@@JofreRS they might have sold some brushes to squidmar , but this video prevents a lot of people from buying it so there is balance in the universe once more
it''s all about technique, you can have the worst brushes and bad paints, but with a good technique you can work around these bad things. Still, we gotta keep practising!
13:20 - Hey! I do my best mate. It's not our fault the paint drops off the brush because we're on the underside of a spinning ball. It's not easy living down unda. 😜
I think it would be interesting to show us two minis painted in the same amount of time, one with the crap brushes, and one with a quality brush. Then we can see how it affects the paint job, because to be honest, your paint jobs on the minis are as good or better than I get using quality brushes. So by showing us two models, both painted by the same artist, but with the good and bad tools you can show us how quality tools impact the final product.
As an Australian who “can’t paint”, I am in awe of the Miniatures you guys painted with 1/5 paint brushes. I’ve tried all sorts of cheap and expensive brushes and I still “can’t paint” 🤣. Love your work 😁🇦🇺👍
It is kind of depressing that you guys are using the worst brushes in the world and are still painting a million times better than I ever will :) But I really enjoyed the video!
Don't feel too bad, even with the worst tools the tools still put paint on the model. And the real way they lose is the time they waste with these brushes, since it becomes so much harder.
This is a neat video because it shows how your technique carries you further than equipment. The results honestly look really good for what you had to work with, I was surprised by that first brush results in particular 🤣 my attempt with that thing probably would have looked like an angry toddler got a hold of my minis and tried painting them.
When Emil said he cut his tongue, i was all confused. He wasn’t just licking the hair, he was deepthroating the whole brush? and then a few moments later he indeed shows his hidden skills.
I have some of those brushes with the big and triangular handles. For me the large handle helps as I have fat fingers and some hand/wrist pain when working with small things. And they don’t roll away when you set them down.
Emil has been really attacking Australian painters lately. Now, I may put my shades on the top and highlights on the bottom with our upside-down miniatures. But I think i can do a pretty decent paint job.
I have the "no.3 set" of brushes and like them alot. I use them to paint minis and detail model cars, more so than my "army painter" specific set. As someone with nerve damage, i particularly like the ergonomic handle
The Xacto Knife coming out to trim off the problem brush hairs unlocked a memory for me of 'fixing' my brushes back in the day just like that. All those different sizes labeled '0' makes me think that knockoff company just copied the design off of one brush and had no idea that it was supposed to indicate the size.
I find it amazing that it said 1 or 9 on the brush you got that was reviewed by an Australian. I am impressed by how you can paint to such a high standard even though you use so bad brushes.
I’m Australian and a miniature painter. I take your insult as a personal affront. I hereby challenge you to a duel. The weapon shall be power swords and we shall meet at dawn. I will revel in my victory. For the Aussie Imperium!
@@raccoonhatcity7627 I paint for myself, not anybody else. Am as good as Emil? Hell no. But I would give it a damn good effort. I’m not your typical Australian. There’s a preconceived notion that “Aussies” are laid back, easy going people who are a bit backward. And that’s true for some just like anywhere else. I spent my formative years in England so I’m actually well spoken, well cultured and extremely intelligent. I really enjoy the hobby. The great thing about it is anyone can do it. Not everyone can be as good as the pros are. But does that really matter? I know Emil and Lucas were joking. My reply was tongue in cheek.
You should have a competition between the two of you t opaint the best mini with the worst paint, worst brush, worst epoxy, and worst spray you have reviewed ^^
Having scrubbed clean a 100+ classic Heroquest minis I got on ebay this week with horrific paintjobs (house paint!), it was nice to see Heroquest minis painted well, albeit with terrible brushes! Thanks!
I looked at Squidmar's brushes and they want $85.oo for them so I hope those brushes can at least clean my house, wash the car and paint my minis for that price.
I feel like you guys are super generous..... If I would have received the wrong number/type/size brush they get a zero/5. Simply receiving a "usable" brush doesnt mean a 1 in my opinion, sellers need to get their descriptions right. Great Video and at the end of the day you get what you pay for.
In the defense of the seller, this is because of how Amazon aggregates listings. The first company that sold this item will have been selling all nine probably for a lot more. this seller will have added their 1 item onto Amazon and Amazon will have just gone "Same thing" and added it to the existing listing. Because they are much cheaper as they are only selling one they then show first on the listing.
I have a video-wish for you: make a SMALL Diorama with a miniature by choice in a BEGÅVNING (a small glas-dome from IKEA). Could look awesome in a shelf, and should be a nice & compared fast Diorama
Another good video and actually pretty informative for people that are trying to find a good mixture of good but cheap brushes…… kinda lol Honestly there are a lot of “bad brushes” out there…. But I guess depending on your definition of “bad” would determine how someone views it! Personally if the brush is almost immediately falling apart, the hairs are falling out, the hairs don’t spread the paint the correct way then I would consider them as a “bad brush”! But if it’s none of those things and I can figure out at least some use for them then I would still give them over 2 stars! The only time that would change is if the brush is promoted as a detail brush and the tip is so thick that you can barely do the base coat properly, now I would have issues again! But I can still use them for something!?! That’s why I’ll buy a bit more expensive brushes for my detail painting, but I will also buy cheap brushes for everything else!!!
But also, once someone realizes how Amazon works and who you are “actually buying” these things from, if you still choose to buy off of Amazon then that’s your own fault for getting ripped off!!! Just saying
you two should make a deal with some companies and visit their refineries to made documentary series about how minis, paint and tools we use are made :P
I'd love to just use my Raphael brushes all the time but they are now $40+ each so I really need to find other brushes to use for the regular stuff and save my Raphael for the fine work. But they are such wonderful brushes to use I just keep defaulting back to them. I found the Rosemary & Co tips to be too thin and small so don't hold enough paint. I can't really justify the extra $10 for a W&N brush. I'm kicking myself for not buying 5x size 1 brushes when they were cheaper. Doh!
I’ve always found that gum Arabic or hairspray to be great at holding a brushes’ shape particularly if it’s soft and won’t form a tip properly. You can apply it, shape the tip and leave it for a day or two. Then you can rinse the brush carefully making sure to hold its shape. Think of it as paint brush viagra.
Boys I get it, you have your own brush set, but isn’t there a way you could get some more affordable ones made? I’d probably buy them if 1 of the small sets weren’t over $100 AUD. BTW I’ve seen some golden demon winners from both Sweden and Australia and I wholeheartedly believe that Australian painters are… just as good as Swedish painters so there!
i got some of those blue handle size 0's, id like to think 0.1 - 0.9 :-) but they are fine for applying pinwashes, decal solution, fine touchup painting etc. but would not be figure painting anything with them.
I've used those cheap blue brushes and they're absolutely fine, I got 100 at about £0.05 each, great for your kids and to donate to other budding hobbyists
I think the real take away from this video is that Emil could paint a mini with 3 strands of dental floss taped to a chopstick and still paint 100 fold better than I ever will... 🙂
3:14- Lol Well…….. first off, that isn’t a great looking miniature anyways! But saying you “can’t even call it a paint brush” is clearly a over exaggeration!!! What would you call it then? Because you painted a lot with that (what) sock?!? Ham sandwich?!? I don’t know what “you would call it” if not a paint brush!?! It seems like a good paint brush to use for the bigger sections! So mainly for the base coat after the primer!
Hi love your videos KitbashCarnage hear at the age of 31 iv recently got back into the warhammer/kitbashing community agen after taking 15year brake to pay bills and so on . I have taken the leap head on and started a youtube channel along with Instagram, Facebook and Tiktok. It's hard with my dyslexia and not being as young as the others as this algorithm thing is somthing to get used to along with editing and so on but my love and the flame for my lost passion has been reignited more then ever and dont plan on stopping soon . Along with having lots of content plans and already in the pipeline and also a Revamp to all social media with new header picture and profile picture from a digital contractor I sorced I hope to just gain more traction to the community iv came back to . Regards KitbashCarnage
I bought a pair of the Revell brushes to do the dirty work with and even for that they where useless. Gave them to my kid, who is 6, and even he didn't wanted to use them 😅
Brush No.3 is a knock off D'Artisan Shoppe's brushes. Down to almost the packaging. Also...no cookies for Lukas for still making a beast of paint job with such a shit brush lmao
Bit of banter poking fun at awful amazon brushes, I'm all for it! But let's not forget that with the Squidmar brushes, while they will undoubtedly be great, you are paying for the name as well. I feel like this is the same thing as with the Artis Opus drybrushes. Sure, I bet they're great but they cost a fortune, and do they really perform *that* much better than the Army Painter ones you can get for a third of the price? Or even cheap makeup brushes for that matter? A local paint store here sells natural hair artist brushes, and the same set of 6 that you can get at the Squidmar store will knock you back a little over half what the branded set costs. Especially if you're rather new to miniature painting, please do not let yourself be convinced you need an 85 euro set of brushes to paint with. Half the price should get you well more than half the quality they'll (granted) undoubtedly have.
… Now I want to see a review of Kristy Rice brushes.
I came here for this
Not the type of brushes for this channel, but after supporting a scammer, I would like to see the comparison.
Krusty Rice
@@JofreRS they might have sold some brushes to squidmar , but this video prevents a lot of people from buying it so there is balance in the universe once more
I love when you paint stuff with the cheapest/worst supplies you can find, and the finish is still 50x better than anything I can do 🥲
You read my mind
it''s all about technique, you can have the worst brushes and bad paints, but with a good technique you can work around these bad things.
Still, we gotta keep practising!
So true! Their skill level overcomes the poor tool quality.
Practice,practice, practice. Also learn tricks to up your game. You can do it!
I know your pain
13:20 - Hey! I do my best mate. It's not our fault the paint drops off the brush because we're on the underside of a spinning ball. It's not easy living down unda. 😜
That last one should have gotten 5/5 for teaching you not to lick your brush through PAIN
I think it would be interesting to show us two minis painted in the same amount of time, one with the crap brushes, and one with a quality brush. Then we can see how it affects the paint job, because to be honest, your paint jobs on the minis are as good or better than I get using quality brushes. So by showing us two models, both painted by the same artist, but with the good and bad tools you can show us how quality tools impact the final product.
Will Y'all review the Kristi Rice brushes? I mean you did review the knockoff.
2 minutes in and Lucas explains his hair...thank you :P
As an Australian learning to paint I am feeling attacked :P keep teaching me squidmar!
😂yeah Emil was too hard for you guys, maybe you cant paint minis but i belive you still can count to 9
@@estel1991 I struggle after 7 but thats because Im usually drunk by then.
Lucas is living his best Spider-man 3 hair style and now he's Symbiote Lucas
painting the old heroquest mini's, fantastic!
As an Australian who “can’t paint”, I am in awe of the Miniatures you guys painted with 1/5 paint brushes. I’ve tried all sorts of cheap and expensive brushes and I still “can’t paint” 🤣.
Love your work 😁🇦🇺👍
It is kind of depressing that you guys are using the worst brushes in the world and are still painting a million times better than I ever will :) But I really enjoyed the video!
I was thinking the same thing, lol. These guys are extremely talented.
Don't feel too bad, even with the worst tools the tools still put paint on the model. And the real way they lose is the time they waste with these brushes, since it becomes so much harder.
I'm gonna start using these brushes as a "challange"
"Yeah my paint job is shit because I challenge myself"🙄
Great choice of mini. The old heroquest ork. I've got a couple i painted as an experiment too
Emil *points at a big wide brush*
"I'm not gonna be able to paint a mini with that."
Me: "well, not with that attitude...."
Watching this while painting Commander Dante with my brand new Squidmar Brushes was kinda hilarious lol
This is a neat video because it shows how your technique carries you further than equipment. The results honestly look really good for what you had to work with, I was surprised by that first brush results in particular 🤣 my attempt with that thing probably would have looked like an angry toddler got a hold of my minis and tried painting them.
All the minis look good. I'm convinced both of you could paint a mini with a sharp stick and it would be excellent.
When Emil said he cut his tongue, i was all confused. He wasn’t just licking the hair, he was deepthroating the whole brush? and then a few moments later he indeed shows his hidden skills.
I love how excited they were to get a paintbrush that can paint around corners
I have some of those brushes with the big and triangular handles. For me the large handle helps as I have fat fingers and some hand/wrist pain when working with small things. And they don’t roll away when you set them down.
when i saw the artist brush i looked up as i was using those exact ones for basing
Emil has been really attacking Australian painters lately.
Now, I may put my shades on the top and highlights on the bottom with our upside-down miniatures.
But I think i can do a pretty decent paint job.
Next Video:
"Can we win a painting competition with 1 star rated brushes"
I will watch it! 😂❤
In 24 hours!
In a blizzard
Emil vs Lukas. You use your own hair and build your own paintbrush from sticks in the woods and glue!
@@dook-d3n and they still paint better than me with semi-expensive detail brushes XD
It said "1 or 9 pieces paint brushes". You clearly got the or 1 :> Really nice paintjobs and models!
it's the lootbox of paint brushes.
I have the "no.3 set" of brushes and like them alot. I use them to paint minis and detail model cars, more so than my "army painter" specific set. As someone with nerve damage, i particularly like the ergonomic handle
The Xacto Knife coming out to trim off the problem brush hairs unlocked a memory for me of 'fixing' my brushes back in the day just like that. All those different sizes labeled '0' makes me think that knockoff company just copied the design off of one brush and had no idea that it was supposed to indicate the size.
you guys need to combine the worst clippers, knifes, files, brushes and (spray-) paints into one big desaster challenge
As someone who used revel paint brushes, those are really only good for some school level work. Like applying aquarelle paints onto paper.
I find it amazing that it said 1 or 9 on the brush you got that was reviewed by an Australian. I am impressed by how you can paint to such a high standard even though you use so bad brushes.
The bit I always think is fun is the way you use Heroquest minis as your disposable "test" painting subjects.
don't deep throat the long thin brushes Emil, and you won't have to be sad at the bent shafts
I’m Australian and a miniature painter. I take your insult as a personal affront. I hereby challenge you to a duel. The weapon shall be power swords and we shall meet at dawn. I will revel in my victory. For the Aussie Imperium!
Emil spells almost as Emu. You got nothing to do
Not here to fuck spiders brother. I'll second you.
Didn't challenge them to a paint off.... interesting.
@@raccoonhatcity7627 I paint for myself, not anybody else. Am as good as Emil? Hell no. But I would give it a damn good effort. I’m not your typical Australian. There’s a preconceived notion that “Aussies” are laid back, easy going people who are a bit backward. And that’s true for some just like anywhere else. I spent my formative years in England so I’m actually well spoken, well cultured and extremely intelligent. I really enjoy the hobby. The great thing about it is anyone can do it. Not everyone can be as good as the pros are. But does that really matter? I know Emil and Lucas were joking. My reply was tongue in cheek.
@@raccoonhatcity7627no of course we didn’t challenge them to a paint off. We are Aussies and everyone knows Australians can’t paint
You should have a competition between the two of you t opaint the best mini with the worst paint, worst brush, worst epoxy, and worst spray you have reviewed ^^
Having scrubbed clean a 100+ classic Heroquest minis I got on ebay this week with horrific paintjobs (house paint!), it was nice to see Heroquest minis painted well, albeit with terrible brushes! Thanks!
I looked at Squidmar's brushes and they want $85.oo for them so I hope those brushes can at least clean my house, wash the car and paint my minis for that price.
20:40
The pure excitement from you guys was the freaking best!
I purchased like 50 of those blue brushes you used last and they lasted me years as an new painter. I just didn't know any better haha
I feel like you guys are super generous..... If I would have received the wrong number/type/size brush they get a zero/5. Simply receiving a "usable" brush doesnt mean a 1 in my opinion, sellers need to get their descriptions right. Great Video and at the end of the day you get what you pay for.
In the defense of the seller, this is because of how Amazon aggregates listings. The first company that sold this item will have been selling all nine probably for a lot more. this seller will have added their 1 item onto Amazon and Amazon will have just gone "Same thing" and added it to the existing listing. Because they are much cheaper as they are only selling one they then show first on the listing.
I have a video-wish for you: make a SMALL Diorama with a miniature by choice in a BEGÅVNING (a small glas-dome from IKEA). Could look awesome in a shelf, and should be a nice & compared fast Diorama
My first set of brushes is the Golden Maple set of synthetic brushes. Haven't had a problem with them yet.
Despite the terrible brushes…. Both of you painted some beautiful minis 😊😊😊
I LOVE how you buy terribly reviewed items and still get better results than most of us lol! Can we see a review of the real Kristy Rice brushes?!?!
Maybe not the most enjoyable experience but I love the mini's and their paint jobs!
For any new painters from the U.K. the Poundland brushes are legit! My £1 size 2 round is my favourite brush 😂
Another good video and actually pretty informative for people that are trying to find a good mixture of good but cheap brushes…… kinda lol Honestly there are a lot of “bad brushes” out there…. But I guess depending on your definition of “bad” would determine how someone views it! Personally if the brush is almost immediately falling apart, the hairs are falling out, the hairs don’t spread the paint the correct way then I would consider them as a “bad brush”! But if it’s none of those things and I can figure out at least some use for them then I would still give them over 2 stars! The only time that would change is if the brush is promoted as a detail brush and the tip is so thick that you can barely do the base coat properly, now I would have issues again! But I can still use them for something!?! That’s why I’ll buy a bit more expensive brushes for my detail painting, but I will also buy cheap brushes for everything else!!!
But also, once someone realizes how Amazon works and who you are “actually buying” these things from, if you still choose to buy off of Amazon then that’s your own fault for getting ripped off!!! Just saying
I was not expecting Emil to go that hard on the Aussie abuse 😂 Although they see that word as a term of endearment so no harm done hopefully!!
11:59 Oh, no! Those look like my everyday brushes! Good paint jobs with the tools they have, however.
you two should make a deal with some companies and visit their refineries to made documentary series about how minis, paint and tools we use are made :P
You should try painting miniatures with paint pens. Jazza attempted it with ohuhu paint pens and it looks like it may be interesting.
i bet you guys could paint amazing stuff even without brushes (yes, that's a challange!)
"Australian people canNOT PAINT!" was enough to get a like from me.
To be clear, I know this isn't true; I follow multiple Australian hobby TH-camrs, and I'm guessing they can take this joke.
"This is the worst paintbrush ever" and still manages to paint better than me, lol
Soon your Heroquest set is fully painted ^^
Can't wait to see that skaventide box painting video!
‘Put the head on the nail’ - this will be how I say this from now on! 😂
I'd love to just use my Raphael brushes all the time but they are now $40+ each so I really need to find other brushes to use for the regular stuff and save my Raphael for the fine work. But they are such wonderful brushes to use I just keep defaulting back to them. I found the Rosemary & Co tips to be too thin and small so don't hold enough paint. I can't really justify the extra $10 for a W&N brush. I'm kicking myself for not buying 5x size 1 brushes when they were cheaper. Doh!
Is there going to be another diorama series like the warlord Titan? I would love to see one using 3d Printed Proxies.
Skilled artists using subpar tools, while still presenting great results. Talent and skill means more than your tools.
I’ve always found that gum Arabic or hairspray to be great at holding a brushes’ shape particularly if it’s soft and won’t form a tip properly. You can apply it, shape the tip and leave it for a day or two. Then you can rinse the brush carefully making sure to hold its shape. Think of it as paint brush viagra.
As a Australian maself, I can cornfirm we canot paint. Or speel
I can't help thinking this vid was an excuse to get a Heroquest set painted up... 😊
That Revell brush is meant to be used for applying base coats to 1/72-1/48th scale aircraft. Not 28mm minis….so kudos for the results you got with it.
Boys I get it, you have your own brush set, but isn’t there a way you could get some more affordable ones made? I’d probably buy them if 1 of the small sets weren’t over $100 AUD. BTW I’ve seen some golden demon winners from both Sweden and Australia and I wholeheartedly believe that Australian painters are… just as good as Swedish painters so there!
As an Aussie mini painter… f¥€k you!!! Love your work and content. Keep it up lads👍
The harloon website pictures tho 😂
Did Lucas get a Hobbit hole tattoo on his hand?! Thats badass!
You should do a review of those salt and pepper shakers you paint minis on
even with those crappy brushes you paint WAY better then me respect :)
i got some of those blue handle size 0's, id like to think 0.1 - 0.9 :-) but they are fine for applying pinwashes, decal solution, fine touchup painting etc. but would not be figure painting anything with them.
How about a video comparing all the different kolinsky brushes that everyone has for sale? (You can even throw in some fake ones!)
Maybe you should try the original Kristy Rice paint brushes, just to make amends!
I feel like this video came about because Lukas stole a cookie and this was the punishment! 🤣
Love Lukas new tatooo!!!
Love the Aussie humour, you would fit right in 🤣
its nice to have your weekly dose of entertainment
Oh man, i have to up my game on painting my heroquest minis... that ogre was nice 👍
I've used those cheap blue brushes and they're absolutely fine, I got 100 at about £0.05 each, great for your kids and to donate to other budding hobbyists
I live near the Rosemary and Co factory so really good cheap brushes are nearly next door 😂
Damn... that first brush looks like my drybrushes... they're a decade old and that's BRAND NEW...
Lukas has been testing 1 star hair brushes too.
1 minute since upload? good timing to come home from work!
I'm always amazed by how good your minis are even though you use lame tools
I think the real take away from this video is that Emil could paint a mini with 3 strands of dental floss taped to a chopstick and still paint 100 fold better than I ever will... 🙂
The funny/sad thing is that even with those terrible brushes your finished models were still better than mine 😂😢😂😢😂😢
3:14- Lol Well…….. first off, that isn’t a great looking miniature anyways! But saying you “can’t even call it a paint brush” is clearly a over exaggeration!!! What would you call it then? Because you painted a lot with that (what) sock?!? Ham sandwich?!? I don’t know what “you would call it” if not a paint brush!?! It seems like a good paint brush to use for the bigger sections! So mainly for the base coat after the primer!
Came for the content....stayed for the 80s style music
Well, that's one way to paint Hero Quest
Hi love your videos
KitbashCarnage hear at the age of 31 iv recently got back into the warhammer/kitbashing community agen after taking 15year brake to pay bills and so on .
I have taken the leap head on and started a youtube channel along with Instagram, Facebook and Tiktok. It's hard with my dyslexia and not being as young as the others as this algorithm thing is somthing to get used to along with editing and so on but my love and the flame for my lost passion has been reignited more then ever and dont plan on stopping soon .
Along with having lots of content plans and already in the pipeline and also a Revamp to all social media with new header picture and profile picture from a digital contractor I sorced I hope to just gain more traction to the community iv came back to .
Regards
KitbashCarnage
You guys could Paint a mini with a toothpick ❤
Is it sad that even with crappy brushes they paint about 100% better than I ever could.
As an Australian, I took that personally 🤣
paintbrush guzzling contest when??
Leaving credit cards in shot. Brave xD
Let's see Paul Allen's brush...
You should buy a set of cristy rice brushes to make up for this
Every good brush company needs to account for licking the brush, this is key
Not one of the brush lickers, but I would definitely NOT be licking dodgy and cheap brushes like this 😂
Lol did you just issue a throw down to Jazza!
I bought a pair of the Revell brushes to do the dirty work with and even for that they where useless. Gave them to my kid, who is 6, and even he didn't wanted to use them 😅
Brush No.3 is a knock off D'Artisan Shoppe's brushes. Down to almost the packaging.
Also...no cookies for Lukas for still making a beast of paint job with such a shit brush lmao
Bit of banter poking fun at awful amazon brushes, I'm all for it! But let's not forget that with the Squidmar brushes, while they will undoubtedly be great, you are paying for the name as well. I feel like this is the same thing as with the Artis Opus drybrushes. Sure, I bet they're great but they cost a fortune, and do they really perform *that* much better than the Army Painter ones you can get for a third of the price? Or even cheap makeup brushes for that matter?
A local paint store here sells natural hair artist brushes, and the same set of 6 that you can get at the Squidmar store will knock you back a little over half what the branded set costs.
Especially if you're rather new to miniature painting, please do not let yourself be convinced you need an 85 euro set of brushes to paint with. Half the price should get you well more than half the quality they'll (granted) undoubtedly have.