Judging Others and Getting Inspired!

[@Perturabo1981]

I love that you're not judging the minis or point out mistakes that you spotted. Instead you point out things that caught your attention, no matter how big or small they might be. And the way you are dealing with Snuffles, when he tries to interrupt your recording is just phenomenal.

[@GoobertownHobbies]

Oh yeah, gotta learn how to deal with Snuffles :-)

[@normanlennox4949]

I absolutely agree with your assessment of Brent's approach. His mindset is starting to rub off on me, in the best ways. A true mentor.

[@RollingSherman505]

The Bob Ross of miniature painting is so soothing to listen to!

[@cybermbebe]

Definitely! Thanks to Goobertown I'm experiencing a huge flow of inspiration and motivation to start another batch of minis!

[@timwelch175]

You can spend an hour getting triggered at the comment on other content, but two minutes into watching a goobertown video, all your troubles wash away and you can't deny the smile on your face. Source: Me five minutes ago lmao.

[@KabinMiniatures]

As a teacher, I respect your constructive criticism and encouragements. A lot of people today are attuned to the harsh and "entitled" judging of reality shows... we don't need that in our hobby!

[@predat0rprime111]

This is, literally, my favorite thing about the community for this hobby. I'm new to it, but have never seen such a friendly, helpful, and accepting community. So much encouragement from complete strangers. This is a foreign concept to me lol

[@KabinMiniatures]

@@predat0rprime111 I'm so happy to hear that you've had that experience as a new hobbyist! I have a small KZbin channel that I've been working on this past year and I've been very encouraged by my viewers too!

[@jingizu149]

Brent, you are the ultimate chill. Any time the world has me stressed out, especially when it has me too stressed to paint, I can watch an episode or two of Goobertown Hobbies and let it all go. Soon enough I find myself smiling, and looking to put paint to miniature again. Thank you.

[@jessicagust810]

I could watch these all day, the shear excitement and joy you put into each mini is just so stinking wholesome. I wish everyone judged minis this way, I think the hobby would be so much more inclusive.

[@GoobertownHobbies]

Ordinarily I try to feature Goobertown Roulette League submissions as part of my own roulette video... but this time we're splitting the videos into two so that I can spend much more time basking in these awesome paint jobs!

[@StackingLimit]

You are really awesome to your fans!

[@Sammy6751]

I definitely am taking notes here for future ideas I must say very cool art pieces.

[@susansanders8485]

This blast of positivity and unexpectedly cool details is exactly what I needed today. Thanks, Brent, and all you brave artists!

[@liesureleeminis8268]

I'm tempted to join in. These look so fun

[@TheGrayfrog100]

to quote your spirit artist ""We don't make mistakes -- we just have happy accidents."

[@Hnter2200]

I get a very genuine Bob Ross vibe from your very warm reviews of your supporters work. I dig it, and love your ability to be very supportive in the art form. Makes me miss painting, and I’ll have to give it another go soon.

[@margathapai4010]

What I thought I wanted was more yellow chaos warriors. What it turns out I needed was 51 minutes of brent being positive

[@petsdinner]

Brent: I'm a terrible judge Brent: because I am the purest of cinnamon rolls and far too good for this world Brent: and there's NOTHING you can do about it

[@Auridus]

Holy moly, Ben! That Birch wood is too freaking cool!

[@benhegi8151]

Thanks! It's really pretty easy.

[@stompsmith7832]

@@benhegi8151 great paintjob! Out of curiosity, what model is that?

[@benhegi8151]

@@stompsmith7832 thanks! It is the Warhammer Underworlds Nightvault Ylthari's Guardians set.

[@stompsmith7832]

@@benhegi8151 Awesome, gonna have to snag that! Much obliged!

[@DZLier]

Yeah I've got a bunch of Treant-type things I need to do and I'll be working this technique in for variety.

[@EternalQuestion]

I think the world needs more positivity. So many people just focus on problems, seek out flaws and generally criticise everything. But it takes a special kind of person to see past all of that, to the opportunities, the successes and the beauty that surrounds us. Don't ever stop being that way, Brent.

[@AKKK1182]

While I largely agree, having someone tell you what you're doing wrong or can improve on helps you get better a lot more and a lot faster. Of course you can always compliment the good, but providing at least general constructive critisism will help the author actually improve, as opposed to "hehe thanks" and having no idea what to focus on when someone says "omg so cool". Some of the people in this video have the colour arrangements and even highlights/shading down to a tee, yet their models look like they've been dipped in nail polish, imagine what masterpieces they could create if someone taught them to properly thin their paints.

[@haydenandersen9937]

@@AKKK1182 I think that most of that comes with time. Criticism is really helpful, but for beginner painters those early projects will mean a lot later on. I often see people recommend edge highlights, blending and glazing when people are asking for basic help and advice, but I feel like newbies would be better served developing their style naturally.

[@AKKK1182]

@@haydenandersen9937 not splotching on thick layers of paint is pretty much as basic as it can get.

[@matts8023]

"They are doing all of the hard work in this video " I am a terrible judge, but in the youtube world, this is a gem.

[@annikahstebben4425]

Katelyn at 27:50 admittedly made me think of some kind of vicious cake guardian! Some kind of small creature protecting their little crumb cakes and powdered sugar dwellings with their lives

[@mofire5674]

I thought I was just seeing things. It unintentionally looks like it's on a cake and that's amazing.

[@wargameexplorer]

Honestly, after watching another prominent KZbinr (who I genuinely do like) do this same kind of video, your positivity is SO welcome. I love that you have good things to say about every model, not just the amazing award winners. Makes me love this channel even more.

[@Oinksaysthepig]

Just here to drop the unimportant FYI: Arachnids do have a combined Head and Thorax called Prosoma

[@chriswolfe403]

I have been painting since 89 and worked at a GW store teaching painting, and I love that you can find something good to say about every paint job. My theory was find something they did great, see that they have talent, and let them know what you might do in the next step to get even better. Grow new players, and be stoked for them :)

[@ThePeytondoug]

I love that you don’t pass judgment on your lack of ability to judge, lol. The best

[@zombifiedkiwi]

At 27:42, Katelin's work, I can't unsee a Squig cake and now neither can you. I'm going to talk to my wife, I need this in my life now.

[@colefournel5701]

The goblins playing the trick on the hunter was soooo creative. I love it

[@fullcirclenerd1774]

Everyone’s minis were super cool! I appreciate Goobertown for celebrating painted minis!!

[@hiitsme9042]

So encouraging - makes me think i could show some of my limited paint jobs. WELL DONE - more please

[@RealmoftheLicheKing]

Thanks for the shoutout, Brent! I always look forwards to these videos, so much fun seeing everyone's finished work.

[@mcswainy]

29:48 Loving LP's Orc(?).. Amazing colour contrasts, highlights and light effects from the blue flames. I'm inspired to try something similar.

[@JRobb84]

Such positivity from Brent, thank you for the feedback on my Shadowsun and for taking the time to review everyone who submitted an entry.

[@paulvandekamp6774]

The bust demon lady @37:30 is from Drakae Miniatures, she makes awesome sculpts and is super nice.

[@leftwingdragon6235]

Hey Brent it's really good to see you analysing another series of goober town roulette. Well done CRMK, James, Martin, Stefan and Katelin love your amazing miniatures.

[@justinrisen1929]

Every one of them are amazing. That hunter scene though hahahaha absolutely had me laughing out loud

[@robertcassistre5527]

Love how he is the bob ross of mini painting. He’s so inspiring and positive. It’s getting me back into mini painting!

[@keithkarnage]

Thanks for the praise Brent! @KeithKarnage is where I am putting my creative videos. I didn't end up making one of this model though. She is Aleya, from a Black Library 2020 special box. She is a Sister of Silence, and Valerian, a Custode is also in the box. They are in a book together or something.

[@AVspectre]

Thanks to everyone for sharing your work! I am very very new and this is a very inviting welcome to the hobby. 😊

[@ghostbear1]

I really needed to hear all this positivity today. Thanks.

[@anealpilot6957]

I'd like to applaud Artemis on a job well done. I have a special love hate relationship with wizkids miniatures. They're affordable, but you have to put up with thick, detail obscuring primer and the cool looking cloaks/capes can get in the way of the brush and leave the mini with a glaring glob of white. I like the red cape contrasting with the cooler blue of the dragonborn's scales. And the magic effects of the ice shield(well, it looks like ice) and the sword. Good show and please continue your work.

[@dannym2359]

Being able to tell someone what they did well while still giving constructive criticism is and extremely important skill for keeping people going in a hobby like this. I've seen people do nothing but praise everything they look at and I've seen those that will only really ever find faults, which makes people want to quite trying.

[@rodneyr5266]

"we approach the end dear friends", deer in the background of the diorama. Well placed puns are hard to find. Masterful!

[@gotifan]

That shelf with the dolls and books on shelves was amazing. Absolutely love that one. Thanks for the wholesome hour looking at minis while I have my morning coffee, Brent

[@DZLier]

Thanks! I'm still very much on the beginner-intermediate spectrum but I thought the burlap was some of the best freehand I've done.

[@ChezzyKennedy]

It takes a great person to see the positives first and offer encouragement. Well done to everyone who was brave enough to send in their work.

[@thejankycommander783]

i really like this format for goobertown roulette videos, where you judge in 1 and yours in another. i also had an absolute blast doing this round of GTR

[@orcd0rk]

Return of the king! I was worried when I hadn't seen a video in a while

[@DaveFallows]

Steffan wins it, for me. That desaturated look makes it look like a dark/gothic Skyrim ENB. In fact, that mini almost looks like a Stormcloak commander.

[@GoobertownHobbies]

It's really good isn't it? :-)

[@TheHobbyGraveyard]

You're much too kind.

[@taylord6043]

Love the commentary. You have such a crisp voice Brent. Fantastic art in here. Great group of contestants you got there. Thanks for sharing looking forward to seeing what you came up with.

[@blakec1924]

Great job one and all and many thanks to you Brent for building everyone up to keep our hobby moving forward.

[@joakimjohnsson1020]

The model at 15:00 was kind of mind blowing for my eyes, it took a while to take in and when they did it almost felt like it was alive, popping of the screen (if that makes any sence 😂). Sick!

[@Timthesorcer3r]

Look at that glorious conan maybelline hair you got goin on. Wait what was I watching again. Thanks for another great one, dude.

[@robertdrew875]

Just wanted to thank Skirt for a fun idea to trick my players up a bit with in D&D lol Greg diorama! Excellent paint jobs by all

[@Animalfoot]

Brent is so nice that a barely backhanded sounding compliment is as close as he can come to criticism. I love it.

[@JasemCatrall]

Thank you. Brent! Love the shout out! Theer are no flouresscents in the paint job. It is actually an Army green.

[@vlissinger]

Well done everyone ! I love how Nathan made it so that you can see the monster casting its shadow on the wall in the room behind the elf. Cleverly done Nathan ! I always love seeing people having fun painting miniatures and participating in contests like this. It does not matter what your level of skill is, just enjoy painting and keep doing it. Everyone becomes better in time , but it really does not matter , just have fun doing it. I'm inspired by Nathan and others to make cool photos of my miniatures .

[@richardmarriott-smith9517]

Great video. So many well painted minis. I was blown away by the work of CRMK. The highlights were superb. I just love the colors used. The luminous green base is also inspiring. James model was beautifully executed. The smoothness of the colors and subtle highlights on the robes were very stylish. Lastly, the mini by LP really caught my attention. I love this paint style. Great color choices and execution. I love it! This is genius.

[@alex-simpson]

Looks like the blue on the shield is Technical Nihilakh Oxide. It's a funky paint - useless for verdigris, but awesome for other effects!

[@moisteroyster7760]

Brent judges the RIGHT way. 100% positive. Pure wholesome.

[@EonsOfBattle]

Love this video, so many awesome models.

[@travishayton1183]

The copper Patina on that shield by Artemis is awesome. Recently been putting it on a few 3d prints that I made. Did an old Medusa head that way and turn out killer. Lots of cool work here.

[@sascha3607]

The model from kathlin looks like a cake with a little monster on it I love it :-) And all the other stuff too. And Brent I love your comments and how you find something good and positive in every Mini keep going with such lovely mindset

[@pedroalbicastrense353]

This vidéo give a lot of motivation to all painters like me cause your judgement is very smart and really give me more Desire to progress in my hobby

[@YupCambodove]

This is the first time I've looked through a bunch of models like this and felt more inspired than the usual discouragement and "man, wish I could paint like THAT." very good, very refreshing feeling.

[@Maxmillion77]

Yay, Goobs is here!

[@mjpete27]

Wonderful commentary! Your a generous commenter with joy for all works! It is easy to see your joy in this hobby, your support for your viewers and submitters is very apparent as well. This was a great video and I look forward to the next session!

[@DZLier]

30:00 just wonderful. So eye-catching

[@trovarion]

I like me some good judging!

[@GoobertownHobbies]

Oh I know you do! :-)

[@sakuretsu90]

Man I really liked this video. Whenever I show my minis people basically tell me that I should burn the model, but you find something great in all our minis and even tell us how to get better, this is the kind of criticism I need. Keep up the good work!

[@narlee2014]

Great stuff! I love Bob’s entry the black steel knight is epic! What a great idea to have an engaging activity for folks!

[@mattkijek364]

Someone once said that Brent is the Bob Ross of miniature hobbist community. They're not wrong. Love your content Brent! I'm new to the hobby and you're one of the factors that nudged me along.

[@JakeDogg-RIP]

45:05 woof woof WOOF 🐶 stoopid kitty crunching 🙄😂🐶

[@kevinadkinson2666]

Love the positive supportive attitude in Goobertown. Super inspiring for new additions to the hobby. Awesome content

[@indeliblemakes5359]

Wowzers , these are some really neat builds! Thanks for the video! I hope to submit soon!

[@_oidaki_]

Ben's tree revenant looks amazing. I am also making birch Sylvaneth, but those brown flakes are a superb addition that i wil shamelessly STEAL. The axe is also great!

[@benhegi8151]

You are welcome to it! I got inspired from someone else who did this and take no credit for coming up with the concept. I was heavily influenced by this piece: www.google.com/url?sa=i&url=https%3A%2F%2Ftwitter.com%2Fhashtag%2Fkurnothhunter&psig=AOvVaw3ahdedLPLfYc_rbktDfBMA&ust=1621649471942000&source=images&cd=vfe&ved=0CAIQjRxqFwoTCLjZkJnZ2fACFQAAAAAdAAAAABAt

[@Lucifer11.]

At 28:14 the one with the snowy desert is quite true to life as it snows in the sahara desert all the time

[@kassy6373]

Some nice things to try and i really love the slug diorama. The mini might be one of Black Sword Miniatures anthropomorphic animals. I have a bunny/mouse/hamster adventure crew and this is the sort of place that would exist in their world.

[@jaysquatchgaming739]

Yes Brent! Can't believe I missed this one, but today of all days I'm happy to have a video from you! I needed some good vibes

[@euansmith3699]

Goobertown Hobbies judges a painting competition. Brent, "Cool... cool... cool... cool... cool... cool..." Enthusiasm is... cool. Thank you for sharing, Brent. You are cool. The base on Ben's Birch Bark Elf looks like a really interesting technique. Martin's Eldar base is great too. I wonder how that was done. Skert's diorama with the deer reminded me of the video for "No One Knows" by Queens of the Stoneage.

[@benhegi8151]

Ha! Thanks Euan. That was the result of, "I need to do something with this base ASAP, so I can submit my piece." It just primed black and the dusted with Abteilung 502's Brick Dust pigment. I was going for a kind of desolate look to compliment the mini without detracting from it. I wanted to do more, but pigments are really fun to work with.

[@Neurotypique]

This is a nice approach, everyone wins because you see things to try and things to improve on

[@lukewestfall1689]

Artemis at 4:40. You go, dude! Love that you got the white teeth and red tongue in there!

[@Lavadog11]

I was actually painting up a mini while watching this. Its a guardian naga from White Werewolf Tavern and I'm trying to base the armor off of ancient Roman armor.

[@migalito1955]

I think the model having a white cloak, plenty of gold and a bit of red on just one side of the figure came off as having a very balanced appearance because the artist used a pigment containing a green in the area of both hands. The complements red and green or any pair of complements such as yellow and violet always tie one to the other visually for the observer. I am not a figure painter, but a bit of a watercolurist. I love using complements and love using no more than 3 or 4 colors from which all other colors of the painting are derived. This creates a wonderful color harmony that never fails to be visually perfect.

[@alanisharjanto]

Haven't painted anything in a while, but hopefully after this video I'll get inspired to get back into it!

[@AllieMacAlister]

I finally had time today to sit down and watch through this whole epic video! (Only got 15 minutes of it last week.) I really love the individual commentary on the pieces, and I bet everyone who submitted an entry is over the moon about it too. :) I know these videos take some time, but I hope you keep doing them! This was a delight.

[@squidmann16]

I really like the blue on the shield for the artist Artemis, it kinda looks like a magical blue rust, or when copper starts to oxidize and turn green

[@Artemis.97]

It's supposed to be verdigris, exactly! I rolled copper/bronze and wanted to make the shield special looking. It's just a wash of watered down verdigris paint. My husband, Destro, AKA Realm of the Liche King helped me with the color choices and guided me on technique.

[@squidmann16]

@@Artemis.97 It looks fantastic!

[@colinmatter4697]

Sneaky goblins with that fake deer head? Classic.

[@ninmu]

I've never liked how Sigmarines look, but the one shown at 10:00 changed my mind. Phenomenal paint scheme.

[@casemeisterT900]

This was some genuine, wholesome content. Would love more of this or similar stuffs.

[@derwaldjunge]

28:30 the squig in the snowy desert looks like he is running around on a cake with frosting to me.

[@JoeTheGons]

So many unique pieces, it's like looking through an art book for inspiration.

[@fourtwentyist]

"if that chaos warrior doesn't get a tetanus shot soon he's in big trouble""" chaos warrior chuckles in nurgleses

[@josephdurham4950]

Wow 👏😮👏 everyone did great!! I love everything I'm seeing so far.

[@KingKatura]

12:32 I know what the person was going with and the model itself does have two different types of armor shoulder pads on it. the non red armor is actually part of the armor and the red one doesn't go to that armor set. I actually do that in a lot of games where you can mismatch armor pieces in order to make it look like that, as some armors look weird with their natural pieces. So i think the model designer was doing the same.

[@aeuwsh093]

Love the positive energy that you bring to us!

[@irondicetabletop7354]

The "dedication, needed for the shoulderpad" just made my day, man. Great video, you should be a moderator (not a judge) in one of the big painting competitions out there.

[@DrunkinChaps44]

That fluorescent Stormcast by CRMK looks like a 2D painting with how it's framed in those pictures. Very cool and interesting to look at

[@aganej2]

Hooray! Glad to see this.

[@Ad8keys]

So many good entries! I'm impressed by the level of talent in this community. for the yellow dragon's base, I *believe* I started with a base of red to yellow-orange. I then used GW's Mordant Earth it, varnished it, then added more red-to-yellow ink (creating a gradient).

[@Dazron]

I think I speak for most if not all the hobby when I say we are grateful for you Brent. Just joined your Patreon x

[@SugarCandyMiniatures]

Destros diorama looks so 👍good

[@Crybaby-Media]

“If you can do ginger hair really well, that’s a powerful thing, that’s a good look” Okay Brent chill we get it .

[@That_Guy_In_The_Sky]

Fair play to all involved.

[@docbun]

Lovely work, Nathan!

[@MonsieurPopu]

I, for one, submit to your judgement oh great Brent of the goob.

[@cory7328]

Ben’s birch tree color scheme looks great!

[@IcsulX]

More of this please. I loved all of them

[@Caspero68o]

Great job guy's and gal's.👍🙂