6 Common Mistakes and How to Fix Them.

[@danbull]

It is a relief to see that the mistakes I keep making are common enough to all be featured in this video lol

[@Phoenix8395]

What a pleasant suprise to find you here in the comments. Keep up the good work, you are a blessing to the gaming community! :)

[@nicholasbrekker1046]

Hello good sir ! Weird seeing you here !

[@Seven_Swell]

Didn't Dunkey beat you in that LoL cypher like 10 years ago?

[@Therealblacktux]

If I might ask, what force do you collect

[@laserpanda9553]

I don't even write books, I just paint

[@JSsm987]

My biggest mistake is spending my time watching painting tip videos instead of actually getting my paints out!

[@TheBasCast]

so true ---.---

[@JSsm987]

@@AlastairGames I don’t have a dedicated space for painting, but I have commissioned a portable painting station that’s due this week!

[@henrykissinger2131]

Amen

[@koatam]

Tell this to my roommate. I bought him a Start Collecting: Tyranids for Chrismas. The box is just sitting on his shelf. He watches plenty of painting videos, but he still hasn't even glued them together.

[@JavierEscuelIa]

M8 I'm putting off finishing my Nihilakh Necrons by watching this video while sitting with my paints and water out.

[@joshuaferguson1200]

I love that most of the attitude of this video is "don't worry about making mistakes, just get to painting" and then showing how to fix mistakes. really helps a rookie like me get over any anxiety of "what if I mess up these expensive models"

[@themightyduck562]

@Joshua Ferguson The real answer is that even if you fuck up a model beyond recognition, you can always just strip the paint.

[@MegaSharkX]

Yeah. I just got all my paints to start learning and keep thinking the same thing

[@zipperdan3969]

@@themightyduck562 what do you use to strip paint?

[@bmc6881]

@@zipperdan3969 Isopropyl alcohol or I leave them in pure disinfectant for a couple days and then scrub them off

[@fletchergb7436]

I asked my dad for painting advice and he said if you want a nice patterned finish use wallpaper. I've been doing this for years now and while my floral themed marines are rather lovely I still struggle to get the paper on the mini smoothly and it does tend to obscure fine details, so hopefully Duncan has some good tips.

[@DuncanRhodesDRPA]

🤣🤣🤣 Brilliant!

[@zachb982]

unironically I now want a floral pattern marine

[@RodWaffle]

BY THE EMPEROR YOUR COOKIES ARE DONE

[@mythfire1461]

@@RodWaffle Morale at the front has never been higher lol

[@acetyl3977]

@@RodWaffle BRING THE HOLY WET WIPES, FOR I SPILLED MILK ON MY ARMOUR

[@vaniellys]

Before stripping the mini, buy it diner first.

[@grantfoster8833]

For the price I pay for my minis they should come with a dinner!

[@timothywillox8564]

@@grantfoster8833 and they should put out on the first date. Forgeworld models should invite you up for “coffee” the first chance they get

[@darknarax]

Consent is the key

[@justarandomname420]

My one thick coat is for winter. It's comfy.

[@jimmygallagher9843]

Made me laugh!

[@СергейБекетов-л8с]

I can literally see, how Duncan TRIES to make mistake

[@rottendeadite]

Amateurs practice until they can do it right. Professionals practice until they can't do it wrong.

[@MrDavs1985]

“Whoopsie Daisy”

[@renderscott]

0:48 Too much spray 4:50 Too little wash 9:44 Too much wash 15:19 Messy highlights 19:34 Making a splotch 21:42 Patchy drybrush

[@s2korpionic]

Thanks!

[@Dracobyte]

Thank you for the timestamps!!

[@rafamarchewka5821]

"We don't make mistakes, just happy little accidents." - Me, right after Da Boss got golden tooth

[@WhEnthusiast]

Waaaagh yeah

[@BeforetheStorm.]

@@WhEnthusiast waaaagghhh

[@andrewamann2821]

"OI, YEW GITZ! OMMA KRUMP YA'Z WIF MAH 'APPY LITTLE TREE IFS YA DON'T GET TO KILLIN' DEM WEEDY, KNIFEY-EARED 'UMIES OVER ON 'DAT HILL!" -Gob Moss, Snakebite Warboss.

[@AgeofGuns]

*toof

[@jack1701e]

An ork with a gold toof would be really cool! I can imagine some of the Flash Gitz wanting to krump him for the toof!

[@GoobertownHobbies]

Great list Duncan! I'm not sure if you realize how much it hurt us to see you make some of those classic mistakes though ;-) I shuddered at the wash on cape hehehehe. Big sigh of relief when you fixed it up pretty.

[@ElDardoAmarillo]

Yes the edge highlight hurt my soul! But seeing how easy they are to fix helped a lot.

[@DuncanRhodesDRPA]

Yes, it was tough going lol! I had Rog behind me going 'More! More! Slap it all over!!!' 🤣🤣🤣

[@thecrazything95]

@@DuncanRhodesDRPA Kinky

[@RMCbreezy]

I chuckled when i saw the wash just drip off the cape like now that's a lot of wash

[@fredranzalot4849]

That failed drybrush seems like a good way to apply a sort of 'scraped' look to armor, like it's been ground against rock or grit or something, and nobody has had a chance to repaint it.

[@DuncanRhodesDRPA]

A Happy Little Accident as Bob Ross would say 😀

[@89Linna]

Definitely looks good on Grey Knights - gives a nice, battle-worn look.

[@thereelpugatlas]

I would never say that this process looks easy. But it must be said that Duncan is an absolute professional at tutorializing painting. I'd go so far as to say his style and presentation is the best on this site for making painting easy to understand and follow, and Duncan seems so natural at it. I know it must take a lot of effort and time to get such a quality production, so here's one small thank you from a random fan.

[@thatonegreenguy2842]

He was definitely my favorite painter on the Warhammer KZbin for their how to videos. If I didn’t see him I was definitely less interested in watching lol.

[@remarkzero]

@@thatonegreenguy2842 agreed, i remember the first time i saw a vid that wasnt him and i was like who is this impostor???

[@tsotne_von_chikobava]

Absolutely ❤Top Painter and Totur

[@Dracobyte]

Indeed!

[@mattrodgers3644]

Love your positive reinforcement. "Don't panic, it's a mistake that can easily be fixed." And stuff like that. It's so refreshing to hear that.

[@sonsofisstvan1675]

THE HYPE IS ABSOLUTELY REAL! 🤟🏻🔥FOR THE RUINOUS POWERS!🔥🤟🏻

[@DuncanRhodesDRPA]

That's what happened to Brother Cataract's eyes when he looked into the Warp 😁

[@Cheesemeister379]

IS THIS HERESY

[@stujm84]

If only there was youtube and videos like this when I first started buying warhammer 40k bits back in the mid 90s, then my 13 year old self might have had a chance to make my space marines look half decent! Todays amateur painters are incredibly lucky to have you showing us the error of our ways Duncan, keep up your great and incredible work.

[@classicalcomp]

I think you literally saw all of my models and said “here are your issues”. This is fantastic and your videos are always appreciated!

[@flamingfleets]

As someone who’s venturing back into the hobby after an 18 year hiatus, because I found the painting process too daunting as a 12 year old, this video is seriously such a great and reassuring masterclass on painting for beginners.

[@giorgioperuzzotti9827]

Coming back from a 15 year yatus. Now I’m 44 and confident about painting… or so I thinked. Good bless these videos.

[@StalwartShinobi]

my friend has recently got me into 40k and suggested this channel and it feels like a very whoesome hobby! the community is awesome so far, and so friendly!

[@DuncanRhodesDRPA]

Welcome aboard!

[@apinakapinastorba]

I really enjoy your videos. No gimmicks, no negativity. Always positive, always happy.

[@DuncanRhodesDRPA]

Thank you 😊 Glad you enjoy them.

[@Gorast4575]

This is so much more helpful than any video that gave advice on thinning paints. Others just say "you'll know it when you see it" but you actually described it. Thank you so much, I now know what I'm looking at

[@zenarathnir]

And here I was hoping for a profanity-ridden blooper credit of all Duncan's authentic slips throughout the Painting Academy videos. A man can dream though, a man can dream

[@tripod222]

Would watch that 1000% :D

[@chadnine3432]

Bra-vo! I loved watching you mess up miniatures and then demonstrate fixes.

[@DuncanRhodesDRPA]

Thank you 😁

[@JimboHurt]

From a FDM printer, to a resin printer, to now trying to get into paint. Im sure my story is unlike the majority of your audience, as I suspect most were into miniatures from the beginning! But I'm grateful for your videos!

[@HeadHunterSix]

I appreciate how your primary approach is "Take your time and avoid mistakes if possible". I see too many painters who say "Don't worry if you make mistakes, we can go over them later". That's inevitable to some extent, but the indisputable fact is "The fewer mistakes you make, the less time you will have to spend fixing them." Also, that helps to reinforce the habit of brush control, which is fundamental to more advanced techniques.

[@SilverOilman]

It's easy to make mistakes and just want to throw in the towel. Thank you for helping us to do the right thing and do our minis justice

[@Itsallover57]

I knew this was a good video to watch before I started. I got into painting just this week and knowing how to fix mistakes took away a lot of anxiety when I got ready to paint and saved me multiple times already.

[@DuncanRhodesDRPA]

Awesome!

[@saiyan_surfer]

Thank you for these videos! After many many years I am finally jumping into Warhammer. I've always wanted to get into but life happens. New to painting minis and your videos make me feel more confident and comfortable at doing this. I won't hang up on my mistakes and try and keep my OCD in check. Haha Thank you again for these videos!

[@DuncanRhodesDRPA]

OUr pleasure. We hope that they help :-)

[@wonderterror1541]

You could probably make some really cool stain effects by doing something similar to how you got that wash ring on the cape. Leave a big spot of redish brown wash/watery paint, wait for the edges to dry, then dab it off and you'd probably get a pretty realistic old blood stain

[@Gankatron5000]

I have used a similar, but less aggressive, technique to remove unwanted paint/wash as you demonstrated on the Space Marine. Instead of using paint stripper I use isopropyl alcohol (99%) and an old brush. After a few seconds the most superficial coat of wash re-liquifies and I can just brush it away without removing the base coat. This can also be done with a smaller old brush moistened with IPA for fine detail removal where I just repeatedly brush over the area I want removed. Using less IPA prevent pooling and spread to other acceptable areas. Keep in mind if one is too vigorous you can start to also remove the base coat. I use this method for those times where I look at a model in progress and have a WTF moment wondering how did that get there? Somehow, taking a photo of my mini while painting tends to better highlight the imperfections.

[@larrywagner1432]

Once again another great video. It’s always fantastic to see you reaching out there to those that are just learning in the hobby. It’s so important for them, and even those that have been painting a while, to know those perfect Instagram pics from different artists didn’t come out completely perfect the first time around. Everyone makes mistakes, it’s just a matter of knowing how to deal with them. Thank you again!

[@DuncanRhodesDRPA]

Thanks Larry. 😊 We agree wholeheartedly and that's what the Academy and this channel is all about.

[@ricebrown1]

Great video. My wife and I have been making our way through your video catalogue. Can't wait to get some of your paints.

[@KingCronan]

This might be the most useful painting video I have ever seen! you addressed exactly the things I have issues with all the time and now I know how to avoid/fix them. Thank you so much, im going to send this to all my hobby friends.

[@tripod222]

Yes, I'd bet most people had these issues. For me specifically, it was the eye lens splotch that hit a little too close to home :D

[@jleemar22]

Loved the video. A lot of videos either have advice that is so basic it's useless after you have painted even a few mini. Either that or it's so advanced it's way above my level. This was right in a good ball park for someone like me.

[@DuncanRhodesDRPA]

Glad it was helpful! We aim to making painting miniatures accessible to everyone regardless of your skill level 😊

[@wardenofmacragge2341]

Duncan I’d say you, along with Darren Latham, are without a doubt the best Miniature Painting particularly Games Workshop content creators out there for sure! Your videos are so helpful and informative and you are so thorough with everything I couldn’t be more grateful!

[@marshallhunter4193]

The part where your showing how to thin your paints for the edging or edge highlighting was extremely useful. Thank you for making these videos. Not every tip is useful for every painter, but all of them are useful to some of us.

[@sanguinius6815]

I appreciate telling us that a lot of these mistakes are natural and like everything mini painting is a learnt skill that we will get better at and there's no shame in it

[@Hannah11876]

This was so incredibly helpful. I'm very bad at miniature painting (though I like it regardless of my lack of talent) and do a lot of these mistakes very frequently. I just never know how and when to fix those mistakes. This video with the visual demonstration is a dream come true for me. Please, please more of this kind of videos.

[@DuncanRhodesDRPA]

Glad it was helpful!

[@JoshuaJacque117]

Some of my mistakes on my models actually sparked ideas that made my models look a lot cooler

[@Helked_]

It's a pleasure see experimented painters show that mistakes could happen and that everybody makes it sometimes. Thanks for the video!!

[@DuncanRhodesDRPA]

Glad you enjoyed it!

[@herrschatten7680]

The funny thing is, back in the days when i startet painting i whatched a lot of your videos. I could avoided a lot of this mistakes you shown us today. Thank you for your guidance

[@Wsorran]

I want to thank you for your video on your storage options for painted miniatures. I never thought about using magnetic sheets before, and it has changed my storage for my models!

[@Rlndgunslinger]

I'm just happy to see Duncan Rhodes is continuing to live his best life. :)

[@mattpk1609]

I was hyped to get on painting tonight anyway. This just boosted the excitement much more! Have a great weekend Duncan. (Edit: and Team)

[@DuncanRhodesDRPA]

You too Ma Pi

[@cordial001]

What a great video. It's just so important to know how to dig yourself out of the holes you make for yourself so you don't get discouraged and give up.

[@GammaAKF]

Honestly, I really needed to see the messy highlight section of this video the most, it's currently what's killing my motivation trying to paint up some primaris space wolves for my buddy, I didnt have time to paint for a while and i left off at edge highlighting, driving myself mad doing a poor job highlighting, might just need to start some other models fresh to get back into the groove. Thanks, Duncan.

[@DuncanRhodesDRPA]

No worries Iron Murr

[@warhounds]

we have to pay respect for all the minis and Duncan that risked their lives and pain for the sake of making this video

[@Ivarposthumus]

I'm about to start to paint my board game mini's. Your channel is really helping me already and the tone you have when explaining things is really relaxed. I'm enjoying it so far. And the more Warhammer models I see, the more I'm beginning to dig those as well!

[@StalwartShinobi]

im incredibly new, like i havent painted my first miniature yet and i cant appreciate this guy enough for his knowledge and laid back teaching style

[@darkfangevilbad]

Thank you Duncan. I remember making that specific cape and heavy wash mistake in the past. Good to see a good way to fix it up.

[@TheOneAndOnlyNomad]

Hey Duncan, you have an awesome teaching and camera presence! I find it very easy to watch your videos and don't get bored. Thank you for your time making these videos and keep em coming!

[@Jakke101]

Never painted a figure in my life, never had the urge… but here I am thanks to YTs strange algorithm and I’m intrigued. This gentleman is indeed a competent tutor

[@grealalal]

I could listen to Duncan talk about painting all day.

[@sandstorm7476]

One of the most helpful videos ever to come out about the hobby. Thank you.

[@Lv20Bard]

Been collecting 40k content for a while now, and have constructed many units but have never actually painted them. Just finished my first Ultramarine, and while I made plenty of mistakes and it doesnt look amazing by any means, I am very happy with it and I'm excited to be able to improve upon it in the future. Remember, we all start somewhere. Just go for it!

[@martinskorepa798]

Perfect video and a very clear proof there are many things people still can learn from a video made by someone who knows 'how to do it'. Keep on, pls!

[@nikolait5]

Finally getting back into painting minatures after 5 years now that i have free time. Thanks for the quick refresher course!

[@stewartforgan6284]

When it comes to highlighting marines I find that sometimes having a rough finish to them actually works, it kind of gives a scuffed highlight that looks just as good. Also my eyes are feeling their age...

[@ScooterinAB]

Thanks. This makes me ever the slightly more hopeful about edge highlighting, given my very shaky hands due to medical reasons. Such a simple explanation to start away from the area, yet nobody explains that. Thumbs'ed up.

[@yungelmo513]

I appreciate Duncan descending to the common people and screwing up his minis on purpose so he can show how to fix it.

[@codyray909]

Gotta say that eye splotch was the most uncomfortable thing I’ve probably ever seen, but you somehow make fixing mistakes look so simple and easy.

[@TricksterModeEngaged]

Fixing mistakes or damage can be very satisfying! I'm working on refurbishing a used Forgeworld Mortarion (I am guessing at least third-hand based on how many layers of paint there were when I cleaned him) and he's coming along nicely. Used Simple Green and the built up paint came right off with some gentle scrubbing after a soak. Right now I'm replacing some missing or broken parts by rummaging through the big bag of accumulated bits of things

[@RedBoko2017]

The weathered look patchy drybrushing gives to minis is sometimes cool. Only sometimes though. Thanks for the help!

[@RequiemWraith]

Stripping minis - it requires a bit of investment, but an ultrasonic cleaner is great, no scrubbing with a brush required. They're also useful for cleaning airbrushes

[@AVspectre]

If it vibrates it could also help remove bubbles from molds (plaster, resin) if the mold/vessel is an appropriate size to comfortably sit in without any liquid leaking out or in. I saw it in a video and I loved the use of a tool for another purpose :)

[@Karste1n]

How did you find my mini for the thumbnail

[@DuncanRhodesDRPA]

We all have one.

[@Ceriu]

OOF

[@malix82]

@@DuncanRhodesDRPA heh, "one", yes, "one"... no no you don't need to see the few minis I have from the 90's

[@IAmBael]

Duncan: "Don't worry, it happens to the best of us." Also Duncan: "Now let's make some fresh mistakes, because I don't actually have any previous mistakes to fix." 😋

[@Basil_Ghothickovitch]

Collecting and cleaning from paint Warhammer miniatures has become my hobby. Perhaps in the future, twenty years later I will start painting my miniatures.

[@alderonsabbet7217]

Brother you are a godsend. I am completely new to this hobby and your videos have helped me progress so much.

[@Sansacar]

cant believe I only just now found this channel loved your tutorials and will watch the warp out of every video!

[@chrisdee5032]

Duncans mistakes look like my finest work! 20:30 is a life saver!

[@bitzbox]

It was so surreal seeing you make these mistakes yourself even though they are deliberate

[@HAWKESY1890]

One 25 minute video later and I have a DIY Art studio. These are the perfect videos. Interesting, educational, and very well made. Thank you!

[@DuncanRhodesDRPA]

Glad it was helpful and thank you

[@Andrew-yl7lm]

Ahhh it's so great knowing you've gone through and found the same ways to fix! One problem I still have is just terrible choices for tones/highlights sometimes, especially moving away from citadel paints.

[@adamyuhasz3770]

Duncan is the Tony Hawk of mini painting, just wanted to throw that out there.

[@1234kalmar]

I'm so glad you uploaded this when you did, shading my XV-8s never really works the way I'd like

[@DuncanRhodesDRPA]

Hope it helps 😊

[@craigbutcher860]

Last year my father died. He was a huge fan of Necrons from the 40k fluff / Black Library books. I play the tabletop game and had finally convinced my dad to get an army and play. He wanted me to paint the models for him. He wanted them silver with copper shoulder and back armor. When the Indomitus box came out last year I bought it and decided to create a fluffy and fun Necron army in memory of my dad. I want to do cracked lava bases for the army using the lava as a light source for objective source lighting on the models. Here's where the problem comes in. I don't know how to do that. I was thinking that I could use glazes to get the fiery shine off the metallic bodies of the Necrons sort of like the blued silver armor of Grey Knights. I just don't know if that would work. Any advice would be appreciated. Thank you.

[@oliverwithers9736]

I know I’m way to late but in theory you could paint the base orange and put one of the cracking technical paints. Then cut in the cracks and this should get the colour to shine through.

[@poggestfrog]

Hey, it's been a while, and I'm very sorry about your dad. In the end, did you do it? If you did an orange base and used cracked paints, APPLY THEM THICK, tried the same technique a while back but it didn't work since it wasn't thick enough so the orange wasn't very visible.

[@zombiesmith5735]

That AK Interactive paint stripper is amazing. I left my model in a bowl of the stripper for about a half an hour (I got sidetracked with some other stuff and forgot about it). When I took the model out, the paint mostly sloughed off all on its own without me having do some much scrubbing with a brush at all. The stuff is downright amazing.

[@CuppaFalcon]

Your videos are so insanely helpful! A lot of these are tips that I just haven't found from other tutorials and are definitely mistakes that I, as a newbie, make a lot of. Keep up the good work!

[@yuwmelon3868]

I always think a skilful painter is one who knows how to fix the mistakes with great skills. You know not everyone has extremely steady hands and microscopic eyesight.

[@gregheuston5826]

HI Duncan, that's for the paint remover tip, its great advice and worked very well, my deathwing spray debacle has now been fixed

[@gregheuston5826]

PS, sorry for the typo, that should say thanks

[@hinderwl]

Amazing video for us new model painters. Using your guidance I was able to correct my Primaris Lieutent with Power Sword model.

[@Derlaid]

Appreciate the video. I've got no depth perception so I've had to figure out ways not to make mistakes and sometimes I still....miss with my brush and dab some paint on something I've spent an hour slowly highlighting and shading.

[@t-money8895]

I wince in pain at that deliberate pooling of shade. 😣 Brilliant video Duncan! Very useful tips!

[@duaneepps7346]

YEEES. Lovely stuff. We are all human, just need to roll with the stumbles.

[@DuncanRhodesDRPA]

Love that... 'Roll with the stumbles' Nice.

[@Captain_Mzungu]

Massively helpful! Commented for the algorithm and to encourage more like it.

[@Taking20]

Love what you do here my man! Great vid! - Cody

[@GheyForGames]

The drybrush issue has happened to me a LOT, no matter how much paint I wiped off it left streaks! So I realised what to do is get a spare model/base and drybrush that first until it stops streaking and THEN do your proper drybrush, works every time now

[@Sgt_Glory]

Duncan, your videos inspired me to get back in to painting 40K and it's been a hoot! Got a Knight and a pair of Armigers painted up that I'm really pleased with.

[@DuncanRhodesDRPA]

That sounds fantastic @Glory. We are glad we could help you a little on your hobby journey 😊

[@cathode6252]

Why not call it happy accident? Wasn't that how Slaanesh was manifested? A happy accident?

[@DuncanRhodesDRPA]

So the legend goes....

[@RodWaffle]

That was more of a depraved mistake

[@collegeoffoliage6776]

Yes! More videos like this that aren't tied to specific models! :)

[@Ash-ho9kv]

duncan's painting always gets me going

[@faidon90125]

Really loved your Techniques vid on Contrast Paints! Please, make more Techniques vids! Helps a lot! Cheers!

[@bsgaming3773]

Doing the lords work duncan.

[@godmode9913]

The eye painting tip was useful . Painting eyes scares the hell out of me but at least it easy to fix now. Nice video thanks.

[@JayAndNightASMR]

You can also work mistakes into your pieces, like the dry brushing, you can make it look like the armour has scraped against something if you add a few darker lines in

[@marcinstangel9277]

yep - been there, done that :) Glad to see all these mistakes are common . Also it's fine to make a mistake, you learn that way, what works and what doesn't.

[@ApuMaHuLLle]

Duncan, hi. I'm from Russia, so forgive me, if I write something wrong. Thank you so much for your content, you make it great and useful. You helped me to take my painting miniatures to next lvl , and now I can say, that I'm not so bad at this hobby-part. Keep doing your videos and good luck.

[@DuncanRhodesDRPA]

Glad you like them! Thank you Ahzek

[@erikrasmussen7953]

This guy is out here telling a bunch of lonely wargamers to run out there and start dipping their "miniatures" in "strippers". Ya'll gonna end up with a lot of itchy "miniatures", I'll tell you that much is for sure =P. On a serious note, I'm looking to get involved in painting these guys and I'm terrible at any form of painting so these videos are a great help. Thank you so much for them and keep them coming!

[@zhhrah]

0:48 1. One Thick Coat 4:50 2. Too Little Wash 9:40 3. Too Much Wash 15:20 4. Messy Highlights 19:30 5. Making a Splotch 21:40 6. Patchy Drybrush

[@DarthSid]

Hi Duncan, i am a bit curious. Do you ever use round-drybrushes (makeup brushes)? It helps me a lot to avoid dusty/streaky markings on my miniatures.

[@smoss9813]

Man your videos are like little rays of sunshine. Stay awesome