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So a week ago I realized that there aren't really any WFB painting tutorials like those done by Awesomepaintjob's Les that are aimed at people who have never painted a day in their life. And the GW ones clearly skip steps between the tutorial and their studio models that they use for said tutorials.

An idea arose from that: tutorial videos covering a basic core infantry troop from each army/race. The techniques will be quite basic, aiming at tabletop quality, and using only brushes(no airbrush) in sizes that are common in most brush lines. There would also be a painting 101 video where I cover how to choose brushes, tools, paint and so on.

The techniques covered would be: Priming, basing, base coating(some people don't know the difference between primer and base coat), shading and then single highlights, using as few different paints as possible. No eyeballs, OSL or NMM. Plenty of tuts on those already exist from people who are better at them than myself.

So far this is the list of models I was thinking of doing:
Beastmen: Gor w/ shield.
Bretonnians: Man at arms
Daemons: Bloodletter
Dark Elves Crossbowman
Dwarf Warrior
High Elves spearman
Lizardmen Saurus
Ogre Kingdoms Bull
Orcs & Goblins Orc Boy
Skaven Clan Rat
Empire Handgunner
Tomb Kings Skeleton Warrior
Vampire Counts Zombie
Warriors of Chaos Warrior
Wood Elves Glade Guard

Optionals:
Dryads
Marauders
Ghouls
Stormvermin
Goblin
Skink
Lothern Sea Guard
Corsairs
Pink Horror
Daemonette


So, if such videos were made, would you watch them? Keep in mind the target audience is not people who've been painting for years, it will be aimed at those who are wanting to start up painting without feeling like it's some daunting task.

yes i think it will be helpfull for everyone... will you be making the vids?

seconded, this seems like it would be a great idea to help out new players. and who knows, you might even be able to teach the more experienced people something...

DijnsK wrote:yes i think it will be helpfull for everyone... will you be making the vids?

Yes I will be the one making the videos.

I don't play WFB, but I'm sure if you have skills and can make the videos, I would go with it. I'm a intermediate painter, and like to see what other people can do with a brush and paint. Always something new to learn.

My Fiancée actually likes me painting, and has said that i can go ahead and paint anything she picks out from the WFB range so we can have a little display in our front room!
So, i more than welcome any tutorials that you do!

Tutorials are never a bad thing. While I can pretty much guarantee that nothing you'd be doing would be new, I'm equally sure that it will benefit someone.

When it comes to painting advice/instruction, especially "Blah 101" type series, all of the info is already out there. The problem is, as a new painter, finding it all. In my case, I'm sure I could've benefited, when starting out, from answers to questions I didn't yet know to ask. I also ended up reading the same stuff over and over again, so that I could find that one snippet of info unique to each article. If you can condense a decent portion of that scattered information into a concise, well-produced package, then you've done the community a service.

I also think breaking things down by army/model, like you plan, is a good idea. If Dakka threads are any indication, new painters are frequently unable to grasp the concept that painting is painting - they want to know how to paint model X using Y brand paints. They'll be in better shape, initially, if they can find a tutorial covering the most common features of an army (e.g. bone, wood, cloth, and rusted metal for VC skeletons) at once.

I feel like you might want to expand the scope of your generalized video somewhat, though, to include priming (possibly touching on the subject of when black/white/gray/colored is more appropriate), at the very least. A bit of repetition between videos to provide more complete instruction is inevitable, but more than "prime black/white" seems like a waste of time and effort to include in each and every one, when a simple five second title card in the video and a link will do the trick.

Yeah I plan on doing a primer video covering both spray cans and airbrushes for priming and what products I use for them.

I've watched a few by "Girlpainting" on youtube and they are quite good.

Plus her accent makes me smile.


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But yea, more tutorials are never anything other than a good thing.