Speedpainting Grimdark trooper with no airbrush

[@Arrowintheknee702]

Your points about rattle cans vs airbrush, and the notion of specific highlighting areas you wish to be brighter are lessons I had to learn the hard way. I wish someone had mentioned those nuances in a video when I first started using speedpaints. I hope more painters see your video.

[@honestminis9530]

I almost cut this part out when i realized how long the video had become but I felt I could not. Especially information about not all zenithals being equal is surprisingly scarce. Just as for you it took me several failed attempts to find this out so I figured that if I can help someone to cut our half a year of frustration it is worth keeping. Thank you for confirming that it was a wise decision :)

[@blackeye256]

Hi! First of all, great chanell, helped me a lot in my mousillon project. Do you use gloss varnish first before oil washes, or you apply it straight on acryl paint?

[@honestminis9530]

Thank you for the feedback! There is no varnish at any point. The only situation where I imagine myslef using it would be if I find it important that some specific part should be less stained than parts around it.

[@blackeye256]

@@honestminis9530 Awesome! Thank you for the response. Im little afraid to start oil washes, but I can always repaint those peasants :)

[@honestminis9530]

@@blackeye256 I have a handful of poor little skavens that I use as labrats in case I try something completely new. If you feel uncertain I suggest you find a true spare miniature and try on that one first. To build some confidence it could even be a good idea to try rubbing hard enough to actually damage the acrylic color. Then you will know where the limit is :)

[@Matt-md5yt]

this is awesome my friend.

[@honestminis9530]

Thank you! It was way more work than I expected to make a video like this and I'm happy that someone liked it :)

[@blackcarnival4770]

Really enjoyed this I’ve learnt a lot of techniques but sometimes the simplistic methods are the best Where can I find these models?

[@honestminis9530]

Thank you! I've also tried a lot of fancier stuff and totally agree. The miniatures are actually just the standard Bretonnian men-at-arms combined (in general) with skeleton arms. I bought the arms as scraps on something similar to ebay but as I understand it they are actually in the Tomb Kings skeletons as well.

[@Svengar]

These minis turned out really great, loved it. Some very interesting techniques that you used throughout the process. Certainly as I watched parts like the black oil bath there was a bit of faith that it was all going to turn out, and you certainly deserved that faith :-) Do you use Discord much or considered using it much for hobby purposes? I'm on a pretty good discord belonging to Miniature Realms that has a good atmosphere where people can share their hobby, even has a section on promoting your own stuff (like your KZbin channel). There would I think be a lot of people who would appreciate what you do over there. I'm not affiliated with the Discord other than being someone on there...just suggesting a place you might enjoy sharing your work.

[@honestminis9530]

It is a leap of faith but I've done it so many times now. That Newsh stuff will be a real leap if I do that :) I check in on the 'build and paint' channel oh the Mordheim discord from time to time. I've tried some others as well but I usually fall behind of I try to follow something as I have a low social media addiction. But I'll at least have a peak at the MR channel!

[@Svengar]

@@honestminis9530 that would be cool. Certainly there isn’t any pressure or commitment particularly required to use it. I check sometimes during the day or night during my quiet times. You can see the Bretonnians I have been painting there recently, my user name there is the same as here. I’ve been doing the hobby pledge which just gives a little extra motivation. I like seeing a broad range of people’s efforts

[@eviltables7235]

really nice, what would you say is required to make this more grimdark?

[@honestminis9530]

Thank you for your comment. I is a good question! It took a while to answer because I had to think a bit :) I would say texture and more variation in colors. I think I explain more what I mean with Boxdark in the video "Dwarf treasure hunters fail to go grimdark" Just compare it to something Dark Ages Workshop does ;)