Painting the Harley Quinn Premium Format Figure | Behind the Scenes

[@CollectSideshow]

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[@spud0208]

I love you🤙🏻🤙🏻🤙🏻

[@giulyanoviniciussanssilva2947]

Best painter.

[@disguisedgoose2468]

Sideshow Collectibles you make such quality content you should have a million subscribers!!

[@ormancadam6453]

how much do these cost? without painting. I wanna buy me one.

[@kullenberg]

Using the work "talent" to describe an artist is doing them a disservice. This is a CRAFT. A skillset built by years of hard work and striving for excellence.

[@TiffanyRay]

nobody is born with god like artistic abilities its not fucking magic, you learn and then you work and you repeat until you get good. So no artists aren't talented they are skilled anybody can be an artist its just that the majority of people choose not to do art cause they don't believe in them selves and think theyre automatically bad just because theyre not good from the beginning. Nobody starts off good you just get better with time and experience and lots of fucking practice. If people actually put elbow greese into things they wouldn't be complaining that theyre bad when they volunteraly choose not to create. unless your one of those child prodigy's who just so happen to be equipped with those advanced skillsets at a very young age then, no you aren't talented your skilled by learning and training and working. That goes for any type of work honestly

[@portgasdann3389]

YES. I hate when people just chalk it all up to talent, ignoring the years of hardwork to get to that stage of skill.

[@Clowns_in_your_trenchcoat]

Freaky DollHouse That’s.. thats what they said??

[@banditsbirthday]

Freaky DollHouse AK legit said exactly what you said just shorter. So uhhh.

[@EakiTurtle]

i hate it when ppl are like 'wow ur so talented' no im not i say up late drawing and practicing i wasnt born with it and then they go ahead and say 'ill never be like u' and i say yes you can! i bet u u can be better than me if u tried

[@guarddog318]

"I'll go in with a fine brush..." Lady, you've been using 2 hairs and some air since the beginning!!! I don't see how you can get much finer than that!

[@benjamin8399]

"So I'll use this microscope for the eyelashes"

[@하루-f9i]

seriously felt like I was watching her paint with real-life version brushes of that one spongebob episode where he uses a single nose hair as a brush

[@haadisamid206]

lol something bob ross would say.

[@guarddog318]

@@haadisamid206 , that's probably where I heard it first, a long time ago. I used to watch him all the time, during the first run of his shows. It's just been so long I forgot where the saying came from.

[@Yosemite25]

So true and hilarious “Guard Dog”!

[@hanyabdoun]

this woman must have eagle eyes , my eyes burn just watching it

[@blazingblasian4257]

It happens

[@shiraslostfiles]

Well she does have glasses on tho, but idk. Same here tho

[@silysister4815]

qinkxstxrz_ Glasses don’t really protect you like that.

[@blazingblasian4257]

@@silysister4815 I think they mean because it's a small scale so detail but I'm not 100% correct

[@blazingblasian4257]

@waylon lewin that is very true!

[@2OldGeeksTalking]

The sculptors and painters at Sideshow are really the best.

[@misscheer4eva]

2 Old Geeks Talking I’ve seen a few of the ones that Kat and her husband do at this place and they are amazing. Both of them are the nicest people I’ve known the past 9 years!!

[@Cornelius429]

I spent the whole video going, "Wow" I've already learned a lot and am inspired to work harder with my models.

[@jamilynn322]

I know - this felt like a mini-tutorial.

[@combust__]

I'm envious of how much paint she has on her shelf alone, so many shades

[@folbfolb]

it's not even that many for a professional

[@thewickedfaerie]

Do you know the paint brand ??

[@최하은-j4i]

Envious what meanig please? I'm study english

[@folbfolb]

@@최하은-j4i a feeling of discontented or resentful longing aroused by someone else's possessions, qualities, or luck.

[@최하은-j4i]

@@folbfolb ah you verry fun Person! You use verry hard word to explain other not accident . so I'm not understand. But I search and envious mean similar jelous? But Thank you ^^

[@thetigerman]

Wow this lady is very talented. I just love the lipstick she gives Quinn. Great job, and please make more of these videos please👍

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[@beeochg4]

I was going to say the same thing, her lips look great. Really like that dark red color on em

[@MaZEEZaM]

@@CollectSideshow Have just done so now. I don't know if you have previously done such a video, I am about to check but it would be really great if you could do a video on what paint, materials and tools these professional people use, I notice that particular Cel-vinyl paint for instance is a rare sort but I noticed on her glove how incredibly plasticy/volumous not sure how to express what I mean but the black texture buildup on her gloves is really interesting. From my tiny amount of research this is a paint thats unique and it looks like the only company producing it is going out of business.

[@astro_zombie6662]

OTMAPP!!!!

[@aeit999]

Not talented. Talent doesn't exist. She's passionate about what she's doing and reached maximum level of art

[@hyperspacecola]

I can really admire craftmanship like this. Especially as an artist with shaky hands. Wow, these look incredible.

[@Goose_Willis]

I love watching talented people do their craft.

[@israelrobles681]

Its more like High Trained people, but yes its amazing to watch. Talent=Hard work + years of practice

[@CBASS838]

Now imagine doing this head sculpt 1500 times with the same level of patience and high level of quality! It’s amazing to see the dedication and talent these artists have and it puts the cost of these pieces into perspective. Thanks for the inside look Sideshow!

[@MrKevinMeow]

Not to burst your bubbles or anythjng, but only 2 or 3 prototypes are sculpted and painted in-house, while all final products are handled by offshore manufacturers( in most cases, china). A statue done with the professionalism shown in the behind the scenes vids will cost at least triple the amount SS is charging. However, this does not mean that the offshore production teams are bad. The variation between sample pieces and final products are easliy on an acceptable level.

[@CBASS838]

Tachidottv well I guess that makes total sense and why often times the prototypes look so much better than the released products. Thanks for the heads up!

[@SurajSinghTomarArya]

What's worse is their website features image of this prototype

[@reign.of.giselle]

she'd be a dope make-up artist.

[@alilordoftheskies5079]

Imagine her airbrushing your face

[@hsmacaraig]

Ali LordOfTheSkies I-

[@Marysunli]

Girl no, I would not wash my face if she ever did my makeup

[@Desmo904]

Wow. Just, Wow! The thinness of some of those hair lines and eyeliner she was airbrushing were incredible. Just beautiful artwork!

[@CollectSideshow]

Thank you! Cheers!

[@jessfx.cosplay]

Absolutely incredible. The craftsmanship in her painting is literally just amazing. I love the side by side of each step. It is literally my goal to own one of these

[@oh-totoro]

I could watch these videos all day. And it really demonstrates the "premium" aspect of these figures. A lot of people wonder why these figures cost what they do. But this shows that actually you are getting incredible value for the amount of work and skill that goes into them. I wish there were videos showing the sculpting too.

[@SurajSinghTomarArya]

I agree but they are not painted by this lady, they are painted by artists in china. She only paints the prototype.

[@kaioken654]

That lady that's doing the painting is awesome, she did one hell of a job!

[@gabidoescosplaystuff]

This was AMAZING to watch. Usually when she stopped to show a comparison between the previous step and the current, there wasn't much of a difference on camera, and then suddenly, the WHOLE FACE appeared. Most of the work is so subtle!

[@leeleonard3495]

This is an artist at the top of her craft. Incredibly talented.

[@eltocher8985]

I just think it's incredible the skills that she has and how amazing the works she does are

[@dinobot8225]

The whole time just the beginning I’m like what’s the difference but they were painted at the same time

[@lilibnuuy]

The confident and steady hand SC's stable of painters have is so impressive. I am truly envious. I wish I could afford to simply pay for artists of such a caliber to paint figures for me, but hopefully with enough practice I will reach a degree of talent approaching hers!

[@stadianastasievich6751]

This is the first vid of this kind that i patiently watched to the end, it's so satifying seeing such skill and precision

[@Jasmin-q4h]

I can't watch any video to the end

[@石川敏弘-n9w]

素晴らしい塗装ですね❗️ 他の作品も観たいです😊

[@slowdadox4762]

She would make a great instructor. Completely understood everything she was doing. And the over spray tip is gold. Thank you

[@skulleader]

Hi, once again all the artists of Sideshow are really incredible and the products from this brand are masterpieces. This new video show us and proves us your awesome talent, it's a real pleasure to admire you because it's not easy do it. Thanks for this new sharing ;-)

[@kapalaka]

I love this artist. She is so great at explaining her process and the results are cohesive. I adore her paint works because there is so much depth and unity. Fantastic, truly fantastic.

[@rocketpunchgo1]

Newbie question: so are all of their statues hand-painted like this?

[@jimmymcgill2961]

Not by good painters like this. This is what you’d call an artist proof. But otherwise yeah, they’re hand painted.

[@thekey147]

@@jimmymcgill2961 Naw, with slideshow collectables premium format, its all hand painted by a specific artist. So Kat is doing all of the harley quinns.

[@atinysoftbean1645]

@@thekey147 Damn, she must be seeing that face floating in front of her in her dreams by the end of it.

[@MANCHESTERMAN01]

@@thekey147 Really.? I thought she would paint One (the master copy) and send it to China as an example of how it is to be painted.

[@BuzzByte85]

@@MANCHESTERMAN01 yes thats exactly how it works. Adam Savage's channel has BTS with sideshow. In fact this is how 90% of the studios do it

[@starwarsgeekdotnet]

This and the Superman painting video are fantastic. PLEASE more videos like this about painting Sideshow!!

[@JayFolipurba]

Always satisfying to see someone work, who knows what they're doing. And she is really doing a great job!

[@WompRat94]

Marriage made in heaven. Beautiful head sculpt with mesmerizing paint work. I absolutely love it. I don't do premium formats or statues. I'm into 1:6 and 1:4 scale pose-able figures and I would love this Harley in either of those scales. Here's to all you artists. Thank you so much for sharing.

[@stephenbrowning7639]

Wow, pure skill. Really appreciate all the detailed information about what's being done and why. Phenomenal. MORE!! please😁

[@BagsonBagsonBags]

It’s outstanding how these are painted by hand. Unbelievable, beautiful, astounding!

[@meganalice5444]

I love Harley Quinn and the joker so much, there my favourite villians, also amazing work this is just so cool you’ve got some skill to be able to creat this

[@autumnscene]

i watched this whole video with my mouth wide open in awe. she’s incredibly skilled

[@Artemiswitchcosplay]

Omg I want this, Harley is my fave character since my mom showed me Batman when I was little. Am her little Harley. ♥️🖤♥️🖤♥️🖤🥰

[@mrhumpty]

Kinda wish you guys still did this. Really amazing to watch these guys work.

[@CollectSideshow]

Thank you for your compliment!

[@ianloveland2726]

One my fav ever vids love the skill and love she has for her work.

[@LMB925]

Truly talented people make it look so easy.

[@Dallyboy132]

I would LOVE to see more of these types of videos- I run a 3d figure painting club in Alberta- bring Artists in from all over the world- and seeing your tricks and tips is invaluable! Awesome stuff.

[@eloiseatkins6603]

Love the final product and the explanation on technic is greatly appreciated.

[@Rcflex1]

Love this series its awesome to see the technical part on the process of these talented artist

[@FrnkiSTyne]

The talent shown in this video is ASTRONOMICAL

[@1JrRihanno1]

This is a dream job. Also, i'm very glad that are fierce women working on these kind of jobs! You go Kat Sapene!! #girlpower 💖

[@VeriStrawberi]

Antonieux what do you mean “fierce”? She seems like the most chill, down to earth person ever. Why you feminists gotta be so cringe? The truth is that this person is a wonderfully talented artist who has spent years honing their craft to the highest levels and is completely comfortable in what they do. It has nothing to do with a vagina.

[@DuskPShermanWallaby123]

@@VeriStrawberi calm down

[@lum1st]

@@VeriStrawberi incase you live in a bubble which it seems as though you do, in the workplace men are always seen as better and treated better, it is refreshing to see a WOMAN at the top of her craft doing what she loves

[@VeriStrawberi]

Lumist that’s only true in your biased lens, my friend

[@fw1421]

Man,is this woman good! I’ve been building scale models since I was 5,and I’m 67 but I’ve never had the talent to do figures. My sincere respect to your talent!👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻

[@Yasmin-hk1wu]

This looks pretty and was satisfying to watch

[@BarrieBM]

i dont understand how some people can be this talented

[@wondahquinn6825]

Really enjoying these Paint up videos. Need to put some funds aside to get an airbrush! I'm an experienced oil painter. Airbrush has such a light touch and fills in very smoothly.

[@thetigerman]

Me too. I paint with paint brush and to do one color it takes me hours of layers. I been looking for good air brush that ain't to pricey lol.

[@chocotastic1]

Iwata HP airbrush

[@Speekeasy]

@@thetigerman Iwata Elipse all the way

[@matolittleelkwells5377]

Absolutely love this video showing how to get different paint techniques accomplished as well as working light to dark and dark to light for various applications

[@BronxCollections]

I have a questions, for the resident painters at Sideshow, are classes held for the painters to update with new techniques that can be used, if any?

[@BronxCollections]

@@markjanssens1658 I agree with you, but Sideshows production paint recently has been exceptional.

[@2huer09]

This is exactly why Sideshow Collectibles is the best of the best! Just amazing!🥺😍

[@CollectSideshow]

😍 🙌

[@moosedraw3731]

I Love that while watching this she would do minor things, show the before and after and I nodded along like I could see what she was doing... Plot twist; I could see no difference it just got better....

[@DocBree13]

Moosedraw lol - same here - it was like magic

[@mateocartes667]

@@DocBree13 ahhh!🐈😇

[@MishaMeme]

I need more videos like this in my life. It's awesome watching these artists do their thing.

[@Harimaru1337]

I am OUTRAGED, how did I not find this channel earlier? o.O

[@overlord1037]

Absolutely brilliant work. That Lady works like a surgeon . . . and got the eye's perfect!! . . .

[@Ldc.004]

This reminds me of that scene of woody getting all fixed up

[@MikkoRantalainen]

Wow, the color grading quality of this whole video is insanely good!

[@FJrifleman]

She just dunked all over my painting skills.

[@bamuncha4]

why? you think she is doing really good?

[@baguette7351]

Well isn't she? She just paint a very realistic face, Bob Ross would be proud

[@user-me8fm5yf4n]

David there totally different painting styles but yeah

[@FJrifleman]

@@bamuncha4 Yeah, basketball ball slang. As in I thought I was really good but the she comes along and violently dunks over my horrible attempt to block the basket, I fall to the ground as she lands, stands flexing above me and mean mugs my effort, all while the backboard glass rains down upon my corpse. This is a complement.

[@Bobcat173rd]

i learn so much from artists like you. thank you for sharing your talents.

[@nicolasprieto2384]

Pleaseeee make more of this

[@warrenbennett1355]

Amazing. Make it look so easy. Just a great amount of talent.

[@BowsettesFury]

Damn this Harley is gorgeous 💯❤️ This lady has mad skills 💯

[@HalfShelli]

Thank you KZbin algorithm for what I thought was a terrible suggestion! I was so wrong: this was absolutely mesmerizing. You have some mad skillz, and I loved seeing every step of the process.

[@CollectSideshow]

So glad you enjoyed it Shelli!

[@pebblesthecat3625]

*KAT SAPEEN* All you painters need to get together and write a book on how to paint figures and get it funded on Kickstarter. It would be a best seller as model painters everywhere would beg on bended knee for tips like these. Please discuss it with your colleagues.

[@ryanricardo]

The attention to detail absolutely stunning.

[@CollectSideshow]

Thank you!

[@CaptainCandy666]

Damn this is so amazing! You're so talented! Please make more videos like this, I really like it!

[@Takisanti]

The more I watch these types of youtubers the more I realized I'm so not as talented I think I am. These people are perfectionist and they put me to shame! Thank you for a great video :)

[@dcmarvelunited5529]

This look like alot of work, patience, and pride. Thanks for this video sideshow.

[@CollectSideshow]

Thanks for watching!

[@azh753]

I deserve a studio like this, it's gonna be my happy place.

[@makaylaserniotti1474]

I do faceups for BJDs all the time, it's amazing how similar the process is.

[@DocBree13]

Makayla Serniotti what do faceups and bjds mean?

[@Naharu.]

@@DocBree13 bjd means "ball jointed doll" and face up is doing her makeup/face.

[@macrumpton]

Such subtle tweaks really bring it to life.

[@superturtle12]

Minus the music this could be asmr, also great technical skill! :)

[@thetigerman]

Give this woman a raise!!!!

[@awesomedez]

So that’s where the money’s going!

[@shtdaprdtr]

No..cause she's making a prototype while a 10 year old chinese kid is making yours!!

[@spicydraks]

@@shtdaprdtr sad but true, on the site i remember them saying that the model shown is the prototype, and what u get may vary slightly

[@EmotionGamingRO]

@@shtdaprdtr i doubt a 10 year old can paint like that and give you the sideshow quality!

[@shtdaprdtr]

@@EmotionGamingRO Google sarcasm! On a side note..there are 5 year olds playing classical piano pieces in china...don't underestimate them at anything!

[@user-me8fm5yf4n]

shtdaprdtr arts very different tho

[@artistjorge]

I remember pre ordering this figure years ago and I was so dang happy when she came in. It's beautiful. I can't believe years later I'm coming across this video. They're so talented in airbrushing and painting the figure. It's a craft I want to learn in the event that I ever need touch ups on my figures

[@alextremo6661]

Would love to see this for my pre ordered "Baby Yoda" 🤗

[@4renzycollect919]

Fantastic video. Props to the Sideshow painters, they are like surgeons! Please many more videos like this.

[@Desman12fu]

Meanwhile I'm still coloring outside of lines....

[@FrnkiSTyne]

This figurine is so beautiful

[@CollectorZown]

Love these videos. :) Great talent.

[@LowellLucasJr.]

Beautiful paint job!!!! It all looks FANTASTIC!!!!

[@FellVoice]

Does each statue get a by-hand paint job like this or is there some assembly line style painting that goes on because it's hard to imagine 1000's and sometimes thousands all getting done like this.

[@edgard.9640]

By-hand paint job in China. Several factory workers are working on a piece for several days and weeks. What she is painting here is the original that comes up in the Sideshow site and the one that gets shown off at conventions.

[@ShayVidas]

They are not hand painting each figure out of the 10,000 sold.. She will usualy paint the main one and they will use it for reference for what the assembly line should do. They will print it colored already.

[@FellVoice]

@@ShayVidas Thanks, can you link me something showing the factory process, I can't find anything showing it.

[@mg-ThisHandleIsSoStupid]

@@FellVoice Good luck. Probably won't find such a video and I don't think you would actually want to see anyway. Not quite what you imagine.

[@NotMorganFreeman.]

@@FellVoice I saw pictures of the overseas painting process on the Gaming Heads site at one time. The place had hundreds of arms, legs, torsos, etc in batches and each group is assigned a specific part to work on. Groups of people airbrushing all day wearing respirators.

[@joannemacklin4832]

NOW we're talking! More of these painting videos! Yes!

[@Mariana-rt6qk]

You can imagine how tedious it must be not to make a mistake :0

[@mg-ThisHandleIsSoStupid]

As long as it is sealed, you can simply take off with rubbing alcohol and do step again. It will only strip down to sealed. Not very harsh. Now if you used something denatured alcohol, would strip thru anything. Seal often and if need be after every step to be able to take off if need be and I also would use rubbing alcohol simply to clean up the line with a point brush. (round)

[@mg-ThisHandleIsSoStupid]

It is crucial to do in stages for other reasons, like to keep from "Re activating" the layer below. Say if you did a wash, like she does the 1st Blue one, and did NOT seal it before doing a second one, like the yellow she does, it is wet and would re activate the wash you just did, and as you aggravated it, with the sponge you would lift the old wash, and then the 2 would kind of mix together and and get all nasty. Seal and seal often.

[@blisserio]

I have so much respect for you guys! It must be very therapeutic and it seems like you really love your job!

[@MonroesArtStudio]

damn you're flippin gooooood!!

[@Fikeyou]

Gives you more of an appreciation for how much time they put into these figures. This was really badass to watch.

[@Darthrocker06]

I'm on the waiting list for this figure. Now i just need to come up with $1300

[@cookiesyruplover]

I was gonna watch this in x2 and maybe leave after 2 minutes but I couldn't. I watched it as is. It's so mesmerizing. I couldn't even tell the difference until it was done! Amazing! So many intricacies that make up one after another, becoming a masterpiece!

[@sonicrockmanx]

I would love to know what type of paint, brushes, brands and such they use because they seem to go on very smoothly! No brush strokes or anything! Wow!

[@jpmorris6]

All those bottles look like Cartoon Color Cel-Vinyl which sadly stopped production last year. I've been looking for a good replacement for awhile.

[@CollectSideshow]

Great news! Kat will be on Sideshow Live! Wednesday 2/12 at 11 am PST here on our KZbin channel! She will be answering questions from the live chat! Set the reminder here to get notified when we are live! kzbin.info/www/bejne/aoG8XoJ7fqyUr6c

[@mr_gloomiea8562]

harley looks amazing!! she did an awesome job

[@katherinerobinson5677]

I was to scared even to sneeze while watching this....

[@obijuank6044]

So awesome! Watching these make me appreciate my collection more AND makes me want to buy this piece

[@cupcakekiller7545]

The statue almost looked like it was close to winking at the camera, 12:27 Eyes kinda moved to me,😅

[@Jasmin-q4h]

Even for me

[@LucasSilva-nl4by]

Wow! Props to this woman. I hope I end up with just half her talent one day.

[@keretaman]

Is this the soundstrack from X-Men: First Class? Totally sounds like it.

[@caitlinrobson5672]

Wow, Kat is incredible

[@caspiac]

Is it just me, or does the sculpt look like Halsey

[@christinawheeler3275]

I was just gonna comment that! I totally see it

[@bakugoukatsuki5978]

Halsey queen 😍

[@rosecolon4328]

I was looking for this comment lmao

[@meredithgrey2822]

i was thinking it looked like kim k lmao

[@Seresue]

I thought it looked like Charlize Theron

[@kevincelis4051]

Wow, ok, I was drooling the entire video 🤣. Soooo talented lady.

[@hannibalixlecter]

The figure looked a lot like Cristina Aguilera

[@Axeman369]

That's what I was thinking her eyes especially

[@atlasatlastt]

Oh shit it’s Hannibal the cannibal

[@abhibhoir027]

I felt she looked like Marilyn Monroe..

[@JasonSturgess]

When you see the work of this detail it makes complete sense that you have to pay a premium for these ! what a great and skilful artist this lady is.

[@SDA0271]

I was going to post something very similar, but you said it best. Friends ask how I could pay so much for my Wonder Woman and Supergirl statues. Now I can point them to this video.

[@JasonSturgess]

@Cerus98 I don't believe that's True for the limited edition range..... these are painted by professionals.