STIPPLING explained in 5 minutes

[@Zumikito]

This video took me over 40 - 50 hours to put together when I include filming, editing and painting the miniature. If you want to support what I am doing here, consider subscribing to my channel and giving this video thumbs up. Thanks! 👊 EDIT: Guys, as always you can combine stippling with other blending methods! Many of you mentioned that it might be good to stipple basic gradient and go over it with a few glazes - YES! Definitely go and do that :)

[@LMW720]

Thank you for your time, I enjoyed the video.

[@enriquemorales3121]

Great video! Very helpfull and great to have short 5 min tutorials! Thanks!!! 👍🏼👍🏼

[@Zumikito]

@LordWhorfinX2 welcome aboard! :)

[@JimmyJamba]

Thanks for the vids, I've subscribed.

[@dinkosaurusrex7746]

I love your content man, keep it up

[@onezerotwo]

The fact you do this in under 5 minutes sets you so far ahead from many other creators. I love a detailed 25 minute guide to study, but if I'm about to do something or need a refresher this format is exactly where I go. Keep it up, do everything. Thank you!

[@Zumikito]

Thank you!

[@coreyeatsdetroit9733]

Agree, that's why I subscribed.

[@lorgarmor5886]

I really appreciate the "in under 5 minutes" approach. You explain the topics quickly and precisely, making your videos super valuable as a reference to watch again if needed. I guess my next Space Marine will be painted with this technique for practice ;)

[@abrannan]

I was just coming here to say this. This is my second video of Zumikito's that I've watched, and I subscribed after the first (Painting volumes). Not every tutorial video has to be for absolute beginners ("This is a brush. This is paint. This is how I assemble the mini. This is how I prime" *20 minutes later* "Now, let's talk about [insert technique]". I also love the comparison shots to other techniques, so you can see how the two techniques vary and produce different results. Super useful both for planning your army, and identifying different techniques for different textures. If I had the discipline and motivation to make videos, these are what I'd aspire to, with one tiny difference. I'd paint two minis each time with the technique. One mini would be an "ideal" mini for showcasing the technique, and the other would be a "standard" mini that is identical every video. The standard mini would have to have a number of different surfaces/materials on it. The "last" video of the series would be to showcase all of the painting techniques side-by-side on the standard mini, with a final one painted with multiple different techniques based upon what looks best for a given surface across the techniques. It'd probably be really tiresome to do, painting the same mini over and over again, but what a great resource. As I said, I lack discipline and motivation, so I know I'll never get around to it. I welcome, nay encourage, anybody else who sees this idea and thinks they can pull it off to do so.

[@M0narch1024]

Man I don't know what I love more. The info, the accent, the hair, the beard or the humor. 10/10

[@zakcl00]

Its all of it together. I may grow my beard out and see if it enhances my painting...

[@LouieLovesMinis]

Love your channel man. You are dispelling how intimidating a lot of advanced techniques can be.

[@oldsloppy69]

I've been painting for over 10 years, the most I've learned is.. its all "simple" just takes getting used to.. and knowing it exists lol

[@ArtisOpus]

Fantastic video, dude ❤

[@AstroKaeru]

You are single handedly making my introduction to painting miniatures seem less intimidating

[@M1lza]

I start painting minis a year ago. Your channel is a gold mine for leaning the techniques. Thx mate for your tips!

[@Zumikito]

I am glad that it helps :)

[@lovemysi07]

Keep doing your 5 minute videos! You're making some very difficult topics easier to approach for many viewers. I also loved your bases idea. Simplicity is great, but making sure it's actually simple is the best. Keep up your work! I very much appreciate it.

[@Zumikito]

No worries, in under 5 minutes is going nowhere, every second video (for now) is gonna be it :) glad that you find it helpful, cheers!

[@IrateWizrd]

I've been away from the tabletop gaming and miniature painting scene for a few years now, and back when I did paint minis I usually went for pretty safe and simple approaches like basecoat/wash/highlight. I've bought some minis over the past year and I think it's time I get back to painting and try challenging myself with new techniques like this. Love the videos.

[@dannythomson5239]

ive not painted since i was young.....that would be 30yrs ago lol. been getting back into painting last couple of months which brought me to this channel as i looked for forgotten knowledge, stippling is a technique i never tried before but thanks to this video im going to be giving it a bash. huge thanks for your videos and help.

[@Zumikito]

Cheers!

[@joshelguapo5563]

How do you not subscribe to this guy? I've watched so many painting tutorials and while they're great painters, this guys is, by a wide margin, a much better teacher

[@13Robzilla]

You just keep crushing it! Thank you and stay safe.

[@Zumikito]

Cheers buddy

[@grubazz4246]

First time I came upon a detailed rundown of this technique. Fantastic job!

[@Zumikito]

Thank you :)

[@theoadamsiv7844]

I always get Irritated when youtubers remind me to subscribe.... but wtf the reminder actually reminded me that I hadn't subscribed yet and should have a long time ago... love the vids!!!

[@whateverelse4800]

Will definitely try this out. Blending has been a big hurdle for me and this might actually help me big time since I'm garbage at it. Keep up the great work!

[@Zumikito]

Thank you :)

[@JustDave87]

Thanks for the video. Very informative. I do have one question. How much should I thin the paint when stippling?

[@JacksRevelation]

I am just getting into painting miniatures, with no artistic background, and I love your videos! Thank you for sharing your experience.

[@k.maillot1318]

One of the best KZbin channels. As always great work. Thanks for the content!

[@Branpanman]

Dude… between you and Brushstrokes, my painting needs are covered. Cheers!!

[@adevries2844]

My results went way up thanks to this video. Faces, muscles and cloaks now all look more natural because of stippling. Very beginner friendly technique to learn about color mixtures as well. Thank you so much for all the content!

[@psycosanches589]

Never seen this channel and I am already astonished at the sheer quality and manliness of this man’s facial hair

[@chemonized]

I still come back to this video from time to time :) very informative

[@anthonyp4209]

Just recently discovered tips series and man it's so great. Short, concise and useful tips.

[@Zumikito]

Appreciate it!

[@j3colt]

I’ve been a big fan of Monet’s technique. This is my favorite way to paint.

[@jjpeloquin]

After seeing this year's Golden Demon entries, and the heavier reliance on stippling over glazing, I decided to look into the technique more. Who comes up first on my search? The Z-Man, naturally. I think I've now watched the video a few times over the years, and it's a wonderful, clear, concise overview of it. I have a free mini of the month ready to try this after I finish glazing my Kommando kill team. I appreciate what you do, man.

[@Zumikito]

check the newer stipple glazing video, it's even better for high refinement :) cheers my dude

[@TwoRavensMinis]

I'm so happy I found your channel, as I'm just starting out in the hobby. I really like that you have so many videos on brush techniques, as I don't use an airbrush, not yet anyway. I'm currently going through all your videos in the background as I'm painting. Luckily I don't have to worry about time, as I don't play the game. I paint for the sake of painting, so all my minis will be display pieces. Thank you for all your hard work.

[@modelrestorations]

Another great tutorial. Thank you.

[@marekduda3476]

Great tutorial, much better than two hours movies where author introduces his dog, talks bullshit about his new painting desk, says how he enjoys his new vibrator and tries to get me bored to death. In your case I get nothing but useful information and I think I just found a way to shade my Epic tanks! Thanks!

[@Kuiriel]

I feel so daft for not practising on bases. I had not even thought of it. Heck, I could be practicing on all these milk bottle caps that I've been collecting to stick my minis to when painting them!!! This is great because it eliminates the fear of failure I have when painting miniatures! It also gives me something to pass to the kids to paint too! Thank you.

[@vladislavserpokrylov2486]

I dont even have miniatures to paint, but your explanation skill so nice, so i cant just skip this video. Ty for your video content!

[@erikaronsson5388]

your videos are super helpful for someone new in the hobby

[@d3fepona]

I've only just found your stuff today, and I am hooked (watched about 10 videos already). These five minute videos are amazing, I subscribed and insta-followed. I love how precise and direct you are in the videos with explaining, and showing pallets and talking about hue's and what not. Also that effen gangstar line killed me haha

[@gi1dor]

Thanks!

[@Zumikito]

Thank you!

[@zakcl00]

You are my favourite subscription (ok after smarter every day) and I have been on a binge of your stuff to keep me sane while in hospital. Your positivity and humour inspire me to do better. Thanks! Keep up the fab content! As a question: you covered chipping and damage, I want to do scorch marks on my space marine drop pods: any tips for soot / burn marks? I'm looking at things like apollo capsules for reference and can't make any headway.

[@Simon-et4hu]

It's fun when you find that the way you mess around with paint is a real technique lol. I shall take your theory and techniques to make my craft something resembling good work. You have my gratitude :)

[@jesusdaniellopezrodriguez5761]

Thank you very much, every single video is awesome and useful.

[@randomstuffzofdoom]

I recently returned to 40k after a many years hiatus. Your videos have been a great inspiration to getting back into painting.

[@wreckless82mk90]

I've learned so much from the last 2 videos I've watched then I've learned in years

[@piperthirtytwo]

Very informative, thank you. This looks like a very resilient technique. I like the way you teach.

[@Trevgaff]

You are a painting beast brother! thank you for taking the time to teach us your passion. For the emperor!

[@kolbeinng7307]

Man, your short form videos are expertly done! Thanks regal beard bro.

[@synren2851]

I love your channel 😻 I haven't painted in years and you've helped me get right back into it! And bringing back all the memories of lessions I took in art 🎨

[@Ungrim]

Great! I was longly desciding what to use - glasing or wet blending, but stipling looks better )

[@gamelover260]

The Artis Opus XS drybrush is great for stippling, i use it ALL the time. if you combine it with the idea of mixing paints from one tone to another you get great smooth gradients. and if you use glazes or an Airbrush to smooth it out, it gets better.

[@Zumikito]

Totally agree with this, the xs brush is also a bit stiffer

[@thetatteredbrush6886]

Hey man, I just wanna say, I was a little skeptical about this technique. Not so much in the sense of "Oh, this won't work." and more in the way of "I don't think I can do this." But I decided to give it a go anyway on a d&d miniature and it has become my new favorite technique. I honestly don't even know if I'm doing it right, but this figure has come out looking really good so far. So, thank you!

[@Zumikito]

Everyone can stipple :) if it looks good, you are definitely doing something right!

[@mikereckhaus1139]

Always amazing how you condense things in under 5 minutes and also add jokes that make those tips settle in mind!

[@Zumikito]

Thank you :)

[@patorabe2734]

The amount of work and information you manage to put in your 5-10minuts vidéos is AMAZING!!! Every time it's like a rush of knowledge, and i ofter look your videos more than one time once i tryed out the techniques so i got more deep understanding. Thank you for your work!

[@keijimadarame]

Excellent video, it made me really internalize the concept. I now recommend it to all people struggling with blending.

[@MrKraitiv]

You my fav mini man on the KZbin

[@ARmy2510]

Dude, this channel is gold.

[@blank557]

Excellent video. Clear, to the point, and engaging. Keep up the great work.

[@Zumikito]

Thank you :)

[@JKrlo999]

Ty for this mini videos and all the tips. regards from Peru! 👍🏻

[@LoftOfTheUniverse]

Great video. This technique is in my opinion, the best way to paint vehicles without an airgun.

[@dyansis]

After 20 years I'm moving away from the traditional "gw" way of painting. I suuuuck as edge highlights (eyes and hands not what they were) so this approach and the nmm style really helps. Thank you.

[@JSledge825]

Dang…I literally just commented on another video about this very thing I was trying to figure out how to do. That’s awesome. I’m going to mix some white with the color I used for the inside of a cape now.

[@dand1789]

This stippling video has everythingggg.

[@Blokelobster]

Like the videos fella, straight to the point and effective. Big thumbs up dude!

[@doobie1984]

Nice description man. I've heard of stippling for years and even have a GW Stipple Brush, but had no idea what to do with it

[@SmallSoldier]

KZbin gods were listening... it was in my recommendation. Cool stippling techniques. On my channel, I paint mainly in oils but fiddle with acrylics from time to time as well. My stippling is similar to yours but there were a few things you did I'd like to try out.

[@whimsicalcellbooster]

Stippling looks interesting because it supports a rough structure of armor. Here you can change the blending technique for different surfaces maybe? Cloaks get another treatment like metal for example.

[@rawelementbeatbox350]

I like this guy. Thanks for the advice, too, broseph.

[@allanlavery4784]

Fantastic vid as usual. Keep up the good work buddy!

[@nmindust]

Lol, I've been painting for about 10 years now and I've never heard about this method, fml! I'm so gonna try it right now! Thanks for the content)

[@Zumikito]

It's not groundbreaking really, just another tool - cheers!

[@DGP406]

I learn so much with your videos, thanks mate

[@coolhandpaulnewman]

Truly, I have learned a lot from your vids. I have found that your vid’s help out for people who have painted a few minis and are looking to really up their game or be more efficient while getting good results. Thank you for this video.

[@Teremei]

Thank you. I am getting Valor & Villainy in and since there are fewer miniatures (no hordes) I wanted to do something different than slap chop, or color + wash + highlights. I am going to follow the kickstarter page where there are some nice highlights and color blending.

[@activeguy2008]

Awesome video, great info that’s simple and clearly explained

[@Zumikito]

Glad that you liked it!

[@talondanger]

I love your videos! They have helped my technique out tremendously the last few months. Thank you for putting out such great content!

[@bobjordan9385]

Really like these 5min videos, super helpful.

[@JamsMiniMods]

Another great one man! .. And yes, first time I stippled I destroyed my favourite brush!

[@Zumikito]

Yea man, synthetic ones are the way for this

[@goldmundswelt]

Awesome video, great technique!

[@pathofthegamer8590]

Subscribed and thumbed up. I love your presentation. So concise and focused on the critical few.

[@0oris]

I discovered the channel recently, and i have to say that your vidz are the most informative, clear and smooth i've ever seen. Such amazing to give this amount of information in so short time. The format feel perfect to me. Please keep up the good work. Any patreon channel planed in the near future ?

[@Zumikito]

Thank you, I am really glad that people find these helpful. I will start patreon eventually, but I will see how long that takes me - I would like to actually provide more value for patrons

[@legionofeverblight]

Well done! Stippling is one of my favorite painting methods. I prefer it over smooth surfaces as it gives texture to the mini and makes it look more realistic and alive in my opinion. You can also overlap stippling with glazing to smoothen the stipples if required. I usually do this for smoother fabrics like cloaks. There are a lot of different ways to stipple and in some cases, you don’t even damage your brush if you use it’s side. Good job on mentioning so many methods in such a short and to the point video. I subscribed right away and I enjoyed watching this. Thanks for the content ! 👍🏼👍🏼

[@DMXKonCur]

Yus! Another awesome video!

[@Zumikito]

My man! Thanks :)

[@scotsbillhicks]

Thank you. We got the Artis Opus drybrushes and dry brushing was not great. Then we got the message; stipple. Much better.

[@timothyho1490]

Come to think of it, i realised many oil paintings have that same effect of stippling to create texture in paintings, so actually its a professional artist’s technique thats been around for a really long time!

[@gaming4life551]

Neat little video man , you earned yourself a sub 👍

[@l.marcino]

Thanks for this helpful video. I’ll will try this out on my model kits. Subscribed!

[@Celtic_Iron]

Would you recommend starting with stippling before getting into glazing outside of competition ? Do washes get used pre stippling of does this stop the need for washing 🤔

[@harkejuice]

Try using a "spotter" type brush this will give you delicate dots and you don't have to press down so hard on the brush. You can also do a compromise and "cross hatch" strokes of transparent paint. This is super for metal, leather, nurgle and wood.

[@jamespalmer7154]

Holy crap...... 🤯🤯🤯 game changer 👍🏻

[@DamyPanny]

This video is the second one I watch from you (after the NMM one)...istantly subscribed! As novice, it's super helpful to have short but precise videos to discover techniques and tips. This stuff is so well made! Great job!

[@norse761]

Hey my bearded friend, just want to say you rock and your videos are super helpful!

[@kiowamechanic3836]

Recently discovered this channel and you do a phenomenal job of breaking down these techniques. New to the painting hobby I have been a little confused about exactly how each of these truly work. You have cleared alot of that up for me. Thanks fornthe content!

[@Zumikito]

It makes me so happy that you say that

[@FHangya]

amazing content! I love how you explain the "cheats" I keep thinking about and then get away with amazing quality mini paints ^^ well done and thanks ^^

[@nickdidlick9138]

Hey buddy! Love this video and love your channel! Just wondered what your thoughts are on how to do a kind of airbrush stipple. I’m painting Mortarion and want to add some interest to the wings instead of flat colours. My plan was to splatter white paint on the wings and then glaze with inks crimson to a yellow brown at the tips, letting it dry and then repeating the process until I’m happy with the results. Do you think this would provide pleasing results? Thanks and keep up the great content!

[@Zumikito]

Hey man, I mean it is probably possible, but usually when I am stippling, I am trying to make it smooth, it sounds like you want to add "inconsistencies" so you can do that with airbrush but taking make up brush and stippling with it could do the trick. It is hard to imagine what exactly you have in mind, but I think that you can do some reasearch on that and find what you are looking for

[@nickdidlick9138]

@@ZumikitoI basically want to make the winged flesh look like flesh, The wings don’t have that much detail in terms of little lumps so by putting random dots on and glazing over I’m hoping it will look more interesting. I’ll give it a try on a practice sheet first I think.

[@Azrael_404]

Thanks for you video man. And moreover thanks for using comprehensive english without too much strange accents. I'm French and understood all you explained in the video. Instant Sub !

[@Zumikito]

A little bit of strange accents is cool though, right? :)

[@Azrael_404]

​@@Zumikito it can be cool, but for non english native it can be harder to understand :D Well, here I've no issue with your video and that's why I can share it to my French buddies !

[@Zumikito]

@@Azrael_404 awesome, I am glad to hear that

[@eroooz]

Thanks for a nice video on a method that i have not tried yet but now i might do it =)

[@dArKp4th]

Amazing video! Keep up the work, your videos will keep me busy for the next months.

[@janbiela8596]

Very good tutorial as always :) Stippling is something I discovered by accident myself when I was still a noob and l still like to use it~ a very good technique for beginners that can upgrade a mini a lot!

[@simontatler4533]

Thanks for the video. Really informative.

[@Spiraticus]

Super awesome video! Packed with information and presented in a concise manner. Subbed!

[@rubinhomoto]

Excellent video, i can improve my smooth transactions with this tehcnique, thanks from Brazil!

[@Zumikito]

I am glad you find it helpful! Cheers :)

[@AHRavnsborg]

This was brilliant

[@dks6515]

thanks for the video, very quick and informative!

[@TheTrelliz]

I'm definitely going to give this a go as my mind just bounces off the idea of 10+ glaze layers, i would get to layer 3 and mess up and want to throw the model out the window. Some of my past models are a bit flat in terms of colour transitions so after some tests i might include a bit of this when sprucing them up.

[@oliverizzard8751]

That was a bit eye opening! Thanks sir! You've just saved me hundreds of hours.

[@andyly6651]

I love this video. I just tried it on some of my CB Infinity models, looks great!