Learn the FUNDAMENTALS of the Grimdark Miniature Painting Style! PART TWO

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The second part of my Grimdark Painting Fundamentals Series is another introduction video where I will be discussing the basics of the reductive technique that I heavily use in my version of the Grimdark painting style. The main topic in this video will be on the usage of Acrylic Inks/Washes and Enamel Products. (mostly acrylics)
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[@hobbybobley]

00:00 - 02:18 - Overview of the Episode 02:19 - 05:54 - Colour modulation (w/ Coelia Greenshade) 05:55 - 08:53 - Control of the alcohol 08:54 - 10:37 - Metal, oil wash and the reductive technique w/ alcohol 10:38 - 14:02 - Enamel Wash techniques 14:03 - 20:38 - Inks/ Washes 20:39 - 21:26 - Streaking Grime application & mineral spirits 21:27 - 22:58 - Acrylic application over mineral spirits demonstration

[@arkestra9858]

That plasticard looks like a nine inch nails album cover. Absolutely fantastic!!!

[@khadorstrong]

Also, an important note when you're doing that airbrushing with enamels MAKE SURE YOU'RE WEARING A MASK!!!

[@ultimaoculis6389]

Good thing we all have masks now lol...

[@kirotheavenger60]

@@ultimaoculis6389 I wouldn't use those, they're not really up to the task. You want a much stronger/finer filter than covid masks.

[@leroylong78]

Go to any auto paint store and buy yourself a respirator... and extra cartridges... when you start to smell solvent while wearing it dispose of the cartridges and replace. Please protect yourself.

[@RileyGein]

Grimdark Lungs

[@Withspoons]

Really opened my eyes to what is possible in painting. Gotten very tired of the 'Eavy metal look most painters go for. This is some next level stuff in terms of getting the right (in my opinion) atmosphere for the grim dark setting of 40k. Thank you

[@GrimdarkCompendium]

I appreciate it!! I was excited for this tutorial because I felt like it would be something a lot of folks havent seen before.

[@HeritageAndrew]

Zatcaskagoon Miniatures It really isn’t. I had been experimenting with airbrushing citadel shades to get a darker and grimier look, but this really helps me take it to the next level. Thank you for sharing all of this.

[@Tinweasel]

It's nice to see someone else using products and techniques commonly used by the "armor" community with tabletop gaming miniatures! I've been using weathering pigments, oil/enamel washes, etc. for years - I'm surprised more people haven't caught onto using them!

[@jorthardon9512]

I really really really love the way you approaching painting models. Love the reality in colouring, the grim and dark finish of the models.

[@GrimdarkCompendium]

I appreciate it!!

[@Fear605]

Would LOVE to see any of these in your unique style: The Night Haunter A larger nid Any range's tank A bust of some kind One if the bigger necron models One of the forgeworld primarchs

[@artis2447]

Rubric Marines.... I even can't imagine how it looks like in grimdark

[@leightonroberts4710]

Artis give it a go! We are all in the same boat!!!

[@theinsidioushat7543]

I can only dream, imagine sorcerers robes.....

[@SheepWaveMeByeBye]

I think he already made those? Try looking on his website.

[@ashclayton3273]

Top 5 models id love to see your version of: Tau ghostkeel Dark eldar raider/ ravager Literally any large tyranid creature Any necromunda gang (but Escher would be cool) Lizardmen carnosaur

[@GrimdarkCompendium]

All great suggestions!

[@sunlocked5838]

Oh man, the carnosaur would be crazy cool

[@JacksonHighlander]

@@GrimdarkCompendium The Dark Eldar stuff would need to be decorated with disemboweled guardsmen though.

[@K4t4n]

A Ghostkeel is a very cool suggestion!

[@patrickordos425]

he's done a hive tyrant

[@jurriaandejongh8677]

Thanks for sharing.. I was starting in awe at that tester.. Glorious grimy textures!

[@GrimdarkCompendium]

Ty ty! I love painting up testors like that. Can do w/e you want.

[@sabarslax]

Thats the coolest piece of styrene i ever saw !!!

[@dragon57457]

I love the grim look been doing it for my Spac marines for a while. I hope to take it to the next level with help from your series ...thank you for sharing this

[@Hierojin]

Thank you for opening a whole new range of paints to me. :) I would like to see something shiny like a Grey Knight of some sort. Getting the grim dark paint on without overdoing it to retain the shinyness and the "knightly style" of the silver armour and the model. Looking forward to the next vid.

[@MadMonkeyMonkInc]

I really am thinking about switching to this style...so delicious.

[@sshim950]

I’m making my way through this series of yours currently and I’m really thankful that you’ve made it and shared it here. I don’t want to dive super deep and watch all the different paint jobs that you’ve likely shared this info in before, but I’m very interested in a general overview like you are doing here. So, thank you very much! I also feel your teaching style is very comfortable! I’m looking forward to finding time for the next videos in the series. : )

[@niklashvid1304]

Just cant get enough of this style. Think I’ve watced all ur vids 3-4 times each. Would love to see: Mortarion; Plagueburst Crawler; Myphitic Blight Hauler og a Word Bearer scheme🤘🏻 Greetings from 🇩🇰

[@GrimdarkCompendium]

Thank you I appreciate it! You can find a lot of those videos on my website. grimdarkcompendium.com

[@niklashvid1304]

Zatcaskagoon Miniatures O-M-F-G ! How did I not realise u had all those vids. I ‘ve Been spamming ur YT but havent visited the website. My poor family wont be seeing me the next couple of days when I buy the membership.

[@sgt_bob_ross4733]

Just found your channel, awesome tutorials! I am glad I have yet to start my first 40K mini!

[@Alex-hc1ls]

You nailed in this tutorial, easy to follow and replicate.

[@abelbabel8484]

Looks bloody fantastic. Tester piece is a star idea, too.

[@credoimperialis]

really educative and well explained. Thanks!

[@GrimdarkCompendium]

Thank you!

[@elskanko1]

Hey wow thanks for posting these up. I am returning to the hobby after a 22 year hiatus but am quite experienced in other art forms. While I wont be following you step by step this was incredibly inspiring and wow you know your business sir. That dirty washed out watercolour approach is precisely what I was looking for.

[@salimosman8188]

Amazing skills pulled off with ease...truly the master of your craft...🙌

[@GrimdarkCompendium]

Appreciate that!!

[@HopeForBlackRose]

Phenomenal... u left me speechless love your work amazing

[@mrjosh452004]

This was a really good video man, sooo helpful and it makes me excited to paint something up in this style. Thank you!

[@josemariacampos2572]

Great techniques, something new. Thank you!

[@C3ns0rious]

I really want to give this a try sometime it’s really helpful to make it seem more accessible

[@urs9189]

certainly love the look!

[@Mikey__R]

Cheap white spirit has acetone in it, that's probably why people are seeing it pull up their acrylic base coats. Premium white spirit is low odour, and is far gentler.

[@GrimdarkCompendium]

Thank you!

[@englishminiaturepainter]

What amazing work here

[@davidubois86]

Top 3 models I'd love to see you paint: 1- Roboute Guilliman (how that Greek God should actually looks in 40k) 2- Scarab Occult Termis 3- Ghostkeel Suit

[@jtxstudios1126]

Greek. Kek

[@longmeaderulez]

Excellent video. I have used some of these tools and avoided others, but nice to see them all used in one video to compare and contrast. Going to have to do some experimenting of my own.

[@GrimdarkCompendium]

Awesome!! Ty ty

[@blacktemplar2427]

If someone doesn't has a Airbrush, it's possible to use Make Up Brushes with fine Hairs and drybrush in the spots you want to gain a nearly same effect like an Airbrush use.

[@cezaryjanicki9708]

I dont see how a drybrush can apply emanel washes or apply washes directionally

[@christianthegrayt]

Love it! Seeing death Korps would be awesome.

[@Markovian_]

Where have you been all my life. Looooove all this info.

[@batman9592]

You are my favorite painter. I love your work. I can only dream of turning a spray out card into a work of art.

[@buster3903]

Excellent video, thank you!

[@KingFrolic]

Learned a lot from your videos. It has actually made painting easier/simpler for me. That’s because of my eyesight getting worse, so working with washes of different kinds makes a difference. Have even been trying “grimdark” on union soldiers for ACW, with quite a good result. Painting the soldier with GWs contrast paint and then a black/brown oil wash and some q-tip dabbing with white spirit. :)

[@Bihli777]

Excellent video.

[@voytek6520]

Awesome classes on how to paint

[@silvernome]

Another fantastic video!

[@GrimdarkCompendium]

Ty ty. I appreciate you buddy.

[@TheMiniJunkie]

Love this series.

[@daswolfy1817]

A Tau Ghostkeel/Riptide or Arkhan the Black would be super cool to see. I really love Fantasy/AoS models done in your style but there’s never enough.

[@bluesun-qn9yr]

Really good video mate... love the grim dark look, use it all the time on my miniatures. Didn't think about using the alcohol like that, good tip. Like to see some big Ork !

[@GrimdarkCompendium]

Appreciate it! Orks would be fun! I do have some ironjawz tutorials that I am pretty proud of.

[@gadzilla6664]

Loving this series! Exactly how 40k should look. I hate all the edge highlighting gw pushes. I'd like to see you do a Night Lords model, perhaps the contemptor? It's a great model and would look great painted in this style (especially with double chainclaws like mine). Just don't forget to use lots of blood for the blood god!

[@GrimdarkCompendium]

Appreciate it. I'll have to do Night Lords since it's so heavily requested.

[@emile1365]

I think the Custode Dreadnaughts would look great in the Grim Dark style!

[@GrimdarkCompendium]

@@emile1365 I have a full series on Custodes on the grimdarkcompendium.com

[@emile1365]

@@GrimdarkCompendium Cool, I will look it up.

[@DD-3113]

Always enjoy your videos!! Great stuff!! Would like to see you tackle a rhino or any vehicle really

[@dennisbolland2335]

Finally, I found the style that fits my unterstandment of 40k. Thanks for this amazing tutorials! I am a subscriber in your monthly programm too. Is there any chance of getting a blood ravens tutorial soon? I would die to see this! Your work is outstanding!

[@GrimdarkCompendium]

I'll be doing the Bloody Rose next. That would be a recipe that could be used for Blood Ravens.

[@Garomeister]

A really helpful video! At some point I really would like to see you paint grimdark Dark Angels (infantry, dreadnought or tank) because I'm really struggling to achieve a satisfying colour scheme for them.

[@skrackensdal]

Im really curious to see how you'd paint yellow armour. some beat up lamenters would be cool to see! cheers for making these great guides mate

[@DarkDanegan]

Loving the series! I think an Onager Dunecrawler or a Kastelan Robot. Both have flat areas that are hard to make interesting!

[@VH1348]

Great video, just like the first one. I would love to see you do a grim dark version of any Eldar model. Not dark eldar but normal eldar. Because I just can‘t imagine these to be grim dark. Especially the basic soldiers.

[@GrimdarkCompendium]

Thank you, I appreciate it!

[@benjaminwakefield813]

This is fantastic, though it's making me want to go back and repaint everything I've ever done with new materials!

[@kronweed]

Paint anything Catachan! But in general your videos are amazing. I have streaking grime coming in the mail because of you!

[@GrimdarkCompendium]

Hey! I appreciate it!

[@leeja3547ify]

Incredible. I've never heard of anyone backing out an acrylic wash with alcohol. Can't wait to try it.

[@GrimdarkCompendium]

Appreciate that!!

[@leeja3547ify]

It works! Like you said though, you need a really light touch with alcohol. I was pleasantly surprised that this technique works with my collection of homemade washes made from acrylic ink, matte medium, water and flow aid.

[@SheepWaveMeByeBye]

9:50 You blow my mind, man. Wow!

[@mortisveritas]

Excellent video as always! Keep it Grimdark ^^ I'd like to see jungle troopers being featured, maybe Catachans!

[@GrimdarkCompendium]

Thanks! Great suggestion.

[@tymekkrasinski8980]

id REALLY love a tutorial on those glowing lights you do - more specifically the grimdark fire warriors. nothing else even compares to how you do it.

[@NoPlaneSwing]

Very nice as usual. And again I've added a lot of this into my own mini painting as I like to bounce between extreme contrast and bright colours to a 'grimdark' look. I am eyeing up the new Adeptus Mechanicus 'mechanical horses' GW recently revealed. I think you could do something really special with those models. I'd love to see your technique on that archaic, steampunkish-tech. :)

[@clementb7334]

Pure genius, also the music is cool ;)

[@GrimdarkCompendium]

Appreciate it!

[@Tiemie]

Hey, mate. Just started following you. I've been a normal acrylic painter for years, but you are inspiring me to do my Grey Knights in this style. I know you've already moved on from this series. However, what makes grimdark so grim (and dark) is the juxtapositions you can create with stories. Sisters of Battle - seemingly innocent purists in this harsh world is a great story. That's why I'd love to see you do St. Celestine in this style.

[@rangda_prime]

I'd love to see you go at an Armiger Knight. It's right there in between big and small model, with lots of smaller details as well as big open spaces on the canopy etc. Visible moving mechanical parts as well as blank armour plates, and some shiny eyes and thermal weapons for lighting effects.

[@MrPizzamoe]

good day sir. I love the video and checked out your website and a lot of your videos. Now I am super hyped to try this out, cause I've been struggling with the gw style of painting a lot and honestly, your minis look way cooler and all the tecniques look more than doable. The minis look pretty much like the artwork in the old rulebooks and stuff. Really great man. Now I've been collecting Black Templars Space Marines for a while now, and I'd just LOVE it, if you did a tutorial on the Champion of the Emperor, cause it's my favourite GW mini by far and I'd like to repaint mine in grim dark style. I do have an airbrush (although it's not a super great one, It'll do) and all the thinner/mediums/alcohol stuff I might need. Except for paints (where I'd just like to use exactly yours from a possible tutorial video) do I need anything else specifically?

[@sergei5879]

Anything regular size 28mm scale, I vote for any kind of Orc model. Would be cool to have that at least partly done w/o airbrush. Personally leaving in small apartments, its just no room for that tool. Thanks for sharing knowledge man!

[@jpf338]

My streaking grime just arrive in the mail :D time to go grim dark

[@GrimdarkCompendium]

Awesome

[@stevenfitzgerald2214]

Hands down best Grimdark guides out there! Very much appreciated! Can someone tell me if I have this straight, from the oil wash/nuln part, on the cue tip mineral spirits reduces the oil and then you switch to your alcohol to reduce the acrylic?

[@padraigmcconnell7015]

Fantastic video and narrative. I have nearly exact same paints but only used a brush. Any model from star wars,..the dark side would suit your style

[@draeb2797]

This is incredible and at the same time demoralizing lol. I aspire to paint like this for my Custodes army. My first army was space marines and I used dry brushing almost exclusively. Here's hoping I can take it to the next level.

[@GrimdarkCompendium]

I appreciate it! I have a full custodes turorial series on grimdarkcompendium.com

[@TheStormFish]

I love these experiment learning videos. How about keeper of secrets?

[@martinspinosa6035]

wow, just wow

[@Mikaluin1]

Really like this approach to miniature painting. You should do a class at adepticon, i would definitely pay for that! As for mini for demo Hive tyrant

[@thatgenericdixienormouspicguy]

Would be really cool to see a grim dark Imperial guard veteran.

[@GrimdarkCompendium]

Thank you for your comment!

[@carlmayne3519]

I'll be starting on a box of apocalypse imperial guard soon so I'd second this :D

[@spec2k5]

Pretty cool, I really enjoy your fundamentals series, since it tells me the basic knowledge which I then can apply to my models depending on the model. And I do not need to watch all your videos to know which techniques are available to me. So I really like that they are not model-centric. Also, I am not sure of how many of your videos are "outdated" by that I mean which techniques in the video you are not using anymore or not that regular. Also, I am a subscriber to the grimdark compendium. Thanks for the videos.

[@GrimdarkCompendium]

Thank I appreciate it. I tend to remove outdated videos.

[@sabarslax]

WOW!! thank you so much. ima go to patreon

[@edwardlow667]

Very interesting...this is more like a chemistry seminar than actual painting...but the results are amazing.

[@joebringas4807]

This video is soooooo awesome. Thank you for so much info. I have my Black Legion Spacemarine unit base coated and ready for the grime. Perfect timing on this. Sunday can’t get here quick enough. Would love to see a Chaos terminator or maybe Mortarion.

[@GrimdarkCompendium]

Awesome thanks! I have black Legion and a mutation tutorial on the grimdarkcompendium.com

[@joebringas4807]

Zatcaskagoon Miniatures I’ve seen your black legion so good you don’t need to drill the barrels, I’ll have to go check your website out. Thanks again for sharing.

[@GrimdarkCompendium]

@@joebringas4807 haha. I appreciate it.

[@joebringas4807]

@@GrimdarkCompendium Quick question if I can, On the Black Legion tutorials you airbrush the AK Rust streaks....my current airbrush is a fine tip (in the process of saving up for an Iwata HP-CS for general spraying...... Can I achieve the same affect if I brush it on? Thanks in advance.

[@JesseRiley]

Wow, if you scaled that little card up to a 2 x 4 foot panel you'd have a seriously awesome painting!

[@neilkirkley1500]

Quality video as always mate, bought the Adeptus Custodes Telemon Dreadnought video of TGdC and it's been extremely informative, I'm not following it exactly as I'm using a lot more acrylics and less oils but it's been extremely enlightening all the same, loving seeing similar content up here. For the paint-along model how about something like a contemptor dreadnought or perhaps a chaos knight?

[@GrimdarkCompendium]

Sounds good, thank you very much!!

[@kencrayton7577]

Best vid so far. How about some thing elder ? Or more tau. Maybe saraphon!

[@caseyrogers7538]

I'd like to see you paint some Adeptus Titanicus models in your grimdark style :)

[@SentinelOfTerra]

First off, i totally like your tutorials, they are very well made and followable! My question on it is, can i achive something similar, or at least in the grim dark direction, with just brushes? Unfortunately i can't afford an airbrush nor do i have the appropriate workplace for it so im limited to brushes for now 😅! CHEERS!

[@Weapon01]

Zatcasagoon. Can you do a grimdark "Destroyers" infantary? The models that really gave the middle finger to the Geneva Convention ethic? They're the ones who played with caustic chem-munitions, poison gases, and radioactive weapons. They sound grimdark enough.

[@potentialsus4851]

as far as end tutorial models go, I personally think it would be incredibly useful to do a vehicle, a monster/fleshy thing, a power armored guy, and a xenos guy or normal human. It would show us essentially the full gamut of varieties of broad categories you can use this stuff to paint, and also give you a space marine to draw in more views.

[@guillaume-4018]

I'd like to see the new Abaddon painted this way

[@GrimdarkCompendium]

I have a full Black Legion tutorial series on the grimdarkcompendium.com including Abaddon

[@guillaume-4018]

@@GrimdarkCompendium oh I missed that. Thanks for the link

[@ikillyouu2]

Great video. I learned a lot. A few questions though. 1. Is it ok to transfer the AK enamels into dropper bottles? 2. Where can I get the long squeeze tubes? 3. Where can I get the large applicator ball that I've seen you use? Next model? I would choose a Chaos Knight.

[@Amras22520]

I think I would be cool to have a techpriest as the final model :)

[@Papa_Lazarou]

See a zatkass new video, press play, like video. You know it’s going to be good

[@GrimdarkCompendium]

I appreciate you!!

[@mrred3182]

Once the series is done would be super cool to see you do an Uber wethered imperial knight

[@GrimdarkCompendium]

Thank you!

[@corkey2077]

I would love to see the new Warlord-Sinister Psi-Titan painted in GrimDark style

[@mikecirrincione9895]

I would like to see you paint Space wolf, of Black legion 40K space marine Great vid also!

[@lewispowell1681]

im just getting back into the hobby and im seriously thinking of getting an airbrush to go ahead with this technique. im going to try and achieve the same look with brushes to start but maybe get an airbrush as soon as i can afford it

[@GrimdarkCompendium]

Welcome back :)

[@lewispowell1681]

@@GrimdarkCompendium Thankyou. your content is very inspirational

[@sergeantindie8072]

Your site has Tzaangors, 1kS Sorc and Ahriman. I'd love your process for 'table ready' Rubric Marines to complete the set.

[@yarlzxmyrsh]

I'd love to see any gory model! I also would like to ask, if I was painting black power armor, would a dark grey be my best bet for a base color?

[@GrimdarkCompendium]

When I paint black armor I just use black. Seems easiest.

[@jamesmeeks6000]

I would love to see how a space wolf would look like with that baby blue armor all grimes up.

[@Sandilini]

I’d love to see some sort of Tau battle suit or the new commander shadowsun

[@GrimdarkCompendium]

I have a Tau commission going arm maybe I'll be able to get a tutorial out it.

[@jamesford7937]

Way to excited to try this out. Do washes made of paint act the same as washes made of inks? Or is it just inks that lend themselves to coming off with alcohol (in an artistically appealing way, like do paint washes clump up or something) As far as models anything eldar or dark eldar, as both are slick but would look cool darkened up. Striking scorpions or banshees My favorite miniatures that you’ve done are the troops with a simple pallet that gets crazy interesting with mottling and different washes

[@micharymkiewicz9254]

A grimy DE Talos would be awesome. :)

[@jpf338]

Hey men, I finally tried the streaking grime and the reductive tech. But the finish was supper glossy. I diluted the Streaking G. And immediately remove with the Qtip and more minerals. Do you think that was the mistake or maybe my mineral spirits are not good? Already copied your oils weathering thecnics, sooo good! Thx for everything as soon as the crisis stabilize will go to your patreons

[@LuminousFigurePainters]

You should definitely paint a grot. No but really, I think a lot of people starting out are going to want to see this on a space marine.

[@GrimdarkCompendium]

Ty!

[@voidjord_]

When you paint faces with your basecolor skintone, do you apply streaking grime also there during the weathering process or only on all other parts and leave skin tones as they are?

[@AlexanderMharcei]

Given both your modelling and painting skills, I'd like to see if you can make the Taurox/Prime not look like a gw-bright tonka-truck bread box. There are good scion paint schemes out there but the taurox seems much less interesting

[@christopherstaats3787]

Death Korps of Krieg Mars Pattern Leman Russ Tank Commander! I paint in this style but with a slightly different technique as I have not dived into enamels yet. It would be interesting to see your take on a model I am familiar with in this style so that I can see how to apply your techniques to my style.