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The absolute mad man he did it.

You're an incredible painter, man. Every technique I watch you use, you use the hell out of it. Thanks for continuing to inspire, JuanHidalgo.

That intro was the Bomb :D I love your Vids, you are a Gem in this Community!

The TENSION and then the LAUGHTER from that intro, well played XD

Absolute gem of a video. Portraying the mentality and the method amazingly. Preshading with warmer tones works really well. I've got a few more paints on my shopping list. Cheers Juan.

Waiting for Spikeybits to write an article demanding you speak out about your relationship with slap chop and by extension the sham wow.

I love the term SlapChop, because now that it exists, I can look like a proper snob, using Grisaille instead! I mean, I lack talent so very hard, that I cannot even SlapChop properly, but at least I can distinguish myself from the plebeians now by using fancy terms! Everybody wins!

when painting is this fun and easy its hard to stop! finding myself painting more than ever thanks to contrats/speedpaints/xpress really awesome. Great video!

Very nice. Having returned to the hobby after a 20+ year hiatus, speed paints (I love army painter) and slap chop was a bit of a revalation. Its Nice to see it done i various ways, I’m especially impressed by the results you obtain by drybrushing with zandri dust instead of gray-to-white. I guess I’ll be trying that on my next batch🤘🏻 keep up the good work - you are an inspiration the middle aged returning nerds😜

Would love to see a series on this method. I learnt a lot from the little differences in how you do under painting. Thanks

I've been doing something similar. I don't like black because it's too hard to get color on top of it. So I start by priming my minis with Krylon rattlecan khaki. I then wash it with AP Strong Tone and dry brush white/khaki. I then paint with speedpaints. I haven't tried Xpress because I haven't seen them available in the US yet.

Great video, love to see the rest of the painting of this group especially the big one, great stuff as always.

Love your vids Juan. Wish you made some more. They're the perfect way to zone out from this gray world. Kudos!

These look fantastic! I'm excited to try the Xpress colours! Also, I just want to say thank you for your take on Slapchop (the whole idea of it). No creators I actually follow have had any issues with it, but that somehow didn't stop my feeds filling up with people being incredibly angry about it.

The best intro I’ve seen so far this year! You got me good!! Thank you for the top quality content videos and have a wonderful weekend all! 🙌🏼🌞 Maestro Hidalgo 🐝💨💨

Only needed to se the first minute of the video. Now I have all the info… can’t wait to see my results 👍

This method is great! Has really helped me get over wanting to match the box art....and develop my own technique and always learn something new in ever video....Gracias Compa!

Great content, saw these minis on Instagram and now how you did them, very cool, by far the best slap chop tutorial I've seen, thank you 🙌🏻

Another amazing intro! you brighten the dull days mate, and inspire me to pick up the brush

Great vid, I can't wait to try this scheme 😀

Amazing video! I never thought of mixing different brands. I need to get some of those Silver's and highlighters! Thank you

truely incredible paint job, i cant wait to try it.

These are magic in a bottle! And no wonder the master could make the best of it! 😎

Thanks for the smile. Your intro seen put joy in my heart. Thanks for the video. Hope you have a fun day out there

Congrats, that's the fastest I've ever subbed to someone. You had me with the intro, thanks for sharing your sense of humour!

AWESOME! Ive only been using Valejo Xpress as a wash. Cant wait to try this style! What Ive been looking for!!

That opening sequence is everything!

Juan, Well I am getting more into your many videos.I am learning so many new things. My desire to paint miniatures is going wild at the moment. I took a few years off painting minis.and focused on Model aircraft. Now that I have found your videos my desire to do miniatures has returned with a vengance. I guess that I need to blame you for this change in my hobby time now. Thank you for that. I need to tell you that I love your sense of humor! I'm laughing a lot during the time that I watch. You have improved my life right now, so thank you for that. I'll be watching you a lot in the future. Have a wonderful day!

Omg this was the best intro to a slap chop vid 😂😂😂 and the ending…mini was amazing!

Just bought the "Cadia Stands" army set. Now I know how to go about painting it up. Thanks, Juan!

Nicely done, your models look amazing

Thank you for the recommendations!

Great work. Awesome use of slapchop.

I can’t wait to see how you painted the large flat panels on the sentinel which are prone to staining. Excellent point about using a WARM color for the pre shade. I almost spewed when I watched the beginning 😂

Spectacular video as always.

I adapted your 'eavy Contrast technique on my Khagra's Reavers with a drybrush of Vallejo Ivory. I really love this range! Superb coverage, great price, really looking forward to them expanding the range!

What a superb introduction!

What an opener!!

Great video - I liked the idea of the zandri dust under painting rather than just grey

Black lotus has become my favorite of the Xpress paints I've bought. Thinned slightly it works as a black wash and left as is it creates a wonderful subtle blue / black color which shows the highlights much better than Citadel black contrast. It's a very versatile paint.

Your paintjob is amazing and so your videos!

Wow! That chop was awesome!!😂😂😂😂😂😂

Thank you , Juan . 🐺

Love this method!

Ha! Awesome shit. Vince and Steven would be proud to see this. :)

Como lucen tio! Me encantan tus vídeos y me das un montón de items y técnicas para mis minis. Una maravilla!!

I'm glad that I wasn't the only one who thought of "The Slap Chop" Chopper. 😀 Great video! Thanks Brother!

Great opening! Still laughing!

Best slap chop I’ve seen

First time watching your channel. You get a like just for that opening bit. Nice!

Good tip on the flesh, most don't go into that, painted some minis with this technique and the come out too dark since the flesh colored paints are thinner

Slap chop and inexpensive AP speed paints allowed me to finish my Orks and Blueberries as if I had some kind of talent.

If i could only like this video twice :D That was great!

Damn nice job on this. Been having issue with contrast/speed paints not showing up as “bright” as I’d like, but it was due to lack of building from black to white with priming or dry brush. Been seeing on multiple vids building from a black prime->gray/brown->white works so well, instead of just black and white only. Great vid and tips, I definitely need to build my Vallejo xpress range, but am tapped on funds at the moment

Next level editing :'D

The jumpcut jumpscare. Classic!

IT WORKS

Lovely video, Juan. Thank you for sharing this good quality content. Hope we'll meet again in person. Let everyone know you're not only a really good painter but a nice person to talk to. Cheers!

Thank you for being like the only person to put the thumbnail we all see in our minds when we hear "Slap-Chop." My brain has been having a Lewis Black level rant at the lack of this in the spread of the name being anti-meme and contradictory in the format most would want to increase algorithmic thumbnails.

Would love to see more xpress painting that experiment with the undercoats! Think I'm gonna paint up my Wargame Atlantic Landschenkt Ogres like the guard here!

Encontré una caja starter de wh40k en una tienda de segunda mano. Este es el video que necesitaba para motivarme a pintarlas. Gracias 💚

My wife was suffering at the start of the video, hehehehehe, poor miniature!! Great video as always!! Any update on the expanded XPress range?? Now that there are "other companies" that are expanding their ranges, it could be great for Vallejo to update with the missing hues and not be left behind ;) Thanks for your great work!

you're the best at teaching us how to paint

Your intros are great!

I'm having an absolute nightmare with getting my Iwata HC working properly at the moment. I sit down to paint and end up spending an hour fiddling with/cleaning the brush, and then giving up. It's the biggest obstacle to me actually painting anything. This dry brushing technique might be the very thing to get me back on the horse. Amazing results.

The framed photo of Vince in the background is a funny touch!

Lol 😂😂😂😂😂 that intro. I thought for sure that mini was a goner.

Love your videos, would love to see you painting a Cadian soldier with the expanded Xpress range!

I wish I could get my hands on these.

That was the best intro ever bro 🤣😂

I got the full set, but when I have the choice i very much prefer my Speedpaints (vallejo fist colour choices are rly strange). The vallejo range is a nice supplement though because of some quite unique colours.

Awesome video, as always. The one I was looking for! There’s a new nuln oil? Changed formula?

I ended up buying 12 Xpress paints after watching your videos :) I look forward to more of your amazing Xpress work. Great tip about model air silver I'm guessing it's thinner than my vallejo model silver which I find is hard to do highlights because its thick and drys fast.

A miniature painting god. Thanks a lot for the detailed explanations, it really helps us nee to the hobbie to understand better these techniques and the reason for some of the colour choices. Please do more of these videos without airbrush!

"because I am a psychopath" - Ha! You're the man! Love your videos so much! Because you've been such an amazing creator to watch use the Citadel contrast paints I would love to see a video from you talking about which Vallejo contrast paints you would encourage those of us with only the Citadel line to run out and pick up first, and maybe talk about whether you plan to transition your use of contract mostly over to Vallejo going forward? Thanks!

Intro was hilarious.

the best technique with the best painter. can'T go wrong. Except of our heads to explode

Best intro ever! I'm still laughing!

Blue rules 😎 and I won't change your mind because different tastes and opinionsmake the world more fun

Great vid! It's clear to me Xpress is better that Speedpaints for certain colors! Very excited to try them!

Thanks for the nice video, tried it on an infinity model using zandri dust as an undercoat for green and it turned great. What would you advice for...hem... blue?

This answered a lot of my questions about the range. I paint historicals and was wondering how this would work for WW2 miniatures (lots of khakis, camo greens, etc).

Great video Juan, now I'm going to have to try and find some Express paints! is there a colour that you would recommend for a darker flesh tone?

Love your stuff 🤌🏼

Nice use of the Rosemary & Co brushes Juan. 👍 Might to give the teeny tiny details a go.

Looks good

Awesome

I want this device!

omg the intro ! i m dead ! ahahaha

Genial el gag del inicio, Juan. A ver cuando puedo probar las Xpress, que está siendo complicado pillarlas >_

Hello , just checking if you got my messages and the info you asked for , another amazing video .......thanks again

Primero de todo decir que me encantan tus videos, eres un máquina! Me gusta mucho utilizar la técnica de slapchop, veo que para pintar esta miniatura has utilizado zandri dust en vez de un gris claro, ¿siempre utilizas zandri dust o según el color cambias?

Dignificas la técnica Slap Chop, gran trabajo!!

Another phenomenal paint job! Your brushes are amazing, which brand do you use?

Hahaha, great intro bro!

Excelente! Tengo una duda: cómo lavas los pinceles dry? He tenido experiencias mezcladas con eso. Gracias!

For an editor, you’re a brilliant painter.

Do you recommend the Vallejo Xpress paints, please? Are they similar to contrast, what makes them different if so, please? also can they be thinned like contrast, and what would you use for this if so? I was thinking about picking up the full set of them. I do have some contrast paints already, but a couple of friends told me to pick up this set. they are not the most advanced painters though, so I always like to shop around for advice from people who understand the medium more. I first got into using contrast through your Death Guard video. The style and the effect were exactly what I was looking for. It also has given me the confidence to now try making my own glazes and painting in this way, as it seems to be the most advanced way to do your colours. If these xpress paints will help me get glaze-like effects in less time though, they are definitely something I would like. I definitely think you've pulled off some great stuff with them... for example painting vehicles with the greens. I wouldn't have thought that would have turned out so well with contrast, would it? So are the xpress paints better at covering flat areas, or are the greens just really good? you got me wanting to paint Imperial Guard, just off how you can do that glazing style of painting in a really short amount of time. I mean you could go further with it than in the video by using thinner coats and adding more colouration, browns and stuff for dirt. I can certainly see it being a very time saving way to paint. Thing is I was thinking about getting some scale 75 paints as they're supposed to be one of the best to thin into glazes. so do I get a nice selection of those or do I get the vallejo xpress instead. Ideally I'd like both, but buying both at once might be too much. I don't know. New tools are always good I guess.

Late to the party but I've just picked up the Vallejo Xpress set thanks to this video. The finish and the colours look great and I cant wait for the range to expand. I noticed from the comments you would do a more traditional black, grey, white drybrush for blue. How would you tackle other colours like red, yellow etc? Thanks for the fantastic video!