I'll Never Use Contrast Or Speed Paints Again!

[@TylerProvick]

FYI: Odorless thinners have to be used in a ventilated area just like normal thinners. They just don't smell as strong.

[@LifeguardLeroy]

I swear every other video I see i'm like luke wear a dang respirator.... also Odorless thinners are what killed bob ross. he died of liver failure due too unending fumes exposure.

[@Himle_]

Yeah, one of the reasons I don't do oils much. And painting 24/7 with a proper respirator is just so annoying. :(

[@DefaultProphet]

@@Himle_ less annoying than dying I guess

[@Himle_]

@@DefaultProphet Yepp yepp! That's true. (:

[@nicholascaldwell6079]

Gamblin and Langridge both offer lower (not zero, but lower) toxicity odourless thinners. They're so heavily distilled that they also have the advantage of having a higher ignition temperature than regular thinners.

[@tommymclaughlin-artist]

I'm pretty new to this hobby but I'm coming into it from a fine arts background, so I have plenty of experience painting realism with acrylics and oils. Coming at it from this perspective, I think it's terrific to see you guys experimenting with oil painting techniques in this capacity. The learning curve of working with oil materials can be a little bit steeper than water-based stuff, but as soon as it clicks it's a whole new world of possibilities. Cheers!

[@j.b.7133]

As someone who went from Mini painting to Fine arts... haha You'll excel at the whole general to specific thing. Be open to sculpting/painting bases as well as your model. People overlook how much a base can act as contrast. Whether its in colour, or texture. Can also thematically fit your model too. Best example of this, is how well Dark Blue Crimson Fists Marines look on an Orangey/Brown desert base with some Ork debris. Like that is a home-run Cheers

[@AndrewFishman]

@@j.b.7133 So true, the base can be used set off the entire miniature. A good base can save a bad paint job somewhat and a bad base does little to showcase a good paint job. However, I do prefer to not use any specific pieces, like ork pieces, as when playing against say Tau, it kinda ruins the thematic experience having Necron or Ork bitsies lying around.

[@Geordiecrafts]

I've been scared to try oils as anything except a wash for a long time, but this has convinced me to take the dive. I'm blown away by how well these turned out! Fantastic video as always mate!

[@richardklug822]

Growing up in the last century, I painted military miniatures exclusively with enamels for basecoats and oils for shading/highlights. I found the biggest differences between cheap and expensive oils to be the density of their carrier-to-pigment ratios and the degree to which those pigments are ground (finer is superior). So little paint is required to do most figures that single tubes last forever, so definitely buy the best quality you can afford. If you use an artist's wheel, you'll be amazed at the range of hues that can be mixed from just a few basic colors.

[@matthewreid4434]

loved this format

[@Born_Stellar]

actually oil paints drying is a chemical reaction with oxygen. the mineral spirits needs to evaporate first, but then the paint reacts with oxygen to cure. this takes a few days I think, and after it is dry you cannot reactivate it again. if you seal oils under acrylic it will never actually dry.

[@BrianMooney]

Good to see the oils worked out for you. I've been considering it after watching a lot of James Wappel's streams, but his skill with them is intimidating. I appreciate seeing the beginner's journey.

[@Samanar]

Yeah, he's a wizard with 40 something years of experience. Gotta give it to him - he makes it look easy...

[@jameswappel7119]

Thanks so much for the shout out! The oils have been so fun and relaxing, and they work with everything, even terrain!

[@SwordsandBrushes]

Cool video guys! I too have just used oils in the past to create washes and grime/streaks to miniatures. I do like trying new things out and love painting miniatures so i may give oil painting a go and see what i can come up with by having a play and experimenting. As you suggested, another tool in the arsenal is a good thing! :):)

[@cymrodave]

Brilliant video, loving the new style

[@DaRedWunzGoFasta]

Oil paints really are an amazing medium. Honestly though, you guys should start a podcast. I thought that this video was better podcast contact than the entire Paint Bravely Podcast. You have good voices with great articulation over what you are describing.

[@ThePickleJar]

Awww thanks ☺️

[@DaRedWunzGoFasta]

@@ThePickleJar I'm serious! I'd subscribe day 1!

[@ThePickleJar]

@@DaRedWunzGoFasta we have joked about it. I already do a podcast with Elston (Wargamers anonymous, go check us out ;) ) but maybe me and Luke need to sort something

[@Nosferatuklown]

Camera work on this video was really really good- you were both lighted very well and the way this video was edited and cut with the two of you was very engaging - I hate it when you hear the second person but never see them; seeing a close up of the each of you and the wide shot with you both in frame worked VERY well - please keep with this format

[@wingviper]

Guys if you want to see taking acrylic and oils to another level, you might want to look up Not just Mecha aka Marco Frisoni. He uses both to create absolute masterpieces.

[@Chris-cv1yh]

I first realized how incredible oil paints were when I didn't thin down a wash enough and it looked better than the acrylic layers I had beneath it. It feels like there's so much more pigmentation in oil paints and the colors come out way more vibrant

[@ronnocrd]

those are some smooth blends on the wings, I recently found a bunch of Rowney oil paints when I was clearing out my dads old shed, and put them to one side to experiment with later, this has really made me wanna have a play now. nice work guys :)

[@Seelenschmiede]

Would love to see a comparison of two of the same models, one with "regular" colors, one with oil paints. So we know how both look, how long both took, the costs, etc.

[@magnusmillerwilson]

I love seeing you guys together. Lots of fun!

[@Sichuanbeef]

Super excited to see you try oils finally. To see some other styles using them, check out James Wappel, Milan Dufek, and Dmitry, and Dmitry Fesechko. They all use them in different ways. I don't know if it's possible to find Gamblin in the UK, but they have a Radiant line, which has some pastel colors, which are really great highlighting colors to gently drybrush over those high points. Oil drybrush doesn't look nearly as chalky as acrylic.

[@jameswappel7119]

Thanks!! Those radiant colors have so many interesting properties beyond just the color itself, don't they? :)

[@Sichuanbeef]

@@jameswappel7119 LINSEED BROTHERHOOD!! Oh yes, a nice range of opaque colors. Mixing contrasting ones are a great opportunity to make more interesting greys for these kinds of figures. They also lend themselves to making interesting NMM with oils. Oil paints are the way to go, they definitely do not stink for mini painting. There is no Radiant Durian ;)

[@krzysztofmathews738]

Very interesting! Great to see you pushing the envelope on techniques there!

[@therealDonMac]

Watching James Wappel, AKA Wappelious on Twitch has made me try oils out. I use them occasionally, but like Josh, the clean up for water based acrylics is just too much easier for to full time switch.

[@jameswappel7119]

Thanks for the shout out!! I've loved painting with the oils...so relaxing and mellow!

[@libertybrushstudios]

I used oil washes for a year until I decided to take the plunge with full oil painting earlier this year. It really is a game changer…I’ll be using oil 90% more than my acrylic paints from now on. Glad to see you are jumping on board Luke! Welcome to the Bro scene 😎😝

[@DingoPaints]

Great video Luke, I like this type of format for you and Josh just chatting about what you have learnt

[@os7272]

I did oil paint back when I was younger (like 30 years ago) and the fumes where not fun at all. I am glad that this issue is gone with acrylic paints.

[@mattbrown5234]

Yep…I’m sure spending hours in a basement with paint thinner and enamel paints when I was 12 or so was a great decision for me too.

[@jasontrinque]

I like this conversational format between you two. I just started to experiment with oils after a couple bad experiences trying washes in the past. I watched Don Suratos use a 2 brush technique when painting the big ass Cthulhu and it started to make sense to me. Like Josh said you are basically painting the shadows after you paint the midtone, and that I can wrap my head around. Thanks for the great video!

[@markt.3685]

Great to see this! My head is exploding, and I haven't even tried this yet ... lol! Think it could be good at some point to try it out on a large figure, and see what happens. Thanks for doing this video!

[@TheothosGentry]

love this video format, almost a podcast but still video!

[@ThePickleJar]

:)

[@MrSJPowell]

A few things to know: the linseed oil in the paint is part of what makes it take so long to dry. If you give it 30 minutes to sit on a bit of cardboard, it will make the paint bind a little worse to the model (which isn't a concern if you varnish), but it speeds up the dry time a ton. Traditional oil paints don't dry when submerged in water or when frozen. Between painting projects, dunk your palette in water, and just wipe off the water afterwards. Otherwise you can plastic wrap your palette and freeze it. Remove the plastic wrap before the paint thaws, so it won't stick to the wrap. Different pigments affect dry time. Avoid cadmium and titanium based paints, and your oil dry time will speed up significantly.

[@craigcameron-weir3734]

I still after a half a dozen or more attempts can't do NMM steel in acrylics. With oils it's a joke. Super easy. Glad to see people are open to using new materials. Check out James Wappel on Twitch or KZbin if you want to see someone use exclusively oil paints to produce ridiculously good work.

[@Ranzarok]

I second watching James Wappel work with oils on minis.

[@tatooine_dream]

nmm?

[@hauntswargaming]

Check out Gamsol. It's an odorless spirit. I've been using that for washes. It's a safer "low VOC" option but should still be used in a well ventilated area.

[@BlaedDEntertainment]

I started working oils into my work flow about a year ago. I love it. Check out Not Just Mecha (Marco Frisoni), who has some great acrylic+oil speed painting videos.

[@pkmcleod]

Hey guys - love love love the new conversational video format. I'm still on the fence about oils - buying new paints, brushes, palate, thinner, and remembering not to put the brush in my mouth, all feel like high barriers to entry! Still, good to see folk experimenting with them and having positive results. It's wearing me down... slowly.

[@rhino5419]

I have always used exclusively oils in mini painting. Also even buying high end oils they are the cheapest to use in the long run. I bought a set of 20 oils 30 yrs ago (no more colours are needed) and i am still using them. I remove the paint from the tube with a tooth pick so little is needed. Use white or coloured acrylic undercoat never black. Until the late 90s or early 2000s oils were the standard for historical figurine painting. Acrylics became popular because of the games Workshop explosion and the move away from 54mm as the standard size. All the best

[@OnceinaSixSide]

That's so cool, I wanna give oils a deeper dive now. Definitely check out James Wappel too for some oil techniques - the dude makes it look so easy.

[@jameswappel7119]

Thanks for the shout out!! I have loved painting with the oils on every type of miniature, bust and even terrain :)

[@OnceinaSixSide]

@@jameswappel7119 Hey no worries! Love your work sir :D

[@Chauagh25]

Nice video guys, it's always cool to see the digital work translated to physical/color. I sculpted the Herald of Assamiel (the big 6 wings guy) and the Mermaids for Draco Studios. I'm glad you like the models! cheers

[@timyoung6953]

I have literally just strated moving into oil paints as I really like them. It is also helping me get more commission work.

[@jamiepetereit7828]

can't help but see you both holding hands on the other side of the models

[@aquabluerose7734]

This is awesome, I'll keep oils in mind as something to add to the tool kit once I start painting minis. I was thinking of getting some oil paints anyways because I want to make a doll size series of Renaissance style paintings (because I have lots of dolls that I'm building a high fantasy style world for and every castle needs cool wall art!). Good to know that cheap ones are not very pigmented but in a translucent way, a lot of my acrylics are cheap but instead of translucent they seem more like they have chalk mixed in (opaque but the colors aren't rich.)

[@SteveForteGMR]

Any spirit based thinner reduces drying time because the spirit evaporates faster than the oil carrier so don't panic about that. Try not to wash your brushes between colours because residue thinner will thin your paint in a way you can't control. Thing to remember is that oil paints are designed to be used thicker than we're used to with acrylics. But you can drag an mix the paint longer than any acrylics.

[@readhistory2023]

They make driers & extenders for acrylics & latex paints.

[@SteveForteGMR]

@@readhistory2023 I know. The extenders are called a retarder. But those won't extend the drying time to match that of an oil paint. They are very different. Oils are the opposite of water colours and acrylics sit in the middle.

[@RabtasticPaints]

I've never really used Contrast/Speed paints, because I'm never found myself in a "rush" to get something painted quickly.

[@goblinry]

I feel the same way I enjoy painting for its own process. However, I find lots of my fellow wargamers enjoy painting for the feeling of accomplishment and speed painting gets you to that feeling quicker

[@OrrgunUK]

Love the vid! I used oils for the first time the other day on some Star Wars legion droids, took me like 3 minutes per droid to get them finished :)

[@willmuckel9131]

One thing I respect about oil paint manufacturers is that they are upfront about what is in there paints compared to acrylics. They list the pigments and oils (and sometimes the fillers). With artist oils you get charged by the quality of the product. The high quality oils have high pigment content and you end up needing less paint and less layers to cover a mini. Invest in artist oils unlike what Luke did.

[@mikepearse5196]

James Wappel. Abtielung 502 has much less linseed so dries much faster. You want artist grade paint. All brands make student and artist so "cheap" is there if not careful. Dot filtering is so much fun.

[@jameswappel7119]

Thanks for the shout out! I do enjoy Winsor Newton and gamblin paints, but those Williamsburg paints might always be my fave ;)

[@mikepearse5196]

@@jameswappel7119 I have enjoyed following your art for a long time now. Thank you a ton for sharing it with us.

[@AndJDrake]

I'm an expert and here's my advice "...so we didn't do that." Lol. Love this video. Very interested to see how oil painting works

[@sevencoloredmage8726]

Love painting with oils. While still getting more done in an evening, the painting itself feels so much more relaxed it's just fun. Cleaning brushes is exactly the same as for acrylics, use brush soap.

[@BarokaiRein]

Ha! I immediately knew this was gonna be about oil paints. By far fastest and easiest way to get smooth blends and it dries super matte. Wet blending is what they're uniquely great at. Super Matte being basically crack to miniature painters I'm surprised more people don't use oils for anything other than washes.

[@danthonyrobinson]

Welcome to the Linseed Brotherhood! Oil paints are a fantastic medium to work with. I know others have already pointed out James Wappel as the Guru of the Brotherhood, and can't recommend that enough. I've been doing full oils for about 6 months now after seeing James' techniques, and pretty much all my acrylics are going into storage. ;) Also, it's important to *NOT* think of the oils as just slow-drying acrylics. They behave differently, and if you use techniques that take advantage of them, they can give amazing results with minimal effort.

[@foxbat51]

You need to check out Marco Frisoni as well, he has some amazing videos on using oils.

[@thomasblennerhassett7223]

Highly, highly highly recommend you check out James Wappel for some foundational info on oil paints, I've been doing a ton of models using them and it's pretty incredible.

[@jameswappel7119]

Much appreciated! I'm glad that they have been working out for you!!

[@NunnanAgda]

Great video and content. Love the new format, podcasty and still made for informing/edjucating.

[@thra-x1855]

ive got a horde of models piling up thanks to 3d printing - oils and q-tips are the only reason even half of them are painted.

[@colinmorrison5119]

I've been eyeballing water mixable oils like the W&N Artisan (student grade, like the Winton series used in this video) and Royal Talens Cobra (pro grade, there is a Study version which is student grade), as part of a refresh and restart of mini painting. They have all the properties of oils but you can wash your brushes in water. There aren't many guides for these kind of paint on miniatures, sadly.

[@Daealis]

I had a piece I wanted to participate with in a painting competition. I took the plunge and bought me some oils and decided I'd learn with that piece. Did just about everything wrong - too thick, too thin, started with an almost black basecoat... And even still I loved it. I've been using oils with most of the models I've done since then. I think they're the better medium for new painters. You can make mistakes and fix them without waiting for layers to dry. You can fix mistakes AFTER the layers have dried. You don't have 5 seconds to put down the paint, you have five hours to fudge about and put the tone you want down. Don't like the tone of that blue bit? Take a tiny dot of green and rub the pigments on top of that blue. Too dark at the highlights? Some spirit, brush the color off. Oil paints are so forgiving, they're amazing.

[@koriesheffer7120]

one of my fav ggs videos to date! Thank you

[@bluepillaus]

I've been doing this too! Love to see more people getting into oils. It's such fun and relaxing way to paint. I've had so many compliments on my blends since doing this and all I can think is how easy it all was. I'd love to see a video from you where you look at guides from folks like James Wappell and Marco Frisoni and show us what an average joe painter (no offence I am too) can do using oils & guides on youtube. Kind of a mini painting version of Nailed It. Could be fun!

[@FreeFragUK]

I'm looking at starting my first fantasy army in about 20 years and I'm really considering using oils after watching this video as quite a number of the models will be very "fleshy" in nature.

[@mr08evox]

Such a good video! Love the format!!

[@andygorman858]

Oils are amazing, and you have so much control over the effects. You can also drybrushing with oils and you get none of the chalky effect that you can sometimes get with acrylics. So glad you made the effort to try out oils….52 miniatures and black magic craft use them as well with awesome results!

[@yagsipcc287]

I like to use oils for cetain models on different parts I find them much easier to do stuff like shinning metal, reflections etc... they naturally blend after all.

[@Silvertaurus_]

I never would have tought I ever try oils. But I was once on paining workshops and guys shown me there how different effect oil washes gives compared to standard washes. I had troubles with some scales on models. I got myself set of W&N next week... and been using it a lot. But then found, that sometimes I have a lot of this "oil wash" left .. and tried using it stright on zenithal primed models. Ofc it was very diluted at that time, but I noticed that behaviour was so cool. Also tip i found out .. instead of those Ear Sticks use little Makeup Applicator with little sponges at the tip and don't leave those little strings behind.

[@pez5767]

Amazing timing! I just bought some oils yesterday to try this out; HOWEVER, I bought the Windsor & Newton water-mixable oils because I was a little worried about the white-spirits. I'm surprised I haven't seen anyone talk about water-mixable oils. Seems like the sort of thing you might be interested in?

[@dadsrcworkbench1322]

I use those too as an intro into oils and didn’t want to mess with spirits.

[@pez5767]

@@dadsrcworkbench1322 how has that process been for you?

[@dadsrcworkbench1322]

@@pez5767 great so far but I have only painted on mini with them so can’t really speak to them well.

[@Ghostly_Shadows]

I love using oils, been using em for over a year. Most of my best paint jobs have used oil. It’s perfect for old or dirty bones.

[@eyflfla]

What great timing, I was just sitting down to give oil paints a go.

[@nickmayne1901]

Great video, I use the Windsor & newton artists range but they come in a range of series 1-4, 1 is cheaper with less pigment 4 most pigment & most expensive but the whole artists range are excellent 👍

[@jessmulcahy11]

Bloody hell, Luke! There's saving your brass, and then there's saving your brass 😂

[@alfredpotts6136]

I used to belong to Cornwall Military Modelling Society, we had a lot of Napoleonic enthusiasts painting small busts or 54mm figures and they almost all used oils exclusively and made excellent use of blending. Using oils on wargaming/display seemed to fall out of favour in the late 1990's with all the pushing of "own range" acrylics by miniature manufacturers. The smell of oil/enamel paints and thinners can be a problem to some, and acrylics are perhaps slightly safer for getting youngsters started in the hobby. In my case, the lack of a dedicated painting space prevents me from taking full advantage of things like oils - I've wanted to give them a try for over 20 years but I'm stuck with using water thinned paint that dries quickly enough for me to pack things away without getting dust or fingerprints on the evening's work.

[@JakeMcaulay]

love the new format top lads

[@dadsrcworkbench1322]

Great video. You should try painting a mini in gouache which is a like a thick watercolor and they are water soluble.

[@haxan6663]

Oils are something that I have been considering for a while but just as washes. Seeing this has me keen to try them on a grander scale. Maybe to paint my Arena the Contest Dragons, which are on the list of 'to dos'?

[@MS-zo8tp]

For me, the inconsistent dry time (even with galkyd sometimes they dry overnight, sometimes they dry in a week, sometimes they dry in a month) and having to throw away (carefully!) great gobs of thinner-soaked paper towels and q-tips after every paint job are a non-starter. Even as a wash, those white spirit soaked q-tips you're left with afterward have a pretty low flashpoint. I have to use gamsol instead of white spirits so I don't immediately get a headache, either. I enjoy painting in oil but I like to get minis off my desk, finished faster than oils allow. Nothing like "Okay I'm ready to touch up the details and put this on the table' only to pick the mini up and smear all the paint onto your fingers because 3 weeks later and it's still not dry.

[@magnus0017]

Gee, thanks for telling me this two weeks after getting my speed paints. Just kidding, this looks amazing, and definitely something to try out. I haven't gotten to using homemade oil washes (though been using Tamiya panel liner), going to see if I can find something to test with. Thanks for it. Like the format too.

[@inphyywatkins]

Wow, so many comments about this video. First of all, love the Space Jam shirt hahaha The models are amazing, haven't tried oils yet but after seeing the results I'll definitely give it a go. The sirens are beautiful just downloaded them and they look pretty good, thanks for the recommendation 😀 Keep the good work

[@RyanEdwardsVA]

Wonderful stuff - I've been sitting on my oil paints for a while, inspired but equally intimidated by the works of people like Marco Frisoni. It's wonderful to see you guys who are complete oil beginners like me take the plunge and go for it and have a great experience. Makes me feel like I can do it too. Thanks guys :)

[@davidbrown4849]

Yes, Marco is such an expert he clearly makes something difficult look easy.

[@alangilbert8627]

I'm coming back to the hobby after a 30 year hiatus but this time my son is coming along for the ride. I'll definitely give oils a go but I wanted to ask, can i use acrylic paints from hobby craft? I can't see why not but wondered if anyone had any experience with them, after all you get a lot more for your money......

[@wingviper]

If those are cheaper paints, I would not recommend it. The cheaper paints tend to use much less, cheaper, or rougher pigments that don't work too well when thinned. The issue that Luke highlighted with the cheaper oil paint in this video is just as bad if not worse with Acrylics.

[@briandowling8412]

Really good video, you should have gone with 'two guys play with oils. You' ll never guess how they wipe it off' as the title though.

[@iridian]

With the drybrush tip I was expecting a " Well we didn't do that either... I bought a wet painters block brush that we are going to use! "

[@bradthomas7388]

Cheap OIl paints work perfectly well - but just pop them onto some cardboard to slurp out the "cheap" linseed oil that's used as a filler. (Abteilung and Winton Colour user here) White Spirit (Turpentine) works nicely as a thinner too - recommend getting hold of some odourless stuff. Also use a "base" coat all over prior to attempting to put on your colours - the same way that Bob Ross would or even James Wappel do with their minis. As with any paint there's definite skill requirements - Enamels and Oils (and Waxes) behave almost the opposite to Acrylics (including Inks and Washes) and Alcohol based paints. At the end of the day it's all just pigment floating around in a "medium" and each medium has its own quirks.

[@muffinlord3168]

Great comment, just a correction however, white spirit is NOT turpentine, turpentine is obtained from the distillation of tree resins and is generally more annoying to work with(so I've heard, not speaking from experience I've never used it, there's no reason not to use white spirit) but (odourless, always get artist grade odourless)white spirit is procured from distillation of petroleum.

[@Born_Stellar]

you want to make them thicker by removing some of the oil? do you do that with the abieltung or only the winton? I use both brands as well the only thing I notice i that when using the winton oils they separate in washes more quickly.

[@bradthomas7388]

@@muffinlord3168 awesome insight - I think it does vary from country to country though as we can get Mineral Turpentine here in AU. That said - Odourless Artist's Mineral Spirits is the way to go! Mine actually says Mineral Solvent and contains 100% Liquid Hydrocarbons

[@israelmartinez4097]

If Luke is sold on it ima try it cause I’ve been debating using oils for awhile

[@elstonation]

The painting is cool but the message in an old Nokia is epic!!

[@mrogface]

I have a feeling this is a pilot for a podcast

[@kitchensinkmuses4947]

I've been using oils more or less exclusively for a while now. It's so much faster, and it' looks great

[@legionnaireminis]

Love this new format of video

[@Nosferatuklown]

Marco does oil only painting and it's amazing - beyond my skill level

[@nazteeb]

Awesome vid. I have tried oils before with some success but really want to give it another go.

[@jayw9879]

first paints i ever used were artists acrylics and oils. lost all the details on the Kruelboy orcs. then swapped over to the GW paints, and the improvement for me was huge, previous to these projects, was Humbrol paints.... I'll say no more.

[@erc1971erc1971]

I am looking at the title of this video and thinking to myself "But...but...but I JUST spent money on my speedpaints!"

[@BloodyMarshmallow]

that’s a cool format ngl

[@TheBobbytables]

2 minutes in and im already howling with laughter, this is gonna be fun!

[@NeoByteNL]

Watching the OG James Wappel for some time now, amazing results. You should try his "pre glaze" technique for a change.

[@loupiscanis9449]

Cheers Luke , Luv~Luv ~Luv .

[@ClarkesonTheMarksman]

Abteilung 502 is the best brand. Oils are great for blending but extremely slow drying compared to acrylic. The military painting guys kill it

[@willmuckel9131]

Don’t buy Abteilung 502 to paint minis. They are expensive for the amount and cheap quality compared to artist oils. They are intended for doing weathering effects only. I have the full range of Abteilung 502 and many artist oils. I regret wasting my money on Abteilung 502.

[@ClarkesonTheMarksman]

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[@theblindartist8345]

Been using oil washes for a while now and quite like them. I've been wanting to try painting a mini fully in oils. I just need more than browns and blacks to do it.

[@AnExtrovertPaints]

Should really be using a piece of cardboard as a pallet. Let it soak a bit so the oils come out of the paints (need to wait like thirty minutes or so). That would really help coverage. Also watch some of James Wappel's videos. I cringed a bit mate, but it's great to see you using oils! I've been using them to paint up tanks and such and loving it so far.

[@michael90810]

The linseed brotherhood rises

[@jameswappel7119]

Yes indeed!!

[@Buzzregog]

Great vid, like the format and I have a starter set of WN in my cart ready to go.

[@Andy__H]

Good to see that office romance blossoming. 😍

[@christophercassidy-schroed9169]

Have you watched Marco Frisoni using his oil paints - acrylics as under painting.

[@walkaboutgamez2502]

30+ years ago all we had was oils I went back to oils last year and it’s amazing how good it is 👍👍

[@mandasity]

try using makeup sponges to clean the oils vs q-tips which leave fuzz behind

[@mikelliteras397]

I’m sure someone has mentioned it already but cheap oils have less pigment. The Windsor Newton you bought have less pigment than their more expensive line.

[@StormcastMarine]

I love oils, and everyone should try it, but it's got nothing to do with contrast paints

[@Samanar]

Awesome video. For extra tips check out master oil painter - James Wappel, he makes it super easy for complete beginners/acrylic converts on his Twitch/YT channel. The same with Marco Frisoni. Third guy to check out is Dmitry Fesechko and his "Painting small scale miniatures with oil" on YT. Cheers!

[@jameswappel7119]

Thanks for the shout out! It's pretty amazing how those have developed just in the time I've been doing the twitch streams, isn't it?