Introduction to Painting Miniatures
A course by Angel Giraldez , Painter
Learn painting, volumetric, and color techniques to bring small-scale figures to life by hand
From the moment he first picked up a paintbrush, Ángel Giraldez knew exactly what his future held. What started out as a hobby, soon became his profession—painting miniatures and getting into the fantasy, war, or science fiction story behind each character.
In this online course, he teaches you to paint miniatures step by step, along with everything you need to take into account to bring small-scale figurines to life with your own hands. Immerse yourself in painting, volumetric, and color techniques to spark creativity and awaken your inner child.
What will you learn in this online course?
18 lessons & 18 downloads
- 97% positive reviews (407)
- 23,276 students
- 18 lessons (3h 34m)
- 18 additional resources (4 files)
- Online and at your own pace
- Available on the app
- Audio: Spanish, English, French, Italian, Portuguese, Turkish
- Spanish · English · Portuguese · German · French · Italian · Polish · Dutch · Turkish
- Level: Beginner
- Unlimited access forever
What is this course's project?
Paint a fantasy character figurine. Your teacher uses a barbarian with a bare chest, armor, sword, and shield, with a base, as the example to follow.
Projects by course students
Who is this online course for?
Anyone who wants to get started in miniature painting or build on their small-scale painting techniques.
Requirements and materials
To take the course, you need a figurine, glue, a modeling blade, brushes, and paints
Reviews
Angel Giraldez
A course by Angel Giraldez
Ángel Giraldez started painting more than 20 years ago, and became a professional painter not long after. Over the years, he has colored models of heroes, villains, monsters, machines, and an infinite number of other characters for display. He has collaborated on hundreds of campaigns to boost the visibility of his products, as well as participated in innovation projects, creating new materials and tools alongside some of the most renowned companies.
Throughout his career, he has also had the opportunity to publish his own books on the subject and work with big industry names including Games Workshop, Privateer Press, CMON Limited, and Mantic Games. His YouTube channel has been listed as the number one Spanish-speaking channel, and recognized internationally in the top ten for miniature painting.
Content
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U1
Introduction
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About Me
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Influences
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U2
Basic Fundamentals
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Tools and Materials
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Fundamentals and Techniques 1
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Fundamentals and Techniques 2
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Volumetry
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The Color in Miniatures
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U3
Painting a Figure
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Face and Skin 1
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Face and Skin 2
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Face and Skin 3
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Eyes, Teeth, and Hair
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Metallic Objects 1
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Metallic Objects 2
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Wooden Objects
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Clothes 1
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Clothes 2
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U4
One More Step
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The Base and Other Details
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Variations
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FP
Final project
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Introduction to Painting Miniatures
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This course is a great kickoff to venture into miniature painting!
There are thousands of videos and tutarials on youtube, but this course here is just the right place to start for all the necessary basics. I loved that it was properly shown how the entire process looks like - not only how to apply the paint onto the miniature, but starting from putting paints on the pallette, mixing them, making the consistency right and loading it onto the brush bristles. Everything was thoroughly explained.
excellent
Me ha encantado!
Perfeito para aprimorar minhas habilidades, sempre acompanhei o Giraldez em outras redes e sonhava em fazer as pinturas como ele faz, agora estou aprendendo as técnicas que sempre quis conhecer.
O professor tem um jeito simples de explicar e, como é muito experiente, ele consegue dar dicas para facilitar o trabalho que exige um nível de detalhe muito grande. Com certeza esclareceu muitas dúvidas que eu tinha sobre a pintura de miniaturas, além de passar uma forma tranquila as técnicas que eu gostaria de entender e até dominar.