Painting Age and Skin Tones with Matthew Mercer | MINI PRIMETIME

Matthew Mercer joins hostest-with-the-mostest Will Friedle to learn how to paint aging effects, face details, and skin tones using the Shakäste miniature from Steamforged.
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#CriticalRole #MiniPrimetime #WillFriedle

[@ChazMcRich1]

“He doesn’t care about you or your question, little kid.” I knew it.

[@thunderborn3231]

but did you see will crack through his poker face with the 'thanks markus' comment at the end

[@C_Bat]

hey, it's that hippie kid with his friendship bracelets!

[@ilonash.8157]

It's a shame people still don't know his name. It's Matthias, truly one of the great characters of the Mighty Nein.

[@MegaJufy]

"of the Bentonville Mercers", get it right

[@dcbanacek2]

@@ilonash.8157 Didn't he play Larkin in Campaign One?

[@definitelynotabot593]

@@dcbanacek2 where did he go, does anyone know?

[@MelodicQuest]

He uses the power of "IMAGINATION"

[@C_Bat]

Petition for Brian W Foster to be on Mini Primetime where he plugs a Talks Machina ad in the middle of the show.

[@thewarriorcat121]

Yes, please!!!!

[@GeeGe.]

We gotta get the writers on this

[@Melik565]

Seconded!

[@trennaman]

He did When Will was on Pub Draw. He just ran on. Check it out

[@nash0089]

1:11 did Matt just welcome Friedle to his own show? What a power move!

[@christofferhougaard]

Power: 2110

[@Soursprout93]

Miniprimetime starts off with real chaotic energy to stress you out and the chill energy of the mini painting to relax you again. I'm addicted.

[@caden5712]

It's a mixture of Between Two Ferns, the Eric Andre Show, and Bob Ross.

[@KFblade13373]

Matthias's face at the beginning looks like he's flashing back to "the chair"

[@hip2besquare632]

I knew I recognized that face

[@C_Bat]

Foster: how many legs are on this chair? Matt: ...... four...... like a chair Foster: Are there arm rests Dani: Was there a rug under there Marisha: Fuck, was there a rug?! Matt: it's- it's just a chair.

[@tylermcconnell1303]

@@C_Bat Is this from a one shot that I've missed? I don't remember seeing anything like that.

[@zakarymoninger7845]

@@tylermcconnell1303 Nah its from the Talks after the Nein find the chair in the basement. Edit: here's a clip with both the encounter and the Talks excerpt. kzbin.info/www/bejne/mJiacpmDhsR9a7s

[@natalie9402]

Tyler McConnell I think it was a part of Talks Machina

[@GreenApple91]

I reallywant to see Will DM a one shot he thought up himself. And I need Brian to be a player in that. Can you imagine?!

[@KoKoAkiko]

Hearing Brian's stories about DMing Will and how his amazing tactical plans always make it super difficult for him, I would love to see Brian be a player in a game Will DMs lmao.

[@KingslayerSrb]

Will as the DM, and all the players played by Will

[@thunderborn3231]

Brian is great and really needs his own show, do you think talks machina has had enough setup to have its first episode yet?

[@lukeedwards6027]

Make this happen!!

[@MurfBX]

I am all in on this idea or any other idea that gets Brian or Will behind the DM's screen

[@jasmine-ruff-puff9951]

"I've hit everything people love on Twitch" he says, as the host of the only CR show exclusive to KZbin.

[@Wolf_Star_84]

Yep, that was the joke lol

[@Aragoth1751]

He plays god, truly one of the greatest characters of the M9.

[@ashenwuss1651]

He plays *allll* da gads

[@C_Bat]

God of all Gods. In Campaign 10, they will be meeting him.

[@deffdefying4803]

@@C_Bat God now you're making me hope beyond hope that there will be a campaign (or multiple campaigns) after Mighty Nein has finished theirs

[@grafikpapst]

@@deffdefying4803 I mean, right now it seems at least very likely. CR is doing very well, the Vox Maschina-Cartoon will probably bring in even more new fans and the Mighty Nein are - at least levelwise - already at halfway point. I think the question would more so be if Campain 3 will still play into existing lore or if Matt will decide to cut it at some point and start a new world (or at least on a continent thats much, much further removed.)

[@raf.raf.]

@@grafikpapst I agree, can't see them stopping anytime soon. Although I guess they might take a break eventually, or change game systems/some of the players for a season.

[@krunk485]

Handy trick for painting eyes: I use a needle to dab on the pupils or fix the super fine face details. It won't hold much paint on the tip at all, so collateral damage during a fix should be reduced.

[@TaiChiKnees]

Another trick is to not use white but a beige blob, then let it dry, then paint black stripes down, then paint the lids over that. It looks really good and doesn't require a steady hand. Then the really tough detail work ends up being the eye brows and lips!

[@natashalevesque6589]

That's fricken brilliant! Thanks for the tip! I'm going to try it on my next mini!

[@vanitas5461]

toothpicks work really well too! and since theyre wood instead of metal they dont make me as nervous to poke minis with

[@sael91]

On the one hand, I regret taking so long to watch this show. On the other hand, binging these has been great. I love Will Friedle in pretty much everything he's done, but this show has been one of the funniest things I think I've seen him do since the days of Eric Matthews and Ron Stoppable. Dude's a legend.

[@loser832]

You know the guest has earned Friedle's respect when he actually gets a firm handshake at the end there.

[@Mackstodon]

On an alignment chart, Will Friedle in Mini Primetime is very Chaotic Neutral and I love it.

[@ThreeGoddesses]

Matt shakasta: old, wise, enchanting Will shakasta: concussed, out of breath, feeling his age

[@MyKingdomforAdRevenue]

Is Wilfred ever gonna tell us his actual last name, we still only know the initial after all this time

[@Sarah_Joyce]

Gilgamesh Prime LOL underrated comment

[@johncheshirsky8822]

Common misconception, it's actually not "L", it's "Elle". Wilfred Elle is the full name.

[@the.genderless.sinner7271]

You've won the internet today friend

[@Klespyrian]

I could honestly watch Matt prep all of his maps / minis and just be at peace.

[@amberpdavis]

13:04 Matt’s dose of encouragement: “regardless of technique, you still suffer along with the rest of us.” Thanks, Matt

[@francofoohs2667]

Matts face in the intro reminded me of Travis and Marisha in talks machina talking about how the building is in his name, and someday he'll be so pissed off that he would just scream "I OWN THIS BUILDING, YOU F*****G RESPECT ME!!!"

[@Juice1984]

Which episode of Talks?

[@alexhooper6625]

For real man... I don't remember that at all. lol

[@ohdeer60]

It was some time ago, im guessing like around episodes 40-50. I think they talked about being mad at Brian.

[@arnyeka]

unless it’s happened twice, that was sam and laura actually, talks machina 122 for c2e73 “Uthodurn” truly one of the best episodes of talks machina

[@Juice1984]

@@arnyeka kzbin.info/www/bejne/rWeTkoOjbNSAatE52m26s (spoilers for all episodes up to S2Ep74)

[@AntienStormblessed]

This is gonna be gold EDIT: And the student has become the master

[@mudkipjuice]

Im gonna be unfun and serious for this comment but I appreciate you guys deciding to do a skin tone tutorial with a black character. Art tutorials for all mediums focused on skin tone are most often about white skin tones. Showing POC how to replicate their own skin (and showing white people how to represent POC properly in art) is very important and I'm very happy you are contributing to that representation.

[@elskabee]

I've learnt that my hands are far too shaky to paint minis, but I still deeply appreciate every aspect on this show, thank you Marisha for allowing this to happen

[@elbruces]

You should see the one with Taliesin. They actually cover techniques to help with that.

[@elskabee]

@@elbruces I did see that one and it had some good tips!

[@JohnVanderbeck]

same. I just don't have the manual dexterity for such small work :(

[@caseycronan9217]

Nothing more relatable than whispering, “energy,” before public speaking!

[@NerdyBirdie.]

Matt's Disappointed dad looks at the start is the best!!! Redact that statement Matt's disappointed dad looks throughout the video is Truely one of the best-disappointed looks in the Mighty Nien. The nostalgia is great. I feel like I'm repeating myself every episode but honestly one of the best video series out there. Always entertained and never fails to brighten my day.

[@gibson1005]

Protect Matt Mercer at all cost

[@aaronbourque5494]

I never noticed the credits. The end credits. Are in Comic Sans.

[@MrFlashpoint1978]

Genius. Perfectly fits the tone of the show to have stock MS fonts, especially the crap ones.

[@KazumiKiguma]

The people who notice that kind of stuff Are gonna have a bad time.

[@georgiaisprocrastinating5372]

Don’t worry in the credits Will got full recognition for his work as a swimsuit model in this episode. Last week he was the fight and dance choreographer too. What a versatile host.

[@princemills6022]

@@krayos13 Its always been like this though, for me...did they change?

[@lunarsis00]

The sponsors are getting better.

[@CathrineMacNiel]

only if the next sponsor is soap.

[@christofferhougaard]

@@CathrineMacNiel or butter

[@MelodicQuest]

Next sponsor with be "my crippling need for validation"

[@C_Bat]

Next sponsor will be my crippling student loans. It's confusing, but it apparently works either way.

[@yert4gert]

This is one of my new favorite shows of all time, not just online either. It's so great to get to love Will all over again.

[@pandag2825]

That dead screen time at the beginning was....priceless!!

[@zedre7633]

I wonder how long it took the writers to come up with the question from the little kid about how long it takes the writers to write Critical Role.

[@elskabee]

Will has a similar level of chaotic energy to Brian Foster, but they're on the opposite sides of a spectrum I can't figure out

[@somethingaboutbutterflies2059]

I had the thought of Brian being a goth level self depreciation chaotic while will is more johnny bravo levels of confidence chaotic w/o the accent

[@TheCthultist]

“Yeah. Sure.” should be the official tagline for this show. Also shoutout from Poughkeepsie...

[@ArcTrooper269]

*WILL FRIEDLE, MATTHEW MERCER, ONE LEGEND TO ANTOHER*

[@plant6626]

Will Friedel, truly the greatest member of the mighty nien

[@pauloskinner]

I have honestly only watched the very first mini painting episode on G&S with Matt teaching Will, and now this one. It feels like I've traveled in time. I feel weird. Thanks, Will and Matt!

[@Wyllshire]

This show is brilliant, I love every episode. Please keep Will around.

[@bradleyunderhill6449]

It’s nice to compare the difference of will from when he started learning to paint minis to now. The student has become the master 😂

[@09spidy]

Oh, hey! It's Matthias Mercier, that french hippie guy.

[@brianisntreal]

3 minutes in and I can tell it's already the best episode yet. The way Matt has trouble not laughing is so adorable

[@verysaltykryptonite8593]

Will and Matt say Shakäste me: *whispers Shakaaasssttteeee*

[@princessblazena]

"Hey there, baby!" 😎😘 Me: *fangirling* 😱🤩🥰

[@MelodicQuest]

Glad to know it's not just me

[@granaff]

I love the tone of this show! It's rare to see a show so fully formed from the get go.

[@asyourgm]

If you don't like licking brushes, you can draw them through a bubble of water, or through the paint itself, while spiraling the brush to bring it to a fine point.

[@ErinBookNut]

I have one of those Citadel water pots with the channels in the side that do it for me. Handy bugger.

[@RonPower]

Will's entrance to this episode is me every morning at work.

[@CrisSelene]

It's me every morning leaving to work

[@cholulahotsauce6166]

You drink 19 caprisuns every morning?

[@Gauldame]

For Critters wanting to get into the mini painting hobby. (I'm back in the right timezone). BLUF: the host and guest work on faces, skin tones and hair. Blending and washed are used for the effects. Real talk, work in the faces, and the eyes when you practice. You'll only learn via repetition. Materials should be linked in the description. Definitions: flow Aid. A surfacant used to thin the paints in this case. Flow improver, and acrylic medium could both work. Acrylic medium: it's acrylic paint, with no pigment. You can get it glossy or matte or in between. Details Literally, the face is a key portion of a mini, and eyes are a key portion of the face. Don't feel bad if you think yourmini face is derp. Practice practice practice. Look up face and eye tutorials. Practice the technique. You got this, and your first faces will look better than mine. Timestamps 3:15 technique intro 4:06 plug for painters guild s1 +2 4:34 plan outline 5:07 starting with eyes (note sexual chocolate daddy is blind, they aren't dotting the pupils for that). 5:29 forming the brush tip. Also don't eat your paint, that's what tea is for. 6:07 skin tones with pallette mixing. 7:08 you rough things in, and then go back and do touch ups. With thin paint, no one will know. 9:08 - 10:05 hair plan. 10:18 - 10:23 touch up as you go. 10:30 faces are the one thing all mini painters work on, you'll get there. 11:24 - 11:38 how to point your tip. Note, there is a difference between a cleaned brush and one with paint on it. Also, paint in the US doesn't have lead, and the paint would taste sweeter if it did. 12:24 - 12:30 that's how eyes work. 12:38 - 12:50 this is truth 13:10 - 13:40 wash step explanation. 14:21 I use little glass droppers, more control for my damaged hands. 14:55 when working with washes, have a dry brush handy to sick off any washes that flow where you don't want it. 15:28 work on different areas to let the piece dry. 15:53 medium or flowaid. 16:08 *note your ratios in a paint journal.* Paint journals are probably the best thing to have for improvement in the hobby. 16:28 - 16:50 the impact of washes and dry brushing on miniatures. 17:00 -17:20 just watch the brush techniques here guys and gals. 18:00 brush down. There is several mini painting tutorials, you can check out s1 + s2 of painters guild if you like this host, but feel free to Branch out and learn from everyone you can. There are mini painting starter kits out there, and reaper bones black, with nolzurs pre primed minis are good intro minis that are more reasonable in prices in comparison to others. (Looking at you GW and raging heroes... sheesh). Welcome to the hobby, and I hope this is useful. Now, show me your plastic 😈😄.

[@nairocamilo]

Do you do this for every episode? Because... Good job!

[@Gauldame]

@@nairocamilo generally yes.

[@KingslayerSrb]

Anyone (re)watching this in 2020? It is so funny and relaxing, reminds me of the nicer, quieter times

[@highvoltage988]

Matt with the Paul Rudd Conan running joke, genius 😂

[@neokoga]

seriously, low-key one of the best moments in that intro

[@haley9976]

SO GLAD I WASN'T THE ONLY ONE WHO CAUGHT THAT

[@drew20125]

Would have been great if he said the ‘Mac and me’ joke clip, then they showed a clip of a Paul Rudd movie

[@vampirepunk24]

I have been waiting for this episode because Matt is so good at mini painting.

[@frannylicuous5650]

Will Friedle is one helluva comedian. Super talent

[@abaddonarts1129]

I've never seen Mini Prime time before and I'm very overwhelmed.

[@RDGoodner]

I am sort of disappointed that Will didn't say the dungeon monster was truly one of the great characters in the Mighty Nien. Matt's answer to the Laura question was one of the best so far, though. I can't wait for Travis.

[@cassandramuller7337]

I love how Will acts just like the kid who's trying to impress a teacher or parent: "Hey did you f*ck this up? Yeah? Yeah, me too!" Lol, so good :P

[@oliviabarrett2763]

You know they’re gonna have to make “What’s it like being married to Laura Bailey” shirts... And poor Laura Baileys gonna be the one to have to design it.

[@aaronwilliams8887]

True poetic Justice

[@AdelasB]

she'd love it tbh

[@demont7574]

Please pleaaaase

[@AVJHalonen]

99% of the people who know who she is are secretly married to her so...

[@C_Bat]

she's going to make one into "What's it like being married to Travis Willingham?" and reserve it for herself exclusively.

[@maxbosch8128]

I'm completely in love with this series. Will you're knocking it out of the park! Keep making people uncomfortable and teaching me how to paint mini's. I hope one day i'll get far enough into a campaign to actually need a mini that i need to paint where i can apply the skills you've shown me!

[@C_Bat]

Ooooh, Travis is on next week!!! BETS!! BETS ON WHO HE'S MARRIED TO!

[@dubbingsync]

I’m not sure but I can see Will asking him what it’s like playing for a team that’s not the cowboys.

[@09spidy]

He's single... and ready to mingle.

[@TenebraeLux]

Either single (odd, considering Laura is single), or married to one of the boys (Brian?)

[@C_Bat]

Yeah, Brian seem to be a legit option, given that Ashley is married to Laura Bailey as well

[@CrisSelene]

I bet he won't even bring Laura up

[@jorgef005]

"I had 19 Capri Sun's", damn son...

[@ashenwuss1651]

What... that's only 19 small sips

[@semysane]

Damn, sun

[@KazumiKiguma]

How is he not just T-1000 style liquid metal now?!

[@bonkeytonk]

Those are rookie numbers, gotta bump those up

[@jonathanhenderson9422]

I actually had like 10 one day as a kid and had the worst stomach ache of my life afterwards. Never again.

[@9til5wizard]

Is Mini Primetime just the Eric Andre Show with miniature painting?

[@CrisSelene]

The answer is YES

[@SittingOnAPorch]

Bob Ross x Eric Andre

[@LeBigsou]

Just like Talks is The Eric Andre Show about a D&D game

[@AtomicNik]

my best tip for eyes: work from the inside of the eye out horizontally and work in longer strokes rather than straight dots. first, paint the whole socket black. then add a smaller white dot inside the socket, that's your eye outline so youll want to try and preserve the black. lastly, work a small black dot for the pupil and make sure you match the approximate facing for the eyes or it'll come out mad cross eyed. happy painting everyone!!

[@lydiad.2835]

the zoom-ins on matt’s face really got me

[@stumduffins]

I want this show to never end

[@rpgFlea]

I didn't think I'd like it... and then I did! OMG I have to go back and watch the others!

[@Jimmyf9]

Everything about this is chaos, and it’s delightful. Makes my day every episode

[@timlangeloh4679]

re watching years later and hot dang, this show is fracken good!

[@tonymalacaio]

Loved the Bossa playing in the back ground. Love from Brazil, Fellas.

[@nicolaj990]

When Matt is not smiling I feel sad inside

[@Boundwithflame23]

You don't want the DM to be smiling though.

[@thunderborn3231]

@@Boundwithflame23 but you want matt smiling, hes our cinnamon boy dm and deserves the best

[@Boundwithflame23]

Maybe not when it's during a session though. You never know what he's plotting.

[@the.genderless.sinner7271]

He looked so scared at the very beginning

[@beccalanning6370]

I just love how Matt chuckles every time Will gets his name wrong

[@yesmilord2350]

I hope they do an episode of this showing how Matt Frankensteins a mini like he did Quackthulu, The Laughing Hand, and Vecna.

[@Vegas242]

Somehow I didn't think about it until just now but they should get Matt Colville to come on this show, he's talked so many times about how he pays people to paint his minis to ensure they look good it would be neat to see him learn some stuff about how it's done

[@princessblazena]

I adore that his respect of Matt seeps through the show-master-facade act 😘😌

[@highlivin1917]

Who else thinks Will Friedle should play as Owlbear man’s protege in the Mighty Nein campaign? That would be such a badass callback to Batman Beyond lol

[@urchinblues7928]

This. This now. This forever.

[@ChrisGladis]

This whole thing is just Will Friedle's nervous breakdown. I'm half-convinced that his guest painters don't actually exist.

[@bryansmith844]

Matt Mercer does not care about your question or you Deadpan Stare

[@lastyrsman]

I don't know why, but this has taken over as my favorite non-CR episode content of this channel.

[@phatpat63]

Imagine watching Boy Meets World in the 90s then getting a glimpse of this future.

[@CrisSelene]

Imagine never having seen Boy meets world but going back to check it out after seeing this chaos

[@ixuzc]

Not to mention where another cast member of the show, Maitland Wards career has gone recently.

[@ethan-loves]

THIS IS SUCH A GOOD SHOW

[@caseycronan9217]

They blobbed their eyes and crossed their t’s on this episode.

[@matthewscotti5602]

My gods. 2:45 in and I'm already dying. Please make several thousand more episodes, thanks.

[@danielgordon84]

I love the thousand-yard stare that Matt has at the beginning.

[@talahar123]

Best frickin' show on the channel.

[@kerrietc]

i base coat my faces first, then i use a brown liner to paint inside the eye "socket." afterwards, i use an ivory colour for the inside of the eyes and then correct using the base coat around the eyes. lots of practice.... LOTS of practice

[@fusfauxpas]

I learned so much! Especially how much I want a Capri Sun

[@princessblazena]

Same!! 🤣🤣

[@mai2015]

NEVER BEEN HAPPIER IN MY WHOLE LIFE!!!!!!

[@Vegas242]

I want to thank Will Friedle for contributing to the new age of surreal video humor

[@Valsharoth]

Will legitimately called it 'mini madness,' which is honestly a better name for the show.

[@TaiChiKnees]

I love these guys, but would you please use a macro lens and stay on the mini longer in the shots? I'm here to learn and am having trouble following what they are doing. Maybe you could have a picture-in-picture thing so folks who are here to just to see the guys and not the tutorial could still enjoy. I remember the first two eps of "that other show" when Matt taught Will how to dry brush. I've learned so much from Will's shows. I want to learn more!

[@artygunnar]

I didnt know Mathias "Marcus" Mercer was in a speed production with Skott Bakula!

[@mmplayer88]

Love the use of Matthias is this, for obvious reasons ;)

[@ajaguar27]

An actual handshake? Wild.

[@MementoMorrigan]

This was my first episode, and here I was thinking that this was going to be a normal show... I forgot that this was Critical Role

[@NotAnotherCar]

This show is magic and gets better every week

[@magebear7]

I love that the captions use a different word every time they say Shakaste.

[@princemills6022]

Matt's the best, I love him

[@Melik565]

So tell me...WHATS IT LIKE BEING MARRIED TO LAURA BAILEY?

[@thunderborn3231]

so tell me laura bailey, whats it like to be single?

[@heathervontater5726]

@@thunderborn3231 *Lisa Berry

[@thunderborn3231]

@@heathervontater5726 the fact that you have memorized the names his brain randomly generated worries me

[@Wolf_Star_84]

Marcus responded like a trooper

[@C_Bat]

@@Wolf_Star_84 And so did Mathias

[@jorgef005]

Those credits in comic sans are hilarious. Once, I had opposite council submit a motion with comic sans. Hilarious.

[@ailincs6348]

Thank you Critical Role creation team for giving us this precious gem!!! Poor Matt!

[@povia97]

however chose the music, thank you, it's very good

[@LeBigsou]

Seems like the kind of music would play during a fishing minigame while you wait for the fish to catch the bait

[@sammie.x3]

I love mini prime time will :)

[@Azuremane]

I live for these episodes.

[@jddeats]

The intro brings me joy

[@jmarriottc]

I love how much RBF Matt has, its soo perfect.

[@TheShockVox]

Fuck. It just hit me, these two were Lion-O and Tygra. Never forget. Pour one out for a show killed way too soon, unjustly

[@nairocamilo]

"Here's my favorite recreation of the classic Mac & Me..." Paul Mercer ou Matthew Rudd?