Sculpt Viking Beards and Hair With Green Stuff

[@TheMousquetaire]

Valbjorn is for long now the one that personnified Space Wolves miniatures at the highest level. Every figure comes with his background emphasized by his beard, his haircut and his accessories.

[@user-N20]

What's so amazing is as I'm watching, I forget just how frickin small the figure is and then my brain notices your fingers again and I'm amazed at how much detail you can put into something so small.

[@jarlvalbjorn]

Thank you!

[@boltthebirb7233]

The magic you created in 30mins. Just wow!

[@evanwarped5870]

Gotta say, you do a fantastic job with sculpting hair. I'm going to have to practice this a bunch to get my skills up. Appreciate you posting up something like this to help

[@jarlvalbjorn]

Anytime man! Glad I could help and I look forward to seeing your work. 🍻

[@MrSkullface]

I always disliked the human heads for Warhammer minitures so I put them all in a bag and replaced them all with helmets, you have given me a reason to bring the heads out! thanks so much for this info and your channel is way too underrated. What a treasure to find this before you get all famous and everyone steals this technique!

[@jarlvalbjorn]

Thanks for the priase, man! I hope you give it a shot. It can be really rewarding.

[@ViigKilroy]

Just found and followed this tutorial! It has made my new leagues of Votann models soooo much better. I love seeing them with big traditional dwarf beards. Thank you!!

[@jarlvalbjorn]

So glad you like it, man, thank you for the kind words. I have the new votann box myself and look forward to adding my own beards.

[@ragnaross466]

Jarl Valbjorn himself! I had no idea you did KZbin tutorials!? You’ve easily been one of my biggest inspirations into the hobby for the last 2 years and the reason I started using green stuff 👌🏻

[@jarlvalbjorn]

This is such a cool thing to hear - Thanks so much the kind words!

[@BrickInTheHead]

this whole thing feels like synthwave asmr the tunes in the background the vaguely cruddy mic the smooth dulcet tones of your voice the pacing of the tutorial a+, i'm ready for bed (in a good way - sculpting right before bedtime lol, very relaxing)

[@jarlvalbjorn]

This is really heartwarming and I appreciate it greatly! Thanks for the kind words, man.

[@julianabson7870]

Not only great sculpt but fantastic explanation of what you are doing and why. Inspired me! Thanks

[@leeperry7068]

Just over the top amazing results man, you make it looks effortless. Fantastic video. I like that it's a full realtime video as well without a bunch of edits, so people get a realistic idea of the effort required.

[@jarlvalbjorn]

I really appreciate your comment! Going forward I'll be embracing this style and just going for it on each tutorial.

[@kutkuknight]

Yooure INCREDIBLE!!!!!! Im SO grateful that youre giving away this amazing knowledge for free!!!

[@jarlvalbjorn]

No worries man! Really glad you found it useful ☺️

[@Bluecadet1987]

These are amazing. Thanks for this great tutorial. My wolves are about to get a whole lot more beardier. The tip for changing the ratio for the blue is a game changer.

[@jarlvalbjorn]

Thanks man!

[@LiquidFiresoul]

Since i found your video, all my spare heads now have mediocre beards and hair. Appriciate the work you put into this video! And a sidenote, was really refreshing to have a person talk calmly through it, and not overhyped and squeaky, keep it up!

[@jarlvalbjorn]

That's really great to hear! It's funny, in person I'm very pumped up but during these videos I feel very relaxed - the best sculpting is done with a slow heartrate haha.

[@LiquidFiresoul]

@@jarlvalbjorn yeah, seems like it! I have moved on into more free imagination since, having my 40k on a hiatus for a short while, still having tons of fun doing hair and beard 😅

[@lorenard993]

I love this tutorial, I just followed it and it worked great, though I am intensely annoyed cause I nailed it on the first go then overworked it luck a dummy, oh well attempt 2 was still pretty good, this is the first time I sculpted anything thanks a lot for giving me the confidence to try, you rock

[@fabienluya6550]

I'm firm Instagram and I couldn't wait to learn from the best beard and fur sculptor Ive ever seen! Great work on the video and I hope you do more if you can!

[@jarlvalbjorn]

Thank you!

[@YouAreAsleep]

Holy..... the way that beard just formed is amazing! It blew my mind! I am totally using this and sharing this video with everyone I can. Brilliant!

[@jarlvalbjorn]

Thank you! I appreciate you doing that, man, seriously! 🙏

[@sinus2220]

This is such a fantastic tutorial. So much knowledge and cool tips for sculpting with this medium. Thank you so much, it helped me a lot!

[@joehalliday6963]

This is an amazing GS tutorial. Real time, informative, and definitely not overhyping how easy something will be. Gotta say, the ratio of blue to yellow is something that seems so obvious hearing you explain it but I just never saw it explained properly anywhere else. I've been trying to sculpt a full 50:50 mix and seeing expectable results. I love these methods and will be definitely trying them myself.

[@jarlvalbjorn]

Thank you for the kind words!

[@jjpeloquin]

Love this tutorial. I'm watching in hopes of putting some much needed beards on space dwarves. Also, as a werewolf-bearded fellow, I appreciate the nod to the higher cheek lines of we hirsute folks.

[@pa86_]

The look and the flow of the hair and beard is fireeee. Great tutorial 🔥🔥🔥

[@angelodumatol9648]

@Valbjorn Definitely the best Space Wolves conversions I have seen! Looking forward to more

[@jarlvalbjorn]

Thank you! I'll be painting soon, I think, so stay tuned!

[@kylemartinelli1379]

This tutorial is amazing. Thank you, there are almost no hair greenstuff tutorials, facial hair or otherwise around and you did great.

[@jarlvalbjorn]

Thank you so much! Really appreciate the kind words

[@MyXyle666]

Absolutely phenomenal video. I'm not very good at manipulating green stuff, but this gave me enough confidence to start giving beards a shot. Thanks much!

[@savagex466-qt1io]

Your so good at everything green stuff. So glad I found your video's. Thank you so much man.

[@jarlvalbjorn]

Anytime man

[@TheStumbleGuy8]

Just sculpted my first Night Lord head with your amazing tutorial.

[@jarlvalbjorn]

I love the Night Lords - they might just be my favorite legion.. If only they had more beards! haha

[@korkad_]

Actually followed this tutorial to figure out beards for the first time with some ironhead squats, some of them have open helmets but bare chins so it a great opportunity to try it out

[@ecMonify]

came here after another youtuber, Jam's Mini Mods, mentioned you in one of his videos about sculpting beards. i'm going to start sculpting greenstuff beards/hair on astra militarum dudes, and this was such an eye-opener on what you can achieve. super informative and insightful, cheers!

[@jarlvalbjorn]

That's great man! I would love to see them. If you're on instagram send me some pics @valbjorn 👍🏻

[@MonsterHobbieShow]

Amazing work, I had to watch it in parts since I got quite dizzy due to the constant camera shake, but truly inspiring and amazing work.

[@DarioPattarini]

Amazing. Great tutorial and attitude. Love the learn together style. Your marines are a piece of hair style art

[@jarlvalbjorn]

Thanks man! I really appreciate you saying that. I look forward to making more tutorials soon.

[@Duber121]

Here from instagram! Love your work, amped to try this myself 😁

[@jarlvalbjorn]

Don't be shy to send me progress shots on insta, would love to see them.

[@Bananatek]

Very clean fingernails. Great vid too, loved the music and plenty of neat tips

[@Vexariongaming]

You make it look so incredibly effortless!

[@jarlvalbjorn]

Thank man! You'll get there, just gotta keep at it!

[@RumorsofWAAAGH]

Thanks for posting this tutorial, I managed to get a nice beard on one of my operatives. I 3D printed a short sleeve ball cap wearing merc, but his chin didn't print out. The new beard allowed me to save the print, and get him back into the fight. I have to add your video and sound quality are excellent for a first time video.

[@wwoolofl8056]

You should make a basing video!

[@jarlvalbjorn]

I actually have one up!

[@Brissebrajan]

really nice work! fellow space wolves collector here, i have "mastered" the furs, but i havent done any beards or hair before, this have inspired me to try it out. great video!

[@jarlvalbjorn]

Go for it man! So rewarding

[@tonynardi2379]

Mesmerising. Such a wonderful technique. Thank you so much for uploading this. 😊👍

[@lysanderkrieg5474]

Thank you for this and the barrel wrap tutorial. They helped me immensely with my latest project.

[@jarlvalbjorn]

Cheers!!

[@beavschannel5217]

Came from Reddit, really nice vid man, looking forward to more if you do more. Would love to see cloth, like cloaks, tabards etc if you're thinking of doing more.

[@jarlvalbjorn]

Thanks! And definitely. I'd like to do a tutorial on all the techniques I use.

[@nian89]

Really excellent tutorial :) I've recently started a project making Vostroyan Firstborn and the lack of impressive beards and moustaches on existing pieces has been a let down so far. Found this video excellent on helping me on my way

[@brushwarrior9064]

Absolutely incredible job you do there!

[@jarlvalbjorn]

Thanks man!

[@jayweir7035]

Just tried my first head and it came out beautiful thanks for the class 🎉

[@jarlvalbjorn]

Anytime!

[@srdies5289]

I've just found your instagram account, and holly molly... amazing stuff! And you even do video tutorials.. c'mon, amazing!

[@jarlvalbjorn]

Cheers man, thanks!

[@jes_oz873]

@@jarlvalbjorn I have the same situation. Found you on Instagram. As they say here in Russia, "У тебя золотые руки (You have golden hands)." Unrealistically cool.

[@jarlvalbjorn]

@@jes_oz873 thank you, I'm honored to hear you say that

[@l1zrdking]

Fantastic work, this video is probably my favorite in sculpting hair and bears for sure. I will attempt to work the same way but on a larger size as I don't work in that scale.

[@jarlvalbjorn]

Thanks man, I appreciate the kind words.

[@l1zrdking]

@@jarlvalbjorn You're welcome, also beards... not bears. Although the technique would probably look great on bears too. haha

[@Midnight6230]

you do an incredibly nice job with those toothpics and im browsing the net for days looking at sculpturs. Bonus, I learned what a widow's peak is.

[@jarlvalbjorn]

Thanks a lot man! 😁

[@TheLichsLaboratory]

This is next level hair sculpting man! Will have to keep this video in mind for making some more CSM topknots

[@jarlvalbjorn]

absolutely! that would work great on them - send me over some pics on my instagram dm if you feel like it, would love to see.

[@Apautnahus]

i wish i could like this twice! so good

[@VladimirKharchenko]

Real good tutorial! Thanks, mate!

[@jarlvalbjorn]

No worries man!

[@julianabson7870]

I would love too see some of the close ups you use to check your work and any more help to shape the moustache out of the beard. Once again thanks for an amazing introduction to this. I'm off to try some.

[@jarlvalbjorn]

Check out my instagram, I do some really close shots on some models 👍🏻 link in the description of the video

[@benjihalfwelshlikealion9454]

Excellent video, loved the advice. I've just been doing a mutated lion pelt on my chapter master and Im going to use this technique on the mane tomorrow and give him an awesome beard like your space wolves 👍😁

[@jarlvalbjorn]

That's awesome! Send me some pics on Instagram if you want, would love to see it

[@toddhoselton8864]

You peeked my interest. You had me at “I want this guy to like like he walked off the planes of fuxking Fenris.”

[@TomekBlacksMyth]

20:15

[@WestCoastMinis]

This tutorial was perfect man! Thankyou!

[@derekvanwassenhoven7597]

I just found your account and this video is amazing!!! Just what I was looking for my Space Wolves. Thank you to take the time to make these videos.

[@jarlvalbjorn]

No problem! Glad you're enjoying them 👍🏻

[@NW_Painting_Official]

great video! Been wanting to give sculpting green stuff a go for a while and this has given me an enormous amount of inspiration!

[@jarlvalbjorn]

Sorry for the late reply! That's awesome to hear, I hope it's going well for you! 👍🏻👍🏻

[@NW_Painting_Official]

@@jarlvalbjorn Thank you for getting back to me! Yeah it is going well given some beards and hair a go and enjoying it! :)

[@jarlvalbjorn]

@@NW_Painting_Official awesome! Hit me up on insta and send some pics of the work if you're keen on it 👍🏻glad it's going well!

[@NW_Painting_Official]

@@jarlvalbjorn I definitely will do!!

[@andreasrasmussen195]

Awesome video man! I also came from reddit, very impressive work here, hope to see more in the future. Subscribed!

[@jarlvalbjorn]

I appreciate that man! Thank you. I'll be making more tutorials 🤘🏻

[@andreasrasmussen195]

@@jarlvalbjorn looking forward to it buddy!

[@Ilfirin_Art]

Amazing skill! Great work!

[@andyly6651]

Hell yes!!, been following you on IG!!. Definately going to give this a go!

[@jarlvalbjorn]

Thanks for following! Glad you're gonna give it a shot.

[@techniciansourwell1412]

Really appreciate the tutorial. This is very helpful

[@jarlvalbjorn]

Glad it's useful, thank you 🙏

[@martinpaquette5836]

Amazing tutorial!!! I'm definitely trying this tonight! Thanks

[@jarlvalbjorn]

Anytime! Glad it helped

[@HammerdownProtocol]

Amazing skill. I would never in a million years, have considered using a toothpick, to achieve those results. Subbed.

[@jarlvalbjorn]

Thanks man! More videos coming soon

[@doctordoubledakka3939]

Wow dude, crazy work, impressive

[@jarlvalbjorn]

Thanks man!

[@dippshow]

Amazing tutorial, gonna make my space dawgs look so much better! Thank you!

[@namewastaken360]

So cool. I'm going to have to stop painting everything in sub-assemblies to try this.

[@Nonehasthisnamekek1]

Saw your work on Reddit, incredible!

[@jarlvalbjorn]

Cheers man!

[@chriswest-beardedbatman5492]

so simple yet so complex, thank you. would love to spend one day working with you, working on my first army that just happens to be wolves so this has been fun

[@Mickos-sq8nz]

Looks amazing. Wonder how it would look on an ork. Thanks for the tips

[@jarlvalbjorn]

Amazing! Thank you

[@geoffstabletoptales]

Great tutorial. Thank you so much for sharing. I’ve been looking for something like this a long time.

[@jarlvalbjorn]

Thanks so much!

[@RaddiCraft]

Amazing to hear how you do these, absolutely convinced me on giving toothpicks a try as well!

[@jarlvalbjorn]

Thanks man! Hope it works for you.

[@Trident89]

Never tried greenstuff but after watching your videos I’m on gonna give it a try thanks for the amazing videos

[@jarlvalbjorn]

Anytime! Glad I could help

[@leozone2759]

Love the music and the work this was dope

[@alessandrorottigni4403]

Man this video is so relaxing and useful, thank you!

[@jarlvalbjorn]

Anytime dude! Thank you

[@Zordrak82]

Amazing! Keep up the great work!

[@jarlvalbjorn]

Will do, thank you!

[@patrickbateman69420]

Awesome tutorial! I wanna try this now

[@jarlvalbjorn]

Glad you like it!

[@Subculturevolt]

Epic beards indeed, well done

[@jarlvalbjorn]

Thanks man!

[@taupathfinder657]

and another good idea to add to the plan of kitbashing a techpriest i mean the idea of a techpriest whit a meterlong beard sounds nice

[@jarlvalbjorn]

I'm with you on that one!

[@outdooradventureswilliamvest]

I just had someone tell me about your video in Facebook, I am wanting to do the exact same thing but find some different heads to do it with some custodians I want for kill team. Really is freaking awesome man.

[@jarlvalbjorn]

Sweet man! Glad it's useful

[@YungParmesean]

Hell yea dude! Been waiting for this

[@weshal5127]

Amazing. I follow you on insta already. Your wolves are legendary!

[@connorreese1379]

Incredible tutorial!

[@alviba85]

Great tutorial, very good explanations and amazing skills. Suscribed!😊

[@gerry_bman4652]

Great video and awesome results, thank you!

[@jarlvalbjorn]

No prob dude! Glad you found it useful

[@bjorn8453]

Such a phenomenal job, great work and really helpful! I'd love to see if you do fur and pelts in a similar way, or maybe an "advanced" version to detail how you sculpt braids or other features

[@jarlvalbjorn]

Thanks man! I will be doing a pelts version soon. I was also thinking the same thing for an advanced version of the beard tutorial for really tweaking it for photo quality. I'm still developing my braid technique so I want to get that down pat before I teach it. Cheers man! 🍻

[@bjorn8453]

@@jarlvalbjorn awesome! And no rush, just throwing ideas and psyching myself up more than anything hahah

[@simonfoster1317]

subbed, cant wait to see more tutorials for my space wolves!

[@jarlvalbjorn]

Thanks dude!

[@JohnnyMottaBrawlFather]

It’s incredible how well you do this lol i really hope I can pick it up like that!

[@akumaking1]

Have you seen the new Leagues of Votann/Space Dward/Squat line by GW? I feel like all of the organic units would greatly benefit with more beards, braids and beer added by greenstuff

[@jarlvalbjorn]

I have! I got the box ready to go, just need to carve some time out to beard them up

[@akumaking1]

@@jarlvalbjornhi there! How you been?

[@SpookyTimestamps]

Thanks for this. I'm about to start sculping hair for my hair-metal glam rock orks, so this was helpful. 😄

[@jarlvalbjorn]

awesome! great application

[@schubot7]

just superb man. I'm doing a new Wolfspear force and this will come in super handy

[@jarlvalbjorn]

love it man, glad you found it useful!

[@MrKtor]

all your tutorial are awesome!!!!

[@jarlvalbjorn]

Thanks dude!

[@benweinberg3819]

Great tips here Valbjorn, ready to see more! How do you clean your minis from molding? And any chance for a video showing the painting process? Nicely done

[@jarlvalbjorn]

I'd love to do a video on sprue line removal! I really enjoy it, haha. I use mostly xacto knife, files and padded 3m fine sandpaper. I'll put it in the queue for videos for sure.

[@deadlotus4445]

"Toothpicks, water.....and spit" 😂😂😂😂

[@bearded_death_machine3592]

Really helpful tutorial. Thank you for sharing 💪🏻

[@dreadgarr]

Hey Brother Wolf it is I Ejay, great tutorial man!!

[@jarlvalbjorn]

Thanks dude!

[@LMW720]

Thank you for sharing your knowledge

[@jarlvalbjorn]

Anytime man

[@gs6103]

Would you be willing to do some more sculpting videos showing how you did other hair styles such as some of the ones on your Instagram?

[@jarlvalbjorn]

Absolutely! I wanted to do a few on utility stuff like bases and rivets but I would really like to revisit the hair and beards.

[@chocholmaster]

best tutorial i ever seen, please make one how to sculpt ultramarines robes.

[@jarlvalbjorn]

I might do some cloak tutorial once I get into it 👍🏻

[@grillmeistergvwz5202]

Looks super nice and realistic. When will you show us some painted models??? Can't wait

[@jarlvalbjorn]

Thank you! Not sure on paint, hopefully soon!

[@hjelsethak]

Been working with milliput, miiiiiiiiiight have to give green stuff a try.

[@jarlvalbjorn]

Yeah for hair and beards, green stuff I better if you're sculpting like this. Milliput can be great with patience and a different approach.

[@andrehas82]

A very good tutorial!

[@jarlvalbjorn]

Thanks so much 😊

[@theilluminator89]

Well done, convinced me to subscribe with this video.

[@jarlvalbjorn]

Thanks man, I hope you make some badass beards.

[@theilluminator89]

Actually taking your concept and using it for hair. Can't represent the 3rd without luscious hair 😂

[@PeteTheDane]

Found you randomly on Instagram, saw you had a beard tutorial on YT and hurried up to watch it. Two min in it was a sub for me! Great stuff dude👌🏻 As for one that has been thinking of trying this myself, but on a bigger model, like a giant. How would you do that? Could we suggest a tutorial where you throw some fur and beard/hair on a giant ? 🤞🏻🤞🏻🤞🏻🤞🏻

[@jarlvalbjorn]

I'll consider that! Thanks for following along

[@tomdanvers]

Thanks for the great tutorial dude!

[@jarlvalbjorn]

Yeah man! Thank you 🙏🏻