The Slapchop Technique! The Best way to Paint Miniatures Fast?

In this video we teach you how to Slapchop! Rob goes the through the technique in detail, using contrast paints over a drybrush to achieve a quick but effective paint job!
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[@dkraytsberg91]

We spend so much time with Rob being a sassy biscuit that we forget he's good at explaining things and making really good content. Great video man

[@TheHonestWargamer]

If you don't want me at my sassy you don't deserve me at my explainy

[@Bakeddru]

Lol sassy biscuit is a beautiful phrase

[@GoobertownHobbies]

We are here, and We are watching you.

[@TheHonestWargamer]

YASSSSSSSSS.

[@damnyiffers]

Fancy seeing this guy here! I've painted many many hours of models to your videos

[@mrtomleighton]

I'd been going through a tough time lately. The books were dropping thick and fast and I was having to dedicate extra hours to the painting table just to make sure I wouldn't get evicted from Adepticon. As I was completing my 7th edge highlight of my Glutton's armour plate, my wife told me that I was spending too much time painting and she wasn't sure if she could make it work anymore. I didn't know where to turn. Then I discovered this video, learned the Slap Chop method, and within a day my entire Ogor army was done, and my marriage was saved. Thank you Mr Robert sir. I'll let you know if Adepticon evicts me.

[@TheHonestWargamer]

Hahahahahabahababahahababhaa

[@reflexdogtraining1337]

Lmao

[@OgreOnSprue]

Well obviously you have to go all out on the Gluttons!

[@JohnPelagides]

So no going back to painting that 7th edge highlight and spending 20 plus hours on a single shield then? New video Title “How to save a Marriage with SlapChop.”

[@rikkiwazzerman3654]

@@OgreOnSprue Exactly, no shame lol.

[@jeremyhauck960]

i lost it at "vel eh jo". This video is a masterpiece.

[@TheHonestWargamer]

Awh thanks xxxx

[@B4MBI72]

Come on, its well known how well the English pronounce funny foreign words properly, my father-in-law still pronounces pâté properly, payt, and dont get him started on fa-jeet-as.

[@Ninjon]

"This is VAHLEYJO Gray, its a Light Gray, it works very well." Never change, Rob, never change

[@TheHonestWargamer]

Oh a celebrity. Hi babe

[@SebastianDot]

That pronunciation almost made me turn off the video and flip my desk... xD

[@remusventanus5341]

I didn't have to scroll far for someone to point this out. Lmao

[@0supermoose804]

This video single-handedly made me want to start painting minis. Not only because it’s an easy entry point, but because it really showed the creativity of the process, and how you could explore it without it being a super daunting thing.

[@Upsideround]

Hope you give it a try. You will be surprised how good it can look. Reaper makes a great "Learn to Paint" kit for new painters.

[@0supermoose804]

@@Upsideround I did! Painted a Jade Obelisk Warband, using mostly slapchop. I'm going to explore more layering based techniques with my next project (the free Seraphon). The video worked.

[@Upsideround]

@@0supermoose804 keep up the good work! try all kinds of different shades and colors. You only get better with time and experimentation

[@chrispy808]

Lost it at "Rub it on your hand so people know you paint stuff" 😂 Great content Rob and really useful video!

[@willofdeath]

Its true though. if I want clean hands I wear a latex glove on my left.

[@Luke-td2mm]

As someone with really bad tremors that wasnt an amazing painter before it got worse this technique got me back into painting and I really like the way they turn out. Ty for an awesome video

[@data9594]

I have really annoying random physical ‘ tics’. I can be in the middle of painting and everything is going well and boom my shoulders have to adjust and it ruins my work 😂

[@user-rs9bc4qr2s]

I find painting while tired and no caffeine for the day settles my tremors before painting. 2am painting sessions are also relaxing

[@junkpunkstore]

Hey I have tremors too, nice to know there a few of us out there! I really enjoy painting using an airbrush and more "grimdark" style with solvents etc. It's much more fun too !

[@TheRobertkelly]

Thank you. I've often wished I could learn from the legendary Turkish master painters. Now I can

[@TheHonestWargamer]

They are kind and make good tea

[@lordvladekc4846]

This is amazing Rob! You're killing me with the Vallejo pronunciation lol

[@TheHonestWargamer]

Hahahah I can't wait for actual painters to get this triggered

[@Jathom]

@@TheHonestWargamer My soul shrivels up a little bit more every time I hear it said like that. Not that I'm doing the ll = y pronunciation myself, but that J... it hurts.

[@Beatriz_Molina]

9:10 "Blanco". 🙂 I'm spanish, and you pronounced it really well, @The Honest Wargamer

[@BOMMovies]

Before this video and the countless other videos singing Slapchop praises, I would stare at my pile of unpainted silver and grey shame... some going back over 35 years. I would chip away at this pile with some models taking a month to paint.... Now with Slapchop my method of choice I just finished painting 8 models in a day and that for me is a miracle. Yes, I still focus on the unimportant and generally invisible details but the basics are completed in no time. Thank you, kind sir... I salute you!

[@TheHonestWargamer]

I'm happy for you

[@gangsterspairofdice1037]

Slapchop expressionism is a modernist movement, initially in tweeting and painting, originating in Northern England around the beginning of the 21th century. Its typical trait is to present the world solely from a subjective perspective, distorting it radically for emotional effect in order to evoke moods or ideas by the quickest means possible. Slapchop Expressionist artists have sought to express the meaning of emotional experience rather than physical reality.

[@TheHonestWargamer]

I've screencapped this

[@gangsterspairofdice1037]

By a complete coincidence it looks remarkably like the first paragraph of a Wikipedia article on expressionism.

[@marksutherlandjr.2121]

Hahaha, this comment is fkn GOLD!

[@JohnPelagides]

The SlapChop modern expressionism painting style really comes alive when the mini is engaged in the throes of battle. The emotional response is fully realized by the viewer of such works and not forced. The viewer is given the Freedom to feel one’s true emotions.

[@Centurion_of_Terra]

This video is everything! Finally a painting video that didn’t bore me to death! Robs enthusiasm and explanations are just perfect! All painting tutorials should be like this

[@TheHonestWargamer]

Thanks baby

[@BaronNikos]

Finally someone who pronounces Valejo properly

[@TheHonestWargamer]

I'm already excited for app of the year award

[@JannPoo]

"I'm so proud of my army, it took me 2 years to paint it all, but it was totally worth it. By the way, yours looks pretty cool too, how much did it take to paint it all?" "Oh... I just painted it while I was traveling on the train to come here."

[@megt8896]

This tutorial saved my saurus knights… and my life. Thank you slap chop. Thank you Rob.

[@TheHonestWargamer]

NEXT STAGE. GLITTER CHOP

[@megt8896]

@@TheHonestWargamer GLITTER OR DEATH.

[@stewartlogie1415]

How, how……how did you do it, i am speechless 🤷🏻‍♂️. In all honesty, a really Great video. Gonna try this technique on something myself in the future. Slapchop rules

[@TheHonestWargamer]

You can do it!

[@RedHatRuss]

This is, somehow, one of the best painting videos I've ever seen for fast armies. Love it.

[@TheHonestWargamer]

Thanks Russ

[@Clovermilk83]

I used to get white fingers from wetblending everything, taking hours to paint even a Grot and me not being able to take care of my day job as a professional flutist. But now, since discovering #slapchop my fingers are back and so is the flutisting. Thank you slapchok!

[@reflexdogtraining1337]

OK for real... more videos like this, Rob... nailed the humor, quality and editing. Well done sir.

[@TheHonestWargamer]

On it

[@ForTheOmnissiah]

I've always hated how contrast-painted miniatures look. I always wanted to do contrast paints to save time, but I really just don't like how they turn out (when done the way they're "intended"). This method looks more than passable, it looks fantastic! You just opened my world to contrast paints.

[@mrpwnanator]

I thought this was going to be satire. I still laughed and added the first, and therefore, best paint, Valle-joe 001 white to my collection. I have not been disappointed. I look forward to the next installment of rob the honest painter.

[@Smilomaniac]

Man I gotta get me a ‘valley-joe’ number one paint! Excellent video sir, well done.

[@TheHonestWargamer]

Its the best

[@nickstanaway4872]

Rob, thanks for the slapchop vid, the hype is now real.

[@TheHonestWargamer]

Get Slapping chop daddy

[@LJamesWorkshop]

I can’t wait to tell my son when he grows up where I was when the slap chop was created

[@TheHonestWargamer]

The birth of q system

[@HouseDM]

"Just rub it on your hand so people know you paint stuff. That way people know that you're a cool person." "Vallejo white is actually a really good paint to use because it's literally 001." You just kept cracking me up this entire video. Thanks for "simplifying" miniature painting in a way my monkey brain could understand. And you're funny as hell man! Earned a sub from me, cheers!

[@TheHonestWargamer]

Anytime babe x

[@shaneannigans]

As someone who's not painter, but still wants my miniatures to 'pop', this looks like the perfect compromise for me! Thank you for the great tutorial!!

[@yawninghamster7238]

"...Magic Energy Ball... It's pretty intense." Image caught me off-guard, so I Lol'd.

[@daverini3928]

This is both legit funny, and legit a good painting method! As someone who really doesn't love painting, and has a 6-month old kid, I don't have a ton of time to do complex painting stuff. I'm excited to try this out! Thanks Rob!

[@TheHonestWargamer]

Oh man please tag me in pics

[@DrChristopherMooreUOW]

Great video! Rob’s philosophy has convinced me to buy a resin 3D printer. I’m going to be slap chopping every army in AOS.

[@TheHonestWargamer]

OMG YES

[@DrChristopherMooreUOW]

I’m true to my word! This week I’ve learned how to use the Anycubic Mono X that Rob uses and I’ve printed a 2k Fyreslayers army and most of a Idoneth army. Just need to find a good alternative sculpt for the Allopex. Slap chopping away at the IDK now.

[@festa67]

Love this video, I hope folks get the tongue in cheek joke. A massive help to get noobs painting without fear.

[@tBauncer]

Who is this handsome man. I’m getting better at painting just by looking at him. Thank you Ron.

[@TheHonestWargamer]

THANKS CUTIE

[@Rulo709]

Amazing video!!! i have lots of friends ( just 3) who struggle painting their miniatures, this should help them putting those minis on the table and stop ruining my immersion. Thank you Rob!.

[@TheHonestWargamer]

I only have 3 friends too!!! We should be friends

[@Rulo709]

@@TheHonestWargamer I thought we couldn`t be friends since im a youtube Thug, BEST DAY EVER!

[@alexappleton4205]

Glorious! I too have started to paint on my hands to make sure people know I’m a cool person! In all seriousness though fantastic content here, the plaguemarine especially looks great.

[@TheHonestWargamer]

Thanks Alex. I can do paint throughs easy

[@OperationBattleReady]

It’s almost finished looking with just the drybrush. Smoooooth.

[@TheHonestWargamer]

thats my favourite stage

[@greenleader-vq2px]

Whenever I feel an overwhelming sense of hopelessness when it comes to painting yet another mini I remember your journey to the monastery and the ancient wisdom you learned there and how you so generously decided to share with the world and I just slap and chop the living hell out of my minis who has been mocking me from their pile of shame for far too long. Thanks!

[@CulturedRuffian]

More in the NEAR future, thank you very much, if you’d be so kind, good sir. Much obliged. 😊 Although not revolutionary, you do present it so well, I’m instantly looking at my printed pile of resin and see the proverbial light at the end of the tunnel, whilst expecting to have a jolly good ride getting there! As some of your illustrious Tube compatriots say: Paint bravely!

[@TheHonestWargamer]

Good luck buddy and thanks!!

[@elliotthompson8972]

Brilliant tutorial! I've been doing something similar but with a base of: Wraithbone spray - Aggrax Earthshade all over - Wraithbone drybrush. Slightly warmer base for the contrasts.

[@TheHonestWargamer]

Sounds cool!! The muddy chop?

[@aaroncraig7744]

@@TheHonestWargamer The mud chop sounds like a euphemism for butt sex.

[@TimPoultney]

I've had a similar method I've used for ghosts before -- black base, grey over-base, wash with Athonian Camoshade, drybrush ghost grey.

[@matthewgouldesbrough5242]

The first five seconds killed me

[@TheHonestWargamer]

You are such a cutie

[@iiirjw]

Wonderful video! May the KZbin algorithm bless it!

[@TheHonestWargamer]

I pray we catch the winds

[@BlaedDEntertainment]

Legitimately laughed out loud a couple of times. I asked what this method was a while back and now I know! Thanks for the great video.

[@TheHonestWargamer]

Thats all I can ask for

[@HectorHernandez-bt4ud]

Bro this man is a fudging legend, someone give him an Oscar for that!!! Loved the video Rob and thanks to you I to will be using the slap chop technique ✌🏽

[@TheHonestWargamer]

Let me see when you do

[@HectorHernandez-bt4ud]

@@TheHonestWargamer will do m8

[@star_wars_miniatures]

I absolutely love this!! Don’t paint in armpits and butts, got it!! 🤣

[@TheHonestWargamer]

you must focus

[@Roll1ToExplode]

Watching this again months later now that some folks are hating on the method is so weird lol The humour isn't exactly subtle, it's obvious you're kidding around. It's a nice fun video that is well presented and helps encourage folks to get their models painted!

[@lorddyson6487]

if you painted that death guard lord you HAVE to do a guide it looks incredible 😮 can't wait to see more painting videos!

[@TheHonestWargamer]

If?? Yeah baby. All of them

[@DuncanRhodesDRPA]

Nice 👍👍

[@TheHonestWargamer]

Duncan!!!!

[@the40kfamily13]

@@TheHonestWargamer dang props from The Paint Father himself! Nice!

[@thommo9933]

Greatest painting video ever made.

[@TheHonestWargamer]

Wow, thanks!

[@bobgoblin5328]

Rob, you F***ING LEGEND!

[@TheHonestWargamer]

No u

[@TheSilvercue]

I don’t game. Or paint. Yet here I am.

[@TheHonestWargamer]

Cute x

[@Strider181]

You madlad

[@saltfreegamer]

I just wish I'd seen this before Adepticon. For realz, awesome practical painting guide. You're a hobby hero. 👍

[@KingBoOgie3]

Rob showing off a member of Mini painting cartel. The properly made an offer, he couldnt refuse

[@nurglematthew893]

Great Guy, Best Method. Painting like a Pro via SLAPCHOP , Thank Rob and Grot Gang!

[@travis8258]

Perfect blend of humor and information, that was so good man! Great gift to the community

[@Matthew_Dubroq]

001, the first paint ever made. Collector's item to be sure.

[@TheHonestWargamer]

Ill never sell it

[@steampipe4442]

Bam! Slap Chop hits critical. Well done, finally a fantastic technique to get things done.

[@gameswithtoasty3246]

I had to check (multiple times) to make sure this wasn't an April Fools video. Excellent video, and supremely entertaining. Subbed

[@TheHonestWargamer]

HEY thanks

[@lewisevans8006]

Excellent video, great explanation Rob. You’ve inspired me to try this on my 40K orks

[@TheHonestWargamer]

works so well on them. ive done the same

[@SaltySeadogKP14]

Currently waiting for my Army Painter Speed Paint mega set and I can't wait to use this method to get my Kruleboyz on the table quickly!

[@Chalky62]

Absolutely gas and looks great - 100% going to slapchop my idoneth I just started

[@TheHonestWargamer]

All gas no brakes baby

[@CalebHastings]

Haha, this is great. My kind of painting tutorial!

[@TheHonestWargamer]

CHEERS CUTIE

[@shadowops666nate5]

I've been using the Slapchop method for years but now I feel relieved and reinvigorated to have a name and wider understanding of what I've been doing. You have changed my life Rob!

[@thomasjack399]

This is perfect and Rob is my hero.

[@TheHonestWargamer]

LETS GOOOOI

[@yousufkazmi7842]

A classic video of Rob going Rogue! :)

[@Snowman_Matt]

Slapchop Hype!

[@TheHonestWargamer]

HYPPPPPE

[@adambattaglia2492]

I hate painting, but I love Warhammer. This has been the most inspirational video on painting I've ever seen. I may actually paint something now. Thank you, Rob. Sincerely, your humble KZbin Thug.

[@TheHonestWargamer]

LETS GET TO IT

[@titusandronicus9412]

Why do I love the humour so much? Maybe it's because of the beers, but maybe it's also because it's funny.

[@christopherschlegel6412]

Hilarious video. Looking forward to slap chopping

[@TheHonestWargamer]

Get slapping baby

[@adamjackson260]

Awesome. Great resource for painters and memeologists. Very wholesome and great linking to other resources online.

[@TheHonestWargamer]

Thanks you babe

[@davidford763]

Great to have a video that is friendly to the common painter - thank you Rob!

[@TheHonestWargamer]

Happy to help

[@TriptonStudios]

My favorite part was! “It’s a magical Frog” only Someone with a British accent could say something like that and it be as funny as it was! Someone with an American accent would just sound Ridiculous! Cheers Rob from another Rob, aKa TriptonStudios!

[@thevoidire]

Thanks for bringing Slapchop to the mainstream dude :) I saw that you went through a lot of crap with haters online. As the old saying goes, haters hate. They're just jealous gatekeepers that wished that it was them who presented this technique to the world of table top

[@sirstumpy2019]

Honestly did not think it would look so nice! Surprised it came out so well

[@TheHonestWargamer]

Please do try it. Especially a model with a lot of texture

[@TheTricksterLukas]

Great to see you dipping your toe into painting vids, Rob! #JustGetEmDone

[@TheHonestWargamer]

Thanks buddy

[@brotherskar7632]

After all the unnecessary controversy decided to check this out rob. It's one of the best and fun painting videos on the internet. Not something I will use due to being a competitive painter. However this will help my gf and friends break that wall and get into painting.

[@josechitty339]

Nice video, love the comedy tone throughout. Not sure why all the internet drama, it's a great video.

[@andreikoenig5718]

Nice, this is the speedpaint secret that has been used for a while now! Before contrasts and speed paints, this was used to fast paint with washes, inks and glazes! Great vid

[@bcmapp]

More of this Rob, please…

[@TheHonestWargamer]

On it

[@fuzzyvibes6156]

Your pronunciation of Vallejo reminds me of a fun activity adults sometimes enjoy involving a body part and a face part 🤔 the world will never know if that was intentional

[@TheHonestWargamer]

👀👀👀👀

[@JackCawood]

"rub it on your hand so people know you paint stuff" Love it. :)

[@nelsonantunes7846]

This tutorial just made my day! Well done mate

[@TheHonestWargamer]

Omg, like thats all i needed to hear. Thanks

[@quitenich]

Yeah, this is such a well produced video. Great painting advice too!

[@TheHonestWargamer]

Thanks nick!

[@TheDeadGunslinger]

That coffee joke earned you my like on this video lol

[@TheHonestWargamer]

im glad

[@ABemis]

You have saved the hobby Ron

[@TheHonestWargamer]

We can all got to adepticon

[@emiltronier771]

One of The Best and fun tutorials out there. Wish this was a thing when i started painting two years ago. Thank you for this gem

[@TheHonestWargamer]

Happy to help

[@Claypotthenineteenth]

Amazing stuff! Excited to see more

[@TheHonestWargamer]

Thanks a ton!

[@3_ogres_in_a_trenchoat]

Perhaps the best video on KZbin.

[@TheHonestWargamer]

Wow. Thanks

[@3_ogres_in_a_trenchoat]

@@TheHonestWargamer Big Loves!

[@talieshineldarii3249]

Man ! You rock ! I am painting for 10 years but I am not so good. I am definitly testing your technic !! Seems so a bright idea !!

[@KP-ek7qu]

Loved it - great resource for narrative painters 🙂

[@TheHonestWargamer]

#narrativegamers

[@lloydjamieson2143]

Finally a paint tutorial any one can achieve. Thanks mate!!!

[@TheHonestWargamer]

Easy peasy. Let's get slapping

[@wunderstudios]

10/10 - Slapchopped your way to the KZbin syndicate

[@TheHonestWargamer]

Slaaaapchop

[@amysnuggs]

This was awesome, great work Rob!

[@TheHonestWargamer]

AWH!!!! Thanks!!!!!

[@CinderfallGaming]

Okay this may be your greatest ever video Rob. Really solid stuff and a great easy access video for new players and hobbyists. As with everything we can tend to over complicate things this I think is an invaluable video and way to paint for new members of the community. Well done.

[@TheHonestWargamer]

Thanks babe

[@nicholasdorich7939]

Dude, this was brilliant!! I’m gonna have to try this on some new project. Thanks for sharing. Cheers!

[@TheHonestWargamer]

HAPPY TO HELP YOU BABE

[@zaidi450]

Love it! i see a slap-chop Nighthunt army in my future! this will help me against all my enemies and their lies! Thanks honest warpainter!

[@TheHonestWargamer]

GUYYYY YASS

[@lordcheezus1]

"Rub it on your hand so people know you paint stuff" Absolutely laughed hard at this, and now I say it every time.. :D

[@ProxyResearch]

I absolutely love that you've brought up the make-up brushes, incredible usefulness vs price, you can really up you painting game by using these as compared to the "drybrushes" offered by g-dub or army painter, I urge anyone who just likes to drybrush and call it a day to use these, you don't need to spend crazy money on just getting stuff #done

[@TheHonestWargamer]

Yeah thats the goal hahaha

[@stevehall364]

Makeup brushes are so good that it actually feels insulting to see how much artist Opus wants for their dry brush range

[@FarseerB1rdy]

@@stevehall364 You get a nice box 🤣🤣🤣

[@ashg9023]

Bro this is amazing. I consider myself more of a painter/modeller hobbyist but techniques like this are incredible. Would love to see videos on your 3d printer etc

[@JohnnyTrash87]

8:24 That MERP cover took me by surprise... Love it!

[@NotTheStinkyCheese]

I've always been struggling to understand how dry brushing works, but until youtube I never even knew what the effect was and how it was supposed to be done. And this video does it in exactly the kind of detail I needed to understand it, because most tend to brush over it (ha ha).

[@DolusMilan]

This is quality stuff, exactly the tone of voice one would expect from The Honest Wargamer: love it. Also nice cheeky mentioning of the girlfriend you did there 😉👊🏼.

[@TheHonestWargamer]

👀