Testing VILLAINY inks: GRIMDARK in a bottle?
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Tests from friends (well worth checking out for more tips/advice):
@SpensPainting: • How to paint Grimdark ...
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@thepaintingphase: • The New King of Grimda...
Grimdark Compendium: / @grimdarkcompendium
The Feral Painter: / @theferalpainter
Admit it, you've been putting off learning this technique for ages 😉. Buckle-up because this went fast!
We're using the new Villainy Inks enamels to paint some glorious metallic Stormcast Armour... So whether you've looking for a new technique or a great way to paint those new Skaventide minis you've got your eye on, we have you covered!
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Tests from friends (well worth checking out for more tips/advice):
@SpensPainting: th-cam.com/video/49zLsumqr8c/w-d-xo.html
@FauxHammer: th-cam.com/video/TE3pi5Jm1T4/w-d-xo.html
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Grimdark Compendium: www.youtube.com/@GrimdarkCompendium
The Feral Painter: www.youtube.com/@TheFeralPainter
Thanks for watching, we will add useful findings to this pinned comment as you educate us!
What should we test next?
@TheFeralPainter th-cam.com/video/4qQqpfhQWxQ/w-d-xo.htmlsi=RLWdHUGEcuIny4Gq :)
Old enough to remember when we only had enamels. Humbrol 😂. The first GW acrylics really changed the game. It was so fast when you didnt have long enamel drying times to worry about.
And now humbrol are doing acrylic paints in dropper bottles 😅😅
Would love to see you guys test the AK Interactive Weathering Pencils!
Ninjon did a video on them last year, I have the full set and they are awesome tools to have and easy to use.
Wow, that gold basecoat coverage is amazing. Gotta try that out. I've never seen a metallic basecoat go on that fast and easy before.
Thank you I just bought my set today and I can’t wait to get it and try them
This could be my new favourite way for painting stormcast, I recently discovered Grimdark and this is the best video I've seen yet, I've always enjoyed watching you paint Stormcasts and replicated your methods, this is another superb set of examples on how to get fantastic looking models
Cheers buddy! There's a lot you could do to adjust this to suit your needs too, whatever they are :). A bit of basing and some weathering on the feet 🤌🤌
Really great seeing you try those products!
Especially thank you for tagging others have used them, I'm going to check all those out now that I've finished the video!
Started a Custodes force and this Grimdark is great inspiration :)
More of this please, just the sort of thing I love to see, more techniques, more finishes, great.
This video feel like it was made for me specifically. I just got the villainy inks set and am about to buy the stormcast spearhead box. Thanks for ideas!
Yeah, boy! Let us know what you decide to do with them both :)
Ok I'm about to be reallllllyyyy biased here. But. Sector rust on any vehicle. That stuff is my new favourite rust weathering product. This is a great vid though. Gives people a nice taste of some of the possibilities that can (imo) be achieved very easily.
For rust I’m probably still going with dirty downs rust
We will test this in the future!
@wolf-xf6hf yeah that thing literally dries like rust. I put some on a helmet heavily ( helmet was for a base) and started rubbing away with a brush and water to make it look less in areas and ig literally looks like rust. It's crazy how good it is.
This gold looks so good, very tempted to get some of these! Great vid, thanks!
Nice review! I’d like to see a drybrush tutorial for OSL on a grimdark piece so that it still keeps that dark and moody style and not look too out of place!
Thanks Byron, great effect!
Looks great byron
Looks very nice! Can't wait to try them out once they are available.
They're already out and about in the world :) enjoy!
Liking this something I've havnt dome before but looking forward to trying it
Awesome! Thank you😊
Our pleasure, buddy :)
Great tip on the q tip rolling ! Nice.
We were using black paint in matt varnish in the 1970's to define armour on wargaming figures. Everything that goes around etc.
Villainy Ink is by far the best product I've used in a long time, totally brought my models up to another level and they're super easy to use, almost zero effort to put out near professional grade models
Wicked finished minis at the end as always. Makes me want to break out my Dominion box and start storm cast dudes and dudettes. Always love the tips and tricks you share.
Great video. Would recommend The Feral Painter for grimdark painting
Us too! We have them linked in our description and pinned comment 🥰
It wpuld be nice to watch a video mixing the new Skaven in grimdark usina Villainy Inks
I would love to see you oaint the gryph hound from the new scaventide box.
I am really enjoying your videos!
I'd love to see a video about basing with different techniques and using and showing how to apply grass flock (maybe static), different tufts, leaf litter, plants...
I would really like to see how to dry brush warm gold armor, like Commander Dante, or the Stormcast Eternals. I can never get my gold armor to match the box art.
Man those inks looked great. I would love to try them out unfortunately none of my local hobby shops have it yet. I would love to see more of these sorts of blended method videos from you all where you try these sorts of products to produce interesting results.
Where are you from buddy? Let us know in another comment, replies get lost
@@ArtisOpus Tampa, Florida! I got to meet some of your team at LVO this January and have loved your brush and board. It's really helpful in upping my dry brushing.
I think this is a good entry point product into Grim Dark with readymade variety and seems pretty easy straight forward. I like it. What I really liked too was the Drakenhoff over gold to make silver! That is excellent thank you, I will use that on a Chaplin I'm currently working on. I want some parts steel and some gold will be easy to base all gold and DHK shade only the parts I want steel/silver.
I'm almost willing to buy the box just for how it opens 😂
Do it!
@@darrenj3720 sadly, cannot use spirits here. Without it, that's just half the fun.
You even know the sound it will make when you run a thumbnail down it... Brrrrrr! Satisfying.
Bunch of sensory nerds, aren't we 🤓
Kinda tempted to try inks for my Custodes now.
I would love to see a comparison video between Oils, Inks and classic Washes, trying to bring out the best of all of them and going over what are the up and downsides of them. This would really help to pick the right tool for the job!
Doing it on a metallic base (stormcast or 30k metallic legion or admech) would be a bonus!
I love these villainy inks! I use oil washes and AK, but his colours really fill some colour voids. I love the crimson and coelia. And he really uses good quality products for his binders and media.
I’d love to see a video combining your multi layered approach to dry brushing from the Star Wars terrain video, and contrast paints over a miniature for a more subtle and nuanced look to slap chopping and how to add inks and washes into that process to get an even better effect.
Nice vid! I´d really like to see a video on working with oil washes from scratch! like mixing oil tube paints and creating differnt washes! :)
A friend and I are really into frostgrave atm. Would love a video comparing some different snow products and how to use each one!
wow, i think i figured out my scheme for the warcry Blacktalons. these look great and easy. Way more so than doing my normal Eavy Metal style, ehich takes FOREVER and doesnt look super great on primarily metal models anyway
Glad we could help buddy, the mini from this tutorial is my fastest of this year, I was really pleased with the effort Vs result 🥰
Thanks for the video. I picked up a set of villany Inks at UKGE from Element Games. I have been playing with them for a few weeks now, mainly on my flesh eater courts. They look great over metalic. I may have to grim up the new stormcast using this method. As for future tutorials, I would like to see more weathering, such as dust rust or grime techniques.
I would like to see some additional OSL tutorials to compliment the first one you posted. With the new Skaven models on the way, I’d love to see how you would approach an OSL effect on more complex shapes or from multiple angles. For example, how would you go about representing the glow of warpstone from below and the light from a burning torch or brazier above? The channel is great, and I always learn a ton. Thanks!
First time I've seen these inks, and you've kind of sold them to me. Always thought enamel and oil washes were daunting.
Absolutely nothing to worry about! Pick a simple start like this one, have a play, and enjoy it :).
cool info i may have to buy now
mahalo
Thanks for the video! Great stuff as always. I'd be interested to see a review of Scale75 's Soilworks oil washes.
@ArtisOpus I am from Tampa, Florida. I actually got to meet some of your team at LVO in January. Your board and brush set, as well as the bit of instruction you provided was really helpful. I am sure Spraygunner will eventually get them though, they're an amazing shop and something I definitely recommend visiting if you're in the area ever.
Thanks so much buddy! I will see if our team can reach out to Spray gunner:)
Absolutely love it! Soooo appreciate your tutorials. This pushed me to finally order a set of Villainy Inks. Curious how you announce the winner of the give-away...
Hey Byron! My recommendation for some technical/how to videos would be something Blood Bowl related. Small model count, creating fun, vibrant team uniforms, tying in a cohesive themes while giving each model a unique feel. More interesting basing ideas beyond static grass with white lines. Could also do some of your dry brushing tutorials for some of the stadia, scoreboard huts that are available. Personally I'm also not experienced with many of the water transfers you get for the players (numbers, team badges etc) so tips on how best to use those would be great.
Keep up the positive, friendly energy on the channel.
Is there a video where you paint those blue miniatures in the background? They look nice
Thanks for the video. How did using these compare to using Newsh? And how was the cleanup time/experience?
Even though the use you have shown seems very approachable, I remember using enamels in the past and absolutely hated the cleanup and the clumpy brushes. Pretty sure I have an old thinner bottle around here that dark smokey from dipping the brush while painting and cleaning it after.
I like the idea of the product alot. I haven't jumped on the oil wagon myself, mostly because I'm afraid that a clear varnish will dull the vibrant colours I'm using. Great vid. How much pressure are you putting on the brushes, when you want to lay down a base coat ?
Also, for a future tutorial, let's tackle either a strong lightning effect or feathers. We might be in dire need of awtherwings for 4th edition 😂
Bkw long did you leave the ash on before using the cotton bud?
I'd love to see you review the Vallejo color shift paints. I have another brand of them that are ok, but wondering if the Vallejo ones might be worth it.
Nice video. Have you used oils and just created your own washes? I do that for most of my effects like oil, patina, etc.
Hello,
I just discovered your channel some days ago and already watched many of your videos! Thank you for your work, they all helped me understanding this all painting process :)
I recently acquired a lot of really nice board games with ton of miniatures that I'd like to paint but I still got a question : Would you have a good recommendation for primer ? (I was thinking first a black primer and a white primer depending on the minis I'd like to paint but also saw you using other colored primers in another video so any help's welcome regarding this :))
Thank you!
Oops, forgot to mention I'm looking for cans as I don't own an airbrush (and don't really want to invest in one atm) and heard many really bad stories about brush priming 😅
I'd like a video on quickly painting an army. Especially practical bits like keeping your paint on the dry pallet moist. I find it hard to maintain the dry brush and sponge effectively if I paint for longer than ~20(?) minutes. Have started putting my colours on a wet pallet if a long session.
How do you 'go back' if you realise you missed a step on some models (or like, missed a leg on one model). That sort of thing.
How do you also pick the colour scheme and the basing approach? And how do you make sure you can replicate what you've done for new additions in the future?
Mmm anything that has to do with villainy I’m here for .
🏴☠️🏴☠️🏴☠️☠️🦜!
You missed a part on his right hand side that should have been changed to silver 😅
Not the only thing I missed on this mini 😅😅
Cool vid! How would you varnish this scheme? Thinking something similar for custodes
Because it's mostly in the recesses I juat wouldn't bother, I come from a gaming background, and even with handling this would be fine I think
I would have liked to try these but the prices are prohibitively high when there are so many enamel wash products out there from various brands. and there's also the infinite supply method in oil paints and mineral spirits
Something with Monument Transparent set pleeeease ☺️ loving them so far but only just scratched the surface
Could you please show the differences between going super bright and not quite super bright in normal lighting? Ive found that a lot of people trying to emulate this style make armies that look good in studio style lighting but become brown mush in neutral lighting.
I would like to see you try dry brushing with oil paint. NotJustMecha mentioned it gave very very smooth results.
So before you put the enamel ink do you seal it with a clear coat
Nope! I didn't here
Beautiful! But are these really better than oils?
Not better, just different :)
Leaveless shirt? Did it crack 16 degrees in the UK? ; )
Mate, pushing a balmy 22 today!!!!!
I agree about the greaves , such nice detailing 👍
Sabatons for life!
Which video covers how to use drakenhof nightshade to turn gold into steel in more detail?
This is a screw up on our part, and should now be fixed with a card at the relevant point: th-cam.com/video/X4NFolVGmK0/w-d-xo.htmlsi=5-6V1gkuWK8NF2lD
@@ArtisOpus Thanks for update, and the tip! Going to try that technique out on a spare intercessor and see what happens
They are superb. Nuln oil is dead to me since trying out ichor of the damned. I've painted a few minis just using these washes alone and the results are great.
Amazing to hear! I am so in love with the crimson 😍
These look super interesting, may have to throw some cash at Element.
Using enamels and oils is such a liberating experience once you get the handle of it. Great to know how it dries too as I was wanting to step away from the chalky look. Top tip I found was to to varnish with stormshield as it doesn't bead as much. Then you can carry on with acrylics as if thinners were never applied 🫡
I wonder how much the of the £80 price for the set goes towards paying content creators to advertise them.
I have no idea why after they dry 24h they become almost white ( I was testing "Decay of Death") in the recesses and loose all the pigment effect of shade definiton. It's almost like pigment evaporates and white residue stays. Any idea what I am doing wrong here?
Did you shake/mix the hell out of them? It's so important
How does it compare to something like liquitex inks?
Completely different, you can't remove them like this (reductive painting)
How do you think these inks compare with an oil paint wash?
Fairly comparable, obviously if you are mixing yourself you can make things more/less strong easily, which is countered bu these being consistent always and saving effort. Just worth considering what your typical uses are, and what suits you most.
Plus the crimson is 🤌🤌🤌🥰
Hey! Can you pls do a Testing video for ak interactive real Color markers? :)
It’s crazy that people are intimidated by using solvent based paints. It’s the same as using acrylics except you have to actually pay attention to your thinner and substrate
Dispelling this intimidation was #1 goal with this vid. People are missing out on fun 😁
@@ArtisOpus Yeah exactly! Using different types of paints unlocks an entirely new set of techniques
Are the Villainy Inks really worth 13 quid a bottle when Soilworks are only 4 quid ?
Would be good to see a comparison video
Good question, these seem to work fantastically, and I like that they have a slightly different finish to most, along with the intelligent selection. I don't imagine I will run out of any unless I start airbrushing it all over and producing armies... but you could say that about most comparable products apart from dirty down:)
Been trying grimdark on my SoH but struggle with going bright enough early on. May have to pick some of these up, any suggestions for getting a grimey green?
Decay of death is a great green but could be too dry for your taste. that said coelia green applied several times with a little brown/black could work.
Thanks much appreciated, been using might Dark shade but can never get it right with that
@@leesiddall8571 I've been using these for the last month almost non stop trying different combinations and there's definitely a use for all but it's getting the combination that you want that's the tricky parts. I tend to paint desert themed minis (thus dry is great) if you're really looking at a green slime effect (heresy incoming) then may I recommend AK green slime? Think the green on wood left in the rain for a while and you get the idea.
*Slimy grime
Cheers many thanks for the info, I'll have a look at picking some up and giving it a go
What's the benefits of these over premixing oil and spirits in dropper bottles?
That you don't have to do that mainly 😅. Probably the finish is the most unique aspect when compared to other options, although you could use different mediums or varnishes of course
@@ArtisOpus haha fair enough!
Selfish review/tutorial recommendation: cracked earth basing, specifically for making large cracks. I'm planning to base my Skaven from Skaventide with big glowing green cracks as though the ground is about to tear itself apart with warpstone energy, but having trouble getting good/consistent results. The typical GW products seem to be thinner and give smaller cracks, I've tried following Trovarion's method using Golden Crackle Paste, and Midwinter Minis' method using corn starch, and a combination of the two, and have had some decent results, but equally many failures, even from base to base using the same method - it feels very random. So yeah, would really appreciate some help figuring out the secret!
Looks great but can't say I see much of Grim dark in the model. Well I guess it really depends on what exactly you define as grim and dark heh.
I think a heavier and braver application is in order, and a proper GD base
Is thi Transcast Eternal? :D Did you choose female body and male head? :D :D :D
Not knowingly 😅
Damn you missed the silver around the sword, i was hoping you stacked a few layers of the crimson around the hammer and bottom of the shield as it shield bashed someone
Can’t watch unless the sound is off 😂He always sounds like he’s just woken up 😂
its like £13 a bottle, fk that
Evening
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Looks nice mate but that’s the female stormcast body so that head on there is abit odd
You Sir, are correct. He has big pectorals from all that hammer work...?
They look great, but nothing I can’t achieve without shades and contrasts from the other brands.
Using cotton to wipe the oils destroy the beautiful, natural transitions. Instead, paint the base layers way brighter and let the oils bring it down. Hope it makes sense
It does! But what if I want them mainly in the recesses?
Um, I was just on their website. This company is going to have a problem. Can't name your colors after directly copied GW names. Would not be surprised if they get a letter from GW's legal dept. before too long.
These now too easy to do
I like the result but... isn't that one of the female bodies in the set?
It is 😅
Personally, for me, grimdark isn't what the grimdark compendium puts out. Slathering the mini in enamels and oils and making it all blend together and loose details does not = grimdark. Trovarions grimdark is actually grimdark as its still very readable from a distance but grim and dark. Not saying you can't use these or shouldn't, they look great but use them in a way that wont destroy the mini
Agreed
What do you think of our approach here?
@ArtisOpus this is great imo. I see people say it's not grimdark, but it does fit it nicely. It's desaturated, dark, but still visible. No details lost. I'll have to get the inks as I do a lot of grimdark and they are nice products it seems
Did you use a male head on a female body?
Man boobs
Maybe 👀👀. I was very concerned with not using the shouty head and completely forgot 😅
I have to nitpick a little and tell you that's a women's torso you're using
I'm not going to deny that 😅
Hey wait a second... isn't that a female body?
Maybe 😅
That villainy ink box looks like its using AI generated art 👎
I’d be surprised if it was. I went and looked ay my boxes and none of it looks generated. Why do you think that?
I believe it's photography done by the creator from his desk and studio. Worth checking rather than assuming either way always though.
He creates his own art, and works with hand-crafters on his special edition inks. no AI involved.
My mistake, the skull artwork on the front just had some details that i mistook as ai gen artifacts.
This is an informative and concise video your style and knowledge of your craft is appreciated, Personally when a product is being pushed by all the vapid ass influencers at the same time its a big turn off.
Oof. I never thought I could love a product and dislike a product tutorial associated with the same product so much. It’s like you didn’t bother to learn how to use it before using it. Which I don’t blame you if you don’t know but don’t call it “part tutorial” and give people terrible advice. Love your other videos involving master class dry brushing but this wasn’t it. You spent half this video dry brushing… This application of this product was just pretty bad I would almost even say lazy… why would anyone care about so many applications of this product over gold as a tutorial. This just wasn’t grim dark application that these are sold promoting or done to what you said.
Also tag creators that know the product and actually worked with it. You tagged already known generic usual suspect influencer channels. people have been demoing it from launch back in January who have amazing content like @theferalpainter or someone who can give a true demo of it and do it justice.
Sorry for being harsh and I’m glad you spotlighted this cool product but this tutorial was terrible in terms of what this stuff can do. At least the dirty down review totally did or newish showcased how it works. This made it just look terrible and I would be pretty bummed if this was my product.
Thanks for such a thorough message buddy, no need to apologise, constructive criticism is always welcome!
#1 - You are completely right about Feral and GDC, that's a mistake on our part.
#2 - I'll explain myself here, please let me know what you think.
Some videos we go into with a plan, some we don't, my plan here was to encourage as many people as possible to set asides worries about this type of product... I think we achieved that, and the nature and volume of the comments seems to back it up.
Lowering intimidation and dispelling unnecessary worries about them not being approachable, being messy or dangerous etc is the first step to more people considering trying them, and that's what I wanted to use our reach (and the reach of the other people shared) for here.
The result was probably a wider and shallower video than experienced users like you would want, if we do a follow up it will be more in that direction.
This would all have been better with the guys linked, I'm in contact with both of them personally already, so it's just a brain-fart that will be fixed in the future :)