Full Blood Knight! CONTRAST + DRYBRUSH method

[@ArtisOpus]

Hi guys, if you found the video useful give it a like, and please consider subscribing, if you're not already!

[@chyeeeeee]

Dry brushed deathwing would be super sweet! But really all your stuff is gold so

[@bevanwilson8820]

you had me at "might do a bit of converting". More vampires! these look awesome!

[@johncorley4152]

Such an amazing result. Really enjoy the extra theory and going over what worked and what could be better at the end of the video

[@willfeen]

I am starting with Monument Hobbies (MH) dark grey primer, then MH metallic silver/gold drybrush. Then, I have exclusively red-blue-yellow MH 'Transparent' (Contrast) paints, which I will mix to create my colors, adding varying amounts of Citadel contrast medium. I think I can make a Wash that way (like your thin blue "shadow"). I will layer them in several coats. Additionally, I think I will glue the whole model together (shield too) before priming and painting. This is my first serious effort; your instruction has inspired me, though I'm clearly on a budget. Your advice will be so much appreciated!

[@grimharkness]

This is superb! I've done my Slaves to Darkness on a similar basis, though without the drybrushing and thinning the Contrast, so that's something I want to try after watching this.

[@ArtisOpus]

It's a really fun technique to mix up, I imagine STD would be pretty perfect for it! Give it a go man, let me know how it goes? Interested as it's something I'd like to try out myself, always fancied a quick and dirty armoured chaos army project!

[@grimharkness]

@@ArtisOpus I shall do! I've actually got a set of Series D brushes on the way and the next stage of the army waiting to be built. Seems like the perfect time to try it out.

[@paulbaker5256]

Really good result! For the caparison cloth I’d have been tempted to start from a dark base coat like Night Lords Blue or maybe even Corvus Black, then dry brush with Incubi. Starting with Incubi then going up to Thunderhawk is just a little bit bright for me, but that’s my own taste. Love the tutorials, keep them coming!

[@ArtisOpus]

Completely valid dude, I could see that working nicely! Thanks :)

[@chalkdemon8019]

Considering NightLords Blue myself. Appropriate for Vampires right?

[@nickstanaway4872]

Hi byron, yet again thanks for the techniques and colour ideas, going to try this method on chaos knights

[@Leetheg0]

So good, have just used this method 👍🏻

[@ArtisOpus]

Yes mate! Can you tag us on socials? I love seeing the tutotrials put to good use :)

[@Firebirddna]

Hi. I did attempt to follow your steps, albeit not using a branded dry brush. I should have kept the Lance's separate as i did the shields. Army painter glistening blood did a good job of adding a shine as a glaze over a mix of Khorne red/contrast medium, cause that's what I have on hand. Dry brushing is definitely different.

[@ArtisOpus]

It takes some time to adjust dude! Grab a Medium D/a set and see if it makes a difference

[@ArtisOpus]

Did you varnish after? Thanks for the support!

[@Firebirddna]

@@ArtisOpus no. I'm not actually finished with any of them. Just experimented on the shields using the various reds I do have to find a combo I like. I'll get there eventually.

[@sophiejenner8517]

Awesome video especially for a newbie very knowledgeable n informative !!

[@ArtisOpus]

Fantastic, glad it's been helpful, Sophie :)

[@tonydeschryver4682]

Found you, watched you, subscribed. Amazing work and good clear explenation of what you are doing.

[@ArtisOpus]

Thanks so much, Tony! We'll keep 'em coming! :)

[@hades67618]

i am so mad lol. i just got done painting a whole mortal nurgle army with the "slapchop"(cant remember the other name for it) method with almost all contrast and one of the things bugging me was metalics. i was putting lead beltcher, retributer etc and was like "dang im covering all the highlights from the first step of this..." it never accrued to me to just dry brush them on. just shows how much i still have to learn with painting. great video and im deffinitly going to use this for my blood knights!

[@kiesminis]

Fantastic tutorial and scheme, love the red metallic

[@ArtisOpus]

Thanks man, me too! Could definitely tint it differently too, for different colours.

[@S2uBuGaming]

Amazing technique. It is amazing how such simple techniques can produce such an amazing effect

[@ArtisOpus]

Always man, some things are just meant to be :D

[@chucklamb3496]

Great technique Artis

[@ArtisOpus]

Cheers, chuck!

[@ProrokLebioda]

Best idea when working on an army using this technique is to make separate mixes (in their own bottles, dropper bottles are fine for this) just to keep colors consistent. Having a recipe is okay, but if someone doesn't paint whole unit in one sitting it's good to have mix ready. It also helps with evaporation. Great tutorial. I need to get back to drybrushing for now, as I can't be bothered to setup my airbrush booth. I've decided to go with LRL instead of Gravelords (kind of disappointed that more emphasis is on zombies/skeleton hordes than on foot vampire troops, like for ex. Castlevania). If they get wave 2 with units of vampire fighters (Vyrkos Bloodborne?) I'll start an army. Until then I'll wait.

[@ArtisOpus]

You could always go with Vargheists for core/Terrorgheists, if you're looking for the non-decrepit vamp army? Yeah, mix bottles are great, always used one on my mixed order for the turquoise glaze, invaluable!

[@steveblack5400]

Outstanding

[@ArtisOpus]

Thanks, Steve!😊

[@LandOfAbundance]

Awesome! Will try this out

[@ArtisOpus]

Amazing, let us know how it goes! (Not in reply to this, YT doesn't like conversation notifications :))

[@perche26]

What colour have you used as a base colour for priming before the first coat of retributor gold?

[@ArtisOpus]

Hey Miguel, it was a chaos black prime, I filled in the gaps with Monument Hobbies primer - which is great. I may have put a light layer of huldra blue over this... which was a complete waste of time :D

[@Vicky1138thx]

Even though I don’t paint vampires , I think this technique is stunning . Just got my set of “ s series brushes “ to add to my “ D series “ can’t wait to use them 👍

[@MTwigman]

Loving these tutorials would love to see you paint some different flesh coloured zombies!

[@ArtisOpus]

That would be an interesting one, I've not done the new deadwalkers yet, or even held one!

[@robertcoble1445]

So very nice mate, Thank you. Will definitely be trying this out..

[@ArtisOpus]

My pleasure dude, glad you found it useful!

[@filmguru4]

I tried this technique on my strider from mantic Games. Love the effect it gives but next time I am going to use thinner coats to give a better effect. Just wanted to say thanks for these ideas. Keep them coming

[@GamingMediocrity]

Love it. Got a head from an ArtelW vampire/gunslinger model I bought that'd look amazing on these Knights. Sadly, these are so expensive (even second hand...) that I doubt I'll ever get the chance.

[@jasonbenson9021]

Done thia tutorial for the scheme and it's amazing. O just need to work on my cloth game

[@tombrand236]

Would love to see your approach to an alt custodes scheme using a contrast mix over metallics like you did here

[@willfeen]

thanks for the video! when you talk about *diluting more* to achieve a brighter color on the knight's armor, is that diluting the red with water? with more contrast medium? or both? I am new to the hobby.

[@ArtisOpus]

Medium for this one dude 👌. Any more questions let us know in another comment, KZbin isn't good for ongoing convo notifications!

[@willfeen]

@@ArtisOpus thank you for the reply

[@666maciora]

Hi. Love Your work and technique!! As I am new to this stuff, could You tell what colours You used for cloak, leather and tail, horses legs? Thanks.

[@ArtisOpus]

Hi Patryk, they're listed on screen on the relevant sections of the video :). Most of the work was done with citadel's cool greys

[@masver2424]

Amazing video! great tips what primer do you use?

[@jmc7034]

Love the look❤️❤️❤️

[@ArtisOpus]

Thanks, dude!

[@riccardogarzelli]

I would have started from a Tinny Tin Vallejo basecoating, followed by the drybrush, it gives it a better finish in the shades areas, for the rest: great idea for the blu glaze on red

[@travisdelucia3184]

Excellent, brilliant - I liked this back when I was painting blood knights! Never seen a paint scheme like this before. Now I'm wondering if something similar would work for my blood angels army I am building. Perhaps with a bit of a brighter contrast color choice? Let me know if you have any tips :)

[@ArtisOpus]

Hey dude, it could definitely work! Lighter colour *and* lighter base, the base is what punches through as well as setting the tone, so if you go lighter there (perhaps mid tones, and highlights) that'll help keep your boys shiny :). Any questions LMK in another comment, replies can get lost!

[@Pazuriel]

Brilliant! Subscribed.

[@ArtisOpus]

Thanks man, appreciate the support

[@KillyBones]

Another amazing paint job legend … I use my M series brushes to edge highlight 🤫

[@ArtisOpus]

:D So does Angel, I think he's not doing a very good job of keeping it secret 😅

[@Blazeillustrator1978]

I like using the blue to darken the red, have you tried using a green wash/diluted contrast in all the shadowy areas before you do the contrast red and it will really darken those red shadow areas.

[@TheVirtue01]

Hey man, I love your work! Just wanted to ask, what colours do you reckon I should use if say I wanted to have blue armour for my blood knights instead of red.

[@ArtisOpus]

I'd say just pick your favourite blue, but maybe add a little purple to it, in the first stages at least to keep things deep and regal

[@nathanfee9644]

Great video!

[@ArtisOpus]

Cheers, Nathan!

[@TheSpazztech]

Basing for advantage? Looks great.

[@ArtisOpus]

Always, it's to counter the complete lack of reach in the new book, those 1" lances 😭😭😭

[@Felizwerg]

This looks fantastic :) If I put a base coat on a mini without dry brushing, just diluted paint on a brush, how to best make sure it won't end up being blotchy? Especially for big minis with big surface parts. I am not sure how to best apply the paint evenly😅

[@fjdexx]

Wonderfull Mini.

[@simonleach6632]

Awesome looking scheme dude, I think the gold undercoat makes everything look a little too warm and perhaps a little bit alive for me, but thats just personal preference, it still looks super cool!

[@Pyre001]

Would this work for a black metallic look? Drybrushing up bright and then using a dark Contrast such as Black Templar?

[@嚴天璟]

Hello , what color did you use for the primer base? Is that mechanucus standard grey?

[@ArtisOpus]

It doesn't matter :). Black + huldra blue basecoat will cover anything.

[@Enchaladaaa]

How would you go about making the battle damage on the armor pop a little more than just a black recess on the horse? Great videos ill be stepping into more heavy dry brush methods soon. been using it mostly just as highlights and finishing touches.

[@ArtisOpus]

Hey dude, sorry for the delay! There's a couple of approaches, depending on how 'old' you want stuff to look, also how much time you want to spend: #1 - Brighter chips (easy, fast) #2 - Deep black brown chips, and then chip silver/metallic inside these, pushing contrast (slower, fancier, can use less bright silver and still gain decent contrast) 3# - Deep black brown chips, dark metallic inside them, bright metallic final inside these for most recent (slow, looks amazing done right, difficult, easy to obscure previous steps)

[@jangohring9301]

Hey whar color are the basecoat from the clothes , huldra Blue are to dark?

[@chalkdemon8019]

So you just used Black Primer? Would you recommend Army Painter Matt Black or GW’s Chaos Black?

[@ArtisOpus]

If you're going to drybrush I'd go chaos black. I use it as default, almost never change, it does the job very well.

[@chalkdemon8019]

@@ArtisOpus ok.

[@colinwakelin159]

What would you use to varnish them once done?

[@WithinWicked]

I appreciate the technique, I actually have a box myself and am tempted for a quick paint to boost the spirits to battle the tedious layering Gods. I wish more attention was paid to details here tho! Would've made it more comprehensive.

[@trippphillips9179]

Any chance of some Chaos Marines? Black Legion, Alpha? Etc?

[@ArtisOpus]

Absolutely man, we owe a few power armoured tutorials, I wonder which the public would like first, perhaps a poll is due!

[@NickDaMan]

@@ArtisOpus Emperor's Children!

[@elRandomTk]

I would love Night lord, to see lighting well done. Maybe with your capacity even a bigger effect, more dramatic contrast due to the light, it's not easy

[@AlexUCP]

Hey Artis Opus! First, thanks for you content. I'm trying to use more drybrush and contrast metals mostly thanks to your videos, awesome result for a pretty quick process! Quick question that may sound stupid but... What kind of putty do you use to put your shields, heads and other pieces you want to paint separately? I kind of struggle finding one 😅

[@ArtisOpus]

Hey, Alex, not a silly question at all! It's the putty that came with the redgrass painting handle, which I have used far more than the handle :D

[@tombrand236]

I messed my one up completely by putting a terribly over powered glaze all over it. Really not happy with it. Best to strip and start again or just respray?

[@maskedmustachio9472]

I can relate to drying paint living here in Arizona. Even in the winters I need a wet pallet and constantly have to add water every time I go back with the brush...Watching people use a regular pallet without the paint instantly drying is weird.

[@Neliss44]

what basecoat was used?

[@GundolfMartin]

nice technique :-)

[@loadedgun28]

What colour was the Prime?

[@westonbarney3737]

Gold paint showdown please!!!

[@ArtisOpus]

Squidmar handled this one pretty comprehensively :D

[@nofuxgivens2797]

How can we paint blood knights when there are none to buy...

[@ArtisOpus]

We start a slaves to darkness khorne army? :D I am genuinely tempted to try this out on the chaos minis!

[@Barthaas]

As much as I love final results - they do seem a bit far from "blood" :( I will probably try something similar with mixing techniques inspired by this video so thanks and keep up the awesome work!

[@ArtisOpus]

Really? I think it's a very solid match - maybe a gloss on it if you really wanted to drive it home. Would you have done it brighter?

[@Barthaas]

@@ArtisOpus I think it's a very close match, but to horse armour. Rider is more bright red. Nonetheless it's really amazing paintjob and it will be very hard for me to pick scheme for my BK's... Initially I just want to make horse armour black and keep rider red. Now I'm not sure anymore... I guess whole model should be red-ish to be called truly Blood Knights

[@Dratsabamai]

How about some Lumineth sir? ;) We all know Order is your first love.

[@ArtisOpus]

Haaa, it is... but they're so fiddly! I do have floaty-assassin-bow-cow though... who is cool enough for me to get over it :D

[@mcintyreseamus]

Be good for flesh tearers as well

[@ArtisOpus]

100% dude, it just looks bloody!

[@4LB4TR0SS]

Artis Opus is the new black

[@JC-uz3ey]

Oh you... They are blood knights. Just dip them in your own blood and viola! Jokes aside, loved the vid.

[@ArtisOpus]

:D I tried to get as close as I could! Cheers dude

[@nofuxgivens2797]

The only people I've seen with the new blood knights is youtubers

[@ArtisOpus]

We were not given this, purchased them from a store on release :)

[@nofuxgivens2797]

@@ArtisOpus well I made no speculation to Yalls source. Gw failed to provide anywhere near a good supply. In my case and many others who made orders...got cancelled and if we reserved some at stores...those store never got them.

[@ArtisOpus]

@@nofuxgivens2797 Hard times, pretty difficult to get hyped for an army if you can't get key components, I got 2 boxes, my list needs 5, so it'll be a bit until that's doable. I think it'll be like this for a while, the world's still operating slower than it was 2 years ago, plus demand is high!

[@nofuxgivens2797]

@@ArtisOpus now that I've been scheming. I'm liking the vyrkos line so instead of stressing on getting the blood knights I'm just going to use the slaves to darkness start collecting. Shave off all the chaos shit. Throw some space wolves heads on. Maybe model a few cossack hats on some and they'll fit more into the lore.

[@DawTome]

more vampires

[@ArtisOpus]

I am tempted! :)

[@alexandarvoncarsteinzarovi3723]

Brother use more Blood Angels red, it brings out the warrior in their armor,

[@ArtisOpus]

Haaa! :D

[@WithinWicked]

Upset everyone by dipping straight in - damn straight! You rich guys who can afford to stain your medium pots!