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 Accolade wrote:


HOWEVER, I think it would be a great idea if GW included a link to the Youtube channel under their "Painting and Modeling" tab (aka WHERE THEY USED TO KEEP THIS STUFF) so that people who aren't already aware of it and maybe haven't checked the "What's New" tab would know they have a full channel dedicated to painting. I think they could do a lot better than a few thousand hits on the videos that way.

They definitely need to do more with them. I'd think they could work well slotted into the description sections for each item's listing on the webstore, as a sort of "look what you can do with this!"

In all seriousness, I'm right there with you. I didn't even know Warhammer TV existed until about 3 months ago. Not that it's existence has changed my life or anything, but they should at least endeavour to make sure people are aware they actually have an official YouTube presence.

 Ghaz wrote:
Don't forget the Warhammer TV Advent Calendar that Duncan is doing.

Day 1 - White Power Armour
Day 2 - T'au Sept Armour
Day 3 - Grey Knight Power Armour
Day 4 - Power & Nemesis Force Weapons
Day 5 - Celestial Vindicators Teal Armour
Day 6 - Seraphon Skin & Scales
Day 7 - Harlequin Diamonds
Day 8 - Tau Skin
Day 9 - Battle Sister Power Armour
Day 10 - Pale Skin
Day 11 - Volcanic Bases

And for today, the ever popular volcanic bases

Woah, that is a nice one.

wow, the volcanic base tutorial is great! I would have never had thought to do it that way.

Amazing technique!

i've just started playing around with the Martian Ironearth...
he isn't joking when he says to layer it on thick!!!
it is very delicate if you go too thin, but the cracked earth effect is quite nice when you get it right...

the lava effect is a great idea...
if you do go for red earth straight out of the pot, be sure to basecoat your base with a dark or red brown, because the black of a bare base looks horrible through the cracks, as i learned on my first attempt:(...

cheers
jah

 jah-joshua wrote:
if you do go for red earth straight out of the pot, be sure to basecoat your base with a dark or red brown, because the black of a bare base looks horrible through the cracks, as i learned on my first attempt:(...

In the How to paint Skitarii Rangers video, Duncan uses a base coat of Khorne Red underneath the Martian Ironearth and Doombull Brown for the edge of the base.

 Ghaz wrote:
Don't forget the Warhammer TV Advent Calendar that Duncan is doing.

Day 1 - White Power Armour
Day 2 - T'au Sept Armour
Day 3 - Grey Knight Power Armour
Day 4 - Power & Nemesis Force Weapons
Day 5 - Celestial Vindicators Teal Armour
Day 6 - Seraphon Skin & Scales
Day 7 - Harlequin Diamonds
Day 8 - Tau Skin
Day 9 - Battle Sister Power Armour
Day 10 - Pale Skin
Day 11 - Volcanic Bases
Day 12 - Alpha Legion Power Armour

And now for something on the chaotic side...

Damn, after the last few I was really excited for Alpha Legion, but I guess I was hoping for the cool new FW scheme, not the lame old GW one.

 Ghaz wrote:
Don't forget the Warhammer TV Advent Calendar that Duncan is doing.

Day 1 - White Power Armour
Day 2 - T'au Sept Armour
Day 3 - Grey Knight Power Armour
Day 4 - Power & Nemesis Force Weapons
Day 5 - Celestial Vindicators Teal Armour
Day 6 - Seraphon Skin & Scales
Day 7 - Harlequin Diamonds
Day 8 - Tau Skin
Day 9 - Battle Sister Power Armour
Day 10 - Pale Skin
Day 11 - Volcanic Bases
Day 12 - Alpha Legion Power Armour
Day 13 - Dark Skin Tone
Day 14 - Imperial Fist Yellow Power Armour

The two latest videos have been posted

Fists!!!!!!!!

Cor, I hadn't watched any of these yet but I've just watched a couple - the tone of the voice they're doing is really annoying! I'm sure these videos used to be way more mellow.

"Make sure you wait until this coat is completely dry! ! Do two thin coats to get a nice even finish! !"

Exhausting.

I think that's a result of the very brief nature of the tutorials, plus the fact that they're aimed at all skill levels.

I'm all for making the content accessible, it's just the forced cheeriness of it that's putting me off.

Duncan never forces it... He's all natural, all the time. And he ALWAYS makes sure to get a nice, smooth finish.

 Bull0 wrote:
I'm all for making the content accessible, it's just the forced cheeriness of it that's putting me off.

You have to admit, there are a lot worse videos out there. The thing I like about GW's current videos is that they are direct and to the point. Also remember that these videos are written to new people coming into the hobby and not old pros which is why you hear all the "Be sure to let it dry." and "two thin coats..." stuff.

 Bull0 wrote:
I'm all for making the content accessible, it's just the forced cheeriness of it that's putting me off.

"Oi, led dis dry afer yous gives it two fin coats, or i's will slap yous like da worfless grot you is!"

Yeah, if Duncan tried that approach he'd be pulled into Human Resources lickety-split and given a "vacation"

that volcanic base effect is amazing. i am going to use this on some daemon weapons.

Maybe binge watching these videos isn't a good idea? I've never been annoyed with Duncan though at times the amount of paint he drops on the palette seems wasteful.

 gigasnail wrote:
that volcanic base effect is amazing. i am going to use this on some daemon weapons.

Agreed. Hadn't seen that Martian Ironearth stuff before.

 Dentry wrote:
Maybe binge watching these videos isn't a good idea? I've never been annoyed with Duncan though at times the amount of paint he drops on the palette seems wasteful.

One thing I don't like about Duncan's videos is the way he coats the brushes is terrible for the life of them, getting paint up in to the ferrule like that.

I enjoy the videos, however I find Emma's constant hand gesturing AaF..

 gigasnail wrote:
that volcanic base effect is amazing. i am going to use this on some daemon weapons.

Weapons? I would use this on the daemon itself.

That Imperial Fists tutorial was surprisingly simple. Be it that I kinda want to start a HH-era Imperial Fists army, this was very nice to see. I will have to work on recess shading to make sure I get a good handle on it.

Yeah, they won me over to the yellow side after that tutorial, sorry Ultramarines, as cool as you may look, the Imperial Fists just have better Legion rules!

I'll be doing a very similar technique for my Fists, with a couple of differences to make it faster and imo better looking, a must since I'll be painting close to 100 models:

- Do the base coat with Army Painters Demonic Yellow spray can, which is supposedly a very similar color to Yriel Yellow.

- Instead of Reikland Flesh shade, I'll be gloss varnishing the whole model, then washing with Burnt Umber oil paint. With the gloss coat the paint will flow quickly and easily into the recesses, and you can easily touch it up by wiping off the oil before it dries.

- No edge highlighting, it just takes too long. Instead I'll do some sponging with Rhinox Hide for weathering, and some rust weathering powder on the legs to looks like red dust since I'll be doing Mars bases.

Should be quick, simple and effective!

Pariah-Miniatures wrote:
I enjoy the videos, however I find Emma's constant hand gesturing AaF..

It's like she's trying to be Duncan, trying to get the same intonation and gestures, but overcooking it a bit too much, lol.

AllSeeingSkink wrote:

Pariah-Miniatures wrote:
I enjoy the videos, however I find Emma's constant hand gesturing AaF..

It's like she's trying to be Duncan, trying to get the same intonation and gestures, but overcooking it a bit too much, lol.

That's exactly what I was thinking.

 Ghaz wrote:
I think that's a result of the very brief nature of the tutorials, plus the fact that they're aimed at all skill levels.

Sure, it gets repetitive but I doubt many people watch all the videos, and the things they point out like thinning the paint and having the correct amount of paint on a paintbrush or applying multiple layers -- those are the simplest techniques that are ignored by the most people, yielding lumpy masses. A lot of painters see a thin layer go on splotchy, and think, "I must use thicker paint", or just don't have the patience to layer paints to get it smooth.

Incidentally, there are some decent tricks in there for people who are more experienced, too. For instance, I've met a lot of painters with excellent models who still thin black with water or fancy stuff like Flo-Aid, retarder, or medium -- Duncan mentions in one of the Advent videos to thin it instead of Nuhln Oil, which keeps your black more consistently black, while thinning it down.

 Smitty wrote:

AllSeeingSkink wrote:

Pariah-Miniatures wrote:
I enjoy the videos, however I find Emma's constant hand gesturing AaF..

It's like she's trying to be Duncan, trying to get the same intonation and gestures, but overcooking it a bit too much, lol.

That's exactly what I was thinking.

The hand gesturing is distracting but it's probably just nerves; we're used to Duncan who's been doing it for 2+ years - she's immediately gotta try and match that. Which is probably why she comes off as acting like Duncan and a little too over enthusiastic - she's probably been told to emulate him - I've seen her painting stream, much more chilled and stuff.

Her painting is good though, hope she starts to let her own personality come through and ignore probably being told to be like Duncan.


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 Smitty wrote:

AllSeeingSkink wrote:

Pariah-Miniatures wrote:
I enjoy the videos, however I find Emma's constant hand gesturing AaF..

It's like she's trying to be Duncan, trying to get the same intonation and gestures, but overcooking it a bit too much, lol.

That's exactly what I was thinking.

 Smitty wrote:
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The hand gesturing is distracting but it's probably just nerves; we're used to Duncan who's been doing it for 2+ years - she's immediately gotta try and match that. Which is probably why she comes off as acting like Duncan and a little too over enthusiastic - she's probably been told to emulate him - I've seen her painting stream, much more chilled and stuff.

Her painting is good though, hope she starts to let her own personality come through and ignore probably being told to be like Duncan.