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Prepping, Priming, and Patience | G&S Painters Guild | Season 1, Episode 1

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Will Friedle and Matt Mercer introduce us to the Geek & Sundry Painters Guild! On this first episode, we focus on preparation, priming, and patience, starting with painting a Dark Young from the Mansions of Madness.

Miniature figures can help a tabletop gaming session come to life, but painting those miniature figures is an acquired skill. Welcome to the Geek & Sundry Painters Guild! Host Will Friedle is joined by professional guests like Matthew Mercer and Elizabeth Beckley-Bradford to teach you the intricacies and techniques required to paint your own miniatures!

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20 Comments

@Deelusi 7 years ago

Will: praising Matt
Matt: shaking his head to disagree

@yidca5080 7 years ago

i'm a simple man. I see Matt Mercer, i click

@Drakefance5 7 years ago

Finally someone with roughly the same amount of experience with painting minis as me doing a tutorial series. Might be my gateway drug.

@riseofsock 7 years ago

love matts face when he is getting so highly praised is just like... noooooooo

@TheDevonCraft 7 years ago

"If it's a dry day, it could be ready in 5 minutes"
cries in Floridian

@rockgoblin6977 7 years ago

I adore how humble Matt is about being genuinely one of the best people in the world

@kempyboi123 7 years ago

Seeing Will put his finger directly infront the scalpel at 3:50 - 55 made me genuinely concerned :')

@hail2tfreeman 7 years ago

If they released the old talks machina on youtube, they'd get a heck of a lot of views

@Hughmanx 5 years ago

I would add one thing before priming, wash the model in soap and warm water (but NOT too hot). There is a lubricant added to the molds to help release the model when it is finished which if it is not removed from the surface of the mini will cause issues when you are applying thinner coats with weird pooling of the paint.

@trentl3492 7 years ago

For those who prime and are wanting to rush to painting ASAP, a cheap hair dryer running on a low setting works. The spray box I used to use had a hole cut in it so I could insert the hair dryer, let gravity hold it and just let it cycle on low. Fantastic if you are trying to speed paint an army to test.

@PileOBonez 7 years ago

I personally use a technique for priming where I first prime the whole mini with black, then after that has dried I apply grey under an angle of about 45 degrees, followed by just a tuft of white from above for the highlights. That way, when you apply colors to it, there will already be some depth to the mini :)

@Nat20han 7 years ago

ive been painting mini's for years and still cut myself on blades sometimes lol. at 3:50 im like "ok here we go" lol

@lennartbauer9418 6 years ago

Damn, apart from Matt Mercer being entertaining again, this video (series) is super helpful. The total beginners perspective from Will and the "stupid" questions that literally every beginner would ask are helpful. Because most of the guys on YT just give tutorials made from their perspective that assume a certain knowledge (like what detail brushes are or what primer is etc.).

Love this!

@blazinlatino89 7 years ago

Yaaasss! Finally its on youtube

@bryansmith844 7 years ago (edited)

The discussion about playing music to match the feel of the piece is IMPORTANT!
You end up making that association in your head so when the figure hits the board, you can immediately recall the feeling you had when painting it.

@matthewbrown2928 3 years ago

Will, when he was on Cory meets world, had the ultimate 90's hair. I was so obsessed with his hair.

@chastermief839 6 years ago

this is pretty cool to see after watching the first episode of Mini Primetime with Sal Ryjell

@dagoelius 6 years ago

As a kid I used to get picked on (or a beatdown sometimes) for tabletop gaming & miniature painting- now its ubercool to be into it. How times have changed.

@ScarletSky155 7 years ago

"Mercer! Mer-Mer-Meeeerrrcer! MERCER!" - what I wish Will Friedle had said

@jacobtrost5048 6 years ago

Something about Matt Mercer, Mr. D&D extraordinaire, mentioning that he played Warhammer Fantasy and wanted to paint is own Skaven army, gives me Avenger's-level crossover vibes.