The editing and composition of your recent videos is amazing and improving. Keep up the good work and great advice.

i really like the granular focus of this vid. hyper focusing one area to extrapolate that and apply it the entire model. it really wasn't about "stealing" at all, but learning

Pretty sure there's a quote that goes something along the lines of: ''Good artists borrow, great artists steal.'' Nobody should feel bad for being heavily inspired by someone else's work and studying their techniques.

I really appreciate how much practice/trial and error you show on your channel. I get discouraged when I don’t succeed right away so seeing someone as successful as you have to practice is really encouraging! Thanks Lyla!

I really appreciate how you break down even smaller areas to focus on. You get into details that other painters gloss over.

This video is great advice to get people off watching painting and instead trying something out. This is a thing i already do and your video here just made me look at minis a little different. Love your videos and this was a clever one.

I'm not into improving as fast as possible; I'm all about slow & steady improvement on my end. With that having been said, I can think of a multitude of painters I steal ideas and colors from to this end, to try and improve my painting. Thank you for excellent content, as always, because I always enjoy how clearly you explain things and break things down. (I've committed myself to tackling NMM in a serious manner this year, as it happens.)

The musician Clark Terry gave my favorite quote on the creative process: "Imitate, Assimilate, Innovate"

Stealing a good colour scheme was one of the first things I did. Did I say steal? I meant “homage” lmao

This was a really great breakdown of the process. Going to use this approach when I start painting my Crimson Fists.

Dang, I was just about ready to give up on ever trying NMM again, and here you go making it look so easy! Can't wait to try and use your tricks to 'steal' myself into another NMM attempt...

I've done this for a long time, although I don't really outright steal. I tend to look at the effects and the techniques and try to loosely apply them to my own colours schemes. Whenever I'm a bit stuck looking at other models of the same type can really help break that creative block. When it comes to art, imitation truly is the finest form of flattery providing accreditation is still given.

That was great. After 3 years, it's great to learn something new!

Lyla, luv, let me say Art is either revolution or plagiarism, anything else is respect for what works. And imitation is the sincerest form of getting great results.

It's not really 'stealing', it's learning. Imitation is an important part of how we learn. It's only stealing if you claim that you did it originally. As long as you're honest about it, you're good... :)

This is really good advice and a video everyone at a certain who wants to improve should be watching

This is the most helpful video for a beginner I have seen. Thank you

Awesome video, one of my favorite's so far.

I’m very glad the hobby is so far-reaching and there’s so many passionate and talented people on this platform, but of the many miniature painting/crafting channels, this one has always stood out for its quality and style. I know you’ll be able to make the full-time painting into reality - great video and best of luck Lyla!

Very nice

Love your content, you make it very easy to understand and follow, congrats on going full time by the way, i'm sure you'll smash it

Thanks for your hard work! I've gotten back into minis because of you and folks like you who are actually trying to teach and not just show off.

This was a very good watch! Subbed and looking forward to more.

Always my favourite time, when I get that ‘mini witch’ notification! Here’s to painting more minis in ‘23. #NotificationSquad

"let's be honest, you're not going to do that are you?" I feel called out! *grin*

Another way to help focus in on something is to flip it upside down so your brain has to really look for those shapes. Really easy to do when you're having trouble isolating details during the planning phase. Good vid!

Great job on video production and wonderful painting as always. I hope you and yours have a wonderful New Year.

Hola Lyla, Love your videos! this one on particular is something that resonates with my own experience as an artist, 10 years ago I read STEAL LIKE AN ARTIST a wonderful book that explores this very subject and it really opened my mind to a better approach to art just like this video did jet again, if you haven’t read it I think you’ll like it. Cheers from Mexico!!

I'm just getting back into painting after a long time away. I'm totally stealing this 😊

Can't wait to give this method a try! I've always struggled with placing highlights and shadows as well as getting the gradation between them down. Another thing that has always vexed me was how far of a value jump to make between the shadow, mid, and highlights. Hopefully this method will help all that finally click in my head!

Nice video production is great. Model and video are also great. Keep up the good work.

Lyla I always love your videos! They make this hobby seem so approachable and reafirm that I am doing okay when I feel like I'm not. Thanks for helping us all!

That was a really good tutorial! It really helped me to understand how to look at light values on minis' surfaces. Thank you! 👍

Bedankt! Greetings from the Netherlands

One of my friends is one of the best miniature painters in the world, and when he wants to learn different styles or techniques, he copies box art.

Your goal should not be to learn faster or get better quick, your goal should always be to understand better what you do! As an experienced teacher in miniature painting for two decades I can say: ney, ain't gonna work! Stealing is the wrong word here I'd say. You get inspired. Stealing the painters experience and long time trained skill is not going to work and shows. Really enjoy the editing and the pace. I will steal some ideas ;) - a good video! Keep on happy painting! - Roman

Awesome video. I was scared to try this but after watching this video 6 times. I feel more confident. Live there types of videos

This really helped, thank you 😊

Great video, as usual. Thanks!

This is just what i needed this year im really wanting to bring my painting to the next level

Great stuff friend 👏 👍

This video just got added to my warhammer playlist. Thanks för this vid, I can't say if it's great yet (depends on if I can use it or f's it up :P)

I saw at least one other comment on this, but I wanted to add my voice too. The editing of this video was great. I'm seeing a big improvement in the quality of your videos in that aspect.

Could you also say map the shadows out as black mid tone as a grey highlights a off white and air brush glaze the desired armour colour?

you've upped your editing! I like it!

TY great content great delivery. 👍 Keep it up you are appreciated. 😀

We need more zenithal cat in those videos.

Not just a good miniature painting video. A good PAINTING video! Thanks and as they say: good artists borrow, great artists steal (:

Wow truly stunning work

My proudest moment in my mini painting life is when kies_mini used a color scheme and some details on one of my minis XD I am quite sure everyone enjoys seeing other people mimick their paintwork, it's a proof of appreciation !

I love being riveted to your painting of space marine feet!

she's a crafty lass hhaha, adding comments for a change to support the content creators i like more :)

This is a really cool technique - might help to get OSL and glow effects too? I'm also wondering how you do the glazing part? Do you wait for all the bits to be dry and then just use water on the bits in between? great video thanks!

good intro and good sponsor.

"Interesting" "Space Marine Armor" *Oxymoron detected.*

Great video loads of useful tips, what's the programme you use to edit your photos with?

Yep it's imperastion not stealing/copying if you give credit and work n your own style... That said on devainart you'll find people mimicking another's style wholesale and becoming masters of it... But they never claim it as their style just there take on anotthers. As for me I take from everything so I can't credit just one source which for my miniature painting I'm taking from Picxel art style that is '80s-'00s pixel art low res limited 3D style defined by my limits as a pixel artest... So yeah you can reference things other then models and that's completely normal.

Amazing video!!!!!!!!! Very useful ;)

And yet their V2 Studio palette is still on preorder-backorder without a release date or restock date.

I just need to learn how to blend proper 😅

ohh nooo now i also need an scribbling digiart tablet uggggh

Great video but isn’t it done all the time in miniature painting probably now more than ever with everything being shared and available for reference?

What iPad app do you use?

What's up with the fake lyla spamming everyone ? XD

I happily steal your ideas.

Lyla! Your link to the Redgrass wet palette doesn't go there. It takes me to something completely different.

Don’t forget to like and comment to appease the almighty algorithm 😁❤️👍🏼

It's not stealing. It's pulling a 'Tarantino'.

and like the meme online.... 3 years later.....

i prefer the original, verry better than yours

Not that helpful:( Sorry, I wish it was but that's a bit far from what I subscribed for.