That Skrag Brown technique has no business turning out as well as it does, using it on a bomber jacket for one of my Ork Kommandos as I type this. This video is still the best 3 years later!
I’m just about to paint the Ghoul from Fallout and he’s in about 3 different shades of leather, so this has been super helpful. As they say, many ways to skin a cat! It’s great to have several techniques to choose from. Thanks again!
Thanks so much James, we're settling into a routine more now, I'm glad the fundamentals are going down well, as it's something I'm pretty passionate about education/teaching-wise.
I believe with the way this video series is laid out it truly provides painters with more tools to use or try. The ability to swap both the colors and techniques is really helpful as well. Please do more of these and thank you for sharing and be safe.
This might be your best instructional video yet! Really loved the shading and stippling methods. I really miss the lovely chestnut/mustard of the OG snakebite though - but this will help a lot.
Artis Opus yes mate I’ll be there, it’s my night off squash this week! Didn’t get to try it out just yet. I’m slow at starting and struggle to make time, working on it though 😜 keep up the good work!
Thanks so much, I love the way you show different methods to use depending on which you prefer - no "right" way as in some other videos. Great work sir!
I always struggle to paint GW cloaks (especially Stormcast cloaks), their creases are usually so sharp that they beg for edge highlight...but that doesn't look good to me. But your technique makes them look super awesome! I am impressed. An idea for a future video: paint those cloaks like coloured cloth, not leather. Thanks again!
Hey mate, apologies for the delay! You'll definitely get your wish, it's one of the next planned fundamental videos, I just have to decide colour(s) and mini :)
Agreed. Would be great to understand a similar method to work a dark brown red up into a brighter red. Something which is always a struggle, in anything other than a longwinded layering way, with the opacity of most red paints.
@@ArtisOpus i have a question for you. I've watched both black armor videos, the one with the stormcast and the one with the black Templar. I'm contemplating doing a black legion army. How would you approach the black armor for chaos marines since there are few edges to highlight because of the trim?
It's my pleasure, Bryan, I'm really glad people are enjoying them, as I wasn't sure if they'd be as popular as 'How to paint Ultramarines' etc, I'm pretty passionate about building the channel as an educational painting resource, we'll definitely keep them up :)
I've been thinking of doing white leather for my templar chaplain/judiciar and I now have 3 methods that I can't decide between hahaha. You make it look so easy!
You're most welcome dude! My top tip would be to grab a medium piece of cool terrain, warm up with that (it's very fun and forgiving, and looks nice next to whatever minis you decide on), it's how I always get back in after time off :)
That's a great idea, dude, I really need to return to sponging as a technique, I've used it a little for armour weathering, but haven't gone beyond that really.
Seriously you absolutely smash these videos out and the quality it absolutely top notch. I would request a fundamentals on painting an Adepta Sororitas infantywoman just for the simple fact I can't figure out where to start using my Series D brushes haha. Look forward to the next video as always!
Hey dude, thanks so much! We're progressing through the top power armours so they're probably rising closer and closer to the top of the list, white scars and a few bad guys are probably next, then we'll get to the AS, I'd like to try them out :)
@@ArtisOpus very keen haha. I'm not settled on a paint scheme or basing idea yet, so I'm keen to see what you do. As usual I'll probably continue to drop hints every so often in upcoming vids haha. Wishing I had nurgle just to paint up models to the Nurgle scheme you did, looks so good.
I stumbled across your channel today looking how to paint fur. (I am about to paint the warcry untamed) Your videos are outstanding and can't wait to watch more of them moving forward. Thank yo so much!!!
the stippling approach was definitely my favourite, not sure why though, maybe the darker base just made the details pop a little bit more, anyway, all of them look awesome! I am going to disappear into the shed now and put this to use on some skitarii who have been sitting on the shelf looking at me accusingly for paining everything but their coats!
@@ArtisOpus unexpectedly well, nowhere near as smooth as your result, but I got a pretty good battered/scratchy look, works well with the olive drab armour and bright orange linings I had already done
I have been using contrast like a moist drybrush to get nice lite colors i will have to try it with a brown contrast i mostly have been doing it with the primary colors with nice results.
Thanks so much dude, it's extremely easy to do, just follow the processes in order, take care, and let me know if you have any problems, we're here to help! :)
Just discovered your channel and love the different approaches you showcase painting leather. The brush you use to drybrush and stipple looks amazing and easy to use; definitely will consider picking a couple up from the store link!
Welcome aboard, bud! Thanks so much, I spent several years designing these brushes and they really unlocked a lot of unrealised potential for me. I am sure you'll love them🤩❤
Excellent Video again Byron. Love the look of that and I will definitely be using this for my spacewolves in the future. Inside of pelts would look amazing for this and the cloaks would look amazing too Keep up the amazing work. Always love when your videos go live as I know I am going to learn something simple but hugely effective
Nice vid. I usually just use the contrast paint because it's one of the best looking contrast paints for such an easy leather right out of the bottle. But I'm getting a bit tired of how all my leathers are starting to look the exact same. TH-cam recommended this video to me. I just sub'd and I'll be going through some of your other videos now too.
Thanks so much, David! I hope they were useful! A lot can be done with nuance, remember you can always mix paints, inks, or washes in with contrast to tint them whichever way you like!
Wow! I'm literally blown away by how easy you make your painting look and how incredibly effective it all is. I'm just buzzing to get started now - I've ordered my first small set of paints to follow your grey D&D terrain video! I love your choice of colour palettes. I think half the skill is knowing which paints to choose. There are so many different colours and shades it seems overwhelming. Maybe you could do a video specifically on colour sets - palettes or combinations of specific paints that work really well for building up the layers. I'd also love to see a video on painting small treasure chests fast. I know you don't play D&D, but for D&D-ers like me having a loads of different treasure chests are so cool to have dotted around. I'd personally love to know whether you can dry-brush these for speed :) Keep up the great work fella!
Hey Darren, thanks so much, I'm sure you'll have an amazing time with them! I do have a very fixed set of favourites at this stage... you learn which paints work with, rather than against you :D. The thing is my list is always changing... sometimes weekly at the moment as the channel causes me to paint things I'd never paint for myself, it's my only painting now really, so I can't just paint everything turquoise :D
Wood will be approached soon, and there'll be some metal sections on the upcoming giant, combined this should set you straight, good for barrels, too! :)
If you basecoat conventionally, and then just use a brush 1 size down you should be fine, as long as you take care close to the shiny parts! Good luck :)
@@ArtisOpus I only came across the look when I tried to do a sand theme Admech look. Painted the cloak brown after applying Agrellan Dust and it gave me the worn leathery look
@@ArtisOpus Fantasy!? My dear sir , have you no one near you who can see into the warp ? In case you have few and busy sanctioned psykers nearby , take it from me , bones and particularly skulls will be the new black in the far future! 40000 years give or take a few decades ;))
Didn’t finish last post Anyway vet, brain injury, so it does take me a little longer to understand things, so yeah, I guess I’m kinda slow BUT for a specific reason. Where I live in DEEP South Texas, hard to find “friends” to get together and learn from so all I have is you tube. Don’t think I’ll ever get to your level but I find painting help with PTSD issues. It’s just to much info to fast. Anyway, probably won’t hear from you, probably don’t care either but thought I’d reach out as I do like what I’ve seen from you. Thanks anyway
Hi Byron! I really like your dry brush technique. I would like to see a sequel. I am very interested in how quickly you can get salting of the skin. How can the darkening and care be transferred to other possibly colder shades. Thanks.
@Artus Ipus -- When you mention using these techniques for a cotton material and suggest beige colors, can you point to any specific citadel colors to use?
As long as you found black with the appropriate finish (satin/matte according to taste) you could literally just mix some of that in with an appropriate brown😊
So I Am Presuming That The Dampening Pad Just Allows For The Bare Minimum Of Moisture Far Less Than If You Were Also Using A Wet Palette And Would Mainly Be A Tool During The Drybrush Stage...?
Exactly, a predictably small amount, consistently :). Just for drybrushing yeah, before, during, and after - check out our complete guide for drybrushing for some real in depth breakdowns: th-cam.com/video/kxuY2NXeI2M/w-d-xo.html
It's on the list dude, worryingly in my head it's exactly the same as painting leather... so I'll have to do some figuring out how to make them distinct!
Pretty similarly to our white cloth, it's a harder effect to achieve, your best bet is to look for colour references from real life, often it has a bit of a hint of something else (cream colour etc)
Have you ever tried these techniques on larger minis, for example a bust? Just curious if they would give enough depth to a cloak or cloth on a bust. I’m gonna try anyway! Just curious to know if you’d add more stages.
If anything they're actually easier, you don't need as much exageratd contrast on larger areas (you'll notice they often have pretty subtle highlights/less harsh), plus the techniques with a patina have way more room to shine :). Washes are more tricky however, as they love mega-texture, swings and roundabouts!
The received wisdom is that you use Wraithbone for warm colored Contrast paints. Was there a specific reason you went with Grey Seer for this one? Thanks for the vid. I always enjoy your tutorials, and haven't watched one without picking up *something* yet.
Artis Opus sweet thanks going to use 3rd tutorial on the next marines I paint up. U guys are killing it with tutorials and I’m really enjoying ur brush got all 3 sets S,D, and M!
It's generally a Samsung S10 dude, occasionally a fancier DSLR but honestly the biggest difference to me (as a complete tech-idiot) has been lighting, I've got 2 soft boxes pointing upwards into my painting corner for great levels of ambient light (night or day), they can be picked up from Ebay/amazon and I can't recommend them enough. They also stop my corner from feeling dingy :)
I really like the washing and contrast methods because leather sections are often small and hard to access, like gun holsters on a space marine, so these two are really good for sections like that where stippling and drybrushing might not be as easy. Also really like using the paints used in those methods, they always come out so well and behave nicely. How would you go about doing a red-brown leather though? Ideally with washes or contrast if you've got any ideas?
Absolutely dude, if you check the Black Templar out you'll see that I've been on a bit of a red leather spree currently, 'Word Bearer's Red' is what started it :). Agree entirely about the washes on smaller areas, it's way ore efficient and practical.
Great tutorial. Thanks! If you dont mind me asking: how would you go about painting coloured leather? let's say a black/purple synthetic leather feel? Would you recommend the 3rd technique, with purple shades instead of brown/yellow? Thanks in advance.
Hey dude, most people use contrast medium, you can use water - however it plays with the tension and can lead to ugly 'tea stains' or 'tidal marks' - if using them as glazes this is less of an issue, but the medium makes for ran easier quality of life!
Hey Byron, how would you add color to your leathers? If you wanted a material to read as leather but have green tones for instance? Can you make a leather read as brown but be packed with different tones?
Washes dude, you can put a little of the same colour in each stage if you like, including adding them into other washes :). Same with paint, some prefer to keep it to the recesses, with the highlights untainted, which can also be solid.
Hi, I really like your technique. The leather looks realistic. But tell me about your dry brushing brushes. I’ve never seen short bristles like those Thanks
Hi Michael, they are brushes we designed over a 5 year period before bringing to market! Check out our complete guide to drybrushing video for a lot more information on them :)
Hello, love your content. I was wondering if there's any drybrush techniques I could use to paint all that trim on a Chaos Space Marines ? Also wondering if there's an easy technique to get a metallic blue finish for the armour. Thanks !
Hey dude, I was talking to a friend recently about this, it depends on what you're going for, and at what level, there is a nice 'hack' which is fine if you're just doing flat black panels where your paint the entire model metallic, and then just fill in the non-trim areas, our next tutorial covers painting gold, conveniently :D. What time/level are you going for? Blue metallics is suuuuper fun, one of my favourites is to paint the entire thing from black/dark steel - bright silver with drybrushing, then wash after, and repeat the final highlight.
@@ArtisOpus Hey thanks for the quick answer ! I'm going for a bit above tabletop quality, doing a lot of weathering and stuff. Right now I stand at around 6 hours per model (not a fast painter). I'll give a shot to basecoating everything metallic then painting the armour panels. Right now I'm using my own mix of different types of citadel paints (2 part maccragge blue, 1 part incubi darkness, 1 part leadbelcher) to achieve the mettalic effect but shading (or maybe I should invest in some contrast paints) would work probably better. I tried it in the past but had a spotty finished maybe I didn't dilute properly my wash. Thank you for the advice ! Looking forward to your next video.
This is absolutly stunning! How can I apply this technique to painting leather look seats in plastic scale model cars. This would take my detailing to a another level. Please advise.
Which one? There was three different techniques here. Bu applying a wash would probably give you the best results. Giving you shadow in what little creases the seats have
We agree with Liam! The washes method would probably be perfect if you're looking to add ''wear and tear'' you can always pain the little scratches with a tiny brush just like we did 😊 Thank you for watching!
question: there are nowadays other brands of similar brushes ... they looks the same ... but pricewise ... they appear to be nothing like yours ...what's the biggest plus in favor of the Artis Opus ?
Obviously not Artis Opus, and being honest, I don't own any of their brushes (yet...), but I have been painting for a while. Whilst price doesn't say everything it can say a lot. I've done amazing work with simple white nylon brushes, care, and some experience; and I've done garbage work with a set of Kolinsky sables that I quickly destroyed because I didn't know how to care for them. That said, inexpensive, but robust, tools are rarely ever perfect for the job you're doing with them, and good quality, but specialized, tools are very rarely all that great for jobs outside of their scope, though that scope can be much wider than you first thought. But artist brush price tends to correlate pretty directly to labor cost, and if the output of that labor is good, the brush quality tends to show up in spades on the finished product. When my budget constraints aren't so tight, I plan on getting, at least, a set of Series D's, if only to compare against the set of cheap little makeup brushes, and softer-bristle synthetic filberts that I use for drybrushing and overbrushing. They look like a good tool for the kit, judging by the results I've seen, thus far, both here and elsewhere.
@@andrewamann2821 i allready own the LX drybrush... and must admid.. i freaking LOVE him... just hoping to get some firsthand info on the posible diffrences. And a good reason to go for the Opus ones lol ...
Hey Arnold, good question, dude. Our were developed by someone (me :)) with a distinctive style, who realised that the right tools didn't exist for the job, and that conventional drybrushes were a material and shape that just didn't make sense, I went back to the drawing-board, and redesigned them fit for purpose from scratch. Our brushes are hand-made (and not by Chinese mass-production), using the finest materials, by people who understand what's required, that's evident when you use them, they're densely filled with finest-grade hair, of a perfect length. The copies you may have seen appear since we released series D aren't made by people who understand these requirements, they break, rather than breaking in, which is a key part of AO's design, it's one of the reasons ours last so long, you can use them 3x longer than others, and retire them to stipple-only, rather than the bin :) Any more questions let me know, I spend 5 years working on Series D, I'm pretty qualified!
Very nice. Do you have a Distributor in America? My local hobby shop in Michigan got your full line but probably won't get it again as they ran afoul of import laws (they nearly got a very hefty fine for the sable)
Oh no! The USA laws are all over the place, and misapplied on art products, we're actually looking carefully into alternate materials to try and work around this. It's not ideal, and we do love supporting FLGSs but we ship worldwide, have affordable rates, and also have numerous retailers within the EU who do the same. Kind regards, Byron
@@ArtisOpus my flgs said that I should suggest you look into Golden Distribution as an American distributor, as they have the licenses for import for sable etc. (I think they work with MIG as a client) www.golddist.com/
have a look at your local dollar store , they might have make up brushes that are very similar . at least close enough to get you painting until the AO are back in stock .
Hey David, we're due some imminent restocks in, C19 isn't helping producers worldwide... Do you have an order in the queue? We'll be satisfying order in chronological order when restocks arrive later this week.
That makes sense. Would a wet palette change much for these techniques? I've been binging your videos while i wait for my first supplies to arrive, they've been amazing!@@ArtisOpus
Hey Paul, it's an Artis Opus brush if it's in our tutorials, you can view Series S and Series D here, which're both used in this tutorial: store.artis-opus.com/
Hey dude, Grey highlights and a blue wash is a great way to achieve the ravens, you can use deep green carefully, too. Black fur it's basically a process of sparingly using greys, or even painting everything in *veryy* dark greys, then finally washing with black toward the end.
@@ArtisOpus ooh nice, thanks, I recently got a bunch of stormcast vanguard paladors, i was thinking, black horse combined with raven, so i get to play around with shades and black tones but dont know how to start.
That Skrag Brown technique has no business turning out as well as it does, using it on a bomber jacket for one of my Ork Kommandos as I type this. This video is still the best 3 years later!
🥰😅 I still think this myself, glad it worked out well!
As a newer painter, thank you for these videos. The more techniques I can put into the tool box to experiment with, the happier I am!
Amazing to hear buddy! Glad to be of help😊 Keep your eyes on the channel, we have plenty more interesting and useful ideas coming!
I’m just about to paint the Ghoul from Fallout and he’s in about 3 different shades of leather, so this has been super helpful. As they say, many ways to skin a cat! It’s great to have several techniques to choose from. Thanks again!
Great video. I like the comparison of different techniques as you can learn much more from just one video.
Really enjoying your consistent use of brushes showing lots of different effects! Keep the videos coming!
Thanks so much James, we're settling into a routine more now, I'm glad the fundamentals are going down well, as it's something I'm pretty passionate about education/teaching-wise.
I like to think I'm pretty good at painting leather so I'm just going to wait for you to show me how wrong I am
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Dude, HAA! Laughing out loud, contact us via Twitter DM, you just won comment of the month :D
Perfect freaking timing. Was actually just thinking to myself how to do leather with series D for an upcoming project.
How'd we do bud? Hope it worked out! :)
I believe with the way this video series is laid out it truly provides painters with more tools to use or try. The ability to swap both the colors and techniques is really helpful as well. Please do more of these and thank you for sharing and be safe.
Thanks so much, Rob, that's exactly the intent behind them, trying to give out principles that can be learned from, not just recipes!
This might be your best instructional video yet! Really loved the shading and stippling methods. I really miss the lovely chestnut/mustard of the OG snakebite though - but this will help a lot.
Thanks so much, Nathan, glad you liked it!
Tell me about it, mixed with black it used to make such a gorgeous, rich olive-y colour :'(
You should teach color theory, the face you establish these results in a lot of your videos is so incredibly impressive!
That's a great idea, although I'm only really familiar with the basics, I should definitely spend some time getting educated a bit more!
@@ArtisOpus yeah but when you go from a deep blue/purple to a beautiful golden orange/red, that’s freaking impressive
My guy, you are cranking these out! I'll be sure to spread the word.
Thanks so much, dude, we really appreciate anyone sharing these around! :)
This has been amazingly helpful, many thanks
Our pleasure, my dude!
Thanks, one of the best painting video's Ive seen. Going to try this on a steampunk/wildwest inspired skitarii.
It should be absolutely perfect for them dude, good luck!
YES YES YES YES YES! Been hoping for this for a while, cheeky little detail on the Leman Russ this will be perfect for!
Amazing! How did it turn out dude? Catch you tomorrow, if you're not squashing :)
Artis Opus yes mate I’ll be there, it’s my night off squash this week!
Didn’t get to try it out just yet. I’m slow at starting and struggle to make time, working on it though 😜 keep up the good work!
Thanks so much, I love the way you show different methods to use depending on which you prefer - no "right" way as in some other videos. Great work sir!
You're so welcome, buddy! And thank you for your kind words and support😊
I always struggle to paint GW cloaks (especially Stormcast cloaks), their creases are usually so sharp that they beg for edge highlight...but that doesn't look good to me.
But your technique makes them look super awesome! I am impressed. An idea for a future video: paint those cloaks like coloured cloth, not leather. Thanks again!
Hey mate, apologies for the delay! You'll definitely get your wish, it's one of the next planned fundamental videos, I just have to decide colour(s) and mini :)
Agreed. Would be great to understand a similar method to work a dark brown red up into a brighter red. Something which is always a struggle, in anything other than a longwinded layering way, with the opacity of most red paints.
I definitely like the stippling and dry brushing method best but the shade and layer version with the crosshatches looks really good too.
Thanks, Mikey, I couldn't pick my favourite, as ever it's probably a combination of all three! :D
@@ArtisOpus i have a question for you. I've watched both black armor videos, the one with the stormcast and the one with the black Templar. I'm contemplating doing a black legion army. How would you approach the black armor for chaos marines since there are few edges to highlight because of the trim?
Good god what an amazing video! Great results, no super Fancy and overly complicated techniques, really good work!
Thank you so much dude, that's exactly what we're aiming for 😊
I’m really enjoying these foundational videos. Please keep them up!
It's my pleasure, Bryan, I'm really glad people are enjoying them, as I wasn't sure if they'd be as popular as 'How to paint Ultramarines' etc, I'm pretty passionate about building the channel as an educational painting resource, we'll definitely keep them up :)
thanks, I followed one of your steps and the leather came out great!
Amazing! Which one did you go for? Glad it worked out nicely, dude :)
Excellent again...you know what? I think a session on 'skin' would be great.
Agreed buddy! I'll be certainly doing it soon! Stay tuned 👀
I love these. quick and easy. I am glad I found your channel.
Our pleasure dude, plenty more where they came from!
I've been thinking of doing white leather for my templar chaplain/judiciar and I now have 3 methods that I can't decide between hahaha. You make it look so easy!
Haaa, if you're doing shiny then perhaps the washes one? :) Cheers, Bevan!
First time viewer. Liked and Subbed. What I like is you gave different styles 2 of which are very quick.
Cheers buddy, plenty more of that where this came from!
Great video, love the tips thanks for sharing
Any time amigo!
Been binge watching these trying out some of the methods.
Woooow i was going to paint leather next on my intercessors you are a Stylesaver lov ya
Our pleasure, mate, you too
This is amazing, thanks for the video. Struggling to get back into it after a long brake.
You're most welcome dude!
My top tip would be to grab a medium piece of cool terrain, warm up with that (it's very fun and forgiving, and looks nice next to whatever minis you decide on), it's how I always get back in after time off :)
Really enjoyed that one. I like to use a wee sponge and dab on different colours like xv88, scrag brown,.etc. its fun
That's a great idea, dude, I really need to return to sponging as a technique, I've used it a little for armour weathering, but haven't gone beyond that really.
watched this video a few times, glad i finally got around to using it, cheers!
Nice, Jude, how'd it go for you?
Love your videos. All three methods look great and are a good addition to the toolbox. Thanks for the inspiration!
Our pleasure, Zachary, happy to help! :)
Just found this because of your Instagram! Thanks for taking the time to put out these incredible videos!! This is so helpful!!
My pleasure, dude!😊 And thank you for watching and supporting!
Really cool tutorial! Nice to see the various techniques all producing excellent results
Glad you liked it! Thanks a lot, plenty more to come😉😊
Seriously you absolutely smash these videos out and the quality it absolutely top notch. I would request a fundamentals on painting an Adepta Sororitas infantywoman just for the simple fact I can't figure out where to start using my Series D brushes haha. Look forward to the next video as always!
Hey dude, thanks so much! We're progressing through the top power armours so they're probably rising closer and closer to the top of the list, white scars and a few bad guys are probably next, then we'll get to the AS, I'd like to try them out :)
@@ArtisOpus very keen haha. I'm not settled on a paint scheme or basing idea yet, so I'm keen to see what you do. As usual I'll probably continue to drop hints every so often in upcoming vids haha. Wishing I had nurgle just to paint up models to the Nurgle scheme you did, looks so good.
Love this - first and third i felt were best.
Great tutorial again - you are amazing
Thanks, Dave!I think they're mine, too, appreciate the kind words dude, stay safe
I stumbled across your channel today looking how to paint fur. (I am about to paint the warcry untamed) Your videos are outstanding and can't wait to watch more of them moving forward. Thank yo so much!!!
Amazing Chris, thanks so much! We've got a good hundred for you to look through after the last year, enjoy!
If i can recomend something, use some dark red color for shades areas, not black only. But very good tutorial for newbies.
Fair, if people want to go that was it's a very nice strategy for sure :)
Super clean, love watching you paint.
Thanks so much, Blake!
How coincidental, I’m needing a new leather technique for an oni fellow I’m working on. Can’t wait!
Did we do ok? Such good timing! :)
Excellent as always, I wish I had more social media to share my work but you helped finish up my orkish leather bits and they look rad 🤙🏼
Wow thanks for doing my request! Couldn't have timed it more perfectly just primed some models with cloaks 🙂
Yesssss! How did it go dude? Our pleasure :)
@@ArtisOpus still a work in progress but loving the results so far!
Very pretty! Thanks for the guide.
Thanks so much, dude!
Happy holidays 🎄❤️🌟
the stippling approach was definitely my favourite, not sure why though, maybe the darker base just made the details pop a little bit more, anyway, all of them look awesome! I am going to disappear into the shed now and put this to use on some skitarii who have been sitting on the shelf looking at me accusingly for paining everything but their coats!
How did it go, dude? I've got similar thoughts to you, equally it could just be the colours, though!
@@ArtisOpus unexpectedly well, nowhere near as smooth as your result, but I got a pretty good battered/scratchy look, works well with the olive drab armour and bright orange linings I had already done
Great vid, very easy to follow!
Thanks, dude! Red coming next week to compliment the leather :)
Thanks Artis, very nice effect!
My pleasure, Chuck!
I have been using contrast like a moist drybrush to get nice lite colors i will have to try it with a brown contrast i mostly have been doing it with the primary colors with nice results.
Absolutely dude. They all have very different characteristics, but there's plenty of brown to choose from. Snakebite
Simply amazing tutorial. I cant wait to be able to do this type of work!
Thanks so much dude, it's extremely easy to do, just follow the processes in order, take care, and let me know if you have any problems, we're here to help! :)
Just discovered your channel and love the different approaches you showcase painting leather. The brush you use to drybrush and stipple looks amazing and easy to use; definitely will consider picking a couple up from the store link!
Welcome aboard, bud! Thanks so much, I spent several years designing these brushes and they really unlocked a lot of unrealised potential for me. I am sure you'll love them🤩❤
Excellent Video again Byron. Love the look of that and I will definitely be using this for my spacewolves in the future. Inside of pelts would look amazing for this and the cloaks would look amazing too
Keep up the amazing work. Always love when your videos go live as I know I am going to learn something simple but hugely effective
Hey dude, thanks so much, they turned out solidly, I learned a bit myself :) Catch you soon!
Can’t wait! I think he’s gonna use brown paints and Artis opus brushes 😁
:D a wise-deduction, Sherlock, hopefully we didnt' disappoint :)
Decided to do the abbadon black felt it's easier not to mess up that one.
Nice vid. I usually just use the contrast paint because it's one of the best looking contrast paints for such an easy leather right out of the bottle. But I'm getting a bit tired of how all my leathers are starting to look the exact same. TH-cam recommended this video to me. I just sub'd and I'll be going through some of your other videos now too.
Thanks so much, David! I hope they were useful! A lot can be done with nuance, remember you can always mix paints, inks, or washes in with contrast to tint them whichever way you like!
@@ArtisOpus Good advice. Overall I'm still pretty new to painting and experimentation is definitely something I need to do more of.
Wow! I'm literally blown away by how easy you make your painting look and how incredibly effective it all is. I'm just buzzing to get started now - I've ordered my first small set of paints to follow your grey D&D terrain video!
I love your choice of colour palettes. I think half the skill is knowing which paints to choose. There are so many different colours and shades it seems overwhelming. Maybe you could do a video specifically on colour sets - palettes or combinations of specific paints that work really well for building up the layers.
I'd also love to see a video on painting small treasure chests fast. I know you don't play D&D, but for D&D-ers like me having a loads of different treasure chests are so cool to have dotted around. I'd personally love to know whether you can dry-brush these for speed :)
Keep up the great work fella!
Hey Darren, thanks so much, I'm sure you'll have an amazing time with them!
I do have a very fixed set of favourites at this stage... you learn which paints work with, rather than against you :D. The thing is my list is always changing... sometimes weekly at the moment as the channel causes me to paint things I'd never paint for myself, it's my only painting now really, so I can't just paint everything turquoise :D
Wood will be approached soon, and there'll be some metal sections on the upcoming giant, combined this should set you straight, good for barrels, too! :)
thank you for another fantastic tutorial. could you guys please look at getting afterpay, exchange rates and international shipping is a killer.
Interesting suggestion buddy, haven't thought about it! I'll make sure our team have this discussion! Thank you so much for the support 🤗
Awesome results man. 👏🏻
Glad you think so! Thanks!😊
@@ArtisOpus will be trying this along with the aged metal technique on my upcoming Inquisitor. Keep an eye on Instagram 👍🏻
Great video, would like something similar on black leather. I am painting Ghost Rider soon.
Good suggestion! We'll approach this in the future after cloth and wood 😊 Thanks so much!
How do matey, sadly I missed the live show, this was great it was helpful, easy, and worthwhile.
Hope to see you soon and keep up the great work.
Thanks so much, dude, always happy to help! Stay safe :)
Can you do a fundamentals of brush care? Want to get some of your brushes but i’m great at ruining brushes
We've already got one, bud :) we'll be doing a follow up soon, it's just pending on some currently developing products!
This is fantastic!
Cheers, Nick! Glad you like it, dude :)
The trick for me is going to be doing this with my metals done. Think I'll do mostly stippling
If you basecoat conventionally, and then just use a brush 1 size down you should be fine, as long as you take care close to the shiny parts! Good luck :)
i usually apply some Agrellan Earth before i start priming to give it a more realistic look to it
This is a very interesting idea, I've only ever used it on Nurgle before!
@@ArtisOpus I only came across the look when I tried to do a sand theme Admech look. Painted the cloak brown after applying Agrellan Dust and it gave me the worn leathery look
@@ArtisOpus Can we expect a future video on this?
I love all 3. Looks great. Could you do a vid on skeletons please. Looking to improve on my undead army. Ps: just love the ‘s’ series brushes
Great idea, a staple of fantasy painting, plus perfect for the D, straight on the list!
@@ArtisOpus Fantasy!? My dear sir , have you no one near you who can see into the warp ? In case you have few and busy sanctioned psykers nearby , take it from me , bones and particularly skulls will be the new black in the far future! 40000 years give or take a few decades ;))
Dam I'll be at work please re up load would love to watch this
Your wish is our command :D
@@ArtisOpus I've watched it twice now lol I'm doing alot of leather alot
Damn you make it look so easy. Subbed.
To make scratchs on the snakeleather bite model is it posible to use the skag Brown + tau light ochre aswell?
Thx
Didn’t finish last post
Anyway vet, brain injury, so it does take me a little longer to understand things, so yeah, I guess I’m kinda slow BUT for a specific reason.
Where I live in DEEP South Texas, hard to find “friends” to get together and learn from so all I have is you tube.
Don’t think I’ll ever get to your level but I find painting help with PTSD issues.
It’s just to much info to fast.
Anyway, probably won’t hear from you, probably don’t care either but thought I’d reach out as I do like what I’ve seen from you.
Thanks anyway
Hi Byron! I really like your dry brush technique. I would like to see a sequel. I am very interested in how quickly you can get salting of the skin. How can the darkening and care be transferred to other possibly colder shades. Thanks.
@Artus Ipus -- When you mention using these techniques for a cotton material and suggest beige colors, can you point to any specific citadel colors to use?
I use screaming skull loads mate - check out our upcoming white cloth for something a little closer, it goes live later today :)
@@ArtisOpus Awesome, thanks!
Love all these techniques for your brown leather, how would you go about a black leather with brown hues for Chaplains robes?
As long as you found black with the appropriate finish (satin/matte according to taste) you could literally just mix some of that in with an appropriate brown😊
So I Am Presuming That The Dampening Pad Just Allows For The Bare Minimum Of Moisture
Far Less Than If You Were Also Using A Wet Palette
And Would Mainly Be A Tool During The Drybrush Stage...?
Exactly, a predictably small amount, consistently :). Just for drybrushing yeah, before, during, and after - check out our complete guide for drybrushing for some real in depth breakdowns: th-cam.com/video/kxuY2NXeI2M/w-d-xo.html
I have my Rohan to paint so this will make it so much easier to do. Now to show us how to paint horses...
It's on the list dude, worryingly in my head it's exactly the same as painting leather... so I'll have to do some figuring out how to make them distinct!
How would I do these same paint schemes but with leather that's been dyed white
Pretty similarly to our white cloth, it's a harder effect to achieve, your best bet is to look for colour references from real life, often it has a bit of a hint of something else (cream colour etc)
White or cream tabard/cloak/robes maybe with a dirty edge or something like its been dragged
Fantastic suggestion, hard not to think of crusades style tabards, which is a classic look!
Have you ever tried these techniques on larger minis, for example a bust? Just curious if they would give enough depth to a cloak or cloth on a bust. I’m gonna try anyway! Just curious to know if you’d add more stages.
If anything they're actually easier, you don't need as much exageratd contrast on larger areas (you'll notice they often have pretty subtle highlights/less harsh), plus the techniques with a patina have way more room to shine :).
Washes are more tricky however, as they love mega-texture, swings and roundabouts!
Thanks! I’ll give it a bash if I can distract the wife with Emmerdale and give me peace to paint haha
The received wisdom is that you use Wraithbone for warm colored Contrast paints. Was there a specific reason you went with Grey Seer for this one?
Thanks for the vid. I always enjoy your tutorials, and haven't watched one without picking up *something* yet.
What about Vallejo users? What paints should I use for a similar result?
Thank you.
New at this and wonder how you protect the paint job. Satin, matt, or gloss Varnish with spray or bush? Something else or nothing at all?
Really nice tutorial. Personally I feel the best result was number 3. Curious how this would play out in SM holsters and bits.
Hey dude, really well actually - I've been using similar techniques but with word-bearer's red + sceaming skull in recent videos!
Artis Opus sweet thanks going to use 3rd tutorial on the next marines I paint up. U guys are killing it with tutorials and I’m really enjoying ur brush got all 3 sets S,D, and M!
Quick one wot camera system do u use as ive tried painting vids but my camera focus is crap. Help a fellow painter out
It's generally a Samsung S10 dude, occasionally a fancier DSLR but honestly the biggest difference to me (as a complete tech-idiot) has been lighting, I've got 2 soft boxes pointing upwards into my painting corner for great levels of ambient light (night or day), they can be picked up from Ebay/amazon and I can't recommend them enough. They also stop my corner from feeling dingy :)
@@ArtisOpus neat I'll try that on my next vid thx pal
I really like the washing and contrast methods because leather sections are often small and hard to access, like gun holsters on a space marine, so these two are really good for sections like that where stippling and drybrushing might not be as easy. Also really like using the paints used in those methods, they always come out so well and behave nicely. How would you go about doing a red-brown leather though? Ideally with washes or contrast if you've got any ideas?
Absolutely dude, if you check the Black Templar out you'll see that I've been on a bit of a red leather spree currently, 'Word Bearer's Red' is what started it :).
Agree entirely about the washes on smaller areas, it's way ore efficient and practical.
@@ArtisOpus Ah yes I'd forgotten about that when I wrote my comment and question, my bad! I'll check it out again then thanks :)
Great tutorial. Thanks! If you dont mind me asking: how would you go about painting coloured leather? let's say a black/purple synthetic leather feel? Would you recommend the 3rd technique, with purple shades instead of brown/yellow? Thanks in advance.
Question, can you thin those GW contrast paints with water? If not, what? Thanks
Hey dude, most people use contrast medium, you can use water - however it plays with the tension and can lead to ugly 'tea stains' or 'tidal marks' - if using them as glazes this is less of an issue, but the medium makes for ran easier quality of life!
@@ArtisOpus Thanks
Hey Byron, how would you add color to your leathers? If you wanted a material to read as leather but have green tones for instance? Can you make a leather read as brown but be packed with different tones?
Washes dude, you can put a little of the same colour in each stage if you like, including adding them into other washes :). Same with paint, some prefer to keep it to the recesses, with the highlights untainted, which can also be solid.
Love the videos, PLEASE change that music though sheeeesh
^^ cheers dude, perhaps we're due a mix up soonishh :D
Hi, I really like your technique. The leather looks realistic.
But tell me about your dry brushing brushes. I’ve never seen short bristles like those
Thanks
Hi Michael, they are brushes we designed over a 5 year period before bringing to market! Check out our complete guide to drybrushing video for a lot more information on them :)
Great tutorial! Any tips on painting dyed leather? Red/blue/green etc.?
How would i make a dyed red leather using these techniques
Mixing a red wash in with a brown wash is a great way to achieve this🙂
Happy holidays 🎄❤️🌟
@@ArtisOpus could u do a demo wanting to do dyed red leather for adeptus mechanicus
Is Martin Freeman your dad?...spookily similar if i may say so...thought i'd just pop that in since it's near Halloween...nice paint job btw. 8)
HAAA, you're not the first to say this, the more tired I am the closer it is! :D. Cheers bud
@@ArtisOpus Well even if that's not true you both have something in common....Talent!!..lol thanks for reply..stay safe 8)
Hello, love your content. I was wondering if there's any drybrush techniques I could use to paint all that trim on a Chaos Space Marines ? Also wondering if there's an easy technique to get a metallic blue finish for the armour. Thanks !
Hey dude, I was talking to a friend recently about this, it depends on what you're going for, and at what level, there is a nice 'hack' which is fine if you're just doing flat black panels where your paint the entire model metallic, and then just fill in the non-trim areas, our next tutorial covers painting gold, conveniently :D.
What time/level are you going for?
Blue metallics is suuuuper fun, one of my favourites is to paint the entire thing from black/dark steel - bright silver with drybrushing, then wash after, and repeat the final highlight.
@@ArtisOpus Hey thanks for the quick answer ! I'm going for a bit above tabletop quality, doing a lot of weathering and stuff. Right now I stand at around 6 hours per model (not a fast painter). I'll give a shot to basecoating everything metallic then painting the armour panels. Right now I'm using my own mix of different types of citadel paints (2 part maccragge blue, 1 part incubi darkness, 1 part leadbelcher) to achieve the mettalic effect but shading (or maybe I should invest in some contrast paints) would work probably better. I tried it in the past but had a spotty finished maybe I didn't dilute properly my wash. Thank you for the advice ! Looking forward to your next video.
This is absolutly stunning! How can I apply this technique to painting leather look seats in plastic scale model cars. This would take my detailing to a another level. Please advise.
Which one? There was three different techniques here. Bu applying a wash would probably give you the best results. Giving you shadow in what little creases the seats have
We agree with Liam! The washes method would probably be perfect if you're looking to add ''wear and tear'' you can always pain the little scratches with a tiny brush just like we did 😊 Thank you for watching!
question: there are nowadays other brands of similar brushes ... they looks the same ... but pricewise ... they appear to be nothing like yours ...what's the biggest plus in favor of the Artis Opus ?
Obviously not Artis Opus, and being honest, I don't own any of their brushes (yet...), but I have been painting for a while. Whilst price doesn't say everything it can say a lot. I've done amazing work with simple white nylon brushes, care, and some experience; and I've done garbage work with a set of Kolinsky sables that I quickly destroyed because I didn't know how to care for them. That said, inexpensive, but robust, tools are rarely ever perfect for the job you're doing with them, and good quality, but specialized, tools are very rarely all that great for jobs outside of their scope, though that scope can be much wider than you first thought. But artist brush price tends to correlate pretty directly to labor cost, and if the output of that labor is good, the brush quality tends to show up in spades on the finished product.
When my budget constraints aren't so tight, I plan on getting, at least, a set of Series D's, if only to compare against the set of cheap little makeup brushes, and softer-bristle synthetic filberts that I use for drybrushing and overbrushing. They look like a good tool for the kit, judging by the results I've seen, thus far, both here and elsewhere.
@@andrewamann2821 i allready own the LX drybrush... and must admid.. i freaking LOVE him... just hoping to get some firsthand info on the posible diffrences. And a good reason to go for the Opus ones lol ...
Hey Arnold, good question, dude.
Our were developed by someone (me :)) with a distinctive style, who realised that the right tools didn't exist for the job, and that conventional drybrushes were a material and shape that just didn't make sense, I went back to the drawing-board, and redesigned them fit for purpose from scratch.
Our brushes are hand-made (and not by Chinese mass-production), using the finest materials, by people who understand what's required, that's evident when you use them, they're densely filled with finest-grade hair, of a perfect length. The copies you may have seen appear since we released series D aren't made by people who understand these requirements, they break, rather than breaking in, which is a key part of AO's design, it's one of the reasons ours last so long, you can use them 3x longer than others, and retire them to stipple-only, rather than the bin :)
Any more questions let me know, I spend 5 years working on Series D, I'm pretty qualified!
I may be a bit lost here guys. What paints and contrasts are used here?🤔 Cheers 🥂
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Very nice. Do you have a Distributor in America? My local hobby shop in Michigan got your full line but probably won't get it again as they ran afoul of import laws (they nearly got a very hefty fine for the sable)
Oh no! The USA laws are all over the place, and misapplied on art products, we're actually looking carefully into alternate materials to try and work around this.
It's not ideal, and we do love supporting FLGSs but we ship worldwide, have affordable rates, and also have numerous retailers within the EU who do the same.
Kind regards,
Byron
@@ArtisOpus my flgs said that I should suggest you look into Golden Distribution as an American distributor, as they have the licenses for import for sable etc. (I think they work with MIG as a client) www.golddist.com/
Trying to paint fast, but the AO drybrushes have been out of stock for weeks
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have a look at your local dollar store , they might have make up brushes that are very similar . at least close enough to get you painting until the AO are back in stock .
Hey David, we're due some imminent restocks in, C19 isn't helping producers worldwide... Do you have an order in the queue? We'll be satisfying order in chronological order when restocks arrive later this week.
How come you never use a wet palette?
I live in the UK, it's hardly hot and dry here... And I work fast :)
That makes sense. Would a wet palette change much for these techniques?
I've been binging your videos while i wait for my first supplies to arrive, they've been amazing!@@ArtisOpus
Will it involve drybrushing?
Always :D
What brush is that mate?
Hey Paul, it's an Artis Opus brush if it's in our tutorials, you can view Series S and Series D here, which're both used in this tutorial: store.artis-opus.com/
@@ArtisOpus Thanks very much. I'm returning to the hobby after nearly a decade out, so will check this out and get one :)
how do you manage painting black feathers on ravens or black black fur?
Hey dude, Grey highlights and a blue wash is a great way to achieve the ravens, you can use deep green carefully, too. Black fur it's basically a process of sparingly using greys, or even painting everything in *veryy* dark greys, then finally washing with black toward the end.
@@ArtisOpus ooh nice, thanks,
I recently got a bunch of stormcast vanguard paladors, i was thinking, black horse combined with raven, so i get to play around with shades and black tones but dont know how to start.
*slowly reaches out and straightens picture on wall*
LOL! The picture is straight, however, Byron's concept of camera angles is seriously in question🙄
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