Waking Dead

I thoughth I’d draw peoples’ attention to a bunch of really good painting tutorial DVDs that are out there. I own both Kenaz Raynor’s and Laurent Esposito Mas’, and I’ve heard good things about Rune Kappel’s.

First up, Kenaz Raynor does a DVD called The System Multipack which you can buy from various people on eBay. It costs about £15 and lasts 4 hours. It covers everything from the absolute basics (i.e. how to clean and prime a model) to NMM and airbrushing. The picture quality isn’t great and its sometimes difficult to make out exactly what he’s doing, but he has a very patient and clear way of explaining things, and he has one of those voices that you just don’t mind listening too. Overall, I’d recommend it as a starting point; I certainly picked up at least fifteen quid’s worth of info from it.

Next up is Laurent Esposito Mas’ similar effort, the first in a series of DVDs from the chaps at Miniature Mentor. Now I’ve only just ordered this so I’ve only got the sample clip and some online reviews to go on, but it looks far more professional than The System Multipack. If you’ve been following this thread you’ll know of my love for the French style of miniature painting, so buying this DVD was a bit of a no-brainer for me. It seems to follow a very similar path to Kenaz’s tutorials, but also has some nice overlays and a much, much better picture quality. I’ll report back once I’ve received and watched it.

Lastly there’s Rune Kappel’s Miniature Painting CD. Unfortunately this only features 20 minutes of video, but the picture-based tutorials are supposed to be excellent. Having said that, I can grab excellent online tutorials from a bunch of sites for free (Brushthralls, Dr. Faust, etc.) so I’m really only likely to pay for quality video. Also, a word of warning: Rune pretty much starts with the advanced techniques, so it might be worth picking up one of the other discs before getting this one.

I hope somebody finds this helpful, I know for a fact the stuff I’ve already seen has helped my painting improve almost by the miniature. Also, if anybody knows of any other good tutorials DVDs, leave a comment about it.