Thank you for this. I am a huge fan on certain Acrylics I have been using just indefinitely. I cannot stress enough how good the Vallejo primers are and the German panzer Grey it’s a very dark grey prob not ideal for miniatures as I used it on one 12cm high fine but I wouldn’t wanna do smaller ones I’d use that light grey. If I may oil painting workshops I am learning utilise N4-5 neutral Grey to mix on as it gives you the perfect platform to mix Value vs Hue and chroma it’s a tedious but ultimate method of paint colouring yourself. and I am deffo buying a bottle of that in Vallejo primer I haven’t used oils on the Vallejo I got a few of em inc gloss primer for 2 tones but the Matt effect of the panzer grey primer I just know in my head it is gonna help take the oil paint to plastic a lot better for example I’m building a Pavelow Blackhawk Heli to sit on my PC case video coming soon simple little custom job. But yeah I am still trying to figure out what oils do we want. I bought some retro wintons doesn’t say ingredients on the back what have I done? 😂 I got a standard winton set as well. I am thinking to try Griffin Alkyd by Winton (Quick drying oils) however I’m concerned about their shelf life’s. I dunno 🤷♂️ have you dabbled in Griffin Alkyds and the winton quick drying range they have two quick drying ranges so I’m eager haha
Thank you so much for these videos. I am just started to print and paint models, and although i started with arylic model paints, i quickly discovered i didnt like that way. Now oils, this is more my style. And only a few of you out there to help us , who are juat starting.
Great intro to using oils! I just picked up about everything I need to give this medium a go. I switched to oil washes a few months ago and have not looked back to acrylic washes. I'm hoping to have some fun painting even more of some miniatures fully with oils in the near future.
Hey bud, here's a tip for you - The winsor & newton brush cleaner and restorer? It's a scam. It's just ethanol and water. 10% (20 proof) to be precise. You can check the MSDS if you don't believe me. It's actually one of the most expensive ways to buy ethanol, by volume, I have ever seen. Outside of the fancy top shelf stuff anyways. At least in the US, diluting any cheap bottom shelf vodka will make the same thing for a hell of a lot cheaper. Hardware store denatured will be even cheaper and should work just fine too.
Apologies if I skipped over it, but how do you prime models for oil paints? Is it the same as acrylic? Is brush on gesso any good? Do you use zenithal highlighting? (Marco Frisoni has used coloured zenithal and shadow for oil painting miniatures btw, but he uses both oil and acrylic).
You know, I don't think I mentioned it. Sorry about that. I've been using Vallejo's acrylic primer through an airbrush, but any of your usual priming methods will work fine, including gesso, though I haven't tried that myself. I don't use zenithal priming as it doesn't really benefit the way I paint, though it's a perfectly valid technique and can be useful if you're doing mixed mediums like Marco often does. Instead, if I want a zenithal or other kind of directional light, I'll lean on the foundational layer instead of the primer by wiping the excess away from the direction of the light source. This gives you a similar result that you can build on, since if you then apply your paint from the same direction, it'll be strongest where the "light" hits, and blend/darken into the underlying layer as you brush away. If you look at any of my painting videos you'll see the foundation/wiping in action, where it'll hopefully make more sense than how I've just described it. You can also use different colours in your foundational layers to make your shadows and highlights more interesting, using similar principles as Marco's method.
Most of the cheap synthetics are interchangeable so I'd just look for what's cheapest in your area. If you're looking for a specific recommendation then I've enjoyed using the Princeton Velvetouch for detail work: www.dickblick.com/products/princeton-velvetouch-synthetic-brushes/
amazing video! I just started with oils after a year on acrylic and my question is when you are cleaning your brushes from paint to apply different colors, are you using thinner to clean it or the brush cleaner every time? Thanks so much for all your videos.
Welcome to oils! I usually use thinner, but both are viable and the cleaner will really make sure the paint gets out of there. You just need to be even more sure that you've wrung your brush out before you re-use it.
Includes primaries? I don't see cyan or magenta in that set. (This comment was made by cymk supremacy gang. Being able to mix greens without them being desaturated is nice)
Great videos. I’d love to see more.
Thank you for the videos they've really helped.
Thank you for this. I am a huge fan on certain Acrylics I have been using just indefinitely. I cannot stress enough how good the Vallejo primers are and the German panzer Grey it’s a very dark grey prob not ideal for miniatures as I used it on one 12cm high fine but I wouldn’t wanna do smaller ones I’d use that light grey. If I may oil painting workshops I am learning utilise N4-5 neutral Grey to mix on as it gives you the perfect platform to mix Value vs Hue and chroma it’s a tedious but ultimate method of paint colouring yourself. and I am deffo buying a bottle of that in Vallejo primer I haven’t used oils on the Vallejo I got a few of em inc gloss primer for 2 tones but the Matt effect of the panzer grey primer I just know in my head it is gonna help take the oil paint to plastic a lot better for example I’m building a Pavelow Blackhawk Heli to sit on my PC case video coming soon simple little custom job. But yeah I am still trying to figure out what oils do we want. I bought some retro wintons doesn’t say ingredients on the back what have I done? 😂 I got a standard winton set as well. I am thinking to try Griffin Alkyd by Winton (Quick drying oils) however I’m concerned about their shelf life’s. I dunno 🤷♂️ have you dabbled in Griffin Alkyds and the winton quick drying range they have two quick drying ranges so I’m eager haha
These videos are so awesome. Thank you for sharing your knowledge!
In depth yet concise starting point. Well done!😊
Very helpful
Well done. Cheers.
Thank you so much for these videos. I am just started to print and paint models, and although i started with arylic model paints, i quickly discovered i didnt like that way. Now oils, this is more my style. And only a few of you out there to help us , who are juat starting.
Very glad to see more people get into oil paints! Keep up the great work 🎉
Enjoying the series, and great timing as I'm trying to get into oil painting minis, but one request: turn up the gain on your mic! It's very quiet.
Thanks for the feedback. Here I was thinking I was too loud. I'll bump it up in future. Glad you're enjoying the series and welcome to oils!
glad i found this video/ channel. very helpful, can't wait to try oils in my painting arsenal.
Great video. Thanks for your clear and clean presentation style coupled with extremely useful information and insights.
Thank you! I appreciate that and am glad you found it helpful.
Really enjoying your content. Keep going 💪🏻
ey thank you for all your videos, I've one question and is where do I get sponges? the ones I see are not like those, they are more porous
nice vid
Great intro to using oils! I just picked up about everything I need to give this medium a go. I switched to oil washes a few months ago and have not looked back to acrylic washes. I'm hoping to have some fun painting even more of some miniatures fully with oils in the near future.
Awesome. The washes definitely are a gateway. Hope you enjoy it!
Hey bud, here's a tip for you - The winsor & newton brush cleaner and restorer? It's a scam. It's just ethanol and water. 10% (20 proof) to be precise.
You can check the MSDS if you don't believe me.
It's actually one of the most expensive ways to buy ethanol, by volume, I have ever seen. Outside of the fancy top shelf stuff anyways. At least in the US, diluting any cheap bottom shelf vodka will make the same thing for a hell of a lot cheaper. Hardware store denatured will be even cheaper and should work just fine too.
Good to know. Thanks for the tip!
Apologies if I skipped over it, but how do you prime models for oil paints? Is it the same as acrylic? Is brush on gesso any good? Do you use zenithal highlighting? (Marco Frisoni has used coloured zenithal and shadow for oil painting miniatures btw, but he uses both oil and acrylic).
You know, I don't think I mentioned it. Sorry about that. I've been using Vallejo's acrylic primer through an airbrush, but any of your usual priming methods will work fine, including gesso, though I haven't tried that myself.
I don't use zenithal priming as it doesn't really benefit the way I paint, though it's a perfectly valid technique and can be useful if you're doing mixed mediums like Marco often does.
Instead, if I want a zenithal or other kind of directional light, I'll lean on the foundational layer instead of the primer by wiping the excess away from the direction of the light source. This gives you a similar result that you can build on, since if you then apply your paint from the same direction, it'll be strongest where the "light" hits, and blend/darken into the underlying layer as you brush away.
If you look at any of my painting videos you'll see the foundation/wiping in action, where it'll hopefully make more sense than how I've just described it. You can also use different colours in your foundational layers to make your shadows and highlights more interesting, using similar principles as Marco's method.
Do you have a link to the brushes you used in the video?
Most of the cheap synthetics are interchangeable so I'd just look for what's cheapest in your area. If you're looking for a specific recommendation then I've enjoyed using the Princeton Velvetouch for detail work: www.dickblick.com/products/princeton-velvetouch-synthetic-brushes/
amazing video! I just started with oils after a year on acrylic and my question is when you are cleaning your brushes from paint to apply different colors, are you using thinner to clean it or the brush cleaner every time? Thanks so much for all your videos.
Welcome to oils! I usually use thinner, but both are viable and the cleaner will really make sure the paint gets out of there. You just need to be even more sure that you've wrung your brush out before you re-use it.
Includes primaries? I don't see cyan or magenta in that set. (This comment was made by cymk supremacy gang. Being able to mix greens without them being desaturated is nice)
CMYK is great. I ought to do a comparison at some point.