FUNDAMENTALS! A Complete Guide to Painting Minis.

This is THE Mini Painting Tutorial video that I recommend for newer painters. If I could send one tutorial video to my younger self on the day I bought my first minis, it would be this video!

In this painting guide I use the Age of Sigmar Chaos barbarian models from the Warhammer Underworlds Nightvault crew Godsworn Hunt. I show some of my favorite ways to build, prime, and paint these models for a simple and fun look. This tutorial is designed to be accessible to anyone, and a useful resource for beginners and people interested in the fundamentals of painting warhammer minis.

I covered as many techniques as possible, from clipping and cleaning minis, to gluing and clamping them, sub-assemblies, how to use spraypaint primer, how to zenithal highlight, how to build a wet palette, how to mix paints, how to basecoat, how to wash, how to highlight, and how to paint eyes. Then I varnish the models.

If you think this video would be useful for someone you know, I encourage you to share it! Also, I’ll be making more videos geared for newer painters in the future- let me know what other useful straightforward techniques I should try to show and I’ll see if I can find appropriate minis! And as always, I apologize for any clickbait titles and thumbnails that I may use :-)

Happy painting everyone!

[TheMiniJunkie]

Probably the best "start painting minis" video on YouTube now!

[Nogardo]

“Go outside and-“ woahohoho, I ain’t ready yet for that level!

[OstrichLongneck]

I went from "How the heck do they do this?" to "I can do this!" in the space of 30 minutes! Thanks for an amazing learning experience! - Trevor

[Psychohistorian]

I don't know if its the depth of knowledge, the simple presentation, or the tone of voice, but this video comes off like "Bob Ross paints some minis"

[Fast_tooler]

I painted my first minis thanks to this informative and encouraging video. So many videos are just scaremongering (“watch this FIRST, here’s EVERYTHING YOU ARE DOING WRONG, here’s all the MISTAKES you are making etc), but this one was gentle, supportive and positive. It is so relaxing and rewarding now and I’m so happy to have started. Thanks for getting me into this!

[shakingbabiesever]

"They're jacked, but they aren't really shredded. They're yolked, but they aren't cut." I'm dying 😂

[DeadlyInsite]

4 years later and this beginner still finds it helpful :)

[PURPLE_SHADE_SMOOTHIE]

Topics at times:
2:19 Glue types
3:10 Primer
4:40 Zenothal Priming
4:50 Get ready for Brush Painting (handles)
5:18 Paint type manufacturers
5:42 Wet palette
6:24 Brushes
6:46 The five minis (barbarians) primed and not yet painted
7:06 Color paint 1 -- SKIN TONE
7:20 Don't be afraid to mix colors
7:52 Tip: write down how many drops went into a color mix if you want to recreate it later
8:04 Start painting (Tip: use a wet brush to pick up paint from the wet palette; Water down the paint is a good idea; Two thin coats better than one goopy glob)
10:08 OK to be a bit messy applying the first colors like the flesh tone, but need to be more careful applying the paint of the later colors
10:33 The five minis after one coat and after two coats of flesh tone painted
10:41 Color paint 2 -- BLACK for armor and weapons
10:48 Color paint 3 -- STEEL; Dry Brushing technique to apply steel color onto the black sword and axe weapons
12:01 Color paint 4 -- RED boot fur and hair
12:40 Color paint 5 -- GRAY clothing, loin cloth
13:03 Color paint 6 -- BROWN leather and wood parts
13:35 Also using BROWN as an undercoat base color for metallic gold paint (Color paint 7)
14:22 Color paint 8 -- BONE
14:32 Side note: Haven't fixed any errors yet. Everything has been a single pass so far.
14:49 Color paint 9 -- BLUE for the cloak; BLUE color has excellent coverage so only need one coat, while other colors such as Yellows for example require two coats
15:41 Painting bases
16:12 Tip: using darker paint colors for the base doesn't draw attention away from the figure
16:33 Tip: a dark base color leaves room for dry brushing on some highlights
17:18 Doing details on the bases
17:52 Gluing the figure onto the base (Super glue is good for this)
18:05 FIXING UP DETAILS while the colors are still fresh on the wet palette
18:21 ALL CORE COLORS have been applied (AKA have been BASE COATED); No shading or highlighting has been done yet; No tiny details done yet such as the eyes
18:50 Assess overall look; Change any base colors that you don't like at this point
19:08 Washing & Shading
22:44 DONE and ready to display on shelf or to play a game with; Or go a little bit farther by adding finer detail changes

[ashperks]

This dude is so wholesome, everything he says is encouraging.

[torquilh]

"My target audience is me, back in 1998". :-) i love that!!

[sarihamdi]

I almost never comment on videos but I must tell you: This video was not only helpful, it was very wholesome. Thank you for the effort of filming this for us!

[arvetis]

One thing that beginners often don't realize: Flesh tones can benefit tremendously from just a tiny touch (like, a speck on a paintbrush) of blue or green to stop them looking too orange.

[maloryfunction]

"Flesh is underneath everything else on the model"

Nurgle would like a word with you

[Georin]

This was like watching Bob Ross tell me how to get started on painting minis, and I am pumped to start implementing the advice given.
Thank you so much, Goobertown Hobbies!

[willnytes]

The Bob Ross of miniature painting. Happy, smooth and positive.

[jameshall]

"That's why I like to paint flesh first - it's all over the place!"
*laughs in Ultramarine Blue*

[GunGuyGallagher]

You concentrated 900 other Youtube videos into one fantastically simple guide for beginners. Well done! Thanks for sharing the hobby with others.

[chrisalmich]

Gettin' a real Bob Ross vibe from this -- great work.

[paolodenapoli]

I remember back in grade 8 how I was a complete failure at art class. I can’t explain how I got into this hobby, but it just sort of happened (board gaming I guess triggered it). I just started the hobby and have watched this video a few times, and I can’t believe how nice my first mini looks (IMHO anyway). My family was amazed, but it really wasn’t that hard. I found it relaxing, especially after I finished the base coat. Thanks so much for this video. I’ll keep this hobby until I get old and hands start shaking. Lol

[mbau]

Such old videos, who would watch it today? Newcomers to the busines, like me, having two figures so far (one unfinished)! Thanks you did it, it still helps!