7 Speedpainting Tips I Wish I Knew When I Started

[@bored_pyro]

My man over here spouting out #1 within a second of the video starting! Mad respect!

[@reyalskrad1]

God I love this channel. Always amazing tips, no 10 minute into, just straight to the point, and great visual aids. Thanks so much for the vid.

[@vitaliyred622]

Batching 10 minis for Horus heresy is easy and fun. Oil washes and Tamya over metal with metal chipping with a sponge. You will get great looking army in no time.

[@killakhan7863]

Horus Heresy painting is great my local group has become a who can make the most depressing looking and beaten up minis competition

[@Geordiecrafts]

I can't believe I'm saying this, but I've literally never planned a painting scheme ahead of time, I just make it up as I go. Why have I never thought of this!? 😭. That alone was life changing advice for me. Great video Zumikito! Straight to the point, concise, clean 👌

[@Zumikito]

Haha, I always tell myself that I am stating the obvious, so it's great to see that people actually benefit from the advice!

[@G_Threepwood]

No intro, straight into facts and tips - epic video, Zumikito!

[@oliverp3545]

Another trick is to just use the same paint you got on the pallete for details. If you got 3-4 different colours, you can just mix those for detail bits that aren't important.

[@marcwittkowski5146]

Starts with the tips from the very first second. Love it. Straight to the point.

[@markdorn8873]

The advice on simplifying the color scheme was game-changing. I painted a small squad of Dark Reapers a long time ago and I used a lot of colors. I painted another squad last year using half the colors, got a better-looking result, and it took less time to finish, even with paying more attention to smooth transitions. Your videos have been extremely helpful!

[@gomezzara_creative]

Marvelous video! Other great tip is to have like a "Life diary" of the hobby. To check your recepies, steps to do a specific type of material and of course, track your progress and mistakes. It's always useful!

[@MrPuzzles]

Holy crap. Dry-brushing a neutral gradient before just adding in colors from contrast paints is one of the most ridiculously brilliant things I've seen. It's honestly a straight-up lifehack for those pressed for time. Like me. T_T

[@Zumikito]

Look up slap chop. You are in for a treat!

[@MrPuzzles]

@@Zumikito Thank you sir! I shall!

[@Stevie28]

Zumikito always straight to the point and always delivering. Awesome tipps.

[@AcrylicJumbo]

Awesome video, Love the concept straightfoward and going right to the point, thanks !

[@ericsplittgerber5154]

The NMM bolter at 4:40 is absolutely sublime dude

[@thattabletopguy]

The timing on this video is erie - I just decided to strip all my Iron Hands space marines and re-paint them as Ultramarines! I'll definitely be utilizing the black oil wash tip for recess shading since I didn't really have to worry about that before :)

[@sevencoloredmage8726]

Totally missed out on putting "Slapchop" in the title and thumbnail for those sweet, sweet clicks. ;) Great tips and everything to the point, not even an intro to skip. Thank you!

[@s2ubuhobbies128]

Always love you simple byt detailed explanations. Keep up the great work, you are a real inspiration in the hobby

[@cptkrank6802]

My suggestions for speedpainting projects: 1.) Give yourself a solid deadline. Whether this is an upcoming tournament, or just the end of a week you took off work to paint, having a deadline helps with the motivation. 2.) Treat it like a job. I generally take time off my real job to do my speedpaints, because I want to be able to sit down for 4-5 hours a day and just paint without serious interruption. 3.) Blog your work. Either to a forum or discord server, being able to show your daily progress off is good motivation. 4.) Don't just test COLORS, test PAINTS. The order in which you put down colors can make a massive difference in speed and you don't want to be fighting paint transparency.

[@NevermindThee]

Great content, no bs. Excellent video.

[@thecalvatron1955]

Great video. Very informative. Thank you!

[@WELSHMIKEY]

I have just discoverd this channel but I am really liking your vidoes

[@MrMarrok657]

always good tips and knowledge. thank you!

[@isthisyou9243]

Decision anxiety also results in irrational spending too. Makes ya want to go out and grab different paints when you are newer that you might not even touch…. This is solid advice

[@mattmanchip9419]

A trick ive picked up is if your going to batch paint 20+ models, just lay down base coats and washes for major details as you get into a certain mindset for it

[@InsongWhang]

"Decision anxiety". Thanks for naming my number one enemy in miniature painting!

[@Mad.player]

8. Don't paint yellow.

[@songohan1075]

Thanks you for the tips, keep your good and hard work =) Batch painting so much models in one go is so frustrating the magic number is 5 not more.

[@vncntrgr]

No fucking around with an intro. Love it :D

[@Kid_illithid]

I was noticing the other day how my speed paint projects look even better than my best efforts from when i first started painting

[@HeroSevenRacing]

45 marines to such a high standard in 6 months seems realistic. I sometimes get demotivated when I see videos where people somehow paint a whole army in 24hrs. It’s just not a realistic goal for most of us. So thank you for sharing that! Batch painting small amounts is so much more fun as you can see progress and enjoy painting more.

[@christopherheintz2634]

What was the color picker wheel thing you used at 1:10 ? Is it an adobe tool or an online thing? Thanks! :-)

[@estetom]

Adobe color

[@DaHobbles]

Great vid! 🙌🏻

[@AddamsFactory69]

Love your work, Zumikito ⚡ Comment for the algorithm gods 🦝

[@corbingovers7559]

I started really leaning into stippling when I want to paint something really quickly as I can blend armor colors/highlights faster than I can switch colors in my airbrush. For space marines (loyal and traitor) it also gives a nice texture to the armor that can be accentuated at the highlighting step. (as always 1-2 layers of highlights only in places that are important and use reductive techniques like streaking grime or dirty down rust/verdigris to do the rest)

[@tjv2446]

This is very helpful. Wish it could help me with my perfectionism.

[@billfromwork7203]

Thank you

[@carnajom8831]

That is a very industrial painting handle 😊

[@Kokorisu]

At the 4:00 you mention oil wash and not having a faster method to do that. Tamiya Panel Liner is a classic tool in the Gunpla World and it comes with a super convenient brush. I'll be trying it on some painted minis soon, but it should work just fine on a coated mini.

[@ericguzman4043]

@ Zumikito Miniatures took your advice regarding myminifactory and literally got multiple sets of orcs and rhinos from daybreaker for less than a box set of space marines. I know this video has nothing to do with the site but damn man I really wanted to say thank you for mentioning it.

[@Zumikito]

Cheers!

[@UltimatePhalanx]

Where can I get that interactive colour wheel!? That was awesome!

[@SuperFreeamerican]

Great tips..!

[@BarcelPL]

What's the site/program for color pallete you're using?

[@estetom]

Adobe color

[@F0XW1LD]

What program or website is that that you are using to choose the main colors / show the tertiary colors? It looks like it would be an incredible help!

[@estetom]

Adobe color

[@turtlecheese8]

"Where were you looking? I'm going to assume not his feet." Sweet, sweet summer child...

[@huffinLeeroy]

Ok, so, here's everything I've learned from an ADHD level of commitment of the past 2 years in the hobby (only ADHDers can understand): Slapchop is someones random drybrush/contrast combo. If you're happy with basic TT ready, (to the creators credit) Slapchop is fantastic, and TTready+... but only just. For anything more, there is 1 skill, and 1 skill only, that you need to MASTER (obviously multiple skills are useful, but this 1 skill should be mastered): glazing. For those that don't know, glazing is ultra thin layering. Glazing is typically the final technique used to tie everything together in every single community flogged technique. Used independently, it will provide blends and transitions of Golden Demon standard+. At the obvious penalty of time investment. But any other half decent paint technique relies on glazing to achieve quality results. And honestly, once are competent in glazing, you will realise it's potential.

[@4ntythe3dprinter53]

just one Q, which site are you guys using to chose color schemes which show you the shadows, highlighst and neutral tones ?

[@sweatilaa5325]

Tamiya panel liners are amazing for quick and easy, eh, panel lining. Or recess shading. It smells horrible and has at least 4 different labels that explains how bad it is for you, the environment, for you again, and that it burns real good, so maybe use a mask or gloves when using it. But it sure works and gives great results for n00bs like me. But I guess it does a similar panel lining job as oil washes, but here I don't have to mix myself :)

[@pawelkicman]

Unbelievable! I'm about to paint the same skeleton mini this weekend and here you are with some great advice!

[@Zumikito]

This particular one is second tier, so $5 up. Most of the time I upload unedited resources for $10 tier though (even though there are some for lower), but Discord is available on both if you need my personal advice :)

[@strangenames6056]

have you tries aby of the Tamiya panel liners instead of oil washes they seem to have the same properties i use them on my gundam model one touch of the little brush and it fills the whole panel line and you can clean away an excess with lighter fluid

[@wtfserpico]

First, I hate the term Slap Chop...annoys me to no end. Second, I love the "paint only what you can actually see" advice!

[@oleksii-kozak]

Wow, that warrior tier on the video costs quite a bit! :) Still, thanks for the insights.

[@oleksii-kozak]

@Zumikito Miniatures, there's a small scammer lurking around :)

[@mattayers8981]

At the start of the video you use a tool to help you select your color scheme/complementary colors - what tool is that?

[@Zumikito]

Search for "Adobe Color" and there it is :)

[@miles4131]

Recess shading is good for marines, but what about more organic armies like orks for example does the recess shading process work with them as well?

[@Zumikito]

I like a nice separation of elements on all miniatures, not just space marines, but with SM you can definitely go a bit thicker and quite dark. If you recess shade everything with black on a skin, it's gonna look cartoonishly dark

[@tomb2722]

Which kit is the power fist on the primaris marine at 2:41 from?

[@thelonepainter4760]

It was really hard for me but I went from painting 24 minis at a time. To 5 at a time and now it’s much more enjoyable😅

[@DaveLife25]

What online color wheel did you use?

[@notangproductions7163]

Where can I find the colour wheel you use to choose colours? O.o

[@kumarsalib722]

What tool did you use to plan those colors?

[@estetom]

Adobe color

[@RafaelCabreraAzrael]

what do you think about the sons of the phoenix

[@Zumikito]

pretty cool chapter, 100% loyal

[@zpNt]

where can i find that colour wheel?

[@SammyOgden88]

What is the palette tool you're using here?

[@Zumikito]

Google Adobe Color :)

[@hollowvthyname]

No offense but I subbed cuz I’m awesome and so is this channelski

[@bartekwwa]

Friends! Does anyone know the precise model of the lamp Zumi is using? Thx in advance!

[@Zumikito]

Literally the one in the description! Neatfi XL with 4 levels of brightness

[@bartekwwa]

@@Zumikito I'm blind Bro :P Literally need to upscale 32mm minis to 75mm when 3d printing to see anything, so no wonder I missed the depsription :) Anyhow, thanks a lot! Love the content!

[@dmssp1988]

4:16 .. what's the advantage of using gloss and then matte ? why not use matte both times?

[@Zumikito]

Gloss will help the wash to spread along the recesses, because it breaks the surface tension easier

[@bGR3Gd]

Hey, what is that site, that you picked colors?

[@Zumikito]

Adobe.color

[@lianglonglong]

What is the colour wheel app he uses?

[@Zumikito]

Search for "Adobe Color" and there it is :)

[@lucasbittencourt8290]

"Never paint an entire army in one go." My brother in Christ, I can barely paint one mini in a single sitting. 🤣 Thank you for these amazing, bite-sized guides! They are always helpful!

[@TheThewhatnow]

I recently batchpainted 92 deathwing terminators, also almost killed the hobby for me.

[@schwegburt3002]

Batch painting only ~5 models at a time is my policy. I start hating the whole process if I do more since you stay on 1 color waaay too long.

[@tarukmongto]

Your 3hr guy looks like I wish my 35hr guy looks like.

[@naib_stilgar]

$99999 patreon tier for Warrior? Which benefits does that come with? 😅

[@Duo_20]

Top tip... slapchop

[@nameisbad]

I spent 8 months painting a bust, it's not that good, not that bad, but I remember it fondly yet can't remember most the mini's I've speed painted. Unless you need it to game, don't speed paint, for many people watching these videos: We lose something that we never knew we had.

[@chickensandwich1589]

PRO TIP: Just dip the model into the paint pot, DONE!

[@fnl4eva269]

More shades of 1 color makes better stuff but hey less great hof painters out there win for us hof people.

[@caspiannieves2409]

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[@newtybot]

Your tier two is $99,999 but the tier three is $10??

[@BigWallarts]

You know what the problem. . . When you tell White Spirit i don't give a shit what this even is because i live in Ukraine and we don't have anything that called a "White Spirit". For example: Trying explain to people what is "Green Stuff" and how it work took SOME (a lot of) time. But i don't even know what is White Spirit. . . On the first look it's just water. . . Maybe there is at least something similar? Because i have no idea T_T

[@Zumikito]

Try odorless mineral spirit, sane thing. Last resort is turpentine

[@usefulclicks1635]

I'm sure this is covered somewhere but where do you get this colour wheel that helps you pick your scheme?

[@Zumikito]

look up adobe.color :)