This is incredible. Great video and the army is amazing! A weekend for that standard for that volume is outstanding work and skill. Inspirational stuff 👌
This is great! I've got about 300 of the (now) older style Cadians painted in the classic tan/green style. I really wanted to use the new models as an opportunity to incorporate a new regiment into my army, but I've struggled with coming up with a scheme for them. This looks like exactly what I was looking for.
Loved Ben’s army showcase so have been looking forwards to this one. Its a painting process that just screams “I love painting” and the result really shows. Its a process that I think would be speedy as long as you really focus on painting instead of getting intermittently distracted as I imagine many of us do.
Thank you for leaving it in the video on how your model disloged from the cork and the blue tack had to be pushed once more, because I always believed I was the only one that this happens to. Still annoying but I can rest better now. Great video!
Lovely discussion at the end there! To me, speed painting is any time you make a conscious choice to do something because of its time *efficiency* rather than doing the best work you can in the time available. Lots of things qualify, from sketching based techniques like slapchop to gimmick effects like blood splatter to even pretty advanced stuff like loaded brush blending! To me it's about the decision making process, not the technique itself, especially since as you said, everyone has different familiarity with different things; for Ben Komets, loaded brush is more speed painting than stippling is, but for me it's the opposite. I'm still too busy to properly take advantage of your patreon, but I'm nearing the point where that should change and I'm excited to see what all there is and to support you all more directly!
Absolutely. Speed painting is all relative to the painter and takes many forms. The patreon is packed with content and thats growing week on week, you'll have plenty to catch up on!
The blueish hue of the clothing isn't how I think I would have gone, but damn good job otherwise. this model looks fantastic! The mass of units mutes the blue a bit and also looks fantastic.
Cracking results the blue is absolutely beautiful, worth the fiddly mix of paints imo (just about), it reminds me of the French Soldiers from Battlefield 1 (aka WW1 i guess). A high level of ahem.. 'Verisimilitude' on the soldiers that really suits the Guard. I still think the newer cadians are a bit busy and Heroic looking for cannon fodder but that's just my (Middlehammer diehard) tastes.
Agreed 3 paints as a "speed paint recipe" is a bit of a stretch but if you mix a large batch then it's the same as working with a single colour pot. We are all of a certain ...er..."vintage" here so we too appreciate the older Guard models.
Nothing wrong with that at all! Why not add a squad in a slightly different scheme as veterans, or even add in a small amount of camo like we did with these?
Coming to this video a year later but I’d say this is “highly efficient painting bordering on speed painting” (lol). I think actual speed painting would really be fewer and faster steps but with much weaker results (these look so good).
Great questions! I think I'd try to airbrush all the fatigues to highlight and not use a brush on them at all. I chose not to for these as it as the death korps drab is the base for all the areas it made sense to use that. The Krieg are quicker for that reason and the oil wash on those is a speedy way to add definition and a bit of grime to the whole model, rather than brush highlighting to create definition
these are so inspirational! I always get stuck on dithering between subassemblies or just going full assembly and I think this gives me the confidence to just build and paint
I keep coming back to this video and think how awesome these are and I'm tempted to do the same scheme. Would you do a 'Ben's Krieg' video given the news on a Krieg release?
Would Ben's approach work with the classic green armor and khaki fatigues of the Cadian 8th? If so, what colors wold you use for the first couple of steps? (Basecoat, armor layers, fatigue highlights)
@@cultofPaintcommissions Yes, you are right for both versions you would need the Cadian/ Stormtrooper bodies. Cut back on the iconography and turn the lasguns into las-carbines?
They look very good! In my opinion, this isn't speedpainting though: if you are creating mixes of 2 parts of this, 1 part of this, 1 part of this other paint, then highlighting, etc, that can be "fast" vs detailing heroes, but still not fast enough for "speed" painting and not for armies. I know I wouldn't be able to go through hundreds of troopers like this. Possibly faster would be either blocking base paints, then wash; or alternatively slapchop + speedpaints/contrast. Your end result looks great, don't get me wrong -- I just wouldn't consider this speed painting.
Those new figures are so detailed that it takes me at least 3 hours to paint one of them..and its not looking aa good as your figures..how can you do it so fast☠️
“Got this army painted in a weekend” - what sorcery is this! 😅
Yea uh lots of brush work on a single guardsman, did he sleep at all?
Crack
@@stemes2860Crack and lots of free time
The mans a superhero for sure!
I don't sleep! Insomnia is my top tip for productive painting.
That color scheeme is just great. Im gonna make a squad of my cadian in those colors
Thank you Henry, I appreciate the time you put into making these videos. They have really helped me grow as a hobbyist and painter.
We're really pleased they have been so helpful, thankyou!
The colour scheme on this is very reminiscent of the Clear Sky faction from the STALKER games, with the blue fatigues and green webbing.
So it is! Must have been my subconscious kicking in. Love the STALKER games
I really enjoyed this video, this brings a lot of your how to videos together with something you do for fun! Thank you for sharing.
This was such a pleasure to watch
Awesome paint scheme and I love the basis on American troops in Vietnam.
It’s a pleasure to support you with the quality of content you provide.
This is incredible. Great video and the army is amazing! A weekend for that standard for that volume is outstanding work and skill. Inspirational stuff 👌
Cheers! Don't think I could do that every weekend but when the stars aline, and the teabags gather it can be done!
This is great! I've got about 300 of the (now) older style Cadians painted in the classic tan/green style. I really wanted to use the new models as an opportunity to incorporate a new regiment into my army, but I've struggled with coming up with a scheme for them. This looks like exactly what I was looking for.
I'm always impressed when such a simple, relatively quick paint scheme produces such great results. Well done!
Loved Ben’s army showcase so have been looking forwards to this one. Its a painting process that just screams “I love painting” and the result really shows. Its a process that I think would be speedy as long as you really focus on painting instead of getting intermittently distracted as I imagine many of us do.
Thanks! I do love painting, and I've had a lot of time to dial in on a style and process that works for me.
Would love to learn how Ben created his scheme for the Krieg models. They look gorgeous!
It's already on the list 😊
Bricky approves this painting guide!!
Interesting paint scheme! This has been a long awaited video :). Would also be interesting to see how ben painted his kriegsmen.
If we all keep asking Henry he'll have to paint Krieg and my mission to get him an Imperila guard army will be none step closer to being realised!
Thank you for leaving it in the video on how your model disloged from the cork and the blue tack had to be pushed once more, because I always believed I was the only one that this happens to. Still annoying but I can rest better now. Great video!
We don't hide the reality in our videos, dropped models, mistakes, brush slips, happens to all of us!
What took Ben a weekend would take me the best part of 12 months :)
You need more tea and biscuits it's my secret weapon
At last. Thank you so much!
What a great looking model. They all look wicked. Love the vids, they inspire me to do more, try more and paint more. Cheers
Looks amazing as always!! Great work lads. Would love to see how you painted the Krieg models they look great
Well I've got more to add to the army so I'm sure we can sort something
I don't think this qualifies as speed painting, but the end result is incredible!
This is fantastic content. Cheers!
Thanks ❤
Thanks so much! Really good
Lovely discussion at the end there! To me, speed painting is any time you make a conscious choice to do something because of its time *efficiency* rather than doing the best work you can in the time available. Lots of things qualify, from sketching based techniques like slapchop to gimmick effects like blood splatter to even pretty advanced stuff like loaded brush blending!
To me it's about the decision making process, not the technique itself, especially since as you said, everyone has different familiarity with different things; for Ben Komets, loaded brush is more speed painting than stippling is, but for me it's the opposite.
I'm still too busy to properly take advantage of your patreon, but I'm nearing the point where that should change and I'm excited to see what all there is and to support you all more directly!
Absolutely. Speed painting is all relative to the painter and takes many forms. The patreon is packed with content and thats growing week on week, you'll have plenty to catch up on!
stunning work! gives me ideas about starting IG again... this time without using orange and white as a colour scheme
Great job and great video as always !
Thankyou we're pleased you like it
Wauw , love it suberb work .❤❤❤
Awesome! 👍🏻
that's one of the best-looking imperial guard armies I've seen. looks almost too real for 40k.
Thanks that's very kind! I like my 40k gritty and realistic and rhe two combine well with the Guard
Looks really good
The blueish hue of the clothing isn't how I think I would have gone, but damn good job otherwise. this model looks fantastic! The mass of units mutes the blue a bit and also looks fantastic.
Love the tutorial and tips! I’m brand new to painting and this really helps
Glad it was helpful!
Great tutorial, would love to see you do a video on Ben's scheme for the field ordnance guns!
same as the tank in the linked vid
Cracking results the blue is absolutely beautiful, worth the fiddly mix of paints imo (just about), it reminds me of the French Soldiers from Battlefield 1 (aka WW1 i guess). A high level of ahem.. 'Verisimilitude' on the soldiers that really suits the Guard. I still think the newer cadians are a bit busy and Heroic looking for cannon fodder but that's just my (Middlehammer diehard) tastes.
Agreed 3 paints as a "speed paint recipe" is a bit of a stretch but if you mix a large batch then it's the same as working with a single colour pot.
We are all of a certain ...er..."vintage" here so we too appreciate the older Guard models.
Id love to see you guys attempt Auscam
I'd love to try a few different cam patterns out. As we said though they can sometimes work too well and then the model looks crap 😂
This is Great!
this reminds me of the military fatigues in children of men. granted they have digital dpm but reminiscent of the blue and olive colour
Great scheme, makes me wish I’d done something different with mine, I went with the traditional cadian colours
Nothing wrong with that at all! Why not add a squad in a slightly different scheme as veterans, or even add in a small amount of camo like we did with these?
@@cultofPaintcommissions not a bad idea, thanks very much. Big fan of your channel, it really inspires me to work on my own projects.
Coming to this video a year later but I’d say this is “highly efficient painting bordering on speed painting” (lol). I think actual speed painting would really be fewer and faster steps but with much weaker results (these look so good).
In hindsight, would you change anything on the scheme now? Which of these and your Krieg scheme is quicker for you?
Great questions! I think I'd try to airbrush all the fatigues to highlight and not use a brush on them at all. I chose not to for these as it as the death korps drab is the base for all the areas it made sense to use that. The Krieg are quicker for that reason and the oil wash on those is a speedy way to add definition and a bit of grime to the whole model, rather than brush highlighting to create definition
Any recommendations on swapping out the bluey fatigue colour, for a more tan/green? Thinking american uniforms during WW2.
Love the video.
Pure class
❤ why thankyou
these are so inspirational! I always get stuck on dithering between subassemblies or just going full assembly and I think this gives me the confidence to just build and paint
We're very pleased it's so helpful. Get them built and get painting. Remeber there's nothing that can't be painted over if you don't like it
I keep coming back to this video and think how awesome these are and I'm tempted to do the same scheme. Would you do a 'Ben's Krieg' video given the news on a Krieg release?
@@Grimdark_Mark he's painting more as we speak. So yes 100%
@@cultofpaint This is most excellent news !
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I really like the color scheme of the tanks any idea on the recipe.
You should defo paint some rubicon Vietnam minis
I actually have a box of those somewhere!
Would Ben's approach work with the classic green armor and khaki fatigues of the Cadian 8th? If so, what colors wold you use for the first couple of steps? (Basecoat, armor layers, fatigue highlights)
THIS!
I swear I remember a video from cult of paint where you were painting the field ordinance units where you did some glazing. Am I remembering wrong?
Don't think so. We did a tank painting one?
Maybe I just don’t enjoy painting as much as you guys but I’d be pretty bored/frustrated after 2 minis or so. No idea how you do an army in a weekend!
could you do a video or just a paint recipe for this tanks?
we did, its linked in this video.
ASMR army painting.
Neisss
Thankyou!
How do I make my own star wars stormtroopers in imperial guard kasrkin
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Any chance of an XOF paint scheme for some Kieg?
Edit.
Is that the Metal Gear XOF? I think the Cadians with a bit of converting would very well for those ... hmmmmmm
@@cultofPaintcommissions I was thinking of the NBC version, which would still require conversion work. But yes, MGSV XOF was what I was thinking of.
@@rutgaurxi7314 nice! That would be cool, certainly worth an experiment
@@cultofPaintcommissions Yes, you are right for both versions you would need the Cadian/ Stormtrooper bodies.
Cut back on the iconography and turn the lasguns into las-carbines?
Takes days foe me to complete one mini
me too mate
They look very good! In my opinion, this isn't speedpainting though: if you are creating mixes of 2 parts of this, 1 part of this, 1 part of this other paint, then highlighting, etc, that can be "fast" vs detailing heroes, but still not fast enough for "speed" painting and not for armies. I know I wouldn't be able to go through hundreds of troopers like this. Possibly faster would be either blocking base paints, then wash; or alternatively slapchop + speedpaints/contrast. Your end result looks great, don't get me wrong -- I just wouldn't consider this speed painting.
Those new figures are so detailed that it takes me at least 3 hours to paint one of them..and its not looking aa good as your figures..how can you do it so fast☠️
Look like blue boys
Thats not speedpainting for me, this would easily take me a month
Speed paint my A$$. 😂
Keep practicing, you'll get quicker!
There’s gotta be VMC paints that replace these colors, I’m thinking a luftwaffe color for the fatigues
almost certainly a "ready mixed" version out there.