The EASIEST BLACK ARMOUR tutorial. Just THREE steps - Zero Skill 03
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I was very suspicious with just ten minute video about painting black armour. I was wrong, this is an incredible tutorial!
Thanks, happy to help. I have another equally as surprising about Plasma weapons, you are going to LOVE it
@@JuanHidalgoMiniatures Neat!
Never doubt the messiah
I thought the same, the results are pretty good.
@mikemee8002 thanks mate 😘
Incredible tutorial. Struggled to find a decent recipe for Black armour. This one is by far the best I’ve seen. Great work!
Thanks!!
It's a crime that you made a way that I could paint as well as you. Not only are you good at your craft but you're also a good teacher that's very rare
Normally, I’m annoyed when there’s a lot of ads, but you have four minutes of excellent painting advice and the rest is shilling, and, to be quite honest, I’m not even mad. You deserve it! This is incredible!
Gotta shill to make a living 🤣
Is there anyway to prime in grey first and use a black legion contrast maybe? Or do I really need to buy black primer? My budget is limited rn- thanks!
@@BattleBrotherCasten you should be able to just paint over the primer with any black. i paint a lot of dark color schemes and always start from cheap grey primer and often end up just blacking out the whole model as my first step. its fast though because you are just covering the whole model so no neatness needed.
Honestly even if you use black primer this step is likely something you would want to do anyway, to make sure you are starting from a solid color with no lighter areas in deep recesses
This is amazing! I’ve been doing almost exactly this with drybrushing two tones of greys and army painter gravelord grey for Deathwatch, but the volumetric touch with the smaller Drybrush is such a great touch that levels it up, I’m def gonna use! This was honestly just so encouraging that I’m on the right path!
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I am gonna try this technique out and I also have speed paint available. Do you use speed paint medium for grave lord grey or just as is?
Juan, I’m painting a Black Templars army… so now I won’t have to paint them blue 😊😊😊
Good
Nice video and recipe! Something I struggle with is understanding which colors work together. From what I watched, it looks like you picked grays that are in the "cold" or blueish family. That helped spice up the black final color. I wish I had the eye for knowing which to test and try to get results like that. Super helpful JH. thank you!
Happy to help.
Not everyone has that eye for colour, just keep practicing and painting
@JuanHidalgoMiniatures this is also why your videos are so important to the learning community. Keep making them and helping us develop these skills.
@@lovemysi07
One way you can approach colour and train yourself is thinking about contrast, particularly light/dark contrast, cool/warm contrast, and, by extension, complementary contrast. Use those to contrast model vs. base, eye lenses vs armour, weapon vs. armour. That should be a good starting point for coming to grips with this topic.
Similarly, look into primary, secondary and tertiary colours in colour scheme concepts.
After watching this, i tried the same technique with different paints. It turned out so good i will be doing the same to the rest of my templars. I saved so much time on the first one, I ended up stripping an older one i had painted and re-painted it in half the time !!! Thanks a bunch for this awesome tutorial!😁😁😁👍
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Well dont hold out, yvestersmith, what recipie did you use? Im excited to try this one, but i literally have none of the paints.
This is a lot more straight forward than most of the other "how to paint black armour" tutorials on TH-cam. Definitely am gonna give this a try. :)
That's the idea behind the series, as easy as possible recipes
Im still thanking you for that Skink skin tutorial still! That cyan blue armour on my Chaos Astartes is beautiful, thank you for simplifying the process!!!!
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Gracias por todos los videos que haces! Ayudan muchísimo y me hacen probar nuevas técnicas y mejorar mi manejo del pincel!🙌🤗
I've always been someone that has dipped in and out of the painting hobby for years and I have a few boxes of unused GW models that I do want to eventually paint.
This tutorial is just great for a novice like me, and I love how it's only 4 colours and basic techniques.
Thanks!
Always amazes me when you show a technique which isn't quiet obvious. At first i think nah I don't like that, this isn't looking good. But then, the last step comes and everything before just fits together (like here when adding black lotus) and it looks magnificent. Thank you especially for this tutorial. I find black armor one of the difficult colour schemes, since without proper highlighting details can be missed.
Happy to help, I love to help other people
Damn those final results look great, been trying to figure out how to go about painting Death Company and this has been good food for thought!
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I'm 3/5 into my squad and this makes me want to paint another 5 this way.
DO IT
Wow! What a fantastic tutorial! I play Dark Angels and have been wanting to add some Ravenwing to my army and will 100% be using this tutorial. Thank you!
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Absolutely breathtaking. Im amazed by how good of result was produced from such a simple method!
Thanks
Ive been painting dark angels in their HH black armour but this method is definitely going to change my approach thanks for the video
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Quite glad I didn't get too far into my Death Company painting before seeing this - tried some drybrushing already but that contrast over the top should really bring it together.
Okay this turned out great, just got the black sorted on 10 guys after completing a test model. This combined with your easiest red armour tutorial has made painting my Blood Angels army a lot easier!
Perfect and it should work for sister of battle too ! Now I have the perfect video for starting my black Templar army !
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Love this. This is a first a fantastic painting guide that uses paints i actually have.😀. Can also get to use my great Rosemary & Co brushes i got on your recommendation. ✌️🏴
YEAH
Wow, I didn’t expect to see results like that so quickly. I definitely plan to try this.
Thanks
Absolutely love your tutorials and have used these techniques on multiple models now with great results too! Keep up the amazing work and I look Forward to seeing what you bring out next!
Oh wow this looks great! Think I might use this for my Deathwatch army.
Honestly, an amazing video with solid advice for a beginner painter. A great way for folks to get an army on the table that could be adapted to a lot of color schemes, thank you!
Juan, my man, you're hilarious. And the work is great too. Thanks for sharing!
Thanks mate
I’ve been trying to figure out ways to make my iron hands look more interesting so this actually might help a ton to make them more interesting to look at
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Awesome video, great help with painting the Black Templars unit! Greetings from Poland!
Thanks
Im considering doing this for my Bubblechukka!!! Thank you
That was fucking incredible. Ive been trying to figure out how to handle black for my shoulderpads for the longest time and you made it so simple. I love your use of drybrushing. I typically see people just use it for basing but your precise application is just so much more fun
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Yeah I’ve scoured TH-cam for every damn black Templar tutorial. This is genuinely the most simple and at the same time gives the best results.
Thanks
Great stuff! One of the few TH-cam painting video titles that doesn't lie, it really is easy!
I don't do Clickbait, except to make fun of it. I hate it.
@@JuanHidalgoMiniatures you and me too, mate. Appreciate it!
Awesome! Love that it's truly black but also has nice volumes. Thanks!
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Zero skill? Wait till you see how I mess it up!
It's funny you say that, my models came out Nightlords blue.
Real
@@gunrunner2437yeah i went a lil heavy handed with the brushing but overall im happy with the look
Awesome paint job. I would love to see more vids on this technique using the other Vallejo contrast colors, again awesome vid. Thanks
Maybe in the future
Maybe the best tutorial I found for black armor!! Thank you!!
I’ve tried this recipe a couple times but I can’t get it to come out right, it always reads as blue under the hobby light. I’m not sure what I’m doing wrong, but I can’t say for sure yet I have some xpress medium on the way . I’ve tried a 1:1 mix of black lotus and lahmien medium and plain old water but both of those make it very transparent and the undercoat shines through very strongly. I’ll try again once the xpress medium is here
and?
Id suggest dry brushing with eshin grey and celestra grey, they're both more neutral. Thunderhawk blue and fenrisian grey have very strong cool/blue hues in them
Appreciate this man, time to make a start to my black templars.
I’ve just tried out this method, but I feel like black lotus looks very green. It doesn’t look like that in the video at all. The transparency is just right, but it should be bluish or neutral in tone imo.
Tried out using black Templar, leviadon blue and contrast medium mix on the next model, but will have to redo it. I need way more contrast medium for the contrast paints. I also probably should’ve tried just black Templar without the blue.
Do Black Templar and probably 1 part paint 2 parts Medium minimum
@@JuanHidalgoMiniatures Agree with the "minimum" part - I tried your technique out and did a 1:3 paint to medium mix and I think the opacity of the Black Templar is still a little too strong. Wanted to try and use a GW paint since they are generally more accessible AND I know they don't reactivate if they get wet (a la Army Painter speed paints). Not sure about the Vallejo express paints, but worried about finding out, lol.
@@chrisreames7803did you find a good medium/templar mix? Looking at using this for my army haha
@@chrisreames7803 did you find a good mix for medium/templar?
I got this technique from Midwinter Minis a couple years ago. Black base, several lighter grey highlights and then one coat of black templar. Beautiful easy black for any black shrouded miniature as a nazgul or a AOS ghost boy. Really cool effect.
Did you thin down the Black Templar contrast paint?
@@nicolaslemoan8658 with large / flat surface i prefer to use two thin layer ,thinned down with contrast medium
The great thing about this technique is that if you do it by watering down the paint to begin with, you can do two layers at each step, it's still quite quick, but you don't see the drybrush effect as harshly, and gives an amazing tabletop finish :)
Nice tip!
Magic!!! Fantastic timing for me too as I want to paint some Anvils of Heldenhammer - so will give this a try. Thank you for the great tutorial.
Awesome!
Thats pure genius!
It looks like this technique can work with any colour, as long as you find the correct dilution of the contrast type pain!
Yeah and the correct undercolours. It's basically a modified Slapchop
I tried it today on two intercessors but on the first one the dry brush with Thunderhawk Blue was a bit too heavy I think, so the 1:1 mix of Black Lotus and Xpress medium just didnt cover it enough. It ended up a bit too bright for my taste. I did some lighter drybrushing on the second Intercessor and mixed 1,5 parts Black Lotus with 1 part medium, which looked alot better for my taste. I will try another one with Black Templar Contrast because I feel like the Xpress paint has a slightly thicker consistency which feels awkeward to work with on flat surfaces. I will eventually have to do 5 of each speed paint colour and see if I can manage to get even results accross multiple miniatures, or if the results vary too much between models. The best thing about the Xpress paint is the very matte finish and whenever its pooling a bit too much, its not a big deal because it dries very evenly. Contrast on the other hand will get an even more shiny finish in areas where it pooled too much.
Sadly drybrushing is no exact science in my opinion, there is always the element of surprise :D
Thats the only downside of this method: my poor drybrushing skills ;-)
Well, drybrushing is indeed an apparently simple technique that is anything but simple. The better you are at it, the better results you will get using this method.
As for the Xpress Vs Contrast, the Xpress might seem trickier to apply over flat surfaces but it smooths out DO MUCH BETTER than anything else that the final result will be better. Feel free to experiment though
Impresionante, el primer video que veo que cumple al 100% el Fast Painting !
Gracias
Just tried this and the result is fantastic, thank you so much Juan! - do you think similar steps and colours could be follow to paint a black vehicle ?
What considerations should you make when applying this to vehicles or other big, flat surfaces?
I think I'm going to try this with The Lion, using greens for the dry brush. Thanks!
Go watch my Lion video and see how I did it because it's similar and you will get the right ideas for your try
The final photo result looks much blacker then the final step of the tutorial, have you done something to darken it more or is the photo edited?
No editing on the photo, but the studio lights I use for filming are VERY strong so you can see everything with great detail and that can cause that effect.
congratulations for the great tutorials! Are we going to get a Zero Skill Blue? Keep doing!!!
Yes, it's the next one
Great video. Simple, quick, and effective.
My question is if this technique would benefit from applying an initial base layer of black prior to dry brushing and a coat of contrast.
Cheers!
Not really, the primer is already black but if you want to make sure every nook and cranny is covered feel free to do so
@ Do you believe adding a wash like nuln oil would complement the figure/technique?
@@JuanHidalgoMiniatures Also, what what mixture would you use to cover up any errors that spill over to the black armor? The same mix of 1:1 black lotus/xpress medium?
This technique and how it came out is fantastic! Really awesome
Thanks
Amazing tutorial! This technique looks great and doesn't take long at all. Looking forward to trying this
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Wow very effective and efficient. This is perfect for people wanting to get an army done.
That's the idea behind this series
I’d love a more in depth look on how you approach underpainting and priming! Question; when you prime white (for contrast) through airbrush, how do you make it smooth and what primer do you like best?
I only prime using sprays. I hate airbrush primer
I use Citadel, Ammo Mig or Vallejo sprays
Sadly i don't have either of those other colours but i do have black lotus and medium. This is so easy to do and looks amazing and would be perfect for my oathbreaker paladin
Any colour close to the ones showed will work, experiment, that's the fun part of it
@@audreyleblanc8859Eh not really, if someone gives a recipe like this it's best to follow it. Already tried to substitute colours before using ones people recommend and I'll never do it again.
Dude, that was dope, thanks !
I love your casual approach !
Thanks
I just started to paint black templars thank you so much!
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Thank you dear, simple inspiring video, the zero skill series is amazing!!
Thanks, I'm very happy with it. Just need to find more recipes
I wonder if I could get a really dark blue doing something similar.... ?? Love it -- thank you!
Did anyone else unconsciously start blowing at that stray brush-hair on the base?
Stunning result for that little work? Thanks for sharing.
Thanks mate
You are actually the best. Thank youuuu
I KNOW!
Dude that is perfect that's exactly what I've been looking for, for my Ravenguard thank you
Do you think it would work as well to do the thunder hawk blue stage with an airbrush, dry brush the fenrisian grey, and then use oil paints to black line/pinwash to establish the shadows again. Before applying the block lotus with an airbrush as well. Just thinking that might work better and be quicker
Ooookay so now I know how to paint Mannfred's mount, thank you. ❤
Lol
Super 👍🏻 I will use your technique for my army. What Citadel paint Can I use in place of the Vallejo one?
black templar ,eventually mixed with contrast medium, I suggest you to thin layers
Perfect! One question, if I mess up a highlight, what colour could I use to thin it back down, without needing to dry brush again or strip it back without it looking weird.
Insanely good and easy, as always. The express paints are baller, I used them for my guard army in your style!
Awesome!
As a fan of drybushing whenever I can, this is great! I wonder how well it would work using metallics under the black lotus as an alternative to your 'eavy contrast Iron Hands scheme...
Fantastically well
10mos ago but still amazing learning for painting black :) currently painting sword breathen using your technique but gonna try black legion instead of black templar coz I don't have dat. hopefully it will work
Fantastic job Juan, sexiest black armour tutorial on the youtubes
Thanks Heather
What would be a good substitute for the last portion of paints? For example, what would be the equivalent of those paints using citadel?
Juan is a genius !!
I KNOW
Thank you for this video! A big help and a genius and simple technique!
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Woooah, this blew my mind, i'll use it for my votann army, as always great job!
Thanks
I am about to start a Norse team in black armor...this was a useful find.
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I wanted to paint a Sisters of Battle army but was intimidated by painting everything black. This will make it super easy!
YEAH
Great video and just in time as I have a squad of space marines Infernus to paint in my stash, thanks for the tips.
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Does this translate to vehicles? Contrast over drybrush (essentially "slapchop" tends to have problems on larger flat surfaces.🤔
Perfect tutorial! Do you have a similar easy recipie for dark angels green?
Thinking about doing my chaos marines in a blackmetal scheme.
All black armor with some silver accents and white helmets, with the corpse paint designs over their eyes
Nice
amazing result ,i'll try soon with Death Company
This is awesome Juan. Do you think a brown or sepia oil wash could be added to this for a more weathered look?
Thank you Juan Hidalgo! I've been staring at my newly assembled Black Templar crusader squad and trying to figure out how to quickly get through them and maintain quality.
One more question about this technique how would you approach this with an airbrush?
Prime Black
Airbrush Thunderhawk
Lightly airbrush Fenrisian, mostly just the spot highlights
Drybrush Fenrisian to catch edges
Apply Black Lotus by hand, you can use airbrush but hand will give you the best results
Looking good, I will try it on my dreadnaught!
Awesome
Can’t wait to try it for my chaos warriors!
Great scheme, man. I really need to check out those Xpress paints.
They are amazing
You’re the best, Juan! Cheers!
I know I'm pretty awesome
This tutorial is so great! Just doing my first black armor which is tough and you made it so easy!
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Great tutorial!
Thanks
This is amazing bro! I can’t wait to try this on my Death Company
Thanks,finale got a solution for my future black Templer army 😊
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This is *EXACTLY* what I was looking for! Thank you so much!
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I’m tempted to pick up the Sisters combat patrol box but the black armour was putting me off… this might be the push I needed!
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Might have to try this with death company. Before I would just prime chaos black and use greys for stark highlights.
I’m working on switching my colors to Vallejo game color, so do you have the comparable Vallejo colors for fenrision grey. That way i can skip the citadel colors outside of shades.
Definitely gonna try this once I get home
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I tried this multiple times but they just look so bad idk what I’m doing wrong. I’m def gonna have to try a different method.
Lovely job man!
Thanks
This is amazing. I just started a Black Legion army to get back into 40k after about 15 years, and I was inspired by a Black Templar model I saw online with red edge highlights that gave it an infernal look. I can't wait to try this method, it looks like it'll give a much softer effect than my hard edges.
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