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[@trovarion]

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[@poloboo911]

website says the code has already expired which sucks. otherwise a great video even for seasoned hobbyists! thanks Trov :)

[@trovarion]

@@poloboo911 EDIT: should be fixed now.

[@abandonlife111]

@@justgoey6872 Nope.

[@GlossRabban]

​@@trovarion Hi Trov. I don't know if this is something you could use, but a video I'd really like to see, is one where you give constructive criticism to Golden demon commended and or pin winners. As said, I don't know if it is even a thing that you could make, perhaps even harder if people did not ask for that criticism/feedback.? You could also try to ask pin winners, or anyone who entered golden demon but did not win, to send in images for criticism? I think that could be a really interesting video to see, especially after the upcoming GD. 😁

[@thesoothsayer9223]

No one ever explained loaded brush so clearly and concisely thank you. Your videos never compromise the INFO for the sake of the TAINMENT and I always feel like your videos are a good use of time. Keep doing what you do it's important for the community!

[@DaronSchmit]

The bit in wet blending was so nice as a seasoned painter. I'm excited to use it in skin going forward

[@DanKeller]

I highly recommend Painting Buddha videos for this. They are a little older and they werent able to continue. But the wealth of infofrom Ben Komets is amazing

[@ralphpug08]

For loaded brush technique, do you apply it on wet or dried surface? Seems paint still wet in the video. Thanks

[@DanKeller]

@@ralphpug08 two different effects. Both have a moist base usually. One is dampen slightly with moist brush then do loaded brush. Other is do one pass just redo base coat then do loaded brush. The tip is usually a heavier Base consistency than back of brush.

[@TheMiniMadCat]

I felt one critical bit of info was missed that from my understanding and practice is critical for loaded brush, and I was surprised Trovarion didn't cover it. The paint you load with should be at least a little thinner than the one you pick up on the tip. This will help ensure good flow.

[@guehe99]

1) Basecoating 1:02 2) Wetblending 5:09 2+)Loaded brush 7:48 3)Layering 8:33 4)Washes 11:26 5)Drybrushing 13:25 6)Edgehighlighighting 15:04 7) Glazing 17:04 … like and suscribe dude!

[@Dracobyte]

Thank you gor the timestamps!!

[@guehe99]

@@Dracobyte This videos deserves!

[@speaktome4778]

As someone new to the hobby who's still working up the courage to paint his first mini this is a tremendous help! Thanks for taking a step back to teach us beginners. I'd happily watch more fundamentals of mini painting if you wanted to make it a series. And thank you for your hard work!

[@jonalen4217]

If it helps you to get the courage to start painting; know that there are ways to strip the paint off your models. So if you want your first soldiers to look as good as your most recent soldiers, you can go back and redo them.

[@Zaphodox]

Just start! Just jump in with some minis that your not too worried about, your first few attempts will not be great but by your 10th mini it will Start to come together a bit

[@RickW222]

I just started last month, got a box of 10 minis, the starter paint+tool set, the color set from Vallejo, glue and some brushes and just got started. Like mentioned above, the first few werent the best but im starting to see progress. Gl and have fun!

[@RedHeadHurricane]

Keep your paints thin and you can always paint over any mistakes. Good luck!

[@hraughr]

If you're just starting, check out oils as well. Wetblending acrylics is less forgiving due to fast dry time and you also kind of need a wet palete, while with oils you have all the freedom and time. Discovering oils was what brought me back from hobby burnout. The finish is different to that of acrilic (more realistic) and I like it, but see if you prefer it. If you consider Oils - Oilbrusher is the least hassle way to go about it

[@Kampfgrot]

I've been painting for more than 20 years, but these kinds of videos are always a great reminder of things to try, to be aware of, or to reconsider. Thanks for the great video!

[@Mike-er5ws]

That is one stunning Seraphon-warrior and this video gave me a ton of great ideas to try going forward. Like for example not being afraid of experimenting more with wetblending and the use of more colors to get more interesting layers or more "pop" to the mini.

[@Matt-tb5un]

Great video! Thanks for taking the time to put all these techniques in one video and with excellent instruction.

[@Moriloke]

I really love your teaching approach, how you both explain the theory, and how to apply it. How basics are the most important things, but being rigorous with them doesn't imply being rigid about them. Thanks for putting out all of this great content, you are the main reason I'm thinking of dipping my toes in this hobby again (after the all too common undiluted blobs of paint on LoTR GW models when I was 12), only stopped for now by the idea that the minis I find the coolest are way too often offered at a price I'm not yet ready to pay 😂 Keep the excellent work, hope you're enjoying making this content as much as I love watching it

[@Anuduin]

Thank you for this video! Out of all the "how to" videos I have seen, this one explains these techniques so much better. Cheers.

[@fewbobable]

Genuinely one of the best tutorials out there. So insightful. Thank you. X

[@aarond.7847]

Bravo Sir, this is a must watch for new painters as well as old to revisit techniques. Thank you for all your videos!

[@toms8216]

This video was SUPERB, really appreciate all the skill and effort that went into making such a clear, digestible and extremely useful guide 🙌 thank you!

[@tyarkschettler853]

Perfect video! Not only for a friend who just started but also for me as a reminder on some techniques

[@Vorpal_Wit]

Very well explained. I particularly like your emphasis on letting the desired result dictate the techniques applied, rather than the other way around. Also, I would love to see more about that jungle mossy base - it looks fantastic.

[@samboslice912]

Thanks so much for this video. I’m getting back into painting minis after a 13 year break, love your channel!

[@pa86_]

This video is worth it's weight in gold. Straight to the point and really usefull. Loved it. Thanks! 👍👍👍🔥🔥🔥

[@bigj7424]

This is one of the best videos of information about miniature painting on KZbin. Keep making these incredible video

[@SvartElric9]

Thank you for the video, it's a very comprehensive guide to the fundamental techniques! Even if I have heard of, been shown, and even tried all of these at least once, your explanation and examples make a big difference.

[@benjy-adams]

Just coming back into the hobby after 30 years....this has been so useful...i'm gonna try and take what I thought i knew (30 years ago) and what you've outline here to see how far I can go! Thank you!

[@benitokiri]

This video is awesome. Has really solidified / clarified so many things for me. Cheers!

[@guehe99]

Thanks the excellent content. I have viewed other times videos like this one but all you put in this one makes it specially didactic. Excellent match of high quality images selection and technics explanation.

[@Omegaterrain]

Very helpful video for new and seasoned painters alike! One of the most important things I've learned for mini painting is how to correctly fix mistakes. After knowing how to fix mistakes, it really makes painting less stressful and intimidating.

[@howardcoates6985]

Good video, I always seem to pick up something new or remember something i had forgotten when I watch a "basic brush/ painting techniques" video. Gracias Senor!!

[@emeraldanvil]

Love all of your videos even when you’re painting minis that I’m not super interested in. Thank you for your incredible contributions to our community! Also, for the love of god please show us how you made this base!

[@tabletophobbystop]

Hey this is a FANTASTIC breakdown! I'll be sending this off to a couple friends! Thank you!

[@isisnmagic1812]

Superb video, the loaded technique was an eye opener, thank you for sharing.

[@scrotymcboogerballs6756]

This is actually a perfect video to come back to, to remind yourself what the basic techniques are and how/why they are used

[@CharlesWright]

I have been researching for quite some time on how and what techniques to use for miniature painting before I dive into it. For whatever reason how you explained these techniques really clicked with my Photoshop/InDesign experience and I now feel more confident about diving in than I ever did before. Thank you!

[@Bakecrusto]

I'm really glad not only that this video exists, but that you showed that oft-frowned-upon techniques of washing and drybrushing actually can be used at a higher level than just a quick and sloppy "cover everything with zero precision" approach that a surprising amount of people seem to think is the only way they can be used (therefore making them 'objectively bad' techniques, rather than just amateurishly used). Also, I'll be arrogant enough to say there's an even more important (especially for beginners) skill that you missed in your video (or maybe I just missed it??): Trust in the process. Don't give up just because a half-finished paintjob looks bad, keep going - a lot of art processes, not only miniature painting, go through an "ugly duckling" phase, where the quality looks bad despite an increasing amount of work being put in; it's important to actually see the painting through to the end instead of giving up at that step or thinking you're doing something wrong. Sometimes, the final highlights, the final airbrushed inks, the final glazes and filters, the final details being painted up, or even painting the rim of the base (in matte black) are what actually makes the figure suddenly look good. Keep going, trust the process, trust your own ability to deliver. There's a good chance you're better than you think.

[@crockpot5921]

What a great video, thank you. Any and all beginner tips is great but this video seems to be above and beyond

[@harryravenkiller8580]

this intro hits 100%... i am glad you took the time to explain these 7 techniques.

[@christopherozouf]

Always good advice and clear demonstrations. Great beginner video.

[@roawynn]

Great video. Everytime i watch one of your video i learn something, i am not great at painting but you give me motivation ! Thank you !

[@charmedimsure8852]

Great video! Really enjoyed the simple explanations

[@Yo7p]

WOW. thank you for this. it's wonderful

[@Misosgameroom]

Awesome video! Thanks for the hard work you put into these videos.

[@roberttanguay8532]

A great video. Thank you for sharing your experience and skills 😊

[@thatgenericdixienormouspic8424]

You’re such a natural teacher, I’d love to actually be able to sit and learn from you. Sadly looks like you got your hands full since those patreon levels are full. Maybe one day!

[@alancook1053]

19:10 Brilliant statement!!!!! Ask Questions!!! This is probably the most important summery statement after you gave the instruction! Fantastic video for all paint skill levels but yes mostly for people starting out. I just wish I had more time to spend on your Patreon and discord! Thank you for all you give back to our growing little community. I do wish I could go back in time to hear all your advice some 30 years ago! Cheers!!!

[@Halliden88]

Always love your videos, i assume English isn't your first language because of your accent but you have an amazing clear and focused way of conveying your message in the videos you make and it's truly amazing! Thank you for another great video!

[@0verlux913]

Incredible video, thank you!

[@thelonepainter4760]

You’re back! I missed your videos. Incredible work as always!👏👏

[@Dracobyte]

Amazing tutorial!!

[@gor5865]

great video.. you explain all of them so well thank you

[@Mightypi]

So much to learn in this one, gonna have to wach a couple of times

[@cameronframent8976]

I’m still very new to painting but I was so surprised the first time I tried glazing in shadows with agrax earthshade rather than just slapping it all over. You can have way more control with a wash than you’d think.

[@DarlekProductions]

Great as always. Love ya work, Mate.

[@dmitriydeinershtein8183]

Your vids are getting better each time, keep on

[@antoinerossouw9533]

Really well worded and helpful video, even with 9 years of experience this was a good way to spend my time and I came away having learnt things

[@Alkatraz2135]

Love your informative vids, Trovarian🔥especially for a newbie in the hobby, they really help me learn! I’m starting a Seraphon army, so is there a chance you could do a painting tutorial showing what colors you used for this lizard boy? Thanks again! Keep up the awesome work!

[@elitewecker]

Amazing, thanks!

[@maarten0104]

Flexing those golden demons in the background…. Love it! Great tutorial

[@sikc134]

New Video by Trovarion, everything else isn't important right now 💚

[@christophbrandl6591]

Great Video! Thanks

[@goforitpainting]

Professional as always 👍

[@SeppukoGaming]

First video of 2024 and Trov coming out with a banger!!! You set the bar high for the next ones, though. As always, this has been really informative, and i learned something new

[@andresperedo1275]

This video is amazing, among your best

[@MrStatistx]

I am still on the sponging hype. It basically revived my will to paint, cause its so easy and casual to get over the initial basecoat and first highlight, which usually are more on the annoying side of painting steps

[@ChampionofTerra]

Great video, explained so much in such a short time. I would also love to know what tufts/flock you used on the base.

[@TheManAmongAll]

Awesome to see your videos back again in 2024 ✌️🙌

[@lambda1690]

Great job !

[@antonlebedev4344]

Thanks for the video ! Great topic. Any chance you show us how you did that base, seems simple yet so effective

[@claesmorin2216]

Best minipainter teacher!

[@darthkek1953]

I'd love for you to do a "minimum numbers of paint pots, maximum amount of colours" mixing tutorial.

[@TheMiniMadCat]

Great video, I really appreciate how hard it is to put a good video together!! I was surprised you didn't mention in the loaded brush explanation that the paint you load with should be thinner than the one you pick up on the tip so you have proper flow?

[@d-emprahexpects849]

Awesome video as usual 🙌

[@willlondon4964]

Great video, I have recently been using glazes and thinner layers of paints for transitions. I much prefer it to GW's more sharp highlights. I would love to see you do a video about using the coliur wheel and combining three colours to make new colour schemes and why some colours work together and what ratios.

[@TheJewishAzovMember]

Good stuff, its hard for newer people to figure out what to focus on. This channel probably helped me the nost starting out a couple months ago.

[@gilbertzzz7110]

Hey Trovarion, thanks for the video/tutorial! How about painting a creature/monster, in a grimdark style, for your next video? It would be cool to see your take on a non-human, like this lizard men, but in a grimdark aesthetic.

[@willlondon4964]

Building on that I would love to see a Tzeentch great Daemon / Kairos Fateweaver

[@xsaur0n69x]

Thanks man. In the 80's and 90's we didn't have much to go on :D

[@ghost19knight]

Welcome back!!

[@arthurdeline4810]

Would love to see a guide for the basing! Looks awesome.

[@thomasbrebion5487]

So do I, please :)

[@thomasbrebion5487]

awesome info thank you. Can we have a tuto for the base ? Looks incredible :)

[@01BSBH]

Awesome video!

[@xbogx]

good one!

[@elitewecker]

Could you make a Tutorial for the Base of this Mini as well? Looks amazing.

[@christiangruening352]

Smash dat like button for the algorithm! ❤

[@podwick7222]

Great video!

[@Wijkert]

Very good video Trov!

[@jorgemarin875]

Great video! Would also love to see "X ways to do this" videos (ex: faces, gems). Being able to see how you do similar efects with different techniques is truly enlightening.

[@trovarion]

Great suggestion!

[@thespalek1]

Exactly, that would be great. I am consistently unable to do faces:)

[@benhooley8475]

Thankyou :)

[@a.d2868]

That is why i watch Trovarion and was subscribed to his Patreon for some time, the teaching parts. I'm not a fan of the entertainment part of most of mini-painting videos, teaching nothing really. Trovarion and other (live Vince Vinturella and Sam Lenz for examples) are very good at sitting down, dissecting techniques and teaching them in an easy and comprehensive manner with a clear result in the end. I feel everyone needs a reminder on the basics every now and then and you do it in a good way ! Keep up the awesome work ! Ps : Getting us from the basics to the pinnacle of your art (like the Everchosen Nurgle mini you won with, the Crimson Fist video etc) i think that would be a good video series to show the natural evolution of a mini with slowly integrated techniques to the pipeline, from tabletop okay, to mid-tier standard display/central piece of an army to Master display/Golden Demon/Everchosen winner like you can do ! :)

[@mauropaneART]

Love your work :)

[@RevocerGM]

I'd love to see a video on mixing paints for highlights and shadows etc. I'm new to painting minis, but have some art back ground - and i'm really struggling with colour saturation. I find I can't highlight or shade without desaturating the colours - and end with either a dull, or chalky finish, having lost all vibrancy.

[@karol30660]

The State of Play did a nice video about thinning paints that I recommend

[@jc7997aj]

I cant remember his name off hand but he's terrific painter and youtuber but one of his quotes about color and highlighting is to "turn it up to 11 the wash it back down to a 10" which just means you really exaggerate the color and contrast and let the wash knock that down then go back in with very specific edge highlights. I struggle with that myself as my painting tends to lean towards realism and that really just does not work well on the table top.

[@enriquel2959]

Finally!! a pro that has not been bought by Artis Opus!! I really love this video, very useful to retake the painting habit after years

[@redbeardie]

Really nice video!

[@stickandmud]

Amazing video. I'd only add lineart as a great skill. You don't do that so that's cool, but I recommend it. A thin line of black or anything suitable dark around every shape where different textures meet. Like between skin and the leather straps. It makes an instant visual impact.

[@parkerreed8565]

Love the painting Vids boss, just out of curiosity: would you go as in depth with the building up of the edge highlights if you were doing multiples of this models for a unit? I know you are showing different techniques here and you do a great job of it, but if you were going to get an army ready, would you use the same process, or stop at a lower level? Not throwing shade at all, just purely curious. Your work is stunning! Keep up the epic work!

[@thevoidire]

Nice painting :) Should try glazes. I've still a lot to learn myself but the finish and colour transitions are 👌 Start doing standard skin tones and highlights then follow with the glazes :)

[@trovarion]

I started trying glazes 20 years ago, but thanks for the tip 😅

[@thevoidire]

@@trovarion 😅

[@dawsonneilsen]

Awesome video

[@armoredjoey]

I like to apply my washes just after base coating and then do a drybrush or edge highlight or do my layering to bring back the colors that I want.

[@CoryG1981]

For drybrushing use a piece of wood over paper towel as the paper can leave fibers on the mini

[@mikkelangelokers9965]

I've also seen people recommend using carton instead of a paper towel.

[@jc7997aj]

Make a drybrush pallet. Grab a shallow container half inch to inch lip on it then find all your scraps (bits, sprue cuttings), small rocks and sand. Even broken minis. Glue the big pieces down then use some watered down pva glue slather that in the open areas add the sand and small rocks. Come back in about an hour hit it again with the wayered down pva. Come back the next day and base coat everything with black once dry hit it with a white drybrush. Once dry now you have a good way to see just how your paint will look on the mini. Infinitely resuable and essentially free.

[@N00b_Bot]

Thanks Trovarian, great vid. What brushes would you recommend for those fine detailed brush strokes when you need a long thin tip? Thanks.

[@trovarion]

I use raphael 8404s size 1 or 2 - never let me down and last a long time if you take care of them.

[@N00b_Bot]

​@trovarion appreciate you taking the time to comment, thanks.

[@Rigo_S]

I really like the base. Can you link the materials you've used or maybe a simple tutorial?

[@Wraith1uk1985]

hey @trovarion, how did u do that moss on the base? its sop awesome

[@VSastrocompasss]

Awsome palette ratio

[@putthebunnybackinthebox4790]

You are my fave, man

[@Solaaris1]

What two colours did you mix for the base later? Its really nice

[@khelom]

I know this is not related to brush techniques, but a thing very important to tell to beginners : Never compare your work with pictures on the internet . Our modern phones, (or great cameras of pros ) make minis look better than in real life (usually) Furthermore , content creators and people who share pictures online take the best shot , with the best light on the best angle . So you have no chance in comparison. Another tip : When progressing on my minis , I take pictures on different stages . Do it, and you will see why ;) Anyway, great vidéo ( as usual ) from Trovarion.

[@mcschaschlik]

Absolutely incredible! Can you share the paints you used for the skin, scales and eyes? I want to use a similar scheme for my Seraphon and am so glad I waited for this video

[@trovarion]

Some Emerald as a base (I had to mix it, because I apparently lost my emerald bottle), the belly is Nurgling Green (GW) that was gradually highlighted with Ivory (AK); scales have been washed with Teradon Torquoise (GW Contrast), highlights built with Torquoise (AK) and Sky Blue (AK) and then White mixed in. Rest of the Green Skin has been Highlighted with Vampiric Flesh (AK).The Magenta Parts are various mixes of Volupus Pink (GW Contrast) and Beige Red (AK), highlighted with a brighter Skintone. Eyes are a base of that mix and then I added an Orange to the eyeball area and highlighted that with white.

[@mcschaschlik]

@@trovarion thank you so much!