Video: The complete guide to glazing.
Added 2024-01-13 19:31:51 +0000 UTCHello everyone, I hope you all had a nice break for the holidays. Here is the first part of a new video series on the fundamentals of miniature painting. I have been planning this series for a while and I wanted to make sure that it was as well researched and explained as I could. I hope that everyone finds it useful and of course any feedback is welcome.
More videos on the way very soon!
- Dave
Comments
Hey if you ever have a moment - an idea for a fundamentals video that would be really helpful (at least for myself) would just be simply your use of your palette, how you prep the paints, thinning them, etc etc I’ve signed up for the Patreon after watching your ultramarines eavy video probably 15+ times on YouTube. Reading now here you use the baking paper is incredibly helpful. I’m going to try that today. Also your corner shot of your paint on your palette in all your videos is so helpful as well. But anyways, perhaps the baking paper will solve my issue but I’m constantly struggling with thinning paints down too much to try to mimic your palette. To the point where they get a bit runny when applying highlights or seemingly most of the pigment is lost. Also having watched a number of your other videos as well it seems like in some recipes you’ll talk about thinning a paint down 50/50 with water for the right color/consistency. I’ve always assumed that is on top of the normal thin down everyone is supposed to do on base paints to begin with (that all GW tutorials always teach you) right? Now it’s gotten me wondering if you ever really thin down your base paints before applying - with this knowledge of the baking sheet - or if you just use an incredibly small amount of paint on your brush. Anyways - know this is prob a very basic question for the majority of subs you have so no worries either way. simply a suggestion/question! Truly after spending days/hours watching so many different people’s videos yours are truly by far the most helpful!!
Nigel Binghamton
2024-11-23 23:02:06 +0000 UTCGreat video and really helpful!
Tom Grierson
2024-11-04 19:57:52 +0000 UTCHi, great video! I've been trying to use this technics with so so results, but now I understand how ti works and what to do. Thanks!
Claude Chiarot
2024-09-26 14:26:25 +0000 UTCAmazing video, super helpful. Would love to see more content like this about the fundamentals of painting to help along the journey. :)
Jay Tjandra
2024-09-01 12:54:00 +0000 UTCThank you!! I finally understand 😭
Grzegorz Kałuża
2024-05-01 04:30:41 +0000 UTCyour comment help me a lot, because I can't have the consistency show on video and now I will try it
xavier miotke
2024-04-22 14:03:55 +0000 UTCThis is great Dave and something I can really struggle with at times as a beginner. Mainly getting the mixing right. It would have been nice to have a follow along exercise at the end just to put the theory into practice, but I appreciate time is always tight... :)
L B
2024-04-17 17:18:25 +0000 UTCThis video was hands down the best vid I’ve seen that explains glazing to myself. I’m still super new to painting. Would be so keen if more videos for different painting techniques if time permitted every now and then. I just got so much out of this one and it made my last 2 models look miles better than my previous ones. I think also before I was almost applying a wash rather than a strategic glaze. Put way too much paint in my bristles and expected results too quickly.
Jacob
2024-03-03 04:00:58 +0000 UTCHappy to say that by simply switching to baking paper I managed to achieve better results with glazing. My man! I am so glad I subbed!
Pawlu
2024-02-29 19:50:53 +0000 UTCIt's the palette paper I use. Instead of using the paper that comes with the redgrass palette I instead cut my own from baking paper. Specifically reynolds baking parchment, but most baking paper works the same. It's far cheaper and works much better imo.
Infernal Brush
2024-02-26 00:08:21 +0000 UTCI have an even more basic question to ask, why is the paint so runny on your palette? I use the RGG one, I am baffled how yours looks!
Pawlu
2024-02-25 20:05:32 +0000 UTCtried a common variety non stick white baking parchment, what a difference! now i can actually replicate a part of one of your video's ( how the paint looks on the pallet ;) ) love you work is inspiring, keep it up
rhys vokes
2024-02-23 20:05:24 +0000 UTCace
HybridPanda
2024-02-04 17:51:04 +0000 UTCYeah I usually glaze down from the mid tone as mentioned, to create the initial gradients. Ok that makes sense that my thinner glazes are coming out chalky with my weaker glazes, its because I'm not building enough layers. Im actually using your Blood Angel video as a basis for my Kill Team, and I wasnt understanding why I was getting the "chalk" effect. Thank you very much for the input.
calikingsos
2024-02-02 18:30:22 +0000 UTCI would perhaps instead try the second method of layering up and then glazing down with a darker colour as I showed in the video. Are you trying to create the initial gradients on the miniature? It sounds like you have the correct consistency to begin with but you aren't building up enough layers to get rid of the chalky/inconsistent finish. You will need to apply more layers of the glaze and then glaze the midtone/basecoat back over the transitions to smooth them further. Some amount of back and forth with glazing is often required especially when there is a large difference of value or hue.
Infernal Brush
2024-02-02 18:08:20 +0000 UTCGreat video. I have a question if you dont mind. There are times when im glazing and it comes out chalky and there is no color shift. Is that from not having enough paint in the glaze ? I put 2 drops of medium, and add paint until i can get the glaze to be as dark as possible while still being transparent. Is this wrong ?
calikingsos
2024-02-02 17:42:32 +0000 UTCAmazing video! Great examples and easy to understand!
Warfanattic
2024-01-24 16:12:30 +0000 UTCYes, although it's a bit more difficult as the pigment/flakes are much larger with most metallics. Vallejo Model Air Silver has pretty fine pigment so it works much better with this from past experience.
Infernal Brush
2024-01-23 13:04:40 +0000 UTCGreat video. But i still have a question : is it possible to glaze using true metallic paint like vallejo silver ?
Darmon Ruben
2024-01-23 07:23:46 +0000 UTCThis was very helpful. Im still having some trouble getting my transitions smooth but they are certainly getting better. It seems that when i do the highlight lining/edging I get a tiny little ball at the tip of my brush. Can for the life of me figure it out but it seems to dry as soon as i get to the mini.
Steve Murzin
2024-01-21 05:28:52 +0000 UTCPure gold Dave 👌✨
Botteu
2024-01-18 07:22:18 +0000 UTCExcellent video - and very timely as I am currently trying to glaze some squigs and doing it quite badly.
Chris Richardson
2024-01-17 16:20:20 +0000 UTCThis is amazing! Thank you, I will reference this post often. I have trouble glazing lighter colors and appreciate that you addressed this!
Kevin Groch
2024-01-16 16:00:33 +0000 UTCThis is the video I’ve been waiting for. Thank you so much for this!! Love the fundamentals idea - being good at painting is all about practice but this type of content helps give us the building blocks to start with, love it!
Richard Perrin
2024-01-14 21:38:17 +0000 UTCBrilliant video Dave. Really explains it very well. The big game changer for me will be the DAMP paper towel.
Richard T
2024-01-14 20:52:16 +0000 UTCI’m having audio issues on the Patreon app. Any chance for a YpuTube upload?
Miiiiiike
2024-01-14 17:46:48 +0000 UTCSo excited to see this mate.
Jon Granville
2024-01-14 16:13:32 +0000 UTCVery comprehensive and well made video.
alex hollands
2024-01-14 14:57:34 +0000 UTCExtremely helpful thanks Dave!
Nate Shaughnessy
2024-01-14 13:22:19 +0000 UTCThis is such an indepth yet consise explanation. Thanks a lot Dave !
Alexandre Benyahia
2024-01-14 11:47:11 +0000 UTCGreat video, I learned a couple of things I am going to try out on my next mini.
John Fields
2024-01-14 10:04:44 +0000 UTCI will keep my eye out for some ( im gonna try the brown i have at home) Im not sure how long it took you do this type of video against a normal one but, it is very well put together
rhys vokes
2024-01-14 09:18:24 +0000 UTCThis is awesome, you actually helped me understand glazing a year or so ago by showing which direction to go with the simple demo on your glove, this video has answered so many questions I had, cheers Dave.
Patrick Collins
2024-01-14 08:52:00 +0000 UTCAmazing video as always ! They got better each time. Cheers
Régis Effinger
2024-01-14 08:12:19 +0000 UTCThank you so much! Been thinking about writting to you about glazing - 'cause your glaze skills are just off the charts!
Niels Smed
2024-01-14 07:19:26 +0000 UTCLiquitex also make a heavy body matt glaze medium as well as some others like Winsor and Newton.
Infernal Brush
2024-01-14 04:27:00 +0000 UTCIt's very concentrated requires thinning with water. 1 tub is equivalent to hundreds of bottles of vallejo glaze medium or lahmiun. You can also get it in smaller tubes. Just make sure to get matt not gloss. Vallejo glaze medium is a good alternative if that's easier to get.
Infernal Brush
2024-01-14 04:25:23 +0000 UTCAlso, is the glaze medium worth paying £17 for? It’s hard to get in Australia haha
Brendan Dougherty
2024-01-14 03:22:00 +0000 UTCI use Reynolds Baking Parchment but many other brands of baking paper also work. In my opinion it outperforms the paper that comes with the palette as well as being much much cheaper.
Infernal Brush
2024-01-14 03:09:10 +0000 UTCGreat explanation and guide. I love that it got to the point and explained everything quickly and clearly. So glad to see this, I asked about it before so I can’t wait to give it a few watches. One request for future guides like this; perhaps a small practice exercise for us to follow along with? So we can compare with your results and try to work on improvements. Looking forward to the next one.
Brendan Dougherty
2024-01-14 01:49:43 +0000 UTCive realised i need more water in my wet pallete but just wondering what paper you use? as it doesnt look like the stuff you get in the red grass wet pallete
rhys vokes
2024-01-13 23:37:33 +0000 UTCa fantastic video, clear and concise,especially for those like myself that are getting back into painting after a long hiatus ( i started with 2nd Ed) the quality/editing has gone up a notch as always keep up the good work!
rhys vokes
2024-01-13 23:36:27 +0000 UTCAmazing video!
SHOGUN40k
2024-01-13 23:35:28 +0000 UTCAbsolutely fantastic video with brilliant explainations! Love this.
Hellglazer Painting
2024-01-13 23:28:42 +0000 UTCBest guide to glazing I've seen. Awesome job tackling all the common problems people run into and not glossing over anything! Wondering if you could do an instructional video on gap filling a miniature with milliput or greenstuff after the separate parts have been painted and glued together? There are some models I've been working on that need to be painted in subassemblies but don't look finished after because of this.
Collin N Jones
2024-01-13 23:21:44 +0000 UTCThat’s amazing ! This will be my glazing guide :)
Matthieu Fricker
2024-01-13 22:41:38 +0000 UTCImpressive!
Ramon Oliver Sanchez
2024-01-13 21:16:00 +0000 UTCYeah if you think of it as stacking overlapping layers of transparent colour you should progressively be covering less area as you work towards the area of more intensity.
Infernal Brush
2024-01-13 21:09:19 +0000 UTCAmazing content as always! One question: I remember seeing a video a while back about glazing (I think it was an old video from the Warhammer youtube channel) where it was said that you should always start each glaze layer closer to the point where the colours meet than the last layer. Is that something you have in mind when glazing?
b3
2024-01-13 20:43:58 +0000 UTCBrilliantly thorough, yet succinct coverage of the topic - looking forward to more of this series!
Andrew Steel (CMDante)
2024-01-13 20:43:57 +0000 UTCI get it. Thanks for the reply.
Craig Parent
2024-01-13 20:20:30 +0000 UTCThis one might be uploaded to YouTube eventually. Unfortunately I'm in a difficult position because when I uploaded there people were sharing the links publicly or stealing the videos and uploading them to other sites. Most other miniature painting patreons now only upload here as well. I understand perhaps it isn't ideal but I hope that one day Patreon will make some kind of app that makes it easier as it's still a fairly new feature.
Infernal Brush
2024-01-13 20:13:00 +0000 UTCGreat video! Thanks!
Ariel Sasinsky
2024-01-13 20:04:51 +0000 UTCNice format. Looking forward to the next in the series
Darran
2024-01-13 19:56:11 +0000 UTCAwesome video dude. Definitely the best editing work you’ve done on a video so far! A tip for anyone practicing glazing. Say you’re wanting to glaze shading on an Ork’s skin, when you do, make sure to leave one arm, or leg, or at least some part of the miniature’s skin (like one arm or leg) bare with no glazing. Why? Because the first few glazes are so small that you might feel like there’s no visible difference if you glaze all of the skin, which can make you inpatient, which can cause you to mess up. By always having a basecoat to reference, you’ll immediately see the small differences as you build up the shading.
VVenture
2024-01-13 19:55:34 +0000 UTCIs there any chance that these Patron videos can be linked to a YouTube? Because I watch videos on my television and I can't watch these on my TV.
Craig Parent
2024-01-13 19:37:23 +0000 UTCHell yes! I was super stoked when we discussed this a while back, very amped to check it out. Thanks for continuing to make quality instruction Dave
Alexander Bloom
2024-01-13 19:33:31 +0000 UTC
