Excellent work, Darcy! White doesn't have to be a nightmare these days, but I really do need to get some of those ProAcryl paints. I'm using Vallejo whites and getting decent results, keeping it thin but not too thin is the key.
Can confirm that Pro Acryl white is the GOAT of white paints. I even use it sometimes for priming some parts or bits that have been glued later on painted models (like purity seals). It can even be painted over black in a couple of coats without difficulty
Painting everything before the white is such a good tip that seems obvious after you learn it but would def not have occurred to me if you hadn't said it! Thank you for the awesome tutorial!
I absolutely love the brassy gold-ish colours you've used for the sawblade arms on the backpack! I don't suppose you could share the recipe for those too?
I think it was just Gharaghak's Sewers (maybe with a little Wyldwood) over a bright Silver for the dark brass. And then just Skeleton Horde Contrast for the light bronze.
@@DarcyBonoCreations is one of those combos how you did the aquila on his chest? Awesome white recipe btw - I'm going to use this on my Sanguinary priest
I wish I could comment on ur page with pictures. Ur tip of using medium, then applying wash, amazing. I was scared at first, but the result was amazing.
You seem to be the best lady youtube miniature painter and very knowledgeable about paint and very talented. I will look forward to future videos. I love the explanations of everything . I like to paint and watch videos and it makes very nice listening so I can look up if I need to learn something but can just listen to the rest. Love that I found you
Oh wow thank you! But I am very small potatoes compared to Louise Sugden (youtube.com/@roguehobbies) of Rogue Hobbies and Lyla Mev (youtube.com/@LylaMev). I do really appreciate the compliment and the feedback as far as listening. I never know if I'm talking too much or over explaining 😅.
@@DarcyBonoCreations rogue hobbies more history not much painting but fun and lyla mev I personally can't stand never takes personal responsibility also I'm a semipro airbrush muralist ( I do have art sold and hanging many places but could be better )and when I watch her bad advice videos on airbrush it drives me crazy I could write a book. I have one pic on Instagram till I found out you don't own your images on social media I stopped I have enough word of mouth anyways. I've learned alot from you keep up the great work and you probably just need a little excitement in every video and you'll be huge in RUclips. Good luck
Thanks! I actually have a World Eaters one to show painting red armor. A bit heretical, but should also work for the BA: ruclips.net/video/DfCHx2_JcZY/видео.html
I paint all my 40k stuff clean as well. I know it's not grimdark, but i like it. Your point of it is art was a interesting take and I hadn't considered it before.
I’ve seen so many videos on painting white armor miniatures but this video demonstrates the best approach - the technique is simple and fast with surprisingly good results
8:07, also, that really is the White Scars aesthetic. There are other Legions for those interested in grim dark white, but Scars should be stark and clean. Maybe the occasional chip or scratch, but clean white is what sets them apart as a real challenge to paint well.
That's the first time I have come across this kind of use for medium. I have moved recently from relying slapping on washes to proper recess shading and I think it's going to help a bunch. Thank you
Getting into the hobby, going to start a tau sept that is going to be primarily white, and I want a brilliant white for them as well. I have taken college level painting and I was aware of the shadow accenting the color however I had forgottten that. So I really appreciated that detail. I also am learning the flood/flow/fill method is crucial in miniatures. Thank you for the detailed description and demonstration.
Are you kidding me? that looks so simple and practical! Absolutely going to give it a try when I get started on my White Scars. Its Epic scale but hopefully the principles are the same!
Yep, same principles but one thing to keep in mind for epic scale is that the recesses may be more shallow. That being said, use just a tiny bit of everything in the video at time, otherwise you'll just end up with a basic all over shade coat instead of a recess shade. Just use everything more sparingly is what I'm trying to say 😅
Yea good advice on the wash, I'm new to contrast paints but your method really does make a good wash for white armour, I struggled to get a good wash otherwise. Personally I do a base coat in Vallejo silver grey, which by eye is pretty much white, use your wash method then highlight, as the highlight stands out just a little more for definition. Thank you for the video.
I’m pumped to try this! I’ve been holding off on painting Comstar for my BattleTech games because I just couldn’t be bothered to gather the oil paints and all that required for the other “easy” method.
I'm actually in a constant debate with my husband (scale modeler) about Contrasts vs Oils. Honestly it feels like they do almost the exact same thing but Contrasts have a way faster drying time. They both create filters and gradients, but the only thing oils seem superior at is creating grittier streaking effects 🤔
@@DarcyBonoCreations I’ll take your word for it! If you have a recipe for a good looking black too, that’d be nice. Black and white are what I struggle with the most on my test pieces. I usually try one black mini every couple months, shrug, then just paint it navy blue or something.
I do a cold blue in this video: ruclips.net/video/JvQjhXezdic/видео.html Also do you have the Citadel Colour app. It's free and they have a whole library of color recipes in there.
I'm waiting for my Leviathan box 'nids to arrive and and dreaming up paint schemes. One had white carapaces but I wouldn't have known how to even get started on those. I'm gonna give this a shot! Looks great!
Took you advice and used the Army Painter Mixing Balls and pulverized those pesky gigantic pigment into submission, as an added measure I mixed in roughly 50/50ish Lahmian Medium. So far so good. My Corax White applied a lot smoother this time. after I paint all the details (As per your video) before trying out Soulblight Grey and/or Apothicary white for shading as I am looking for grey mid tones rather than cool or warm tones. I will let you know how this turn out I will also look into PRO ACRYL. Call me obsessed, but I like the challenge of using Citadel Paints. 😀
This is fantastic. Ive always followed the standard gw way of doing white, off white, recess agrax, pure white on top. But my hands shake to much to get it perfect. This seems so much easier. Great video Darcy thank you
Well thank you! And you can absolutely still do the GW way with this method. The medium just helps with the recess shade is all, and the brown from the Agrax results in a warmer white.
Ok, I have watched SO MANY painting videos and I have literally NEVER seen anyone else do the "put a layer of lahmian medium down first to paint on a wet surface" and it's just... so brilliant. As someone who's background is in traditional art medium, I *instantly* just had my mind blown with the possibilities. Instant subscribe.
No, I rarely paint vehicles, but I think my husband (scale vehicle modeler) has some by AK Interactive. It's basically the same concept. The panel liners use white spirits or some other alcohol, right?
Just found your channel. Great stuff. Failed so many times trying to paint white, going to give this a go after I have finished up my Iron Orcs, they dont tend to go for the white armor look 🙂 'This is art, you can make it look however you want' every painter should listen to this, box art is box art, paint your own thang!
This looks excellent, I'm excited to try it on my 3 unpainted apothecaries and my eldar. I totally agree about the weathering thing too. Maybe it's because I started in 2nd edition, but I love my models to look clean and vibrant
Late to the party but how did you paint the armature on the apothecary’s back pack? That aged machinery is really neat and beats the lead bleacher null oil combo
Nice tutorial for contrast white armor! I kind of wish it had come sooner, but I'm committed to my nid scheme now, lol. Also, I think I know how but just in case, how did you do the glass windows on the case he's carrying?
Thank you! The glass panels were done basically the same as the following (ruclips.net/user/shortscUXJ9_2OR7M?feature=share) BUT with a few exceptions: 1) Coat the surface with Lahmian Medium first. 2) Use Kroxigor Scales 3) Once dry, repeat the process closer to the darker parts only.
Looks great!! I don't quite follow the Lamia Medium approach though. When putting it on the entire panel you're thinning the paint that's going on (making it more transparent and like a glaze). The narration suggests it pushes the color towards the recesses . . . wouldn't a wash or contrast (heavy wash) medium do more of that -- since it helps break the surface tension of the water in the paint? And, if you're making your paint more like a glaze . . .why not just mix it the way you like on your wet pallette and then apply it to the mini upside-down like it was shown? i think i'm missing an important detail
Thanks! The shade you mix is a wash (I use the term synonymously). The Lahmian Medium layer you apply first just helps it to prevent from sitting on the flat surfaces. You could apply it just as a regular glaze, but the Lahmian Medium layer helps it auto diffuse. Give it a try with and without it and you'll better see what I mean.
Thank you! It was a bright silver base coat of Vallejo Game Air Silver (applied with a brush) and then a coat of a mix of Snakebite Leather with a pinch of Fyreslayer Flesh Contrast. Edge highlighted with Pro Acryl Bold Gold
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Excellent work, Darcy! White doesn't have to be a nightmare these days, but I really do need to get some of those ProAcryl paints. I'm using Vallejo whites and getting decent results, keeping it thin but not too thin is the key.
Thanks Max! If you'd like to give Pro Acryl a try, the following link will save you 10% 😉
monumenthobbies.com/discount/Bonocreations?ref=DarcyBono
@@DarcyBonoCreations Thanks, I will!
Get them. I thought I was an abject failure, then I used Bold Titanium White...
That's so very simple but the effect is striking. And it's easy, too. Good for getting white armor to the tabletop.
Can confirm that Pro Acryl white is the GOAT of white paints. I even use it sometimes for priming some parts or bits that have been glued later on painted models (like purity seals).
It can even be painted over black in a couple of coats without difficulty
I just painted my best ever looking terminator helm using this technique. OMG it just looks sooo freaking good i love it
Yaaaay! Glad to hear it :) and congrats!
Painting everything before the white is such a good tip that seems obvious after you learn it but would def not have occurred to me if you hadn't said it! Thank you for the awesome tutorial!
I already have this Biologis. And this tuto is perfect
Amazing technique
I absolutely love the brassy gold-ish colours you've used for the sawblade arms on the backpack!
I don't suppose you could share the recipe for those too?
I think it was just Gharaghak's Sewers (maybe with a little Wyldwood) over a bright Silver for the dark brass. And then just Skeleton Horde Contrast for the light bronze.
@@DarcyBonoCreations THank you so much!
@@DarcyBonoCreations is one of those combos how you did the aquila on his chest? Awesome white recipe btw - I'm going to use this on my Sanguinary priest
When you gave the ratio amounts, you got an insta sub from me. Top notch!
yeah it's really surprising how many people just say "mix these colors". I'm new. i have no idea what the ratios should be. 0.o
I wish I could comment on ur page with pictures. Ur tip of using medium, then applying wash, amazing. I was scared at first, but the result was amazing.
Absolutely brilliant tutorial! I'm ready to bring the noise with my own biologus now
You seem to be the best lady youtube miniature painter and very knowledgeable about paint and very talented. I will look forward to future videos. I love the explanations of everything . I like to paint and watch videos and it makes very nice listening so I can look up if I need to learn something but can just listen to the rest. Love that I found you
Oh wow thank you!
But I am very small potatoes compared to Louise Sugden (youtube.com/@roguehobbies) of Rogue Hobbies and Lyla Mev (youtube.com/@LylaMev).
I do really appreciate the compliment and the feedback as far as listening. I never know if I'm talking too much or over explaining 😅.
@@DarcyBonoCreations rogue hobbies more history not much painting but fun and lyla mev I personally can't stand never takes personal responsibility also I'm a semipro airbrush muralist ( I do have art sold and hanging many places but could be better )and when I watch her bad advice videos on airbrush it drives me crazy I could write a book. I have one pic on Instagram till I found out you don't own your images on social media I stopped I have enough word of mouth anyways. I've learned alot from you keep up the great work and you probably just need a little excitement in every video and you'll be huge in RUclips. Good luck
Wow definitely going to try this thanks lovely painting 👍👍🏴
This is the exact channel I needed. Im finally finishing miniatures. Please do Blood Angels
Thanks! I actually have a World Eaters one to show painting red armor. A bit heretical, but should also work for the BA:
ruclips.net/video/DfCHx2_JcZY/видео.html
I love you, you saved my stormtroopers 😄😄
That's basically the Bob Ross wet-on-wet oil technique, but on miniatures and with contrast! That's genius!
Nice and easy to understand tutorial. Nice tip about the mixing of the shade with the white, when correcting. Never thought of that.
Wow, I never thought about using lahmian medium as a "surface preparation" medium before.
Great video. Nice tip on the Lahmian Medium initial coat. really clean look.
Wow, you made this look so easy. Definitely going to try this technique. Thanks for making this video. It was super helpful!
I paint all my 40k stuff clean as well. I know it's not grimdark, but i like it. Your point of it is art was a interesting take and I hadn't considered it before.
Brilliant. I think this is the easiest white I've seen yet, and it looks GOOD. Glad I subscribed, good video.
Thanks for the sub!❤
I’ve seen so many videos on painting white armor miniatures but this video demonstrates the best approach - the technique is simple and fast with surprisingly good results
Can confirm that proacryl’s white is stunning to use 👌
This looks like a very nice alternative to the oil washes which take forever to dry. Thanks! :)
Basing material 😆
The Biel-Tan guardians I've started and stripped twice are very grateful. Great vid
Superb levels of sass within an even more superb tutorial. You deserve recognition for that.
"Superb levels of sass" may be one of my all time favorite compliments 😁 Thank you so much for that.
This is by far the best tutorial on painting white I have come across.
hmm this is interesting
well done, will remember for next time I paint white.
8:07, also, that really is the White Scars aesthetic. There are other Legions for those interested in grim dark white, but Scars should be stark and clean. Maybe the occasional chip or scratch, but clean white is what sets them apart as a real challenge to paint well.
Wow this is amazing! I don’t have any white armoured armies but I’m going to try this with my yellow and pink gang 😁 great tutorial
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Great. Sorely needed tutorial, again. Great content.
wow! just found this and wow! this is amazing i love this, i cant wait to try this to finally start my white scars
I LEARNED SOMETHING. :D
Thank you for the tutorial, theory, and the formula!
I'm very glad to hear it! Thanks for checking it out.
That's the first time I have come across this kind of use for medium. I have moved recently from relying slapping on washes to proper recess shading and I think it's going to help a bunch. Thank you
Getting into the hobby, going to start a tau sept that is going to be primarily white, and I want a brilliant white for them as well. I have taken college level painting and I was aware of the shadow accenting the color however I had forgottten that. So I really appreciated that detail.
I also am learning the flood/flow/fill method is crucial in miniatures.
Thank you for the detailed description and demonstration.
This is the best and most well-explained tutorial on white I've ever seen! Thank you!
Another great video, will be using that medium technique for sure!
I used this to paint a Order of the Sacred Rose palatine and it was so easy to get that white armour! Thank you so much!
I was avoiding adding a Apothecary to my army list but after seeing this video I'm 100% adding one now, thanks!
You're actually muh hero! As white Scars and Imperial Fists lover you've really helped ❤
Looks great … and love the colours with the buttons and cables!
Are you kidding me? that looks so simple and practical! Absolutely going to give it a try when I get started on my White Scars. Its Epic scale but hopefully the principles are the same!
Yep, same principles but one thing to keep in mind for epic scale is that the recesses may be more shallow. That being said, use just a tiny bit of everything in the video at time, otherwise you'll just end up with a basic all over shade coat instead of a recess shade. Just use everything more sparingly is what I'm trying to say 😅
This! This is the tutorial I've been looking for!
Wow! Seeing this video makes me want to redo all of my white Votann armor now! This is incredible! I’m so happy to have found your page.
wonderful technique!! So inspiring. Fast and efficient and suuuuper good looking!
Great video, really well explained! I liked the inclusion of images (cloth, glacier) to show examples of shading in the real world.
Oooooh I like that, very nice!
Yea good advice on the wash, I'm new to contrast paints but your method really does make a good wash for white armour, I struggled to get a good wash otherwise. Personally I do a base coat in Vallejo silver grey, which by eye is pretty much white, use your wash method then highlight, as the highlight stands out just a little more for definition. Thank you for the video.
I’m pumped to try this! I’ve been holding off on painting Comstar for my BattleTech games because I just couldn’t be bothered to gather the oil paints and all that required for the other “easy” method.
I'm actually in a constant debate with my husband (scale modeler) about Contrasts vs Oils. Honestly it feels like they do almost the exact same thing but Contrasts have a way faster drying time. They both create filters and gradients, but the only thing oils seem superior at is creating grittier streaking effects 🤔
@@DarcyBonoCreations I’ll take your word for it! If you have a recipe for a good looking black too, that’d be nice. Black and white are what I struggle with the most on my test pieces. I usually try one black mini every couple months, shrug, then just paint it navy blue or something.
I do a cold blue in this video:
ruclips.net/video/JvQjhXezdic/видео.html
Also do you have the Citadel Colour app. It's free and they have a whole library of color recipes in there.
I'm waiting for my Leviathan box 'nids to arrive and and dreaming up paint schemes.
One had white carapaces but I wouldn't have known how to even get started on those. I'm gonna give this a shot! Looks great!
I can't wait to try this. this is the model I've been dragging my feet on for my Blood Angels.
Nice. *Real* nice.
Great work!!! This is my new go-to reference for a masterclass on building cold white tones with acrylics. 😮
Sensational as always Thanks Darcy this has just blown my mind
I always wanted a way to achive the oil wash effect without using oils, THIS seems to be the answer! Thanks!
Looks great! I'm going to try this tomorrow.
you are a life saver, this is exactly the result that i was looking for. Thank you
Took you advice and used the Army Painter Mixing Balls and pulverized those pesky gigantic pigment into submission, as an added measure I mixed in roughly 50/50ish Lahmian Medium.
So far so good. My Corax White applied a lot smoother this time. after I paint all the details (As per your video) before trying out Soulblight Grey and/or Apothicary white for shading as I am looking for grey mid tones rather than cool or warm tones.
I will let you know how this turn out I will also look into PRO ACRYL.
Call me obsessed, but I like the challenge of using Citadel Paints. 😀
Amazing tutorial 👍Thank you, I will try that on my Apothacary (and my ComStar Mechs)
This is fantastic. Ive always followed the standard gw way of doing white, off white, recess agrax, pure white on top. But my hands shake to much to get it perfect. This seems so much easier. Great video Darcy thank you
Well thank you! And you can absolutely still do the GW way with this method. The medium just helps with the recess shade is all, and the brown from the Agrax results in a warmer white.
Hi there, just wanted to say that this video has been a game-changer with painting my marines. Thank you!
The effect of the inside of the vivispectrum is cool.
So that is pretty OP
Ok, I have watched SO MANY painting videos and I have literally NEVER seen anyone else do the "put a layer of lahmian medium down first to paint on a wet surface" and it's just... so brilliant. As someone who's background is in traditional art medium, I *instantly* just had my mind blown with the possibilities. Instant subscribe.
Haha glad you enjoyed it! 😄 I think it's referred to or at least similar to "wet on wet blending" if you're looking for more videos on it.
As usual, great tutorial! for this particular color I think oil washes can be even easier if you dont mind dealing with white spirit.
Outstanding video.
Have you ever used any of the panel line washes, like those from Ammo from Mig? You seem to have made your own panel line wash.
No, I rarely paint vehicles, but I think my husband (scale vehicle modeler) has some by AK Interactive. It's basically the same concept. The panel liners use white spirits or some other alcohol, right?
Great video Darcy!
This is so helpful thank you. I’ve had a million helmets I’d been wanting to paint white sitting around before this video
God bless this tutorial. White is so hard to work with.
Just found your channel. Great stuff.
Failed so many times trying to paint white, going to give this a go after I have finished up my Iron Orcs, they dont tend to go for the white armor look 🙂
'This is art, you can make it look however you want' every painter should listen to this, box art is box art, paint your own thang!
Awesome! Thanks for sharing!
This is awesome! Thank you so much!!
Soulblight Grey is also quite nice over white!
This looks excellent, I'm excited to try it on my 3 unpainted apothecaries and my eldar. I totally agree about the weathering thing too. Maybe it's because I started in 2nd edition, but I love my models to look clean and vibrant
heh, your shade is my retro Space Wolves armour colour, nice!
The gold on the apothecary is beautifull!
I love this white tutorial. Thank you!
Amazing. I hope I can put this technique to use!
Thanks Darcy :)
New favourite channel, thanks
Amazing! Do you have recipe for other parts? the container, the base, the gold, the leather, ...
Ummmmmm...........Wow!!! Just wow. Thanks!
Excellent video!
I was just typing my question regarding alternatives for Pro Acryl Titanium White when you answered it at the very end. Awesome :)
Wow. If I can actually get this to work I might actually be able to play Star Wars: Legion!
Definitely a keeper technique!!!
Great video
Late to the party but how did you paint the armature on the apothecary’s back pack? That aged machinery is really neat and beats the lead bleacher null oil combo
I'd like to know too!
Man i was talked out of doing white scars because everyone told me white was too hard. now i wish i saw this video first lol. Thanks for the info!
Cool. Best top is to paint all details first. Now I just have to find a good alternative for the medium.
Darcy... could you adapt this method and do us a demo of using blue over "storm cloud grey" to give us "proper" Grey Knights?
Space Wolves Grey over a mid tone silver/steel like Vallejo Chainmail Silver will do exactly that 😉
Nice tutorial for contrast white armor! I kind of wish it had come sooner, but I'm committed to my nid scheme now, lol. Also, I think I know how but just in case, how did you do the glass windows on the case he's carrying?
Thank you! The glass panels were done basically the same as the following
(ruclips.net/user/shortscUXJ9_2OR7M?feature=share)
BUT with a few exceptions:
1) Coat the surface with Lahmian Medium first.
2) Use Kroxigor Scales
3) Once dry, repeat the process closer to the darker parts only.
This is brilliant! Thank you so much…
Bellissimo!
Looks great!! I don't quite follow the Lamia Medium approach though. When putting it on the entire panel you're thinning the paint that's going on (making it more transparent and like a glaze). The narration suggests it pushes the color towards the recesses . . . wouldn't a wash or contrast (heavy wash) medium do more of that -- since it helps break the surface tension of the water in the paint? And, if you're making your paint more like a glaze . . .why not just mix it the way you like on your wet pallette and then apply it to the mini upside-down like it was shown? i think i'm missing an important detail
Thanks! The shade you mix is a wash (I use the term synonymously). The Lahmian Medium layer you apply first just helps it to prevent from sitting on the flat surfaces. You could apply it just as a regular glaze, but the Lahmian Medium layer helps it auto diffuse. Give it a try with and without it and you'll better see what I mean.
I also like mine to be clean, as Salamanders they are suposed to take care of their gear.
Always been to intimidated by white, this might actually be worth a try. Tia
Amazing. How did you do Aquila? The gold looks so rich.
Thank you! It was a bright silver base coat of Vallejo Game Air Silver (applied with a brush) and then a coat of a mix of Snakebite Leather with a pinch of Fyreslayer Flesh Contrast. Edge highlighted with Pro Acryl Bold Gold