This is THE MOST Important Mini Painting Advice You’ll ever get

[@lolmaorofl]

Thank you for making this video, I really love painting videos that encourages people to really take more time painting their miniatures instead of doing it “quickly” or “straight to table” because a good looking model looks good forever

[@mekko1413]

I agree with this to an extent. I love a good painted model but the vast majority of my friends just enjoy the game and if there were not methods like slapchop and such they would have have played with unpainted models which is far worse than quickly painted models. In the 20yrs i have been in this hobby there are order of magnitude more people in that arena than in the quality painting arena and primarily that comes down to time. Those that want quickly painted models more often than not just don't have the time to paint models like this. There are also an exorbant amount of video's on how to paint models well vs quickly. Yes there are those that are titled as quick but by the end they are just doing the same thing that always do. Its just they state part way through the video "you can stop here for table top or you can continue on with these other steps." So essentially the title about painting quickly is just there to follow the YT algorithm. The painting phase and 1 or two others are the only ones i have found that when they say table top standards actually stop at that point. Artist Opus is one that kind of fits in this category as their video's typically do not follow the trends and seem to truly just do their own thing. I have actually enjoyed that painting style far greater than slapchop or even Zumikito's style. For me it is the best mix of quality and speed.

[@orinm4128]

2:26 was an instant subscription for me

[@chrisminipaints]

I found myself talking to my wife the other day and without even thinking about it I said 'Hoooweeeverr' in full Zumikitio style.... Superb vid as always!

[@warrenlilley2778]

I've been painting warhammer for over 25 years but I love watching your videos very informative fun and most important you make me smile keep up the great work

[@craigknights873]

Your videos are the perfect mix of top-tier information and just so bloody funny. Never change, man.

[@ricosnake3591]

2:30 is timestamp I had to like the video 😂 after starting this hobby you are one of the 2 channels I just enjoy watching instead of just trying to improve

[@lordflouncehart]

Thank you for taking the time to explain how to make the mini painting experience straightforward for those of us lacking the skills needed

[@apocako]

Just getting into the hobby, and this is the first video I've seen from you. First thing I thought looking at the mini was "wow it looks so metallic! Guy must be using some crazy metallic paint I guess". Then you brought up the point about metallic paint. Mind. Blown.

[@seanmalloy7249]

You can still do the same sort of shading with metallics, you just have to pay attention to your mixing, because you typically won't have a full range of tones and tints with metallics. If you have a monochrome metal, you can run the range of iron to gunmetal to steel to silver, but one of the characteristics of light and metals is that metals reflect the color of the metal, so just using black and silver to get a range of golds won't look right, because it washes out the gold; with many different metallic colors, you can use the monochrome blending, then apply glazes and shades to add your desired colors to the metal.

[@kungfupacman]

Making it credible and not just correct is brilliant advice. Ive been struggling for the longest time with figuring out how to get my lighting just perfect from all sides. Sometimes that perfect correctness looks like shit and its more worth it to just have fun painting something nice

[@juddery]

This! This is exactly what I've been searching for. I've got the entire Leviathan box set to paint and I was dreading painting the space marines, because I feel they are nearly impossible to make look good, due to the large, boring single colour panels. This looks fantastic though and you've also sold me on non metalic metalics too. Yours look far better in my opinion. Kudos and thanks.

[@jlq1331]

I'm waiting for my first 40k kit, need all the tips I can get. So I really appreciate these videos.

[@benrypaints]

You always do a great job explaining, then illustrated, then applying your instructions. Love watching your videos.

[@paintfrenchy4735]

This kind of clickbait titels I try to avoid with most content creators, but when you do it I press like and watch the video, because your videos are premium stuff and always great for learning ❤️❤️❤️ Heck, if your next video is named 'doodoo' I 'd watch it 🤗

[@Zir0w...]

The best part of the day! So happy to see one more video from you!

[@raistlarn]

I've found the most important advice I've heard is "practice practice practice." It's one thing to know the technique or what you want it to look like in your head, but it means jack if you can't get that picture/technique from your head to your hands.

[@Chris-pd4gz]

Oh yeah! Let's just base coat our Minnie's! 😂 This one made my day! 🫶

[@30recycledcontent16]

Loved the illustrative styling of this mini. Badge thingy is called a tilting plate

[@laurentderrien]

I would have loved to know which colours you used ! Maybe just in a corner of the screen when you switch

[@UXUXA]

Really love this kind of video. I could honestly watch you all day just painting a model and talking through the scheme. Would love to see a lot more of these ❤️

[@ianwieserman1068]

Loved this video and I'm going to try copying a 2D image onto one of my minis down the line. Overall, great info and the final result was lovely!

[@mpak5840]

Adorable presentation and perfect mix of humour and usefulness! I totally am your fan, man.

[@samuelbroad11]

actually really informative thanks, especially how the backpack and legs 'fade' away from the visual focus of the face, chest and guns. I'll be using this theory. chur!

[@sepharos2759]

gorgeous mini, truly awestruck!

[@jamesdillane]

"Hey! What you looking at?" 🥵 Dude you got me. I laughed so hard at that. Great video.

[@manedjordjevic6238]

I plan on painting my first miniature soon.i have watched a ton of videos on how to start

[@robert2pkt0]

Very entertaining while pushing me to think about how I use to do what you explain. And so many lovely examples!

[@insertuniqueusernamehere]

That "why am I not blending it" comment is absolute gold! 😀

[@tedcogley1939]

I think I have learn sometime more from you then any other KZbin channel on painting

[@pavelsokov]

On your goblin with the squig under it, the bottom of the helmet is capable of picking up a reflect light. So for example the sun could hit the top of the red squig's head, and those light particles would bounce back up into the bottom of the goblin's helmet, giving you the excuse you need for the additional color.

[@simonfaulkner6875]

Bro... you're a legend! That is all.

[@adrianmorgan9608]

Love your videos. Entertaining whilst still being informative

[@tpuary0n]

Awesome work! Thank you for your tips!

[@MrDavs1985]

Love this content. Really provides a different perspective

[@sg9414]

Incredible brush control - just amazing work. and, you seem so nice!

[@hibernate44]

The Editing was especially good in this

[@morvennvahl7304]

Im glad you circled back around for that clevage joke someday 😂 i remember the first time i saw that mini and i said, "now here's a guy who knows how to use highlights"

[@HaohmaruHL]

Finally a miniature that looks good. For some reason I see everyone do those strange highlights on EVERY sticking out surface and it makes the mini look ridiculous and confusing because that's not how light works. You can't have highlights on every part of a model, even if you put it in sphere with 360 degree lightning.

[@whimsicalcellbooster]

Awesome! Love this style.

[@amanofnoreputation2164]

"You can bend the rules." You also have to keep in mind that this is a 3D model that can be lit and viewed from any angle, while your shadows and highlights will only make sense for one specific angle. That is to say, the whole point of painting the lighting yourself is that it _won't_ obey the physics of how light interacts with the material surfaces and contours of your model _even if you'd tried._ So it makes far more sense to paint what is striking and recreates an interesting _metaphor_ or _simulacra_ of how light works rather than actually trying to simulate light interacting with the figure.

[@jamiecourtemanche4495]

Great video and insightful. Like your no nonsense approach. I wish my paint brushes stayed sharp like that. Would make doing details so much easier.

[@an_average_minipainter]

Great vid Simon. It's diffinately time for me to up my game with light sourcing and variation in the highlights for different areas of the model 💪👌

[@Eric-mz9en]

Hello, thanks for posting this.

[@LordSquee]

Your scripts are always amazing, man. Respect as always. :)

[@ijskender]

Your every video gives me "that one advice" that pushes me forward. Plus, they are so fun to watch! P.S. I love the way you say "tü dëë"

[@Terry80801]

Yes I was looking there when you said hey what are you looking at.

[@JohnnyCoyote]

Noob question: How important is painting in sub assemblies? I always think like "oh no if I assemble it now part X will be hidden behind part Y and I won't be able to paint it" which means my dudes are always semi-assembled and not painted at all. Guess I answered my own question there, thank you, carry on, I'll see myself out.

[@XIIIUDSP]

This was awesome, really good work. The model is fantastic

[@michaelcaley1359]

I hit the "subscribe" not for the mini painting tips but because that beard is so epic

[@CrimsonRenegade117]

great video :D i'm going to try and do this myself i just need to figure out what colours were used

[@skraal1801]

I absolutely love it...would 100% die to know what paints u used for the blue 🙃😍

[@darkseas3846]

Love this colour 🙌🏼

[@dantecote6763]

I have alot of respect if you prime with white paint as its really hard

[@kristianjensen5877]

3:34 Nice to see another "smashed brush" enjoyer. 👍 Also, would be hilarious to paint the front of the model really well and just leave the back entirely black because it isn't shown on the illustration. xD

[@МихаилСтрогов-ш4ж]

Have you ever took some artist training outside of 40k to help with 2D painting? How do you know exactly where to put shadows and reflections?

[@fernandozavaletabustos205]

Great advice video as always!!

[@legladiateur9070]

Holy mother of god. Please make a long video on how you paint an ultramarine like that !!!!

[@Zumikito]

If it helps at all, there is unedited footage (like 4 hours) of the painting process for this guy on my Patreon, but without commentary

[@argo7155]

It looks awesome

[@vladimirsagalov7945]

Sup! Thank you so much for your videos! You are doing great job!

[@wolvie90]

When it comes to the "debate" of TMM compared to NMM, my baseline example will forever be the Angron model. I firmly believe you cannot paint Angron with NMM and have it look better than TMM.

[@arinthel]

Why that one?

[@wolvie90]

@@arinthel The kind of brass you want it to be and the scale.

[@zachc4451]

I feel like it also comes down to personal philosophy. Some of us like to capture a realistic (note: not necessarily *accurate*, because as shown in this video you can be more accurate to your intended image by not using metallics) approach using realistic materials. Specifically, we want to make something come to life with a range of more "real" materials, and for miniature purposes, metallic paints do a decent job of capturing that. Like the people who will go out and bake dirt from their own lawn to dry, clean and then add mediums to turn it into a permanent mud effect rather than going with the easier approach. I also think metallics work startlingly well for battle damage.

[@aberodriguez4149]

Entertaining and informative great job !

[@dittmar104]

Could you show an example using the beiltan defender from the ninth edition codex. The one with all the green shadows

[@leoshows6190]

One day I will be able to paint like that 🫠

[@ashley83628]

Any advice on painting fur or leather cloaks?

[@danbokong1]

Great job - thanks

[@S.A.S.H.]

How about using the decal and painting over it to add the shadowing and highlights?

[@mhumienny]

I love the way you explain many things but in this particular case I'd say this 2d illustration example use 3d rules not the way around.

[@Md-en5if]

That looks so cool

[@CharlieTrew-mj5wl]

Bro you got me

[@Itsallover57]

Quite similar to how, "artists don't work with depth, they work with light and shadow". I didnt think that the miniatures size is what causes the overlap between 2D and 3D

[@GromusPrime]

Me watching painting tutorials with the nearest shop that sells warhammer isn't in my 10 kilometer proximity, and i don't have contact with anyone in real life who KNOWS of Warhammer.

[@derekadler2997]

What would be the colors to use if I wanted to paint space wolves salamanders blood angels black templar and imperial fist

[@pureambience1714]

Awesome content, using this advice :)

[@sacrystan]

Amazing video, as usual!

[@justinkotrba2197]

Your model looks soo good. Better than the art you tried to replicate.

[@Andrew-bh1je]

Do you think or do you have a set of vids for new people like for there first few mins cause there is no way I could follow this but good vid🎉

[@ericalfredable]

Great video. Do you have one on painting wolves and fur? Going from dark to light in a natural and un-natural way?

[@idunneedachannelffs]

i dont even look your videos for the advices on painting cause im too lazy for that, i just find them entrataining

[@mikker80]

As a person just starting in to warhammer i would love for youtubers to at least add in description what mini they paint or from what box...

[@ericlang7408]

Excellent video, thank you!! How do you paint the back as it is often overlooked, you don't have any reference from the picture based on where the light is. Did you do it as being mostly in the sadows or did you use the same light directionality on the back as well?

[@Zumikito]

It is significantly darker than the front, yes, but I don't always use just references so I painted it as I thought would be fitting! Thank you

[@ericlang7408]

@@Zumikito Thank you!

[@blank557]

I really like the emphasis on "credibility" over "reality" After all, art is meant to be exaggerated for visual impact, not technically precise.

[@guillermomataserrano9413]

and one question, what do you think about pinning diferents parts of the miniature for painting separated? Or maybe it is better to build the full miniature before painting? Thank you for you answer Zumikito

[@tomaspekar1389]

It really depends on the model and your expectations. This SM has open and very straight pose so there is no need to prepare subassemblies. But you can. I'm used to keep separated heads/helmets, backpack, arms with guns and shoulder pads, if I'm able to do it because of the model cutting.

[@guillermomataserrano9413]

@@tomaspekar1389 Thank you for ypur answer :D :D

[@maartenvanzon6349]

Dude what kind of gold recipe did you use??

[@ResonanceSD]

Nuln oil before shades? I had never actually considered that before. It's a preshade right?

[@Benjiffy]

I entered but... If I win, I’ll have to get the rest of my Ultramarines up to that standard, which will take me a couple of hundred years.

[@yesman866]

Yes

[@mantis_monk]

Amazing!

[@vinniecastino3102]

Hi, do you do commissions?

[@MrSteelface96]

3:42 I disagree. I mean sure that one muchroom in particular shouldn't hit his helmet. BUT as we use the basing for a bit of story telling we can all imagine that there's a bunch of them glovy shrooms all over that cave floor, further testimonied by your other minies having the same sort of basing.

[@Feenicks30]

Are the paints used included in the patreon video? This looks too damn good.

[@Zumikito]

No, but DM me and I will try to put them together

[@adeelqureshi3531]

What blue colors are those?

[@TheGuy17171]

What brushes does he use?

[@ACpiorunDC]

What GW model exactly it is?

[@ACpiorunDC]

OK I know now: Leviathan Sternguard veteran Lieutenant (2023)

[@thecakewuzalie]

out of curiosity, how long did it take to paint this single model I've been working on improving my painting skills, recently with airbrushing and I'm taking longer and longer per individual model

[@funschool3331]

Awesome video like always but what are painter sippys? 😂

[@mon929]

Have you pre highlighted the model with grey? @2:44 on the arm/gun? Just seeing if thats a step you would recommend?

[@Zumikito]

It's a very light blue - I added a lot of white, so it might looks greyish. I do a lot of back and forth on my minis, so it's nothing unusual. If I feel like it's too light/the reflection is too spread out, I just make it darker again etc.

[@KhabalBand]

You madman 😂 you are a god 8:52

[@SenseiLlama]

So im new, what do you mean non metalic metalics? I have gold paint, im assuming that's a tradition metalic. I was under the impression that's all there was?

[@InquisitorKryptman]

How would I apply this to Imperial Fists?

[@alessiorivano9306]

Fantastico! 🙃👍

[@Kojak0]

Yes, shadows need to be painted onto miniatures (either by paint or washes), highlights are however cut from the same problematic cloth as NMM: they are seldom made to look natural - and this here is why I disagree with the statement that it should look 'good or credible, not necessarily correct' - when painting a 3D model as opposed to a 2D character, you have the slight problem that you will always have the natural light giving highlights, something you don't have with a flat surface. That's why being extremely careful with highlights is so important, otherwise the model will look like its cut from a canvas or a comic, with highlights that are too bright and too prominent (which incidentally is how I guess 99.99% of all mini painters paint). But reality doesn't look that way: Take any guy, any human person and put him outside. At say arm's length, you won't notice any shade or highlights in the clothing, unless its made from some shiny material like vinyl for example. And this is fine - its a 1:1 scale human after all. Look at the same person at say 50 meters - he will look smaller because of the distance and incidentally at about the same size as a regular tabletop mini at 1 m distance, and here you will start seeing the shadows in the clothing and wrinkles and some very discreet highlights on say the shoulders - but not in any way to the same degree as most people paint the minis, and I challenge anyone to find edge highlights everywhere on anyone in any kind of clothing the way GW likes to paint their minis. You can't, because that BS is just a way to show off details on minis that are meant to sell boxes of models. So why bring this up? Because this is my main gripe with the entire hobby - sure, it might look good, and as long as you are having fun there's no harm done - but to me it seems this 'deep shadows and push the highlights' is the only way people learn how to paint, and its such a shame when there are other methods that might not give the same eye-catching blings from highlighted edges on a particularly sharp fold in a shirt, but that can look just as good if not better.