How to Paint a D&D WizKids Beholder

[@meadbringer]

Beholders are in any color scheme and design. They are alien beings from the far realm so you can definitely do any color design you wish.

[@Elamdri]

Furthermore, the monster manual sets out that some may have like chitin armor and some may be fleshy, some may have mottled skin. And the big take away is that every single beholder things that it's form is perfection and that all other beholders are unnatural deviations from it's perfect form.

[@JesusLordOfLords455]

@Francisco Ingalls sad af

[@MrGreensweightHist]

Originally, beholders reproduced by dreaming other beholders into existence. This meant the new beholder could look way way the previous one dreamed it

[@LittleMoose1]

Im fooling around with a beyholder and colors now. Many different layers of orange red and brown. Its un the ugly phase now but i will tinker more with it and get it right. I love my friends reactions when they see the newest ones. Its always wholesome when someone appreciates your creative imagination come to life.

[@joelmartinez5414]

Am in constant awe of your brush control

[@DungeonDad]

I got this exact mini for Christmas! I've been really looking forward to painting this guy. I like what you did with the base. Also, to answer your question about the Beholder colour scheme, there is none! Every beholder is unique, and they have a crazy range of colour patterns and quirks.

[@beastmendelegate1946]

So beholders are like snowflakes, every one an individual, awwww.

[@Balin93]

Love the opening musical bump. Satellite of Love!

[@TheVexinator]

As of Volos Guide to Monsters, Beholders officially come in all colors. I'm glad to see you painting this, and blue too, as I just started painting mine earlier today and am also going to be making it blue. (Started with a zenithal highlight with the airbrush)

[@ThePaintingClinic]

Argh! I completely forgot about the big beholder section in there.

[@MrCrystalwarrior1]

I have a few of these to paint for a customer, and found a rather slow but subtle way to fill seam lines is using liquid paper, which can be "painted" into the seam with the brush from its bottle, and it shrinks slightly as it dries, so may need a couple or three coats before the seam is filled, but it DOES sand perfectly flat afterwards, leaving a nice, clean finish (I use a round needle file to file the excess down, then run over with fine grit sandpaper if necessary, but find the odd bump just fits perfectly with the skin texture of the model). This is a tip that I picked up from aircraft/armour modellers way back in the mid-1990's and it's proved invaluable ever since, for models of many sizes, and it's MUCH cheaper than using Green Stuff/Milliput, and also a LOT less time consuming :-)

[@TheRunesmythe]

Interesting color choices here; the transitions from blue to a sort of ivory is definitely striking. I got this miniature for Christmas and I'm still working on getting a base done for it, but I'd already planned to have treasure too; the treasure base was the one thing I liked most about the Gale Force 9 Collectors Series Beholder. I would have loved to have one, but they were about the size of a baseball and I really couldn't think of any kind of encounter to use something that big in so it would just have become a display piece.

[@iamalpharius7998]

There is no wrong answer for beholders. They are all totally unique in appearance from one another.

[@Diabolik771]

I haven't played in years but saw this at a LGS and picked it up. Best Beholder I've ever seen and only $7.00, sold.

[@pluggothesluggo5509]

i was gonna sat how it wa smildly overpriced and then i realize dhow lucky you were to even get your hands on onr

[@aaronm2410]

I'm currently painting mine like the cacodemon from Doom.

[@CollectionTHX1138]

Very nice. Best Beholder sculpt I've ever seen. I also like purple beholder colors.

[@Blandco]

Blue Beholder! Beautiful!

[@stephaniedavies6514]

You Sir, are the Bob Ross of Miniature Painting. Amazing :)

[@kzookid2051]

Very nice tutorial, thanks. I especially like that you put the paint colors in the description. Very helpful.

[@thelaughinghydra]

Im very new to the whole d & d thing so I checked online. Amazing work. I was nervous the beholder would bite your finger towards the end it looks so real. Keep up the great work! You have a new sub out of me for sure.

[@DM-sd2io]

Best Beholder I have ever seen. Stunning!

[@johnandrews3518]

Wow, buddy. That did come out awesome. Great work. LOVE the bluish-purple color scheme a lot.

[@Lanxe]

That beholder mini is awesome. Great paint job too - I originally thought I'd rather see it red/brown but the blue palette worked really well.

[@nickrogers3111]

one of these beholder eyes on KZbin. props

[@KeeshPlay]

Love the paint job but would have really loved to see how you rebased the mini so well.

[@Piddemannen]

Yeah definitely needed that gloss, adds a lot more of a real look to the eyes and mouth

[@sentino68]

Perfect job man! I’ve many iterations of this sculpt painted and this is probably the best I’ve seen. You nailed the eye and the smaller eyes. Everything else just falls into place beautifully . Well done sir!

[@theedrprice6532]

You do such great work your videos are so relaxing. You are an artist my man

[@patrickroberts8728]

The GF9 collectors series has a nice beholder.

[@StarFyreXXX]

agreed. Both GF9 beholders are the best beholder models around IMHO. that said, i have them both but will get this one here as well. Also, the next major D&D story arc is being announced June 2nd weekend. The Stream of Many Eyes. Ppl are expecting it to include beholders so maybe GF9 will make more beholders/beholderkin?

[@shawnald]

A. Fricking. MAZING. Wow. That was more therapeutic to watch than a Dr. Pimple Popper video.

[@dmsteve1283]

I'm so glad I watched this before painting my version. Thanks Doc!

[@TheWandOfOrcus]

I have six of these and have been deciding what to do because I too do not like the plastic eye cover. You have given me the answer. Thanks!

[@beastmendelegate1946]

I would not have gone blue but surprise, it’s awesome. Nice work👌

[@eugenio5774]

I like this tutorial, very informative. I would have choosen a warmer palette and would have made the large scales the same color of the teeth, but hey, that's only a matter of personal taste. you sir are a very good painter.

[@SpottedSharks]

OMG the cat hair drool is the piece de resistance for this one!

[@machine5464]

Amazing attention to detail, very nice job.

[@mceveb]

picked this model up yesterday. great work as always!

[@raphapere]

Can you make a tutorial for that base? It's wonderful

[@draconicdruid8908]

A little late but Volos guide has a roll table to determine colours and patterns

[@thestagrindragon9681]

I just finished painting one for my buddy I wish this model wasnt sold out every where

[@scimerio1117]

i´m still trying to get one of those, but it´s getting a little annoying not finding it for sale.

[@gregn583]

You are a master miniature artist. Thank you for sharing!,

[@EdwardDowner]

Did you get a bit of gloss/satin varnish on the back of one of the eye stalks?

[@ianbowler3031]

Great video. Looks amazing.

[@Davy.J.Y]

That looks dam great.. great paint job..

[@AvidAbstractions]

Awesome job! Very detailed work! Cheers!

[@andrepakulak2513]

Looks great! Cant wait to get one and paint it myself

[@AlexCastro-ko1qi]

How did you go about removing the plastic stand? I agree I think it's to thick. Asking how did you mount that pole and where did you get it?

[@apocalypticmoth6040]

You're really great at painting. Why don't you use a wet palate?

[@Mrclark1977]

Brilliant work.

[@Raycheetah]

Pretty sure it was the old Poly S Official D&D paint line which had a couple of specific Beholder colors, including one for tentacles. Led to a weird pink/purple palette. And Grenadier definitely did an official miniature which, while not up to today's standards, was awesome for its time. =^[.]^=

[@DurpleisasweetpeaOwO]

Very cool scheme man, I might steal that if you do not mind

[@drbearhands]

Great videos! Just wanted to comment on the gloss coat. I'm not sure for miniatures as I'm just starting out, but in computer graphics we differentiate between diffuse and specular lighting (among others), specular being the 'gloss'. Diffuse reflections are only dependent on the position of the light, while specular reflections also depend on relative viewpoint. (Both also depend on the model's properties but that's irrelevant for this topic.) IOW, painting in the gloss reflection rather than applying it with gloss paint 'fixes' the viewpoint, which looks 'wrong' as soon as you move the miniature with respect to you eyes. You are right that gloss conflicts with the painted light though as specular and diffuse now have different light sources. Source lighting + gloss is just not something that can be done physically correctly in paint.

[@Haunted_Gallows]

I know this is a super late comment, but I'm a newcomer here. Hello! I have a question on my beholder mini, same mini as shown here. I'd like to give it a sort of vaporwave aesthetic color scheme; you know, like purple, orange sunset, pink, magenta, cyan, etc... For this mini, do you perhaps have any advice or tips on how I can go about that kind of thing? This question may be a little vague, but I don't really know a better way to express it, sorry.

[@ThePaintingClinic]

Yeah, not quite understanding what you're looking to do.

[@StarFyreXXX]

do you have a pic or link to something with a similar colour scheme?

[@JoshPrzy]

Hexed Lichen is my favorite color.

[@beastmendelegate1946]

Joshua Przygocki bold sir, very bold.

[@MrBrad9]

what did you use to prime these minis? Thanks in advance. (type of primer/brand name/brush on or spray?)

[@danielgrimes7822]

what mm is that rod you used

[@hethdavid]

Did he ever mention what flat varnish was used, it turned out really nice. My winsor & newton flat varnish always turns out more like a satin than flat.

[@ThePaintingClinic]

Vallejo Matt Acrylic.

[@skipx5858]

Awesome job

[@thedemonslayer51]

I love the detail, I just wish I had even half of those colors, because as it stands, I'd need to spend like 30 dollars for the paints

[@scooby88392024]

Awesome video! I got one of these for myself, and I wanted to remove the plastic stand/base thing like you did, but it seems to be glued in there pretty tight. How did you manage to get it out of there?

[@ThePaintingClinic]

I just used force and snapped it off.

[@scooby88392024]

@@ThePaintingClinic Ah. Yeah I wasn't able to do that, maybe I didn't use enough force. I ended up sawing it off, and just using a bit of green stuff to cover that part of the plastic.

[@dakel20]

Cool technique for doing veiny eyes, use tiny red fibers. Its how they make veins on artificial eyes.

[@barrycarter9289]

I like your colour scheme (not so much the multicolour eyes)..... and I don't like the models main eye either... I have another idea for that but your solution is great too ...shame you didn't do it before painting , ..but, Heyho ... your videos are great..... Thank you

[@sirfatant]

Wish I had your patience =)

[@hrmpug1092]

How often do you actually play D&D. Just asking because I feel like most people know that there isn’t really a base look for a beholder the only requirements are a ball with eyes. Like your stuff just thought I’d ask.

[@ThePaintingClinic]

Close to never.

[@hrmpug1092]

Doctor Faust's Painting Clinic lol it did seem you preferred miniatures to the game

[@Nat20han]

Hey quick question cuz my beholders came in recently. how did you remove the beholder from the thick clear plastic that holds it up on the stand?

[@ThePaintingClinic]

Literally just snapped it off.

[@rusto3618]

Doctor Faust's Painting Clinic What did you use to stick it to the base? And how did you do it? I like the colors, it looks similar to an oil slick.

[@sarapullman6336]

Did you remove the primer the mini cones with? Or did you just prime with the black over the original primer? I was hoping you would do one of these whizkids figs, as I was wondering about the primer when removing mold lines/filling gaps... Thanks as always for your awesome vids! I have learned so much from watching them!

[@ThePaintingClinic]

Sara Pullman The primer was thick on this one, so I removed it.

[@delgar89]

How much time the whole process took?

[@dimitrizero2406]

Amazing job. Thanks for the tutorial. :D

[@drakemallard4459]

The Beholder D&D monster was created by Theron Kuntz.

[@beastmendelegate1946]

Drake Mallard And that little creation made Theron into the household name he is today, like Bob Kane and that other guy.

[@voicesofmars]

Love this!

[@martyndragar7910]

Love it!!!

[@margaritoamapolo4891]

Great video! keep it up.

[@PoVisko]

Eye-conic. :D

[@SpottedSharks]

I followed your template for this mini - not as successfully, of course - and got rave reviews!

[@joewhite6844]

Painting mine to look like warp stone.

[@koelkast9]

Question. Did you reprime the mini?

[@ThePaintingClinic]

D yes.

[@koelkast9]

Doctor Faust's Painting Clinic so, im looking to preshade this mini with three priming colours. Can i do that without wasting detail?

[@calvinrich7221]

I got lucky and found one at new world games and comics in Oklahoma City. I went blue and black. Too bad I have shaky hands, I did my best.

[@redgreen09]

looks great to me yes the olny film one i seen is in big trubel in littel china good film as go i see em

[@halogu117]

What Matte varnish do you use?

[@ThePaintingClinic]

Jeff Phillips Vallejo Matt.

[@halogu117]

Doctor Faust's Painting Clinic thanks :)

[@WeAreAlphariuss]

What is that painting palette?

[@ThePaintingClinic]

An ordinary ceramic tile.

[@Blech319]

Hey, it's your boi, Zach...

[@Spellfork]

Oh a Cacodemon! :P

[@VikingFyre]

According to lore Beholders come in a wide range of colors and patterns, some of which may appear gaudy and even ugly to us, but since they’re from other realities and universes it makes Sense their coloration and patterns are nonsensical.

[@iminay]

Epic video :)

[@L.O.S.T.YOUnited]

🤗 🎨 🔝 💁‍♂️ 🆒 🖌️😉

[@ninjasqurl4383]

My comment is years late. But I did want to say that the sculpts are not that bad. It’s just the globby primer they put on obscures detail. Many painters have had better results by first stripping the model

[@njabruzzo]

great!

[@SirLathansStudios]

Why not go with the more classic Red or Purple shades??

[@bensmith5064]

because being original is usually better than typical

[@8BitLife69]

shame you ruined that sculpt with that eye. The clear lens and the design of the eye behind it is gorgeous.

[@smctunes]

Kind of a dickheaded way to say that. Work on your manners before speaking to adults.

[@deanm375]

@@smctunes Except 8BitLife is right. Dr. Faust decided he knew better and ruined the model by modifying the big eye.

[@smctunes]

@@8BitLife69Lol what a loser.

[@smctunes]

@@deanm375 Right or wrong isn't the point.

[@metalheadrhett]

I believe xanathar form xanathar guide to everything I thing he is some shade of blue

[@ThePaintingClinic]

metalheadrhett yes, but he a special character so his color might not be indicative of the norm.

[@kfeltenberger]

IIRC, and this goes back to 2e, specifically Spelljammer, IIRC, the Beholders as a race were exceptionally racist towards other beholders. They came in different colors, skin texture, eye colors, etc., and each combination was sort of its own "race", and if you looked different...well...the other Beholders would make your existence short and painful. In Spelljammer, the Beholders were much more common than they were in say the Forgotten Realms or Greyhawk, so I guess they needed a McGuffin to keep them from overwhelming known space.

[@MilkBeard555]

fucking amazing

[@everythingchannel8241]

Me Gusta

[@everythingchannel8241]

Me Gusta

[@Mournforthelost96]

We all know you used ball hair for that drool effect.

[@TheReal_FishFins]

"How to Paint a D&D WizKids Beholder" With paint. ;)

[@hyoomanmaol]

Not to be too judgmental, but it seems counterproductive to claim a video is a tutorial on how to paint a specific mini when the painter goes into it with no concise plan and continually backtracks, and then also completely eschews a whole prominent part of a mini (The eye) and does something completely different.

[@SpottedSharks]

I see it as authentic. Painting is an organic process so there is nothing wrong changing one's mind mid-project. The artist here is honest enough to show us his thought process and admit that his intial ideas may not always be the right ones. I agree with him the plastic eye supplied with the mini is ridiculous. I tried the green stuff solution and it worked great; much better than the one provided. Ditto for the base.

[@wearytraveler3524]

Is it racist for me to think of Beholders as only being purple!!???

[@AllanPalmerm]

WET PALLET!!

[@bryansakirkgokam5379]

1337 Alysha Mountain

[@voltron736]

Were those hairs pubes? Be honest

[@ShatnersToupe]

that's totally nose hair ain't it?

[@danielpas368]

What do you use to thin your washes? I've been using model color paints and thinning with water but it the surface tension is always a problem for me.

[@ThePaintingClinic]

Try some glaze medium.