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I think this is easy to follow I d do think for batch painting it might feel like a lot of work? Cos every extra step even if it's like just 4 steps total will feel like a million when doing it batch painting style. But I think it's very good recipe overall easy to understand
If you wanted to make short cuts, you could prime with Wraith Bone spray, and then zenithal with a white spray (or slap chop white), recess shade Agrax and then glaze with yellow contrast. You’d get the general result a lot quicker but it would have a messier result.
Finally got a chance to finish watching one of your videos and I am so glad I got to see how you do the yellow. Now I want to see the white show me the white!!
I knew it! Imperial Fist is serious black magic. That stuff has made yellow not just realistic, but downright easy to do. This way of doing things is very reminiscent of the old way of easy yellow. Back in the day I was recommended painting the models Ushabti Bone, or Screaming Skull. Even Ionrach Skin was a fun choice and then carefully coat it with something like Cassandora Yellow or Lamenter's Yellow (I still miss that paint). Worked like a charm, but could get finicky on a large surface. Imperial Fist seems to be quite forgiving. You can really just slap it on and it works.
Yellow is indeed the most difficult color to work with and you have definitely mastered it . . I'm not used to this layering technique, plus the variety of paints, so I need to watch those video and give it a go on a " paint mule"
This was so helpful to see!! All the different techniques before the yellow even came out were great to see. The glaze was so effective too, i was skeptical of how well that would cover the bone amd come across as bright yellow. It turned out amazing. I definitely learned a frw things. Thanks for the great new content
Man, the ushabti bone looked amazing. That would be a great desert camo style marine. Its really cool how that came out even before you started on the yellow
Would love to see how you paint a complete Space Marine in your imperial fist paint scheme. Love the paint scheme might have to borrow a couple of steps 😁
Before I started my RUclips channel I used to do picture guides. One of which was this recipe / process for Imperial Fist. So, until I make a video for them, I thought you might find this useful instagram.com/p/BrjI98VHvXK/?igshid=YjVjNjZkNmFjNg== Thanks for watching 👍
Nice one, you’ll have to let me know what you think. I’ve used this process for painting space wolves pauldrons and I was pleased with the results instagram.com/p/BtdjCX4H561/?igshid=MWZjMTM2ODFkZg==
That looks like fun, James. After the first " glaze" you repainted the edge highlights. Did you do that after the second "glaze " as well or were the edge highlights strong enough already? Its tough to tell on a screen.
So, my recipe used to be this but using lamenters yellow glaze, but GW don’t make that anymore. However, I can confirm the ratio I used here is an exact match to the tone of lamenters yellow glaze. So, all those people who hoarded bottles of lamenters can rest easy, 3:1 is a perfect replacement
Thanks for watching, really glad you found it helpful. With regards using water, no you can’t, you need to thin contrasts with their own medium because of their chemical makeup. Basically, by adding just water you’ll change the mixture of the paint and it won’t hold together correctly anymore. The pigment in the mixture will separate and the paint will no longer behave correctly when applied to a surface. It becomes a blobby mess basically. For small amounts you may be able to get away with it, but for the ratio used in this video I would always recommend using Contrast medium.
The simplicity and results of this technique are phenomenal mate, absolutely gorgeous work. Thanks for sharing this tutorial. I've been curious about trying out some of the contrast/speed paint ranges and I think you've sold me on that idea after seeing this.
Thanks Do you mean prime with a bone colour? Yes, absolutely, if your model is going to be prodominently yellow. Then priming it with a bone colour would enable you to skip the first step for sure. I included the painting of the cream layer for people who may be painting just a yellow detail on a model. As this process works great for that too. For example, yellow shoulder pads on Space Wolves. Thanks for watching 👍
Thank you. Wraithbone is quite a bit paler and colder. So, yes it would work but the tone of yellow you’ll get will be different. I’d expect it to me more of a pale lemon tone. Also, the difference between the white highlights against the wraithbone will be more subtle which means they may all but vanish when the yellow contrast is added
Oh thank you, that will help support the channel, so much appreciated Artis Opus have done a great job on the box and I know you’ll love the brush selection. Hardest thing is not “saving them for something special” 🤣
Ive always been a fan of the cassandora yellow for shading my imp fists but i must give this a go. Would it look out if place to have such a warm tome for the shade as opposed to the neutral tones you use leading up to the yellow? Your recipe blends everything together perfectly and i wonder if cassandora yellow would be too much
If you’re a fan of warmer yellow, then yes of course cassandora would work too. For me, I’m not a fan of orange shadows on yellow but it is a personal preference. So, I say go for it 👍
Thank you Yea, absolutely An ink would stain the surface in the same way. I would suspect an ink out the bottle will be super strong. So, you’ll need to thin it down and do some testing to make sure you achieve the end tone you want. Less is more 👍 If you do try it, please let me know how you go, cos I’d love to heard your results Most of all though, thanks for checking out my channel
Perfect! Thanks for the advice. I can finally put my liquitex ink to good use! :-) I'll let you know how I get on. I've been wanting to do some Imperial Fists for a while and this has given me a bit of a push. P.S. your paint thinning video is first class! Thanks!
Thank you Yes; the recipe will work with that too. In fact, I’m sure the 3:1 thinning ratio is a good one for that contrast paint as well. Do a quick test first to be sure you’re happy with the tone it gives. I usually just do that on the back of my hand. Small patch of ushabti and then a glaze of the thinned contrast. Will give you a guide on the end result before touching the mini
That looks really good! I like this technique as it is really simple and yields great results.I would like to see more color tutorials like this, maybe a green next? Thanks for sharing this.
Im new to painting minis, and recently jmped into kill team with my brother. I want to paint up a squad of imperial fists primaris marines. Why prime with white/light grey, instead of just priming with wraithbone? Is it surface texture of wraithbone? Or does it do something with the colors?
Welcome to the hobby! So, the answer to your question is, if you're going to be painting the majority of your mini yellow (like Imperial Fists) then 100% prime with wraithbone. It will be a simple shortcut for sure. Why didnt I do that in this video? Well, I wanted to give the wraithbone step from primer for when you're wanting to paint a yellow detail or item on a mini. I prime all my minis the same way and had this backpack already primed long before I'd decided I want to use it for a yellow painting video. So, hopefully that answers your question and enjoy painting your KillTeam, I'm sure you're going to love it
Hey man love the video and it finally inspired me to get to work on my imperial fists! I was wondering would this same approach work with other contrast paints such as blues and reds so I can replicate results on my librarian and techmarine?
Thank you, really glad you enjoyed it. I'd probably say for Bad Moons you may find screaming skull too pale. I'd probably try something wraithbone first, but sure, using a paler cream basecoat will for sure produce a lighter yellow tone. Give it a whirl and let me know the answer, cos I'd love to know too
Ive never understood how you know to mix paints and how the ratio is determined. How do you measure parts of a paint not in a dropper bottle like citadel, and same for the medium.
I sure do wish I'd watched this before trying out Imperial Fists yellow on my armiger which was originally primed black and then what I assumed would be a good enough coat corax white over the top.... it's lime yellow lol. Should've put a different colour lol oh well now I know about Ushabti Bone for next time!
Ah yeah, using a cream tone like ushabti helps keep the final yellow warm. However, I still wouldn’t advise you trying to paint ushabti directly over a black primer. I’d suggest applying a coat of something like Zandri dust first, to make the transition between the colours less jarring. You’ll find you’ll get a solid ushabti quicker and with less layers that way
@@BrushstrokePaintingGuides Thanks for the advice, a couple of coats of Imperial Fist yellow have "fixed" it good enough for this one but I'll save myself some heartache by following your advice for the next one!
I think I need your help at this point. I can't have a base coat as light as yours, by that I mean that my ushubati bone seem too dark, and when I try to thin it the more possible it's just transparent. So yeah, I don't know what you think but I might try to thin it and apply it very thin layer by very thin layer until I got a good basecoat but not too dark? (Sorry for my english I'm french)
Your English is fantastic. Can I ask what colour primer are you painting the ushabti over? If it’s already white, it could be the pot you have is just a bit of a darker tone. One thing you could try is getting a pot of ushabti bone air, it’s the airbrushed version of the “same” colour. They are perfectly fine to handbrush with but tend to be paler in colour. One added bonus, is for this recipe you should be able to use it straight out the pot with no need to thin. If that’s not an option, you could add a touch of white to your pot of ushabti to make it lighter. Not ideal, of course as you want this as an army i presume. Let me know how you get on 👍
@@BrushstrokePaintingGuides funny you talk about air usubathi bone because, YES! indeed I tried your recipr with air first! Because my local Warhammer store was out of normal usubathi bone! So I tried but find it hard to apply so I thin it down, and got a solid yellow but not quite like yours. I may try to add white scar to light the tone but thank you for your reply! And I'm happy to know that my english is not to painfull to read.
@@mrstone768 you really shoudnt need to thin the air paint down any further. Could it be you need to shake and mix the paint more? Often pots can sit for a long time on shop shelves and really need to be shaken well before first use. Another option, if you do need to thin it, please use Lahmian medium and not water. It will help keep the paint bonded together and not turn into a runny mess Feel free to send me some pics on Instagram if you like, so I can see what you’re seeing @brushstroke77 👍
@@BrushstrokePaintingGuides hum, to thin the paint I tend to use saliva because I don't have a lot of money to spend and because it seem to work decently even if it's a bit disgusting, and I figure out that because of the medium use in the air paint I can't use water do I'll try directly from the pot this time
I've not tried Bad Moon specifically, but it will work for sure because it just uses the contrast paint just as a tint. I would suggest going for the same 3:1 dilution with contrast medium to ensure you get the same smooth result. Please do let me know how you get on though :)
@@bungle1963 personally, I’m not a fan of pink basecoated yellow. It has too orange a tone for my liking. I agree, it’s a very effective method but just not for me 👍
@@BrushstrokePaintingGuides fair enough. I was wanting a strong JCB type yellow, so it was perfect. I suppose the ushabti or zandri you also suggested could be viewed as being ultra pale pinks (think LRDG pink panther desert camo) and I will definitely try your ideas. We live and learn. Great little video by the way 👍
For orange, you can just change the contrast to an orange glaze instead. The base colours of cream, white and brown will work just fine. Hope that helps 👍
For diluting contrast paints, I’d only recommend using the genuine GW contrast medium. Whatever chemistry is in that stuff is pretty unique, so you really need to use that I’m afraid. Element is showing as having stock coming in in a couple of days, and I’ve always found their timescales to be accurate bit.ly/3jZceX5 So, they may be your best bet
yes, you can use any contrast paint as a glaze for sure. As each contrast colour has a different level of concentration, however, you will need to just experiment a little to find the optimum dilution needed with contrast medium. I would start with the 3:1 ratio I used here, as it should give a decent glaze consistency for most colours
Personally I’m not a fan of pink basing for yellow. It results in too orange a tone for my liking. Red and yellow making orange of course. Pink does provide an easier tone to paint yellow over than say black or grey, so I agree with you there. I just don’t like the yellow it results in. This hobby is all about finding what you like and what works for you though, so go for it
@BrushstrokePaintingGuides I'm just getting into the painting side, but got a Leviathan set so think I'll do a fists based on this paint scheme. Have you tried this technique on larger flat panels on say a dreadnought? Looks like it would remove the whole patches issue with contrast the way you do it
@@1974Carnage yes, absolutely. This method works great on larger models too. Because you use standard paints to establish the shade and highlights and just the contrast to stain it yellow. You have much more control over the end result. As you’ve picked up on, the key bit is you apply the contrast as thin layers, means you remove a lot of the problems with it making ugly pooling, watermarks. At first this method seems a lot of work but it saves so much frustration in the long run. For larger vehicles you can fast track the process too, by spray priming the bone basecoat and the. Zenithal spraying with white. You then just need to add some agrax shadows and you’re good to start glazing. It’s actually really quick
Looks amazing, I give you that, but seems like Golden Demon level of effort. 😅 Need to consider the time investment to paint an entire army like this. Cheers!
You’d be surprised how well this lends itself to batch painting And you could always modify it to use a rattle can for the bone basecoat and drybrush the white step too, to really speed it up
Thanks, it is simple really, but yeah I get what you mean. All still takes a bit of practice. So, not done a black recipe video yet (cos these are a new thing I’m trying for the channel) But I have done two videos using two different recipes for black armour you could take a look at in the meantime A black Votann ruclips.net/video/XXYFAdWli80/видео.html Or a Raven Guard ruclips.net/video/dUyZQGe_tho/видео.html
@@patrickvacquier5935 no problem, let me know if they help. I will be doing a recipe video like this one for the Votann recipe, because it’s my fave way to paint black armour
@@BrushstrokePaintingGuides it was really helpful. The raven guard video was most difficult for me without the subtitles lol but these two videos gave me some useful tips that I've to try. Thx again
@@patrickvacquier5935 sorry, it’s an older video, so I’ve not got round to adding subtitles. I do intend adding them for all my videos so more people can access them easier
What a coincidence, i just decided to paint my SM half of Leviathan as imperial fists Edit: How are you finding imperial fist contrast paint? I've had so many bad experiences with Dark Angels contrast paint
Imperial Fist contrast is for sure one of the better contrast paints. It packs a real punch and goes on cleanly. The only thing I don’t like about it is, how it shades, because it makes orange shadows and personally I do think yellow should have orange shadows. Hence me preferring to to recess shade with agrax. Other than that, it’s brilliant
@@BrushstrokePaintingGuides Have you tried it other a pink undercoat. It gives a nice orange in the shadows, but it also makes the yellow a nice orange too!
I chopped down my lemon tree because I never want to see yellow near my house ever again. Any time I try to paint with it it's always a nightmare, good God.
You should give this method a try, it may well change your mind. For me, it takes all that stress out of painting yellow. I’d even go as far as to say, it’s fun 🙂
A side effect of any wash or contrast paint can be a glossiness, especially if not shaken enough. So, if that is happening to you I would certainly recommend applying a light coat of matte varnish to deaden down that unwanted shine.
Are Tamiya acrylics really that different to any other acrylics? I’ll try and get hold of some and give them a go. Sounds like a good excuse to paint up a tank 👍
I understand that contrast paints are really useful, I have a few of my own, but I can't get over the fact that they lack depth. Even with two coats, you can feel that the color is not solid.
That’s true, and by their very nature or being a thick wash they never will achieve a solid tones. That’s why it’s important to do that base work beforehand so that they just work as a stain or ink over the top.
It looks nice, but I don't even know how you could have painted it more time consuming. That's not any quick way of painting it. It's surprised me you painted almost everything first before putting the yellow down. It's just really not the way it's done if you're going to paint something fast. And you could get almost exact similar results if you layered the paints properly in a a more efficient quicker manner. But yeah, it looks nice
I didn't know what I was talking about. The yellow is so transparent, I can't use it to cover anything without using white first. I should have realized. Sorry
very clean but that's not a yellow I'll paint... Prefer it in a hottest scale coming from orange/red/pink or some kind of brown... This yellow is like too basic... Don't tell you anything...
No problem. Personal taste is what makes painting fun and creative. For a warmer (more orange result) you can swap out the cream base for a pink and that will introduce an orange tone to the result. Thanks for watching 👍
@@BrushstrokePaintingGuides oh yes warm haha that word did not come to my mind back then although i knew hot wasn't the right one -.-' xD happen when a language is not ur mother language. Great video anyways!
Did you thin the contrast paint with the contrast medium to the ratio mentioned in the video? And you applying it very thinly over the cream basecoat? A darker result would suggest perhaps the base colour is a little too dark. So, could it be you applied the Agrax wash over too much of the model? Or it could be the contrast, like you say is too strong. You can change the result by either lightening the base colour you use or adding more medium to your contrast tint. And remember to only apply the contrast as a glaze, which basically means just wetting the surface of the model, nothing more. Hope that helps Feel free to send some pics to my Instagram if you would like more help 👍
@@BrushstrokePaintingGuides Well, to start with, thank you for replying this is a fairly old video so I'm a bit surprised. Secondly, I can't believe you read that terribly writting comment I left, I read it just now and nerly died. Lastly, I thought I got the mix of contrast and imp fist right but maybe I didn't? Do you have any tools you recommend for more precise measuring? Maybe that's my problem? I'll give it another try and if that still fails I'll happily take you up on that offer on insta :)
No problem For measuring ratios I generally use cheap pipette droppers www.ebay.co.uk/itm/223218088877?mkcid=16&mkevt=1&mkrid=711-127632-2357-0&ssspo=eO_W8RE0QQq&sssrc=4429486&ssuid=fw8ibnR8TI6&var=522014979272&widget_ver=artemis&media=COPY
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How could I apply this technique to vehicles to properly match them to my troops?
I think this is easy to follow I d do think for batch painting it might feel like a lot of work? Cos every extra step even if it's like just 4 steps total will feel like a million when doing it batch painting style.
But I think it's very good recipe overall easy to understand
Very concise! It's also interesting using a khaki as an undercoat. If possible, could you do a horus heresy dark angels paint scheme?
Fantastic guide! :D
@@Skycommando same steps really. Just with bigger brushes.
Seeing you paint in the vents and lines with a big brush and not getting it everywhere makes me very, very envious
It’s a very satisfying step for sure. Just letting the wash do all the work 🙂
Your videos have been consistently awesome for new painters like myself, thank you!
Oooooooo I do like the look of that yellow
Painting an army to this level of detail would take years.
If you wanted to make short cuts, you could prime with Wraith Bone spray, and then zenithal with a white spray (or slap chop white), recess shade Agrax and then glaze with yellow contrast.
You’d get the general result a lot quicker but it would have a messier result.
Finally got a chance to finish watching one of your videos and I am so glad I got to see how you do the yellow. Now I want to see the white show me the white!!
Such a nice yellow, looking good. Can't wait for other recipes, white perhaps next?
Yes, white is next.
Already filmed and being edited.
Should be I the next couple of days
Thank you so much for this tutorial. Super helpful!
Thanks for watching, really great to hear you found it useful 👍
That was fantastic. Not only can you get a great Imperial Fist colour, it’s a great way to start to do Deathwing models too.
I knew it! Imperial Fist is serious black magic. That stuff has made yellow not just realistic, but downright easy to do.
This way of doing things is very reminiscent of the old way of easy yellow. Back in the day I was recommended painting the models Ushabti Bone, or Screaming Skull. Even Ionrach Skin was a fun choice and then carefully coat it with something like Cassandora Yellow or Lamenter's Yellow (I still miss that paint). Worked like a charm, but could get finicky on a large surface. Imperial Fist seems to be quite forgiving. You can really just slap it on and it works.
I have good news for you then
3:1 contrast medium to imp fist contrast is an exact match to old lamentors yellow glaze
I’ve tested it 👍
Thanks for this. I always paint yellow really badly and I’ve just tried this and it looks great.
That is awesome!
So pleased it has worked for you
Please be sure to tell all your hobby buddies you followed this recipe :)
Awesome, makes me finally make a move on AoS Graywater Fastness Spearhead🎉
Brother youve made my life much easier.
Thanks for watching man, really pleased to hear you found it useful 👍
Yellow is indeed the most difficult color to work with and you have definitely mastered it . . I'm not used to this layering technique, plus the variety of paints, so I need to watch those video and give it a go on a " paint mule"
This was so helpful to see!! All the different techniques before the yellow even came out were great to see. The glaze was so effective too, i was skeptical of how well that would cover the bone amd come across as bright yellow. It turned out amazing. I definitely learned a frw things. Thanks for the great new content
Man, the ushabti bone looked amazing. That would be a great desert camo style marine. Its really cool how that came out even before you started on the yellow
Would love to see how you paint a complete Space Marine in your imperial fist paint scheme. Love the paint scheme might have to borrow a couple of steps 😁
Before I started my RUclips channel I used to do picture guides. One of which was this recipe / process for Imperial Fist.
So, until I make a video for them, I thought you might find this useful
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Thanks for watching 👍
@@BrushstrokePaintingGuides oh that's pretty cool thanks!
I find your videos extremely helpful. Thanks so much.
Would love to see you do a Crimson Fists. Thanks you are always awesome to watch.
Thanks for watching
I will do doing an Imperial Fists terminator video very soon
a nice yellow for scythes of the emperor scheme, thanks
100%
Would look amazing for scythes of the emperor for sure 👍
Really nice I'm painting tau trying to get a nice clean look with the yellow your video really helps 😊
Can't wait to try this on my space wolves shoulders. Streaky yellow has been driving me crazy!
Nice one, you’ll have to let me know what you think.
I’ve used this process for painting space wolves pauldrons and I was pleased with the results
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Thank you for these guides. They have been really helpful.
Thank you for doing yellow! I remember asking awhile ago and this helps so much!
No worries, really glad to hear it’s useful 🤛
This looks so clean! Some weathering would finish that off well imo!
Of course, battle damage and weathering can be added to suit personal taste
As it happens, I will be weathering this up for the final mini
@@BrushstrokePaintingGuides I'm looking forward to seeing that! :D
Damn that's so smooth AND bonus, this video doubled as an easy Bone armour tutorial too :D
It’s true! Before the glaze it is a lovely bone armour 😀
That looks like fun, James. After the first " glaze" you repainted the edge highlights. Did you do that after the second "glaze " as well or were the edge highlights strong enough already? Its tough to tell on a screen.
Thank you
No, after the second glaze I don’t edge highlight again.
The idea is for the highlights from before to show through 👍
I do the same with Lamenters Yellow and it gives a really nice effect.
So, my recipe used to be this but using lamenters yellow glaze, but GW don’t make that anymore.
However, I can confirm the ratio I used here is an exact match to the tone of lamenters yellow glaze.
So, all those people who hoarded bottles of lamenters can rest easy, 3:1 is a perfect replacement
Fantastic video and very helpful for my space marine chapter. Could you use water rather than contrast medium? Thanks
Thanks for watching, really glad you found it helpful.
With regards using water, no you can’t, you need to thin contrasts with their own medium because of their chemical makeup.
Basically, by adding just water you’ll change the mixture of the paint and it won’t hold together correctly anymore. The pigment in the mixture will separate and the paint will no longer behave correctly when applied to a surface.
It becomes a blobby mess basically.
For small amounts you may be able to get away with it, but for the ratio used in this video I would always recommend using Contrast medium.
The simplicity and results of this technique are phenomenal mate, absolutely gorgeous work. Thanks for sharing this tutorial. I've been curious about trying out some of the contrast/speed paint ranges and I think you've sold me on that idea after seeing this.
Incredible finish 👏 🙌 👌
Great video and technique. I have subscribed.
Super helpful video. Great looking yellow. Can't wait to try it out!
Thank you
When you do try it, please let me know how it goes
Nice vidéo thanks ! If you use base coat of bone color from Vallejo, you can skip the first step, can't you ?
Thanks
Do you mean prime with a bone colour?
Yes, absolutely, if your model is going to be prodominently yellow. Then priming it with a bone colour would enable you to skip the first step for sure.
I included the painting of the cream layer for people who may be painting just a yellow detail on a model. As this process works great for that too. For example, yellow shoulder pads on Space Wolves.
Thanks for watching 👍
This is amazing. Do you think an initial base of wraithbone would get a similar effect? And does it work on larger armour panels lole armigers?
Thank you.
Wraithbone is quite a bit paler and colder. So, yes it would work but the tone of yellow you’ll get will be different.
I’d expect it to me more of a pale lemon tone. Also, the difference between the white highlights against the wraithbone will be more subtle which means they may all but vanish when the yellow contrast is added
great video as usual, just bought your brush set last night cant wait for them to arrive 😁
Oh thank you, that will help support the channel, so much appreciated
Artis Opus have done a great job on the box and I know you’ll love the brush selection. Hardest thing is not “saving them for something special” 🤣
Thanks for this video, I was waiting for it 💛
Ive always been a fan of the cassandora yellow for shading my imp fists but i must give this a go. Would it look out if place to have such a warm tome for the shade as opposed to the neutral tones you use leading up to the yellow? Your recipe blends everything together perfectly and i wonder if cassandora yellow would be too much
If you’re a fan of warmer yellow, then yes of course cassandora would work too.
For me, I’m not a fan of orange shadows on yellow but it is a personal preference.
So, I say go for it 👍
nice! Can you please explain why this glazing on top is better than directly painting yellow as the base color?
Glazing tends to make paint smoother,but it takes more time/layering
The yellow came out amazing but I'm more excited to see someone who paints that little circle on the backpack as metal too.
Haha thanks, yeah.
Great minds, hey?
Just think it looks cooler painted metal and breaks up the block of colour nicely.
@@BrushstrokePaintingGuides totally agree
Great approach! Do you think you'd get the same effect using a yellow ink?
Thank you
Yea, absolutely
An ink would stain the surface in the same way.
I would suspect an ink out the bottle will be super strong. So, you’ll need to thin it down and do some testing to make sure you achieve the end tone you want.
Less is more 👍
If you do try it, please let me know how you go, cos I’d love to heard your results
Most of all though, thanks for checking out my channel
Perfect! Thanks for the advice. I can finally put my liquitex ink to good use! :-)
I'll let you know how I get on. I've been wanting to do some Imperial Fists for a while and this has given me a bit of a push.
P.S. your paint thinning video is first class! Thanks!
Great video! If I wanted to do orange (magmadroth flame) instead of yellow, should I still use ushabti bone first?
Thank you
Yes; the recipe will work with that too.
In fact, I’m sure the 3:1 thinning ratio is a good one for that contrast paint as well.
Do a quick test first to be sure you’re happy with the tone it gives.
I usually just do that on the back of my hand. Small patch of ushabti and then a glaze of the thinned contrast. Will give you a guide on the end result before touching the mini
@@BrushstrokePaintingGuides thanks, really appreciate the quick reply
That looks really good! I like this technique as it is really simple and yields great results.I would like to see more color tutorials like this, maybe a green next? Thanks for sharing this.
can you use this technique with other contrast paints?
yes absolutely
all contrast paints can be applied as a glaze like in this video
Im new to painting minis, and recently jmped into kill team with my brother. I want to paint up a squad of imperial fists primaris marines. Why prime with white/light grey, instead of just priming with wraithbone? Is it surface texture of wraithbone? Or does it do something with the colors?
Welcome to the hobby!
So, the answer to your question is, if you're going to be painting the majority of your mini yellow (like Imperial Fists) then 100% prime with wraithbone. It will be a simple shortcut for sure.
Why didnt I do that in this video?
Well, I wanted to give the wraithbone step from primer for when you're wanting to paint a yellow detail or item on a mini. I prime all my minis the same way and had this backpack already primed long before I'd decided I want to use it for a yellow painting video.
So, hopefully that answers your question and enjoy painting your KillTeam, I'm sure you're going to love it
Hey man love the video and it finally inspired me to get to work on my imperial fists! I was wondering would this same approach work with other contrast paints such as blues and reds so I can replicate results on my librarian and techmarine?
Amazing
So neat, as usual 👍
This is great! Would you use a screaming skull or brighter undercoat for more of a Bad Moons color scheme?
Thank you, really glad you enjoyed it.
I'd probably say for Bad Moons you may find screaming skull too pale. I'd probably try something wraithbone first, but sure, using a paler cream basecoat will for sure produce a lighter yellow tone.
Give it a whirl and let me know the answer, cos I'd love to know too
Ive never understood how you know to mix paints and how the ratio is determined. How do you measure parts of a paint not in a dropper bottle like citadel, and same for the medium.
I literally held my breath as you put that shade wash in the five vents, LOL. My hands aren't that steady.
Haha
It’s so satisfying to watch it run nicely into the grooves, though isn’t it?
I sure do wish I'd watched this before trying out Imperial Fists yellow on my armiger which was originally primed black and then what I assumed would be a good enough coat corax white over the top.... it's lime yellow lol. Should've put a different colour lol oh well now I know about Ushabti Bone for next time!
Ah yeah, using a cream tone like ushabti helps keep the final yellow warm.
However, I still wouldn’t advise you trying to paint ushabti directly over a black primer.
I’d suggest applying a coat of something like Zandri dust first, to make the transition between the colours less jarring. You’ll find you’ll get a solid ushabti quicker and with less layers that way
@@BrushstrokePaintingGuides Thanks for the advice, a couple of coats of Imperial Fist yellow have "fixed" it good enough for this one but I'll save myself some heartache by following your advice for the next one!
@@BrushstrokePaintingGuides just used some ushabti bone -> imperial fist for some touchups, it's perfect! Thanks again!
@@Mr_Waffle. nice one
Glad it worked 👍
I think I need your help at this point. I can't have a base coat as light as yours, by that I mean that my ushubati bone seem too dark, and when I try to thin it the more possible it's just transparent. So yeah, I don't know what you think but I might try to thin it and apply it very thin layer by very thin layer until I got a good basecoat but not too dark? (Sorry for my english I'm french)
Your English is fantastic.
Can I ask what colour primer are you painting the ushabti over? If it’s already white, it could be the pot you have is just a bit of a darker tone.
One thing you could try is getting a pot of ushabti bone air, it’s the airbrushed version of the “same” colour.
They are perfectly fine to handbrush with but tend to be paler in colour.
One added bonus, is for this recipe you should be able to use it straight out the pot with no need to thin.
If that’s not an option, you could add a touch of white to your pot of ushabti to make it lighter.
Not ideal, of course as you want this as an army i presume.
Let me know how you get on 👍
@@BrushstrokePaintingGuides funny you talk about air usubathi bone because, YES! indeed I tried your recipr with air first! Because my local Warhammer store was out of normal usubathi bone! So I tried but find it hard to apply so I thin it down, and got a solid yellow but not quite like yours. I may try to add white scar to light the tone but thank you for your reply! And I'm happy to know that my english is not to painfull to read.
@@mrstone768 you really shoudnt need to thin the air paint down any further. Could it be you need to shake and mix the paint more?
Often pots can sit for a long time on shop shelves and really need to be shaken well before first use.
Another option, if you do need to thin it, please use Lahmian medium and not water. It will help keep the paint bonded together and not turn into a runny mess
Feel free to send me some pics on Instagram if you like, so I can see what you’re seeing
@brushstroke77 👍
@@BrushstrokePaintingGuides hum, to thin the paint I tend to use saliva because I don't have a lot of money to spend and because it seem to work decently even if it's a bit disgusting, and I figure out that because of the medium use in the air paint I can't use water do I'll try directly from the pot this time
Have you tried this method with bad moon yellow for orks? I’m thinking about giving it a try to see how it turns out.
I've not tried Bad Moon specifically, but it will work for sure because it just uses the contrast paint just as a tint.
I would suggest going for the same 3:1 dilution with contrast medium to ensure you get the same smooth result.
Please do let me know how you get on though :)
Do you think that for a darker imperial fists, basecoat whit averland sunset, can I use Grey seer has a primer?
If you wanted a darker yellow using this method you could replace the Ushabti Bone with a darker tan / sand colour like zandri dust say
Thanks for the suggestion! This is video is very useful, since I wanted to start a new imperial fist army
Try a pink. It really makes yellows pop! Was given this tip by an experienced modeller. I was dubious, but it does work.
@@bungle1963 personally, I’m not a fan of pink basecoated yellow. It has too orange a tone for my liking.
I agree, it’s a very effective method but just not for me 👍
@@BrushstrokePaintingGuides fair enough. I was wanting a strong JCB type yellow, so it was perfect. I suppose the ushabti or zandri you also suggested could be viewed as being ultra pale pinks (think LRDG pink panther desert camo) and I will definitely try your ideas. We live and learn. Great little video by the way 👍
How would this change if iw antes orange? Just the glaze? Or also the base
For orange, you can just change the contrast to an orange glaze instead.
The base colours of cream, white and brown will work just fine.
Hope that helps 👍
Is there another contrast medium you'd recommend? Citadel's seems to be sold out completely everywhere I've looked
For diluting contrast paints, I’d only recommend using the genuine GW contrast medium. Whatever chemistry is in that stuff is pretty unique, so you really need to use that I’m afraid.
Element is showing as having stock coming in in a couple of days, and I’ve always found their timescales to be accurate
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So, they may be your best bet
@@BrushstrokePaintingGuides unfortunately they can't ship GW products to the us :(
Do you think this method could yield same results with any contrast paint? E.g. Purple or Red?
yes, you can use any contrast paint as a glaze for sure. As each contrast colour has a different level of concentration, however, you will need to just experiment a little to find the optimum dilution needed with contrast medium.
I would start with the 3:1 ratio I used here, as it should give a decent glaze consistency for most colours
@@BrushstrokePaintingGuides Doomfire Magenta Marines, here I come...
awesome, please send pics how you get on :)
Prime with pink, It makes the yellow look twice as good
Trust the process
Personally I’m not a fan of pink basing for yellow. It results in too orange a tone for my liking.
Red and yellow making orange of course.
Pink does provide an easier tone to paint yellow over than say black or grey, so I agree with you there.
I just don’t like the yellow it results in.
This hobby is all about finding what you like and what works for you though, so go for it
@@BrushstrokePaintingGuides Only have pink in the recesses of course
Be great to get a 2nd part where you do some damage to the backpack?
Will be doing a battle damage recipe video soon for sure 👍
@BrushstrokePaintingGuides I'm just getting into the painting side, but got a Leviathan set so think I'll do a fists based on this paint scheme. Have you tried this technique on larger flat panels on say a dreadnought? Looks like it would remove the whole patches issue with contrast the way you do it
@@1974Carnage yes, absolutely.
This method works great on larger models too.
Because you use standard paints to establish the shade and highlights and just the contrast to stain it yellow.
You have much more control over the end result.
As you’ve picked up on, the key bit is you apply the contrast as thin layers, means you remove a lot of the problems with it making ugly pooling, watermarks.
At first this method seems a lot of work but it saves so much frustration in the long run.
For larger vehicles you can fast track the process too, by spray priming the bone basecoat and the. Zenithal spraying with white. You then just need to add some agrax shadows and you’re good to start glazing. It’s actually really quick
@BrushstrokePaintingGuides yeah, bit of initial effort, but seems easier to get a consistent result. Cheers
Looks amazing, I give you that, but seems like Golden Demon level of effort. 😅 Need to consider the time investment to paint an entire army like this. Cheers!
You’d be surprised how well this lends itself to batch painting
And you could always modify it to use a rattle can for the bone basecoat and drybrush the white step too, to really speed it up
Unbelievable. It feels simple but 😅😅😅
Did you make a video about painting in black? I'm on a black templars army and I need more skills 🙃❤️❤️
Thanks, it is simple really, but yeah I get what you mean. All still takes a bit of practice.
So, not done a black recipe video yet (cos these are a new thing I’m trying for the channel)
But I have done two videos using two different recipes for black armour you could take a look at in the meantime
A black Votann ruclips.net/video/XXYFAdWli80/видео.html
Or a Raven Guard ruclips.net/video/dUyZQGe_tho/видео.html
@@BrushstrokePaintingGuides ❤️❤️
Thx a lot
@@patrickvacquier5935 no problem, let me know if they help.
I will be doing a recipe video like this one for the Votann recipe, because it’s my fave way to paint black armour
@@BrushstrokePaintingGuides it was really helpful.
The raven guard video was most difficult for me without the subtitles lol but these two videos gave me some useful tips that I've to try.
Thx again
@@patrickvacquier5935 sorry, it’s an older video, so I’ve not got round to adding subtitles.
I do intend adding them for all my videos so more people can access them easier
What a coincidence, i just decided to paint my SM half of Leviathan as imperial fists
Edit: How are you finding imperial fist contrast paint? I've had so many bad experiences with Dark Angels contrast paint
The imperial fist contrast paint is great, you can genuinely use it over a white undercoat and still get great results with it.
Imperial Fist contrast is for sure one of the better contrast paints. It packs a real punch and goes on cleanly.
The only thing I don’t like about it is, how it shades, because it makes orange shadows and personally I do think yellow should have orange shadows. Hence me preferring to to recess shade with agrax.
Other than that, it’s brilliant
@@BrushstrokePaintingGuides Have you tried it other a pink undercoat. It gives a nice orange in the shadows, but it also makes the yellow a nice orange too!
Turning Tome Keepers into Imperial Fists.
Exactly that
Two for one 👍
I chopped down my lemon tree because I never want to see yellow near my house ever again. Any time I try to paint with it it's always a nightmare, good God.
You should give this method a try, it may well change your mind.
For me, it takes all that stress out of painting yellow.
I’d even go as far as to say, it’s fun 🙂
well looks like I have a new way to paint Dorn's boys now.
Nice one. You’ll have to let me know how you get on with it and if you find it better than the way you’ve been doing it before? 🙂
@@BrushstrokePaintingGuides once I get some of that primer and more bone color...oh yeah!
Nice one
Can’t wait to hear what you think
I assume this is matte varnished after? That photo looks way more matte then my result lol
A side effect of any wash or contrast paint can be a glossiness, especially if not shaken enough. So, if that is happening to you I would certainly recommend applying a light coat of matte varnish to deaden down that unwanted shine.
How to thin tamiya paint?
Are Tamiya acrylics really that different to any other acrylics?
I’ll try and get hold of some and give them a go.
Sounds like a good excuse to paint up a tank 👍
@@BrushstrokePaintingGuides is it ok to use water for thinning tamiya acrylic paint sir?
@@ianmontero27 yes, absolutely
As far as I can see, Tamiya paints are water based acrylics so shouldn’t be a problem at all
@@BrushstrokePaintingGuides thank you sir. I will try
I understand that contrast paints are really useful, I have a few of my own, but I can't get over the fact that they lack depth. Even with two coats, you can feel that the color is not solid.
That’s true, and by their very nature or being a thick wash they never will achieve a solid tones.
That’s why it’s important to do that base work beforehand so that they just work as a stain or ink over the top.
That's kinda the point :/
Now lets see you do white.
Please.
Yep, already done
Here you go
ruclips.net/video/APwVOAzwUqg/видео.html
Yellow 🟡
💛
It looks nice, but I don't even know how you could have painted it more time consuming. That's not any quick way of painting it. It's surprised me you painted almost everything first before putting the yellow down. It's just really not the way it's done if you're going to paint something fast. And you could get almost exact similar results if you layered the paints properly in a a more efficient quicker manner. But yeah, it looks nice
No problem, thanks for watching.
If you have an alternative method to get a flawless yellow then of course go with that.
This is just my process 👍
I didn't know what I was talking about. The yellow is so transparent, I can't use it to cover anything without using white first. I should have realized. Sorry
Why is the culture of warhammer painters …. To use huge oversized brushes for what your painting lol
very clean but that's not a yellow I'll paint... Prefer it in a hottest scale coming from orange/red/pink or some kind of brown... This yellow is like too basic... Don't tell you anything...
No problem. Personal taste is what makes painting fun and creative.
For a warmer (more orange result) you can swap out the cream base for a pink and that will introduce an orange tone to the result.
Thanks for watching 👍
@@BrushstrokePaintingGuides oh yes warm haha that word did not come to my mind back then although i knew hot wasn't the right one -.-' xD happen when a language is not ur mother language. Great video anyways!
I followed step by step but my yellow came out very dark. Maybe they changed a recipe since this video :/
Did you thin the contrast paint with the contrast medium to the ratio mentioned in the video? And you applying it very thinly over the cream basecoat?
A darker result would suggest perhaps the base colour is a little too dark. So, could it be you applied the Agrax wash over too much of the model?
Or it could be the contrast, like you say is too strong.
You can change the result by either lightening the base colour you use or adding more medium to your contrast tint.
And remember to only apply the contrast as a glaze, which basically means just wetting the surface of the model, nothing more.
Hope that helps
Feel free to send some pics to my Instagram if you would like more help 👍
@@BrushstrokePaintingGuides Well, to start with, thank you for replying this is a fairly old video so I'm a bit surprised. Secondly, I can't believe you read that terribly writting comment I left, I read it just now and nerly died. Lastly, I thought I got the mix of contrast and imp fist right but maybe I didn't? Do you have any tools you recommend for more precise measuring? Maybe that's my problem? I'll give it another try and if that still fails I'll happily take you up on that offer on insta :)
No problem
For measuring ratios I generally use cheap pipette droppers
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