Crucial Brush Control Techniques for Miniature Painting

[@burgerpowder8]

im 18 whos been a painter since i was 13 but lemme tell ya i was not prepared for how tiny id have to paint. my best friend who does nail art was incredible at it!

[@CauldronOfKnowledge]

This is one of the most underrated videos I’ve seen on painting. I’m starting out and watched countless tutorials but always wanted someone to cover placement and direction. You did a phenomenal job!!! Thank you so much.

[@WrathofMinis]

Wow, thank you very much! We really appreciate the support.

[@NorvilleRogers-MYSTERY-INC]

Totally agree, seriously needed this vid I've been painting for a little while bit still find it overwhelming just to pick up the brush sometimes, this was so helpful

[@lukastemberger]

I ordered the first model that I'll ever paint. It's arriving on Tuesday. I've watched enough KZbin videos to be sure it'll turn out perfect :)

[@Hagiastheite]

I agree. Ive just watched this video, and I know SO much more as a result. Thank you for this!

[@andrewgibson7797]

Ditto ditto ditto. I'm also just starting, learning about volumetric lighting and things like that, and I feel like brush control and the topics covered here are just the unstated things that every pro painter *just knows* and assumes we know too. Well, I certainly didn't know it! This will already improve my painting. TYSM!

[@bora773]

Honestly, after 20 years in the hobby and considering myself skilled, I wish someone had described me the brush control and basic principles regarding where you take the brush off the model decades ago. Obviously I have learned this this intuitively over the time, but it would have helped a lot in the learning process and I will teach my son like that. Thanks!

[@latryna]

This is a treasure trove of mini painting workshop

[@philgee486]

The simple wetting of a bit of toilet paper wrapped around the base of my thumb now means I don't have to go to my texture palette all the time anymore and for that I really thank you Just a really worthwhile vid

[@duckman12569]

3:07 "Give me even more stability when I'm trying to paint something that is particularly fine" Oh and that does look quite fine.

[@FEHanzo]

Working on the fundamentals is the most important thing any painter can do. Mixing colors from the prime colors, basing coating, layering in a pyramid style for highlights and shadows.

[@Tiverus88]

Great fundamentals of painting. I've been a mini painter for a long time now but have trouble with my tremors, so I have to find good ways to keep myself the from being to shaking. I've learned the best way for myself is having the arms against the table while resting my painting hand against my holding hand.

[@gmpbuilder]

This was brilliant. It took me years to realize that where you lift your brush is one of the most important aspects of painting. This should be viewed by every painter - beginner and veteran alike.

[@StephenFishbach]

This is great! As someone new to the hobby, these are the kind of really elementary essentials I need, but nobody else covers. Thank you!

[@thomasspencer5262]

One of the most straight forward and well put together explanations of painting models, you could ever watch. This is most definitely one of the single most important thing you need to understand to take your painting to the the next level. Well done sir!

[@NitroModelsAndComics]

Some of the finest advice I have heard in quite a long time. I take it for granted, but much like an instrument. It is the Time spent that makes it automatic or muscle memory Keeping it in mind allows it to become second nature. Well said.

[@TheDewok12]

I actually just figured out the wet paper towel thing particularly for edge highlighting literally yesterday. Very nice to have that validated so I know I'm on the right track. Great videos, keep it up!

[@WrathofMinis]

Glad it was helpful!

[@marksutherlandjr.2121]

This is a GREAT Channel! frfr. That intro, is LITERALLY ME.. Miniature painting has been a very frustrating endevor for me mostly because I consider myself quite an artist. Ive just NEVER used Acrylics or Brushes. I do understand some color theory, but only enough to get by with a C average. @ the York County Fair here in York Pa. and I would do portraits and sell them with Charcoal medium on Canvas. So some charcoaled birch sticks & Kneaded Eraser I was doing "Art" per se. That said.. When I discovered my love for tabletop gaming the side of the hobby that introduced me to miniature painting was an immediate shoe in for me. With my art background I DOVE IN!! Bought some expensive paints, kolinsky sable brushes, wet pallet etc. When I got down to actually working on mini's my work looked like a person coloring for the first time.. lol. Right down to taking paint to pallet, its already up to the ferrule of the brush, I try to get some water in the Acrylic and its way runny all of a sudden. Dont even get me started on techniques like wet-blending or layering. When I got to my mini for the first time, I remember thinking to myself. "So do I paint the color? Then add a darker color to give definition to shadow from light? Or do I go Dark and add light to show where highlights should go? lol.. I didn't even know which way to paint up or down? This whole thing has been quite the experience. In truth. For me at least. It's proven to be MUCH HARDER than I originally thought it was going to be. I almost wish I didn't have any experience at all in art.. At least then I would have a better excuse as to why I suck so bad at it lol..

[@sarfa8193]

Really great break down. As a new painter I wish I had seen this a lot earlier. Will definitely be focusing more on that control. Thanx for sharing your knowledge

[@jimshaver772]

I'm going through these videos bit by bit. Absolutely best out there for all levels. I'm really sad that you've stopped making videos this last year. PLEASE BACK KHAN!!

[@GoblinWarlordGaming]

AWSOME video so many people say “thin your paints , brush control bla bla bla “ without explaining what those terms mean

[@nuraalek8296]

3:10 - Particularly fine indeed ...

[@WrathofMinis]

Haha

[@pumpkinboi48]

I SCANNED THE COMMENTS LOOKING FOR YOU i knew i wasnt alone

[@jaybles099]

It’s a shame this account hasn’t had any new videos for a while, because I’ve just stumbled across it and this and a couple of others are the most helpful explanations I’ve seen! Really useful stuff!

[@Bacongolem]

Thank you so much for this - I have never seen someone in a video do such a thorough job of explaining these tiny but very important techniques!

[@TheRealBluekat]

This was indeed helpful for a beginner, I kind of do this unconciously and you brought it to my attention, something I should be aware of, thanks

[@WrathofMinis]

Wonderful!

[@Sprite8822]

Great video. Has made me rethink a few things which I will give a go!

[@charlesjodoin6815]

the content you have is absolutely amazing. Great work and knowledge about the hobby. You do a great job delivering the information. I just got into the hobby and really enjoy you're stuff. keep it up!

[@WrathofMinis]

Thank you so much 👍 we really appreciate it!

[@ThePompousPeasant]

Just started about a month ago, very interesting video.

[@rachelr3184]

Amazing video for beginners!

[@timbuktu8069]

Thank you. Thank you. I really needed this.

[@bonarlizaitis131]

Brilliant video. Thank you for making this. Very informative

[@Urkhster]

I've been painting warhammer for over 10 years now, and even though the quality of my paint jobs isn't lacking, I know there is a ton more for me to learn, evidenced by this video alone. Subbing just cuz of this video.

[@WrathofMinis]

Glad you found it useful and thanks for signing up!

[@Urkhster]

@@WrathofMinis you're welcome! Just watched your vid on flat vs volumetric. Loved it. Can't wait to watch tutorials, but unfortunately, time.

[@daeds.paints]

Extremely helpful video. Underrated channel! Thanks for being around.

[@WrathofMinis]

I appreciate that!

[@Grego7412369]

Thank you for this video!! Finally, a good explanation on how to load the brush properly... and so much more I needed to know!

[@WrathofMinis]

Glad it was helpful!

[@MarkCMG]

Thanks for the video! Great tips. I'll be sure to share them.

[@WrathofMinis]

Glad they could help!

[@krzysztofmathews738]

Excellent. A very clear presentation here. Thank you.

[@avatarroku3173]

Absolutely brilliant video, helping me getting back to mini painting after about 10 years! Felt called out by the thumb painter bit 😂

[@WrathofMinis]

Glad it helped and thank you!

[@nyandyn]

Also a reminder that a larger brush tip with a good tip is better than a smaller brush with a bad tip. Beginners tend to use the smaller brushes as they think it makes it harder to mess up as their brush control is not that good yet.

[@markbakerii920]

Thank you I'm very very new to painting minis.

[@bettybho2168]

This is an extremely well explained informative video, I found this advice to be so very helpful. I do reverse painted intaglios but everything he says about painting applies to my particualar art as well. Thanks for the great tips!

[@Squirrelsquid]

Excellent video. Right to the point. You're a pleasant presenter too! Subscribed.

[@2Dangerous]

Hats off to painters who don’t use a magnifying glass, I’m over here looking like a surgeon when painting 😂

[@Zeverouis]

Same. I don't actually see depth (eyes don't work together, I look out of one at a time) tho so the magnifying helps with that too.

[@Sacredsnow2]

I painted my first couple models over the last couple weeks. I'm 27 and I almost exclusively use a ring light with a magnifying glass. My wife says I look like the old man who refurbishes woody in toy story x.x XD

[@Splodgenessabounds-j8o]

Really superb, concise advice. Thank you

[@marshallhunter4193]

Thank you for making this video. It is more than helpful to someone like myownself.

[@nickworley1777]

Been painting for nearly two years, with good results highlighting and dry brushing and layering, never crossed my mind brush strokes(🙄) I may do this subconsciously sometimes but will deffo work the mindset to see outcome. (Still class myself as a beginner) Always good content and always taking something away from your vids 😎 appreciate d

[@WrathofMinis]

Thank you! We appreciate it!

[@mikesmith-jv6fs]

Great video! Thanks so much for taking the time to do this, I've recently got back into painting so its really useful to understand the effects my brush stroke has.

[@WrathofMinis]

You're very welcome! and thank you for saying so!

[@glennsandford9039]

This is very thought provoking, thank you. Now to check your other videos to see what else you have been sharing! I would be very interested to see the techniques you use to paint 'hard to get at' areas of a mini.

[@WrathofMinis]

Awesome, thank you! I generally paint in those hard to reach areas first, so i don’t get paint everywhere.

[@babtou8335]

Very interesting video, thanks for sharing this !

[@bergeracvandamme]

Great advice. Thank you.

[@bee-beargaming]

Thanks for this video bc I really struggle with this

[@WrathofMinis]

You got this!

[@LegionAscending]

Super useful!

[@antronk]

This was fantastic in so many levels. I hope you turn it into a series about brush control. Thank you so much

[@WrathofMinis]

Glad you enjoyed it! Any thoughts about how it could become a series?

[@MrXanston]

These videos are great!, any tips on painting a whole army that doesnt take 5 hours a model and still looks good?

[@WrathofMinis]

Thanks man. My main tip for painting armies and doing it in a faster way would be buying an airbrush but that does come with its own set of learning issues. One day I’ll do a paint an army speed paint challenge type thing but that wont be for sometime.

[@piotrcthlu]

Is there a video, or if there isn't can you make one, about how to create fluid transitions of colour on pieces of armour, skin etc. ? Basics are edge highlights, shadows, chipping of base colour on top of damage colour etc. That's all nice but your work looks totally different. When you paint say a shield it has lots of tones on it. Obviously I understand how this is created by adding more thin layers of different shades of base colour or nearby colours if we go for some reflections etc. Although, if there are any tips, tricks or just stuff that can help - I'd love to see that. I started out like 2 months ago only painted.. 13 minis I think. Iron hands marines and eliminators. I feel that the improvement is quite fast but I'd like to start improving on the technique I really want to start learning. Amazing content, thank you. Really way more helpful than another generic do this and that with this citadel paint and voila you're a pro.

[@WrathofMinis]

Hey, so it really sounds like you’re really taking in the whole painting thing, thats awesome! Interestingly what you’re talking about is a much more intermediate set of ideas, which i think is very cool. At this current moment we are still pushing out our beginner friendly videos but we are definitely going to get to the more complicated topics that exist in the future. What are the techniques that you really want to start learning? Also thanks for the kind words, we really appreciate it!

[@gspdibblerpl]

Great vid, many people assume it's obvious and skim over this topic and then suffer. BTW do you remember which colours were used for the cloth at 8:05? This is the exact palette I'm trying to nail with my undead < 3

[@danielcrandell7533]

Please do more technique videos

[@WrathofMinis]

We will be, don’t you worry about that!

[@bobbym.1367]

Im interested in what brushstrokes are needed to paint different materials to give the illusion of texture but having problems finding a good guide

[@ImTheDudeGames]

What wet palette do you use, and do you keep a thin layer of water in the bottom of your wet palette tray?

[@UltimatePhalanx]

What is the metal curve on the paint handle for? I've always wondered.

[@WrathofMinis]

Hey, its just a bar in which you can place your painting hand fingers on whilst you are painting so you have more stability!

[@WhiskeyTangoFoxtrot-dg1xg]

Hello, at 6:30 you appear to be using a wet palette as the paint appears to be sitting on a thin filament of water. Yet the several wet palettes I own do not allow water to seep through the paper to the paint. What kind of wet palette is that? I personally own a RedGrass palette and an Army Painter palette.

[@scerpalman]

The whole point of a wet palette is that it should allow some water to mix with your paint, keeping it fresher, so if your wet palette isn't doing that you may have the wrong kind of paper on it? You can also add a little bit of water to thin your paint, just like you would on a regular palette, but I find it is ever so slightly less because of the wet palette. Hope that helps

[@teabagNBG]

i dont do minis i do 20 cm figures and i have real problems to paint them without using masking tape lol ... i always have trouble where two parts meet each other, or small gaps...

[@robertof.5283]

Which Paint did you have on the Palette? Scalecolor Artist?

[@WrathofMinis]

I use Scalecolor artist and Kimera Kolors as my main paints but in this video its mostly Scalecolor.

[@kewinowitsch]

Yesterday I tried painting the details on my first space marines (the underparts and belt and that stuff) and it looks like a three year old tried painting a mandala. 😂😅

[@diogenesenuts]

bump

[@paulsnyder4595]

Taking your thumb out of the control of the brush seems alien to me. Painting with your thumb sticking straigt-up in the air? Umm no

[@ericcvento]

Dude, what is that model you weirdo?

[@mjm0787]

This video stressed me out: too much information to take in for a beginner.