Hobby Cheating 255 - Understanding Thinning Paint Layers, Glazes & Filters 

So this whole time i have been pushing glazes further than i should in the beginning, Which makes the whole process alot longer, also was not even aware of "filters" but i have been using them. Now my process will be faster and more effective, thanks Vince.

You have become my favorite YT channel for real Things I appreciate about your videos 1. There’s no unnecessarily complicating terminology. I’ve seen too many videos where people get so hung up on different terms without simplifying what they’re trying to say.Just look up photography tutorials, they’ll explain the exposure triangle at length yet never show you footage of them actually taking a picture 2.Theres very little music in the background, and what is there isn’t annoying.This ones self explanatory, I don’t care who I’m watching if they are audio ducking or whatever and every time it drops I hear some annoying music I can’t watch it 3. You’re very aware of your camera.Lots of times I’ll be watching you and you’ll like, accidentally leave the palette out of frame..before I even have time to be annoyed you’re always like “oh, you probably can’t see that sorry I’ll fix that” even in this one when you did the filter I was like “it didn’t even do anything” then you tilted it out of direct light ,boom sure enough there’s a light red tint 4. You upload high quality videos frequently.I watch so many creators that barely ever upload and while I understand that quality takes time, it’s still nice to get stuff to watch more than once every 6 months (I love you SovietWomble never change) Just thought you should hear that.Great channel Vince

I seriously appreciate the use of the reference sheet. It’ll be a helpful reminder that it’s all ratios and not exact measurements. Also thank you for saying cheekies. Even ogres have cheekies.

What I love about videos like these are that so often we forget the difference in knowledge people have. What is obvious to someone might never have occurred to someone else, so sometimes it’s good to look at videos on the basics like brush care or simple terminology. A pleasure as always, Vince!

this was maybe one of the most helpful videos i seen on the difference between everything. thank you so much

Man I love the painting learning process. It's so great to go from watching skilled artists do these kinds of techniques and feel like you're seeing actual magic, to trying them out, practicing them, and harnessing the skill for yourself and then one day realizing that you're now capable of magic too. Thanks for another video!

I had such a huge "aha!" moment when you just showed how you thinned the paint and what exact effect it had. I've been struggling with getting it right while painting and was getting frustrated. Now I'm pumped and can't wait to practice this! Thanks so much!

This is a fantastic video. I would love to see a follow-up video on brush mechanics. How the applied pressure and lift off points of the brush vary with different paint consistencies.

Paint consistency was maybe my hardest hurdle when I started painting (that and brush control), but two years in I am finally feeling more comfortable with getting my paint to where I want it. The "which paint is winning" is a great way to think about it! I haven't heard that before.

Wow. This was super helpful. I'm a visual person, and that graph with the different types was so helpful.

Watching all your videos. I used to paint minis when it was dnd the first time around, ca 1978. I'm retired and have time for a hobby. Just wanted to mention that I don't believe that the pigment forms a covalent bond sharing electrons with the medium. I think the pigment is simply held in suspension in the medium, which is why you have to shake the bottle/pot. Love your channel. Thanks.

Your videos are so helpful! With the quality resources you are providing to new painters we can improve so much faster.

As always, huge THANK YOU! This question gets asked all of the time and is really nice to have a video to reference other painters.

Great video! I appreciate you taking the time to help us...i was getting there, but this really helped to clarify the glaze vs filter. Thank you!

Vince I am a couple months into the hobby and wish I found you sooner. The way you explain everything makes perfect sense and has helped tremendously. I would have saved some money finding you sooner too, but whatever lol. You are the fuckin goat, sir!

as always another perfect crash course for someone newer to the painting part of hobby, and anytime I begin a new painting project or idea I go over the techniques needed and then find a vince video to explain the ins-and-outs of those techniques to help improve the learning curve.

Great video. You explain layering, glazes and filters very clearly. Thanks. My painting continues to improve thanks to your tutorials.

Dear Dana Howl and Vince Venturella. Watching both Vince's video 34 - Preparing for your best Paint Job and video 255 - Understanding Thinning Paint Layers, Glazes & Filters and combining with Dana's How to Underpaint Miniatures and How to Glaze Miniature's I believe I am finally making very good progress in my painting skills. I've been used to blocking in colours and 100% coverage not giving transparency much of a chance. I begin to see the light now (pun intended) Thank you so much both. Best Regards Peter Rasch Lageri Denmark

Nice summary of all the small knowledge nuggets from previous videos. Well done. Makes it easier to get a feeling for the consistency. One small trick that NJM is using is really helpful: He tests the paint by painting over the text section of a vallejo paint bottle. And the black and white contrast of the text shows you nicely how strong your layer / glaze is. For beginners this seems perfect to see the min/max effect on a neutral background.

Thanks for a great tutorial! I really appreciate how you present and clearly explain the subject being presented, you're a very good instructor. Larry, great to see you back to work!

Fantastic. This video has really opened my eyes to paint consistency. Thank you.

Love it! Really nice to see it done and not just explained.

Thank you Vince and Larry. This was a video I needed but didn’t know I needed!

Hands down one of the most informative and reliable mini painting resources. Thank you Vince!

I've been painting for a long time and this has helped tremendously! Thank you!

Fantastic explanations. Thank you, Vince!

Brilliant as usual Vincent, finally able to make glazes and not just the old style 10:1 washes. Much improvement shall be forthcoming from now on. Thanks again!

I am getting back into the hobby using both acrylic and oil paints so I have been watching a wide variety of your videos. Thank you and I hope to continue seeing great content from you Vince.

The RAWR at the end is what really sold this for me. Showmanship is so often overlooked these days. Vert helpful

Great video, as usual!!! Vince always makes everything to seem so easy😅

Wouldn't have made it through the previous part of 2020 without Larry. Larry helps mankind through its toughest of times. Long live Larry.

Always informative and in the clearest manner! ABT is my big takeaway. Never rush to failure, lol. Thank you once again!

Want to say that as someone who has only painted for 2.5 years. this is something I constantly struggle with. That and accidentally over-thinning everything on my wet pallet. I end up using too thin paint and having to do 4-6 layers to get a solid opaque color im happy with. Thanks for putting the video together, seriously this is one of those skills that most just assume is natural but it really isn't

Great video Vince! Have come back to it a couple of times.

It's awesome that you tied this all in together.

I can't thank you enough for this video, finally helped me understand how to properly thin my paints and make my first attempt at nmm!

Now that was a great and truly helpful vid Vince. Many thanks.

Great video. I knew about glazes, but never understood them until you explained it.

Thanks for this one Vince. I just shared this with my local painting "brain trust". This will be really beneficial for explaining techniques to some of the guys who are just picking up the brush again for the first time in years.

Thank you, Vince, once again for explaining things that I, as a beginner, see going on with my use of paint, but don’t understand. I’ve learned so much from you! Your explanations are always so clear, so easy to relate to my experiences and backed up by examples. Watching your videos always inspires me. From the moment I saw you interviewed on (I think it was) Uncle Atom’s videos where he posed the same question to lots of pro painters, and I though “Damn, this Vince guy talks good” (i.e., he is great at conveying information clearly), I have been hooked on your RU-vid output. really can’t thank you enough.

The cooking/baking analogy works so well for this. It's also capital "A" Art. Sooo, it's subjective as to what looks "good". Every person's good is different. Yes, within the parameters of a contest, there are benchmarks that you should aim for. In general, though, there are many paths to good.

I'm just here for the fun of it your the best teacher in the game. This is possibly the most important part of getting going in mini painting can be super hard at first great video.

Outstanding explanation ok key painting concepts! As usual... I'll put this in my "key painting video library! Thanks Luciano

Awesome Video, That so very very helpful. Your videos are some of the best out there

Great, great explanation! Thanks so much! Very informative!

Never heard of filters before, very interesting, looks great. Hope I can get it to work. Thanks again Vince.

Larry's little road at the end made the video. Reminded me of the Gerr Arg at the end of Buffy. Made me smile.

Wow this was clear concise ND very informative

Love all your videos. Thank you so much Vince. Hopefully i can take some classes at NOVA next year.

Thanks you Vince, very informative.

12:45. Cracked me up so hard. Thanks Vince!

This is a super important video for every beginer!!

What a great foundational video!

superbe vidéo . MERCI pour la démonstration.

⭐️ concise and precise presentation that is really helpful ⭐️ thanks for sharing your knowledge 👍

Thanks for the perspective, much appreciated!

Thank you soooo much for posting this!!

Thanks Vince, I'm using this technique on some terradon wings. It's really helping to blend the color across the big wing surface.

Great video, made it easy to explain to my mini painting serfs I.E. my Kids! Thanks Mate!!

Thank you so much! Feels so right to finally understand where I was so wrong)

It's very helpful Vince!

excellent lesson for our beginners

super super helpful, many thanks!!!

very helpful. Thank you!

Vince Ventura paint detective, nice video mate!!

So informative! Thank you!

That ogre has been painted so much, it must be very confused by now.

Good baking/cooking analogy!

Huh - this has been super helpful in also understanding my wet pallette. My paints on the pallette would eventually look like the glaze. Will need to experiment more to understand is the pallette too wet, or am I not adding enough paint in the first place. Also makes me feel like I should not be putting metallic on my wet pallette for now. Thank you!

Thanks as always!

Thank you for the video!!!

Thanks Vince!

Me: Damnit I'm going to have to work my arse off this weekend to get this paper in! Also me: ooh Vince has a new video!

Great stuff and very useful. I've only just started using a wet palette and I think I've been over thinning my paint, as it's pooling like the glaze, but wasn't sure if this was osmosis. Also, glad Larry is doing well 😀

There is definitely a difference between "connaissance" and "savour faire". I.e. the difference between "knowing" and "being able to do". I understand the concepts, I am still building up the manual skills to get it right on a regular basis. I still struggle with getting details and fine lines as the paint is always too dry to be applied or so thin it blobs.

Great video. Simple and clear! Can you please do one for airbrush paint consistency and or airbrushing techniques? I love your videos!

I've been painting on and off for almost two decades...sadly, more off for the back half of it...and never really felt like I had a handle on this aspect so have stuck to a minimal-shading style. It's not an awful style, I'm certainly not ashamed of the figures I've done, but does lead to figures looking pretty 'cartoony' and lacking the warmth of a more realistic piece. I'm still aphantasic, and my lighting / color theory isn't any less godawful, so I know I've still got a long way to go on really 'getting' lighting / shading...but I think this will be the 'aha' moment that finally put things in terms / images that allow me to break through that ceiling. After watching a few other videos, I'm starting to really develop what I want my new style to be...starting basically from scratch scares me, but it comes with an enthusiasm I haven't had in a while. Do you have a similar video that breaks down 'between layers of glazes' under-shading like this? I get the basic gist...it's not unlike Dr. Faust's "Highlight aggressively before washing, so the highlights look like part of it and not painted on top" style...but a tool is only as good as the techniques used with it, and right now Count Adhemar's herald could have just as easily been talking about me: "Technique, rudimentary...style, nonexistent!" But seriously, though...thank you. I'm hoping this is the 'it clicks' I needed to really start developing my own style.

Thanks Again. 🙂Thomas over at The Model Hobbyist

Vince is the best

Baking vs cooking haha very well put! So true

I LOVE CONTRAPOINTS!!

always a welcome treat to see that ogre

Good video

Great tutorial Vince, would it be possible to do a video on primers given all the techniques and products available. Thanks

The only really way to figure out the right amount is training and experience. One day you will paint and "get it" and suddenly you just have the right consistency, only to not get it right the next time. I am at that point right now. Some colors and minis, I finally have the right feel for the thinning, the next I don't, but I'm sure it will get better and more consistent over time.

Hey Vince. Question unrelated to this particular video, might even be a topic request/suggestion if you haven't tackled this before. How do you use highlights to indicate the reflectivity of the surface? Let's say I have two surfaces, and I want them to be the same colour but they're made from different materials, one matte and the other reflective (in my case, cloth vs enamelled metal shield), how would you paint that?

Larry is my favorite mini of all time

As always, awesome video - learned quite a lot. If you have a word of advice, though, I'm struggling a bit with glazes, in the sense that, when trying to apply a new color, it leaves visible color lines/brushstrokes where the tip of the brush hits the mini. I always make sure to dilute the paint (more than) enough, then wick the excess water away, yet still I find myself running into this issue. On the other hand, if I don't dilute the paint enough, it just looks bad when I apply the 'glaze', like an improperly applied layer. Any further tips would be greatly appreciated. And thank you for taking the time to teach us!

Love the comparison to baking and cooking. Very true and well explained. Does the paint taste worse when you get the mixtures wrong :D

And again thank you for a very helpful video. Maybe I need to stop using Vallejo Thinner Medium and Glaze Medium for a while and just get the hang of it with water.

Very informative has always. Based on the content presented, would you say that you mostly never use premix shades? Thanks

I've noticed how you hold your brush. I hold mines like a pencil with both my thumb and index fingers pressing on them. Is this personal comfort or is there an actual advantage in holding the brush the way you do? I know it sounds like a silly question, but I end up learning some real niche stuff that go long ways.

Hey! Larry's back!

This is a great video! Is it possible to use the same technique with metallic paints to smooth out transition?

helpful as always. I'm wondering if you had a chance to try water mixable oil paints, health concern led me to to pick those up instead of traditional oil and I rly think they are quite a bit better for our hobby.

Thanks for the insight at always! Just curious, how do you deal with sweat in those gloves? Or does it not bother you?

This is great, thanks! So how can you tell that the paint is "broken" or "snapped"? Can you only tell after it has coffee stained on the model, or is there a way to tell that it's broken while its still on the palette?

Pauly Shore!

An Italian guy on a different channel who does minis showed me the difference between normal, wash and glaze paint consistency difference on his thumbnail and was surprised at how transparent he did the glaze. Got me wondering is distilled water with a bit of flow improver better for making glazes because than Vallejo matt medium because water is visibly more transparent than the milky White medium? Cannot remember the channel name of the Italian mini painter.

is the acrylic medium binder? or is it just a solvent that's different... if it's binder, how/why choose between solvent (water) binder (medium)