HOW to GLAZE Miniatures | Differences of INKS, Washes and Glazes

[@kornklone]

Finally found videos using vallejo! Thank goodness!

[@DonSuratos]

Hi NM! Tons of Vallejo painting here. Glad you found my channel. ☺️🎨🎨🎨

[@kornklone]

@@DonSuratos Oh really? Fantastic. I'm a beginner and I bought the game color set so I've been trying to find channels that use them so I could learn a bit more so that's good to know! You've got yourself a sub!

[@MarcinEstkowski]

It looks like you really have fun painting this models. Pleasure to watch.

[@DonSuratos]

Thank you Marcin! Yes I love the look of the models. Also I always have fun painting my own models. ☺️🎨🎨🎨

[@scroggie_mini_painting3983]

Awesome work Don! I learn something new with each of your videos. Keep up the great work 👍🏼

[@DonSuratos]

Thank you as alwys Scrogie, just sharing my thoughts in every video. ☺️🎨🎨🎨

[@kewlpackstudios]

Great video on getting a high level of quality using transparent vallejo colors and how to simulate (more or less) that "Contrast Paint" approach, and beyond. You really need to design a cool Golden Lemon t-shirt and sell merch. 😎 Of all your videos, the ones in this format are my fave. I can watch them repeatedly and pick up new info and tips each time. Even just how you demo laying down a particular color. More please, sir!

[@DonSuratos]

Thank you so much for the cc Alex. I think like this video, I should refrain from speeding up ( 2x ) the painting. Normal speed while explaining kinda helps explain the topics better ( I think ). Again, thanks Alex! ☺️🎨🎨🎨

[@sonofskyrim1331]

Thanks for the tip Don, never knew about adding glaze medium to inks to use them similar to contrast paints!

[@DonSuratos]

Just to soften the inks. They are sometimes too saturated and very harsh without mediums. ☺️🎨🎨🎨

[@nicolaargento3407]

Great video Bro... TMM Gold! 🙇🏻‍♂️👏🏻👏🏻

[@DonSuratos]

Thanks as always bro! ☺️🎨🎨🎨

[@dixonsmodelsreview]

I've been told to try glazing. It's on my list to do. Thanks for the video

[@DonSuratos]

I have a ton of videos using mediums. I hope you check them out. Thanks! ☺️🎨🎨🎨

[@reyone1143]

Nice video Don! Awesome fast style to paint! Thanks as always and saludos!

[@DonSuratos]

Thank you for watching Ivan! ☺️🎨🎨🎨

[@goforitpainting]

The miniatures and the painting are very nice too!

[@DonSuratos]

Thank you bro. The Gold NMM lacks depth though. Will improve in the next video. ☺️🎨🎨🎨

[@MentoliptusBanko]

I mostly do "glayering", thanks for giving it a name :)

[@DonSuratos]

Glayering ftw! ☺️🎨🎨🎨

[@piotrpaczek2306]

Awesome as always, gr8 job Don!

[@DonSuratos]

Thank you Piotr! Appreciate it man! ☺️🎨🎨🎨

[@nickvictor861]

Really admire your painting style - Fantastic!

[@DonSuratos]

Golden Lemon painting! 😅 Thank you! 🎨🎨🎨

[@maciejpiotrowski6062]

Great minis, awesome job. Don, you are the Man 😊

[@DonSuratos]

Thanks for watching! ☺️🎨🎨🎨

[@Fjolde]

Man... I watched a whole video of you painting with contrast paints. Oddly enough a dwarf then too.

[@DonSuratos]

Haha! I like dwarves too much man! 😅

[@nicholascaldwell6079]

I've watched a few Jeff Miracola painting videos (he's a Magic the gathering artist) and the techniques are surprisingly similar. He builds up from his line art with very thin but dark applications of fluid acrylics then more opaque highlights.

[@DonSuratos]

Oh maybe coz I draw too? I am pretty sure he is a far better artist than me though. 😅

[@jevoncampisi5862]

Awesome again!

[@DonSuratos]

Thank you Jevon! ☺️🎨🎨🎨

[@necpwnz]

Great as always!

[@DonSuratos]

Thank you as always Vlad! ☺️🎨🎨🎨

[@wilmodels]

Marca incredibile la vallejo

[@DonSuratos]

Gracias! ☺️🎨🎨🎨

[@JayIsOutdoorsy]

These terms have changed greatly over the years. In the 80s Inks = painting with undiluted ink (blue over a white base, black instead of black paint); Wash = diluted ink wash for shading (brown ink 5:1 over flesh base); Glaze was an undiluted light color ink or diluted darker ink of a different shade than base color over a darker color base creating a 'glow' effect (think goblin green skin painted & highlighted and once dry add a coat of yellow ink - the skin now has a shinny effect). Many of these terms are taken from classical painting terms and/or were regional terms. Check out very early WD when inks first started to be used.

[@DonSuratos]

Agree. Most terms used were just burrowed from Fine Arts. Glazing is particularly burrowed from the natural method of applying thinned down oil paints. As some oil paints are naturally semi transparent even if unthinned. Thus glazing for me is painting with transparent paints. Thanks for the info! ☺️🎨🎨🎨

[@jovanniballardo]

I love the intro.... contrast paints are a good tool to add to your paint job but not to use as only paint to paint...

[@DonSuratos]

Thank you! Learning that people like good intros. Agree, contrast are good, but I can't. 😅

[@ArynCrinn]

They work quite well as airbrush glazes. Not bad for blocking things out in early stages either, as long as they aren't large flat panels.

[@DonSuratos]

@@ArynCrinn Yes I tested them. Good stuff overall. ☺️

[@southpaw5483]

Thank you for the content and education. May you be able to address the following confusion: What is the difference between Vallejo Products "Model Wash 76.518 (black)" and "Game Color Wash 73.201 (black)" and "Model Color Glaze 70.855 (black)"?

[@DonSuratos]

The Model Wash, fels like watered down paint, the Game wash feels like thinned paint with water and glaze medium, the Glaze is a semi transparent paint with typical Model Color consistency. Hope this answer helps. ☺️

[@southpaw5483]

@@DonSuratos Thank you Don; I am thinking the Model Wash is more like a "filter" while the Game Color Wash is more like a Citadel/ArmyPainter wash. Was looking for thoughts from highly experienced folks like yourself. I am enjoying your book I recently purchased.

[@JM-83]

What’s the 3 droppers and water drop mean?

[@cavemanworkshop]

Bro, this is soooo 👍🏻 but why not just use Contrast paints?

[@DonSuratos]

I cannot bro. I am an official Vallejo painter. ☺️😅

[@robertochacon4191]

Can you use inks with the airbrush?

[@DonSuratos]

Yes Roberto. No thinning and lower the pressure to around 15 psi. ☺️

[@李彬勤-k4y]

Hope to add Chinese subtitles, thank you~

[@DonSuratos]

Oh... Copy. Will look into it. ☺️

[@Warrior_warlock]

Looks great! But if I'm honest I didn't really understand what the reasoning is behind when to use inks with glaze medium and when to use paints with glaze medium.

[@DonSuratos]

The mediums add more transparency and softens the inks. ☺️

[@Warrior_warlock]

@@DonSuratos thank you :) I'm not trying to be obtuse (maybe Im just slow :P ) but when would you choose which of the two options to use on a miniature? There seem to be so many techniques out there that I find it hard to move beyond those that I'm comfortable with as I can't tell when an alternative would be the better choice. This dwarf looks amazing and I would never have thought to build the hair up using glazes, because I'd imagine paints would do. I use both inks and paints, but only ever use inks for glazing, never painting and only paints for painting, never glazing.

[@musashidanmcgrath]

Hey Don, are you using the Xpress paints much these days?

[@DonSuratos]

Oh not yet. Not available here yet as expected. I bought a bunch of Contrast paints already though. 😬

[@musashidanmcgrath]

@@DonSuratos That's a pity. I just got the full set yesterday. I'm looking forward to seeing what you do with them when you get them. I thought Vallejo would send them directly to you.

[@lanesteele240]

Lol. You had me for a few seconds there.

[@DonSuratos]

Hahaha! Nice intro right? 😅

[@lanesteele240]

@@DonSuratos if i see you do contrast i will know GW has kidnapped you

[@DonSuratos]

@@lanesteele240 Hahahaha! Never bro. I am very very loyal. 😅

[@SvenEnterlein]

Did you really only use a brown ink for the wooden barrel? I always struggle with wood texture...

[@DonSuratos]

Yes as a base color bro. But added highlights with orange brown and Light brown off camera. ☺️🎨🎨🎨

[@SvenEnterlein]

@@DonSuratos That might be my ticket! My wood items always look way too dark

[@dtejada1988]

😎👍🏼

[@DonSuratos]

☺️🎨🎨🎨

[@markgregory983]

Be careful with the torchlight guy. He's been caught out a few times just stealing other companies works, and posting as his own. Heck, his original few logos didnt even have "torchlight" spelled correctly. By all means, if he has paid you for the exposure, then go for it. But just be wary that he has been pretty dodgey before. Dont want to see you get burned.

[@DonSuratos]

Thank you for the heads up Mark. ☺️