Easy Chipping effects - How to paint Warhammer Vehicles and Terrain - 10 minute techniques

In this tutorial Byron shows you how to quickly and easily paint chipped paint for weathering your vehicles. Not only is this a fast way to paint battle damage, wear and tear, and add some age to your miniatures it is super easy, and loads of fun! It is ideal for Warhammer vehicles & terrain, but is also great for Sci Fi and Fantasy minis and terrain in general.
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[@zamo9660]

I've been holding my urge to comment but man. There's so many good stuff about Artist's Opus videos I don't even know where to start. Maybe the most impressive thing is that Artist Opus do sell stuff and yet their videos are amazingly gentle: there's no products forced thru my throat here. Sure they use their texture palette and brushes but don't hide themselves using a citadel brush and won't favour any paint brand over another. That alone pumps a sentiment of trust here. May sound weird but that's how I feel when I see those videos. Second it's the subject itself: been painting for ages and there was a boom in the hobby at say, the 00s. Rackham, non metallic metals, glazing... Then our old friend dry brush became sort of... cheap. Something perceived as a must-avoid if you were to be a 'good painter'. Your videos are a kick in the nuts to that stupid sentiment. To show you can achieve results far from tabletop quality, on par with airbrushing (wich I know isn't available to some due budget) just dry brushing and stippling, while having fun instead of painstakingly pull off advanced paint trickery... feels like a love letter to the hobby itself. Glad you exist, really tempted by your products, they look high end TBH. If I had to be picky, I'd say these videos last longer than I like. Still, the vehicles, the neon coloured wall... A blast to see. Sorry for the long comment... I knew how much time filming and editing takes so I thought it was appropriate to spend some time in saying other than just 'cool'. Keep the good stuff coming!

[@ArtisOpus]

Thank you so much dude, means a lot! Not at all, we read every comment, and this one is packed. Interesting you mention that, we're judiciously cutting the next video as I type actually, the fine line between concise and lacking in nice, extra tips is a difficult one to balance, we're finding our way though, and you should hopefully find future videos a little less baggy :)

[@Jkos1980]

If you use a matt varnish before the shipping medium but after the mask, the varnish will fill any gap under the masking and minimize the risk for bleed under the masking A tip I got from a home renovation show in the 90s

[@ArtisOpus]

Of all the places to get advice 🤣. That's legit, I'll have to try it out!

[@burnbobquist8999]

Tool time? :D

[@dannyeccles1894]

Great way of encouraging comments. Have to say, these videos are defintely quieting the people who say that dry brushing is an amateurish technique. Really impressive results

[@ArtisOpus]

We got you ;). Thanks dude, that's the idea, the technique has so much more potential than people think!

[@GxHx1990]

Been following Artis Opus for a while now. Great tutorials that make even amateurs like me feel confident in trying out some of the techniques.

[@ArtisOpus]

Awesome! Thanks so much for the support, it's great to hear that you find the videos useful🤩

[@hawkeye9517]

Awesome content being churned out recently Byron. Well done mate! 👍

[@ArtisOpus]

Cheers dude, hope you and yours are staying safe!

[@saintc79]

I’m constantly amazed at the results you guys get from such relatively simple techniques. Please continue to put out videos like this!

[@ArtisOpus]

Consider it done. Our pleasure dude :)

[@Baphomet-J.-Moon-Fetus]

Absolutely loving the 'Series D' videos... The techniques on the purple-green building blew my mind! As an armour modeller, I remember when hi-tech painting was Humbrol enamel base, dirty turpentine pinwashing and grime, followed by heavy DRY BRUSHING. Then DB fell out of fashion for many years and *now* it is this season's must-have fashion again. I really want learn more about these 'high definition' techniques and start applying them to military / sci-fi models and scenics. HENCE a set of 'Series D' is on my wants list. (hopefully some birthday cash will take care of it, this month)

[@ArtisOpus]

Thanks Paul - I hope you can pick some up, there's definitely way more scope than we've demonstrated for combined techniques (you'll see them starting to surface more in some videos due very soon!). Thanks for the kind words, lovely to have you along for the journey :)

[@johncorley4152]

Amazing videos overall, but easiky the best brush handling videos on KZbin

[@ArtisOpus]

Wow thanks John! Pleasure to hear your thoughts 🤗

[@MrTpimms]

This effect is absolutely sick! Can’t wait to give it a go, loving the content!

[@ArtisOpus]

Cheers Tpimms, thanks for your sub dude :)

[@MrTpimms]

Artis Opus too easy! Looking forward to what’s coming for sure!

[@simonleach6632]

this is an awesome technique and i use it all the time, and there is another way to use it to show distressed paint too, which i use on both my 40K models and my 1:35 scale armour models! STEP1) base coat (can do some modulation at this stage, i usually just use a pre-shade) STEP2) chipping fluid (i use hairspray, its way cheaper, and you can decant it into an old herb/spice jar by just spraying a load of it into the jar with the nozzle right in the opening) STEP3) mix a slightly different base colour (go lighter for a dark base or darker for a light base) and apply this thin and random over the top, you do not want full coverage, the cloudier the better! STEP4) when dry, use a damp brush to re-activate the hairspray and chip the top coat. this will leave the look of randomly distressed paint, like your vehicle has been out in the open for a while with crew climbing on/off and maintenance and so on, its looks really cool and will give your models a nice unique finish!

[@ArtisOpus]

This sounds legit Simon, I definitely feel like I have learned just how much I don't know about these products after understanding them, there's so much possibility!

[@simonleach6632]

@@ArtisOpus likewise, I never would have thought of painting an entire model using stippling and dry brushing, but it looks amazing! Will deffinately have to give it a go!

[@mrmisterfox5130]

Just bought some brushes from these guys - totally blown away with how they've got me back into good old fashioned, chilled and relaxed techniques of painting..... Had been dragged into airbrushing (which, don't get me wrong, I also love), but it was missing that 'relaxed' factor every time I came to clean it, change paints, deal with a blockage etc etc.... To see how Artis Opus use dry brushing to rival the effects achieved by airbrushing was like someone waking me up from a bad dream.... I'm straight back into how I used to paint when I was younger and it feels so good. Totally recommend you ask your local store to start stocking kit from AO....I shall be doing so.

[@ArtisOpus]

Thank you so much, this comment made my day! It's probably one of the nicest comments we've ever had. Would you mind us sharing it for marketing? I've had similar experience and find myself enjoying painting more and feeling more peaceful while doing so with my own rediscovery of drybrushing. I am overjoyed that you feel the same🤗❤

[@mrmisterfox5130]

@@ArtisOpus yes please do feel free for marketing,happy for you to share... I'm currently using the brushes to paint oils onto 40k miniatures.... Going well so far... I packed away my airbrush and now just have peace and quiet.....awesome.... Thanks so much for your videos.... Love them all.

[@ArtisOpus]

@@mrmisterfox5130 You're a legend! Please tag us on social media and say 'for Byron' or something similar because I'd love to see your work! Hope you have a great day painting in tranquility 😊

Love these tutorials and I'm really looking forward to using my brand new Series D brushes on a project like this. Would love to see you demonstrating OSL effects with dry brushes

[@ArtisOpus]

OSL is coming! I've worked out something, but it may actually become part of a series or something, watch this space :)

[@panduran2]

Looking really cool. Very eager to see the weathering video!

[@ArtisOpus]

I guess we'll have to get on it then... Having said that you *may* like our next video ;)

[@jillthomason-stewart7820]

excellent video again - thanks for making these, especially for those without an airbrush! I'll definitely be giving this a try as the way its been shown and explained has made a more complex technique quite accessible - all shown in a happy and friendly way too!

[@ArtisOpus]

Yes! Exactly what we're going for - I hope it helps your hobby journey Jill!

[@chucklamb3496]

Just received my brushes from you and tried it, it’s the best brush I ever used and gave me great results. Thanks!

[@ArtisOpus]

What a lovely thing to hear, so glad Chuck, I hope they serve you well dude, happy hobbying!

[@hanshans387]

These techniques are really bending my noodle man, good work - keep it up!!!

[@ArtisOpus]

Yes, Captain! We're on it, your noodle will be some funky spiral in no time ;)

[@TWW--AP]

While I enjoy more independent creators like Miniac or the myriad of small uploaders, it's also really nice to see a high production studio make content like this. You can tell just by watching that there's years of experience and skill involved and a lot to learn.

[@ArtisOpus]

Thanks so much dude, such kind words!

[@shadergod]

I love these videos! Your videos on the Space Wolf flyer has completely inspired the color scheme on my first army. It's going to be a Squat Astra Militarum army using your technique for the armor (and vehicles) over a Solar Auxilia cream for the fabric! It's going to look amazing! Thank you so much for all of this!

[@ArtisOpus]

Yes dude! My pleasure, great to have you along for the ride! :)

[@johnnycooper7019]

Dear Artis Opus, Amazing tutorial and very inspirational. Kind Regards Johnny

[@ArtisOpus]

Our pleasure Johnny! thanks for tuning in dude.

[@krisspics6418]

I have order your D brush and I cannot wait to give it a try. I love your videos

[@ArtisOpus]

Thanks Kriss, I cannot wait for you to try it out and join us!

[@andrewbromley6399]

Well my S and D sets have been ordered a few days ago so cant wait to get them and test some of the things I have seen in your other videos but now I need to give this ago as well, Love watching all your content and can't wait for more

[@ArtisOpus]

Thanks so much Andrew, and cheers for your purchase! We'll keep it coming, you keep painting :)

[@jayceeni]

I been painting two replusor tanks using your D brush , I will definitely be using chipping fluid on the tanks marking, thanks

[@ArtisOpus]

Sounds great Jay, thanks for following ❤ Maybe tag us on your work on social media? We'd love to see our brushes put in good use.

[@tony6331]

I've used this through an airbrush and found that you place some water down where you want it to peel and then work it with a stiff brush to get a lovely result. It's nice to see it can work with out the airbrush tho. Great job

[@ArtisOpus]

Yeah, it's surprising that I've not seen it elsewhere, this was a first attempt and it went pretty much according to plan! Cheers bud :)

[@nazteeb]

Fantastic vid! Will have to try this myself. Also I am fascinated with the painting technique and kit you use!

[@ArtisOpus]

Cheers Paul, if you check out store.artis-opus.com/ it's available to purchase :)

[@valentinbirkenfeld560]

This is great! I just bought myself some chipping medium, can't wait to try it out.

[@ArtisOpus]

Amazing dude, hope you enjoy it, I had a blast :)

[@lgargallo]

Well, im loving how easy and accesible your technics are for not mega experienced people. Wanted to suggest you to put on description brushes/materials used on vids but you already did It, cant ask for more. Now wait and see if you do any tutorial im in need of. Keep going, really awesome work!

[@ArtisOpus]

Make a request bud, we'll get it in the list! Thanks so much, exactly what we're going for, our pleasure :)

[@patrickbateman69420]

Hi Byron, really really enjoying your content mate. These tutorials are just what I needed for motivation after literally years of unstarted projects never being worked on. I've never come across these techniques before your channel but they produce some very nice effects that are accessible to people of any skill level. I've shown a couple of your tutorial videos to my girlfriend who has never been into the hobby at all, expecting just a "oh that's cool!" response, but she's asked if she can use a couple of my unpainted miniatures to try your techniques out on, so that's awesome too. Massive thanks for the engaging content and looking forward to to your future vids ✌

[@ArtisOpus]

This is one of the nicest comments we've ever had the pleasure of reading dude! You're both welcome, I hope you obliterate your 'Grey Pile' with our help, nice to have you on board, we've got *plenty* of more stuff coming in the future :)

[@frontroomgaming2311]

Loved it. Been wanting to try this for so long, but could never work out how to do it. Going to give it a go now. Keep up the good work

[@ArtisOpus]

Mega, I hope it goes perfectly, dude :)

[@JamesNicholls898]

I bought some chipping medium (Vallejo) a while ago and realised quickly afterwards I had no idea how to use it!! I don't have access to an airbrush, so I have been searching for tutorials on how to use it with a brush, with little to no joy. This is the perfect tutorial for me! Mine won't be anywhere near as good as yours, but at least I can now go and try!! (I also loved your subtle dig at lesser brushes!! 🤣)

[@ArtisOpus]

Amazing James! Practice, practice, practice! We'll be here to keep learning with you ❤

[@samsolopeeps]

My painting has just got about 10 times better with your guides

[@ArtisOpus]

Really? You've just made my day dude, so pleased - we'd love to see your progress on social media if you use it - tag us in!

[@rwrightni]

These videos have inspired me to get painting more again. Would love to see you fo some aos range with the series d brushes. Maby obr or ogres

[@ArtisOpus]

Best compliment we could ever hope for, our pleasure dude, I hope it goes perfectly! OBR are a drybrush dream :)

[@jasonbenson9021]

Love it. Just got my m set from you guys and is amazing thank you. Will have to get the chipping and D set next haha 😂😂😂 thanks for the tutorials

[@ArtisOpus]

Our pleasure Jason, thanks for the purchase dude :)

[@Tore8611]

Thees videos are really helpful. Thank you for the great content! Bought my first series D kit and started painting whit them to day. Really enjoy the process. Should have ordered the xl one to the L was smaller than I expected. But still managed to nock out an terrain price during breakfast. :D

[@ArtisOpus]

Terrain piece for breakfast: on the path to enlightenment! Sounds great dude, so glad you're enjoying the content, and thanks for picking up a set, hope they serve you well :)

[@lazz-1]

Great video, definitely would like to see these weathered. Even if I had them, not sure I'd use a SeriesD to apply the chipping medium though

[@ArtisOpus]

Mine cleaned up fine after - may be a good idea though :)

[@robcoke5742]

Keep up these videos! Great content and results...

[@ArtisOpus]

Thanks Rob!

[@sheaoleary9412]

Great vid guys, just got your series M brushes, was gonna but the series D but element games were out of stock haha

[@ArtisOpus]

Cheers dude, D should be back in stock there soon, demand is high at the moment, we're pushing through though, and upping production :)

[@Chuckbreakseven]

Good stuff! Thank you for making this video. Cheers!

[@ArtisOpus]

Our pleasure dude, happy hobbying!

[@jamesmeeks6000]

Great content. Can’t wait to try this out. Would love to see how you paint Marines.

[@ArtisOpus]

If only there was a big release coming.... ;)

[@MsBlood01]

Thank you for another great video I have to say I think I need to add some road lines on some running zombi baces

[@ArtisOpus]

Sounds spot on dude, you're welcome!

[@oirien5610]

Seen a lot with AK's chipping medium but it's always been through an airbrush so haven't been particularly interested, might have to give this a shot.

[@ArtisOpus]

Same here, it's actually completely unneccesary (not bad, just not essential)!

[@ricci8497]

Yet another fantastic tutorial maybe a weathering tutorial next time for the likes of tracks and going on boots and cloaks

[@ArtisOpus]

Mhhmmm, this is super easy, great idea, it is 'in the list'!

[@lootgoblin600]

Keep up the good work! Fantastic content and amazing products I don't use anything else accept Artis Opus now

[@ArtisOpus]

Thanks so much Andy, what an amazing thing to hear, really appreciated, we'll carry on making videos for you to use them along-side!

[@patrickball-stonejunction3177]

Another great video man, I really like the variety of techniques you show off - it gives me loads of ideas of stuff to do on my own models! Any chance you can do more weathering stuff, like how to stipple on rust patterns and maybe even some different weathering schemes that you would use? I've found that weathering on my Dark Angels looks very different to weathering my Necrons or my Blood Angels and same again for my Star Wars Legion Stormtroopers, so I'd love to know how you pick and choose how to weather any given army.

[@ArtisOpus]

You may or may not enjoy the video we're putting out this weekend ;). Thanks dude!

[@simonshephard876]

Ak also have a washable white, meant for doing winter white on military models but it would let you jump a step or two on the white. And don't forget to varnish after get your model or even hand wet and you can reactivate the chipping fluid later. (Edit was to change ask to ak)

[@ArtisOpus]

Good point dude, hadn't even considered that!

[@jamescooper7236]

I've only just subscribed to your channel, but another awesome tutorial thanks!! I really want to get some of your brushes but I don't know where to start! Have you done any videos showing the range?

[@ArtisOpus]

Great suggestion, thanks so much for your support, for now here's a brief summary: S: The best 'every day brushes' - especially the 3 and 4 will help you paint faster and love it :) M: Shorter versions of S, less flex, great for freehand and detailing D: The best drybrushes in the industry, they've revolutionised the technique Hope that helps dude!

[@jamescooper7236]

Artis Opus amazing! Thank you it really does 👍🏻👍🏻

[@YuriZahn]

Thank you for showing both methods. I have, in the past, used the sponge technique, but there some care that needs to happen with color matching... this eliminates that step

[@ArtisOpus]

Exactly, it's a bit of a revolution isn't it! You could absolutely highlight under chips, or dot darker colours within them... I'm a bit of practice away from that though :)

[@godsmote6719]

Hi artist opus I do something similar with layered maskol, I’ve applied it using, scoured, sponge, old battered or custom brushes, and the stippled over with your D series brushes. Gets a similar effect but with a starker edge, the two technics used hand in hand look awsome, lastly have you tried contrast paints over it.

[@ArtisOpus]

I have not tried contrast over it! I'd love to see your work, sounds super interesting 0 if you're on social media could you tag us in an instagram post or something?

[@godsmote6719]

Artis Opus you can find me on Instagram @ Godsmote_gaming

[@wolfbytes8787]

could you do a video about doing blends with these brushes also do inks work with these like going over zenith type of thing or can you do stippling with inks id imagine there too watery but idk also games workshops dry paints work with theses or are they pointless or go on too thick?

[@ArtisOpus]

So many good points. 1 - you can use Citadel dry with them, you're pretty much restricted to edge highlights, but it works beautifully! 2 - Inks over zenithal is 100% a thing! (Great way to achieve NMM) 3 - Stippling inks is fine, you can also add them to colours to make your stippling more vibrant! If you find them being blotchy a little of Vallejo's Glaze medium in the mix can go a long way.

[@wolfbytes8787]

@@ArtisOpus thanks i cant wait im hopefully getting some d series brushes im saving up cant wait they look great love the wooden box for the sets they look like a perfect carrying case also video on skin?

[@wolfbytes8787]

squidmar was so recuctan to do a dry brush in his new brushes i wanna see you get in touch with him cause id be amazing to see a collaboration

[@wolfbytes8787]

wait is the d series a classed as a dry brush?

[@ArtisOpus]

It absolutely is dude, I think there may be a reason he said that other companies were handling that well anyway, very kind of him!

[@Warhammer_Rob]

Do you need to seal it afterwards to stop the paint further coming off while gaming?

[@ArtisOpus]

Depends bud, if it's not going ot be in direct contact when picked up etc it probably isn't a worry, if you touch it with a wash or anything though you should definitely give it another spray of varnish though!

[@Warhammer_Rob]

@@ArtisOpus thanks 👍

[@S2uBuGaming]

Love your videos really good. These videos got my girlfriend to finally get to trying pai ting and she has basically taken all of my brushes! She so needs her own set of D series Keep it up guys, really great videos that are super helpful

[@ArtisOpus]

We'll take it! Amazing it hear :) thanks dude, we hope The D series serves you both well :)

[@natchoroom.]

This is awesome. I have a question. How long does it take after chipping to complete the next step? (means let chipping dry) I'm sorry, I'm not good at English. I couldn't hear it right away.😁🙏

[@1974Carnage]

🤣 gonna use this brush I clean my air brush with...pulls out a Citadel Brush. Vicious 🤣

[@jostonpowell1346]

hahah

[@zamo9660]

Yup, loved that as well :D all brushes end like that, no matter how good or bad they were.

[@ArtisOpus]

I've got a 2 year old Medium D that says otherwise ;) Every brush has a use!

[@1974Carnage]

@@ArtisOpusThrowing shade, as well as painting with it 😏

[@DrNitroGecko]

When i try to mask on irregular surfaces like this, my paint does feather out, especially when using the airbrush. How did you manage to keep such a crisp line?

[@colthedrummer]

Alex Anzola Jürgenson The top comment on here is suggesting a matt varnish layer after you’ve placed the masking tape which will seal the gap between the paint and masking. Great idea, but I would be a bit worried about pulling off the new layer over the varnish - whilst doing chipping techniques though, that could actually be useful 🤷‍♂️ from my experience as a painter/decorator, it’s more about the quality of masking tape and the care you put into smoothing down your working layer.

[@cyphertheory]

Brush brush?

[@ArtisOpus]

*Hairy Brush :)

[@cyphertheory]

@@ArtisOpus 😁

[@JakeDogg-RIP]

I want some free brushes but I don’t have thumbs, are ur brushes doggo friendly??

[@ArtisOpus]

Please note: you can play fetch with them 😂 Friendly doggo sticks

[@JakeDogg-RIP]

Woof!! 😁

[@ArtisOpus]

@@JakeDogg-RIP ^^

[@MrFunguspower]

This is clearly the best comment.

[@ArtisOpus]

And you sir, are clearly a smartypants.

[@nathanieleck1023]

Ah, you forget my friend. You don’t have enough chipping until its just chipping and not paint -a carcharodon player.

[@ArtisOpus]

Resisting taking it to this stage is always so hard!

[@nathanieleck1023]

Artis Opus, also, I may have already said this, but you should totally do a world eaters tutorial, or just painting red armor in general.

[@portland-182]

T-shirt idea - Not airbrush, brush brush :)

[@ArtisOpus]

We should get a new mug made! Good idea :)

[@ffoeg]

🤯🤯🤯👍

[@ArtisOpus]

😘

[@sungyeolryu1547]

You can use your COP airbrush🤣 Anyway, as you said, like my friends, who dont have airbrush are useful.

[@ArtisOpus]

Absolutely, we love our CoP brush, but not everyone has one... It seems weird that people think you need one for these products!

[@sungyeolryu1547]

@@ArtisOpus this is why i love your videos!

[@slizerizo]

i like squigs

[@ArtisOpus]

Don't we all 💕