Introduction to Painting Miniatures
The Color in Miniatures
A course by Angel Giraldez , Painter
About the video: The Color in Miniatures
Overview
“This lesson is a brief introduction to color theory focused on miniature painting.”
In this video lesson Angel Giraldez addresses the topic: The Color in Miniatures, which is part of the Domestika online course: Introduction to Painting Miniatures. Learn painting, volumetric, and color techniques to bring small-scale figures to life by hand.
Partial transcription of the video
“Color in Miniatures Now I'll explain color theory, with a focus on painting miniatures. The first thing you have to know is what the primary colors are. They are magenta, yellow, and blue. These colors cannot be obtained by mixing other colors, since they are primary colors. Now I'll explain secondary colors. Secondary colors are made by mixing two primary colors. If you mix yellow and magenta you create orange. If you mix magenta and blue you create violet. Another secondary color is green, made up of yellow and blue, which gives us green. Tertiary colors are made up of a primary color mix...”
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Course summary for: Introduction to Painting Miniatures
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Category
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Areas
Arts & Crafts, Decorative Painting, Fine Arts, Sculpture

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.
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