The 3 Ways to Plan a Paint Scheme

[@GoobertownHobbies]

I keep teasing a cinematic battle report! It is not out yet, but it'll be posted on this channel in a week or two when the professionals have it all gussied up. Check out the sponsors for this project! 🙂 One Page Rules www.patreon.com/onepagerules? Monument Hobbies Website: www.monumenthobbies.com Facebook: facebook.com/Monumenthobbies Twitch www.twitch.tv/monument_slowfuse

[@Caddy666]

been watching silicon valley, Brent?

[@brendanarmstrong7802]

Thanks! When it does release, be sure to pin a new comment for folks stumbling upon this video!

[@guillaumepaquet5116]

While my oldest is getting ready for school with his mommy, I watch Goobertown every school mornings with my youngest and we talk about colors and paintings that he likes

[@GalgalimEyes]

"Every model is gonna have details that you won't see until you get in there and work with it" As a beginner to painting minis, this is so good to hear.

[@GoobertownHobbies]

oh yeah, them things are tiny!!! :-)

[@alannahwray8984]

I've been binging a lot of your content now that I've gotten a 3D printer and threw myself into painting. The absolute lack of gatekeeping and abundance of gentle encouragement you've replaceed it with is why I'm having fun just putting paint on a brush and painting.

[@GoobertownHobbies]

hey that's awesome to hear! keep goin keep goin!! :-)

[@027shogun]

Day of working from home, fresh coffee and a new GTH video? Nice!

[@DunantheDefender]

Such amazing content. You are very skilled, and your video is so calming! I don't know whether I'm inspired or sleepy!!! Also, your cat is adorable.

[@GoobertownHobbies]

hey thanks! I hope you have a great weekend :-)

[@DunantheDefender]

@GoobertownHobbies oh I will. I have dnd all weekend as both player and DM and I'm putting a lot of newly painted models on the table between them. I'm especially proud of my giant lizardfolk barbarian

[@a.gravemistake3061]

I really enjoy the Bob Rossness of your voice and how relaxing, how reassuringly chill you are about everything. It's really nice, especially as someone who's still learning.

[@GoobertownHobbies]

Glad you enjoy it! :-) have fun painting!!

[@a.gravemistake3061]

@@GoobertownHobbies Always. :3

[@eBayMiniatureRescues]

Very nice lizards, those shields really take those minis up a notch!

[@magnusmillerwilson]

I can’t believe how well you blend a scientific mindset with the joy of painting. On top of that, you make it edutainment in a whimsical and wonderful way. I’m so happy when I see a new video from you! I hope now that the giant not-so-secret project is done filming that we’ll be treated to more of your videos! ❤

[@magnusmillerwilson]

This is Hydraxos, by the way. It has my real name because I’m logged into Google. 😂

[@GoobertownHobbies]

howdy! :-)

[@GoobertownHobbies]

hehehehe, yup, I almost brought up "retrosynthetic analysis" from chemistry, but I restrained myself :-) all kinds of fun stuff on the way!!

[@gregoryhall4062]

Yep. As a former science teacher I love the methodology used in all of these experiments

[@KabinMiniatures]

Love those 'Gators 😎 can't wait for the cinematic battle in all its' glory!

[@GoobertownHobbies]

hehehehe, soon, soon! :-)

[@foreverfornever1124]

Goobs youre like the Mr. Rogers of the miniature hobby I swear! Always relaxed, soothing, and breaking down the hobby in a way that really pokes at what we as hobbyist are always thinking about even to small meniscal details. Its always a wonderful day in the mini neighborhood in Goobertown haha

[@LordSquee]

The white armour plates really make the theme. Nicely done. :)

[@ImaginativeFabrication]

Your warm, even tone, and encouraging words remind me of Bob Ross. Thank you for sharing techniques and encouraging us to paint in new ways.

[@Ecastilla_]

I loved the delivery on outsourcing color scheme to neighbourhood children, I did NOT expect that and it gave me a good laugh

[@longrdp]

Great work. I liked seeing the finished product teased by OPR. Really love how this feels like an OG Goobertown video. Wholesome, empirically educational, and encouraging new techniques.

[@Judy_Bee]

Oh my gosh I didn't realize how much I needed more of your voice in my life lately Brent 💛

[@andrewsmith2880]

I usually decide on dominate color for the "overall" piece, a secondary color for contrast, then a third for accents/equipment etc. When I started painting, I had a tendency to do models like a "paint by numbers" approach and paint everything a different color. This led to models that frankly, looked like vomit. Picking a simple 3-color scheme not only made the models look better, it was easier to repeat and was much faster than trying to individually paint every bit and bob its own color. Now, I coat & shade the entire model in the base color, layer the secondary color over it, then use the accent color to pick out the details (teeth, claws, eyes etc.). It certainly doesn't work for every model (especially the "Boss" models that I want to take my time on) but for the rank and file minions, it's perfect and saves me a ton of time and paint!

[@animeator]

This? Good advice. And as a long time lizardman painter, it makes me happy for even more reasons. All in all? I needed this today.

[@GoobertownHobbies]

lizards make us happy :-)

[@animeator]

@@GoobertownHobbies yes. Inside information highly classified: the actual lgbtqia agenda. Fancy lizards.

[@madboczek866]

I love your approach. Make steps, Look at them, solve the Problems, have fun and enjoy! This is how painting should be. Thank you

[@tando6266]

Anyone else like to imagine the fun he had creating the B roll.

[@GoobertownHobbies]

always :-)

[@billdefranza4927]

Brent's B roll is legend.

[@maizetoken377]

I always imagine his real-life persona to be the same as his B-roll persona.

[@TheTkhhwilliams]

Thank you for highlighting the Saurian Starhost! I've been struggling with a way to paint that army and this is so helpful. I love seeing them and really look forward to this upcoming battle report

[@customkitsmodels2959]

I love the idea of using photoshop to add colors. I've definitely done that before, and it is great! I picked one color that I knew I wanted, then used color theory to pick the others. It is an invaluable resource.

[@ThePenAndTheRose]

Can’t get enough of this channel. I used to play 40k back in 2nd and 3rd edition. You capture the fun and possibilities that I felt even though none of my skills were up to the challenge (and as a kid, I didn’t have the patience to paint models - I wanted to play! 😂 ) but I’m seriously considering picking up a dark angels veteran squad and getting cozy with some paint! Over 25 years later and apparently I’m still fascinated by the entire hobby phenomenon.

[@Bluuedream]

I found your channel a week or 2 ago an have been binging your videos over my weekends. Just started this hobby and can't wait to see my collection in a few years!

[@GoobertownHobbies]

Nice!!! May your collection grow and flourish :-)

[@LexYeen]

I don't even paint minis and I enjoyed this video. You've got a fantastic outlook on life and learning! 💙

[@SaltySeadogKP14]

Super excited for the OnePageRules games to come!

[@mjpete27]

Excellent video Brent! I especially liked it when you said Joy in painting as that is how I kept going year after year working in the Art field! Keeping Joy in painting is the reason to be an Artist, why bother doing something you do not even like? I suppose there are other reasons to paint mini figurines, D&D play or terrain mapping, but finding Joy in painting tops everything else! Glad your doing well and I do look forward to your videos! Thanks!

[@chrisk6056]

Thankyou. Your videos are entertaining and helpful. This guy seems like the nicest person ever as well. Keep up the good work friend

[@ron.c.koster]

Havent watchee the full video going to continue after this post. Painted these last december for a 1 shot of dnd , really loved the purple / militairy green combo

[@Iceycube1404]

Got an army painter paints ad on this video. Finally an ad that matches the content

[@GoobertownHobbies]

hahahaha, close! It was all monument hobbies paint in this video, but close enough ;-)

[@Iceycube1404]

@@GoobertownHobbies much closer than duolingo or cars or perfume or insurance companies :]

[@merck__]

Using power point to plan a paint scheme is as simple as it is silly and as it is absolutely genius. I love it!

[@charlieeverhart6646]

How is this done, don't think I've ever seen anyone use it this way

[@patnoon5477]

I’ve never actually planned a paint scheme, always just dove right in headfirst and did the painting. I do enjoy the outline that you’ve given in the video for planning one out because I doubt I can keep winging it this long. The old tightrope walker issue of sorts 😅

[@nathangerardy2669]

Thank you for shining some light towards OPR. I have these Starhost models, and they look so fun to print and paint. I always appreciate your content.

[@GoobertownHobbies]

they're great models, you should give them a shot! :-)

[@bonedead789]

Stumbled across your videos about a month ago and I've been hooked ever since. Still working my way through your library of content, but it's awesome to catch a new video!

[@GoobertownHobbies]

oh hey thanks for watchin! :-)

[@alfadasfire]

You are such an inspiration! While I'm not getting an airbrush, I will be getting a 3d printer in near future (mostly to print this army, they are super cool). And I will be trying some of these methods you described!! Keep up the awesome work!

[@GoobertownHobbies]

Nice!! have fun with it :-)

[@B4MBI72]

One Page Rules minis are great

[@ExtradaemonYT]

For anyone that doesn't want to spend money on photoshop or Office for digital mockups of your paint schemes. Gimp is just as good for desaturating a picture of a model + painting over with different colours in different layers.

[@GoobertownHobbies]

absolutely! I've heard good things about fire alpaca too :-)

[@TubeJLF]

I was wondering if that would work 😍

[@ZombieApocalypse09]

Awesome video. Fun ideas. I especially like the black and white + crayons to get a rough idea on scheme then going middle out from there.

[@AoifenicLir]

Being relatively new to the hobby, I suck at picking out colour schemes so if the mini has box art I can attempt to copy, I usually do. If not, then I just wing it like the first method you explained. Even when I do try to get a scheme planned out, I end up diverging away from it one way or the other. I'm *usually* happy enough with the results, but I have buggered up a mini and lost motivation to paint a few times. Hoping the more I paint, the better I learn to match colours.

[@kellykuciemba6789]

Great job! Thank you very much. Finding a color scheme and creating a paint plan is one of biggest challenges for me. Can't wait to see the Battle Report

[@Chipsey_TV]

He knows this isn't the video we are waiting for, but it's still a bloody great one!!

[@lWalkingDethl]

I'm obsessed with how this army was painted lol theyre just so much fun to look at

[@GoobertownHobbies]

hey thanks! I like 'em too :-)

[@silverhoney6969]

This is exactly what I need to get past the hump of getting started and ACTUALLY putting paint to model

[@johng4175]

Thank you so much for all your tips and helps. You have definitely helped me with my wash scenario. And this video right here is probably one of the greatest videos on KZbin. Planning a paint scheme I know i'm guilty of not doing it.

[@JanMazurek]

I have no airbrush experience, so I can only confirm, that what you say about ways 1 and 2, is pure true

[@DrakeDavis248]

Thankyou so much for this video Brent after 2-3 years of collecting I've never made a model that I thought look good but this video helped me start 2 crisis battle suits that look great right now and I have a great plan to finish them up

[@richardmarriott-smith9517]

I really enjoyed this video. It was really interesting to consider various ways to approach planning and painting a mini. Thanks Brent!

[@BlackMagicCraftOfficial]

6:49 finally, something my speed.

[@GoobertownHobbies]

Oh yeah, that's the stuff right there! :-)

[@TubeJLF]

That PowerPoint trick is genius! Might try something like that for my dwarves!

[@b8nducciify]

Could you share how to upload the paint scheme? I cant figure out how to do it. Thanks

[@ceegronlee]

Those Battle Lizards look awesome!

[@GoobertownHobbies]

hey thanks! :-)

[@deathjester2000]

Mate, this was so helpfull and reasuring. As the one who introduces a lot of people to the hobby, you always wonder if the "flow, experiment refine" approache is the right way to go. With so much pressure to paint it "correctly and this way" for me; this video validates my approach to the hobby and what is share with others.

[@markgnepper5636]

Great stuff friend 👏 👍

[@bettsdn]

Really though, this army looks absolutely fantastic. I can only imagine taking this to a game store to play. People would go crazy.

[@lowriderbug]

Great advice about getting the most important areas done quickly. I paint the dominant colours on each model 1st then come back later to do details. That way you can use the army to play games and it will look good even with guns and bits in primer as long as the majority of each model is painted the details won’t matter. Then when you get time go back and paint the details. Painting an army this way gets you a nice looking army you can use really quickly and limits the chances you will stop half way through and end up with a pile of grey plastic and only 10 or so finished models. 😎

[@GoobertownHobbies]

Oh absolutely! not all the details got done in time for the big game... but all the important colors were there!! :-)

[@HobbyDad251]

Really cool Digimon vibe coming from these models and this paint scheme. Thank you for another great video!

[@drmjruff]

Hey those pvc handles are slick. I thought i had the corner on the market. Always enjoy your stuff!

[@GoobertownHobbies]

They're wooden dowels with magnets on the ends... but now they're all covered in paint :-)

[@toddzino58]

Great video as always Brent! These models from OPR are just amazing.

[@GoobertownHobbies]

they're so much fun! thanks for watchin :-)

[@Raatcharch]

Great video Brent! I love your cats so much, they are so charismatic.

[@deliciousrelish]

What a nice video for the morning coffee!

[@GoobertownHobbies]

Have a lovely day :-)

[@frederickluschin9709]

The 3d-printing supports could maybe used like rebar in ruins? The gators are fun.

[@GoobertownHobbies]

absolutely! the supports do a pretty good job of looking like... supports! :-)

[@maxbrooks5468]

Great video! I've been putting off doing some models because I don't know where to begin, thanks for motivating me!

[@Shiruvan]

when you said few mistakes at 9:20, the bled red-orange color from the energy shield could've been a painted on glowing light effect that bounces around to the shapes around it!

[@roadgoeseveron7128]

you're clearly a scientist at heart :D ive never once planned out any colours, just doing it on the fly from the hip artsy fartsy feeling it out - with mixed results :D maybe i should give it a go and actually plan a project and see, if i may enjoy some aspects later more, then i usually do, but in the end i feel that difference of taste in the progress will stay and thats okay, room for every which way in this hobby and im always amazed how many ways there are to get to a result one is happy with ---> keep on painting bravely!

[@GoobertownHobbies]

keep on painting bravely yourself!! :-)

[@CraigEDixon]

Another great video Brent! Just wondering if you could do a tutorial video on how you use PowerPoint to come up with colour schemes? I.e. in depth video on how to use the dropper tool to colour match etc ☺️

[@jmormaple]

I would really like this too! I figured out a way to do it in paint 3D, but it's pretty laborious.

[@orcpaintshop355]

Waaaaaghhh!!!!!! Your videos are always super informative.

[@philipstroud6327]

Another great video Brent as always, going back to the taster vid of "The Big One" , thoes dino's look amazing in thoes real close up shots

[@Toombs71]

I bet you told the cat to guard the printer to keep your minis safe! Nice video, I bought starblood stalkers a couple of months ago and my skinks now look kinda like yours. At least a couple of them, other minis from that pack became test models. You never know when Dino Fever hits you so I wanted to be ready. Can't wait for the upcoming-groundshaking-cinematic battlereport.

[@GoobertownHobbies]

Dino-fever is a serious affliction! It's important to be ready for when the dino-fever strikes :-)

[@BlackKara]

Hey, as ever I love your content. That said, I hope you're feeling proud of your painting skills these days. You have grown so much and your models are looking so good. You're keeping the citizens of Goobertown proud of their mayor. You're killin it man :3 (Also, love kitty shot with the printer.)

[@GoobertownHobbies]

aww thanks!!! :-) And yeah, that Snuffles has a long-standing rivalry with that printer...

[@Bluecho4]

I tried the "paint a bunch of test models" approach when I started my Dark Eldar army. I eventually settled on a scheme I liked, but I can't say all the painting and re-priming was really enjoyable. It always feels like I wasted my time, if I did a bunch of work on a model, only to need to paint it again from scratch.

[@GoldenRogueMinis]

Always a good day when you drop a video Brent. 😊

[@GoobertownHobbies]

have a good one!! :-)

[@Aven410]

Megaman themed boss's as a paint scheme for Saurian Starhost sounds like an idea to me; Wheel Gator, Magma Dragoon... the color schemes will fill themselves out. Awesome video Brent... also you got me in DagothWave!

[@GoobertownHobbies]

dagothwave will power your painting to godlike heights. :-)

[@Aven410]

@@GoobertownHobbies What a grand and intoxicating comment!

[@dkbp4340]

Just when I was looking for a color scheme for a new batch of Tau mechas!

[@samhoban2509]

Those geckos look so cool! Colours look amazing

[@russellmaxwell755]

When are we getting a Goobertown color set from Monument :P

[@GoobertownHobbies]

hahaha, no plans on that, just dinosaurs for now :-)

[@kentgurel1239]

Love your tutorials, Brent, thanks a lot, it helps an absolute beginner developing.

[@GoobertownHobbies]

right on, thanks for watchin! :-)

[@travisjicorcoran5870]

I love watching a fellow sperg approach problems logically and systematically.

[@Bobdd0]

I'm finally gearing up to enter into the model making/painting side of the hobby after years of primarily using lego as my miniwarfighter of choice. This video comes out just in time to start my review of all things Goober to help me feel ready to put paint to plastic!! Also, i instantly screencapped your basing ideas and sent it a request in the groupchat of my FLGS for 3d supports! Terrain is what interests me most over all about the hobby and i have some fun ideas for those rebar lookin dealios!

[@bettsdn]

That shot of Brent scrolling at @5:17 needs to be on the next Hobby KZbinrs calendar 😳

[@TheSmuey]

Great video! A bit too late for me, though - I went through this process for the very first time just a couple ofd weeks ago, coincidentally with the regular Saurian (the fantasy ones, not the Starhost) models from OnePageRules!

[@GoobertownHobbies]

hehehe, well, at least we're all painting pretty lizards :-)

[@dan_zehner]

This is great! I'm working on figuring out how I want to paint a mini I've never tried before. I picked out the Fungal Queen bust from Witchsong, and it's a bit intimidating to start for a guy who's used to painting 40k and BattleTech models.

[@JBearwa]

Fantastic video! (Again) Learn several things

[@Pliskin42]

Brent! Can you do a video with a full scale test of citadel contrast, army painter apeed paints, and vallejo xpress paints after applying your top tier undercoating? I would love to see how they all react compaired to their closest competators versions. Most videos with proper direct comparions are just usibg a flat white undercoat which isn't really selling the way the these type of paints work! Beyond that you are the only youtuber I know of who is methotical enough to do this right. Please, your scientific drive and skills are our only hope!

[@wwoolofl8056]

Is there any type of container I should avoid when stripping paints? I am always afraid of putting LA into a non safe container.

[@GoobertownHobbies]

most containers should be just fine! :-)

[@epickingedward7378]

Someone should totally take that outsourcing the coloring to children idea and make a whole video painting miniatures based on what they come up with.

[@GoobertownHobbies]

hahaha, that could go really well... maybe! :-)

[@DavePottsAmI]

I was expecting more explosions and car chases, but I was pleasantly surprised by what I viewed here today.

[@KelRiever]

I really dig how bright your lizards are :)

[@Valandar2]

My color scheme method is simple - I decide what the main color will be, and I paint that. I then look at what's left, and determine what the best second color would be. Then I look at what's there, and decide on the trim. :D

[@kmykz]

If space dinos need anything it is vibrant colours - and you made them pop. My main obstacle in finding a scheme is usually deciding for the main colour. Afterwards it becomes a bit easier.

[@GoobertownHobbies]

hey thanks! yep yep, just gotta get that key color :-)

[@maizetoken377]

Geckos at 9:10… Love the color choices!

[@GoobertownHobbies]

thanks! they're some fun buddies to paint :-)

[@REfan2002]

The purple ones look great.

[@GoobertownHobbies]

hey thanks! :-)

[@matthieukiriyama7219]

Nice modern channel! Have a great Friday!!

[@creationsofmadness4867]

The print/color option works really well with Zumikitos newest video bout using coloring books to get better at painting

[@adamdax]

Great Video as always TY Boss !

[@SugarCandyMiniatures]

Someone else using the crayon method! Heck yea!!

[@GoobertownHobbies]

crayon method 2good :-)

[@SugarCandyMiniatures]

@@GoobertownHobbies crayon method best method.

[@Darksmirk1]

Great vid. When will you bring back your random mini painting with dice 🎲 that you do ? Love those vids

[@patrickneu7481]

can't wait to see them in this battle report :D

[@hoshi314]

i usually do a mix of both starting from blank to working backwards. like i have this image in my mind at least on the biggest parts and the rest is just contemplation while i watch something else

[@TheKlabim]

5:28 somewhere on the internet this shot hits someone's kink right on the nose

[@thunderhawk7116]

Thanks for the video Brent

[@Mikey__R]

These little guys are so cool! OPR do some really nice models, they take a bold paint scheme like this really well.

[@gregoryhall4062]

Apart from a demand for more paint bravely podcasts. I would absolutely love to know how you do this on PowerPoint with your colors. too cheap to buy a fancy program like Photoshop but my work computer absolutely has PowerPoint