How To Make Warhammer Banners Super Easy

[@Miscast]

Hey! I'm here, I took a little holiday for a couple of days while the weather was nice, but I dunno if you saw me on Tabletop Time while I was gone, KINDA SICK.

[@hellboy7424]

No dude, that's not cheating. In art history it is called economy in creation. And it has been done forever. Taking things and transforming them into something different and their own has been done by even the best-known painters and sculptors. From Leonardo and Michelangelo, to current artists. Only one thing comes out of "nothing": nothing.

[@DingusMingus-ug3iw]

You rule man. You’re the reason I actually started building my own minis.

[@freddiecharman9015]

Wait what you were on tabletop time that’s sick. I love this banner idea I’ve created so many now since watching it lol love your videos it’s really helped me with getting back to being creative but also feeling more free while doing so. I’m hoping to make my first models soon.

[@Wanderer_of_Sol]

I'm watching this with my wife, as we often do because we love your stuff. She's a professional illustrator and she's just screaming at the monitor "symmetry isn't cheating! Trent, you are a real God damn artist!" And because I know you can't hear her scream, I'm putting it in the comments.

[@steppeone]

A reminder that museums also have very high quality scans and photos of art that is public domain and easily available online. You can take some of those (especially woodcuts), chop them up and mix and match in your own banners. Love your art, Trent. This is the best hobby channel on KZbin by far.

[@tragonius]

i love the idea of a dozen freaky lil guys makin their way on down to ol' Mordeyheim, and the one thing they REFUSE to leave at home is their regimental sized banner. half of them are armed with sticks, but this 3 meter flag is NON-NEGOTIABLE

[@Miscast]

the fact i am spending gold on the cheapest model just to do it too

[@CornishCrusade]

My new favourite comment 😂

[@JasonRobards2]

lol :D

[@Marianom84]

That is actually Very Empire of them...

[@deadlightdotnet]

So inspirational for those of us who are art challenged. I've been doodling with some fun pens recently and it turns out that it's just a matter of getting comfortable making lines and practice.

[@Miscast]

Really glad to hear!

[@snowconesyrup]

Hell yeah

[@eEdselEdsel]

Practice is really the secret behind art. It's like any other skill that just takes time to learn.

[@idontwanttopickone]

Fun fact: WD scans exist on the internet and colour printers exist. So, if you don't want to cut up your old issues, maybe just print that image straight onto card. If you don't own a printer, get your local photography or printers to print it for you. Or you can simply place a bit of thin paper over your screen, gently tape it down and use a pencil (if you use a pen it might bleed through the paper on to your skeen) to gently trace the image (don't press hard on your screen you could damage a pixel on certain screens). Then you can outline it in pen and paint in the rest with any paints. Then cut it out and stick it to something thicker for your banner. Thin metal (file the edges so they aren't sharp!) is actually a really good idea as it means you can bend the banner into shape and it won't rip. Drinks cans, thick foil, the tops of coffee/coco containers are all easy places to find cheap metal sheeting. Again, file the sides and be really, really careful when cutting up sheet metal as its really easy to cut yourself open if you aren't careful. Your hobby isn't worth a trip to hospital! Sorry if you bring any of these ideas up in this video. I'm only 2 mins in. 😅 Edit: dump typos.

[@Miscast]

Great tips! Thankyou! I will try!

[@HenryIVth]

Copy pasting this for later, simple but great idea.

[@idontwanttopickone]

@@Miscast no worries! The end results look brilliant! Well done! Great video! Thanks for all you do!

[@Bluecho4]

Agreed. I've used sheets of aluminum cut from soda cans before as banners. Can confirm that sanding the edges is a must.

[@FamineStudios]

I go to my local library and print my stuff on laserjet so it doesn’t run when I add paints or mod podge/water. 🤘

[@deadlightdotnet]

" an unreasonable STANDARD"

[@SamFromSpaceOfficial]

I used to use this method for my banners and flags, but I found that it was too static for my liking, so instead what I do is I print my design on ever so slightly thinner paper, and I dip the whole thing in slightly watered down modpodge. Then I can pose it on the stick and make some really dynamic minis. If the modpodge doesnt solidify it enough, I quite literally just put some super glue on it, which sort of weathers it and makes it into a really hard shell type of thing. Anyways, great video as per usual!

[@Miscast]

This sounds like a great method! I'll give it a go! thankyou!!

[@RainerCuiffo-tu9ed]

I get a rush of adrenaline every time I see a new Miscast post. Love the work!

[@Miscast]

Me too, everyone is always so kind!

[@deadlightdotnet]

The blurred skin-tone photo when Trent switches apps on his tablet 😂

[@Miscast]

Pay no attention, nothing to see here

[@janofe2232]

Those tracing paper banners are ridiculously cool! Love them so much. Have never seen anyone do that before!

[@Miscast]

Thank you!!

[@Bloodthirstier]

I just want to tell you that I am in the process of redoing my old Warhammer wood elf army for the old world and you are huge inspiration to me. Not because of the wood elves but looking at how you tackle creativity and your passion is contagious

[@matthewtrotter9407]

I love these! I still make banners from my '94 Skaven book! I still am a huge fan of the 90's bright paint styles with tons of banners.

[@garyjenson1326]

Great ideas Trent. Btw balloon lights are my new favorite thing for gameboards. They are tiny LEDs the whole thing is the size of a chickpea plus they are super cheap..oh and they have steel inside so you can stick them to magnets. The blue and pink make florescent colors glow.

[@jakelevinson7802]

You so are an artist, i’m perhaps a more traditional artist an art student, but you more than almost any other artist throughout my growth as a person has influenced me. You taught me creative principles, and how to love my work even for its characteristics which might be construed as flaws. I’m really grateful for your channel. 5:19

[@secretaltruism4174]

Thanks to you, Trent, I did my first kitbash yesterday. I still need to paint it, but a friend had all these broken pieces of minis that had been rolling around in his dice bag for ages. So I took them, put them together into a single mini and now it's a useable mini

[@juleaugtressol6819]

the banner sharing is an amazing idea

[@CronosVids]

The moment I realised that banners didn’t had to be handdrawn/painted was an eye opener back in the day. You don’t see banners anymore in new armies, it always brings that bit of nostalgia when I do see them.

[@MiniAxeCrafts]

Also.. That transparency + the spider web theme 🤯 Also, also.. alongside burning the edges, dipping them in strong tea is instant aging, with a similar effect to Agrax Earthshade when used on models.

[@SimonClark]

That double printing alignment tip is genius

[@Miscast]

thanks mate! result afternoon of scratching my head, trying to make jigs, experimenting with settings and then sometimes the silly solutions are the best ones haha

[@BaffledOrange]

I feel like colour printing on tracing paper could make some sick stained glass if you printed some filigree to sit over it for terrain, class video as always!

[@robertjackson3552]

you could use Inkjet Transparency Film sheets for stained glass

[@chbhr4972]

This video drops right as I am delving down the oldhammer banner rabbit hole myself! Great advice! Makes me want to make a black and white banner-zine for my local club!

[@mikkel6938]

I love the faith you put in having one of the printed banners look good "by chance" You are a legend mate. Every video is prime creative high culture for hobbyist all over the world❤

[@FamineStudios]

“Because we’re /thieves/!” & “Remember, you’re still a thief, even if it looks good.” both belong on a shirt or a sticker 😂. I adore this concept, I do this with printed out lettering for signs I use in my world building because I struggle painting lettering evenly. If it works, it works! 🎉

[@Miscast]

Fantastic idea with the signs!

[@commodusleitdorf2726]

Honestly this is perfect timing. I have an old Dwarf Lord with a back banner and I was wondering on a good way to add the banner.

[@Miscast]

Classic model! Good luck!

[@eastoforion]

the transparency in combo with the web motif is so sick dude

[@devinstanfield1007]

Your latest run of videos are truly inspiring, your passion and creativity make me want to experiment and have fun doing it, something few if any other content creators manage these days. Fantastic work, thank you so much.

[@wmandthings]

My craft knife grows legs in the night and hides himself in the most wonderful places. I'll find it maybe once a month

[@Miscast]

They all must be up to something

[@kwest9747]

The night of the long legged knives!

[@WilliamBraun-kw5jo]

I find mine when I've left the guard off and am grabbing for another tool. FUN!

[@daryl4341]

Your videos are reigniting my passion for illustration. Will have to try this with my 40k Chaos army!

[@Spoilthetone]

Your videos are blady inspiring! Just having our third eye pried open to the possibilities and freedom that can come with this hobby. So many are bound by the restrictions of perfection and doing things the 'Right' way, your videos are the breath of fresh air so many need (myself included). Thank you.

[@FriendlyChorf]

LEGEND!!! I’m so inspired to try this. (Love the channel btw, phenomenal talent and so much creativity in that mind of yours-much respect from the UK!)

[@Glitchoone]

I personally just print out black and white banners and repaint them then put them on foil so they're able to bend and emulate a banner

[@originalnamehere7308]

Such a good way to start my day. I’ve also seen people do similar with aluminum cut from pop cans, but they were painting directly onto it. Maybe it’d work better if you wanted some extreme flow in the banner? It’d be more of a pain, but might be worth it

[@wittlegoblin]

Love to see you tackle the hobby stuff that intimidates you. Especially doing so with crime. Well done, Trent!

[@marklindsey4112]

Bunch of genius ideas there. Love the idea of using tarot images for banners. Ben Has Hobbies did a recent video on making Magic the Gathering proxy cards using pics from Hieronymous Bosch art books and metallic markers which could also easily work for banners.

[@Bluecho4]

If you want to print out existing artwork for your banner, you could run it through image editing software first. There are plenty of filters for increasing the contrast and such to the point images look like coloring book pages. Which is very useful for then tinting with transparent paints, as shown at 8:40. You're still stealing, but in a transformative way. Not unlike kitbashing, really, but with 2d images and color.

[@ScaleModelGeek]

Looks awesome and I like the Modge Podge as a sealer/texturizer. The way I made a banner for my NUTTKRAKER on my channel was using free vector art and putting it together in Photoshop and printing it out and then weathering it. Quite convincing and easy and I didn't have to cut up a mag. LOL

[@markysgeeklab8783]

Just noticed your channel and subbed, I only enjoy watching genuine people do things they are enthusiastic about. Great channel :) I still need to do banners for so many minis, so so so many.... :)

[@draadhaai]

Love it! So unorthodox. Just like the last vid, you get your inspiration from other places and it shows. Not afraid to do weird stuff. I absolutely dig that demon banner, it is amazing. I'm stealing that stolen idea for sure :D

[@gabrielramosmonteiro3989]

I started making my first ever banners just this week. Thanks man, this is exactly the video I needed!

[@LiliaArmoury]

I remember making banners and capes using paper and super glue not long after i got into the hobby. once you've bent creases in drench it in super glue/ca glue

[@owencooper2122]

I did this back in the 90s with a Skeleton Cavalry regiment that had a banner that was two-sided (wrapped around the lance) and was just MtG Alpha/Beta artwork cut from a magazine article, but never thought about Mod-Podge to fake brush marks! Genius thinking that part!

[@kwest9747]

Trent on banners: don’t hold yourself to an unreasonable standard 🤭

[@kryptonson]

Damn amazing. Although, I would point out that you could have just made a copy of the page of the book, then cut it out. That would have allowed you to have the same image on both sides, and not maul an old magazine.

[@DeadEd725]

THANK YOU i was looking for smth like this for weeks.

[@emojisquad420]

Incredible run from miscast lately

[@theemissary1313]

On the subject of holding ourselves to high standards and chasing perfection on tiny toy soldiers, it's worth remembering most details won't be visible from three or four feet away on the tabletop!

[@devynburley430]

Been loving these videos mate, just wanna say you've inspired me to just get paint on models and get started on terrain, huge inspiration! (you've got me looking at mordheim too and now i have to corrupt my friends into trying it)

[@Miscast]

I'm so stoked to hear this! Spread the corruption! thankyou!

[@silverfox8874]

don't forget you can dip them in cold tea, that stains really well, gives them an old worn look

[@markallen3088]

there's an image transfer process in woodworking that may work with minis. if you laser print an image on the glossy backing sheet from a label, then put matt mod podge on the surface you want the image on, then carefully rest the label sheet on top. the toner will bind with the mod podge to adhere to the surface. for minis you may need to varnish after

[@sgt-slag]

Make color photocopies of your original artwork, or magazine/book pages, preserving the original artwork. I would paint Minwax Polyshades urethane stain (a dark brown color) onto the banner to age it, but when the urethane dries, it will also protect it -- this stuff is used to coat wooden floors people walk upon with rubber soled shoes! It ages it, it makes it look battle worn, and dirty, like it has been in a fight. Easy-peasy! Hit it with a matte clear coat to dull the shine, of course. Cheers!

[@Maxogravo]

Let's Go! Miscast coming in on the Friday!

[@lofiworkshop]

Great tips on banner creation. I'm gonna be looking over all of my books and magazines in search of art to steal!

[@salizzar4118]

4:45 spat out my coffee laughing

[@jimjones7980]

To save the book, you could take a picture of the banner with your phone and then print it out on a printer and then attach it to card stock. That way you can also make multiples of the same banner if you would like.

[@CornishCrusade]

I've also always been intimidated by printed banners (or tbh any painted plastic banners as well) - really excited to give this one a whirl!

[@jaimecamposmartinez]

Loved this video!! So inspiring, and revealing, also an idea to use, there is in the internet free licensed art from all ranges of eras to use in high quality, which you can use for designing banners

[@S.A.S.H.]

Brilliant. You could scan the images from the magazines and then print them directly onto the card stock. That would take a bit more over-paionting but it wouild also leave the sources as they were.

[@ChaseDaOrk3767]

Idk why, but i really like banner bearer type of units for tabletop miniatures, I guess i just like the idea of a guy waving the flag/banner of a faction he belongs to and you can get pretty creative with how you go about making and/or painting one

[@Miscast]

Yeah, I think I just need to start with the banner first, not the other way around!

[@Beaut_Beau]

I absolutely love that the cardboard back of the stolen(?) banner says bootleg on it haha

[@Miscast]

hahaha, I didn't even notice!

[@ManglingMinis]

Cutting out images from books gave me the same gutpunch it did when I saw something similar in the video by Ben Has Hobbies on his MtG proxies. But it also made me really want to do it!

[@darrinmcelroy9941]

My first standard bearer from, checks notes... 30 years ago, for my blood angels in 2ed was made from a spare RTB01 marine, some round sprue from a Tamiya tank kit, and a banner just straight up photocopied from the 2ed rulebook on a convenience store photocopier. I colored it in with colored pencils and roughed up the sides with a cigarette lighter then stuck it on the pole. I hardly ever use it, but still have it.

[@Diginixx]

I'm so inspired right now it's insane!!

[@dennisvantol]

Now I just feel stupid, why didn’t I think of this years before 😂! This is a great idea, thanks for sharing! And again, your energy coming across these videos is great. Hope you feel alike! Cheers mate!

[@Miscast]

Its a pleasure makin em! Thank you for watching!

[@ScratchBashing]

*Miscast: Anything can be a banner* *Celebrimbor:*

[@louislowery2877]

Yes again hit it out of the park! Thanks

[@Roughandreadykitbashes1011]

I knew I would miss this! Also I NEED this video!

[@wonderboy2402]

2:32 pun alert!

[@WilliamBraun-kw5jo]

Great ideas for sourcing ideas and usage. Thanks

[@thomaswillems6384]

You bring this video out right after I free-handed 5 banners (for the first time)… 😑 Oh well, love the way mine turned out in the end, but this is an amazing trick to keep up my sleeve!

[@theshizzen3988]

Damn, this is so valuable !!! Thanks so much for sharing this!

[@neilkirkley1500]

Rad video mate, the Tarot book is a great idea for banner prints

[@hachimaki]

Fun idea, I though you were going to do a heat transfer at first when you showed the images from the magazines. If i remember correctly you just put glue on the printed side and then put it on whatever you want to transfer it to and run an iron (might also work with a hairblower or a heatgun) over it for a bit and then take a wet/damp rag and gently rub away the paper which will leave only the paint from the print left on top of the objects surface.

[@davidbrown4849]

I use a similar technique for standards on historical armies. Albeit not cutting out of my books, but searching on-line for the image, lasar printing it out and then over-painting to improve image sharpness and saturation. Often need to add gold and silver metalic paint as my printer does not have these colours.

[@SlayerMiniatures]

Awesome idea! Love it

[@harazhangf5782]

Those banners do look really cool. But I am not sure I am ready to cut a book. I also use decals and paint over them for some banners. Fast and easy technique too.

[@raff3486]

Great ideas you got there. Great video !

[@X.davidWilliams]

Huzzah,, always a wealth of knowledgeable ideas. Incredible

[@Apollo_Vanron]

That is so cool! Could probably use sketchbook paper instead of magazine clips?

[@LEF3133]

This is cool idea and quick and easy. Have you tried those decal sheets you can put in the printer?

[@citadel5835]

this is such a good idea thanks for the tips man.

[@ryanschenk2946]

4:45 this might be the most relatable thing I've ever seen 😂

[@DavidManser]

Creative god damn genius! I knew the Modge Podge was coming out though 😂 Now if the algorithm could just let me know when you actually upload videos, that would be great!

[@PoppinDBZ]

Awesome I love banners and banner sharing 😊

[@Slurgical_3D_Terrain_Channel]

Yes can I hear the rain….all the way to Canada. Great video.

[@xcruckx]

you should try the tracing paper prints with a laser printer, it should take to the paper better and you wont have to print twice with a laser printer. also you can mod podge image transfer with an laser printer too, you might be able to do it with ink jet? but i would test it first

[@camcamthesquatchman7306]

I've been trying to figure out banner designs for my Turnip army, and honestly just stealing banners is very in character for that game

[@consterthemonster9614]

I don’t know what it is but your content hits different

[@Eehonda_again]

When you opened the book I thought you were going to desecrate that too! Phew! 😂

[@jasonrhome710]

Honestly, the banner 'zine is such a fun idea! Also, the banner swap channel could be fun until I get my hobby stuff unpacked from the move...

[@crapparc]

Hi Trent! Always nice to see your videos. Also, what's this video about? Banners, mate!

[@zaneg1873]

Does Alfons have a page?

[@AlexTimoshin-nr3eb]

Thank you very much! That’s steeling for sure!

[@AsianPlagueDoctor]

OH MY GOODNESS YOU REMINDED ME TRACING PAPER EXISTS I NEEDED SOMETHING SEMI TRANSPARENT FOR A GAME BOARD THANKS

[@krinkrin5982]

There was a charm to old banner bearers that had you make your own banners. Since a while the banners are incredibly fancy things with modeled-on detail that are annoying to paint.

[@notreallydavid]

Looks good. Photocopier for the WDs though - not the blade!

[@ScrumpleScuff]

I knew this was a craft for me when you said "just set it on fire a bit"

[@martynjones3978]

Thats genius!! Very very clever idea!! ❤😊

[@aeneasfate]

Back in the day they said to glue banners to the foil labels from wine bottles to make a more rigidly-poseable banner. But a much cheaper option than drinking yourself to death is aluminium foil ducting tape. You can cut it easily, but edge-burning has to be done before sticking it to the tape, obviously.

[@Kitbash.Carnage]

Keep up the work bro always amazing stuff to learn ❤️🤘🔥