Introduction to Painting Miniatures
Fundamentals and Techniques 2
A course by Angel Giraldez , Painter
About the video: Fundamentals and Techniques 2
Overview
“You have already seen how the blending and glazing techniques work. Now I will teach you how to apply the techniques of washing, stippling, and dry brushing.”
In this video lesson Angel Giraldez addresses the topic: Fundamentals and Techniques 2, 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
“Fundamentals and Techniques The washing technique consists of applying more diluted paint so it gets into the nooks and crannies better. I will use this figure, where I have already applied the base color. I'm going to use this color to apply the wash technique. I put the paint on the palette and add water. The difference between a glaze and a wash is that the wash must go into all the nooks and crannies without covering the base color. I dilute it. I take the figure and apply the wash technique. Notice that the paint is more diluted and gets into the spaces without covering the base color....”
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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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