I paid Artists on Fiverr to paint my Warhammer

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I paid Artists on Fiverr to paint my Warhammer - Here's what happened!

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I went on fiverr and asked artists to paint my Warhammer figures in one of the most difficult to paint schemes. I sent out six Space Marine Primaris Intercessor Imperial Fists. It was a super fun project that went across many months from ordering until I received the miniatures. Let me know which miniature is your favorite among the bunch!
Links to all painters:
LYBBANS MINIATURES - / @lybbansminiatures
/ lybbans_miniatures
EMIL HURTIG - / emil.hurtig
ZANJIDESIGN - bit.ly/37Mrkce
BRUSHLICKER - bit.ly/37PEGoq
DUNFORD - bit.ly/2s3NdVh
TWOELBOWS - bit.ly/2T4fu9e
Antonio Peña Miniatures - / apminiatures
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Painting miniatures for your warhammer & d&d games. Age of sigmar and warhammer 40k. Space Marines, Space Wolves, Stormcast Eternals, beastclaw raiders, ogor mawtribes, ossiarch bonereapers, warhammer kill team warband, cities of sigmar, chaos space marines, painting scale models, miniature busts! How to paint NMM. How to paint warhammer, how to paint d&D figures.

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@SquidmarMiniatures Жыл бұрын

@Pyrell 4 жыл бұрын

After more than 7 months I still am getting commission requests thanks to this video!

@SquidmarMiniatures 4 жыл бұрын

That's awesome 😍

@kendarr 4 жыл бұрын

Your work was the bomb dude, I don't understand as much about painting but anyone can see how much you care for these figures. I'm an 3d artist and one thing that I learned was that, not everyone is an artist but everyone is a critic, awesome work

@scottspaldingofficial 4 жыл бұрын

The sign of a true artist. Well done :)

@INCDZONE 4 жыл бұрын

you still taking commission requests? as i will have some figures

@INCDZONE 3 жыл бұрын

@@Pyrell you on ffiver?

@brushlickerstudio28 4 жыл бұрын

Glad that You were not disappointed with my service. Thanks a lot! Cheers

@SquidmarMiniatures 4 жыл бұрын

Sorry for not being honest with who i was :) hope you enjoyed it!

@brushlickerstudio28 4 жыл бұрын

I was quite shocked :D after a while i starter making sense, You were a bit odd :) Also starting up with such high end reference masę me treat You as if u knew nothing (makes sense though) but it forced me to adress You like a semi-crazy person :D

@SquidmarMiniatures 4 жыл бұрын

@@brushlickerstudio28 Hahaha, yeah - it was a tough one. Didn't want to give away anything either. But really great paint job, i think you delivered way over what i payed you, so i'm super happy! And really your portfolio is ace, you've got mad skill bruh!

@brushlickerstudio28 4 жыл бұрын

@@SquidmarMiniatures thanks man! I have also supplied mini with video tutorial ive made, although Polish one, unfortunately

@doxrion6914 4 жыл бұрын

@@brushlickerstudio28 bardzo fajnie malujesz

@phillipmele8533 4 жыл бұрын

Emil: Yellow is not my favorite color. Also Emil: *Paints as if he was guided by angels sent from God above*

@zchris13 4 жыл бұрын

use their names, Adeptus Astartes sent by the God-Emperor on his Golden Throne

@BB-pn2qv 4 жыл бұрын

Emil is a damn paint god

@joefyn 4 жыл бұрын

5 hours later

@richardshiflett5181 4 жыл бұрын

Man-Emperor

@joshuagraham2843 3 жыл бұрын

heh speak the lamenter there cursed

@-KillaWatt- 3 жыл бұрын

"Fiverr takes 25% of his cut" that's criminal. No wonder there is a starving artist stereotype.

@Cheapiebeepie 3 жыл бұрын

Was about to comment the same

@TheRogueEmpire 3 жыл бұрын

takes 20 from me, thats weird.

@oldaccountlol5773 3 жыл бұрын

@@TheRogueEmpire it depends on your location and the gig type

@lattekahvi1298 3 жыл бұрын

lets not forget that the tools aint cheap no matter whether you work for digital or traditional art

@bb1886 2 жыл бұрын

Depending on where you are taxes can be crazy as well.

@Nathan7034 4 жыл бұрын

I'm DevPaints. I really regret not doing this project, as I'm a big fan. I was trying to be fair to both of us. Between international shipping and Fiverrs cut, I was going to be making peanuts and at the same time charging you a whole bunch for just one miniature. I had no way to know it was you, would have been great exposure :(

@SquidmarMiniatures 4 жыл бұрын

Hey man, i hold no grudges :) let's make another fun challenge down the line ;)

@Nathan7034 4 жыл бұрын

@@SquidmarMiniatures I'd love that, Emil. You got some great results. I definitely feel I would have held my own though :D Hopefully there's another chance down the road!

@High_Lord_Of_Terra 4 жыл бұрын

Dude, you gave a great reason and communicated with him clearly , that's good exposure!

@brushlickerstudio28 4 жыл бұрын

@@SquidmarMiniatures i would love to participate :P

@SquidmarMiniatures 4 жыл бұрын

Let's do it, give me a few weeks and I'll get back to you :)

@stuschannel8877 4 жыл бұрын

It really bothers me that the first one had 2 helmets lol

@xekon14 4 жыл бұрын

Death or Glory 40k In case someone steals the first one or it breaks?

@SwashBuccaneer 4 жыл бұрын

Make shift weapon as seen in that football game lol

@Pyrell 4 жыл бұрын

I did ask him how should I proceed with it, looks a bit funny but well it doesn't hurt to have extra helmets

@ShadowDrakken 4 жыл бұрын

Sometimes you have to leave a soldier behind. It's nice at least to grab what you can for the memorial. 💀

@erikbrown1827 4 жыл бұрын

I was not going to say anything, but you did, so yeah. That was a little off on the two Helms. Still looks great.

@chrischaf 4 жыл бұрын

I have no idea how I ended up here, but I got totally sucked in, watched the whole thing, and gave it a like. nice job sir :)

@darengauthier522 4 жыл бұрын

Same

@skywise8 4 жыл бұрын

Same

@skywise8 4 жыл бұрын

@Super Jeff since when does youtube need a reason to push random stuff into our feeds? I'm just happy when it's not a right wing bigot

@talonfarmer9623 4 жыл бұрын

same, happy for this dude

@ThatBoyDeeHere 4 жыл бұрын

Same. Seems like an interesting hobby.

@djwoody1649 4 жыл бұрын

I think the reason you got red and cold yellow rather than orange is that's the actual colours of the Imperial Fists and it might have thrown the artists off a bit. Interesting video, good idea to see how people do the same task differently.

@Lybbansminiatures 4 жыл бұрын

Well who the hell want black rims, black bolter and black chest eagle. You made a bad order and i fixed it for you! Thanks for the kind words man. I will think of a way to reply!

@SquidmarMiniatures 4 жыл бұрын

Haha, my order is way off the heresy charts. Plz don't report to the emperor.

@bqmiller 4 жыл бұрын

Lybbans miniatures yours was the best one and it was the closest to the reference.

@Lybbansminiatures 4 жыл бұрын

Thanks guys!!! I am humbled!!!

@Lybbansminiatures 4 жыл бұрын

Thanks a lot!

@Licmebro 4 жыл бұрын

@elbarto8282 4 жыл бұрын

"I Hope this video goes viral" KZfaq Algorithm: *Hold my beer*

@elbarto8282 4 жыл бұрын

I've never watched any miniature-related nor painting-related video in my life but here I am, discovering a really cool corner of youtube thanks to the mighty algorithm

@MixinMadness 4 жыл бұрын

🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣 Every damn time!

@paulovitor4537 4 жыл бұрын

@@elbarto8282 Yeah, same. I had no idea these things existed. LOL

@yuyu63 4 жыл бұрын

i feel my algorithm was attacked

@Percadu 4 жыл бұрын

Pretty sure this popped up for me after I watched a bunch of Davie 504 vids

@snowmech3430 4 жыл бұрын

I used to work for GW, I had a lot of fun teaching others to paint, from the basics to advanced. I thought about charging to paint miniatures, however, for medical reasons I have trouble keeping my hands steady now. I really miss being able to fully enjoy the hobby. I am going to check out more of your content.

@SethHMG 2 жыл бұрын

I have nerve damage in both elbows, and it’s made painting significantly more difficult.

@24fretsoffury Жыл бұрын

There’s techniques to help prevent shaking. A solid box used to prop your hands seems to be the most successful. Talk to your doctor as well, they may be able to prescribe something to help.

@SquidmarMiniatures 4 жыл бұрын

👑👑👑 I'm in the midst of releasing my dream miniature brush as well as some wonderfully sculpted miniature busts mid June 2020. It's something I'm really proud of and been working on for the better part of the last year. You can already pre register your interest on my Kickstarter page: bit.ly/3dKjmnz 👑👑👑

@nova3d173 4 жыл бұрын

Hello, I am a BRAND of 3D printer from China. I think it would be a good idea if our printer could help you make better models, but I can't find your contact information

@takamikeigo53 4 жыл бұрын

Did you get you $ back ?

@xr254w7 3 жыл бұрын

dude my dad no joke paints war hammer and models and by watching this he's really good 0-0 i will try to post a vid on my channel to show you. no need for shout out ok :)

@michaelharper8682 3 жыл бұрын

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@USCavalry1 3 жыл бұрын

What was the plant you used on your base? You did a great job on your paint BTW

@W-Thom 4 жыл бұрын

I like how you spoke kindly of the painters.

@umadbroimatroll7918 4 жыл бұрын

Baby trying to eat the lid is lowkey the best part of the video

@booradley6832 4 жыл бұрын

This may be a historically significant video one day. The last known sighting of a white baby in Sweden.

@wealllame 4 жыл бұрын

lmao :(

@Nantosuelta 4 жыл бұрын

@@booradley6832 god that just made me soo depressed. Pray for Sweden

@0xCAFEF00D 4 жыл бұрын

Can't tell if you guys are serious.

@elonwhatever 4 жыл бұрын

@@booradley6832 Ow go make some signs and protest or something

@scottchristofersen2367 4 жыл бұрын

"I think i'm gonna regret this" KZfaq: "no... I don't think you will"

@nolan2664 4 жыл бұрын

I like how you were so respectful to the painters.

@user-nz2vk9rq6y 4 жыл бұрын

@get rekt those are painters who do this for money. If they weren't this how video couldn't be possible. And what is so entitled about his behaviour? He shows them what he wants, they decide if they can make it, then they talk about money. Then the product doesn't come as you talked about it.

@jacklbyful 4 жыл бұрын

plastic: exists baby: it's free meal estate

@sbIvanov 4 жыл бұрын

That joke hits on so many levels!

@vasher420 4 жыл бұрын

my son starting to crawl ended my mini career

@moos5221 4 жыл бұрын

It's also plastic from ice packaging, sent to him from the other side of the world. Maybe there is still some ice bits on it. :)

@nobu9705 4 жыл бұрын

I was like "Nooo, don't let baby lick the lid that might have paint/glue on it" 😱 @jammer four hahaha 😂

@newguy3680 4 жыл бұрын

Part of me feels like youtube employs some dude to just sit with a joint trying to find super dope videos to post on the front page

@bebophippie1781 4 жыл бұрын

That's what I'm doing. But alas.... I do not get paid

@conmayn 4 жыл бұрын

That mini that showed up near the end looks so real! How do you get them to move?

@jackkettlewell1419 2 жыл бұрын

I also want to learn how to make your minis move

@ByronC900 4 жыл бұрын

Honestly, I like #1 -- especially when you factor in price. I think the blue on the sword, and the red helmet just gives a really good artistic pop to the models, to go along with the stellar paint job.

@shaman42 4 жыл бұрын

Little squid reaches for bubble wrap "Don't eat that" *cut* Little squid happily devouring plastic lid.

@kpjlflsknflksnflknsa 4 жыл бұрын

Little squid will grow up to resent his father.

@umadbroimatroll7918 4 жыл бұрын

@Green Space he never got the bubble wrap ofc he will resent him for the rest of his life. Havent yoy ever been denied bubble wrap?

@KarmaAnims 4 жыл бұрын

"I'm not gonna name any names" *Proceeds to name names.*

@SirPano85 4 жыл бұрын

The best mini sit on your left arm.

@sergei5879 4 жыл бұрын

To be honest your 1st guy nailed it. With that NMM for tabletop - a no-brainer.

@christopher6337 4 жыл бұрын

FR tho, the highlights were amazingly done and when placed next to each other it did have a bit of a orange sheen to the yellow. Only guy on the lineup I would actually buy from

@themessy001 4 жыл бұрын

The first guy did a crazy good job.

@IndianaSmallmouth 4 жыл бұрын

Uh, model is wearing a helmet and has a SECOND HELMET on his leg.

@themessy001 4 жыл бұрын

@@IndianaSmallmouth the paint job is better than the others by far. Who cares about an extra helmet...

@josephaether377 4 жыл бұрын

his definitely popped the most and produced the, "wow," effect in my mind. also, the more i looked at it, the more i liked it, oddly.

@DasVadderr 4 жыл бұрын

17:10 Human and bubble wrap - The beginning of a friendship for life.

@KingLoth 4 жыл бұрын

I'm a new painter (have done ~10 minis) and this is the first time I see somebody other than myself paint one (never really looked at reference pics either). I was getting proud of what I was doing, that's gone. Y'all are too good

@lazymanhobbies8735 4 жыл бұрын

Just keep painting minis man! You learn something new and get better every time you paint a mini!

@KingLoth 4 жыл бұрын

@@lazymanhobbies8735 Thanks! Know of any place where I could get feedback? I'd very much like to hear from more experienced painters.

@lazymanhobbies8735 4 жыл бұрын

@@KingLoth All over the place, facebook is a good place to start. There are lots of 40k groups there. Upload videos of your minis on youtube too. Anywhere you can upload images and videos of your minis you can usually get feedback If you do upload anything, send me a link. I love seeing miniatures

@KingLoth 4 жыл бұрын

@@lazymanhobbies8735 I paint DnD figurines, but it's pretty much the same thing. Here's a link to some pictures I just took, I hope you can see some details: drive.google.com/open?id=1Mm7PETR9frSoVArrEOFpi0tMP44ZmZCE

@themightyduck562 4 жыл бұрын

Reddit is your friend.

@tharetsku 4 жыл бұрын

17:28 "Don't eat that" I'm definitely not an expert at Swedish, but I understand that much. (I'm from Finland, so I have to learn Swedish)

@UnderTheSkin13 4 жыл бұрын

"10 dollar a miniature? These guys are cheap!" And here I am charging 7.50 a mini thinking I'm gouging my clients.

@joshp8535 4 жыл бұрын

No way, man. Consider your time and materials. How much do you make an hour at your job? Or how much does a normal person make? How long does it take you to paint a mini? If it's an hour, you should be charging at least what you make an hour. Plus paints. Get what your time is worth. You can take off a little bit if they are a friend or you REALLY wanna take a job, but you cant get screwed for your time.

@oORoOFLOo 4 жыл бұрын

yeah it depedns on what country you are in

@Nuuboat 4 жыл бұрын

There is a reason why most people only put in the hours on their lords and monsters and basicaly only drybrushes the regular soldiers. It's the time, and if someone wants their soldiers to have the same detail as their lords and monsters then they either put in the time or pay someone else to put in the time. I kinda lost my chain of thought there.. but the point is, if you want a deluxe lord dont just pay for soldier quality. And you shouldnt paint deluxe quality on people who is paying you to paint their soldiers. Even tho it's painfull not to give every mini your full skill. No, if you only get payed 7.50 id say you owe them clean paint, clean lines, basic shade and basic highlight. No gem facetes, no glass lenses, directional lights, battle scars, or rust (beyond maybe using texture pains. But that's maybe). If someone were to pay you 50 dollar, then you could give them the whole package, but then you should also have the skill to justify the price.

@chriscortez4511 4 жыл бұрын

agreed that was my thought through the whole video

@glennbailey9746 4 жыл бұрын

I charged a friend £90 to paint 3 leman Russ tanks....

@PedroDoderoEscalante 4 жыл бұрын

Fiverr takes way too much. There has to be something better for the artists. Also idea for a colab: make a big diorama, and every artist contributes with one model.

@Ezekielepharcelis 4 жыл бұрын

Yeah, 25 percent just for providing a platform does not sound fair to me.

@davez5201 4 жыл бұрын

It's a fair commission. If you think it's not, then you're using the platform wrong. Bear in mind that Fiverr doesn't get commission on any repeat business, only the first order.

@Re4derTheGlorious 4 жыл бұрын

If it's too much then good luck finding clients on your own, lol. Also consider that fiverr at core is meant for digital work, so it does not need shipping fee.

@booradley6832 4 жыл бұрын

I mean fiverr is okay as a networking site. Find someone on there, like their work or inversely them as a customer and then start doing things via paypal/check/other method. That 25% is to cover creating the platform, fraud protection, work integrity and other things. I dont "Agree' with that cut but I also think that people should be looking to abandon the site asap once they get a little networking done.

@commandercaptain4664 4 жыл бұрын

@uncletigger That's not much of a compromise when only one side determines this for the other.

@thomasborders6882 4 жыл бұрын

Dude, I wish I could paint minis half as well as any of these guys.

@fakshen1973 4 жыл бұрын

I think for all the artists involved it really gives them a baseline as to what their competitors are doing and the quality of work they are actually sending out for the price. I think in future videos you might want to reference their work back to their samples at the same price point (if available) and see if it exceeds, matches, or is below their examples.

@SquidmarMiniatures 4 жыл бұрын

Hey friends, some places to go subscribe and find all the painters LYBBANS MINIATURES - kzfaq.info instagram.com/lybbans_miniatures EMIL HURTIG - instagram.com/emil.hurtig/ ZANJIDESIGN - bit.ly/37Mrkce BRUSHLICKER - bit.ly/37PEGoq DUNFORD - bit.ly/2s3NdVh TWOELBOWS - bit.ly/2T4fu9e Antonio Peña Miniatures - instagram.com/apminiatures/

@crabpee 4 жыл бұрын

For some reason Lybbans miniatures link didn't work for me. This works though: kzfaq.info/love/HDoIg6C0JwFffschmTq-iw

@Pyrell 4 жыл бұрын

Hi Man, I am Víctor Rodríguez aka Zanjidesign, here is my instagram if anyone wants to see some of my other paint projects: instagram.com/zanjipaints/

@brushlickerstudio28 4 жыл бұрын

instagram.com/brushlicker.studio/ here's mine, too!

@HimmelGanger 4 жыл бұрын

Ät inte plasten hehe, det är din pojke? :)

@phantomplayer5568 4 жыл бұрын

So my friend did you get your money back

@SpartanWolf-dc4jd 4 жыл бұрын

In the end seeing them all together was a beautiful moment even with the different qualities. Almost like if you feel their individuality as a squad.

@flowinsounds 4 жыл бұрын

yes, they made a great squad, and at playing distance they all seemed of a kind

@lonewulf0328 4 жыл бұрын

I'm amazed by the prices on some of these. I remember at my LGS there was a guy who painted everyone's DnD miniatures, and he even made his own custom bases with railroad grass and rocks and such to make it more realistic, and that was $10, but that was back in like 1998. I wouldn't expect that these days for less than $20-30

@MrSupercrayo 4 жыл бұрын

KZfaq Algorithm: See’s cute baby *VIRAL MODE ACTIVATED*

@Ravenge5 4 жыл бұрын

might have been what happened for real

@teritras41 4 жыл бұрын

Also your son is really cute ! You look like a happy father ! ^^

@raymondbabbitt4583 4 жыл бұрын

Yeah, more videos with the baby! 😉👍🏻

@d.ag.b1135 4 жыл бұрын

I can appreciate any man willing to pay 200 dollars for a half-hour of content, good work mate.

@Megameatloaf 4 жыл бұрын

I'm posting this comment so that the algorithm see's viewer engagement.

@HikingFeral 4 жыл бұрын

I've disliked it to throw a spanner in the works.

@nailedit2565 4 жыл бұрын

For sure.

@dazdingoz0r 4 жыл бұрын

@@HikingFeral Also disliked it because KZfaq's been pestering me to watch this shit for almost a month now, even though I never watch Fiver stuff and I couldn't give a rat's ass about this guy's warhammers. Or his accent, to be completely honest.

@jackwykes7523 4 жыл бұрын

Haules Baules have some respect dude

@armyfreak9389 4 жыл бұрын

engagement +

@Shoorit 4 жыл бұрын

"I hope it goes viral so I can make my money back" Well it went viral haha.

@tamarans.ns.ii.4968 4 жыл бұрын

My noob observation: Imperial fists are flat yellow not borderline orange.

@TheVoltage2 4 жыл бұрын

Yeah. Miniature painting really confuses me sometimes. "Give me Imperial Fists." *is given orange marines* or edge highlight with brighter versions of the base colour unless it's black in which case you edge with blue?

@Yotrymp 4 жыл бұрын

i think the point of the pro painter's color choices was that the light reflections from the environment (that the bases represented) were making the armor look orangeish, along with the armor having a dust layer on it.

@giathuanleviet4138 4 жыл бұрын

Blood on Yellow armor= Orange

@Metalisjustbetter 4 жыл бұрын

@@giathuanleviet4138 n ah blood on yellow armour =red and black. Just like blood on anything is red and black.

@Chris-i0i0i0 4 жыл бұрын

Maybe they put Turtle Wax on their armour that morning (for parade, obvs), and now they are fighting next to a huge inferno? Or maybe their armour was placed in the all-yellow laundry basket, but an orange sock got mixed up in the pile? The laundry guy is clearly a heretic.

@_myst_4267 4 жыл бұрын

Huge probs to all these painters for delivering a fully painted yellow model. Personally, I would rather eat an entire bowl of shattered glass than paint a fully yellow mini.

@SquidmarMiniatures 4 жыл бұрын

Wise words! haha

@Pyrell 4 жыл бұрын

it was tough and scary

@Lybbansminiatures 4 жыл бұрын

Haha. Yellow is underestimated. Its my new favourite colour. I am currently painting a bad moon army

@darkstorm989 4 жыл бұрын

First one is wearing a helmet and has one on his belt. . . . . they used the wrong head for that mini. LMAO!!!! Anyone else notice?

@Guesthunter 4 жыл бұрын

Every single one of those painter did at least thrice a good job as he or she was paid for. If you have ever painted miniatures (I have for 10 years now) you will agree instantly.

@aki-senkinn 4 жыл бұрын

"This guy knows how to do business!" The guy who asks for $25 Fiverr takes 25% - left with $19 pays for shipping from pocket, -$15, left with $4 pays for paint materials, lets say he only uses $3 worth of materials. gets paid a whopping $1 for his effort and work that doesn't even really cover for the time talking with you let alone actual paint job and skill. yeah, flawless business strategy. The only person here with business sense is Devpaints :"3

@christophercant 4 жыл бұрын

The whole discipline seems so underpaid, I don't know how anyone can make a decent living at it unless they live somewhere extremely cheap. Even the guy charging $100, his hourly rate was still probably low.

@moos5221 4 жыл бұрын

Very true. I understand that squidmar wants to settle for a low price and that includes all shipping, etc. But the artists work time is extremely underpaid in these offers. Squidmar kind of makes fun of the artist describing himself as passionate, but I think you can only do these offers if you are really passionate about doing them and painting them just for the fun, because the prices are never fair at this level.

@chrissre7935 4 жыл бұрын

15$ for a small package like this?

@chrissre7935 4 жыл бұрын

@@christophercant It is underpaid because other artists dont value they work. You will find someone that will make that cheaper or for him it is a hobby etc.

@MG-wx9ib 4 жыл бұрын

@Lemazive They didnt know this will happen... from what they seen this is some random dude asking for them to paint. Like this is what they get paid when a customer buys this. Basically nothing. Yes this time it was different but the comment was made to point out how underpaid this is. You not seeing this is... quite sad really.

@NinjaNibbs 4 жыл бұрын

I think I actually prefer Lybbans Intercessor! That's a really great, clean paintjob for the money you spent. Love the way the armor is highlighted

@Lybbansminiatures 4 жыл бұрын

Well thank you!!! :)

@axlns81 4 жыл бұрын

I second that

@Lybbansminiatures 4 жыл бұрын

Thanks

@blastvader 4 жыл бұрын

Thirded.

@thebakk34 4 жыл бұрын

I could never do this personally, but I love and appreciate the artistic abilities and fortitude of the people that do do these!

@CanaCorn 4 жыл бұрын

It is sad how underpaid these painters are. Not even getting minimum wage for the time put in.

@WastedTalent83 4 жыл бұрын

lol if arts needed to be paid that way, it would be fair for crappy artist but very unfair for good ones. Think about making a good paint as a novice in 4-5 hours and selling the paint for 50-60 eruro/dollar. Or being VERY good painter that make something better in 2-3 hours and getting paid 30-40 lol XD Art is very hard to price, and i talk for experience lol

@fadetonoirfilms 4 жыл бұрын

@@WastedTalent83 That's why it's MINIMUM wage, not MAXIMUM wage. So if minimum wage is $20 an hour then a novice who takes 5 hours to do a painting gets $100, so at least that's enough to make a living from. The very good painter can do a better painting in 3 hours but charge $50 an hour for it, so they get $150 - more money for less work because they're better. Without minimum wage the very good painter can still charge $150, but the novice might only get $50. You're talking as if the very good painter's earning are capped, which they're not. The point is that the novice should be earning at least a living wage.

@jodicusstv 4 жыл бұрын

Just because you want to do something, doesn’t mean you’re entitled to minimum wage doing it. If you’re good enough to make over minimum wage, you will! If not, it’s time to choose another proffession.

@tbonbrad 4 жыл бұрын

I think fiverr and etsy should be seen as a way to fund your hobbies rather than an actual source of income. But I agree, it's sad that this is not a viable side hustle for a lot of people and I do think they're underpaid

@gandolfgreen5980 4 жыл бұрын

Most artists paint because they love to nm paint not to make money. More then prolly half the most valuable paintings in the world the artists were usually poor as fuck. If you lobe somethi.g you just do it and dont care whay paid. Why everyone gotta make shit about money.

@buzzedaldrin7316 4 жыл бұрын

I recon the best one was the first package you opened, by Victor. I agree that the one you rated matched the tones of the reference picture better. But I prefer the way Victor has highlighted and shaded. The others were great and really neat but I dig that grim dark look. And consider he actually pulled that off for the price he was paid, compared to your friends who knew they were getting the video exposure. That was kick ass effort!

@Demonskunk 4 жыл бұрын

It looks like most of them painted then with official imperial fists colors, instead of using the reference.

@MortyrSC2 4 жыл бұрын

I suppose he shouldn't have even mentioned "Imperial Fists" if his reference had wrong colors. Imperial Fists are yellow and red, not orange and black.

@seansamurai1981 4 жыл бұрын

The worst one there if there is such a thing is still 200% better than what I can do. Well done to all

@CarlJohnson-wk3rv 3 жыл бұрын

I literally find WC boring but this guys voice is so relaxing. His tone, pitch and accent make me feel so relaxed. And seeing a cute little baby as-well. Endorphins have most definitely even released 😁

@SquidmarMiniatures 3 жыл бұрын

hahah thx ;)

@thedungeondelver 4 жыл бұрын

I like how you differentiate between musicians and bass players.

@maxschmidt666 4 жыл бұрын

That fourty-dollar guy blew my mind. Still, I would just have no fun playing with minis someone else painted ;(

@Lybbansminiatures 4 жыл бұрын

Max Schmidt 🙏🏻😁

@crewealex1125 4 жыл бұрын

I'm in the opposite position, anything I've ever painted is an embarrassment so I'm far happier with other people's work!!

@maxschmidt666 4 жыл бұрын

@@crewealex1125 Hey I have the same with any kind of craft work, e.g. renovating the flat or repairing the car. :D

@originalguckfoogle 4 жыл бұрын

@@crewealex1125 You have to do a lot of painting to get any good usually. Buy some cheap army men from the dollar store and try some different things and see what works for you.

@EE-eq9mb 4 жыл бұрын

I love the way you speak of the artists... so respectfully!

@ProgressSkateboarding 4 жыл бұрын

What am I doing here? That's not a complaint. This was great to watch.

@MGC-XIII 4 жыл бұрын

that yellow highlight on the 2nd model does not go with the yellow underneath, this is why you need to mix colours. Your base is the best, but I think Emil Hurtig nailed it.

@theoadamsiv7844 4 жыл бұрын

I just noticed that the first guy brought a backup helmet.

@penguinsentinel8508 4 жыл бұрын

I suppose you have one to wear and the other to beat people to death with in close combat.

@Suriel08 4 жыл бұрын

It's the Imperial Fist version of: "They never saw it coming!" One quickly jumps the enemy with the helmet and puts it on them backwards, while the rest do the slicing.

@Nilly-tube 4 жыл бұрын

@@penguinsentinel8508 Myles Garrett style.

@darrenwright9712 4 жыл бұрын

Probably because of orks,as we all know death skulls are notorious for stealing stuff so if he lost one he could just pop another on and continue murdering things

@roganjosh6220 Жыл бұрын

it's mental how far you came from here. It's a shame the quiet, small style, old studio stage had to be stepped past. saying that, i've never seen a yter rise up to their rise in relevance so effectively and presently in real-time, congratulations in your success you deserve it

@vladimirlindemann7598 4 жыл бұрын

No matter how good the artist is he has his own understanding of the expected result. It's very hard to get a perfect result at the first attempt.

@tobiashogman315 4 жыл бұрын

"inte äta på den" Hahaha! That's my life in four words right now!

@SquidmarMiniatures 4 жыл бұрын

Hahaha

@gustafbstrom 4 жыл бұрын

I second that.

@cronlv16 4 жыл бұрын

If anyone spent this much time talking about my paintjob, I would cry.

@Azakhara1 4 жыл бұрын

16:40 "Yo what kind of magic is this dad ?!" xD

@InstabilerStoff 3 жыл бұрын

Really relieved to see that even pros cant make moldlines simply vanish. Its so frustrating with marines

@Tomas-ef1uo 4 жыл бұрын

You asked for imperial fists, and you got imperial fists, what you wanted was firehawks

@YeahTheDuckweed 4 жыл бұрын

Uh, nope; pretty sure it was Imperial Fists he wanted. Just really, really tan Imperial Fists. No fire.

@jasonburke1671 4 жыл бұрын

@@YeahTheDuckweed honestly the 2nd was probably the most fisty. The ref was wayyy too orange for Fists

@Beblue1337 4 жыл бұрын

Yeah pretty sure people were going more for the imperial fist colors than his reference pic. Probably shouldve insisted on the reference colour than the origin

@davedogge2280 4 жыл бұрын

It's done by some old granny in Luton, don't go for the scam on Fivver. No I'm kidding, it's not too bad for the price.

@Pyrell 4 жыл бұрын

thanks

@superthrowdown1 4 жыл бұрын

Wot u sayin bout looton m8?

@jaskapenttila7644 3 жыл бұрын

In a comforting voice: "Inte äta på det..."

@TheCJRhodes 4 жыл бұрын

I'm glad the video went 'viral' for you m8 and you were able to get your money back, plus hopefully some new patron supporters. Hope you have a healthy youtube career for the sake of your adorable little child :)

@zacharyruiz1542 4 жыл бұрын

Thank you for showing that these services might be worth getting it

@JPWestmas 4 жыл бұрын

It's really odd that most of them didn't see how orange the reference was. Or just ignored it.

@JakeSnake07 4 жыл бұрын

My assumption is that it's a difference in monitors. Colors look different between screens, so it may not have looked nearly as orange on theirs.

@samb.8134 4 жыл бұрын

They're Imperial Fists, I'd assume the guy might be new-ish and just wanted to make sure I knew what Imperial Fists are, and then I'd just paint them yellow.

@JakeSnake07 4 жыл бұрын

@@samb.8134 So... I don't 40k. Are they a specific branch of the military or something?

@Zanzabarchocolate 4 жыл бұрын

@@JakeSnake07 Think of Space Marine chapters as more of knightly orders as opposed to branches. Imperial Guard would be the closest thing to our militaries.

@VarenvelDarakus 4 жыл бұрын

@@JakeSnake07 as a person who deals with somewhat art(furry art , but still) , you would be surprised how much lightning AND monitor can affect the color you see

@bassett_green 2 жыл бұрын

Honestly these are all really solid, but Emil has knocked it out of the park

@rayman8793 3 жыл бұрын

The baby looks like he is wise beyond his years.

@TheBFAIL 4 жыл бұрын

Popped up for me randomly on youtube. Love your attitude and analysis! I will definitely check out more of your videos

@beowulfthecool8443 4 жыл бұрын

This is actually one of the best fiver vids ive seen in a while

@norbukeung 4 жыл бұрын

I don’t own any warhammer figures but here I am loving what I’m watching

@bebophippie1781 4 жыл бұрын

im super happy i found this video. It has been years since i painted 40k figures. I have been looking for a hobby again and I think you helped me re-discover one I used to love.

@henchmen4hire 4 жыл бұрын

When I try to get people to give me $50 for a custom action figure, which involves major sculpting, sanding joints, full paint job, etc., they tell me to eff off. Meanwhile minis guys will gladly pay $40 for just a paintjob? On a tiny figure? Yikes, I totally went into the wrong hobby haha

@DeathArrivesQuickly 4 жыл бұрын

Custom action figure eh? Mind letting me see some of your work?

@CaptainXJ 4 жыл бұрын

What, a custom fig for $50. I'd take that all day long.

@henchmen4hire 4 жыл бұрын

@@DeathArrivesQuickly Here's my more recent stuff www.artstation.com/henchmen4hire

@beardalaxy 4 жыл бұрын

if you really want to get into the right hobby, draw hentai. even better: furry hentai.

@henchmen4hire 4 жыл бұрын

@@beardalaxy I don't know about furry specifically, but DeviantArt is a great example of how much sex and fetishes sell. That site is basically a place for people to promote their Patreon/Porneon sites to make fistfuls of cash drawing tits. If I could start over, I'd definitely trade my fair-to-middling sculpting and painting skills for drawing skills.

@DismemberTheAlamo 4 жыл бұрын

One of the things that the painters need to know, is that unless the client is giving you free reign you need to do whats ordered. I know its a bit off sometimes, like this example with the silver and not red eagle, but its what the client ordered. Had I made a request with something thats not fulfilled to what i asked, I would def be asking for a refund, because its not what was ordered. I know its hard to hear, but as someone who does commission assembly work myself, ive learned this the hard way.

@rampanttricky17 4 жыл бұрын

i found myself smiling while watching; thank you. the color schemes were different. the colors used made me wonder if there is a different understanding for the word "reference". i took it to mean: the Armour is a uniform and the color scheme should be the same as on the reference (while understanding that they will not match). i was impressed by the work they did. and helpfully informed by the experience .

@Killakhan 4 жыл бұрын

Just want to help stroke that algorithm.

@AJDeLaRosa 4 жыл бұрын

Your kiddo is adorable! 🥺 I mean the minis are cool...yeah...

@MrLogic85 4 жыл бұрын

I love the fact that you got value for each and every order, some where better painted, but all was above or at what you expected from what they where charging.

@zrust451 3 жыл бұрын

Every 5$ mini looks way better than mine.

@MiaogisTeas 4 жыл бұрын

Jesus, we used to pay that much in NZ just for a set of minis, let alone getting someone else to paint them for us 🤣

@honestlordcommissarbrighte7921 4 жыл бұрын

I love how the baby was just "Go do your silly toys dad, I'll go eat this plastic top! Omnomnomnom"

@Schmuni 4 жыл бұрын

I originaly didnt think i would like its appearance, but the baby most definitely made the video better.

@K3r4m1k 3 жыл бұрын

I think the worst one was way beyond my current ability so I will not issue grades for these minis.

@allrequiredfields 4 жыл бұрын

The problem here is ALL of this is INSANELY cheap. To do a model well takes hours, and at 10, 20, even 30 GBP or USD it's not worth anyone's time to paint models. And then if someone is so talented that they can bust out an amazing-looking model in a couple hours, that level of skill means they need to charge more as well. I'm an excellent (but not fast) painter, but to do a truly killer job, I need like 6 hours and I'd want $100 for that kind of time. That all being said, I think Viktor was the best value. At that skill level, you could have an army painted at a reasonable pace without it costing too much. ...also, subbed.

@MzudemAngo 4 жыл бұрын

This just happened to be on my recommended list and I don't know why, but I can't say I'm disappointed! You seem like the most sympathetic guy ever, great vid!

@therealDonMac 4 жыл бұрын

Your's and the other Emil's were awesome. I agree with you though, for price, they all turned out better than I would have expected. Awesome video!

@skwest 3 жыл бұрын

This comment is way late, so you'll probably never see it... but... rewatch your video from the point where you get your little one up from his nap. Pay close attention to his eyes as he watches you unroll the bubble wrap. He knows that there's something in there and the rapt attention on his face is totally precious. Cheers!

@davidpepin3017 3 жыл бұрын

Am happy the little guy woke up, he's adorable!

@darthd3615 4 жыл бұрын

In Russia you can order a pack of 5 painted for 25$, but, of course, only for locals)

@fess700 4 жыл бұрын

lol man, in Russia for this money models will only be covered with shit

@TheBaralinChannel 4 жыл бұрын

@@fess700 Nah, Russia's just a cheaper country cause of its economy. It's just as expensive there as it is here, only relative to the people.

@fess700 4 жыл бұрын

@@TheBaralinChannel I live in Ukraine and have been painting for money for 6 years, I know the local prices for drawing very well, they are exactly the same as everywhere

@TheBaralinChannel 4 жыл бұрын

@@fess700 If you say so. I live in the UK, but I am Bulgarian and have worked in Bulgaria and the prices for art in Bulgaria definitely aren't the prices for art in the UK. It's why I'm in the UK to begin with. Due to the state of the Bulgarian economy, art in Bulgaria is cheaper than the UK. This makes it cheap to people in the UK but average/expensive to people in Bulgaria etc. I think it's all relevant. If Ukraine's doing better than my home country then that's fantastic for you but that's not been my experience, hence I'm looking for work outside of it.

@Benjiman20 4 жыл бұрын

you have been blessed by the youtube recommendation algorithm

@floopflarp 3 жыл бұрын

This was fun to watch. Everyone on this list painted better than I ever would have thought and a few actually blew my mind in quality. I always paint my own but aside from you guys on youtube who post videos of basically master work I have no other reference to my own skill since I haven't really played in years.

@clashhoyland9583 2 жыл бұрын

Your model looks really close to the original design. I love it. I do agree with you on your favourites they were really good but I think yours would definitely be in my top 3.