Covering the Basics - Drybrushing and Shades
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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 8 ต.ค. 2017
- Beginning with the very simplest techniques I can demonstrate, here's a Cadian officer painted start to finish with explanations along the way and a little discussion about how the methods used can be applied. My apologies that the video wiggles around quite so much to begin with; I hadn't quite figured out what setting was making it behave so strangely!
If you've got any requests or specific miniatures you might like to see me paint or know how I'd go about them, feel free to drop a comment and I'll see what I can do! If I have the miniatures necessary to hand I'd like to make this a regular thing, demonstrating the easiest and quickest methods possible to get your models on the table, fast!
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11:24 Agrax Earthshade contains at least 5% Essence of Gelfling.
Really appreciate your demonstrations of these techniques and others. You earned my subscription. Thanks again!
Thanks for dropping in! :D I find there's nothing quite like being able to see something in action to get a grasp on how it's meant to look. I'm a visual learner, and reading a dry, seemingly arcane description of how I ought to try something isn't quite the same as someone just bashing out the brushes.
Brilliant, that simple wash is exactly the type of effect I was looking to add to my Grandsons 30 Airfix British Paratroopers, plus the varnish advice.
I have seen a bunch of videos about painting. Your channel is one of the best!! That's awesome! nice tips and I have learned a lot from your videos! Thank you :)
Thanks for your video.
I bought last month a big cadia army and now I was looking for any easy way to paint them and now I found it.
I'm so happy.
Yes! :D Good on you! More Guardsmen is always a good thing in the world.
Very good tutorial! I learned a lot from watching it. Thanks for sharing this.
I have learned quite a bit from your videos. My IG really appreciate it!
Many thanks really straightforward advice and inspiration for addressing my pile of shame - Stay Safe 🙂👍
This is great stuff, one thing i notice that differs from other popular tutorials, is that you don't go back after the wash and re-block the base color, This keeps the subtility of the wash, I really need to try this on my next project, it will be faster too!
I think it depends on what result you're looking for, or what finish you'd like to get. I've experimented a little with re-blocking the base colour and I find that for gaming figures it tends to blend the highlights in a little too closely to the base colour, meaning they aren't as sharp on the table. It's a matter of preference, ultimately, but if I can save myself some time and still get the finish I'm looking for? Bonus. :D
I've been watching a bunch of your videos. They are excellent - good work painting, and how you make the vids. Keep up the good work!
Thanks very much! I really appreciate the kind words. These began as a way to introduce some buddies overseas to the simple stuff, so they're made on a budget of Zero at the moment. I'm glad the advice is clear enough, though!
i like your basic approach. I've started falling hard on contrast paints but i need to take it back to basics a bit. everything in balance
It doesn't hurt to lean on what you know if you're happy with the miniatures you're turning out, but improving does mean occasionally revisiting the basics. You're really delving back into the classic videos here!
@@SonicSledgehammerStudio oldies are the best
I'm starting a big Zona Alfa project this weekend. I've got amazing minis on the way but it's gonna be a little bit of a wait for them to print
*and ship :P
"Volunteered". I'm sure the commissar just off-screen had nothing to do with his decision... ;)
Great video. ( as always , very informative). A small sugestion. You,re the only mini guy I have seen here that uses the word " undercoat". The " coat" part of undercoat and other words " base coat " was confusing to me at first . (maybe, to you also at times, it seems). How about just sticking to the word Primer? No coat confusion. Just a thought.
These videos are brilliant, and have single handedly made me want to begin painting guardsman again! As far as shades go, would agrax earthshade still be suitable for a navy armour/grey material colour scheme? Or would a dark shade like a black work more effectively?
I've had some success using Agrax Earthshade over grey, but with a blue tint it might look a little strange unless you were to block over the navy armour again. For reference's sake, here's how Agrax looks over Stormvermin Fur: i.imgur.com/8dO6t57.jpg
Thanks for the reply! If the image is anything to go by, that's exactly the effect I was looking for when thinking about painting mine! I suppose in order to do the armour I could always apply two separate washes (Argax for cloth, nuln oil for armour) which would allow the darker parts to remain different. I'll have to test it out on a few of the cheap guardsmen/conscripts that GW sell in order to get a better idea.
No problem. :D As it happens, I'm actually editing a video right now which features Agrax Earthshade going straight over Macragge Blue. It might go some way to seeing how it'd work over a navy tone? I'm glad to see someone else remembers those cheap boxes of sacrif-I mean 'volunteers' exist!
That would be perfect! I think I prefer the term 'Comissar food' for them ;)
Can you do a vid on how & when to use glaze please?
life can also be incredibly messy until the last strokes
How to draw an owl in two steps
9:40 Draw two circles
10:01 Draw the rest of the fucking owl
Do you still wash the brushes after the dry brushing technique? Thanks!
Once you're finished with each colour, you definitely still want to wash them out or you'll get little gritty particulate that you're spreading across all your models - not a great look! Between drybrushes, though, make sure you let your brush have plenty of time to dry; drybrushing with a damp brush will be a disaster if you're trying to save time and paint a bunch too quickly.
@@SonicSledgehammerStudio I never realised about letting a brush completely dry between dry brushes, what another brilliant tip :-)
A quick question for you as it relates to the shading. If I shade, should I still use the dip? The reason why i ask is because I am thinking that the shade does darken a but and then if I dip it may get even darker. Any experience with that?
If you're going to shade, you won't need the dip. Both are essentially doing the same thing, with the provision that the dip also acts as a varnish. You'll need to dull it down afterwards - unless you like the shine! - but the 'brown stuff in the recesses' trick comes from shade or dip, whichever you're using.
How often should you rinse your brush while applying paint. Paint seems to dry on my brushes while im using them.
Honestly, there's not really a right answer to this one. Ambient temperature is a big problem to grapple with! If you're having paint dry regularly on your brush, try watering it down just a little thinner than you usually would, which might help. Otherwise, if it's the height of summer, you'll probably just need to rinse your brush more regularly.
@@SonicSledgehammerStudio I also find that my 8 x 50w recessed halogen ceiling bulbs are my paints worse enemy.
Do you cover...or CAN you cover at some point....how to get a decent consistency on colours like red and green? I'm useless at getting a good even coat with them
Definitely! I find that the main trick is in using just a fraction less water than I usually would, but two or sometimes three coats are still necessary. I'll see what I can find to slap some red on to demonstrate!
Thank you :) I really appreciate it.
Is that paper you're using as a palette?
Those are the Citadel palette pads. They're pretty good! Anything with a non-porous surface will work, though, so while ordinary paper won't do the job, something like an old plate or polished tile will work fine.
@@SonicSledgehammerStudio thanks for replying and the advice, just starting with bolt action and love your videos