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The Ultimate Guide to Hobby Essentials | Starting from scratch
If you are considering taking up the tabletop hobby, here are some things you need to know! There are different parts to this hobby not everything will be for you, but in this video, we cover the bare bones basics if you are thinking of starting in the miniature painting hobby and some tips to help you along. Enjoy!
Timestamps ⏱
0:00 intro
0:59 Your Friend
2:01 Your hobby friend
3:59 Brushes
5:40 Why these brushes?
8:09 Why these Drybrushes?
8:51 Paints
9:12 Why these paints?
11:29 What to get
16:25 Paint range discussion
20:52 Wet palette
23:07 Model construction
24:35 Clippers
26:08 Knives
28:44 Glues
31:47 Paper towel & other basics
33:52 Primers
35:58 Why do you need Primer?
36:49 The Lie
43:19 Recommendations
47:23 Non Hobbyist Recommendations
50:26 Final tips
51:18 Conclusion
53:09 Outro
53:41 After Credit scene
Hobby Tools list🎨:
3 brushes:
a small, medium and large brush,
size 0, 1 and 2 brushes
- Israel Sable Rekab brushes
- Vallejo Toray Detail Set (0, 1 & 2) Paint Brush Set
Drybrushes:
Jessup 15 set zinfandel t284
1 Wash:
- Citadel’s Nul Oil or
- Army Painters Strong Tone
Paints:
- 1 Red
- 1 Blue 1 Yellow 1 Black 1 White 1 Skin 1 a shade lighter skintone
- Clippers
- One Dull Knife and One Sharp Knife
- The Glue appropriate for your model, different models have different glues
- Paper Towel and other basics
- Wet Pallet (SHOULD BE MADE AT HOME)
- Primer
- Either two rattle/spray cans black and white
- An Airbrush, compressor and three colours, black, grey and white
OR
1 Friend
Recommended Channels/ Videos 🎬:
Brushtroke Painting Guides
HOW TO THIN YOUR PAINTS: A Step-By-Step Guide
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sBDVPoNXyVI&ab_channel=BrushstrokePaintingGuides
zumikito miniatures
Painting explained in 5 minutes playlist
https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLvp7YPCPI3MODTR1DfZOXihM3Me-qq7sk&feature=shared
Vince Ventrurella
https://www.youtube.com/@VinceVenturella
If you like what we do, please consider supporting us on Ko-Fi:
https://ko-fi.com/waypn
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https://www.facebook.com/groups/waypn
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How to get better at Painting? playlist
https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLrsJ0kZicYvljWd5sYrZx6W3Vyi_YUUS6&feature=shared
Understanding Colour Playlist
https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLrsJ0kZicYvmt5W_pwbl1gZKoo4w1Rph0&feature=shared
Black magic craft
Make Modular RUBBER ROADS for Tabletop Gaming!
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7wcGD_G6xpg&ab_channel=BlackMagicCraft
Make Easy FLEXIBLE RIVERS for Tabletop Gaming!
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hXMtz6IVFwk&ab_channel=BlackMagicCraft
Luke Towan
Ultra Realistic Trees - Cheap Trees That Look Amazing!
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=K0wps1_K--M&ab_channel=LukeTowan
Barbatos Rex
https://www.youtube.com/@barbatosrex9473/videos
The songs we are using are
Retrowave / Synthwave - Galaxy
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VhbEeIvbMLI
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