My First (Serious) Attempt At Figure Painting! Miniature Noob In Action
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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 10 ธ.ค. 2020
- My friends, tonight we'll take a look at my first attempt at figure painting with all the proper techniques used by miniature painters.
Here's a beginner tutorial I used for skin painting: tinyurl.com/y4lh6gz6
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This video is a classic uncle Nightshift:
Paints a figure on a level many wargamers with hundreds of figures under their belt won't archieve and is still telling everyone that it is not that good...
Please never change XD
He does it on the models too! "aah its not that great" about a model that , had i made it, i would carry with me for life to show everyone, an that id probably take with me to bed..
Agree 100%. His first try is probably one of the best figures I’ve ever seen and definitely far, far better than my best try.
His humbleness speaks volumes. If I could get even close to the level of his first figure, I would be ecstatic!
been painting figures for 30 years. the above statement is, by my experience, true.
@@pathwanderer1183 same same...
Papa Nightshift: oH goD I'm So BaD AT PainTiNG FiGurEs.
Also papa Nightshift: makes a plastic figure look like a real human being
Oh yeah daddy night shift!
Chip my paints!
@@flyingeyeproductions5552 🙄
Haha, right?
I saw step 2 and was like "Welp, looks better than some of the minis I've painted..."
This guy's a genius in my opinion. Wish I had 1% of his skill.
Same
This Is Fact 🤓
Same
facts
Wish I had 50% of his patience and eye for detail.
“I shall call him, Mini Martin!”
-Martin, probably
Night Shift: Chipping is part of my religion, even on figures I will find something to chip
Chipping: this is the way
your nick sound Polish
When his first figure is better than ones you've been making for a year😔
Anyways, looks amazing!
And then he complains how bad it looks :(
I know how you feel
I have been painting figures for more than 30 years and that one is better than my best one
Just follow that tutorial and you may get even better result.
@@deMarbot so clearly you are doing something wrong 😆
Humility, honestly integrity. He even films his breakdowns. That's why you're such a damn good tutor. You're authentic. People relate. Oh, did I mention also an Epic modeller?
Model companies: *makes specific paint colors*
Modelers: “I’m gonna use a concoction of several paint colors for this”
You need to see the "50 shades of Feldgrau" pictures, where they have about 50 different jackets laid out and no 2 are the same color.
Me: should be paying attention in school
Night shift: uploads
Me: well alrighty then
Me: has a final exam in 30 minutes...
lol, I skipped German for this.
@SonofEyeAboveAll effoff but it teaches the important things.
@SonofEyeAboveAll effoff wow, no shit?
Favourite time of the week 👍🏻
like i said when you asked, it looks great in giving the model life
I'd rather a model with a poor figure than no figure at all!
Jerry Volpini - even an unpainted figure, at least then you get an idea of the scale.
@@dotdashdotdash Yes, lol 😆
Never painted a figure before. Immediately paints a better looking figure than i have in 23 years 😄
Camera work was great; so many figure painting videos where it would've helped if the camera was a lot closer.
good
for a year i'm "trying" to paint figures of all sort of scales, and usually having fun but after watching your video with your FIRST figure I feel sad ;-) .... its not fair :-D
As a figure modeler (primarily), it was fascinating to watch your work here. Your excellent brush control, your light touch, and your patience served you very well on this figure. This is a strong result for nearly any painter and a remarkable result for a new figure painter. I was especially impressed by your understanding of subtle color variations, which most painters take quite a lot of time to develop. My guess is that you are already practiced in actually seeing the colors that are present rather than just assuming that you already know what should be there.
A couple of things:
* Every miniature figure goes through a stage where it looks ... not good. Really not good. This doesn't change with experience; even the best painters I know have this happen. All you can do is trust that you will eventually work through to the other side and find the results you were looking for. This is what you did here, but I wanted to mention that it's very likely to happen with _every_ figure. The only thing that gets better is that you get used to the feeling.
* If you want bright, saturated reds (or most colors, really) when painting over a dark substrate, you might try a tonal underpainting with white, then glazing the color over the top rather than mixing the white in with the color. The latter will tend to desaturate the color, while painting in a translucent color over a light to dark gradient tends to give you much more vibrant results. With a worn uniform, as here, a bit of desaturation can be useful of course, since those colors tend to fade pretty quickly on cloth. I mention this mostly in case you want a less faded result in a future figure.
Brilliant start with figure painting that I think adds quite a lot to the excellent tank model.
Your first attempt looks better than my several attempts Martin.
A suggestion for the future. I recommend painting a bit of a shadow on the tank where the hand is covering edge of the hatch. It helps sell the relationship between the figure and the vehicle.
You're a much better figure painter than you give yourself credit for.
Drop the word ‘for’.
@@mitchellsumpter4807 Oh, really? C'mon, man.
This figure looks absolutely perfect. I love the wires you added for detail. The finishwork is fantastic! ❤
LOL "4 days makes me an expert" - in the world of the internet and youtube it makes you so much more!
“My first attempt”
*paints this perfectly as he has already done 100000 more before*
“Yes totally the first time”
I don't know what kind of weird perfectionist you are, but the face looks incredible. Especially the eyes are some of the best I've seen on a model
Looks good for your first serious attempt for painting a figure. Don't forget 'Contrast is king!'
Black leather i use English uniform and black with a wee touch of brown, gives you a nice leather effect. Great video mate....
Don't sell yourself short. This is an excellent tutorial with a great result
Being a painting newbie, this looks like magic and great tutorial.
My friend you are too humble, it looks great! There's always room for improvement but your foundation is truly impressive.
This man was born to make models. He does something totally new to him and it comes out better than it would if someone with years of experience in that topic did it.
Night shift sticker--> I ♥️ chipping
I love watching you, even the older videos, I always learn something from watching them. I really need to practice more with my figures. I’ve just got a panzer tank and it comes with THREE TANK CREW figures. My wife bought me it and said “ here love you’ll enjoy doing this won’t you. I couldn’t tell her I’d never painted a figure or had any bloody idea how. So somehow with the help of your video and the hand of god I might just win this one.
Thanks for sharing
You are not only a great painter, your presenting style is top shelf too. Entertaining until the last frame. Thank you for that! 🙏
My man Hans so polite waiting in a box
The moment your Panzerwaffe Uniform for reenactment at home dosent look as good as the one on a Model.
Thanks Night Shift, you've just made loads of us give up figure painting!
Always Prime Flesh areas with white! It reflects light back up through the paint layers adding a more 'lively' look!
the thumbnail looked so much better🤣🤣👍👍
So basically get Resin figures... Outstanding work.
Excellent M8...I aspire to that level of detail and realism 👍
“I’m bad at this”
Proceeds do paint photorealistic figure
Miniature painter here.
Without any sugarcoating this is damn well painted Hans. Like solid 8/10. If you wouldn't say it was your first mini I'd say you have way more experience than four days.
Using blue to show shaved beards has been used in anime for decades, surprised to see it being used in modeling too
I think it looks fucking great dude! 😀👍
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It's fun seeing you try things outside of your comfort zone.
you made a statement that you hoped to get better..........IMPOSSIBLE this was outstanding
He is right about the good model paints it self
I like your techniques on how you painted this figure. It works for me.
Adding Hans is the cherry on top! I've found that @andreaminiatures makes some great kits for layering different colours, like leather, skintones, black, et.c. It sure makes life easier for a noob like me. Keep it up!
A tip... Try to ad some shadow under the figurine's hand on the tank! It will pull everything together ;)
The Tank Commander is a Lieutenant. You give him a rank of an Private !
I paint minis since i'm 12 years old and i cannot have a result like this. I hate and love you at the same time. Seriously it's really nice and it's the best tutorial for 1/35 minis i've ever seen
Not a figure painter. Noob. Teaches me more than I've picked up in 20 years. I'm just impressed.
Looking good. Painting the face is tricky. This why i watch you. My friend
for sure it is the best tuturial for figure painting ...you are wondeful Martin
I hate you for being so good at painting. I mean man! For a first attempt it’a better than maybe 90% of people after entire life to paint figure. Amazing work ... !
The face COMPLETELY transforms when you add the blue. Amazing job!!
Was just watching Miniac's recent black and white painting video, where he sponged some chips on and then connected them with a brush, which instantly reminded me of you. I then realised it is Friday so your video should appearing any second, then it did!
Actually, you're figure looks much better than most figure painters on TH-cam. The flesh highlights and darks are more subtle and therefore looks very realistic.
Not bad at all. I like the result, and by using different colors than “how you s’posed to do it” you made Hans uniquely yours. Great video!
Thanks for the tutorial. I've watched it over and over because UN is a master despite his humility. I've got a long way to go but now have something to shoot for. I highly recommend this tutorial.
I love how you’re saying that your paint job doesn’t look good when it’s 100% better than anything I’ve ever painted
Duuuuude don't be too hard on yourself! Hans looks amazing!
Being able to curl up in bed and relax with a Nightshift video is the absolute highlight of my Friday night.
You gotta be kidding me that that's the results of your first time painting a figure. His suit looks like it was made out of real fabric and his headset looks like it was made from real metal. Great job on making the textures realistic. Keep on making model kits man, love your work.
I really watch all your videos and although my English is a bit basic I can learn and get very good results. Best virtual classes without your youtube videos my friend 🤩🤩🎨🤗🙌
"first time painting figures" . . . . . . Nailed it!
As a passable figure painter and tragically bad armour modeller. All I’m going to say is you’re killing me. Outstanding job mate. Gday from Australia. Keep the vids coming,they’re a great help to people like me.
As a miniature painter, I gotta say. That looks pretty darn good.
Okay, maybe it isn't perfect, but dang!
Great work! You could also use one of your lighter grey tones watered down for a glaze to apply to his jaw and upper lip for 5 o'clock shadow
Fantastic! As always :)
Amazing!!!
Good point about using quality, well sculpted figures.
Martian is top flawless figure and paint apps. You are awesome brudda!
Haha, for a non figure painter that was a pretty good figure painting tutorial. Nice job.
frickin' amazing!
Been waiting all day for this 👍
Absolutely amazing!!
Love it. Great job
Lovely!
Looks AWESOME!
Great job!!!Amazing ;)
Looks amazing!
Excellent!
Brilliant!
As always, just amazing
Great work!
Absolutely amazing buddy!!! Beautiful job can't wait to see the whole diorama!!!! Flawless job!!
Looks Great!
Well, congratulations! Your figure is better than 99.9% of other modelers first figure. Or 100th figure. I knew with your skill for detail, you would nail it.
This is amazing 🤩
It is very helpful!!thanks!
That looks amazing.
Excellent Vid!
Looks terrific!
Welcome to the figure painting club.... FYI, looks like this figure has a ring on his left hand you may have missed when painting it... Excellent work muh friend
Wow! Awesome job! Looks amazing!
Masterpiece!
Outstanding.
Unbelievable that this figure is the first one you did after a very long time (or at all?) - It looks great! And I am always surprised, how much "life" just one figure puts into an armored model and makes it far more interesting instead of keeping it "naked". Great work!
Looks great 👍
This is fantastic, Martin. Just wonderful!