In this video I'm going to show
you my recipe for painting WHITE Hi everyone and welcome to another Brushstroke
Painting Guide and as you heard from the intro there, this is another recipe guide and this time
we're going to be looking at how I paint WHITE And the recipe that we're going to run through,
in this video, is the same one that I use for the Space Marine that you're looking at now.
And it can't be that bad, because this model was actually one of the first ones I've
had featured in White Dwarf magazine. :D Now before we begin, I think there's a
few things I should mention which will help you get the most out of this video.
Starting off with, thinning your paints. So this recipe relies quite heavily on
getting that nice clean smooth finish. So if you'd like to know more about how
I thin my paints and "how thin is thin?". Then you might want to check out the paint
thinning video I did, by clicking the link above. I also get asked a lot about
the paint brushes I use. Now thanks to the awesome guys at Artis Opus, I now actually have a paintbrush set which
has brushes in it which are specifically picked to match the brushes that
I use in all of my paint guides. So if you'd like more details on that?
Then please do click this link above. And then finally, I have a video that
I've made on the wet palette that I use, because I get a lot of questions on that. So if you'd like to know more about
the details on my wet palette then please click the link above or you'll find
all the links in the description below. Okay then, let's have a look at painting
white and before we get into the painting there's just a couple of things which I think
are worth mentioning because they're kind of rules that I have when I'm painting white.
Which I think you'll massively benefit from. The first one is PRIME YOUR
MODEL WHITE or a very pale grey. And the reason for this is, you're doing
yourself no favours at all if you're trying to paint white over a dark or black primer.
Now, I'm not saying it can't be done. It can. But why would you want to
make life harder for yourself? So if you're going to be painting white
then always try and use a lighter primer. I'd even go as far as to say it is worth
doing a sub assembly for bits that you know need to be white and priming those
differently to the rest of the model. Just to make your life easier. For example, I had a raven guard model I was
painting that was predominantly black armour but the helmet was going to be white.
So I primed the majority of the model with a black primer but the helmet I
primed separately with white primer. And the second rule is, ONLY USE PURE WHITE
when you're doing your FINAL EDGE HIGHLIGHTS. So what I mean by that, is when you're painting
white you actually want to be using different shades of grey. Because when you're looking
at White it's very rare that it actually is ever pure white and that point is only when the
light is catching it at its highest highlight. So if you paint in shades of grey then, you
always have room to highlight up to pure white. Okay then, so we've got some rules to follow
so let's make a start on some painting. And for this video I'm going to use a 30k Horus
Heresy Space Marine backpack, and as you can see I've already primed it white.
So that's the first rule. We've used a white primer.
And the second rule means that I can't use that white primer as my base
colour because I have nowhere to highlight up. So I'm going to need to apply a
light grey base coat for my mid-tone. And for this, I'm going to use some
Ulthuan Grey from Games Workshop. So full disclosure here, due to camera
trickery that I do not truly understand, I've had to change the levels of this step, just
so you can actually see this paint going on. It's just as a pale grey against the
white the camera wasn't picking it up. So I've just adjusted it just so you can see. Very easy stage this though, you need to
thin it down with some water. So it goes on cleanly and smoothly and apply it all
over the model that you want to be white. And you'll have to apply several
coats to build up to a solid finish. The main thing you want to be focusing on for this
stage is getting that base coat down cleanly and smoothly. This is actually going to be the final
paint colour that you're going to have for the majority of the white area. So it is worth taking
your time and making sure it's clean and smooth. Don't worry about painting over details, because
you'll be painting those in later anyway. So like I say, just concentrate
on getting a nice clean base coat and it should look something like this. Okay I know on camera it's extremely subtle
but that difference is there and when you see it in person it's even stronger.
And it's at this point that you'll then base coat in all your other colours
for the model. So I'm gonna do that now. And when those colors added in we can
start adding some shadow to our white. And I'm going to do this in THREE STAGES. I'm going to add lighter shadows which is
going to be from light coming from the top and then I'm going to add a medium shadow
and then finish off with the darker shade, which will be for any holes
and vents and things like that. So let's start off the lighter shadows
and for this I'm going to use some Celestra Grey from Games Workshop.
So for this stage what I've done is I've thinned down the paint so it's actually
now behaving more like a wash and I'm going to apply it to the model as a recess shade.
So what that means is, I'm going to run it into all of the recesses and the grooves
around the model and add that initial shadow. So this is actually quite a subtle shadow and
it works most effectively on the topmost part of the model where it's catching more light
and you just want to have that soft shadow. Now in the next couple of stages we're going
to intensify it into darker shadows where it needs to be, but what I like to do at this stage
is just run around ALL of the grooves and the recesses just to establish an initial shadow.
And then it's a lot easier for you to pick out where you need it to be darker
and you can add those extra colors. So just work your way around the model and
pick out all those grooves with this initial shading and not forgetting to add a little
bit of shade around each of the rivets. So with the soft shadows added, now
I'm going to add a medium shadow. So, for example, under the armor panels
here and for this I'm going to use some Dawnstone from Games Workshop.
So, pretty much the same process as we've just done with the soft shadow.
But this time I'm going to focus it more on where I want the shadows obviously to be darker.
I've thinned the paint down so it's behaving very much like a wash again and I
want to apply a single coat just to pick out where I want those shadows to be.
So I'm going to do under the armor panels, I'll probably do down the side, under the exhaust
vents on the power pack, that kind of thing. Now you want to try and be as neat and careful
as possible. Let the brush just run into the groove and it will form the lines for you, but
of course if you do make any mistakes and they do happen. Then don't panic, just let it dry,
move on and then you can come back in later with some Ulthuan Grey and tidy everything
back up again. So there's no need to worry Okay so the third and final shadow now is going
to be for all the holes, vents and things. And that's going to be the darker shadow and for this I'm going to use some
Eshin Grey from Games Workshop. And as you might expect this is pretty
much the same as the last two stages. I've thinned the paint down so it's behaving
like a wash and all I'm going to do is run it into the deepest recesses, holes
and vents, that kind of thing. So again just try and be as neat and
careful as you can but if you do make a mistakes then just tidy it up again
before moving on to the next stage. Okay so with all of the shadows now added
in, all that remains to be done is adding a final edge highlight. And for this I'm going
to use some Bold Titanium White from ProAcryl. Now I'm using a ProAcyl paint here but you can
pretty much use any pure White that you want. I like this one because it
goes on cleaning and smoothly. Other suggestions would be if you have access
to a white ink, that works really well as well. And the aim of this step is you want to go
around all the model picking out the sharp edges, to give you that extra definition and highlight.
So depending on the model you're painting, this could actually be a very time consuming step.
But it is worth doing well and it is worth doing neatly, so do take your time
and pick out all of those edges. As I've mentioned before mistakes will
happen. It's just part of painting. Just let them dry and then you can go
back in and neaten everything back up again with some Ulthuan Grey
or whichever color you need. Now if you'd like some extra tips and tricks
in terms of improving your edge highlighting, then I've made a video on that.
So if you'd like to know more, then please do click that link above. Otherwise, it's just a case of working around
the model and picking out all of those edges and don't forget of course to pick out each
of those rivets, just to make them really pop Which means then, all I need to do is let this dry and finish off the metal and
this backpack is complete! THANK YOU so much for watching this video.
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