The final result looks so much better than the tutorial from the official Warhammer RU-vid channel. I'm definitely gonna follow your video when my Starter Set arrives! Thanks for the awesome content!
You can reduce some of that effect by dry brushing your midtone armor color back onto the large flat panels, it will restore much of the vibrancy taken away by the wash and the dry brush method will leave the dark recesses untouched
it's great to see how dramatically your skills have improved since the last time! The edge highilghts on the intercessors were way too thick and excessive last time, but you absolutely nailed them now.
Thank you, I was overly reliant on my detail brush before I started this series and it's a real eye opener seeing them side by side now. Really happy with the progress.
I just bought Starter Pack(medium one, not ultimate) and while waiting for it to arrive(gotta wait for 1-2 weeks), I bought this Infernus marines set in the local shop to learn and test different methods. Gotta say, this one is the easiest(yes, easiest) and most efficient one. Since I'm still waiting for my Primer to arrive, painting it full black first is the real deal. Thank you for the vid, really changed my experience P.S. I have some other colours, like Nuln Oil, helped me a lot to get fast shade details that you did with black+white.
Would be so cool if you did a follow up video taking it to the next level, maybe with like a budget limitation so you can't add too much but what you would buy and paint next.
Welcome, thanks for the sub I am glad you liked the video! There are several ways: You can try and match it by eye like I did, the paints dry a little darker and you use the dry paint on your pallet as a way to eyeball it. Not the best way. You could mix a decent amount into a spare airtight container or pot or something if you have one. That way you have enough for all five. You could make a basic wet pallet out of a container, a sponge and some baking paper. This slows down the drying of your mixed paint, giving you plenty of time to hydrate the paint with a little water off the brush. You could just buy Calgar Blue and Fenrisian Grey paints as this is what I was aiming for anyway and then you have consistent paints for further models. Hope this helps, let me know if you have further questions.
My pinky finger is usually touching the model I am painting steadying the brush hand. I try to limit unnecessary movements in my arms by leaning on my desk as well. It gets achy after a while so make sure to take regular breaks.
Brush soap is great for reforming brushes. You work the brush in, shape it, leave it for a bit then rinse. I use one "The master's brush cleaner" which is available on Amazon. Sometimes I use airbrush cleaner and a paper towel if it's quite bad. If a brush is too far gone for that I dip it in my Tamiya extra thin but that sometimes trashes it completely, depending on the brush. If it survives it's good as new.
I originally purchased them from a small model shop called KB models, which has unfortunately shut down. But with some digging I found they are from expo tools: www.expotools.com/acatalog/75550-5-Inch-Easy-Grip-Pliers--Side-Cutters-75550.html
So it is not necessary to use primer ? I have the same set and I painted it in the same way without using primer but I don't know how it will remove paint if I leave it like that? The truth is I'm a newbie and I don't want to use those types of tools yet.
You can paint without a primer but it's not usually recommended as primers will help the paint stick better and you don't have to fight the paint as much during that first coat. If you want to ensure your work is not ruined when touching or moving it, I would recommend sealing it with a varnish. Either a spray can like Citadel Munitorum or one of the many pots of varnish that can be applied by brush like Vallejo. Keep in mind the difference between Matt, satin and gloss varnish.
Most people I know started off without priming or varnishing their models, it's just best practice to do so if you feel comfortable with it as it makes life easier and helps to achieve and then maintain a great finish. Everyone has a different ability level when it comes to the hobby so just focus on what you feel you need to and expand and experiment when you are ready.
Yeah by far the hardest part of this start painting series has been coping without all my usual brushes. I don't mind the starter brush but I think that's Stockholm syndrome at this point.
