I think I speak for the entire community when I say, no one is rooting for Scott.

@billdefranza4927

16 күн бұрын

I love how Scott pinned this comment, lol!

@Crivicus

16 күн бұрын

🤣harsh but true. We love you really Scott!

@gregmccormack5709

16 күн бұрын

😊😅😂

@inzo7856

15 күн бұрын

She legitimately did good

@TheCrispAlien

15 күн бұрын

Exactly, who in their right mind would root for Scott to beat his wife?

she did a great job! WAY BETTER than my first model

@Gildrea

15 күн бұрын

I agree. Much better than my first model. She should be proud!

@RobbieB2606

15 күн бұрын

Same here - although I was about 9 when I painted my first, which didn't help!

@duartecruz5635

15 күн бұрын

Same! I was, like, 20 when I first put paint to plastic, and Jesus Christ, it was awful. To the point that I have a friend stripping those old minis so I can repaint them properly. Hopefully round 2 will be better! (Although I have gotten a handful of more minis since then, to ensure I get proper practice lol)

@mfmageiwatch

15 күн бұрын

Yeah I was 19 or 20 when I first painted a model, and I spent 40 hours absolutely caking the model with way too much paint. It looked horrible lol

You should do a series of this where each time Scott is allowed to add one of the "good" tools to his set and teaches Amber how to use it properly. That way Amber can level up with that bit of kit and her painting in general.

"There's no crying in miniature painting." "There's LOTS of crying. Just constant crying."

@jeanclaudevanslamme

16 күн бұрын

is that not how you thin paints?

@madMARTYNmarsh1981

16 күн бұрын

Knocking over a pot of Nuln Oil can produce tears of frustration.

@madMARTYNmarsh1981

16 күн бұрын

​@@jeanclaudevanslammeno, you're supposed to use the blood of your enemies to thin your paint. For the Blood God!

@DaPudMuffin

16 күн бұрын

The crying starts at the cash register

@philgee486

15 күн бұрын

A river of tears

You two have a great chemistry, we need more Scott and Amber videos!

@afkirby

16 күн бұрын

they should date

@lectric

16 күн бұрын

did we watch the same video?

@jamesflanagan3086

16 күн бұрын

​@@afkirbyUm.. I think they're married. :-D

@marcwittkowski5146

15 күн бұрын

That's the joke ​@@jamesflanagan3086

@chteyjdrushifdhfd8128

15 күн бұрын

@@jamesflanagan3086that’s the joke

It really hits home to see, that behind every mini-moron, a strong supportive woman who's totally willing to put up with his crap. Love the video, love you both! P.S. Great job, Amber!

This was great. We 100% need this as a series. step by step Amber getting more instruction while Scott gets better tools. Episode 2 Scott gets medium to mix the craft paints with, and Amber learns mini paint basics.

@joshuanolet8679

15 күн бұрын

Yes!

Amber is such a good sport throughout this video. I adore her positive attitude.

PLACE YOUR BETS NOWWWW

This was such a great episode for me. My wife tried painting minis once. We compromised on a Necron Chronomancer (she wanted to paint a C'tan shard) for her. And when ever I wanted to give any adivse, she was like: "Stop it, you can do it, so it can't be that hard."

@madMARTYNmarsh1981

16 күн бұрын

My wife chose the same model (Chronomancer) for her first miniature. It was just before Christmas 2022 that she started. It is still sitting in the drawer waiting to be finished because she got so frustrated with it. After using the exact same line as your wife 'you can do it so it can't be that hard' 😂 I have managed to rope three of my four kids into the hobby, but I think my wife is a lost cause in that respect.

I love Amber's little mushroom guy!

I want to see a video of you painting a project with Amber voicing over what she thinks you're doing and why it's helping. I think that would be gold. I know my wife has absolutely no idea what I'm doing with these little plastic vampires.

Great job, Amber! You’d never know that was your first ever mini. Hopefully you try again when you can get more active help from Scott 😂

For a first time painting, this is awesometacular! You managed to paint a smooth and evan coat of paint on the model. a point where first timers always struggle with. also you paint verry precise. no overspilling of colours onto other areas. i would say you have a solid foundation to become a great miniature artist, if you so desire to persue this more. And scott, you should repeat the challange, but together with Ninjon, to have an evan match ;) one with the crappiest brushes and one with all the fine arts supplys

Amber's mini 10/10... Scott... you get a 7.23/10... Scott should buy the tendies When Amber said, "When people lose the Golden Demon, I've heard they cry" it was like a dagger 🗡 through the heart. Lol

@user-og5rk5lt1s

16 күн бұрын

hundreds of hours of work and no recognition can be hard. I've been there. even if you are there for all the right reasons it can still hurt.

I do enjoy visits from Amber. Having anyone with little to no hobby experience is great for us newbies to see and she's delightful.

Something I regularly explain to new folks in my other hobby, working on cars, is that you can do a lot of the jobs with basic tools a lot of the good tools will make some tasks faster or easier. Some of these tools make sense to pick up early on because it'll make learning basics easier because you are no longer fighting the tools. I'd say a wet palette and a good variety of "ok" brushes are big areas that make fighting the tools less of an issue.

This was awesome. I’d this to be a series so we all can see her progress. For her first model that’s some great tabletop ready imo

Amber, if this is your first paint job, you did rock this! Have Scott show you some of his very early work and make a comparison….i think you’ll find that your painting is pretty good for a beginner! Great video to you both!

she is delightful!!!

Amber, for a first mini your pain job was a 10/10.

This is such a great and wholesome video. Bravo Scott and Amber! Amber did an incredible job for her first ever mini. You should both be proud not only for the quality of the mini, but also for the quality of the video and the quality of your relationship.

You did a super job Amber. When the performance anxiety is over, I hope you feel that you had a good time and that it was a fun experience.

It took me exactly 2 seconds to like this video. This is adorable. Edit: AND THE MINIAC INTRO. LOVE IT.

More Amber! She was awesome

@madMARTYNmarsh1981

16 күн бұрын

I've heard Scott talk about his wife in previous videos, but I hadn't seen her before now. I knew she'd be nice because Scott is, but she is even nicer than I expected. I think this should become a regular thing because the banter is worth watching on its own.

Watching this, it felt like you both had a great time doing this together. Sometimes it is nice to remember that many of us are painting minis for fun and not for perfection! Both models looked great!

Honestly, this has been one of Miniac's best vids in awhile!

Amber freaking crushed it!! It looks way better than my first mini ever. This video was amazing!!! Honestly I’d love to hear a voice over of Amber discerning what Scott is doing with no context it would be fuckn funny!

MORE AMBER!!!!!!!!!!!!! We love her honesty, thoughts and great painting for a new painter!

Amber did a great job for a new painter her flowers definitely pop more then Scott's

This is a breath of fresh air! Amber you were a treat!

I love Amber's patient little smile at Scott while he acts like a maniac in the intro. Also, I painted a ton of D&D minis using craft paints and they work just fine. Not super great, but definitely passable if you take your time.

Amber did a great job! My first few miniatures were done with basic hobby paints and some of them came out decently. Great video.

I love how even in the presence of Amber you still committed to the "DONT FORGET TO". Ever thought about doing a metal album cover diorama?

That just goes to show if people are worried about ruining their mini that as long as you thin your paint and get a solid base coat your miniature will look fine.

Amber did great, so lovely seeing you paint together at last. Hope you'll do more videos like this. It's not about perfection, it's all about the vibe.

I love that you're able to share your passion with your wife. I echo others in that this should be a regular series. Amber is a great edition and I hope she feels welcome and appreciated for her efforts. Its encouraging to those starting out, to actually see themselves learning the process. And you're a great teacher to boot Scott! Cheers!

Amber’s paint job is so lovely and miles ahead of my first minis! This was a really fun video, can’t wait for the next one

Amber, you are entering the mini painting world at such a great time. Keep going! For a first mini that's amazing work! Scott, don't be dissin my favorite FolkArt paints!

WE NEED MORE AMBER!! also Amber you did SOO much better job for your first mini than I did. Such a great job.. Please comeback and paint more. I would watch it as to see a novice improve over time.

Well done Amber, that looks great!

Scott, I do believe that you are still just a big kid at heart, seriously because you have so much energy and enthusiasm

We definitely need more Scott and Amber videos. I think she did an amazing job!!!! 👏

My favorite video, and hopefully Amber enjoyed it enough to continue the hobby with you.

Love Amber! I actually liked her paint job better!

WOW! I think Amber's paintjob looks great period. She didnt know anything about what she was doing or how and I think it still looks great. I think she could really do legit paintjobs with a little time and practice. Scott's looks great and it does indeed prove what he was saying about tools in a way. In another way though Amber's proves that tools can make an inexperienced painter do wonderfully. Great experiment.

The adventures of Scott and Amber......but now i want more.

This is a genius video series! Take someone who's new to the hobby and guide them through the process. Turn a noob into a journeyman! Show us the steps! let us share the experience of trying our best but not achieving our goals! I've seen countless videos by the pros, but very few that are relatable to us noobs

Huge props to amber for coming on and giving it a go! I think you did an awesome job and your mushroom looks really good

Scott’s excitement over texture on a belt made my day

This was so much fun! Amber, "Yeah, just look at me, I have the best and it's not helping," I feel so seen!!! Thank you both for this awesome levity!

Amber did so well, her little mushroom guy is great! Great video, i'd love to see more of this sort of content.

That MXC reference in the beginning just unlocked a core memory from my childhood. I completely forgot about that show!

For a 1st model, she did fantastic. More like this! A learning series with you two. PLEASE!

One of the people that got me into the hobby had a friend that worked at an Apple barn plant. When they'd switch paints in the bottle filling, there'd be some purged mixed colors that were just a little off. So they got bottles of those for free and would give them to friends. I still remember that house full of metal minis painted with those slightly off colors but they looked fantastic. They had a multi tiered lazy Susan that looked like a rainbow because of all the subtle color changes in the bottles. The irony is that the painters than can really make the budget tools shine are those with a lot of experience and can work arund the limitstions, and the best tools let beginners learn without being limited by their tools. But people with experience don't want to be hindered by their tools and beginners don't want to invest a lot of money into something that might not be for them. This also highlights for me how some models have just gotten so fiddly and highly detailed more for macro photography than painting and how important models like this with big simple shapes and wide spaces are for getting people started. Some companies are too focused on making mini perfectly scaled elaborate statues rather than toy soldiers and game pieces for people to play with.

we need more of this Scott. This was an adorable video. Great first mini Amber!

I was just wondering about this exact thing the other day. I've been collecting a entire studio of high-end gear for a couple of years, but truthfully not painting much. In my perfection-obsessed brain I need to have everything of the highest quality in meticulous order before I even think of starting. So, naturally, I never start. Latest excuse: "I can't just use rattle cans on what seems like thousands of grey minis. I need an airbrush. But not just any airbrush, it has to be... blah blah, and on and on, etc. etc." But you two just inspired me though. I'm gonna stop making excuses and dive in headfirst literally right now as the sun comes up. Keep up the rad content, Scott!

The color scheme that the wife used is beautiful, my husband and I laughed a lot remembering how we started painting and to this day, beautiful memories, and it turned out great for Scott to have used what we used for the task

Having the best tools if you don't know how to use it will not make you the best, and opposite, knowing how to use the "worst" tools will give you an advantage anyway ! Love the exercise, and good to see you 2 guys having fun !

I would love to see a series where you go over and teach her how to paint. No more challenges between the two of you, but rather side-to-side showing off techniques and ways for her to improve. Could be a really cool educational series!

Amber did an incredible job for that being her first mini! Yes, we want to hear her thoughts/narrating one of your painting videos.

Honestly Amber's shroom buddy turned out great, a few more hours and maybe a little light coaching to open up her options and i bet she could take it to the next level! Good job Amber!

I wanna paint with Amber and trash talk Scott and Duncan. Also, she deserves EVERYTHING, SCOTT AND YOU KNOW IT. ❤😁 Good job, Amber - first model not bad, especially with no help for the absolute basics. Most of us have some instructions in some way or another when we paint our first model.

I want to hear Amber's thoughts! You guys are awesome together. So relaxed with each other. Would love to see more videos of the two of you together! Especially as a beginner painter myself.

Amber did a great job! Way better than the first mini I ever painted. I wasn't adventurous enough to try blending colors, or drybrushing, and the model was just flat colors (and only 2-3 at that.) Her mini is WAY more visually interesting. Awesome work! Also, love her "metal fingers" at the end of the video! lol

Will absolutely share this with my wife and I’d love to see this become a tutorial series. Short paint sessions teaching your wife new techniques.

Fuggin love this dude - so good! Next episode: Scott and Amber do drunk mini painting. Please make this happen!!! 😂

Honestly, solid job for a first ever mini. Great work, Amber.

Amber did so great! I loved the idea of a video where Amber does the narration. It would be fun to see how that turned out.

I absolutely loved this video! Amber, your little mushroom dude is excellent! I loved your colour choices and those little flowers on the hat! ❤

Amber is a goddamn gem and this is one of my all time favorite videos. You two are hilarious. Please do more together.

Great exploration and letting her just learn without direction. Keep painting! Nice to see you just have fun.

I think it would be interesting to see a similar video but with Amber being able to ask all the questions she wants so she can get proper advice. This could generate a lot of accidental good advice for us as well. I also can imagine a lot of situations where Amber would make some beginner mistakes and then it would be interesting if Scott could find a way to fix the situation (e.g. Scott suggesting to overpaint a a part of a mini with a different colour to make the whole model pop more etc.)

I love this concept for a video and Amber's participation was top notch. Love it.

Never hate on anyone doing art. The art you do is for yourself and no one else.

Amber's mushroom is like 100 times better than my first few UNITS of space marines. Great Job Amber!

Man, Amber did SO much better than my first dozen minis. If she enjoyed it, I'd love to see her come back for more. I think y'all should do a switch-off challenge, where you both paint the same mini, but you only get like 5 minutes at a time, then you switch with the other person. They can't look at what the other is doing until it's their turn, and after like 2 or 3 rounds to get base coating down, you can't paint over the top of what someone else is doing. Oh, and you have your own pallets and paints, so you can't just steal the other's colors. DO EEET!

definitely need videos narrated my amber. the chemistry you two have is brilliant

This is such a fun video. I’d love to see more like this where you two just paint together. Maybe one where Scott doesn’t keep all the secrets

This is one of your best videos ever! And for the record, your wife's mini looked great! my first mini looked nothing nearly as nice and clean as that paint job!!!!

For her first ever painted mini, I think Amber did an amazing job!

This was so wonderful to watch, when my partner was interested in painting we just went to our FLGS and bought her whatever she wanted to paint, she went for some nighthaunt ghosty bois and had such a ball painting them and did such a good job too!

They both look great. Amber's little dude is so cute!

Dude! Amber's brush control is stellar! Well done! :D

Halfway through and this is a lovely and fun video, good job Amberac!

Go Amber, that is an awesome first model!

Probably one of the most important videos out there, practice and skills is soooo important!

Would be down to see Amber having a bash at a project with a minimal amount of guidance on how to achieve whatever the painting goals of the project are. I feel like the first hour of 'how to mix for paint consistency', 'how to load a brush', 'how to start with highlights' is pretty big in terms of final impact.

For a first model that was pretty good. She could jazz it up with some highlights on the cap and leaf, stippling and striations with a lighter color - but it is more than table top ready already. Nice job!

Reminds me of my first time painting with my wife. Though I was able to walk her through the process. I remember telling her we were going to do a nice simple gray earth elemental. She was like, nah, let’s do lava effects and OSL! And so we did, and she had a great time.

Amber has mad skillz and enviable brush control

This was chill, cute, and I want it to be a regular series. NOW!!!

Painting the first miniature is always a win. Amber can be proud. No one expects a perfect mini. And she really put a lot of focus on the details.

what you just did is exactly what I'm looking for in painting process, just sit down with mini, finishing over a relatively short amount of time and having fun!!! not looking for the great/best result you may produce, just something you like!!! thanks a lot!!! (Amber should totally narrate a video!!!)

Amber's model reminds me of a dark souls mushroom that will kill you whereas Scott's looks like he's got a happy song in his heart

very impressive first model

I loved this idea and got my wife to paint some Gryphounds with me. It was super fun and she actually liked it.

Props to Amber for being a good sport! Part II: Scott coaches Amber and helps her take her model a level up. (I think she did great, and some highlights and a wash might help her agree) Part III: Scott paints a model, Amber narrates afterwards. (I think it'd be funny) Part IV: Amber paints a model , Scott narrates afterwards. (I think it might actually be insightful) Cheers!

We need more of you two painting together 😁 maybe a video of you both painting the same model but you choose each others colours and then just go wild painting!

I used to teach one on one mini painting classes at the local game store I've seen a lot of peoples "firsts" most people don't like there first paint job and I promise with about 5-10 min of instruction combined with everything you learned from the first one you'd realize the first one wasn't so bad you where just to hard on yourself. Hopefully this isn't that last one regardless of if you or Scott share the rest of your mini painting journey. Thanks so much for sharing I know being on camera let alone your first time doing something on camera wasn't easy but hopefully it was fun!