Painting Blonde Hair - The Ultimate Recipe

Learn how to level up your blonde hair with a realistic recipe.
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[@cerohero1]

Love that reaper linen white, my favorite off white from any brand, makes its way into so many highlighting mixes

[@mandysminis]

Totally agree. Super versatile 👍

[@samringwald]

Gorgeous work. Never apologize for such talented fingers. Great video!

[@mandysminis]

Thanks!!

[@OlafMetal]

This looks so natural. Thanks for the video! I'm glad I'm not alone in doing the "wipe off" method when I mess up. Sometimes I feel like I wipe more paint off than I put on.

[@mandysminis]

Thanks for watching! Totally not alone on that. I have a wipe off method for creating a texture/adjustment when my glazing gets too thick. I'll do a video on that sometime, too.

[@OlafMetal]

@@mandysminis I would love to see that! I've just subscribed.

[@mandysminis]

Thanks! I'll get it on the schedule as soon as possible.

[@TheGammabomb06]

Holy crap, this makes way more sense than what i was doing. Thank you for the vid!

[@mandysminis]

Glad it was helpful! Thanks for watching!!

[@josephososkie3029]

This has been quite helpful. Thanks.

[@mandysminis]

Glad to hear it. Thanks for watching.

[@cassandracastro2759]

Thanks, I really don't like to use yellow paint (they're harder to use for some reason). Definitely gonna try this.

[@mandysminis]

Yes, yellow is really tricky. A red base coat under the yellow helps give you better coverage though. I'd love to see pics of how it goes.

[@breandan3280]

Thanks for making this, I'm painting a mini right now that I'm going to try this out on.

[@mandysminis]

I'd love to see photos when you're done. Thanks for watching!

[@manlypedro75]

Genius!

[@Dylanquinn666]

This is fantastic, thanks! :)

[@mandysminis]

Thanks!

[@knabseraph]

Really nice tutorial. We have to remember to paint what we actually see versus what we think we see. Applies to drawing 5 sausages for fingers and applies to colours for hair.

[@mandysminis]

Glad you liked it. Thanks for watching!

[@chuck-n-debtaylor7553]

Thank you for this - the shortness was nice so I could watch during a quick breakfast…new sub 👍🏻

[@mandysminis]

Thanks!

[@darthcleveland1631]

Good video. I am always amazed at how fast you get your figures finished even with editing

[@mandysminis]

It's from commissions. The faster you get done, the sooner you get paid and the more commissions you can take. Lol.

[@baldimortiz]

Thank you algorithm ive stimbled upon this vid/channel

[@mandysminis]

Thank you for watching! Glad you like it. 👍

[@Valandar2]

I personally use a lot of Reaper paints, and they have a triad explicitly for blonde hair - and none of them are "yellow", they're more like pale desaturated ochres. I was personally glad to see a bunch of Reaper paints on your desk, including that Sample you tried to hide the label of at the start. :D

[@planetschlock]

The first time I ever mixed a blonde color, I think I used Reaper Desert Sand as a base.

[@mandysminis]

Yes, I don't like the triads because I prefer more contrast than they offer. But I think they are great for beginners.

[@mandysminis]

I LOVE desert sand. It's one of my go to colors.

[@BoyKissBoy]

I loved this! I especially like that it's uncut and still only 11 minutes. Sure, I understand that I will likely not get quite that result in quite that time the first time I try it, but this feels very achievable. Many tutorials cut the majority of the painting out, and are still twice as long. Attempting a technique that takes one or more hours for a pro painter like Sam Lenz just doesn't feel realistic, but this really does. Thank you! 🙏❤

[@mandysminis]

Thank you! I'm so glad you like this format and will definitely keep it up. I hope it helped and you share your results with me.

[@secondbreakfast3802]

Awesome colors! I used yellow on hair once and it looked like a cartoon

[@mandysminis]

It seems so easy, yet ends up so wrong. Thanks for watching!

[@bencoomer2000]

Linen White by Reaper is such a nice color.

[@mandysminis]

Yes, very versatile. Thanks for watching!

[@AndrewHewson]

excellent video and explanation of the layering

[@mandysminis]

Thanks! Glad you liked it.

[@brianv769]

Great tutorial and great timing as I need to sit down and start working on my Rohirrim (soonish?) and this will work well with them I think. Thank you!

[@mandysminis]

Glad that works out. Thanks for watching!

[@pint2stone]

Was looking for a Vince Venturella video and found this one. just what I was after. Great explanation and a realy good video to follow. Subbed :-D

[@mandysminis]

Glad it was helpful! Thank you very much! I adore Vince and he did a great one on Saturday. I was really pleased to hear him say a lot of the same stuff that I did.

[@Mr88spacepants]

Very insightful! Found this from Instagram

[@mandysminis]

Thanks so much for watching! Glad you liked it and I hope it helps. 👍

[@mutasqueele]

I will defenitly try that on my adepta soritas

[@mandysminis]

I'm glad to hear it! If you can, share pics with me when you're done. I'd love to see them!

[@LarsLinde]

great tutorial. Thanks

[@mandysminis]

Thanks for watching! I'm glad you like it. 👍

[@Knackebrodz]

Thanks for sharing 😊

[@mandysminis]

Thanks for watching!

[@stuartfarrell6729]

thanks for the tip i have been trying to get blonde hair on my mins for a while now with no good luck ill try this on my next min

[@mandysminis]

Thanks for watching! I hope this helps. Please send me some pics. I'd love to see the results!

[@PatriciaOlsen-eo1db]

I watch your video on how to paint hair you did a great job on it I have learn a hole by watching your video think you for the video am going to watch your other videos you are a wonderful 👍😊 and great 😃👍 painter again think you have a wonderful 👍😊 and great 😃👍 day be safe 😊

[@mandysminis]

I'm so glad! Thank you for watching!! I look forward to hearing about or even seeing your minis. Thanks again!

[@RozanovaHunter]

Unfortunately for your expressed worries, the second angle also ended up out of focus sometimes but I was still able to follow. This was a fantastic tutorial and also really explained a few things about where to focus highlights as well, awesome stuff!

[@mandysminis]

Yeah, I'm pretty sure the next one is way better. Sort of got the hang of the new angle more. Glad it still helped. Thanks for watching!

[@jasonbush6412]

Great video! Thank you. Can you tell me where you got your paint brush holder?

[@mandysminis]

Thanks! I got it off Amazon. Best way to store your brushes.

[@jherskow]

My only additional comment would be that some of the paints you used were a little uncommon at best. Can you break down the colors on some kind of color chart or planning board so those of us who don’t have the exact same could find alternatives? Oh and your hands looked fine. I heard that you were concerned about that

[@mandysminis]

I've given up with trying to keep paint off my hands. Lol. What brand do you have? I can give you specific matches.

[@mandysminis]

Well, here's a bunch of them for your reference. But any yellowish browns, tans, khaki, or beige will work. Reaper Linnen White - Citadel Typhon Ash, Vallejo off-white, AK Interactive Ivory, Army Painter, Brainmatter Beige Scale75 Gobi Brown - citadel steel legion drab, Vallejo English Uniform, Reaper Rich Leather, AK Interactive, Olive Drab, Army Painter Cypress Brown AK Interactive Light Earth - Citadel Mrghast Bone, Vallejo Beige, Reaper Gnawed Bone, Army Painter Dune Sea

[@Zodiac8871]

What miniature and range is this from?

[@mandysminis]

The one on the thumbnail is from Reaper Miniatures. The one I paint is a 3d print from dm stash.

[@edevans5991]

Is this pretty close to doing gold NMM on the hair? At least as far as the colors go?

[@mandysminis]

Great question! It's similar, but not as extreme. Nmm requires major contrast changes, and here we're not going as dark or to the absolute brightest possible. Also, the placement of where the contrast is keeps it from looking metallic, but they are similar colors for my gold nmm. I have a video on that coming soon (January or february), so look out for that. But if you want my gold nmm secrets early, let me know, and I'll get you some brief tips and colors.

[@jherskow]

Hey guys. As usually a solid and “makes sense”. Idea I have always wanted to paint darker skin tones, such as African. 😊do you have a 3d printer yet? It would be interesting to see what you would do

[@mandysminis]

Thanks! I actually have a video planned on just that topic (darker skin tones). It's easier than we make it. Yes, we actually have 2 3d printers. We'll schedule a video to share our very limited knowledge on that. I mean, it works for us, but we're a far cry from experts on that topic. Lol.

[@cloaker2829]

Dude painting a beautiful maiden: Me watching to paint SS:

[@mandysminis]

Not sure what this means.... but I think there's a compliment in there. So thanks! Sorry, I'm old. Lol.

[@cloaker2829]

@@mandysminis ww2 germans with blonde hair

[@JohnVanderbeck]

Would highly suggest not using autofocus on your cameras. Manually pull the focus to a spot you know you can hit.

[@mandysminis]

Yes, I have it set better now. Of course, the video that's half out of focus is the only one to get over 10,000 views. Lol. Thanks for the tip and the watch!!

[@dakotah7683]

Whats the mini from

[@mandysminis]

The thumbnail is from reaper miniatures and the one I paint on screen is from dm stash.

[@Ishpeck]

Where'd you get the model?

[@mandysminis]

The one on the thumbnail is Reaper Miniatures. The one I paint in the video is a 3d print from dm stash.

[@cthulpiss]

@@mandysminis could you name DM Stash model pls ?

[@mandysminis]

@@cthulpiss It is Kadna Glydrin - High Priestess of the Moon www.dmstash.com/product/kadna-glydrin-high-priestess-of-the-moon/