You'll Never Hate Painting Warhammer Faces AGAIN

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0:00 We Don't have to Dread Faces
1:01 Paints Used and 1 Hour Face
8:47 30 Minute Face: the sweet spot?
12:54 10 Minute Face: Oh dear lord...
14:38 Final Comparison and Thoughts

[@aldinviray2970]

Yes. Doing in-depth tutorials on different materials/part are a life saver. instead of trying to find certain aspects of a long video and then having to replay that over and over while painting.

[@RichardReads]

New ice breaker - “Your Nasolabial folds are top tier.”

[@rallyfeind]

The status face from Wolfenstein look is a win for me.

[@thebrotherhoodofthearrowan3290]

videos like this are very helpful to the beginning painter. Good for understanding lighting and the transition from the bottom of the face to the top.

[@SeppukoGaming]

It's such an amazing thing to have such an array of "tutorials" to pick from. You can get something like " how to paint faces " by Jon, which is something that hits a wide range of use. Then you got Vincy V. with a tutorial on how to paint the big toenail on a Spacewolf's right foot during a Bloodmoon. Thanks for yet another amazing video with a lot to learn

[@ZombieMonkey7]

Definitely prefer these videos, because these are the ones that will actually make me paint better- as opposed to other painting videos where you just watch someone paint with zero direction on how to replicate the end goal.

[@Rancor1182]

I enjoy video that highlight ways to possibly conserve time in painting. The 30 minute face is the "best bang for your buck" so to speak. And pointing that out points at the best way to utilize my time painting, especially when army painting and not display or competition painting.

[@elijahhaase5058]

Definitely would like more in-depth painting videos. Gear reviews and such a good filler, but videos like this and especially your diorama themed videos are what really keeps me coming back to watch 🤙

[@inigomontoya6968]

A fun video! If I could offer one suggestion; I'd have a section of the 3 heads, in their finished state, at the very beginning of the video and ask the audience to choose A, B or C on which is which. Then proceed with the painting steps / instruction. This way your audience is then vested into seeing if they were right. You might get a few more people watching until the end that way.

[@ironbomb6753]

Id like more content like this Ninjon. Painting the eyes for table top is a personal choice, thank you for saying so. Maybe cover techniques to define the eyes, without painting the whites, iris, lens.... Also, as an aircraft mechanic, i see loads of different coloes of bare metal. I try to emulate that on my figures. But many folks have never seen a naked jet engine. Maybe show how to paint different colors of metal that isnt "lead belcher/nuln oil"....i wouldn't have said anything, but you asked. 👍❤️

[@robertralls8309]

Ninjon=my hero!!! Yes, more content like this. Always looking to pick up painting tips. Thanks for what you do!

[@joebloe]

Agree that “deep dive” videos are really nice for beginners.

[@davidstone-haigh4880]

This is great Mr. Ninjon! I actually stopped the vid at the point where you show the finished 60min and 30min faces and they are IDENTICAL! Fantastic work. I (like so many mini painters) are rubbish at painting faces. This a boon my friend. Cheers from across The Pond.

[@ElNick09]

Fantastic video! Id really like you to do more of these with different skin tones because while the steps may be the same, the color choices would be different. I'm working on improving my ability to paint dark skin tones now and there is so much variation in color choice that impacts the final result, I feel like it would be a rich topic for you to explore. Anyway, as always great work!

[@octopushat]

I haven't painted a face in over a year, and watching this video has me pumped to challenge myself with a few over the weekend! I'd love to see more videos like this -- maybe even more face vids diving into different skin tones and female faces.

[@MrEScience]

Ninjon's background music is the best in the biz.

[@lorinolsen6094]

These kind of videos are my absolute favorites of yours. I love hearing your thoughts and seeing your process on painting something, it really helps me to think through the painting decisions I make when I am working on something similar.

[@DigitalOrigami]

Yes, definitely more of these kinds of videos. I’m excited to try this out and I never thought of using such a range of colours to get the final result.

[@JarrodCleveland]

Painting Faces is so daunting, but the way you break this down, especially the paint mixes as you work your way up, make a lot of sense!

[@Filthyanimal9]

Great style of video focusing on one specific aspect of the mini in depth. Thanks!

[@DrJamesGill]

Loved it. Thank you for the specifics. A tutorial on skulls specifically would be good, eg large ones like dragon skulls down to human Thanks

[@rogthepirate4593]

Actually, the face is one of my favorite parts of painting. It's a very small, contained area and gives a model TONS of character.

[@spilledpaintpot]

I enjoy content like this a great deal, they help me understand the painting process a little better.

[@sirrobert1962]

Faces have always been a problem for me, and it helps to see someone break it down into steps like you have in this video.

[@stu9167]

Love the detail in this video, more like this please!

[@Sanguinius2580]

I love the 80's Music Style. Plz put the Tracklist in the Description

[@zrize101]

Seriously, why does he outright refuse to credit the music he uses? He's never creditied any music artists in his videos and I think that's grossly egotistical towards the artists and of course those viewers that want to know the songs.

[@devoth]

I love that type of comparisons and in depth tutorials

[@Tukenukemus]

I guess having time limits is like figure drawing, you're going to focus on the important gestures when the clock is ticking, and sometimes having more time gives worse result because you relax and slow down... until the timer hits zero and you're only half way done.

[@user-bx5vv6ny4x]

I love watching you paint and I think this video is particularly good because you are teaching me something new. That being said I appreciate that it isn't always possible to find a new technique or something else new for each video and I feel that it is important to say that sometimes the best videos for me are watching someone just painting and letting us follow the process.

[@HeatherSanto]

Yes! These tutorials are what I love the best. I have to say, I'm loving the 30 minute one the best. You are amazing, thank you!

[@Tgruss]

This was a great video. I love seeing the technique, I love the fact that it was an experiment where you got to do some theory crafting then we got to watch you apply the things you were talking about. I have been prepping to make a serious attempt at faces and this video crammed so much into a short amount of time it was the best video on the subject that I’ve watched so far.

[@Bachman2099]

As someone just starting my second year in the hobby I love videos like this! Seeing the details and the steps at 3 different timeframes is really helpful. Thank you.

[@richard9700]

I always find some take away from your videos, regardless of the specific subject, but this one in particular was really insightful. Especially where you mentioned returning to the painting table after a break - I thought it was just me. I would love to see something like this for monochromatic paint schemes as I searched high and low to no avail recently. Keep up the great work!

[@normalguygames]

I like a good mix of in depth and overview. Keeps things fresh.

[@eljeffe3135]

Absolutely enjoy these focused topic videos, Ninjon! Hope you continue this format. :D

[@edwardliddell501]

Love seeing this focus on one small area of painting. MOAR of these! 😀

[@SciFiPorkChop28]

Wow.. as much as I've really liked a lot of your content, this is perhaps one of your most useful videos ever... I'm literally going back to my paint station tonight and going to work on faces in a whole new light... thank you. And yes, more occassional videos like this would be fantastic.

[@duncanmcdane388]

Good one, thanks. I think the 30 minutes one has the most expression ( not only because of the design but because it's a bit "harsher" painted ), would definitely go for that!

[@ryanclark4482]

I have been just worrying about painting the faces on a couple of models I really like. This video has really helped me better shape a plan in my head. Thanks!!!

[@morith5108]

I love Michigan Toy soldier! Best paint shop imo

[@karmghia720]

Love the tutorial videos, especially the stuff we paint a lot of. Thanks!

[@pmastroeni79]

Another well done video! Keep these in-depth vids coming, there extremely helpful!

[@jay_cadiramen]

They all look fantastic!

[@patrickt491]

love the specific focus

[@douglasvandall7084]

Excellent. There are many generalized videos on miniature painting but I find ones like this one really help me grow as a painter. Keep them coming

[@nathanstaker6325]

Finally the face video I've been waiting for. Good tutorial Jon. Would like to see another vid on 10 (15) minute faces with a better plan.

[@briankurz9992]

These are my favorite types of videos. I like when there is a focus on one skill/section. I like the self contained nature of this so I can save it as a reference to come back to.

[@Gundumb_guy]

I didn’t paint warhammer or minis for that matter but I do paint 1/35 figures for traditional scalemodeling so I always love to see these type of videos! I really struggle with faces so I need all the help I can get

[@marshallhunter4193]

I enjoyed your video greatly. Having recently returned to painting after a good amount of time I am trying to learn new ways of doing my models, I noticed many painters are using techniques which either dinnae exist or more likely were not publicly shared in the past. Watching you do faces in several different time limits was extremely helpful. Any chance you could do a video on bare hands, gloved hands or any other type of hands?

[@johnswenson2765]

I love these tutorials. The fact you are willing to dive into the weeds on these things absolutely is amazing, and the technical details isn't really easy to find in a lot of places. The only other places you can find these sorts of videos are from scale models who make tanks, planes, railroads and military models

[@chance9979]

I really enjoyed this video, not for the deep dive specifically, but rather highlighting how much can be done with some forethought prior to setting out. The 30 minute face looks awesome, and even for 10 minutes is clean. Knowing how you decided to adjust the process to the "errors" that happened provided a lot of insight to higher level painting skills such as color mixing on the fly and adjusting saturation and contrast.

[@phoen31]

I think your right there is a minimal difference between 30 and 60 min version. I'm not a competitive painter, but I do still Glean some knowledge on painting faces from it. Oh, and your soundtrack has a little 80's vibe in it which I love.

[@billcurran7210]

I would love to see more videos like this! I think that 30 min face is really the sweet spot. I wouldn't mind seeing another one of these with other types of skin tones (black, Asian, middle eastern, etc).

[@cripplelord6383]

I second this, and as someone who is doing Alpha Legion I would also appreciate somebody who's deathly pale. A good tutorial on how to do that Raven guard, walking corpse look.

[@MaskedRiderChris]

I like the 30 minute face the best, but then again? I can't see myself spending THAT much time (more than say, 30 minutes or so) on a face that tiny. I've got my ways of painting faces that are perfectly adequate for my skill level as of now, but I still learned a lot from this video anyway. Thank you, Jon!

[@TheBigDirty716]

I really liked this style video and your tips really helped me out!

[@wait4tues]

I love this. Thank you. I'm gonna use this today. Wasn't even gonna paint today. Just feeling inspired to slay the grey.

[@Trinadi_Tries]

Love this format! ❤

[@jans5671]

great video. learned a lot, love the amount of details and your thoughts of the process

[@MrCullum66]

Absolutely love this video, thanks for the great advice!

[@twisteddane]

I just started painting miniatures, 28mm, and your videos have helped a lot! Not just these tutorials, but also your videos on gear.

[@pez5767]

I like the more detailed video that focuses on just one thing. Thank you.

[@markparkerjr.9001]

I really enjoyed this video. I appreciate you showing us the “how” and explaining the “why”. Keep up the great work

[@beaushaver3779]

I love the nitty gritty detail videos. Great job.

[@lemonadesparkle4994]

I'm in love with the fact that there's now a miniature painting tutorial for how to contour. also that's way better than I can contour my own face in ten minutes

[@jeffleason327]

This video is FANTASTIC! Thanks!

[@robertlasitter5284]

I love these kind of videos. Keep them coming 🎉

[@marcacosta6713]

Great video. I truly enjoy these videos more than any other.

[@maxk1273]

yessssss please more deep dives on specifics

[@geraldschiferl3836]

I needed this tutorial!

[@fredrikdahlstrom7711]

Yay! I love this kind of videos! ❤

[@Joe-lr9ed]

Love this kind of in-depth tutorial. Also seeing which parts of the process you truncate versus the ones that are worth the time and effort.

[@A93A93]

Very much appreciate the tips and ideas. We are taught in traditional portrait painting that the face can be looked at primarily in 3 colors to create that realistic skin effect: yellows in the forehead, reds in the cheeks, nose, and around the eyes (middle of face), and blue for the bottom. What you show here makes sense.

[@ImaginativeFabrication]

Thank you very much for the tutorial videos. They're very helpful. Mixing in humor helps hold my attention. I'm currently trying to up my skin tone skill so this is perfect.

[@dirkbangert9090]

Realy nice! Thank you❤

[@philipjackson1589]

Great vid Jon!!! Definitely do more in depth dives every now and again

[@paulj.m.3343]

Love that type of format, keep up the good work!

[@BerathorPainting]

Amazing work!

[@jordantaylor2991]

thanks for the vid I really like this style

[@colinmatter4697]

More of these in-depth tutorial / time-challenge / comparisons and critiques in the future would be very welcome Jon! Love this kind of content and your approach in particular is always fun and entertaining.

[@icherdavid]

Awesome video , thanks a lot for this work ! I will definitely try this out on my black templars !

[@MrZombietoes]

I like the more in-depth style! Keep ‘em coming!

[@dalefoster4561]

Brilliant as ever and 80's music vibes

[@isisnmagic1812]

Great video, loved the tips and will definitely be used going forward.

[@TheGreatWyrdling]

In-depth videos sound very good.

[@4hedgesfamily]

I really enjoyed this tutorial. Painting faces is... one reason my army mostly wears helmets. I know I'll get hate for this, but I'd like to see a tutorial on painting a race like the Tau. I'm sure the principles are the same, but after that, I'm at a loss. And I like the deep dives into a small part like a head. The extra detail helps a lot.

[@laughingman4570]

Loved the vid. The soundtrack was awesome. And the 30 minute head was definitely the best!

[@lademedia4287]

I loved this style video. With different levels to it.

[@mortenstage2950]

Nice. More of this kind please ❤

[@rccarguy3696]

I have always been a 10 min face guy, but I see now the difference another 20 min can make. I’m definitely going to slow my roll a bit. I picked up some great tips for hair. That’s what I’ve really been missing. Thanks bro!

[@cerisekappes580]

Love this kind of tutorial video 😊😊😊

[@neilybobber694]

I no joke just opened my scouts killteam and was dreading doing the faces and trying to think of how I’ll do it. And BOOM Jon comes in clutch. Thanks Jon, 10000 crispy tendies to you good sir!

[@stevenrodgers9126]

Really loved the video. Got some Space Marine heads to do myself shortly, I'm sure this will prove invaluable. Would be very happy to see more in-depth, specific videos like this! But, to be honest, I enjoy your content to the extent that I'll watch whatever you want to do, really!

[@alancook1053]

All the faces work on screen but in hand I am sure the differences are noticeable! Paint eyes unless they are table top! great job!

[@theerikyoung]

Love this video! MOAR, please!

[@Kurgol]

Like the focused deep dives. I liked the 30 min face best!

[@midlife_mtb]

Yep great video, like tips on specific topics, also like the technique videos you do with the colourful shading stuff, about to try my first of those, and my next face, Ill try painting seperately as I usually do the face last. Great tip on the oval with the whole bottom half more shaded, thanks.

[@andrewwilson1850]

Love the in-depth stuff. Please do more!!!!

[@Samsminis]

I would enjoy a second version of this video that includes three more so you can have six to compare. One that’s a contrast paint over a zenithal. One that’s contrast paint but layered up with thin acrylics on top. And one that uses everything.

[@mathiaskaati9505]

Yes, more of that!

[@billdefranza4927]

I also like the nitty gritty detailed tutorials. Keep em comin! And I miss bloopers. Maybe they're more trouble to edit than it's worth, but if not, they're fun.