Rethinking Skin Tones - HC 399

[@coryway6951]

What a time to be alive where masters like Vince and Sam freely supply this high level of instruction with no pay wall and in clear/concise way.

[@GlodansYT]

Right? I wish I had resources like this when I was in highschool 20 years ago, bumbling along with my first warhammer minis.

[@bencoomer2000]

@@GlodansYT 30 years ago with enamels on Warmaster. So happy with Sam and Vince and Lyla and Dr. Faust. Even just for inspiration and entertainment.

[@DFloyd84]

Patreon subsidizes them.

[@heresyforheretics]

Vince: "I need to paint more model with less clothing" Me: buys stocks in Kingdom death

[@SweenyMarc]

You're videos are always masterclasses but this felt like something really extraordinary. The glazing stage blew me away. I've been watching @GRGMiniatures do some fantastic videos on lighting and colour theory etc as well and I'm so excited to see experienced mini painters helping new painters move beyond "toys on a table" to genuine pieces of art.

[@Nurgüii]

One of the biggest ahah moments so far is from attempting to paint skin and its always great to hear about how the old masters painted. Those moments are sometimes the most insightful on the painting journey imo

[@WithGas]

wow, just wow - this taught me so much - always wanted to emulate those fantasy-illustration classics but had a hard time figuring out the steps when it comes to skin, especially with cooler tones. I love the painterly approach with "rough" stages to get the lighting/color right before any smoothing is done (I love the look of it before any real blending is done already), it's eerily reminiscient of 2D painting and probably the one spot I need to work to elevate my own paintjobs. Great job and a true inspiration!

[@kevinhayes517]

What a great tutorial and a fantastic WIP on the figure. You’ve given us a lot to think about to get more interesting flesh tones….and no matter how much we learn, we will inevitably be better painters because of your teachings. Thanks very much!

[@angelozaccarin9130]

Wonderful video, adding the green glazes through the airbrush really brought out the Frazetta feel I would love to see more experimental paintjobs like this one

[@williamowens5144]

Anything you want to teach us would be welcome. Seriously, bring on all the stuff you thing is oddball! Loved this video especially since the painting style it's based on classic fantasy artists.

[@alancook1053]

This was a fantastic video for my journey and my skill level!!! I get this!! Thank you for you deep yet simplistic instruction!! I am so amazed and how you can clearly explain and motivate me to confidently take this on!! The Strict (simple) Techno Mancer!!! ❤❤❤

[@casucasueq4479]

The darker the better... yum.

[@markgnepper5636]

Great stuff friend 👏 👍

[@MrGamzi91]

ive had this figure primed in the drawer for months. saving this

[@KimHarderFog]

The Frazetta inspiration was 100% noticable in the first shot of the sitting lady - Great stuff!

[@Dhrazia]

Excellent. Sometimes one of your videos comes along and really changes the way I'm starting to look at painting. Thank you.

[@docbun]

Hi Vince! I would like to give this video 5 thumbs at least, but youtube won't let me. :-) This is exactly what I love to see from you. Please continue to have this deeply-invested, hard-earned and yet seemingly so easy hobby fun. And thanks for sharing it with us along the way!

[@Andersonzabuza]

Honestly I just love this video and the ideas that it brings up about how to paint skin, it feels a bit advanced for me but at the same time something I can practice with over time. That, plus the fact the artwork of Frazetta and Vallejo were a big influence on my childhood (loved sword and sorcery as a kid) this does make me perk up and pay attention! Considering that you're currently jazzed about playing around in skin, have you thought about doing a straight up video about how to emulate Frazetta in miniature painting? Its probably a big ask but well..doesn't hurt to ask and I would personally love to see a video tutorial about how to bring one of (if not my biggest) favorite artist's style into my hobby.

[@Gumlass1]

These type of videos really stretch how I think about painting. Thanks so much!

[@MarketResearchReading114]

Thank you so much Vince Venturella, this is absolutely the kind of thing that professionals make people pay for, and I hope at least a few poor artists, desperate to find resources, will get the hook up by fans, and see this wonderful work you share with all of us! You're my Bob Ross mate!

[@MarketResearchReading114]

(Which I hope is high praise, I think highly of Bob Ross, and for his time, he got art to a lot of people that really really appreciated it)

[@VinceVenturella]

It's extremely high praise. Too high frankly, but deeply appreciated. :)

[@philipjackson1589]

An awesome model deserves an awesome paint job, which it truly got. Many lessons learned

[@galatician8063]

Wow Vince! I will be rewatching this a few times just to absorb it all. I feel like I'm just starting to get a handle on skin, and this would be the next step. Thank you so much, and more please!!! I have many Vikings, Valkyire, Barbarians, John Carter figures, Savage Lands Storm & Rogue, even a ROTJ Leah in ever larger scales in my pile of shame (all with lots of skin but still tastefully modest) waiting to come to life!

[@cristianocunha5672]

I love that it looks like some Brom painting. I love Brom!

[@gronnelg]

Vince, you are the King! Well done and keep them coming!

[@Kobold-George]

Beautiful result, particularly like the variation of tones on the leg closest to the light, looks just like a classic bit of fantasy art! Was just about to start on a similar idea of experimenting with skin tones but across a flesh eater courts army rather than a display miniature, going for a baroque oil painting look, this video is now a big inspiration and has given me a quite few pointers of where to start so thank you!

[@the_sigil4340]

Really happy about this one, I always enjoy seeing variety in skin tones ! Many thanks, Vince

[@karlioskarlios5934]

Great work and more artistic than usual miniature painting. Keep pushing it!

[@quitamgogh]

Beautiful work and great walk through. As I've painted more, it's always shocking how many layers it takes to achieve the results I want, but this is definitely a league beyond where I've ever been. Getting the right consistency of paint continues to be the most fundamental (and for me one of the most difficult) techniques to master!

[@isisnmagic1812]

Awesome video, who knew green would be good for skin , thanks heaps.

[@Ramborg3]

Excellent!

[@diegoguerrerov.8809]

I love that approach of painting skin! I'll get some less dressed figures and get on it! :)

[@joelkelmeling4368]

Probably your best HC video ever. Loved every second of it. So informative and easy to grasp. This is the kind of tutorials I am looking for so I hope you have more in store for us. Thank you!

[@sapphon]

Always great insight!

[@andybewick7074]

Loved the video Vince, loved the way you showed how to use non traditional mini painting skin. Like most mini painters I look at people from time to time and myself i.e how to do sun tanned skin so with summer here there are plenty of live examples lol. Thank you for sharing, I love your videos ❤.

[@chrisblack8205]

This is one of the best paint jobs I've seen, could easily stare at this for an hour

[@tonyanaya8540]

just watching your work is amazing. I can't convey how much you just connect in teaching...... THANK YOU!!!!

[@VinceVenturella]

Glad you enjoy it!

[@pauls3585]

A great video and an awesome model, Vince. I like models with nonstandard colours or styles. This video is a great example of colour use.

[@RochelleHasTooManyHobbies]

I keep wondering what color her cloak should be, and I just can't get over how amazing a deep reddish purple would look with her skintone and that blue highlight. Especially with a silk-like or velvet sheen. Might also be "too much" since it basically runs the whole color wheel, but the way it looks in my head is awesome. Either way, fantastic scuplt and gorgeous paint job. Please let us see her when she's finished!!! And please know that I am living for your newfound freedom. Do whatever you want forever; it'll always be interesting, helpful, and above all motivational. Nothing inspires folks to paint like a good teacher can.

[@VinceVenturella]

Well...we may be of a similar mind...

[@stephenspackman5573]

This one is great. Thanks!!

[@zramirez5471]

Vince your talent, especially for teaching, is unspeakable. I'm about to piss of my wife and print out a series of busts in triplicate to play with skin tones and moods....

[@chaoticpainting1507]

This is more what I'm looking for when I go to watch a video.. I know warhammer is popular, but seeing the process for competition or display quality is where I get the most value out of a video. Really appreciate your work Vince, you're a good teacher and always point out things us normal plebs wouldn't think of. 🤘🏻

[@questery]

Loved it

[@lucasmohallem8136]

Loved the piece and the video! As usual, amazing stuff, Vince! cheers from Brazil!

[@Mikey__R]

I really enjoyed the old Nocturna skin sets from Vallejo. It used to seem odd some of the extra, non obvious colours they added, until I learned a bit more about mixing my own skin tones.

[@cliffwood7386]

Great video! Incorporating other tones into skin is something I struggle with, so I look forward to referencing this a few more times in the future.

[@adamcraig9834]

Well timed video for me - I just struggled (and temporarily quit) on a project where I tried using green shadows into a red/white highlight on a model (the model itself is just not great), very similar to what you did here. Nice to see I wasn't totally on the wrong track with my process

[@NarcolepticLTD]

As temperatures rise entering the summer months here in the northern hemisphere, it just makes sense to paint miniatures with less clothing. But please keep your smock on!

[@carnifexrex3766]

Amazing work! Truly inspiring!

[@TheDewok12]

So I recently got a bigger display case. I put all my painted minis in it, and went wow I haven't painted all that many minis (mostly just due to limited time for it). BUT, at the same time, my improvement has still been huge. Vince, you're a massive part of that. When I do get the time to paint, I do it armed with a library of knowledge and techniques.

[@meledward231]

Another awesome video.

[@Wijkert]

Love these, for the lack of a better term, more artsy video's Vince!

[@chrisminipaints]

Interesting as ever, always appreciate the time you put into these videos.

[@redrooster7371]

So much fun watching you painting what inspires you at the moment.

[@VinceVenturella]

Thanks so much 😊

[@TheJacktor]

Would love to see you continue this piece. Could be a video on gently painting all the tiny fiddly stuff around her nearly completed skin.

[@VinceVenturella]

There will be a second video on this one in the future. :)

[@spacedock873]

Absolutely beautiful Vince 😁 A fascinating exploration of colour theory and how it can be applied to skin tones. It makes me want to get out my equivalent of Larry and have a go. Also it's quite relevant at the moment as I am painting a mage figure casting a fireball type spell and I think I'll have a go at using an airbrush for the OSL effect. In the worst case I can always repaint and start again. This video has inspired me to experiment! Also I'm tempted to find a scantily clad figure (probably male as I think the delicate female tones are a bit ambitious to start with!) and try these techniques. The big issue I see is being nervous to paint the rest of the figure in case I screw up all the time and effort put into the skin. Once again it's great to see you enjoying your painting again now that you have liberated yourself from all the stress of working on GD entries 👍😁

[@ricgus3]

Thank you for sharing! Looking around at your skin videos for my orruks and later on (when I feel brave enough) to tackle ushoran. Great content ❤

[@VinceVenturella]

You can do it!

[@jackbrownii]

Wow. I was amazed seeing the skin tones come together. And then you did the candle-light. The last images of the figure with that cast light ... wow. This is now my favorite example of OSL. I normally don't like it as, to my personal taste, it's often over-done. This, though. It bloody looks like it's glowing!!

[@bodotrenaud7441]

Currently painting kingdom death mini trying to emulate Frank Frazetta style, very welcome video indeed

[@necaacen]

wonderful vince

[@tychoMX]

Man, that Elmore painting brings memories. Great video Vince - I am exactly at that stage where I want to expand the colours in skin to enrich the tone, but have no idea how (and ends with a lot of rework). So this has a lot of ideas and techniques that will definitely get tried!

[@Capin91]

As someone who loves to learn the roots, the old ways to do things, I’m lovin this! Doin a whole zorn palette project rn haha, it always tickles me to tell people that I’m studying the old masters to better paint my tiny plastic figures😁 Thanks mista V

[@malkcontent]

Another improvement in video technical quality. Very clear and high quality image. If I could make one comment / suggestion maybe the opening headshots could have a warmer white balance. It’s slightly too “hospital” and blue in the whites and makes you look a bit washed out. But yeah. Amazing jump again.

[@Choom89]

Great watch, would love a series of videos showing how to make models replicate Frank Farzetta's art style.

[@Kenji-Tsuyoi]

Picked up some of yours and Ninjon pro acryl paints today they actually had them in store all the way over here in Perth 😮

[@VinceVenturella]

Fantastic!

[@elainegallagher6015]

I love the painterly quality of this piece, and the references to Frazetta and to the old masters' verdaccio technique. This is absolutely not going to help me knock a bunch of dark angels and tyranids out for gaming but I have been loving some very pretty busts and models that I would like to buy and paint. I have a bust that I plan to do as Death of the Endless, and I'll use your vampire skin tones on her from a previous video, but it could well be interesting to paint a candle- or fire-glow lighting scheme on her as well, as from out of shot. I think I might start painting on the volumes and sign up for your patreon to get crits.

[@tofathi195]

Thanks!

[@M104-q9y]

Your last few videos have really pinpointed a few areas I've really been looking to improve. Black hair has always been difficult for me and I'm always looking to improve how I do skin tones.

[@MrRockets182]

I'm not the best painter, but I can't imagine doing this without the airbrush. It just saves so much time. Do I wish I knew how to glaze better? ya. But as a dad with 2 kids and very little free time, these airbrush techniques are so money.

[@Artmesa]

Fantastic video. I learned so much and now I realize I need to experiment more!

[@VinceVenturella]

Glad it was helpful!

[@Midean9]

Vince I have been looking for a resource on how to go about painting exactly this style of skin for a couple weeks now. Thank you for what you do

[@AirsoftAddicted]

Inspiring, thank you for this upload.

[@Rafael-vu2xn]

I love it !

[@zyos11]

Great lesson! That model that you are painting looks like one that the Isobel creator made.

[@VinceVenturella]

It certainly has a similar vibe!

[@sunshinegamer1999]

Vince, you're a genius. I wish I could look at your paint job under a microscope! 😂 I love to hear your thought process as you work - You're one of the most clear and concise teachers I've ever had (and I went to art college)! Beautiful mini too. Have you ever done a HC on painting iridescence? Since there's a raven theme to this subject, and they've got gorgeous reflective feathers in real life, just started to wonder how that'd work on a mini. Could also be used on fairies, lizards, insects, or particularly flashy wizards. Is there a way to do it in a sort of NMM style?

[@VinceVenturella]

I've never done a video on it. it's actually one of the 5 things I tell people just not to paint. ;)

[@TeamIslas]

love it!

[@GlodansYT]

Fantastic video as usual, Vince. If you're up for video suggestions I'd love to see an updated blonde hair video. I have a project in the works I'm keen to get a high quality 'glossy blonde' effect on. Also, have you done anything with stencils and air brushing? I could see some great stuff in a 'masking and stencil' video

[@VinceVenturella]

Well, you may not have very long to wait...

[@ElrohirGuitar]

Definitely not for quick, troop painting. You do a good job of implanting ideas and techniques that we can keep in mind for enhancing our miniatures, whether for small touches or grander projects.

[@4tooitous]

Love this

[@l1zrdking]

Fantastic tutorial, between yours and the folks over at Sideshow's videos, Im hyped up to try my hand at it. Shame that particular statue is out of my budget because its amazing.

[@horationoseblower6336]

"I need to paint more models with less clothing on..." - Vince's Deviant Mind- Yes, Slaanesh decrees this to be so

[@jorisvandeneijnde215]

epic work, thanks

[@VinceVenturella]

Glad you liked it!

[@marcogarripoli9405]

❤

[@whofreakincares1000]

Very cool

[@johntailby74]

Nice model Vince. Soshie paints her figures like the old masters. It sounds like you will be painting the Victoria Secrets Sorceress collection.

[@adrianalvarez9069]

Hi Vince! As usual, the video and explanation are great. I was wondering if I could ask you a question regarding the environmental sources of lighting we can use for our minis, specially for skin. I am painting my Witch hunter Mordheim warband set under a night sky, therefore there is a lot of desaturation in the colors and blueish hues everywhere. Any advice on how I can improve the look? So far I mix all my highlights with a pale blueish Grey from Vallejo Game Color and then I was planing on glazing either some intense blue ink or a dark blue (like SC75 Artist Prussian Blue or Scalecolor Deep Blue) in the shadows and hope for the best. Any thoughts for the skin? I would love to share a picture of it with you if that helps. Thanks a lot! Cheers from Spain!

[@VinceVenturella]

I have a video on that very thing - kzbin.info/www/bejne/pn6pf2arg7GqhNU&pp=gAQBiAQB You can also check out this video which discusses it - kzbin.info/www/bejne/eJOacn2HncqIjdk&pp=gAQBiAQB

[@adrianalvarez9069]

Thank you very much Vince, you are the man!

[@Andres-dn3wf]

Finally, skin tutorial

[@JoeFlamenco]

Frazetta is truly the greatest fantasy artist of all time.

[@MisterTingles]

Super interesting, cheers for helping us disseminate such a confounding topic, I certainly wouldn't have come up with that combo on my own. Before I go sit down and experiment for myself, for darker skintones, would you then go with darker shades of green and burgundy, or does it translate a little differently?

[@VinceVenturella]

No, you're exactly right. :)

[@tonyanaya8540]

I have actually worked under Bill Toma if any of you don't know who that is that is a shame he was an amazing fantasy bronze sculptor out of Scottsdale Arizona. Micheal Jackson and Stevie Nicks were clients of his. He also was a Sculptor for Disney. Absolutely amazing artist. and it was an Honor to apprentice/work under him.... So when I Say Vince is an amazing artists it is not spoken lightly!!!!!

[@wimvanackooij2594]

That is some amazing skin ! When doing so much airbrushing, do you use some "cheat" to quickly clean up the airbrush before moving in with a new tone ?

[@VinceVenturella]

Not really, I am mostly just dumping and adding more thinner and paint as I move up or down values. If I need to clean, I use the process from my cleaning your airbrush fast video, which is about 20 seconds to clean at most.

[@timothythorne9182]

Don't forget that Monument is carrying The Morrigan so you don't have to pay international shipping

[@TheEnd]

Hell yeah

[@ERAUQSxSIxDLROWxEHT]

That pallid, sickly pale color, the tints of green, the severe black hair... I swear this guy knows my sister-in-law

[@CKjamlopez]

This is a great video! thank you so much :) if on the contrary im working on a "good" character which colours would you recommend for working the skin tones?

[@miguel5427]

Sweet jebuz that skin is amazing. I don’t play display models cuz I can’t finish all my armies but this type of videos definitely spark that idea. Great painting as always!

[@adamgoode8997]

Hi Vince! Great video! I'd like to ask what size of airbrush needle you're using. Sorry if you said it and I missed it, but seriously thanks for all you do.

[@VinceVenturella]

.2 needle

[@adamgoode8997]

@@VinceVenturella Thanks!

[@chucklamb3496]

Where did you get that figure?

[@VinceVenturella]

www.journeymanminiatures.co.uk/webshop/all-products/full-figures/

[@chucklamb3496]

@@VinceVenturella thanks!

[@kendrickwhite4868]

Vince V is the goat

[@ryansosna3432]

Thanks for the video Vince! I’m planning to enter golden demon 2024 for the first time ever with a Seraphon piece. What types of colors would be best to use for interesting highlights/shadows on blue toned skin like traditional Seraphon? I’d think purples or magentas could be nice for the shadows, maybe pinks for the highlights? Any guidance would be awesome!

[@VinceVenturella]

There is no one answer there, it isn't done in a vacuum, so it's about the the other colors you're using the exact mid-tones you're describing, the lighting, the basing and so on. I've done several videos on blue skin, including the layering video so those all have options.

[@ChibsterofNurgy]

I've been waiting a very long time for you to use a few of the AK pastel paints. I do have a question, how do you keep them from being chalky in texture? They're a lot like GW's white when I use them. Another amazing video, as always.

[@VinceVenturella]

Never had an issue with chalkieness honestly, but I am often not using them straight, but as a mix in to other colors as a highlight tone to bring it up.

[@ChibsterofNurgy]

@@VinceVenturella Thanks for your reply. I'll have to keep on experimenting with them and using them to mix as you have. Thank you.

[@dannythompson9642]

👍👍

[@NotTheStinkyCheese]

it's not cheating ... it's working smarter :D It's kind of a shame that all these premixed colours make us forget how to change them to darker or lighter variants. Although painting a display piece is different from painting an entire army ... the key lesson here is still valid.