Why You Need To STOP Blending.

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Blending on your miniatures is great...but is it worth it? Today I present to you my take and approach on how to paint minis without spending too much time on blending.
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Blending on your minis can be a real soulless grind. If you want to get better results, learning how to blend for those smooth gradients is great for you, but if you already know how to do that, it is better to use different miniature painting technques.
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@Zumikito 3 года назад

Awesome goblin miniatures are from today's sponsor - Emvicreative: bit.ly/3ku5D90

@justarandomname420 3 года назад

I'm just here for the beard and pompadore, minis are just a great bonus.

@LongWarEnjoyer 3 года назад

News flash, yer gay.

@vasubalakrishnan3958 3 года назад

My favorite color is "done"--and I think that's what you're getting at. I don't have the patience to really, really do beautiful blends and transitions, but I *do* have the patience to take the time to pick out detail, do some nice edge highlight, etc. And this is a good reminder that setting a target about how much time you are willing to spend and how nice you want anything to look is just a really great idea.

@richarddanziger7733 3 года назад

I've painted like this for many years. I've generally been too messy and my eyesight not good enough for slow blends and glazes. The nice thing about layering like this is being able to work on multiple minis at a time concentrating on one or two colours. Great video

@whitecreamymilk8436 2 года назад

You can always get a magnifier

@DDCRExposed 3 года назад

I stumbled on this technique a few months ago and wow did it ever 1) improve my final results 2) saved me a bunch of time without going overboard 3) encouraged me to focus on painting more often Great to see you and others are using this type of technique as well.

@pugnascotia 11 месяцев назад

This was exactly the video I needed. I was worried about improving my blending, but watching this made me realise I already knew how to blend to a decent level, I just needed to approach it a little more systematically. Thank you!

@Zorvax 3 года назад

I'm here because I'm a simple man - I see a new Zumikito Miniatures video - I click watch. I do agree, I spend a ton of time on basic infantry units and I ask myself why constantly. I'm still trying to find a good balance haha. I've started using stippling a lot more and it does help get things done faster. Great video as always!

@RuffStuff420 3 года назад

I have been practicing my stippling and I have to be honest, I prefer that look to blending and feathering. One thing I have started doing as well with my feathering is doing a single layer of glaze over the stippling when I am finished with the stippling. I'll use the lightest of the shades I used in the area, make a very diluted glaze out of it, and do a single glaze coat over it. This, to my eyes, helps blend the stippling together so nice it's hard to tell it's not blended.

@yosoyashep 3 года назад

I remember an old post on Dr. Faust's blog from maybe 10-15 years ago in which he explained just the same ideas you say here. I mean It as a praise to you for advocating for this approach, like the great doctor did. Keep It up. I like your style and your thinking.

@OldManRogers 3 года назад

To me longer time spent demonstrates diminishing returns. For an army a few hours per model seems fine. EG: if I could get 90% of my best paint job in 1 hour it seems more sensible than spending 9 more hours for that +10%

@edali131 3 года назад

This video has taught me philosophy on painting more than technique. Great stuff!

@cyberbum9688 3 года назад

They should call you the pragmatic painter: 5 minute to the point videos, don't spend too long blending, you sir are awesome. How to spend your time efficiently. Thank you!

@RaketHond 3 года назад

Thank you for this honest insight! It’s actually great advice to counter the ‘performance anxiety’/perfectionism that has been plaguing me after watching to many yt vids on how to paint better lol.

@cyberbum9688 3 года назад

Thanks!

@EnchoMoskov 3 года назад

Epic video, epic goblin, epic beard! Thanks,man!

@ParlonsAstronomie 2 года назад

It would have been awesome to paint the sime mini with blending so we can compare.

@simonadams 3 года назад

I think it really depends on what the value of painting is to you. If you were enjoying blending for hours and hours before, then continue. For me, I realised that i don't like painting that much and what I really like is completing projects and playing with painted miniatures, so now I try to keep to 1hour per mini. Sure, I can paint "better" with more time, but I just don't get the value.

@darksoul1381 3 года назад

Will it blend?

@Zumikito 3 года назад

That is the question!

@Voular 3 года назад

I basically discovered this technique on my own after learning about glazing and randomly watching highly skilled painters paint "quicker" miniatures. I still struggle, but your tip about colours being "similar" helps - it is more forgiving and helps ease you into it.

@MufasaTheMan 3 года назад

This is SUPER helpful! I am painting up the new 40k Ork box for my best friend's birthday and I will use this technique for sure!

@TheKitten 2 года назад

I started painting miniatures at age 40 and am coming from a fine art and fantasy art background so the mini culture of smoothness is weird to me. This is a generalization but in fine arts is considered to be more skillful to use visible brush strokes correctly than to make perfect gradients. If the brushstroke is the correct color and placement it will fool the brain into blending. In 2D art it is comparatively easier to make smooth gradients either with oils or digitally, especially if you use photo reference. In 3D it is not really possible to copy a photo, and most people use acrylics for minis which are difficult to blend so I'm guessing that is why smoothness is more valued.

@cole8834 3 года назад

This is what I've already been doing but it made me feel like an amatuer since I'd always hear people talk about blending.

@Anail_Mhin 2 года назад

I don´t care for tabletop or whatever game this is but I appreciate some talent! Looks really cool

@ashclayton3273 3 года назад

what you're essentially describing here is the necessity for the loaded brush technique. Thank you, Ben Komets.

@briangovernale2235 3 года назад

A few days ago had the realization that I had reached a plataue in my novice painting skills , I felt pretty bummed out. But then I came across your videos spent an entire work day watching your videos went home and put what I learned into practice, not only did I reach a new level of painting but my minis look 10x better then they did. I just wanted to say thank you and keep on being fucking awesome

@Zumikito 3 года назад

Oh man, that truly means a lot to me! Thank you for your kind words and keep on rocking 👌

@reuterss306 2 года назад

i am going even one step further just working with base tones, washes and some highlighting...when I got my last kickstarter boardgame and had like 100+ miniatures to paint I just realized that this gives good enough results for me and we could actually play with fully painted miniatures instead of waiting a year until I'm done. :D I only do little blends and feathering on big boss miniatures or important stuff like heroes etc. I can sleep WAY better now not worrying about the most perfect result for every miniature I am going to paint.

@nickkirk6081 2 года назад

you are hands down my favourite youtuber i love your content and youve helped me paint BEYOND my thoughts/abilities. thank you good sir

@colinmelchior 2 года назад

This is exactly how I'm trying to paint. I call it layer glazing. I'm not quite where I want to be with it yet...but practice makes better I guess. Great video.

@operator9858 Год назад

Im a noob and have pals who are obsessed with blending, but im trying to go with as little as physically possible and so ive gone krieg. Dont even have any skin to paint :)

@philsayer2447 2 года назад

Thumbs up for the amen break coming in when you start soft layering

@JasperXoR 3 года назад

Excellent painting, I don't need to worry, I paint to a table ready standard and occasionally try a new technique here and there.

@shaunkhing 3 года назад

Contrast over smoothness is great advice. You can definitely get a lot more mileage out of contrast than blending.

@grimmriffer 2 года назад

I've really taken layering to heart and enormously enjoyed doing a couple of orks like this. It also helps create really eye popping contrast if you layer up from black, but maybe not to everyone's taste. I'm struggling to get it to work for me on space marines though, which are less organic and grungy. 😔

@NatesMiniatures 3 года назад

I will take option C, I am here for the beard!

@Mordraqq 3 года назад

Im glad, I learned how to paint with oils,some good sort of magic ,when it comes to blending.

@EL_Turo 3 года назад

just going to say, you are the best youtube channel for learning how to paint miniatures. got that new warhammer + and im watching it thinking Zumikito explains it better than that!

@arnaud3299 3 года назад

Hi, as my visual acuity is getting worse, I’ve stoped blending 28mm detailled miniatures . Blending could still be effective for large pieces like 75mm. Since I’ve experimented stippling after seeing you tutorial everything has turned right now. Less time spend and a result enhanced for à miniature seen from 30 cm. Thanks again for your vids.

@thomaspostgate1222 3 года назад

I enjoyed the single 808 drum in my left ear at 4:45

@DarthSid 3 года назад

Good vid, thx! Quality and fastness/time seem to be two of the more important aspects in the current painting meta of Tabletop.

@13Robzilla 3 года назад

So true, so good!

@Zumikito 3 года назад

Thank you buddy!

@freakazoid5600 3 года назад

Dude you and your beard are literally the best painting channel on youtube!

@Zumikito 3 года назад

Glad you think so! I am still far from the best pro painters though!

@LimgraveFootSoldier 8 месяцев назад

The reason I'm here is that I just watched a video telling me I needed to start blending, and this was on the recommended tab. It's been a cycle. >Find video about technique >Follow up with a video telling to ABUSE that technique >"Hey, but have you considered that you need to STOP USING IT????" :')

@politenonparticipant4859 2 года назад

I'm still pretty early in developing my mini-painting skills, only about 28 in, and am only just really starting to appreciate the importance of layers.

@watermelonhelmet6854 Год назад

I've always thought about it like this: Tabletop Quality : Speed and efficiency are just as important as the final quality of the paint job Display Quality : Time is no longer a factor, you take as long as you need to get it to look exactly how you want it. Competition Quality : Same as display quality, but it's getting it to exactly how you want it to look under a microscope. Basically, if I'm painting an army I need for a game next weekend, I cut corners and trade final quality for speed. If I'm painting a display piece that might sit on my shelf for the next ten years, then it takes as long as it takes. 6 months from now I don't want to look at it and see everything I could have done better if I'd just invested the time.

@MWSculpts 2 года назад

Awesome thank you

@Xaltotun 3 года назад

I like to layer with 2 different thicknesses on my palette. Then I can use the thinner layer mix to apply in bigger areas and then use the less diluted mix for the highlights, or where I want better coverage.

@lordbaconbane6145 3 года назад

One trick I have found to faster blends is using GW contrast paints. I find I can get really smoot and quick transitions by using those and the contrast medium. That being said, I typically try to avoid doing too many blends because of time constraints.

@the.nikkoman Год назад

I arrived at this video after watching all your blending videos

@LoneSock89 Год назад

As I learn to be more accurate and blend I find it easier to use a larger brush as it will stay wet easier.

@SebLeCaribou 3 года назад

Woaw your minis look amazing. As for the video itself, I agree a lot. Blending is fine and leads to very good looking minis. But truth is, if you are using your mini in a tabletop/wargaming/rpg context, focusing on contrast is going to be way more efficient...and less time consuming.

@frannyfranfrancis 3 года назад

Nice short cut, didnt know it was a real technique. I kinda of do this because already. But now I know how to refine my version for better quicker results. It really comes down to are you satisfied with the end results.

@Michael-dj6pd Год назад

Funny I just today realised that I didn't know I was not glazing, but layering. I heard about push blending and am trying to figure out what it is.

@MechanicalFrog 3 года назад

Great advice in this one. I'm going to try it.

@terrydactyl2077 Год назад

To you new painters and you pros. I cannot stress enough that contrast is a zillion times more effective than anything else. Even without smooth blends. Not that I’ve painted anything in my life. I’ve just watched thousands of painting tutorials haha

@TheClassicWorld 3 года назад

The impossible question, and the eternal depth of the cosmos: What is taller, his hair or beard?

@nurbil3033 2 года назад

I like the idea of enjoying painting if you take long that's fine it so happens that spending 45 hours on a mini is what makes it feel special for you sure if you are doing an army sure you might want to cut back time but you can always go back to the minature later, it is a hobby after all

@KILLERKEMOProduction 3 года назад

Learned this recently

@Zir0w... 3 года назад

That's my way of painting mini for 2 to 3 years! It's the best between quality and time consumer! =)

@ralfhelbigslf 3 года назад

Those goblins are great. Looks like fun to paint and they all reference some other legendary miniatures, movie- and/or game-characters^^ Smoothness is great on certain miniatures and some it's not needed. Skiped all this smoothness quite some time ago, because it's not worth it most of the time. You can even reduce this more by focusing on the important parts of the miniature and be even less smooth/precise on parts that aren't a focus point. Great video! Subscribed

@kevinhayes517 3 года назад

Thanks very much for the informative tutorial, appreciate the work you did and the explanations of how to use this alternative method.

@petertumminaro4528 3 года назад

love to see you work with complimentary colors for cloaks etc. I used blue to create transitions and shadows for an orange cloak and it turned out very nice. The shadows seemed darker than using other oranges or black which grays the orange.

@dlmdlm7685 3 года назад

You can do feathering with thinner paint like the in between layer glaze to glaze consistently. I call it layering that the best way to layer. And if I thin it a little more but not to glaze is fat glazing. Meaning one stroke gives you a filter instead of multiple stroke with a true glaze. And btw I never thin any paint with water it's a solvent not thinner. You can have unlimited lahmian or thinner medium just buy getting a bottle of liquitex matte medium and flow aid. If you go 2 parts medium to 8 parts water it's thinner medium then if you do half medium quarter flow aid quarter distilled water it's exactly the same as vallejo glaze medium. I came into this from the art world and day 1 your taught to make and use "mixing" mediums and never just water. Using water is like using mineral spirits to thin oils and the wondering why you painting with paint that runs right off the canvas. Not alot of miniature painter incorporate classical painting techniques and knowledge. It's more about getting a simple recipe and not try to learn to just paint. Be alot better experience for everyone because we all like a quality painted minature.

@BjornKuma 3 года назад

It's not just the time taken. I think high fidelity cameras have thrown things out of balance a bit. I've been told by multiple optometrists that I have near vision that borders on super human, and as beautiful as those minis are in the photos, most folks are likely only able to see about 2/3's of your detail work unaided, and even less on the table. Especially at 28-32mm. Which means, their brains are doing what they would be doing had you used perfect blends or not... Filling in the gaps they can't actually make out. They'll know it looks amazing in their hand, but will be surprised by some details when it gets blown up or magnified. Which means they couldn't really see them. If you're painting for comp, go all out. If not, you're honestly wasting a ton of time. You can have an uber-epic looking army without needing a single wet or two brush blend. They're cool techniques, but slightly overrated IMO and better utilized at larger scales.

@kingoftherollers2918 3 года назад

Great video again, thanks. Would love to see a video from you to explain how best to assemble, clean up remove mould lines, etc and your recommendations on the best products to use...

@kyussinchains 3 года назад

This video is excellent and your result on the goblin is superb!!

@Zumikito 3 года назад

Thank you! Cheers!

@philparis796 3 года назад

May i offer you a challenge? What is the very best you could paint in just an hour? This would require you to find as many shortcuts as possible to achieve something close to your usual impressive standard, you could learn a lot of tricks, it would be useful to painters like myself who want the best quality in the shortest time and it would make for a solid clickbait thumbnail ;) Do yee accept this challenge or do i have to buy a gauntlet to throw down?

@Zumikito 3 года назад

That's a very good challange that I already done in the past! What should the title be for the maximum clickbait? 😂 I will add this to my list of topics

@philparis796 3 года назад

@@Zumikito i didnt see that video, my bad 😂. Maybe call it "Gone Wild! Painting Kraven in 1 HOUR!!! 😱😱😱 (RAID: SHADOW LEGENDS)"

@Zumikito 3 года назад

@@philparis796 oh no, I didn't record it haha!

@JesusProtects 2 года назад

This depends on the purpose of the miniature (display or play) and how much people enjoy painting itself, but yeah, if you just want to play and decent/good looking minis the faster the better.

@patriciaolsen7816 3 года назад

Your a great painter I like watching your videos I learn a lot keep up the great work happy painting you have a great day be safe

@Zumikito 3 года назад

Thank you so much for your kind words!

@willgegg8601 3 года назад

I do really respect the extreme detail some model makers do, but I like DnD and Warhammer figures made for the table. I just watched Adam Savage talk about movie set-piece models and how little detail needs to go into the process to make a good prop. I'll go into detail for my big boss monsters and the chapel stained glass window of my main town, but for the most part I make props.

@DGP406 3 года назад

do a why you should use oil paints next

@neilbrown2451 3 года назад

I was also thinking loaded brush might be a good way to achieve a quick blend. Good video. Starting to be a big fan of texture. Stippling and little scratches (mainly to hide my incompetence!!) 🤟🏼

@Zumikito 3 года назад

These days I don't mind a little texture as well - even if the mini is supposed to be super smooth! I would rather save time and move to other projects than worry about small inconsistency. Thank you buddy!

@chuckrodriguezfishing2799 8 месяцев назад

Yet another solid video…

@0l1vers22 3 года назад

Thank you so much for work with these videos. It‘s so much fun to watch your beard…. I mean paintjob 🙌

@Zumikito 3 года назад

My pleasure!

@JakeDogg-RIP 3 года назад

Great video! 🥰🐶

@snarkymcsnarkface1863 3 года назад

I gave up on butter blending game pieces and non show miniatures a long ago. I basically run a clock general troop 30 minutes to an hour. I normally batch paint ten and get them done in 8 hours without the airbrush. 5 hours with the air brush. A leader model gets max 2 hours and a character is lucky if they get 3 hours. I have a bad habit if picking horde armies... so the air brush and the time saving are key. But I will tell us there is nothing more satisfying that getting butter smooth blends with a brush... I just don't have time for that and frankly very few people notice it outside of other hobbyist with a gaming problem. Gamers just like the fact you got painted minis.

@astronaughtee 3 года назад

You paint amazing brugh.. Wow

@planb8700 2 года назад

Could you make a video going into more detail on everything you mentioned by chance ?

@angrysnailbug 3 года назад

This video is amazing

@IdahoZombieHunter 2 года назад

I do like this, but to me painting is an escape from the everyday noise, so taking my time is kinda what I like about it. And I'm not disagreeing with you at all. I really do see your points here.

@thegamerandfriends6597 2 года назад

honestly i just use a thicker glaze and it works great

@D00M3R_MAVS 2 года назад

you can use a second brush to aid in feathering. the second brush just damp to pull the paint into the area you want the blend. you probably already know this though. ha ha.

@SunoSa1yan 8 месяцев назад

I didn't, wo thank you sir

@pablocamargo8744 3 года назад

I am here because the beard is awesome

@Barnesofthenorth Год назад

Here for the curiousness, but staying for the tips as I've finished base coating my first models in like 25 years (collected as a kid) and I've been putting off layer and blending in general as I keep hearing how long it takes, and while I want them to look good Im not intending to go for competition standards.

@Zumikito Год назад

If you shade all the recesses and highlight all the egdes, your mini will look great anyway, even if you don't paint any gradients

@listeningtopaintdry 3 года назад

Great video! Super helpful.

@lucasszymanski114 3 года назад

Looks blending looks beautiful! But very very tedious :-) Great work!

@daringdarius5686 3 года назад

#2 here, never seen your channel before, let's see how this goes!

@kajkun1384 3 года назад

How did you make the NMM faster? What did you cut short of your nmm process?

@Piggysl8er 3 года назад

That explains why you only had 5 minutes for your videos before :D Love your videos!

@royal1074 3 года назад

Amazing

@seanmeert2594 2 года назад

do you need to achieve full opacity with each color before switching to a lighter one?

@WatchItPaintIt 3 года назад

Fantastic video sir :) We love your work over here at WiPi. I agree that blending should be saved for competitions - you'll burn yourself out pretty quick trying to get smooth creamy blends on every model in an army :)

@edwardchester1 2 года назад

Isn't this basically just how most people paint? Beyond the absolute basics of learning to thin paints a bit, use some basic dry brushing and wash techniques and adding a few highlights, applying a handful of colour gradients is the next step. Glazing and wet blending are just this taken to the n-th degree.

@Makenshao 3 года назад

4 - I follow you and I pretty like what you are doing in general so I'm just watching it

@journeyinpaint 3 года назад

I used you nmm tutorial and made up the same mini painted it up to learn how to do it. Glazing over the layers to get a smooth transition? Well that failed, so I just left it as the tones. Does it look great up close? No it's far from perfect, does it look like Nmm from a distance, hell yes it does. I've come to really like the harsh ish transitions, and kept that style for everything, well positioned highlights to me are far more important the, the smoothest of blends

@Zumikito 3 года назад

Positioning of layers is definitely more important than smoothness for the overall effect!

@embarkingolive 3 года назад

for table top, I aim for slight above average paint jobs on generic units, and a bit more effort into characters/ larger models.

@Chu466 3 года назад

Heeyyy that is pretty similar to NRM style :) I love it

@gachacaspa 2 года назад

Yeah been thinking about all this. What is your opinion on using shades? And airbrush for tinting? Would it work quite well with painting like this hmmm

@dawarrior76 3 года назад

Hey bro, thanks for the tips and tricks…I’ve been trying to learn glazing and layering for quite some time, and it seems like for me to get a good result it still takes endless time. I’ll definitelly try your method and also look into the goblin miniatures you are sponsoring.

@blaarghwee 3 года назад

Hey Zumikito, do you know a good source for orcs or goblins? Not too overly armoured. And no guns. See I find a lot of Crayfish pincers on my walks. (small freshwater lobsters) I want to build a diorama, a stronghold or something, with these pincers lining the walls. Perhaps some totems. Still looking for the right inhabitants for this scene. Thanks.