Become a Warhammer Painting GOD by Mastering This Skill - The Ultimate Guide to Paint Control

[@ArtisOpus]

Your teaching is fantastic, you've done an especially good job of presenting 'what to look for' to back up the information!

[@HereticsHeroes]

Wow you are the 3rd large figure in the mini painting community to have come and tell me I'm doing a good job with the instruction. Not sure if this is Byron leaving the comment or someone else in the company, but thank you! I really appreciate it!

[@ArtisOpus]

@@HereticsHeroes It's Byron :) My pleasure, nice to see that size 3 being put to good use, too 'The One' for me!

[@kimpo2490]

By far the best tutorial I’ve seen on paint control.

[@HereticsHeroes]

Really appreciate that. I'm glad so many people have been finding it helpful.

[@commentingisdangerous7530]

really great video. well made, and fun to watch. you actually talk about some very important things you never see discussed on other channels so thank you for that.

[@StarlingPattison]

Thanks for breaking down the paint consistency in a way that made sense! I just started painting minis about a month ago and this is the first time “thin your paint” and “use the right consistency” didn’t seem like like a cliche instead of advice.

[@HereticsHeroes]

That's what I was aiming for. I felt that basically all the other tutorials on this topic just weren't quite getting it across well enough.

[@SergiOrtiz]

This helped internalize a few concepts, they always say "Thin your paints", but never talk in depth about the different use cases of dilution, some of this things you can learn by messing up many paint jobs! thanks for making the process a bit faster and more comprehensible

[@HereticsHeroes]

Yep, a woefully underexplained concept, even for experienced painters. That's why I thought to make it.

[@FabienMariauxdeSerres]

I think it's the first thinning video where I actually understand what to expect. Thanks a lot!

[@stephensayers4998]

I've been in the hobby for over 20 years. This is honestly the most helpful video I have watched. I actually gave up painting minis a few years ago now as I was always disappointed with what i was painting. Space marine 2 has made me look again at the hobby, and this video dropped at the best time. Thanks and keep up the good work

[@HereticsHeroes]

Never been a better time to get started, the quality of the new models is fantastic! Glad to have helped you out.

[@LaidBackBill92]

I'm not a painter by any stretch, but I do live watching tutorials and showreels. All I have to say, the fact you only have around 3.3k subs is absolutely CRIMINAL!! Your in-depth analysis and teaching on each aspect of painting is more in this one video then I see in most people's series of videos! Keep up the fantastic work man, you're definitely in the top 5% just need to wait for that big break!

[@HereticsHeroes]

Thanks! I put a lot of effort into this one and the previous "edge highlighting alternatives" video to try to make them a good pair of both practical and theoretical knowledge

[@LaidBackBill92]

@@HereticsHeroes the effort can be clearly seen dude!! Everything is on point and feels like not a single detail missed, but also worded and shown in the best format for a beginner to understand what most people just brush over with their own tutorials.

[@MrBrandguy]

I’ve just started painting minis in the last 6 months and this video helped a lot in understanding “thin your paints.” I really appreciate the content!

[@HereticsHeroes]

It's a genuinely confusing phrase when not explained further.

[@wardoge]

I really wasn’t thrilled by this video at first… but as it went on I think it showed really well the power of patience and thinning paints. I think you really nailed it with a lot of the examples and went far beyond what a lot of other KZbin painters teach… It sucks when videos don’t get any views but keep on making content and I think if you make it exciting perhaps the algo will favor you eventually.

[@HereticsHeroes]

Appreciate the kind words, but don't worry about my views, 3k in the first day is the best I've ever done, and the last video to come anywhere near these numbers ended up with like 40k views.

[@madnessbydesignVria]

The truth of 'thin your paints' is that it's the truth. I started painting decades ago, but I was always frustrated by how my efforts turned out. I watched Miniac and Vince Venturella, and a lot of the other painters who do great work, but I could never get my paints to behave - until I started watching Duncan Rhodes. I know Zumikito disagrees (which is his right, as he's very good, too), but thinning made such a huge difference for me. I'm still not where I want to be, but as long as I'm moving forward, that's what's important to me. Thank you for this video! Sometimes hearing the same information from a different source, in a different way, can unlock new meaning in the same message. That's good for the community... :)

[@HereticsHeroes]

Yeah I love hearing different people tackling the same topic, the nuances can make all the difference

[@mattbaxter688]

Same here man, I would always thin my paints to glaze quality and be like "this looks like shit" but over time learned where to add more layers and proper ways till build up color. They still look mid but I'm proud of my kill teams

[@ImMrHibachi]

Been painting sporadically for a few years now and learned very early on how challenging but crucial paint consistency is. I still struggle with it but you are not exaggerating when you say how important and impactful this is and this was a GREAT tutorial - Agree 100% that this is like 90% of making a model look great, even over a steady hand as you said. This is now the #1 painting tutorial I'm recommending to new painters.

[@HereticsHeroes]

Wow, that's an awesome compliment! Thank you.

[@bobongler]

Excellent video. Thank you for taking the time to make and share

[@rymic72]

This is the best vid I’ve come across for painting! Thank you for taking the time to make this as I’m certain it’s helped many.

[@HereticsHeroes]

Thank you, I've had so many people say it's helped them.

[@thomasoveracker1115]

That Titus is absolutely insane!!!!! Gonna try to incorporate everything from the video into my minis

[@HereticsHeroes]

Always keep practicing

[@LetholdusKaspyr]

I was trying to explain this concept just last night, to a friend who paints on canvas. This does the job so much better than I could, plus teaches me some things as well.

[@HereticsHeroes]

Yes mini paints behave a lot differently than paints for traditional art. It can make it a bit hard to jump from one to the other.

[@sabershenanigans]

This is an amazing video! The single best tutorial I've seen on paint consistency - including just why it makes such a difference and how to use the relevant properties of each dilution level. Finally discovered that I was actually thinning my paints correctly - but just not understanding where to go from there. I appreciate this SO much, I think you may have given me the push forward I need to actually get good!

[@HereticsHeroes]

That's what I love to hear

[@modelmaker2001]

Excellent info, especially useful for a noob like me (and I can see how even long time painters will find it useful), and very well presented. Professional and still entertaining. Thank you!

[@agonz2011]

New mini painter here who is learning the ropes. So happy KZbin put you in my path! Love your teaching.

[@HereticsHeroes]

Happy to help

[@jeremypardee1895]

This might be the best video I have ever watched on painting tutorials. I appreciate the way you defined each consistency, then demonstrated how that consistency should look on the wet palette, then how to apply it to the model.

[@HereticsHeroes]

Thank you! I did my best to be thorough!

[@philipjacobsen6550]

man that blue armor is gorgeous

[@Bastion71]

Nicely demonstrated. Looking forward to the P3 review.

[@HereticsHeroes]

Working on it as we speak.

[@dekai7992]

This is an incredibly useful video. I've been painting for decades, but youve shown me a new and more practical way of explaining paint dilution to beginners. And you've earned a subscriber.

[@HereticsHeroes]

Thank you! Tell all your friends 😉

[@Jeremus717]

This was your first video that I saw and it earned my sub. As others have said, it's criminal that anyone who put this level of detail into explaining the fundamentals doesn't have a bigger channel compared to so many of the channels that are experts showing off.

[@HereticsHeroes]

I'll get there one day. I just need to keep making videos as good as this one. Thanks for your vote of confidence!

[@andyseverance1519]

This is literally the best explanation of paint thinning I have ever seen. You definitely earned my subscription

[@HereticsHeroes]

Thanks! Welcome aboard!

[@aaronsymonds2516]

Definitely one of the best explanations of how to thin the layers I have seen! Looking forward to more content 👌

[@SpicyPetePaints]

This is legitimately one of the most helpful videos I’ve watched on paint consistency! Thank you

[@HereticsHeroes]

Glad you found it helpful

[@Agastui]

Best "back to basics" video I've seen in a minute. Possibly ever! Great work :)

[@dandesser8750]

Great Video! You. are concise, easy to listen to and keep dramatics out of the picture. Hope to see more of your vids. Focus on basics, not enough emphasis on the fundamentals in the industry. You seem a natural.

[@HereticsHeroes]

Will do!

[@user-wv6rd5wc4n]

I don't usually comment on videos but this was an insanely helpful video, and it just unlocked all the questions I had in my head especially about layering and glazing. AMAZING VIDEO

[@HereticsHeroes]

Thanks! Glad to have helped.

[@sanctdc]

This was so helpful, I think a lot of people rush straight towards advanced techniques without considering the importance of the basics, awsome work dude have subed and look forward to more videos.

[@HereticsHeroes]

That is precisely why I made it

[@scdumont247]

As someone who is new to the painting side of warhammer and as someone who almost never posts comments, I had to say that this is one of the informative videos with practical demonstration of the skills, that i have come across, making it ones of the easiest tutorials to understand especially without having prior knowledge or skills. Cant wait to see more tutorials!

[@HereticsHeroes]

That's really awesome to hear!

[@AnthroposGames]

One of the best paint tutorials I’ve seen (and that’s with 200 subs to painting channels)! Way to go!! Love the deep dive. I’ve been doing some painting after a long hiatus, and this is the issue that’s been kicking my butt. Def a consistency issue. Intimidating to have to relearn the “touch,” but your video totally encouraged me to roll up my sleeves and do the work. Thanks!!

[@HereticsHeroes]

Happy to have helped! Keep practicing!

[@loiccoffier6197]

Amazing paint job you have done !!! ❤❤

[@dc345601]

I love this. This is something that I’ve observed over the last couple of years but wasn’t sure that I was doing it right. This helps immensely.

[@HereticsHeroes]

Glad so many are finding it helpful

[@Mars0War]

This is such a great video for new and amateur painter who want to improve. It's all just about putting paint down, the improvement comes from knowing the consistency of paint you need, where to put that paint and what order you put that paint down.

[@HereticsHeroes]

It's all about the layers

[@JynksterDM]

hey great stuff the use of theexample of thinning was supes helpful! thanks! this guy is subscribed

[@jexium]

That was actually very helpful. I really appreciate the breakdown and explanations you did of what to look for and the nuances of how paint should behave for each purpose

[@skoneloke]

Amazing attention to detail! I am going to use this to finally take the dive into painting minis

[@hyosworld109]

Great explanations here, looks badass!

[@joewalsh1031]

Dude why are you trying so hard to be my favorite paint youtuber?!? Seriously: I recently had an absolute epiphany that getting paint consistency right (and the flip side of the coin, getting the right amount onto an appropriately wetted brush) is a GIGANTIC part of this hobby. I know, I know, should be obvious immediately but I just didn't get it until like literally a month or two ago. And so this is perfectly timed as I explore this topic with better clarity. Thanks so much!

[@HereticsHeroes]

It was fate

[@Sprite8822]

Titus looked awesome! Another subscriber gained. I loved the NMM gold too.

[@HereticsHeroes]

Thanks. I'll do a proper NMM vid at some point, but it's a tough subject.

[@siniadizzutreb5585]

Great vid and a beautiful result. I agree that you deserve more subs given the quality of your videos.

[@levhou-xu9bh]

The details are so amazing. You have great painting skills and great taste on colors

[@HereticsHeroes]

Thanks!

[@invisibleazn9330]

Great explanation of paint thinning. Very helpful.

[@Jaydonald_DG]

This is SERIOUSLY gorgeous work mate! Well done.

[@martingross6748]

Hi Mate. I see ton of videos about layering, glazing but lot of them don’t show it on this perfect way! For me as a beginner, this is ultra-mega helpful video. Big thanks for it ❤🎉 love it and i need to play it once again and than try it! Have a nice day, and do good job! ❤

[@HereticsHeroes]

Really glad it helped.

[@marksutherlandjr.2121]

I've watched thousands of these videos. This one is right over the target. The themes and techniques here are described in a much more intuitive and easier to understand way. Idk if it's just come from a culmination of many videos and practice, that it has just seemed to click for me? Or if it's the video in of itself. That said. AWESOME UPLOAD.

[@HereticsHeroes]

A lot of people have said the same. I must have done something right when writing the script for this one!

[@thewatcheronthewall85]

Man this video deserves so much more views, dude you're so talented thanks for the detailed tips!

[@HereticsHeroes]

Hopefully the YT algorithm agrees with you

[@tdholman]

I appreciate the content you put out. Gazing is one of the hardest things for me to get right. Keep making awesome videos!

[@somewhereyouarent]

Brother, you are an absolute MASTER in this arena... There is so much I can learn from you. Thank you. Wow.

[@HereticsHeroes]

Thank you! Hopefully you'll stick around for more video!

[@ynnir675]

I'm finding your videos to be incredibly informative. Thanks for providing such great content.

[@unproven8825]

This guy needs more subs. great content

[@howardcoates6985]

That was a beautiful paint job. The refresher on the paint consistency is handy as well.. time to double check some things.

[@HereticsHeroes]

Always good to brush up on the fundamentals from time to time

[@Kartoffelbrot9472]

Currently painting my first space marine ever and its a lot of fun ^^

[@HereticsHeroes]

It really is, hours fly by when I'm painting

[@manuelgaertner6834]

Great video, and a very nice paintjob on captain Titus

[@spunkymonkeySK]

I learned this years ago from a helpful GW store manager - it makes a massive difference; my first army in '94 looked like it was painted by a 3 year old, but this single technique raised my painting age to about 8 when I started my second army in 2010. As soon as I've re-mortgaged my house I'll be able to buy new models to replace all the units that GW have killed off each edition and perhaps have some models that a 12 year old would be proud of😅

[@jordansletten2017]

This was a helpful video. I’ve heard all sorts of things about thinking your paints and what not. What I appreciate the most in this video is the example of how each should look ex glaze vs layer and described as such. Can’t say I remember many other videos doing that

[@dr_wilko]

This explains some concepts I had (mostly) grasped in such a clear and concise way. An excellent beginner/refresher video

[@HereticsHeroes]

Yes I'm hoping this will be useful for painter at a variety of experience levels. Never a bad idea to practice fundamentals.

[@MrMarmolin]

Congratulations, you "diluted" a lot a of trail and error/frustration into a well rounded, coherent and to the point on video. Nicely done serioously, keep them going! PS: I would like to see your approach explanation on the NMM subject

[@HereticsHeroes]

I will do my best!

[@jaceks1962]

Thats great tutorial! A lot of info, reasonable comments, provided in a great way. Do more :)

[@PaintTabletopStandard]

This is a fantastic video, with lots of knowledge and tips dropped in adjacent to the main topic

[@JT-lv8ij]

will be interesting to see how many people getting into painting from the new game. Very nice Titus mate!

[@LukeTheSquat]

Been painting for two years now and I thought I "knew it all". Learned a lot from your video. Especially how you paint leather, will definitely give that a try :)

[@HereticsHeroes]

Glad to hear you were inspired

[@mill_8108]

Fantastic video and phenomenal work

[@goonbaggs]

This was super informative…. Your results are amazing

[@stevexboxfriends7562]

such a useful video - the bit im missing is making a layer a different consistency to a base coat. Makes sense now ive seen this video im gonna work on that. Thanks for this!

[@HereticsHeroes]

It's a somewhat subtle difference so it may take a little practice, but keep it up!

[@spiderivy35]

Yo, this is the best video I've ever seen on how to mix paint. I'm a visual learner, so it's hard for me to understand what my paint should look like without seeing it.

[@HereticsHeroes]

I think you are the 7th or 8th person to say something similar. I really appreciate it, and I'm glad it's helping so many people

[@spiderivy35]

@HereticsHeroes bro i need to say my edge highlighting is sooooo much better!

[@Monke164-1]

this shit looks like a golden demon entry to me!

[@HereticsHeroes]

If I had taken a bit more care with the assembly and spent another few weeks refining it...maybe

[@mortcraft23]

This video is full of awesomeness, so much great info for painters. I’m still learning miniature painting and am pretty bad at thinning my paints so thank you for the help.

[@HereticsHeroes]

Keep going! Like I said in the vid, as much as I can try to teach, there's no substitute for practice!

[@martinmountford1981]

Love it just need to find the time to practice while watching it.

[@FauxHammer]

Had not heard of this channel before, it popped up in my feed. Excellent content, well explained and well delivered, great editing and teaching. Instant sub!

[@HereticsHeroes]

Hey! Thanks so much! If I'm not mistaken you were at Adepticon manning the Artis Opus booth with Geoff from TPF right? I was the guy who did the Rogue Trader diorama that I was giving to the voice actor from the game. not sure if that rings any bells, I'm sure you met a ton of people there.

[@reyalskrad1]

Great video! I'd love to see a video specifically about how you approach painting faces such as these ones.

[@HereticsHeroes]

I'll be doing one as a patreon exclusive focusing on how I did Titus's face soon. But at some point I will be doing a main channel video on the topic as well.

[@MrRafaztar]

Just found this after 2 weeks of mini painting and I am still to put it to the test. But it seems like this was the information I was missing to improve

[@AngryMothNoises]

Thank you for recommending me this on reddit. So far everything you have been doing has been my experience painting in such a dry climate. Still its nice to see how you have to make your own technique to work in that setting. I don't think most mini painters know that painting in a humid setting is very different from a dry one. So all the tutorials for humid painting and then I wonder what I am doing wrong.

[@HereticsHeroes]

Yeah painting in the summer is a challenge. Gotta really get the brush wet af

[@AngryMothNoises]

@@HereticsHeroes Summer, winter, spring and fall... Its all the same for me LOL

[@jasongross1640]

Great video. I’m going to thin my paints more.

[@user-lh2fb2ky2g]

That's great!!It looks amazing! And thanks fo this guide. Please, can you give a small explanation about basic blue colors which you used?

[@dekyras]

Really useful video - clear and complete 👍

[@jeph_os]

Excellent video, incredibly informative. Thanks

[@j3ffr0ck24]

Whoa dude! Hard subject to cover and you have done a great job.

[@HereticsHeroes]

Took me ages to write the script 😜

[@theonlytrue8t88]

This video helped me a lot

[@McVilla1N]

You also don't have to wash your miniatures anymore people 😂😂😂. But if you are so inclined to do it.... By all means wash those bad boys. Awesome video my friend! Edit: oh and you not listing all the paints you are using like a baking recipe was phenomenal! Telling us to use a dark brown and a lighter brown to highlight for the leather! This is what people need to hear! I'm a tattoo artist of 20+ years and I haven't heard anyone talk about cross hatching in a looong time! This video is nothing but a bunch of amazing information! Much appreciated! Recently came back to the hobby After not playing since I was a kid.

[@BridgemanEntertainment]

Thank you for this 🙏

[@philip6136]

Good vid. I might try some weathering soon 😊

[@whitecornx]

Such great work!

[@Dfzoo]

Amazing bro, hitting the follow button right now for the Heretics of course :)

[@Phullbrick]

Fantastic video and tutorial, thanks Sir !

[@Nghtwnd]

Nice breakdown of the subject; all to often you hear the 'like this' without pointing out what 'this' actually means to the presenter. Killer paint job on Titus too!

[@HereticsHeroes]

That is exactly why I made the vid!

[@benbradbury1044]

You're a great painter, and conveyed all of the concepts in this video really well! I'm sure a ton of painters will be able to level up quickly after watching. Have you considered mixing your paints with other acrylic paint types? Bringing more heavy bodied paints like Kimera, or Golden acrylics can help me maintain body when I want my paint a little bit thicker, and using highly pigmented washes like Vallejo XPress colours, or Pro Acryl Transparents, and ESPECIALLY artist's grade inks like Liquitex or Daler Rowney, can help maintain saturation in your layer and glaze consistencies, without losing saturation. You don't always need to thin with water! This is a massive help since a hyper thinned "glaze", while great for brush sharpness and accuracy, also means you end up having to go over an area 3-4 times to reach full saturation. This can be extremely time consuming when working on freehand work like those scratches, or more complicated things like lettering and sigils. This also helps solve some of the surface tension issues you were talking about for getting panel lines or doing recessed glow effects, without having to get into entirely different mediums like oils and enamels. :)

[@benbradbury1044]

That said, I just found your channel through this video. You're doing great for 1 year on YT! Subscribed. With video and teaching quality like this you'll be hitting 10k in no time.

[@HereticsHeroes]

Yeah there's definitely some other tools to try out, but you can still really do it all with just regular mini paints and water. You can avoid the loss of saturation issue by using the method I described where you do a handful of somewhat opaque layers to place lights and the. Do a little bit of glazing on top to smooth and shift the colors. If you already have that foundation underneath you won't actually need an excessive amount of glaze layers on top to get where you need to be.

[@L3GHO5T]

The one skill you have to master: brush control!

[@marka7759]

I reconized that I have been fighting my paint after comming back to painting years ago when citadel switcht from the black pods to the modern aera round ones. The old paints were way easier to get into a thin consitency close to glazing and I figured that much of my old skill relied on that to make my miniatures look good - however after comming back I was never really happy with my results... tho now i feel i finally understand why

[@HereticsHeroes]

Glad to have helped

[@itsSevro]

Really, really well explained and showed. May the Emperor protect, brother.

[@emopaintballer88]

Truly inspiring! Very useful information.

[@djohnson1084]

Hey man, I’ve never seen any of your content before. This video was first spot in my feed. I hope the video catches on fire for you! Liked commented and subbed. Keep up the phenomenal work!

[@HereticsHeroes]

Really appreciate the support! I'm happy to say this one is doing really well so far!

[@trentonbaird8956]

You had me at, “Sly Marbo”

[@immurelol]

Another great video my friend keep it up!!

[@philipmorgan3007]

Stumbled across this channel. Simple instructions that led to an amazing paint job 👍🏻 Subbed

[@HereticsHeroes]

Welcome aboard

[@taylormcmillan3953]

Saw the finished model on TikTok, had to come and watch the full process! Great video, thanks for sharing this homie!

[@HereticsHeroes]

TikTok? Is someone reposting my stuff without me knowing?

[@taylormcmillan3953]

@@HereticsHeroes I might be mistaken; but I’ll dig around and if I find it I’ll send you a link in a DM.

[@zakleys3708]

Very nice video, learned a lot, thanks :)

[@diyfireking]

Great work dude 👍👍