the worst way to paint your miniatures

[@Miscast]

plz like n subsribe so youtube thinks im cool. Happy orktober! You can get my crazy giant model here: miscast.co/products/3d-printables-bloodgut-knuckledragger or go for my terrain set miscast.co/products/3d-printables-statue-of-terror-set

[@cheeserdane]

Got a terrible joke for the community to cringe at. What do you call an orkish dog?

[@Miscast]

what?@@cheeserdane

[@cheeserdane]

@@Miscast A chihuawhaaaaagh!

[@ScrumpleScuff]

​@@cheeserdanedon't ever change

[@clockworkgobber8375]

Normal is overrated.

[@Nigelius]

Trent is like the “why can’t you just be normal” meme of miniature painting. It’s genuinely great seeing you just throw convention out the window and do what makes you happy.

[@Miscast]

hahahahah, love it. Thankyou

[@CronosVids]

You say you don’t have a painting style, but you most definitely have a design style. Your work oozes Trent. Your excitement and happiness is amazing!

[@Miscast]

thanks so much!

[@jacobbalensiefer3846]

The way your videos feel like raw chaos while also maintaining a cohesive narrative is always fascinating to watch. Really glad to see you doing more stuff with digital sculpting. A digital “bits box” is a free project idea.

[@Miscast]

thanks so much! great idea.

[@nathanielschleif]

Finding a painting style that fits you is so bloody difficult, I feel the pain. Just gotta keep hacking away at it!!!

[@Miscast]

Totally!

[@RyanEdwardsVA]

Absolutely agreed. I only got into making visual art a couple of years back when I started mini painting, and while I don't have a voice yet, I am having a good time! So I think I'll get there eventually, as will anyone else who just keeps going, keeps trying and experimenting.

[@luketyers4026]

It took me a year to find my style it's with contrast paints and it's fun, easy and quick when getting the hang of it 🎉

[@sportyeight7769]

You have the equivalent way to paint as :"fuck it, we ball"

[@Miscast]

hahahaha

[@bulletmonkey979]

What you think matters most, but me personally, ABSOLUTELY think you have a style. Every mini you paint comes out so wild and creative, and looking through your history, a mix of unique tools, approaches, and the 'F It, We Ball' attitude you show off all come together to make models that never look the way they're 'supposed to' in the best way! Loved your work for years, keep it up man. That custom Stompa is rad

[@Miscast]

Wow, thank you! Very kind words. Means a lot.

[@stuff_by_ames]

Trent, you're a bloody legend.👏🏻👌🏻This was a blast to watch.

[@Miscast]

Thankyou!! You're the best

[@peterheinzo515]

you have such a different approach to painting conpared to other youtubers. i would love to see you take a lot of time on one single model and make it look the best you can. i bet it would turn out stunning.

[@Miscast]

But what model?

[@diegoe.hernandez7617]

​@@Miscast sci-fi chaos dragon?

[@Miscast]

@@diegoe.hernandez7617 fun idea!

[@Nanowith1]

@@Miscast Adding to the sci-fi chaos dragon idea, have something goofy with a mask riding said dragon; love your models with goofy masks.

[@yaywoow]

Being ridden by one of his chaos random bits and bobs creature.

[@wittlegoblin]

Love Trent style- it always inspires me to get up and make something weird. The new terrain set makes me happy, a creation made by you and Rachel together is extra special!

[@Miscast]

Thank you Witty, that means a lot. Im super stoked about it, Rachel is absolutely crushing it.

[@chaoshead87]

I think you have found your painting style sir. I feel that it fits with your style of sculpting, modelling, conversion, vlogging and hobby-ing in general. Don't change because you feel that is what others want from you. Thanks for sharing.

[@Miscast]

Thankyou!!

[@vee_tinymoose]

Absolutely this

[@619Slipk]

You saying you've always painted miniatures wrong... I can imagine the purists going crazy seeing you using that watercolor pencil all over the mini 🤣

[@Miscast]

hahahah, thats why it was a secret

[@zechwheeler5939]

I announced out loud to myself "I hate this" as soon as he started scratching on it. Lol

[@zamo9660]

? True purists would say it's been done for over 20 years now: do you struggle with edge highlights? You don't even need watercolor pencils, just use a good old regular pencil to create metallic chipping on the edges of the armor or just paint your rifles black, then rub a pencil there. Just remember to seal it afterwards so pencils' shine won't rub away. We shouldn't assume things new to us or not seen on KZbin are genuinely groundbreaking, like melting zipper bags to create plastic strings for dripping pieces, etc. I still remember the 80s, dad was already using oils pinwashing on tanks and helicopter models... then someone brought it back in the 00s for them fantasy smol dudes and it was kind of revolutionary as going back to gunpowder weapons after discovering lasebeams... BTW I wasn't trying to be harsh, just giving my 2 cents... since English ain't my default language I can see how I might sound like a bag full of scrap metal rolling down a hill so sorry in advance if it felt that way. About Trent's voice @Miscast thing well... EZ Have you ever heard yourself in a recording? I bet your voice doesn't quite sound like you daily hear yourself. Same with painting stuff, what you see and what others do may vary. Not everyone has to be a technical guy/gal: using your creativity to fill the skill gap just works as fine as technical skills. Cheers👍

[@thesnackist2881]

I loved this video - as someone who is trying to strip back how intimidating painting is (and who does not have a steady hand), this really breaks down the barrier of painting - just make it fun and messy

[@Miscast]

thankyou, that really means a lot

[@matthewcheeseman6453]

Great video as always and I'm glad I am not the only one struggling to find their painting style. I plan to just keep painting and experimenting until it clicks, hopefully sooner rather than later

[@Miscast]

We can do it!

[@_Hanover_]

I love the fact that you are willing to just do.... things. You are an artist, and I am going to try to use your "cheats" in my own miniature painting.

[@Miscast]

thankyou!! good luck!

[@steppeone]

“I don’t have a voice yet.” Proceeds to sketch, print, kitbash, and paint the most unique armies out there. Bloody love it. Keep it up.

[@Miscast]

Thankyou, that is very kind

[@CaffeinatedMiniatures]

I scaled Bloodgut down to fit on my small resin printer...but also to make him Deff Dread size. LOVE him! Thanks for making and putting weird (in the absolute best way) stuff into the world!!

[@Miscast]

that is AWESOME. I wanna seeee!

[@AshleyBlackwater]

Tip for binding model pieces on carpet, get a flashlight, like the one on your phone, and point it so it will cast shadows. Works really well!

[@Miscast]

Great idea!

[@daeds.paints]

Sadly I got burnt out of miniature painting and sculpting and what not because I wanted to be the best at everything and wanted to paint perfectly with perfect gradients and perfect shadows and lights. Now it's been like a year and I'm slowly slowly getting back. It's so nice to see your videos, it really gives me the vibes I need. Thanks a lot Trent!

[@Varvasaur]

2:38, yet another genuine Miscast experience right there. My brain just flopped.

[@Miscast]

Recover soon!

[@Varvasaur]

And I mean that in the best possible way. I learn and unlearn something every time with you.

[@martynjones3978]

That Orc blood spewing monster troll boy thing looks really cool!! Ps: i do like it when you do clumsy stuff and leave it in lets everyone know your still grounded and normal as well as a gifted creative genius 😂😂😂

[@Miscast]

hahahaha, too kind

[@martynjones3978]

@@Miscast the concrete spray can you used is it actually textured stuff for miniatures ?? If it is what brand was it you used as that came up looking pretty cool!!

[@Miscast]

@@martynjones3978 its not for miniatures, its just for general DIY, the brand is Dulux which is an might be an australian brand but im sure there is something no matter where you are

[@martynjones3978]

@@Miscast we had Dulux in the UK but im Sweden now 🤦‍♂️😂😂 i will have a gander in the DIY stores!! I have to create some scenery and terrain and that stuff looked cool when you used it thank you for helping 😊🍺

[@squidcultist0022]

I found my painting greatly improved when i relaxed, stopped trying so hard for perfection and just enjoyed putting paint on the models and just experimenting/just trying stuff out

[@Miscast]

totally!

[@bloognoo]

You do have a style and you owned it with the line 'climb inside the flesh truck'

[@Miscast]

hahahha

[@BaffledOrange]

Thanks for making me feel better about always throwing my paint schemes out the window and into jumping into concept armies 😅

[@Miscast]

love it

[@ElliotCrary]

Love this channel, you always inspire me to be more creative with my hobby.

[@Miscast]

thankyou!

[@michaelyoung937]

How about a collaboration with guys that love to paint?? Such fantastic models just “hatcheted” makes wanna cry. It would heat to see them reach their full potential

[@defenderfortheEld]

This video really spoke to my soul. I have been feeling very similar lately about my painting( well lack thereof right now). I think that not being able to find my voice is a huge insight to me. I think I'm going to adopt some crazy painting plans here soon to get rid of all of my gray minis to at least get them started

[@camcamthesquatchman7306]

As soon as I saw the big boy was available to buy I had to go do that. Also, the sorta slap dash style of this army is great for showing to people I'm trying to get into the hobby that aren't confident in their painting ability

[@Miscast]

THANKYOU SO MUCH also that sorta encouragement for new hobbyists my biggest hope, so thankyou!

[@PeachPlastic]

Here's a thought: Maybe it's not entirely possible for us to perceive our own "voice" when it comes to our unique, distinctive style. I can obviously tell a thing I made apart from something a friend made, and I sense this uniquely personal, really apparent quality in theirs. I have this hunch that it's the same case the other way around. I'm a bit too close to the entire process around the thing I made, which, surprisingly, seems to make it harder to actually 'see' it. I enjoy the way you paint these, and I don't believe "gimmicky" is bad at all. I suppose it depends what school of thought you subscribe to - to me, low brow is the highest approach to art, because it's genuine and enthusiastic.

[@Miscast]

totally! Thankyou. great thought.

[@MaxLoy]

definitely not the way I approach painting, but that's why I love vids like this. if I wanted to see more of the way _I_ paint, I'd actually finish my projects :P

[@Miscast]

hahahha thanks!

[@maninalift]

Absolutely on board with this. I don't have the time for model hobby these days but i was always cooking up new ways to. "cheat" and getting interesting effects. Dipping, giant dry brushes, rolling models in things, driving with rags, pouring, flicking, marbling, texturing. PS - if you read this message could you reply and say hi. I suddnly seem to have stopped getting any of my comments upvoted. I don't know whether YT has decided I'm bad and is hiding my comments. This isn't a big issue, is just YT comments, my life doesn't depend on it, but it's weird.

[@Miscast]

Hi!!!

[@uselesssackofmeat1193]

Yeah yt's being weird again, I think it's the matter of comments just not showing up at all, I commented on a couple videos recently and when checking them without my account they just don't show up.

[@sorenputnam4295]

hi

[@Miscast]

@@sorenputnam4295 hi!

[@skoggstroll]

You epitomise the term 'chaos goblin' haha. I love your shit dude, that scene where you stuck your truck to the table was hilarious and peak chaos. Killer army!

[@Miscast]

hahahh I'll accept chaos goblin

[@Miniac]

9:23 what kind of psychopath plays war games at 8:00 AM

[@Miscast]

ones with jobs hah

[@JDXC666]

Your style is wicked, wild, in-your-face, unapologetic, vibrant, and overall very fucking cool.

[@chester1882]

Finding you painting voice. Ye that makes sense for me even though I couldn’t describe it before now. Stomper looks sick and I’m surprised at how great it looks (on camera) from an extruder printer.

[@Miscast]

Great to hear. Thanks so much.

[@BulkBrogan.]

8:33 100% chance those supports are gonna get used for some Eldritch monstrosity or cursed terrain and I'm hyped for it

[@camnz99]

Stoked to see a new video from you! Also, I’m painting for Golden Demon at Adepticon. Seeing your awesome off the cuff, quick style makes me wanna throw the painstaking style out the window!

[@Miscast]

I hope to see your piece at adepticon!

[@ZethsCraftDesk]

Watercolour pencils are often used in the doll and action figure communities for faceups and body paint, so I honestly wasn't surprised to see you use them here since they're great for certain effects and for some fine detail work. It's a good idea to use them for minis; especially since mistakes can be cleaned away with a wet q-tip, or one could potentially do some interesting and unique special effects with them.

[@majorcube7640]

You Sir are an awsome and inspiring creator!!! More power to you!!

[@fosterturtle]

Inspiring as always Trent! Makes me want to keep creating things!

[@Miscast]

Thankyou!

[@Oasis_Oracle]

Looking at the money shots of your ork army is just making my brain go “That is so Miscast”

[@Miscast]

that really means a lot

[@friendlyattack1181]

I think everyone subscribing would agree that you "not being able to paint" is a blessing, there's no way to tell where this will end up ITS ALIIIVE!

[@Miscast]

hahahah thankyou

[@tomosphillips6674]

I hope you see my comment.. Honestly, I think you're completely wrong. I think that I have a good skill at painting, but I come to your channel because it inspires me so much. You have a style, and you have a voice. Yes, your sculptural skills are your strong suite, but watching you paint your nurgle minis was so inspiring; the way you apply paint liberally, the way it drips and how you work around that. The was you painted that crazy multi-level board - applying paint and having a strong sense of direction in the tone you wanted to depict. I can lose my vision when painting with an over zealous eye to detail - but my favourite work (miniature and actual landscape painting) comes when I work fast and with passion - much like you do. Please keep doing you - it's fucking awesome to watch!

[@dogtreatgeneral]

I love this hobby because there are so many ways to do it right. Spend your time doing the stuff you enjoy and rush through all the steps that you tolerate, and you get an army you can play games with or just put on display or stuff into a box and never touch again However you like to engage with this is the correct way to do it lol

[@Miscast]

exactly!!

[@lexj4747]

Bloodgut Knuckledragger is my new favorite daemon engine/ork scrap titan. Thanks for another magic video, they always make me want to hobby in a way that few others do.

[@Miscast]

Your Bloodgut Knuckledraggers new favourite daemon engine/ ork scrap titan too. thankyou so much. More on the way!

[@BlackMagicCraftOfficial]

“Gonna play a game at 8am” You wut mate?!

[@Miscast]

my thoughts exactly, who stays up that late!?

[@raff3486]

You say its the worst way to paint, but yet it looks like the best.

[@lukaspollard1048]

Love the surprise duch angle

[@albinofreak620]

“I don’t have a painting style that’s me” says the guy with one of the most distinctive styles out there.

[@Miscast]

hahah I appreciate it a lot

[@louislowery2877]

Again fookin amazing!! Thanks so much this craziness is inspiring!

[@Miscast]

thankyou!!

[@emojisquad420]

The edit on this was next level

[@Miscast]

tbanks so much!

[@TheSkullfort]

Discovered this channel from Bill Making Stuff, and im so happy I did.

[@ScratchAttackTV]

"I don't have a painting style" and then you finish an army in some way no one else would do, and it's weird and different and awesome.

[@Miscast]

thankyou too kind

[@ScratchAttackTV]

No, man, you totally embrace a creative and fearless way of hobby. And we love it!@@Miscast

[@Simpsominiatures]

Trent! I'm honored you think of me as a peer. My "style" is the result of teaching myself how to paint using the supplies I happened to have at the time and a blatant disregard for "the correct" way of painting. For those interested, here is my process: Use a tile as a palette. Brush prime black (Vallejo surface primer- black). Then basecoat black (anita's all purpose acrylic). Make sure all the crevices are fully coated. Next, overbrush the entire model a light color. I usually do tan or light gray. Do not push this into the crevices! After this step, it will look somewhat like a statue. Next, paint the raised gray areas the color you want, leaving the black in the crevices alone. Pick out details. Use a fine brush with watered down black paint to draw in contrast lines in important areas , like under the eyes. Finally, brush on varnish (Vallejo gloss on eyes mouth etc, matte on the rest).

[@Miscast]

You're the best!

[@artisbipinson9158]

I feel like we can safely say you're growing 'style' is finding way to NOT actually pain the minis which i LOVE xD best BELIEVE im ganna start using my resin, pencil, and marker supplies for miniatures. as well as the ways you added actual texture!

[@shortsshirt4]

I love the style, and the approach to problems like the paint foaming just adding extra style to it. As an aside I'm curious if you've heard of/played Turnip28? Its a skirmish game with a heavy emphasis on kitbashing your own stuff in this super weird vegatable apocalypse which feels like it would fit in with a lot of your stuff.

[@monkey5266]

I almost feel like turnip28 was made for him. the wild things he would do.

[@Bluecho4]

@@monkey5266 Agreed. Miscast's take on Turnip28 would be rad as heck.

[@Miscast]

Very familiar, love the creator, but I haven't made anything yet. I really should huh

[@docmnc8010]

Ooh, i love the look. Definitely going to try some of what you did on my kitbashes.

[@Miscast]

Good luck! Send pictures if you attempt something!

[@BrunswickWizard]

"You know what would really pull this entire army together? A giant robot which menstruates over everything!" Oooooooooooooooookay then

[@Miscast]

🤷‍♂

[@BrunswickWizard]

@@Miscast You were right though, good call

[@brentjenkinsdesigns]

That is such an awesome idea mate! I love it!

[@Miscast]

Thank you!!

[@thescalemodellerssupply]

Great video! Our paints are great for base and top coating minis. Base coat will give a solid colour to work from when you are detail painting and top coating with our clears protects them so they can be handled when playing. One thing, try our painting clips - they are designed to clip on to the model so you don't have to hold them with your hand and get paint all over your fingers! :)

[@Miscast]

Hey, awesome that you found this video. I've used your products for the last couple of years, I buy them mostly because you're Australian made, my local shop stocks them and the price point is good for the volume. I have worked my way through the majority of your products at the point for a wide variety of projects. I've spread the word about your products to most of my Australian peers because you've solved a lot of problems we face in Aus like that you reliably sell replacement parts for your airbrushes. I use to recommend the baby single action airbrush you used to sell quite a lot also - it was a great price point and very easy to maintain - I could understand discontinuing it however but I LOVED IT. I do have some clips, but for a project like this where I'm painting 150 models at the exact same time, I cant justify the cost. If you ever want to do anything together contact me!

[@johnbastion747]

Loved this. Made me pumped to paint my model for a competition coming this month! That centerpiece model really is the icing on the cake of bloody orks

[@Miscast]

thank you so much. Good luck with the competition!

[@jayskelton5946]

Super random but is that a Chaos Star on your left arm? I got one in a different style in a similar spot on my left arm!

[@Miscast]

It isn't! But I thought about a chaos star tat for sure!

[@LD25011]

1:38 airbrushing the exposed lenses on the table made me pucker 😂

[@Miscast]

gotta get the shot!

[@livanbard]

Bloodgut is pretty cool definitely gonna print a copy as soon as a get some time off.

[@Miscast]

thanks so much

[@druehmp]

always a good day when trent drops a new video

[@Miscast]

thankyou!!

[@foxtorche]

"I just haven't found my style yet..." - points to the amazingly stylish minis. I think art style is a thing that you already have without realising it.

[@Miscast]

thank you so much

[@chaoticpainting1507]

Absolute savage! 🤘🏼

[@Miscast]

[@summonlessermaker]

Dude you have really turned it up to the next level! 👍

[@Miscast]

Thank you! I'm trying!

[@summonlessermaker]

@@Miscast And Succeeding!!!

[@MattysJourney]

That is so cool, what program was used to make the 3d model?

[@Miscast]

Nomad sculpt and a little bit of blender

[@Moonguy13]

Mooore I need more Your content always cheers me up

[@Miscast]

More on the way! So happy to hear

[@tinyworldcreations]

I have the same painting style. Throw a bunch of paint on things in a messy way and hope it works out once its dry haha

[@Miscast]

love it

[@GeoffreyBronson]

So relatable trying to find lost pieces in the carpet. It was 2 and a half weeks before I found my tech priest's head. under the side table. I was listening intently each time I vacuumed for it to ting its way up the tube.

[@Miscast]

hahahah

[@giovanni23048]

Wow, that "mini" came out pretty neat for a ender 3 !

[@Miscast]

lots of love has gone into tuning the ender 3 for sure

[@SigmarUnberogen]

So cool you made something so delightfully gory and weird a Stompa proxy!

[@Miscast]

thank you!!

[@Maxogravo]

0:23 I have never heard anything more relatable in the hobby

[@Miscast]

hahah seems like a common problem tbf

[@CptMonstruoso]

Love your work, you brighten up my days!

[@Miscast]

thankyou!!

[@jasonrhome710]

Can't remember if I've asked this before, but are you familiar with Mark Powells dioramas at all? He kinda exploded online when everyone realized his work inspire The Flesh That Hates SCP entry and then disappeared in the digital space. He was operating in the Melbourne area for a bit and I vaguely recall finding a small gallery announcement some years back, so he may still be crafting nightmares around there... A confluence of art things seems to remind me of his stuff about once a year or so and that organ wagon plus stuff form another minis group I'm in had me thinking about his stuff again.

[@Miscast]

I am now! Thankyou!

[@harlandmountain7998]

So, I'm pretty sure the reason behind the foaming is the PVA and Baking soda texture isn't completely protected by the concrete texture spray. The baking soda is reacting with something in the paints and foaming up. Just a happy little accident that happens to look amazing 🤩. Keep up the great work, Trent. And I'll have to try the colored pencil method of dry brushing sometime.

[@Miscast]

ooo interesting theory, I'll test it.

[@Hobbyrepubliken]

I get the most fun out of the kitbashing part of the hobby and I only enjoy narrative gameplay. So I have completely stopped doing armies and instead soley fixing up small skirmish teams and warbands. This means I can change painting styles and schemes for each team. Which has led to me actually finishing painting stuff

[@Miscast]

skirmish games should be standard imo

[@thedourkin]

I love the utter chaos of this video... if I filmed my life and crafting it'd be a lot like this. 😀 I've read and been told that auto body filler spray is good for covering layer lines on FDM prints too (but I've not tried it yet).

[@Miscast]

great idea, I'll try that!

[@iain.sm.c]

I looove that flesh truck! Smashing job, Trent.

[@Miscast]

flesh trukk loves you back!

[@stephenthomas8312]

The return of the king!

[@Miscast]

ayyyy thankyou! Sorry I was gone so long so much more on the way!

[@capnskustomworks]

Can’t go wrong with a Flesh Truck!!! Haha! Those all look sweet!!! Definitely unified!

[@Miscast]

Thankyou!!

[@briannapoe1488]

thats a very chaotic and orky painting process. nice work.

[@Miscast]

thanks hahah!

[@LooseGroose]

Watching all of the nurgle diaries, I never thought you had an issue with painting your flavor. You'll find it!

[@Miscast]

thank you!

[@iceboundwings6107]

another incredible video, love the big guy. Any news on when the arcane ugly mini preorders are gonna ship? No rush, I’m just super excited to recieve them :)

[@Miscast]

Very soon! Working on it! Thanks so much, I'm super stoked for you to have em

[@iceboundwings6107]

@@Miscast radical. love from london!

[@marianagomez165]

this was so chaotic i love it

[@Miscast]

hahah thankyou

[@savagex466-qt1io]

Ha ha is that a still you have in the back ground for makeing shine ?

[@Miscast]

nope!

[@grape3964]

I hate how you paint, it was amazing!

[@Miscast]

hahahah thanks

[@iamgrays]

Sort of painting tutorial??? Loved it.

[@Miscast]

maybeeee?? hopefully and also hopefully not ahhah

[@smashdjaffas420]

Gotta get onto the narrative table

[@Uncle_Mel]

Hell yeah, this vid struck home for some reason. I hate Grey on the table and at the start of my armies I always have the goal of having a striking but very simple paint scheme. Spray paints get me 80% there and the rest needs to be super simple so washes, stipple, drybrush and that's it. Pick out some details with a brush and be done. Super simple but I frequently get compliments!

[@Miscast]

totally!!

[@auranewaters8477]

9:24 Trent, I don't want to alarm you, but I think that stompa is holding you at knife point...

[@Miscast]

yeahhhhh, it does that a bit.

[@yoenderrebel]

They look absolutely Monstrous!! And I'd love to face them!!

[@Miscast]

thankyou! Thats the best compliment!

[@kirestus]

Next video: painting my Warhammer army with fruits

[@Miscast]

okay, I can try

[@indiewargame]

I don't know if the research of your painting style isn't more interesting than finding it... the quest is funnier than the end kinda thing 😉 I love the gruesome narrative of your new army !

[@Miscast]

Thankyou mate! Probably hahah, maybe not best to find out

[@brettwarner719]

I think your gunmetal reacted with your sodium bicarbonate. That’s awesome.

[@bolicob]

I like the use of Watercolor Pencils 👀 I may have to give that one a shot

[@Miscast]

I hope you do!!

[@goonbaggs]

Ok …………. This is absolute madness ……………. ….. And I love it !!

[@Miscast]

Thankyou!

[@TheGamingWard]

Absolutely love this

[@Miscast]

thankyou