How to get YOUR Kids into Miniature Painting!

[@GforJames]

Can I say, as a teacher, this is phenomenal work. Well structured plan, with a great clarity of information in the resources. Well done!

[@roguehobbies]

@@GforJames aw this means so much thank you 😭

[@RobVman666]

Please lets not skip over the fact that Louise is such an awesome and great spokesperson for our hobby…thx

[@roguehobbies]

Aw thanks 🥹

[@metalbloodnoisefire]

the fact that this mini painting class idea also includes practice for other important skills like public speaking and communication is so damn awesome

[@roguehobbies]

All very important skills!

[@bfournie1]

That's a very good point. As a kid, teenager and even now as an adult, public speaking is ruff. But linking it to a fun activity in a safe place (not school) is a great idea.

[@emperorkarlfranzrulerofthe2826]

My son quikly got interested in warhammer when he saw me reading white dwarf. He loves Space Marines, Stormcast and orcs. He talks about it in school so much that his teacher asked me what warhammer is. He also screams waaaagh when he plays football. I gave him my old stormcast minis. Me and my son (age 6) paint together some times :) he is in love with warhammer now :)

[@Dmitriy_8791]

Теперь Вы знаете, что такое "сарафанное радио" для маркетинга: папа играет в вархаммер, сын играет в вархаммер, его друзья и соседи его друзей 😂

[@albinofreak620]

My kid is 4 and gets occupational therapy for his hands. One day he was painting a toddler craft project and I sat next to him and painted the fishing goblin, and he wanted to paint models! I found that Reaper minis are really great for really little kids: I help him assemble them and then he can paint them, build strength in his hands and make things he’s very proud of has been a huge for building his confidence, spending time together and sneaking some extra OT his way. Reaper minis are durable and cheap and we pick models like characters in his picture books, and he loves painting trolls, dragons, etc. Thanks for the inspiration! Great video btw. Appreciate your unrelenting positivity

[@mattymaple1976]

Very cool way to help his hand strength grow and get to spend time together with you.

[@FelixZwirn]

My boys first mini (at age 4) was a nid. "Dad, I want to paint the space dino with the gun!" :D

[@Deris87]

I think it was just on the most recent episode of Juggz, either Rob or Peachy were saying that it's no surprise little boys think Nids are cool, they're "space dinosaur bugs".

[@jack9135]

Dude, my 4 year old just painted his first Nid! Great minds!

[@joffreygaro9678]

For me it was little printed monsters from Grumpii and my twins love to pain them. I tried to teach them a bit and my boy gave up immediately, he is 3, I don't blame him xD

[@YeeWhoEnterHere]

My partner once asked "why is that dinosaur holding a gun?" Ha ha so funny. Jokes on her our son turned out to be a total gamer.

[@clairelikestodoodle]

The painter behind the poo goblin is a future Golden Demon winner, I'm calling it now!

[@gary4983]

It has been some years, but I spent about a decade teaching younger kids, too--Louise, you clearly have a great intuitive feel for how to encourage and keep the kids engaged without overwhelming and also (really important) without condescending. It also doesn't hurt that your enthusiasm for painting and creative expression in general is so genuine and infectious--great job; fun video!!

[@stubear]

Love this video Louise, thanks for putting so much effort into it. I've really enjoyed teaching my kids about painting, we started just spraying up some old dinosaur toys and hotwheels cars and painting those and now they've progressed onto "real" miniatures. It makes me proud how proud they are of what they've done.

[@TheProcrastinatingProfessor]

Parent and educator here, came by to give this video a bit more engagement after hearing your comments on how this video (which I've watched twice on my personal channel) wasn't doing too hot. You are doing a spectacular job, and getting kids into artistic hobbies is something we should encourage more!

[@TomSnorlax]

Instructions unclear, my toddler ate a neurolictor

[@alltat]

It's certainly better than the reverse.

[@OldManRogers]

@@alltat Send in the inquisition..?

[@amoryburgess]

They're ready for induction into the Astartes!

[@DirtHermit]

​@@OldManRogersare you kidding? Kid ate a Neurolictor. Give him some Auramite Armor and a Relic Powerfield 😅

[@YeeWhoEnterHere]

Who can blame them they look delicious! 🤤

[@mordecaitoth6703]

I played with unpainted models for years. It took me far too long to figure out that a successful paint job does not have to be a masterpiece and it can be as easy as you want it to be. This is exactly the type of enthusiasm and advocacy the hobby needs! Thanks for sharing!

[@AGMiniatures]

I'm one of those parents fortunate to have children who are really interested in minis and painting. its great to have that one on one time with them doing a hobby that don't involve screen time. i also run a mini painting workshop at a school and its just amazing to see them getting stuck in.

[@tamingofthesprue]

Last week I was telling some colleagues about how wonderful the mini-painting community is. And then you launch this! Looks like I'm going to have to pitch the local art centre a new summer activity! Thank you for sharing this with us.

[@billdefranza4927]

0:08. Yes, you nailed it perfectly. This is exactly what you should expect if you ever have kids. 😊

[@Deris87]

I think focusing on the storytelling aspect is a great angle for appealing to kids, and I've seen it be effective with my son. I still can't get him to finish a full smooth base coat, but he absolutely loves thinking about the story behind his modelling/decorations. He modelled his Intercessor Sergeant looking down at his auspex while absent-mindedly firing his pistol the other direction, because he thought it was fun that his sergeant was too busy to focus on blasting tyranids. We were making a foam hill the other night, and he wanted to smash some divets into it to represent blast marks. He's even done his first kitbash and used some clay to sculpt a snail with a marine helmet as the shell. He says it's a Nurgle snail. I'm sure the technical ability (and fine motor skill) will come later, but for now I'm just glad that he's still invested into it and having fun telling stories.

[@timunderbakke8756]

Have 3 foster kids. Got them to try a few minis. Two of them failed and went right to the paint blobs and only want to paint when someone else is. The middle child liked it and is actually decent for 8. He painted a 3d print horror first, but he’s now gone on to paint several battletech mechs and he’s working on some generic D&D minis.

[@earnestwanderer2471]

Now we need a video teaching kids how to smelt lead and cast toy soldiers... work with Peachy on this. 🧐

[@Dmitriy_8791]

Книжка Орлова "Кораблики и солдатики" - с изготовлением корабликов и солдатиков справится даже младший школьник до 10 лет. Не делайте их слишком маленькими - подставка 32 мм и более - будет вполне нормально, чтобы карта из клеточек поместилась на обеденном столе, но можно и 25 мм сделать.

[@bluefalcon04]

"Raise a child from scratch" is a great non-parent hobbyist phrase!

[@roguehobbies]

Scratch building a child

[@euansmith3699]

@@roguehobbies Apparently Kit-bashing children is somehow against the Law?! 🤔🙄

[@ScottMaurer-g2b]

@@roguehobbies they self assemble too which is neat.

[@lachief237]

9:43 I can very much endorse the “get a plastic toy and prime it” option. My eldest had great fun with that.

[@capt.mannerings8095]

Mini humans! We were all there once! great video.

[@warcolourspaints3256]

15:40 our paints are there on the front desk!!!! hurray!!!

[@stevensmith909]

This is your best video yet. Thank you for this. I have been wanting to teach my granddaughter to paint minis. She wants to. Haven’t the confidence or clue how to do it. This has been an immense help

[@roguehobbies]

This means so much to me I'm so glad you liked it 🥹♥️

[@stevensmith909]

@@roguehobbies thank you for all of what you do. I am not a great painter. Trying to figure out where to start has been a struggle. I have watched a few of your videos with her. She really likes them.

[@DaChemika2]

As a teacher i am leading a wargaming club at school. It´so much fun to see the kids discover how to build terrain and paint miniaturers. I printed some chibi style minis. They´re small, but have easy surfaces to paint. Btw, most of the kids are girls and i hope some of them will stay in this hobby.

[@Grigorim]

Great vid my 3yo loved it and we did a little art right after

[@roguehobbies]

That's awesome ☺️

[@AM-uw3gp]

Such a great way to keep the mini painting community strong in the future, great work 👍🏻

[@pPod1231]

My 2 year old painted a gryph hound. Kept her occupied for 10mins. Quite impressed with how she handled the brush. Nice whilst it lasted

[@jamesonstalanthasyu]

You are a gem of a teacher!

[@thylight6620]

My 3 year old got the aos kruelboyz painting set as part of his Easter presents and he absolutely loved painting it. He continues to paint some of my old lotr figures. He just slaps on base coats where he can, chucks the ink and and basing paints on and call it a day and he loves it. As a paediatric occupational therapist, it fills my heart to see him engage in a fine motor activity that develops precision in his movements.

[@enchantedparka3679]

Good on you for recognizing that all kids are different and have their own particular strengths and comforts. And also, I love LOVE love your painting style.

[@mediaplayer3686]

don't believe the numbers Louise! This is not just one of your best videos, but one of the best videos about the hobby i've seen in a long time (and I've been doing this since 1984!) xoxox

[@paulgarza2783]

This is such great advice! It works for other parts of the hobby as well. I am an elementary school teacher and I have students who LOVE sculpting, kitbashing, or scratch building models and terrain pieces with me.

[@tomsnoxell8402]

My 9 year old loves the hobby, but goes for kitbashing - his imagination is nuts. Skaven steam tank anyone? What about a rat doom diver catapult?!

[@OldManRogers]

I love how kids have very few preconcieved ideas whereas some of us oldies overthink 'but a marine would never be riding around on a dinosaur' WHY NOT. JURRASSIC PARK CHAPTER LETS GOOOOOOoooo!

[@BewilderedDuck-e5l]

Astartesaurus 😁

[@Dmitriy_8791]

Покажите ему игру "Арканум" - там подобных идей вагон и маленькая тележка: от гномов на паровых мобилях, до орков на педальных махолётах, от эльфов с заводными единорогами до друидов с механическими шагоходами. У фантазии нет границ. Менее, чем 200 лет назад фантастикой считали самолёт (аэроплан).

[@karstedt9987]

That's a great little lesson plan. Connecting choices to story and then bridging painting from coloring pages are both really great. Both good examples of what is 'missing' from, we are going to paint today, here are brushes and paint... go!

[@BriskKnuhm]

My daughter is 4 and her first model was a bastiladon and i play with it and her paint job. She loves it and has painted 3d printed elder tubbies and a carnifex

[@JohnCharlesBetts]

I don't have kids, and teach uni students, but this was a great video. You look so happy giving that class, great job. And a shout out to those cool parents who went along for the ride too.

[@csabagyori7954]

This video made me feel all the good feelings, well done Louise!

[@wanderinghoosier2730]

I have been running a Warhammer Alliance club at my middle school for the last three years Been great to watch this kids learn new skills and techniques and grow as a painter

[@hardymurray4942]

true story here... so a few months ago my 3 year old daughter walked into my man(child)cave with my pc and all my painting/mini stuff, took a look at my shelf full of grey primed ironjawz orruks and slaves to darkness and asked me very sternly, "daddy, why havent you painted you little dudes?", i burst out laughing at her hilariously accurate observation. She then crossed her arms, let out a big sigh and said "i cant live like this, im telling mommy", and stomped out 😂 That said ive scultped stuff for her to paint and anytime my mates come over for a hobby hangout saturday i set up her play/painting table next to ours to envolve her any way i can, so far she loves it 😊

[@B__C__]

We need some kit-bashable Rascals.

[@roguehobbies]

Omg a build your own rascal is such a good idea!!

[@trollpaintingminis4496]

​@@roguehobbies you could do a colab with Duncan shadow. He's got dozens of awesome Little modular kits on my-mini-factory.

[@donaldkelly9833]

Paint and Take as a defacto daycare happens to me too! Happy to teach all ages so it's not an issue but it's always funny when mom or dad walks up with their youngins before rushing off to the next activity

[@Vorcov]

7:05 the bane of perfectionists with no experience in something new lol.

[@oldworldvulture3260]

Just got to the part in the latest JUGGZ where you say this vid isn't performing well so here's a comment to feed to the algorithm troll. I'm a dad and have painted with my kids (first spare GW models then Cloth Goblins, my eldest even made a home for them out of the box, inspired by your video). We have a lovely time painting together, but I've made some of the mistakes you describe here so I'm really grateful to hear these insights - if I'd known better sooner they could have helped dodge a meltdown or two 😅 Genuinely worthwhile stuff. Thank you!

[@natehart1988]

Wow. You absolutely NAILED what it's like having kids!

[@Dj_PushStart]

This is wonderful, thank you so much for everything you do for the community.

[@Greg-iu6ys]

I'm glad I came across Your channel by accident - on the Golden Demon summary. and then it turns out out that You have a video about introducing kids to miniature painting. Couldn't get any better. My son is 2 years old and I'm myself just started so basically we are at the same level :D Good to know there is a content creator who can explain in a bit more details something that you never tried before. Thank you.

[@amoryburgess]

Hey...My kids are gonna need a Rascaltown RPG too...

[@stephenfgates]

You've clearly got this figured out. Glad to see I'm not completely wrong with what I've been doing as a dad. But there are some great tips in here I didn't think about. Thanks for the video.

[@euansmith3699]

What a great video; bubbling over with energy and enthusiasm.

[@TabletopWitchCRAFT]

Awesome! I love it. Excellent contribution to our great hobby :)

[@challums8250]

Late night parental watcher here! My 3 year old daughter absolutely loves to paint Space Marines with her old man.

[@nocturnowl_0100]

Louise embodies the child at heart perk

[@mfsoab]

What a cool and wholesome project! Got me thinking on how I got started with miniature painting and I honestly, weirdly can't remember. As a kid I started out with all kind of real world models from the Revell brand (mostly WWII in 1:72 scale), but what really sparked that interest is hidden in a cloud of mist...

[@Nicolas-yd2mw]

Thank you for being that dedicated in spreading optimism and joy into children hearts. In such a desperate world you are a ray of light for all hobbists. Keep being yourself and we wish you all the best !

[@cordial001]

So glad you made this video. Hell - your whole channel is one of the best hobby channels on YT

[@MatchaMakesThings]

NEW RASCAL!!! THE LORE EXPANDS GET HYPE

[@tifffelske]

Q: would you have primed them differently? I’m hosting painting sessions at work for my colleagues and some expressed interest in bringing their kids, I did zenithal priming on the minis for people to use speedpaints and have less issues with thinning paint etc. so even for adults I was removing as much as possible frustrating bits of the hobby..and I was wondering if white would’ve been better for kids to be able to see results better? 😅

[@roguehobbies]

I've started priming the goblins white in more recent lessons :)

[@camerontate3806]

I'm just about to start a new job doing support work and mentorship for young people with disabilities and have been thinking about the idea of running a mini painting class at the drop in centre, so this came at a perfect time for me. Awesome video thanks Louise!

[@UntiltedName]

ive been doing battle tech stuff with my kid since the minis are quite durable, and cheap. Ideal for a 4yo. Also painting jurassic world dinosaur toys is good fun, too.

[@genghisgahan9623]

My two older girls were into painting miniatures when younger - but my youngest boy loves them. Though to be honest- he is more into playing with them. Which is phenomenal to see that he enjoys playing with miniatures I painted - he plays with them far more than his toys. How cool is that.

[@buggersgrips1977]

I used to teach cooking skills to young people: the weirdest thing I came across often was them not knowing if they were left or right hand dominant, and not having fine manipulation or grip skills when it came to tool use. We reckoned it came down to only using tablets and controllers, rather than pens and knives so anything that helps with these fundamentals is to be lauded. Well done!

[@chester1882]

Going to get my child into mini painting by getting them to help edge highlight my Rubric Marines :P

[@oreettroll]

I just shared this with the organizers for a convention I work with as inspiration for a learn to paint minis program we might be able to put together.

[@martintaylor570]

Thank you so much for sharing this :) I have sat and helped with both my own son and other kids, but have struggled coming together with something a little more structured. This was absolutely perfect and so well-timed!

[@richardmarriott-smith9517]

I loved this video. Well done and thank you. I have to admit, I got a bit teary eyed at the end.

[@Dracobyte]

Thank you for another wholesome video!

[@roguehobbies]

Thanks for watching!

[@sirguy6678]

Fantastic video! Love the new Rascal Town resident!

[@Khonsurises]

Your vids are so inspirational! I’ve been painting minis with my daughter for a couple of years - she is 31 and I’m 63, and we’re both still newbies 😂

[@studentboy87]

Hands down one of your best videos!

[@kevinosullivan5159]

Brilliant video. Inspirational. Thank you 🎉

[@OldManRogers]

Amazing advice, being a games club volunteer person its often the confidence to commit paint that is a hurdle and I think your approach makes it a lot less scary. And all of those minis look funky for many *young kids* first attempt! I shudder to recall my first minis as a kid!!

[@YuzuDrink]

Holy cow, I need to do this with the small kids D&D group we have here in Tokyo!

[@krsboss]

My kids (7 & 10) have been painting minis for about a year so it's interesting to see your non-organic approach, which is very well done and presented. What I mean by organic however, is my kids saw me painting and asked if they could have a go, so of course I gave them some of my 'pile of shame' for them to work on. They have a completely different approach to the way you have presented however, and both are focused on reproducing the box art style of painting, even though they are pretty creative (10yr old in particular). We have mostly focused on techniques however and I'm afraid to say, but the Citadel method seems to be the easiest way for them to produce good looking minis easily. So, base coat, wash then we've been dry brushing after that even though this is not the way that I do mine, it's definitely an easier way to produce good looking results. Im a display painter & my kids have enjoyed it so much that they both want to enter a miniature painting contest 😱 ...we are already working on their pieces

[@nuriskandar144]

Bless your heart. This is so awesome!

[@mariablundall2228]

Brilliant idea! Would love to do this with my daughter 😊

[@pimvandergeer7179]

I ❤ the sudden but inevitable betrayal from the godzilla- mini. ( Rip. Wash. The pilot, not the shade😜)

[@seanclarke8015]

My first mini was a dwarf warrior from battle for skull pass in a games workshop store. I have a vivid memory of the moment they taught me drybrush.

[@Beaver_Queen]

This is awesome! I've worked a little with my 6 year old daughter to paint greyhounds and some Stromcast. Working on tree people now but it's been a slow process. All of this is great advice to try to spark that joy in painting again.

[@BigMekDanskull]

Brilliant vid, thanks for doing it! I'll be tweaking my pledge tier at some point to get all the goodies for the class for sure. I think the structure it'll add to painting sessions with kids could really help them get more from it.

[@Bluecho4]

I'm sure every child would love to have Louise as their art teacher.

[@Benstinator5000]

I cant wait to try this! Also the gnome is so cute

[@WoodyREC]

Such a wholesome video ❤ my daughter is nearing 2 so I've got plenty of time before she might take an interest but this gave me a lot of points I hadnt thought about! Maybe some I'll try with my nieces and nephews (they've loved crafts day building terrain so I'm sure this might be up there alley too!)

[@TheNelsonsd]

Parent of two small ones watching late at night when everyone is asleep - great video and timed brilliantly with me trying to see if my eldest is interested :)

[@thinkerthe]

I have just started teaching my niece how to paint up to now its going well. she started off with a space marine and a storm cast she is really good. not sure if to leave her with the painting or to see if she likes the games. I'm watching this vid for tips cheers Louise

[@Vaellas]

This is a wonderful video, really enjoyed it and daughter (7) had fun too (she was jumping up and down with excitement at the new resident of Rascal Town and loves your fishing goblin). We already paint together, but there was still lots of great ideas I took from this such as getting printouts to colour in first. She really wants to paint her Rockgut Truggoths and a friend actually shocked us with getting Trugg for her birthday so getting some drawings to help express herself with colour before she starts, even if I have to draw them myself, I think would really help her. She always ha sa story for and is really proud of her minis and contrast paints work brilliantly with kids so cant wait to see what she does.

[@CraftedCampaigns]

This is fantastic to watch, right, now to practice on my 8 and 4 yr old! :D

[@alBoomer19]

This is such a great video! Was just thinking about getting my kids into some painting

[@dominikheinrici5228]

Absolutely love this video!!!

[@Ju_lee137]

Was planning to start mini painting courses at a local youth camp for with some social workers. GW in our city actually offered to provide minis and materials, but the city (whos organising the camp) wasn't a fan because they felt like it would be too close to advertising for GW to kids so they didn't let it happen. But if I manage to find a way around it this video will end up being very helpful ❤

[@bfournie1]

hey, loved the video. My son (3) expresses a loooot of interest in painting minis. When I paint I tend to show him the development and the resutls. Last time, we went to the warhammer store together and the sellsperson gave him a few minis (2 stromcast eternals and a space marine). He painted an eternal, choosing his own colors. it certainly looks like a 3 years old painted it.I was smart enough to give him an older brush, the poor thing. I gave him a mini holder, but I found everything to be too small for him I was thinking GW minis are not that great for him. I knew of your mini range, but I never considered it to help my kid... I might jump into our store very soon. chrismas is coming :)

[@stevemurray1848]

Absolutely loved this - definitely going to try this out with my son.

[@roguehobbies]

Wonderful! ☺️

[@The-Avien]

My son is coming up on his sixth birthday and I’ve been giving it a lot of thought on how I would introduce him to the hobby. This is a great roadmap thank you for sharing it! I’m currently building a garden hobby room and I’m planning to have a painting station for two people to sit at so he can join me if he does end up enjoying it. Hopefully your method will help make that a more likely outcome!

[@heirwolf6929]

Thanks Louise, great vid!

[@roguehobbies]

Glad you liked It 😁

[@chowda4u]

Thank you for covering this topic! I have a tiny nephew who is only 1, but I will refer back to this video in the future once he's a bit older.

[@coreyburge8663]

Love this for my kids!

[@Omniescent]

7:23 fun fact, I actually did this with my autistic 6 year old, and he loved it. Granted, I just let him go crazy with the paints, but he still had fun and is now working on an army of Saurians. Not trying to say you're wrong, just thought it's a fun note

[@carlstanford7607]

Wonderful video. My kids loved it

[@TheRonHockman]

In Grim Darkness of the 21st millennium, there is only.... wholesome content introducing kids to their artistic potential.

[@thomasstevens5749]

Never considered getting my nieces into mini painting. I sometimes draw with one of them and try to be encouraging, and she started painting watercolor and acrylic painting. 🤔 A new Rascal?! 🤔 A perfect project for us! 👍

[@Draghot20]

I just can't wait to paint minis and create terrain with my daughter and son!