In all my years of gaming I have painted exactly zero minis. The current quality level of the Catalyst minis is soooo far above my memory of what we had before... Now I want to. Then I see a positive review of the intro paint kit Catalyst just out. And figure 'aight... Get the kit, find a good TH-cam tutorial and take a crack at it' Good tutorial located. Thank you.
You know, it's a great idea to do the silver joint parts in the very first step. I always used to mess up the painted parts around the hard-to-reach parts of the joints and whatnot.
Thank you for this video, I really like miniature painting videos that give a start for those getting into the hobby. Great narration, it's good to know what you're thinking in the process of painting. The only thing I could ask for would be more cut edits to what your miniature looks like at the various stages so new people can see what your looking to accomplish and where they "should" be at that point of the video. think a close up turntable shot at various points. All in all, thanks for the video and I can't wait to see more.
Hey, thx for the comments. I do not clear coat. I find the Game Color line has some resilience to handling, and haven’t found the need for it yet. As far as priming, I now use mostly light grey. It does work better for red and warmer colors, although I still require 2 coats minimum.
Another trick is black prime then a second lighter grey prime just from above. Adds a sort of pre-highlight you can see in the base colour if you don't put it on too thick.
As a super noob to the whole arena of mech painting, what paintbrushes are needed to get a good start on things? I'm assuming the $1 dozen from Wally's World isn't going to cut it, but not sure exactly what type are needed to produce all of the awesome paint jobs out there.
I don't get these comments about priming in white or black. Your primer color is dictated by your base color. If it's red, as in this case, a yellow primer/sealer makes reds pop more. You typically use red under black to keep the black from looking milky/hazy.
Generally agree - half the mech is white, though, so a white primer would have required less coats of white. White on a yellow primer would not have worked out, I don’t think.
@@DeathfromAboveWargaming It would have looked like whole milk, even if you used a lot of white. It's quite possibly the worst color to paint, because there's zero margin for error. Even candies are more forgiving.
Hi. Nice Video. I got a question regarding Chapter 3. Do you paint the entire mech with metallic coat including the wind shields or do you ignore some spots so you can apply a different coat later? Thank you for your time!
FirionDarklight I only try to brush the metallic (or any color) where I want it to be, but knowing that I have future base coats coming, at least for the non-metallics, I can be a little sloppy with first pass coats. This assumes you are applying in very light coats.
I did, chapter 7, but it’s via black washes. Unless my base coats are very light, the color washes don’t give me enough pop. I have been tempted to try these magical GW contrast paints, but probably when I get my mass quantities of Kickstarter models to paint.
@@KevinPeterstheRyan I have had great success with GWs washes I haven't tried their contrast paints - but the usual effect it gives makes me NOT want to use them
I did my first painting today, ended very badly. For various reasons, grey primer with white base, Coats were too thick, no wet palette among other things.
Love this painting tutorial. Am interested in doing this on my box set minis once I have space to work. How did you learn to move your hand so quickly while the music plays? Looks like a speed force technique......lol
Vallejo makes amazing washes and metallics, as well as a few solid colors of tried, I only tried Walmart cheap paints and citadel and Vallejo, they are actually all pretty good, citadel over all is best, except their browns... their browns and whites and reds are crappy, they still work, but work crappilyapplely
camera is too far away to make this at all useful. Wish I could have seen the mech at all. The content seemed useful, but I would love to see a refilmed version(series) of these where the mech was actually shown (with a macro lens)
The Locust looks great, thanks for sharing your techniques!
Chad! Good to see you browsing the channel. We’ll have to get you over for a guest batrep.
In all my years of gaming I have painted exactly zero minis.
The current quality level of the Catalyst minis is soooo far above my memory of what we had before... Now I want to.
Then I see a positive review of the intro paint kit Catalyst just out. And figure 'aight... Get the kit, find a good TH-cam tutorial and take a crack at it'
Good tutorial located. Thank you.
You know, it's a great idea to do the silver joint parts in the very first step. I always used to mess up the painted parts around the hard-to-reach parts of the joints and whatnot.
Great channel and great video!
Thx a lot!
Subscribed and hope for more frequent videos.
great work amigo!!! looks killer
Thank you for this video, I really like miniature painting videos that give a start for those getting into the hobby. Great narration, it's good to know what you're thinking in the process of painting. The only thing I could ask for would be more cut edits to what your miniature looks like at the various stages so new people can see what your looking to accomplish and where they "should" be at that point of the video. think a close up turntable shot at various points.
All in all, thanks for the video and I can't wait to see more.
The only thing I would change about the video would be a close up photo after each color. Either way, I appreciate your efforts here.
Thanks for the input! Good feedback 👍
Digging the sound track! That first track was always my fav.
Always takes me back! Love all the MW2 soundtracks also!
The whole soundtrack to MW2 and Mercs. So good, I can watch paint dry to it.
Priming in white would cut down on the coats you need. Do you not put a clear coat on your minis?
Hey, thx for the comments.
I do not clear coat. I find the Game Color line has some resilience to handling, and haven’t found the need for it yet.
As far as priming, I now use mostly light grey. It does work better for red and warmer colors, although I still require 2 coats minimum.
My normal prep method is to prime black then dry brush white then start base colors
Interesting! I have never tried that!
Another trick is black prime then a second lighter grey prime just from above. Adds a sort of pre-highlight you can see in the base colour if you don't put it on too thick.
As a super noob to the whole arena of mech painting, what paintbrushes are needed to get a good start on things? I'm assuming the $1 dozen from Wally's World isn't going to cut it, but not sure exactly what type are needed to produce all of the awesome paint jobs out there.
Thanks for the question... I use XEM brushes which can be found on amazon. Good starter brushes. Of course you can go up from there if you want!
I don't get these comments about priming in white or black. Your primer color is dictated by your base color. If it's red, as in this case, a yellow primer/sealer makes reds pop more. You typically use red under black to keep the black from looking milky/hazy.
Generally agree - half the mech is white, though, so a white primer would have required less coats of white. White on a yellow primer would not have worked out, I don’t think.
@@DeathfromAboveWargaming It would have looked like whole milk, even if you used a lot of white. It's quite possibly the worst color to paint, because there's zero margin for error. Even candies are more forgiving.
21:30 what's the name/origin of that song? i guess it's from a mw ost? Would be happy if anyone could let me know. Thanks! :)
Hi. Nice Video. I got a question regarding Chapter 3. Do you paint the entire mech with metallic coat including the wind shields or do you ignore some spots so you can apply a different coat later? Thank you for your time!
FirionDarklight I only try to brush the metallic (or any color) where I want it to be, but knowing that I have future base coats coming, at least for the non-metallics, I can be a little sloppy with first pass coats. This assumes you are applying in very light coats.
@@KevinPeterstheRyan Got it. Thanks for your answer and looking forward to future videos! :)
you should use washes to bring the details back out after you get your base coats laid out
I did, chapter 7, but it’s via black washes. Unless my base coats are very light, the color washes don’t give me enough pop. I have been tempted to try these magical GW contrast paints, but probably when I get my mass quantities of Kickstarter models to paint.
@@KevinPeterstheRyan I have had great success with GWs washes
I haven't tried their contrast paints - but the usual effect it gives makes me NOT want to use them
I did my first painting today, ended very badly. For various reasons, grey primer with white base, Coats were too thick, no wet palette among other things.
Best way to learn is thru practice! Keep it up.
.... also I find white to be one of the hardest colors to work with. Yellow as well.
Love this painting tutorial. Am interested in doing this on my box set minis once I have space to work. How did you learn to move your hand so quickly while the music plays? Looks like a speed force technique......lol
Haha the video is sped up like 300%... I wish I could paint that fast 😆
Lmao dude the video is sped up.... I hope you are joking.... I really do cuz I already knew humans were becoming retarded.:. You basically proved it
This was my casual pace.
@@papaversomniferum5247 yeah I was giving him shit lol
Gimme the music list, fam.
Need some Priest Firepower
I admit, I had to consult Google, but assuming I hit the right reference, I am forced to agree.
@@KevinPeterstheRyan if you looked up Judas Priest and their new album Firepower you got it.
Vallejo makes amazing washes and metallics, as well as a few solid colors of tried, I only tried Walmart cheap paints and citadel and Vallejo, they are actually all pretty good, citadel over all is best, except their browns... their browns and whites and reds are crappy, they still work, but work crappilyapplely
lol “crappilyapplely” - industry terminology 😁 I am curious to try the Army Painter line. I’ve heard good things and they don’t cost your firstborn.
camera is too far away to make this at all useful. Wish I could have seen the mech at all. The content seemed useful, but I would love to see a refilmed version(series) of these where the mech was actually shown (with a macro lens)
sell me that locust