How to Paint Super Easy White Armor 

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

That's so very simple but the effect is striking. And it's easy, too. Good for getting white armor to the tabletop.

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!

Amazing technique

I always wanted a way to achive the oil wash effect without using oils, THIS seems to be the answer! Thanks!

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?

Absolutely brilliant tutorial! I'm ready to bring the noise with my own biologus now

I already have this Biologis. And this tuto is perfect

I just painted my best ever looking terminator helm using this technique. OMG it just looks sooo freaking good i love it

I was avoiding adding a Apothecary to my army list but after seeing this video I'm 100% adding one now, thanks!

I love you, you saved my stormtroopers 😄😄

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

Wow, you made this look so easy. Definitely going to try this technique. Thanks for making this video. It was super helpful!

Wow definitely going to try this thanks lovely painting 👍👍🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿

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

That's basically the Bob Ross wet-on-wet oil technique, but on miniatures and with contrast! That's genius!

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

Another great video, will be using that medium technique for sure!

hmm this is interesting well done, will remember for next time I paint white.

Nice and easy to understand tutorial. Nice tip about the mixing of the shade with the white, when correcting. Never thought of that.

Keep up the great work Take Care Be Safe Stay Safe

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.

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

Great video. Nice tip on the Lahmian Medium initial coat. really clean look.

This is the exact channel I needed. Im finally finishing miniatures. Please do Blood Angels

This looks like a very nice alternative to the oil washes which take forever to dry. Thanks! :)

When you gave the ratio amounts, you got an insta sub from me. Top notch!

Wow, I never thought about using lahmian medium as a "surface preparation" medium before.

Can confirm that proacryl’s white is stunning to use 👌

wow! just found this and wow! this is amazing i love this, i cant wait to try this to finally start my white scars

Great. Sorely needed tutorial, again. Great content.

I LEARNED SOMETHING. :D Thank you for the tutorial, theory, and the formula!

This is the best and most well-explained tutorial on white I've ever seen! Thank you!

Amazing tutorial 👍Thank you, I will try that on my Apothacary (and my ComStar Mechs)

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!

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

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.

Brilliant. I think this is the easiest white I've seen yet, and it looks GOOD. Glad I subscribed, good video.

This is by far the best tutorial on painting white I have come across.

The Biel-Tan guardians I've started and stripped twice are very grateful. Great vid

you are a life saver, this is exactly the result that i was looking for. 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.

wonderful technique!! So inspiring. Fast and efficient and suuuuper good looking!

Looks great! I'm going to try this tomorrow.

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.

Great work!!! This is my new go-to reference for a masterclass on building cold white tones with acrylics. 😮

So I like your method but I was delighted with your opinion on weathering. I was chatting with a mate about it in regards to Space Marines today and I noted the following. Space Marines are elite troops which means their kit is always in stunning condition. I cited my experience in the Australian army when we were in the bush. Our weapons boots and metallics were all cleaned after dawn stand to. Never was there rust or grime on the kit and the boots had a coat of dull polish to reinforce water resistance and leather protection. So keeping the kit clean is on point. Secondly, the armour is Ceramite not metal so no rust spots, if ever it was allowed to develop in the first instance.

Amazing. I hope I can put this technique to use!

Sensational as always Thanks Darcy this has just blown my mind

I can't wait to try this. this is the model I've been dragging my feet on for my Blood Angels.

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.

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. 😀

God bless this tutorial. White is so hard to work with.

Thanks Darcy :)

You're actually muh hero! As white Scars and Imperial Fists lover you've really helped ❤

Great video Darcy!

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

Superb levels of sass within an even more superb tutorial. You deserve recognition for that.

Outstanding video.

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!

Nice. *Real* nice.

The effect of the inside of the vivispectrum is cool.

Wow. If I can actually get this to work I might actually be able to play Star Wars: Legion!

Great video, really well explained! I liked the inclusion of images (cloth, glacier) to show examples of shading in the real world.

Thank you very much!

This is so helpful thank you. I’ve had a million helmets I’d been wanting to paint white sitting around before this video

Hi there, just wanted to say that this video has been a game-changer with painting my marines. Thank you!

Bellissimo!

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.

So that is pretty OP

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!

I love this white tutorial. Thank you!

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.

This is awesome! Thank you so much!!

Great video

Awesome! Thanks for sharing!

As usual, great tutorial! for this particular color I think oil washes can be even easier if you dont mind dealing with white spirit.

Oooooh I like that, very nice!

Amazing! Do you have recipe for other parts? the container, the base, the gold, the leather, ...

Great method! I’ve always wondered how this was accomplished.

This is brilliant! Thank you so much…

I also like mine to be clean, as Salamanders they are suposed to take care of their gear.

Definitely a keeper technique!!!

Always been to intimidated by white, this might actually be worth a try. Tia

The gold on the apothecary is beautifull!

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.

Excellent video! I was just typing my question regarding alternatives for Pro Acryl Titanium White when you answered it at the very end. Awesome :)

Fantastic video, thanks 👍

Cool. Best top is to paint all details first. Now I just have to find a good alternative for the medium.

Soulblight Grey is also quite nice over white!

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!

New favourite channel, thanks

Amazing !!

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?

Awesome video. Great tutorial

Super helpful. Thanks!

Cool tutorial. 👍

Great video, thank you! Your white recipe is great but I would also love to know how you did the gold details 😊