Optimized! My Favorite Speedpaint Technique.

One quick & thick coat of color actually looks pretty dang good if we spend a bit of time on the undercoat! In this video I do some "hobby science" to find my default settings for the "grisaille" / "slapchop" technique.
The test mini was sculpted by Loot! Get him as a free STL file and check out the rest of the Journey to Nidavellir collection:
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Another video with this basic painting technique:
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In this vid a brief clip of me watching other undercoating videos is shown- here they are from Dana Howl and Miniac! :-)
• SLAPCHOP or ZENITHAL? ... slapchop vs. zenithal from Dana
• Ultimate Zenithal Unde... zenithal vid from Miniac

[@GoobertownHobbies]

The test mini was sculpted by Loot! Get him as a free STL file and check out the rest of the Journey to Nidavellir collection: bit.ly/JTN-Goober

[@PulsefiredGaming]

if thats the high thane who is the Jarl?

[@hawthornhobbit]

OK! I have yet to see this said!!! The model looks like YOU!!!! SO AWESOME

[@NathanK97]

you might try a dark blue base, and light yellow highlights for a warm lighting effect?

[@kimbach1824]

@@hawthornhobbit I was thinking the same. :D He looks just like Brent.

[@spectrem1858]

@@hawthornhobbit it's that smile, lol. @2:55 Cat destroying his butthole...he doesn't flinch.

[@jons5478]

I have to say this slapchop method has brought me back to life as a painter. I have had piles and piles of unpainted grey minis taking up my closet for years because I just havent had time to give them all a "table top ready" paint job. But now with these speed paints I can spray paint a few minis I want to do before work, come home and actually paint 2-3 minis a night before bed and be satisfied with how they look. I am in love.

[@GoobertownHobbies]

NICE! keep goin keep goin! :-)

[@dire_5]

​@@GoobertownHobbies As a newer mini painter, I really appreciate your videos! I was wondering, though, do you use gray/white primer for the drybrushing undercoat, or regular non-speedpaints? Thank you again for such great videos!

[@Metylene]

@@dire_5 You can see the white paint used for the drybush at 5:06. This is regular acrylic paint. For the gray at 5:47 it's also cheap simple grey acrylic but @GoobertownHobbies also try with better paint. You have your answers at 5:00 to 7:00 basically

[@jared.approves]

Same here! As a 40k player who use to hate painting this has saved me. 2 3k point armies is much easier to paint like this.

[@thomaswhite3059]

"If it's worth doing, it's worth doing half-assed" is genuinely good advice for a chronic perfectionist like me

[@1angrykoala]

As a beginner painter, your channel is pure gold! Great video 🙂

[@B4MBI72]

Fixed it... your channel is pure gold! Great video 🙂 I got back into painting a few years back after 30 years off and Goober has been with me the whole way. I love these lets test stuff out videos.

[@1angrykoala]

​@@B4MBI72 No I said it right. Thanks But I guess you didnt understand the context clues. Lets try that again. As I am a beginner painter, I find your channel to be pure gold, as I am sure, do other beginner painters.

[@jameshoepfner3555]

Agreed

[@bolterboy]

Seriously, at first I thought it was all b/s but honestly, he speaks the truth and is a great teacher 🎉

[@geoffreyprecht2410]

Brent is the only person in the mini hobby who can say "You'll see... You'll ALL see!" without it sounding inherently ominous.

[@guyclegg]

YEAH

[@cark1983]

I find it perplexing it doesn't sound evil when he says it...

[@guyclegg]

@@cark1983 in time we find out!

[@Naosuke84]

While I don't know Brent in person, I have known several PHDs. I'm pretty sure that it's a requirement to say "You'll see... You'll all see...." At least once after getting it.

[@howabouteverything]

It actually says a lot about someone when the majority of people would sound creepy saying that

[@MiniatureHobbyist]

I love the technical side of painting that you do in videos, its great to see all the variations in everything that can be done and the slap chop technique has given me a great confidence and love for painting miniatures. That miniature you painted is quite the handsome guy, i just cant figure out where I have seen him before 🙂

[@GoobertownHobbies]

hehehehe, I know you've been having fun with slapchop! I think one of your thumbnails actually got a teensy weensy cameo ;-)

[@MiniatureHobbyist]

@@GoobertownHobbies haha yup cheers for that, I try to spread myself around and I am so pleased at the news Army Painter will be releasing metallic speedpaints 🙂

[@kaoticneutralcow4094]

Well fancy seeing you here

[@MiniatureHobbyist]

@@kaoticneutralcow4094 Hiya =)

[@swordphoenix]

I’m amazed how many new tips I learned from a single video

[@GoobertownHobbies]

hey glad it helped!! :-)

[@42k78]

Your videos are healthy for my mind. Straight up. "Spending some extra time on the undercoat can really pay off." I really need to apply this the next time I get the paints out again.

[@stevenwalmsley3000]

I applaud your video making skills and antics. Your ability to retain your trademark smile while slowly glancing over at your car cleaning their nether regions, and not breaking timing was pure gold.

[@GoobertownHobbies]

That dang cat :-)

[@Z00111111]

I really appreciate how thoroughly you test things. You've combined what most would make as 4 or 5 videos into one concise video, with enough detail for people to make informed decisions to suit their individual model's needs. You scienced our hobby again.

[@cory7328]

I love the brown and tan undercoats. I feel like it changed whole look.

[@dominicskelton3031]

Yeah it feels warmer somehow - I think for historicals and fantasy I'm leaning towards that, and saving black-grey-white for the old grimdark....

[@foldionepapyrus3441]

Indeed, and now it makes me want to try purple tones and the like in the undercoats as well - Seems like picking the right palette at the undercoat could really be important for getting the best result from 'slapchop' for the mini in question. Not sure how well the glaze will cover 'em till you try it though.

[@cory7328]

@@foldionepapyrus3441 purple shade under green would be greatv

[@sdb6686]

I am starting my journey into painting this week. You videos have been so much help in finding a starting place and what to do. I enjoy how you not only show us how to do something but also go slow enough to see what you are doing and the result of the technique you are applying. Thanks for the inspiration.

[@GoobertownHobbies]

Nice!!! Have fun painting, I'm rooting for ya :-)

[@DrentonFTW]

I've only painted minis once in my life and this is inspirational. You make an impossible looking hobby so accessible. Thank you so much, I'm really looking forward to getting painting.

[@michal4736]

I think that 3 and 8 are my favorite! They have awesome balance between the face and other elements.

[@Dreddnought1]

Really like the Army Painter speedpaint. The reactivation that everyone seems to complain about is its biggest plus side. Speedpaint then go over highlights with a thin white paint. The reactivation colours the white and looks great. Do it again on the highest highlights and it works again. Great results.

[@scottboyer8450]

This video is so incredibly valuable to new hobby painters. You've saved me a TON of time, money and effort here. Thank you!

[@GoobertownHobbies]

Glad to hear it! Happy painting :-)

[@darkforestzero]

Dude, your presentation and facial expressions are amazing. I'm cautiously taking my first steps into mini painting and your channel just resonates down to my soul. You're so cool! Thanks for all your wonderful videos

[@GoobertownHobbies]

hehehehe, I'm excited for you getting into minis, that's great! I hope you're having a blast :-)

[@TheDewok12]

Very helpful, thank you Brent. If I could only watch one mini painting channel it might be yours for the mix of helpful information and positive vibes. Oh and you've convinced me on grey step

[@GoobertownHobbies]

glad it helps, thanks for watchin!!! :-)

[@juandavidruizserna]

Will try this on my next prints. Can not be grateful enough for this video and teachings

[@GoobertownHobbies]

Nice!! Have fun painting :-)

[@myrkla]

This is the best video ever about how to prime the best way to paint with contrast or speedpaint ❤️❤️

[@DukkDodgers24]

This is a truly OUTSTANDING video! I taught art for over two decades, and this is about as good as it gets. I love how you cover all of the options, then recap what you've learned. I'll be checking out more of your videos!

[@danastratton61]

A person probably needs to watch this a couple times to really decide what's best for them, but WOW, what a great in-depth analysis. Really the best I have seen looking at the dry brush method. KUDOS dude, a real winner of a video, thanks!

[@aerynmusick4548]

New Goobertown! Everything’s coming up Milhouse!

[@davetalbert8387]

I've watched a ton of painting videos on TY, but this one was totally stunning. Excellent, easy-to-read visuals, a good shot of gentle humour, and an absolute ton of useful information. Thank you SO MUCH! Goobertown Hobbies is going to be a new go-to, right next to Sorastro.

[@nyonor7314]

Best videos about painting EVER! It's a GREAT job! Well DONE! Thx

[@krzysztofmathews738]

I really quite appreciate your systematic approach to experimenting with the different undercoats, and the clear way in which you present the process and your findings. Thank you!

[@T47Night]

That narset playmat is beautiful

[@guyclegg]

"You'll see you'll all see" You got me hooked on speedpaint and now I'm gonna flip out when more is released and I'm gonna go OH OH MY GOD

[@GoobertownHobbies]

there are some good colors comin.... you'll see :-)

[@Gamebent1]

Man, those Tidy Cat bins have a million uses!

[@GoobertownHobbies]

for real! :-)

[@PerfectionHunter]

Thank you so much for this. You are a treasure to our community.

[@kingkrawdad5295]

I appreciate the effort to provide the most results in a digestible format. It helps to make some informed decisions for attacking the Pile of Shame.

[@TheDepressedTurtle]

Your videos are inspiring and a big part of the reason I decided to give miniature painting a shot. Thank you for your awesome content :) You're also just an awesome person who I respect a lot.

[@JustinShaedo]

Respect on your methodical approach. 'Now for me, your reputation is not from gossip… your reputation is fact. Is solid.'

[@fpoggesi]

Every Goobertown video is a mini wonder! Brent is a real Prometheus, bringing wisdom to the world!

[@GoobertownHobbies]

Hey Frank, you're pretty cool too! Hope you're havin a good one :-)

[@Terrioooo]

Thanks for taking the time to try out these fantastic things that I don't have the time/conditions to try, or even think of! It's always fun to learn about things from your vids, great stuff and keep'em coming!

[@GoobertownHobbies]

right on! thanks for watchin :-)

[@Emloch]

This is one of the most useful undercoat videos I've ever seen. Thank you for your efforts!

[@GoobertownHobbies]

hey thanks for watching! :-)

[@Wijkert]

Video's where you test stuff, like in this one, are my favorite!

[@abatter]

Great work, Brent. I've come to similar conclusions in my own hobbying, so it's nice to see a step-by-step comparison to emphasize the points.

[@JonSteitzer]

Brent no one else on youtube paints in such bright vibrant colors as you. I have no idea how you do it but I love it.

[@GoobertownHobbies]

powerpoint has a saturation slider for images! :-)

[@jherazob]

Love having more systematic attention paid to this topic! You lightly touched on it, but i suspect the idea of a colored undercoat will be the next idea to make waves across the community in relation to this, you're the second person using browns for the undercoat, and the original grisaille painters used many others, in addition of the idea i've heard from multiple sources over years that undercoating a mini in purple gives you the best skintones you can get, so i suspect there's far more to explore in this topic in the future

[@morganw.4711]

New Goobertown video! My Yule wish came true!

[@GoobertownHobbies]

Merry Christmas!!! :-)

[@graefx]

Brownchop and black->grey.z->white.db are probably my favorite. The tan middle step variant I think I'd need to see more of. But overall I like the warm undertone

[@joshmortimer3433]

Great vid showing the effects of the primers for slapchopping/speed painting and really useful. I like the Black primer, grey zenithal and white dry brushing. thanks.

[@FlyMicrolight]

Love your systematic approach. I find that using something non porus to brush off most of the paint before dry brushing results in a much smoother finish. The paper towel sucks all the moisture from the brush and leaves the chalky-looking finish. Actually having a very slightly damp brush is best of all. Have a look at some of the videos from Artis Opus for some examples.

[@darkduzell]

I'm new at painting minis and this video was very helpful. Placing the same mini side by side and explaining the differences while visually showing them really helped me understand the process and helped me decide how I want to approach painting my own minis. Great video.

[@joeji7442]

Thank you for the effort that went into this.

[@SuperDuperHappyTime]

"Goobs doesn't have to use the word Grisaille" - Treaty of Paris (1763)

[@GoobertownHobbies]

Rob's uncle Nigel fought at Waterloo so that we wouldn't have to speak French.

[@Zeropainter420]

I e seen thousands go painting videos . This was brill! Great way to teach and explain. Keep up the great work . And that is the cutest cat on KZbin

[@djp132]

That face at 2:56 lol. Love your vids!

[@Illindi]

2:58 - That look, the "What the deuz...", priceless :D

[@GoobertownHobbies]

he just couldn't stop himself...

[@BiffTummyTum]

Clear, simple instruction. You sir, win the internet. Thank you.

[@ZethsCraftDesk]

This video was awesome! I love that more people are starting to realize that the colour undercoat you use can have a major, though subtle, impact on the entire appearance of a project.

[@GoobertownHobbies]

Oh absolutely! I gotta keep working with warm and cold undercoats to keep building my skillz :-)

[@aponly]

Great video! I love these comparison ones. I'm still settling into a method for "slapchop" but this helps a bunch!

[@kajn3206]

I liked the dark gray base white from above and sped paint plus normal details

[@DUNGEONCRAFT1]

Great video! I'm slapchopping right now.

[@GoobertownHobbies]

hehehe, thanks Dungeon Master! Have fun slapchoppin! :-)

[@shaughnhotham-cox804]

700 years. The absolute best refute to all of the pearl clutchers about SlapChop I've ever heard! Brilliant Brent! Thank you for this!

[@Guajaqlxd]

another thorough study from the goobertown mayor/scientist

[@Vortid]

Really useful stuff! Don´t know when I will be speedpainting, but if I am, I am rewatching this video. One thing that can make speedpainting result a little bit boring is the black shadow color. The brown to tan under paint is nice for that! I think it would be interesting to experiment with some "reverse-zenithal" e.g. a different colour from below, and still a zenithal from above like usual, to get some different shadow colors in there. Could work fine with a drybrush - for example, do a regular zenithal, drybrush a dark red from down to up in areas where you want it, and then paint it green. It sounds good to me in theory, would it be good in practice though?

[@GoobertownHobbies]

Reverse zenithals are fun with an airbrush, but I bet they're pretty dang tricky with a drybrush... I like the idea though! :-)

[@Some-Guy-]

Yeah, I think grey primer with black shot from below and white from above is the best compromise between time and quality results

[@MarcinEstkowski]

Great, solid job. Lab for minis. Thanks friend!

[@veritasg9020]

Merry Grisaille'mas and thanks!

[@rekocastren923]

A great easy technique to get me back at the painting table!

[@GoobertownHobbies]

Oh yeah! hope you're having fun with it :-)

[@SSPENGUIN1]

Instant subscribe when he Started dunking on the french

[@jeffbroemmel8003]

Awesome video. Great step-by-step walk through. Thanks. You worked you butt off with all of the variants.

[@Benry87]

"The French had 700 years to convince me to say "Grisaille," and they failed." Jesus Brent, I knew you were a Chemist, but I didn't realize you were an assassin. You bodied them.

[@GoobertownHobbies]

It's like they weren't even trying... :-)

[@TLDelapore]

Ever since I realized you were the 20-sided realms guy like 12 episodes in I can't see your content without wanting more TSRP

[@GoobertownHobbies]

hehehehe, it's been a rough year for TSRP, but I've got a good feeling about 2023 :-)

[@jeboio3917]

Thank you so much, I was looking for a big comparison video for contrast paints, but couldn't find one. And not a day later you post this amazing video.

[@GoobertownHobbies]

Definitely take a look at Dana Howl's backlog, she does lots of good stuff with undercoats and contrast paint / speedpaints

[@GeneJordan]

Yet another useful repurposing of the buckets that cat litter comes in: a portable outdoor table to hold your minis on while they are being primed.

[@GoobertownHobbies]

indeed! and the text on the side helps the camera get a focus! :-)

[@GeneJordan]

@@GoobertownHobbies I have an endless supply of these buckets (due to having 5 cats). I tend to chop up the empty ones to repurpose as raw material for DIY terrain making. The sides make great sheets of thick plastic card. The bottom makes a great base for a building or roofed bunker once flipped over, just add greebles. The top makes a great base for a destroyed building, topless bunker (or you can construct a removable roof for it). The corners make curved sections for destroyed buildings or greebles. Currently, my cats are outpacing the terrain making and I have a surplus of buckets to use a portable tables.

[@GoobertownHobbies]

@@GeneJordan haha, glad you're making good use out of them! Tell those cats to slow down a bit ;-)

[@JBearwa]

Honestly you are one of my favorite painting channels. New to the hobby and thank you so much for getting me on the right path!

[@JBearwa]

Update, I have shared this video with several friends, and then love it when somebody has shares it with me. It goes to show how valuable this particular video is! I do keep coming back to it.

[@kendakari2166]

I found this video both educational, and hilarious!

[@theredbeardbard]

Great vid, Brent. You're right that nothing can replace good old-fashioned experimentation. Thanks for the detailed walk-through! 👍🏻

[@GoobertownHobbies]

right on! :-)

[@Pumpavius]

Great video, my favorite parts: - The tan zenithal looks great! - Scott dancing in the background

[@GoobertownHobbies]

Scott is very talented :-)

[@maxmoanz6561]

Hey there! Im getting my wife into the hobby and your videos explain it far simpler than I ever could. Thanks!

[@GoobertownHobbies]

Awesome! Good work with the recruitment :-)

[@nigel3684]

Liked the dark tone on the armour of the white over black very much gave a deeper tone to the armour

[@GoobertownHobbies]

oh yeah, there's an evil awesome to that darker armor :-)

[@Its_A_Gundam]

Get home from work, and BANG! A new video. Time to make some hot coco and learn

[@GoobertownHobbies]

have a great evening! :-)

[@bluknight99]

"You'll see. You'll ALL see." Informative AND sinister. 😁

[@GoobertownHobbies]

I'll show you, I'll show you all!!!

[@orchal081179]

Thumbs up for the video AND for the kitty at the end

[@aaronbono4688]

I am taking the week between Christmas and New Years off to paint minis so this video came just in time. I can't wait to try this!

[@GoobertownHobbies]

very nice, have fun! :-)

[@Atomicspark3d]

I feel like Brent picked this model because it looks like him. Great video I really like how these test videos are comprehensive.

[@davehummel8057]

My favorite channel. thank you!

[@willcorcoran]

My go-to method recently, inspired by both Brent and Vince Venturella in the Time Before Rob's Video, is red-brown prime, tan zenithal and white dry-brush, and I get all sorts of compliments for my orcs! Looks solid for any living critters.

[@GoobertownHobbies]

oh yeah, that sounds great for orcs! :-) red-brown so good!

[@willcorcoran]

@@GoobertownHobbies A quick shot of purple ink through the airbrush from below between prime and zenithal also goes great on greenskins, if I'm feeling fancy

[@FFXIForge]

I've just discovered grisaille paintingn this week and I am INCREDIBLY excited to begin using this technique in my painting going forward. It's really given me a ton of guidance on getting my models looking great while reducing my overall time spent. THANK YOU!

[@GoobertownHobbies]

heck yeah! It's fun, enjoy diving in :-)

[@jamis00]

This video answered so many questions I had. I appreciate this a lot!

[@kittkitsune]

Always a joy. I admit, i've never been a fan of slap chop results. They always seem washed out to me. but a couple of those came out really nice.

[@adammotter]

So few people are willing to do the work and make a concise simple presentation of it. Thanks for this as you've tested some of the methods I had in mind but hadn't done yet. Now I know what to do next!

[@alexbiello187]

I really like your work. You always seem to be enjoying yourself and have a great time.

[@Keddlecorn]

I really appreciated the contents of this video, I do wish that whenever a model was on screen that a little floating text was edited in to remind the viewer which technique was used.

[@PsychicAlchemy]

That post-grin turn to the cat was brilliant.

[@Viridye]

Love seeing more takes and techniques for speedpainting.

[@LukasEisenring]

Black primer, grey airbrushed zenithal and white drybrush is also my weapon of choice with Speedpaints.

[@GoobertownHobbies]

It's pretty strong, isn't it? :-)

[@LukasEisenring]

@@GoobertownHobbies Yep. This is what finally pulled me over to the dark side of mini painting (aka. Slap Chop).

[@terrybogard7505]

Thank you so much for taking the time to make such an awesome video. Subbed.

[@flatoutofmymind]

Man this is not only informative, but kinda entertaining to watch too. That deserves a sub!

[@ScytheNoire]

Your memorable tidbits part nailed it. Don Suratos has a nice video where he does his zenithal with dry brushing layers, building up from a black prime to a dark grey to a light grey to a white, each time narrowing the light source (like in layering), and it comes out great with transparent paints after that. Putting a lot of work into the undercoating can make a huge difference.

[@kristoff7049]

Love the experimental nature of this video!

[@drbell26]

I love how you take pictures with all the stages and especially vs something else. Makes it easy to find what we are currently doing and elevate it. Or in my case about to do. Thanks

[@generalwoe359]

Honestly mixing these techniques with traditional washes and line+edge highlighting - you can get some really amazing looking mini's with minimal effort. I had been doing this for years and not even known it was a thing until a buddy pointed me to this channel n started talking about "zenith priming"

[@thepebblor5302]

Fantastic video for a speedpainting newbie like me!! Thanks for sharing your knowledge without fuss but with a cat. Awesome.

[@ruftime]

Thank you Brent! I love orange cats😎

[@GoobertownHobbies]

yeah, he's mostly pretty good :-)

[@mickeyhavoc939]

Option 3 is what I like to use too! The grey zenithal really helps with the transition from black to white

[@josephgarcia9076]

I tried your advice and went harder! She liked it! Thanks so much!

[@mikegeyser467]

This is a great resource for folks to see the different approaches! Yay for the scientific method. :D I agree that a good zenithal base coat is key to a good final result. One of the approaches that I quite like is replacing the black undercoat with a colour, such as Violet, Hull Red, Dark Green or Turquoise. If you know what colours you're going to be painting something later, setting the shadows to a complementary colour can really kick the contrast up. One of my favourites is a violet base coat, desaturated turquoise from below, and white ink from above (all with an airbrush), and then move onto contrast/speed paints. It's pretty easy to do, and gives you so much 'free' chromatic information to paint over, and gives the mini a lot of mood and ambiance.

[@SteveRowe]

You really inspire me, Brent. Thank you for the video. Happy Holidays!

[@GoobertownHobbies]

happy holidays! :-)