Sam Lenz Artwork: Intro to Non Metallic Metal

Non metallic metals can be an illusive subject, in this video I'm laying out the concept in beginners terms. It can be a tricky topic but with dedication and the willingness to step out of your comfort zone, all things are possible. Enjoy!
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[@GoobertownHobbies]

I have come to learn.

[@SamLenzArtwork]

Me too!

[@stylnox]

this is literally insanelly good in the amount of time it took

[@user-hx6iv8mc7o]

super interesting channel, subscribed! good job, thank you for the knowledge

[@SamLenzArtwork]

Thanks for the sub!

[@amorbavian]

I would liked a longer look at the finished product.

[@zirius89]

I have never subscribed so fast to a channel.

[@newgamer85]

OK sam is a wizard i know it's sped up but 1:53 - 2:29 it's a shinny butchers cleaver.

[@crashingatom6755]

Sam...it's me, Adam. I'm in the future. I regret not paying more attention to this video when you told me to....in the past. Time is a flat circle.

[@martinsivertsen7485]

I dig these videos, Sam. It's great to see your process and learn new techniques and approches!

[@HaDeZs1]

Sam, awesome as always. Love the short format. It’s perfect and is what’s needed over an hour video on the basics.

[@ddu6043]

Nice to see you are doing videos! Thanks for your work

[@olixyz1996]

fantastic video brother, really excited to see content on youtube!

[@arazlam4754]

Short and sweet but highly informative 🤘 you just keep on killing it with these videos

[@spacetoy4584]

I really like the short format of your vids, helps gets straight to the point. And have to say I'm learning lots (following you insta as well).. great works and thanks from the UK

[@demonic2174]

Great content as always. Look forward to the follow up. Bring on the uncomfortable zone!

[@Zambies]

This video just reminds me about our conversation on how, "Not all murder knives can be cheese knives but all cheese knives can be murder knives". 🤣

[@te9591]

Cheese knife?

[@Zambies]

@@te9591 I’m resisting the urge to make a joke about cutting cheese.

[@SamLenzArtwork]

Lol, I still miss Twitch. Those were the days B)

[@frannyfranfrancis]

watching this Monday 10/16/20 and it is raining outside! perfect way to spend the day. Great content. Your style is very approachable and I'm very appreciative of that!

[@JakeDogg-RIP]

Watching this really shows what Scott and Jon talk about when they say u do things so fast! Just some quick wet blending to make it look like something someone has spent hours on! Great work! Very nice toutorial ☺️

[@cowdogg3085]

You're an amazing painter, thanks for your insight and tips on a subject that I seriously have a ton of trouble with. 👍👍

[@Monkeyman12534]

Talking about the light flowing into channels is immensely helpful for making a light simulation in my head for Nmm

[@OpenHorizon1]

Solid short vid, and again nice tips. I like the idea of adding other colors that might be bouncing around in the environment off the object. I use this technique in the post editing process on photos I shoot be it a composites of multiple images or a portrait, it’s cool to hear about this in other creative mediums. 💪

[@dennisfoulds3941]

Vince, Jon, and Scott sent me here, and so glad I did. Thanks Sam, looking forward to seeing more.

[@dances4980]

Thanks Sam . I always struggle with nmm. I'm encouraged to give it another try

[@jnh1]

I instantly became a fan of your work when you showed up on TTM doing those Sepulchral Guard tutorials. I wasn't painting those minis, but your style of painting and how you talk about what you are doing helped me, especially the OSL and wet blending lessons in that series. I only stumbled across your own channel recently but its so cool to see these small digestable videos from you. They are great reference material.

[@SamLenzArtwork]

Glad to hear that, Jayden! More to come and please check out my Patreon if you'd like even more action. Cheers!

[@Justinshaffer1993]

Yo Sam! I'm new to your vids, but THIS video was very ground breaking for me! I've been terrified to try nmm! You've given me some confidence!!!! Great work!!!

[@chucklamb3496]

Awesome Sam!

[@Kasper210]

the really good ones make it look so easy

[@ViktorBrech]

What amazing brush control -- it's quite humbling to see you make this look *hot* in the blink of an eye with such a "boring" color palette! Generally I am a fan of TMM but this video makes me want to experiment with this technique much more. Thank you!

[@maxxammax0]

You make it look so easy. I really need to try wetblending more.

[@frannyfranfrancis]

Very approachable start! This I will definitely be practicing tonight! Thanks!

[@SamLenzArtwork]

You got this!

[@HuntersOA]

I'm still blown away by these videos :'D Makes you want to paint :D It is complicated now due to organization of my wedding / work / etc but hopefully from the beginning of the next year I'll be able to follow along with these awesome videos :D By the way if you have time I'd really want to see some complex NMM maybe something like a reflective NMM Necron Cryptek with OSL :D I haven't a clue how to handle the different light sources in this case, but it would probably make a pretty intense and cool vid :D

[@James-mb6sr]

Dig the basics here and look forward to the next video for sure. Notation for the editor at :11 when the subtitle is in place the word "painting" is missing the N :) Keep it up fellow Wisconsinite!

[@markgnepper5636]

Great stuff friend enjoy your stuff

[@bentosan]

Thumbnail is on point 👌

[@W.edgewargames]

No matter how many times I try these techniques, I keep failing, though every failure is a lesson learned in both patience and paint control. Thank you for the amazing lesson.

[@SamLenzArtwork]

You're welcome, Joshua! I'm glad you have the right mindset on this. There is no shame in failure, only in quitting. I've been painting for year and years and then more years before I made any videos. I can share a lesson but time in the saddle is the most important part of this practice.

[@W.edgewargames]

@@SamLenzArtwork I've only been painting for about 8 months, thanks to you and so many more (Goobertown Hobbies among them) having given so many lessons and the experience to individually teach us how to make unique techniques work together in conjunction to complete a project to personal satisfaction.

[@TheHighKingFingolfin]

"And all that jazz that comes with decomposition."

[@theOutdoorEddie]

The thumbnail nearly made me think Midnight had a new music video out. Either way great video and work!

[@SamLenzArtwork]

Haha, thanks man!

[@listeningtopaintdry]

Great video Sam! I like watching masters like you wet blending. Wait that sounded awkward. Anyway, it’s a great visual demo.

[@theezekarion164]

I would love to see someone do a Claw in Non Metalic Metal

[@tutubeater1]

Sam, this is an amazing demonstration of a TRIPLE wet blend! I hope you do more videos showing this technique. I'm an avid wet blender but usually use only two colors which works most of the time but sometimes looks a bit bland when I just use the highlight and shade color.

[@SamLenzArtwork]

It's like a double rainbow B) Really you're only working with a single boundary at a time so if you're careful, it's possible to do even a quadruple wet blend. Think of the power!

[@tutubeater1]

@@SamLenzArtwork *mindblown* thanks for the encouragement!

[@solaireothesun]

How long did it take you paint the cleaver without being sped up? Also great work, instant sub

[@SamLenzArtwork]

Thanks! Hard to recall but it can't have been more than an hour. The wetblended start speeds things up.

[@allencolwell3140]

The master!!

[@BrandXsps]

Yup. That's definitely a speed hole on that cleaver.

[@derekkrumel1407]

I will fight you, sensei. I am not afraid.

[@pixel2plastic832]

Gotta go back for those safety layers! Haha great phrase

[@michaelwright3886]

"All that jazz"... I see what you did there

[@patrickswayze3086]

Tidy. Can you make a video on how to put the paint where you are trying to put it?

[@BreezingThrou]

Been really enjoying the vids, so thanks for them. NMM been trying this with Indomitus, getting there, the whole highlight down rather then up still gets me at times. Just seen the Void Dragon you did for GWS, really liked the free hand, worked well to bring the space back into the solid form of the model. Any chance you recorded this, and if so any chance it will be posted?

[@SamLenzArtwork]

Thanks! I didn't record any tutorials on the Void Dragon, unfortunately, had to get it done quick.

[@BreezingThrou]

@@SamLenzArtwork The 3d spin was still great, a shame there was not more, but it was covered in the free hand portion of your vids, just hoped it was done for this; Still seeing the figure in 3d spin was great. thanks again

[@derekclawson8958]

I struggle with the colored light reflections. If the light from the sky is blue and the ground is green. Would the colors be on the opposite sides of the blade as the light moved across it? not sure if this question make too much sense.

[@tassosmoukas5247]

I am obsessed with your palette. Please tell me where to find it!!!!

[@louie7582]

@SamLenz What brushes do you use? I can never keep that fine round tip on mine. As soon as I start using them, they get this "hook" effect on the tip. It's really annoying.

[@peterlageri4177]

1:50. Is that a small drop of thinner and a small drop of retarder above the paint or is it two drops of retarder? I would judge it to be Vallejo Dry retarder as it looks quite thick but I can't tell. Could you tell, Sam?

[@vonundzulaxi9195]

Hi my name is Sam the miniature (painting) messiah... Shoutout to Scott ;)

[@robertsolo5769]

You've got to think about decomposition when you plan out thee composition.

[@Paintstationminis]

4:07 you call it started there, but damn, I'd have left it lol

[@MutsuKazuma]

does it feel like deadlifting progression when you get to that skill level of nmm? in the beginning people struggle to focus on all at once and in the end you just hold your breath and grind the bar on your shins? if that analogy makes any sense

[@SamLenzArtwork]

Haha, that reference resonates with me! Eventually you just do it. But you know, with hundreds of reps.

[@williamwinn948]

The Butcher's Whistle Hole.

[@TheMiniMadCat]

Terrifying intro, actually think Sam's about to come at me with a machete XD

[@jonahsaltmarsh2320]

Brush brand and size?

[@johnpierce9075]

Not sure the brand but it's a 6.

[@Zambies]

Pretty sure they are Golden Synthetic Taklon brushes.

[@x.davidwilliams83]

Sam Lenz - and all that JAZZ! -HaHa-

[@damianprescott2243]

Nmm just looks like sorcery to me, well beyond a spud like myself

[@JPWestmas]

Observe real reflections and one might understand why we paint things in one way or another.

[@TheBlackFrog79]

"non metallic metal": Metallica albums after The Black Album 😅

[@czarnywomsz2183]

+1

[@AaronWeberGA]

lmao

[@miramarto]

You just made may day, stranger! I would argue Metallica albums after And Justice For All, though, lol

[@Barbarian2810]

Careful not to cut yourself with that edge

[@Pikilloification]

Sure looks like a Nocturnus t shirt

[@ger5956]

Like and comment to appease the almighty algorithm

[@davedogge2280]

this is an area of painting which I don't know much about but probably have some paints that are that. Non Metallic Metal sounds like an oxymoron to me.

[@williamjohnson4497]

So fast.

[@kofmanmi]

Am I the only one getting Bob Ross vibes and should I be concerned?

[@eb4305]

Feel like I mix 12x more paint than you man.