As an older guy just getting into D&D style games, I'm completely overwhelmed at all times. I don't do well with nearly limitless options for figures, paints, techniques etc, so I'm very appreciative of your videos.
As someone who probably spends more time with his pet turtle than he does with human beings, I both appreciated and understood the inclusion of "pet turtle" in your list of folk to impress immensely.
3:45 Step 1 - Foundation of the whole process 6:22 Step 2 - Basic application of colour 9:53 Step 3 - Oil washes 13:57 How I lied about four steps 14:24 Step 4 - Finishing touches
This is exactly the way of painting I like the most. Very relaxing, not having to worry about every single brush stroke or my shaky hand but still getting awesome results.
Quick way to mix your paint with any mediums (like a flow improver or water) right in the cup! It’s also a quick way to get at any residual paint when cleaning out the airbrush.
Loved this old timely intro. Man I feel like I need an airbrush. You make this look so easy. Man I loved that Dwarf. Such a cool miniature. John ya make me feel like I need to you’d bigger brushes I like how you get such good control with those brushes. Thanks for these quick tips. Amazing artwork done on these miniatures Jon cheers tyvm!
Dear Mr Ninjon, love the content and just would like to share an experience I had with my partner. She does not do any minature painting, warhammer or anything alike. For some reason while watching one or your videos i kindly challenged my partner to paint something. Reluctantly she agreed, I fired up the airbrush, she chose a hormagaunt to paint. After some basecoloring, she was hoping for screaming purple (i dont have that color), but it ended up very dark, slabbing on some paint, qiuck tutorial on drybrushing my partner actually was very proud! The mini even got a name "Wolfgang" the Hormagaunt, dark purple, with golden streaks on the back. Nice experience for us both. I will prob be the only one doing the painting in the future, but thanks for the easy going content! Keep it up!
Hey, nice shout out to Play on Tabletop! I actually found their channel first, and they led me here! Great content, I've learned a lot just by listening to you talk about technique, now it's just practicing putting those techniques to work. Thanks for what you do here :)
Something I learned from the master Wappel is that after cleaning the oil wash, you have a very thin oil paint layer all over your model. This is the perfect point to transition into oils for step 4, getting effortless sick blends going all over the place, as the oil you will apply to your model will be so easy to move around on that thin layer, or pre-glaze as he calls it :) I am so happy to see people starting to work with oils with heroes like James Wappel, Marco Frisoni, Vince Venturella and now you leading the charge. Much love, thanks for your inspiring work!
My immediate thought as well was that with a little extra pure white and a glaze of fluorescent paint you'd have yourself a really good basis for a glow effect
Amazing. I tend to get overwhelmed easily and something like this is super helpful. The intro was amazing as always and your chair turn face never fails to make me laugh!
I found yr channel, when I was looking for examples on how to paint cadian shock troops I just recently returned to the hobby (last painted miniatures late 90s early 2000) so my painting skill was really low Thanks to yr videos, my skill returned and improved immediately 👍 Specially the tips for -thining the paint -how to use paint, that almost behave like water -mixing metalic paint with matching colors Were very very useful Thanks! hope you continue the good work
Duuude, Play On using your well-painted minis?! I love the cross-country element of our hobby; I am from Canada, and love Play On and both you and Scott!
10:00 YES! Been playing with "water-mixable" oils and they have been quite lovely.. Ninjon makes the "clean-off" process look waaay easier than it really is.. The tinfoil is an excellent idea!!
I have to say that in the last year I have picked up a few new youtubers into my steady run of "have to watch them right away" posters, and you've been an easy addition to this list. Please keep up all the fantastic content! Also, nice to see Marco getting some love, that man is crazy talented!
White oil washes are also really good for quickly doing glowing recesses if you pair them with a somewhat transparent fluorescent. I've found this helpful for stuff like Necron weapons.
Just wow...from that magenta wash for the added skin tone ( which looks fantastic btw) to that white wash on that summoned entity are incredible even the sword that little dude is holding looks so well worn and used, this video has given me so many amazing ideas... I'm just about to paint a model and I'm so glad I seen this before I did thanks for the vid dude absolutely killa.
The magenta and white oil wash effects were a legitimate "wow". Marco Frisoni is amazing and his videos are enlightening but I really was shocked by how accessible you made this step look. Great job, Jon.
I'm a little late, but...wow, master Ninjon, the use of oil paints showed in your videos is just stunning! I'm gonna try them, and see if I can achieve that kind of results on my models! Congrats!, and please, please, keep on enlighting us with your painting wisdom!
I started painting minis during Covid and I started with a few small games before tackling some bigger paint jobs: Mansions of Madness (literally everything for the game and expansions), Monster Slaughter (all content), QUODD Heroes, Tang Garden, etc. I've saved my bigger mini-heavy games (nemesis, CMON, scythe, etc.) for when I've gained a little more experience.
Jon Great video, such a good way to break down volumes in a digestible manner. I hope people realize this process can translate to batch painting armies!
Whoa, the sponge to backdraft the airbrush is genius. After having poked myself once, by wedging too much of my "fingerflesh" in there when holding it close, I always shudder when I do that, so using a sponge like that will be helpful. You always have hobby lifehacks like that...the tinfoil is genius as well and last time I learned about those make up applicators instead of cotton swabs.
Your videos are getting better and more informative as you go on. Love it man, keep up the great work. Really loved the one on mini products that weren't made for mini painter. Great information all around!
Quick tip… Those Toffifee plastic that holds the toffifee, is absolutely perfect for mixing and holding paint 🙂 When there’s no more room, you just buy another pack, and you get a nice snack and a nice paint holder 👌
I put tinfoil on my palette now my palette is trying to convince me that my models are actually part of a secret organization to take over my room. Looking at my growing collection of models...it might be right.
You are a wizard, Jon!! I was recently thinking about how oil washes would look over Contrast paint and then here comes Ninjon with all the answers. Definitely going to use this process to start making a significant dent in my pile of shame. Thank you!
Very nice, your intros continue to amaze. I concur 100 percent with this method for working on my pile'o'shame/opportunity. Its quick and doesn't leave me with that speed painting feel of I could have done better because the models really do amaze for the amount of time spent.
I tried oil washes a few weeks ago for the first time, yeah I am convinced. Absolutely fantastic if you want a grimy grim-dark look on Sci-fi stuff, also really good for panel lining on vehicles and mechs. Cost me about 3 Great British pounds for a tube that will probably last longer than I will.
Thanks for sharing! I'm all for making things as quick, simple and easy as possible in every area of life and painting minis is absolutely no exception! Next months paint order is gonna include some oils!!! 👍❤
loved the intro dude, excellent steps to get both creamy blends and pretty high contrast - going to play with some oil soon, just need to get some white spirit
I cannot thank you enough for showing off the eyeshadow brushes for removing oil. Been using em for about a month now and they are night & day from q-tips
Great video. Thank you for lying down a process that I can try to follow, that I am coming back to the painting hobby after a couple of decades away from it. One question: Do you take any extra precautions when using the oil washes? I know that for oil painting, good ventilation is paramount. And you probably have good ventilation since you are using also an airbrush, but I think you should remind people that mineral spirits are not water and acrylics are not oils, and using them in a close room is fine for acrylics, but not for oils. However, maybe with the tiny amount that you are using is not a problem, I do not know.
Stuffing my sadness with plastic toys... And my apprehension, and my happiness, and my rage, and my meh! mood, and... going and going... 🤭🤭🤭 Awesome video!
I was literally writing down my ideas to paint my sisters of battle when I found this video and realized it's exactly the plan I had come up with minus the adding white after the prime. Thanks for the video, it helped me make sure my ideas weren't stupid.
Great video, Jon! I've used a similar process myself, but have found that I'm able to achieve shadows that don't lose their luster when applying contrast-type paints by not using black in the zenithal undercoat. Instead, I identify cool and warm areas of the model and airbrush on dark blue-grey and some red-brown respectively. White zenithal highlights are applied as normal, though I might use a warm off-white if the model is primarily warm colors. Try using contrast-type paints after this undercoat and your models will immediately have twice as much life to them. It also eliminates the need for an oil wash, unless you ended up with lots of coffee staining. Another benefit is that you can actually apply lighter colors instead of black in areas you want to ultimately end up very bright.
Hi Darrin, what primer do you use before the dark blue-grey and red-brown please? If I could avoid oils (purely for the set up cost and learning curve) that'd be nice, so your way sounds great
@@stormsorrow4142 Ideally you'd have colored primers-- a dark terracotta primer for warm colors, or a primer like "wolf grey" from army painter for cool colors. That said, you can just get a flat grey and then use regular paints of those colors if you don't have colored primers, albeit it is more expensive. Overall, some things I didn't mention in my original post that might be helpful is that, drybrushing your white or off-white before doing the zenithal airbrush spray also helps build up contrast. If you want some areas to be white or very light in the final model, you'll have to go in and paint those sections that color *before* adding your white or off-white. Finally, a single tube of black oil paints do go a long way (get something like Windsor and Newton, cheap stuff looks like crap). A simple, targeted oil wash can really bring it home. You don't have to wash the whole model. That said, this step is optional.
this video inspired me to try out oil paints! ive been a acrylic painter for several years now and im excited to widen my horizon. Thx for the video. Maybe you can follow up with a more in depht starting guide for oil paints and miniatures
Loved the intro, so funny! Inspiring level of painting! Great tips as always! Wait...What a coup acquiring Upside Down Glasses Guy from Miniac! You must have a better benefits package.
As soon as you said ‘Burnt Umber’, I knew you’d been watching Marco Frisoni 😂. Between the pair of you, you’re really opening my eyes to new techniques and a much wider view on how to approach miniature painting in general. Cheers chaps 👊👏👏
Ok fine fine fine, you convinced me! I'll get some oil paints
Marco Frisoni is sooo good with Oil paints!
.. in reality with every type of paint but is work with oils are always stunning.
As an older guy just getting into D&D style games, I'm completely overwhelmed at all times. I don't do well with nearly limitless options for figures, paints, techniques etc, so I'm very appreciative of your videos.
At least D&D generally doesn’t require 50 to 100 models for a game!
As someone who probably spends more time with his pet turtle than he does with human beings, I both appreciated and understood the inclusion of "pet turtle" in your list of folk to impress immensely.
Ditto on the pet turtle comment :)
Ninjon...setting.the standard for hobby TH-cam intros! Good content and suggestions.
3:45 Step 1 - Foundation of the whole process
6:22 Step 2 - Basic application of colour
9:53 Step 3 - Oil washes
13:57 How I lied about four steps
14:24 Step 4 - Finishing touches
"Stuffing down my sadness with plastic toys!" I feel attacked 😅
I feel my essence captured in a single line!
A deep cut I'm currently experiencing this year. Hahaha!
I thought it was funny until I realized I own all those games… mostly unpainted
Broski, this looks amazing! Way to knock out a set as soon as you get it, looking forward to seeing these in that battle report!
I'm excited to see the Joneses reaction.
Another disciple of Marco, awesome. Great work!
Frickin love this dudes style. So tasteful 😍
OMG Jon.... I have been following you for over more then a year now... and YES. YES YES !!! this is it !! Thank you so much !!!!
Great topic and great video! You may have convinced me to try oil paints.
This is exactly the way of painting I like the most. Very relaxing, not having to worry about every single brush stroke or my shaky hand but still getting awesome results.
The “Backflow” trick by putting the makeup sponge on the tip of the airbrush is GENIUS!!
Why are you so damn brilliant, Jon Ninas?!
What did that do? Clean it out?
Quick way to mix your paint with any mediums (like a flow improver or water) right in the cup!
It’s also a quick way to get at any residual paint when cleaning out the airbrush.
Marco Frisoni is an absolute BEAST. I painted up my Adeptus Mechanicus HQ units based on his "Blanchitsu" guide, and they look so good.
Loved this old timely intro. Man I feel like I need an airbrush. You make this look so easy. Man I loved that Dwarf. Such a cool miniature. John ya make me feel like I need to you’d bigger brushes I like how you get such good control with those brushes. Thanks for these quick tips. Amazing artwork done on these miniatures Jon cheers tyvm!
Dear Mr Ninjon, love the content and just would like to share an experience I had with my partner. She does not do any minature painting, warhammer or anything alike. For some reason while watching one or your videos i kindly challenged my partner to paint something. Reluctantly she agreed, I fired up the airbrush, she chose a hormagaunt to paint. After some basecoloring, she was hoping for screaming purple (i dont have that color), but it ended up very dark, slabbing on some paint, qiuck tutorial on drybrushing my partner actually was very proud! The mini even got a name "Wolfgang" the Hormagaunt, dark purple, with golden streaks on the back. Nice experience for us both. I will prob be the only one doing the painting in the future, but thanks for the easy going content! Keep it up!
I have been addicted to painting this way for a while, i really want to learn to blend but this way is so easy and looks really good.
Thanks for making new spins on painting "quickly". It's really about new ways to enjoy painting and having options. Especially love the oils add.
Your oil techniques brings literraly your mini to a PRO Level,congrats !!
Love it when my favourite paiting youtubers reference each other! Nice Ninjon, NIce Marco
OOOH that white oil wash is a great idea! I love that effect!
Hey, nice shout out to Play on Tabletop! I actually found their channel first, and they led me here! Great content, I've learned a lot just by listening to you talk about technique, now it's just practicing putting those techniques to work. Thanks for what you do here :)
Something I learned from the master Wappel is that after cleaning the oil wash, you have a very thin oil paint layer all over your model. This is the perfect point to transition into oils for step 4, getting effortless sick blends going all over the place, as the oil you will apply to your model will be so easy to move around on that thin layer, or pre-glaze as he calls it :)
I am so happy to see people starting to work with oils with heroes like James Wappel, Marco Frisoni, Vince Venturella and now you leading the charge. Much love, thanks for your inspiring work!
That white wash for the half-raised undead is a gem and would be worth watchin the whole video just for that . . .
My immediate thought as well was that with a little extra pure white and a glaze of fluorescent paint you'd have yourself a really good basis for a glow effect
Amazing. I tend to get overwhelmed easily and something like this is super helpful.
The intro was amazing as always and your chair turn face never fails to make me laugh!
I found yr channel, when I was looking for examples on how to paint cadian shock troops
I just recently returned to the hobby (last painted miniatures late 90s early 2000) so my painting skill was really low
Thanks to yr videos, my skill returned and improved immediately 👍
Specially the tips for
-thining the paint
-how to use paint, that almost behave like water
-mixing metalic paint with matching colors
Were very very useful
Thanks! hope you continue the good work
Duuude, Play On using your well-painted minis?! I love the cross-country element of our hobby; I am from Canada, and love Play On and both you and Scott!
10:00 YES! Been playing with "water-mixable" oils and they have been quite lovely.. Ninjon makes the "clean-off" process look waaay easier than it really is..
The tinfoil is an excellent idea!!
Sir, that was a phenomenal instruction on quickly painting a large number of models. Thank you.
I have to say that in the last year I have picked up a few new youtubers into my steady run of "have to watch them right away" posters, and you've been an easy addition to this list. Please keep up all the fantastic content!
Also, nice to see Marco getting some love, that man is crazy talented!
White oil washes are also really good for quickly doing glowing recesses if you pair them with a somewhat transparent fluorescent. I've found this helpful for stuff like Necron weapons.
This technique produces amazing results. The minis have a rich depth of colour and look really engaging. Thanks for sharing!
Glorious, your skits and editing are getting better every day!
I just watched the battle report and then jumped to your video! I am so amazed now I think I dip myself in oilpaints. Your 4 steps looks great.
what a great video, I have been speed painting board games this week for about a year now. Still picked up some really good tips!
Excellent video. Will be scouring your whole library now. I love seeing oil washes.
John, your cold opens are the best on the net!
The magenta on the skin looks great. Great vid btw
Just wow...from that magenta wash for the added skin tone ( which looks fantastic btw) to that white wash on that summoned entity are incredible even the sword that little dude is holding looks so well worn and used, this video has given me so many amazing ideas... I'm just about to paint a model and I'm so glad I seen this before I did thanks for the vid dude absolutely killa.
Those came out looking great. The oil washes really add so much depth, and give a dark, worn, more realistic look to them.
This may be your video that impressed me the most so far. It might be just 3-4 easy steps, but bro, your minis look awesome!!
Wow incredible! Those steps do sooo much work for you!!!
The magenta and white oil wash effects were a legitimate "wow". Marco Frisoni is amazing and his videos are enlightening but I really was shocked by how accessible you made this step look. Great job, Jon.
I'm a little late, but...wow, master Ninjon, the use of oil paints showed in your videos is just stunning! I'm gonna try them, and see if I can achieve that kind of results on my models! Congrats!, and please, please, keep on enlighting us with your painting wisdom!
"Hey! It's Marrrco!" Love that guy. Love you too John. Jeez don't get jelly.
"HELLO GUYS!" I've watched so many video's of him earlier this year that my wife started greeting me this way
I want to know how he painted the skeleton at 2:05. It’s gorgeous.
I started painting minis during Covid and I started with a few small games before tackling some bigger paint jobs: Mansions of Madness (literally everything for the game and expansions), Monster Slaughter (all content), QUODD Heroes, Tang Garden, etc. I've saved my bigger mini-heavy games (nemesis, CMON, scythe, etc.) for when I've gained a little more experience.
This has really inspired me- I have been trying to get better and I always find your videos so cool!! Thanks Jon
Really love your sense of humor, and your props to not just mecha. Great video! Keep it up amigo!
Scott gives inspirstion and motivation. But Jon... Jon gives Hope. Hope that I can do Better in this hobby and finish my Projects. Love Your videos
Jon Great video, such a good way to break down volumes in a digestible manner. I hope people realize this process can translate to batch painting armies!
Mate, i watched like 4 westerns over the weekend and then this! Epic timing!
Whoa, the sponge to backdraft the airbrush is genius. After having poked myself once, by wedging too much of my "fingerflesh" in there when holding it close, I always shudder when I do that, so using a sponge like that will be helpful.
You always have hobby lifehacks like that...the tinfoil is genius as well and last time I learned about those make up applicators instead of cotton swabs.
The intro is the best yet... good job Jon
Your videos are getting better and more informative as you go on. Love it man, keep up the great work. Really loved the one on mini products that weren't made for mini painter. Great information all around!
I absolutely love the way these look. I am definitely checking out oil washes after watching this
Quick tip… Those Toffifee plastic that holds the toffifee, is absolutely perfect for mixing and holding paint 🙂
When there’s no more room, you just buy another pack, and you get a nice snack and a nice paint holder 👌
Love your videos Jon, a great painter and great presenter
Hilarious opening. Clear and well delivered information. Great video!
Some of the best compositions I've seen in a while. Two thumbs up!
I love this, it's not only simple, it looks great, and you get a ton of contrast too. Thanks!
Awesome! I will have to try this on my D&D and Necromunda models.
Thanks for that tinfoil on palette tip.
I put tinfoil on my palette now my palette is trying to convince me that my models are actually part of a secret organization to take over my room.
Looking at my growing collection of models...it might be right.
I really like this method. It has a bit of an impressionist feel to it. Thank you!
You are a wizard, Jon!! I was recently thinking about how oil washes would look over Contrast paint and then here comes Ninjon with all the answers. Definitely going to use this process to start making a significant dent in my pile of shame. Thank you!
Very nice, your intros continue to amaze. I concur 100 percent with this method for working on my pile'o'shame/opportunity. Its quick and doesn't leave me with that speed painting feel of I could have done better because the models really do amaze for the amount of time spent.
Thank you for this technique- I finally tried it and HOLY SMOKES IT IS A GAME CHANGER!!
I tried oil washes a few weeks ago for the first time, yeah I am convinced. Absolutely fantastic if you want a grimy grim-dark look on Sci-fi stuff, also really good for panel lining on vehicles and mechs. Cost me about 3 Great British pounds for a tube that will probably last longer than I will.
Graet intro! And.beware inverted glasses guy is a Miniac trademark!
How can a video for not-exactly-beginners can be so mind-blowingly useful? This is impossible.
First time I've been excited to paint in awhile, definitely subscribed!
When I watch your videos I get so ecstatic about putting my brushes to paint!
Thanks for sharing! I'm all for making things as quick, simple and easy as possible in every area of life and painting minis is absolutely no exception! Next months paint order is gonna include some oils!!! 👍❤
Awesome video! I definitely plan on trying these steps with my Cursed City box set.
I need to try this oil paints stuff lvl up my game
Fantastic sculpts, and an interesting video. All the best.
I spend way to much time starring at my kits and not painting. This helps me out a ton. Thanks!
Jon, this is your best video yet. Really inspired me to get stuff done using this approach. Awesome work mate.
I loved this style since you posted pictures of them and have been waiting to see how exactly you painted them.
loved the intro dude, excellent steps to get both creamy blends and pretty high contrast - going to play with some oil soon, just need to get some white spirit
Great Video, I am actually excited to bust out a board game and give it a try! Right After I finish my current 20 other models / projects!
That purple with the red looks absolutely incredible.
Dude These intros are killing me 😂😂
I cannot thank you enough for showing off the eyeshadow brushes for removing oil. Been using em for about a month now and they are night & day from q-tips
Great video. Thank you for lying down a process that I can try to follow, that I am coming back to the painting hobby after a couple of decades away from it.
One question: Do you take any extra precautions when using the oil washes?
I know that for oil painting, good ventilation is paramount. And you probably have good ventilation since you are using also an airbrush, but I think you should remind people that mineral spirits are not water and acrylics are not oils, and using them in a close room is fine for acrylics, but not for oils.
However, maybe with the tiny amount that you are using is not a problem, I do not know.
Stuffing my sadness with plastic toys... And my apprehension, and my happiness, and my rage, and my meh! mood, and... going and going... 🤭🤭🤭
Awesome video!
I was literally writing down my ideas to paint my sisters of battle when I found this video and realized it's exactly the plan I had come up with minus the adding white after the prime. Thanks for the video, it helped me make sure my ideas weren't stupid.
I immediatelly recognize Marco's Influence in your work, the workflow and mediums are very similar :)
Great video, Jon! I've used a similar process myself, but have found that I'm able to achieve shadows that don't lose their luster when applying contrast-type paints by not using black in the zenithal undercoat. Instead, I identify cool and warm areas of the model and airbrush on dark blue-grey and some red-brown respectively. White zenithal highlights are applied as normal, though I might use a warm off-white if the model is primarily warm colors.
Try using contrast-type paints after this undercoat and your models will immediately have twice as much life to them. It also eliminates the need for an oil wash, unless you ended up with lots of coffee staining.
Another benefit is that you can actually apply lighter colors instead of black in areas you want to ultimately end up very bright.
Hi Darrin, what primer do you use before the dark blue-grey and red-brown please? If I could avoid oils (purely for the set up cost and learning curve) that'd be nice, so your way sounds great
@@stormsorrow4142 Ideally you'd have colored primers-- a dark terracotta primer for warm colors, or a primer like "wolf grey" from army painter for cool colors. That said, you can just get a flat grey and then use regular paints of those colors if you don't have colored primers, albeit it is more expensive.
Overall, some things I didn't mention in my original post that might be helpful is that, drybrushing your white or off-white before doing the zenithal airbrush spray also helps build up contrast. If you want some areas to be white or very light in the final model, you'll have to go in and paint those sections that color *before* adding your white or off-white. Finally, a single tube of black oil paints do go a long way (get something like Windsor and Newton, cheap stuff looks like crap). A simple, targeted oil wash can really bring it home. You don't have to wash the whole model. That said, this step is optional.
this video inspired me to try out oil paints! ive been a acrylic painter for several years now and im excited to widen my horizon. Thx for the video. Maybe you can follow up with a more in depht starting guide for oil paints and miniatures
I've just finished painting eclipse 2nd edition, most of the minis were good quality.
this is the tutorial that we needed but didn't deserve.... thanks a lot man. Your skills as a content producer are just sky rocketing. kudos
Great video! I really appreciate these instructional videos.
Loved the intro, so funny! Inspiring level of painting! Great tips as always! Wait...What a coup acquiring Upside Down Glasses Guy from Miniac! You must have a better benefits package.
Jon, your colour selection is top notch!
As soon as you said ‘Burnt Umber’, I knew you’d been watching Marco Frisoni 😂. Between the pair of you, you’re really opening my eyes to new techniques and a much wider view on how to approach miniature painting in general. Cheers chaps 👊👏👏
This is great, I am a really slow painter so I will have to give these tips a try.
Great video! What a solid collection of steps to batch paint different figures in one process. Cheers!
Tendies!!! Amazing tutorial duder!