This was by far the best explanation of blending. No other TH-camr has gone this in depth. I feel like I’ve actually learned how to do this. Something I’ve been trying more lately and now it seems so much easier. Thank you!!!
Zumikito your blends are god-tier. This wet pallette knowledge is totally new to me so I'm excited super to try this! Also hearing that I don't have to glaze was such a relief, I -hate- glazing 😂 Well done mate! Awesome content as always!
So it's not my imagination that my home-made wet palette was doing better than the one I purchased. I'll go back to the old way once I have used the paper I already have.
I love your videos, man. Out of all the miniature painting tutorial guys i watch i view yours most often. And the majority of your painting guides work with scale modeling projects, too, and have really helped guide me along as I work on my first project and i thank you for that.
That was one of your best videos. I learned in a few minutes how to fix some issues I have for the past 2 years. And we live in California so dry out paint is a daily challenge. Thanks a lot!
Another AWESOME vid: clear, short, to the point with useable tips and undeniable results. For the curious the figure is Kingdom Death, maybe Zumkito is a thigh man, the sculptor is DEFINITLY a fan of curvy figures.
I JUST figured out how to do all of this on my own, this week. And now i'm seeing the video. LOL...love it though!!! This process is the easiest to do, if you dread trying to figuring out the mechanics of brush glazing.
Still watching acrylic paint videos ,after learned painting miniatures with oils its hard to get back to acrylics ,i like the drying times of acrylics ,but with oils my miniature is my wet palette, and I can blend all the time. Thanks again for your nice Video !
if you use waxed parchment paper, the entire point of a wet pallet is nullefyed, because the waxed paper dos not let any water through. the effect that you witness there is the wax repelling the water content of the diluted paint. but the stipple glazing is a good way of painting. i am using it mostly with diluted washes.
Na tohle jsem čekal cely svůj barvířský život. Shrnutí celé problematiky během par minut😍😍😍 tě miluju. V jedenáct večer jdu malovat a vyzkoušet si to na vlastní štětec!
Hello Mr. Zumikito! Could you share the link as an example for partialy waxed parchment paper you are using? I tried to google it but could not found it (only fully waxed). Great video btw. After 2 years of watching painting tutorials somebody finally explains how you can get that paint consistency on wet pallete! Cheers from Slovakia brother :)
How did i not know about the parchment paper with wax!! I had always heard it was bad buy i guess i gotta find the one that works as shown on here. Perfect video for anyone who has been painting for awhile. Thanks for the knowledge and tips 🤘
I love your tutorials they're short and on point, with clear messages. It's a very helpful tool when you don't want to submerge into tutorial hell! Thank you!
I'd just like to say how much I appreciate your videos dude. Your content is great and really helps get rid of the self doubt of my painting abilities. I don't have an airbrush yet but, conveniently for once, an ad came up for a portable airbrush that looks pretty reasonable so I might just have to get it.
Lovely video and great examples, though I think your logic regarding the wet palette may be wrong. Let me explain; The wet palette is not getting dry because the sponge is holding all the water, I've never seen this and I have the same palette. The water is naturally evaporating which of course dries out the palette. What you're then doing by adding paper towels is in effect adding "more sponge" i.e. more material that will retain water, and more water takes longer to evaporate, which in turn makes the palette stay wet for longer. In short I would expect your trick to work, but not for the reasons you stated, I would think that adding another sponge on top of the first one would have an identical effect. This does make one beg the question why the sponge isn't thicker to begin with, it could easily be twice as thick as it is.
Huh, the wet pallette tips were interesting - my home made job had been producing paint like the desired version here, and I thought it was doing something wrong and being over diluted, so had been trying to achieve the opposite.
can we get tips for choosing what colours to use when layering? i see you started with a deep red and moved up to a more skin colour tone. how do you figure which colours to use each layer? also awesome video!
there is no right or wrong answer here, so it depends, This was following sequence: Wine red, beige red, sickly pink (all from AK 3rd gen). You could switch the wine red (basecoat) for more brownish tones etc. The highlight colors can be either light pink or light yellows, also depends (for example "basic skintone" from ak would work. Regarding the shading, pretty much described in the video 💪
Have you used the new re-usable hydration membranes from Red Grass Games? I was wondering how you feel about them. I can't get on with them. Paint reactivated well on them but I think that's more to do with Golden Acrylics thinner I use, the paint seems to dry out very quickly on these membranes vs the old type. It's nice to be able to wash them for re-use but I'm not keen on the drying time of paint on the membrane.
Ive got a league of Votan box set that i need to paint I will be going for the orange/black colour scheme, i know orange is a pain to use what would you suggest to make it easier to get through the army?
well, hah, my wet pallette is always wet and never seems to dry except when using it with a big fan on. also whoo lanterns reign competition, can't wait to see how it turns out! love your piece for it, awesome colors!
Hey, could I ask you what brand of parchment paper you use? I cannot find a brand that would work here in Czechia. Thank you for the tips, great video!
I will use all the tips in this video on my next mini while singing the fuck glazing song. I didn't know about that wet pallete stuff you said, will try that out to (I've used old paints that have been sitting on my wet pallete for days, this might help upping up my game haha). Thanks for this video!
I have a problem. When i have done blends on a mini and i tilt the model to see how it looks from a different angle of light, the gradient blends does not look good (smooth). There is more grading than in the default painting angle. And i am pretty sure i paint with utmost thin layers or glazes. Then repairing the paint work from second angle, it looks ruined in the original angle. How to solve this problem? Anybody else seen the difficulty?
I've been using the Red Grass palette and papers for a while, can you give me any tips on finding the right kind of parchment paper so I can get these smooth, smooth blends?
Okay for half a year I have a problem with my wet palette, I've tried army painter and redgrass games, but my paint always dries up before I finish glayering one part of a mini (30 minutes with 50% humidity!!!) I hope this tip will work for me. I was suffering for so long, and so sad that I cannot support you on patreon right now for this incredible tip! P.s. Waiting so much when situation in a world will change and I will be able to support my favorite youtube teachers ❤
Paper towels on top of the sponge will not fix this issue for you. Even if you double sponge, it will not do much. You will want to get a more porous paper such as non waxed parchment paper, or get a palette provider that runs similar paper already. Redgrass is not one of them. Exemplar might be (i am still waiting for delivery but i heard it's better)
@@Navtyr Thanks! Iam already transferring for non-waxed one, but it is still an issue while my paint dries in a 30 mins or even less. I do not like to dilute with retarder.
@@necpwnz if you spread a very thin layer on the palette it is going to dry a lot quicker regardless of what kind of sponge or paper you are using. If you want it to stay wet longer, either mix more paint or keep a bigger blob of unmixed paint in one spot and take paint out of that when needed to use and thin down. Personally i haven't experienced non waxed parchment yet because i can't find it in my country and shipping a roll from US is absurdly expensive so i can't comment on how much of a difference that makes.
I find it interesting that you recommend waxed paper, since pretty much every other miniature painter recommends none waxed. Do the new re-usable hydration sheets from Redgrass work with their glossy surface?
I guess that too much wax might also be an issue! The sheets? They work fine if you are used to their old non-reusable, but I still prefer slightly waxed parchment paper. Though if I travel, I take them.
@@Zumikito Are you sure the paper you are using is waxed? Generally a coat of wax on the paper means that liquids will not go through the paper. Try to cut a small piece of paper and put a water drop on it. Does it stay in a blob consistency and the bottom side of the paper is dry? Then it's waxed. From your clip, the water was absorbed through the paper, meaning it looks like you are using non waxed paper.
Do you have a go to paint recipe for skin? I’m terribly color blind and skin is a bit of a issue for me bc of all of the subtle colors that go in it. Thanks for the wet palette tip. My paint always seems to dry out way to fast.
This particular skin was painted with following sequence : wine red, beige red, sickly pink (all from Ak interactive) and sprayed a bit of magenta into the shades (the one in tube)
Unless you live in an area with very calcified water, you should be fine with tap water to dilute your paint. If you don't have stains on your mini, you are fine.
I think you got your papers mixed up? The one you are using seems non waxed and the one you put to the side for comparison seems waxed as it is not letting the water go through. EDIT: I also tried the paper towel thing underneath the redgrass paper and the result was the same as without paper towels, just that i had to refill water even faster and the surface was all wrinkly. So in reality, all you did was get a non waxed parchment paper instead of redgrass paper which is known to not be porous enough.
You say not to glaze because it takes so long, but isn't your technique just as time consuming, as you still have to lay down many different layers to get a smooth gradient? In fact isn't it more time consuming, as you have to mix all those colours, whereas with a glaze my understanding is that you're just repeatedly laying down the same colour? (disclaimer: I haven't started miniature painting yet, and I'm currently watching videos on painting in preparation).
It really depends, you can try both and see for yourself, but generally it's time inefficient to glaze up all the layers, so a better alternative is to layer them and then glaze a bit between them if you really wanna
Every time I watch one of these videos I get so stoked to try painting again. Then I remember that it’s not as easy as you make it look.
well, it surely takes time! This hobby is based on patience
Judging by Zumikito's choice of minis, he's really into thighs
Aren't we all? 😅
Joking aside, all that smooth skin is the perfect canvas for this kind of lesson
@@Geordiecrafts ditto
I am really into...skin!
@@Zumikito it rubs the lotion on its skin or else it gets the hose again?
@@Zumikito Legends are into bones
One of the best videos about layering 👍🏻
This was by far the best explanation of blending. No other TH-camr has gone this in depth. I feel like I’ve actually learned how to do this. Something I’ve been trying more lately and now it seems so much easier. Thank you!!!
Zumikito your blends are god-tier. This wet pallette knowledge is totally new to me so I'm excited super to try this! Also hearing that I don't have to glaze was such a relief, I -hate- glazing 😂
Well done mate! Awesome content as always!
So it's not my imagination that my home-made wet palette was doing better than the one I purchased. I'll go back to the old way once I have used the paper I already have.
I love your videos, man. Out of all the miniature painting tutorial guys i watch i view yours most often.
And the majority of your painting guides work with scale modeling projects, too, and have really helped guide me along as I work on my first project and i thank you for that.
Came to see some glazing, left with some wet pallete knowledge :D Awesome man!
Your skin painting is so good, can't wrap my head around it.
That was one of your best videos. I learned in a few minutes how to fix some issues I have for the past 2 years. And we live in California so dry out paint is a daily challenge. Thanks a lot!
Another AWESOME vid: clear, short, to the point with useable tips and undeniable results. For the curious the figure is Kingdom Death, maybe Zumkito is a thigh man, the sculptor is DEFINITLY a fan of curvy figures.
Lovely content, really enjoy watching your vids, they have helped me a ton.
Cheers!
You know what I follow your channel since the very beginning and I think your channel is very useful for me even now🙏🏻
Great tip for the wet pallete - I struggle exactly with this problem. Gonna try it next time. Thanks!
That musical sting from Witcher got me. Immediate thumbs up.
Instant memories haha, the witcher games (mostly 3) are the beesstt
I was already missing your videos. Thank you for another great tutorial!
I had to get some non-mini painting stuff sorted, but now it should be better again. Thank you for your kind words
@@Zumikito no rush whatsoever. We got your back :)
Again, thank you for your exemplary work.
Man, I follow this channel for a few time already and the tutorials are always better as I go into my adventure in mini painting ! Good job man !
I JUST figured out how to do all of this on my own, this week. And now i'm seeing the video. LOL...love it though!!! This process is the easiest to do, if you dread trying to figuring out the mechanics of brush glazing.
Still watching acrylic paint videos ,after learned painting miniatures with oils its hard to get back to acrylics ,i like the drying times of acrylics ,but with oils my miniature is my wet palette, and I can blend all the time.
Thanks again for your nice Video !
if you use waxed parchment paper, the entire point of a wet pallet is nullefyed, because the waxed paper dos not let any water through. the effect that you witness there is the wax repelling the water content of the diluted paint. but the stipple glazing is a good way of painting. i am using it mostly with diluted washes.
I too switched back to baking paper. But I still use the Redgrass paper when painting mainly with heavy body acrylics.
I will try your change to the wet palette. Never seen it that way but I always like to try new stuff! Amazing video btw.!
Lol I always avoided using waxed parchment paper on the wet pallette because I thought the water couldn't pass through it, thanks for tips!
He truly is MVP on TH-cam. (Most Valuable Painter)
Na tohle jsem čekal cely svůj barvířský život. Shrnutí celé problematiky během par minut😍😍😍 tě miluju. V jedenáct večer jdu malovat a vyzkoušet si to na vlastní štětec!
Hello Mr. Zumikito!
Could you share the link as an example for partialy waxed parchment paper you are using? I tried to google it but could not found it (only fully waxed). Great video btw. After 2 years of watching painting tutorials somebody finally explains how you can get that paint consistency on wet pallete! Cheers from Slovakia brother :)
Once you said that you are always fixing mistakes, but not showing it in video. I think that video about mistakes-fixing would be great.
How did i not know about the parchment paper with wax!! I had always heard it was bad buy i guess i gotta find the one that works as shown on here. Perfect video for anyone who has been painting for awhile. Thanks for the knowledge and tips 🤘
Always have this issue with the wet palette, will be trying the paper towels trick tomorrow 👍.
Listen to this guy, he tells wisdom!
some top tier tips with a bit of comedy. truly a great video
Love your videos man constantly checking them to become a better painter! Wish you could physically teach me tho!
they are very useful skill. thx for ur sharing.
I love the mini, where did you get it?
It's from the Kingdom Death pin-up series. From the second set, I believe.
Great video, mate. Nice to see the painting process of this model!
Thank you! That's the reason why I didn't extend the OSL on the thigh, wanted to show the skintone in this vid 😁
Great video! I'm going to try the wet pallet setup next time
I absolutely LOVE the non-glazing approach you suggested! Unless you're trying to spend 100+ hours on a competition piece, f**k glazing!
Zumikito, that’s awesome thanks
I love your tutorials they're short and on point, with clear messages. It's a very helpful tool when you don't want to submerge into tutorial hell! Thank you!
When you've got that problem with paint drying too fast on the wet palette and then Zumikito upload the solution
I'd just like to say how much I appreciate your videos dude. Your content is great and really helps get rid of the self doubt of my painting abilities. I don't have an airbrush yet but, conveniently for once, an ad came up for a portable airbrush that looks pretty reasonable so I might just have to get it.
Your my favourite guy on the innernette
Lovely video and great examples, though I think your logic regarding the wet palette may be wrong. Let me explain; The wet palette is not getting dry because the sponge is holding all the water, I've never seen this and I have the same palette. The water is naturally evaporating which of course dries out the palette. What you're then doing by adding paper towels is in effect adding "more sponge" i.e. more material that will retain water, and more water takes longer to evaporate, which in turn makes the palette stay wet for longer. In short I would expect your trick to work, but not for the reasons you stated, I would think that adding another sponge on top of the first one would have an identical effect.
This does make one beg the question why the sponge isn't thicker to begin with, it could easily be twice as thick as it is.
Could I spray a thinned down wash instead of mixing all that stuff in my airbrush cup?
Huh, the wet pallette tips were interesting - my home made job had been producing paint like the desired version here, and I thought it was doing something wrong and being over diluted, so had been trying to achieve the opposite.
Good stuff man, you crack me up too!
Great video as always! May I ask what miniature is that, I am pretty sure you didn't say it throughout the video, but the model really is gorgeous!
Thx a lot for those tips!
How do you know which parchment paper is slightly waxed? you have a brand or link or something? thank you
can we get tips for choosing what colours to use when layering? i see you started with a deep red and moved up to a more skin colour tone. how do you figure which colours to use each layer? also awesome video!
there is no right or wrong answer here, so it depends, This was following sequence: Wine red, beige red, sickly pink (all from AK 3rd gen). You could switch the wine red (basecoat) for more brownish tones etc. The highlight colors can be either light pink or light yellows, also depends (for example "basic skintone" from ak would work. Regarding the shading, pretty much described in the video 💪
@@Zumikito Thank you!
Have you used the new re-usable hydration membranes from Red Grass Games? I was wondering how you feel about them. I can't get on with them. Paint reactivated well on them but I think that's more to do with Golden Acrylics thinner I use, the paint seems to dry out very quickly on these membranes vs the old type. It's nice to be able to wash them for re-use but I'm not keen on the drying time of paint on the membrane.
Ive got a league of Votan box set that i need to paint I will be going for the orange/black colour scheme, i know orange is a pain to use what would you suggest to make it easier to get through the army?
well, hah, my wet pallette is always wet and never seems to dry except when using it with a big fan on.
also whoo lanterns reign competition, can't wait to see how it turns out! love your piece for it, awesome colors!
I had and used Redgrass wet palette too until I realized that I could experience better effect with a locking Tupperware (e.g. Lock-lock).
I love your vids man! Getting so good!
Hey, could I ask you what brand of parchment paper you use? I cannot find a brand that would work here in Czechia. Thank you for the tips, great video!
Upřímně stačí jakykoliv pečící papir z tesca!
What are the measurements of the palette you are using?
Goddamn that intro was ultra useful
Where can I find this wax-paper for wet palette?
Well damn, I guess that final step is out of reach for me. Good stuff up to the airbrush part though, I'll definitely implement these techniques.
and here i was, wondering why my palette dried so fast and why the paint didn´t lasted fresh more than an hour or two.... gonna try this.
Another great video!
I will use all the tips in this video on my next mini while singing the fuck glazing song.
I didn't know about that wet pallete stuff you said, will try that out to (I've used old paints that have been sitting on my wet pallete for days, this might help upping up my game haha). Thanks for this video!
I have a problem. When i have done blends on a mini and i tilt the model to see how it looks from a different angle of light, the gradient blends does not look good (smooth). There is more grading than in the default painting angle. And i am pretty sure i paint with utmost thin layers or glazes. Then repairing the paint work from second angle, it looks ruined in the original angle. How to solve this problem? Anybody else seen the difficulty?
I've been using the Red Grass palette and papers for a while, can you give me any tips on finding the right kind of parchment paper so I can get these smooth, smooth blends?
nice work!
Okay for half a year I have a problem with my wet palette, I've tried army painter and redgrass games, but my paint always dries up before I finish glayering one part of a mini (30 minutes with 50% humidity!!!) I hope this tip will work for me. I was suffering for so long, and so sad that I cannot support you on patreon right now for this incredible tip!
P.s. Waiting so much when situation in a world will change and I will be able to support my favorite youtube teachers
❤
Paper towels on top of the sponge will not fix this issue for you. Even if you double sponge, it will not do much. You will want to get a more porous paper such as non waxed parchment paper, or get a palette provider that runs similar paper already. Redgrass is not one of them. Exemplar might be (i am still waiting for delivery but i heard it's better)
@@Navtyr Thanks! Iam already transferring for non-waxed one, but it is still an issue while my paint dries in a 30 mins or even less. I do not like to dilute with retarder.
@@necpwnz if you spread a very thin layer on the palette it is going to dry a lot quicker regardless of what kind of sponge or paper you are using. If you want it to stay wet longer, either mix more paint or keep a bigger blob of unmixed paint in one spot and take paint out of that when needed to use and thin down. Personally i haven't experienced non waxed parchment yet because i can't find it in my country and shipping a roll from US is absurdly expensive so i can't comment on how much of a difference that makes.
zumikito- how do i prevent mini bubbles in my paint and brush?
Wick off the excess liquid, but also using fresh paint helps
@@Zumikito thank you your lordship!
What mini did you use for this video?
Pretty sure that's the pinup version of the visionary from Kingdom Death: Monster.
I find it interesting that you recommend waxed paper, since pretty much every other miniature painter recommends none waxed. Do the new re-usable hydration sheets from Redgrass work with their glossy surface?
I guess that too much wax might also be an issue! The sheets? They work fine if you are used to their old non-reusable, but I still prefer slightly waxed parchment paper. Though if I travel, I take them.
@@Zumikito I think too much wax creates a solid surface that stops any liquid from passing through the sheet in either direction.
@@Zumikito Are you sure the paper you are using is waxed? Generally a coat of wax on the paper means that liquids will not go through the paper. Try to cut a small piece of paper and put a water drop on it. Does it stay in a blob consistency and the bottom side of the paper is dry? Then it's waxed. From your clip, the water was absorbed through the paper, meaning it looks like you are using non waxed paper.
Mate, why do you use water and air brush thinner together, are they have the same finality, don't?
I had my suspicions that Zumikito was a cultured man. My suspicions are heightened after this video.
another great video dood
I checked the video links, and read through many comments, but couldn't find mention of where the miniature is from?
It is from Kingdom Death - Pinup Visionary
@@Zumikito Thank you! I really your content, it's extremely educational and entertaining!
Great video! I was surprised I was already doing this xD!
Medium isn't a solvent, it's a polymer. Acrylic to be exact. And medium doesn't evaporate, it cures.
Do you have a go to paint recipe for skin? I’m terribly color blind and skin is a bit of a issue for me bc of all of the subtle colors that go in it. Thanks for the wet palette tip. My paint always seems to dry out way to fast.
This particular skin was painted with following sequence : wine red, beige red, sickly pink (all from Ak interactive) and sprayed a bit of magenta into the shades (the one in tube)
so use capibases and then apply thin glazes through an airbrush? sounds like someone has been watching sergio paint
+ stipple glazing, but yes, I love Sergio
Diggin the hair 👌
I've always just used tap water, but I've heard it said to avoid the minerals to use only distilled. Any opinion on that?
I use de-ionised water - it's cheap enough and well worth it. Steve.
Unless you live in an area with very calcified water, you should be fine with tap water to dilute your paint. If you don't have stains on your mini, you are fine.
where are those minis from? I have seen him use them in many videos but I have never known where they are from.
This is from Kingdom death - pinup Visionary
redgrass paper doesnt have that quality does it. mine are so dry.
This channel is like 90% about wet blending
You should skip step 4 and go straight to airbrush. But for those people who don’t have airbrush, glazing is a must.
What model is the one on the thumbnail image? Asking for a freind 😅
It's Pinup Visionary from Kingdom Death
Love the content
what mini is this?
can you use thinning medium instead of water?
@@AAWOLFE-zc6ly thanks for the reply!
I think you got your papers mixed up? The one you are using seems non waxed and the one you put to the side for comparison seems waxed as it is not letting the water go through.
EDIT: I also tried the paper towel thing underneath the redgrass paper and the result was the same as without paper towels, just that i had to refill water even faster and the surface was all wrinkly. So in reality, all you did was get a non waxed parchment paper instead of redgrass paper which is known to not be porous enough.
Hi Sergio !
What is the name of that miniature?
This is a Pinup Visionary from Kingdom Death
What Mini is that? White werewolf tavern?
The mini is called Pinup Visionary from Kingdom Death
Does any one knows where i can find this mini?
Where is the miniature from?
Visionary Pinup from Kingdom death
Huh, that's the exact method I use for all the skin I paint.
Pretty sure 90% of ppl I know always say use non-wax parchment. I've never tried the wax kind, but now I will have to.
That's because waxed paper doesn't let water go through. He mixed it up and probably meant non waxed.
You say not to glaze because it takes so long, but isn't your technique just as time consuming, as you still have to lay down many different layers to get a smooth gradient? In fact isn't it more time consuming, as you have to mix all those colours, whereas with a glaze my understanding is that you're just repeatedly laying down the same colour? (disclaimer: I haven't started miniature painting yet, and I'm currently watching videos on painting in preparation).
It really depends, you can try both and see for yourself, but generally it's time inefficient to glaze up all the layers, so a better alternative is to layer them and then glaze a bit between them if you really wanna
What is this miniature from?
Pretty sure that's the pinup version of the visionary from Kingdom Death: Monster.
What is the source of this mini, I would love to have one?
Pretty sure that's the pinup version of the visionary from Kingdom Death: Monster.
Goodbye my 3 day stale paint, which I used to resurect with water, even after a week of sitting on properly wattered and closed wet pallette ... :D
Im a simple man, i see booba i click, I see censored booba, Furiously click
Really useful Vid, especially the wet pallet tricks.