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@@edwardflaherty1361 hi, yes for the first highlight I do all the edges and then for the light colour just pick out top edges / ones I want to have focus
@@BrushstrokePaintingGuides thanks for the quick reply! After further research into successor chapters, I was wondering if you have any plans for a guide on painting Charcaradons?
@@edwardflaherty1361 there has been quite a bit of interest in them recently. If I were to paint them, I think I would just use the same grey armour recipe I used for my recent 30k space wolves th-cam.com/video/koRL6D40XvA/w-d-xo.html And just add the tribal markings over the top.
Great vid! Question. (Im a noob) about to start a Raven Guard Army and have a question on varnishing once done. When using Matte paint and non matte, did you varnish your model? Did you use matte or normal and would this change the finish?
they're lovely paints and well worth trying out. I've added a link in the description to where I bought mine from. they have the full range and at a discount too bit.ly/2S39sEk
I know its an older video, but its honestly so helpful. I am doing Raven Guard for my heresy army and have watched every black armour video I can find, painted 5 test models and still not happy with my scheme, I want it more matte! Then I found your video and it's what I pictured in my head, going to my LGS tomorrow to pick up scale 75 flat black. Will probably highlight with eshin and dawnstone since I have those already, but doubt it will change the look too much.
Thank you Really glad you’ve found it useful. I know my video skills weren’t the best for this vid, but the colour scheme is solid and you won’t be disappointed with the matte finish of Scale75 flat black. It’s awesome. FYI, I think S75 may have labelled it just as “black” now. So, to be sure you get the right paint, make sure it has the code SC00 Look forward to hearing what you think 👍🏻
@@BrushstrokePaintingGuides Thought I would just let you know I got the scale 75 and wow, the perfect raven guard black! I am highlighting with GW eshin grey and dawnstone but I am loving the scale 75 paint so much I think I will go grab the greys as well. Thanks again for the great video and keep up the amazing work.
that matt black is amazing, though scale 75 does kinda intimidate me as a newbie, painting is the one thing i enjoy the most in the building process, and raven guard is my choice of SM army, might go more custom though, as i love the idea of having a more personalized army
Don't let Scale75 intimidate you, they are amazing paints. The only difference they have a gel based medium which means you can thin them and they still keep a strong colour. I totally get that they can seem advanced because a lot of the top painters like to use them and they talk about blending and glazing and things but ignore all that and give a pot a go. You'll find that they're really no different to your GW or Vallejo paints. Just give 'em a good shake before use Oh! and you need to prick a hole in the nozzle before use. I know a few people didnt notice this and squeezed a new bottle until it popped! As a newbie you have the perfect excuse to try new things and see how things work. Just don't be afraid to try Happy painting :)
This is perfect as I wanna start a raven guard army for my first one. I need to look into different companies, i would like the red on the pauldron to be silver or like steel 👍
Thank you Welcome to the channel. If you’ve not already done so, I’d recommend checking out my How To Edge Highlight video. Sharp edges on Raven Guard look great. Thanks for the sub, really appreciate it 👍🏻
Know this is an old vid but I’m about to paint my first army of Black Templars love the matte of the armor. Definitely subbed so I can try to make my Templars look this good.
Thanks for watching and over looking the video mistakes I made in this early video. The recipes and techniques are all still sound though, so I really hope you get the results you want. Please send pics to let me know how you get on 👍
This might be my favorite Raven Guard color scheme of all time.. the mat finish just does it for me :D How did you get that decal with the white arrow? Did you just paint inside it?
Thank you 🙏🏻 Really kind of you For the arrow decal, you’re absolutely right, I just painted over the middle of a standard white arrow to make it an outline
Thanks for sharing this- I’ve been building and painting my 30K Raven Guard Legion for the past three years, and one of my main headaches has been consistency of the armour reflection- it’s been mostly matte, but occasionally some come in a bit shiny- and they’re unfortunately some of my better painted models, so I’m afraid to go back and mess them up! I have always had a tough time with eye lenses, too, but what I now do is (having already primed everything matte black) paint the lens with white (usually Vallejo Game Color “Dead White”), and when dry, paint over the white with Citadel’s “Blood For The Blood God”. It dries to a nice shiny, transparent looking glass lens appearance. I then outline it with Citadel’s Ulthuan Grey- and done! I think it comes out nicely, and I can handle it consistently. I’m looking forward to trying your suggestions for black, and for the black metallic gun casing. Thanks again!
Thanks for watching. Consistency can be a problem when painting large number of the same troops. I can recommend Testors Dullcote as a great matte varnish. It's not cheap but it works really well and would give your whole army a consistent finish. Good use of Blood for the Blood God. It's a cool paint and I can see it working really well for lens etc. If you do try out any of the paints I suggested for the black or metallics, let me know what you think :D
Brushstroke Painting Guides Thank you again, and will do! I usually use Lahmian Medium by Citadel if I want to matte down a shiny bit- I find that it works for me to paint it over stray super glue shine slips, and I always use it over waterslide transfers. I’ll try your Testor’s suggestion, and I’ll definitely get back to you after trying that groovy metallic. Thanks, too, for your response!
Thanks for watching, really appreciate your support. I still need to improve my camera work, I keep getting carried away painting and forgetting about the camera 🤣. When I get some money I’m going to get a new camera which I think will help👍🏻
Thank you Yes, if you have an airbrush this armour recipe works brilliant and is a lot easier. Scale75 paints are beautiful through an airbrush Thanks for watching
@@BrushstrokePaintingGuides thanks for taking the time to answer. This is great news. I find the older I get the less time I have to paint, so this will save me a lot of time. Also, while I have your attention 😆… I have lots of primed Death Guard (post Heresy) models - I would love to see you put out a painting guide covering them. The best one I’ve seen so far is by The Mighty Brush. I’d love to see your take on these guys.
@@benelliot7948 no problem. Oh, I’ve seen some of Mighty Brush’s minis he does lovely work. I’ll have to have a look if I’ve got any Death Guard now you mention it. You’re right, they would make a great painting video. Loads of little details to get stuck into. 👍
Sorry, really struggled to find hobby time lately. Still got loads more projects and videos planned though. I’m going to do a showcase video of the finished dio for sure 👍🏻
What would be a good citadel paint substitute for eclipse grey and graphite from scale 75? My local game store only carries citadel and the army painter. Also, love your videos! Finally gave me the courage to do a raven guard army.
The main characteristic of the Scale75 paints used in this scheme are that they are super matte. Games Workshop paints dont have that characteristic, so it’s not really possible to have a like for like alternative. That’s said, if you have to use GW paints, I would go with Corvus Black and Eshin grey or Dawnstone (depending on how bright you want your edge highlights to be) One way you could make the GW paints more matte, would be to apply a matte varnish over them when you’re done to kill that shine. If you ever do get a chance to try out Scale75 paints, mail order on the internet etc. then I do highly recommend trying the Black used in this video. It is like no other black on the market. Hope that helps and thanks for watching
Graphite is noticeably lighter than Iron Hands Steel but you could certainly substitute it for Iron Hands Steel by darkening it down with a couple of applications of a black wash, suchas Nuln Oil for example
I've bee waiting for this since your posted the initial shots on the 40k subreddit. I love the way the black turned out. I have a question and a thought: 1) why did you start with the Eshin Grey and not the black? Would it not be easier to slap the black on and then pick out the eshin grey where needed? 2) I really like your tutorials, but I find your background with all the paint pots distracting, and it takes away from how great your model looks! I think even a sheet of white paper could make for a great background that would help the mini pop!
Thanks for watching. OK, so the reason for the eshin grey first is because I’m taking advantage of the pale grey primer and by using thinned eshin it sits in the recesses more than the ridges. This gives a Shadow and highlight in one go. Adding the nuln oil later exaggerates this more and means no need to highlight. I take your point about the background. I just film as I paint, so I still need to access those paints. I’ll have a think what I can do to make it less busy
@@BrushstrokePaintingGuides Thanks for your response! That makes sense re: the eshin grey. I love your tutorials -- I hope there are more in the future!
Aaron Shenkman thank you. Yes, I have LOADS planned. I just want to get a new camera to sort out my focus issues and then I’ll be really happy. Stay tuned for more
@@BrushstrokePaintingGuides THX!!! Thought they were for vehicles... will get one myself rest is also nice, currently building a raven guard scout kill team, your paint set looks also tempting, love the matt black armor so much!!!
Sorry, it was primed with Vallejo surface primer. All over in black and then a light zenithal with grey to pick out the details bit.ly/3W4rnZY I've added a note into the description now to help others. Thanks for watching :)
I started out doing picture painting guides before I got talked into making videos. One of my picture guides was for a metallic Alpha Legion scheme, here's the link... let me know what you think? instagram.com/p/Bwhw9s3nokI/
Thanks man True, paints aren’t cheap. If you were to pick up just one paint as a result of this video, I would strongly recommend you make it Scale75 flat black. It’s an amazing paint and you won’t regret it 👍🏻
Thanks for watching. Really glad it was helpful and what you needed. Apologies for a few bits of poor video and audio. This is one of my early videos, so I was very much a noob. Still am really, compared to the bigger channels. I keep trying though 👍
Thanks for this, you're making the XIX look great! Question, if I wanted a shinier black, what would you recommend? Citadel, vallejo, something else? Thanks again
@@BrushstrokePaintingGuides Thank you! I got Corvus and Scale 75 black coming so I can experiment with which I like better. 10 years since I've painted anything, so wish me luck!
One more question if you dont mind. How would you paint the chest emblem with the wings using the same colors? Maybe a base, nuln oil wash, then highlight? Thanks! I've been trying my best to copy this scheme
No problem man. I dont like using washes when painting greys and whites because I find they just make things too grubby looking. For the chest emblem I would base with Celestra, recess shade with Eshin grey. Tidy up as necessary with celestra and highlight with ulthuan grey. That should give you a faded white crest with decent contrast for all the detail
when you paint in this way, what glue do you use to stick the pieces on afterwards? do you still use the normal plastic glue or do you use super glue because of the paint?
I use a small dab of gorilla super glue to fix the pieces together. I find it absorbs through the paint and bonds the parts really well. If you wanted to use plastic cement you would need to scratch off some paint at the contact points to allow plastic to plastic to touch and the glue to melt them together
Sorry, the model was primed with Vallejo surface primers. Firstly all over with black and then a light zenithal prime with grey. The zenithal is mainly so details are easier to see on camera and isn’t needed for the paint scheme Thanks for watching 👍🏻
This is awesome! I've been trying to track down the Scalecolours, but cannot find "Flat Black". Only "Black" and "Decay Black". Though I've noticed some stores list "Black" as Flat Black, but the actual bottle only says Black... Do you know if the black paint you used as the base colour here was Scale75's basic "Black"? Thanks!
Thanks man, glad you liked the guide. So I think Scale75 have stopped calling it flat black now and it’s just black. To be totally sure, it’s code is sc00 Here’s a link too to help you get the right stuff elementgames.co.uk/paints-hobby-and-scenery/paints-washes-etc/scale-75/flat-black-37854?d=10493 Hope that helps
@@BrushstrokePaintingGuides Oh, I believe you! I've used the ScaleColor purples, and I think second to Molten Metals they have the best metallic paints on the market, but I've never tried the Flat Black. I love the 'stealth bomber' look these guys have, as opposed to the really reflective blue-black that most black power armour is painted with. I can accept the bright red shoulder rim for aesthetic reasons, but the Raven Guard would probably not want polished armour that's going to catch every glint of sunlight...
It would work in terms of it being a nice looking black, but it doesn’t have the super matte finish of the scale75 black. In fact, no other paint does. Scale75 is unique in its matte finish. Now, if you just can’t get Scale75 where you are, then my advice would be to find an ultra matte varnish you can use to try and achieve a similar finish instead.
Could you please tell me how did you ‘stood up’ does parts when you paint them? I mean, I can see there are kind of... ‘metal stick’ And cork? How did you made it??
No problem :) I've made a video about how I prepare my models for painting and that includes how I make my painting handles Check out this video and the chapter "Paint Handles" about 7:58 in. th-cam.com/video/KxF8t6k39cE/w-d-xo.html Hope that helps answer your question :) Thanks for watching
For these you could use either a grey or black primer and get a great result. I tend to opt for a zenithal prime of grey over black for these video because it makes the details show up better for the camera. Off camera, I like to use grey because I find it’s a good neutral colour and allows easy painting of both light and dark colours over it and it’s easier to see details than it is with a black primer I would only ever tend to use a black primer if I’m painting terrain where there’s a chance I may miss painting a bit but it won’t matter as the black will just make it look like a deep shadow :)
I totally did not know that Scale75 paints are so different to what usually work with with Citadel/Vallejo etc. Due to them being gel based can you not mix them together then or do they still mix fine?
You can totally still mix them as you would any other paint. They’re still acrylic paints. They just have a gel medium. It actually makes them better (in my opinion) for blending and glazing. They thin down amazingly without diluting their pigment saturation. It’s difficult to explain in words, id suggest getting a bottle and trying one for yourself. The black is probably a good one to start with, as a matt Black is always handy
So quick question for all you warhammer experts, I just got my first set of warhammer minies, they’re for a kill team, I got heavy intercessors space marines, the guy at the games workshop store told me I can paint them however I wanted, I can make my own chapter if I wish, but I love the look and color scheme of raven guard, does it make sense for me to paint my heavy intercessors in the color scheme of raven guard? Or do they need to be specific raven guard minies for that to work? Am I committing a warhammer sin if I do so?
By no means a Warhammer expert, but I can confirm the advice you were given was absolutely right, you can paint your minis however you like. So if you want you intercessors to be black then that’s cool. All I would say, is you shouldn’t put Raven Guard symbols on your minis if youre going to play them as Raven Guard. Other than that, you can paint them any colours you want. Go for it!
This is amazing and just how i always thought raven guard should look, special forces armour should not be glinting!! I love your work, do you do commissions?
Thank you, you’re very kind. Sorry no, I don’t do commission, I’m just a hobby painter. I started this channel to try and show people how I paint my minis, as I had a lot of people asking. People have had really great results from following this video, so maybe give it a try yourself? It’s a fun paint scheme to do and you can add personal touches to your minis to make them truly unique too. Thanks for checking out my channel though, I hope you’ll stay tuned for more vids?
You're welcome 😊 I will definitely be using this video and some of your other ones to get started with my very own Raven Guard army and build my painting confidence 😊 definitely will stay tuned for future vids!!!
The video is very helpful, but you should up the picture quality - it looks quite pixelated at times and I have. hard time seeing anything. Shoot in 4K or higher so you if you want to do digital zoom later then you can and still get decent picture quality.
Thanks, glad you found it useful. And you feedback about video quality is exactly what I’ve since done. This was one of my first videos and when I was still very much learning the ropes. I won’t say I’m in any way an expert now, but I have certainly upped my game Please do check some of my newer videos and let me know if they’re any better 👍
It’s from their Scalecolor range Here’s a link elementgames.co.uk/paints-hobby-and-scenery/paints-washes-etc/scale-75/scale-75-scalecolor-single-paints/flat-black-37854?d=10493
I usually apply this as a couple of coats to get a solid coverage. Don’t worry too much about counting the number of coats though, the important thing to concentrate on is getting the paint on cleanly and smoothly. Sometimes that’ll just take a single coat other times it may take more. You’ll find with these paints the pigment level in them is really high, so you can thin them a surprising amount and still get a really strong colour
@@BrushstrokePaintingGuides thanks! It was definitely a big difference with these. Did you use the Eclipse Grey for all the edges or just extreme ones? When I did it on my Intercessor, it looked very bright. Wondering if you applied a coat of matte varnish to dull it?
I really liked the video, especially since I'm working on Raven Guard myself, but you might want to get a better lens for your camera. When painting the lenses on helmet it was VERY bad picture quality unfortunately.
Thank you. I know! I’m really struggling to get crisp ultra close up shots. I really need to get a 4K camera but don’t have the funds for that at the moment. I’ll keep trying to find ways to improve the picture quality as I do more videos
Yes, it’s glued. Check out my mini prep video, it shows the process th-cam.com/video/KxF8t6k39cE/w-d-xo.html You can skip to the exact point by clicking the chapter on Painting Handles Hope that helps 👍🏻
How long do your brushes last? I’ve herd tell of peoples brushes lasting years but the best Ive got is maybe a year but that was unique, in general they seem to last a couple months. I paint daily, my latest and never again were Windsor and newton, not because they are bad but because they also frayed and lost their point within a couple months but cost me a small fortune
I have brushes I'm still using which are currently 3 years old. I clean my brushes after each painting session with Masters brush soap, which cleans and conditions the bristles and I think that is what helps maintain the tips
A very good panting tutorial but it was a real struggle watching it as the lack of focus was making me feel nauseous. Otherwise good stuff. I can't believe how Matt that black got. I'll be checking out that line asap.
Thank you Sorry about the focus. I have a plan to fix it for future videos. I’m going to get a new camera so I can shoot at higher definition. Scale75 paints are great and well worth checking out. bit.ly/2S39sEk
@@BrushstrokePaintingGuides yep :D do you have it? Btw awesome content dont know why you dont have half milion subs I will post your stuff everywhere :D Big fan!
@@DodgethisCZ I’m sorry, I don’t. I don’t think I got much response requesting it. I will try and make one now you’ve reminded me. If you give my Emperors Children video a watch, the way I did the gems is the way I do my scopes and gun lenses. th-cam.com/video/_xJ4S2p10lo/w-d-xo.html Thank you for promoting the channel though, I really appreciate it 🤛
I mean it looks great but I am not doing all this on a full army. Just prime it black, add a couple dry brush o the model and touch up some details. Done way faster and looks just as good. A named guys sure, the whole army? Nah.
Thanks man Yeah, sorry about the focus issues., this is one of my earlier videos and I was still learning to paint on camera. it’s an area I’ve worked hard on improving as I obviously want everything to be sharp and clear 👍🏻
I appreciate the video and links to the materials, but I could only make it about 7 minutes in before I started to get nauseated from the focus problems. Your camera focuses on your fingers, and makes the model nauseating to try to see.
In fact, the focusing issues are something I have tried to improve on in my latest video. I’d very interested to know your thoughts on whether I have improved it or not? Thanks th-cam.com/video/KoRbYuAfbEk/w-d-xo.html
@@BrushstrokePaintingGuides No worries; I appreciate the response. I was afraid that my comment would come off as rude, but that was not my intention. I would really like to see more of your tutorials, and was just trying to comment on what I found difficult. I look forward to seeing what you produce in the future!
@Michael thanks, I didn’t take it as rude. I genuinely appreciate the honest feedback. Rather that than someone clicking the dislike and not saying why. 👍🏻
Really sorry about that I have tried to really improve both the sound and video quality of my guides with each one I’ve done since. It’s been a huge learning curve trying to sort the tech out from nothing. I hope you were still able to get some useful info from the video.
Yeah, early video. I hope I’ve improved a bit since then. But youre the best judge, you tell me, is it better in this one of example? th-cam.com/video/XXYFAdWli80/w-d-xo.html
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Question regarding highlighting the armour. Did you cover all edges initially?
@@edwardflaherty1361 hi, yes for the first highlight I do all the edges and then for the light colour just pick out top edges / ones I want to have focus
@@BrushstrokePaintingGuides thanks for the quick reply!
After further research into successor chapters, I was wondering if you have any plans for a guide on painting Charcaradons?
@@edwardflaherty1361 there has been quite a bit of interest in them recently.
If I were to paint them, I think I would just use the same grey armour recipe I used for my recent 30k space wolves
th-cam.com/video/koRL6D40XvA/w-d-xo.html
And just add the tribal markings over the top.
Great vid! Question. (Im a noob) about to start a Raven Guard Army and have a question on varnishing once done. When using Matte paint and non matte, did you varnish your model? Did you use matte or normal and would this change the finish?
That matt black is a thing of beauty, i'll definitely be adding some scale 75 to my repertoire.
they're lovely paints and well worth trying out.
I've added a link in the description to where I bought mine from. they have the full range and at a discount too
bit.ly/2S39sEk
@@BrushstrokePaintingGuides I always use element. Absolutely great company and local for me too! Just gonna get some ordered :)
TangleBen perfect then
If you use my link I might even get a referral from them, which will help support my channel 👍🏻
Thank you for this! Literally started painting my Raven Guard last night, big help!
Brilliant! So glad you’ve found it useful 🙂
@johnashley6282might be a bit late, but Scale75's SC00 Flat Black is indeed now just called Black.
Just watch for 5 minute and already subscribe, because it's simple and not making me fell sleepy. Thanks for the tutorial man
Thank you for subbing to my channel, really appreciate the support.
Really glad you like the content and find it helpful 🙂
I've been waiting for this since I saw it on Reddit weeks ago! Fantastic video - I want that silky black all over my Templars!
Thank you. Look forward to seeing those Templars 👍🏻
This is very much appreciated Thank you for making this guide I've been really looking into raven guard being one of my new favorite chapters
I know its an older video, but its honestly so helpful. I am doing Raven Guard for my heresy army and have watched every black armour video I can find, painted 5 test models and still not happy with my scheme, I want it more matte! Then I found your video and it's what I pictured in my head, going to my LGS tomorrow to pick up scale 75 flat black. Will probably highlight with eshin and dawnstone since I have those already, but doubt it will change the look too much.
Thank you
Really glad you’ve found it useful.
I know my video skills weren’t the best for this vid, but the colour scheme is solid and you won’t be disappointed with the matte finish of Scale75 flat black. It’s awesome.
FYI, I think S75 may have labelled it just as “black” now.
So, to be sure you get the right paint, make sure it has the code SC00
Look forward to hearing what you think 👍🏻
@@BrushstrokePaintingGuides Thought I would just let you know I got the scale 75 and wow, the perfect raven guard black! I am highlighting with GW eshin grey and dawnstone but I am loving the scale 75 paint so much I think I will go grab the greys as well. Thanks again for the great video and keep up the amazing work.
That’s great to hear 👍🏻
this is perfect for me. i love the lore and raven guard especially and i just bought an army. gotta build and paint. your work is awesome!
Thank you, really glad you found the video helpful. Be sure and let me know how you get on 👍🏻
that matt black is amazing, though scale 75 does kinda intimidate me as a newbie, painting is the one thing i enjoy the most in the building process, and raven guard is my choice of SM army,
might go more custom though, as i love the idea of having a more personalized army
Don't let Scale75 intimidate you, they are amazing paints. The only difference they have a gel based medium which means you can thin them and they still keep a strong colour.
I totally get that they can seem advanced because a lot of the top painters like to use them and they talk about blending and glazing and things but ignore all that and give a pot a go.
You'll find that they're really no different to your GW or Vallejo paints.
Just give 'em a good shake before use
Oh! and you need to prick a hole in the nozzle before use. I know a few people didnt notice this and squeezed a new bottle until it popped!
As a newbie you have the perfect excuse to try new things and see how things work.
Just don't be afraid to try
Happy painting :)
This is perfect as I wanna start a raven guard army for my first one. I need to look into different companies, i would like the red on the pauldron to be silver or like steel 👍
Another great video and paint job and congratulations on your golden button!
Thanks for watching. Really great to hear you're enjoying the videos :D
This was another very good video, thank you.
Thank you 🙏🏻
Really pleased you’re enjoying the videos
Awesome work i was looking for that kind of tutorials i want to start my raven guard soon and now i discover your channel you got a new sub 😁👌
Thank you
Welcome to the channel.
If you’ve not already done so, I’d recommend checking out my How To Edge Highlight video. Sharp edges on Raven Guard look great.
Thanks for the sub, really appreciate it 👍🏻
Know this is an old vid but I’m about to paint my first army of Black Templars love the matte of the armor. Definitely subbed so I can try to make my Templars look this good.
Thanks for watching and over looking the video mistakes I made in this early video.
The recipes and techniques are all still sound though, so I really hope you get the results you want. Please send pics to let me know how you get on 👍
@@BrushstrokePaintingGuides starting with a champion will get back with a pic when I get done. Trying to put A LOT of effort into the champion first.
This might be my favorite Raven Guard color scheme of all time.. the mat finish just does it for me :D
How did you get that decal with the white arrow? Did you just paint inside it?
Thank you 🙏🏻
Really kind of you
For the arrow decal, you’re absolutely right, I just painted over the middle of a standard white arrow to make it an outline
Thanks for sharing this- I’ve been building and painting my 30K Raven Guard Legion for the past three years, and one of my main headaches has been consistency of the armour reflection- it’s been mostly matte, but occasionally some come in a bit shiny- and they’re unfortunately some of my better painted models, so I’m afraid to go back and mess them up! I have always had a tough time with eye lenses, too, but what I now do is (having already primed everything matte black) paint the lens with white (usually Vallejo Game Color “Dead White”), and when dry, paint over the white with Citadel’s “Blood For The Blood God”. It dries to a nice shiny, transparent looking glass lens appearance. I then outline it with Citadel’s Ulthuan Grey- and done! I think it comes out nicely, and I can handle it consistently. I’m looking forward to trying your suggestions for black, and for the black metallic gun casing. Thanks again!
Thanks for watching. Consistency can be a problem when painting large number of the same troops. I can recommend Testors Dullcote as a great matte varnish. It's not cheap but it works really well and would give your whole army a consistent finish.
Good use of Blood for the Blood God. It's a cool paint and I can see it working really well for lens etc.
If you do try out any of the paints I suggested for the black or metallics, let me know what you think :D
Brushstroke Painting Guides Thank you again, and will do! I usually use Lahmian Medium by Citadel if I want to matte down a shiny bit- I find that it works for me to paint it over stray super glue shine slips, and I always use it over waterslide transfers. I’ll try your Testor’s suggestion, and I’ll definitely get back to you after trying that groovy metallic. Thanks, too, for your response!
Mark Brigandi no problem 👍🏻
Like the incubi darkness for the raven feather - helps break up the solid black!
Thanks
It’s a nice subtle detail which adds just enough colour to give interest without being too distracting
That flat black is gorgeous
Thank you, glad you like the final result. Stay tuned for more
Thank you for this. I totally thought they were done with an airbrush!
Thanks for watching.
No, I like to hand brush all my minis. I just feel I have more control with a brush and it’s less hassle
Nice painting and well made video! I love the quality of both:D
Thanks for watching, really appreciate your support.
I still need to improve my camera work, I keep getting carried away painting and forgetting about the camera 🤣.
When I get some money I’m going to get a new camera which I think will help👍🏻
Love the breakdown! Thank you for all the hints and trick!
Thanks for watching, really glad you enjoyed it and found it useful.
Stay tuned for more videos
Excellent work! Thanks for sharing this.
Love your painting style. For the flat black of the armour, could you achieve similar results using an airbrush?
Thank you
Yes, if you have an airbrush this armour recipe works brilliant and is a lot easier.
Scale75 paints are beautiful through an airbrush
Thanks for watching
@@BrushstrokePaintingGuides thanks for taking the time to answer. This is great news. I find the older I get the less time I have to paint, so this will save me a lot of time.
Also, while I have your attention 😆…
I have lots of primed Death Guard (post Heresy) models - I would love to see you put out a painting guide covering them. The best one I’ve seen so far is by The Mighty Brush. I’d love to see your take on these guys.
@@benelliot7948 no problem.
Oh, I’ve seen some of Mighty Brush’s minis he does lovely work.
I’ll have to have a look if I’ve got any Death Guard now you mention it.
You’re right, they would make a great painting video. Loads of little details to get stuck into.
👍
@@BrushstrokePaintingGuides let me know if you’d like any sending over. I have a few!
A Brushstroke video! Was worried you'd disappeared. Enjoyed it. Will you show the finished diorama on the channel?
Sorry, really struggled to find hobby time lately. Still got loads more projects and videos planned though.
I’m going to do a showcase video of the finished dio for sure 👍🏻
What would be a good citadel paint substitute for eclipse grey and graphite from scale 75? My local game store only carries citadel and the army painter. Also, love your videos! Finally gave me the courage to do a raven guard army.
The main characteristic of the Scale75 paints used in this scheme are that they are super matte. Games Workshop paints dont have that characteristic, so it’s not really possible to have a like for like alternative.
That’s said, if you have to use GW paints, I would go with Corvus Black and Eshin grey or Dawnstone (depending on how bright you want your edge highlights to be)
One way you could make the GW paints more matte, would be to apply a matte varnish over them when you’re done to kill that shine.
If you ever do get a chance to try out Scale75 paints, mail order on the internet etc. then I do highly recommend trying the Black used in this video. It is like no other black on the market.
Hope that helps and thanks for watching
I'm here for the chill❤
You’ve come to the right place 👍
Awesome! could you do Sisters of Battle?
Good call, I have a squad of awesome Seraphim / Zephyrim as it happens... what colour scheme would you like to see?
Would Darkstar Miniatures' Graphite replace Iron Hands Steel in some of your older recipes like this one?
Graphite is noticeably lighter than Iron Hands Steel but you could certainly substitute it for Iron Hands Steel by darkening it down with a couple of applications of a black wash, suchas Nuln Oil for example
@@BrushstrokePaintingGuides icic, thanks!
I've bee waiting for this since your posted the initial shots on the 40k subreddit. I love the way the black turned out. I have a question and a thought:
1) why did you start with the Eshin Grey and not the black? Would it not be easier to slap the black on and then pick out the eshin grey where needed?
2) I really like your tutorials, but I find your background with all the paint pots distracting, and it takes away from how great your model looks! I think even a sheet of white paper could make for a great background that would help the mini pop!
Thanks for watching.
OK, so the reason for the eshin grey first is because I’m taking advantage of the pale grey primer and by using thinned eshin it sits in the recesses more than the ridges. This gives a Shadow and highlight in one go. Adding the nuln oil later exaggerates this more and means no need to highlight.
I take your point about the background. I just film as I paint, so I still need to access those paints.
I’ll have a think what I can do to make it less busy
@@BrushstrokePaintingGuides Thanks for your response! That makes sense re: the eshin grey. I love your tutorials -- I hope there are more in the future!
Aaron Shenkman thank you.
Yes, I have LOADS planned. I just want to get a new camera to sort out my focus issues and then I’ll be really happy.
Stay tuned for more
Hey love it, quick question where did you get the decals? I don't seem able to find Raven Guard Decals...
Thank you
I got the decals from the Raven Guard upgrade pack
www.games-workshop.com/en-GB/Raven-Guard-Primaris-Upgrades-2020
@@BrushstrokePaintingGuides THX!!! Thought they were for vehicles... will get one myself rest is also nice, currently building a raven guard scout kill team, your paint set looks also tempting, love the matt black armor so much!!!
Love this paint scheme! I was just wondering what you used to prime the model? I couldn’t find anything in the description is all 😁
Sorry, it was primed with Vallejo surface primer. All over in black and then a light zenithal with grey to pick out the details
bit.ly/3W4rnZY
I've added a note into the description now to help others. Thanks for watching :)
@@BrushstrokePaintingGuides thats great, thank you for the quick response! 😁👍🏻
how about an alpha legion painting guide hehe, great stuff though I will definitely go off this for my RG build.
I started out doing picture painting guides before I got talked into making videos.
One of my picture guides was for a metallic Alpha Legion scheme, here's the link... let me know what you think?
instagram.com/p/Bwhw9s3nokI/
Excellent tutorial.
The paints really add up though...
Thanks man
True, paints aren’t cheap. If you were to pick up just one paint as a result of this video, I would strongly recommend you make it Scale75 flat black.
It’s an amazing paint and you won’t regret it 👍🏻
Christ bless you, thank you I'm about to paint my successor chapter of the raven guard soon
Thanks for watching.
Really glad it was helpful and what you needed.
Apologies for a few bits of poor video and audio.
This is one of my early videos, so I was very much a noob.
Still am really, compared to the bigger channels. I keep trying though 👍
Thanks for this, you're making the XIX look great! Question, if I wanted a shinier black, what would you recommend? Citadel, vallejo, something else? Thanks again
Thank you.
For a less matte black I do really like GW’s Corvus black
@@BrushstrokePaintingGuides Thank you! I got Corvus and Scale 75 black coming so I can experiment with which I like better. 10 years since I've painted anything, so wish me luck!
@@anthonybarca2896 good luck man 👍🏻
Let me know how you get on
@@anthonybarca2896 I coated with the nuln oil gloss over the armour panels afterwards which works quite well too
One more question if you dont mind. How would you paint the chest emblem with the wings using the same colors? Maybe a base, nuln oil wash, then highlight? Thanks! I've been trying my best to copy this scheme
No problem man.
I dont like using washes when painting greys and whites because I find they just make things too grubby looking.
For the chest emblem I would base with Celestra, recess shade with Eshin grey. Tidy up as necessary with celestra and highlight with ulthuan grey. That should give you a faded white crest with decent contrast for all the detail
when you paint in this way, what glue do you use to stick the pieces on afterwards? do you still use the normal plastic glue or do you use super glue because of the paint?
I use a small dab of gorilla super glue to fix the pieces together. I find it absorbs through the paint and bonds the parts really well.
If you wanted to use plastic cement you would need to scratch off some paint at the contact points to allow plastic to plastic to touch and the glue to melt them together
What color did you prime the model
Sorry, the model was primed with Vallejo surface primers. Firstly all over with black and then a light zenithal prime with grey. The zenithal is mainly so details are easier to see on camera and isn’t needed for the paint scheme
Thanks for watching 👍🏻
This is awesome! I've been trying to track down the Scalecolours, but cannot find "Flat Black". Only "Black" and "Decay Black". Though I've noticed some stores list "Black" as Flat Black, but the actual bottle only says Black...
Do you know if the black paint you used as the base colour here was Scale75's basic "Black"?
Thanks!
Thanks man, glad you liked the guide.
So I think Scale75 have stopped calling it flat black now and it’s just black.
To be totally sure, it’s code is sc00
Here’s a link too to help you get the right stuff
elementgames.co.uk/paints-hobby-and-scenery/paints-washes-etc/scale-75/flat-black-37854?d=10493
Hope that helps
@@BrushstrokePaintingGuides Right on! That's awesome. Thanks!
No problem
Wait til you try it, it’s the most amazing black paint, you’ll love it 👍🏻
@@BrushstrokePaintingGuides Oh, I believe you! I've used the ScaleColor purples, and I think second to Molten Metals they have the best metallic paints on the market, but I've never tried the Flat Black.
I love the 'stealth bomber' look these guys have, as opposed to the really reflective blue-black that most black power armour is painted with. I can accept the bright red shoulder rim for aesthetic reasons, but the Raven Guard would probably not want polished armour that's going to catch every glint of sunlight...
Thank you. What primer did you start with?
Thanks for watching.
I use vallejo surface primer through an airbrush.
This video explains my whole process
th-cam.com/video/KxF8t6k39cE/w-d-xo.html
Would Vallejo model color black work in place of scale75 black?
It would work in terms of it being a nice looking black, but it doesn’t have the super matte finish of the scale75 black. In fact, no other paint does. Scale75 is unique in its matte finish.
Now, if you just can’t get Scale75 where you are, then my advice would be to find an ultra matte varnish you can use to try and achieve a similar finish instead.
Could you please tell me how did you ‘stood up’ does parts when you paint them?
I mean, I can see there are kind of... ‘metal stick’ And cork? How did you made it??
No problem :)
I've made a video about how I prepare my models for painting and that includes how I make my painting handles
Check out this video and the chapter "Paint Handles" about 7:58 in.
th-cam.com/video/KxF8t6k39cE/w-d-xo.html
Hope that helps answer your question :)
Thanks for watching
@@BrushstrokePaintingGuides wow, thanks so much for this, you are amazing!
@@허재욱-b7i Thank you, glad it helped :)
Did you use is that a Grey primer? Would Grey be better than black primer?
For these you could use either a grey or black primer and get a great result.
I tend to opt for a zenithal prime of grey over black for these video because it makes the details show up better for the camera.
Off camera, I like to use grey because I find it’s a good neutral colour and allows easy painting of both light and dark colours over it and it’s easier to see details than it is with a black primer
I would only ever tend to use a black primer if I’m painting terrain where there’s a chance I may miss painting a bit but it won’t matter as the black will just make it look like a deep shadow :)
I totally did not know that Scale75 paints are so different to what usually work with with Citadel/Vallejo etc. Due to them being gel based can you not mix them together then or do they still mix fine?
You can totally still mix them as you would any other paint. They’re still acrylic paints. They just have a gel medium. It actually makes them better (in my opinion) for blending and glazing. They thin down amazingly without diluting their pigment saturation.
It’s difficult to explain in words, id suggest getting a bottle and trying one for yourself. The black is probably a good one to start with, as a matt Black is always handy
So quick question for all you warhammer experts, I just got my first set of warhammer minies, they’re for a kill team, I got heavy intercessors space marines, the guy at the games workshop store told me I can paint them however I wanted, I can make my own chapter if I wish, but I love the look and color scheme of raven guard, does it make sense for me to paint my heavy intercessors in the color scheme of raven guard? Or do they need to be specific raven guard minies for that to work? Am I committing a warhammer sin if I do so?
By no means a Warhammer expert, but I can confirm the advice you were given was absolutely right, you can paint your minis however you like.
So if you want you intercessors to be black then that’s cool.
All I would say, is you shouldn’t put Raven Guard symbols on your minis if youre going to play them as Raven Guard.
Other than that, you can paint them any colours you want. Go for it!
This is amazing and just how i always thought raven guard should look, special forces armour should not be glinting!!
I love your work, do you do commissions?
Thank you, you’re very kind.
Sorry no, I don’t do commission, I’m just a hobby painter.
I started this channel to try and show people how I paint my minis, as I had a lot of people asking.
People have had really great results from following this video, so maybe give it a try yourself? It’s a fun paint scheme to do and you can add personal touches to your minis to make them truly unique too.
Thanks for checking out my channel though, I hope you’ll stay tuned for more vids?
You're welcome 😊
I will definitely be using this video and some of your other ones to get started with my very own Raven Guard army and build my painting confidence 😊 definitely will stay tuned for future vids!!!
The video is very helpful, but you should up the picture quality - it looks quite pixelated at times and I have. hard time seeing anything. Shoot in 4K or higher so you if you want to do digital zoom later then you can and still get decent picture quality.
Thanks, glad you found it useful.
And you feedback about video quality is exactly what I’ve since done.
This was one of my first videos and when I was still very much learning the ropes.
I won’t say I’m in any way an expert now, but I have certainly upped my game
Please do check some of my newer videos and let me know if they’re any better 👍
Is that flat black from scale7f’s warfront range?
It’s from their Scalecolor range
Here’s a link
elementgames.co.uk/paints-hobby-and-scenery/paints-washes-etc/scale-75/scale-75-scalecolor-single-paints/flat-black-37854?d=10493
Le noir est juste magnifique, combien coûte le pot de peinture ?
Merci
vous pouvez acheter la peinture d'ici, ce n'est pas cher - Flat Black
bit.ly/2S39sEk
@@BrushstrokePaintingGuides thanks
How many coats of black do you usually have to do? Trying to get used to these paints!
I usually apply this as a couple of coats to get a solid coverage.
Don’t worry too much about counting the number of coats though, the important thing to concentrate on is getting the paint on cleanly and smoothly.
Sometimes that’ll just take a single coat other times it may take more. You’ll find with these paints the pigment level in them is really high, so you can thin them a surprising amount and still get a really strong colour
@@BrushstrokePaintingGuides thanks! It was definitely a big difference with these.
Did you use the Eclipse Grey for all the edges or just extreme ones? When I did it on my Intercessor, it looked very bright. Wondering if you applied a coat of matte varnish to dull it?
I really liked the video, especially since I'm working on Raven Guard myself, but you might want to get a better lens for your camera. When painting the lenses on helmet it was VERY bad picture quality unfortunately.
Thank you.
I know! I’m really struggling to get crisp ultra close up shots.
I really need to get a 4K camera but don’t have the funds for that at the moment.
I’ll keep trying to find ways to improve the picture quality as I do more videos
If you were using only citadel paints what black and grey would you use?
OK, Citadel only. I guess I would go with Corvus Black, eshin grey and then dawnstone
How do you attach it to that wire / Cork ? Just glue it??
Yes, it’s glued. Check out my mini prep video, it shows the process
th-cam.com/video/KxF8t6k39cE/w-d-xo.html
You can skip to the exact point by clicking the chapter on Painting Handles
Hope that helps 👍🏻
@@BrushstrokePaintingGuides awesome, thank you!
Made sure I subscribed now.
@@kylereese6202 thanks for the support.
Really appreciate it 👍🏻
What do you use to hold your mini ??
I use a piece of paperclip glued into a cork
I explain how I do it in this video
th-cam.com/video/KxF8t6k39cE/w-d-xo.html
@@BrushstrokePaintingGuides thank you
This is the best… to think I almost went deathwatch
Great choice 👍🏻
Raven Guard are badass ☠️
How long do your brushes last? I’ve herd tell of peoples brushes lasting years but the best Ive got is maybe a year but that was unique, in general they seem to last a couple months. I paint daily, my latest and never again were Windsor and newton, not because they are bad but because they also frayed and lost their point within a couple months but cost me a small fortune
I have brushes I'm still using which are currently 3 years old.
I clean my brushes after each painting session with Masters brush soap, which cleans and conditions the bristles and I think that is what helps maintain the tips
nice
thank you
A very good panting tutorial but it was a real struggle watching it as the lack of focus was making me feel nauseous. Otherwise good stuff. I can't believe how Matt that black got. I'll be checking out that line asap.
Thank you
Sorry about the focus. I have a plan to fix it for future videos.
I’m going to get a new camera so I can shoot at higher definition.
Scale75 paints are great and well worth checking out.
bit.ly/2S39sEk
Will you be painting an Infiltrator Sergeant ?
Yes I’m actually painting one now for Raven Guard. I won’t be doing a video though, cos I’ve already done this one
fabuloso
Thank you 😊
Oh no 2 year old video now I dont know where is next part with lences :D
Erm, it’s so long ago I can’t remember what I said in that video.
Did I promise a lens painting video?
@@BrushstrokePaintingGuides yep :D do you have it? Btw awesome content dont know why you dont have half milion subs I will post your stuff everywhere :D Big fan!
@@DodgethisCZ I’m sorry, I don’t.
I don’t think I got much response requesting it.
I will try and make one now you’ve reminded me.
If you give my Emperors Children video a watch, the way I did the gems is the way I do my scopes and gun lenses.
th-cam.com/video/_xJ4S2p10lo/w-d-xo.html
Thank you for promoting the channel though, I really appreciate it 🤛
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I mean it looks great but I am not doing all this on a full army. Just prime it black, add a couple dry brush o the model and touch up some details. Done way faster and looks just as good. A named guys sure, the whole army? Nah.
Good video but a lot of it is out of focus
Thanks man
Yeah, sorry about the focus issues., this is one of my earlier videos and I was still learning to paint on camera.
it’s an area I’ve worked hard on improving as I obviously want everything to be sharp and clear 👍🏻
I appreciate the video and links to the materials, but I could only make it about 7 minutes in before I started to get nauseated from the focus problems. Your camera focuses on your fingers, and makes the model nauseating to try to see.
Thanks for the feedback and sorry about the focusing issues.
It is something I am working to correct 👍🏻
In fact, the focusing issues are something I have tried to improve on in my latest video. I’d very interested to know your thoughts on whether I have improved it or not? Thanks
th-cam.com/video/KoRbYuAfbEk/w-d-xo.html
@@BrushstrokePaintingGuides No worries; I appreciate the response. I was afraid that my comment would come off as rude, but that was not my intention. I would really like to see more of your tutorials, and was just trying to comment on what I found difficult. I look forward to seeing what you produce in the future!
@Michael thanks, I didn’t take it as rude. I genuinely appreciate the honest feedback. Rather that than someone clicking the dislike and not saying why.
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That weird clicking in the background is super annoying
Really sorry about that I have tried to really improve both the sound and video quality of my guides with each one I’ve done since.
It’s been a huge learning curve trying to sort the tech out from nothing.
I hope you were still able to get some useful info from the video.
I hear all the mouth sounds you make when speaking, hopefully in later videos you moved the microphone away from your mouth!
Yeah, early video. I hope I’ve improved a bit since then.
But youre the best judge, you tell me, is it better in this one of example?
th-cam.com/video/XXYFAdWli80/w-d-xo.html
@@BrushstrokePaintingGuides 100% better
Thank you, appreciate the feedback 👍🏻