LAYERING explained in 5 minutes

Layering is perhaps the most important miniature painting technique. In this tutorial I feature Gloomspite Gitz mini from Warhammer Age of Sigmar to show you how I approach layering so you can do it as well!

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[jacobrichards]

Watching this as I wait for my wife to go into labor. She's sleeping while I watch tutorials. You bearded savior, you!

[UKSoundDesigner]

Great vid.

Thought I'd share a little tip for those who are approaching this.

Don't rely on white to create lighter shades. Experiment with other colours with a higher brightness.

For example, a brighter yellow/orange gives a "warm" finish to your highlight, good for organic stuff.

A bright "icy" blue gives a cold light, which is good for dead or non-organic minis.

White tends to give a super highlight, but also washes the colour out. You'll end up with a pastel colour type finish.

[seanmeert]

The 2 layering approaches you showed with half and full opacity, is exactly what i needed.
Thank you

[music]

Wow this is probably the most concise general mini painting video I've ever seen.

[DigitalOrigami]

Thank you for this. It's the best explanation on paints I've seen and clears up a lot of things for me. My biggest problem was not knowing and controlling the thickness of my paint. Now I'm learning to thin it much better and this helps me know how much for what task. Awesome!

[hewlett-packardlovecraft]

Turns out your key to miniature painting fits exactly in my lock to miniature painting. Been practicing glazing almost exclusively, and it's really been helping me out in the other aspects of painting I'd been having a few lingering hang-ups with. Funny how a little step outside of your bubble opens you up to a whole new level of skill sets, if you're willing to put in the time. Thanks for the uploads as always, and enjoy your week.

[philsmith]

Today I learnt that using thicker paint for edge highlights is best. Thank you!

[sapperb]

It's all about that good tip lol. Hey I really enjoyed the way you covered the layering with that close up digital paint tool like that really helped it make sense for me

[plaguednurgle]

I love it especially since it’s a Gloomspite Gitz’s model.👍🏻

[marksantos]

Climbing that ladder to 100k. You deserve that and so much more. Thank your continuing to provide your insight and experience to the community

[DarkAzure]

Omg this is literally what I needed haha perfect timing!!!

[BlazeMedia]

Thought you could sneak a video past me before I had to go to work? Nope, I watch all your videos!

[htpkey]

Thanks Zumikito for this video!

Layering is one of those techniques I still haven't mastered. I understand the theory behind it, but in practice it doesn't come out right. I will keep practicing it!

[ashcullen]

Great vid as always man! Really find the Photoshop examples of how to layer. Not explaining it on a mini really helps to grasp the Info.

[eugenioconti]

Wow the amount of tips in this video! I never thought of using the priming movements to guide the lighting pattern of layering. Such a great hint for me because I always struggle in structuring the lighting pattern

[madnes]

been painting (below average) for years. This video gave me an epiphony. GREAT BREAKDOWN

[elkaput]

still one of the best tutorial maker in the youtube game

[scottdarrah]

Thanks for these helpful painting tutorials. I've recently started painting minis ( about 50 or so models painted ) and I have really appreciated your teaching style and encouragement to explore your own style. I just finished painting a marshcrawla sloggoth with a two tone skin and using this technique got exactly the natural translation I was looking for. Keep up the good stuff!

[subyhandstands]

This is great man. Made way more sense than other layering videos. Thank you!

[Ferret]

Perfect timing! Was just looking through your playlists for a tutorial on layering and here it is. Cheers for all the awesome videos mate!