THIS Will Totally Change How You See Miniature Painting!

[@shiragkataroyan1707]

Truly, we are fortunate to have a real painter show us what happens behind the scenes and how to better ourselves. This was an amazing video. I saved it into my mini painting folder on youtube. Thank you Marco

[@MarcoFrisoniNJM]

🤩🤩🤩🤩🤩 THANK YOU SOOOOO MUCH! Both for the support and the kind words ☺!!!

[@allanbai4827]

Your videos make miniature painting look so simple and effortless that sometimes its easy to forget all the hard work that you put in behind the scenes to become a great painter. Brilliant video, very inspiring.

[@MarcoFrisoniNJM]

🤩😍🤩😘

[@ChrisC-xo1ds]

2 hours is simply to long to wait for this information, but alas I will wait non the less. Thanks for all you do. You alone have pushed me to a higher level of painting much quicker than I could of hoped.

[@MarcoFrisoniNJM]

😍🤩😍 Man, you made my day!

[@droghtak]

@@MarcoFrisoniNJM i feel the same! I really loved this one, can't wait for the next one! I guess one of your recommendations will be Kirill Kanaev FAQ?

[@Dinomimeify]

"I'm deeply conscious that these divine skill level's are out of my reach." Sums up me watching your videos very well.

[@neovalley]

I’ve always struggled with thinking of myself as a artist for painting miniatures. Your words in the beginning of the video “We are painters before we are miniature painters” was very inspiring to me. Thank you!

[@peterfiser]

Color and Light: A Guide for the Realist Painter. Makes me want to start painting canvas, not just miniatures.

[@MarcoFrisoniNJM]

That's on of my top choices for the "technical" pile!!!

[@LightCarver]

Also by the same author - Imaginative Realism: How to Paint What Doesn't Exist.

[@MarcoFrisoniNJM]

I missed you guys 😁! Drop a LIKE to boost the diffusion of the video and SHARE the link with the world!!! See you later at the premiere 😘

[@SmartJapanHacks]

I don't think I've ever taken this many screenshots from a KZbin video before. Great stuff!

[@sovietbear1917]

As a librarian, I always approve of book reviews. I get to count them as professional development and watch them @ work ;-)

[@MarcoFrisoniNJM]

😁😁😁Professional deformation at its best!!!

[@Norskolld]

Ashley Wood is such an incredible artist. I had the luck to meet him years ago and got talking. He hand sketched and signed a poster for me on the spot while we spoke. His ability to conjure something out of nothing during a conversation was incredible to see first hand.

[@sstinger0137]

This is stuff that I've wanted for a long time, but didn't know existed. Thank you for sharing!

[@IIItiberius]

Fantastic video - very inspirational. And I agree about Caravaggio! I always found his work amazing! Thank you for always bringing the joy of art back into the painting!

[@MagatsuNimura]

I say this with the utmost respect. Marco is one of the painters that gives me the need to spend money in every single video. I've collected artbooks for years, always centered on anime, manga artists and video game concept artists, and now I feel like that part of me that was already dead and buried, has resurfaced with this video. There is a few books here that I REALLY REAAAALLY need now. Thanks for always sharing such amazing content.

[@AlitarS]

Yay! Marco didn't get me to buy new paints this time... Oh look, shiny books!

[@Zickzag]

Instant favorite. Im so glad so many other people find magic art and its amazing pool of great artists a source of inspiration as it has been for me to DM new and exciting characters and plots. Definetly going to come back to this video many times to seek new artists and have a diverse pool of fantasy to draw from.

[@DavLegit]

As I watch this, I base coat models, apply a wash and call it done. But I love these videos. Woot.

[@nlp3000]

I met Boris and Julie Bell maaaany years ago at a convention. My roommate was on the Con staff and was responsible for picking them up and I tagged along and went to lunch with them. So freaking cool. I loved hearing about how they structured their days, how they approached their work and just be amazing.

[@MarcoFrisoniNJM]

Woooo awesome!!! I would ask soooooo many questions!!!

[@nlp3000]

@@MarcoFrisoniNJM It really is one of the coolest things that I've ever experienced at a Con 😁

[@alexanderthomson6966]

I have some of the earlier "art of" books but mostly look online for inspiration. You have fast become my favourite content creator and this video has inspired me to start looking more to classic art and the art that inspired the generation of mini painters that inspired me originally. Frezzeta and Vallejo as well as Blanche and others from 80s and 90s

[@stevenphythian4650]

SOOOOO GOOOOD!! Often this is the kind of information that is foundational in the understanding of how things should look in a fantasy/sci-fi world. Great stuff man!!!

[@NathanLazyBear]

Sharing this fantastic works is awesome, I appreciate your collection and good points about smaller scale painting. Great video sharing such wonderful work.

[@ganzgrosseskino]

The Art of Brom was one of the first Kickstarters I backed and this video is a perfect reminder to fetch that book from the shelf once more. Thanks!

[@pvrhye]

Speaking of Caravaggio, the fact that stylistically he uses a singular light source means I think a lot of his rendering style potentially translates well to miniature painting. You could do a Caravaggio style exercise where instead of a zenithal highlight you picked out a single harsh light source then tried to render anything outside it in minimal umber tones.

[@MarcoFrisoniNJM]

You are reading my mind!!!

[@pvrhye]

@@MarcoFrisoniNJM ahh yeah, and since you asked for artists Even Mehl Amunden and Franklin Booth

[@d3th3n]

I love Paul Bonner. His anarcho 80's punk space orks are just incredible

[@MartiMenorca]

A really interesting video with a fresh idea. Love it!

[@ViktorBrech]

I LOVE this video, thank you for the recommendations. I also like the way you sum up and categorize the big names like Vallejo and Brom. Will definitely make some additions to my own library. One note: while most miniature painting books are completely useless, "Figopedia" by Teboul (2014) is a brilliant "painterly" and conceptual book for miniature painters that I have learned a lot from. I actually have a spare copy that I was going to bring to your Dublin workshop but I forgot.

[@basfinnis]

Looks lovely 😘

[@AlaricCantonain]

I’m like you, I love artbooks. So inspiring !

[@1AngelAlita]

Great collection!

[@y2ace]

Amazing insights shared in this video!

[@Jianju69]

My FAVORITE miniature painting channel, bar none.

[@MarcoFrisoniNJM]

😍🤩😍😘

[@suprunaman944]

Thank you Marco. Great video❤️

[@MarcoFrisoniNJM]

Thanks to you man!!!

[@lucasthomas9184]

I'm listening to "The Elric Saga" on audible right now. It makes me want an elric model to paint. I love this, and I need some more art books in my life. You're the man Marco!

[@Quintcy]

You are a genius and this is exactly the video I wanted to see! 👍🏻

[@MarcoFrisoniNJM]

😁😊😁 Too kind!

[@kimandersson5538]

finally a new video from the greatest mini artist

[@MarcoFrisoniNJM]

😁😘

[@janofe2232]

For zany, surreal, fantasy art I absolutely love Patrick Woodroffe's "The Second Earth: The Pentateuch Retold". Super inspirational :)

[@MarcoFrisoniNJM]

🤩 I have to check it immediately!!!

[@samcurran1093]

Exquisite timing, I was just looking for something like this! I’m excited for part 2.

[@MarcoFrisoniNJM]

😁😁😁

[@MzfrVictorious]

Excellent as always, thanks for sharing your lovely collection to inspire us.

[@Gumlass1]

Great video. Really interesting.

[@Spaniard727]

Top notch video Marco can’t wait for the second half!🎉😊

[@YuanMekong]

Really interesting, thank you!

[@lovemysi07]

Thank you for sharing these fantastic art books for inspiration!

[@ArynCrinn]

I had the fortune of attending a year of weekly figure/life drawing classes with Patrick Jones about a decade ago. I've still got my sketchbooks from the sessions with the same male model you can see in the "Solomon's Loss" piece you see in this video. Those were good times.

[@thomasgrable1746]

The Art of Michael Whelan always captivated me. His covers for the Elric novels captured the doomed albino perfectly.

[@Captn_Grumpy]

I have virtually no artistic ability although growing up artists like Boris and Julia art was something I actively collected (I recall collector cards or something similar). Now I dont really collect any art or seek it out but I still cant walk past a well presented coffee table art book. Thanks for sharing those books, it is a wonderful collection.

[@Beschaulichkeit]

Brom is a name that I needed to learn. Thank you!

[@Cippacometa69]

La qualità! Grazie per aver condiviso queste informazioni con noi!

[@Chaotenfreak]

Thx for sharing these amazing books with us. I should write a new wishlist now 😂

[@DCleave9895]

I was just thinking to myself.... I need another frisoni video in my life. Hurry up!!! And here we are.

[@MarcoFrisoniNJM]

😁Perfect timing!!!

[@derekgarcia3069]

Fantastic and thought inspiring video Marco. I'll definitely be looking to pick up a few of these.

[@GreenBlueWalkthrough]

My favorite art book for miniature painting inspiration and pixel art is Battlefront's Art of War that is a collection of the companies box and rule book art for Flames of war(WW2) and WW3 Team Yankee.

[@saltybob3711]

My go to for color and dynamism is Simon Bisley. He's like Frazetta and Brom rolled into one.

[@MarcoFrisoniNJM]

TOTALLY AGREE!!!I have a bunch of digital pictures and most of his Lobo run in paper 😁 but I can't find anywhere a copy of his book (at a non absolutely crazy price 🥲)!!!

[@davewarnier1988]

Thank you very much for sharing your creative influences with us mere mortals. I draw a lot of inspiration from (mostly European) comic book artists who work in full color and in a fantasy setting like Olivier Ledroit (Black Moon Chronicles, Requiem), Sébastien Grenier (Arawn), Vincente Segrelles (The Mercenary), Simon Bisley (especially the old Slaine, but also his newer art work) and Adrian Smith (Broz, Chronicle of Hate, the art of Hate but also a lot of Warhammer and other games art).

[@nekrataali]

As an art school dropout, I have a bunch of art history books starting from medieval art all the way up to the Post-Modern art movement. I think I have more Rembrandt books than anything else. My most recent art book purchase is the complete works of Lynd Ward, who basically invented the comic book. I think too many miniature painters (and fantasy/sci-fi artists in general) ignore the legions of artists that came before them. A lot of techniques that are new to miniature painting (such as non-metallic metal, object source lightning, "Blanchitsu," limited palettes, etc.) is stuff that has existed for centuries and is well-studied among traditional painters. Glad to see this video mention at least Caravaggio and I don't think it's pretentious at all. If anything, we need miniature painters to get more exposure to the GOATs. A lot of people are too spooked to use greenstuff. Wouldn't it be useful to know of some artist who also did sculpture, but with something more difficult than 2-part epoxy? Maybe there's a someone out there who sculpted something out of a hard material like marble? 🤔🤔

[@MaskedRiderChris]

Truly an inspirational video, Marco! I just added a whole bunch of books for inspiration to my eBay list because of you--and as another guy down there mentioned, I'm reaching for my H.R. Giger books for inspiration on something I've been threatening to do for years and finally have enough skill to try and do up. (That being Warmachine Cryx minis painted in a Xenomorph artwork inspired style) Thank you, sir!

[@lediantonio3001]

complimenti per la collezione (e una punta d'invidia)

[@markgnepper5636]

Great stuff friend 👏 👍

[@DingoPaints]

Excellent choice of books I grew up with Frazetta, his fantasy paintings are incredible. Luckily I still have some of his stuff. Thanks for sending me over here. Now I have lots of books to look for. Thank you

[@kayosiiii]

A very cool selection of books, on my own shelf, the most relevant artists I have collected are Ainsly Roberts & Patrick Woodroffe. I also have a copy of choosing & mixing colours for painting by Jeremy Galton which is very handy when using single pigment paints.

[@Marcusstratus]

oh yes! These are all such great recommendations!

[@bobhopfner3812]

Color and Light by James Gurney is an amazing reference for any painter!

[@PhD777]

A few more to compliment your selections: Rembrandt, Hildebrandt brothers, and Elmore.

[@TheSilentW]

I also love the Spectrum books, but another recommendation is Frostgrave - Wizard Eye - The Art of Frostgrave! The art of Kate and Dmitry Burmak is an inspiration for every fantasy miniature painter.

[@pontiac6548]

Hi Marco, thank you for doing this vid. Of late I have been having difficulty with inspiration and composition for my painting and diorama projects and I agree that always looking at other peoples minis etc is not the way as in the end I don't want to just copy. When I was younger I was always going through sci fi art books Heavy Metal comics etc which would inspire me to draw, paint or build models. For some reason however I put them all away ( but not thrown out or given away) and looked toward tv and movies for creative focus but have always never found them to have the personal experience you get when observing art first hand. I too like old masters like Reubens, Vermeer and more contemporary ones like Degas and Dali and have a number of books that cover them. Now Im off to find some of my old books and comics , which wont be easy with all of the stuff I hoard, but as the saying goes "anything worth having is worth fighting for" so I'll take your message as a spur for me to find these old sources. Again, thank you for reawakening my creative spirit and as always I look forward to your next vid. Cheers.

[@YetiLord]

Definitely check out the Art of Adrian Smith

[@mikebalis9963]

The AK FAQs on figure modelling are expensive but amazing.

[@Daealis]

I don't remember ever hearing the name Frazeppa, but I immediately recognized something like 80% of the pictures. His style is very similar to another old master I for the longest time didn't know the name of, Boris Vallejo.

[@LumberingTroll]

Honestly, your channel has totally changed how I see miniature painting.

[@allhailthelegs]

Amazing video, and your taste in artists is very similar to mine

[@TristanChaika]

Artists that have captivated me recently are Marta Nael and Simon Stålenhag, but not sure how much they influence my miniature painting

[@thetabletopsupershow3670]

Awesome video Marco! When tackling anything creative it is always a great idea to surround yourself with that medium. Those MTG books are excellent for sure!

[@brotquel1592]

MtG is always great for inspiration, in that regard I can suggest John Avon and Kev Walker, along with a personal favourite of mine: Raymond Swanland. In a more comic book oriented venue, Stjepan Sejic and Gabriele dell'Otto are the Apex painters, in my opinion.

[@Somofrates]

Shirow's "Intron Depot". Great inspiration for infinity.

[@118bone]

Feels like my two favorite worlds connected here, MTG and Mini painting. Also, love that your one of my favorite MTG artists is also your favorite, Jesper's artwork is always immediately recognizable and so so crisp and cool. I recommend Raymond Swanland and Peter Mohrbacher too. Love Richard's ability to convey movement, dynamism in his artwork. And Peter's Angels are just magnificent with tonnes of little details and character.

[@rexhurley4380]

Absolutely awesome guide, thanks Marco I now know what to tell my wife for her Xmas shopping list 8-)

[@christopherk7920]

hey Marco, it would be really interesting to see the result of painting a resin 1/35 WW2 figure with your world class skills. You should consider doing a video on this, may i suggest painting 2 same figures with different method ? thank you

[@HistoricLife]

I have a bunch of early Spectrum books from the 90s and early 00s

[@MarcoFrisoniNJM]

Those are collector items now!!! In Europe it's almost impossible to go under issue 20 🥲

[@jamiebestminiatures]

Fantastic

[@seandittrich9676]

Wow...wo...OOO! So great the even the masters need reference

[@theezekarion164]

I love this Guy

[@marcoherreras6536]

Paper Tiger books, like The Flights from Icarus, kept me hours dreaming over their pages...

[@pabeard1]

I have the sketchbooks of Frank Frazetta. It is an interesting and unique look into the process of this genius! IMO.😁

[@livanbard]

Brom os my GOAT I collect all his artwork that I can, he also feature in those mtg books sometimes. Not the act of buying art books has faded a lot perhaps you are the goat for that.

[@the_elder_medium]

Fantasy artist John Howe has a few art books out. I really like his style, and his LOTR subject matter is right up my alley. I was surprised that Heavy Metal magazine didn't make your list.

[@TWW--AP]

Enchanted: a history of fantasy illustration, was a very interesting read on fantasy artwork as well as containing both modern and past fantasy works. A great book for understanding fantasy as well as seeing a variety of styles.

[@MrFormenis]

non avrei mai pensato a libri per dipingere miniature :D pare quasi impossibile trovarli pero!

[@chaoticpainting1507]

Im definitely going to pick up that book with Paul Bonner, I managed to get a couple of the sculpts by Journeyman Miniatures (you should check them out and paint some of their stuff!!) and that would be an amazing reference to use, being they modeled their sculps off his works.. Anyways, thanks for sharing, never thought to buy books with art in them like this, you've opened up a new rabbit hole for me to explore... love it!

[@skynetpuma]

Thanks for this amazing video! Love to see your artistic inspiration, some of which i share :) Love frazetta and patrick jones too, and totally agree, better to get inspired from the best, than only limit ourselves with just miniature painting media or artistis. Cant wait to watch the 2nd part :) Also love the Magic the Gathering books, wanted to buy them, maybe i will do it now.

[@tomnowicki1408]

i thought that you like caravaggio. good references- all the classics in your bookshelf !!!

[@sunlocked5838]

I have also been going off of MtG art, though I have also loved a few of the manga art books I've gotten. My two favorites, which I sadly only have pdfs for, are Dorohedoro: Mud and Sludge by Q Hayashida and Blame! and So On by Tsutomu Nihei.

[@ville2501]

Great video! Many of the books are also on my bookshelf, but there are many new ones too introduced here! I'd add Hyperluminal by Jim Burns to your reading list. Published by Titan Books.

[@MarcoFrisoniNJM]

Uuuuuuh I just checked it and it's really really interesting! Officially added to my pull lists, thanks a million!!!

[@Gumlass1]

Caravaggio was the OG Grimdark painter

[@Rhaenday]

Martin Grip who works a lot with the Free League is a someone everyone should know of. The art of Symbaroum has such an *amazing* feeling and atmosphere to them, his work and style is incredible!

[@florianbuhr7553]

Looking at Caravaggios in Vienna this summer, I remember texting to my painting group: "The true king of NMM."

[@Garage_Hammer13]

I’m a big fan of Simon Bisley’s artwork. I’d like to know your impression of it?

[@SeriousNedo]

Warcraft artbooks and all the "Sons of the storm" (the old artists team at blizzard, rip) and scifi movies artbooks like mad max, and blade runner

[@clibinarium]

Some great choices there. Others I'd recommend would be Even Mehl Amundsen (bonus; like Patrick Jones he's a great guy), Angus McBride who did great historical and fantasy work in gouache, and Nicholas Zubkov who has a similar style in digital.

[@osprey7835]

You need to look at Luis Royo he has beautiful art work too

[@piotrjeske4599]

What l need is a book that teaches you how to want to paint.

[@MarcoFrisoniNJM]

We'll get to those 😉😉😉

[@leeevans9042]

Soooo whens your book out????

[@MarcoFrisoniNJM]

No spoilers 😉😉😉😉😉😉😉

[@PhD777]

If there was one book I would keep from all you have shown (based on my 50 years experience), it would be the one on Caravaggio!