8 easy, awesome ways to paint metal for Warhammer

[@NisGaarde]

Love it! While I do appreciate the insane technique and skill of good non-metallic metal painting, I've always thought it made the minis look like cartoon characters instead of anything that could exist in the real world. So it's always going to be metallic paints for me.

[@MrSJPowell]

NMM is awesome in photographs. It handles lighting predictably. TMM or just regular metallic paint is almost always better IRL, unless you're pulling a James Wappel and literally painting the reflected scene into your helmets.

[@cloud4an]

That's actually exactly why I've used nmm on my Shatterpoint minis, to make them look like they're from the clone wars cartoon

[@Sup3rH4ns]

I've generally found the opposite! I'm not an expert on nmm by any means, but I find you can make it look less shiny and stand out less from the rest of the paint job, while still selling the metal look. I love using both styles in different settings though.

[@LucionFrostBurn]

0:11 Hive walls 1:09 Ork Metal 2:04 Titan Structure 2:55 Vermin Steel 3:57 Daemonic Metal 4:45 Warm Gold 5:37 Contrast Tinting 6:18 Arcane Brass 7:33 Dust 7:55 Rust

[@Xiv2022]

15secs then laying down facts. No BS. Thank You!

[@SPC_Yuki]

How did he know I was looking for metal painting tutorials?

[@MidwinterMinis]

Unsanctioned psyker

[@thelinsky2319]

Army Painter Sand Golem... My "contrast Paint" of choice to create a awesome gold.

[@MidwinterMinis]

Nice!

[@GrzegorzTheAlmighty]

Yes! I was just about to say that 😂

[@seregor3247]

Yeah!!! Absolutly

[@MegaSharkX]

I'm more of a Snakebite Leather person, myself

[@datboipinky4516]

After watching your videos for over a year I finally bought my first few model kits and started an imperial fist army about 2 weeks ago. It’s been a blast so far thank you for being my first introduction to these dope little pieces of plastic.

[@VicodinElmo]

FFS. I’m 4 days into a sunny 2-week holiday and now you’ve got me itching to be back in pissing down Cardiff just so I can try some of these bases out. Damn you, Guy!

[@adamdillon2851]

When humanity needed him he delivered

[@miwicpmiwicp8074]

Really great tutorial. Just followed the first section and painted up a batch of terrain I've had for a month in about 30 minutes. Thanks!

[@dontpushme]

Number 7 - Contrast Tinting is my go to for metallics over large areas. In addition to Iyanden Yellow you can also use light browns contrast paints to make brass or bronze effects as well.

[@RuthlessMojo]

This is fast becoming my favourite hobby channel. Well done guys. You always deliver. Practical, applicable and succinct. Great content.

[@MidwinterMinis]

Wow, thanks!

[@KhorneliusPraxxGames]

The first two were the best looking to me and I am glad you added the bonus at the end. Great Video. thanks

[@davemurray3203]

Literally the perfect tutorial video. No fluff, all to the point. Banging results. Thank you

[@screaming_cat2007]

I just do the metallic paint and use bascilum grey contrast to add some detail, then five-seven quick dips of water with bascilum grey in the brush for a wash

[@MidwinterMinis]

I bet that looks great!

[@screaming_cat2007]

@@MidwinterMinis it’s simple but I like it

[@Mosaic117]

Just got some weird flashbacks to guy’s video on retro necromanunda…. Crazy to see the progress this channel has made

[@strongsilenttype5031]

Well... I'm doing everything in that ork metal from no on! That looks incredible!!

[@nightlordAL]

Absolutely bloody perfect. Absolutely bloody love this video 🫶🖌️🤘

[@drhapi5308]

THIS is the video I needed for my chaos knight! Thank you!

[@Qwaker_]

Great job Midwinter, I`ve been looking for a video like this

[@TrasherIV]

Absolute brilliance! This video is a beacon of creativity in a sea of content.💞

[@androcus]

FEED THE ALGORITHM WITH ENGAGEMENT

[@GeneralRasp]

Excellent tutorials! Definitely will be using the Titan Metal for my Knight.

[@frankyboi1819]

Here he is the GOAT (Guy of all time)

[@zockemon7]

These metallics are amazing, recently tested it on my dreadnought and it looked great, thanks for the video❤

[@AgentiaPrimus]

Pure sickly efficient MM's style The first two are my favourites

[@MrBigB312]

Such an awesome metal technique video. Thanks so much!

[@anneperchard3477]

I'm always impressed by the professionalism of your videos.

[@kayraurkmez2032]

I just love using contrasts for gold. I use a pearl silver metallic and bad moon yellow to make an absolutely striking gold, add a little brown wash on it to really make it pop

[@SK-tt5mh]

One of your best videos in terms of presentation format

[@MrSJPowell]

For number 6: My go to gold top coat is yellow ink with just the smallest amount of orange added to give it a little more hint of warmth.

[@iain.sm.c]

Short and sweet, good video, Guy!

[@grimdarked]

The first one, hive walls, looks so easy with such a great effect! I'll probably do this on boarding actions terrain at some point...thank you :D

[@hydecleese8877]

I really like the second one, hive walls, and will likely use it on a couple of my knights.

[@SmolRacer]

Brilliant way of showing how to get metallics to look real quickly

[@NScaleDystopia]

Excellent. Looking forward to trying these out.

[@MidwinterMinis]

Have fun!

[@ShotofDespresso]

When it comes to brass/bronze verdigris, I've found that the technical paint "Nihilakh Oxide" works great for minimal verdigris, and any matte finish teal or jade acrylic paint works great for heavy verdigris.

[@greghorne3087]

That contrast paint over silver method for gold... Trovarion does something very similar - Looks great.

[@MidwinterMinis]

It does!

[@luckmyst3r986]

Was just thinking of starting sisters and getting some knights to support them, this will be a massive help for achieving an ancient zealot knight faction. Thanks Guy :D

[@jeremiahlynds9787]

I am intending to make Hive Fleet Phyrexia so these varried metalic recipes are a must. Thank you.

[@carlstanford7607]

Would love to see more models painted like the old black stone fortress series. Regardless thank you for all the great stuff you’ve put out over the years

[@pendularnuncius2618]

Good timing! Time to get started on the understructure for my Imperial Knights...

[@cinderheart2720]

I recommend using a bit of dark dark purple when doing rust effects.

[@Bobdd0]

I am making a whole heap of hive-sump terrain and this is a perfect reference for me! Thanks Guy

[@skitariiposting]

My favorite's got to be 5:38 I've always been a big fan of the "metallic base, contrast over it" to make colored metals! It's become the main theme for my admech army :D

[@AngryOrc]

I have a friend who's just getting started. This video is perfect for her!

[@Nor8835]

I love that man ❤ The real king of Hobbyist youtubers

[@pat0652]

Just bought the metallic Liquitex inks, and accidentally bought two bottles of bronze, so there is a LOT of metal painting in my future, this is well timed!

[@greghorne3087]

Brownish rust effects look very convincing over chipping.

[@ponckszcastaneda]

Add this, black mate primer, drybrush with citadel castellan green, before drybrush with citadel iron hands steel but very softly, wash it with citadel agrax earthshade, to finish, drysbrush only a little bit of the edges with citadel runefang steel, the finish is like a classic military ammo case. Saludos desde Mexico! sorry for my bad english xd

[@williambintzer8128]

I really liked the dust effect, I never thought about it

[@TheMrFishnDucks]

Very nice video. The painting effects look great. Keep up the good work.

[@kmykz]

Nice short vid, straight to the point.

[@eastoforion]

this was a whirlwind of knowledge transfer great work!

[@gavindavis3640]

I was literally just about to google this subject yesterday. Fantastic timing.

[@-Benedict]

I use inks a lot, not just for metallic areas. They're amazing, and can often offer opacity for brighter colours that no paint can hope to match. Anybody thinking of using them, give them a try. Just be aware that they have very little durability, so a coat of varnish at the end is absolutely essential if you're going to be handling your figures at all.

[@aceofspades9503]

Got a preferred brand?

[@-Benedict]

@@aceofspades9503 I usually buy Daler Rowney, but simply because they're widely stocked in art shops around me. Liquitex or Winsor & Newton are also fine if they're easier for you to find.

[@knytestorme]

Great vid as always Guy but my one hint is when you mentioned candy apple red. Over silver is good but if you put bloodletter red contrast over a bright gold metallic (like Auric or many just a little deeper) it's amazing candy apple

[@skittleman5630]

i love really rusted metal on models it looks so good

[@joshuaedley5191]

Very cool effect Ill definitely keep this video for future reference.

[@maxxammax0]

This was a banger! 10/10 would recommend.

[@SilimSavertin]

I like the gold method. I'm doing some golden carapace tyranids, and while the method is too involved to do for every tiny little nid, I'll try it on my next larger monster model!

[@ondarkendwings]

Rust nom nom nom ❤ Great video

[@Bluecho4]

Definitely need to try some of these myself. Thanks Guy!

[@aceofspades9503]

perfect timing! I have a friend who is talking about getting some Battletech on, and need to paint up some mechs!

[@DerPuppenspieler]

For me. The first one are perfect!

[@PaulLewis-m3p]

my streaking grime just arived today, and im hyped to try these methods out!

[@rDunfee]

I've got a ton of terrain I need to do and this helps a lot!

[@임규삼]

No7 is really good way. I usally use ths way when i painting giant metal thing. But i recomand using tone-downed snakebite leather(contrast paint) rather then other contrast paint. This way can make grim-dark metal very easily!

[@anotherzingbo]

Aggaros Dunes Contrast paint over silver makes for a great old gold type colour.

[@shawnkiernan]

Love you guys!

[@SallyGillson]

This is brilliant for my Leviathan Siege Dreadnaught. Thanks Guy, this video is exactly what I needed. 👍😁👍

[@DmdShiva]

The Daemonic Metal looks to me as if it would benefit from a pin wash in black or Payne's Grey to push the details a bit more. Something for me to try.

[@Winterydee]

Small correction, Mr. Guy, the Statue of Liberty is made of Copper and not Brass. Now that said, they both do appear to weather the same.

[@ItsDrMcQuack]

When drybrushing, try using a non (or minimally) absorbant surface, like some plastic or wood. It'll keep the result from looking chalky, and feels like a bit of a miracle cure. I got the idea from Artis Opus. In case you're using paper on purpose for a specific effect, it'd be nice if you mentioned it. Great video, I'll try to remember to try these methods.

[@aidanjames1988]

Awesome stuff. That rusted metal would look pretty cool on a nurgle mini

[@magnetic_heart]

I painted up Iron Man for MCP with the same technique as you used for Contrast Tinting but just did a solid silver basecoat and then 2 layers of the red contrast paint (I think it was Blood Angel Red?). Worked amazingly and I think you could do the same for any punchy contrast paint over silver. Loved the rest too!

[@adammotter]

I'm about to start working with ink for the first time and now I'm gonna have to get some of that silver!

[@MobWob-]

Thx for the content, very useful for my new Project ... Some bordingpatrol floor tiles

[@WarhammerWings]

Awesome work, Guy! Ill have to give it a go.

[@julezmchack7374]

Great Video and great techniques…they will come handy as I‘m just going to paint the Bheta-Decima stuff…

[@Frozenkoldfury]

"8 is a weird number" *sad Khorne noises* That blue-silver ink looks like a power weapon users fondest dream

[@RubyGalaxyYT]

very nice, thanks.

[@MidwinterMinis]

Most welcome

[@ricoqwertz123]

Very good Video! I like these practical techniques! ❤

[@epiccatto7043]

the brass effect Would look wonderful on some necrons!!!

[@Gidonamor]

Amazing short video! So much stuff in so little time

[@turnipslop3822]

10/10 Amazing short video, to the point and great content. Commenting for the Omnissiah (algorithm god)

[@MidwinterMinis]

Thanks buddy!

[@PadraicSmith]

real handy, honestly am actually gonna save this for some other time

[@OkieDokieCreations]

I’ve been working on the shatter point core box and not sure what to do for the bases. Definitely going to go with the contrast tinting approach! Thanks

[@reddogterrain]

My favorites are Arcane Brass and Hive Walls.

[@andrewramsay3177]

Ork metal recipe just in time for me starting Ghazghkull... cheers Guy

[@oilyalarm0614]

I plan on making a space marine squad that is kinda kill team, and i picture them being on something like a space hulk, so i will definetley rewatch this video once it’s time to paint them and figure out how i want to paint the bases

[@Lange_Praline]

Perfect vid, streicht to the point.

[@dylantaylor7457]

May the algorithm bless this video

[@ovulgolufa]

Incredible!

[@Hartmansgrad]

I remember being taught the gold technique back when it was Shining Gold and Flesh Wash. Which does raise the question...are there any OOP and olden paints that anyone misses?

[@the_wardada]

An excellent video thank you.

[@pingwin2020]

Great video, thank you!

[@davidwilliams1060]

All good, thanks, but I really need the verde effect for the statues in an old graveyard scene.

[@JudasPainting]

Grand job mate

[@SlyFrostPaw]

that rust effect is so much handier than my go to drubrushing orange

[@Dr_Evil_Prime]

Wow awesome!