How I Paint Things - Dark Age Infantry ft. The Army Painter

[@markbigbadbear]

Loved the history lesson at the start. And it's always good to see stuff that's not from GW or Infinity for a change.

[@sophiewylie2521]

Favourite era of history class when I was in school. Nice to see you painting up a mini from the era

[@MaDgamer120]

I feel your paint with those shields! Free handing space marine knees is the bane of my hobby existence lol

[@cailumgrantham-tibbitt8543]

totally refreshing seeing a painter make a mistake and trying again and seeing fantastic results

[@SonicSledgehammerStudio]

I wondered about just trimming that segment entirely but decided against it in the end. We all mess up now and again, and I think it's worth seeing that everybody's human!

[@tabacila]

Recently found your channel. Never played tabletop D&D or wargames, but recently started doing Warhammer fantasy miniatures for the fun of it. Your stuff is instructive and relaxing. You are the Bob Ross of miniature painting. Keep up the great work.

[@SonicSledgehammerStudio]

Welcome aboard! I certainly try to keep things simple, at least. There's an awful lot of frantic yelling and carry on in some other videos that I can't much deal with, myself. I'd also recommend Pete the Wargamer as a similar channel with another easygoing, calm attitude in his stuff. :)

[@johnkelley9877]

Excellent work Sonic! I think it was great to see a historical miniature painted and especially using the Army Painter colors. I am not familiar enough to know what Army Painter colors can be used on historical models so a tutorial like this helps a lot. Thanks for sharing this and I always look forward to a new video from you.

[@MrSphinchee]

I love how you used Army Painter paints. Awesome video!

[@stevemiller1345]

Love the color of the cape. Shield turned out good too. Love the finished product

[@SonicSledgehammerStudio]

Thanks a bunch! I'll admit I wasn't sure about the cape at first, but I think the final highlight really made a difference and pulled it all together.

[@AF-kj2zl]

I'm going to paint some Viking and Saxon models soon. I'll be revisiting some of your vids!

[@angrypantz87]

Excellent video as always buddy. Looking forward to what you work on next. I believe there were certain somethings mentioned in the past that I think would make a cracking video.

[@Ragluf]

Love it, have some bolt action and lord of the rings projects on the go but have a box of gripping beast plastic Vikings sat there staring me down, waiting for me to start them . This vid has got me thinking about them even more.

[@irishtom30]

Awesome job, I love these simple paint jobs, especially with lots of colour. Looking at getting some Victrix plastics from this era, they seem to have an excellent reputation

[@rt-ks2bh]

you have a great attitude and your skills are excellent to watch,,plz keep more vids coming,,,,thx so much sonic your a legendddd

[@stevepickering5978]

Very nice paint job

[@SonicSledgehammerStudio]

Cheers, Steve! I really quite enjoyed doing something in green for a change. I'd ordinarily go for something fairly plan like blue or red, but I saw a photo of a chap with a striking mint-green cape and thought that looked really cool to try and emulate.

[@stephendavinson4441]

A great looking figure with very little effort.i was always worried about painting chain mail and your technique makes it so simple and easy.👍

[@SonicSledgehammerStudio]

Glad to help!

[@smoessmee]

Always like watching your videos, always something that's of interest.

[@SonicSledgehammerStudio]

Glad to hear it! I try to make sure that there's something in each video no matter who's watching.

[@vociferating]

This is great! Thanks so much for doing this. Not sure if this was in response to a request I posted on another video or not but it's getting you a patron tip regardless. Thanks again!

[@riddcowler8547]

I really like your painting tutorials, even those that have models I’m not interested in! I think your relaxed manner is both refreshing and encouraging, especially for inexperienced painters who I am sure can feel a bit intimidated by some painting videos I’ve seen. I have quite a few unpainted Saxons and Vikings so this is well worth a watch for me. Any chance of you painting up something from the Pig Iron Sci Fi Range please? They are such good models and I think they will really suit your style. Keep up the good work.

[@Robbostrong]

Wonderful, thank you.

[@Hermitmaster]

This has been very useful in confirming the approach/order of things for me as a newbie, thanks! Does the anti-shine varnish stop the paint from rubbing off/getting damaged?

[@SonicSledgehammerStudio]

Yes it does!

[@christopherpeery7436]

Looks like he could fit in with an army of rohan infantry!

[@spitandfire]

A tip from a reenactor, you tend not to see deep greens because they were one of the hardest colours to dye effectively. Also i have found a toothpick with some bluetack on it works well to hold a shield when painting it.

[@SonicSledgehammerStudio]

Good shout! Something to try next time. :D So noted on the colour, too... this fella might have a little more money than I'd first intended and really be showing off when he goes to battle, whoops!

[@spitandfire]

@@SonicSledgehammerStudio anyone with a maille coat and a sword is already doing very well I would say. I would typically view the comparison price to being investing in a mid range sports car. Unless your liege lord has the money to supply you.

[@JimmyCrawford]

I find a wine cork or one of those little herb bottles from the supermarket fit snugly in the hand. Just wedge it on with some bluetack.

[@shankfish1990]

Great video!

[@jaelee1996]

Dark Ages is also called the Late Antiquity. It covers the period of decline of the Western Roman Empire until the early medieval. I think fall of Ravenna to rise of Charlemagne when considering the Dark Ages.

[@worromot]

I was gonna correct you for using dark ages but it looks like you beat me to it! thumbs up for spreading accurate information.

[@SonicSledgehammerStudio]

Gotta stay up to date on these things, after all! 😂

[@huwtindall7096]

Cheat I use for heraldry is to do a quartered design which allows you to mask up the surface and get nice clean lines without a steady hand! Eg base of yellow on your shield then 2 black quarters. Piece of cake.

[@SonicSledgehammerStudio]

I knew someone out there had to have an easier way! :D

[@huwtindall7096]

@@SonicSledgehammerStudio I love a good hobby cheat :D I've also seen little templates/stencils with cool patterns like tear drops etc on them which could help for flatter shield surfaces or big surfaces on tanks or knights etc. Shield bosses get in the way however so decals are hard to beat as you mention!

[@toien]

I wouldn't hesitate to use that for my D&D campaign.

[@seangavenloch6170]

I've learned so much by watching yourself and these amazing videos, I've even started teaching my sons using the techniques I've learned here! Thank you so much mate! I have a small request if you would indulge, I was wondering how you would simply and easily paint a Primaris Marine in the colour scheme of the Storm Wardens (Being a Scot myself, I've fallen in love with these lads!) or even a deathwatch miniature? I just don't know how to do it just with the various silvers, blues & whites. Thanks brother!

[@SonicSledgehammerStudio]

Storm Wardens are one I'd quite like to tackle at some stage, funnily enough! I'm not sure quite how I'd approach them - there seems to be a little variation in how some folks approach the blue - but, eh! It's How I Paint Things, after all. ;D

[@dandes7113]

Have you primed that leather brown straight on the mini or you primed it black first? Those Dark Ages minis look fantastic. I have checked their offer, they are only missing Slavonic warriors from early medieval period.

[@SonicSledgehammerStudio]

The Army Painter primers are designed to go straight on the surface you're painting, so no initial priming with black or white. Just spray with your chosen colour and away you go! There are two that do benefit from going over an initial white primer, though, which are Pure Red and Demonic Yellow.

[@dandes7113]

@@SonicSledgehammerStudio thank you Sonic. Citadel always recommendes to prime B/W before using color or metallic spray. But I was not sure with AP. I have purchased Leather brown primer and want to try it on some Chronopia elves, who wears a lot of chainmail. Secondary, thank you for that note to thin Strong tone quickshade. Is that you find the Soft tone simply to diluted or you do it because of different color shade?

[@loupiscanis9449]

Thank you

[@jestology1180]

What would you say the closest paint from Citadel or Vallejo would be to the greens used on the cloak? I've been thinking of painting a space marine chapter with a pale green just like that. Great video as always!

[@SonicSledgehammerStudio]

Probably something like Kabalite Green or Sybarite Green. Maybe even Nurgling Green for the cape? They'd not be perfect matches, but pretty close I'd think.

[@Azrael88demon]

Hello love your channel, are you able to show how to build( which bodies, heads to use) and paint a romanian Bolt action soldier?

[@SonicSledgehammerStudio]

As far as I'm aware the Romanian army was fairly closely equipped like the Germans of the period, though don't quote me on that. I don't know of any companies doing specific Romanian miniatures, but a Google search might yield some results. If it turns out they were in mostly German kit, well... Warlord does plenty of those in plastic!

[@Azrael88demon]

@@SonicSledgehammerStudio Really interested what warlord kits display that the best , also interested in a color scheme video as the uniform is mostly browns and I'm not really sure which browns to use.

[@jwenting]

would be nice to know where to get those miniatures...

[@SonicSledgehammerStudio]

Crusader Miniatures, mentioned right near the start. A quick Google will put you on the right path - I'm not sure whether or not they ship internationally, so you might find a supplier locally.

[@paintinghistory1475]

Maybe try to paint a napoleonic russian infantry man the green is very interesting or for some variety try the russian Pavlov grenadiers they have an awesome brass mita

[@peperugg5332]

What brand is this miniature ?

[@SonicSledgehammerStudio]

0:50 - Huscarl Command from Crusader Miniatures.

[@chrisbritt4302]

Where can we purchase this miniature

[@SonicSledgehammerStudio]

Here! www.crusaderminiatures.com/prod.php?prod=160 I think theirs looks a little better than mine. ;D

[@richmondtigers7495]

Superb

[@ethanevenson3855]

Watching you mix quickshade washes on a wet palette gives me massive anxiety. They can react and 'crack' if they get too moist

[@SonicSledgehammerStudio]

Can't say I've ever had it be a problem. I get similar comments and questions about using metallic paints on a wet palette, and all I can wonder is whether or not folks are drowning their palettes? I've had GW shades go chalky in recesses when my brush was still wet from cleaning, but otherwise it's not really come up.

[@ethanevenson3855]

Mixing metallics wouldn’t be a huge concern. They would get watery, but those are essentially grey water based paint with flakes mixed in, so it’s like using a paint on a wet palette. With AP ink washes specifically, you can have pretty extreme reactions to moisture, I’ve had it act up from as much as a slightly wet paper plate, or moist brush. It looks like your palette is the perfect dampness and you didn’t leave it there long, so I’m not surprised it didn’t cause problems, but it still makes me super nervous.