Great tutorial! I especially like how you don't hide your mistakes and instead show how to fix them. Surprising how much of the hobby is just that - "fixing" little mistakes.
I've been building models and figures for years (as in 30+). I've read books, watched videos, and chatted at the hobby shop. This is WITHOUT A DOUBT the ABSOLUTE best video about painting faces EVER!!! With Snowmageddon coming today I'm going to try these out on some figures for my Shadows of Brimstone game. Thank you so much for this video! (Oh yeah, production value was awesome too)
Was having a horrible time painting faces with an airbrush. Tried the techniques from this video and was floored at how great the next face I did was. Fantastic video!!!
Hey dude. Was just redirected here from Instagram, and I have to say that this tutorial is great. Thanks to it,I understood where I went wrong in this process. Will try and use this technique in the future. Thanks again,mate.
I've never even attempted to try eyes before because my belief in being able to do so has been zero and all i've ever done is just flesh washed the face. BUT I've just tried what you show here on my Blackstone Fortress Explorers and your teaching and ideas are absolutely blowing me away. I even found that if I cut in too much on one eye, as long as I cut the other one in the same, they look great, obviously not brilliant, but I feel so much more confident in continuing along this track now. Also whilst improving the look of the eyes, it occurred to me that each explorer has different shaped eyes which makes the learning process so much more easier than let's say, painting the eyes of a two hundred army force. Your teachings really are fantastic, Kind regards and mega thanks, Terry
Finally step by step tutorial. I was sick and tired those lazy ass montages where dude just put brush on the eye socket and in the next second BOOM all eyes are done. You earned a new sub and notification :D
Tried this for the first time tonight, honestly probably the best tutorial I've yet found if given what I was able to get with it, and I would never claim to be a fantastic painter. Thank you for the video!
Austin, Fantastic tutorial! I really enjoyed the conversational tone and clarification for every step. As in beginner painter this kind of help really helps bump up my game. Please continue to make videos, you're really doing great! Could you go over helmet eyes, and proper thinning techniques?
Nice eye painting method and tips, will give that a go. I had not thought of starting with a black, I usually do the eye at the same stage, then use ink to get the dark edge. I've been painting for 30 years and still learning.
Just found this video by accident but what a great tutorial. You just opened my eyes on an easier way to paint err... 'eyes'. Make so much sense once you explain it.
Definitely going to start doing this first. I JUST started to paint eyes, and did indeed do them last. Going to do it first from now on, because it was the single most terrifying thing I've ever done.
Thanks for doing this tutorial, it is by far the best one on this subject. While I’m only starting getting better results, I found your explanation quite informative and useful.
I've only just begun painting Warhammer 40K models and chronicling my journey as a noob on my channel, and I just did my first face - wasn't too great of course. Going to adapt your techniques to my painting for my next set - Blood Angels Tactical Squad with a lot of exposed faces.
extremely well done, this tutorial helped me a lot. im kind of a returning player and been having problems painting faces, thanks a lot and keep them comming. greetings from Sweden.
HOLY CRAP!!! this is fantastic! the best mini face I've seen in youtube so far! absolutely subscribed! I wish you all the best, hope your channel grows because you are really VERY talented, man!
Faces and eyes are easy. Just do them the best you can every time and don't give up on yourself. After painting like 20 Soviet infantry for bolt action I'm comfortable with all faces now.
Best Mini eye painting tutorial! Thanks for this. I saw from your intro that you painted a Chaos Master of Crusade from Wargamers Exc. Would love to see a video on how you did it / colors you used etc.
That Sir is amazing, at bit like yourself, I have always avoided faces, like you my army have got helmets. I do think though that this tutorial is simple enough for even a ham fisted painter like my self to follow and try. The end result is superb by the way, especially considering just how few steps there are.
Great video seriously and like Dan said best I've seen, you took your time, camera was well lit and you explained the intricacies very well good job sir.
My husband and I started painting miniatures and faces have always been the hardest part by far. This video seems to be very informative, but what size brushes do you use for this?
Totally awesome !! Best fascial I've ever seen but your's was only the 3rd vid I've watched. I'm going to try some on my 1:76 or 1:87 model people on my railway layout. They don't seem to have anything like the level of definition that yours did. One vid suggested priming in white as this may show up moulding lines better on less defined faces. What would your suggestion be ? Also I couldn't make out the name of the oil you used. I have a steady hand for a 61 year old and you have inspired me to give it a go. It just looks fantastic what you did. Maybe I should practice on a larger scale first ? Thanks Rick
God damn I don't know how you make it all look so clean. As soon as i put that wash on, no matter how careful I am to take care of any pools outside of the recesses, it comes out looking like a mottled, blotchy mess.
Excellent video. I do have one suggestion. I wasn't familiar with some of the paint selections. It would be a great help if you listed or displayed the paint bottle for all of the paints used during your demonstration at the beginning of the session.
Seemed to have lost half my comment. One vid suggested using white primer as it should make the definitions easier to see. What is your thought ? I couldn't make out what the name of the oil you used was. My hearing is slightly impaired but my dexterity in my fingers is okay !! Don't expect to be brilliant straight off but you have inspired me to have a go. Thanks a bundle, Rick
Really nice....I'm actually gonna try this exact method...it seems easy enough to follow.....quick question do you paint all you sections pre assembly?...like with the head on a pin on the cork or do you assemble first and then paint....great vid bro
Not bad for your 1st shot! I prime my heads in white personally and do the eyes after the 1st flesh tone. The white base makes it much easier to work inwards IMO. Subbed and look forward to more.
Great tutorial. I really enjoy your videos and how you really explain the step by step process and don't gloss over any of the steps. I disagree with your take on the eyes. Most people that attempt to paint eyes dismally fail. I've seen decent painters (me included) with really good looking painted models with googly eyes. The eyes are so small, it's really hard to cleanly get the brush into the space without messing up over and over again. Most people don't have hands that steady. Miniature painting is time consuming enough, I'm not trying to add another 30 minutes per model to get eyes that you can't even see unless you put the model right in front of your eyes. Painting eyes on models wearing helmets is much easier and takes about 5-10 minutes max. If you're competing for a golden daemon or other award, then by all means paint the eyes. Everyone else, move on to the next model or you're never going to get your army on the table.
Great tutorial! I especially like how you don't hide your mistakes and instead show how to fix them. Surprising how much of the hobby is just that - "fixing" little mistakes.
I've been building models and figures for years (as in 30+). I've read books, watched videos, and chatted at the hobby shop. This is WITHOUT A DOUBT the ABSOLUTE best video about painting faces EVER!!! With Snowmageddon coming today I'm going to try these out on some figures for my Shadows of Brimstone game. Thank you so much for this video! (Oh yeah, production value was awesome too)
"leadbelcher and nuln oil.. I mean, the first time I did that I thought I was a professional." Exactly like that x)
Washes from GW are liquid Talent. They are amazing. Agrax Earthshade and Nuln Oil are amazing.
a trick: you can watch movies on Kaldrostream. Me and my gf have been using them for watching loads of movies recently.
@Briar Lyric Definitely, have been using Flixzone} for since november myself =)
@Briar Lyric Yup, been using flixzone} for since november myself =)
@Briar Lyric Yup, been watching on flixzone} for years myself :D
Best I've seen on youtube so far. Subbed.
Was having a horrible time painting faces with an airbrush. Tried the techniques from this video and was floored at how great the next face I did was. Fantastic video!!!
This is without doubt one of those tutorials that makes you want to paint minis again, thank you man. Have a nice day!
without a doubt the best guide on mini faces, thanks dude.
Hey dude.
Was just redirected here from Instagram, and I have to say that this tutorial is great.
Thanks to it,I understood where I went wrong in this process.
Will try and use this technique in the future.
Thanks again,mate.
No problem! If you need help anywhere else, let me know and i'll try to do a painting tutorial for you
This is literally the best face painting tutorial I've seen anywhere. Thanks, you got my sub.
I've never even attempted to try eyes before because my belief in being able to do so has been zero and all i've ever done is just flesh washed the face. BUT I've just tried what you show here on my Blackstone Fortress Explorers and your teaching and ideas are absolutely blowing me away.
I even found that if I cut in too much on one eye, as long as I cut the other one in the same, they look great, obviously not brilliant, but I feel so much more confident in continuing along this track now. Also whilst improving the look of the eyes, it occurred to me that each explorer has different shaped eyes which makes the learning process so much more easier than let's say, painting the eyes of a two hundred army force.
Your teachings really are fantastic,
Kind regards and mega thanks,
Terry
Finally step by step tutorial. I was sick and tired those lazy ass montages where dude just put brush on the eye socket and in the next second BOOM all eyes are done. You earned a new sub and notification :D
This is a great video. Thank you ..i just followed along and painted the best face I’ve ever done
Tried this for the first time tonight, honestly probably the best tutorial I've yet found if given what I was able to get with it, and I would never claim to be a fantastic painter. Thank you for the video!
Austin, Fantastic tutorial! I really enjoyed the conversational tone and clarification for every step. As in beginner painter this kind of help really helps bump up my game. Please continue to make videos, you're really doing great! Could you go over helmet eyes, and proper thinning techniques?
Thanks for the comment! In my next video i'll cover some basic proper thinning techniques and helmet eyes will come soon i promise.
Nice eye painting method and tips, will give that a go. I had not thought of starting with a black, I usually do the eye at the same stage, then use ink to get the dark edge. I've been painting for 30 years and still learning.
I have watched most of the face painting tutorials on youtube and this feels like the most helpful, thank you.
Getting back into painting my miniatures after about 10 years and this has really helped!
So much detail in such little time fantasti c vid.
This is the Ultimate guide for faces!
Thank you for this tutorial.
As a complete beginner this is by far the best face painting guide yet, hopefully I don't mess up too much when my Kill Team arrives
Just found this video by accident but what a great tutorial. You just opened my eyes on an easier way to paint err... 'eyes'. Make so much sense once you explain it.
One of the best face painting videos I have seen
Thank you very much! If theres something else you want to see me do, please let me know and i'll try to incorporate it in my next video!
Omg, thanks a bunch! Nailed it on the first try thanks to this video!
That was the best eye tutorial I have seen. Bravo.
Same here, best face painting tutorial i've seen on youtube. Liked and favorited.
This is awesome, not too complicated, something I can aim for.
Awesome tutorial...I don't comment on videos very often, so please know that I really enjoyed it and will be using this technique going forward.
Outstanding, best ive seen and im getting very good results using this method... subbed 👍🏼
Fantastic video. Jumped my skills forward loads! Didn't know where to start on faces until I found this help. Thanks for sharing.
this was a real eye opener
I could really do with going to a "how to keep a point on your brush" workshop somewhere. Your brush control is super impressive.
Definitely going to start doing this first. I JUST started to paint eyes, and did indeed do them last. Going to do it first from now on, because it was the single most terrifying thing I've ever done.
Thanks for doing this tutorial, it is by far the best one on this subject. While I’m only starting getting better results, I found your explanation quite informative and useful.
this is great, gives far more understanding to face painting than i had before.....
Great technique! Definitely going to give this a try! Hope to see more tutorials!
Let me know how it works for you! If theres ever something specific you want me to cover, let me know and i'll try to make a video of it!
I've only just begun painting Warhammer 40K models and chronicling my journey as a noob on my channel, and I just did my first face - wasn't too great of course. Going to adapt your techniques to my painting for my next set - Blood Angels Tactical Squad with a lot of exposed faces.
Awesome. I agree eyes help them see on the field make your guys roll better!
Ah man that's why I've been rolling so many ones................
Excellent video! It's really helped me paint the faces of my minis infinitely better. 👍
I followed your advice for painting eyes.... and it’s amazing !
Thank you so much !!!
Have yourself a new sub sir, Faces are the bane of my painting life but this is really handy. Will attempt tomorrow.
Amazing mate, mine ain't gonna end up Anywhere near that lol, but seriously this is the most helpful. Video I have found
extremely well done, this tutorial helped me a lot. im kind of a returning player and been having problems painting faces, thanks a lot and keep them comming. greetings from Sweden.
thank you for the kind words! i'll have more videos coming in the new year
well done dude, ill be adopting your technique
This is excellent...trying this soon !
Thank you so much for this video. Finally brave painting my primaris librarian's face and I'm really happy with it 😊
That was bloody excellent. Keen to have a go, now. Cheers.
Very nice tutorial! Thanks!
Very well done! I think this gave me the edge I was looking for!
This is an amazing tutorial thank you so much for it🙏🙏🙏
Dude, wow. Just, wow. Thank you so much, gonna try this when I get home!
Thanks Austin, truly impressive. I have always struggled with faces. Happy to be you 500th subscriber.
Thank you so much! Didn't realize i was at 500, i'll need to get back on the tutorial train
Great work!
HOLY CRAP!!! this is fantastic! the best mini face I've seen in youtube so far!
absolutely subscribed!
I wish you all the best, hope your channel grows because you are really VERY talented, man!
Thank you very much! i'll have more videos soon!
Faces and eyes are easy. Just do them the best you can every time and don't give up on yourself. After painting like 20 Soviet infantry for bolt action I'm comfortable with all faces now.
this tutorial really friggen helped me.
Man, well done. I'd love to see your videos get around more and get more subs
What a great informative video, thanks for taking the time and effort. Looking forward to trying it out.
Amazing video! Best one I’ve ever seen!
This is a great video. I haven't looked yet, but i hope you kept at it!
Wow nice video you make it seem so easy , than you for the vide
Awesome tutorial! I'm painting my first face following your sets. Let's hope I don't mess it up... ☝️😁🤞
A fantastic tutorial. Keep up the outstanding work. Thank you
Best Mini eye painting tutorial! Thanks for this. I saw from your intro that you painted a Chaos Master of Crusade from Wargamers Exc. Would love to see a video on how you did it / colors you used etc.
I'm late but this is *so* good.
I intend to paint for stop motion on 2.5" figures so it really shows up if something is not right. Great job. Thanks
Awesome video! Makes me want to try it myself now. I also like the fixed camera focus so we don't have to watch your camera play the autofocus game.
Great video and paint job. Good camera work and sound. Very nicley spoken. You achieved an amazing result with very few paints
Thank you very much, i try to make quality results achievable for everyone!
Great tutorial. Very accessible. Thanks!
That Sir is amazing, at bit like yourself, I have always avoided faces, like you my army have got helmets. I do think though that this tutorial is simple enough for even a ham fisted painter like my self to follow and try. The end result is superb by the way, especially considering just how few steps there are.
Fantastic tutorial man, this helped me out tremendously!
Great video seriously and like Dan said best I've seen, you took your time, camera was well lit and you explained the intricacies very well good job sir.
Amazing video, as a beginner this tutorial really helped me out. Hope to see more in the future!
I have always been complete junk at painting eyes. I watched this video and became immediately... acceptable :D Seriously good video, well done!
This is very similar to how I paint heads. Its defiantly more refined than my method though. Solid video.
My husband and I started painting miniatures and faces have always been the hardest part by far. This video seems to be very informative, but what size brushes do you use for this?
00 and 000 brushes, for the eyes I use 10/0 brushes.
I really liked this video, makes me want to take my time when I'll paint Sammael on his Corvex.
Very helpful thank you!
master piece
OMG.. Finally a face tutorial that gets straight to the point. Thank you so much! What did you use to spike the head onto the cork, a nail?
Paperclip. Standard
Great camera work!!! Painting around that must have been tricky
really really helpfull, thank you for doing this close up on camera
amazing job sir
Great tutorial, thanks for sharing !
"If this is airbrush I swear to-
Totally awesome !! Best fascial I've ever seen but your's was only the 3rd vid I've watched.
I'm going to try some on my 1:76 or 1:87 model people on my railway layout. They don't seem to have anything like the level of definition that yours did. One vid suggested priming in white as this may show up moulding lines better on less defined faces. What would your suggestion be ? Also I couldn't make out the name of the oil you used. I have a steady hand for a 61 year old and you have inspired me to give it a go. It just looks fantastic what you did. Maybe I should practice on a larger scale first ? Thanks Rick
God damn I don't know how you make it all look so clean. As soon as i put that wash on, no matter how careful I am to take care of any pools outside of the recesses, it comes out looking like a mottled, blotchy mess.
Seems so simple. I have 15 scouts to paint. Hope this helps. Thank you.
Excellent video. I do have one suggestion. I wasn't familiar with some of the paint selections. It would be a great help if you listed or displayed the paint bottle for all of the paints used during your demonstration at the beginning of the session.
Fantastic tutorial, thank you 🙏🏻
Wery nice tutorial!
Seemed to have lost half my comment. One vid suggested using white primer as it should make the definitions easier to see. What is your thought ? I couldn't make out what the name of the oil you used was. My hearing is slightly impaired but my dexterity in my fingers is okay !! Don't expect to be brilliant straight off but you have inspired me to have a go. Thanks a bundle, Rick
Amazing
EXCELLENT, thank you very very much!!
Really nice....I'm actually gonna try this exact method...it seems easy enough to follow.....quick question do you paint all you sections pre assembly?...like with the head on a pin on the cork or do you assemble first and then paint....great vid bro
Great tutorial, keep them coming :)
Looks great!
Can you do a video for a Night Lords skin tone? Sort of a blue hued albino?
Love it but my question would be how would you do eyebrows?
Nice video man
Not bad for your 1st shot! I prime my heads in white personally and do the eyes after the 1st flesh tone. The white base makes it much easier to work inwards IMO. Subbed and look forward to more.
This is hands down the best and most in depth head and face tutorial i have ever seen on youtube so good man like and sub from me.
Great tutorial. I really enjoy your videos and how you really explain the step by step process and don't gloss over any of the steps. I disagree with your take on the eyes. Most people that attempt to paint eyes dismally fail. I've seen decent painters (me included) with really good looking painted models with googly eyes. The eyes are so small, it's really hard to cleanly get the brush into the space without messing up over and over again. Most people don't have hands that steady. Miniature painting is time consuming enough, I'm not trying to add another 30 minutes per model to get eyes that you can't even see unless you put the model right in front of your eyes. Painting eyes on models wearing helmets is much easier and takes about 5-10 minutes max. If you're competing for a golden daemon or other award, then by all means paint the eyes. Everyone else, move on to the next model or you're never going to get your army on the table.