Stormsunder Miniatures & OSL Light Map "Cheat"

Painting FeilHeim, the intimidating Norse inspired hero from the board game Stormsunder I decided to try an ambient colour scheme (without an airbrush). Like he's lit by a distant storm on one side, and a burning ruin or flowing lava on the other. Never having tried anything like this before so I devised a bit of a cheat OSL light map to help me along.
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[@52Miniatures]

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[@Tiny_Dinosaur]

Just so you know the title is spelt Stromsunder instead of Stormsunder :) Great work as usual though! Can't wait to break my paints and minis out after work

[@52Miniatures]

@@Tiny_Dinosaur Thanks! that typo is now a thing of the past :)

[@Miniac]

You crushed it! Your light map photo also looks super nice. I'd love to get some photography/videography knowledge from you!

[@52Miniatures]

Thank you! Seeing that Angel was painting the same mini had me going there for a while. But I'm glad I gave this a try... wouldn't have managed without that light map. If I ever find myself on your shores, I'll do my best to share what I can :)

[@thomasbarnaby1277]

It’s weird to see you asking for photo/video knowledge when your media is always great. Paint more minis!

[@cynr1246]

Production value once again is insane, surely you have a background in film. Always love these videos!

[@52Miniatures]

Thanks C! Yeah, I'm a photographer by trade.

[@mattpk1609]

This is the kind of video i don't feel confident to try out myself yet but definetely want to try out in the future! Thanks Alex

[@markhanson9508]

Paint bravely sometimes a leap of faith is needed.

[@52Miniatures]

Thanks Matt! Yeah, it was the first time I felt like I could give something like this a go. Once the courage was gathered, I had fun. I wish you good luck if you try.

[@Veles343]

Really cool seeing you do something completely different. Very moody and atmospheric paint job and very in keeping with the mini I think

[@52Miniatures]

Thanks Jack! Yeah, it kind of suited this big fellow. I'm glad I went down this hole :)

[@MsBlood01]

Lovely paint job I’m so pleased you weren’t scared off by Angel. It is great to see a different approach

[@52Miniatures]

Thanks L! Yeah, in the end I'm just happy to be considered along side him :)

[@jefferymartens6303]

Your dry humour is gold, absolutely great video

[@52Miniatures]

Thanks J! I appreciate it.

[@ericlang7408]

Thank you for describing your approach and for not using an airbrush!

[@52Miniatures]

Thanks Eric!

[@CCMinis]

Phenomenal paint job there Mr. 52

[@52Miniatures]

Well thank you CC!

[@euansmith3699]

That's a cunning approach to OSL and the finished mini looks pretty darn cool... and warm.

[@52Miniatures]

Thanks Euan! Warm is good right? :)

[@euansmith3699]

@@52Miniatures It depends on your point of view 😊 Warm on the left and cold on the right.

[@ryandunbar8851]

When you need to sleep but 52 Miniatures drops a new video 😴 …. 😀

[@52Miniatures]

Sorry Ryan! :)

[@Dienomike.]

Fantastic model, fantastic painting, fantastic video. A fun time was had all around.

[@52Miniatures]

Well thank you D! That was a lot of fantastic. I appreciate it.

[@zackali7890]

Found your Channel Today, and god damn how do you not have more views and subcribers! P.s I love your calm manner , really relaxing to listen to in the background while I attempt to paint!

[@52Miniatures]

Thank you Zack, I appreciate it. And welcome to the channel!

[@ArdWulf]

Oh Man...that mini turned out to be spectacular...the green of the tabard was the best of "questionables" as it ties the two versions of light oh so visually (and spectrally) correct. I dare say, the best You've done that I have seen. Cheers!

[@52Miniatures]

Thanks A! Yeah, I kind of felt I really wanted some green going. Felt right. I’m glad you like it.

[@brooke9192]

Well done! I love the "drama" between the warm and cool colors.

[@52Miniatures]

Thanks Brooke, I appreciate it.

[@cymraegddraig]

Another amazing video. And I hope lazy squire were happy with your take on that mini :)

[@52Miniatures]

Thanks C! I hope so too :)

[@emilykhan8706]

I've really enjoyed seeing the growth in your skill and level of endeavor over the course of your channel's history. This mini looks fantastic!

[@52Miniatures]

Thank you Emily! I appreciate it. I'm glad I don't have a "brush stroke counter" 😂

[@senorcapitandiogenes2068]

Might I suggest a video on the topic of "Why am I not improving?"? Totally asking for a friend here. I am DEFINETELY not frustrated at an attempt at wetblending yellow and red or shading orange with a purple glaze. Anybody who suggests differently is a heretic.

[@damjan4435]

Perhaps it is that as you improve, your expectations go up, and your aptitude for spotting mistakes improves too, I'd check my first minis if I were you, and then the newer one's, if you still feel like you aren't improving, don't worry, we'll all get good eventually And even then, there'll always be someone that will be amazed by the level you're at right now, better look on the bright side!

[@davidcendana2302]

oil paint to the rescue!

[@52Miniatures]

Ah, tricky C! I think my big theme when it comes to this hobby is "am I having fun?". Improving seems to has come as a bi-product. Mainly because of my experimentation I think. If improving is important to you, as in not improving is making things less fun, I'd recommend, once possible to see if you can find some courses or workshops - not online but in real life.

[@TheTrelliz]

There is nothing wrong with finding your personal skill ceiling: geekandsundry.com/miniature-painting-101-finding-your-personal-painting-ceiling/ I've accepted (or continue to put work into accepting) that i'm not and never will be a great painter, happy in the "it looks ok on the table from a few feet away" level of ability, but am now trying to focus on efficiency; reducing steps, making each coat do multiple things etc.

[@tompaintsfigs4623]

Take Your time bro! I've got the same problem! Wet blending for me works only 'sometimes', but I've tried glazing, takes more time but it is a game changer.

[@stegotron]

Great painting as ever! The sculpt looks great, and the level of detail is shown really well by how you painted it!

[@52Miniatures]

Thanks Michael, I'm glad I went for it and did something new - for me.

[@The_Modeling_Underdog]

It's not just the painting minis. But the educated verbal warfare. This man's got his priorities sorted out.

[@52Miniatures]

Well thanks LT!

[@xkesterx]

Found you after watching Trovarion's latest video. Loving your work, definitely worth watching and I have subscribed waiting for more!

[@52Miniatures]

Welcome to the channel K! I’m glad to have been featured in T’s video, wonderful stuff :)

[@bjornbolter8850]

Absolutely great work. With your amazing videos you always make me come out of my comfort zone and try out new techniques. Thanks a lot for this. 😁

[@52Miniatures]

Lovely to hear, thank you Björn

[@Brevikesq]

What a lovely relaxing video, and the model looks fantastic - the whole game painted like that would look gorgeous 👍

[@52Miniatures]

Thanks Andy! I appreciate it.

[@daniel.likes.sharks]

I freaking love your videos. the way you narrate your videos is so good, it's kinda like reading a really good book where you get totally sucked in. you have not only become one of my favorite painting channels but channels overall. keep the nice work coming, greez from northern germany.

[@52Miniatures]

Well thanks S! I very much appreciate it. I hope the videos continue to inspire.

[@andygorman858]

Fantastic piece of work! I love the way you describe your painting as you paint….refreshing and entertaining at the same time! Thank you so much for sharing this, I can’t wait to see what you come up with next!

[@52Miniatures]

Thanks a lot Andy! I appreciate it a lot.

[@hansmaulwurf1397]

Your videos are pure joy and very well made. Keep up the good work. The figure looks great! Cheers

[@52Miniatures]

Well thank you H! I appreciate it.

[@petesandor]

The moral of today's video: Real heroes walk around with boxes in slow motion.

[@52Miniatures]

Ha ha! Boxes is the new cool.

[@petesandor]

@@52Miniatures I thought they always were. Isn't that why GW sells limited-edition boxes?

[@52Miniatures]

@@petesandor It's all coming together now

[@euansmith3699]

It only works if you don't look back at the building exploding behind you. 😁

[@justonsvoid]

Another 12 minutes and 43 seconds of Alex flexing on fools!

[@52Miniatures]

This sounds cool! What is that, and am I?

[@justonsvoid]

@@52Miniatures it is cool 😎 it’s what ‘our fellow teenagers’ would say!!! 🤣

[@52Miniatures]

@@justonsvoid Hah! I'm dreading the day my son becomes one.

[@justonsvoid]

@@52Miniatures am sure you’ll be fine!

[@ThePickleJar]

This turned out looking really really cool. Love the contrasting look of the two different light sources. Excellent work bud.

[@52Miniatures]

Thanks mate! I appreciate it!

[@Frejjan]

Awesome video as always. The only thing I would like to see is a sort of summary/recap at the end of the video, of the steps taken in your processes. Since they seem rather nice and approachable, but hard to remember everything since you have a lot of "pleasant chit chat" in between the steps. For example "Step 1: Photograph miniature with light source (show this). Step 2: Print photos. etc. etc."

[@52Miniatures]

Ah, yeah, thank F, I'll try to remember that.

[@canuckchuck8836]

Wonderos.... I can imagine that FeilHeim is using his axe to shield his face from radiant heat emanating from the lava.

[@Chevalerezk]

This was soo inspiring! I tried it myself and it turned out terrible, but it was very fun! Thank you for making me try something new!

[@52Miniatures]

I’m glad to hear you tried S! And that you enjoyed it. Thanks for letting me know.

[@nazteeb]

Beautiful painting!

[@52Miniatures]

Thank you very much Paul!

[@kyussinchains]

A brilliant result, and interesting and inspiring process I too have been intimidated by the works of folks like Mr Giraldez, but you really rose to the challenge and created a take which is every bit as impressive, kudos to you, your videos make me want to pick up my brushes and paint!

[@52Miniatures]

Thank you K! It was intimidating. The entire concept or "brush for hire" is intimidating. But I'm glad I could sort of step away from that and just try and paint "for me" :) I'm glad to hear the videos inspire!

[@davidcendana2302]

This inpired me to try ambient osl, have fun with the process and let myself to not be afraid to fail. Taking those cheat sheet photos now. Thanks Alex.

[@52Miniatures]

Lovely to hear David! I'm glad to hear it.

[@zilavymarek]

The result is quiet stunning. When I have seen the mini on instagram I even didn't realize that there are no other colours. The illusion is really good!

[@52Miniatures]

Well thank you very much Marek!

[@bartoszbrzeczek7902]

Looks amazing, I've been very apprehensive about doing osl but after watching this video I might give it a go. And I love your painting style too, keep it up!

[@52Miniatures]

Thanks B! I hope this might help, I wish you good luck :)

[@tomaveryta]

He turned out really nicely man great job

[@52Miniatures]

Thank you Tom!

[@13Robzilla]

Really knocked this one out of the park sir. Thank you for sharing and please stay safe.

[@52Miniatures]

Well thank you Rob! Much appreciated :) You stay safe too.

[@danwagner4306]

As always, i continue to be amazed by your work. While my POS may be too significant to spend time on this type of work, your content is great for a variety of idea building for future opportunities. Thanks

[@52Miniatures]

Well thank you Dan! I'll be honest and say it turned out better than I expected. And learned one or two things along the way.

[@jmalkvideos]

Lovely work! And a relaxing story to listen to as always.

[@52Miniatures]

Thanks M! I appreciate it.

[@orenfox4828]

Absolutely beautiful osl!

[@52Miniatures]

Well thank you N! As always :)

[@telanth]

Wonderful like always Alex! Great "cheat" again :)

[@52Miniatures]

Thanks A! Cheat first then, paint lots of little brush strokes 😂

[@maik2190]

I just love your videos! Always an inspiration to me to try something different :)

[@52Miniatures]

Well thank you Mai, I appreciate it greatly.

[@DDCRExposed]

Another great tip and I'll have to remember that when I eventually try out some OSL for myself. Fantastic video!

[@52Miniatures]

Thank you E! I hope you can use the tip, good luck :)

[@ravenmarshall3165]

I love your attitude in this, thank you for the inspiration~!

[@52Miniatures]

Thanks Raven, and my pleasure.

[@AvocationNation]

Beautiful work!

[@52Miniatures]

Thanks you Shane!

[@rahotep789]

An excellent adventure, thank you for the retelling.

[@52Miniatures]

Thank you, and my pleasure.

[@Berserkerworks]

You rendered this beautifully!

[@52Miniatures]

Well thank you B! I appreciate it, as always!

[@AleriaStarlight]

Never seen or heard of these minis before, but they are awesome! Great paintjob as always Alex ^^ Might look into getting some in the future for sure

[@52Miniatures]

Yeah, I was pleasantly surprized. The detail level is great and the sculpts are fun. Especially the bad guys :)

[@AleriaStarlight]

@@52Miniatures Go to love it when the bad guys look great. Adds to the epicness of a game in a way ^^

[@Pholhis]

Absolutely wonderful.

[@52Miniatures]

Thank you Johannes!

[@rhino5419]

Hello. Excellent concept and great execution. Unusual is very pleasing sometimes. All the best.

[@52Miniatures]

Thanks R! I had fun :)

[@JazzTehHippy]

hey, Dana Howl sent me here, and you're video is awesome! keen to check out some more of your work!

[@52Miniatures]

Lovely! Welcome to the channel Jazz :)

[@Ahivalaostia88]

Amazing job

[@52Miniatures]

Thank you G!

[@MugenSlayers]

Yes pvc miniatures have a release agent to clean off. And sometimes they are molded in parts but assembled at the factory to get games playable out of the box.

[@52Miniatures]

I'm glad I cleaned it of then! Thanks C!

[@KimHarderFog]

Love that druid viking dude!

[@52Miniatures]

Well thank you Kim! Hope you are doing well.

[@Wijkert]

5:49 Oh man, me too. I am so picky that I can spend more time prepping the models, than painting it. Luckily for me I find it a relaxing exercise.

[@52Miniatures]

Yeah, it’s one of those things that just have to be done :)

[@cory7328]

This OSL came out very cool.

[@52Miniatures]

Thanks a lot Cory!

[@basfinnis]

Looks really good 😉

[@52Miniatures]

Lovely, thank you.

[@MrStatistx]

Oh no, Angel Giraldez, one of the painters that always reminds me that I'm not too good at painting XD

[@52Miniatures]

Yeah, he’s very skilled. So the whole thing was both honoring and scary :)!

[@Vanye111]

Beautiful work as always, sir. And as the saying goes "If you ain't cheating, you ain't trying." Truly, it's planning ahead, not cheating, and more of us need to do that.

[@52Miniatures]

Thanks Jason! Mapped out shortcuts might be the right term :)

[@SnoddiesHobbies]

Awesome paint scheme, OSL is still something I've yet to try.

[@52Miniatures]

Thanks Dave 🙏 I had fun!

[@n6356583]

Brilliant stuff.

[@52Miniatures]

Thanks A!

[@markgnepper5636]

Great stuff friend 👏 👍

[@52Miniatures]

Thanks as always Mark!

[@jnnycobra]

This is the best thing I have ever seen!!!

[@52Miniatures]

Wow. Thanks J!

[@HacksawsHobbyBunker]

Those are grand miniatures, and that double OSL is impressive. I still struggle with base coats. Awesome as always, hope you paint and at least show us the rest in the future. Cheers!

[@52Miniatures]

Well thank you H! You mean the other mini's they sent me?

[@HacksawsHobbyBunker]

@@52Miniatures Yes, please. Those were all pretty interesting minis.

[@52Miniatures]

@@HacksawsHobbyBunker Yeah, I'm doing a couple more. Very simple. Like, efficiency tips and that. The opposite to this video.

[@KyreneZA]

Nailed the OSL!

[@52Miniatures]

Well thanks F! I appreciate it.

[@jackgaylord6159]

Fantastic work ,don’t think I could pull that off

[@52Miniatures]

Well thanks Jack! I was kind of surprised that I did...

[@colemanfrost1008]

Enjoyed the video

[@52Miniatures]

Glad to hear it C! Thanks for watching.

[@Matt-md5yt]

they are pretty cool miniatures, glad to see a cool new brand coming out.

[@52Miniatures]

Yeah, they are pretty cool. I like the variety as well. Lot of different things in that box.

[@Matt-md5yt]

@@52Miniatures the one with the crossbow like rifle is cool too

[@52Miniatures]

@@Matt-md5yt Yeah! Vampire hunter type lady!

[@Matt-md5yt]

@@52Miniatures can't wait to see you paint her up

[@beardhammerwargaming]

Beautiful =O For the cheating feeling, I would feel the same, but with a fully stuffed day and just a little bit of time per week for the hobby cheating (for me) is a must. I could have cheated with a unit of skeletons which I am working on since february and it just takes to long because I wanted to do it the...regular way.

[@52Miniatures]

Thank you B! I'm glad to hear it. Cheating or not, as long as we get to paint right :)

[@fulldrawpainting]

Looks amazing as usual, one day I would like to move away from army painting and painting something just because it looks good, put my all into one miniature like this.

[@n6356583]

Why wait? Do it now!

[@52Miniatures]

Thank you D, I appreciate it. It is a nice thing to just do a "one-off" every now and again. To rinse the grey mass in between the ears a bit.

[@DrAndrewJBlack]

Amazing

[@52Miniatures]

Thank you!

[@bastianniemand7460]

wonderfull!

[@52Miniatures]

Many thanks Bastian

[@Marcusstratus]

Brilliant

[@52Miniatures]

Thank you Markus!

[@Marcusstratus]

@@52Miniatures this is great inspirational for brushing on OSL myself. Cheers! Your content is always a first watching

[@Wijkert]

6:19 The problem with using a airbrush for OSL is that you usually can't spray from the light source that is on the model, so we tend to spray paint where the light would not be able to travel to.

[@52Miniatures]

True! I like to do a little extra burst with the airbrush when zenithal priming on whatever is supposed to be “glowing”. Just as a bit of visual aid.

[@Iwanttoregister]

Awesome as always. Have you ever painted anything without using turquoise colours on it?

[@52Miniatures]

Tack Karl! I'm not sure... sounds like a challenge :)

[@surrealroad]

Awesome video as usual, and was pleased to see this for a game I'd already backed! Are you able to share which paintbrush you used for this? I can never get the point to look that sharp.

[@52Miniatures]

Thanks! This was painted with Redgrass Games brushes :)

[@adrianperezjimenez-prada5264]

Angel GIraldez, one of the best from the best in our country ^^

[@52Miniatures]

Yeah, he's pretty bas ass :)

[@joshuanewcombe8454]

Thumbs up if you are here and staying cause of Scott.

[@52Miniatures]

Yay to Scott! :)

[@robertodaggis7244]

Surely a quick squirt from an airbrush with your chosen colours/directions would have been a lot quicker and easier than all that buggering about with cameras,lights,printer etc? Gotta get those viewing minutes up somehow, I suppose 😉

[@52Miniatures]

Or gotta keep inspiring all those people who don't have access to an airbrush I suppose.

[@trovarion]

love me some good cheating

[@52Miniatures]

You cheat!? 😅

[@Screamingtilltheend]

Ah you too saw Giraldez's version. This is incredible though, I love the "feeling" of this minature...might actually be my favourite mini you've ever done 😍. If you ever want to part with this mini, I'll be happy to talk price

[@52Miniatures]

Well thank you, that's quite the compliment. I'm not much of a seller, not yet at least 😂

[@user-qk3io6jn3n]

Just saw the video very inspiring. Can you give us a few words on you airbrush compressor? I am on the market for a tiny one and I previously hesitated that it wouldn't be strong enough PSi wise

[@52Miniatures]

I now have a larger compressor, with a tank. My former compressor did not have a tank, so it was smaller. But it also means the compressor runs constantly. There was never any psi issues. With miniatures, usually very low psi works well for me and my work.

[@user-qk3io6jn3n]

@@52Miniatures living in an apartment in Sweden I value space more than a tank 😂 Good to know, the compressor is a make or break deal in the airbrush question

[@Terrainosaur]

Yeah, ain't no £@%kin way I'm trying that. But really superior video.

[@52Miniatures]

Hah! Yeah. There's a few brush strokes on that thing. But it was fun :)

[@markhanson9508]

Who is your cinematographer/camera person? I feel like they deserve a big shout out for the great work they're putting in. I know it's DSLR but do you have a background in film production?

[@kukilikuk666]

I think it is himself making/shooting/editing/lighting etc.

[@52Miniatures]

I'm me, that is.. it's just me doing everything. So the shout out goes to me :) And yes, I'm a photographer by trade. To be picky, it's a small cinema camera, not that it matters. Although I'd like to see the pocket it's supposed to fit into.

[@markhanson9508]

@@52Miniatures but the camera moves when you're on screen... You haven't got a mechanical dolly or something do you? And that's mad, I just assumed it was DSLR. clearly I'm not up to snuff on my camera witchery. 😅

[@52Miniatures]

@@markhanson9508 yep! That's the ticket. It's a gimbal thing with simple focus and dolly functions. Now you can build up a mental image - every single shot you see starts with me pressing lots of buttons, running fast as h--l, turning around, then walking casually back as if nothing happened. Hope I haven't ruined everything 😂

[@markhanson9508]

@@52Miniatures you're blowing my fragile mind. I need to go lie down

[@stephenspackman5573]

I wonder if it would have been easier or harder if you had used separate photos for each of the two lights. Or indeed if you'd gone to the effort of illuminating the model with lights of radically different colours (say red and blue) so you could use image processing tricks to see the effect of one or both at the same time. Hm, as they say. Always excellent, of course!

[@52Miniatures]

Anything goes really :) For me personally, trying to set the lights in the same photo - i.e in real life gave me a good understanding of how the two sides corresponded with each other. Colors could be great, but might also trick me into painting colours "I don't want". For me a loose sketch is preferred... letting imagination take over while painting. Thanks Stephen!

[@stephenspackman5573]

@@52Miniatures Mm, I think I didn't explain properly: my idea was that if you used red and blue filters on your spots, then hauled the image into a basic photo editor, you could print the photo as black and white and get the same result as now, but you could also print just the red channel (as b/w) or just the blue channel (as b/w) and get the lights in isolation. I mean, in a perfect world you'd also have the ambient light be green so you could see the dark part more clearly, but that's obviously more fuss…. Anyway, I was just thinking you could isolate the lights in postprocessing so the alignments and composition remain true. Of course, if those aren't the tools you have handy, it's a hassle.

[@52Miniatures]

@@stephenspackman5573 Ah I get it. I think it would be a very good idea of something like a NMM. Like, what happens to colours when they mix. A blue sky vs green reflections from a grassy surface and so on..

[@Icyblade01]

no need to flex with the casual hasselblad inclusion there ;)

[@52Miniatures]

Ha ha. Lovely little thing that.

[@sshim950]

: )

[@52Miniatures]

👍

[@WasiKaBooM]

Another well done "totally unnecessary balancing of easily breakable things while doing hobby stuff"-Video to trigger your more squeamish followers, padded by an inspirational video about painting.

[@52Miniatures]

Well I do try my best to create a healthy dose of gibberish, subliminal advertising and hidden crumbs of actual painting technique. Only in slo-mo though. It doesn't work in real time.

[@neilbrown2451]

Really good result and environmental light is all the rage these days. But ......why ..... do ..... you ...... pause after ......every ...... few ......words. it's really distracting.

[@52Miniatures]

I’m sorry to hear you find my speech distracting. This is the way I talk, so you know 🤷🏼‍♂️