GLOW EFFECT explained in 5 minutes
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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 7 ก.ย. 2024
- Ever wondered how to paint glow effect or object source lightning for your miniatures? Whether you are painting glowing plasma for warhammer miniatures or glowy magic effects for Marvel: Crisis Protocol miniature, I got you covered!
Glow effect or object source lightning is definitely something that many miniature painters struggle with and no wonder - there are so many mistakes that you can make! In this video, I am offering you blueprint tutorial that will explain to you under 5 minutes how to paint this glow effect easily without going too deep on the topic. Building such glow effect can take you from 30 minutes to multiple hours depending on how good you are and how big of the surface are you covering.
Note, that you might select slightly different approach when you are painting glow effect for plasma coils for warhammer as opposed to painting something like fire or magic effects - it all depends on the surface that you are going to cover. Either way, basic principles of painting OSL (object source lightning) that are covered in this video, should work the same.
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I am painting miniatures for warhammer, age of sigmar, marvel crisis protocol, D&D and much more! Whether it is superhero miniatures, heroic characters or space marines, I will paint them! If you are looking for some sweet miniature painting tutorials or warhammer hobby content in general, this is the right channel for you! - แนวปฏิบัติและการใช้ชีวิต
This video took me over 50 hours to create (which sounds insane considering that it has 5 minutes) when I include painting the miniatures, filming and editing. If you want to show me your support by liking the video and subscribing, it would be greatly appreciated! 💪
It was well worth the effort! Jobs a good’n 🙌🏻🙌🏻
I much appreciate the effort!
Thanks for this great video. Great work, really inspiring. Going to try this ASAP. Liked and subscribed :)
Ditto
50h insane! so I will need to watch it like ~600 times to match the hours you put creating it. Knowing how many times I rewatch your videos ... sounds like a achievable challenge
I'm getting some serious beard envy...Great video!
I am sure that I wouldn't be the only one who would like to see Scott with beard, grow it! And thank you
@@Zumikito i once asked him in a stream, i wasnt the only one that wanted to see that miracle
Scott, be patient and grow a beard. It takes time. You will thank yourself for doing it.
Necron players: *(heavy breathing)*
I am!
Me right now haha
This is true
I’m not a necron player…. Promise
Death guard player heavy wheezing 😮
I love it when someone understands the concept of the 5 minute instructional video. Concise and to the point, Perfect.
Thank You
Wait, THE RECESSES are the light source? Gone to rethink my Hellblasters... As always, great video and warm greets from Russia :)
Thank you! What a shocker, right?
Dear You Tube - please send this video to everyone who needs to know about painting miniatures. This guy is THE best!
Love your 5 minute tutorials my man, they have really helped me to understand some concepts I was not able to wrap my head around prior. Very easy to digest and presented clearly. Just wanted to let you know that at least one other person on this rock appreciates you my friend!
Hey, I am so happy to hear that! That is exactly my goal, so seeing that you appreciate it for what it is, makes it worth the effort. Keep on painting :)
Thanks YT algorithm for pointing me here, this is a great explanation of doing OSL!
Sometimes the algo works apparently!
It's simple: if you make a video, I like it and usually save it to my painting tips playlist.
This tutorial was really easy to understand and helped me understand this process so much better. Thanks!
Ohhhhh good trick with the photo - black/white filter, love that idea!
The picture-taking idea to see areas that should be highlighted is BRILLIANT!
I am really happy enough people liked your videos, so that youtube decided to recommend them to me ;) Your videos helped me a lot with glazing and blending, thank you very much! :)
I am glad to hear that! I truly am
That yellowy green looks so good
Great tips well explained. It is a lot easier to try something for the first time when you know why you are doing each step and what you are trying to get out of it, something some others skip over, but you explained very well.
Thank you!
As someone who is trying out the 40k hobby for the first time, your 5 minute easy-to-understand videos really help with how I should start out once I get my miniatures
I am glad to hear that, good luck on your journey!
Just found your 5 minutes tutorials, they're a pure gold mine!
I am so grateful for this video!! And so are my marines. 🙏🙌
Great job. Finally a tutorial on glow effect that doesn't use an airbrush.
Thank you for your effort it really helps those of us who really done know what we a re doing.
The fact that people find it useful makes me more than glad to create these vids!
I was fully invested in this video and once White space marine example showed up I laughed so hard! 😂 thank you for the bits of humor you throw into your videos!
I cannot wait to try out this technique.
Liked, just for being one of the few who realize the glow comes from inside the weapon and not the edges of the coils. Oh, and great tutorial, too!
I usually dislike yt tutorials as there is usually so much useless info. Your 5 minutes tutorials are great getting to the point telling what I need to know. Well done. I left a thumbs up and a subscription.
This truly motivates me to make more, thank you!
Oh boy, just started my first army. And yes Sons of the pheonix and oh boy looks far easier in you videos than it really is. I hope I can use this trick on them as well.
Just set aside some practice models and you will be good to go!
Man, I can’t believe it took me over a day to check up on you! My feed is super cluttered 😂
No worries my dude, cheers!
Osl done right. Love it. Thanks for this tutorial!
Glad that you like it!
Well......... that was enlightening! 💡
I see what you did there you cheeky dude 😁
I have some ideas that might help you with making more content:
1. Varnishing in general (maybe explain if you gloss varnish to get a protective coat, then matte to get the matte look)
2. Maybe showcase how gloss, satin, and Matte compare. I know others have done this, but I highly enjoy your quality and attention to detail.
3. Varnishing without using an airbrush (my persona one I need help with) I'm afraid to varnish my models lol.
I will save this topic and add it to my list, thank you :)
I definitely have to play with glazing next time, thanks for the quick guide - I really don't want to invest in an airbrush yet 😅
Woah! New recommendation from TH-cam! Great video. I've been struggling with OSL and this really helped. Thanks!
I am so glad to hear that
Great video! You do a great job explaining how to consider the brightest spot and how it affects your painting. Very good instruction.
such comments make me so happy to create these, thank you!
the overlay timer makes me anxoius! :D very cool video as usual!!!
Thank you! I removed it from my newer content for that very reason haha
Thx zumikito ! I really love your videos. It's the perfect format for me. Tons of videos on youtube lasting forever. This is the perfect lenght to catchup some information. Subscribed. Keep doing the great job mate.
Hey man, thanks for the video, i really like your super short style.
You bring across all the information necessary to try out a technique in a concise way. It's perfect to start practicing and practice makes perfect.
Glad you see it that way :) cheers
Very good! I've struggled a bit with glowy effects and definitely wanna try again.
Go for it!
So glad I found this channel! Great info, *mwah* presentation, INSTA subscribe!!
I must watch too many mini painters. I recognized the "bad" (for lack of a better term) mini with super thick paint you used as an example.
It has been around for quite some time already :)
Flippin love this explanation. Makes it seem not so hard.
Nothing is that difficult once you break it down :)
Came here via Miniac. Your tutorial is very well explained and goes straight to the point, I liked it very much! Looking forward to more videos of yours :)
What do you mean via Miniac? But thank you! :)
@@Zumikito I'm subbed to miniac's channel some times ago and on my TH-cam home page your video was in the section "People who liked Miniac also liked...", and it was right!
@@LeBonNauth h, I see! I almost thought he gave me a shoutout of which I did not know ! once again thank you for your support
Can you cover how to paint flames or fire? I love your shorter vids, so many on TH-cam waffle on so much, or make it so over complicated. but your vids are perfect for learning new tricks it’s awsome
Glow effect and flame effect will be a topic in the future, yes - for example flame like the one on the sister of battle I did will be covered
I’m usually too afraid to go to town with OSL because I don’t want to ruin a paint job I’m happy with. I just have to grow a pair and try
Liked and subscribed for the SHORT video with a GOOD description. Keep it up!
Appreciate it, more vids are coming :)
Fantastic, this was so concise yet brilliant, thanks.
This is brilliant! Quick, easy to understand and fun. My man, you’re amazing👌🏻😎
Thank you for your comments, It's exactly what I am aiming for so reading feedback like this is always greatly appreciated!
Great video! Love the channel, tons of good information!
amazing!! thanks for the info :D
Thanks for the tip !
I'm thinking about a test for my plasma guns : darker and darker dry brush on white base to keep energy source in the core of the weapon too.
Makes sense, could work since you leave out the recess, good idea! Hopefully it works out nicely
Would love to see how you painted your Black Templar.
Would you be interested in video? Either way, follow my insta, there is gonna be step by step guide
Yes, I would prefer a video personally but I will still follow your Instagram.
That's an awesome video! I need time to let it all soak in. :)
I've just discovered your chanel and it's great
Thank you, more is coming!
If you mix White layer paint with White contrast paint, you can paint over black with very fewer coats.
Fun fact: Darktide has shown that both the top of the coils AND the bottom of the casing area glow bright,
wow thank you for the concise video!
Glad it was helpful!
I must hate myself cause im trying to make a glow effect in the creases of armor for a mini thats just too small to make a nice, decent sized glow effect, in a pose that makes it difficult to reach most creases in the armor. Yaaaayyyyy
dope! Ive hit the bell
Thank you
Would glazing a contrast paint for the glow instead of using 2 different colored paints?
thanks bro nice job and I just covered a simple plasma glow effect in my latest video haha
Toping 👌thx for tips
Great video.
*see my best painted miniature passing by with a fart noise at 0:53
/weep
Thanks for the excellent tutorial.
But I would like to know which brush you use where the tip is so firm that when painting it doesn't open?
I try to do this with mine but as much as I'm careful and lightly pass the tip, it ends up opening and blurring the work
Da vinci maestro series 35 is the one you want 👌
Hey, good video, but I have a question. Wouldn't it be easier to basecoat the glowing part with dark grey (for coverage), then lighter grey and then white highlights? I think with this technique the wash would work better.
Thank you! Actually not, since just plain wash will not be enough to cover the grey and properly build up saturated color. It is always easier to start with white and go from there
@@Zumikito thanks for clearing that out
Look guys I'm a newb to painting. Does each layer have to dry individually?
Nice. Howabout paint pink, dry, highlight white,dry, pink glaze over all...?
You can certainly try that and see if that works! But I have no idea how it will work until I try it myself
Does the same principle work for gray (I was looking for some ghostly glowing blades... or should I start with blue?) and yellow (the magical banner was supposed to shine with blinding sunlight, but mine looks like it's covered in hoarfrost instead...)
Tnx man!
What about army painter paints you can say?)
No opinion on them, I have like 3 pots, so very limited experience with them. I am too satisfied with my vallejo model colors to actually get out of my way to test any other brands (with an exception of citadel, AK, and SOME scale 75)
Heh. Nice use of Duncan's first ever mini.
It is a pretty accurate example! Now his two thin coats are superior.
Zumikito Miniatures It was when he came out with his video on his painting he showed that mini. His first. :) I hope to do better for mine. Used to a lot of scale modeling. Now working on 40 spess muhrines. And since I'm an idiot I start easy with Legion of the Damned. :)
@@jaanikaapa6925 I think that picture has been around for a while, most likely he posted it somewhere else already, either way, good luck with the space boys!
Does this apply on canvas do I take the same steps
Finally i can make my godzilla figure that im customizing
thank you good sir!
Would the use of flourescent paints from guys like GSW speed things up at all?
Any fluo paint will somewhat help with this - some people go as far as just using a white paint and fluo paint over that
Main problem with OSL on lighter surfaces (like the white parts of the shoulder pad in this example) is that the OSL becomes darker than its surroundings which is just wrong.
To make it right, you would have to plan ahead and make the whole region darker and lighten up the OSL.
But that might also look like shit.
On darker surfaces this technique works just fine.
Very true
I'm curious, when you making this with mostly white minis, what if instead of adding glow over the finished white armor, add some color between the base white and the following layers? Theoretically after that you would only need to add some edge highlights.
Gonna try on my next minis. Either this will turn issue with white color having not the best coverage into advantage, or it just adds a lot more mistakes to fix.
you can try that, but try reflecting a lot of light on any white object a then try it on any dark object - the difference is huge as white does not really reflect all of it, but rather "absorbs it". With white objects, glow is definitely way more subtle. You could try using darker grey layer on the areas that you want to be glowy though
Was that a Duncan Rhodes burn🔥 ?
I like Duncan, I am sure that he knows that this was not his top performance, but his re-do of the same chapter is outstanding!
@@Zumikito indeed, it was a good redo
How would I apply this to a lightsaber per say.
What colors were used for the wings on the space marines chest
I think it's something like ushabti bone, agrax earthshade and screaming skull highlight
@@Zumikito thank you
What detail brushes do you use ? What is the brand ?
Those are da Vinci maestro series 35 brushes
What green did you use for helas flames?
Moot green, it is done in the same way.
What is the best Citadel White to use for this..?
I am afraid that citadel White paints are not really that great...I would highly recommend Vallejo or even better - Ak Interactive White
I often see people paint plasma coils with the brightest part of the coil being the lower edge, they have the raised edge as the dark part. This never makes sense to me, plasma is hot, it behaves like an incredibly hot gas when in a air tight chamber so it would rise and pool in the highest parts of the coils I would have thought....
if a white object were near a glowing object there would be no glow effect (or very little) unless the white object were in a dim or dark environment.
Absolutely agree!
Holy shit that is a magnificent beard
Hopefully, so is the painting :) thank you
GTB8500 Ocean could work
Problem solved, thank you
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Vallejo just came out with “Bloody Red” 72.010 Game Color
That is a nice one, but it is more of a primary red from what I could tell, you want a little more yellow and white in it - for that vermillion is perfect
Zumikito Miniatures
Yeah, you are right!
Came for the glow, stayed for the beard. Both awesome
Thank you! :)
Another home run
wow, how fast, with less 0,25 speed i understand you bether :D sorry...
but nice tipps, ty!
Well at least you managed to understand it that way! :)
Ничего не понял, но очень интересно
Throwing shade on Duncan's first mini.........
I am sure he recognizes it is not his best paint job :) don't you agree? On the other hand it served as a good example
Flow imorover>water if you have the extra $$
Well now I ruined three volkite guns because of my impatience lmao.
yeah right.. I can't do this
Y e t
has anyone attempted to paint yellow plasma?
Yellow plasma will look like regular lamp/lantern if you don't make it at least somewhat orange
@@Zumikito so yellow/orange? plasma then? has anyone tried it? i ask because i am looking for a tutorial for it
@@mrgoob76 I am sure they did, alternatively you can also do greensih plasma, which wokrs nicely! Look it up on google images :)
good tutorial but dunking on childhood duncan like that? spicy. ;)
I am sure that he knows its not his best job though :D
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