Miniature Painting with Hydro Dipping

Water transfer printing, also known as immersion printing, water transfer imaging, hydro dipping, watermarbling, cubic printing, Hydrographics, or HydroGraphics, is a method of applying printed designs to three-dimensional surfaces.
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[@janschulte8434]

The way the black and yellow turned out remind me of the Badab War Salamander color scheme. Love it!

[@MiniatureHobbyist]

Cheers, its a fun thing to do lol 🙂

[@averageeughenjoyer6429]

They managed to bring it back?

[@janschulte8434]

@@averageeughenjoyer6429 they haven't featured it in a long time, but it was on the big poster of the Astartes chapters that came with Conquest magazine a couple of years ago

[@teax25]

Many, Many years ago when I saw this technique on KZbin, I brought up this technique with another hobbyist when we were discussing painting. We both laugh because it seems too complicated to use for small details such as Space Marine. I am glad to see that we were wrong and that it has since become a tool within our hobby toolbox.

[@MiniatureHobbyist]

Yeah flat surfaces come out great, complicated models would result in gaps, I did try this out on a marine and it wasnt too bad but the dipping ink is quite thick so some of the detail in the marine was lost but as always its great to try out new things and see what the results are 🙂

[@samuelbroad11]

I'd under paint the figure first, so any gaps have colour

[@metajock]

The Screamin' Yellow Zonkers!!!

[@bl00dthrister]

Wouldn't it be easier to spray the entire tank yellow and then make black and transparant swirls to create the same effect. Except that there won't be any white spots left

[@tylercampbell2147]

if you base coated them in a color you could have a third color present in the camo and wouldnt have to fix afterwards

[@aranil89]

I started the video very reluctant, but boy was I wrong. Cool stuff!

[@Del_S]

I wonder, if you deliberately left gaps and worked over a certain basecoat, could it result in a more camouflage pattern? Like say you had a black and green over brown for a woodland look, or used blue and grey over white for an urban/snow?

[@MiniatureHobbyist]

Yup that would work, there is a clear dipping ink that came with the set that would help you see the original colour 🙂

[@schootingstarr]

​@@MiniatureHobbyist with that in mind, do you know how well these paints cover? Is there a noticeable difference between a yellow over a white base coat Vs a black one? Really cool idea btw!

[@eamonia]

Holy resolution, dude. I haven't yet got into 3D printing because I kinda have a problem with getting obsessed with projects and that realm of tech would most likely completely consume me, but I didn't even know that there are printers that can pull that off. Fascinating...

[@JachymorDota]

The drybrush does bring everything together. I think the black ink is a bit too intense though, a darker grey would make it feel less cartoony.

[@j.taylor7361]

I’ve seen electric guitars painted with that dipping method; they always looked cool to me!

[@MiniatureHobbyist]

It is a great technique 🙂

[@ARescueToaster]

Yea, I've seen this technique used for a number of moderately large objects, like guitars with wild patterns and even gun parts to get an easy, nice looking camouflage on them

[@Meany747]

This looks brilliant. Will definitely look into dipping tanks! I think dipping before gluing the tracks on might be the go to decrease how much repainting needs doing.

[@MiniatureHobbyist]

Yup only dipping the parts I wanted camouflaged would have been better 🙂

[@MrArmour]

Awesome work! I love that octagonal tub you mixed in. I used to make bunkers out of that brand all the time. :D

[@MiniatureHobbyist]

Cheers, that vegan ice cream is yummy 🙂

[@MrArmour]

@@MiniatureHobbyist It definitely is!

[@jacknix6133]

They shall be called “the Diddle Doddler Blasters”

[@capnskustomworks]

Those turned out just excellent!!! The detail painting adds so much, and the drybrushing perfectly brings everything together!

[@MiniatureHobbyist]

Thank you so much 🙂

[@h.a.9880]

It certainly looks good, but I'd appreciate a closer look to see how well the shape of the miniature is retained. In a few of the shots of the still wet inks, it seems like it's very blobby and thick, coating the surface details. In later shots when they are dried, I can't really make it out either.

[@emiledurand5864]

We need more red color ! Red is alway better !

[@vickyguarnieri9385]

Cougar commandos! Looking for a good hummie to mate with, "TOO DEATH".

[@JustinKase1969]

Made me think of Bad Moonz - neat way to get those vehicles done so quickly with a nice finish.

[@Theyungcity23]

Reminds me of concept art from Jodorowsky’s Dune

[@phillipstone3116]

The Caution Crew 😂

[@Alex-xn1vg]

Top, thanks a lot for the idea. Have a good day

[@ARescueToaster]

Those tank designs look very similar to Warhammer 40k Epic Grot tanks - I dig it! And I was a little skeptical of how this looked as they were very glossy at first (the nature of inks, I suppose), but the dry brushing really brought it all together

[@miricoleciona]

Maybe dip the tanks before gluing the tracks.

[@craigw6686]

Maybe you can use an eye dropper to put the paint into the water

[@howardcoates6985]

love that look. nice stuff

[@hb003]

wow! those turned out awesome!

[@MiniatureHobbyist]

Cheers, Im pleased and cant wait to see what my son does with his 🙂

[@mekko1413]

I would recommend on a project like this if you want yellow and black camo to actually undercoat in yellow so that you don't have the white spots.

[@krzysztofmathews738]

This is a very clever technique!

[@MiniatureHobbyist]

Its fast and fun 🙂

[@jehowa5691]

Thats awesome! I will order these and give it a try 👍😸

[@CoxJJAsmith]

These are brilliant a great way to get an interesting colour scheme with minimum effort

[@MiniatureHobbyist]

Cheers, my son is looking forward to doing his tanks and making a mess lol 🙂

[@sebytheman]

great tanks, great vid -- your enthusiasm about the hobby is contagious!

[@MiniatureHobbyist]

Cheers bud, I was brought up on Blue Peter and take Hart so just love making and painting things and Im besotted with 3D printers, its like having a toy shop in my home lol 🙂

[@sebytheman]

@@MiniatureHobbyist I feel the same way! What an exciting future it is for the perennial inner child :)

[@TryChillBalloo]

man thats intresting. i have alot of ruins terrain which would work with marble perfectly. Thanks alot for the idea!

[@MiniatureHobbyist]

Yeah terrain would look great and you could get a nice marble effect 🙂

[@malicant123]

Scratch building models like this is what used to make Ork armies (and to a point, Chaos armies) the converter's dream. Do GW still allow scratch builds?

[@MeggaManDan666]

Does the layer of film end up smoothing out any of the detail at all? these look great, just looks as though it could hide smaller details.

[@macewen1]

Have you tried this with smaller sub assemblies? Or masking certain areas with liquid masking stuff?

[@nikos52]

Love this new method, GG ! How thick is the painting film on the model? I mean does it hide any details of the model? Also when dry is it any durable or rubs off?

[@PaulMillhouse7]

TORKs! (Orc tanks haha)

[@David-ns4ym]

Gear guts mek shop is another great ork boi

[@brendanarmstrong7802]

For really small magnets like the one you put in the turret of that first tank, I find it easier to just use a paperclip rather than a magnet applicator, which might have too strong a pull on the magnet. Also less risk of gluing the magnet to the applicator.

[@the250mikec]

Min effort! That's awesome Super cool

[@MiniatureHobbyist]

Cheers, yup keeping it simple and fun 🙂

[@theHiddenStone]

NIce. You could use those to play Tonks as well!

[@MiniatureHobbyist]

Haha they are cool little tanks 🙂

[@intzbk1]

I feel the failed prints thingy. I got into SLA printing in June and I haven't had any failed prints since I dialed it in until late November and the last two I tried both failed, I think it's because it's too cold in the basement. I have a space heater somewhere I have to find to see if that'll help. These turned out great and I wish I would have tried these on my Catachan legs before I assembled and painted them.

[@Jimmy-Bobbin]

looks like tiger stripe, so im gonna make a suggestion, 'Tiga Teef Krew'

[@koelkast9]

How well can you paint over this? It would make a great marble

[@samuelbroad11]

Going to use this for elvish cloaks: thanks! Name: the sabretooths.

[@DBN1338]

You should call them something like the Torque Tigers / Tork Tikers

[@DBN1338]

And it's great camouflage if your prey/enemy can't see the difference between yellow/orange and greens.

[@wikyWargaming]

Name suggestion: Da Bengal Gitz. Because tiger stripe camo. Looking good!

[@MiniatureHobbyist]

Yay, thats the best name so far 🙂

[@wikyWargaming]

Woot!

[@3ggnesto]

maybe... just maybe... it could be fun in titan/knight armorplates

[@rayindc2074]

They look great. For a name, how about the Tygerrs?

[@DaronSchmit]

I think doing this process in sub assemblies would be great as well

[@EQ2Cordanim]

Very cool - curious how durable is the dipped ink after it dries?

[@MiniatureHobbyist]

Cheers, good question, the ink is quite thick and dries really well but I guess I could put a matt varnish over the top to help seal it all 🙂

[@EQ2Cordanim]

You could name them the Cheetah Zebra Gang :)

[@MiniatureHobbyist]

Haha yup sounds good 🙂

[@jordan3636]

I would reccomend after doing your primer, doing a orange coat dip and then do a marble dip. I thinkyou mixed too much during the marble dipping

[@yannsalmon2988]

One thing I’m wondering, because I always see hydro dipping used to make swirly psychedelic paint jobs, but can it be used to make a uniform coat of one single color ? As I see it, n theory, the coating should be very uniform and smooth. Of course, this wouldn’t work well on highly detailed objects like those figurines, but what if I use it to paint panels from a model car for example ? Could it be an alternative to spray paint ?

[@Ninjorz]

There's really no need to do that spastic swirling after ever dip. Just dip it, pull it out, add some more ink, do another dip. Another trick, for something like what you're doing here, would be to simply paint the tanks in the orangy-yellow, and then simply dip into black stripes. You'll get a much more complete paint job that way, without white spots.

[@dvader1293]

man, I love those tanks ;) @dipping: really wanna try it, so thx for this video! here's 2 questions: -wouldn't a basecoat (say of yellow) solve your white-spot-problem in the first place? or maybe a different color so you could have 3 colors effectively? -how are the details, say on the gobbo-driver? I'm a bit scared that the dipping clogs the details up. is that a thing or not? again: thx for this great vid and the great inspiration! :)

[@williamings773]

I don't have a shed, but i do live in Canada.

[@TryChillBalloo]

can u make more videos with this technics?

[@MiniatureHobbyist]

I can try, I want to make some terrain pieces look like marble and this effect would work well with that 🙂

[@TryChillBalloo]

i checked the line, they offer a white a grey and a silver. i think these 3 colours in combination can look quite good @@MiniatureHobbyist

[@drewo8209]

Dud, this is rad. Thought it was gonna turn out just a fun video to watch. But I see myself totally trying this out.

[@MiniatureHobbyist]

My aim is to make fun videos that may be helpful to others 🙂

[@TrisevicEntertainment]

Call them Rattlin' Kans

[@MiniatureHobbyist]

Yeah that sounds good 🙂

[@rcssking]

Tiny Tigers

[@craigmclellan-1976]

PUKE TROOPERS

[@ger5956]

My suggestions for names are “Mork’s Mob” and “Gork’s Gangers” 😅

[@MiniatureHobbyist]

Hey cool names 🙂

[@ARescueToaster]

Comment #2: Did you ever decide on names for your factions? If not, I got some ideas! Gibsnit's Gearheads Nabnaffz' Nuckleheads (mispelled intentionally for alliteration!) Skabgit's Super Fun Time Team Bob and Friends

[@amimeebee]

probably a black primer could have saved some postwork?

[@passmorebm]

fun

[@Crits-Crafts]

I wonder if i could get a nice statue with this technique

[@MiniatureHobbyist]

Yup it would look like a marble statue 🙂

[@fillerbunnyninjashark271]

I only know how to do it with spray paint, loll. I have tiny things I wanna dip so here I am

[@SkiSummer]

Can tell you're a dad, your hallway is 0 degrees. Aka that thermostat is glued off

[@allenforbes8108]

Hey, do you still have the Blood Bowl game stuff? Eons of Battle is looking for stuff for the games, maybe get in touch with him? Alsowhat would a hydro-dipped first model look if you use it as a base coat to do either slap-chop or comic style?

[@MiniatureHobbyist]

Someone brought the BB pitch off me, haha that would make the miniature look psychedelic 😂

[@stormy7722]

Ive noticed recently that a lot of youtubers from Great Britain wear quite a few leather/bead/cloth/plastic bracelets. Is this a fashion thing or am i missing something. Im old, so im not keeping up on trends..lol. Back in the day the only time you would see a bracelet on a dude was at a week end outdoor party, for admission purposes.

[@MiniatureHobbyist]

Hiya, when I was in my early 20's I did a lot of travelling around the world and people gave them to each other as a friendship thing, that was some time ago lol but recently my children brought me these 🙂

[@defdaz]

If you want to get drunk real quick watch one of Miniature Hobbyist's videos and take a drink each time he says 'yeah'. ;) I think they looked wicked mate!!!

[@MiniatureHobbyist]

Haha I can not be held responsible for any drinking activities played out when people watch my videos 😂

[@makeshiftminis9090]

Huh, usually people use hydro dipping to paint large parts, nifty. So this makes me wonder, how would a Titan look hydro dipped?

[@MiniatureHobbyist]

Its good to experiment and see what happens 🙂

[@thibaultdesrumaux8067]

Really nice video. I just wanna say that the first 10min arent needed. You could just skip to the paintjob

[@MiniatureHobbyist]

I could do but people seem to like the longer videos where I waffle more lol

[@jb2590]

Tiger Tanks

[@armin8306]

Hydro dipping is kind of hit and miss as far as me liking it. Most of the time it looks bad. But it might be cool to make that alternative salamander scheme in this.

[@MiniatureHobbyist]

It certainly does work better on flat simple objects but is certainly fun trying out 🙂

[@armin8306]

@@MiniatureHobbyist maybe worth a shot on an old firstborn

[@marcbohlen7105]

Welcome to tribe vegan ;-)

[@susanjensen5787]

wazzzzzpezzzz!

[@kitchenbriks3685]

Paint them black before you dip them in

[@Ale_giro]

10:21 => (before that time, it's just a blah blah blah). Btw results are so bad.

[@josemateu2205]

Tiger Jungz

[@untimention]

Defo miss with this

[@cookiesnake7216]

Tie-DIE

[@clive3490]

10 minuets in to a 19 minuet video about Hydro Dipping, aaaaand nothing. Did he ever get to the point?

[@bobbytables4305]

So Yeah... (x9999)

[@xxyy9457]

omg crap

[@livanbard]

Minimal effort is an unhealthy mindset to spread.

[@TheSixYardBox]

Might want to stop saying "um yeah" it makes watching with subtitles really difficult. You say it about 10 times in the first 2 minutes

[@theRealDonaldTrump666]

thats horrible . this isnt the special olympics . every one doesnt get ice cream just for participating . that said i understand its just to save time and try something new

[@leynadIX]

What a horrible paint! hahaha Failed try