reignited my interest in the hobby I've been away from for 30+ years.

[Mekhami]

This pre-shading step would be very *very* easy to accomplish with oil paints if you're willing to slather it on and let it cure for a day. medium toned primer, dark oil colors, wash consistency, apply it all over. you'll get a ton of mileage out of this, because oil paints are much more pigment dense than acrylics.

[chrismoraal]

I recently started using the Mr Hobby Surfacer range and it is amazing! Huge difference especially for preserving small details. I have found that you can clean out the airbrush with Mr Color Thinner 400. I also found that the paint and thinner destroy plastic paint droppers as they eat away at the plastic.

[Setsuraful]

Another thing to note with models not looking the same as in videos is that computer monitors and phone screens can show shades of color differently from real life. Even lighting can make a difference. I have 2 different monitors with different color vibrancies, at around 6:00 one monitor shows a rusty orange shade with a more vibrant green, the other is a more chocolate brown hue with a much more muted green.

[Scudboy]

Mixing painting and moding techniques from other hobbies is always a great way to learn and create your own style of painting. I use panel lining, decals, and scribing techniques I've picked up from gunpla, dry brushing, layered and blended colors and washes from mini painting, and even ink and colored pencil illustration techniques in all of my models and minis and its helped me have fun with all of my hobbies. Lately I've been painting a lot of Battletech mechs and have been using Tamiya panel lining inks to add weathering and detail to my minis. Using brown and red inks on a desert tan bass coat really makes the details pop and makes it looks like rusted or dirt encrusted edges in between the panels. I've also been using common office supply highlighters on top of green and blue base coats to add slightly off color highlights and shadows as the highlighters are pretty transparent when used on other colors, but they change the color and tone just enough to make it interesting.

[robowarriorx]

Oh those look great, they really remind me of the older Golden Fluid line, and that's a good thing!