You are like a painting Jesus. Just freely dispensing your insights, wisdom & secret painting techniques for us to follow your teachings. Praise to Smasher!
@tabletopminions8 жыл бұрын
No problem, I'm here to help. Thanks for watching!
@axelhackbarth95597 жыл бұрын
I've painted up 75 Chaos Cultists that way and they look really nice and it only took me two evenings!
@Ottuln10 жыл бұрын
I just started into miniatures, and spent a HUGE amount of time painting my first 6 models (Exemplar Cinerators, they do look pretty great) I have been suspicious that this would be the way to go but, having 0 experience with this, had written the idea off. Definitely giving this a try with the next few models.
@tabletopminions10 жыл бұрын
Try your technique first on some throwaway models. Look around eBay for some cheap Space Marines (badly painted ones or something like that) and try out your "paint recipe" step by step on them before you start painting your good models. See my video, "How to Prepare to Paint Your Army" for more info. Thanks for watching!
@ST0PM0SS8 жыл бұрын
Wish I knew about this before painting my 100 conscripts. Now I know to do this for my 200 cultist. Thank you this helps a ton.
@tabletopminions8 жыл бұрын
+StopMoss b Glad to have helped. This would work really well on cultists. Thanks for watching!
@davidknight22204 жыл бұрын
Brilliant thanks for SHARING
@TheRunesmythe10 жыл бұрын
Great video and an excellent tip for people new to the hobby or looking to turn out a lot of miniatures for an army quickly.
@GeraudRulz8 жыл бұрын
I think Games Workshop saw this video and said that is a good idea, lets make more then just black and white spray paint...
@ahzekahriman58407 жыл бұрын
Geraud Sansom They used to sell several colours. I remember back in '02 ('03?) I bought a Boltgun Metal Primer (or was it mithril silver?) to start some Necrons (back when the Necrons were cool). GW also sold Blood Red, Ultramarines Blue, Dark Angel Green as well as a few others.
@BlaquesJacques7 жыл бұрын
Don't really mean to nit pick but GW doesn't actually sell primer, they sell spray paint. I always like to say that "Paint isn't primer and primer isn't paint." Primer is a different formula than paint, primer has a bit of a "bite"to it that paint doesn't (or at least shouldn't) have.
@Kromgar13376 жыл бұрын
They sell black, gray and white primer so the paint sticks.
@kyle8575 жыл бұрын
@@BlaquesJacques I have always used their spray paint as primer and it has worked really well for me.
@santiagolozoya49404 жыл бұрын
@@kyle857 tbh, primer isn't necessary if u have a matte overcoat.
@Grandamturbo4 жыл бұрын
I got lucky. When I first strated painting models and wargaming my father was very supportive and owned 3 airbrushes he used for automotive painting. I'm starting to get some of my friends into thr hobby and I will be sure to show them this video.
@FurRaiser8 жыл бұрын
useful advice Krylon paints work well, way cheaper then GW basecoat spray
@tabletopminions8 жыл бұрын
I really like the Krylon camo line. They work great. Thanks for watching!
@use55554 жыл бұрын
your advice is so good for newbee's like me. Your rhythm is great and easy to follow, and listen to. Thanks
@theschretter49318 жыл бұрын
WOW really helpful, Thank you. For years, I have been trying to perfect painting models. I'm no professional, but I can paint a decent ork. I still keep the crappy ones from when I was younger to remind me how NOT to paint. But I always found myself using many Browns, Greens and reds with my army. Green primer instead of black could be the answer.
@tabletopminions8 жыл бұрын
+Andrew Antretter It totally saves you a step. And if you use one of the dark green sprays from the Krylon Camouflage as your primer and base, it'd be a great shadow layer for irk skin. Thanks for watching!
@Bassmunchkin14 жыл бұрын
Really excellent brilliant tips and now I'm going to try this process of primer and undercoat with my new H&S infinity out now and then apply some washes just to start with, thanks for helping me break that many months of procrastination habit
@neoviper767 жыл бұрын
Just bought an Abyssal mega army for Kings of War. This is definitely going to help me get these done quickly. Thanks for the video.
@tabletopminions7 жыл бұрын
Glad to help. Thanks for watching!
@adamfox16696 жыл бұрын
Another great hobby tip. I constantly go back to your posts and review tips I may need as my modeling projects change. Thanks 🙏 again and as always great explanation too
@hughgenge685210 жыл бұрын
I dont know what it is about your videos but I always enjoy watching them and listening to your tips. Keep it comming
@j.griffinharmon53698 жыл бұрын
This is an amazing idea. I'm looking forward to trying this out on my Raven Guard army.
@tabletopminions8 жыл бұрын
+J. Griffin Harmon If you don't have an airbrush, then it's the way to go. Thanks for watching!
@Suv6210 жыл бұрын
There's something about your videos sir that I extremely enjoy every single of them
@toomazi5646 жыл бұрын
General advice from someone who uses spray paint often here: dont use krylon or rustoleum cans. they are way too expensive for the final results they give you. some good spray paints to use are (choose depending on your area and what is available) Montana 94: Acrylic paint with a matte finish. works really well for most things and is a good product for its cost (especially if you're in europe) Belton Molotow: for me this is the best spray paint you can get but it is kinda expensive. Montana Gold: its in between these two in quality and may be easier to find for some people. If you are wondering where to get these paints the best places are graffiti supply shops (yeah i know kinda weird but trust me they can give you some good advice and techniques if you are just starting out) Good luck on your painting!
@13thBear9 жыл бұрын
Nice tip--I'm gonna consider how I could use this for my minis. I think it would work for my "good-enough" paint jobs. I don't have a neighborhood hobby shop so spray paint may be a challenge to locate. I do have other types of stores like big box, auto supplies and craft stores, so I think I could find something to work. I have tons of minis to paint and I'm frequently intimidated by the magnitude of my task, but I keep plugging away at it a few figures at a time. ANYTHING to speed the progress and reduce the magnitude of the job is helpful and inspiring! Thank you.
@pedronunes87667 жыл бұрын
amazing tips...have been priming and using rattle for base coating but never thought about highlighting like that. Will give it a try on my dark vengeance cultists also and if i like the results will buy probably a spray brush and adventure a bit further. Thank you!
@gumbogum6 жыл бұрын
I really liked those cultists after you had added the other details. Such a unique look to them. I may try something like this for my Iron Warrior cultists.
@dickdavies53976 жыл бұрын
Got my Kil Team on after a long time away from the hobby - starting back from scratch with no tools, paints or models. Got my basic tools (scalpel and glue) and the next hurdle was where to start with the paints. Thanks a lot for this kind of tip. I'l be able to get a few armies built up and playable with my fellow relapsed plastic crack addicts without eating all my free time and money.
@BazookaJRambo10 жыл бұрын
Good stuff, I'd been thinking of doing the same to pre-highlight minis, with a black primer and grey or white dusted on for the highlight. You should film a tutorial of yourself painting them, so we can see how it comes out before the washes are added.
@TheHalcyonTwilight10 жыл бұрын
Interesting tips that I now wanna try on my own Tau! Currently I follow some advice in your Underpainting article, and spray black primer with white at 30 degrees to make a highlight, then use watered down paint to successively layer it on top. Using a blue as a highlight hadn't crossed my mind. I might give that a try on the more numerous Fire Warrior and Pathfinder squads I'll be painting, and see how it goes.
@nocturnesforge70545 жыл бұрын
Great thing about this way is at a later date you can take them to a better standard quite easy and quickly as you have done the bulk of the base painting already .
@socialanimalmedia6 жыл бұрын
I know this video is now old, but just wanted to add: I use a (kinda) similar technique with my metallic-ey Night Lords: a metallic black tamiya spray plus Tamiya clear blue = major win, super quickly. You could add in a little clear red or to make it a bit more matte Kantor blue, night lords blue (FW) or Stormy Blue (Model Color), but I have found that a simple 1-2 like that is so amazingly cool looking yet simple to get that flip black/blue look.
@tablegoblin7 жыл бұрын
This was a really great tip. I am going to have to try this. Thank you for the advice.
@merlin67078 жыл бұрын
I did this with my first land raider, storm wolf, and my rhino. I used the GW russ grey primer, but I didn't highlight and I did the basic color scheme by hand. I still do most of my marines by hand, although I am planning on getting an airbrush.
@tabletopminions8 жыл бұрын
Airbrushes are great. You're really going to enjoy it. Thanks for watching!
@josephkelley35458 жыл бұрын
Thanks for the advice and helping me to start painting.
@tabletopminions8 жыл бұрын
Always glad to help. Thanks for watching!
@unit18nate8 жыл бұрын
Usually a glass marble in a rattle can.
@ironjehoshaphat27644 жыл бұрын
Nathan Miller after the can runs out, would someone be able to get the marble?
@AusNav094 жыл бұрын
@@ironjehoshaphat2764 yes
@arigon70137 жыл бұрын
some of the new rattlecans now are "paintable primers" that are good base colors but take layers of paint over them REALLY well. I have been using rattlecans for decades and have switched to Valspar from my local Lowes and I LOVE it. goes on thinner than anything I have ever used from a can (its close to airbrush level thin if you do it right), sticks really good, and takes water based paints over it with NO worries. best of all its about $4/can... just my $.02
@KilliaK10 жыл бұрын
Zenital Highlighting would be the perfect name for this video, nice job.
@ch4osaeternum745 жыл бұрын
Thx for the tips. Will test this out
@brandoncampbell11448 жыл бұрын
this looks like a great way to do snow effects
@dadefrost20598 жыл бұрын
thats an amazing trick! thank alot!
@adamfox16696 жыл бұрын
And when I see your older posts, you look younger and it helps me delude myself into thinking I’m young again too! Hahahaha. Thanks
@WarBoy878 жыл бұрын
I just bought 2 cans of this stuff. Black and Sand. I usually use Army Painter color primer but I got tired of paying $15 a can.
@tabletopminions8 жыл бұрын
The color palette isn't that broad (like the Army Painter stuff is) but it works great when they're the colors you need. Thanks for watching!
@lund58697 жыл бұрын
WarBoy try rustoleum primers. they work great for miniatures. less than $4 each
@ahzekahriman58407 жыл бұрын
Brad Lund Which Rustoleum primer do you get? The only one I have available is a 2x coat I think.
@lund58697 жыл бұрын
Ahzek Ahriman I use the 2x primers. but I also use their camouflage colors, they work great for base coats
@ahzekahriman58407 жыл бұрын
Brad Lund Hm. I also use the 2x but haven't tried the camouflage paints. Does the camo take away detail or is it comparable to the 2x? Thanks.
@NiftyVT10 жыл бұрын
I got great results on 40k vehicles too. I got a dark angel rhino and land raider from a friend. Since I am a blood angels player I needed to get them from black to red fast and a brush just wasnt going to work. I used Army Painter Pure Red and sprayed the tanks from the top and from 45ish degree angle and a little bit from straight on the side, front and back. The vehicles look pre weathered and shaded all in one step and no brush strokes in the red! Now I just need to pick out some details and do some highlights. Also black primer with Army painter dragon red worked great on my dark eldar. I go a little heavier on the lighter color than what you showed. I kind of make it a second base coat but only spray from the top and 45 degrees.
@gabef89944 жыл бұрын
oh gosh I did not realize I had 6+ years of your wisdom to catch up on
@Gediwan10 жыл бұрын
Very cool video thanks!
@jonathankilby66368 жыл бұрын
The wonders of red oxide primer. Have gone through soooo many cans with my post apocalyptic cars.
@tabletopminions8 жыл бұрын
Oh, yeah. It'd be *perfect* for that kind of thing. Nice idea! Thanks for watching!
@hedleypeters72996 жыл бұрын
red oxide is great. I've been using it to prime miniatures with lots of wood :)
@caseyhayes78547 жыл бұрын
this video was really helpful!
@miguelsimarrogonzalez21286 жыл бұрын
Hi, I'm about to jump into painting, and I got a question... If you don't have an air brush, and the rattle can is too rough or crude, would a cologne atomizer do the trick? I guess you should extra thin your paints, and do several passes, but is it possible? does somebody do this? Thanks
@rezgamingtvp31558 жыл бұрын
thats how I painted most of my deathwing terminators for my dark angels added a recess shade afterwards and they look awesome :D
@tabletopminions8 жыл бұрын
Rattle cans are great for painting big armies. Thanks for watching!
@rezgamingtvp31558 жыл бұрын
Oh I forgot I used my airbrush with this method but still good videa :D
@ericmorrison14125 жыл бұрын
So I imagine this would be effective for dnd miniatures as well ,or does the scale difference effect it ,for example do I run the risk of too much highlight on a mini that is far smaller than your average space marine. Thanks for sharing this. I'm a dnd player and am constantly jealous of the 40k guys at my LGS for their paint quality so I am stealing the techniques from you guys and attempting to apply it to a different geekdom of model painting.
@drblasphemy8 жыл бұрын
Great ideas. Thanks!
@darthbretticus99516 жыл бұрын
That red primer would be great for Blood Angels or Word Bearers
@ibishead6 жыл бұрын
I use Mephiston Red Primer for my Blood Angels
@diaz529210 жыл бұрын
I just like the sound of a rattle can. And the sound of the words "rattle can." Yeah, I'm weird like that.
@Chris-fv3pk10 жыл бұрын
Thanks for the great tips!
@nongratias5 ай бұрын
Curious if you have any updated takes on rattle can tricks since you made this almost a decade ago? Forgive me if you have already covered this in a more recent video!
@AKRenlor6 жыл бұрын
Those rattle can paints though don't come off if you want to strip and repaint later, right!?
@richyhu20427 жыл бұрын
Just a question: Could you just simply combine the primer layer and the base color and use that? IE instead of priming something grey and then painting like khaki or red or whatever, could you just prime the model khaki or red or whatever and use that as the base coat?
@tabletopminions7 жыл бұрын
Absolutely, as long as the khaki or red can act as a primer (or actually *be* a primer, like the cans from Army painter). Thanks for watching!
@p_serdiuk7 жыл бұрын
Richy Hu It is a bit problematic if you don't also have that same colour as a paint, because then you are unable to cover up any mistakes.
@TimmiTification8 жыл бұрын
I don't like rattle cans and I cannot invest in a airbrush however I do use sponges and straws and they give my models the same effect as if I was using a airbrush. Works good for me. On average I can finish from scratch about four to six models a day. I also work full-time, a dad of three and I am building my daughter a dolls house.
@GustavoToscandasilva6 жыл бұрын
If i prime my Deathwatch with black. What´s the best idea to spray highlight? Maybe gray?
@tabletopminions6 жыл бұрын
A really dark grey, if you can find it. Then I’d put a black wash over it. The trick (in my mind) to highlighting black is to make it subtle and not look like you highlighted it. Thanks for watching!
@GustavoToscandasilva6 жыл бұрын
Nice! I´ll try that. Thank you
@Raptor4555 жыл бұрын
These tricks are all great but I am still completely lost about a specific problem. You say that we can use a paintbrush to prime a model but if I stick to GW for example, then I know I based a model but I do not think I primed them. If I use a rattlecan then as said in multiple videos you need to accept that some parts will not be covered by the primer or else you will put too much paint and It will destroy the details. The problem of course is that because of that my color priming is kind of useless since I will need to base anyway. I am super confused and nobody seem to talk about this basic problem.
@StephanMiske7 жыл бұрын
I had just watched your video on stripping paint, will this paint strip off?
@tabletopminions7 жыл бұрын
A lot of it will, yes. The Krylon Camo rattlcecan paint might not, but you've hopefully put it on in a thin enough coat that it won't really matter. Thanks for watching!
@LiliaArmoury6 жыл бұрын
I would love if gw put out the two squads of cultists from dark vengeance since the set is not available anymore and i love using the models for penal legion
@fischziege5 жыл бұрын
Back when I played WHFB we told our dwarf player exactly what's rattling inside these cans and that he should crack the empty ones open to stock up on minis...
@coolsskin7 жыл бұрын
nice tips and tricks!
@willvansant137310 жыл бұрын
Great vid really helped
@docremington15896 жыл бұрын
Hey uncle Atom, I know this is an old vid, but I was caught up in a snakes and ladders game of your vids. I’d love to own an airbrush, but have a small child at home. Do you have a video or some insights on the setup needed for an airbrush. The cost is not what’s keeping me; it’s the footprint and safety precautions someone with a child might need (in terms of paint particles and so on)
@omotiverat6 жыл бұрын
i haven't done any highlights but the best thing i bought for my Stormcast eternals army is Retributor armor rattlecan primer
@captainungabunga10 жыл бұрын
What was used to get the rusted look on the cultists weapons at 9:38?
@thewaaaghproductions22857 жыл бұрын
This only works on minis that pretty much have one dominant color. For my Ork army, I have to hand paint a hundred boyz because they have all sorts of colors in small areas so this won't work. I rather sit down with my citadel paints and paint for a long time than have a difficult time painting over a weird primer color.
@auslov8 жыл бұрын
As a newcomer to this hobby, I find it very hard to craft my own technique and set preferences as there are many different opposing opinions out there on the internet,and in the two gaming stores in my city. Recently I went to go get some grey primer for my Tau and one of them suggested that instead of priming Grey and painting blue,the main color of my Tau, I instead should prime blue and then get a lighter blue primer to highlight. while that would shave time off, I prefer to paint by hand. Another problem is this cruel weather we have up here in the midwest which,so far, has prevented me from priming as I prime in the garage.
@tabletopminions8 жыл бұрын
+auslov I like to shorten the amount of time that it takes me to paint, so I'd do the blue primer and then lighter blue to highlight as well. I'm in Wisconsin, so I understand the 'too cold to prime outside' thing. I think there are videos out there about how to still spray in winter (something about heating your rattlecan in a bowl of warm water or something) that you could check out. Thanks for watching!
@heyo498 жыл бұрын
+Tabletop Minions WI here as well. Had luck keeping everything inside until I prime and let the smell go away outside then bring in. So far I have not had a problem.
@juz4kix6 жыл бұрын
The rattle is an imperfect glass marble.
@simonlindholm98865 жыл бұрын
Was wundering where you buy your primer? 😊
@SgtOddballz10 жыл бұрын
Nice video I enjoyed it :)
@BoredBob6 жыл бұрын
What are your thoughts on decanting paint from rattle cans? I've seen a number of videos on how to but thought I'd ask what you think of the actual usefulness.
@tabletopminions6 жыл бұрын
I guess I can’t say I’d see a reason to do that (I’m not that fancy, color-wise) but if it works for people, that’s cool. Thanks for watching!
@BoredBob6 жыл бұрын
I think mainly I've seen it in reference to being a means of getting cheap airbrush paint. Got me.
@sadville138 жыл бұрын
I was priming my first miniatures today and I was freaking out trying not to fill in the detail. It's hard to tell with the naked eye. I live in Australia and bought a can from my games workshop for $30. I wish everything was as cheap as it is in america.
@tabletopminions8 жыл бұрын
That GW primer is really expensive. I'd tell you to go to the auto parts store and get some sandable auto primer if you can. That'll work just as well and cost a lot less. Thanks for watching!
@sadville138 жыл бұрын
Oh wow thanks for the help. I appreciate your honesty! I might have to go to my local auto store and see what they have in stock! To be honest I wasn't too happy with the limited colour choice at GW. I thought I'd like the colour chose but now I wish I had have chosen something darker. Also this may sound picky but the finish looks kind of dusty and not as pleasant as I thought it would be for a $30 can. I think I lost a small percentage of detail.
@MrSeniorJR7 жыл бұрын
Sadville's Crafts I work in an autobody shop, and I would recommend the 'self etch' style spray can primer, rather than the sandable primer. the sandable primer is actually just a bit thicker than the self etch....
@ahzekahriman58407 жыл бұрын
Justin Ryan nice tip. I shy away from the sandable primer because it always winds up as a grainy mess. It's for use on woods and metals and the like, not so much for miniatures.
@NicksInternet8 жыл бұрын
You should do a video showing this technique.
@tabletopminions8 жыл бұрын
I think I explained how to do it in the video. It's pretty simple. Thanks for watching!
@kurtiswalter22675 жыл бұрын
Still so useful
@AJsWargaming6 жыл бұрын
Truth, the doohickey is actually a glass marble.
@cory73289 жыл бұрын
awesome!
@lschantz6410 жыл бұрын
Thanks for the tips, great video. You had said that you used pill bottles to hold the models, what kind of putty do you use to hold the model to the bottle?
@tabletopminions10 жыл бұрын
I use poster putty. Some people call it Blue-Tack, but the stuff I use is white and from Hobby Lobby. Check my video, "How to Hold on to Your Miniatures" for more info about it. Thanks for watching!
@AstrayPenguin10 жыл бұрын
Army painter do a good range of sprays, you might find your light red with them.
@tabletopminions10 жыл бұрын
Army Painter do make some great primer/base color rattle cans. They're expensive (usually USD$16 a can) but they can help you get that exact color and look that you might be going for. Thanks for watching!
@mojojojo9216 жыл бұрын
50 is your lower limit? Does your average LSM spam scouts?
@dibblethewrecker6 жыл бұрын
Hah, reference to "sand color" dates the video a lot! GD GW and their ever changing studio schemes
@richcroteau80757 жыл бұрын
BRILLIANT :D
@FoxDragon6 жыл бұрын
RVB fans @ 4:13 - "It's not pink, it's lightish-red!"
@tnatstrat74959 жыл бұрын
Can you do this with white?
@benn11818 жыл бұрын
For white, with this spray idea or anything else, you actually want to be painting greys. So an easy way would be to start with a darker midtone of grey, then work up to a very light grey then finally a white highlight. For this quick technique id at least spray grey and then 45 degree very light grey and then top down spray white.
@Mrski9810 жыл бұрын
Can you do one for guards men possibly
@fishpop4 жыл бұрын
This was uploaded 2 months before i started collecting Gunpla. :P
@zelphrsos80010 жыл бұрын
Anyone got links for the cans?
@markvalenzo7 жыл бұрын
reminds me of a guide coat for automotive primer
@theoriginalcheebamech8 жыл бұрын
It's a marble usually.
@skyeeoorrt45398 жыл бұрын
Wouldn't a 90 degree angle from the ground be spraying it from the side? :P
@GeraudRulz8 жыл бұрын
The side is parallel to the ground. It would only be 180 degrees from beneath the model.
@skyeeoorrt45398 жыл бұрын
ahh right
@tadhgconroy88286 жыл бұрын
RATTLECAN FOR THE RATTLECAN GOD!!!!
@theBoonarmies9 жыл бұрын
I had orange Tau aswell. I brush painted them though. badly.
@AG-yl2iv4 жыл бұрын
Lightish-red is definitely pink. Unless your name is Donut, ofc.
@evanmoore21417 жыл бұрын
I have never heard spray paint called a rattle can. New wargame vocab I guess.
@LoftOfTheUniverse5 жыл бұрын
The grainy cultist looked pretty rough
@raywhichway17904 жыл бұрын
I think GW saw this and went hmmm just paint with washes..... Let's call them "contrast paints" and slap a higher price tag on them!!!!
@samuelschlossberg57686 жыл бұрын
This is how I paint my baneblades
@Beebosloth5 жыл бұрын
the rattlers inside are actually glass marbles most of the time.
@currentphonograph17347 жыл бұрын
great colors green & yellow, chevron stripes, paint leaded heavy metal figures too like Greek black figure
@ValkyRiver4 жыл бұрын
Maybe another hack is... removing the marble?
@ShovelerStreams8 жыл бұрын
The rattle is from a marble.
@tabletopminions8 жыл бұрын
+Rich C. (Shoveler) Like an actual glass marble? Really? I always thought it was a metal ball, but actually a glass marble would probably be cheaper. Thanks for watching!
@GDL11818 жыл бұрын
+Tabletop Minions it's a tooth, dentists sell them to krylon.
@WarBoy878 жыл бұрын
+Tabletop Minions Yep it's a glass marble in there. Usually a green one.
@warhammerworkshop406 жыл бұрын
Is this a reupload
@tabletopminions6 жыл бұрын
Nope, only uploaded it once - back over three years ago. Thanks for watching!
@BrokeJoker045 жыл бұрын
This is your conscience from the future, and very soon you sell your Tau. Don’t sell them!!! Lol
@Chrisbo1238 жыл бұрын
Is that on your right hand a tattoo or a stamp from a night club? :-)