Painting the same Miniature in 30 minutes vs 30 hours

[@Dram1984]

Thanks for making this, I feel like most people don’t appreciate just how long “great” painting takes and it’s not for everyone. Painting in the time you have available and are comfortable spending is good enough :)

[@matejkuselj5881]

Your 30 mins work looks just amazing! Ofc the 30h is of another dimension, but spending just 30 mins and having that good of a mini... just wow!

[@DerComicladen]

"How often did you watch that montage in the beginning?" "Yes". Your videos get better and better - you are literally the only one who makes videos about mini painting entertaining as a comedy show while at the same time really pushing the knowledge transfer. Thanks bro, great work! (if you ever want to coop, hit me up, i have some ideas!)

[@Sylvaantye]

I feel like, especially with miniature painting, the 80/20 rule applies very well. Thus, you can get 80% of the work done in 20% of the time. The last 20% of the work will take 80% of the time. It is one of the arguments against perfectionism. Especially since a perfect result typically isn't reached, not in the least because what is perfect is in the eye of the beholder. I really liked the video. I think a few touch-ups on the 30min version would have made it very nice as well. And I think for most people that would be more than good enough :)

[@randomtagr.t591]

Ah yes, the cultured mini company

[@MrPlamonerd]

jajajaj Loved the song and the dance... I will see the video again just for that.

[@TitusGuard]

What brand of mason jars do you recommend ordering? Asking for a friend of course

[@tasmanmd8269]

И на 0:18 Зумикито такой : "Знаешь сколько мне лет?!? И тридцатника нет!! " (с) Гриффины Спасибо за творчество, чел! Ты большой молодец!)

[@Paranormal-Stupidity]

That 30 hour model is amazing. It's a work of art. Even the 30 minute model looks great, regardless of how quickly you painted it. Also, this video was really well presented and edited. Your content just keeps getting better and better. Thanks for sharing!!

[@CMDR_BananenKeks]

I love that you showed how many attempts it takes to get fine details placed like the Eye reflection.

[@mightyawesomeminis]

Fantastic job, your colour selection is on point for this one. Also, Lucy is best girl!

[@BTMadness]

Thank you for the inspiration, Zumi. Your videos never fail tl be both entertaining and helpful

[@ltGargoyle]

im doing a large commision of Kingdoms death models right now. love these models. and i have spent some time on each of them. However only on the ones i like.

[@Oelrich69]

Yay Kingdom Death. Zumi out here being a real one.

[@hysterylesson4850]

Awesome. I love how the skintones turned out, especially the contrast between the left shoulder and the legs. Great job!

[@Torshaven4632]

Jesus. You're 28. I thought you were my age. (45)

[@boshhh123]

surely he's not 28 😅

[@Boorecek123]

​@@boshhh123He is 😂

[@boshhh123]

@@Boorecek123 I'm a little older than him and I am shocked he's younger than me 🤣 bless him. Love you Simon

[@barwachtel5714]

0:40-1:30 was fire ❤‍🔥

[@TheLunarDawn]

Thanks for painting these KD Minis, your videos got me into Kingdom Death! Already picked up Libra to paint, eBay’d everything out of stock, and will be picking up the full board game in February! (Though in the meantime, reeeealy need to practice painting skin, thankfully Chaos Space Marine Cultists are mostly exposed and plenty in number…)

[@Tomas-pm7mn]

Tento kanal a podcast som objavil len nedavno a bol prekvapeny ze vobec existuje kanal z cz o figurkach. Väčšinou sledujem kdejakych Španielov 😄. Velmi kvalitne spravene videjka 👍. A ten uvod bol podarený. 😜

[@karstedt9987]

The purple ambiance with the skin tones is really nice.

[@kurisi5563]

The result is fantastic

[@bas_6983]

KD:M have amazing minis! great vid!

[@valentinfejes]

Many thanks for that absolute banger! 🔊

[@joseadrianguimaraynz8671]

I love that purple shadow! 💜💜

[@bigdenopaints]

Such a sick intro. I wish my assembling was that much fun

[@EvenMoreDamage]

Great video. Key takeaway for me is to feel comfortable with painting minis with a particular purpose for them in mind. If it is for a game night, keep it in a speedpaint ballpark if it is for display, invest much more time, however if you need some extra time to finish allow yourself to take it. If after 30 minutes you are not happy with the result go another 30 to tie all up into a nice gaming piece. Personally, 95% what I paint is for games, and key characters are painted usually under 4 hours. I wish I was able to do it even faster but it is a skill issue on my end. All I want is to deliver best gaming experience to my players, however time in a week is limited so I will have to push for some additional time savings in the future.

[@DeathWalker7000]

The 30 min look so good i would love to have 60 of that one instead of 1 of the 30h one. This really show that a 30h long paiting session does not add that much more past 30 min

[@malikaia9652]

Preference i think as they look night and day different to me

[@ariellouit8523]

@zumikito! You are making videos more often!❤ If I learn something in this video is: hope is never lost. If this world can have more Zumikito, everything is possible!🎉

[@philhack3731]

Wahouaou, I just got my pop corn basket and enjoyed this content. Masterclass!

[@sgtbuckwheat]

I see kingdom death, I watch. I'm a simple man in that regard.

[@drchops]

plz epxlain

[@auxiliary-stuff]

yes please, why that?

[@wizard0313]

He (she) is a fan of the game Kingdom Death: Monster, the game that this model is from. When he (she) saw the thumbnail for this video, they immediately watched it as they are a fan. Simple as

[@auxiliary-stuff]

@@wizard0313 I see. I am interested in why they is fan of it?

[@wizard0313]

@auxiliary-stuff cool models and the game is fun probably

Nice edit bro!

[@batheavy2834]

The fast painted figure imo has more initial ‘punch’ 🥊 in the context of standing out within other figures it’s good. Obviously the painting is brilliant on the other. ❤

[@clow0123]

amazing ! I learned so much !

[@nekomatic]

Hehe, your 30 min looks a lot better than mine whole weekend:D

[@traestorm]

If you choose to go back to this model, I would be interested in a follow-up video showing what the final results look like, comparisons of the mini now and when you think it's complete, and how much extra time the extra effort took. Regarding, thank you for the details you shared with us.

[@garyjenson1326]

I love painting spheres! Make of that what you will.

[@darthinfamous73]

This is the video that finally convinced me to get a KDM model.

[@redrooster7371]

Small touch ups on speedpaints make a lot of a difference. The 30 minutes version looks far better than I thought.

[@loltwest9423]

I have one question: When brightening up the skin for the contrast method, what was your decision making process like? How did you know which paint to use to brighten it back up? For example, if I were to use Guilliman Flesh contrast on a mini, which paint should I be using to highlight it? Thanks.

[@elkaput]

wish i even could finish w Model in 30mins 😭 great job as usual!

[@michaelgrindy6913]

that building montage was banging!, still laughing at it.

[@FreelancerND]

What I found for myself, is that contrast/xpress/speedpaint skin tones are very good when painting base layers for something small like faces or hands on standard 32mm minis. Bigger volumes of exposed skin, when painting with contrasts is... meh, more time spend on correcting the result. But using diluded contrasts as a wash or a filter on top of proper acrylic layer - totally different story =) Also, it all may be because I am really bad at painting skin and not feeling all that confident doing so. Guess I need to buy meself a bunch of minis of... skyclad lasses, and practice more and more.

[@gordo6908]

0:40 almost thought that was bunny holiday, surprised the sound is still around

[@natehart1988]

Oh, wow! I thought I was the only one who started his painting sessions with a rap video montage! Seriously, though. That was hilarious.

[@benjaminlenert8768]

Very cool video. What brand where those contrast paints? They seemed very thin…

[@Assichicken]

The start killed me😂

[@VivoDraconis]

i think the clip at 0:40 should have STARTED with the glue. maybe a lil sniff or 2. that would have fit real well i think

[@capsule2326]

That's some great stuff

[@HuntersOA]

I hope that airbrush at the beginning was only used for priming :D I have one and when I was doing a bigger commission last year or maybe a year before - I've got tendinitis in my hand :D I still use it some time for enamels and what not but my wife got me a Harder and steenbeck for accurate work, and last year a .5 badger patriot for big pieces :D I really hope you also have a better one than that :D

[@HuntersOA]

I love this process :D But I have a question. Have you ever tried bigger minis? I tend to make minis for clients that prefer minis in the "statue" scale. The one I am working on is 18cm and an other one is almost 30. I find that several methods for mini - mini painting do not really translate well. Especially ambient lights, highlighting the mini, etc. I find that in several cases the figures are "big enough" that I might "not" really have to paint all the highlights as I would for a 32mm scaled one. I'd like to see your take on a big mini and how long it takes :D For me I think about 50h, maybe upwards of 80h is the top I am willing to invest and that is really not enough to do as much details as in here. By the way, I will be painting a Lord of plagues in the holiday season based on your work - so I am really looking forward to that :)

[@gordo6908]

he sometimes works on much larger minis. iirc oneshort example is in the video titled "Up Your Mini Painting INSTANTLY"

[@HuntersOA]

@@gordo6908 I'll check it

[@Oreo_cakester]

Wide hips girls are my weakness 🔥😭

[@ollowayne7818]

amazing

[@TheSickness]

Someone had waaay tooo much fun on editing the assembly 😂

[@simioi_6489]

Is there a link to the song? I can't find that version, but it slaps so good :D

[@lukaskacinetz859]

..even the 10 minuts is beyond my skill :D

[@TheLightLOD]

So painting is like programming... The first 90% of the work takes the first 90% of the time, the other 10% of the work takes the other 90% of the time :P On a more serious not though, I think the touchups on the 30 minute version really did a lot of heavy lifting. Still I'd go with a bit more than the 30 minutes, maybe a few hours. The 30 hours one looks gorgeus, I wish I had that kind of hobby time to learn and do that consistently.

[@WarWithReality]

Hi Zumikito. Why do you put paper towel on top of your wetpallette sponge?

[@bobbybrown1258]

The 30 hour models face is out standing

[@yuarthur455]

Yes

[@MrHyonD]

Spending a lot of time doesn't make your minis that much better that the time you spent. But, to be fair, I don't really paint to be efficient, I paint because I love to. If I'm finished with some project I will find another one anyway, so, in the long run, it might be more "efficient" to actually take my time to enjoy what I do.

[@martial8574]

Your 30 min mini look better than my 30h ones 🤣

[@swampybwoy]

DAMN that’s a NICE miniature 🥵

[@stevehough8727]

30 minutes? 30 minutes?!!! ........proceeds to snap brushes and leave room crying

[@Seignil]

What remix is playing when hes delivering those sick dance moves?

[@형진김-u8k]

What color did you dye Lucy's hair?

[@Pacopi]

Graphics low vs Graphics high! So splendid video. Ur like!

[@gammagames6027]

“But hey this is my model, you can’t stop me!” I shouted after realizing I put the legs on backwards on my Titan 😅

[@asbjorn4334]

So Zumikito, the time for the most important question has come, edging or rimming, what's your favorite?

[@CMDR_BananenKeks]

"i'm only 28 and..." hold up! wait a minute...

[@Paintbetterthan]

Zumikihito!

[@IronTool1]

This is the mini I would pick to spend 30 hours looking at too.

[@rain4825]

Oh come on! you missed the joke! "it's just a theory, a color theory!"

[@MigHeart68]

👍👍👍👍👍👍👍

[@jc7997aj]

If you're going for speed why not add a fast drying medium to the paint ?

[@jamescrawford8538]

Lol game theory reference nice

[@tanman729]

I painted two of the pinups from the box I ordered and now I want another Box 🤣😂😭

[@sternenkriegwerkstatt]

Feel the beard :D

[@Magnx_]

These miniatures are getting better and better…

[@7cerverus]

0:18 😂

[@CgbDread]

29:)))) I thought you were about 40 like me

[@bigH101]

I just realized from this video that they don't put in a ton of time in their gaming miniatures. Here I am putting in a ton of time on mine lol

[@Crackparty803]

Imagine the back pain

[@Rei__07]

why is there no song linked D:

[@KosmitPL]

That music video montage was a thing of beauty. Well done. Be honest, you spent way more time editing that part than on the whilole rest of the video. Syncing to music is labour intensive, but totally worth it.

[@Zumikito]

I have an editor since May of this year, otherwise I couldn't manage to do everything, but I can assure you, that it didn't take him nearly as long as the rest haha

[@mytrixminiatures]

Happy Accident Bob Ross style

[@Rhaenday]

Now do it again in the reverse order to see how intimate knowledge of the model impacts your approach and results! ^^

[@marcelopradodasilva8130]

Love your content, hate the blurred thumbnail; you don´t need that.

[@Lavendeer201]

I cant even basecoat in 30 minutes 😭

[@Moah333]

I don't know if it's the model or whatever but I swear i heard "simulate the erectional light" at 9:52

[@zramirez5471]

Damn dude that mini has dumps like a truck...

[@starwolf7365]

I'm sorry... There's a sale for KD! You should have started the video with that! *Throws my money at 50% off kits*

[@Jaymay98]

The 30m one outs me to shame. Honesty tho i like the 30 better. I like that its lighter

[@grindory]

Yes?

[@ScottieJ448]

28?! i thought you were my age! ile just do us both a service and not list said age. lol

[@eusonlai2238]

Bro should shave his beard for charity like vsauce

[@maxdammit]

always wonder how people airbrush on there desk and not dusting there whole room in paint dust

[@NoOnezZup]

its gonna take more than 30 min for the paint to dry on that phat azz

[@indo1354]

Zumikihito you may be cooked for this one 0:40.

[@BirdDinosaur]

Do you paint 30 hours straight?

[@corneal35]

wait your 28 0.0