Thank you, for helping me get over my painting anxiety while also helping me stay motivated. Your videos have been invaluable with the wealth of information that they offer. One day I might even play the game, until then... I enjoy painting. I really can't thank you enough.
I was painting a devastator Sgt yesterday and I chose the iron snakes as my chapter. I already finished my impulsor in the same color scheme and I'm super proud of it. So I used the standard gun metal metallic for the main color of the tank and then maroon and white for the other main chapter colors. When it came to the Sgt though I tried a silver and I was going to make my own shadows and weathering to darken it down. I failed completely. The old me would have Givin up. I would have never touched that model again. Something happened last night though. I listened to all the advice you give, miniac, ninjon, Sam, and next level paintings Kenny always give. I just painted over it all with my base and started over. I stuck to the colors I chose in the beginning and didn't stray from the path. Now my Sgt looks amazing and he is still smooth and looks good. I appreciate how hard you work and how you give so much knowledge to us new painters. As time goes by I am getting better and better. It's obvious when I look at my very first model. Thank you so much and I will continue to paint bravely. God bless.
This was a really good video, Vince, while I've been around long enough to know that the difference between a master and a novice is the ability to recover from mistakes, it's still great to see someone as experienced as you acknowledge this. I'm sure a lot of new painters will find this video really useful. On another note it was really interesting to see your oil painting workflow here, I just got some good quality oil paints myself these past weeks and have to agree fully with the joy of the blending process - no stress, no lifting paint, no half-dry streaking etc. I already love them even though I know that I will crash and burn repeatedly before getting anywhere close to proficient with them. Really looking forward to the continuation of this next week!
I got my mate who is a builder to help build my deck. It's amazing that he didn't actually make that many fewer mistakes, but mistakes never phased him it all and just carried on without missing a beat to fix the problem and once he was done you'd never know something went wrong.
Thanks Vince for giving me a new hobby catchphrase - "It's okay"! As I climb the steep learning curve that is starting out with minis I am reassured that it's okay to fail, it's okay to make mistakes - even the best and most experienced people do. Treat it as a learning experience, try to figure out what went wrong and why and see if I can fix it even if it means stripping and/or repriming the piece. I got a tub of cheap minis that I don't care about to take my baby steps on and a few better ones for when my skills start coming together. As a perfectionist I find it very disappointing if pieces don't come out as well as I hoped - even very early practice ones - but now in the back of my head I hear your voice saying "don't let perfect be the enemy of good"! Through your reassuring style I'm slowly beginning to accept there is no way that my skills can match my perfectionism at this early stage - but "it's okay"! ☺
Another fantastic video which not only teaches specific skills but also touches on an important lesson of pushing through disappointment and failure when painting. You are a natural a teaching, and your videos continue to be a keystone for me to improve my painting, to the point that a friend of mine recently pointed out that I often refer to you as Professor Venturella when discussing your videos :)
Vince, great lesson - both philosophy as well as painting - lots to learn and ponder, and definitely things we need to keep in mind as we stumble over obstacles (mostly of our own making) in our journey to do better. Thanks as always for your inspired guidance!
It wasn't a "mistake" technically but I decided about 15 models into a soulblight army that I didn't care for my colour scheme. I considered abandoning the army entirely, instead I workshopped my way to a new scheme. Pain in the A, but now I'm quite pleased with it. Great video and a great message! I think a lot of people will benefit from watching it.
It really helped to know that most acrylics can be stripped with isopropyl alcohol and superglue can be unglued with dimethylsulfoxide with no damage to plastic. Helps to know that if I DO make mistakes during assembly and painting, there is indeed an option to try again from scratch with clean bits.
One of my favorite Hobby Cheating videos! No matter how good a tutorial is, there's always lots of hard work and practice to develop the skill, and it's so refreshing to see an all-time master work through problems. You are as inspiring as you are instructive. Thanks for what you do for the hobby!
Some more excellent wisdom from the good book of Vincent Having something not go to plan can be a painting crusher, gotta push through. Like you say, you can always add another layer
Thanks for the great timing and reminder. I just picked a brush back up after 10 months of fighting my anxiety and depression. I lost a lot of my muscle memory and all my endurance. Looks like it's time to push paint around daily until it comes back.
This is a important HC video. As a very end-product/goal focused individual, failure has been my biggest block in the hobby so far. Recently the way i've gotten around it has been adopting the mentality of "fuck it, any paint on a model is better than nothing". This has helped me complete a good chunk of the models that i've had collecting dust, and has pushed me to experiment more with some techniques that i've been afraid to try, for fear of "ruining" the paint job.
Thank you for sharing your failures and successes with this model. All to often as you stated we only get to see the final product. Failures are where we learn. Really learned a lot from this one. Thank you Vince, much appreciated!
You should have watched your own videos on purple, LOL! It's almost like you were trying something bold and new with oils. I could see myself being so giddy about blending that out that I didn't think that through. It really is satisfying even just watching someone else blend them. THANKS again for sharing. My favorite youtubers show their mistakes. My favorite example of getting this in youtube videos is Juan Hidalgo's 'Eavy Metal Contrast series. He has such a precise, clean style, and when he makes a mistake it is horrifying, but he always shows it, you get the Riker facepalm meme, and then he shows how you fix it. I wish everyone showed that, almost always the most helpful part of the tutorial.
Yep, exactly, I think it's tempting when you're making content to hide the mistakes, but it's more helpful if you show them and show how you get through them. :)
Looks great Vince! To be honest, recovering from mistakes and pushing through them is probably still my biggest hurdle as a painter. Pretty sure at this point I've stripped more paint jobs than ones I've finished. So it's nice to see someone with a lot more talent than I have readily admit that mistakes happen at any skill level, and they can be fixed. Excited for the video on the bronze! Rooting for you at GD.
Pretty soon we’re gonna be calling these life cheating! So much of what you say translates between hobby and real life and it’s why I will always come back for more! Another awesome video!! Thank you from us all!
Great video! I just yesterday finished a miniature where I'd made one such mistake and subsequently given up on the miniature for a month. After I finally sucked it up and painted over the whole thing, it's become one of the best ones i've done :)
Great video. I haven't yet really pushed myself on a single mini to keep painting until the result is exactly what I wanted, but I should give that a try soon and remember this stuff
Great advice that extends to life in general! Painting wise, I did rust and verdigris effects for the first time ever on my nighthaunt about a week ago, there was a lot of trial and error for the verdigris but I finally got it to a place I liked. I might have saved some “failing” if I just waited a few more weeks I guess...
Thank you for sharing. Nobody likes to talk about failures although it is so important to accept them. The outcome speaks for itself. The skin looks fantastic and the intricate tattoo is absolutely gorgeous. Looking forward to the next video!
Awesome video. I was wondering if you were going to potentially make a specific vid about the mane and other hairy parts? I knew as soon as this model was released that I wanted a rich maroon, reddish mane but struggle to bring red to life without making it look like a blazing inferno. Many thanks in advance. Again, amazing stuff.
Thank you for this video! Really good to get this point across - it's okay to fail, just continue and you can improve! However, one of the most critical point for me, for example, is that I notice when things go wrong, but I dunno (yet) how to correct them. This is were experience and practice come into play, not only determination XD
Camerawork is much improved. The light colours are really blown out in some angles, reflection and all. Maybe a softer light or a light box would help. But it's much better. Thanks for the video, Vince.
Vince: wow… this video was “Great…” because this is me making mistakes and getting frustrated on the work in progress …. you show how to go with the flow and (then)… make the piece even better. Your a great teacher… I appreciate, teaching us. Blessing from Aiken South Carolina
Since I wouldn’t want to use turpentine or mineral spirit when I’m painting, I was thinking about buying some water mixable oil paint (ex. W&N artisan line). Are they good for miniature painting or should I buy regolar oils instead?
Just use regular oil paint. You use an incredibly small amount of mineral spirit, so you won't have any issues with fumes that you might run into if you were painting on a large canvas in a poorly-ventilated space. For example, my container of mineral spirits is smaller than a bottle of Tamiya thinner. If the concerns were with damaging the priming or figure, then there's nothing I've run into using odorless thinner (Speedball Mona Lisa brand, in my case).
So, some poeple have already given you options for traditional oils, that being said, yes, you can utilize water based oils, I've never used them, but I know others that have. :)
Great video Vince! This is something I forced myself to learn early in my painting journey and it’s so important to be mindful of. I also really enjoyed seeing your approach glazing with such highly diluted inks. I love using inks in the airbrush but I admit I struggle with them sometimes drying in odd ways due to the amount of medium. Are you just using Vallejo Airbrush Thinner and no water? I’ll have to check for a HC on the topic...
If you had worked with acrylics, what would have been the approach to fixing it? Since you'd have arrived at the failure stage by glazing (I'd guess), would you have just continued glazing? Maybe a glaze of light flesh everywhere, even if (or especially besause) its red tone desaturates the blue/purple/magentas?
COuld have been anything from new layers and then glazes of the top to continued glazing, to just laying down some completely new tones with the airbrush. Basically, just kept painting. :)
Unnamed painting youtubers: i will paint my entry for golden demon over the next 10 videos Vince: *im gonna dunk on them* Jokes aside, great hints as always. Just finished my kragnos a few weeks ago and had similar struggles. Would have killed for this video then because I had so many similar pains
Nice work. It is extremely helpful to see how other people fail and redeem themselves when you paint home alone for many, many months. PS: Any chance for another live Q&A for painters soon?
Thanks Vince! What was your thought process when you chose the areas to apply the Burnt Umber filter? (I'm really liking the overall result, and I feel like this "more yellow" tone showing off here and there, with sometimes an interesting verticality across the whole figure, hits home very hard. But my brain doesn't "get it" so I have to ask: how did you choose where to place it?) Have a nice week-end!
Man, pththalos are such bullies! Love the way you worked it over and ended up so much better. I can imagine the cognitive dissonance of having such a good time blending while simultaneously thinking oh nooo the colour is wrong how can this feel so good and be so wrong!? :D
Vince thank you for such a great video! It is great & inspiring to see that even amongst the best imo, errors occur. But that's why you're so great because you know how to handle it! Thank you!👌👍
If you dint know he has an extensive library of tutorials. Just check out his vids. He has a tone of free hand videos. The guy is a master painter and any question you have there's a vid.
vince you said you dont have to worry about pooling when glazing with the airbrush..but even when im just spraying smth like reikland fleshshade out of the airbrush i have mayor problems with getting spiderwebbing. there just comes out too much
Happy accidents aren't accidents, exactly. The same way natural selection isn't really just random chance. Keep things moving and try to preserve the things that work.
I just had a second failure painting the skin of a figure. This is encouraging to get right back to it. Vince, can you look at some pics in FB messenger so you could aim me at fixing it?
It would be if I stopped there, a lot of people will feel like they can't proceed from that point when they paint something they don't like. :) Generally, a darker black steel.
Vince please go to watch the powerful oil painting from Master Frazetta ,you will have the answer of your skins colors problems and Golden Demon victory ticket: "The Moon Maid "-second version. Look at the Frazetta 's centaur skin,perfect and evil/darkness at the same time..perfect for the GW character !👍❤❤
So I am on my 11 attempt doing nmm gold on my stormcast eternals, I cannot get the flat chest right. Do I quit and give up on what believe is beyond my talent. I've paid for professional tuition and still cannot get it right?
If you're not at the place where you're getting NMM with that much work, don't beat your head against the wall. Work on some other pieces, work on other techniques. Work on your learning in other areas. THen come back, other revelations in other areas will ultimately help you with this technique.
@@VinceVenturella thanks again... I appreciate the replys . I thought I was ready probably not. It just feels like my progression as a painter I need to master the technic.
I know you say that its ok to fail and you dont need to be frustrated, but sometimes it gets a little overwhelming and depressing. You try so hard to get better but only seem to be going backwards. Your minor victories seem tainted and try as you might, you struggle to want to paint. Im not going to lie, this is me sometimes and thanks to some recent issues with my sight, though corrected and i can see better, all it feels like i have done is reveal just how bad i painting i have become. Its a lot to ask, but what other ways can I bring fun back into the hobby? Any input is greatly appreciated, as are all the videos you put out for everyone.
Well, the first thing to remember is that we all go through that, myself included, many times. It's perfectly normal. My next advice would be to focus on deliberate practice. Pick one thing, one technique, whatever that you want to improve and try that on varying figs that aren't part of a larger project. Give yourself the room to experiement and to learn. Hope that helps.
@@VinceVenturella Thanks mate, that actually really helps. I didnt even think of using different figs to practice on. Breaking it down will help too, so simple. I really appreciate your time. Hopefully i can submit a model to your review eventually
Great video. At the start of the year I was painting Nightbells from Mindwork games, I loved the artwork & was using it as inspiration. But I went far too blue with the skin tone rather than the warm tone of the picture. You can see the cold blue version here: instagram.com/p/CKJmJ2-nO70 I realised what I’d done about 3/4 of the way through the skin. I was using acrylics but rather than start again I thought I’d try to “fix it in post”, so I finished highlighting the cold blue. The I used a filter/stain of burnt umber oil paint (the theory being I could completely removed it if it didn’t work) to alter the appearance. It’s not perfect but I think I got away with it: instagram.com/p/CKzTYyZHUxf
With painting minis I'm so good at covering up failure, that I could be a politician.
Schmooth
Amazing. :)
Thank you, for helping me get over my painting anxiety while also helping me stay motivated.
Your videos have been invaluable with the wealth of information that they offer.
One day I might even play the game, until then... I enjoy painting.
I really can't thank you enough.
Always happy to help. :)
I was painting a devastator Sgt yesterday and I chose the iron snakes as my chapter. I already finished my impulsor in the same color scheme and I'm super proud of it. So I used the standard gun metal metallic for the main color of the tank and then maroon and white for the other main chapter colors. When it came to the Sgt though I tried a silver and I was going to make my own shadows and weathering to darken it down. I failed completely. The old me would have Givin up. I would have never touched that model again. Something happened last night though. I listened to all the advice you give, miniac, ninjon, Sam, and next level paintings Kenny always give. I just painted over it all with my base and started over. I stuck to the colors I chose in the beginning and didn't stray from the path. Now my Sgt looks amazing and he is still smooth and looks good. I appreciate how hard you work and how you give so much knowledge to us new painters. As time goes by I am getting better and better. It's obvious when I look at my very first model. Thank you so much and I will continue to paint bravely. God bless.
That's totally awesome!
This was a really good video, Vince, while I've been around long enough to know that the difference between a master and a novice is the ability to recover from mistakes, it's still great to see someone as experienced as you acknowledge this. I'm sure a lot of new painters will find this video really useful.
On another note it was really interesting to see your oil painting workflow here, I just got some good quality oil paints myself these past weeks and have to agree fully with the joy of the blending process - no stress, no lifting paint, no half-dry streaking etc. I already love them even though I know that I will crash and burn repeatedly before getting anywhere close to proficient with them.
Really looking forward to the continuation of this next week!
Awesome, always happy to help. :)
I got my mate who is a builder to help build my deck. It's amazing that he didn't actually make that many fewer mistakes, but mistakes never phased him it all and just carried on without missing a beat to fix the problem and once he was done you'd never know something went wrong.
Burnt umber: saved me multiple times to fix stuff :). Very nice result Vince!
Thanks!
Thanks Vince for giving me a new hobby catchphrase - "It's okay"! As I climb the steep learning curve that is starting out with minis I am reassured that it's okay to fail, it's okay to make mistakes - even the best and most experienced people do. Treat it as a learning experience, try to figure out what went wrong and why and see if I can fix it even if it means stripping and/or repriming the piece. I got a tub of cheap minis that I don't care about to take my baby steps on and a few better ones for when my skills start coming together. As a perfectionist I find it very disappointing if pieces don't come out as well as I hoped - even very early practice ones - but now in the back of my head I hear your voice saying "don't let perfect be the enemy of good"! Through your reassuring style I'm slowly beginning to accept there is no way that my skills can match my perfectionism at this early stage - but "it's okay"! ☺
Exactly! It's OKAY!
Another fantastic video which not only teaches specific skills but also touches on an important lesson of pushing through disappointment and failure when painting. You are a natural a teaching, and your videos continue to be a keystone for me to improve my painting, to the point that a friend of mine recently pointed out that I often refer to you as Professor Venturella when discussing your videos :)
Glad it was helpful! :)
Vince, great lesson - both philosophy as well as painting - lots to learn and ponder, and definitely things we need to keep in mind as we stumble over obstacles (mostly of our own making) in our journey to do better. Thanks as always for your inspired guidance!
Always happy to help. :)
It wasn't a "mistake" technically but I decided about 15 models into a soulblight army that I didn't care for my colour scheme. I considered abandoning the army entirely, instead I workshopped my way to a new scheme. Pain in the A, but now I'm quite pleased with it. Great video and a great message! I think a lot of people will benefit from watching it.
That's awesome!
It really helped to know that most acrylics can be stripped with isopropyl alcohol and superglue can be unglued with dimethylsulfoxide with no damage to plastic. Helps to know that if I DO make mistakes during assembly and painting, there is indeed an option to try again from scratch with clean bits.
Sure, though as you see here, it's rare you need to strip and repaint. ;)
One of my favorite Hobby Cheating videos! No matter how good a tutorial is, there's always lots of hard work and practice to develop the skill, and it's so refreshing to see an all-time master work through problems. You are as inspiring as you are instructive. Thanks for what you do for the hobby!
Thank you! Always happy to help.
Some more excellent wisdom from the good book of Vincent
Having something not go to plan can be a painting crusher, gotta push through. Like you say, you can always add another layer
Exactly!
Thanks for the great timing and reminder. I just picked a brush back up after 10 months of fighting my anxiety and depression. I lost a lot of my muscle memory and all my endurance.
Looks like it's time to push paint around daily until it comes back.
There you go.
Really great. Love that fleshtone coupled with the mane.
Thank you!
This is a important HC video.
As a very end-product/goal focused individual, failure has been my biggest block in the hobby so far. Recently the way i've gotten around it has been adopting the mentality of "fuck it, any paint on a model is better than nothing". This has helped me complete a good chunk of the models that i've had collecting dust, and has pushed me to experiment more with some techniques that i've been afraid to try, for fear of "ruining" the paint job.
Exactly, you can never ruin a model with paint. You have the right idea. :)
Burnt Umber and Ice Yellow are used by so many renowned painters, love the video. Thanks for the content
Thanks for watching!
Thank you for sharing your failures and successes with this model. All to often as you stated we only get to see the final product. Failures are where we learn. Really learned a lot from this one. Thank you Vince, much appreciated!
You bet! Always happy to help. :)
You should have watched your own videos on purple, LOL! It's almost like you were trying something bold and new with oils. I could see myself being so giddy about blending that out that I didn't think that through. It really is satisfying even just watching someone else blend them. THANKS again for sharing. My favorite youtubers show their mistakes. My favorite example of getting this in youtube videos is Juan Hidalgo's 'Eavy Metal Contrast series. He has such a precise, clean style, and when he makes a mistake it is horrifying, but he always shows it, you get the Riker facepalm meme, and then he shows how you fix it. I wish everyone showed that, almost always the most helpful part of the tutorial.
Yep, exactly, I think it's tempting when you're making content to hide the mistakes, but it's more helpful if you show them and show how you get through them. :)
Reminds me of king behemoth from the Final Fantasy games with the big horns and purple skin. Great save and thanks for sharing.
Always happy to help. ;)
Looks great Vince! To be honest, recovering from mistakes and pushing through them is probably still my biggest hurdle as a painter. Pretty sure at this point I've stripped more paint jobs than ones I've finished. So it's nice to see someone with a lot more talent than I have readily admit that mistakes happen at any skill level, and they can be fixed. Excited for the video on the bronze! Rooting for you at GD.
Thank you and happy to help as always. :)
Pretty soon we’re gonna be calling these life cheating! So much of what you say translates between hobby and real life and it’s why I will always come back for more!
Another awesome video!! Thank you from us all!
Happy to help as always. :)
Correcting a failure is the definition of a learning experience.
You got it. :)
Wow, those tones you end up with look so good. It looks like a Frank Frazetta painting come to life.
Thank you, that means a great deal to me. :)
Always appreciated to see the in progess of a model.
Thanks, this was a fun one. :)
Great video! I just yesterday finished a miniature where I'd made one such mistake and subsequently given up on the miniature for a month. After I finally sucked it up and painted over the whole thing, it's become one of the best ones i've done :)
There you go, way to go!
Thanks for a great video, I can't wait for next Saturday!
Thanks!
Great video. I haven't yet really pushed myself on a single mini to keep painting until the result is exactly what I wanted, but I should give that a try soon and remember this stuff
You got it. :)
So many projects I don’t like and then end up looking great, and ones I love and end up unhappy with. Just got to try something and learn!
100%
Great advice that extends to life in general! Painting wise, I did rust and verdigris effects for the first time ever on my nighthaunt about a week ago, there was a lot of trial and error for the verdigris but I finally got it to a place I liked. I might have saved some “failing” if I just waited a few more weeks I guess...
Always good, some failing is always a chance to learn at least. :)
The model looks amazing. I bit the bullet and got an eclipse airbrush. Hope to speed up my painting and learn some airbrush technique.
Awesome, you'll enjoy it once you get going. :)
Hedonites of Kragnos army incoming. Who said Kragnos was a destruction god, not a Chaos god.
Thought the same thing. Vince coulda just run this as a Slaangor Daemon Prince.
Never a bad choice. :)
@Vince Venturella - as always, I feel encouraged and inspired. Thank you!
Awesome, that's the goal. :)
Thank you for sharing. Nobody likes to talk about failures although it is so important to accept them. The outcome speaks for itself. The skin looks fantastic and the intricate tattoo is absolutely gorgeous. Looking forward to the next video!
Thank you, this one was a journey.
Awesome video. I was wondering if you were going to potentially make a specific vid about the mane and other hairy parts? I knew as soon as this model was released that I wanted a rich maroon, reddish mane but struggle to bring red to life without making it look like a blazing inferno. Many thanks in advance. Again, amazing stuff.
Thanks! No video on the mane, just the copper and such, but this was very much like my previous red hair videos. :)
Thank you for this video! Really good to get this point across - it's okay to fail, just continue and you can improve! However, one of the most critical point for me, for example, is that I notice when things go wrong, but I dunno (yet) how to correct them. This is were experience and practice come into play, not only determination XD
Absolutely, glad it was helpful!. :)
remarkable outcome.
Also some excellent words of advice.
Thank you! :)
Looking forward to seeing the final results, good luck 👍
Come back next week. :)
Another great video about failure and working past it!
Thanks!
Great save and love the final tones
Thank you!
Camerawork is much improved. The light colours are really blown out in some angles, reflection and all. Maybe a softer light or a light box would help. But it's much better. Thanks for the video, Vince.
Noted! and always happy to help. :)
Great timing. I've been staring at a mourngul I screwed up on for the last week. Time to get back to it!
Get after it. :)
This just makes large scale figures even more scarier for me. Gah
Don't be scared, as you saw here, you can always fight through. :)
Great job Vince, you give me hope.
Thank you. :)
Great video Vince, the tattoo fits in nice with this piece.
Thanks! :)
Vince: wow… this video was “Great…” because this is me making mistakes and getting frustrated on the work in progress …. you show how to go with the flow and (then)… make the piece even better. Your a great teacher… I appreciate, teaching us. Blessing from Aiken South Carolina
Thank you, always happy to help. :)
Since I wouldn’t want to use turpentine or mineral spirit when I’m painting, I was thinking about buying some water mixable oil paint (ex. W&N artisan line). Are they good for miniature painting or should I buy regolar oils instead?
try Gamsol, it's odourless.
Just use regular oil paint. You use an incredibly small amount of mineral spirit, so you won't have any issues with fumes that you might run into if you were painting on a large canvas in a poorly-ventilated space. For example, my container of mineral spirits is smaller than a bottle of Tamiya thinner.
If the concerns were with damaging the priming or figure, then there's nothing I've run into using odorless thinner (Speedball Mona Lisa brand, in my case).
So, some poeple have already given you options for traditional oils, that being said, yes, you can utilize water based oils, I've never used them, but I know others that have. :)
Great video Vince! This is something I forced myself to learn early in my painting journey and it’s so important to be mindful of. I also really enjoyed seeing your approach glazing with such highly diluted inks. I love using inks in the airbrush but I admit I struggle with them sometimes drying in odd ways due to the amount of medium. Are you just using Vallejo Airbrush Thinner and no water? I’ll have to check for a HC on the topic...
Yep, I have a few videos that somewhat touch on it, but yes, the key is to thin it down, then use really low air pressure.
That freehand tat is NICE
Thank you. :)
If you had worked with acrylics, what would have been the approach to fixing it? Since you'd have arrived at the failure stage by glazing (I'd guess), would you have just continued glazing? Maybe a glaze of light flesh everywhere, even if (or especially besause) its red tone desaturates the blue/purple/magentas?
COuld have been anything from new layers and then glazes of the top to continued glazing, to just laying down some completely new tones with the airbrush. Basically, just kept painting. :)
Unnamed painting youtubers: i will paint my entry for golden demon over the next 10 videos
Vince: *im gonna dunk on them*
Jokes aside, great hints as always. Just finished my kragnos a few weeks ago and had similar struggles. Would have killed for this video then because I had so many similar pains
Well, happy to help as always. :)
the legs on these type of things always reminds me of a shaved cat
I can see that.
Nice work. It is extremely helpful to see how other people fail and redeem themselves when you paint home alone for many, many months.
PS: Any chance for another live Q&A for painters soon?
I definitely want to do some more Q&A soon. :)
Thanks Vince! What was your thought process when you chose the areas to apply the Burnt Umber filter? (I'm really liking the overall result, and I feel like this "more yellow" tone showing off here and there, with sometimes an interesting verticality across the whole figure, hits home very hard. But my brain doesn't "get it" so I have to ask: how did you choose where to place it?) Have a nice week-end!
Heavier on the lower areas of the model, but then mainly from just above the mid-tones into the shadow.
Man, pththalos are such bullies!
Love the way you worked it over and ended up so much better. I can imagine the cognitive dissonance of having such a good time blending while simultaneously thinking oh nooo the colour is wrong how can this feel so good and be so wrong!? :D
Absolutely! You nailed it.
what a fantastic video, thank you really Vince
Glad you enjoyed it!
Vince thank you for such a great video! It is great & inspiring to see that even amongst the best imo, errors occur. But that's why you're so great because you know how to handle it! Thank you!👌👍
Yep, really the only difference, is just learning through mistakes. :)
Hell yeah. The man, the myth, the legend!
:)
Just unbelievable Vince! Sooo good!
So, how long did it take you to finish this awesome masterpiece?
Probably about 80 hours total, but it was fun once I got going.
Great walk-through, thanks! How in the world did you do that great tattoo??
If you dint know he has an extensive library of tutorials. Just check out his vids. He has a tone of free hand videos. The guy is a master painter and any question you have there's a vid.
So basically, something like this video here - th-cam.com/video/w0K3ReBIzR0/w-d-xo.html
vince you said you dont have to worry about pooling when glazing with the airbrush..but even when im just spraying smth like reikland fleshshade out of the airbrush i have mayor problems with getting spiderwebbing. there just comes out too much
You need to turn the air pressure way down if you don't have an airbrush with proper trigger control. That's the key.
Great stuff friend 👏 👍
Thanks!
Happy accidents aren't accidents, exactly. The same way natural selection isn't really just random chance. Keep things moving and try to preserve the things that work.
Seems reasonable to me.
Faluire is often the best teacher.
Yes indeed.
That guy has a massive bush!
He's furry.
How did you do the hair on his face/mane at 10:53? I really like the strong red color near the skin on his neck.
Dark red layering up through yellow/oranges with thin lines then some red to glaze back down.
Awesome video. In all seriousness, the next video I need is Pushing Through Mediocrity. Keep up the good work
That's a really good suggestion for a video. :)
As always, great video, thank you! Wish you all the best for winning the demon :)
Thanks!
He kind of looks like Majorkill in that last shot!
Awesome
Wow!!! Great video!
Glad you liked it!
how did you go about painting the fur/hair on this model? I've really been struggling with it.
Basically this right here - th-cam.com/video/XwUf5JBO40M/w-d-xo.html
Thanks Vince great video mate :)
Glad you enjoyed it :)
Great topic
Thanks!
I just had a second failure painting the skin of a figure. This is encouraging to get right back to it. Vince, can you look at some pics in FB messenger so you could aim me at fixing it?
I dont generally review like that, I would never do anything else. If you want to tag me on socials, I am happy to offer what I can.
Is it really failing if your mistake is reversible?
Also, What is a good metal color to go with a model that is yellow/light brown?
It would be if I stopped there, a lot of people will feel like they can't proceed from that point when they paint something they don't like. :)
Generally, a darker black steel.
Vince please go to watch the powerful oil painting from Master Frazetta ,you will have the answer of your skins colors problems and Golden Demon victory ticket:
"The Moon Maid "-second version.
Look at the Frazetta 's centaur skin,perfect and evil/darkness at the same time..perfect for the GW character !👍❤❤
Yep, 100%, always good for inspiration.
So I am on my 11 attempt doing nmm gold on my stormcast eternals, I cannot get the flat chest right. Do I quit and give up on what believe is beyond my talent.
I've paid for professional tuition and still cannot get it right?
If you're not at the place where you're getting NMM with that much work, don't beat your head against the wall. Work on some other pieces, work on other techniques. Work on your learning in other areas. THen come back, other revelations in other areas will ultimately help you with this technique.
@@VinceVenturella thanks again... I appreciate the replys . I thought I was ready probably not. It just feels like my progression as a painter I need to master the technic.
Looks incredible! Have to try out burnt umber ink in my skintones. 👍🔥 Killer content as usual dj wetblndr
Thank you, always happy to help. ;)
Turned out great Vincey Vee! 🥰🐶
Thanks!
So was the initial mistake just not thinning down that purple?
Should have used less purple and no blue. :)
Thanks for showing us even you fuck up. It helps! 🙂
Looks great. Beat of luck.
Thank you!
failure ? more pure XP for you !
You got it!
awesome thank you.
You're welcome!
Inspirational
Thank you. :)
I hope im gonna be nearly as good as u at some point in my life 😅
It's just time and practice. :)
How did you do the tattoo!
I have a video on that - th-cam.com/video/w0K3ReBIzR0/w-d-xo.html
@@VinceVenturella awesome thank you
Don’t forget to like and comment to appease the almighty algorithm 😁👍🏼❤️
He looks kind of creepy all flesh coloured =P
A little bit yes. ;)
I know you say that its ok to fail and you dont need to be frustrated, but sometimes it gets a little overwhelming and depressing. You try so hard to get better but only seem to be going backwards. Your minor victories seem tainted and try as you might, you struggle to want to paint. Im not going to lie, this is me sometimes and thanks to some recent issues with my sight, though corrected and i can see better, all it feels like i have done is reveal just how bad i painting i have become.
Its a lot to ask, but what other ways can I bring fun back into the hobby?
Any input is greatly appreciated, as are all the videos you put out for everyone.
Well, the first thing to remember is that we all go through that, myself included, many times. It's perfectly normal. My next advice would be to focus on deliberate practice. Pick one thing, one technique, whatever that you want to improve and try that on varying figs that aren't part of a larger project. Give yourself the room to experiement and to learn. Hope that helps.
@@VinceVenturella Thanks mate, that actually really helps. I didnt even think of using different figs to practice on. Breaking it down will help too, so simple. I really appreciate your time. Hopefully i can submit a model to your review eventually
👍🏻👍🏻
:)
@ninjon surely you record the man a proper intro dude.
I feel this is a appropriately proper for my channel. ;)
Wait, recovering from failure still requires skill? Awwwww.
A little skill, a lot of determination.
Great video. At the start of the year I was painting Nightbells from Mindwork games, I loved the artwork & was using it as inspiration. But I went far too blue with the skin tone rather than the warm tone of the picture. You can see the cold blue version here: instagram.com/p/CKJmJ2-nO70
I realised what I’d done about 3/4 of the way through the skin. I was using acrylics but rather than start again I thought I’d try to “fix it in post”, so I finished highlighting the cold blue. The I used a filter/stain of burnt umber oil paint (the theory being I could completely removed it if it didn’t work) to alter the appearance. It’s not perfect but I think I got away with it: instagram.com/p/CKzTYyZHUxf
There you go, I think you got away with it.
Caucasian skin good skin. This is racist against zombies.
Poor Zombies. :)