Ultimate Guide to Glazing - HC 391

[@Dafydd_ASG]

Honestly, was kind of hoping this would be an april fools joke where Vince tells us how to properly barbecue some glazed ribs

[@kellyhoesing2573]

Ever since I started following these steps my Christmas ham has been gorgeous. Visitors have started complaining about the flavor, however.

[@johnclark9508]

To be fair, I’d watch that and knowing how helpful and clear Vince’s videos are, it would be amazing!

[@bertbargo7162]

Definitely a missed opportunity...

[@SLICK-GLN]

If you scroll back to video 430 he has a section on glazing ribs 😉

[@christopherkelly9153]

I would watch that video.

[@merumboah5790]

I like the slightly longer format with really, really practical information for basic techniques very much. Please more of that

[@Jake0997]

Its a throwback to his old videos, i highly recommend them all

[@youprime5636]

Have to agree - great vid. I like the structure of the new videos, but miss the depth of the old days. I feel it has always been your USP in relation to the other content creators, that you showed more details on actually applying a certain technique. I would love to see some more of that in the new videos. To give an example, in this video I would have liked to see how much paint you take off the brush/ how much you leave in the brush. Reach out if you're in need of user/ learner interview candidates ;-p

[@Jake0997]

@@youprime5636 For sure, the format is much more contemporarily professional, but the meat of the old videos was great. And the fact that vince isnt burnt out like some other channels is anothert massive draw too.

[@mrlank]

This FINALLY made glazing click for me. Letting the bloom flow out on a paper towel was a game changer. Thanks Vince!

[@kadentaylor1]

I feel like I'm showing up to a pro course in person with this level of explanation. Far more helpful than the quick flashy videos for people like me. Thanks Vince for passing on years of knowledge to help us all learn faster

[@the_real_shoes]

holy moly that paper towel trick helped so much. Waiting for the bloom to stop was such a critical step I didn't understand. Thank you SO MUCH vince!

[@VinceVenturella]

Glad it helped!

[@Welkin0711]

Same for me! A real change for the better. Thank you so much, Vince!

[@kaelbeuk1]

Yeah, I was wiping it up, then had no paint left over, then got frustrated and stopped wiping and splotching the thing as a wash. What a nightmare.

[@ScaleModelAlberta]

I've learned more watching a half dozen of your videos than I've picked up in the past 10 years. Thanks.

[@VinceVenturella]

Glad to help out!

[@Matt-km1ek]

Vince Venturella is the absolute man. These types of videos specifically are so incredibly valuable and helpful. Thank you very much, Vince!

[@VinceVenturella]

Glad you enjoyed it!

[@PeachyPixel28]

This is such an indepth yet consise explanation that I will probably be referring to from now on, thanks Vince.

[@ProrokLebioda]

"It wicks the brush on paper towel or else it gets hose again". This on advice was one of the best tips in mini painting. Before that I was annoyed that I overflooded area. I did run my brush on my hand, but paper towel is so much better.

[@Gamma_Draconis]

You can go even further with this, instead of thing your paint reduce simply how much you load on to your brush. You can get undiluted paint to be transparent glaze, witch can help with some stuborn paints.

[@tabletoppdx]

Watching the timing of how much time you take to get the bloom out is a big AHA moment. Thanks again sir!

[@VinceVenturella]

Any time :)

[@fonkyjoe]

Vince, between this video and your “painting better faces” class at Adepticon, I think I have had the “A-ha!” moment of understanding glazes. Thanks for being such a great teacher (and signing my wet pallet 🎨)

[@VinceVenturella]

Glad you enjoyed it!

[@TravisDoerfler]

Congratulations Vincey V! You officially have the most informative video about mini painting on the KZbins. Details like wicking your brush before touching to a mini and showing the exact consistency of paint on the palette are great for everyone to hear. It seems like common sense but people who aren’t in a painting community don’t think about the slight nuances. I’m going to give this video a few watches to get everything out of it. Thank you for this.

[@VinceVenturella]

Glad it was helpful!

[@mindyfranke5279]

Vince, this is brilliant! Exactly what I needed; glazing has been one of my hardest things. Putting this on my favorite videos list for painting! Thanks so much, hope you're starting to feel better.

[@oliverp3545]

Painting with mostly just glazes over a zenithal has been really great for me to maintain both smoothness and extremely high saturation on my models, as the shadows and highlights are already largely defined I just get to continuously tint over and over to bridge the mid tones.

[@WildWilly292]

It's become somewhat of a ritual to watch your weekly video with my coffee in the morning. I look forward to it every weekend ❤

[@maizetoken377]

Vince’s practical knowledge, technical skill, teaching ability, and quasi-self-deprecating humor are always so refreshing. Thanks for this video, Vincy!

[@geteavnroc2250]

Thanks Vince! You're a rockstar to us, despite what them GD judges think!

[@Vertash]

Fantastic video! Great explanation. Glazing is something I’ve never gotten quite right , and this excites me to do some targeted practice again for it

[@VinceVenturella]

You can do it!

[@harmony6679]

I really love those technical episodes . Always have to take out pen and paper to save the informations and conclusions

[@matthewwerner3656]

Learning how to glaze is one of those transformative techniques that can really push one further along in their hobby journey. It really shines after gaining an understanding of highlights, midtones and shadow. As always a great guide.

[@allenbenningfield3865]

I’ve been at it for almost four years, and I still found this to be incredibly insightful. Glazing has been such a challenge and not one depending on what the barometric pressure and solar position. Thanks, Vince.

[@VinceVenturella]

Glad it was helpful!

[@kevinhayes517]

Always a pleasure…you provide not only the what and how but also provide a clear “why” about the subject. Thanks very much for your teaching!

[@VinceVenturella]

My pleasure!

[@peterhendriks1972]

Dear Vince, Thank you very much for this clear explanation about Glazing. Doesn't mean I'll master it right away, but I've gotten a very good foundation. Thanks again, Greetings from Holland

[@VinceVenturella]

Happy to help!

[@curtishassenpflug5401]

Wow, this was perfectly timed. I was just trying and kinda failing on glazing and wondering what I was doing wrong. This video expertly explained to me what I was doing wrong. Thanks!

[@VinceVenturella]

Perfect!

[@alancook1053]

Epic! Epic! Epic Instruction!!! This one goes in the save file. I love these deep dive instructional videos. These are your forte’ many thanks and vid quality is just getting better and better!! Cheers!!

[@Thornspyre81]

Spending the time practicing glazing is when i first made the jump to where I was wow'd with something I painted. Smoothing blends with it is just damn good way to get awesome results!

[@alphachurch01]

Got sent over by Poorhammer a while back and glad they did, this really helped me understand glazing better as well as realize it wasn't the technique I was needing currently but will definitely keep in the tool box for later so I really appreciate videos like this Vince

[@VinceVenturella]

Glad it helped!

[@Kourosmenis]

Vince thank you so much for making these videos, it has made my painting journey so much more enjoyable and fulfilling - it’s allowed me to grab ahold of the necessary concepts and techniques so that I can settle in and enjoy to process rather than stress!

[@VinceVenturella]

Wonderful!

[@tompeters9829]

Glazing is easily the hardest technique for me. Thanks for the video! You’re a living legend mate! Skaven 4 life!

[@VinceVenturella]

Happy to help!

[@goforitpainting]

Really cool and useful. Thank you for sharing. 👍

[@chase5200]

Isopropyl alcohol dissolves most acrylic paints. Also, comparing to color wheel does not determine single pigment paints at all. Iron oxide as an example is a single pigment used in paints and it is a warm brown. Appreciate the video just need to clarify for others

[@naeluckson5820]

I’ve watched a few glazing tutorials but I definitely feel like I’ve came away with a much better understanding of the process after seeing this one. Great work as always 👍🏻

[@VinceVenturella]

Glad it was helpful!

[@michaelteller7503]

Honestly finding your videos this late in the game has been a revelation. Tried to glaze up toward white the other day. Now understanding whites dusty pigment quality and opacity and by extension most light paints has changed my painting game by miles.

[@magnusmillerwilson]

I can’t tell you how helpful this is! I have been sucking at glazing for so long, and your tips and reasoning is so helpful!

[@cliffwood7386]

Great video! Loving these "upscaled" versions of older HC videos. I really enjoyed seeing the Slaaneshi Ogroids in the GD case - didn't realize they were yours! The more feminine face on one was very striking, great effect.

[@VinceVenturella]

Glad you like them!

[@Syaharcher]

Discovered at Adepticon that I do not in fact know what glazing is. So yay thank you for this vid!

[@VinceVenturella]

Happy to help!

[@alexandrefernandes6286]

You just keep pumping these out don't you Vince. Again (as I said a million times over) what a great video! So much practical content, so good! Thank you!!

[@robbied8587]

Thank you! Super helpful and the clearest explanation of when to use water vs medium that I have heard

[@chrisminipaints]

Amazing, thank you. Was looking for something like this only a few days ago. Found most of the info across a few videos but this is spot on, all in one place. Fantastic.

[@VinceVenturella]

You're very welcome!

[@MrB1923]

That was SUPER comprehensive. Thank you for your time. 👍

[@savagex466-qt1io]

Your videos have helped me out so much. Thanks man for this video and the other glazing video you made. Im a slower learner and your patience in the video and you dont talk super fast and its not compressed into a 5 minute video make it all the difference for me.

[@Templar0Valkrye]

Man, Vince has been wonders for me. Gonna be the first artist I sub to on patron. If the KZbin is doing this, can imagine what the patrein is like. Thank you very much!

[@TheRyanMeredith]

Thank you for this tutorial. I haven't had much success with glazing. You're one tip about touching to the paper towel to remove the extra water seems like what I have been missing.

[@VinceVenturella]

Glad it was helpful!

[@Wolfie21384]

So glazing is just wet blending at its finest? And thank you for helping me figure out what I was doing wrong ❤

[@RavenMorpheus]

Been painting figures 20+ years, on and off, I've watched many of your Hobby Cheating vids where you talk about glazing, including the one(s) with Larry (?) the Ogre, and I still don't get where I go wrong with glazing. Hopefully this video will shed some light. Thank you for the video Vince.

[@jasontrinque]

Great video! Never thought about the amount of white in the paint I was trying to glaze before. Definitely clicked with how you explained it! Thank you!

[@VinceVenturella]

Thank you! Cheers!

[@monsterdenminis8219]

Best video on glazes I have ever watched. I will definitely be pointing people to this. Thanks Vince!

[@normalguygames]

The mysterious technique of mystery has always been mystifying to me. This helps, thanks Vince!

[@VinceVenturella]

My pleasure!

[@padrespeaks]

The first Vince V video I watched was the earlier glazing video, years ago. It taught me I had no idea what I was doing, but that I could do it right. I glaze exclusively in lahmian medium bc that's whst gets me the best results.

[@xyonblade]

I am really glad I found your channel, loving all the information you're providing about painting.

[@eetennak966]

I am so glad that you are here and uploading these videos. Thanks a lot. You are fucking awesome!!

[@Headpotatoes]

Thank you so much for this! I hadn't really seen a proper step by step tutorial of glazing! This will help a lot!

[@VinceVenturella]

Glad it was helpful!

[@Chnumpen]

Thank you for this video! Now I understand why I have had such a hard time glazing with some of the lighter colors. I find it relaxing and fun to glaze, I have yet to try stippling, feathering, wetblending which I want to try out.

[@mikebalis9963]

Excellent video that explains this complex topic beautifully.

[@VinceVenturella]

Thanks!

[@wittlegoblin]

Thank you for this, Vince! Super helpful and clear. I’ll definitely be returning to this video and sharing it when people ask for resources 💚

[@VinceVenturella]

Awesome! Great to see you at Adepticon and hope you're doing well. Glad you enjoyed the video.

[@wittlegoblin]

​@@VinceVenturella Likewise, looking forward to seeing you at the next one. I'm on the mend and hope you're happy and healthy too!

[@Rtiffany0466]

Thanks Vince! After going to adepticon, I realized glazing was next on the bucket list. Can't wait to try it out on some blue horrors tonight.

[@VinceVenturella]

Have fun!

[@peterlageri4177]

I'm been doing some research on that "pearling" of the paint, It is actually not a property of the paint as per se nor the thining with water but rather that the parchment paper is treated with silicon and that makes the thinned paint "pearl". It was quite easy to reproduce once I had that parchement paper. Grease proof paper for lunch boxes doesn't do this and neither does The Army Painter's paper. I have even tried to boil some pieces of parchment paper but the pearling effect remains.

[@dalle5]

Thank you. I am working on a black templar tabard, and the glazing is tuff because it always come out chalky when I glaze highlights with Ushabti bone, guess now it is because of all the white pigments. Will try to use glaze medium only without water next. Thanks!

[@IrulianDark]

So timely! This is one of the basic techniques I've always tried to get around by using wet blending but I've now quietly accepted this is a tool I need. That being said I have started "painting" glaze medium directly on the miniature and then adding the paint to help wet blend - so guess I'm still not fully embracing true glazing.

[@geltavo]

Thank you for this video. I'm a novice and it seems I have been doing washes not glazes. White paint seems to be my enemy at the moment but ill try out your way and see if I can get it down

[@danielschmidt4284]

Hey Vince, I hope this question doesn't get buried and you get to read it: I've been wrecking my head about glazes for a while now. Right now I work with the Vallejo glaze medium because I couldn't get it to work with just the water. Because no matter how much water I add, the paint will not get to the consistency where it starts to puddle back up again or leave these tiny droplets. I have tried various paints and I even created a sheet to track how much water I added (I know it changes from paint to paint) but it still won't work. So. What else could it be ? I can't get the right consistency, I even tried out different types of paper on my wet-palette.

[@VinceVenturella]

Could be just your water or even the paper, the puddle up isn't important, but the consistency is what matters in teh end.

[@2MeatyOwlLegs]

thanks vince. I certainly have tried glazing over dark colours a lot and was pretty disappointed that it didn't work very well or sometimes at all. good to know it wasn't just me messing something up. :) still a lot of practice is needed.

[@VinceVenturella]

Glad I could help

[@tabletop-mini-showcase]

I kinda love glazing, I like that it's something I can get to a decent standard and if it starts getting boring or I'm finding it frustrating for some reason I can fairly easily come back to it later to clean up transitions. I really enjoy the way it can change the lighting or blend layers, or just alter colours, I like the process. sometimes it drives me insane when the colours just won't cooperate, but I'm stubborn enough that I keep plugging away if I want the blend to be perfect...sometimes I don't care that much cause space marines by the hundred can get away with a few less-than-perfect blends in my opinion, especially since I can clean them up later, but for characters, you can guarantee I'll be ridiculous about making every blend as good as I can.

[@rumplesmooveskin6489]

I wish I could give this video two likes. Thank you Vince.

[@briansimmers5592]

You are an amazing teacher. I have been doing a marathon of your videos over the last month and have frequently using your videos as reference material while painting. I'm doing my first miniature and it's going way better than I ever would have expected. Thank you, Vince!

[@VinceVenturella]

Wonderful!

[@hampusnilsson6950]

From the bottom of my heart - Thanks

[@foreverfornever1124]

Perfect timing! Iv been going back and forth with learning glazing to do flames and its been going well. Probably gonna be a while longer before I nail the look Im going for. Your vids have helped as well Vince!

[@VinceVenturella]

You got this!

[@foreverfornever1124]

@@VinceVenturella thanks!

[@shilor6348]

Sooo much good information here! Thank you Vince! 💕

[@VinceVenturella]

Glad you enjoyed it!

[@BrianPivik]

As always, a great addition to the Library of Venturella!

[@VinceVenturella]

Indeed!

[@AlexGasol]

again, amazing step by step tecnit tutorial, thaks a lot

[@docbun]

Hi Vince! Thank you for this timely question as I was wondering about glazes too (I feel like I'm not really using them? It's kind of hard to say.) Especially the way to touch the paper towel helps me. I have a question: how would you recommend we coordinate this with mixing on the palette? What I mean by that is, I have always been under the impression that one other tool to create "color gradients" is mixing the colors on your palette to create intermediate tones. And then you can go ahead and apply these, and still use glazes and so on to smooth things out. So really, I have to ask: using the example you've shown us, how about mixing 3 tones of purple + magenta instead of 1 and glazing those? I don't mean to ask if it would work, but if you would find it convenient. (I think I've more or less seen Painting Budda use that during his painting of the shield maiden's skin, for instance, which is why I'm asking.) Thanks again, and until next question, happy painting!

[@VinceVenturella]

It's a why not both thing. If you're trying to get smooth, you're mixing and glazing the mixes.

[@Mikey__R]

My favourite blending technique is to feather the highlight, then glaze back to the mid tone, just as you described here. Hmm, I wonder where I learned that? Larry?!

[@Mikey__R]

In fact, I've learnt to lean in to that slightly cloudy look that feathering gives, especially when weathering.

[@bodotrenaud7441]

For an ultimate glazing guide, I would add stipple glazing. Edit : I love this new format, especially the resume at the end.

[@VinceVenturella]

It's an excellent point. :) - I am going to do a whole video on advanced stippling in the future and that will be part of that.

[@chaoticpainting1507]

This was a super helpful video! Thanks for sharing your knowledge and wisdom! You're definitely a master of the craft!

[@VinceVenturella]

Glad it was helpful!

[@DareToWonder]

i started doing the Sprue test method. whenever i use a paint before it goes on the model it goes on the sprue. doesn't matter what it is. priming? sprue also. base? also on the sprue. glazing? on the sprue - where the base was. takes time but lets you know what ur gonna get.

[@philhack3731]

Definitively a banger! thank you maestro

[@Sprite8822]

That was a great video. It really helped me understand things better.

[@Zogatn]

Glazing, so simple yet so complicated. :)

[@VinceVenturella]

It really is!

[@collinl5023]

What paint ranges have you found behave best for a glaze? Recently I think I have found that Army Painter behaves worse than I would like. I don't usually use their paints but bought their skin set and love the tones it has.

[@dguen798]

Army paints can work really well. You have to use one of those mini paint shakers though, and do it 3 or 4 times.

[@VinceVenturella]

Most paints can work, but the more pigment dense (artist color stuff, Kimera, Pro Acryl and so on all glaze really well).

[@killswitch3005]

Thank you for taking the time to explain

[@VinceVenturella]

My pleasure!

[@TheWalterZabel]

Thanks a Lot Vince! These Vids are allways Super Helpful, keep up the good work!

[@Gamma_Draconis]

In general I like to paint with thinner paints to prevent much of this annoying part😅 and use rather a volume scatch as basis then ala prima. By the way, I love my airbrushes.

[@bopaintsminis]

This one, and your black armor video, are giving me some hope. Now if I can make a success ot it.

[@jacobauvinen8261]

So around the 7:45 mark, you talk about the paint pulling back together. The problem that I’m having is that none of my paints will do this, no matter if I’m adding a little bit of water or a full #2 or a #4 8404 brush load. My Vallejo, AK, Scale75, Army Painter (not from the fanatic line), none of them. Not even my ProAcryl or Warcolours are pulling back in. I’m guessing that the paints aren’t the issue so what am I doing wrong?

[@thewannabepainter1]

Thank you for a great tutorial. I have a question. My paints (Vallejo) don't pull in on my wet palette like yours did at 8:00. I'm following everything like you did. Only thing I can think is my paints are quite old (bought in 2016). Any help is much appreciated!

[@VinceVenturella]

Could be that, when you say they don't pull, what are yours doing?

[@Justlegos]

Oh man, seeing the process of building this up and then seeing the end result in the cabinet at adepticon is so amazing. There’s nothing that replaces seeing the finish result in person and seeing the time it takes to make the piece. So, is filtering just an extremely thin glaze? I feel like the term gets interchanged a ton.

[@VinceVenturella]

Exactly correct, just a thin glaze.

[@Justlegos]

@@VinceVenturella okay cool! Thanks Vince!

[@ramironaredo8554]

I am struggling with glazes but somebody point me out in this direction. I do not know if i will improve but certainly it was a very good explanation video

[@VinceVenturella]

Hope it helps, I have more videos in the playlist on it, I talk about it frequently. Hope I can help!

[@brentpete04]

Such great info. Thanks Vincy V

[@idiealot9958]

Sir. You are a legend.

[@dqg944]

Hey Vince, I'm loving your vids, this is incredibly useful. You've brought back some of my hobby mojo and I'm trying some new techniques. I've tried your zenithal followed by thin glaze method on a few minis now and I've gotta say, they tend to look kind of washed out, and if I go back over and try and increase the depth of colour, I end up 'painting over' the undershading work that the zenithal did in the first place. Then this voice in the back of my head tells me to just do what I'm used to doing (classic GW base-wash-layer-layer). Any hot tips on how to navigate this? Do you talk about how to improve vibrancy / depth when using glazes in any of your other vids? I'm using a combo of vallejo and GW paints - the colour I'm working with most is mephiston red over a standard zenithal with a super light coat of brown sprayed over the zenithal. Thank you!

[@VinceVenturella]

It's always going to be a little faded. You can utilize something like Speed Paints 2.0 or Contrasts thinned out, those are more saturated and so you'll see a little less of that. Inks can also be a great tool to get a little mroe punch while maintaining transparency.

[@marcanthonycastillo5047]

HELLO Vince... Thanks for the great post.

[@rogthepirate4593]

8:00 it's interesting to me that paint behaves completely differently on my wet palette for some reason. I never get this "pulling back together" effect no matter how much water I add. Might be the paper I use I guess.

[@VinceVenturella]

Yeah, a couple of people have said that, so it could be paper or the water actually.

[@rogthepirate4593]

@@VinceVenturella Water might be a possibility too now that I think of it, yeah. I do have extremely hard water where I live (over 40 °dH). I use distilled water for the palette, but not for the paint water itself because that'd become a bit too expensive for my taste.

[@peterlageri4177]

Is there something in the water in the wetpalettes sponge or in the water you thin your paint with? It looks like there is s lot of surface tension because the paint sort retreats back into itself when you thin it. On my palette it sort of stays flat and within the “watered” area and covering that area. I use demineralized water from our electric dehumidifier in the cellar where we wash our clothes and have them up to dry.

[@VinceVenturella]

Depends on the water or the paper, it can happen, no issue either way.

[@ondarkendwings]

Great video super helpful. I'm assuming when I smooth out the edges of the transition, do I start there and then move outwards depostiting the most paint away from the edge ?

[@VinceVenturella]

Correct, moving toward the color you're glazing with (dark towards dark, light towards light).

[@SandiegoDFS]

Ok amazing video. I’m very interested in the technical aspect. So great tho on dabbing brush until the spread or “plume” effect is no longer visible. This is where I get confused, are you dabbing the glaze on then when you apply. If brush is that “dry” from the release of the water how well is this glaze going on, I have been doing this damp, which apparently is a glaze. Thank you in advance

[@VinceVenturella]

You're getting rid of the excess liquid, not all of the liquid, you will still get a controllable application of the thin paint.

[@eatem1978]

Such a helpful guide. Just one question. When applying glaze do you always cover a smaller and smaller area for each layer? Or does it depend what colors you’re using, hue and so on? Say i want to glaze a little gem or diamond, there’s hardly any room to cover a smaller and smaller area? This always get me confused with glazing.

[@VinceVenturella]

Often, but not always. You may be repeatedly covering the same area if you're working thin with a filter. It's lots and back and forth often. When you're dealing with the small areas, there is a limit to what you can do, and it tends to matter less as its not really visible.

[@GoldenRogueMinis]

Hey Vince Great video! If the process, particularly for competition pieces, is painstakingly slow to get them perfect blends. Why not use oils instead? Keep up the great work.

[@VinceVenturella]

Control and comfort with the tool more than anything, but you are correct, there is no issue in smoothing things when using oils. :)

[@ChubbyPillbug]

Glazing is what Ninjon does to Vince Haha but seriously another great video.

[@Yagnnoz]

Thanks for the video, it's very helpful! Quick question: when I thin my paints, the paint does not pull together at all like yours did which I assume has to do with the paper on my wet palette. The paint gets thinner but spreads out. How can i tell there if my paint has the correct consistency?

[@parodycalfilms]

Maybe try a waxier paper? It sounds like your paper is absorbing some of that water.

[@VinceVenturella]

COuld be the paper, or even your water, but yeah it won't matter as long as it's that paint consistency. :)

[@SLICK-GLN]

I heard from Calvin Tan that he no longer use water to thin his acrylics he uses airbrush thinner to thin and glaze ...no more tea staining or tide marks etc try it out.

[@warrencann3824]

Yes, he gets great results. Painting onto Mr Super Clear Matt is also part of his process (something about the way the acrylics and this clear coat interact). I have tried once, and will keep trying because I liked it. Can confirm the technique does not transform you into a Mr Tan though - at least not overnight! 😆

[@SLICK-GLN]

@Warren Cann yes I heard about the clear flat primer which is definitely better than no primer.I will still use a primer. Only practice turns you into a Calvin Tan or a Vince V 😁