How to Paint White Fur - More Realistic Miniatures

[@wittlegoblin]

Zambies, the fairy goth mother of the internet and the absolute queen of painting fur! Love it!!

[@Zambies]

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[@justinrisen1929]

Not even gonna bullshit around it. The best white fur ive seen painted on YT period. Girl your work is excellent. Subscribed

[@Zambies]

🥹🥹 thank you!

[@stefanblackadder5236]

You earned my subscription with this video.

[@Zambies]

[@GigglingGeekette]

yeesss Preach about the cult of using the butt of your brush for color mixing!! Fantastic tutorial - saved it to my minipainting playlist I refer to for how to do things :D

[@Zambies]

Haha yes! Thank you Geekette. 😄

[@martynjones3978]

Wow you made something absolutely nails, look less challenging and more workable!! Sign of a good tutor!!! 😊

[@Zambies]

Thank you!! 😊

[@Pte1643]

Your voice is soooo relaxing, I could literally listen to you all night.

[@Zambies]

Thank you. I often thought about doing voice acting or book readings.

[@dermodellbaunoob]

You're really good at what You're doing there. Respect.

[@Zambies]

Thank you 😊

[@visceralwhimsy]

Oh! Something I need to work on this weekend! Thank you 🙏

[@Zambies]

Awesome!

[@Jamgeoso]

Great tutorial. I glad to see someone else using the but of their brush for mixing. I find it so much better for cleaning and controlling dilution.

[@Zambies]

Haha. Yes 🖌️!

[@bear_brush]

Again, so nice to see your stuff on the tube! I will add some more colors to my fur from now on!

[@Zambies]

Ty! Yes, play with color :)

[@h8uall66]

This looks so good and it's just layering. People forget how effective the fundamentals are. Great stuff.

[@Zambies]

Ty! Yup it’s basics just repetition and brush control :)

[@h8uall66]

@@Zambies I really feel like this kind of tutorial is invaluable to the hobby. We need more.

[@SPACENOMADMALEV]

Great stuff Zambies !!

[@Zambies]

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[@keithhagen7571]

This is a gorgeous affect. I've been painting models for a few years now but i still feel like i only got started in so many ways. My friends also say that i make my paint projects more complicated than they need to be.

[@Zambies]

Hobby your way! I sometimes make extra steps but I still get there in the end. I’m about enjoying the process and less about rushing to the finish.

[@synns6898]

Very impressive, your brush control is excellent. Thankyou for a great tutorial.

[@Zambies]

Thank you!

[@adamneary6811]

Been trying to find a good guide to do my thunderwolves for ages! This was excellent thank you.

[@Zambies]

Awesome! Glad to hear it :)

[@dan_zehner]

Thanks for this great tutorial! Trying white fur for the first time and this was super helpful.

[@Zambies]

Glad to hear! :)

[@surtrpicks]

Gorgeous work

[@Zambies]

Thank you 😊

[@TheSteak77]

I really want to practice using colors other than black for an undercoat. The chocolate brown was a great shadow!

[@Zambies]

Yes! Play with color :)

[@danbe2284]

Hey Zambies, thanks so much for this. This was exactly the outcome I wanted for my current miniature, so pleased. I would love to know your thought process and why you chose the colours that you did. It may seem a simple task but its something that has not clicked with me yet. I understand using a reference, but transferring what you see into a desired outcome is a whole different kettle of fish. Thanks again, amazing video, subscribed!

[@ThunderPaladin]

Thank you for this, painting the new Werewolf By Night model for Crisis Protocol, and this will inform my decisions for the fur!

[@_MattYee]

Awesome tutorial, Zambies! Love it!

[@jacobroberts1434]

That is amazing!

[@Zambies]

Thanks 😊

[@OldZean]

very nice. thank you

[@jeffcrumpton6162]

Wow, that's just beautiful... and this was a great tutorial!! I just happen to have a werewolf or 2 waiting to be painted. Also, I just subscribed to your channel. I'm looking forward to seeing what's next 😊

[@Zambies]

Thanks! Hope your werewolves turn out great. Feel free to post and tag me if you like so I can see them.

[@JoeakaRamJam]

Nice! I’m assuming you could do this same technique with a cool pallet? I have a wild boar that I want to paint to look more like a spell so I’m thinking blues or purples.

[@Zambies]

Definitely! You can work your way up with cool colors instead of brown and use a cooler ivory instead of buff. Or if you want it to look more natural you can mix blues or purples with either a lighter brown or buff for the midtones.

[@JoeakaRamJam]

@@Zambies you just vapor locked my brain with adding browns into the blues. Man that's an awesome idea!

[@SironaHearth]

A really awesome tutorial! Incredibly helpful. Would you have any tips for painting non-sculpted fur? Eg. Turning a flat cloth cape into a fur coat with paint without greenstuff

[@Zambies]

You can tailor this to freehanding on flat surfaces as well. Same approach. I believe I did a small amount in this video around the face. Basically working up the fur lines, overlapping to create dimension.

[@Frostyeel]

Nice method with a great result! How long do you estimate it would take you to paint the whole wolf with this meticulous method?

[@Zambies]

This little section probably took me about 30 minutes or so. I sped it up, but I’m pretty quick with line work. It would definitely take a few hours if you are new to it. The good thing is it’s just repetition, so you’ll get faster once you’re in the zone.

[@j.h.6299]

Thank you for this tutorial. Could you tell me the brand of the yellow brush please ?

[@Zambies]

I use a lot of different brands from craft / art stores. Just as long as they are Golden Taklon synthetic with a big belly and fine tip.

[@maseol]

Hi, awesome video. What could be use instead of olive Flesh & Bold Titanium White from Pro Acryl in Vallejo color range ?

[@Zambies]

The bold titanium white is monuments white. So white from Vallejo will be about the same, maybe cold white as well. Olive flesh is similar to ivory, just very slightly warmer and darker. You could probably use ivory from Vallejo. Hope this helps!

[@kimhansen8615]

Spectacular effect, but good luck doing this on army size projects 🙂

[@Zambies]

Haha. Yeah it’s very time consuming for a large army. But then again I love doing it and done it for skirmish units.

[@MrWaveyDL]

[@cclifdopson7475]

I understand that different games and genres often have their own “look”, as do different artists within those parameters.(I love that Grimdark look!) But here, you’re encouraging more realism, and I’m encouraging you to go further. Portrait and wildlife painters understand that 8000 hairy lines don’t make hair. Individual hairs don’t have shadows. Hair will begin as a shape of color, modified by texture (slick flat, bushy, curly, wiry, wavy, etc.) age, camouflage, direct and indirect lighting, or fantasy. Hold your miniature up to the picture of your white dog, and squint. The white dog will fuzz out to blocks of your buff, transitioning into light umbers. The darkest blocks are under his muzzle, a small patch under his jaw, the 2nd largest patch below his neck, above the medium highlight over his shoulder. The other two darkest values are the triangle behind his front leg, and the one under his haunches. The lightest areas separate his body from the background. Overall, it’s a soft, smooth transition of creamy colors that creates the urge for us to go pet this soft animal. All of the hair strokes are added after the soft blends are done. The more individual hairs seen, the more cartoony it looks. Squint at your model and compare. Google the National portrait Gallery in the UK and you’ll see what I mean. The shaggiest of your model’s sculpt, with its very raised clumps of hair, defeats your purpose, if you’re going to use the white dog as your prototype. But, even an arctic wolf with its longest coat has the same soft, smooth transitions, as well as its innate coloring. Google “shaggy animals” and you’ll get closer. A shaggy cow, or long haired dog after their bath, STILL show shaped blocks of hair prior to adding “hair strokes.” ALSO…paint your blocks in acrylics, shade with washes, blend with oils, dry it for a week, and then add a few hair strokes. I know these suggestions subtract from the drams of a scary dog in high contrast lighting. But actually, the higher the contrast, the more individual hairs disappear. That’s also reality. Your BIG, overall suggestion to your audience is correct. There are lots of light colors to apply before you get to that final white highlight. If you read all this,….thanks!

[@jasonstatham5879]

I like this. I have a couple of yetis that I did that I'm not happy with. Will give this a try on them. I also have a ton of animals and Steamforge Games Animal Adventurer figures this will be handy with.

[@MaskedRiderChris]

I dread painting white, but this gives me ideas as to how to go about it in better and more creative ways, so thank you for this very cool video! Was the model for this wolf your own doggo?

[@maxbrandt6]

That takes patience, wow! But you get out of it what you put in and I see you're not continent with just a wash and a drybrush. Now, have you ever painted a white dragon?

[@Zambies]

I have not painted a white dragon but I should add that to my list. I like painting white fabric and fur, why not try scales!

[@pedroaqw123456789]

Nice

[@kaikropp3254]

I'll have to start using brush butt!!

[@Zambies]

Yes! Haha

[@pcurtis987]

We out here

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[@rapmabida9813]

i have goatman ans imma make him winter goatman

[@Zambies]

That sounds awesome!

[@rapmabida9813]

@@Zambies thank you for the tutorial the goatman thanks you

[@vladimirjohnson9948]

Its amazing but takes so much time. I think Ill just drybrush 😂

[@Berserkerworks]

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[@Zambies]

Hehe *boop to you

[@StMansur]

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