How to paint Simple Metallics (2/4 steps only!)

[@ArtisOpus]

What quick army-level painting techniques or colours should we cover next? Suggestions below! 👇👇 🪦🪦🪦 for our silver in the chat! To buy the brushes used in this video: store.artis-opus.com/

[@hansgron9679]

Hay i like some help with Sylvaneth too get them smoth and not blotchy like the ones i have painted. its somthing i got stock on.

[@jonathandodd9575]

Underpainting potentially?

[@itilin]

painting black models. Like deathwatch, black templars or similar. Somthing that has black as a base colour and some highlights. Honestly I've been struggling with my deathwatch for a while and don't like the result.

[@itilin]

no worries, I've found your black armour tutorial :)

[@DAD_Audio]

I’d like to see how you approach the use of inks

[@alphaleigpyne]

This is the first time I've seen a T'au Battle suit leg drybrushed in silver metallic. It's pure silver, nice work!

[@MrWhelan190]

Just like to say you have a great channel and it was nice to briefly meat you and get a selfie with you ( something I never do)at elemental games yesterday 😊

[@travisskane5459]

In a bit of a painting lull personally and videos like this inject a little life into my hobby motivation. Thanks for the upload... there might be a new bottle of silver getting bought here locally as well thanks to this tutorial.

[@ThePatrickBall]

Awesome looking metallic that is Byron

[@ThePatrickBall]

And RIP Game Air Silver as it’s now impossible to get hold of

[@ArtisOpus]

Thanks! My favourite speed painting, I think!

[@vidarthorsby2052]

To quote JayZ: ArticOpus you are a genius, you did it again!

[@Shiloh3640]

Looks amazing! Do you have a tutorial on the tau armor panel as well?

[@fredfinklehammer]

Seconding this!

[@droopy_eyes]

🪦RIP silver paint, you were here since day zero, seeing this channel grow this much.

[@ArtisOpus]

Ikr. Sad times.

[@lisaleone2296]

This reminds me of back in the 90's when graphic designers were using Photoshop and Kai's Power Tools to create 2d representations of neon, metal, fire, and water for web pages. I just channel me from 30 years ago and I don't have an issue doing NMM and OSL.

[@itweztube]

I have some Tau battlesuits still in the box and the main thing stoping me from painting them was the daunting feeling of just lashing metallic paint all over them and trying to pull the shine back with Nuln Oil. This is such a cleaner way of doing them and honestly might have to get some new Brushes to do it ;)

[@ArtisOpus]

Yeah buddy! It's a joy a promise :). store.artis-opus.com/ Series D+ Set and an XL texture palette would be my weapons of choice. Don't be afraid to use the big brushes 🖌🖌

[@tjv2446]

Can you show how you did the armor panels?

[@ArtisOpus]

Perhaps as the next video! :)

[@ryaoki]

Is there an alternative to Game air silver you'd reccomend?

[@dungeonden1617]

Always inspired after your vids!👊👌👍

[@alexwembridge5961]

Beautiful result again made to look effortless! Do you think vallejo metal color paints would work or would they be too thin?

[@JivasCH]

I am visiting London in the next week, is there any retail store that i can buy your brushes?

[@ArtisOpus]

Hi buddy, check in 'Bad Moon Cafe'. If they've ran out tell them to get a restock order in! If you're in Stockport/Sheffield/Nottingham/Birmingham for any reason they all have an Element Games, which carries high stock levels

[@fraserskomorowski2311]

Does using the metallic paint with the Series D brush contaminate it for the future? Do you find flecks in the finish of subsequent paint jobs? Those little mica/aluminium flecks usually wreck any natural hair bristle detail brushes. Have you seen any deterioration in the hog bristles of the dry brush?

[@BinxyBrown]

When you are dry brushing like this you use so little paint you also brush almost all of it out at the end using the dampening pad. I've never had a metallic paint contaminate in any noticeable way

[@ArtisOpus]

Binxy has answered this fantastically! What he said. If you don't overload the brush and you keep it at the tips you simply completely avoid the root cause of the problems... all the while helping your drybrushing stay smooth and your brushes last forever! We have cleaning coming as a video by the way, this is covered specifically.

[@SCggoode]

Can this drybrushing method be used on models with different materials. For example, I'd like to do this for my men of Gondor. Would you do all the armour parts first and then go onto the cloth and skin etc? Cheers

[@phione2014]

How would you do a warm gold like for hammers of sigmar stormcast? I’m guessing retributor, doombull, agrax and reikland fleshshade? Any others?

[@michaelburke1023]

I’d love to see an Imperial Knight painted up by you!

[@Rhyds86]

May I ask, what is it that you're putting the paints onto and applying the druybrush to? Thanks.

[@Americium-120]

About to start an Questoris Knight, so the timing couldn't be better.

[@Hodgymbob]

Same haha

[@bruceyoung9692]

Toss that Vallejo bottle into a sonic cleaner with Purple Power. Use some acetone on a round makeup pad to wipe the adhesive off. And get some reverse grip tweezers and a cotton ball to wipe out the interior and you have a reusable bottle.

[@Redux5150]

What did you use to strip the paint off in that container?!

[@ArtisOpus]

Biostrip :). We have a video on my first use of it (that very tub) on the channel from 3 years back. I'm only now due a replacement. best hoppy spend in the last decade for me, I love it, I'd get the litre one, you can just drop stuff in it: elementgames.co.uk/search?q=biostrip

[@paulmcintosh119]

Fantastic video! Thanks for sharing.

[@adventurez3922]

Amazing! I got an Video idea or better a request: Crystals! Nice shiny / maybe glowing Crystals! Like the ones wich are on the Ground/Base. I watches a few Videos but ... I struggle to make em realy pop.

[@tommytoenail]

Another video on this metal technique and still no flesh video. Drybrush some skin for us Byron! 🙏

[@andrej6504]

Funny, i started my Iron Snakes Space Marines this week. Mostly the way i do, but i added a black oilwash in between.

[@andrej6504]

Another mix with a similar effect is a black ink mixed with a contrast medium. The ink does not dull the modell metal matt like a nuln oil.

[@Hodgymbob]

What did you use to strip the model?

[@usernameisaname]

This is the real question, whatever that stuff is, I need it. Nevermind, look into the video description, there is a link to another video on how to strip paint off models

[@triplow1]

Any plans for a GUO video, Byron? That head looks unreal! 😮

[@banhammer7243]

LOL dry brushing silvers over black is how it used to be done in the 80's went I started in the hobby!

[@blackvain3697]

looking forward to seeing you down beachhead2025 in Bournemouth !

[@BrakkoJanus]

Best looking TMM in the world! Also, RIP game air silver.

[@ArtisOpus]

Thank you! And indeed 🪦🪦🙏

[@Hyberchonda]

I have to admit that I (and many others) encountered that when u not rattle-can your prime, the chances huge parts will not stick (especially if you actually playing with the model) is very likely. I‘m not the biggest rattlecan fan, I love my airbrush and had really fun priming with it, anyhow it must be something in the solvents and additives in a can what makes the very first layer really stick that way. I hate it that I even slightley loosing detail with it, and sometimes I hate the „satin“ texture it gave every other layer on top of it.

[@LandOfAbundance]

Beautiful

[@garethcrawshaw9532]

So sorry to see your devastating loss early on in this video! A brush and a paint, taken far too soon! Bless them all and RIPS!!!

[@thechunkydrummer]

Rest in power little paint 🤘

[@darrenj3720]

Lest we forget. Rip the channels first paint. You're in a better place now. Painting with the gods.

[@nickdavis5420]

Well time to bust out my gundams

[@markpostmus4569]

🪦 RIP 🪦

[@bellefleur4089]

Rip

[@ArtisOpus]

In his time he's painted a good 4 armies. At least he lived a long life!

[@bellefleur4089]

@ArtisOpus a good life. They will be missed.

[@Siege181]

RIP!

[@ArtisOpus]

He served well!

[@Siege181]

@@ArtisOpus it’s a shame we can’t inter him in a dreadnaught and let him carry on his service! Probably the best know bottle of air colour on KZbin 🤣

[@Jayroi]

The brushes are great but find that they shrink in size with use. I emailed them about this and never got a response, but only noticed it when i ordered a new brush. My used one was so much shorter and you couldn't' really lightly brush with them anymore. My new one also already showing same symptoms and have only had it for a few months. I you have the brush case, you can see they made room for what the brush size should be, mine don't even come close to filling their designated spots .

[@Snake-plant]

RIP in Piece 😂

[@huffinLeeroy]

A moment of silence please...que ad set at +40db

[@ArtisOpus]

The last laugh of VGA Silver!

[@vfminiatures]

One day we’ll finally need to tell this poor fella that airbrushes exist😅

[@ArtisOpus]

There's a good reason I have held off combining the two techniques on videos. It's coming I promise! Holy trinity for army production is Airbrush, Drybrush, Wash!

[@darthinfamous73]

Between the constant moving of the model and the light shining directly on it and reflecting, making the colors really hard to see, this video is really difficult to follow.

[@amorbavian]

You can slow it down

[@ArtisOpus]

+1 for practical advice! Did anyone else have the motion issues? If it's been an issue for multiple people we will look into it.