How to paint TRUE METALLIC METAL like the MASTERS

[@JuanHidalgoMiniatures]

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[@WardenOfTerra]

I'm so glad that you started your KZbin channel Juan. Most people hide this sort of stuff behind a pay wall so it becomes pretty much impossible to pass the information on to new painters. I think more painters like yourself should freely share information.

[@JuanHidalgoMiniatures]

Happy to help, I've always believed in sharing knowledge for free. I could for sure be making a living out of this but I think my principles are more important

[@DW_R]

@@JuanHidalgoMiniatures Juan you're the best. Love your whole ethos and your great sense of humour as well as the hugely helpful tips. Huge thanks from an English guy who will soon be a Spanish citizen, viva Espana!

[@JuanHidalgoMiniatures]

If you ever come to Bilbao (the best part of Spain) let me know!

[@DW_R]

@@JuanHidalgoMiniatures Bilbao! Fantastic. I will definitely be visiting once we get settled in Madrid (where my partner is from) - thank you brother, I will let you know!

[@dazofthemoo1531]

​@@JuanHidalgoMiniaturesNothing wrong with earning a living doing what you love. Your not cheating anyone. Your level of talent didn't just happen. It took a lot of time and effort. It's called 'earning' a living for a reason. You deserve it. Even consider it like busking. I'd 'buy you a coffee' if you organised some sort of donations box. No problem passing you the occasional $20. I've seen other channels do it. (Low Guidos Chopshop) Maybe it's something you could look into. 👍🔔

[@Rhaenday]

This might be the closest to "holy shit, *I* could maybe do that" to something looking so awesome I've ever seen presented in a hobby painting video! Masterfully presented!

[@JuanHidalgoMiniatures]

Thanks

[@Allhappy_Nomad]

i have waited for a long time for a NMM with true metalic paints tutorial, i thank you for this video it was very informative.

[@JuanHidalgoMiniatures]

Happy to help

[@imefix]

Angelo Di Chello is one of my miniatures heroes since I first started in 2004. I had the pleasure to attend a short paint masterclass about true metallics with him in my local GW Store. Not only it was a really formative experience paintingwise, he's also one of the most sweet and funny guys I ever met.

[@JuanHidalgoMiniatures]

That's awesome!

[@TheMiniJunkie]

As a painter who only uses TMM, this is such a great video to give new perspectives on how to paint it. Also I’m sitting here feeling very pleased that I literally bought a bottle of VMA Silver for the first time last night! Can’t wait to try it!

[@JuanHidalgoMiniatures]

It's game changer, specially for edge highlights, you are going to love it

[@catherder6552]

Dude your videos are great. I only just got back into this hobby after many years of being away and I have been bingeing on painting vids, I have to say yours are my favourite by far.

[@JuanHidalgoMiniatures]

Thanks mate 😘

[@tychoMX]

This is the best looking "New" Dante out there. What a great display of the range of light and shadow using metallics. And...maybe even I can get something like this look reasonable!

[@JuanHidalgoMiniatures]

Thanks

[@TheMattastic]

This is gorgeous, and it's inspired me to add a lot more gold details to my marines. That purple contrast looks incredible.

[@JuanHidalgoMiniatures]

Thanks! I'm glad it inspired you!

[@davidarcherd9868]

I'm planning on doing Silver Templars for 10th edition Warhammer, and having tips on metallic is going to help a lot. As always, I love your work and your contrast marines and slaves to darkness has helped me improve my work a lot!

[@JuanHidalgoMiniatures]

Happy to help

[@wicked_stg]

You've probably already answered this, but do you have a TMM for silver/steel colors? Amazing tutorial and I can't wait to try these techniques!

[@lynnostler639]

Juan, Wow, I mean WOW. I think this is wonderful! I have never learned so much about painting metal colors. Juan you are a God send for my motivation. I have been away from miniatures painting for a while. Now I want to get back into it. You have given me a shot in the arm of motivation. Hooray, hooray. Thank you very much for what you do.

[@JuanHidalgoMiniatures]

Thanks

[@chiaroscurist]

Oh oo.... i see even more paints in my near future..... :) cant wait to try this!

[@JuanHidalgoMiniatures]

Happy to help 😘

[@mirage809]

He is resplendent! A radiant golden angel descending from the heavens to vanquish the foes of man! Dante looks great in TMM. The choice to go into green is a great one. It keeps him grounded compared to just going for a yellow gold. Also great to see some Scale75 metallics. Those are some beautiful paints.

[@JuanHidalgoMiniatures]

Thanks! Some of the Scale75 metallics are a bit of a pain to work with because of coverage but that's not different from any other brands

[@Vertash]

Fantastic stuff, Have something on the desk which I will apply this too

[@JuanHidalgoMiniatures]

Awesome!

[@JHTheHurricane]

Amazing tutorial! What shadow colors would you use for silver or steel metallic colors when doing a project like this if I can ask? Purple and orange look great with gold but I'm curious what would work best for steel colors. Thank you so much for the video again!

[@matthewmortensen3687]

I used this process to paint Sigvald and it worked really well. Your explanations around the purpose for each layer helped tremendously since Sigvald is positioned differently than Dante. I can take what you taught into other parts of the project and other models. I prefer TMM, and your video is excellent (and I watched quite a few). Thank you!!

[@JuanHidalgoMiniatures]

Happy to help! Thanks for your comment

[@gomezzara_creative]

Marvelous result. I'm going to implemented in my stormcasts and Custodes!!! Thank you Juan

[@JuanHidalgoMiniatures]

Happy to help

[@loganjames3609]

I will award this video the highest honor I can bestow. Save to watch later. Fantastic job!

[@JuanHidalgoMiniatures]

VIEWS FOR THE VIEWS GOD

[@rhag1394]

That TMM is just fantastic!

[@JuanHidalgoMiniatures]

Thanks

[@CrimsonTemplar2]

Absolutely stunning! That's a gorgeous paint job Juan.

[@JuanHidalgoMiniatures]

Thanks

[@NoobsiferPainting]

I used different colors but same philosophy for my WE Brass! I'm honestly surprised this is a topic that isn't commonly shared! Thanks for sharing with the people Juan!! Always love your content as always

[@JuanHidalgoMiniatures]

Thanks mate

[@DxFURY]

Hi Juan, you mentioned in this video there was a previous one which explained about where to highlight the lighting points. Can you point me in the right direction? Im very excited to get started with these.

[@Chris_da_Waaagh]

Absolutely brilliant Juan. Your paint job has made this model look great.

[@JuanHidalgoMiniatures]

Thanks

[@RisingApe]

Amazing work, cheers Juan

[@JuanHidalgoMiniatures]

Thanks

[@AdnanCucak]

Juan, this is Perfect. I was already using some Scale75 metallics for me whole Blood Angels army, ill be modifying your tutorial to suit the colours im already using! Thankyou so much again, I hope you know how much youve helped so many of us. Good on you!

[@JuanHidalgoMiniatures]

Thanks mate 😘

[@kristianjensen5877]

I think gold TMM is such a fun "color" to work with. There are so many interesting options when you move beyond Retributor Gold + Reikland Fleshshade. There's so much we can do with it. Glazing in purples, blues or greens for shading really makes the gold interesting / "pop" compared to just using a darker shade of the same hue and adding really bright silvery highlights can give it that eye-catchingly alluring lustre. Also, the different types of gold and finishes is also a lot of fun to experiment with - eg. red, white, "old", tarnished gold etc.

[@JuanHidalgoMiniatures]

It's an interesting and very fun material to paint

[@albertogomez4316]

Increíble el pintado de la Miniatura, podrías hacer 1 video como este pero solo con pinturas de Vallejo para saber utilizarlas?? 1 Saludo

[@kingslayya6876]

steady hands.. highlighting the reflections so good

[@JuanHidalgoMiniatures]

Thanks

[@sergioazevedo4267]

This is awesome! I have a High Marshal Helbrecht that I’m totally going to try this on!

[@JuanHidalgoMiniatures]

Awesome

[@toi_techno]

That is miles better than the box art.

[@JuanHidalgoMiniatures]

Thanks

[@deko8295]

Amazing result !! Thanks for sharing with us your method :)

[@JuanHidalgoMiniatures]

Happy to help

[@Vortid]

Very nice. Tmm to high standard is hard. And hard to film tutorial for, good job! Do you ever shade with regular acrylics? Since inks can ne very glossy and maybe too muchs reflection in the shade areas can be annoying when you look from different angles.

[@JuanHidalgoMiniatures]

I sometimes mix acrylics and Metallics for sure but I like the inks myself

[@Bright_Sol]

Great format for learning, thanks!

[@JuanHidalgoMiniatures]

Happy to help

[@the_sigil4340]

I have always admired Angelo’s work and thought it would be great if he were to explain his process in a video, in particular regarding his tmm. So your take on it is most welcome ! Thanks a lot

[@JuanHidalgoMiniatures]

Happy to help, I wish I really knew how he does stuff too so I don't have to guess

[@Ehhhhhmm]

I'm just staring my Leagues of Votann Army and was planning to do their armor with metallics so this is going to help me lots. Your videos are amazing!

[@JuanHidalgoMiniatures]

Thanks

[@srsgoblin]

Juan, you're a good dude. I'm happy for your successes here. Terrific painting. I'm glad you highlighted how well purple shading goes with TMM gold. I've been shouting it from the skies to all my hobby buddies for as long as I can remember. It adds *so much depth* it's kind of crazy it's not a more known thing.

[@JuanHidalgoMiniatures]

Thanks mate

[@atlas6538]

Wow this is spectacular, will definitely be following this guide for my dante

[@JuanHidalgoMiniatures]

Happy to help

[@charlyrivers906]

Awesome video! Can’t wait to try it!

[@JuanHidalgoMiniatures]

Gracias guapetón 😘

[@llamude86]

Beautiful work Juan, love this style!

[@JuanHidalgoMiniatures]

Thanks

[@roccoraspanti5742]

Great video, as always. Thanks Juan

[@JuanHidalgoMiniatures]

Thanks

[@victord3867]

Beautiful work

[@JuanHidalgoMiniatures]

Thanks

[@alemyr1]

Wow! Lovely painting as usual! Really appreciate your work! Thank you for sharing!

[@JuanHidalgoMiniatures]

Thank you for watching

[@morkaili]

Hey Juan, Thanks for this amazing tutorial. Unfortunately I only own all the GW colours, so could you please tell me how I can replace the colours from different manufacturers with GW colours, if possible?

[@JuanHidalgoMiniatures]

Not really any alternatives for VMC Gold. You could maybe do Balthazar Gold for Decayed Metal and obviously Stormhost silver for VMA Silver.

[@morkaili]

@@JuanHidalgoMiniatures Thank you, what about the inks?

[@JuanHidalgoMiniatures]

There are no equivalents at all but contrast is the closest but understand they are matter than the inks and will change the look completely You can try leviathan purple and maybe Gore-grunta but it's not really the same

[@curtishassenpflug5401]

GORGEOUS work. Inspiring. I will absolutely be using the techniques you outlined here.

[@JuanHidalgoMiniatures]

Thanks

[@mn01_]

Incredible! What kind of protective finish would you recommend for a table top piece to keep the paint job safe while not destroying the effect?

[@JuanHidalgoMiniatures]

I prefer no finish BUT if you had to use one, I would use Vallejo Metal Color Varnish on the metal, then paint the rest of the details and varnish those by hand with a matte varnish

[@mn01_]

@@JuanHidalgoMiniatures got it, thank you!

[@Supraman145]

Amazing job only thing i would recommend which im sure alot of us would agree try to use 1 paint product line. I understand for someone of your skill you have your preferences but us the students dont have this massive range of paints

[@JuanHidalgoMiniatures]

If you watch some of my videos you can see I usually stick to using citadel exclusively when possible. The problem is in this case that's impossible, you need the resources of all the lines to get the best results as each brand has it's good and bad paints, specially metallics.

[@beardedwonderstudios]

This was an awesome instructional!

[@JuanHidalgoMiniatures]

Thanks

[@DrDeathmonger]

That looks amazing! Well done!

[@JuanHidalgoMiniatures]

Thanks

[@Brotunheim1]

Watching your videos is pure meditation 😊

[@JuanHidalgoMiniatures]

Thanks

[@Fatherhumble]

Oh my goodness that's gorgeous. Please make a full Dante painting guide!

[@JuanHidalgoMiniatures]

That's not possible sorry, but feel free to ask any questions regarding the colours used. A video on the Axe will drop next week

[@65Riot]

@@JuanHidalgoMiniatures What colors did you use to paint the white?

[@JuanHidalgoMiniatures]

Corax Space Grey + Xpress Medium 1:1 Ulthuan White

[@thepaintingphase]

Well that was exceptional, great work Juan!

[@JuanHidalgoMiniatures]

Thanks guys! When are you going to interview me?

[@francescoromagnoli6381]

Stunning and inspiring work. Very beautiful!!!

[@JuanHidalgoMiniatures]

Thanks

[@Faily-SnowFox]

Wow this is amazing, and I will for sure try it out for my Custodes!

[@JuanHidalgoMiniatures]

Thanks

[@mitch3384]

I'm still getting all the gear together before painting my first mini (starting with Drukhari Incubi, can't wait for the Klaivex!). Being exposed to painters like Angelo that don't have KZbin channels is so helpful to expand my knowledge and motivation. Great video!

[@JuanHidalgoMiniatures]

Happy to help

[@fizberry8705]

This may be my favorite video of yours yet, just fascinating. Two questions…Did you use violet because it’s opposite yellow on the color wheel? And, how did you determine where the secondary light would hit the armor? Thanks!

[@JuanHidalgoMiniatures]

Yes on the first question and I did it on all downward facing surfaces, check my NMM videos for a longer explanation

[@heatherarmstead]

Absolutely beautiful, seriously top drawer 👏

[@JuanHidalgoMiniatures]

Thanks 😘

[@wicked_stg]

You've probably already answered this in the comments but do you have a similar tutorial for silver/steel TMM? Love this tutorial and cant wait to use these techniques!

[@JuanHidalgoMiniatures]

Well, I do. Watch the Eavy Contrast video where I paint a silver Stormcast.

[@KarhamPaints]

I'll be honest: when I first saw this miniatures on socials, I thought it was Angelo! I think you nailed it quite well :P On a more accurate inspection there is some smaaaaaaaall differences but hell, it's soo much close, great job!

[@JuanHidalgoMiniatures]

Thanks mate, that means a lot

[@Baron_Drake]

Love your videos, really appreciate the care and effort you put into explaining the techniques and choices, thank you!

[@JuanHidalgoMiniatures]

Happy to help

[@davidurquiamedina3972]

Para flipar! gracias por los vídeos Juan, son una pasada!

[@JuanHidalgoMiniatures]

Gracias guapo 😘

[@Gothead420]

I'll use this on my _Silent King,_ thanks a lot! 😁

[@JuanHidalgoMiniatures]

Happy to help

[@Blottingpaper]

I'm trying to paint a Keeper of Secret's quicksilver sword and hoping to get an idea of how to approach from this. Thanks mate, you're the best!

[@JuanHidalgoMiniatures]

Happy to help

[@Original-Yellow]

One of your best i think

[@darrylbloomfield960]

You're Dante looks amazing and I love that your videos are well broken down and easy to follow. Did you varnish Dante once finished or do you tend to leave your models un varnished? I would want to protect mine so would you recommend using a satin so it doesn't kill the metallic paints?

[@JuanHidalgoMiniatures]

I don't varnish because it's for display but I do recommend Vallejo Metal Varnish for the armour and a matte varnish for the rest

[@kido2577]

Hello Juan! This is amazing and exactly what I needed. Can I ask the reason you mixed retributor armor to the first 2 colors? Is it because you like retributor’s hue but prefer the other two colors’ properties during painting? What if I skip adding the retributor altogether?

[@JuanHidalgoMiniatures]

I added it to change the hue, I didn't like either hue, I think it needs to be way more yellow to read well as gold and Retributor is a FANTASTIC paint specially used to saturate and make other golds more opaque

[@kido2577]

@@JuanHidalgoMiniatures thank you so much. Really appreciate you answer.

[@tommytukka7034]

wow, seriously amazing, looks fantastic.. The first half looked great second absolutely smashed it 👏

[@JuanHidalgoMiniatures]

Thanks 😘

[@TheEnd]

Beautiful work as usual, thank you Juan

[@JuanHidalgoMiniatures]

Thanks mate 😘

[@robertlister5192]

Love these tutorials keep them up mate!

[@JuanHidalgoMiniatures]

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[@cjmenard]

Stunning work, as usual!

[@JuanHidalgoMiniatures]

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[@DrGordonS]

So inspirational. I’m going to give this a shot.

[@JuanHidalgoMiniatures]

Happy to help

[@shadowknght22]

This looks really good you Make it looks simple but I'm sure imma struggle a lot

[@JuanHidalgoMiniatures]

Thanks

[@TheSeekingOne]

Lovely stuff, thanks for doing this!

[@JuanHidalgoMiniatures]

Thank you for watching

[@niall142]

Great video Juan! What's your general opinion on the scale 75 metallics? It seems like they have some transparency that make them less good for basecoats, but better for the kind of layering and glazing you're doing here?

[@JuanHidalgoMiniatures]

That's exactly my opinion. That being said Decayed Metal covers very well, it's an A+ paint

[@oleww50]

Do you have any other videos on painting Dante? (aside from this one and the axe) I'd love to see the full process 🙏❤

[@JuanHidalgoMiniatures]

No sorry, just those two

[@oleww50]

@@JuanHidalgoMiniatures ahh no worries at all, just thought I’d ask. Just painting the model now 🙌✌️

[@benrichardson5662]

I play Custodes and they're my passion project, so I'd love to paint one using this sort of technique. I would certainly never try to do this on an army scale (competition painting and army painting are very very different things) but I would love to try one! Who knows, maybe even enter him into a competition!

[@JuanHidalgoMiniatures]

That sounds like an amazing plan

[@goforitpainting]

Really cool tutorial.

[@JuanHidalgoMiniatures]

Thanks

[@ThimblewolfArt]

this guy turned out so cool! Would it be possible for you to do a "zero skill" TMM highlighting and shading video for those of us just getting started?

[@JuanHidalgoMiniatures]

I might do, thanks for the suggestion

[@mireadur]

This video is great information. Thanks.

[@JuanHidalgoMiniatures]

Happy to help

[@peterbereczki4147]

This is just incredible!

[@JuanHidalgoMiniatures]

Thanks

[@KiwiMuso]

Just fantastic Juan. This'll be my g o l d standard 😉 video to go to for TMM from now on.

[@JuanHidalgoMiniatures]

Lol, thanks

[@ignitedxblaze]

~6:13 but is this silver VMA old VMA or new? @juan

[@JuanHidalgoMiniatures]

I don't know there is a new one. It's Vallejo Model Air silver 71.063

[@KevinAgustino]

Thanks for the great vid! Is there any alternatives for the scale 75 paints to Vallejo?

[@JuanHidalgoMiniatures]

No, sorry they are very unique metallic colours

[@AddamsFactory69]

Totally stunning Juan, I'm a huge fan of TMM done in the NMM style, I don't know why more people don't try it - Also great to see a new mini for my Fav Astartes Chapter ⚡⚡⚡

[@JuanHidalgoMiniatures]

Thanks

[@rad.ickle_painter5807]

TMM using NMM 🤯, you had me at the shade stage, then the secondary highlights won me over. 🙌🙌🙌

[@JuanHidalgoMiniatures]

Thanks

I love this technic, thank you so much! I am considering painting my Iyanden autarch in gold instead of yellow. Not sure I’ll go for it… I am usually on the conservative side, those minis aren’t cheap and I hate to screw things up 😅

[@JuanHidalgoMiniatures]

That's not s bad idea at all but I understand your hesitation

[@Boindal]

Awesome as always Juan! Any Chance we see some Eavy Metal Bretonians? Hope you get hyped aswell since yesterday for brets. Cheers!

[@JuanHidalgoMiniatures]

More than probably

[@fran_gutierrez]

Impresionante. Podrias hacer uno de acero ?

[@JuanHidalgoMiniatures]

Simplemente con platas y grises oscuros metalizados, no hay ni que pensar. Para tintas, tinta negra o Payne's grey

[@tf5]

You're such a talented painter... Thank you for sharing this with us!

[@JuanHidalgoMiniatures]

Thanks

[@gryphon3241]

My guy i just have to say, i follow a lot of painters, and i mean a lot. And i get tidbits that help me improve from every video i watch, but theres just something about your style that clicks with my brain. First attempt at nmm? go watch juan's playlist, need a refresher on shading and contrast? go find a juan video. And now we add TMM to that list 👍👍 keep it up

[@JuanHidalgoMiniatures]

Thanks, that means a lot

[@bbvids8630]

The armor looks incredible but that white really pops. Is that the xpress white?

[@JuanHidalgoMiniatures]

Yes and no, it is Xpress but not the white. It's Space Grey and Xpress Medium 1:1 over Corax with highlights of Ulthuan and White

[@bbvids8630]

@@JuanHidalgoMiniatures Amazing work as always! Thank you very much.

[@JuanHidalgoMiniatures]

Happy to help

[@sirbobulous]

When you glazed the umber ink over the purple how many times did you have to do it?

[@JuanHidalgoMiniatures]

A couple coats, maybe three in some areas. It's very easy to see how many you need because you will see the purple toning down

[@celilol82]

Hi there, i just saw your post on facebook and luckily i find out you have a channel

[@JuanHidalgoMiniatures]

VIEWS FOR THE VIEWS GOD

[@AM_miniatures_painter]

Very good video, nicely explained and shown. Greetings

[@JuanHidalgoMiniatures]

Happy to help

[@aurim9]

This is amazing and I'm totally trying this when my Dante arrives. Just one little question, do you thin metallics with water or do you use medium?

[@JuanHidalgoMiniatures]

Water

[@aurim9]

@@JuanHidalgoMiniatures Thanks!

[@christophercassidy-schroed9169]

Juan-derful!!! ❤

[@JuanHidalgoMiniatures]

Lol

[@keithburden7191]

Wow Juan this is tremendously eye opening. I love TMM and this method looks like a game changer. The build up of metallics before applying shades makes so much sense (as washes knacker TMM). I'm a huge fan of VJ Metal Colors (Chrome being my go to guy for final TMM highlights). I'll definitely try the VJ Air Silver though as it looks super smooth. Thanks for this video Juan and Dante looks stunning, well done 👏👏👏👌.

[@JuanHidalgoMiniatures]

Thanks mate 😘

[@phongsanc4102]

The paint make Dante come back with dignity.

[@Ranca666]

You did Dante justice, an emperor's angel in all of his glory!

[@JuanHidalgoMiniatures]

Thanks

[@G2037D]

You did it again... you are a fantastic inspiration...l really like this true metallic technique..😮😅 l will use this à lot

[@JuanHidalgoMiniatures]

Awesome

[@chris.s6768]

What kind of brushes do you use for fine metallic jobs like this? Really nice results btw

[@JuanHidalgoMiniatures]

Same as for everything else

[@chris.s6768]

@@JuanHidalgoMiniatures sable brushes? So as long as you clean them regularly they dont get destroyed by metallics in your experience?

[@JuanHidalgoMiniatures]

Yeah Kolinsky brushes, I'm not sure if they last less using them on metallics or not, but honestly I don't care