Blending explained in 5 minutes | ft. The Mandalorian bust

[@Zumikito]

This is my first ever bust that I painted and as such, it took me quite some time to finish (resulting in a video delay). I can not even count how long this video took me to produce, but if you want to show me your support for what I do, go ahead and subscribe and like the video! 👊

[@adamholt5395]

I gotta say, at the 4:15 where you have the bust with all of your tones on it before you blend, it looks really good. I might try to do some figures in this style and not worry about blending. If you are fair enough away your eyes will blend the colors for you.

[@Zumikito]

@@adamholt5395 that is fair enough, go for it. Definitely saves a lot of time

[@SirBuffton]

Seeing the multiple midtones before starting the blend is really helpful! Definitely looking forward to seeing more of your work!

[@Zumikito]

Thank you, appreciate it

[@jherazob]

I'm liking these 5 minute videos! Everybody seems to like to extend for 20-30 minutes so it's golden that there's people focusing on the short and sweet format :)

[@Zumikito]

I am glad that you like it! Truly there is a lot of advice out there, but quite often it is stretched a not structured. But still, I took a lot of inspiration from other creators!

[@aberodriguez4149]

Haven't done a bust yet but this video helps out a lot. Thanks for sharing your experience.

[@saw3054]

I'm from Thailand🇹🇭. This video is very useful for a newbie like me. Thank you very much🫶🏻🤍

[@L3GHO5T]

It boggles my mind so many viewers are unsubscribed. This channel is top notch. I appreciate the time and effort you put into these to help people like me excel In the hobby

[@diamend85]

this is basically the best compact video overview on advanced painting techniques out there! very well done and straight to the point. i love it new subscriber

[@Jammil2477]

I’ve got to admit, you’re videos may take you time, yet they are concise and informative enough for your viewers to relish. Thank you.

[@Mr_FriesGames]

Please make a long video of your process. Seeing every step while it’s happening would be extremely helpful!

[@SubSonicEctomorph]

Thank you for helping all of us makes our tiny man-dolls look goodr ❤️

[@JunkySun]

Dude you’re golden! I’ve never seen such a helpful picture of a work in progress blending. I always try to have anything smooth from the start and fuzz until I get it smooth. The way you’re sketching your highlights makes a lot of sense now that I see it. For me you are the single best youtuber out there! Thanks for your Hard work, I appreciate how hard it must be to cut down to such a short time without loosing information! Love!

[@Zumikito]

Oh man, I truly appreciate your kind words, it motivates me to do more content! I still have a long way to go to being the best minituber out there :D once again thank you

[@nicolascordier12]

This is the best video to understand layer blending. It literally showed me how I was wasting my time trying to make super smooth transition by hand whilst I could just glaze over them. Top, notch!

[@ReepinKenny652]

Never thought stippling would be viable for blending. Gonna try that out after my class. Thanks for your knowledge bro!

[@Zumikito]

Oh yea, if you are careful enough and the paint is not that thick, it can be smooth! Cheers

[@geri121]

First video that explained EVERY main blending method understandable while not taking hours to watch. My sub is yours

[@HaDeZs1]

Love the short format info videos and the comedy is perfect. So happy to have found you. Keep up the awesome work!!

[@Zumikito]

Thank you!

[@laurenceomeara15]

Stumbled upon your video on NMM and really like the speed in which you explain complex processes. Huge amount of information condensed into 5 minutes. Brilliant

[@johndoerschuk7609]

These 5 minutes videos you do are superb. Well thought out and very well presented. I’ve been painting for years and I wish I’d had the concise explanations you are providing when I was starting out… even years down the road they are still really useful. Thank you very much!

[@Terry80801]

People say I can paint say level 4 so with that now I wait to paint level 5. This was very fast and very intuitive. The stippling I do already but would like more under my belt.

[@kofmanmi]

Extra points for Masterclass oil paints shown. Love them.

[@phoboswhiplash]

Wow, this changes all my persoective on minis, im a comic artist and got into miniatures a couple of months ago, this layering and blending has much much more studies from drawing and shading, than the clasic eavy metal style. Definetly giving this a shot alongside the highlights and glow video. Thabk you so much!

[@AnonymousMontanantoo]

🤯Beard, so epic.....can't concentrate on what he is saying......🤯🤯🤯👍

[@Zumikito]

I guess there is something for everyone! 😁

[@lamadredeidraghi]

I subscribed and put Like in every video I saw: thank you so much for your work! It’s helping me a lot! 🙏🏻

[@jameskeegan3108]

thank you! This gives ne a better idea how to proceed with wet blending something that i can use for my miniatures!

[@Zumikito]

Godspeed!

[@LCaaroe]

This is awesome. Very nice summary of each method and I especially like that you talk about how to use all of them together. Also really nice to see a painting channel that has tightly edited videos - your effort pays off. Subscribed!

[@Zumikito]

Glad you enjoyed it! Always trying to keep the vids as dense and compact as possible :)

[@malacarne7906]

The best mini channel ♥

[@Zumikito]

Thank you, you are way too kind :)

[@gomezzara_creative]

This new format is so goood! Fast, efficent and clear. And also the memes! Maybe a interesting video is to check specific types of materials: wood, metals (no NMM), organic ... etc!

[@Zumikito]

Hmmm, that is very very specific, but I will add it to the list of potential topics, thank you for the suggestions!

[@gomezzara_creative]

Maybe a how to study materials could be a more general topic! 😊

[@Zumikito]

@@gomezzara_creative definitely got me thinking here! Will have to cover it somehow :)

[@NayfeePaints]

This is the video I needed. Good stuff mate and thanks. Keep them coming.

[@Zumikito]

Will do!

[@timesup5105]

Nice work. Looking forward to the other videos.

[@Zumikito]

Thx, they are coming :)

[@timesup5105]

The NMM looks awesome. But it looks like the helmet doesn’t match the over tone of the miniature. Will you weather It down some? Would like to see that if you go that route. Really nice work.

[@davidundefinedrivera9473]

Excellent and informative. Subscribed.

[@carnajom8831]

Ah man... I now need you to do a chrome NMM tutorial on painting Mando!

[@dand1789]

Great Work!Love the vids speed,humor and teaching of knowledge.Keep going!!!Glazing plz.

[@Zumikito]

Thank you! No worries, its coming!

[@rebeccaconlon9743]

Reminds me of charcoal and graphite blending techniques, merging and circles between layers for that one, but yeah it's a pain using acrylics during a heatwave while trying to blend.

[@piotrsiekierko2211]

Very very impressive. Happy to find you at KZbin.

[@glinkler1422]

All of this still boggles my mind and seems intimidating. After painting for a few years. More things kinda make sense. stippling seems to be up more my alley..lol Jeez I always feel like I ruin a brush the instant I start doing anything outside of just loading the paint in my brush..

[@bezzy8257]

Thanks for sharing this info, really useful

[@PENFOLD1962]

An excellent clear & concise video. Even though I don't paint model's I have SUBSCRIBED. I'm wanting to learn how to paint fishing lures! I have watched a few of your videos in the past and found them really informative and helpful. QUESTION... I'm wanting to fade a solid colour into the clear plastic so the inside of the lure can be seen, what blending method would you recommend? I'm using opaque acrylic but can use a medium to gain the clearing of the paint! Thank you for sharing your video and I look forward to watching more in the future. Take care my friend til next time 👍😷👍🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿

[@cammerclimbs]

Great vid!

[@Zumikito]

Thank you :)

[@philparis796]

the glaze method seems ideal for me, it looks easy to me and the result looks dope, the others just look too time consuming as i like to get models done fast.

[@Zumikito]

Opposite is true though, glazing takes the most time out of these

[@philparis796]

@@Zumikito that may be, but the other methods just dont click for me so id likely end up messing up, but the glaze method appears to be the most straightforward for my skill level. love the work man :)

[@Clear-As-Mudd]

Great video! Thanks! 😊

[@Zumikito]

My pleasure :)

[@Belzeboris]

Very good explanation! Thank you. Do you plan to make an indepth video on how you painted that shiny blueish metal on the Mandalorion helmet?

[@Zumikito]

I have already done video on how to paint Non Metallic Metal in 5 minutes on my channel, check it out :)

[@LoftOfTheUniverse]

Awesome, thank you. As for what's next... What about something like 5 ways to fix common mistakes? And put things like when a wash darkly stains an area you didn't want stained and you're using translucent colors like red or yellow. Instead of putting 7 layers, just put light grey or white over the dark spot then use color. Or if a bump appears in the coat afterwards and you sand or remove it. Or filling gaps? Anyway I look forward to your next video :)

[@Zumikito]

These are great topics, I will add it to the list and see what I can do :)

[@miguelcuevasramos1388]

fantastic! i will try some NMM copper necrons soon if you have any tip it will be so kind :) good work nice video! keep on friend

[@Zumikito]

Post some wip to my dm on insta and I might be able to somewhat help you. Stippling the nmm will be way faster if you are doing bunch of necrons :)

[@droidgamemaniac4563]

nice to see a czech artist painting miniatures :)

[@MiniaturesofDeath]

Great content as always! Ah!👍

[@Zumikito]

Thank you! Comments like this keep me going

[@chriswebb4485]

More amazing content. thanks so much

[@Zumikito]

Always glad to hear it :)

[@tiggerissoterrific]

Thank you so much for your help with all of this!!! What kind of paint do you use?

[@Zumikito]

All kinds, but I prefer Vallejo and Ak Interactive the most

[@wannaride738]

Great summary, thx. What do you prefer in terms of drying time: water or smth like Lahmian medium?

[@Zumikito]

Very good question, I almost never use any kind of medium but the ONLY EXCEPTION would be a little bit of medium or flow improver to make drying tome longer for wet blending. But adding too much will lead to shiny and tacky finish, so be careful! Also some paint brands already have it premixed, that is why reaper paints can be good for wet blending

[@wannaride738]

@@Zumikito Ty!

[@lucasdio7412]

Do loaded brush wet blending next pls

[@troytorres4667]

Very cool video, when using the glaze method to blend. Do you add medium to the colour or use a general say green tone? I love that classic 90's eavy metal Mike McVey style where the orks look creamy lol. Always wanted to know how he painted those orks lololol. Subsibed now!

[@Zumikito]

you can do both, it depends on how rich do you want the color - if you just add white/yellow (as your highlight color) it will get desaturated, so adding some saturated midtone is nice for skintones, but not necessary for metallics

[@raffaelemargara578]

Great video, dude!

[@Zumikito]

Thx man :)

[@k.maillot1318]

Thanks yet again.

[@Zumikito]

Glad you find it useful!

[@god1aj]

What do you use to determine the bottom layer.. I don’t get how you would come up with green to end with a chrome look.. I’m trying to understand so I can become decent one day lol

[@hoshi314]

you doing the helmet alone is the best explanation for Glazing for my monkey brain, hell you have shown use da way to glaze by just dropping the colors in specific areas (lines and spots) and then just glaze the edge of it according to the color........ FUCKING A+++ FROM ME!!! subscribed!

[@itsio7188]

I would like to see some stippling. And thank you

[@kaes_art87kaesarjam34]

hi, great video, i loved the armor, can you tell what colors you used?

[@Zumikito]

For the armor? Just dark sea blue and white

[@kaes_art87kaesarjam34]

@@Zumikito Verde thanks

[@XavierArnau399]

jeez that helmet looks amazing

[@Zumikito]

I am glad that you like it!

[@FearGFX]

Very cool! Will you paint busts more often??

[@Zumikito]

I will do some here and there, but not that often :)

[@FearGFX]

@@Zumikito I'd be very happy if you do!

[@Zumikito]

@@FearGFX the painting is the same though! I have one or 2 more busts to do this year

[@Sigmagnat650]

Saw the 'please subscribe' bit and went 'ehhhh' then got to the sound of the synthetic brush being murdered and laughed my ass off- subbed.

[@xDxXphilipxDXx]

Hi great video and very helpful explanation. Also, this bust is great where is it from?

[@Zumikito]

Thank you! I simply typed into Thingiverse (site for files for 3d printing) Mandalorian or Mandalorian bust, you should find it there.

[@xDxXphilipxDXx]

@@Zumikito Great i found it, could you also tell me the size u printed in, Height?

[@Zumikito]

@@xDxXphilipxDXx yes, the height is 75 mm

[@mcphadenmike]

I know this video is a year old but just in case you’re still checking comments… I have a Q about glazing the transitions between layers. Do you glaze with the darker or the lighter of the two colours you are trying to blend?

[@Zumikito]

You can use either one or a midtone. Mostly I use light paint to glaze into the darker one though

[@mcphadenmike]

@@Zumikito Thank you so much for the speedy reply! Have a great weekend.

[@reagan_helms]

Great video! Where did you get this model?

[@Zumikito]

It is 3d printed from thingiverse, simply search there Mandalorian or Mandalorian bust

[@zubinjana722]

" Wait this doesnt taste like Acr-....WASTED " i couldnt stop laughing and im not even on CreaHerb 😂😂😂😂🎉🎉🎉🎉

[@madboczek866]

Very very interesting! But a little short😉

[@Zumikito]

That is the concept though! Thank you :) I will be covering each one of these in the future

[@madboczek866]

@@Zumikito that ist what i wanted to read! Thank you a Lot for your work

[@rahotep789]

What colours did you use to paint the helmets metal please?

[@Zumikito]

Exactly the same method as my NMM explained in under 5 minutes video, so just dark sea blue with multiple ratios of white added

[@KPSports]

Where on Earth did you get that desk stand from in the background there?

[@Zumikito]

You have to be more specific, which one? Send me message on ig or fb

[@finkmonkeyful]

Such great videos man. Well done. I just subscribed and plan to check them all out soon!

[@Zumikito]

Appreciated!

[@swarner6937]

😀👍

[@laurenceomeara15]

Does stipling destroy brushes?

[@Zumikito]

It can if you are too brutal, but not if you are gentle

[@luisc6903]

thanks

[@elronman]

Over brushing = drybrushing with a wet pallete Dry brushing = drybrushing with a dry pallete One let's you paint surfaces faster for quick and dirty layering. Dry brushing let's you paint edges fast.

[@finncullimore7430]

Where did you get the bust from?

[@Zumikito]

Thingiverse, just search Mandalorian bust or Mandalorian

[@vlchk]

I'm wondering: why is blending ALWAYS explained on a big surface, and never on a 32mm miniature... If it's not used on these, how do you achieve transitions on small miniatures?

[@Zumikito]

I disagree, I mostly explain blending on way smaller miniatures - check my latest vid!

[@vlchk]

@@Zumikito fair point - just watched it - thank you!

[@odinsbeard4845]

Where can you get the bust?

[@Zumikito]

From thingiverse, just search there Mandalorian or Mandalorian bust

[@timesup5105]

How much did you upscale them file? %?

[@Zumikito]

I told the shop that printed it for me that I want it to be 70 mm, but no idea about %

[@matousblaha8499]

i think you should cover the secret technique of "taking off shoes and experiencing america" next

[@konradfischer8009]

Does anyone have the file or a link to the file?

[@Zumikito]

You will find it on the first page on Thingiverse when you type in "Mandalorian bust" it is called "low poly somthin simething..."

[@ericguzman4043]

LOL bro I made the same mistake licking my brush while using oil paints , never again 🤣

[@baguvix2221]

Dude, you're 5 minuite videos is EXACTLY what my ADHD ass needs. My minitaures looks 1000x better with your tutorials!

[@eduardodelosreyesberbel1759]

0:45 🤣🤣🤣🤣

[@Rlndgunslinger]

Came for the beard; stayed for the protips.

[@danielarce3256]

When simon get bored of trading he decides to do this

[@Zumikito]

Oh no, people found out!

[@pierrejalon8294]

I don’t understand :(

[@keithburden7191]

'Synthetic brush being murdered' hahahahahahahhahahhaha - subscribe - :D. A most excellent video and please sir more of the glaze blending method. The metal armour on this bust looks AMAZING.

[@Zumikito]

I am glad that you like it! Sure, glazing will be covered in the future :)

[@najkraemer3117]

my paints start to dry instantly ;/

[@Lukeo0]

Yo bro, amazing video. Looks not that hard anymore to achieve. WRONG! I watched that video probably 20-30 times already. Today i tried that blending technique on one of my Dark Souls heroes. I prepared my wet palette with the colour mixing ratios you showed in another video of yours (how to paint NMM). I have to say it did totally not work out for me. I really f*****g suck at glazing. I could not get the edges smooth at all. It was a mess and after 2h of work without results I stopped and just painted the normal non cool way with metallic colours.. damn I would love to achieve those reflections with white/grey, simply non metallic colours. I am rellay jelaous of your skill maestro!

[@pimc172]

5 min video are good but the only problem is that I have to watch it twice or at 0.75 speed

[@WardenOfTerra]

**Polish power intensifies**

[@TheThunder48]

Wait, are you a dude from FTMO? :D

[@Zumikito]

Pshhhhh

[@ozskeeter]

it always feels like you are rushing to fit in this idea that a concept has to be dealt with in 5m or less. Every considered giving yourself just a couple more minutes so you do not have to rush? you have so much to offer and I would love to see just a little more of your techniques in action.

[@ger5956]

Like and comment to appease the almighty algorithm

[@Zumikito]

This is the way

[@deathgrip509]

The timer is very distracting. I would love if it wasn't there.

[@theunlikelyphotographer5073]

Be careful with those han gestures.... the woke SJW snowflakes with get upset lol P.s great video

[@Zumikito]

Thank you :) I really don't think that can happen, but it's funny that some people would associate regular hand gesture with some ideology haha

[@31tomcat]

A good tip I found for wet blending, is to use a water based artists ink, that's close to your mid tone as a blending medium. It dries slower, and "bleeds" through any paint applied over it. The more coats you apply, the less it bleeds through. Giving a nice clean transition. The drawback to this method, is that once you're satisfied with the blends, it needs to be sealed before anything else can be done.