Introduction to Painting Miniatures
A course by Angel Giraldez , Painter
Learn painting, volumetric, and color techniques to bring small-scale figures to life by hand
Learn painting, volumetric, and color techniques to bring small-scale figures to life by hand
From the moment he first picked up a paintbrush, Ángel Giraldez knew exactly what his future held. What started out as a hobby, soon became his profession—painting miniatures and getting into the fantasy, war, or science fiction story behind each character.
In this online course, he teaches you to paint miniatures step by step, along with everything you need to take into account to bring small-scale figurines to life with your own hands. Immerse yourself in painting, volumetric, and color techniques to spark creativity and awaken your inner child.
What will you learn in this online course?
18 lessons & 18 downloads
- 97% positive reviews (375)
- 20,123 students
- 18 lessons (3h 34m)
- 18 additional resources (4 files)
- Online and at your own pace
- Available on the app
- Audio: Spanish, English, Turkish
- Spanish · English · Portuguese · German · French · Italian · Polish · Dutch
- Level: Beginner
- Unlimited access forever
What is this course's project?
Paint a fantasy character figurine. Your teacher uses a barbarian with a bare chest, armor, sword, and shield, with a base, as the example to follow.
Projects by course students
Who is this online course for?
Anyone who wants to get started in miniature painting or build on their small-scale painting techniques.
Requirements and materials
To take the course, you need a figurine, glue, a modeling blade, brushes, and paints
Reviews
A course by Angel Giraldez
Ángel Giraldez started painting more than 20 years ago, and became a professional painter not long after. Over the years, he has colored models of heroes, villains, monsters, machines, and an infinite number of other characters for display. He has collaborated on hundreds of campaigns to boost the visibility of his products, as well as participated in innovation projects, creating new materials and tools alongside some of the most renowned companies.
Throughout his career, he has also had the opportunity to publish his own books on the subject and work with big industry names including Games Workshop, Privateer Press, CMON Limited, and Mantic Games. His YouTube channel has been listed as the number one Spanish-speaking channel, and recognized internationally in the top ten for miniature painting.
Content
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U1
Introduction
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About Me
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Influences
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U2
Basic Fundamentals
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Tools and Materials
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Fundamentals and Techniques 1
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Fundamentals and Techniques 2
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Volumetry
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The Color in Miniatures
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U3
Painting a Figure
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Face and Skin 1
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Face and Skin 2
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Face and Skin 3
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Eyes, Teeth, and Hair
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Metallic Objects 1
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Metallic Objects 2
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Wooden Objects
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Clothes 1
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Clothes 2
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U4
One More Step
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The Base and Other Details
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Variations
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FP
Final project
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Introduction to Painting Miniatures
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FAQs
Domestika's courses are online classes that provide you with the tools and skills you need to complete a specific project. Every step of the project combines video lessons with complementary instructional material, so you can learn by doing. Domestika's courses also allow you to share your own projects with the teacher and with other students, creating a dynamic course community.
All courses are 100% online, so once they're published, courses start and finish whenever you want. You set the pace of the class. You can go back to review what interests you most and skip what you already know, ask questions, answer questions, share your projects, and more.
The courses are divided into different units. Each one includes lessons, informational text, tasks, and practice exercises to help you carry out your project step by step, with additional complementary resources and downloads. You'll also have access to an exclusive forum where you can interact with the teacher and with other students, as well as share your work and your course project, creating a community around the course.
You can redeem the course you received by accessing the redeeming page and entering your gift code.
trchanhxd09
I wish his painted model was available in a digital format for printing or free to download. But no, it's a physical product that he sells on his website. It's very difficult for me to buy it from where I am. That makes it hard to practice along, especially with non-metallic techniques. Additionally, the support is almost nonexistent—no one responds anymore. The course is practically dead. However, the content itself might still be helpful to you
ricar_87
PlusLa idea esta bien, pero para ser un curso de pago (que no me quejo del precio, es muy asequible) podría estar algo mas ampliado, mas detallado todo y explicar cada paso con mucha mas profundidad. Cada vídeo al menos desde mi punto de vista, se explica muy por encima, como cualquier video tutorial que te puedes encontrar de manera gratuita por Youtube. Hay conceptos que no se aclaran muy bien, que se pasan muy rápido, hay cosas que no se entienden si no tienes una base firme ya de antes
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winotodr
PlusI enjoyed the learning very much. He is a master in painting miniatures. They are adorable and they look very real. In these lessons, how to apply base colors, medium tone, shading, highlighting and stippling is really crucial to make the dimensions of our project to look alive. Thanks Angle. You are really a master and a passionate teacher. Wish you all the best.
glyn_salisbury
Being a newcomer to miniature painting, I found this course brilliant. It was nice to see two category's of miniatures near the beginning. One or gaming, which is ideal. Then the exhibition work that he taught. I found it easy going with everything explained very well. I also wanted to see more of how he created his diorama, but the document was no longer available for some reason. I10 out 10.
roymaipag
Un curso apto para todo público, producido con mucho profesionalismo. Ángel es muy didáctico al explicar y las imagenes que se van mostrando son muy útiles para el seguimiento de las técnicas. Muy recomendable.
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