Secrets of Painting AMAZING FACES | Painting Faces for Warhammer

[@Zumikito]

And how are you painting faces? Timestamps: 0:25 Explaining mistakes 1:07 PTSD Imperial Guard 1:32 Male Face 2:37 Explaining Glazing and Layering 4:18 Unicorn Tears 5:14 Painting eyes 7:20 Soft/Female Face 7:47 A very bad joke 9:46 Results and Conclusion

[@vinitasajnani700]

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[@Revoks]

"You really need to focus" he said, as the camera autofocus goes absolutely bananas 🤣

[@Zumikito]

Learning experience for me, have to film on manual with these tiny things 😂

[@tabletopmika4349]

@@Zumikito Try manual focus instead of auto focus. Auto focus will react to movement.

[@Zumikito]

@@tabletopmika4349 I figured it out, newer vids don't have this issue :)

[@BrownLikeTheColour]

This video was SO informative! I’ve read a lot of articles on “how to paint faces,” but actually SEEING the small, careful steps make a world of difference in my understanding. Thank you for filming this!

[@Zumikito]

I am glad that you find this helpful! :) thank you for the feedback

[@loltwest9423]

That is a glorious beard mustache combo, brother. I too wish to have a beard and mustache that great.

[@loltwest9423]

Video's great too btw.

[@StratosFear221]

I just got into warhammer minis and I gotta say, Love the video Love the beard Love the Guardsmans expression, 1000% accurate. Thank you for the tips, my minis look sick.👍

[@alexhan258]

I did it!! I painted eyes quite well for the first time!!! Thanks man!!

[@deathwing_terminator]

I have over 300 guardsmen. I refuse to paint eyes for all of them :)

[@Zumikito]

Man, I don't blame ya, that is a lot of guardsmen

[@socalastarte6727]

The advantage of Space Marines and Ad Mech. No eyeballs to paint!

[@supernovaspeedway3595]

I’ll do it!

[@plaidpvcpipe3792]

Honestly, don't paint the eyes, you don't need to. You can just put some shade into the eyes.

[@twogooddogs]

A full Battalion! Congrats!

[@Buggritt]

Just throwing a thank you here. This and your other videos are helping things click and I am pushing my skills with current projects. I frequently come back to check my understanding and see if I pick up anything new. Generally, I do :) Please keep it up. Several hundred unpainted Orks are relying on you...

[@DM_Productions13]

i just stared painting Minis and your videos popped up so i clicked on your video and instantly i wanted to subscribe within two minutes of this video. keep up the great work.

[@dracosummoner]

Thanks so much, there was a lot of useful information here! I really liked seeing dark colors used as a base for the first miniature since my skin tone is darker and I got a lot of good information on how to kind of match that.

[@DMXKonCur]

Idk man, the heads at 0:19 look the most realistic! Great video though, glad to see another post!

[@Zumikito]

Haha, in that case I wanna make them unreal!

[@DMXKonCur]

Shit dude, can you help me with my face too then? xD

[@Red_Bishop]

Straight outta warp

[@blank557]

Great video. I've painted minis for years, but the tip you gave to add yellow instead of white to lighten colors was a revelation. Thank you!

[@manuelponce4682]

Really awesome.!!! Great Techniques, good to wacht and fun at the same time!!! Thx for share these methods. Layering and glazing part of the secrets for a good face paint finish.

[@michaeltuite5510]

You are an amazing painter, and I thank you for sharing your knowledge. You also have an amazing beard, and that is something I will always admire.

[@zigfaust]

It's sorta insane how many paint techs I already "know" from a decade of using Photoshop as a faux-physical medium (three layers max for transparency and blending). I never tried this tech but the whole time watching you I sort of already knew where you were going. It's like I unknowingly was preparing myself for the future!

[@petrinafilip96]

Realised my biggest issue with painting faces: lack of good lighting in the room. Cant layer and highlight with different skin tones if you cant see the details on the face.

[@lonecolamarine]

I hate being the "WELL I THINK" guy, but what I did was I got an LED lamp, now, right off the bat, this thing looks like a solar flare, you might want a dimmer one, you may not, if it's too bright, there is a fix. With a rubber band and small sheet of paper, you can dim it down studio style. Hope this helps! I only just noticed your comment was in past tense, but, oh well.

[@petrinafilip96]

@@lonecolamarine Yeah I think Ill buy those clip on LED lamps from ikea. The ones that have a bendable "leg". Seems like a great thing for painting minis. Its either that or buy strap LED's and glue them to an U shaped frame that can be put on the table, so I get 3 sources of lighting.

[@Legion2210]

@@petrinafilip96 Get something dimmable, for very detailed parts you need very bright lighting but for others is might even make it more difficult and be a straign on you eyes. I always had a hallogen lamp but its over 10 years old just get a dimmable high lumen LED.

[@lonecolamarine]

@@fishersofmen4727 Aye, always an option

[@lumijo2407]

"COMEDY GOLD" and subbed.

[@hobbyspotnz2833]

The ptsd part has me ded when you time stamped it aswell hahaha Ive been using your tips for the eyes has been turning out good

[@Zumikito]

That guardsman certsinly does not look too happy! I am glad that you found the tips helpful

[@sabine4180]

very nice! love it!

[@Zumikito]

Thank you!

[@gadushholl3469]

The 5minutes format is excellent. Period! There are other painters out there who do excellent long classes like Dana but your "in 5 minutes" series is GREAT. Very condensed and easy to follow while working on my miniatures. Is there already a playlist for your 5 minutes videos?

[@rubinhomoto]

I will try your method for painting eyes! Thank you!

[@_i_m_]

Do you know sir you're amazing? Great guide!

[@kudosbudo]

Nice work learnt something new. Not sure if my hands are steady enough to do it and I certainly can see details cos my eyes suck( have to take photos to see what I did!) But the skin technique looks doable for me, cheers.

[@G_Threepwood]

Great video - painting eyes is the worst! Nice tip on adding yellow, definitely going to try that

[@Zumikito]

Glad it was helpful!

[@sergioconti2398]

Fantastic ,very interesting

[@jljl640]

Love ur job, thx for sharing! 👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻

[@thomasjefferson5227]

Gonna try this when I get home. Got tons of SoB faces and it made me nervous to paint all that skin

[@Zumikito]

I feel ya, I cover most of my space marines with helmets, so didn't get enough practice painting them

[@DUNGEONCRAFT1]

Well that was amazing. Both paint and beard.

[@Zumikito]

Thank you!

[@sixfoothalfling253]

I'm super new at painting minis and just finished my first 40k unit. This video hasn't just helped me learn how to paint a face, but it really inspired me too! Thanks, keep up the great work!

[@Zumikito]

Coming back to this comment, made me really happy my friend! :)

[@paulshri8609]

Once its on her face...dude 😂😂😂great tutorial 👍

[@TheThing-m9f]

Great job again!

[@CyanTeamer]

You should do a full paint guide on a Retrobution of Scyrah character.

[@FistPainting]

Good tutorial

[@dredsirius]

Awesome!!! If you can do a tutorial for how to do shaved heads or shaved beard

[@Zumikito]

Will see if I can manage, have long list of videos so far waiting to be made! Either way, try adding grey to your skintone and stipple it :)

[@definite_rage3960]

I add a bit of yellow to the white of teeth and eyes so the contrast isn’t absolutely mental

[@kevinalford]

ZumiKIto - I would love to see a video focused on smooth surfaces. For example, I understand your face technique very well here, but I don't have a good idea of the top of his head.

[@douglasdonaldson2510]

By the look on his face that Guardsman on the end just had his gun jam. His game is over!

[@Tomcat_Coyote]

I find it easier to paint the eyes first when there is only the basecoat applied , since i'm more likely to mess up painting the eye later and making a splotch of black or white on the skin , rather than messing up the skin and painting up the eye with skin tones . Just my personal preference :) Gotta be careful with the wash if you use it , that's all . Also , the Derpy Space Marine with the atrocious paintjob has " a name " , it's usually called " Clarence " XD

[@Zumikito]

Whatever gets tyou the result :) Clarence truly helped me demonstrate what not to do!

[@kudosbudo]

How do you stop thinned paint from running?. If I thin paint to do multiple layer it runs all over. Is that a mistake from having toouch on the brush?

[@19platten20]

I always do the eyes first then the rest fo the face and spare out the eye area

[@19platten20]

OR if it fits the miniature and /or theme, i just do the eyes and mouth with my dark skin color liek the rest of the face and then pour dark (black) contrast or shade in it to give it a grimdark vibe (best example in my collection is the WHFB young valten miniature)

[@giraton1]

Oh that's really clever. Definitely trying that in the future

[@19platten20]

​@@giraton1 thanks may your eyes look glorious

[@Red_Bishop]

I always put heads with helmet whenever possible 🤣

[@ochoaE3]

As far as beginners go, how do we go about picking/mixing highlight colors? I've been struggling with this lately.

[@TheHalflingLad]

1:10 - Oh, that's way too close to home. I have myself a platoon of cadians who look seriously shellshocked.

[@lazerninga]

Tbf a guard without PTSD is dead or about to become one of either.

[@jagermeister_1754]

Have you NOT seen what they have to go through everyday?

[@rageofheaven]

Lets be honest, that is the default expression of any guardsman.

[@dedrrdamha7819]

YES !! THANKS !!!

[@zknightman74]

Do you use anything to mask the head? when you are doing the black part?

[@rageofheaven]

0:48 honestly, it should be an easy fix. just needs more volume.

[@RuffStuff420]

Use bald heads only, and paint them like they have lucha libre masks on. That's my go to. And pro tip for painting eyes. Do them FIRST!

[@Aisaaax]

The most common mistake when painting female faces - is allowing sharp dark shadows and lines in it. Especially around the nose and in the recess of the cheeks, people tend to make deep dark shadows because they think they need them to make the features pop. However while this makes male faces look more angular and brutal, the same applied to female ones, and this is NOT what our monkey brain associates with female beauty. It can even make the face look old. Remember to be EXTREMELY accurate with any shadows on a female face. It needs to be soft and round, fith features really smooth. You would do well to use the lightest of glazes to shade the cheeks, or even go the other way around and instead add some pink blush on the cheekbones to accentuate that detail without shading the cheek recesses. The same goes for the nose. Instead of brown shadows like on a male face, you should make them much lighter or even pinkish. That's my best recommendation

[@twobadcats77]

What kind of clips are you using to hold the heads?

[@kudosbudo]

Like what high quality brushes?

[@HouseCawdor]

What are the exact colors used for this particular face?

[@deathbeat40k2]

Hey Zumikito! First of all, thank you for this nice vid! But how about three-day beards? Do you take a different undercoat at the first step? Best wishes and stay well!

[@Zumikito]

Hey hey! I actually talk about that in my newer vids for faces - I paint stubble on the "Witches" miniatrue by just adding some grey

[@makeshift307]

I only just realized my problem was base coating with black instead of white! So all my miniatures had caked on layers where i had to get rid of all that black 😅

[@Zumikito]

Make layers thinner in that case, but I paint over black without an issue

[@jagermeister_1754]

Does the brown paint work well on black primer?

[@Zumikito]

Sure, just might take more layers, but certainly is not a problem

[@alexanderchoong3710]

What kinds of brushes do you find are best quality for doing eyes? I struggle with the pupils and eyeballs :(

[@Zumikito]

Da Vinci maestro series 35 size 1 for most things and for even smaller eyes and pupils (like kingdom death characters) size 00

[@alexanderchoong3710]

@@Zumikito Thanks much mate! I'm new, but loving the channel!

[@RaVirrTheTrader]

Watched for the beard....subscribed for the knowledge.

[@konradczco]

Can you please name paints used one by one for each face, please ?

[@andrewbehrens3540]

What is the tool you are using to hold the head?

[@Zumikito]

Those are crocodile clips

[@lamb3rman740]

Clicked cause of the heads. Stayed because his beard is so mighty.

[@lamb3rman740]

Amazing job! Have to try it out right now

[@MF-kv8cn]

when i thin my paint to make it more translucent to glaze, and when i apply it to the miniature, it gets flooded with watery paint. after it dries after 15-20, 30 minutes it flattens out, but i see your thin layers apply without any water. what's the secret? do i dab the paint brush off in a paper towel the paint the miniature?

[@Zumikito]

Yes, that's exactly what you do

[@MF-kv8cn]

@@Zumikito have you tried the Forge World Space Marines? If so how do they compare to the conventional plastic kits? I've been looking at them and they "seem" to look pretty nice. but i have no clue. I heard the larger models are headaches and require lots of work besides assembly

[@ka1juhunt3r]

What types of brushes did you use?

[@Zumikito]

Da Vinci maestro series 35

[@ka1juhunt3r]

@@Zumikito any particular size that you used on the eyes?

[@Zumikito]

@@ka1juhunt3r for marines and sister you can do it with size 1 - a nice tip is still a tip after all, but I have size 00 for smaller miniatures too

[@TheDragonWolf83]

Do you have any tip on how to paint brown skin that would be nice. It's for my Sisters of Battle i want both pail and brown females in my army

[@Zumikito]

It's the same, just use darker paints :)

[@nameisbad]

@@Zumikito would you say those two paints sets have the paints needed to paint darker skin? like for african american skin? or should I get something like P3 Idrian Flesh and use these for the highlights?

[@Zumikito]

@@nameisbad they do, darker skintones are there, so you will be able to do it

[@nameisbad]

@@Zumikito Thanks, ordered both!

[@Ultramarines_chaplain]

Eyes are very hard to do, but practicr practice practice

[@hai7596]

nice！！

[@thejellyranger7679]

Be strong, Jelly....be strong, for the emperor.

[@pogo8050]

4:35 I’m sure bald guys consider this a hate crime of some sort

[@_Aly_00_]

I just play admech. 3 models have like half the face showing, on all other models in the range its just metal.

[@Zumikito]

Getting minis without a face is also my favorite method haha

[@archierri]

Do you have your own technique of painting orcs faces, and the orcs skin also ?

[@Zumikito]

Did not paint orc faces yet!

[@bahamut256]

Brother, I am paint!

[@SPAMsammiches]

That guardsman seen some sh*t, man...

[@michielkreuse610]

my solution make sure all miniatures have helmets.

[@thejellyranger7679]

Boi if you and me don’t have the same techniques....brilliant 🤙🏼

[@DannyEastes]

Whenever I try this I just end up with a horrible blotchy or streaky mess. Might just stick to basecoat + wash. Forever mediocre!

[@moxopal5681]

I cant even see the eyes, how can I paint them?

[@Zumikito]

In general if you can't see something don't bother painting it - you will not have the satisfaction of seeing it finished after all

[@AdamMichalMarkowski]

Though they are head lenses with light you can buy in older to paint smaller parts. I bought such headgear, though you need to be careful to only look at miniature. I made a mistake of not taking it off while picking paints etc. and ended up with massive headache.

[@moxopal5681]

@@AdamMichalMarkowski What kind did you buy, did they come with a warning for how long you should wear them? Can you comment the model? Much appreciated!

[@AdamMichalMarkowski]

@@moxopal5681 Producer is Shenzen Transhow Industrial, product number MG81007-A. Warnings on the box mostly refer to stuff like looking at bright sources of light, or possibility of fire if bright light goes through one of the lenses. I used it without issues later on, though I remembered to take lenses off, while taking another paint, etc. Seems like issues were mostly linked to looking through lenses at objects that were at bigger distance.

[@claudeheinrich3613]

ahahahahaha that guardsman haha joooooooooo

[@jessemerriman460]

That Imperial Guardsman seen some shit...

[@Mike-8404]

1:10 lemme see your war face!

[@excidium2568]

i was so distracted from his beard, i didnt heard a single word he said

[@mr.han-nah1119]

Over 400 Guardsman....i have eye focus of steel lol!

[@Zumikito]

You can do it man, gogogo

[@Kellhound32]

Fabulous, my friend. But, if I follow your instructions to the letter, mine will still look like those ridiculous clown train wrecks you showed at the beginning LOL.

[@goodmoney2998]

Just use flesh paint and finish. No need to put so many layers unless you wanna have them for parade and never play with them.

[@Dbars19]

i make all my eyes neon green because i am crazy

[@garyblake4296]

Like painting raisins.....

[@lordjcphoenix]

damn that auto-focus that goes back and forth between the background gave me a headache but the paint job was nice

[@Zumikito]

Sorry about that, I will do faces explained in under 5 minutes in the future and this won't happen

[@fireemblemistrash75]

I understand How much money do I have to throw to get better again...? ;-;

[@ARCcommand]

Your technique is great but it just highlights why painting the whites of the eyes and the pupils isn't something that should be bothered with at this scale. If you saw a person at the same distance you see the miniature at, you'd never see the whites of their eyes, their eye-socket would just be a dark area on the face. When eyes on miniatures of this scale are painted it looks unnatural because I suppose the brain recognizes that a human doesn't look like that from a distance. Keeping with the steps you did, but forgetting the eyes and just adding a couple of targeted washes into the eye sockets and you have a truly grimdark look to your faces.

[@Zumikito]

sure, that is an option for you, why not - ater all painting 1055 marines with pupils and everything would be bothersome. If you are aiming for more detail, I would still push it to that level however. That is what I like :)

[@ARCcommand]

@@Zumikito Fair point :) Thanks for being a good sport!

[@thekeepgames]

the striped background played havoc with your autofocus, and made the video difficult to watch unfortunately.

[@FlyingRazzo]

Where are you come from? I can't figure your accent? Scandinavian?

[@Zumikito]

I watch too much of pewdiepie, so no wonder! I am Czech

[@1AngelAlita]

@@Zumikito Dobrá práce, fajn videa.. :)

[@captainbrexit4920]

Why does the sister of battle look like she has bunny teeth.

[@bldos5362]

Is it just me or does the "female" face just look like a space marines face with a wig?

[@Zumikito]

Don't blame me lol

[@alexedev]

balls of steeel!

[@KevinoftheCosmos]

It seems verry difficult to make a female miniature face 'pretty.' I want my Sisters of Battle to look as attractive as they look in the lore illustrations and I think I'm gonna have a real job on my hands doing so.

[@Zumikito]

check out my newer vid called "painting AMAZING faces explained step by step" - the result is even better imho :) but you are correct, in general, getting nice female skin is more difficult than the male one

[@joshuanewcombe8454]

I think I had a miny seizure watching your camera trying to focus with that black mat

[@tomkadin]

That beard is distracting it's so awesome

[@matts8023]

We are in 2022. Money shot jokes aren't funny in hobby tutorial videos.

[@1who4me]

Please show more painting less of your face

[@Zumikito]

Around 70% of the video is just painting, not everything can be described on painting cuts

[@luisdavidpalau]

@@Zumikito Patiences has been developed :)

[@yoshidarkhorse2764]

I probably ask you to paint my Tyranids models because I am horrible at painting.