I honestly can't believe more channels haven't done speed painting videos. The problem that 99.995% of people in the hobby face is too many minis and too little time to paint. Tutorials like this help get more painted minis to the table. Great job!
I agree and I love these speed painting videos. Sure, some of my models I want to spend hours on to look their best, but the majority of my stuff I just want to get to the table and look halfway decent. These speed painting videos are perfect for that and I can't wait to see what else comes out of this channel.
I totally agree i play warhammer 40k for 2 years now and i couldn't finish any army past 2 troops and 1 HQ because painting them took to long and now i have seen how quick black legion can be painted i am sold and really want it done before oktober when me and my friends make a trip to warhammerworld.
@Gareth they dont look bad although i would probably do a few things differently. however them done like this in a reasonable amount of time and effort will lead to a fully painted project and will be a much better experience then trying to paint a whole army on too high standards to finish.
I love these videos and the channel, but quite a few people paint for the sake of painting, which may be why there aren’t many speed painting videos, as some people enjoy painting and spend hours on it
Thank you for showing how you fix mistakes. This is something that is so often overlooked in tutorials that everyone will go through. Being able to see exactly what touching up entails, what wicking away ink looks like - these are very important for building confidence at dealing with brush-slips.
I really appreciate that you actually demonstrate how you mix paint and fix errors, also the paints you use are easy enough to match with what you have. I think I'll be sticking around for these videos
I really appreciate this series of videos on Blackstone Fortress. It's my first time seriously diving into painting, and these are helping me learn some simple techniques and build confidence. Thanks for this playlist!
This is the best way I've found to actually put a fully painted (and good looking) black legion force on the battlefield. The combination of easily achievable results in a reasonable amount of time (even for a slow painter like me) is unbeatable. Well done and thanks.
I like the way that there are a few bits of over painting in these tutorials. It gives hope to the hamfisted among us that we too can end up with cool looking minis like these.
As a person that has just started the hobby I really appreciate that when you say thin your pint in to a glaze you don’t just say that but gives us amounts that are effective to follow! Thanks!
Thats incredible how much better and more real black legioners look like when painted with that mix of gold and silver rather than just pure gold! A huuuge difference! From fashion beasts to the real ones. Awesome!
This series has been so helpful. I had zero experience in painting and thanks to these step by step guides the minis for BSF look great . I particularly appreciate how you can get to a certain stage and leave it there. These videos are great. I’ve purchased the gellerpox too for a fan made expansion on the Facebook online content group. They will look great next week! Oh and finally how you use such a limited pallet of colours . All the other videos assume you are happy to buy 70 paints some of which are used once for a tongue or minuscule feature.
You know what's great about these tutorials? Seeing you make mistakes and saying it's fine and can be fixed easy. Mistake making was anxiety central until I saw this.
Such a valuable and well produced video! I am very new to the hobby and I just want to say how much encouragement I feel when I see a video like this that includes the "Rogue brushstrokes". Quite often people just edit their videos with a before and after sequence, making it seem as thought they painted it perfectly in one attempt. Will be following your channel closely sir!
Excellent. You present the techniques in such a clear way that I’m already imagining applying them to other models and armies. Your technique for the deathly skin tone is exactly what I’ve been searching for to apply to my Carcharodons Astra. So good!
Lots of folks making “speed painting” videos that really describe high quality tabletop painting. I love those videos but they aren’t “speed painting.” Thanks for your truth in advertising. I have been painting for a year for Star Wars Legion and while I love it, it takes me a while. I wouldn’t have dreamed of buying something like Blackstone Fortress just because I wouldn’t get a chance to play it - it would take me a year to paint everything. But your videos are making me reconsider.
Woah mama, that's a serious comment! Thank you for the kind words my friend, I'm really glad you're enjoying the format and content. Stay tuned for more! :)
BEST tutorial i have seen so far, by using basic technic, step by step. most people arent art student after all and i find most speed paint video useless except this. With Black legion released in this this month people seek more video like this, subscribe now! Hope u can do more tutorial besides black stone fortress box set.
Midwinter Minis. Right, I’m up to date and they are by far the best looking minis I’ve ever painted. Thanks so much! Looking forward to the beastmen video!
U. S ARMY Afghanistan, found your video on army hobby site for keeping troops busy in down time (relaxation time). Good stuff buddy, another subscriber here....
This mirrors my technique eerily closely that I've gotten to over around 6 months worth of painting, I try to attempt or refine a more advanced technique with each HQ or full troop box and my skills have vastly improved utilizing simple but useful skills such as these. While I mostly already have these skills, if you are a new painter, these techniques will RAPIDLY accelerate the quality of your minis. Look into a wet palette, that is also a massive game changer.
Just got my "Blackstone fortress" box today. Started following along in order, and managed to finish first three tutorials. Great stuff. Very emboldening/empowering. Looking forward to using the rest of this tutorial to blitz through the remaining models. Then maybe I'll have the courage to face that " Indomitus" box that's glaring at me..
A+ for mentioned how to fix mistakes in the steps. Super helpful. Really cool how you show pictures after each steps. That helps, especially with the glazes. Awesome work 👏👍
Midwinter Minis I got into the hobby about 13 years ago with War Machine. Then I stopped for a couple years and now I’m back in. They’re just doesn’t seem to be anything more relaxing after a long day of work then building miniatures and then painting them up. Keep the videos coming!
Am I the only one that keeps being blown away by how simple *AND* effective this scheme is!?? It's amazing. I need to go look for more black legion models just so I can do this again. :D
Thank you for these great videos. This is my first experience with miniatures and I'm following along. I'm more use to building wooden models and one tip I have (although you may already know this) prior to sanding the bases, I apply a drop of superglue in the divot and add roket powder. This can be sanded down and fills the dent lovely. Used this a lot when filling in gaps in wood. Thanks again and massively looking forward to the next vid.
Thanks for the kind comment, Lee! It's a great tip, occasionally the superglue/baking soda mix can react with certain paints over time, but it's definitely a super-effective filler!
Great video. I found your channel because of Blackstone Fortress, but i have been in the hobby for a long time. Now i try to consume all the content you produce, even the coffee related ones.
I've probably watched this video over a dozen times. I'm planning on doing a space marine kill team and this video pretty much nails what I want to do with them. Once again Guy, thank you for putting out videos that makes the hobby more approachable and far less terrifying.
Just want to say how much I'm enjoying this series. Its great to come across little tricks and techniques that can get these models ready for Blackstone Fortress as quickly as possible. In the interest of speed, might I recommend painting the adversaries in the order in which they can appear in the game. For example, I think the starting line up is Spindle Drones, Ur-Ghul's, Traitor Guardsmen and Negavolt Cultists. All others crop up later on in the adventure. Just an idea! You have a new subscriber either way :)
Yes yes yes! Truth be told, I started painting these models during my Christmas break, and hadn't played the game yet. When I played it for the first time with my mate, I was like "oh, piss... I've done these in the wrong order", haha. Anyway, after the Chaos Beastmen, I'll do the Negavolt Cultists and the Traitor Guard!
Haha, I totally understand. There is the order is "should" be done to get it on the board, but then there is the order of "but this model is cooler and I must paint it now!". I know I've fallen victim to it many times
@@MidwinterMinis tbh, I feel the series is well sequenced already in that the simpler techniques are introduced at the start before the ‘heroes’ are introduced. Thanks so much. I really appreciate the effort you put in here
It's nice to see how you do things as it's more instructive than other videos, I started painting when I bought the first LOR boxed set so it's nice to see someone showing how to paint so that you can play rather than up to Golden Demon standards
Hey Midwinter, just wanted to say keep up the great work guys, your ambull video popped up on my suggested feed and I ended up coming to this video, fantastic! just in time for the new chaos wave of releases and I want to take a shot at painting Black Legion, but I've always hated highlighting black. What's best about your videos is you explain every step in detail so they're accessible to not only veteran painters but also new painters, I've been painting for years but always steered clear of predominantly black schemes, but your simple to follow instructions have really helped, I'd have never thought to drybrush then go into a wash to dull it down, instead i've been murdering myself with edge highlighting, similarily mixing gold and silve to make a nice muted looking gold helps give that unique look to the trim. Subbed, and keep up the great work mate.
Excellent again. I like how you get nice and close to the model with the camera. To many tutorials are to stand off. You also had me with the false finish.
We always clean our weapons, and polish and shine our armor during any down time. (LOL) Thanks for the video, it really helps. Being fully color-blind and seeing the listed paint colors and washes.
I love that moment at 3:30 where you show off the models. Honestly, I would have felt like stopping at that stage, because that monochrome (plus metal highlights) look absolutely gorgeous on Chaos Space Marines! Blackstone Fortress really has some of the best minis in GW's line-up.
I know, right? There are so many times at quite early stages I look at models and go "actually... this looks great as it is". Then I go and ruin it, ahah
i just started to build a chaos space marine army and had no idea how to get the effect i wanted this is perfect so glad i can speed paint them and make them look great too
Just painted my first minis today! Chaos black legion using this video as a guide and I think they've come out great. Thanks for the content and keep it up!
Catching up on some of your older work! I like this scheme a lot, I'm going to use elements of it for the chaos space marines in the kill team nachmund box set.
They models are amazing. Following along, however I dry brushed the lower half blue, then mid section grey, then upper grey/white. Turned out great. Mixing the sliver & gold was a great tip. They turned out great. Again thanks for these easy to follow videos.
Just subscribed to your channel, I recently started working on a Black Legion army, I've got a Daemon Prince, Abaddon, and 10 CSM so far. This video has really inspired me with what to do with my minis.
I’m about to embark on the speed paint of my blackstone fortress minis following this series precisely. Wish me luck as I’m new to miniature painting 😉 Thanks so much for this. I’m partially colourblind so really value this content 👊
Fantastic results! I love the colors you picked, and your technique for filling the holes in the base :) I'll have to try that with some plasticard. Some really useful tips in this video, thank you!
tried this scheme on csm from the shadowspear box set, I was a bit heavy handed with the drybrushing so had to do 2 good washes of nuln oil but reasonably happy with the results and lessons leaned for the next batch.
See this looks like a more natural black. It's really a charcoal gray and not matte black with edge highlighting as you see elsewhere. Really like this technique and I might try it out myself for my own Black Legion as the finished result looks great. I also like the nod to the original Black+Silver black legion colors before they changed it to gold (not sure if that was your intent or not but it fits!).
I've been playing 40k for about 16 years now, and i've never had the confidence to try my hand at painting my own models, but i think im gonna try some of your methods and finally learn how to do it
It's a bummer this didn't exist before I painted my ghostkeel. I was struggling on how to do black without having to do edge highlights, (I don't like the look). These look great. It's also great that you show where you messed up and fixed. Thank you for the tips.
I tell you what, when you're old and grey, lying on your deathbed, you certainly won't look back and regret all the time you COULD have spent edge highlighting, hahaha.
Im going to be honest here i am a starter and i have not even got my first set as im getting the items needed beforehand. But this series has helped me look for paints in specific coulors and what primer i should use thanks for this series again and good bye. (Also this series is just fun to watch as well 😄 👍)
@@MidwinterMinis haha you make painting fun again though mate, a lot of the tutorials on youtube are very dry you add little humour in there, it is great! Have you got a Facebook or Instagram I can follow? I can post my poor attempts at following your vids.
Haha, thanks Liam! I only have personal/music pages at the moment, but I might make a MWM profile soon. Watch this space :) You could always shoot me an email with the "business address" in my TH-cam profile.
Thank you so much! I was building my chaos army, and your video on the khorne bezerkers was good, but I bought some black legion Bois and they came out so blotchy, flat, and crap. Gonna try this and see how it goes!
Another awesome video! Even if this is focused on tabletop standart miniatures for this game, there is so many work and much time invested in it. They look all fantastic and are worth it to have a good place in a showcase 😁. All tutorials are great explained and good to realize with own miniatures. Keep it on!
Thanks Artur! Absolutely, I'd much rather have a complete game painted fast to "tabletop standard" than have my beautifully painted hero fighting the grey plastic legion ;)
So nice! Thanks for this cool guide, it inspired my to finally paint my BF miniatures. In my paint job of black legion I decided to use gold instead gold-metallic for pipes, decorations on armor and weapons, they are really stylish now :)
Love these painting guides, But can you try for your flesh, Base with Rakarth Flesh, then wash with Druchii Violet wash. Then go over with Rakarth flesh on the raised parts and use Pallid Wych Flesh as a last hightlight. You can also use Druchii Viotet on the red, it lifts the red, then you use the red again and highlight with an orange. I always learn something knew from your videos. love the brass on the trim of the marines
Good idea, but I tried to just use the same 14 paints for all the models in this series, so I don't have room for 2 flesh tones unfortunately and a dedicated purple shade, we just have to mix our own :)
Mostly done with my BSF Servants of the Abyss models. I'll have to remember some of these shortcuts next time I have a batch to paint. They're really just an ancillary KT for me so wasn't looking to spend as much time as I did on them.
Subscribed for your Blackstone Speedpainting. Need them all for this game, even when i do some more details. Realy good work and a tutorial for Miniature Painting
I usually spray the sprew not entirely just the model parts, and then paint the parts unassembled. I find it quicker with a better result than painting it assembled. great the video.
nice video with good tips! only thing you could change would be the silver for their armor to gold to represent the black legion. Im painting them too now but i already have painted the ghouls and drones and i’m finishing the guardsmen. Looking forward to more vids!!
Thanks! Yeah, you could obviously keep them traditional Black Legion by just leaving out the silver in the silver/gold mix for the trim, but I think it looks a bit too gaudy for my taste ;)
Midwinter Minis tell you the truth i would make them death guard and i would if they weren’t named as black legion. It’s a shame i already finished the guardsmen and won’t benefit from your videos.
I honestly can't believe more channels haven't done speed painting videos. The problem that 99.995% of people in the hobby face is too many minis and too little time to paint. Tutorials like this help get more painted minis to the table. Great job!
Exactly! I think I've painted more models since making this channel than ever before, haha.
I agree and I love these speed painting videos. Sure, some of my models I want to spend hours on to look their best, but the majority of my stuff I just want to get to the table and look halfway decent. These speed painting videos are perfect for that and I can't wait to see what else comes out of this channel.
I totally agree i play warhammer 40k for 2 years now and i couldn't finish any army past 2 troops and 1 HQ because painting them took to long and now i have seen how quick black legion can be painted i am sold and really want it done before oktober when me and my friends make a trip to warhammerworld.
@Gareth they dont look bad although i would probably do a few things differently. however them done like this in a reasonable amount of time and effort will lead to a fully painted project and will be a much better experience then trying to paint a whole army on too high standards to finish.
I love these videos and the channel, but quite a few people paint for the sake of painting, which may be why there aren’t many speed painting videos, as some people enjoy painting and spend hours on it
Thank you for showing how you fix mistakes. This is something that is so often overlooked in tutorials that everyone will go through. Being able to see exactly what touching up entails, what wicking away ink looks like - these are very important for building confidence at dealing with brush-slips.
Thanks! Yeah, mistakes are inevitable, so you may as well learn how to fix them :)
There is so much love about your video series. If I had to choose one, it's the fact that you say "...your red paint..." or "...your blue paint..."
Thanks mate! Yeah, keep it simple :)
HEY TEAM! Quick question: there's been a huge spike in views recently. Where are you all coming from? Has someone linked here?
you just popped up on the front page for me... great video's, liked and subbed here. Keep up the good work.
Same here, just popped up on my front page. Excellent video, I'm planning on using these techniques on my set!
@@DanWhite2243 Woah mama, that'll do it. Thanks for letting me know! :)
popped up on my front page today. looking forward to more. i'm just about to get to these models, i've been working through the traitor guardsmen.
Found you on 40k reddit, did not regret to come here ;)
I really appreciate that you actually demonstrate how you mix paint and fix errors, also the paints you use are easy enough to match with what you have.
I think I'll be sticking around for these videos
That's what I like to hear! :)
I really appreciate this series of videos on Blackstone Fortress. It's my first time seriously diving into painting, and these are helping me learn some simple techniques and build confidence. Thanks for this playlist!
Finally got round to painting my Black Legion from Shadowspear This will come in very handy again having used it for my BSF figures
This is the best way I've found to actually put a fully painted (and good looking) black legion force on the battlefield. The combination of easily achievable results in a reasonable amount of time (even for a slow painter like me) is unbeatable. Well done and thanks.
Chaos Space Marine: *Sees a peaceful Imperial colony in need of some Heresy*
"BROTHER
GET THE WEIRD PIPES"
Imperial citizens to chaos space marine with no weird pipes:😒
Imperial citizens to chaos space marine with weird pipes:😱
I like the way that there are a few bits of over painting in these tutorials. It gives hope to the hamfisted among us that we too can end up with cool looking minis like these.
Exactly! Things don't need to be perfect, they just need to be DONE! :)
As a person that has just started the hobby I really appreciate that when you say thin your pint in to a glaze you don’t just say that but gives us amounts that are effective to follow! Thanks!
Thats incredible how much better and more real black legioners look like when painted with that mix of gold and silver rather than just pure gold! A huuuge difference! From fashion beasts to the real ones. Awesome!
This series has been so helpful. I had zero experience in painting and thanks to these step by step guides the minis for BSF look great . I particularly appreciate how you can get to a certain stage and leave it there. These videos are great.
I’ve purchased the gellerpox too for a fan made expansion on the Facebook online content group. They will look great next week!
Oh and finally how you use such a limited pallet of colours . All the other videos assume you are happy to buy 70 paints some of which are used once for a tongue or minuscule feature.
10:20 How the hell have I been so stupid not to ever do this????? so simple and obvious now you've pointed it out..
I absolutely love the black power armour and the metallic details. It's a great look for Black Legionnaires.
Thanks Jacob!
You know what's great about these tutorials? Seeing you make mistakes and saying it's fine and can be fixed easy. Mistake making was anxiety central until I saw this.
Haha, exactly Paul. I was thinking about making a video on how to fix mistakes, actually...
@@MidwinterMinis you should. I'm always making mistakes.
Well done. I like videos about speed painting because they are about saving time, and time is the one resource we cannot get back.
Profound, but true! Glad you like the videos :)
Such a valuable and well produced video! I am very new to the hobby and I just want to say how much encouragement I feel when I see a video like this that includes the "Rogue brushstrokes". Quite often people just edit their videos with a before and after sequence, making it seem as thought they painted it perfectly in one attempt. Will be following your channel closely sir!
Thanks Jacob! Yes definitely, fixing mistakes is a crucial part of learning. There's no such thing as perfect! :)
Excellent. You present the techniques in such a clear way that I’m already imagining applying them to other models and armies. Your technique for the deathly skin tone is exactly what I’ve been searching for to apply to my Carcharodons Astra.
So good!
Thanks ol' pal. Yeah! That subtle purple tone is great for making people look pretty gaunt and spooky. Good luck with your Space Sharks :)
This gives me an idea for how to speed paint my Thousand Sons, thanks.
Lots of folks making “speed painting” videos that really describe high quality tabletop painting. I love those videos but they aren’t “speed painting.” Thanks for your truth in advertising. I have been painting for a year for Star Wars Legion and while I love it, it takes me a while. I wouldn’t have dreamed of buying something like Blackstone Fortress just because I wouldn’t get a chance to play it - it would take me a year to paint everything. But your videos are making me reconsider.
Woah mama, that's a serious comment! Thank you for the kind words my friend, I'm really glad you're enjoying the format and content. Stay tuned for more! :)
BEST tutorial i have seen so far, by using basic technic, step by step. most people arent art student after all and i find most speed paint video useless except this. With Black legion released in this this month people seek more video like this, subscribe now! Hope u can do more tutorial besides black stone fortress box set.
Hey Leon! Thanks so much for the lovely comment. There will be SO much more beyond Blackstone Fortress, don't worry! :)
I love this series. Havn’t painted a mini since 1999, but I’ve bought the paints and made a start on the Ur-guls thanks to you!
Yas! Good luck Giles, welcome back to the hobby :)
Midwinter Minis. Right, I’m up to date and they are by far the best looking minis I’ve ever painted. Thanks so much! Looking forward to the beastmen video!
U. S ARMY Afghanistan, found your video on army hobby site for keeping troops busy in down time (relaxation time). Good stuff buddy, another subscriber here....
Welcome aboard Craig! Stay safe :) Do you have a link to the site?
@@MidwinterMinis wish I could buddy but its a site for military parsonell to log into
@@craigebanez-george1487 no worries! Was just curious :)
This tutorial is great! Not only will I be following this with my BSF models, but also my upcoming Black Legion army as well! Thank you for this!
The timing worked out well, huh? Glad you enjoyed the video!
This mirrors my technique eerily closely that I've gotten to over around 6 months worth of painting, I try to attempt or refine a more advanced technique with each HQ or full troop box and my skills have vastly improved utilizing simple but useful skills such as these.
While I mostly already have these skills, if you are a new painter, these techniques will RAPIDLY accelerate the quality of your minis. Look into a wet palette, that is also a massive game changer.
Thanks mate! I can't use a wet palette unfortunately, my colourblindness makes it impractical.
I'm going to watch this video about 50 times in preparation for starting a Black Legion army for when the new Shadowspear box comes out!!
Those new Chaos models look pretty awesome, eh?
Just got my "Blackstone fortress" box today. Started following along in order, and managed to finish first three tutorials. Great stuff. Very emboldening/empowering. Looking forward to using the rest of this tutorial to blitz through the remaining models. Then maybe I'll have the courage to face that " Indomitus" box that's glaring at me..
A+ for mentioned how to fix mistakes in the steps. Super helpful. Really cool how you show pictures after each steps. That helps, especially with the glazes.
Awesome work 👏👍
Thank you! Yeah, mistakes happen, and I make tons, haha.
I ended up painting my whole chaos army. going overboard on the grey and white made them look different, but i like it. such an effective guide, thnx.
Nice! You're welcome, glad you enjoyed it :)
Found this channel by chance. Glad I did!!! Love the tips and your voice is better then most audio book narrators I listen to!
Thank you John! I'm waiting for Audible to come knocking at the door, but all quiet so far, haha
Midwinter Minis
I got into the hobby about 13 years ago with War Machine. Then I stopped for a couple years and now I’m back in. They’re just doesn’t seem to be anything more relaxing after a long day of work then building miniatures and then painting them up. Keep the videos coming!
First time warhammer painter and this series on BSF has helped me massively. Cheers 😁
This was awesome. The chaos marines looks amazing. Looking forward to the next video. Keep up the good work.
Am I the only one that keeps being blown away by how simple *AND* effective this scheme is!?? It's amazing. I need to go look for more black legion models just so I can do this again. :D
Thank you for these great videos. This is my first experience with miniatures and I'm following along. I'm more use to building wooden models and one tip I have (although you may already know this) prior to sanding the bases, I apply a drop of superglue in the divot and add roket powder. This can be sanded down and fills the dent lovely. Used this a lot when filling in gaps in wood. Thanks again and massively looking forward to the next vid.
Thanks for the kind comment, Lee! It's a great tip, occasionally the superglue/baking soda mix can react with certain paints over time, but it's definitely a super-effective filler!
Great video. I found your channel because of Blackstone Fortress, but i have been in the hobby for a long time. Now i try to consume all the content you produce, even the coffee related ones.
I've probably watched this video over a dozen times. I'm planning on doing a space marine kill team and this video pretty much nails what I want to do with them. Once again Guy, thank you for putting out videos that makes the hobby more approachable and far less terrifying.
Just want to say how much I'm enjoying this series. Its great to come across little tricks and techniques that can get these models ready for Blackstone Fortress as quickly as possible.
In the interest of speed, might I recommend painting the adversaries in the order in which they can appear in the game. For example, I think the starting line up is Spindle Drones, Ur-Ghul's, Traitor Guardsmen and Negavolt Cultists. All others crop up later on in the adventure. Just an idea! You have a new subscriber either way :)
Yes yes yes! Truth be told, I started painting these models during my Christmas break, and hadn't played the game yet. When I played it for the first time with my mate, I was like "oh, piss... I've done these in the wrong order", haha. Anyway, after the Chaos Beastmen, I'll do the Negavolt Cultists and the Traitor Guard!
Haha, I totally understand. There is the order is "should" be done to get it on the board, but then there is the order of "but this model is cooler and I must paint it now!". I know I've fallen victim to it many times
@@MidwinterMinis tbh, I feel the series is well sequenced already in that the simpler techniques are introduced at the start before the ‘heroes’ are introduced. Thanks so much. I really appreciate the effort you put in here
Purple glaze for the face to give a deathly visage is a genius idea. Thanks a lot for that!
Easy and effective, my favourite combo! ;)
Thank you for your videos, they make the number of models to paint less of a daunting task.
Excellent! That's what I like to hear :)
It's nice to see how you do things as it's more instructive than other videos, I started painting when I bought the first LOR boxed set so it's nice to see someone showing how to paint so that you can play rather than up to Golden Demon standards
Exactly! This way, you can play your game, without the urge to kill people that touch your display-quality models ;)
I don't play BSF but watching these paint jobs wow I love them nice work
I think drybrushing is now my favorite technique. Thanks for the tutorial!
Hey Midwinter, just wanted to say keep up the great work guys, your ambull video popped up on my suggested feed and I ended up coming to this video, fantastic! just in time for the new chaos wave of releases and I want to take a shot at painting Black Legion, but I've always hated highlighting black.
What's best about your videos is you explain every step in detail so they're accessible to not only veteran painters but also new painters, I've been painting for years but always steered clear of predominantly black schemes, but your simple to follow instructions have really helped, I'd have never thought to drybrush then go into a wash to dull it down, instead i've been murdering myself with edge highlighting, similarily mixing gold and silve to make a nice muted looking gold helps give that unique look to the trim. Subbed, and keep up the great work mate.
Thanks so much for you detailed love letter! Haha. I really appreciate it though, thank you. I'm happy you clicked on that suggested video! :)
@@MidwinterMinis Just keep up the good work my dude, you've got a good format here!
"lightly drag the brush across all the raised edges"
PRACTICALLY ATTACKS MODEL
You’ve given some really good tips here. They really do look amazing! And it seems like I don’t need a million colors like a lot of tutorials suggest.
Literally mostly black, haha. Glad you enjoyed it!
I love this. The description with the different paints is incredibly helpful.
Thanks for letting me know Bryce. Glad you found it useful :)
Excellent again. I like how you get nice and close to the model with the camera. To many tutorials are to stand off. You also had me with the false finish.
Haha, thanks! I forgot I put that false finish in there. What a jerk.
We always clean our weapons, and polish and shine our armor during any down time. (LOL) Thanks for the video, it really helps. Being fully color-blind and seeing the listed paint colors and washes.
This series is fantastic. Great tips/techniques well presented and easy to follow. Keep up the good work!
Thanks Gordon!
I love that moment at 3:30 where you show off the models. Honestly, I would have felt like stopping at that stage, because that monochrome (plus metal highlights) look absolutely gorgeous on Chaos Space Marines! Blackstone Fortress really has some of the best minis in GW's line-up.
I know, right? There are so many times at quite early stages I look at models and go "actually... this looks great as it is". Then I go and ruin it, ahah
I just... This is such a good explanation, seriously, thank you.
Absolutely excellent. We need more tutorials like this. Keep up the good work.
Thanks Lucias! Nice to know the effort is appreciated :)
i just started to build a chaos space marine army and had no idea how to get the effect i wanted this is perfect so glad i can speed paint them and make them look great too
Just painted my first minis today! Chaos black legion using this video as a guide and I think they've come out great. Thanks for the content and keep it up!
Awesome video. My marines turned out awesome following these tips!
Using this technique on my CSM from the shadowspear set. Loving it!!!
Nice! Glad you're enjoying it Aaron :)
Love this perspective and speed. Much easier to follow.
Thanks Matthew! It's pretty irritating having a camera right in front of my face, but I'm glad you appreciate the effort, haha.
Catching up on some of your older work! I like this scheme a lot, I'm going to use elements of it for the chaos space marines in the kill team nachmund box set.
Appreciate you doing these videos. I'm a paint by number miniature painter so these are very helpful! Looking forward to the beastmen models
You're welcome Justin!
They models are amazing. Following along, however I dry brushed the lower half blue, then mid section grey, then upper grey/white. Turned out great. Mixing the sliver & gold was a great tip. They turned out great. Again thanks for these easy to follow videos.
Fantastic quick paint job. I am getting a little fatigue going through the full set. Will be certain to use this techinque when I get to the marines!
It's no small task! Good luck, I hope these videos make it a bit easier for you :)
Just subscribed to your channel, I recently started working on a Black Legion army, I've got a Daemon Prince, Abaddon, and 10 CSM so far. This video has really inspired me with what to do with my minis.
Excellent! I'll have a Chaos Marine video coming out this month, so I hope you find it useful!
@@MidwinterMinis I can't wait for it! Hope you're doing well
Another fantastic video can’t wait to paint these guys
Thanks Ashley!
Thanks for showing me how I want Abby and my Chaos form Shadowspear. I like the black and gold/silver look.
Nice! The new Abaddon looks pretty awesome, huh?
I’m about to embark on the speed paint of my blackstone fortress minis following this series precisely. Wish me luck as I’m new to miniature painting 😉
Thanks so much for this. I’m partially colourblind so really value this content 👊
This really helps with black armour in general thank you
Glad i stumbled upon your channel. Very easy to follow tips and the results are great. Thanks heaps.
Glad you like our stuff! :)
Fantastic results! I love the colors you picked, and your technique for filling the holes in the base :) I'll have to try that with some plasticard. Some really useful tips in this video, thank you!
I would go for gloss paper for sheer ease of use, I'm all about the laziness ;)
@@MidwinterMinis I think you mean "efficiency" :)
@@HeroesBosses No no, definitely laziness.
tried this scheme on csm from the shadowspear box set, I was a bit heavy handed with the drybrushing so had to do 2 good washes of nuln oil but reasonably happy with the results and lessons leaned for the next batch.
Nice! Yeah, don't be afraid to double-down on the Nuln Oil :)
aggghh! I love these Blackstone Fortress speed paints so much! Thank you!
You're welcome Chad! Glad you're finding them useful :)
Planning on getting black stone fortress at the end of the month, will be watching these vids a lot. Epic vids. :-)
See this looks like a more natural black. It's really a charcoal gray and not matte black with edge highlighting as you see elsewhere. Really like this technique and I might try it out myself for my own Black Legion as the finished result looks great. I also like the nod to the original Black+Silver black legion colors before they changed it to gold (not sure if that was your intent or not but it fits!).
Thank you! Maybe it was an influence in the back of my mind, but I just didn't think all-out gold would look cool enough, haha.
I've been playing 40k for about 16 years now, and i've never had the confidence to try my hand at painting my own models, but i think im gonna try some of your methods and finally learn how to do it
Love your channel especially your speed painting. Makes painting seem less daunting.
Thanks Bryan! That's good to hear :)
It's a bummer this didn't exist before I painted my ghostkeel. I was struggling on how to do black without having to do edge highlights, (I don't like the look). These look great. It's also great that you show where you messed up and fixed.
Thank you for the tips.
I tell you what, when you're old and grey, lying on your deathbed, you certainly won't look back and regret all the time you COULD have spent edge highlighting, hahaha.
Some excellent tips. Given me some ideas I can use on other models
I'm sure it'll come in handy for the new box set! :)
Got a good looking black legionary now. Thanks Guy
Im going to be honest here i am a starter and i have not even got my first set as im getting the items needed beforehand. But this series has helped me look for paints in specific coulors and what primer i should use thanks for this series again and good bye.
(Also this series is just fun to watch as well 😄 👍)
Another great video for beginners and long time amateurs like me haha. I'll be following this tonight.
I've got a feeling "The Guild of Long-Time Amateurs" would have a pretty huge membership. Me included!
@@MidwinterMinis haha you make painting fun again though mate, a lot of the tutorials on youtube are very dry you add little humour in there, it is great! Have you got a Facebook or Instagram I can follow? I can post my poor attempts at following your vids.
Haha, thanks Liam! I only have personal/music pages at the moment, but I might make a MWM profile soon. Watch this space :) You could always shoot me an email with the "business address" in my TH-cam profile.
I like how you are preparing the glaze by mixing excess water with paint, will try it next time I paint my models
Yeah, of course you can add medium to the mix too to improve the flow, but I'm trying to keep the materials simple in this series :)
Thank you so much! I was building my chaos army, and your video on the khorne bezerkers was good, but I bought some black legion Bois and they came out so blotchy, flat, and crap. Gonna try this and see how it goes!
Another awesome video! Even if this is focused on tabletop standart miniatures for this game, there is so many work and much time invested in it. They look all fantastic and are worth it to have a good place in a showcase 😁. All tutorials are great explained and good to realize with own miniatures. Keep it on!
Thanks Artur! Absolutely, I'd much rather have a complete game painted fast to "tabletop standard" than have my beautifully painted hero fighting the grey plastic legion ;)
So nice! Thanks for this cool guide, it inspired my to finally paint my BF miniatures.
In my paint job of black legion I decided to use gold instead gold-metallic for pipes, decorations on armor and weapons, they are really stylish now :)
Awesome video! Looking forward to the beast men.
Thank you! They look pretty snazzy, I'm sure you'll like the video :)
Brilliant, as per usual!
You're too kind!
I'm so glad I'm not the only one that paints black by drybrushing grey over black and washing it to darken it down.
Great tutorial, man! The only change I made to the whole process was using Vallejo's Old Gold for the trim.
Mmm, Old Gold is the best!
With Chaos wining world champs this year i hope your video gets some views that really helped me deal with painting up my CSM. ty.
Love these painting guides, But can you try for your flesh, Base with Rakarth Flesh, then wash with Druchii Violet wash. Then go over with Rakarth flesh on the raised parts and use Pallid Wych Flesh as a last hightlight. You can also use Druchii Viotet on the red, it lifts the red, then you use the red again and highlight with an orange. I always learn something knew from your videos. love the brass on the trim of the marines
Good idea, but I tried to just use the same 14 paints for all the models in this series, so I don't have room for 2 flesh tones unfortunately and a dedicated purple shade, we just have to mix our own :)
Mostly done with my BSF Servants of the Abyss models. I'll have to remember some of these shortcuts next time I have a batch to paint. They're really just an ancillary KT for me so wasn't looking to spend as much time as I did on them.
Nice work! Yeah, it's a great box for enriching Kill Teams. Also props for using the word "ancillary"!
Subscribed for your Blackstone Speedpainting. Need them all for this game, even when i do some more details. Realy good work and a tutorial for Miniature Painting
Thanks! Good luck with the set :)
This looks legit! I am going to paint up my black legion guys from shadowspear this way.
Amazing! This is what I need to do.
Good luck painting them, Dan!
Like the way you mixed gold and silver for the trim!
I was actually digging the monochromatic looking, I think I that'd be an interesting project to do
Yeah! Maybe with cool white/grey robes?
You sir, just changed my damn life, thank you for the content!
Haha, woah! That's some accolade, I'm honoured :)
I usually spray the sprew not entirely just the model parts, and then paint the parts unassembled.
I find it quicker with a better result than painting it assembled.
great the video.
A good wash after the dry brush really makes all the difference.
What doesn't benefit from a good wash, eh?
nice video with good tips! only thing you could change would be the silver for their armor to gold to represent the black legion. Im painting them too now but i already have painted the ghouls and drones and i’m finishing the guardsmen. Looking forward to more vids!!
Thanks! Yeah, you could obviously keep them traditional Black Legion by just leaving out the silver in the silver/gold mix for the trim, but I think it looks a bit too gaudy for my taste ;)
Midwinter Minis tell you the truth i would make them death guard and i would if they weren’t named as black legion. It’s a shame i already finished the guardsmen and won’t benefit from your videos.
That's not an excuse. Strip them, and paint them again! ;)
Maybe they are black legion deserters and have their own agenda!