Hi folks, Guy from Midwinter Minis here. Welcome to episode 4 of the Blackstone
Fortress speed painting series aimed at getting your models game ready with
simple but effective paint techniques. In this episode we're going to be painting
the 2 Chaos Space Marines and Obsidius Mallex the Chaos Lord. The first thing we'll
take care of is the bases. Now just like in the previous episodes, we'll use a mix
of paper and superglued sand and gravel to obscure the imperfections on the
bases and add interesting scenic elements as well. Now once that's taken
care of we can prime the models using our grey primer. Now once the primer is
dry, give all the models an undercoat using our matte black spray paint. Now
why not just spray black in the first place? Well, because this paint isn't a
primer and it won't be as durable as the functional grey primer we used first. The
last thing you want is for your model's paint jobs to start chipping and
scratching off during your games. As your black paint is drying, you might find
that the spray didn't quite reach some of the hidden areas on the models like
behind the heads, and in between the powerpack and the body. If you spot some
of these thinly covered areas just thin down a bit of black paint with water and
use your standard brush to get into all these areas. Once you are done, the Chaos
Space Marines should be totally black, and that's it for this episode. Bye for now.
... almost had you. Next we'll use our medium grey paint to dry brush the armour to
start lifting out some of the detail. Add a little grey paint to an absorbent
surface like paper, card or MDF, and using your dedicated dry brush start working
the paint into the bristles until almost no paint comes off. Now lightly drag your
brush back and forth across all of the models this will deposit a thin layer of
grey paint while leaving the black in the recesses that the brush can't reach.
Remember to hit the rocky elements on the bases too. Next we'll do the same
thing with white but we'll be a bit more sparing with our highlighting, focusing
on key areas like the hands, weapons, grenades, and the weird pipes.
The models are starting to take shape, a bit already now we're going to start
slowly picking out the trim of the armour using a one-to-one mix of gold and
silver. Mixing the silver and gold will give the trim a more antique metal look.
Thin the paint with a drop of water so it flows nicely, and using your detail
brush start tracing the raised edges of the armour. This process will take some
time, and if you don't feel confident doing it you can totally skip this step if you
want, the models will still look awesome in the end, and you can always do the
trim later when you feel a bit more confident with your brush work. While
we've got this color, make sure to pick out some parts of the weapons that you'd
like to be metallic too.
You'll inevitably make mistakes while painting the trim but don't worry, at
this early stage you can just correct any mistakes with a little thinned down
black paint.
Once the metallic paint is dry we'll use our black wash to cover the miniatures.
Paint onto all three models in all areas with the exception of the weird pipes on
their armour, leave these grey. Once you're done, leave the models to dry, and if you
notice any wash pooling too much in any areas dry your brush off on some paper
towel and just touch the wash, it should absorb into the brush and remove the
excess wash from the model. Here you can see the effect this has side by side
with an unwashed model. It just gives everything a nice depth and adds a
weathered effect to the metallic. Now we're going to start picking out some of
the colored areas. First we'll thin our brown paint with a little water and colour the
pistol holster and straps of the Space Marines and the belt around the chaos
Lord's shoulders. You'll probably need a second coat of this as we're lightening
up a black base coat. By the time you've painted all three models the first model
you painted will probably be dry, so add the second coat. Then while your second
coat of brown is drying, we'll start painting the flesh, bone, and horns of the
models. Mix your flesh tone with white in a one-to-one ratio and thin slightly
with water.
Using your detail brush, paint your first coat onto the faces of the models trying
your best not to spill any onto the black armour or silver trim around the
skin.
Make sure to catch the skull and bones on top of Mallex's headdress, the little
bony teeth on their pauldrons, the horns on the helmeted Chaos Marine, and the
claws and the pelt around Mallex's shoulders.
And here's how everything should look after the second coat of this colour. Oh...
and also don't forget the little skull on Mallex's base. Next we're going to
use our red paint thinned slightly with water to start painting the draped
fabric. Again, depending on which red paint you're using, as we're painting
over black, you'll probably need two thin coats and like the brown once you've
finished all three models they'll probably be dry enough to start the
second coat.
There are a few extra red parts on Mallex, you'll want to paint the plasma
coils of his Plasma Pistol inside the rune on his Power Hammer, his hair coming
out of the headdress, and his cape, of course.
And here's how things should look after two coats of red. Now our main colours are
set we can start adding depth and texture. We'll make their exposed skin
look a little more deathly by creating a purple glaze. Thin out one drop of purple
paint with 10 drops of water and paint onto the faces of Mallex and the
bareheaded Marine.
Again if it pools too much wick away some of the glaze with a drier brush.
Next we'll use our brown wash to add shadows to the red and brown elements,
all except the rune and plasma coils on Malik's. Hit the draped fabric, the horns,
the teeth on the armour, the bones, skulls, hair, and hammer handle.
We'll also add some brown wash to the rocky elements we added to the basis.
And once you've covered all of these areas, you'll probably find that the purple
wash we just used on the skin is dry. Use a little brown wash now on the front of
the faces to add some life to their facial features. Now while we're waiting
for these washes and glazes to dry we can use our black paint thinned with a
little water to paint the bases and their rims, be careful not to obscure
any of the rocky elements on the bases while you're doing this. Now as we primed
these models black you'll likely find you're only covering a little grey dry
brushing on the bases, so you'll likely just need one coat. And once they're dry
here's how the fearsome Chaos Marines look. Pretty awesome for some simple
painting techniques, and this is where we could call the speed paint done. Although
the painting of the metallic trim took a little time, it's a fairly foolproof
process and you can easily fix your mistakes with black as you go. There are
a few more easy steps we can do to really make the models come alive, and
just before we get into them I'd like to quickly remind you to like this video if
you've enjoyed it so far, subscribe if you haven't already, and leave me a
comment below. I do read them all. Okay, so first up let's mix yellow and red in
equal parts and thin with a touch of water, and use this hot orange to
highlight the red fabric. Just run your detail brush across the fabric following
the lines of its folds and avoiding the recesses. This is quite an easy process,
the paint is thinned and although it looks pretty bright when you paint it on
it will dull down as it dries. We'll also paint the central area of the
coils on Mallex's Plasma Pistol, and tilt your brush on its side and gently
drag it along the outside edges of the hair coming out of Mallex's headdress.
Now paint a little of this orange mix into the recesses of the rune on the
hammer, but don't go all the way to the edges though, we're trying to make it
look like it's glowing from the centre. And now for the big payoff, highlighting
the cape. This is what miniature painting is all about.
Who doesn't love adding natural highlights to a big flowing cape? Do it
exactly the same as we did with a hanging fabric and follow the natural
folds don't go into the recesses and just imagine where the light would be
hitting from the top. If you're struggling to visualize this, hold the
model so you can see it from the top down,
and make a mental note of the parts of the cape you can see clearly. then paint
them. It's simple, but it's pretty effective. And while
we're waiting for the highlights to dry, we'll water down our yellow paint with
an equal amount of water to create a strong yellow glaze, using your detail
brush dab this onto the center of the hammer rune and the center of the plasma
coils. The paint should spread out into the recesses creating a cool subtle glow
effect playing off the red and orange we painted on earlier. And for our final
step, we can use a slightly thinned down silver paint to make out the edges and
details on the trim and metallic elements. Now, try to be a bit random
with this step, these are supposed to be ancient corrupted warriors of the abyss
I doubt they would spend relaxing afternoons buffing their armor with
Silvo.
Now once you're done with the silver highlights, I think you can call it a day.
Three fantastic models painted in a simple but effective scheme using easy
techniques, that's what this series is all about. It can be pretty
intimidating painting such complex looking models, especially when one of
them is a named character, but a painted mini is always better than a bare
plastic mini, so give it a go! I'm sure you'll be happy with the results. If
you've been following along with this series you'll now have four spindle
drones, four Ur-Ghuls, and three Chaos Marines painted up. That's eleven models
out forty four finished, so we're a quarter of the way through. Now give
yourself a pat on the back, hit the subscribe button, and join me next time
when we'll be painting the four Chaos Beastmen models. I'll see you then,
bye for now.