Freehand made EASY*, with this amazing TRICK! - Painting Checkers and Deathwing Symbol

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[@PowerYoutuberViewer]

I’m determined to get checkers and stripes on as many of my marines as possible and this was incredibly helpful

[@JuanHidalgoMiniatures]

Happy to help!

[@jboneds]

As somebody who has recently been experimenting with doing more freehand designs this is invaluable!!!

[@JuanHidalgoMiniatures]

Happy to help!

[@easternpromises7991]

"Remember. When you're doing lines, it is easier to do lines that are vertical." Great bit of life advice there.

[@catherder6552]

Just in absolute awe of that Shovel Knight mini

[@JuanHidalgoMiniatures]

You can see how I painted it in my Blue NMM video

[@jeremiahembs5343]

Another great technique from Juan. Remember friends that some watercolor paints are made from dyes that stain like phthalocyanines or arylides, so test your color on some watercolor paper or cardstock first and see how well it lifts off when rewetted and follow Juan's advice and varnish before doing this technique to be extra safe.

[@JuanHidalgoMiniatures]

Exactly, that's why I recommend white as it's reasonably opaque and doesn't stain a single bit

[@DeadGothicRed]

What is the varnish generally called so I can find it at my local hobby store?

[@jeremiahembs5343]

@@DeadGothicRed well i use acylic varnish because I am sensitive to chemicals that contain thinners but some people use a harder varnish like testors dullcoat for a harder finish more impervious to staining which can be applied with a brush or airbrush if thinned with lacquer thinner or can be bought in spray cans, or you can use vallejo acrylic matt varnish spray 28.531 but brush on vallejo 70.520 or Coat D'Arms matt varnish 139 acrylic varnishes is what I use are more appropriate for minis unless you want a super hard layer but offer less protection. You must apply very light mist from a can and allow to dry at least 1 hour before handling because it'll be sticky for a while. The two I use come in a dropper bottle and a small paint pot so you moisten brush and thin it out and apply which is how I prefer to do it. It's goes on white but dries clear if you use a little water as I explained. If vallejo i@ out of stock you can use d&d prismatic matt varnish or any acrylic medium diluted with a little water but medium is a little softer of a finish usually.

[@JuanHidalgoMiniatures]

I'm in love with VMS HD Matte varnish right now.

[@DeadGothicRed]

@JuanHidalgoMiniatures and see yesterday I picked up a citadel gloss varnish. I'm also hoping it'll help for when I put transfers on. Also how do you keep a point on your brush? I clean and wash them with that brush soap and try to dry them while in a point but they still have an issue after I wet them.

[@Sakurajima616]

Juan Hidalgo is the King of contrast Paint. Juan did more to promote and teach about these contrasts then anyone ever did and could. And thanks for this trick with aquarells I always used a mechanical pencil and a fine rubber eraser, but this is better it seems, especially on round forms like the power fist. Thanks Grandmaster for sharing this totally free, others would put this on patreon. Genius.

[@JuanHidalgoMiniatures]

Thanks! I've always believed in sharing knowledge for free

[@Sakurajima616]

@@JuanHidalgoMiniatures We have to thank you King of Contrast, especially for your attitude sharing your knowledge and craft for free.

[@thalkan]

Love your videos. Always come away with another technique to practice and always see a small but steadily sure improvement in my own painting.

[@JuanHidalgoMiniatures]

Thanks mate

[@distroya_]

Literally one of the best videos for mini painting. If I find a watercolour palette lying around in my art box, I'm gonna use it. Thank you for this video ❤❤

[@JuanHidalgoMiniatures]

Happy to help!

[@Moramany]

Wow. That Deathwing symbol was splendid. Beautifully done.

[@JuanHidalgoMiniatures]

Thanks

[@ojtanaka]

that shovel knight is so sick

[@JuanHidalgoMiniatures]

Thanks, I have a video on how to paint it!

[@Crushanator1]

I had always done mechanical pencil over varnished model, but this looks even better, nice to fill out the volume instead of just the edges. Being able to erase the guidelines with water after is very cool to see

[@JuanHidalgoMiniatures]

Thanks! It's also less risky than graphite

[@BlackJack6569]

Awesome idea. Thanks for sharing.

[@JuanHidalgoMiniatures]

Thanks

[@daverage4729]

Excellent video. Love the tip about using varnish to protect the underlying layer.

[@JuanHidalgoMiniatures]

Thanks

[@SergeiMosin]

This is an excellent technique I'm going to start incorporating into my painting projects. I got to the point that once I'm happy with the base coat, I seal it with dullcoat before doing any of the details out of fear of ruining the base and having to start over. The water color technique is going to be so helpful in getting those irritating little patterns on there without getting any splotches

[@JuanHidalgoMiniatures]

That's awesome I'm very glad the video helped you

[@mirage809]

This is a genius find! Makes freehanding a lot more approachable.

[@JuanHidalgoMiniatures]

Exactly!

[@Astelan11]

An actual game changer. 20 years of hobby and ive never picked up any water paint!

[@JuanHidalgoMiniatures]

You might now!

[@electrictrojan6719]

It will be interesting to see if this sparks a freehand revolution, well done Hidalgo.

[@JuanHidalgoMiniatures]

I surely hope so!

[@dracosummoner]

That's something I had never thought of, but it makes a whole lot of sense, thank you!

[@JuanHidalgoMiniatures]

Happy to help

[@chexuk]

Fantastic idea. Amazed that no-one's covered this before. :)

[@JuanHidalgoMiniatures]

Me too!

[@earlgrayman982]

That is a brilliant technique! Amazing! Can't wait to try it!

[@JuanHidalgoMiniatures]

Thanks

[@jandukanocraft]

Wow! This technique was mind blowing 😮. Thanks for the video. 👏

[@JuanHidalgoMiniatures]

Thanks for watching

[@natalebabbo-gunplaanddioramas]

So simple and so brilliant! Perfect for many uses, not just miniatures, in my opinion, but also gunpla and military models. Muchas gracias!

[@JuanHidalgoMiniatures]

Happy to help! And yes it's an amazing tool that no one uses

[@natalebabbo-gunplaanddioramas]

@@JuanHidalgoMiniatures your video tot me a lot of good ideas that I want to try on my models. I’m not a miniature painter but I subscribed to your channel some time ago because of the excellent tips and tricks I can apply to my plastic models and gunpla and also your humor. It’s always a pleasure watching your works! Keep it up!

[@JuanHidalgoMiniatures]

Natale Babbo - Gunpla and Dioramas thanks! Much appreciated

[@natalebabbo-gunplaanddioramas]

@@JuanHidalgoMiniatures you and your work deserve it! I hope you’ll get to 100k subscribers by the end of 2023!

[@acebongboy]

What a brilliant idea.

[@JuanHidalgoMiniatures]

Thanks

[@infinitestateautomaton1842]

He actually did it! The legend, the madman!

[@JuanHidalgoMiniatures]

I DID

[@rodneygaul2227]

That was one of the best ideas I have seen in years . It's diffidently something I will try

[@JuanHidalgoMiniatures]

Thanks

[@rodneygaul2227]

@@JuanHidalgoMiniatures I would have never had the courage to try that on a beautifully shaded model

[@JuanHidalgoMiniatures]

Rodney Gaul my balls are made of solid ceramite

[@dkbp4340]

I'm very obsessed with the weapon, is so crisp and vibrant!

[@JuanHidalgoMiniatures]

Thanks

[@benjaminjack867]

Beautiful work, and genius technique

[@JuanHidalgoMiniatures]

Thanks!

[@50043211]

Yes, after you showed them everything became clear. THX for sharing!

[@JuanHidalgoMiniatures]

Happy to help

[@rad.ickle_painter5807]

Yet another great idea Juan, let's get cracking! 😁

[@JuanHidalgoMiniatures]

THANKS

[@yaelagulto9746]

There goes my hobby hero 🦸‍♂️

[@JuanHidalgoMiniatures]

😘

[@MegaEpicturtles]

Your video is a game-changer for me. I've been struggling with harlequins and this made things so much easier.

[@JuanHidalgoMiniatures]

Happy to help!!

[@Black_Blow_Fly]

This is very helpful > I’m planning to checkboard my Gravis Captain’s powerfist. ❤❤❤ LETS GET CRACKING !!! 😁😁😁

[@JuanHidalgoMiniatures]

AWESOME

[@piratemagetjalf6477]

I feel almost stupid for not realizing this was an option. Thanks again, Juan! May you live for a thousand years!

[@JuanHidalgoMiniatures]

Thanks

[@davidmoss5424]

Oh, good grief. I love that (and by extension, you). I am now off to paint an owl on a shoulderpad. I'll start with the eyes and then do the rest of the owl :)

[@JuanHidalgoMiniatures]

That's the correct way of drawing an owl

[@wolfie54321]

That's a cool idea. In the past I've done freehand and fine detail with oil paints so that I could clean them off if I messed up, but the downside is it takes ages to cure and is harder to work with than acrylics. Never even thought of water colours.

[@JuanHidalgoMiniatures]

It's essentially the same principle but far more convenient

[@Upsideround]

Totally changed the way I look at free handing now. Thank you.

[@JuanHidalgoMiniatures]

Happy to help

[@golgothika]

Very nice technique,kinda genius to be honest. Thank you for sharing.

[@JuanHidalgoMiniatures]

Thanks for recognising my utter genius

[@ToriTangents]

biggest brain move XD ty for the tip, good to catch up on all the tricks before painting again XD

[@JuanHidalgoMiniatures]

Happy to help

[@isisnmagic1812]

Eye opening mind blowing, guess water colour paint set will be sold out soon, great video, thank you.

[@JuanHidalgoMiniatures]

Thanks

[@DefaultProphet]

The way you broke down the Dark Angels sword makes so much sense and my brain does not remotely work that way. I’d absolutely love to see this kind of break down on other symbols. Wow. Wow wow wow.

[@JuanHidalgoMiniatures]

Happy to have helped! I will consider doing more

[@keithburden7191]

JUAN! This is frickin GENIUS! What a superb idea and so accessible as well. FANTASTIC stuff mister, you sir are a pure legend.

[@JuanHidalgoMiniatures]

Thanks mate 😘

[@lanepaintsminis]

This is a great tip! I've got my Leviathan box prepped to add to my Lamenters, and doing the checkers on the dreadnaught was making me anxious! Thank you!

[@JuanHidalgoMiniatures]

Happy to help! Now you can sketch as much as you want

[@L3GHO5T]

Oddly enough I just finished painting hazard stripes on this exact terminator for my ultramarines maybe 20 minutes before seeing this pop up on feed. This is going to be one of those things that I will never forget as long as I’m continuing to paint.

[@JuanHidalgoMiniatures]

Happy to help!

[@LordPoppycock17th]

Absolutely brilliant usage of water colors.

[@JuanHidalgoMiniatures]

Thanks

[@DaffodyI]

Hello I just wanted to say thanks for taking the time to make these videos 👍🏼 they are very helpful and make it seem achievable.

[@JuanHidalgoMiniatures]

Thanks for watching!!

[@ryangreene157]

You just blew my mind! I'm definitely trying this out! Absolute genious

[@JuanHidalgoMiniatures]

I KNOW! I'm pretty amazing

[@bitzbox]

Very clever!

[@JuanHidalgoMiniatures]

Thanks

[@slingshot19d]

Wow that’s awesome I will put this In my painting toolbox!

[@JuanHidalgoMiniatures]

Happy to help

[@kiralynn72]

Very clean work

[@JuanHidalgoMiniatures]

Thanks

[@EdAllen]

Thanks, nice new tool from old watercolors I have sitting around.

[@JuanHidalgoMiniatures]

Exactly!

[@rossdiggle]

Great idea Juan.

[@JuanHidalgoMiniatures]

Thanks

[@katana2665]

Back in the day (the 80's) we used a soft pencil to sketch out the checkers.

[@JuanHidalgoMiniatures]

Also a good choice, I still prefer this method

[@chrismcknight7164]

What about a watercolor pencil?

[@katana2665]

@@chrismcknight7164 That sounds like a good idea. I have plenty of those here.

[@IIItiberius]

Great technique! Thank you for this video!

[@JuanHidalgoMiniatures]

Thanks for watching

[@freemjr]

Extremely helpful. Thank you so much.

[@JuanHidalgoMiniatures]

Happy to help

[@winstonsmith8316]

I never considered using watercolors in that way. Brilliant! Thank you for another wonderful video.

[@JuanHidalgoMiniatures]

Happy to help!

[@madMARTYNmarsh1981]

God Lord, that miniature is amazing, Juan! Nice.

[@JuanHidalgoMiniatures]

Thanks

[@KaeEbonrai]

This is so awesome!!! Thanks for this!! Such an amazing and exciting technique!!

[@JuanHidalgoMiniatures]

Thanks!

[@MisterTingles]

That's a really handy tip actually. I'll have to try that on my next Deathwatch boys. Just for completeness' sake, it may be important to note that any other paintlayers with water-soluble properties (like Speedpaints 1.0, Dirty Down,etc) below or in immediate proximity to the freehand might also be reactivated unless they're protected with varnish (although varnish ruins the Dirty Down effects as well).

[@JuanHidalgoMiniatures]

Good call

[@juancarlosmarcos7401]

Qué gran idea! ole! la voy a poner en práctica en cuanto pueda!!

[@JuanHidalgoMiniatures]

Gracias guapo 😘

[@4englishlies875]

I don't really paint mini's but I love this tip! Thanks for sharing

[@JuanHidalgoMiniatures]

Happy to help!

[@Error-mn4el]

this is incredible

[@JuanHidalgoMiniatures]

Thanks 😘

[@vincentmuyo]

Awesome tool to add to my toolbelt.

[@JuanHidalgoMiniatures]

Happy to help

[@brentleask3877]

This is genius.

[@JuanHidalgoMiniatures]

Thanks

[@beleraphon07]

Great technique, many thanks

[@JuanHidalgoMiniatures]

Happy to help

[@Uatemysoul]

They don't go away when you try to erase them, but I also find fine point gunpla markers do a bang up job of giving me an outline of where my paint should go.

[@JuanHidalgoMiniatures]

I personally don't like markers of any kind but whatever works for you! If it works, it's the right tool

[@ericlang7408]

Such a fantastic idea!!! Thank you so much for this tutorial!

[@JuanHidalgoMiniatures]

Thank you for watching

[@ParvizalthePainter]

Dominate the Paint!!

[@JuanHidalgoMiniatures]

YEAH

[@jessicamarlboro3792]

So helpful. I love your videos

[@JuanHidalgoMiniatures]

Thanks!

[@intzbk1]

Wow, thanks for sharing!

[@JuanHidalgoMiniatures]

Happy to help

[@kevincaruthers5412]

Great work!

[@JuanHidalgoMiniatures]

Thanks

[@WardenOfTerra]

I use watercolours for subtle weathering streaks and creating slight spot highlights all the time when painting NMM armour. They're an invaluable material for model painting.

[@JuanHidalgoMiniatures]

Fantastic tip

[@airwreck76]

Excellent brush control, awesome tutorial

[@JuanHidalgoMiniatures]

Thanks

[@brandontone7430]

brilliant. i couldn't stop myself from saying "nice" out loud when you added the sword split lol

[@JuanHidalgoMiniatures]

Thanks mate

[@DarthAyreon]

This is perfect! As someone who paints Dark Angels with different colours, the red transfers seemed like an issue, but with this technique I could make them any colour I want. Thanks for the great idea and inspiration!

[@JuanHidalgoMiniatures]

Happy to help!

[@funkfu]

Great idea!

[@JuanHidalgoMiniatures]

Thanks

[@Its_A_Gundam]

Thank you so much. This looks super useful.

[@JuanHidalgoMiniatures]

Happy to help

[@ArmsandArmor]

that's a really cool and unique idea for painting! thanks for sharing!

[@JuanHidalgoMiniatures]

Thanks for watching

[@rowanforster]

Great tip! Thanks for sharing. Looking forward to trying this out

[@JuanHidalgoMiniatures]

Happy to help

[@The_Bat]

Nice one Juan!

[@JuanHidalgoMiniatures]

Thanks

[@loupiscanis9449]

Thank you , Juan . 🐺 Loupis Canis .

[@JuanHidalgoMiniatures]

😘

[@filipkovacec5759]

amazing work! 🤩

[@JuanHidalgoMiniatures]

Thanks

[@Insmouth]

Amazing, thank you.

[@JuanHidalgoMiniatures]

Happy to help

[@UnusualWarrior]

This is great, thank you for the video!

[@JuanHidalgoMiniatures]

Thanks for watching

[@sergiorodriguezjimenez7420]

Que buenísima idea, muchas gracias! 👏👏

[@JuanHidalgoMiniatures]

Gracias a ti guapetón 😘

[@LincolnTank-StillOnTheSprue]

Damn, you make it so simple to follow. Legend

[@JuanHidalgoMiniatures]

Happy to help

[@garypatterson2857]

That's an awesome technique I'd never have thought of. Thanks!

[@JuanHidalgoMiniatures]

Happy to help

[@JohnJohnson-rz1dy]

genius idea

[@JuanHidalgoMiniatures]

Thanks

[@pedromartinezarroyo7319]

Guapísimo el truco. Eres un máquina.

[@JuanHidalgoMiniatures]

Gracias guapo 😘

[@alexbransgrove9966]

Great video!! Gonna give freehand a go now!

[@JuanHidalgoMiniatures]

Awesome

[@dspartan007]

awesome trick

[@JuanHidalgoMiniatures]

Thanks

[@CrimsonTemplar2]

That’s amazing

[@JuanHidalgoMiniatures]

Thanks

[@philhack3731]

OMG! Thank you

[@JuanHidalgoMiniatures]

Happy to help

[@marksminis]

My friend you blow my mind again! Absolutely trying this!

[@JuanHidalgoMiniatures]

Awesome

[@joseluismurillo]

Estupefacto me he quedado, lo probaré

[@JuanHidalgoMiniatures]

Gracias

[@ZendegiLeonard]

Well bugger me! This is bloody brilliant!!

[@JuanHidalgoMiniatures]

Thanks

[@davidwilloughyby4468]

So good

[@JuanHidalgoMiniatures]

Thanks

[@Philslifeandgaming]

Cool idea .Thanks .

[@JuanHidalgoMiniatures]

Happy to help

[@kenncoviello3917]

Great tip. Thank you very much!!

[@JuanHidalgoMiniatures]

Happy to help

[@eosrose6126]

Insane acurracy

[@JuanHidalgoMiniatures]

Thanks