how to become a better painter 01- the power of wetblending

Hey Folks,
to celebrate 23.233 Instagram followers I decided to share one of my recent Patreon videos with you here!
It´s the first episode talking about the different ways on how to become a better painter by decimating topics or techniques you fear. We will paint the fantastic mercenary goblin from Lucas Pina and dedicate a technique to each of the materials, starting with wet blending
I hope you enjoy it!
For more check out:
www.patreon.com/ben_komets

[@Ninjon]

Hey Ben. You're a pretty good painter. Just thought you should know.

[@Max80well80]

really pretty amazing we're able to talk directly to these amazing artists! Big fan of TUP by the way!

[@pazuzu_666]

Lol Jon.

[@katana2665]

Started painting in the late 70's. Very old school. At that time we only had detail brushing, drybrushing and outlining, which became washes. Great to see how the hobby has evolved over the years.

[@beno5324]

I'm a patreon and I approve of you sharing this with everyone because your videos are just so good. Congrats on the follower milestone!

[@mattcurr9931]

what a glorious day. Komets x Pina!

[@alexrc7333]

Your loaded brush and wet blendings are legendary!

[@jessicgombart6405]

Perks of being subscribed to you - 7months since the last video, this one shows up! Keep sharing videos. Build up followers This video was fantastic! Thanks for sharing :)

[@Kay86S]

Wahnsinns Video Ben. Besser hab ich wet blending nicht erklärt gesehen in einem Video. 👌🏻

[@chucklamb3496]

Thanx Ben, good information, thanks

[@stormcrow7611]

What wonderful surprise, thank you Ben.

[@ESO-ONE]

Yes Ben's back. This has turned an average day into a great day

[@moneymitchel9948]

Indeed it has friend ☺️

[@Max80well80]

wow, amazing. I have been watching a lot of youtube painters and looking for something with a bit more depth, especially on this exact topic! i was always trying to get wet blends that were opaque and smooth after one blend, which now that ive seen this im realizing was terribly dumb. It now seems so obvious that it takes many, many wet blends to achieve these results. Really considering the patreon now and i am inspired to paint!

[@SNSN47]

Wow, wet blending really is a powerful technique, I have always had it in the back of my head but never really tried it, but now I'm gonna try it out on my next project!

[@stellarscalemodels5690]

Hi Ben, awesome to see you back with some tutorials again!

[@arpadneale8995]

This video is awesome! I've playing with wet blending and its really game changer. Thank you for this video!

[@turkeygerky2781]

Hey Ben, great video. I think you hit the nail on the head with conquering our fears and realizing that its just paint it can be painted over it and it can be stripped. Im excited where this series goes. Thanks for doing this video. I wetblend a lot and this was so on point. I learned wetblending from Sam and it has been a serious god send for speeding up the process of basing and finding my highlights and getting a nice initial blend to then work on glazing and clean up. I will for sure be sending people to this video in the future!

[@moneynutandspoonboy]

This was amazing to watch! Really great to see your process and brush work in real time on the mini.. will definitely apply what I've learned here to my next project, thanks!!

[@adrianmorgan9608]

Great video! Love the way you take the time to show that it can look terrible at the beginning. Don't get discouraged. It's part of the process of creating a MASTERPIECE!! Definitiely going to trywet blending more.

[@moneymitchel9948]

Ben if ever do any classes near VA, maybe at nova or something please let me know. I'm also willing to travel but the budget isn't there right now.

[@HeyImTasso]

Hey Ben, good to hear from you. Good work as usual :)

[@oloolovsky8818]

This man is the best of the best:)

[@j1g2w3]

I'd heard about you but I had no idea you were so wholesome. If you ever stop painting you could do ASMR and make a fortune, just listening to the intro felt like I was getting a hug.

[@georgef3077]

OMG he's back!!

[@NYIKAZENO]

amazing tutorial!the walkthrough was very thorough! Thank you!

[@Deimos0]

spectacular paintjob and walkthrough, really makes me want to try the technique again

[@grishg9536]

What a talented artist!

[@carlstanford7607]

Great video. thank you

[@SuperRiitz]

This is awesome and I Love seeing a Full Video of you back on KZbin! ❤

[@ernie1903]

Seriously helpful video thank you for sharing

[@benkomets494]

You are so welcome!

[@SteveForteGMR]

Great timing as the latest Spira was delivered this morning 😁 As for what scares me painting wise... hair. Lots of long, flowing hair. Pedro Fernández style long flowing hair. Good to see a video from you too. Feels like it's been ages.

[@juansoberon]

Thank you!

[@AtrusMiniatures]

Good teacher, i hope next videos

[@patrikhallberg2594]

Ben, you for got one technique. Tea staining, or would you categorize that as a wash?. 😂

[@benkomets494]

Hahaha.. you got me! Maybe a texture wash 😂😂

[@user-dn6oi6dt7U]

Thank you

[@RumorsofWAAAGH]

I'm happy to see your uploading new videos to your YT channel. I am wondering what you think of 3D printed miniatures and have you painted one recently? I think the ability to scale up and increase the size of a miniature prior to slicing it gives the painter a new perspective on 25mm minis.

[@faustbaldhead1390]

eyo nice to see you are back

[@barryhill2836]

Awesome video Ben!! You haven't posted in sooooo long! I'd say if there was a painting technique or rather subject that makes me anxious is OSL - buts specifically OSL using a brush.

[@needfoolthings]

I'll gladly refer you to James Wappel for inspiration.

[@MattCexwish]

23.233 is an impressive number! :) Onto the next 232.330 Followers :)

[@benkomets494]

hahaha..yeah!

[@Mananarepublic]

YAY!!!

[@johanndiaz9967]

Thank the Lord the algorithm landed me here

[@nunocastro6875]

Hi Ben! Great vídeo! Where can I find those strips to test paint consistency? Thanks

[@saracenkyan]

......awesome! do you have some MNM to sharing?

[@thespfgirl]

I just found your channel and this video is excellent. You should consider getting a lavalier microphone, it’ll improve your audio quality. Your content is great!

[@benkomets494]

Thanks for the tip!

[@lucazari7668]

[@tompintamini7722]

my paints are drying way too fast for that technique. So I hate wet-blending and switched to Oil paints when it come to skin-tones......

[@Samanar]

Yes sir, oils get the same blends in 1 minute as acrylics in couple hours

[@toi_techno]

wow

[@Wijkert]

Curious as to what brush you where using. Guessing 8404 from the size of the belly.

[@benkomets494]

sorry for the late reply! I am working mostly with a windsor and newton series 7- size 2 and 1

[@ThePereubu1710]

I've never managed to master wetblending, I just end up with a muddy mess :)

[@tylerdurden108]

make more videos :)

[@christophergill3140]

hey can you pleas turn around and close the paint bottles you have behind you

[@needfoolthings]

No, these are for licking.