The BEST DIY Snow?!

The mythical world of snow is sparkly and beautiful..but how do you make it in a tiny scale? Today I test and compare a bunch of different products to see which reigns supreme.
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[@Miniac]

A lot of people asked about various gaming related products for snow. For some reason, this was an oversight on my part. I tried to get a video done to replace this one but failed. I have products from Precision Snow, Vallejo, AK, and GW on there way to me to test in a future video but they didn't get here in time 😓

[@user-xu3ud4fl2e]

This video is pretty good in it's own right, but it could maybe do with a follow up with those products later. I already use the GW stuff a lot, but I've bought some golden light molding paste to give a try after this vid.

[@tempusavatar]

Good job Scott, this was a good video; I look forward to the part 2 with the remaining contenders!

[@blacktemplar5970]

Hey Scott.... awesome video by the way thanks, really looking forward to using these tests and the lessons learnt here in a winter themed Imperial Guard army I have in mind....I wanted to 1st off say you have a real knack for being very informative, entertaining and also incredibly inspiring so a big thank you....also there is a Kickstarter by a company called Tuio Toy???..something like that...anyway they do big Space Legates (Primarchs) ....I have ordered one and I was wondering if perhaps you might think about getting one or something similar....they are big 18" 40kish themed minis and I was hoping perhaps there are techniques on big minis that don't work on little minis and vice versa because of size and detail....I'm pretty nervous about painting it when it comes particularly the face....on little minis I can get away with my lack of skill but on a huge ornamental figure mistakes will just look horrible so any tips or anything at all that you can think of would be awesome....and if you got one of the figure then maybe you could do a video or something anyways cheers!....cool Cat too....now that you have primed the cat Chaos Black what colours you thinking about painting it???..haha

[@frozenbean]

Awesome video! Just a thought, if you wanted to mix in something other than paint but keep things matte and bright white, you could you mix in some gesso to your molding paste.

[@Kojak0]

I was wondering where the Vallejo texture paint had gone... Regarding the baking soda method: yes, it needs a protective layer, but that should always be applied to the figure/base anyway, so I don't see the problem with that.

[@NerdySatyr]

That sludgy/melted snow from the baking soda with super glue dripped ontop of it looks SURPRISINGLY GOOD! I'm kinda shocked

[@Master.chylla]

Painting the bases shades of light blue and gloss it up and it might look like a glacier scene I think. 👌

[@awoken8infinite]

I was thinking of using that in areas where there was light on the mini for the snow melting. similarly I put moss on the dark side of things, too.

[@josecarlosxyz]

at least thats very cheap

[@frenzykitty]

Hey bud. I just wanted to say thank you. Your channel has re-ignited my passion for wargaming after a 3 year hiatus.

[@MAYKKO_]

I've also recently found my passion for painting again because of Scott, Goobertown Hobbies and some other YT mini creators.

[@frenzykitty]

@@MAYKKO_ Nice one!

[@thegoblinpainter7298]

WHAT IF I WANT MY SNOW TO BE PEE STAINED? Huh, who are you to deny me my rhine stones?

[@beezany]

Liquitex Resin Sand medium and Golden Iridescent Pearl paint are both good for that effect, ha.

[@urospodgorsek1531]

Yellow shade?

[@MegaByron1970]

😆

[@bakedbeings]

Watch out where the huskies go.

[@GoobertownHobbies]

I like that Moose! Great experiments Scott, you just saved me a ton of time :-)

[@stevenwalsh6179]

Coming here 4 years after posting- great resource! Thank you for your hard work!!

[@Ryuondo]

Baking soda and super glue is an OG gap filling meathod from the days of metal models that didn't fit well. It basically turns to plastic almost immediately. Baking Soda is best used when mixed with white paint and used as a basing technical "paint".

[@Stereo_mike]

My go to is, army painter snow flock with PVA glue and water, stick it in a pot and mix it up until it becomes like a heavy paste. You can achieve different textures of snow depending oh how much glue and water you use. you can get really smooth thick snow like its freshly fallen or like its been all chewed up from foot fall. If you stick it in a jar you can mix up a big batch and use it as you need it.

[@JohnDoe-l1kmya5s]

Scott, these are the types of videos I love; one of the reasons your one of my favorite KZbinrs. Keep it up my man.

[@lewiswarring1341]

I never comment until now. Just taken my paint back up. It's the best thing I have done on my late 30 s . It's such a relaxing and engaging hobby and I find your vids really entertaining. Keep going as I am learning a lot and actually laughing out loud. Nice work

[@DarthAramith]

I'm sitting here making a cup of tea and was adding my stevia (sweetener), and realized it is surprisingly snowy. I may have to try this out tonight when I get home but it has a nice inconsistency to it that may be a winner for snow effects for me. I can report back later if anyone is curious.

[@DarthAramith]

Ok follow up. The stevia looked great at first but is currently dissolving into the water in pva glue. The CA glue is looking good though. Others should try this out if you have stevia. The fact that it has inconsistent sizes and shapes makes me like it more than baking soda.

[@joshuaharms9564]

Thanks. Very useful. I am currently painting my Night's Watch army for A Song of Ice and Fire and I have never even really done much basing in the past. Thanks for getting me started in the right direction.

[@pbice86]

I’ve been wondering about diy snow, thanks so much for putting this together!!

[@rick9663]

Thanks for all your time and effort. I went with the Light Molding Paste. I would have never known about this product. Thanks!

[@AdnanCucak]

I really enjoyed this video, I would love to see more "comparison" videos like this in the future. Even a follow up with the other products would be awesome too!

[@jarrodnorris8727]

Great video Scott! Thanks

[@Beschaulichkeit]

Thank you for another excellent and informative video!

[@minmatercommando5444]

I love your testing series. They are very informative. I have attempted to do snow bases to a disastrous effect. The problem I have is I've only ever seen snow twice in my life and the last time was 5 years ago. Great video keep it up

[@alexmf4996]

Tremendously helpful given i will try my first snow base. Thank you a lot man!

[@cerethpainting6606]

Great video again! You got a really nice shout out from the mini junkie, as someone to watch who was incredibly successful at this thing called KZbin. I believe it’s your variety of content. From videos like this to a recent one you did that was 10x funnier than a SNL sketch. Keep up the great work. You are earning your success.

[@madsbram2753]

Thanks, I will definitely try this! More compare-tables next time, please. You are the man!

[@TheLast1IsMe]

Very Helpful video thanks

[@ubermoose5694]

Great video! I just wanted to say that I had a cat named Ubermoose a few years back that we called Moose for short. Keep up the great work!

[@full_of_blood]

I think the baking soda with CA glue and the light molding paste were my favorites. thanks for the great information!

[@bentosan]

Vince Venturella is awesome, that hobby cheating playlist is amazing

[@witchdactacindertusk4280]

Thank you so much for this it's so helpful. I'm planning on making a snowy Sisters of Battle army when they're released and it's hard to find good videos on snow on miniatures.

[@Hamun002]

I appreciate this whole video, but I especially appreciate the bloopers. Thank you!

[@daitokuji8327]

Perfect timing man! I am just about to make some snowy bases on my Kill Team

[@pwntehnoobs]

I really liked this video and I will for sure use this as a reference when I want to do a battle of the bulge army. Especially the melting snow, with ice is a very nice option especially maybe to use in small pudles.

[@JJJacey]

I just started painting a white Dragon today and was wanting to put some snow on the base... absolutely fking perfect timing on this video!

[@Kerpkoop]

That “sparkle baby!” Cracked me up! Subbed!

[@AzraelThanatos]

One thing that I've used that works quite well is the woodland scenics and polyeurethane gloss. First step is normally to use a very light pearl drybrush over the area I want the snow, doesn't need to be particularly neat to it, having a bit more area makes it work very well for a starting point. Then I hit the area with a thin layer of gloss and while it's wet I cover it with snow flock and let it dry. Then I add a second layer of gloss and a light sprinkle of more flock ontop. If you want it deeper, adding layers of poly and flock work rather well for it. Mixing a bit of the crushed glass on the last sprinkle does kick it up. Unless you're going for a magical cold, just make sure that your basing fits the snow and you can mix a bit of the gloss and flock to apply to some areas it would glop onto and a light sprinkle on before using a spray varnish can give you the slight bit of snow fall on them.

[@kingsnogaryen6292]

These will be great for my Space Wolves! Thanks mate!

[@besaidblitzboi3430]

I like using Army Painter's snow basing material mixed equal parts with watery pva glue and Vallejo's gloss varnish. It makes a sweet, heavy melting snow effect.

[@patriotjedi530]

Love the video! I want to incorporate snow onto some of my minis and this was a fantastic video. I learn a LOT from all of your videos and I gotta say you take something (mini painting) that is super nerdy and kinda boring and turn it into something a LOT more enjoyable. I often have your videos playing in the background (yes, several episodes have been repeated) while I paint . . . almost feels like you're right here painting next to me . . . which is kinda creepy, but useful! Keep on it man, good stuff!

[@stefankuchmeister1875]

This, this is quality content. Awesome.

[@whilehobbying5514]

I like Valhallan Blizzard. And maybe a litt gloss in the edges for a little melted look.

[@natew2634]

Just wanted to say that I always go back and forth on whether I want to subscribe to your channel or not, and that this video was the one that broke me. Great video Scott, you got yourself one more subscriber 🤙🏻🤙🏻🤙🏻

[@ChrisCorpse669]

I've never gamed or painted minis but damn you are an entertaining guy. Subbed from your table build and have wanted to venture into minis and gaming. Keep up the good work!

[@Sh4d0w20]

a year later im working on my snow diorama custom chapter using this technique as well as another golden paste. If you check for the clear granular gel it makes a very interesting ice texture - ice to fill gaps with, without looking just like a water puddle.

[@pinkkipupu]

Thanks for the video, I'm making snowy terrain ATM so this was useful. According to some space wolves-playing friends who've done snow bases before told me that baking POWDER is better than baking SODA, since it has the same effect, but doesn't yellow nearly as much over time.

[@paulvandekamp6774]

There hasn't been a day in this year I wanted snow more than today! Cheers!

[@thegoblinpainter7298]

HOW DOES IT SAY 6 DAYS AGO

[@michaelcaricoo]

@@thegoblinpainter7298 warp magic, probably

[@Miniac]

@@thegoblinpainter7298 patrons see my videos 1 week early.

[@paulvandekamp6774]

@@thegoblinpainter7298 because I'm on his patreon, a fun way to support people and also gives access to a cool discord server to share ideas and pics.

[@Hamun002]

@5:58 sorry if someone hasn't sad this already, but that scale is to indicate the matte level of the product line overall, not a sort of matte Kelvin if you will. They have an arbitrary minimum and maximum. I was experimenting with this for a little bit along with some other materials back in the day to build up little metallic sheens for tyranid carapace.

[@Danortegz101]

Thank you!!

[@ands1983]

Your comparison videos are the top content of miniature hobby comparison videos. MAKE.MORE.VIDEOS!

[@CypressPunk34]

good timing, i'm about to start painting Frostgrave minis.

[@zarlus8]

Thank you so much. It has been tiring having to search through so many threads just to get this information.

[@baconboi4482]

Bro that’s hype, I live in MN too

[@peterlavalle]

A0 is a big sheet of paper. A1 is A0 but split in half (where one would expect) to make a smaller sheet. A4 is almost US legal size. A8 makes a good business card size. This is all useful when trying to print stat-cards or design storage/transport solutions using ... "repurposed" spare office supplies.

[@joe.6803]

I have used baking soda, pva glue and white acrylic, the baking soda will yellow so usually after it dries I will spray a varnish (Montana matte varnish) to seal it from yellowing.

[@Mode-Selektor]

Awww man. I wish this video had been posted like 4 days ago. Would have saved me a lot of time. After doing a bit of research, I bought some snow making materials yesterday, haha.

[@enzobambino]

Thanks for the video. I am about to make some snow bases for a few giants I've painted. I was planning o Army Painter. Wish you would have tested that.

[@kissesvenus3268]

Very nice content! 🤩😍

[@JJ-ew1vt]

Hey man I'm new to gaming. Love your videos. You are my favorite mini painter youtuber! I'd love if you did some more air brush videos! I just got my first airbrush and it's pretty difficult to figure out how to do things!

[@tomassoejakto]

As a beginner modeler, baking soda is perfect for my very first try at making a diorama. Thanks for the tips!

[@oliverruddock3659]

Hi, great video really helps, in my time I’ve found that droind down white pastes and sanded down filler dust mixed together works pretty well and become really tough when sealed. What do you think of this and how could I make it better. Kind regards oliver

[@calebfisher1781]

I know this is 4 years old, but I just discovered a new combo. Try baking powder with thin super glue applied on top, then after that dries, cover it with baking soda and do the same thing. The baking powder provides an underlying layer with great coverage, while the baking soda on top gives the base that melted snow glossy effect.

[@scurvy786]

Thankyou for doing this, i got a bunch of 40k Valhallans im going to paint up and was curious whats the best snow products

[@krisfus1663]

I really like the powered glass from secret weapon as an additive. I usually use snow flake products of some sort, but I'm definitely going to steal the super glue on top of the product to create the melted look in the future. Thanks for the video!

[@TheMiniJunkie]

Really interesting video, Scott. Some thoughts: - screw baking soda, risk of yellowing not worth it :) - I used to use Micro-balloons and got quite nice results. But the trick is to mix them with PVA before applying, as opposed to sprinkling them onto the glue. I found this created nice fluffy, resilient and "not too white" snow - Secret Weapon crushed glass and realistic water makes awesome slushy snow... - which pairs great with what I would consider the very best "gamer snow" you can get - GW Valhallan Blizzard. It's just so easy to use and looks terrific.

[@jonhammersley5593]

Golden paste works great over some kind of ground scatter to give it volume.

[@mlesarockin]

Mix PVA, baking soda and white acrylic paint equal parts . Done and looks amazing

[@PissedOffNerd]

Scott, if you ever want to give crushed glass another shot for sparkle-- Secret Weapon Miniatures sells containers of pre-crushed glass as well as liquid resin water effects (which I think combined with some of the products here would make for spectacular snow)

[@wileycoyote7094]

I use this combo for my Space Wolves, and it's fantastic.

[@Kelembor]

I used to mix glue + 1 drop of white paint + some snow flakes (I don't really remember the brand). It does the trick pretty well and it's quite cheap.

[@L0r3n201986]

I got quite good results using baking POWDER (the one that smells like ammonia). No yellowish over time and great texture!

[@josecarlosxyz]

please, more video like that instead of expensive products!

[@victormata7665]

I always go back to the old faithful mix of PVA+Baking soda+white paint. I've been using this technique for years and it's still white

[@triruns]

Kathy Millatt tested a lot of products on her model railroading channel and it's also worth a watch.

[@jameskelley2186]

Golden also has two other mediums I have been experimenting with - Granular Gel and Glass Bead Gel. Both of these seem promising for certain textures of snowfall (I live in Colorado - there's a WIDE variety of snow types and textures that we see in a year). I feel like the Glass Bead Gel is a stronger candidate, as the granular gel's grains are a bit blocky looking. Either one with a dusting of SFF or "internet slurry" over it is pretty cool looking!

[@jellysandjamz250]

So I’m about to buy and paint my first army. I’m going with the battle sisters. I planned on doing a blue white frosty theme and was thinking on to do snow bases. The algorithm is now at a point where it can read minds because this was the first video on my feed.

[@PainterIdeas]

Dude just start painting minis, boardgames , the last week for the first time and your videos are spot on, on being informative without being boring. Thanks.

[@awoken8infinite]

I wouldn't mind combining the melted/icey looking technique with some of the regular snow techniques. I think that would add a ton of flavour. you could have stuff frozen over by using this technique as well I reckon. I have been wanting to put some frozen old world creatures on some snow themed 40k mini's recently. was going to try resin, but this might look way better than that as it actually did look a lot like ice.

[@elkglenn1013]

I do not talk much, and not often, unless I think it needs to be said, which is typically critical, "You are eating that corn on the cob wrong!;" or increasingly, "That, that is not how a mask works. Figure it out or wear it over your eyes and walk into the street!" You though, I feel compelled to stand up and tell you "You're good!" - I Thank you! You are extremely intelligent, thorough, clear, and funny - and unlike the other Masters, provide your audience with adequate lighting, and "breaks" with which to interpolate what you just explained - in public speaking we call it "rhythm," in engineering we call it "considered," in science we call it "the work." The rest of your life might be a mess, but YOU ARE GOOD AT WHAT YOU DO. Long time since I said that to anyone. Don't know what your day job is, and differential equations are a bitch, but you would make one hell of an energy engineer. I think the mean age is 57, so any characters you do not impress with your finesse, you can either go pacifist and outlive their cholesterol and hypertension, or show up with a French Horn, while they are napping on the job. What? - It works. (Smile) I'll shut up now, and sit down, just want you to know there are men and women (and likely a xenomorph or two) decades and decades your senior, taking notes, and smiling and laughing with you. Well done, and I thank you.

[@TheRunesmythe]

I generally use a paste that's a mix of Woodland Scenics Snow, PVA glue and water; this allows you to get a number of different looks depending on how much or how little water you use; you can even sculpt snow drifts if you use little to no water. For sparkle, once my snow paste is dry I add another, sparse layer of PVA and sprinkle on some Secret Weapon Snow (a.k.a. crushed glass). I'd also recommend avoiding the use of white paint; I've yet to see any good results with it.

[@Tomcat_Coyote]

I'm a simple person , i see a cute cat , i click " like " ! :P Awesome video by the way , the melted snow/ice effect is actually super interesting !

[@Hazardman51]

Thank you for this video....

[@cyagen9782]

I have minis based with PVA, baking soda, white paint & cheap xmas village snow that have been up for around 3 years and no huskies came around...still lilly white.

[@gsw0882]

Great vid, Moose!

[@CosmicDuskWolf]

You should try AK snow diorama effects. Also army painter makes some good snow participants as well. But cool video. Some cool stuff.

[@beezany]

Liquitex Blended Fibers make a really nice snow texture, similar to the Golden Molding Paste but more translucent. Just a little titanium white will make it intensely white, and a little mica will make it sparkle. I've had promising results with Golden Titanium White (good color but a little flat) and Golden Iridescent Pearl (good sparkle but a little too yellow). I'm still refining my recipe but your similar results are encouraging! One of the new Warcry boards is snowy and so I am determined to perfect this.

[@beezany]

Oh hey, I should have watched the rest of the video first! Your recipe with Golden Light Molding Paste and pearl powder looks almost exactly like my recipe with Liquitex Blended Fibers and Golden Iridescent Pearl (Fine) paint. Like you, I found that just a little pearl goes a long way, and I ended up using just 1 drop of paint per milliliter of texture medium. It looked very good but both your recipe and mine looked a little to yellow to my eye. I am going to try mixing in some interference blue to see if it offsets the yellow! Thanks for all the ideas!

[@sergiolp6058]

The baking soda and glue on top looks so nice and simple for melted snow

[@DeathByFrenchFry]

AK Ice sparkle is perfect to add to whatever "snow" powder you end up using for that realistic sparkly snow effect.

[@LymanAbraxas]

Winter is coming. Now my Valhallans will bring snowfield even in the tallarn deserts, thanks to you! (AND YES I HAVE 11KILOS OF THEM)

[@karnage27]

Perfect timing thanks great video!!.... side note... what microphone do you use for your videos?

[@Miniac]

Oktava mk 012

[@phernann]

Hi! Congrats for the video. Have you tried ak interactive terrain snow and microballoon? Is what I can find in my area. Thanks

[@willwright6653]

You should try putting the particulates on pva glue then leaving it, and then using a mix of scenic glue and isopropyl alcohol as a spray to set the particles to the base.

[@earthad1000]

I'm finding the light moulding paste is going on kinda like cake icing. Getting these kinda peaks when i remove my brush/silicone tool. How do you avoid that?

[@rayslover8526]

What about light joint compound? I use that to make lava and fire bases since i can make textures with it. I then paint it like fire.

[@marzipan3437]

the spinning bases for camrea shots made a illsuion and now when i ever i look at anything the thing spings inward on the middle point of my vision which not only is sicking but also makes typing this very hard

[@evilldead6824]

i founf mixing the woodland scenic with their realistic water gave a great snow effect

[@jcproductions007]

Another method I've seen is using sculptamold, just sift it and you have instant snow, put on model finely or stack for different effect !

[@dfram01]

Have you tried Corn Starch - my family wanted a Christmas village with lights, houses, trees etc. I got a sheet of white EPS foam, made some hills from the same, figured out where the houses would go and put a string of white Christmas tree lights up through the bottom. After a lot of experimenting, I found that corn starch worked really well and it never discolored after ten years of storage in a non-climate controlled garage in Central Texas. You might give it a try in the next round of experiments.

[@ShadowCoH316]

Might try that Baking Soda and thin superglue for a spring thawing kinda look, but otherwise I think I'll avoid snow for the time being.

[@NerdySatyr]

Surprised you didn't cover all the products MADE for this, like Citadels Valhallan Blizzard (and can only assume there are others out there!)

[@dahSweep]

Well, the video is called "Best DIY snow". You know, Do It Yourself snow.

[@NerdySatyr]

It wasn't when I made this post, the title was changed. You can see Miniac's pinned post about how he's now going to try the other paints to test, because the original title was misleading.

[@jsmith5800]

TopHatCat bitch, please

[@Luna832]

I usually do snow by using valhallan blizzard and adding some ak snow microballoons on the top.

[@Paintstationminis]

Dude! I am working on a song of fire and ice commission, I need that frozen water how to vid like yesterday!!!

[@Althos66]

that' s quite a collection of snow products, now I imagine there would be similar choice in the world of masking tape.

[@Lucassrizzo]

The rotating turntable is really putting in overtime in this video.

[@wamsly2334]

You forgot you can also paint it after the fact. I use baking soda and do a dry brushing of white then satin varnish so it has a little gloss. It has small granules, semi gloss, and stays white 👍🏻

[@harkejuice]

Also give mod podge matte + baking soda a try! There is a sliiight sheen to it still and its way durable thanks to the bit of resin in the mod podge.