How to Paint Miniatures - Painting Basics 

Hey just wanted to say I'm just getting into painting and I think your videos are great. I've found other painters sometimes get a little too advanced and a lot of the technical aspects go over my head. I really like how you keep it basic and interesting. So thanks for sharing and look forward to watching more of your painting vids. 👍

Love and support Jenna. One day at a time.

What a great set of videos. I am a military modeller, and have painted figures in an entirely different way, so thought perhaps I can learn a few different tricks off the fantasy folks. You make very easy to understand videos, with very little waffle, and having the same accent as myself, are much easier to understand. However, you make a classic mistake; you love shaking paint. But don't seem to stir it. Stir your paint. This will make it last longer, and stop air bubbles getting into the paint as well. I myself never shake paint, and have paints that date back to the 80s in perfect condition.

Thank you! I have been looking at tutorial after tutorial, and no one seems to want to cover the very basics... holding the brush, what to do with a mistake, etc.

I’ve watched a bunch of beginners tips, you are the first to tell me not to leave my brush in my water upside down. Earned a sub

Straight to the point, Clear instructions, and visible demonstrations as you are explaining the concepts. THANK YOU SO MUCH!

Thank you for this comprehensive video! You covered many great techniques that I haven't seen on other video's (transfering paint using old brush, never leave paintbrush upside-down in water pot, use separate water pot for metallic paint, quickly clean mistakes using wet brush, use brush cleaner). Keep up the great work!

Hi, I've just started painting - but one thing that I've noticed is that the Reaper paints that I have are considerably thinner than Citadel paints. Would you still recommend adding water?

Yes, you are a horrible human being. Ha. I was watching your washes video when I noticed the way you hold your brush. I'm happy to see the joke in the earlier vid. Thanks for the pointers.

I'm returning to the hobby after a long time (I still have about 100 of those older hexagonal paints (plus a couple of original round tapered ones😨) which I saved 95% from drying out ☺). Excellent video for an old boy to revise with and certainly good stuff for a complete beginner. (Watch and learn guys, this is pure gold). I mostly paint 15mm historic figures tacked to old pop/fizzy drinks twist tops, with that ridged side they're perfect for gripping the darned thing.

This was very helpful. I'm about to get my first miniatures and hopefully this will keep me from making as many mistakes.

That voice though... 👍🏻

thank u very much!🙃

I always maintain my tip.

have you heard of a wet palette? (tabletop minions did a video about it.) Is it something you would reccomend?

That model is so cute, what's that?

Newbie error. I added to much water. First time I have ever thinned a paint. So for my first try. Oops. Time to try again. Thanks for the video.

how long do you tend to wait in between adding layers of basecoat? Thanks for the tips in your vids. It's a different, refreshing look then most and it gave me some nice pointers :)

Adding a ceramic bead to your paint pots or bottles as an agitator helps to mix the paint. One can find them in craft stores in the necklace and beads section.

so when you get paint on the brush after its wet and prepared by adding do you go straight into painting on the figure or do you need to wipe it on a rag so you dont get too much paint on the figure? same thing when highlighting?