How to Paint Your Army in a WEEKEND!

Join me as I attempt to paint my first ever Warhammer army, and in a weekend no less! Scott the Miniature Maniac and I are challenging each other to this task. Will I get it done? Will he? Watch both videos to find out!
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[@Ninjon]

Thank you everyone for the amazing support! To address a question I’m getting a lot: No, I don’t varnish before or after the enamels or oils steps. I’ve not had any issues with them pulling up acrylics, separating, or flowing correctly. You certainly can do this, but I’ve never found a need 👍

[@jacobhoekman6865]

How do you people never paint your armies? It's not that complex.

[@risingdawn5259]

@@jacobhoekman6865 Maybe complexity has nothing to do with it...

[@trollpainterandson399]

Thanks for clarifying. Additional question: You started with a zenithal primed army. Was this because you did that before finalizing your plan? Do you think that assisted with the final product after streaking grime covered much of the transitions (to great effect)? I was thinking I may be more efficient if I just used tan spray paint (Citadel Zandri, Army Painter, or Krylon/Rustoleum Camo tan/sand/khaki). Or perhaps a rattle can zenithal of brown/tan. Just curious. Great video and project.

[@zanmatoshin877]

Wow, looks amazing🤯

[@MrStatistx]

The white spirit does not reactivate the acrylics, so the only issue would be force which means as long as you only dab and not start violently rubbing, you should have no issue with pulling up acrylics. You can also use an old brush to dab enamel off with white spirits. Same applies the other way around, you can do a similar thing with enamel base and acrylics over it and then dabbing off with isopropyl alcohol. Not used as much, but a possibility.

[@Sako1181]

I love that these people's "speed painting" experiments look 10x better than my laboriously long 2 year army project.

[@elf-lordsfriarofthemeadowl2039]

work smarter, not harder

[@josecarlosxyz]

these dudes paint everyday, every single day

[@Neon1705]

@@josecarlosxyz i would get mad if i paint every day :D

[@jakea3950]

Yeah a two year procrastination probably doesn't look good!

[@Sako1181]

Actually, it looks great. I just gotta figure out how to do “good enough” in a reasonable amount of time.

[@SquidmarMiniatures]

Love the enamels! Great vid Jon!

[@Ninjon]

❤️🔥❤️😮❤️😮

[@mightyowl6666]

Thanks

[@christianjohnson3205]

Dude, what a responsible comment about your spouse and their consent to such a time investment. Major respect!

[@AlertedDonkey42]

11:08 Wait wait wait... Skeletons KILL people?!?! I've got one of those hanging out inside me!!!

[@Drow0036]

Every night our Skeletons make angry dooting sounds while we sleep.

[@iceknight90]

GET IT OUT GET IT OUT GET IT OUT!

[@toversnoleu8769]

Well, embrace it or go jellyfish....

[@davidhahn8583]

give it time...

[@robopope7584]

Yes, what a shame! Not like I’ve been taken over by it! I’m totally not preparing for the skeleton wars

[@ryannelson5310]

"I have been feeding myself a steady diet of lies" Step 1 is the most important step!

[@HeadHunterSix]

/removes lies /replaces with Tendies /wins

[@liamroche1295]

Imagine how Scott feels right now

[@Mithlinthar]

Meanwhile at the Scott's secret base: "How to Fail Horribly in 2 days. And more"

[@MattMetalMayho]

Poor Scott, he tried

[@Sephvion]

@@MattMetalMayho Compared to Jon, I don't even know about that. lol

[@HereticalHorus]

Jon: Includes Tendies. Scott: Doesn't include Tendies. Jon: creates a visually stunning fully painted army. Scott: has some base-coating done. COINCIDENCE? I THINK NOT

[@notnubilous3804]

This is truly the only speedpaint vid on the internet that matters. You planned, adjusted for problems, and had extra steps at the ready to improve the look of the models if you had the time. This is a fantastic front to back on how speedpainting should be done

[@Ninjon]

Thanks for the kind words!

[@blacklegion2531]

​@@Ninjontamiya in japanese

[@blacklegion2531]

​@@NinjonDon't you know?Japanese tamiya

[@manaseater]

Dude not only did you completely destroy miniac, your army looks masterfully and painstakingly done rather than a speed paint. Liked. Subbed. Favorited. And will also likely steal this scheme.

[@Ninjon]

DO EET!

[@lordbiscuitthetossable5352]

Hmm. I wonder what I could take from this for Necrons. Though I've been painting them up as steely dudes.

[@robinreed3014]

@@lordbiscuitthetossable5352 I mean... Could make them copper toned and all these steps would make sense... Copper oxidized turns dark and where copper connections meet oxidizes turquoise in color it'd be a unique scheme for necrons look up some pics of old copper statues an stuff it's pretty great

[@Vic92084]

Speaking as someone who's just been getting into miniatures and painting over the past year, watching your process in this video has been catalytic. Your approach is orderly while at the same time allowing lots of stopping for self-critique and dynamic adaptation. I think the real gold, though, is in the range and ease of technique you demonstrate. You cover tricks for metallics, blood, glows, basing, weathering, and highlighting, and none of it requires any intimidating brushwork or setup. Fantastic job; I'm keeping my eye on you. :)

[@SwashBuccaneer]

My wife locks me in the basement and makes me paint her models. I can't get mine painted. :(

[@Winterydee]

Easy solution to that problem. For every 2 or 3 models of hers you paint, then paint 1 of your models. This way you still have a happy wife, but still a happy life.

[@nikpapado9785]

lmao

[@nikpapado9785]

try new stuff/techniques on her minis, master the art, make yours even better!

[@Ainar86]

It puts the paint on the models!

[@Panzermuh]

I'm currently painting my wifes necron army, which I decided to start. Yeah.

[@Miniac]

first

[@jam2944]

this is either staged or miniac is a bigger youtube nerd than i

[@bentosan]

Nah Jon was first, his models actually got painted

[@sammarvel8]

You would be the first! The bromance is real!

[@hailhydra7959]

and last and always.

[@Miniac]

@@bentosan let's see you paint what I had to paint in 2 days ya little punk

[@ryanivy7024]

I've watched this video around 4 times while I'm painting my Fyreslayers and its been really helpful and motivating. The music ain't half bad either.

[@michaelmccullough1034]

I really like that step one was to talk with your partner - it's considerate and shows priorities to aspects of life outside the hobby

[@mrpwnanator]

I usually associate streaking grim and rust effects with the "grim dark" / "blanchetsu"(sp?) Style and a majority of the time everything feels over desaturated. However, I love the pops of green you put over everything and how you went through to bring back highlights. In my opinion you got the grim dark, with the magical and did it all in methodical time frame. A+, your army is better than scotts :)

[@corbingovers7559]

IMO the best grimdark models are super desaturated with ONE pop of color, like his green here. It makes the entire range look amazing on the tabletop.

[@dragma907]

"Or make a sculpture of vin diesel out of ham" Liked. "Step 1: I got approval from my wife" Subscribed.

[@gromit368]

"Why spend time making more mistakes?" and that's why my figures are still not painted!

[@dylanbrad5695]

I’ve watched this at least 10 times in 2 days...10 years in the hobby and you can still learn so much. Subscribed, thank you for a massive inspiration boost.

[@Ninjon]

Thanks for the support Dylan!

[@DarkMorningFilms]

Looks sick my dude!!!! Now you just have to play~ Would love to see you and Scott throw down on some Warhammer!

[@lilpixie25]

The army looks so good, damn! Those teal oil accents are amazing!

[@tianshi8453]

That fluorecent green glow looks absolutely amazing!

[@mikealtschwager3851]

I honestly can't believe you've never painted a full army before because this was easily one of the best speed painting videos and more importantly, speed painting results, I've seen

[@Redcoat86]

“We need to get this thing done” Followed immediately by a Durex ad. Noice.

[@toversnoleu8769]

Lol I got a add for special forces. Neat timing!

[@SaltyBob355]

I got one for Toilet Bowl Cleaner.

[@nosavepoints]

Lame, I got a Purdue university ad.

[@botucker5827]

Hey Jon I just wanted to reach out with my appreciation. I used many of these techniques to paint a bonereapers army in a weekend and made top five in best painting voting at a GT with an army I assembled & painted in under a week. Tremendous video and I wish you continued success

[@thomascook8541]

dude that army looks absolutely mega! The air brush was clutch for the glow, which really made it pop

[@YodasMessenger]

These look absolutely incredible, so much subtlety in the bone tones and the little details like the green glowing gems and little blood splashes really jump out at you because they are used so sparingly but are in such strong contrast to the rest of the colour scheme. Amazing job!

[@TheDomfou]

What an amazing looking army! I defenitly understand the feeling of a completed army. I used to buy secind and Tyranids again and again never taking the time to paint them, before I knew it I had 12 000 points of unpainted bugs. I used the qurantine time in my area to paint that whole thing to a standard that was pleasing to me in a good three weeks of 10 hours painting a day. X.x

[@MSnell]

I recently started using the Streaking Grime + spirit reduction technique and it's such a game changer. It feels like the mini painting scene is still largely fixated on acrylics so it's always nice to see people with a platform spread the word about enamels and oils. I can't paint without them now.

[@uriance88]

Scale modelers have been using it for years - but we come from a time when all that existed were enamels . . . strangely enough, the opposite is being done in scale model armour where acrylics are the new 'let's see what can be achieved' in weathering effects . . .

[@MSnell]

@@uriance88 It's funny how that works. It also makes sense as to why the only place I can find AK products are at a very old school hobby shop. Aside from a small Vallejo section they don't have anything you'd find at a typical game-oriented store.

[@ElvesofZion]

Is the streaking grime + spirit that much different/better/faster than an acrylic brown (like Agrax earthshade)? Id love to see a side by side

[@MSnell]

@@ElvesofZion I wouldn't say one is better than the other results-wise, but I think Streaking Grime is easier to work with. There's no more need to worry about coffee staining and building color back up when you can just reactivate an enamel and easily control where you want it to be.

[@ElvesofZion]

@@MSnell ok, I can see that. It did look good in the video. Was just curious if it was the better option for reasons. Maybe I'll find a way to give it a try next time I'm in need of a wash that isn't terrain (my bulk of work now)

[@SgtZTubesocks]

incredible Jon, this army looks amazing. I really like your style, you really break things down so the techniques are easy to learn and remember. Keep up the good work and thank you.

[@jquickri]

This is cool. You do a really good job of explaining what you're doing and up to without getting bogged down with details.

[@unklesterben]

The real lesson here is that what Scott needed to master most in fact isn't PAINTING, it's TIME MANAGEMENT, and PREP.

[@patrickkirchner1562]

The end made me laugh so hard :D

[@kro7806]

I'm so glad I watched this video. I just started painting a couple weeks ago. I learned so many tips and tricks from you on this. Thanks dude

[@ptcjedi6]

Great video! Thank you so much! Learned so many tips that I need to start using right now! Cheers!

[@MagatsuNimura]

Man, your vids are not popping on my damn feed! Now with that said, I'm posting only 6 minutes into the video to say that I need 2 days of mental prep work just to be able to not lose my time going into places hard to reach. Just that takes an incredible amount of my army painting time, and I know is just a mental barrier, but boy is it hard for me to not care about that xD Aaand I finished the video, so I'm gonna finish the comment. I was thinking that just 2 days for all that was too much (I don't know if even the great Vince can pull this kind of thing off too often) but hell, you did it man, and I think that you hit the spot with the final washes of crimson and camoshade, and also the bright osl gems and the blood effects. It is exactly as you said, it adds up more tonal variation and life to the usually "flatter" speedpaints. Amazing job, for real.

[@ThatAussieBloke1]

I watched this before Miniac's video, you're welcome :D

[@PsychoMongoose]

Ditto!

[@daecazu]

same

[@christie2999]

Same

[@jjcouch5]

So many fantastic techniques used! Awesome!

[@Guy1ncognito]

This army looks fantastic. I watch a lot of Ninjon videos, and sometimes I don't love the different big batch paint jobs, but this looks so great! Watching the oil paint run into the crevices was so satisfying, the blood effect looks so good, and the green pop brings it all together so well!

[@jekster]

Damn, that is a hell of a paint job for two days.

[@ChristianSteinheimer]

70+ Models in 3 days looking better than my 1 Model in 3 days

[@cymrodave]

Awesome video, so many great tips. Thanks Jon 👍

[@larrymanns364]

I am very glad Scott suggested this video, it was great!

[@MadassSoerensen]

Whats this music? I really enjoyed it fits perfectly to some painting!

[@MrGufalo]

Vince Venturella: 2000points? Hold my beer

[@Ninjon]

Lol so true!

[@BullyBait88]

Vincey V!

[@lgnzim]

I needed to see this. Thank you for posting!!

[@odiepalodieable]

I'm loving your vids Jon. I can't wait to see your future comments. I've only recently started painting, but watching your vids I see so many little "masterclass" tips that I know once I'm getting more advanced will come in handy.

[@bryal7811]

"I don't make mistakes, I just use more secret techniques"

[@julianmhu]

Where'd you get those paint racks? Been seeing a lot ones MDF ones, but I wanted something tall like yours.

[@chuppath1ngy]

I must know also! They look amazing!

[@mastodonseven]

Could try a bookcase?

[@ThomasGallinari]

I can relate, I used to paint my models with the same level of detail and attention everywhere. Your advice is really spot on. Learning what to not paint, what to focus on, adding a "pop" color, are keys to speed painting. Very instructive video 👍

[@TheCoreus]

This is really amazing, thanks for the explanation of the thought process! Also great advice!

[@LeDracodon]

"I bet his army is like 7 models", heeeeeee, you are not far :) Your facecam looked really clean, is that a green screen behind you or is the camera like 20 cm away from your face ?

[@Ninjon]

Right on my nosey 😃

[@BullyBait88]

"I had all of quarantine to paint my army but I did it in 2 days cause reasons"

[@lukesimpson259]

Same over Christmas got 1000 points of nighthaunts and then only had 2 days off work to build and paint 😂

[@Kevuit]

Awesome! Great looking army! And the tips were fantastic. Thanks!

[@Whattwa]

Came back to this for help time and time again. So many good tips in this early video Jon

[@sammarvel8]

ELECTRONS!!! Just wanted to be the first negative comment on this video!

[@jerrywhoomst1116]

I don't know how to feel about this comment.

[@andredesjardins5251]

You really should be more positive man... I am quite shocked by your attitude.

[@sammarvel8]

@@andredesjardins5251 I'd have to be a proton and I just can't! That's simple chemistry man!

[@HAMalte]

Two things: Starting with the positive, man it was satisfying watching your video after Miniacs pathetic attempt at sploshing red and silver over his models! ;) The green effect really tied everything together, and each step after that was just icing on the cake for me. To the bad/neutral stuff: The seperated left/right audio in the skit didn't really work for me (i'm on headphones), it might make more sense if both people were shown on the screen at the same time? I appreciate the effort to split the audio, but I feel the regular output would be sufficient! But eh, it was short, so didn't ruin anything for me. :-)

[@Bloodangel1977]

Learned lots of new tricks. Thanks man, great video!

[@gacharizer1372]

The painting tips and techniques are outstanding!

[@nameisbad]

How to paint your army in a weekend: Step 1: don't. Step 2: enjoy the process. Step 3: do your research. step 4: thin yo paints. step 5: take your time. step 6: clean yo brushes.

[@christianschmidtus9762]

Cool and since we re boycotting AK interactive from now on, all we need is a good alternative to streaking grime...

[@Ninjon]

True that. Bad timing 😓

[@DevSodagar]

Ammo MIG are a good alternative. Good on you for stepping up when a company acts like they have.

[@mrheisenberg83]

Had to google this and was left shocked. And as a German that rarely ever happens to me anymore. But just when you think you have seen it all... Fucking hell.

[@HeadHunterSix]

I was like "What could they have possibly done to deserve a boycott? Did they like, endorse genocide or someth... OH."

[@matso3856]

Well , I got new context for DISGRACEFUL and VOID of DECENCY. Surprised to say the least, but not to detract to much from the achievements here , what will you replace them with ?

[@atomneely]

Great video and some good motivation to wrap up a few half finished squads I have sitting on the shelf.

[@janbiela8596]

I watched the video yesterday and thought about it the whole day so I came back to leave a comment. This has to be the most useful speed painting video on KZbin I’ve ever seen. I really feel like I’ve learned a lot. Keep up the great work :)

[@brightonbegole5459]

Thank you, Ninjon. School's gotten me feeling tired and unmotivated to do anything with my (frankly soon-to-be oversized) model collection, but your video has shown me what can be done and I'm feeling inspired. As soon as I finish this midterm I've been putting off, it'll be back to the grind for me.

[@thereisnolightatthe]

Just discovered your channel and WOW!! Amazing tricks I've learned from that, thanks a lot! Terrific job!!

[@nottaunga]

This video has helped me figure out more about painting then most of the others that i have seen, i started with this channel due to Scott, but now feel like i am going to use you more to help me understand what i am doing. Thank you!

[@Asathor76]

Awesome job again Jon! Always get something out pf your videos that helps me improve! Gj and well done!

[@goldmundswelt]

Amazing video. Love your techniques and your approach to this project! Thanks for sharing

[@XTr3m3b4sh]

Excellent video! Great tipps to make an entire army look really good; really fast and easy.

[@halciber]

Terrific video! Thank you. This was very helpful.

[@visuellegedanken]

Awesome video, Jon! Quality is superb. Enjoyed every minute of it and the army looks great. Have a great weekend with the boys playing and painting! Cheers!

[@questforbalance]

MY goodness!! your work is just perfect!

[@ironreed2654]

Bone and glowing green were excellent choices for a speed paint ,their very forgiving.

[@pleasestopalready]

Watching the oil spread out was so satisfying, especially in recessed areas, like it was painting itself.

[@pleasestopalready]

Tricks and treats.

[@sirdrakey]

That sax is going to haunt my dreams

[@KING2BIGTV]

This is my first ever Ninjon video and I am ALL IN!

[@PhilippeBolay-fn6mf]

This has become my new favourite YT channel. I’ve learned so much watching this and most of the stuff are things I feel I can learn to do myself.

[@creetech8551]

Loving this, loads of good ideas for me to flex into my own painting, thanks Ninjon

[@TheRobSti]

Really good tips for the edge highlights, something I struggle with so thanks!

[@AndICanTalk2]

Best video yet! Really found a lot of the information great. thanks again

[@MisfitHobbies]

The results you’ve gotten here in the time is astounding. This has definitely given me some motivation to get more painting

[@paulbaugh9908]

Such a great video really good tutorial on how to paint fast and well .Army looked amazing when finished

[@theskipper7464]

I've learnt alot from just watching this one video - can't wait to see what other things I'll learn from watching you!

[@Azlaak]

Incredible video! I loved all the techniques !! Good job! Awesome improvement in quality in a short time too! And light on the comedy! Perfect !

[@heatherjones2877]

great video! There are a ton of helpful tips, thanks. Your audio and visual are so professional, you're a KZbin pro after three videos!! Cant wait to see more

[@davesweirdproject]

Beautiful results, well done!

[@joshuatungate8130]

I really appreciate the highlighting tips, they’re really going to help me.

[@MarcinEstkowski]

Great effect, considering the time. Thanks for this video - helped me a lot with my painting process, and problem with overthinking. Cheers.

[@virginiacritchfield1483]

I keep coming back to this vid. Its fantastic.

[@bitzbox]

Really love how many little tips and tricks you've got in this video and for a first painted army that is damn nice!

[@Severely_Distracted]

Great video! I really loved when you made your own wash with the oil paint, I can't wait to try that!

[@dfw_sleepypillz1007]

Excellent video sir. Well done, looks amazing! Rock on.

[@ateliergallez7594]

fantastic result!! job well done!

[@thejonsonator]

Fantastic results. The oil washes really makes the bone. Love it.

[@Sevaerg]

This was thrilling and inspiring to watch. Hope I can get around to trying some of these techniques out at some point. The channel is shaping up super well, Jon!

[@Guild0fGamers]

This video is massively helpful. Seriously, this changes the game for me. The 3 steps at the beginning. Simple and common sense, but immensely important and easy to skip over. The oil paint verdigris trick was ace, and the way you explained how you can't hsve your brush too wet for edge highlights shows me why mine are always too thick. This video was an absolute asset to me. Thank you.

[@nathanielball3719]

So inspiring! Thanks so much for this!

[@gfyracing7632]

Those look great. Thanks for sharing.

[@chrislee7704]

awesome video! as a novice painter with not a tonne of time the techniques you shared shed some light on how to make the hobby fun and feel progress. Looks like an airbrush and wet pallette are key to speeding things up