GLAZING explained in 5 minutes

glazing is yet another painting technique that  will help you achieve smooth transitions and   gradients but not only that in this video you  will learn what is glazing how to apply glazes   properly and in which cases should you use glazing  over other painting techniques is glazing actually   the ultimate painting method let's find out also  just before the video begins i can see that just   a fraction of my viewers are subscribed so go  ahead and subscribe it's free and you can always   change your mind and unsubscribe later if you  want alright so what exactly is glazing to put   it simply glazing is a way to paint something  using multiple thin layers if you are asking   okay but how thin of the layer excellent question  according to this diagram and believe me it's not   as complicated as it sounds you get a glaze  when you combine paint and more water than   the amount of paint if you add too much however  you get a wash if you add less you get a layer   if you add even less you get a base coat then  you get something you would use for dry brushing   and if you use too much paint and no water well  let's not talk about that anyway as you can see   when you are glazing you are not exactly using  universal ratio of paint and water but you can   add more paint or water depending on what you  want the more water you add the less control you   have but blending results will be really smooth  if you add a little more paint the result might   not be as silky smooth but it will give you better  control and save you a lot of time so glazing in   general will take you a lot of time but you will  get a really nice result for that reason i like   to layer down my shades highlights and mid-tones  first and then just use glazing to create seamless   transitions this exact method is what i have used  for my non metallic metal explained in another 5   minutes video so check it out if you want but for  now let's see how we can use glazing for blending   without risking your precious miniatures when  you are trying out any new painting method you   can simply use a spare base for testing purposes  this can be especially useful when you are trying   to figure out which paints can be what blended  well together or when testing any other blending   techniques now if we compare what blending  to glazing as blending methods when i'm wet   blending i'm trying to mix two layers of paints  together while they are still wet when i'm glazing   however i'm going over transitions of two layers  and waiting for each applied glaze to fully dry   before moving on to apply another one if the glaze  doesn't have that much water in it waiting time   doesn't have to be too long also if you want  to get rid of the excess water in your brush   you can simply take a paper towel or toilet paper  and let it suck the excess water by rubbing it off   a little bit you can also see that in both cases  i'm sketching out multiple layers before starting   blending them together which can save you a lot of  time but it's not necessary when glazing you can   definitely build up a solid gradient by glazing  over one color without having any other layer   there but it will most likely take you more time  whether you are trying to build up a gradient from   zero or you are trying to smoothen out transitions  between two existing layers the certain thing   is that glazing is on average more time consuming  than wet blending but the end result can be way   smoother as i said using bases to practice any  miniature painting method really is a good idea   to grasp the basics of it but in the end base is  just a flat surface without any shapes so it's not   realistic what is not flat however is the chest of  this kingdom death warrior of the sun miniature to   demonstrate glazing properly simply look at what  i am doing on this miniature for example i don't   have multiple layers sketched out on her skin but  i just use thin glazes to highlight it and shade   it wherever i feel like there should be a shade  i simply add some purple to my cadian fleshtone   and glaze that part of the miniature notice how  i'm starting from the middle part that is just   barely tinted by the purple and push the pigment  towards the darkest area which is the recess   this way you can use glazing as a substitute for  washing since you have way more control over the   layer but still keep in mind that you have to  get rid of the excess water by gently rubbing   the brush over a paper towel otherwise you'll lose  this control this works the same if you want to   highlight the miniature too so i just take mix of  vallejo ice yellow and cadian flesh tone and glaze   from middle up pushing the pigment towards the  center of the highlight if the end result doesn't   look smooth enough or intense enough you can  add more glazes and focus on stacking pigment   where you want this higher intensity or smoothness  of course if i want a smoother result i would just   take pure cadian fleshtone which is the midtone  here and glaze just the middle part but focusing   on spreading this layer instead of letting the  pigment pool in one place as always i get rid   of the excess water and wait for the layer to  fully dry before applying another one since i   don't want to pull off the drying paint glazing  is a great way to build up smooth gradients and   transitions but if you want to be faster you  can get a really nice result by wet blending   on the miniature first and finishing your job with  just a few glazes instead of 1055 but glazing is   also useful for other purposes for example if you  want to paint damaged leather and yet you want it   to look natural you can paint the damage first  and then use glazing to soften the end result   similarly if you drybrush something and you want  to soften the ragged up look you can apply a glaze   over such spot to make it look better just like  influencers use filters on instagram another great   use is to paint some glow effect or object source  lighting since you need to build up dim light   that gets more intense towards the light source  carefully glazing towards the light source should   do the trick you can also use it to paint some  ambient light just as you see it here there is   still one last question that needs to be answered  and that is should you use mediums instead of   water while you definitely can do that so you  will have better time thinning down some paint   i personally don't really like that since any  medium will make the layer just a little bit   thicker if you use pure water it will evaporate  and you are left with pure settled pigment   medium however behaves like a transparent  paint layer after all for example lahmian   medium can be used as a varnish as well there are  certainly more nuances when it comes to glazing   but it all comes down to applying thinned paint  layer but if you have still any questions left   you can leave that down in the comment section  to this day 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Channel: Zumikito Miniatures

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Length: 5min 53sec (353 seconds)

Published: Fri Nov 06 2020