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

[@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!!!

[@sabarslax]

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

[@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.

[@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

[@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

[@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.

[@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.

[@salimosman8188]

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

[@GrimdarkCompendium]

Appreciate that!!

[@abelbabel8484]

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

[@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

[@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.

[@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. : )

[@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.

[@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

[@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

[@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.

[@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!

[@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.

[@sgt_bob_ross4733]

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

[@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.

[@englishminiaturepainter]

What amazing work here

This was a really good tutorial. Thanks.

[@TheMiniJunkie]

Love this series.

[@Alex-hc1ls]

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

[@Markovian_]

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

[@voytek6520]

Awesome classes on how to paint

[@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. :)

[@silvernome]

Another fantastic video!

[@GrimdarkCompendium]

Ty ty. I appreciate you buddy.

[@daswolfy]

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.

[@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

[@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!

[@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.

[@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.

[@C3ns0rious]

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

[@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.

[@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.

[@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.

[@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

[@jonathanowen9917]

Can you achieve the same results with brushes or is this only possible with an airbrush?

[@mortisveritas]

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

[@GrimdarkCompendium]

Thanks! Great suggestion.

[@JesseRiley]

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

[@DD-3113]

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

[@josemariacampos2572]

Great techniques, something new. Thank you!

[@christianthegrayt]

Love it! Seeing death Korps would be awesome.

[@TheStormFish]

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

[@mrjosh452004]

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

[@Bihli777]

Excellent video.

[@urs9189]

certainly love the look!

[@DarkDanegan]

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

[@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!!

[@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.

[@jamjamjam61]

Can you do a tutorial for the sisters of battle? I love that look

[@GrimdarkCompendium]

grimdarkcompendium.com/how-to-paint-sisters-of-battle-the-sacred-rose/

[@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?

[@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!

[@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

[@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.

[@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

[@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

[@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?

[@kencrayton7577]

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

[@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!

[@buster3903]

Excellent video, thank you!

[@clementb7334]

Pure genius, also the music is cool ;)

[@GrimdarkCompendium]

Appreciate it!

[@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.

[@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

[@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.

[@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

[@TheMiniJunkie]

Just took my first shot at this - I’m wondering if maybe I didn’t shake up my AK Streaking Grime enough or something. Mine looks more greenish and not really as dramatically awesome as yours. I’ll have to try some more!

[@jpf338]

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

[@GrimdarkCompendium]

Awesome

[@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. :)

[@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

[@benjaminwakefield813]

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

[@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.

[@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

[@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!

[@mrred3182]

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

[@GrimdarkCompendium]

Thank you!

[@Xaltotun]

Would it be a good idea to apply a layer of matte varnish after applying the base colors to avoid them rubbing off when using alcohol to rub away washes on top of the base color?

[@SheepWaveMeByeBye]

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

[@sabarslax]

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

[@iamphL]

Firstly, thank you very much for this series! I have a question: I dont have an airbrush, so I thought if it was possible to "wash" the models I want to do grimdark style with a brush and remove it with a q tip with mineral spirits. I guess it wont look as clean as yours, but maybe even extra grimey when doing it with just a brush?

[@GrimdarkCompendium]

You can use a brush. I do it all the time.

[@caseyrogers7538]

Question about mineral spirits, can they damage transfers that have been applied to a model?

[@GrimdarkCompendium]

Not that I have noted.

[@UnvarnishedTarnished]

You should generally varnish over transfers to blend them into the model, so once your varnish is dry it wouldn't be any different from from normal use.

[@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.

[@williamford2510]

Lovely!! whats the blue color you used on the test piece?

[@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.

[@fuel87]

what is the name of the wool ball you use? I did not catch what you said. I like the effect alot

[@miguelgilcasas3560]

How did you break up the blood on lady olynder's dress? Was it something like what you did at the end?

[@GrimdarkCompendium]

Yes. That is exactly the method I used to get the blood effect on Olynder.

[@Wicknology]

You mentioned in the videos that if your enamel washes are fully cured you can't reactivate them with spirits so you can layer them, so if I'm trying to batch paint some miniatures with the streaking grime, How long is the working time between when I spray on the streaking grime with an airbrush and when it is so cured that I can't do the mineral spirits subtractive highlight dabbing technique?

[@fedesiempre]

Do you know if citadel contrast paints would work the same way as a wash for the reduction technique?

[@alexandermichel3660]

I love this grimdark look. The box cover lookings are not authentic imo. I mean you hear "there s only war in the 41st" century". Man your Armour and stuff looks pretty clean for always beeing at war lol. Thank you very much for your videos. Changed the way of how I paint my terrain and minis.

[@WhabandSheeb]

Hey could you look at doing a Grimdark style model that is mostly flesh tones. I’m struggling to find how to paint in your style large flesh models. Do you have any suggestions?

[@Kerberos2507]

Is there a chance that you will do something Aeldari-like in the future?

[@GrimdarkCompendium]

Yes, not sure when. I do try to cover as many requests as I can though.

[@MrOddnerdrum]

Did you seal the oil wash before you sprayed the blue acrylic wash? Thanks

[@GrimdarkCompendium]

No, I rarely use varnishes.

[@minimundus1712]

Dam i wish you would make a iron hand from the horus heresy in this styl or white scar

[@caseyrogers7538]

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