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There are quite a few beginner painters that struggle to get consistent results with their washes. Check out this video for some helpful hints in regards to that.

Great tutorial.

I would only suggest maybe talking about gloss coating prior to washing. It makes the wash flow naturally into the recess, keeping it off of your high areas / large flat surfaces.

Thanks, darefsky! I never actually thought about that. I'm going to have to try that out!

Very nice tutorial!!

A couple things to really "pro" up the presentation, I think.

First, you explain things very well, but almost over explain things before getting to the miniature shading. I think it would be much more effective if you just explained all that while working on the miniature.

Also, when working on the miniature itself, you should speed up the time. That will give the presentation much more oomph. You can overdub your explanation over the sped up work.

On a totally different topic, I use the Crimson shade on my red miniatures instead of Agrax. I personally think it looks better.

I do really enjoy your vids though and think they are great for the intended audience. Well done!!

Thank you, mdlbuildr! I agree with your criticisms. I don't need to explain things twice. I have gone for this style of video in my next one and it shortened it quite drastically, allowing extra time to explain things in a little bit more depth. I'm glad you enjoy the videos!

I've tried to use Baal Red (old GW shade) on mephiston red and have found the effect too subtle for my liking. I do, however, like to glaze a more vibrant red on top of mephiston (as it's pretty desaturated) to bind together my layers/drybrush. This really juices the vibrancy and hides any mistakes in my layering.