How to easily and quickly paint a Knight of the Realm for Bretonnia!

[@dougpridgen9682]

I think getting a good result in the most efficient way possible, without unnecessary or convoluted steps and techniques, is obviously superior. In that respect I obviously prefer your approach to GW’s. It’s why Marco Frisoni is my favorite painter and instructor.

[@kombatwombat6579]

100% agreed. The real test of mastery for ice cream is not having 31 overcomplicated varieties, it is doing a delicious, simple whipped cream one. Same with models.

[@MediocreHobbies]

Yep that’s my point. I think my one will take about half the time of the GW one.

[@Jason-man-in-black]

Wow yes a stunning looking mini, you can tell how excited and pleased you are about this new kit it just floods across from the video.

[@MediocreHobbies]

Thanks pal. It was so nice to paint. Really can’t wait to see the whole unit painted.

[@treasureisland3809]

Great old world mini. Thank you for painting it alive as you did 🙂

[@MediocreHobbies]

Cheers pal.

[@Phangmaster]

That looks amazing. I haven't painted one in 35 years, but your style of painting is the same as we all did back then. I noticed there's many different ways of painting minis now, but this looks superb. I'm going to give it a go

[@MediocreHobbies]

Glad to hear pal.

[@Toombs71]

Great paintjob really enjoyed the process

[@MediocreHobbies]

Thanks pal.

[@ImrahilToChaos]

Fantastic result! Really love the lore and background talk for your plans this time around. It's always fun to hear about the theme for a list!

[@MediocreHobbies]

Thanks Pal. It’s alway fun to think about and plan.

[@User-hp1px]

I love your videos for the simplicity and honestly easy access for great results. I feel the problem with the Warhammer videos is they use a basic technique that you can build up for great results, but like you said they ignore that it actually takes hours and multiple painting sessions

[@MediocreHobbies]

Agreed 100%

[@simonberndt2015]

Picking my knights on foot up today! Thanks for the inspiring video, we have a similar painting style and it’s so refreshing to see someone painting to a high table top standard where efficiency is as important as the look. And the look GREAT

[@MediocreHobbies]

Aw that’s very kind, glad you liked the video!

[@nathanhersil2371]

Awesome work, keep the Old Word videos coming!

[@MediocreHobbies]

Oh I will. No worries there.

[@Zakhero]

Gorgeous as always!

[@MediocreHobbies]

Thanks pal.

[@kombatwombat6579]

Gotta see a whole unit of these. One is stunning, a bunch of them ranked up must be a sight to behold. Cheers!

[@MediocreHobbies]

I can’t wait to see it myself.

[@carlstanford7607]

Great work

[@MediocreHobbies]

Thank you 😊

[@lonestarminis]

Once again, loving the content!

[@MediocreHobbies]

Thanks pal.

[@jamesedwincrawford8856]

Wonderful. This is one of your best miniatures by far. Lovely. Simple. Will look incredible as a unit. Love your work.

[@MediocreHobbies]

That’s so kind Pal. Thank you.

[@GlynArmitage]

Watched both videos and yours is way easier to follow and makes more sense

[@MediocreHobbies]

Appreciate that pal.

[@richardwales9674]

You're right it is a good miniature and you've done a good job on it. 🙂

[@MediocreHobbies]

Cheers pal.

[@paulofreire7520]

That will be a stellar unit. Great model, great job. 👍🏻

[@MediocreHobbies]

Cheers pal.

[@geertbeekman8680]

great paintjob

[@MediocreHobbies]

Thanks man

[@brandon40k]

Good video as always. If anyone is looking for dismounted knights that are more in line with older bretonnia or prefer the more realistic/historical based look of the older knights, I recommend Highland Miniature's Kingdom of Gallia minis.

[@davidsandeman9837]

Agreed. The Gallia knights are very nice unfussy sculpts, and more importantly, actually available!

[@MediocreHobbies]

There great sculpts. All the highland stuff is.

[@zeal7068]

Definitely prefer this video after having seen GW's. Loving all your Bretonnian paint vids

[@MediocreHobbies]

Thanks pal.

[@ashleygibson2141]

Another great video Andy. And much needed!! I have watched the "official" videos as well as a few others. All require multiple steps, many paints (some using multiple paint ranges) and all would take weeks and weeks to paint a single squadren. This way means I can have a painted unit on the table ready for battle in a weekend!!

[@MediocreHobbies]

My exact point pal. Glad it’s coming across.

[@petermillar8866]

I've always liked GW's and they've kept the same method since the Duncan days. Is it longer? yes. Does it require more paints? yes. Aside from the fact they want you to buy more paints they're also teaching you how to base, shade, layer and highlight.

[@MediocreHobbies]

But with people having large piles of unpainted models I think it’s so important to learn to get nice clean FAST results.

[@petermillar8866]

@MediocreHobbies oh I totally agree, but GW are the source as far as they're concerned and will have plenty of people with little to no experience watching so they will cover all bases.

[@scroggie_mini_painting3983]

Cracking result!

[@MediocreHobbies]

Thanks as always pal.

[@redpill4145]

I'm starting to build my britonians and feeling the one house color scheme thing as well. Planning to stick to a mostly red, black scheme like GW with some variations of course. You had mentioned may be doing a basic men at arms model and I'd love to see it if you did!

[@MediocreHobbies]

I still for sure need to do that. Soon I hope.

[@michaelford4148]

Amazing paint job! Love the lore you have for your unit as well! How difficult were the models to put together?

[@MediocreHobbies]

Not bad at all.

[@nickdavis5420]

This is great for all knights in general!

[@MediocreHobbies]

Cheers.

[@simonwiltshire3674]

I always enjoyed the siege rules in Blood in the Badlands book if you have access to it. Out of interest does it look like these models could be used to kitbash mounted questing Knights?

[@MediocreHobbies]

Great idea.

[@colinplatt1963]

Thanks for another great video Andy! It has actually been a long time since I watched a GW painting tutorial, so I watched the video, and two things I came away with are, first, you pace your videos far better! The GW video was super fast paced and didn't really give me a chance to appreciate the painting technique before moving onto the next color. Second, yes, it is odd that they disregard the contrast paint. I use both depending on what I'm painting, but this miniature just screams for contrast, and will be painted much quicker and to the same standard than using traditional techniques.

[@MediocreHobbies]

Thanks for checking them both out and for your comment. Yep there diss regard to contacts confuses me.

[@JohnnyTightIips]

red black and white are such a winner and those sculpts are amazing. I'd actually be happy leaving them at the stage at 7:00 :D

[@MediocreHobbies]

And that’s all good. Nothing wrong with that at all.

[@FeinarCelion]

Like! And Subscribe!

[@MediocreHobbies]

Awesome, thank you!

[@sethran9447]

Looking good, a Siege force is a cool idea, sure it will look grand. Good luck

[@MediocreHobbies]

I think it will look good when done.

[@Ruggfish]

You should get a unit of Knights of the Realm and use these bodies instead of the old ones. Could be grail knights or something

[@MediocreHobbies]

Perhaps a future video.

[@Is_This_Really_Necessary]

The vast majority of "how to paint" articles in the old White Dwarf magazines from the 90s and early 2000s are a lot better than the painting tutorials GW has been releasing for the past decade. From the explanations to the number of colours used, they show you how to paint miniatures quickly and efficiently. Whenever a WD magazine did publish a more in-depth painting tutorial, the article was usually either for a character or from a hobbyist whose army caught the eye of GW staff members at Games Day, etc. There were numerous instances where a hobbyist had their fully painted army featured. These particular articles would have a couple of paragraphs they provided a simplified and direct explanation on how they painted the colour scheme. The photographs that accompanied these articles helped provide a visual for imagining the painting process. Then again, the miniatures from the days of legend weren't jam-packed full of detail compared to the models from the past decade or so, so painting them was a lot easier. Painting tutorials such as yours are the 21st Century equivalent of a by-gone era: handful of colours, simple explanations, etc. :)

[@MediocreHobbies]

Yep. Better times I feel. Or maybe just getting old.

[@computerscience1017]

Love the mini and process. I’m considering getting these and using the great weapons to make knights of the realm into questing knights. Do the new arms look like they will fit the old knights?

[@MediocreHobbies]

Yep They should indeed.

[@TwentyTwo984]

Amazing paint job! Here’s hoping we get a second wave of plastic Bretonnians in the future 🤞

[@MediocreHobbies]

We can pray.

[@groke144]

I preordered two squads. My plan is to mix their heads and shields with Knights of the realm on horse and pegasus knights to make my army more unified and more modern at the same time. At least that's the plan :)

[@MediocreHobbies]

It should work great.

[@bremer1701]

So good.

[@MediocreHobbies]

Thanks man

[@goforitpainting]

Cool as always. 👍

[@MediocreHobbies]

Cheers pal.

[@martynives305]

Love it!

[@MediocreHobbies]

Thanks pal.

[@keatscast7434]

I agree, I only really skip through their video to see what color paint they used so that I can gauge off of that. The reality of painting is so different to what they put in their videos, and it really seems like it is just to maximize how many paints you have to buy from them.

[@MediocreHobbies]

Sometimes it does feel that way.

[@ecuadmail]

What is the difference between contrast and base paints? Can contrast be diluted with water or do you need a specific medium?

[@MediocreHobbies]

Think of contrast paints as paint that is heavily thinned with medium. It flows easier than regular paint. I use it because it's quicker to paint base coats with, you can thin it down more with water or there is specific contrast medium as well.

[@crisisgear]

Wish there was an upgrade for full plate for some of the bretonnian knights, even if it was just one unit. Would of made so much sense for these knights on foot.

[@MediocreHobbies]

Yep. It would just be a very very strong army.

[@crisisgear]

@@MediocreHobbies Aye I was thinking along the lines of big uns like an orc army. But I could see that possibly tipping the scales a bit too much.

[@nathanclegg6717]

If you could do a men at arms video it would be extremely appreciated

[@MediocreHobbies]

I can do that.

[@karlshobby9109]

Thanks for the video! 🙏 I havent seen anyone use Air paint with the brush, mind explaining the thought process behind this for a dummy? 😄 why not use e.g. ”normal” mephiston?

[@tyarkschettler853]

Since you would usually thin the regular mephiston before applying it anyway, you can just grab the mephiston air as it is already thinned

[@MediocreHobbies]

Air versions of paint are basically prethinned so they’re easier to work with for layering! I didn’t have them in every colour but the reds work well!

[@TheBossGrand]

Is there a list of paints you used for this model?

[@MediocreHobbies]

I don’t always have time to do a list with the amount of videos I put out a week but if you just write them down as you watch, you can make your own!

[@berendan7]

Honestly as someone who is here to paint and collect and not necessarily do full armies. I don't do contrast. If I see vids that are all contrast I just skip it because I don't use them.

[@MediocreHobbies]

Why did you watch or even comment then lol.

[@henriksorensen82]

Looks absolutely fantastic! Can't wait for my two boxes to arrive. I'll be completely honest and say that the red black theme isn't really my style, I'll be painting mine in Panteleon from Quenelle's colors red and blue with a unicorn as a crestm

[@MediocreHobbies]

Red and blue is alway nice. I did one of my grail knight vidoes in that scheme and loved it.

[@jakobo88]

Nice! Im gonna paint mine mediocre style

[@MediocreHobbies]

Hahahahah nice.

[@theresevoerman7109]

Good video - although I am a bit surprised that you didn't paint it up as a Black Templar...

[@MediocreHobbies]

Hahhaa the temptation was there.

[@ogrynmod1765]

Idk i watched rhe citadel one and it was very simple

[@MediocreHobbies]

It’s not that it’s not simple. It’s just slow. I’d love for people to paint one in each scheme and see the time difference.

[@ogrynmod1765]

@@MediocreHobbies oh! fair enough mb

[@zachmoss8896]

wow MORE !!

[@MediocreHobbies]

Yes sir.

[@ManuelRodriguez-fn4qs]

I cant understand what is the point of using base paints on top of contrast paints. Any help?

[@MediocreHobbies]

Same way people use layer paints over base paints-it’s just faster using contrast paints to get colours down quicker!

[@tomtricity]

I do have an uncle Bob...

[@MediocreHobbies]

Who doesn’t lol.

[@BlanketyBlank-kc7rx]

My dude, you used 14 paints to the GW 15.... How is that 'overcomplicated'?

[@MediocreHobbies]

It’s not just about the number of paints, it’s the techniques as well!

[@BlanketyBlank-kc7rx]

@@MediocreHobbies Sure, you both layered, shaded, and did simple edge highlights though neither is complicated? At the end of the day the finish is slightly different and that's subjective as to which one you might prefer but it's not overly complicated. It honestly just reads as you bashing someone else's work to boost your own.

[@MediocreHobbies]

@@BlanketyBlank-kc7rx Totally fair opinion to have man, that's why I was asking for feedback!

[@morcar8991]

Great paint job there. To me the absence of the classic bretonnian decals is the bigger problem. I got myself new Grailknights and no decals where included, thats a bit underwhelming.

[@MediocreHobbies]

Ye it’s a nightmare. The have a good supply of the old once thank god.

[@jaanikaapa6925]

I stopped watching GW's how-tos after Duncan and Peachy left.

[@MediocreHobbies]

Yep same.

[@bennydeckard]

I don't see a reason to put down other creatives. Both approaches are valid.

[@MediocreHobbies]

Ah I wasn’t really putting game workshop down. I worked for them for 15 years and love them. I just don’t get why they don’t use all of there tools to help people paint. They always avoid contrast.

[@doctorstormchaser]

Great story background, and simple scheme - definitely more efficient than the GW scheme. I suspect they may be catering to 'classic style' crowd (of which I do admit i'm one of), rather than doing contrast methods. I liked the siegebreaker story, as I've been trying to decide story wise why I'm only wanting to use the newer models (never got into old fantasy as it had too much of an elite-ism where I was collecting and gaming at the time, and dont want to use the old sculpts to be honest!), so this is excellent. Tempted to have a Baratheon style army with stag heraldry and maybe yellow and black colourations (but thats still to be confirmed obviously!) Great work as always!

[@MediocreHobbies]

Very nice pal. Love that idea. Maybe look at using some cities of sigmar for the new sculpts.

[@Onk3lM0]

The idea behind GW's painting videos is that they've created a formula anyone can follow. It's always base > wash > layer > highlight. There are no "complicated" techniques like blending or freehanding. This makes their tutorials accessible to as many people as possible. And of course they use like 20 different paints to paint a single mini so that people buy more of their paints.

[@MediocreHobbies]

Very true!

[@tirandeshibaraki743]

Honestly, doesn't GW overcomplicate the paintjobs during the explainations pretty often? I think a relatively easy, fast paintjob is better for large blocks of infantry. Not a big fan of the foot knights though; they feel very unBrettonian. Honestly, I could see myself picking up some Bretonnians but likely just knights. They'd go well with my single unmounted Damsel for display purposes me thinks. That and every knight having his own heraldry will be... interesting to say the least. Kinda annoyed with GW atm though, they made a mistake and I'm the one who got screwed over. So no Necrotect or Ushabti for a while which sucks; kinda hoping they stock soon but... meh, doubt they will and I don't feel inclined to pay 100 bucks for the failcast version of the Necrotect when there's a superior metal one 'waiting' to be reprinted. I'm also thinking about a BSB for the Tomb Kings since their basic units fall apart at a moment's notice but the new mini isn't great imho while the old metal is darn expensive. x_x

[@MediocreHobbies]

I got my hands on the new bsb and it’s really nice. Sorry you got screwed over.

[@tirandeshibaraki743]

@@MediocreHobbies The Pegasus BSB? I don't remember which other ones Bret gets tbh; I have been looking around for some bits to make a buddy a Duke on Hippogryph but all the Demigryph bits are overpriced as heck atm. XD As for getting screwed over by GW; it is what it is, I ordered my Ushabti at Wayland Games afterward and I'll skip using a Necrotect for the time being. Speaking of BSBs, I got the metal Tomb Kings BSB + mounted BSB off of the secondary market for the made to order price a couple of days back. Going to have to install some lead sheets in the base to keep them from tipping over they're so heavy. XD

[@mrtricorder]

I did not like the GW video at all. Not only is your method and video far superior, your model turned out much better. Also I had the same idea recently for using the Cities of Sigmar for old world and would love to see that in a video sometime soon

[@MediocreHobbies]

I think I need to do it.

[@raidengzt]

The biggest issue ive had with games workshop tutorials is that theyre largely counter productive. They always use an excessive ammount of paints to get new people into the hobby to buy lots of paint but then they end up with a retention issue as new painters often cant pull off the same teidious edge highlights and layers that GW do on their tutorials, while more experienced painters generally will use 3rd party products and a bigger number of techniques like glazing, oil washes, wet blending and airbrushing that games workshop just doesnt support in their videos, so their way of doing things unfortunately doesnt really have an audience, at least one thats sustainable in the long term.

[@MediocreHobbies]

I agree on all points.