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0:00 Intro
2:04 Stop Using Bottled Skin Color
3:31 Painting with Ketchup and Mustard
6:28 41st Millennium Blue Jeans
10:06 Lion Cloth and Matador Sash
12:37 Metallics 4 Chumps
14:52 Glowy Orbs and Final Reveal!

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[@Jakethebaron]

Jon please say in a video " I make car posts for the American working man, because that's who I am, and that's who I care about." I hope you get the reference. Great video

[@ddstevenson1]

Manscaped is the new VPN

[@_Diaghilev]

FYI, the NINJON code (or discount the link) vanishes from your cart when you go to checkout and can't be re-added, removing all discounts. Might want to ask them about that.

[@Ninjon]

@@Jakethebaron The name's Zalinsky!

[@bucklalonde9529]

@@_Diaghilev I also had this experience

[@maxseidler9866]

If it was just me, you could do 10 of these color scheme roulette videos in a row and I would enjoy watching them all!

[@jameswilloughby4381]

I strongly agree with this!

[@punk6119]

Agree

[@bldos5362]

Yes, sir, you are correct! These are great videos.

[@mekko1413]

I agree

[@eclipsedsonata]

Yes... Make this a series please!

[@goneaerial41]

Really enjoying these color cube models. It would really be cool to do shorts with just these random pulls. Another neat concept would be to pick an army you want to paint, pick three models from the same unit, paint one with a color card of your choice and the other two with random pulls from each box. Then have the community vote on the best looking one and commit to painting the army in that scheme in a follow up video.

[@madchemist5082]

I am an old guy that is relatively new to the hobby. Painting has been very intimidating - and I always struggle with where to begin. Your videos have been great and inspire me to simply try stuff and not worry too much about it. This is another great 'place to start' and lowers the barrier to just dive in and grab the brushes! Thanks, and please keep them coming! As others have stated, I could watch an entire series based on random pulls from the cube.

[@IIItiberius]

After your last video on this I purchased one and wrote their customer service to tell them about the video. They are almost all gamers there! They love the video too! When you buy the cube it comes with color matching downloads for paint brands like Prisma Color, etc. I suggested they add some for Citadel, Army Painter, etc. They are going to look into it. It's a great tool and the downloads are a real bonus - thanks for introducing it to everyone in this community! Great video - as always

[@hollyvale3794]

Hey! I'm Holly, you were talking to me at customer service! You have been such a delight to talk to! Loving getting to know this awesome community in the emails!! 😄

[@IIItiberius]

@@hollyvale3794 Hey Holly! You guys have been great! Look how Ninjon has brought the artistic communities together- just took one video! Well, two now. Keep painting and gaming!

[@neilandrews2995]

Problem is $110 for a board game of a video game with no new models, new sprue but nothing actually new ....nty gee dubz

[@terrencemiltner1005]

Though KS has proven there is a market for a $100+ board game with a pile of plastic minis. So this may sell better than we think. Maybe gee dub is finally figuring out they should create some on ramps to their prime product line.

[@nichan008]

@@terrencemiltner1005 No 100$ on ramps for me thank you very much... Max 40 for an exploratory purchase

[@DaveLPable]

There's always the possibility of just taking a look online for potential color schemes - like adobe color

[@redscope897]

Yes look you could get two of the colur cubes for that price lol.

[@cleverlizzerd4473]

​@@terrencemiltner1005 Maybe, maybe not. GW has been doing limited runs of board games forever. However, from casual observation, they generally fall in two "tracks". The "fan-boy" track with new sculpts and sold exclusively by Games Workshop, like: Dreadfleet, Space Hulk 3rd Ed., Warhammer Quest. These were always premium ≥ $120 games. Then there's the "on-boarding" track, typically with older and/or repurposed sculpts, sold at big box retailers, like: Lost Patrol 2nd Ed., Space Marine Adventures. These have generally been ≤ $60. What we've got in Dark Tide is possibly the worst of both tracks. The repurposed sculpts of the "on-boarding" track but closer in price to the "fan-boy" track. The value bump perhaps coming from 1.5 to 2 of the minis being heroes which cost $35 standalone. Value being relative, if you're that hobbyist inclined to collect Imperial Smorgasbord. Oh, and you get a probably OK board game to go with all them minis. It's also only being sold by GW. So the newly initiated 40k fan enticed by the $40 Darktide video game can't just stumble upon the game at Barnes & Noble and acquire it on an impulse buy. Nay, they must to seek out GW on their own turf to drop that hundo and change in tribute. Thinking about it, the consumer the Darktide board game would appeal to "most" is at the centermost circle of [Cmdr.] Dante's Venn Diagram. Persons that are prexisting GW fans and/or really into the Darktide video game, already inclined to shop at a Warhammer store or online, who also like board games and/or want the specific minis in this box, and/or want to get their friends into 40k, but can't convince them to buy $200+ of hobby junk outright, so they've got to pull a bait-and-switch on Blood Rage night. The other outlier in this, uh -- space, is the Space Marine video game tie-in board game. Which features the new and currently exclusive Lt. Titus mini, and the repurposed, but still new-ish, Leviathan Termagants. That's available at retail for $40.

[@simondale2833]

I painted this miniature in almost the same colours (a similar blue and yellow) and now I'm dying because of the firefighter comparison.

[@TheSecondShift]

Remember when Goobs used to do these color roulette videos? Those were fun times.

[@1R0QU012]

Oh yeah, the halcyon days when hobby videos were videos about the hobby and not a platform to push the creators political agenda.

[@FFLegion]

​@@1R0QU012People being different from you isn't a political agenda.

[@Mekhami]

@@1R0QU012 llloooooooserrrrrrrr

[@wtfserpico]

@@FFLegion True, but there are also people who use the topic of videos more as set dressing to push their views. You may like that, but other people (who are different from you) don't.

[@hughwoodford]

@@1R0QU012 people like you are an absolute bore

[@SpensPainting]

Love this! The mini looks ace. You could mail out a random card to other creators and challenge them to get involved, and paint a mini using the card

[@thinkabouthelogic]

This would be an amazing comp!

[@lankira]

Every time I see someone pull out the color cubes for minis, I get excited. Partly because the creator of them (Sarah Renae Clark) is here on KZbin and does 2D art, often in coloring books. Partly because I know I'm in for a great adventure in color. But, mostly because I'm always interested to see how folks are using the colors they get.

[@IcarusGames]

Love seeing more color cube videos! It's so interesting to see how you use the limited palette given by the card to work through the problems of the model, especially for things like the skintone, which I'd have never thought to have gone with those colors for, but on the finished model it just looks great.

[@MatchaMakesThings]

Ninjon video? Its a good day.

[@archimaede]

TBH both your paintjob and the color composition look awesome, you did a great job considering the constraints, I would love to see more challenges like that one!

[@markward1803]

That process with the colour cubes works great. All too often people try to replicate the standard paint scheme which really inhibits creativity. I thinks it’s a great idea. Would be great to see you tackle a large miniature with the same process.

[@BalooSJ]

For those looking for a slightly cheaper (and less space-consuming) option, they also have two "Color Catalog" PDFs. I believe those are basically the same color schemes, only in PDF form instead of as a bunch of physical cards.

[@andrewamann2821]

There is always the caveat that you should make sure your monitor calibrated, if you're going to take that route.

[@thinkabouthelogic]

@@andrewamann2821 Don't you just bang on the side of it every morning? I didn't ever know there was anything else you were suppose to do ;-)

[@andrewamann2821]

@@thinkabouthelogic color displays are a tricksy bastard sometimes... They're also self-illuminating. If it's not something that you think about from time to time, it can occasionally lead to issues if you're using it as reference. Think of it less as the obvious consideration, and more as a "don't leave your color wheel where it will be exposed to direct sunlight.". Reference material is only as good as the fidelity it maintains, and it's an easy consideration to miss, if you're not thinking about it.

[@utility63]

Your Darktide intro reminded me of when I worked in a music store and we sold "High School Musical: The Musical, The Series: The Soundtrack, Season 2." Thank you for pushing through, even at the risk to your sanity.

[@tomkeane4927]

Glad the cube company reached out to you! I commented on one of their insta ads asking them to sponsor you so I could see the cube in action more

[@chriscarmona7725]

Bro, freaking love your take on the ads. Great puns, not too over the top, honest, and creative. That, plus the content is killing it. It's been so fun watching your content improve over the last couple years - thank you immensely for what you do. Helps keep us all a little bit sane. :)

[@JM-qz4ik]

Red, Yellow, Blue and Psionic powers. Georgie is an X-Man

[@mariopetovar6359]

Bought these after your 1st video absolutely love them! I painted so many minis since then and before that i haven’t touched brush in months

[@Ninjon]

That is awesome to hear! You should be proud, thanks for letting me know!

[@susannahlewis8464]

I love that this is unintentionally a collab between two of my favorite art youtubers. Someone tell Sarah Renee Clark that her cubes are getting used for mini painting!

[@parallaxgames]

Please do more of these. This is good stuff. You've shown us how to make unexpected combinations work, how to make a limited pallet work for you, that it's ok to make mistakes, and some ways to overcome them.

[@osgrim7078]

Awesome paint job! Love the way the paint cube frees your brain up to enjoy playing around with colour mixing etc.

[@davidmoffitt981]

My god this paint job was brilliant - yeah as you said it leans on rain slicker / fireman but that WORKS. The little touch of your thinned blue glow on the eyes SELLS the heck out of the effect and I enjoyed watching you get it there, what a fun video!

[@johnwiles4661]

Love the way the journey with your miniature went through stages of finding a name then a job and then powers. Wonderful.

[@bakamaru3867]

I love how good that skin tone looks. Whole paint job is awesome! My wife teaches art and after watching this and the last one is in love with the cubes. Thanks for the amazing video!

[@kevinhayes517]

Great video and appreciate your willingness to paint according to a random color chart/card. I think I learned a lot and I know I always enjoy your sense of humor!! Thanks!

[@anthonygavel9146]

I'd watch a whole series of these colour cube videos, really enjoy you using your knowledge of colour theory with the random colour selection.

[@shinigamiauthor]

the Darktide Miniatures game really gives me that Street Fighter The Movie The Game vibe

[@GhilliedNinja]

I think what could be fun is have a guest on and you each have to pick each others palettes for a model. Then maybe halfway switch palettes and see if the resulting models you each end up with tie into a cohesive scheme, but in each of your different styles and direction.

[@BigGulpify]

That opening was true Inception if I ever saw it. Bravo!

[@Darknnes2]

This is the new meta. You must conquer the cube. All X amount of cards!

[@isaacpage7796]

This is such a fun idea. Keep making these. I love how both those models came out

[@jeffbrantz6620]

This turned out SOOOO good. I would never have thought to use that combination at all. Thanks!!

[@lilpixie25]

I love watching this cube-inspired color-scheme series. That AND your panting experience feels like magic to me😱

[@JustinPivinski-cm2rh]

Really like how you just kept running with the lion cloth. The dedication was real

[@seb_travel]

Card 290 is pretty much my Tau scheme for the past decade. I come from Adobe KULER colour tools background, so it was not random that I settled on that scheme - for the uninitiated in colour theory - those color cubes are a brilliant idea!

[@Pantor1643]

I loved my Cube! Makes painting a lot of fun. Thank You!

[@Wesardry]

Jon you are killing it with those color cubes!! Always enjoy your content. Your injection of humor into such useful information makes your videos too damn short.

[@quitamgogh]

Looks great, Jon. This cube is a great idea, and you're executing on these ideas really well.

[@dakkonfury]

My algorithm loves you, as it recommends you every Friday without fail. Definitely one of the best parts of the day for me!

[@JamieDaggers]

I really need to get these color cubes! I feel like they'd be perfect for the 4 color palettes we do every week! This looks terrific Jon. So glad to see you coming over to the minimal side of the palette!!

[@thomasgrable1746]

I ordered the two cube set, look forward to using them for my painting projects. Bonus points, my wife does quilting, I plan to share them with her to try out.

[@Silgrond]

Must say, looking up close your painting style and skill improved quite a bit over the last 2-3 years. I really enjoyed the idea of the video as also the little side story. Gave me some great inspiration what to do with a little band of goblins in the future.

[@fingerbo]

Really digging these Color Cube episodes. I think it turned out fantastic!

[@aaronbono4688]

I ordered the color cubes and they are supposed to arrive tomorrow, can't wait!

[@bricesnow2695]

Wow the final figure looks great, very vibrant. The red and orange tones look really nice.

[@ImperialTerrain]

Just ordered the color cubes to inspire terrain painting schemes, and I'm glad to see how well you're able to use them for minis!

[@MrFahqup]

500 hours in darktide and counting. That game slaps idgaf. A board game you say? You have my attention. Nice cube brah. Congrats on the DEMON!

[@n6356583]

This was another great one. A full colour cube series needs to happen!

[@JeremyStevenson-kh2no]

Love your videos, Mate and I’m seriously thinking of picking up some of these colour cubes for inspiration on paint schemes, for my minis

[@tinracer]

Loved this video. Excited to use my set soon, thanks again for recommendation.

[@PraetexDesign]

I went and bought one of the colour cube sets off the back of your first video. Honestly they’re great. I’ll be using it for my own upcoming PC projects. Even if you have a good grasp of colour theory, it’s just way too easy to fall back on what you know and like. These cards are just great for experimenting and removing a bit of subconscious bias from your choices.

[@masqueradis6925]

I've really enjoyed these colour scheme roulette videos, it'd be great to make these a regular thing that you put out every now and then.

[@morganwang7902]

I love it, it’s really different, would love to see another of these, in even crazier colors

[@seanscanlon2000]

As a father of 3 under 3... you have no idea how much your videos have saved my sanity

[@skizzlep]

This is great! I'd watch as many vids with these color cubes as you'd make. Love the idea of a random card and that's it! Go paint! Brilliant 👏

[@JanterCyrano]

Love the intro and the unsuormountable spiral to insanity jon gets drag into... The best infomercial ever! Give this man an Oscar and therapy.

[@kingkreaghan6762]

I love this! I actually can not wait to get these cubes. I think they will help me in my painting. Not having to guess a color scheme is a great way to learn. I would like to see you paint a trio of miniatures that make a small band of adventurers. With the three using the same color scheme to see what differences can be done. Awesome as usual!

[@Rasmus.Elnegaard]

Great paintjob!

[@Misterfairweather]

This was great, I love just running with a random color scheme. I have an old vengeance weapon battery that I started to paint in a blue and then decided to paint it in the old Gulf Racing Livery colors. I get a chuckle when someone is digging through my terrain and catches it.

[@VoltanIgnatio]

This turned out surprisingly well! Video goldmine here - would totally watch some more of these :)

[@MentoliptusBanko]

beautiful colour scheme...and amazing paintjob. Bravo Jon. That simple OSL is amazing...you could do a video about painting OSL on different levels, from this simple way to some more complex methods.

[@mr.m12345]

while it is not the color scheme I might have gone with, i think "leaving it up to the cube" is a really cool idea and I am glad that you are experimenting with it. I will be checking those cubes out sometime in the future as well.

[@thedunator]

After watching the first video, I ordered these and they just came in today! Can’t wait to try them out!

[@lawkdowngg]

The tip about not messing with the streaky paint and letting it dry really helped my painting

[@tokoloshgolem]

Great video, thank you. You just keep getting better.

[@JarradJL10]

You could make an entire series out of randomly pulling a card and painting with that scheme, and I’d watch them all

[@mattdimpel7089]

dude that looks sick i love it.... cool to see you painting yellow and showing how you do it 😁

[@charlescarroll5596]

Definitely one of my favorite videos. Hoping it reinvigorates my painting to.

[@LazorzPewPew]

That came out great. I got the cubs after you last episode and started a new army using one of the color pallets. Thanks

[@blissfulbadger]

I love the Lioncloth. It works well with the whole model.

[@sayyahdina]

I loved your commitment to the lion cloth.

[@kallathor3863]

Bought the cube! Cant wait for it to arrive

[@brent_the_programmer9108]

I have to pick up these color cubes soon. I love how Georgie turned out!

[@Kyle_Butterfield81]

I’d love more of these color cube paintings videos. Maybe more about specifically how you’re mixing and using the colors on you pallet. Awesome video. I’m kind of a new viewer. Thanks!

[@mb8317]

For random colors that looks really good and comes together great

[@jonnygunsuk]

I really love these Color Cube paint schemes. More please, I have the popcorn maker on standby 🫡

[@robryan5478]

Comment for the Algorythm gods - But whilst im here - I legitimately love these colour swatch videos. I really do hope they become a firm fixture on your channel!

[@screamsofthedead]

This looks great! We need some more fun like this!

[@cliftonking3323]

This video was a lot of fun. Do more with the cubes!

[@rzrstrm]

Really enjoyed this! Please do more of this.

[@RCvandervelde]

I actually have this model and have never quite liked how it turned out. Seeing how cool this color scheme looks in this video showed me that it's worth digging up and try this color scheme on. Thanks Jon!

[@harryhamilton298]

Great video. I especially like Georgie's skin tones. After your first video, I bought the Color Catalogue electronic version and have it on my phone and iPad. Takes up less space than the cubes. It is searchable by key word, color, and collections (like holidays, and seasons). Thanks for introducing this and showing how to use it in a practical way.

[@kevinturner6621]

Got mine! Very Happy.

[@sirrobert1962]

Loved this video! Table Top Time decided they needed to do a video with the cards as well.

[@austinmcgonigal5655]

always a good day when ninjjon posts thanks for getting me through work !

[@joshfoss7407]

@5:10 was a real "paint the rest of the owl" moment on that superb mustard cloak.

[@nunyabusiness7018]

Really digging the random color scheme concept

[@davidvisser4446]

That skin looks good! And now I also want to make a mini with yellow jacket!

[@ovan2190]

Definitely love this type of video, it shows the fun of painting and how to make the most out of so few. I would love to see some of the more brighter colors selections like on the Ogryn or the Flamethrower user Great video Jon :)

[@BitzboxTV]

The face looks superb and I'll certainly be using your method for painting tooobs

[@alwoodsmodellingmayhem]

Really enjoyed another video showing the use of the colour cards. You are a great figure painter, but doing skin tones on this just blew my mind as you went up a gear to get this great result. 👏👏👏👏

[@christopherkurz2270]

These cubes are awesome! I would like to see more of these videos 😊

[@S.A.S.H.]

Rock solid color scheme. Really tempted to grab the color cube combo.

[@JStruggers]

Those cubes are a really cool idea. Good paint scheme. Would love to see more random colour cube scheme videos.

[@PinkDevilFish]

I love this. Seems like a good way to paint things in ways you normally wouldn't. New series? Random color pallet with a random model from the pile of shame?

[@AlexCopeMusic]

Your painting has always been great but I can see a noticeable improvement in your work since your beautiful GD piece. Very nicely done man!

[@GermanNightmare1976]

Happy weekend everybody!

[@LEF3133]

I enjoy these types of videos. Goobertown used to do this with dice from memory. Hope you keep doing them. The mini is definitely a water user and the Chief in the fire dept haha