Basics of Miniature Painting (Start Here)
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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 19 มิ.ย. 2024
- In this Hobby Cheating tutorial, we take it back to the absolute basics, covering things like what is acrylic paint, how to hold your brush, how to apply paint and taking you through the simple steps you will need to get your miniatures painted and on the table. Hope you enjoy!
0:00 Intro
0:55 Assembly & Priming
1:35 Mini Paint
5:20 Thinning Paint
6:38 Paper Towel Magic
8:30 Palettes
10:20 Brushes
12:15 Holding the Brush
12:50 Brush Positions
14:00 Brush Cleaning
15:50 Painting Basics
17:30 Washes
20:25 Highlights
22:05 How to Highlight
25:40 When NOT to Wash
27:00 Outro
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I have been painting miniatures since 1984 and I can tell anyone reading this 100% the best intro for new painters I have ever watched using it as a training tool for my new gamers!
The place to start as a beginner IS Vince’s channel. And he does answer every question- a rarity in the TH-cam world!
I really want to make sure people have the info they need.
I totally agree!
I’ll second that!
Is it bad I've been painting over 15 years and I'm still watching all this 😆
Nah it's good I'm in the same boat
nah you should never be afraid to pick up new knowledge. the part about drying in a hexagonal lattice was new to me so today was a good day since i learned something new
I hope not because I'm the same.
Nope, it's a refresher course...
Nothing wrong with refreshing the basics once in awhile.
Vince you are THE mini painting Ambassador, everything you do is Gold. Information like this 30+ years ago would have saved me years of trial and error, fails and frustration. Great content 👍🏻
Thank you, that means a great deal.
Wow, you are awesome. Thanks so much for this. I've watched countless 'beginner painting" videos and this is the only video that talks about the real basics. You are a seriously good teacher, well done!
Glad it was helpful!
I've been painting off and on for the last 20 years and only recently started wicking the paint on a paper towel. For were I was at prior to this, it made a big improvement and can't recommend it enough for newer painters.
100%
So glad you took the time to do this Vince, it's invaluable for people starting out into the hobby. I'm sure it's all stuff you've mentioned about 10 times elsewhere, so appreciate your patience in refreshing it and putting it all in one place.
That was the goal, I really wanted an evergreen resource for people. :)
@@VinceVenturella Great review. Even though I'm about to dive into oils for the first time (as soon as I get my hobby room set up. I'm in the middle of a remodel) this was a great overview of basics. My girlfriend and I are both really champing at the bit to dive back into the hobby. We are intrigued, excited, and a little daunted by playing around with oil paints on models for the first time. It never hurts to go review the basics of acrylics. I'm sure we will be using a combination of both in the future.
22:45 "experimentation will lead you to truth". I find this part of the hobby the most fun part of it. Theres so many variables it always gets me excited.
Also even if something shouldnt work (like coffee grind for bases) it sometimes works, if something should work (like purple and yellow paint scheme) it sometimes doesnt work.
I'm an experienced painter, intermediate stage I'd say. This is the best starter video out there. It might not be flashy, but it covers many of the overlooked details when starting out, while trimming all the unnecessary fat and noise. It offers no shortcuts, but the non-negotiable skills to build upon. Good stuff.
Thank you, that is wonderful to hear!
this is so excellent. I watched hours of all-in-one beginners guides on youtube and still had to figure out a lot of this on my own. It's the little things experts take for granted and forget to mention like exactly how to thin your paints, remember to wash your brush - I went through so many brushes in the first couple weeks thinking it was impossible to not get paint in the ferrule because I was dipping my entire brush into the paint pot to get it onto the palette and was not washing it. This is the most comprehensive beginners guide and your video quality is improving markedly as well. I was going to make a dumb joke about saliva being an acrylic paint solvent in addition to water, but now I'm wondering if Vince V is a fellow member of the Paint Eating Legion.
I do sometimes eat the paint, try not too, but old habits and all.
There's always something new to learn. Even at the basic levels. Great teacher.
vince your video an audio has really come along man . im lovin it
Awesome!
Thanks so much Vince even as an intermediate mini painter this tutorial is GOLD!
This was the best investment of my time in learning about the terms and techniques that apply to miniature painting. Thank you so much Mr. Venturella.
A great video. It is like a pro bodybuilder giving you tips but yet going in detail to avoid future bad habits. I been painting a long time and def. learned a thing or two like holding the brush etc. Thumbs up.
This is an excellent guide on everything you need to know when starting out in the hobby!
Thank you. :)
Thank you Vince for doing this. This by far is so helpful even as reminders. Great work as always and thank you for all you do for our hobby.
Glad it was helpful!
Thank you for your time and patience!
My pleasure! Always happy to help.
Thank you for the playlist reorganization!!! So much better!
Excellent!
This is wonderful. You have created an amazing resource for helping people get their start. Thank you.
That's absolutely the goal. :)
Thanks so much Vince for taking the time to create this content and share your experience. I love how you help limit the overthinking and doubt that can creep in on this hobby journey. Your assurance and “keep it simple” advice is a wonderful anchor point for remembering to keep the fun in what we do and why we do it.
Absolutely, I think many people overthink stuff, this is supposed to be fun! :)
This is so useful, all those little things that I didn't understand about why my painting didn't work aswell. As a newbie the tip about dabbing the brush after loading it was a game changer for me
Really good video. I am more 2 years in and I wish I had seen this video sooner. I learnt heaps, and it condensed lots of useful information into one video.
This is a wonderful “ back to basics” or for the new folks it’s (as you said) ‘basics”. Well thought out, covers all the essentials in a short time with clear explanations (as always) and practical advice and tips. BRAVO, and many thanks to you!
Thank you, that's very appreciated. :)
Really glad that you're upping your production value. I've always loved your content, but now it's getting even better!
I appreciate that!
Great video! Keeping it simple, have fun and dare to experiment is a fundamental wisdom. You don't need to learn everything at once to paint good looking minis.
That's exactly right. :)
Always helpful guidance from the Paintfather!! Thank you for the basic reminders Vince! So good!
Thanks!
I'm new to miniature painting and you video is incredibly informative and helpful. Absolutely fantastic - thank you for taking the time to make the vid!
Thank you! Always happy to help as you progress on your hobby journey.
this is a great guide. I will share it as much as I can.
Thanks!
Great intro to mini painting! Concise with clarity. Good reminder to us old-timers as well. Well done!
Thank you very much!
Thank you very much for this!
Starting out with my son - and watching the video(s) helped us immensely.
Glad it was helpful! :)
Excellent video Vince. Very concise and clear for beginning painters. With all the content that is out there, it is very easy for a beginner to get lost in the jungle, so to speak.
Very happy to help and I wanted to make sure beginners had a solid reference. :)
I wish I had seen that years ago, it would have saved me a whole year of learning or so. Great tutorial.
Thanks!
This intro, whatever light/framing you have, use it more often please!
It is getting better and better, some polish needs to be done on cutting of videos and changing them, pictures poping in front of your face! But always like to hear the wise words and watching those artists hands in work mode
I love the drama in the lighting Vince!
Working on improving all of it for sure. :)
Thank you for this wonderful tutorial!!!
Glad it was helpful!
Truly man! Im an artist of over 30 yrs who sculpts and paints his own sculptures and I do full size pieces and have only recently begun delving into the miniature world and you have heightened my skills and awareness here with this one video tenfold. I have ALOT of bad habits that you just pointed out! And my brushes go fast!!!!!! I will start rinsing my brushes more regularly and I really do need a GOOD new detailer! All my my brushes that are new synthetic garbage and my detailers are all 20 yrs old now and I do use Americana paints too but Im good with them. Need to master my airbrush still but all of your guy's videos have been an extreme help! Changed my style of painting completely! Crossing over from the ceramic painting world.. and in a couple of yrs when I own my own mini customizing shop in town here the skills are gonna come in extremely useful so a really big thank to you and all miniature artists for lvling me up in ways I didnt even know were possible.
Thanks so much Vince, so easily and clearly explained - thanks for sharing your knowledge, need to practice this now.
Thank you, glad it was helpful. :)
Great video. I’m actually having a red Bull (monster) paint-athon today and tonight. I always find your way of explaining painting tips the best out there.
Thank you, that means a great deal. :)
While I'm not a noobie, it's always good to go back to basics! Vince out here doing the lords work, keep at it brotha, ive learned alot!
Thanks!
Great vid and content. I always appreciate the back to basics from you! I need to be reminded! Thanks!
Thanks, always happy to help.
Awesome, thanks Vince. New miniature painter here and I found this very helpful. The paper towel trick when thinning paints was particularly helpful to think about.
That's wonderful to hear. :)
Thanks Vince, much appreciated 👍
I have been painting for a few years now, yet still learned a lot from this video! Thanks a lot Vincie!
When i think back, it was actually this channel that taught me to paint, holy crap! So much good content, highly recommend going through most of his videos.
Happy to help!
I started painting minis maybe 2-3 years ago, and Vince's guides have been immensely helpful in my hobby journey. I'm so happy to see new videos every Saturday, and I reference at least one video before starting basically every project. Here's hoping this video will help more people start in this wonderful hobby!
I hope it can get people over the fear and have them understand, there are some really simple things to get painting and it's not scary. :)
A beginners guide, by Vince? Immediately put on my miniature painting playlist... Thanks Vince!
I love this video. I consider myself a total n00b. I've been painting about a year, but in very limited amounts, and had been taking a little bit of a break. This makes me want to jump right back into my painting project with a renewed understanding of what thinning my paints actually means, etc.
Thanks, glad to help!
The brush handling / holding tip just made a light go off in by brain. An "a-ha" moment if you will. Thanks, Vince for sharing your wisdom and experience. Very very much appreciated!
Awesome!
This video is a trip. After more than 10 years of painting minis I'm still learning from beginner videos. Keep up the in depth videos!
Thanks, will do!
Must see to start the hobby, perfect Vince, thank you for all your videos :)
ALways happy to help. :)
This is the video I so desperately wanted to find way back when I fordt started painting! While it's great for beginners, I find a refreasher in the basics every now and then helps too.
Glad it was helpful!
I don't think I'll ever get bored of these basic videos. I learn best by repetition and your videos are a constant flow of information. Thank you so much! What I think beginners should most appreciate is that you are not trying to sell them a specific product but work with what they can find. Many content creators push too many products and it becomes overwhelming very quickly.
Thank you, very happy to help as alwyas. :)
I really appreciate and like your videos Vince. I've been painting for ~10 years, but I wish I had some videos like that one when I started. And you have a side effect: when I see a new video from your channel, I always find myself willing to start a new painting project. I really thank you for that.
Thank you, that means a great deal, and inspiring people to projects is wonderful. :)
This is such an awesome video, Vince! I've been painting for a few years now and I still learned a ton from this, particularly about brush control lol
Really liking the new filming set up too.
Thanks, very much appreciated
I have sent this video to so many of my friends that have recently got into painting and they say it is so helpful for them when they have no idea and i don't have to talk them though all the stuff as well so helpful for me as well!
Great to hear!
Amazing timing. :D I'm about to pick up a brush again after almost 30 years. I painted 100s of minis back in the Warhammmer Fantasy Battle 3 and original 40K days, but haven't touched a mini since. I'm a professional 3D artist/sculptor and now that I'm printing my own sculpts I've decided it's time to do something that me as a kid would never have dreamed of. The amount of tutorial resources around these days is fantastic, and to think in the 90s we just learned this stuff as 10 year old kids ourselves with nothing more than Mike McVey's 3 page painting booklet! Haha! Thanks mate, will be sure to binge your vids.
Awesome, thanks for watching and glad it was helpful.
Great to see you make a starting video!
Always want to help new people in the hobby for sure. :)
Not a beginner, but truly a great video. You lay out the most important stuff in less then a half an hour which I had to search the net for hours when I was starting out. Definetly the video I will be recommending to anyone starting out.
Awesome, always happy to help. :)
As always fantastic content and very in-depth. Wish those kind of tutorials were available years ago :D.
Many thanks!
I'm new to the hobby and have spent the past two months convinced that I was thinning my paints too much. Nope, just needed to use a paper towel.
Thank you
Very happy to help. :)
Thank you. This is very useful, concise, and you give good visuals.
Glad it was helpful!
Hey Vince! I've been watching for over a year now and FINALLY got myself a used air compressor, harbor freight clearance airbrush, and my pile of board game minis.
Now I need to get the Vallejo paints (and cleaners/flowaid/brushes) and I'm all set.
Thank you for the top tier advice from a true sage in the mini painting scene.
Always happy to help!
Probably the best beginner video on miniature painting I've seen.
Glad it was helpful!
Ok. I think I found the ultimate mini painting YT channel as a beginner.
I need all those extra details that I also find important (like when you explain what is acrylic paint) as I always want to understand the whole thing in its actual functioning when I learn a new skill.
Precise, complete, ultra clear and straight to the point. You nailed it man.
Thank you! Glad to have you along on the hobby journey! The goal is to make sure there is everything you need from starting out all the way through your hobby journey.
Thank you for another great video!
You bet!
I gave my friend some of my old paints and a couple brushes, and this is the perfect video to send to her to help her make sure she has a great time! The only thing I thought could be touched on was trying to avoid getting paint into the ferrule of the brush at all, but hopefully that was implied with your commentary about making sure you wash your brush frequently
Other than that, if possible, I would recommend you put this video at the top of your Beginner Guide playlist! It currently sits at the bottom, and this is the one that should definitely be seen first! Thank you for your help!
This is a great video. I get lost as a beginner. This clarified a couple of questions I had for sure. Best watch the rest...
Glad it was helpful!
Well this is well timed. Coincidentally, on Feb 5th, I taught a friend to paint, and he finished his first mini! We covered a lot of what you said and a little more, may have missed some parts. But he even got the eyes on his first one! Definitely sending him this video as a refresher and early guide for when I'm not around :)
That is awesome!
Thank you so very much for this video ❤️
Glad it was helpful!
Alway enjoy you videos.. when i was thinking about starting to paint mini you were one of the first people I found on TH-cam....
That is awesome! - Always glad to help.
Cheers for doing these!
Thank you!
Always great content, Vince. While you covered the how-to, an additional tip is to get a cheap set of minis to practice on. When I started a sticking point was being too afraid to get started on the mini I wanted to look good. Experiment on something you don’t care about.
There are some pitfalls to going _too_ cheap with minis, the biggest being that some cheap minis have very poor detail in the sculpt. So you might get less practice working with detailed figures. But other than that, simple army men can work for getting the basics. (My initial forays into mini painting were minis from a company called Twilight Creations, whose figures are detailed in some respects and less so in others).
Another source of figures that's less cheap but have more detail are historical miniatures. Things like Ancient, Roman, Medieval, and Napoleonic figures. These tend to be cheaper per mini, because (depending on the kit) there's a lot more models on the sprue, and historical miniature companies have to keep their prices competitive (because you can't copyright the uniform of a Roman legionnaire or French rifleman).
Painting roughly the same pose over and over can get tedious, yes. But it also means you get a lot of practice on the fundamentals.
Another good tip also is, you can strip the paint off these minis, there are a few solutions to this process, id advise anyone looking into it to do their own research, because some liquids will melt the Mini, some wont strip the paint, some will strip glue, some wont, it depends what's available to you.
But what this opens up is "never be scared to make a mistake" and also falls into your tip, but you can repaint the models you like, painted 10 of the same model, and by the 9th or 10th you figure something you like, Strip the previous 8 and then you have a better 1st model to copy for the rest of the army. I looked into this because A: good way to buy cheaper models B: i also had hesitation to painting, but £10/$12.0 will get you enough liquid to strip a good amount of models.
Sure, my honest answer is paint anything. I get why people say that, and if you have the hang-up, that's cool, but the trick is, that's a moving target. You will never be "good enough" that you don't still grow and then look back and fel you could have done better. If you wait for a year to paint that thing that you're excited for, you might feel you did okay or not, but 6 months later, you will definitely look back and go - darn, I could have done wayyyy better. :)
the rib muscle is called serratus.
advice from a fellow beginner: get a small "base set" of paints so you get multiple colours so you don't end up ordering new paints every week for the first two months ;')
A wonderful guide for miniatures painting . Why this didn't exist 30 years before ? ..still something to learn. I recognized myself a lot for the search of the number x paint or the exact ref ..thanks a lot from France.
Thank you, the goal was to truly have something for beginners as a forever resource. :)
Thank you for this video tutorial. This has really helped me improve my mini painting.
Glad it helped!
Hi, Vince. I've painting miniatures for two months. But until now, nobody explained me so clearly and concisely some basic aspects like washes and lights. Thank you!! Greetings from Spain
Glad it was helpful!
Really nice video! thanks a lot, full of really good info to get started
Glad it was helpful! The goal was to really make sure new folks in the hobby had all the information they needed to get going in this wonderful hobby.
Kind sir. I have being doing miniatures now for about five years now. Wish you did this then. Wonderful information. Thank you stay safe and healthy.
Thank you, on both counts. :)
I am a brand new mini painter. I've only painted one or two minis so far. I appreciate this video so so much. Thanks for the help and guidance.
That's exactly what I was hoping, that this would be a help for new painters. If you need anything, I am happy to help.
Great and very informative video as always!
Thanks!
this is like a CLASS
Vince, thank you for giving brush angle degrees. You saved me an experiment.
Glad to help
Your great Vince! Keep’m coming.
Thank you, certainly will!
Vince. Thank you so much!!!
Happy to help.
"just dip the tip" he says
Awesome video as always!
I've learned so much from your videos and you never seem to run out of new information to blow me away!
Thank you! ❤️
Thanks! Always happy to help. :)
Great tips and info for old and new painters,
I wish these videos/interwebs was around in the early 90s!
I wish I had a video like this originally as well. :)
Superb foundational video. Great advice and I only wish it was longer. Dig the white mascara too.
Glad you liked it!!
A small note regarding palette.
Depending on where you live and your humidity, a wet palette can be essential. For example when I started, I was eager to try the paints, but found out that on a normal palette they would dry and form a film on top literally within seconds. I pull some paint, thin it with water, put on a small layer, go back... and it's been literally 30-40 seconds, and it has a film on top. It was just unusable.
In that case, just go to your local store, buy a food container, papers towels (you should already have for the next step in the video) and simple baking parchment - and make yourself the basic wet palette.
It's a good point, if you are in a really dry area, it's just a necessity.
Thank you great inf to get me started the right way great job
Great to hear! That's absolutely the goal. :)
One thing I like to do a lot is to dab the area immediately before the ferrule onto the edge of a paper towel to wick away excess moisture. Even though I've been at it for a good 12 years or so, at least, revisiting the basics (especially as comprehensively as you do here) never hurts. Especially your reviewing how to use a brush correctly--I can be really rough on my brushes and this helped a lot in reminding me how often to rinse my brush as well! I have that same tendency to just keep going sometimes, and this was a good reminder to be better about that. Thanks as always, sir!
Glad it was still helpful. :)
Best 101 video out there tbh, and I am not thoriwng shade on anyone else. But this one is it.
Thank you, I really apprecaite that.
with 15 years of painting on my back i still instantly clicked because with vince, i learn something new every single time.
Thank you, wonderful to hear :)
Another great video, Vince. Every Saturday is a treat. Love that throughout the video you linked to the deeper dives on the topics as that will definitely help people navigate the huge Black Library that is HC. I thought that was, especially, a nice touch. It really is incredible that you do this out of love of the hobby, its community, and the teaching experience.
I'd never heard the ~1 minute rule and that makes a lot more sense. I was probably going 3+ minutes and wondering why it would slowly become more difficult to rinse the paint off my brush. Why this simple change never occurred to me...I am not a smart man lol. I also love that you do spend time about thinning paint too as that is probably my most anxiety-inducing step to painting. I either definitely thin too much and get a wash and have to start over or I am unsure if I've thinned it enough and constantly second-guess it, even when I probably did just fine, and give up, too. As simple as it is, this is one of the areas I wish I could find someone to just sit down for 30 minutes with me and try a bunch of different paints and get it down.
Given this video and the two (I think it was two? or maybe three?) classes you are teaching at Adepticon that are for beginners; do you find it more rewarding to teach beginners or intermediate or advanced students; and if there is a specific group, why do you find it most rewarding working with that skill level?
Honestly, I like teaching at all levels, I know that sounds like a dodge, but it's really not, if I can help someone learn and take their next step, that's incredibly rewarding.
@@VinceVenturella Definitely don't think it's a dodge. I assumed you would probably give a response something along these lines due to the content of your channel and how you've said you just really enjoy teaching and never gave specifics in the past. Cool.
Thanks for all the help
You rock
Always happy to help!
Awesome video!
Glad you enjoyed it
nice video, thank you vince!!!
Always happy to help!
I've only seen two of your videos so far and I think your content is great. I will definitely see more. You explain things that the other youtubers who try to make very short videos don't show. The others do not explain the details that make the difference and are important, but you do. Keep it up, you deserve to have way more followers.
Welcome aboard! Glad you're enjoying the content. That is exactly my goal so glad to hear it's well recieved.
This man's long form information on painting is a God send for new painters!
Thank you! That is wonderful to hear. :)
Best Merch idea for you... a T-shirt that says. "Save that tip" with a brush and slightly suggestive graphics.
Love it.
Awesome as always! Thank you very much for this =)
My pleasure!
Excellent video! One thought I had when you talked about choosing any brand of miniature paint was that new painters should probably keep away from Scale75 paints. In my experience they really don't do a good job at basecoating (at least with a brush), and thinning them correctly takes more experimentation to get it right.
It's a good note.