My colorful dry brush HACK to faster miniature painting

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So you want to paint models faster for your next game or tournament. This video talks about my number one cheat to paint fast with atmosphere, no speed paints, contrast paints or slap chop involved.
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Lyla Mev The Mini Witch creates beginner miniature painting tutorials and easy-to-understand guides for Warhammer, dungeons & dragons, and more. My favorite things to paint are sisters of battle, display quality miniatures, and focusing on having fun.

[@WildWilly292]

The full time KZbin schedule really shining through! Really fun editing

[@LylaMev]

thank you! it means a lot

[@Peter-ll7ot]

Praise the almighty algorithm! Your stuff deserves so many viewers.

[@toferkrz946]

Does it? It's quickly becoming the same clickbait drivel with sponsored ad breaks as everything else.

[@LylaMev]

Pitch me a topic!

[@crippledfoxgaming]

What a fun way to do these sort of minis. Atmosphere is such a big component of so many miniature based board games. Brilliant work!

[@LylaMev]

thanks!

[@JakeDogg-RIP]

Well done Lyla! Should have rimmed the bases black tho 😉🥰

[@fleshbhones]

Thinking about themes you want to convey while picking a pallet isn't something I'd considered for mini painting, I usually just go for cool looking schemes independent of the minis context. Great tip!

[@mr.pontifex7595]

Love the "slice of life" presentation. Very fun, hope it was fun to edit!

[@JoeCurl]

Hi Lyla, Just a thought, if you want to blow dry your models try attaching the DIFFUSER attachment to the end of your dryer; it keeps your heat settings but it diffuses the air pressure of the dryer blast... so you would end up more with more liquid products settling normally instead of wind pushing them into places you werent wanting or off of places you were wanting. Love your work, and as a hairdresser I thought this tip might help in a BIG way! Hope that helps!

[@dracosummoner]

Ooh, now I didn't know this one. This was the #1 thing making me nervous to use a blow dryer on my miniatures (except in cases where I actively wanted random color displacement, like I've seen some people do with acrylics on ceramic). Thank you very much!

[@JoeCurl]

No prob! Pro hair dresser here... we use diffusers in the salon to have something dry as if it was air drying in a gentle breeze, placing the hair in a certain style and then not having the air disturb it with air pressure. I use this all the time when painting minis :) @@dracosummoner

[@AbadonBIack]

Hi Lyla! I wanted to ask, could you make a video recommending specific models for learning specific techniques? Like a model that has a lot of places for edge highlighting, a model that lends itself to dry brushing, or a model that has well defined volumes for learning layering/wet blending? I have a bear-with-shark-hands model that was great for dry brushing, but didn't really have any good places to practice wet blending/edge highlighting as far as I could see, and I have models with capes, but they don't have the well defined folds for practicing layering/highlighting.

[@SuouEtsumi]

This was fun! Also I really appreciate how you think about color pallets and taking inspiration from movies or art. I really struggle with choosing colors. Would love to see more with that, maybe in a similar 'challenge' kinda format.

[@GiangiotheDwarf]

This is quite an excellent timing! A friend of mine bought this game and she is making her very first steps in the mini paomting world. I've immediately sent her this video! (also I hope Mochi is recovering well from illness!)

[@electo21]

I love how you had only 5 minutes per miniature but still found time to record freakin everything :p Must've been the cats holding the camera, only explanation i can see

[@3Xero3]

I'm so happy to see you using a glove during the "paint on the back of your hand" part. We never quite know if exposure to various chemicals will have a negative effect till years later when it's too late. Thank you for looking out for yourself and perhaps helping others to learn healthier painting habits.

[@captnwinkle]

Dude, been doing it for 25 years. Nothing will happen. You're probably still wearing a mask. Stop living in fear and take educated, calculated and logical risks. You'll enjoy life a lot more

[@HacksawsHobbyBunker]

Nice helpful overview of a bit of colour theory. Also I finally understand that those intentional dry brushes are different enough from makeup brushes that I do actually need some. Cheers!

[@LylaMev]

Glad it was helpful!

[@crazylocha2515]

​@@LylaMev did you have any Amazon affiliate links for the brushes by chance? (Also would help support a talented YTuber 🤔)☕🐢

[@thefollowingisatest4579]

Great strategy and framing device. Definitely something I'll be thinking about in the future.

[@darkseraph666]

Fantastic, so inspiring, yet relatively simple. I've recently gotten into slap chop, as I don't have bags of time, I really like this atmosphere and layering technique

[@charlieramsden1349]

I don’t usually comment but that was a great vid to watch. Very fun and well out together. Well done!

I did something similar to a board game's minis, I painted them to look like statues with blue-and-grey. This definitely gave me some ideas for a couple other board game! Very nice, thanks 👍

[@SuouEtsumi]

Also the mini's look great! Maybe I would add a black base rim and call them done

[@LylaMev]

Definitely agree!

[@thevuntzer]

I saw the little weights you have on the corners of your wet palette and facepalmed thinking about all the times I've battled curling edges during paint marathons. Neat idea.

[@bashcoder]

I honestly think this video is a personal best for you. Well done 👍 👍

[@LylaMev]

That is very kind!

[@JeiFaeKlubs]

The colorsheme is top notch, will definitely steal :D

[@nerd3dprinting]

Loved the description of atmosphere. Thanks

[@robertkenyon8283]

Awesome idea with the dry palette from unused models. Totally going to make one of those.

[@Daydam]

I love how you thought of the different color palettes, I'll definitely be using this in future projects!

[@LylaMev]

thanks!

[@goblinlootminis]

Whole-istic approch 😄 Another great vid

[@TheArmyPainter]

Love the 👋 Holistic Approach 👋

[@caiohcoutinho]

hehehe that was funny and light hearted. I loved it. I loved the colors you use, specially the purple-ish + magenta-ish with the oranges. I still consider myself a total newbie in miniature painting, I've never tried thinking about atmosphere while painting before. I've heard about it, sure, but I still doesn't comprehend it completely. Could that concept of atmosphere be applied to an army with a specific color scheme? Great video Lyla! Congrats! ☺

[@LylaMev]

Absolutely! Atmosphere can be applied to any model, and I think it would look really cool as an army!

[@Waynes-Wares]

I loved this video. It’s important to show how quick paint jobs can and should be part of our hobby,

[@kensai87]

Here's a tip for using a blow dryer for drying models: get a diffuser. I use one so it doesn't push paint around and still works great for fast drying.

[@MrSJPowell]

I was thinking I wouldn't get much out of this because I know how to drybrush, and I usually go for a more desaturated style. You stuck enough good tips in here though that by half way through I added it to my Mini Painting Advice playlist. One thing I've been playing with that you used but didn't go into here was the way your highlight color specifically can influence the look of the model, even when the rest of the model isn't in the "genre colors"

[@GreyHouseGames]

Always worth finding new ways to speed up the painting process; thanks for some ideas!

[@LylaMev]

thanks!

[@josephgarcia9076]

OMG OMG OMG! I just finished some monochromatic zombies for zombicide and I was looking for two other colors and I have been searching for days looking for a good example I'm definitely going to use this.

[@brendanarmstrong7802]

I have a similar trick to your airbrush one that I use for D&D miniatures. It's even simpler and (only in my own opinion, of course!) creates an even more striking effect. It's effectively just a tinted zenithal, but the magic is in the paint choice. Start by spraying your miniatures with black primer. Then, spray them at a tight angle with white ink. Generally you want to do this from above, but if the model is holding a light source, it looks even better as budget OSL. Make sure to pick out all the details you want to show off. Then, take a super-saturated and translucent fluorescent paint. I prefer Golden High Flow, but any should do. Spray down the model with this fluo paint. It won't appear at all over the black areas, so you can be as messy as you like at this point. Finally, as an optional final step, use an ultra matte varnish like AK Interactive or a Mr Hobby flat rattlecan, and matte the whole thing down. Done correctly, it creates a dramatic moody look, as though the miniature is on a dark stage with a bright directional colored spotlight pointed at it. It's reminiscent of Darkest Dungeon, if it was only two colors.

[@GettinJiggly]

Have a similar approach that is similar to Sundrop but mixing different colors

[@LylaMev]

you are the second person to mention the sundrop method, I have never heard of this before!!

[@GettinJiggly]

@@LylaMev it's a method used by the board game publisher Awaken Realms, think wash with a drybrush before Speed Paints were a thing.

[@MaskedRiderChris]

Excellent, informative, and funny video! Filing this idea away for future use, for sure.

[@TheMorrigan31]

This was fun, I like the new style of video!

[@MekBoooooi]

This is how I planned on doing my undead Blood bowl team 💪. Super busy but wanna get something done quick, thx for the tutorial

[@markgnepper5636]

Great stuff friend 👏 👍

[@LylaMev]

Thank you! Cheers!

[@wargamingsorceress]

I love adding in atmosphere and lighting to my models but don't do it often. I also think that board games are fine if they are painted this way. It makes the minis look good but you don't have to spend as much time on them.

[@LylaMev]

Especially if it follows the feeling of the game!

[@_nixxie_]

@@LylaMev totally!

[@danielhamilton5495]

Especially when you can use the color schemes to easily identify the types of pieces. Makes things move a lot faster.

[@minipaintingforyou]

I may need to try this to get all those kickstarter stretch goals I‘ve senselessly collected over the years somewhat painted. It seems to me that they would have looked much more striking, if you painted a single feature on each mini in a contrasting colour. It’s unfortunate you don’t have the minis anymore to try this 😂 Thank you for sharing!

[@rae_of_enfeeblement]

This has big Benny Hill energy 😂

[@KurtisJoseph]

So you're a mini witch? Does that mean you invest energy into mini's, bestow anima and create them as servitors/thoughtforms?

[@BlackCoyote66]

Bloodborne has a board game?! WITH MINIS?! Oh, and very good video - I usually forget about atmosphere or lighting context when painting.

[@jimdcushman]

Love this premise!!!

[@11nofuture]

ok ok i will try squarespace, they seem cool

[@sXeragon]

This mught be just what I need for Cthulhu Wars, ty

[@Picosaurus]

Nice! Keep it up!

[@ThomasGallinari]

The Grudge has always been the movie I was the most terrified of, I almost stopped watching your video right away

[@michaelpatton4012]

Thanks for the content

[@jaemesL]

Silly question, may i ask wwhich dry brush that is and size? :)

[@jorey4565]

You can try for the next fast project: -zenital light . -oil washes. -remove some oil with make up sponges with tiny mineral spirit . And it's done !

[@LylaMev]

I have yet to get oil washes to work!

[@nostepsnek1776]

great video!

[@LylaMev]

Thanks!

[@daemonnexusknight]

Great video! :)

[@freedoomed]

those army painter drybrushes the bristles are too short and i always hit the ferrule on the model. they also shed like crazy. i threw mine out after using them 2-3 times.

[@Some-Guy-]

And it's totally OK to paint for playing with rather than sitting in a display case indefinitely!

[@schlitzie72]

for 20 models in 90 minutes, I'd say that's a neat hack.

[@kennethmelsen]

Commenting for the algorithm boost😊

[@LylaMev]

You're the best!

[@brotquel1592]

It's a really nice trick, and it really conveys ambient and theme but, to be completely honest, slapchop still seems faster.

[@gbbaker3820]

Isn’t this essentially a color version of slapchop

[@LylaMev]

Not at all! Slap chop is a dry brush zenithal and then contrast, inks or army painter speed paints!

[@gbbaker3820]

@@LylaMev I was thinking just the initial drybrush portion in color instead of monochrome of slapchop but before adding the inks or speed paints. I wonder if you slapchopped in a color drybrush with speed paints over too if it would turn well like sepia or blue tones drybrush to affect the speed paint coles once they go on. It’s also crazy timing that I watched the video while painting Bloodborne. I went back at it yesterday after months of neglect

[@proximityfpv1722]

cool fun vid, sorry you have to click bait to pull in eye balls, have fun!

[@joshbecka6110]

I am here for Fiver and also Lyla

[@apexparagon7133]

"Nobody likes gray models" -person holding bloodborne model set 😂

[@LegionaireSiggi]

LA's Totally Awesome means never having to admit you made a mistake...

[@machetowski]

wow, is there bloodborne tournaments? daamn

[@LylaMev]

There is not!

[@captnwinkle]

Even rushing time needs to be made to say bye to Mr gato

[@HamzaKhan-hg6qp]

👏🏽👏🏽👏🏽

[@lucasathus]

Yeah not my style Maybe for underpainting, but yeah, i wouldn't put these on the table Maybe one or another for a 'ghostly' look, but you can't really enjoy the details and definitions of the model with this kind of painting It's kinda ok for a underpainting base tho

[@LylaMev]

If you want to enjoy the detail, then you definitely wouldn't do this technique.

[@rolandyandell390]

😂😂😂😂

[@OmegaLittleBob]

...................wait......THEY MADE A BLOODBORNE BOARD GAME???

[@joshbecka6110]

Lol…Fiver is doxxed

[@SugarCandyMiniatures]

It is not my house 😆 they are my minis though

[@LylaMev]

Jokes on you, I used my house both times.

[@joshbecka6110]

@lyla Mev, next time get Fiver to do their Gilbert Godfrey impression while reciting the Grimdark line from Warhammer. Fiver is great at it.

[@SugarCandyMiniatures]

@@joshbecka6110 I am not and will not

[@DonScovillo]

What a waste of these beautiful miniatures. 😢And what a missed opportunity. Unfortunately there aren't any high quality painting videos for Bloodborne.

[@LylaMev]

thanks.

[@youtubevanced4900]

Did someone pay you for that? Thats super rough. Which is understandable if you only spent 5 minutes on each. Let's see a follow up video where you take them up to a decent standard.

[@LylaMev]

My friend name is Fiver. It's not for the website.

[@SugarCandyMiniatures]

I had the name before the website did 😆

[@LylaMev]

I literally start the video by saying these are for a friend. Also: why would I get a text from the fiverr website? I even link to my friends KZbin channel when they start taking in the video? And the whole point is speed. If you want better, this isn't the video you're looking for.

[@youtubevanced4900]

I think my comment still stands, let's see a follow up video where you take them to a higher level with another 10 mins per model. I'm interested to see where you go with them.

[@LylaMev]

@@youtubevanced4900 I'll think about it

[@wikyWargaming]

Ahhhh, you too are a chronic procrastinator?

[@ballsdynamite]

I respect you and this channel, and I think you have made great content in the past. But this isn't a new method at all. It's the basic way most people learn to paint. Base coat, wash, drybrush. And your airbrush tip about adding more paint directly in without cleaning it first is one of the ways you clog your airbrush. Maybe if you're using a bigger needle you could get away with it more, but ideally you should mix your paint separately, and I let it marinate for a few minutes, then re-mix then pour into the cleaned out cup. Clearing clogs takes way more time than cleaning it after each paint. You can mix your paint in a little cup while you clean out the old paint. By the time you're done, so is the pre-mixed paint. Priming over white is also bad advice even if you are going for speed. A zenithal takes just a few more moments, and makes it so that you can leave parts black because they're in shadow. A difficult to access cape can be black on the inside and no one would bat an eye, but if it's stark white you'll need to spend time trying to get your brush inside without leaving marks on the model's back and shoulders. I wish you the best on future videos.

[@LylaMev]

Thanks for the feedback! I've never seen anyone talk about speeding up your painting process by using a limited color palette to create atmosphere. I've also never seen anyone talk about adding white to your dry brush paint to increase opacity, though that seems like a likely topic I've missed. I've also never seen anyone give suggestions of watching movies or tv shows for inspiration for your miniatures. Again, that has probably happened and I just haven't seen it. However, that means that the likelihood of all this happening together in a previous video is extremely unlikely. Sure, dry brushing and wash isn't new, but very few techniques are these days. I certainly talk about enough other new things in this video (even if it's just new in combination) to be worth calling a "new technique." In the video, I said you should use a more vibrant base coat. You can't base a vibrant base coat over black. therefore, painting it over white (or some other lighter color) is what is required. Unless you have very opaque paint or want to do tons of layers. If you have stark white showing, you're doing my techniques wrong, and that's not a flaw in my video, that's a flaw in your painting.

[@LylaMev]

to avoid clogging, I frequently pull the needle the whole way back to blow drying paint from the gun. Apologies for not including that in the video, perhaps that will help you with your airbrush painting!

[@johnnyd9174]

I usually love your videos… this seemed pretty clickbaity though.

[@LylaMev]

I've never seen anyone else talk about using colors up create atmosphere and thus painting faster, so it seemed like a new cheat to me.