Ah chipping, my old friend! :P Here are a couple of techniques from the armour modelling world that will REALLY help, firstly, use a sponge for the first layer, its a super easy way to get a random pattern of tiny superficial chips, and WAY faster than painting them on with a brush, these will be a lighter mix of the base colour to show where the damage has not quite made it through to the bare material underneath (such as metal or wood) focus on edges or areas that get the most wear (areas where crew would move around on the vehicle or on boots/lower legs, knee pads that kinda thing). Next fill in the bigger chips with a darker colour, I use a mix of dark brown, dark grey and sometimes blue for a nice steel colour! Finally, you can go over with a rust wash to add more wear to the surface and maybe make some streaks from the biggest chips (strongly recommend using enamel rust washes for this) If you think your chips look too big, don't worry, you can scrape away tiny flakes of paint with a toothpick to make them look more in scale, it is a much more forgiving technique then you might think, it takes time to make it look good, but the results are well worth it!
No worries Kyle, this should be 100% perfect, maybe even the colours - don't be afraid to mix using a sponge or something efficient initially, and then this technique to highlight within those chips - it can save time on larger pieces, and done carefully you'll get an amazing organic look. You can even chip with spoonge, and then specifically chip with the same colour in addition, which gains the benefits of both styles beautifully :)
I would appreciate more weathering videos I always paint factory fresh and never know how to approach weathering, more so the colours to use etc but I’m just getting into Star Wars legion and painting rebels in a dessert scheme so would love some ideas to weather AT-RT and even painting it in general just picked up a full set of series D and I’m sure there’s a method in there
@@scoutingtheweb You'll have so much fun and they're a perfect project for spending more time weathering. Don't be afraid to just take a google and copy real life or other people's paint schemes. Doing this a few times will definitely sink in at subliminal level and help you absorb the concepts. Best of luck🤞
@@ArtisOpus thank you! I just need to get more confident in picking out colours and not always relying on specific tutorials too. First task for the series D will be the daily bugle terrain from MCP either as your AR-ST video or picking out 3-4 greens
Thank you for the vid. I love chipping vehicles and found a sponge gives the first layer a more random look and it’s quicker than using a brush. That ork looked fantastic
Thanks so much, dude! Mixing the methods is definitely an overall hack. Both speeding up and randomizing your first stage before using precision brushwork to fill in the gaps😊
Cheers, dude. They combine really well on larger spots. You can get the benefits of the organic sponge chipping and the precision of the brush stippling😊
That's some chipping painting methods used on those bases and that Orc. I couldn't come to your live stream, am thankful for seeing it a bit later on in the day.
I'd love to see these techniques used on something more organic. in my own bias I will suggest Tyranid carapace. These bases look sick and I must now figure out which of my future projects will get bases like these!
Another way you can spray hair lacker on the base colour, then put what colour over that then use a brush and some water will chip it away, if you look at armour videos on here you will see what l am on about, brought some of your brushes for my weathering my armour, even you do different, but good videos to watch.
Thanks very much, dude! I used hair spray a few times with some great results but have struggled with consistency. Thanks for the purchase, happy weathering🤩😁
Byron, I suck at dry brushing. I have the AO pallet & dampening pad and less than ideal brushes, but when i go from stippling to 'actual' dry brushing i tend to lose it. Id kill to see a "Why you suck at dry brush" or "Most common bad habbits I see in private session" video
Cheers dude, it was done hugely inefficiently so I need to refine it and work out a fixed 'method' - once I have one that's suitable for education I'll be sharing it instantly :) - a video on this would be me experimenting and changing my mind for 3h :D
@@ArtisOpus just add that I have a full bonesplitters army with my rogue idol ( gonna use your tutorial of course) and a start collecting of the Ironjawz, I'm going to start priming them and wait... (Creepy eye to eye look)
@@d.gorkamorka7367 😁😁I actually own that exact army myself. Painted to about 3000p. It's good fun to play with. I will ensure to put aside some time in the next couple of months to at least do an efficient 'how to paintwork flesh' video if not a fancy one.
Any vídeo on how you painted the ork? I'm painting some orruk brutes and the amor is a clean yellow... Too clean, did you use any wash to darken the yellow? Love those chipping/weathering effects.
Thanks, dude! We don't have a video on this, I followed the Eavy Metal Masterclass method but it takes hours and hours. It doesn't involve any washes, just a lot of layering 😊
Great tutorial! By any chance do you have a video on painting these orruk or if not could you share the yellow armor recipe? Got a whole army waiting for me to figure out the right yellow, Ive been trying to shade it with magenta ink but shadows of yellow armor end up being Orange, which is a nice effect by the way but its too warm color for my liking :) thanks for sharing the video!
Thanks, buddy! It's copied from an old school eavy-metal guide. You get the creamy highlights by mixing bone and white and adding them to your yellow. You can shade the shadows however you want, I like dumboll brown. Good luck🤞
@@ArtisOpus thank you for the reply :D im back in the hobby after like 10 year break and when I first started painting I picked paints from the eavy metal guides on the boxes and it never looked the same so ever since then I always assumed the eavy metal guides are a lie so I didnt even think about checking gw recipe :D
The damage looks great man. So if I was planning on adding damage to my chaos rhino which is a deep red what colour would you recommend? Still a dark brown followed by a metallic to look like bare metal under the paint? Thanks.
Hey dude, thanks :).Depends on how many steps/effect your'e going for. Maybe something pastel orange-y (red orange, or yellow depending)? Can get nice distinction between that and the follows, do a little tester elsewhere to see - let me know how it goes :)
Hey, have you ever considered or is it possible to blend power weapons using stippling with your brushes? I have a Series D set on the way and have a bunch of Grey Knight power weapons to do. I am curious if a stippling method with maybe one side taped (to mirror the effect) would work??
Hey, Robert, thanks for watching! I don't like giving hard rules for something arty but I'd say generally adding some more interest and natural colour to your shadows isn't a bad thing😊
@@ArtisOpus thank you for your reply. I will give that a try on my next project. I'm saving up for your painting brushes. I was gifted your dry brushes and am working up the courage to use them watching your vids!
@@robertpowell7616 Don't worry about it. It's quite common, we always recommend grabbing a piece of terrain/Rhino sized tank or similar and just jumping in and having a play. Terrain can make it easy to not care or worry too much and it's a good excuse to paint in whatever colours or techniques you like🤞😊
