My First (Serious) Attempt At Figure Painting! Miniature Noob In Action
My friends, tonight we'll take a look at my first attempt at figure painting with all the proper techniques used by miniature painters.
Here's a beginner tutorial I used for skin painting: tinyurl.com/y4lh6gz6
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Music: Quincas Moreira - Scratch the Itch - KZhead Audio Library
This video is a classic uncle Nightshift: Paints a figure on a level many wargamers with hundreds of figures under their belt won't archieve and is still telling everyone that it is not that good... Please never change XD
He does it on the models too! "aah its not that great" about a model that , had i made it, i would carry with me for life to show everyone, an that id probably take with me to bed..
Agree 100%. His first try is probably one of the best figures I’ve ever seen and definitely far, far better than my best try.
His humbleness speaks volumes. If I could get even close to the level of his first figure, I would be ecstatic!
been painting figures for 30 years. the above statement is, by my experience, true.
@@pathwanderer1183 same same...
Papa Nightshift: oH goD I'm So BaD AT PainTiNG FiGurEs. Also papa Nightshift: makes a plastic figure look like a real human being
Oh yeah daddy night shift! Chip my paints!
@@flyingeyeproductions5552 🙄
Haha, right? I saw step 2 and was like "Welp, looks better than some of the minis I've painted..."
This guy's a genius in my opinion. Wish I had 1% of his skill.
Same
This Is Fact 🤓
Same
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Wish I had 50% of his patience and eye for detail.
“I shall call him, Mini Martin!” -Martin, probably
Night Shift: Chipping is part of my religion, even on figures I will find something to chip
Chipping: this is the way
your nick sound Polish
Humility, honestly integrity. He even films his breakdowns. That's why you're such a damn good tutor. You're authentic. People relate. Oh, did I mention also an Epic modeller?
Model companies: *makes specific paint colors* Modelers: “I’m gonna use a concoction of several paint colors for this”
You need to see the "50 shades of Feldgrau" pictures, where they have about 50 different jackets laid out and no 2 are the same color.
Favourite time of the week 👍🏻
like i said when you asked, it looks great in giving the model life
I'd rather a model with a poor figure than no figure at all!
Jerry Volpini - even an unpainted figure, at least then you get an idea of the scale.
@@dotdashdotdash Yes, lol 😆
When his first figure is better than ones you've been making for a year😔 Anyways, looks amazing!
And then he complains how bad it looks :(
I know how you feel
I have been painting figures for more than 30 years and that one is better than my best one
Just follow that tutorial and you may get even better result.
@@deMarbot so clearly you are doing something wrong 😆
Camera work was great; so many figure painting videos where it would've helped if the camera was a lot closer.
Me: should be paying attention in school Night shift: uploads Me: well alrighty then
Me: has a final exam in 30 minutes...
lol, I skipped German for this.
@SonofEyeAboveAll effoff but it teaches the important things.
@SonofEyeAboveAll effoff wow, no shit?
A suggestion for the future. I recommend painting a bit of a shadow on the tank where the hand is covering edge of the hatch. It helps sell the relationship between the figure and the vehicle.
Absolutely amazing!!
Black leather i use English uniform and black with a wee touch of brown, gives you a nice leather effect. Great video mate....
It looks absolutely amazing!
just...wow...thanks for share !
Simply awesome. Thank you.
Wow! Awesome job! Looks amazing!
Love your channel, love your techniques, love your humor, which is the characteristic of your space. Every episode is a master class with laughs.
What an awesome job!
brilliant result, as always!
I always enjoy your videos! Thank you for taking the time to publish them!
Absolute legend. You're an artist.
Amazing - just quite simply, amazing - Thank you!
Absolutely brilliant tutorial Night Shift
Outstanding. You did a wonderful job.
Almost had me in tears at one point, so glad it had a happy ending!!
BRAVO!!!!
It turned out so well!
As always, just amazing
brilliant job
Technical and funny - the best way to learn. Awesome video
Outstanding work
What a great way to finish off a build. Great work on the painting of the figure. 😎
Great results!!! As always.
Looks AWESOME!
Looks phenomenal!
Thanks for a few hints and tips, always enjoy, keep it up 👍
That's an amazing result for a first try.
Well, congratulations! Your figure is better than 99.9% of other modelers first figure. Or 100th figure. I knew with your skill for detail, you would nail it.
Wow. Fantastic.
you're a legend my man!
FANTASTIC !!!!!!!!
My friend you are too humble, it looks great! There's always room for improvement but your foundation is truly impressive.
for a year i'm "trying" to paint figures of all sort of scales, and usually having fun but after watching your video with your FIRST figure I feel sad ;-) .... its not fair :-D
Saved to revisit time over. Brilliant result. Inspired me to try harder!
Total excellence and great instructions about what you accomplished
It turned out great! Thanks Uncle Nightshift!
Best job!!!! 🤩🤩🤩
Looks bloody awesome, thanks.
Excellent work! Congrats!
Brilliant work, as always!! 👍🏻👌🏻👏🏻
He looks fantastic! Good job!
Excellent work and amazing detail, you are a true master of your craft.
Absolutely amazing buddy!!! Beautiful job can't wait to see the whole diorama!!!! Flawless job!!
Masterpiece!
Good point about using quality, well sculpted figures.
The face COMPLETELY transforms when you add the blue. Amazing job!!
You did an amazing job again!
He looks absolutely amazing! Blends to the tank seamlessly, Great job.
Love you're video and the Techniques and knowledge of how to do certain painting
This is amazing 🤩
This is fantastic, Martin. Just wonderful!
Love it. Great job
Looks fantastic. Thanks for such an great video for figures.
Excellent results, sir! As always, thank you for sharing. Steve
That's a stellar result for a first timer... After years of trying to find a tutorial video on painting figures (the whole, not just the face) - this is now bookmarked as my go-to video. Thanks for putting this out!
Looks amazing!
Looks terrific!
for sure it is the best tuturial for figure painting ...you are wondeful Martin
This looks amazing
This figure looks absolutely perfect. I love the wires you added for detail. The finishwork is fantastic! ❤
Awesome work and a great tutorial.
Outstanding.
Bravo! You are so talented. One of the best figures I have seen - and on your almost-first try!
You sir are a master! The commander looks real and the tank is fantastic. Your work and artistry are amazing.
Nightshift this was the most pleasing video to watch yet!! Beautifully executed and thank you for the sharing!!
The video and your joy is making this video absolutely fun to see. Thnx 👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻
That looks amazing.
Yes thank you Mr . Martin, you have given me that kick in the ass to try. You have returned the fun into my hobby for me.
Fantastic job!
Looks great, cant wait to see you future figures!
Brilliant!
You should be proud of those results, well done
It looks fabulous to me! Listening to you is very entertaining; a hoot!
This and the tiger 1 build have so helpful. This video has given me the confidence and encouragement I needed to tackle figures. Thank you for all your videos. I'm definitely a big fan of your work.
I like your techniques on how you painted this figure. It works for me.
Wow! very well done, looks great
Love your work, keep it up mate , teaching me heaps 👍👍💪💪
Absolutely fantastic work, and an inspirational toys all.
Amazing job ...given me some ideas for future projects thank you Martin
A nice painting! I like your work a lot
Being a painting newbie, this looks like magic and great tutorial.
Best video ever, my next figure I'm following your tutorial.
wow!!! nicely done Mr.Night Shift I'm waiting for the next episode!
finally, he is alive! good result and changes a lot the presentation of the model. 👏👏👏
Looks very nice 👍🏻 very convincing. Keep up the good work !
Well done.
The figure looks awesome