Complete opposite for me I’ve got thousands of pounds of warhammer models Painted most of them and really enjoy playing the game Still watched the whole of this video😂😂
The most important thing to remember for beginners is to never compare your work with the box art! They are professionals that have painted for years and do it everyday as a job, there is no way your models will look like that when you start painting. Focus on choosing fun color choices and experimenting with painting techniques as you get more comfortable! Don’t feel ashamed to try something new or a color scheme that is not official! Have fun and be proud of your work! There is nothing more fulfilling then having your own work on display on a shelf or table!
@@MidwinterMinis it’s so important! So many beginners get discouraged because their miniatures don’t look perfect. But honestly it’s what I love about this community, that everybody has a different style. And honestly I prefer an objectively less well done painted miniature over a grey plastic mini in a game of warhammer any day!
Yeah all of the minis in my entire household are not the box art from desert camo tau to gold and black imperial knights and even dark mechanicus whith purple.
'Eavy metal painters generally dedicate a full 8 hours work day to one standard trooper, and often up to a whole week of full time work for bigger miniatures and characters, just something to keep in mind on top of their experience
By no exaggeration, this has gotta be the best beginner friendly tutorial on youtube - watched this a few months back before tackling my first ultramarines, and it's fun to come back to this to see that those same techniques still apply. Hats off to you Guy for getting a fool into this wonderful hobby
Damn finally somebody who actually tells the basics and not some frickin high class art lesson. I appreciate this video a lot. Pretty much every tutorial I have seen up to now was way to advanced for an absolute beginner. "Go ahead with the airbrush" as if I have an airbrush just sitting around! Or "Use some wash" without explaining how or even what that is. And ofcourse working with 7 different pots of paint for a simple marine. This video just made my day. It gave me some real motivation to go and paint some models while giving me some more realistic outlook on what I can expect.
This! Whenever I wanted to start painting I got scared by these high-class tutorials that demand excellent knowledge beforehand. Contrary, this video gave me the push and I ordered my first Tau models, paint and brushes. Thank you so much :)
Look within yourself before blaming a tutorial offering advanced skills. Beginner techniques are just novice method of applying the same skills. This tutorial is junk and will barely improve your painting ability.
@@robsonez Dude I literally looked up beginner tutorials... Not advanced. If something is labeled beginner I expect it to be appropriate for beginners. Yes now almost a year and a lot of minis later this video has little to offer. But back then before painting my very first mini without knowing any basics it helped a lot! The title of this video includes "your first". This is not about improvement, it is about the very first step... the basics of basics. And it does that very well. Also what the fuck is this: "Beginner techniques are just novice method"? xD. Beginner and novice is pretty much the same... maybe the novice has painted 10 minis while the beginner is literally just beginning. Ofcourse they are the same techniques. Seriously don´t even answer... I can see you have nothing to offer in terms of arguementation and I will simply ignore it.
@@JBasilix Beginner techniques ARE just novice method - the same thing. I'm sorry your lack the ability to extrapolate. Novice method meaning the beginnings of the advanced skills you see on more serious tutorials. Was clearly too hard for you to understand then and now... There are far better videos for beginners, by excellent mini painters - even a year ago. That was my point. It isn't an argument.
I've just started getting my boys into WH40K (ages 10, 12, &13) and they have been very hesitant with their first models and terrified of mistakes. After they watched this video and saw how well your nieces did, it really motivated them to move forward and onto other models. Thanks for the video! And the help in sharing a 25 year pastime with my kids!! P.s. my daughters took a shine when they heard other girls painting as well, I couldn't be happier!!
I've been collecting for 7 years now and this has finally given me the confidence to get painting, I have painted nearly 400 models in 7 months. Thanks for the tips
Oh my god, an eleven year old paints better than I did when I was 18. I wish I had these videos back in the late nineties. Written instructions with four accompanying images, one of which being "After basecoat, base colours and blacklines - now paint the rest of the miniature." really sucked. This was a great video, as always! I recently got back into the hobby, after pausing between 2005 to 2020 and boy did all these videos by you, Miniac, Goobertown, Duncan, etc etc help me paint minis, that I am so very proud of.
I'm looking to get back into painting. The information in the 90s was so bad, despite practically living in the local store for a year or so I didn't once hear anyone mention that you needed to dilute paints. I was so annoyed no one covered this and only found out when a friend casually mentioned it years later. It's great people have all the resources you mention these days as it makes things far more accessible, which is likely to keep people enjoying the hobby longer.
This is probably the best beginner video I've seen. All other videos like these usually is by skilled painters, but this is the first time I've seen someone actually show alongside actual beginners.
Hey! Please read! I just re- stumbled across this video. I watched it 1 year and 9 months ago. Thank you. Thank you so very much buddy. You see, I've been wanting so bad for about 15 years to get into the hobby. Like many, I was terrified of painting. I'm no artist. Never built a model kit. I was terrified of it, and thought I would never be apart of the 40k tabletop community. Then I found this video one day after watching "play on tabletop". You made me believe that I could paint. You made it look simple. So I took the plunge. Again thank you. I've painted so much in 1 year and 9 months. I have tyranids, ultramarines, sisters, necrons, and my wife is now painting an orc army. You actually changed my life in a very very very positive way. ::::Shakes your hand::::: I wish yall the best.
My wife and I agree, Penny and Guy deserve mad props for broadening the hobby base. It was a very pleasant surprise to see the contributions from these young women. Good form.
This is gold standard of beginner mini painting tutorials. Perfect selection of accessible techniques, down-to-earth encouragement, and just has that "heart" to it. On top of the beginner friendly technical advice, there's lots of good "psychological" advice going on here for how to just enjoy the hobby without worrying about things being perfect. It can be a refreshing reminder even for someone who is no longer a beginner per se.
Bonus protip from an artist who's drunk the paint water too many times: Use two water cups. One's your dirty water that you wash your brush in, the other's your clean water that you wet your brush with. Much less time spent on refills
Gonna be honest, this is my second time trying to get into the hobby side of 40k and this video has certainly helped me not get intimidated again. Thank you.
My girlfriend has deicided she wants all my spare nurgle models but is scared of painting them, im sure she will be happy to try after watching this thankyou
See Dana Howl's intro series too. She has a different take of beginner painting methods. "In the style of an introductory university course" --her words.
@@salisburysteakgamingnonexi9697 no, with hobby knives it’s good to cut towards yourself as it offers better control and so reduces the chance of cutting into the model/yourself
I only recently got into the hobby making my first ever minis. and i cant begin to emphasises how helpful and inspiring your videos were and are. thank you for both introducing me to the hobby and helping me on my way to making and painting my first of many miniatures :D
got into warhammer for that sweet sweet lore, which was a slippery slope into actually wanting to paint minis and play the game. problem is, im a HORRIFIC perfectionist and so many mini painting videos have honestly discouraged me from starting because i end up psyching myself out. this one actually made me feel like I shouldn't hang my head in complete shame if I mess a tiny thing up, so thank you ! starting my necrons this weekend :)
I have to admit, I've always been rather nervous about going into painting mini figs as a hobby, but this video is absolutely perfect, and it's given me the confidence to really give it a go. Thank you so much for this video!
I love how this video is somewhat targeting the younger audience of the hobby and is so open. Many "New to the hobby" videos can be speaking to the massive older crowd and as a father it's nice to see the chidlings welcomed in a non condescending way This and black magic crafts video on safety are my must watch for my boys when they take to this hobby more than just slapping layers of paint recklessly on their dad's models. Thankyou Guy!
I fell into a deep state of "painting fatigue" after my lattest project (knees deep in an AoS Nighthaunt army) and half-way through it just left me. First time in three years I got exhausted by the simple thought of picking up a brush. However, this video, for some reason, ignited my creativity. Just watching those steps again, the whole painting process explained, the "bread and butter of the hobby" one might call it, it made me fall back in love with painting itself. I put my army on hold, went to my nearest gaming store, got a set of boardgame minis (just a bunch of archers and hellbardiers), and I just love painting them, designing their bases and picking some easy colors schemes. I guess sometimes we can really get lost in big projects, watching amazing minis people post online and pushing ourselves more and more, instead of just grabbing a few colors or minis we find cool in the moment and paint away. Thanks a lot for bringing the joy of painting back to me with this video!
Two years and still one of the best tutorials ever made. I hate that I was introduced to sub-assemblies by this, because now I can’t stop! It’s gotten to the point where I’m priming the sprues!
Me: I’ve been painting warhammer models for three years now I know what to do MwM: *uploads a beginners guide on painting* Me: watches full video anyway
I felt a ton of anxiety as an absolute beginner to Warhammer but this video has got me so hyped. Chaos Army here I come! Thank you for the in-depth beginners guide!
Guy: “I’ve paint hundreds of models” *flashes back to that week when he painted an entire army of orks and then another entire army of deathguard* Guy: “Maybe thousands of models”
Got death guard for my first models, figured more models more practice, idk why but im completely stumped trying to come up with even decent colors, need to get better with the creativity lol
I just started with the warhammer 40k hobby today and your video really saved me, I was overwhelmed by the all tiny bits of plastic. I managed to assemble my first mini ever (a tactical ultramarine), all thanks to you, now I know what I need to finish the entirety of first my tactical squad, again all thanks to you. You have no idea how much videos like yours help the 40k and Warhammer in general expanding. Cheers!
You are not alone. I started when I was 13 and now I'm 40 but I still have problems with some things. I've been a tattoo artist for 20+ years and have loads of knowledge when it comes to painting and mixing colors etc... but even I have trouble. I still learn new stuff all the time. It's definitely an individual learning process and I highly suggest picking one video you like the look of and just follow it. Also pick what you want to paint, learn it, and shut TH-cam off and paint them. You will find a 1,000 different videos telling you how to do the same thing 1,000 different ways. Best of luck to you!
Despite collecting and painting on and off for years Guy, I still love your beginner and introduction style videos, your enthusiasm is infectious, cheers man!
I am 35 years old and started to get interested in Warhammer 40k - I think it was the atmosphere and lore that drew me in. Luckily I live next to a big city that has some Gameworkshop stores. So after watching this video I feel motivated to try out assembling and painting my own first models. You explaining the process so well is really motivating, even for someone who did really badly in his art classes ^^ Thank you for this cool video, I will definitely return and look over your tips once more :)
This is the best beginners guide to painting miniatures - it’s so straight forward, covers everything a beginner would ask and need to know.. it’s perfect! You’ve formatted the video brilliantly and by having your nieces take part makes the whole experience so much less stressful. Thank you so much Guy!
Midwinter Minis is the kind of positivity and awesomeness that the world needs. Thanks for always putting out such great content - you can really tell how much care and passion you put into your videos.
My father: "You know how paint these right?" (in spanish) Me: *playing this video in the background* "Yeah don't worry mate." Side note: thx for the video really, really helpful!
I'm 41 and have always liked art, but I've always stayed away from painting because I always thought that once you got the wrong color on a part then the entire thing was ruined. My mind was blown when you took the first color and started plopping it wherever. Thank you for releasing my brain, lol. I can't wait to start painting my Thousand Sons!
Played a tiny bit of WH Fantasy and 40k in my teens, but the whole hobby was so expensive and inaccessible back then; I relied so much on friends and the odd forum post for help. I'm lightly coming back to the hobby now, and it's so great to see a more helpful, open, inclusive space. Thanks for this awesome video (and channel) -- really not helping the itch to jump back in full-time!
Perfect timing on this video! I just got my supplies a squad of orks and was about to get started. I used to enjoy painting Warhammer minis as a kid over 10 years ago, but I didn't know what I was doing. Your videos (along with miniac, goobertown and others) make the hobby so much less intimidating and inspired me to get back into it. Thanks for all of your hard work making these tutorials!
Before watching this video, I felt super intimidated by painting. I don't have any models yet, but this showed me how simple it can really be! Once I get some models to paint, I'll definitely refer to this video a lot!
This is just wonderful. Your sweet and enthsiastic tone is absolutely perfect for a beginner friendly introduction to mini painting. You are truly a treasure fof the community. Thank you so much!
I bought my first kit yesterday. It's a Space Marine Iron-Clad Dreadnought. I love Warhammer 40K Dreadnoughts, because they're like three blue fridges stuck together with legs and guns attached to them. Maybe I bit off more than I can chew, but this video is very helpful.
as an indie video game designer and developer i find the creative aspect of painting easy as well as getting certain aspects of paint jobs such as shadow and factors like that to blend in/match the genre a natural occurrence (my first miniature which I was pretty confident about looked similar to that of the box, of course with multiple differences) this video is timeless and has provided me with extra insight to fill those gaps as well as helping me with putting together builds because I could never figure out dreadnoughts
I just want to say Thankyou for making this tutorial. Of all Mechanicus paint guide I've watch, Yours is the final one that made me decide to go painting. Right now my First Metalica Skitarii Ranger is almost finish (need some wash and waiting for custom decal to deliver) and its already look incredible.
I know this is a very old vid now but it has given me the confidence to buy my very first warhammer set and paints! (As well as the few tools needed) so in a few days i shall be building and painting my kill Team starter set! And to top it off my son wants to join in! Great video and nice clear instructions, thank you very much!
You really made this feel like a lot less of a daunting process and dont have any condecending attitude about it. I recently started getting into the lore for the game from Space Marines 2 to the entire history lore and even though this is expensive, you showed a lot of wonderful tips to keep things cheaper!
Hell yes, AdMech! Gonna throw my two cents in - I've been passively consuming lots of these kinds of hobby videos while I work. For almost my entire world to be digital, I thought a more analogue, hands-on leisure activity would be a nice change of pace. I don't have anything Warhammer yet, but I've been very gradually accruing supplies like second-hand paints and brushes, DIY painting handles out of pill bottles, etc. The only things I've bought directly for this endeavor were
Painted my first minis a few months ago, I researched a lot but I used this video far more than anything else. It's incredibly helpful and my chaos space marines came out so much better than I could have hoped for a first timer. Thanks! I'm already onto raptors, berzerkers, and a defiler; still have loads to learn but it's given me a lot of confidence to experiment and have fun painting.
After watching this video I have finally decided to take the plunge. Been interested in painting minis since I've discovered WH40K's universe a couple of years ago. You gave me the confidence that I can do it, even though the last time I've touched a brush and paint was 20 years ago in high school. I've ordered everything you have on your ''beginner's'' list, the brushes and the vallejo paint kit, i also got a wash from citadel and some primers from home depot (the only thing i'm not so sure about). I'm sure my Skitarii rangers will look derpy as hell but hey we all start somewhere.
I just gotta say, this is the first tutorial video on painting a mini that made me genuinely excited to get started rather than intimidated by the fact that I don't have an airbrush. Thanks a bunch, I learned a lot!
Y’all did such an amazing job!! Paints have really gone a long way the last decade or 2. A lot of my hesitation was my memories of bad, cheap paints. After seeing what Citadel paints can do (not saying they’re the best or the cheapest) and how to work with them, I now have the confidence to paint my first mini!
More Advice: 1)You can make a wet pallet for pretty much free with stuff you have around the house and theyll probably be better then the brand ones (search youtube and the first video that pops up should suffice) it takes 30seconds to make. 2) Plastic glue should be used in a vantilated areas, the fumes of the chemicals melting the plastic can be very harmfull or even in a place with a window if you do a lot of minis at a time or regularly, some people have felt headaches and got health problems, (not just the plastic glue but, spray primers and such materials , do be carefull) 3) The light is also important, like Guy said , not just to see what you are doing but also to take care of your eyes, youll be able to paint better and longer . Try to aim for a 5500 to 6000k led bulb (K is for kelvin and it should say that in the packaging) , lasts longer, similates day light better, and costs less in energy bills.
Hi! I have found a really handy tip for painting robes of the kind of your skitarii instead of sub-assembling them is to blue-tack the miniature to the base. To access any tricky bits, just remove it and then stick it back. This might not work well with applying sand/texture paint before priming though, but I usually use GW's cityfight bases or basing paints, so I always apply them after painting. Anyway, your videos are very good, keep it up!
I painted my first miniature--a free space marine--after watching this video. It went well and was really fun, especially as I knew what I was doing, more or less, beforehand. Excellent guide!
The line “The dry brushing made it look so sick” really made me proud to be English Love hearing people call things sick, doesn’t happen as much as it should
Been in the hobby for some 20 years and I still find myself watching beginner videos. not because I need them, but they are nice to watch while i paint.
Damn, if an 11 year can do it, there's no reason I can't. Granted I don't have an experienced uncle to guide me, but this is more than enough to get me started.
I genuinely like washing metals in like an Engine or in a greasier sort of environment in Agrax. It makes it feel heated and covered in oils to prevent rust.
Just wanted to thank you. I returned here 4 years later. This was the first video I saw on your channel and the one i followed for my first mini. After four years, my necron army is almost finished, and i came back to get a refresh on how to apply the transfers ahahahah. Cheers mate, your videos accompanied me through this long journey and more. And now i also have orks and tyranids to paint. :)
THANK YOU for mentioning sub assemblies with skitarii- I respect you for painting it fully assembled but those little bastards are such a pain to paint with the legs attached.
Thank you for adding in your niece's work. First off, they did a fantastic job! You should be proud. Secondly they have given me hope as an amateur. Thanks and take care!
Thank you for including a section about waterslide transfers. I've watched quite a few painting tutorial videos and none have covered these things I thought were stickers haha
As many have said before, this is probably the best beginner video out there for painting miniatures. I am currently starting and every guide, tutorial or explanation i read and watch adds two questions for each it solves. This video cleared all of that, thank you so much!
For a world (universe?) that's so depressingly dark, violent, & evil, the community here is incredibly kind & helpful. I'm fairly new to the Warhammer stuff, my only exposure being video games. The nearly impenetrable lore has made it very intimidating to get into, but with how welcoming the community is, I feel comfortable looking up videos & learning about it, & hopefully collecting, building & painting my own figures. Not ready to try the table top game, but, baby steps lol
I've been a 40k fan for years, but I've never really painted a model. After seeing this, I think I'll give it a go. If I can get anywhere as close as your nieces did, I'll know I did a good job. I really like the blood detail on the Necron. Nice touch.
“I have never built or painted a war thing” best sentence of the day
She's a little one-liner machine.
Could have been worse. Could have been 'war dollies'.
Peak teenager.
You should introduce your nieces to dana, she always calls them dolls or toys lol
So wait whats the relation between these people im confuzed?
I don’t even have any warhammer minis. I don’t have the money to collect warhammer minis. I watched this whole thing.
Complete opposite for me
I’ve got thousands of pounds of warhammer models
Painted most of them and really enjoy playing the game
Still watched the whole of this video😂😂
The most important thing to remember for beginners is to never compare your work with the box art! They are professionals that have painted for years and do it everyday as a job, there is no way your models will look like that when you start painting. Focus on choosing fun color choices and experimenting with painting techniques as you get more comfortable! Don’t feel ashamed to try something new or a color scheme that is not official! Have fun and be proud of your work! There is nothing more fulfilling then having your own work on display on a shelf or table!
Absolutely, I say something to that effect at the end of the video. The most important thing is that YOU are happy with it, and that YOU enjoy it! :)
@@MidwinterMinis it’s so important! So many beginners get discouraged because their miniatures don’t look perfect. But honestly it’s what I love about this community, that everybody has a different style. And honestly I prefer an objectively less well done painted miniature over a grey plastic mini in a game of warhammer any day!
Yeah all of the minis in my entire household are not the box art from desert camo tau to gold and black imperial knights and even dark mechanicus whith purple.
'Eavy metal painters generally dedicate a full 8 hours work day to one standard trooper, and often up to a whole week of full time work for bigger miniatures and characters, just something to keep in mind on top of their experience
I say don't compare your work to anyone. Take inspiration, find your way and be happy with the work you do. If it's not fun, it's not worth it.
By no exaggeration, this has gotta be the best beginner friendly tutorial on youtube - watched this a few months back before tackling my first ultramarines, and it's fun to come back to this to see that those same techniques still apply. Hats off to you Guy for getting a fool into this wonderful hobby
Thanks sundowner from the hit 2013 game metal gear revengance
Guy tells us a story of an incident with a knife leading to a lifelong scar then proceeds to cut towards himself while trimming
Haha, I know, right? Cutting toward yourself is safe if you pincer, though. Honest ;)
Basically like whittling
Cutting away is for wimps... scars build character 😜
Always cut towards your chum, never toward your thumb.
Cutting towards is fine! Just use the pincer manoeuvre.
Damn finally somebody who actually tells the basics and not some frickin high class art lesson.
I appreciate this video a lot. Pretty much every tutorial I have seen up to now was way to advanced for an absolute beginner.
"Go ahead with the airbrush" as if I have an airbrush just sitting around! Or "Use some wash" without explaining how or even what that is. And ofcourse working with 7 different pots of paint for a simple marine.
This video just made my day. It gave me some real motivation to go and paint some models while giving me some more realistic outlook on what I can expect.
This! Whenever I wanted to start painting I got scared by these high-class tutorials that demand excellent knowledge beforehand. Contrary, this video gave me the push and I ordered my first Tau models, paint and brushes. Thank you so much :)
Look within yourself before blaming a tutorial offering advanced skills. Beginner techniques are just novice method of applying the same skills. This tutorial is junk and will barely improve your painting ability.
@@robsonez Dude I literally looked up beginner tutorials... Not advanced. If something is labeled beginner I expect it to be appropriate for beginners.
Yes now almost a year and a lot of minis later this video has little to offer. But back then before painting my very first mini without knowing any basics it helped a lot! The title of this video includes "your first". This is not about improvement, it is about the very first step... the basics of basics. And it does that very well.
Also what the fuck is this: "Beginner techniques are just novice method"? xD. Beginner and novice is pretty much the same... maybe the novice has painted 10 minis while the beginner is literally just beginning. Ofcourse they are the same techniques.
Seriously don´t even answer... I can see you have nothing to offer in terms of arguementation and I will simply ignore it.
@@JBasilix Beginner techniques ARE just novice method - the same thing. I'm sorry your lack the ability to extrapolate. Novice method meaning the beginnings of the advanced skills you see on more serious tutorials. Was clearly too hard for you to understand then and now... There are far better videos for beginners, by excellent mini painters - even a year ago. That was my point. It isn't an argument.
BTW you replied the first time so I'll be surprised if you don't reply again.
"You wouldn't expect it to be rainbow..."
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@@dabiggs9519 Dana Howl. TH-cam painter. Also does minis. Worth a look.
Also, She paints Necrons Fluorescent, because she wants to.
i will now make it my mission to paint rainbow necrons
I've just started getting my boys into WH40K (ages 10, 12, &13) and they have been very hesitant with their first models and terrified of mistakes. After they watched this video and saw how well your nieces did, it really motivated them to move forward and onto other models. Thanks for the video! And the help in sharing a 25 year pastime with my kids!!
P.s. my daughters took a shine when they heard other girls painting as well, I couldn't be happier!!
You're a really good dad
You should get the to play the Lord of the Rings version of that (Middle Earth Strategy Game).
@Der Porkmeister actually it’s three boys and at least two girls so five minimum
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@@Caedo_The_Protogen You still in the hobby today?
1000's of minis Guy, geez! After your next 400 models in 3 days challenge it will be even more!
Hi Squidmar!
MAKE IT STOP, haha. I'm running out of storage space.
@@MidwinterMinis send me your unpainted models I'll take good care of them
@@MidwinterMinis So am I my friend! :/
@@MrHendrix17 haha lol
I've been collecting for 7 years now and this has finally given me the confidence to get painting, I have painted nearly 400 models in 7 months. Thanks for the tips
Teh fuck
Oh my god, an eleven year old paints better than I did when I was 18. I wish I had these videos back in the late nineties. Written instructions with four accompanying images, one of which being "After basecoat, base colours and blacklines - now paint the rest of the miniature." really sucked. This was a great video, as always! I recently got back into the hobby, after pausing between 2005 to 2020 and boy did all these videos by you, Miniac, Goobertown, Duncan, etc etc help me paint minis, that I am so very proud of.
Vortagh yup, my 6 year old is painting Sisters of Battle. Better than me as a teenager!
You both may have a prodigy in your hands.
Then again, they are related to Guy and had him teaching them so is it any wonder why they turned out so good?
It's mad getting back into this hobby and seeing how much it's expanded. Plus I have way more money
I'm looking to get back into painting. The information in the 90s was so bad, despite practically living in the local store for a year or so I didn't once hear anyone mention that you needed to dilute paints. I was so annoyed no one covered this and only found out when a friend casually mentioned it years later.
It's great people have all the resources you mention these days as it makes things far more accessible, which is likely to keep people enjoying the hobby longer.
This is probably the best beginner video I've seen. All other videos like these usually is by skilled painters, but this is the first time I've seen someone actually show alongside actual beginners.
step 1: apply base color all over the model
step 2: lots of nuln oil
Job's done
I didn’t know you was an ork player to
USEC madlad.
Liquid skill has made my minis look way better than they should
Replace step 2 with Reikland Fleshshade and that's my Skaven technique. Yes-yes!
The Ol Reliable of painting Custodes, just spray paint them gold and dunk em in nuln oil, simple as
Hey! Please read! I just re- stumbled across this video. I watched it 1 year and 9 months ago. Thank you. Thank you so very much buddy. You see, I've been wanting so bad for about 15 years to get into the hobby. Like many, I was terrified of painting. I'm no artist. Never built a model kit. I was terrified of it, and thought I would never be apart of the 40k tabletop community. Then I found this video one day after watching "play on tabletop". You made me believe that I could paint. You made it look simple. So I took the plunge. Again thank you. I've painted so much in 1 year and 9 months. I have tyranids, ultramarines, sisters, necrons, and my wife is now painting an orc army. You actually changed my life in a very very very positive way. ::::Shakes your hand::::: I wish yall the best.
My wife and I agree, Penny and Guy deserve mad props for broadening the hobby base. It was a very pleasant surprise to see the contributions from these young women. Good form.
This is gold standard of beginner mini painting tutorials. Perfect selection of accessible techniques, down-to-earth encouragement, and just has that "heart" to it. On top of the beginner friendly technical advice, there's lots of good "psychological" advice going on here for how to just enjoy the hobby without worrying about things being perfect. It can be a refreshing reminder even for someone who is no longer a beginner per se.
Bonus protip from an artist who's drunk the paint water too many times: Use two water cups. One's your dirty water that you wash your brush in, the other's your clean water that you wet your brush with. Much less time spent on refills
I keep my coffee in a Contigo insulated cup, so I can't mistake my brush water for coffee.
I felt this comment as I know exactly what you are talking about 😂. Lol did the exact same thing. Now I got a designated water cup
Gonna be honest, this is my second time trying to get into the hobby side of 40k and this video has certainly helped me not get intimidated again. Thank you.
GW should just add a QR code to this video inside their starter boxes.
Yea
Agreed
I have bad tremors, never thought I could start painting models, this really gave me confidence to do so.
My girlfriend has deicided she wants all my spare nurgle models but is scared of painting them, im sure she will be happy to try after watching this thankyou
wise choice
death to the false emperor!
Making stuff look gross and rotting is fun! (Easier to hide mistakes too!)
@@Zaprozhan yea thats what i thought. she will be surprised how good it looks when the washes go on for sure
See Dana Howl's intro series too. She has a different take of beginner painting methods. "In the style of an introductory university course" --her words.
@@jebsaekam Thanks ill check it out, ive not seen any of her vids yet but you have changed that :)
This is a reeeally good vídeo. Thank you so much!
RULE ONE OF ALL AND ANY KNIFES: NEVER CUT TOWARD YOURSELF
@@salisburysteakgamingnonexi9697 no, with hobby knives it’s good to cut towards yourself as it offers better control and so reduces the chance of cutting into the model/yourself
I only recently got into the hobby making my first ever minis. and i cant begin to emphasises how helpful and inspiring your videos were and are. thank you for both introducing me to the hobby and helping me on my way to making and painting my first of many miniatures :D
That's really kind of you to say, matey. Happy I could inspire you to start in the hobby :)
got into warhammer for that sweet sweet lore, which was a slippery slope into actually wanting to paint minis and play the game. problem is, im a HORRIFIC perfectionist and so many mini painting videos have honestly discouraged me from starting because i end up psyching myself out. this one actually made me feel like I shouldn't hang my head in complete shame if I mess a tiny thing up, so thank you ! starting my necrons this weekend :)
"Nail clippers make a good alternative." My god, I'm glad it's not just me who uses them.
Snippy snippy!
@@MidwinterMinis I literally used them to take the Silent King off his sprue on Saturday...I accept that I have a problem.
@@MidwinterMinis But...nail clippers don't look like pliers? Or is it british nail clippers?
I don’t know about you guys but on my toes I use toe NAIL clippers. Do y’all just snip off your toes
@@5peciesunkn0wn There are, to my knowledge, nail clippers that look more like the cutters seen in the video. Just, you know, smaller.
I have to admit, I've always been rather nervous about going into painting mini figs as a hobby, but this video is absolutely perfect, and it's given me the confidence to really give it a go. Thank you so much for this video!
I love how this video is somewhat targeting the younger audience of the hobby and is so open. Many "New to the hobby" videos can be speaking to the massive older crowd and as a father it's nice to see the chidlings welcomed in a non condescending way
This and black magic crafts video on safety are my must watch for my boys when they take to this hobby more than just slapping layers of paint recklessly on their dad's models.
Thankyou Guy!
Getting back into Warhammer after nearly 20 years! Thank you for such a helpful video.
Nice one! Good luck starting again mate!
I fell into a deep state of "painting fatigue" after my lattest project (knees deep in an AoS Nighthaunt army) and half-way through it just left me. First time in three years I got exhausted by the simple thought of picking up a brush. However, this video, for some reason, ignited my creativity. Just watching those steps again, the whole painting process explained, the "bread and butter of the hobby" one might call it, it made me fall back in love with painting itself. I put my army on hold, went to my nearest gaming store, got a set of boardgame minis (just a bunch of archers and hellbardiers), and I just love painting them, designing their bases and picking some easy colors schemes.
I guess sometimes we can really get lost in big projects, watching amazing minis people post online and pushing ourselves more and more, instead of just grabbing a few colors or minis we find cool in the moment and paint away.
Thanks a lot for bringing the joy of painting back to me with this video!
Well said
Two years and still one of the best tutorials ever made. I hate that I was introduced to sub-assemblies by this, because now I can’t stop! It’s gotten to the point where I’m priming the sprues!
Me: I’ve been painting warhammer models for three years now I know what to do
MwM: *uploads a beginners guide on painting*
Me: watches full video anyway
I've been painting (on and off) since 1994 and I still found some useful stuff in there.
always good to go over the basics
I felt a ton of anxiety as an absolute beginner to Warhammer but this video has got me so hyped. Chaos Army here I come! Thank you for the in-depth beginners guide!
Guy: “I’ve paint hundreds of models”
*flashes back to that week when he painted an entire army of orks and then another entire army of deathguard*
Guy: “Maybe thousands of models”
It was a LONG week ;)
Haha yeah crazy!
Got death guard for my first models, figured more models more practice, idk why but im completely stumped trying to come up with even decent colors, need to get better with the creativity lol
I feel that. I recently had to finish up a Thousand Sons army.
I just started with the warhammer 40k hobby today and your video really saved me, I was overwhelmed by the all tiny bits of plastic. I managed to assemble my first mini ever (a tactical ultramarine), all thanks to you, now I know what I need to finish the entirety of first my tactical squad, again all thanks to you. You have no idea how much videos like yours help the 40k and Warhammer in general expanding. Cheers!
You are not alone. I started when I was 13 and now I'm 40 but I still have problems with some things. I've been a tattoo artist for 20+ years and have loads of knowledge when it comes to painting and mixing colors etc... but even I have trouble. I still learn new stuff all the time. It's definitely an individual learning process and I highly suggest picking one video you like the look of and just follow it. Also pick what you want to paint, learn it, and shut TH-cam off and paint them. You will find a 1,000 different videos telling you how to do the same thing 1,000 different ways. Best of luck to you!
Oh and don't beat yourself up like I did when it doesn't look exactly like the box art. Those people are professionals.
Despite collecting and painting on and off for years Guy, I still love your beginner and introduction style videos, your enthusiasm is infectious, cheers man!
I am 35 years old and started to get interested in Warhammer 40k - I think it was the atmosphere and lore that drew me in. Luckily I live next to a big city that has some Gameworkshop stores. So after watching this video I feel motivated to try out assembling and painting my own first models. You explaining the process so well is really motivating, even for someone who did really badly in his art classes ^^ Thank you for this cool video, I will definitely return and look over your tips once more :)
I admire the commitment of drinking paint water just for a bit.
Probably just colored water, because drinking paint would probably be dangerous.
@@alexanderthegreat6682 to you, mortal
its not a bit! the flavoring is why citadel paints are so expensive
This is the best beginners guide to painting miniatures - it’s so straight forward, covers everything a beginner would ask and need to know.. it’s perfect! You’ve formatted the video brilliantly and by having your nieces take part makes the whole experience so much less stressful. Thank you so much Guy!
Midwinter Minis is the kind of positivity and awesomeness that the world needs. Thanks for always putting out such great content - you can really tell how much care and passion you put into your videos.
Thanks to a random TH-cam recommendation I binged your channel and with this guide I painted my first space marine. Thank you Guy!
My father: "You know how paint these right?" (in spanish)
Me: *playing this video in the background* "Yeah don't worry mate."
Side note: thx for the video really, really helpful!
‘Are ya paintin’ son?’
@@HistoritorJimaldus yes (*/ω＼*)
My dad: This thing just costed us 4000 fucking pesos, you better do it right.
Me who never did it before: Yeah sure.(F u c k, f u c k, f u c k.)
As a figure painter noob I very much appreciate the tutorial AND the whys and wherefores for the choices that you made. Excellent work! Thank you!
N E V E R M A D E A W A R T H I N G Y
You mean those creepy dolls uncle has?
What
@@tmdiz4579 Nah bro, we don't talk about those...
armies that recruit children: W O U L D Y O U L I K E T O?
@@dead_veloper4765 nice
I'm 41 and have always liked art, but I've always stayed away from painting because I always thought that once you got the wrong color on a part then the entire thing was ruined. My mind was blown when you took the first color and started plopping it wherever. Thank you for releasing my brain, lol. I can't wait to start painting my Thousand Sons!
This is the most wholesome Guy will ever be. Nothing will ever top this...until the next video where Guy goes full wholesome again without effort
Played a tiny bit of WH Fantasy and 40k in my teens, but the whole hobby was so expensive and inaccessible back then; I relied so much on friends and the odd forum post for help. I'm lightly coming back to the hobby now, and it's so great to see a more helpful, open, inclusive space. Thanks for this awesome video (and channel) -- really not helping the itch to jump back in full-time!
Guy: Recommends a infantry model to start out.
Me: *sweats in Arkanaut Ironclad*
Just got my first warhammer40k model got a Sentinel bought paint with it. Happy to found your video before i end up making big mistakes.
Perfect timing on this video! I just got my supplies a squad of orks and was about to get started.
I used to enjoy painting Warhammer minis as a kid over 10 years ago, but I didn't know what I was doing. Your videos (along with miniac, goobertown and others) make the hobby so much less intimidating and inspired me to get back into it.
Thanks for all of your hard work making these tutorials!
Before watching this video, I felt super intimidated by painting. I don't have any models yet, but this showed me how simple it can really be! Once I get some models to paint, I'll definitely refer to this video a lot!
This is just wonderful. Your sweet and enthsiastic tone is absolutely perfect for a beginner friendly introduction to mini painting. You are truly a treasure fof the community. Thank you so much!
I’m back here after painting my first 15 minis. This is the best first timer paint tutorial I’ve found on all of TH-cam so far. Insanely helpful
I bought my first kit yesterday. It's a Space Marine Iron-Clad Dreadnought. I love Warhammer 40K Dreadnoughts, because they're like three blue fridges stuck together with legs and guns attached to them. Maybe I bit off more than I can chew, but this video is very helpful.
I do feel more confident for my necron army that has arrived this week, thank you
Can't watch yet, but here's a comment for the algorithm !
Om nom nom!
I got my first minis a few days ago, and this was the first video that came up when I looked up tutorials. It's going to help a lot, thank you!
Thank you for this, my girlfriend and I have a lot of Tau, but we haven’t gotten to paint them yet, so I think this will really help
as an indie video game designer and developer i find the creative aspect of painting easy as well as getting certain aspects of paint jobs such as shadow and factors like that to blend in/match the genre a natural occurrence (my first miniature which I was pretty confident about looked similar to that of the box, of course with multiple differences)
this video is timeless and has provided me with extra insight to fill those gaps as well as helping me with putting together builds because I could never figure out dreadnoughts
I was literally binge watching your channel when this video came out!
Perfect timing!
I just want to say Thankyou for making this tutorial.
Of all Mechanicus paint guide I've watch, Yours is the final one that made me decide to go painting.
Right now my First Metalica Skitarii Ranger is almost finish (need some wash and waiting for custom decal to deliver) and its already look incredible.
I know this is a very old vid now but it has given me the confidence to buy my very first warhammer set and paints! (As well as the few tools needed) so in a few days i shall be building and painting my kill Team starter set! And to top it off my son wants to join in! Great video and nice clear instructions, thank you very much!
You really made this feel like a lot less of a daunting process and dont have any condecending attitude about it. I recently started getting into the lore for the game from Space Marines 2 to the entire history lore and even though this is expensive, you showed a lot of wonderful tips to keep things cheaper!
This was the most helpful painting class I've ever seen. Thank you.
After 4 years, I still find this video useful. About to start the painted-model kit journey; thank you for this video!!!!!
Hell yes, AdMech!
Gonna throw my two cents in - I've been passively consuming lots of these kinds of hobby videos while I work. For almost my entire world to be digital, I thought a more analogue, hands-on leisure activity would be a nice change of pace. I don't have anything Warhammer yet, but I've been very gradually accruing supplies like second-hand paints and brushes, DIY painting handles out of pill bottles, etc. The only things I've bought directly for this endeavor were
Painted my first minis a few months ago, I researched a lot but I used this video far more than anything else. It's incredibly helpful and my chaos space marines came out so much better than I could have hoped for a first timer. Thanks! I'm already onto raptors, berzerkers, and a defiler; still have loads to learn but it's given me a lot of confidence to experiment and have fun painting.
After watching this video I have finally decided to take the plunge. Been interested in painting minis since I've discovered WH40K's universe a couple of years ago. You gave me the confidence that I can do it, even though the last time I've touched a brush and paint was 20 years ago in high school. I've ordered everything you have on your ''beginner's'' list, the brushes and the vallejo paint kit, i also got a wash from citadel and some primers from home depot (the only thing i'm not so sure about). I'm sure my Skitarii rangers will look derpy as hell but hey we all start somewhere.
I just gotta say, this is the first tutorial video on painting a mini that made me genuinely excited to get started rather than intimidated by the fact that I don't have an airbrush. Thanks a bunch, I learned a lot!
Skitarii were my first models a year and a half ago so I'm so happy to see this video!
Y’all did such an amazing job!! Paints have really gone a long way the last decade or 2. A lot of my hesitation was my memories of bad, cheap paints. After seeing what Citadel paints can do (not saying they’re the best or the cheapest) and how to work with them, I now have the confidence to paint my first mini!
Dang I wish I had an uncle that is as cool as MwM. I would love to do something like this! Your nieces are really lucky.
I'm everyone's uncle, haha
This video is great.I watched it about 2 years ago,and it’s what got me started on Warhammer and Miniature painting in general.
More Advice:
1)You can make a wet pallet for pretty much free with stuff you have around the house and theyll probably be better then the brand ones (search youtube and the first video that pops up should suffice) it takes 30seconds to make.
2) Plastic glue should be used in a vantilated areas, the fumes of the chemicals melting the plastic can be very harmfull or even in a place with a window if you do a lot of minis at a time or regularly, some people have felt headaches and got health problems, (not just the plastic glue but, spray primers and such materials , do be carefull)
3) The light is also important, like Guy said , not just to see what you are doing but also to take care of your eyes, youll be able to paint better and longer . Try to aim for a 5500 to 6000k led bulb (K is for kelvin and it should say that in the packaging) , lasts longer, similates day light better, and costs less in energy bills.
Hey I’m just getting into this hobby and wanted to thank you for this video! You did an amazing job explaining the basics and I’m excited to start!
Hi!
I have found a really handy tip for painting robes of the kind of your skitarii instead of sub-assembling them is to blue-tack the miniature to the base. To access any tricky bits, just remove it and then stick it back. This might not work well with applying sand/texture paint before priming though, but I usually use GW's cityfight bases or basing paints, so I always apply them after painting.
Anyway, your videos are very good, keep it up!
I painted my first miniature--a free space marine--after watching this video. It went well and was really fun, especially as I knew what I was doing, more or less, beforehand. Excellent guide!
This is such a great video. I'll be showing my daughter's.
A really useful guide. Didn't skip anything as something obvious, and gave some good tips to a more experienced 40k player.
The line
“The dry brushing made it look so sick” really made me proud to be English
Love hearing people call things sick, doesn’t happen as much as it should
Been in the hobby for some 20 years and I still find myself watching beginner videos. not because I need them, but they are nice to watch while i paint.
"be careful with these" proceeds to point to hand with scalpel
Damn, if an 11 year can do it, there's no reason I can't. Granted I don't have an experienced uncle to guide me, but this is more than enough to get me started.
I genuinely like washing metals in like an Engine or in a greasier sort of environment in Agrax. It makes it feel heated and covered in oils to prevent rust.
Just wanted to thank you. I returned here 4 years later. This was the first video I saw on your channel and the one i followed for my first mini. After four years, my necron army is almost finished, and i came back to get a refresh on how to apply the transfers ahahahah.
Cheers mate, your videos accompanied me through this long journey and more. And now i also have orks and tyranids to paint. :)
Yeah, finally some admech love!
Thanks for the upload today Guy
Beep beep boop. Thankful statement gratefully received. Beep.
I know I sound like a bot saying this but this video helped so much I love your channel, it’s so good!
THANK YOU for mentioning sub assemblies with skitarii- I respect you for painting it fully assembled but those little bastards are such a pain to paint with the legs attached.
... especially without mangling your brush by jamming it up their skirts! Haha
I learned that lesson like 35 Skitarii too late.
@@Kildar042 I did too. After deciding I wanted to do the inside red. ( and after having done every single one's exterior with contrast paint)
As someone who is looking to learn warhammer 40k, this video is a godsend. Thanks for dumbing everything down for us mere mortals
Your nieces did a fantastic job. These models look like they just walked off the battle field.
Thank you for adding in your niece's work. First off, they did a fantastic job! You should be proud. Secondly they have given me hope as an amateur. Thanks and take care!
We put it together and paint war things, it's who we are!
Thank you for including a section about waterslide transfers. I've watched quite a few painting tutorial videos and none have covered these things I thought were stickers haha
As many have said before, this is probably the best beginner video out there for painting miniatures. I am currently starting and every guide, tutorial or explanation i read and watch adds two questions for each it solves. This video cleared all of that, thank you so much!
They talk just like Penny lol
yup
Could be Penny's younger sisters?
I just started with the hobby and I m so grateful to see someone actually made a video to teach the very basics
9:43 ‘and a good shake to finish it off’ 😂
Have you been practising? ;)
For a world (universe?) that's so depressingly dark, violent, & evil, the community here is incredibly kind & helpful. I'm fairly new to the Warhammer stuff, my only exposure being video games. The nearly impenetrable lore has made it very intimidating to get into, but with how welcoming the community is, I feel comfortable looking up videos & learning about it, & hopefully collecting, building & painting my own figures. Not ready to try the table top game, but, baby steps lol
Me: Looks at the finished Necron
Also me: I see what you did there
I've been a 40k fan for years, but I've never really painted a model. After seeing this, I think I'll give it a go. If I can get anywhere as close as your nieces did, I'll know I did a good job. I really like the blood detail on the Necron. Nice touch.