Painting Heroforge 1: Drybrushing & Ink Washes 

The high grade plastic is really clean.

It's an issue with my video editor. It pops up randomly and only after the final render, which makes it real difficult to fix. I recently upgraded so hopefully it will be less of an issue.

The high grade plastic is impressive. Very minor clean up needed.

Edit: Whoops! Guess I’ll keep watching the series to find out! Curious about that bottle though! Great video!

I always prime.

You can and I once did. Mainly stopped because the bottle are huge and take up a lot of room on the table and no one needs that much ink.

More like 10 seconds if it's thinned right. It will be better explained in the next video.

Old paint bottle attached using a hot glue gun. Most people just use poster tack.

You can look at a hobby shop, dollar store, or craft store for corks, I bought a bag of various sizes with some poster tack for painting minis. As well, Citadel and a few other companies make clamp style miniature holders for painting

I don't need one because I learned to thin and control my paints long ago the old fashion way. It's a tool and if it help you, it's fine.

It would turn the color into too much a pink hue

If you haven't found an answer yourself, yet: there are a few ways to do this. There are specific primer paints. You can then brush it on or use a spraygun. Of course, the second method requires some investment. 3rd, use a can primer. It is easy and quick, but some models, like the reaper bones models, don't like it though, so be careful where you use it! Make sure you're not melting your minis.

It's because metallics are solid particles suspended in a semi-transparent medium. You have to use them slightly different than with normal paint.

@@ThePaintingClinic indeed you do. my qiestion wasnt clear- I meant to ask if you knew that they were "intended" to be used over paint, rather than white or black primer/undercoat. I was curious why you used the "use Vallejo model air metallics- they give great coverage" solution, rather than just putting the metallics over an undercoat with some color. I hope that doesnt come off as rude or know-it-all. My guess is you went with straight metallic becuase you were adding hues with washes and drybrushing rather than with undercoats. Anyhow, please keep 'em coming. Cheers!

@@garyledford2901 Over 25 years of painting and researching I've never heard or read they are designed to be transparent/ cover poorly, so I disagree with the statement. There are some exceptions, like certain airbrushed lacquers designed to go over glossy black, but I'm assuming she's referencing just acrylics. Finding new or different ways to apply metallics is great and I highly encourage it, so I'm not saying the technique being used is wrong. I've just never heard of any paint company bragging about how transparent their metallics are, which they would if that was fact. Quite the opposite.

I use Vallejo Matt Varnish.

From what I've heard, if it's a plastic mini, it's not as important to varnish it than if it's made of metal. It's only important if you plan to play with it a lot and have people tossing it around etc. Personally, most of my minis are for display so I don't use varnish, I think they look better that way.

The varnish really knocked down the shine on the armor.

@@DaWild I disagree. I think minis should always be varnished just to ensure they don't chip - even if you don't plan to handle them often. Depending on the effect I want on the armor, I might gloss varnish the metal bits to keep it from looking too dull.

@@DaWild Painter's choice. It also slightly smooths out the paint job.

There are plenty of pre-packaged washes nowadays, so it's kind of moot. If I want a sloppy wash I tend to use glaze medium now.

If you know how to make your own then you can thin them the needed amount. It's also cheaper. One bottle of ink = wash, glaze, etc.

@@ThePaintingClinic Understood. Thank you. :)

Sorry I am new to this so don’t follow your reply properly... are u saying you can make a wash from any paint colour?... just add water and glaze medium?...I am still not sure what the glaze does?

@@1234MartinM Yes, you can make your own ink and paint washes from any. Just add water. The glaze medium makes it easier to use and mix and helps to deal with the surface tension issue when using washes. It's not required, but if you are just starting out I'd highly suggest it.

Thanks! Now I get it!... appreciate your reply 😃 Keep up the great work!... I am a new student of all your videos 😁

Nope. No time.

@@ThePaintingClinic darn, you do such a great job too

Read the description and listen to the man in the video. Literally 30 seconds in, he's already explained it's going over simple techniques (wash and drybrushing,) and getting paint on a mini.

@@Thaxsar Yes, but he usually caters to an audience that knows who he is and what we mean by e.g. drybrushing. So I'm wondering if it's a run that has been commissioned to also appear in a different context (which is not unusual for high-quality you tubers such as Odin Makes, Clickspring, Mind of Watercolor and so on).

It's a series I'm doing for Heroforge.

You'd need a really expensive printer to get this level of detail.