Picking a Color Scheme for My New Army!

In this video Jay goes through and experiments with his Tyranid Color Scheme! We have new videos every Monday, Wednesday and Friday!
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[@GarredHATES]

I was browsing through 40k Reddit and found that someone put Jay in the worst Warhammer KZbin channels. I dunno how anyone could dislike Jay! Look at him and that lovable smile!

[@Thee_AdamCashmore]

One of my favs by far!

[@z.zolids8925]

to be fair, sometimes his vids’ thumbnails are a bit clickbaity. But that is just a part of being on this platform I guess.

[@daili4917]

That just means Jay is good enough to attract haters 😅

[@6Grey6malkin6]

99% of the time, reddit is wrong

[@heliumfreak5364]

Well your first mistake was using reddit as a reliable source

[@PrimalAce]

Red is the highlight colour for red. Start with a darker red base then use a normal bright red to highlight with and it'll look like red instead of worrying about skewing the results either orange or pink.

[@ExternalDialogue]

Yeah the thing a lot of even high level painters don't realize is that there is no light red.

[@ryeloafbreadmen1080]

Yeah, I like mixing a dark brown into my red for base, then highlight with regular red

[@MyCleverName]

I mean, I'm no paint scientist, but man... I kept waiting for Jay to use a different undercoat. Like brown, or purple...

[@andrewponczocha9431]

I was going crazy hearing him complain about pink but still using a light red base coat 😂

[@Annihilo]

Haha I’m newish to painting but even I said the same thing. Treat it like the red on his Templar shoulders. Use dark red up to maybe just a tad bit of blended red orange at the highest point. The brown red is a great tip for underneath.

[@wulfen_minis]

JAY, You should make a battle report, all your templars vs all of nicks blue orks, even if it lasts 5hrs of video, I would watch it. I love your videos and you have really helped my hobby.

[@alertedcoyote7892]

That's that 10 thousand point game right there lmao. Should do apoc rules

[@Velasc]

Def could do it as a patreon vid so it wouldnt mess with yt uploads

[@patsey3199]

I painted my first Behemoth ‘Nids the other day, I used Doomfire Magenta and Magmadroth Flame. Just for a blend from orange down to pink along the body. Meanwhile the carapace was Stormfiend and Baharoth Blue, I then went over with Nuln Oil for shadows. I have over a year of miniature painting, and still consider myself a beginner; but I think they turned out great.

[@orichumo]

It took me seeing jay holding a pen to realize hes left handed

[@gregoryhall4062]

I'd love to see some custom Legion painting too. Thanks for making my Wednesday with some good big painting

[@aaronsminiadventure]

yeah you gotta go super black in the shadows, then have straight red as the highlight. always looks off if there's any pink or orange to be

[@mattbrown8532]

Love watching these videos as I paint, such a motivation to see you experiment and have an amazing time

[@jacobmccarthy655]

You need to paint that battletech box. I'm really excited on how your gonna tackle little stompy robots.

[@lolpwndk]

No one is talking about how Jay wrote "2" starting from the bottom, what black magic is that!?

[@ethancoyle724]

Im glad someone else noticed. I am in shock, I dont think I can continue watching after that.

[@austinbecker9024]

Thank you for making this video, because I have been struggling through a process like this to get some icy tyranids and have been frustrated. This video helped me find grace in that process and appreciate some of the test models I thought were horrible but now I see the aspects of growth in there.

[@moleculeman27]

Seeing the trial and error going through the evolutions was very interesting. I've definitely learned a thing or two here. Love your videos, keep up the good work!

[@fixit9844]

I really loved that bright orange gaunt, def my favourite.

[@kimberlyblackwell3807]

Me too...

[@JRHawker12]

Thanks for doing a video on this. I was looking for this type of info for my first army.

[@bendover-tx1ku]

i have been doing my red nids like the the following for almost 8 months and it never gets old. everything I use is from army painter for the body 1-prime with black 2-base coat with Crusted sore 3-drybrush with dragon red 4-highlight with glistening blood effect 5-extreme highlight with pure red for the claws and teeth I do this. 1-make a 3:1 mix of glistening blood and any black for the base coat 2-drybrush the tips with greedy gold in a way that the further you go from the bsae of the tooth or claw the stronger the gold. for the carapace I do 1-base with matt black 2-drybrush with uniform grey 3-extreme highlight with matt white 4- top it off with a coat of royal robes speedpaint

[@Materia-Hunter]

Great video! Couldn’t help noticing you draw your 3 from the bottom up! I teach, and that’s the first time I’ve seen that one. Cool!🎉

[@user-lh1ig4wy7g]

Long time stalker but now first time subscriber. This video rocked! Was doing the same thing with some old tyrants models to find a new paint scheme. Great advise.

[@deadliftyournan3293]

Nick I could watch every single one of your videos with my legs kicked up in the air like a girl on the phone to her bestie! Love your content, I'm new to the hobby and am going to start painting my first squad ever soon before the year is out!

[@tylerfhales]

this has made me feel a lot better about doing the exact same thing, i’ve been trying for months to come up with a scheme i like for my bugs

[@Cam-Cam98]

This is exactly the stage I am at with my army. I just can't seem to nail down the final adjustments. Especially as it Nids, there are a lot of models, and I don't want to have too many steps. I suppose it is better to sort it out now rather than midway through an army.

[@kylegwyn4172]

I actually painted all my tyranids randomly because I feel like they reflect the hordes of matter that created them. I have themes within unit types like my lictors and variants are all the same general scheme painted to match their environment. But the swarm minis are all random speed paints in groups of 5. The big models I painted each their own color scheme as well. By going this route I was more free to explore and thus I painted fast. But I was satisfied with the quality!

[@kenwalker5384]

Cool to see old school flat green bases!👍👍👍

[@Talluff]

I always love your guy's videos! It has to be said though, I've never before seen someone write their numbers that way from right -> left and bottom -> top, it makes me interested in how far this rabbit hole goes

[@Velasc]

Perhaps it is mirrored in the video. (And he is actually hanging from the ceiling)

[@Sh4d0w20]

i wsa happy, that i found a really easy recipe for my nids. i first went with a black primer. i grabbed a homemade mix thats something like a blueish grey and drybrushed all his body parts. i used a mix of contrast and regular black paint to correct the parts where the drybrush touched his scales. i used a violet contrast on the bottom of his feet. i added a drop of medium and put it all over his body parts just to wipe the top parts off with my finger. drybrushed some red details on the scales. filled every vent and hole with a flesh ink and stained it with reflexive orange. im really happy with the fact that i painted the leviathan box in 3 days. i kinda did an underspray with red so it was not all black on the bottom ^^

[@03dashk64]

Red is the highlight for red! You either start with a deeper red and use base red to highlight, or highlight with a pink then glaze red over it to trick your eye into seeing a lighter red

[@cakalafatides]

Super happy you guys finally did a scheme video on Jay's Tyranids! This Behemoth scheme is definitely my favorite, and it'll be my hive fleet when I get around to painting some Leviathan 'Nids. It looks like Jay modified the carapace in the 5-day challenge, though. I'll have to do some experimenting of my own to get a final result that looks similar to Jay's final scheme for the carapace, because I'm not a fan of the traditional way of painting it.

[@satanswanker666]

I love this discovery process. I just started a Behemoth army a few months ago. Using citadel paints i found a contrast coat of vulupous pink, then a second contrast of baal red, followed by a chonky highlight of evil suns scarlet and finished with wild rider red got me a great spectrum of reds.

[@chaoticrevenge7950]

Recently started my first army and its all brass and burnished gold with red details. It looks amazing!

[@andyseverance1519]

I'm literally about to start painting a Nid army and still haven't decided on a color scheme. Definitely going to use this video as a reference! Thanks!

[@paulausten5786]

I’m starting a nid army & just got a psychophage & VRL’s. I’m contemplating a Orchid Mantis kind of scheme that I got inspiration from another KZbinr, though I’m going Bright Greens, ivory & pink. Though I haven’t established the best way to do it.

[@tabletop-mini-showcase]

Maybe an orange base coat before the red speed paint will get a subtle orange highlight with more of a deep red in the shadows (no pinkness). I got into the hobby around 2nd edition so the orange highlights are just what my brain goes to. The carapace on gaunt 7 looks awesome. can't wait to see the full army :)

[@jamescandlish7097]

Looks great!

[@c0rn651]

i personally like my custom banana scheme for my nids all i need is 3 colors: an off white, a yellow, and brown

[@liqerise]

I've had more luck highlighting red with a desaturated lighter red. mixing in a pale blue or green would do the trick, or just add a little blue or green to the lightened red, but that's a bit harder to control

[@lemon.lime.6924]

Doing mine with a black prune gray dry brush for skin, dark red to lighter red on the armor and purple for all fleshy bits so far looking really great!

[@markgnepper5636]

Great stuff friend 👏 👍

[@ValWasTakenWasTaken]

I've had trouble painting Word Bearers without ending up with either too red, too little contrast or just orange. I'm glad someone else put it in words.

[@TheMattastic]

I'm very excited to try out some Tyranid colours soon. The plan is to build up from black with desaturated blue-greys, purple detailing and bone plates. Not sure how it'll look for a whole army but I think it should really pop.

[@xcomeruinx]

hey mate, every one of your paint jobs would have been enhanced with Vallejos Transparent red, thinned with water and used as a glaze it tones any pink or orange highlights back to a more saturated red tone, in fact it is a great way to blend all the highlights you do together allowing you to try flesh tones and light browns or pinks to do your initial highlights, then glaze with the trans red and bam, toned perfectly.

[@ksl4044]

i second primalace here, as someone who's two armies are farsight enclave tau and dark angels, red is highlighted with red, y'know base with mephiston or khorne depending on how deep you want it, then with each highlight you move up a shade, though i do like using fire dragon bright as final edge highlights on guns and armour plates and stuff.

[@rogerrabbit132]

I just bought the Starter Kit as my introduction into 40k using the Tyrannids for my starting army and I'll be going with a Hive Fleet Kraken paint job for them. I just love the look of Kraken.

[@markhawley-rh3ld]

Legend at work again!

[@StFelixofAstora]

I solved the problem with red contrast looking pink on white by using a light grey primer under red, instead of pure white

[@slanahesh]

Ive found with the army painter speed paints reds, you dont want to put over a pure white. Ive been doing my hive fleet kraken all speedpaint and i spray it off white, then apply nuln oil to the carapace and then drybrush the whole model with pure white before applying slaughter red to the carapace and it comes out amazing.

[@kimberlyblackwell3807]

My favorite was #5.....liked the red combined with the orange and the neon green tongue...

[@oldmanstroyke]

great video!

[@PatrickStewart316]

0:52 “Deck’als”. Love how he says decals. 😎🤣🤣

[@Davidwentworthart]

if you prime in a dark green you might get some really bold red through contrast. places that are thinner will go either grey or brown.

[@DemonNagareboshi]

red is tricky. usually start dark and go lighter, but if you want really vibrant i usually start with a base of yellow and layer some red on top.

[@RuthlessMojo]

I would go with a black primer with a red zenithal. Then I would go deep crimson for the body blending into deep purple at the top near the carapace. Then I would go for a midnight blue carapace with that deep purple at the edges. I would paint the claws that blue black again with sand coloured tips. The internals of the mouth would be bone/sand teeth with deep purple mouth.

[@thatminipainter17]

That's awesome Jay great gob

[@a.k3arns561]

I’d love to see a video on painting white. I am starting warhammer for 10th and I am doing a white scars army. I have done about 4/5 minis and I have 2 I like but the process can be quite time consuming. Getting some tips in a video would be great!

[@Peregrintoook]

When I'm painting red I start with a maroon and highlight up to blood red but more highlighting than normal. It's almost a reverse of painting red then darkening it subtly. Seems to work pretty well. Then you can just keep blending further towards brighter reds until you're happy rather than start with the colour you want and lose control with the highlights. Hope that helps 👍

[@Peregrintoook]

Or you can start with a purple undercoat

[@user-tn1zr6hd7l]

I got the Warhammer starter set and i have decided to paint them as hive fleet kraken. I use the Vallejo game colour paints so i used dead flesh mixed with corax white for the skin and the carapace was 50/50 gory red and abaddon black

[@chaosda]

Try using a dark brown wash on the red contrast. I use the very old GW chestnut wash.

[@unstable_co_pilot]

Love your content jay

[@iuribranco7593]

I'm surprised you didn't try grey primer instead of the white to stop making it pink

[@darkr3actor]

So to get my primaris tech marine I went with a red primer from AK, and it really helped get me a solid mars red color.

[@jamesbiard5551]

That looks rad, yo.

[@legodovakin]

With red my go to is to start with as dark as possible you can actually add green to the red and it will darken it without changing hues too much. Then build with my various red paints

[@awesomemusicstudio]

My Fiancée asked me to post a message asking if you can please make a video paint any Lumineth. Well, I know it's a lot to ask, but figured I'd ask anyways. We both really love your painting style the most. She plays Lumineth (I play Slaves to Darkness) .. and she would enjoy seeing how you would do one. Ether way, we enjoy your channel! Thanks

[@benjamin2629]

I use green to darken my reds (and vice versa), this could add some shadow to the skin so that the highlight's don't need as much orange or pink to pop.

[@michaelalbanese5294]

maybe closer to a gray or faded black for the armour would give it some pretty good contrast

[@bmohr9826]

I feel like a purple (blue) highlight would be kinda cool transition to the dark blue carapace. Just a personal opinion, I think it would be a cool transition almost like a sunset

[@colin3387]

Currently doing my tyranids from leviathan. My army is a mix of every color at this point, not having a base knowledge of colors and blending really hurting(how was i supposed to know art class was gonna help in the future) good video

[@hobbycathartic]

Anyone else notice how the numbers on the samples are written from the bottom up?

[@magpie5494]

Never stop being you jay,your a diamond

[@robertvsgamming4649]

Hey Jay, I get your trouble with building contrast and highlights on red and to that, i might have a solution you could use. I learned thst by mixxing orange in red, it makes the red rather brighter so if you just start with a dark red and build up with each color, you are left with a red that won't either turn pink or orange (depending how much orange you mix in) at its brightest spot

[@CerealKiller979]

Orange contrast paint with a red wash…try it!

[@Mystrich]

Honestly for highlighting red, I've given up on anything but mixing the base coat with black or blue to go maroon-ish and then highlighting with the original red.

[@bad-people6510]

Mix a light tan color into your base red to create highlights for your red.

[@RogerS1978]

I'd try zenithal on the red but use a med to dark green and white not black and white. Gives a very natural look to red. Also works well the other way.

[@oilyalarm0614]

I started warhammer last year, and i chose the tyranids, me being me i made my own color scheme, wich i have now given a name, hive fleet tyrannus, grey body, brown carapace with red highlights, soft tissues are skin colored, eyes and wing memebranes are red, the little holes they have i paint in a death guard green color, and i use that color where there might be some liquids

[@eallaterza]

Welcome to the Tyranids gang, Jay!

[@charlesnunya2347]

Orange and blue is beautiful... GO BRONCOS! ;)

[@aubreyrosethomason3547]

I think you’re the best warammer channel

[@Narcomancer1943]

“I’m getting so close to having the skin that I want” Alright, chill out Buffalo Bill.

[@garethcooley3675]

I find myself thinking a Behemoth splinter fleet with the colours reversed would look really cool. Either super dark red skin and brighter blue carapace or the other way round

[@ogamer9250]

please do an entire Tyranid army with whatever color scheme you want maybe even a black one but please can we see as many of the painting tyranids on youtube as possible bc i dont go on twitch much since you are the only person i watch on there

[@bang3rachi]

down with edge hightlighting.

[@CupCakeUnleashed]

might do behemoth with my buds

[@snufflebunny539]

The Behemoth bros have to answer for this crime against the Levi-gang

[@Minwill2912]

I also play behemoth and I this vid helped me out

[@PwnTang81]

Jay.... Try this, airbrush a real dark blue all over base coat, zenithal with white, lightly coat all over with a mid yellow then hit it with an allover coat of red. Makes a moody AND poppy armour colour for blood angels, mighty just be just the red your looking for.... 👋

[@georgesvideos6837]

I don't know if anyone's mentioned this before, but the red would have looked really good over a metallic

[@cabercampbell9528]

I've started painting hive fleet gorgon idk if I'll ever finish all the models 😅

[@Pyre001]

In almost all other forms of (visual) art, the artists goes through studies, practice or both. So why not for mini painting? Also, you can highlight red with skin tones (which are kinda just between pink and orange)...

[@scumbaggaming9418]

Tbh maybe a sorta sickly lookin green might look good Kinda like how Death Guard look ngl i read about hive fleet hades and i am FASCINATED

[@Joe-ji8mg]

hey jay is there going to be a video on the kharkadron overlords at some point maybe? also amazing video as always love the nids.

[@GrapeHate]

#5 was amazing! PICK IT!

[@user-qg7rt4md8e]

btw, Siraya Tech resin has your last terrain video in their latest email!

[@LICHGOD666]

Just curious, what about using a darker primer with blood angels red or flesh tearers red with an evil sunz dry brush?

[@cazza1630]

Any chance of a painting tutorial for your Black Templars? Thanks

[@cakalafatides]

there’s a few out there, the blade guard vets one is the most accurate to the scheme he uses now I think

[@isaiahkolb3801]

I need help deciding a color scheme for both sides of leviathan 😂 I thought I had an idea but I don't think I want to do what I had in mind

[@mattycools84]

Love the video, hate the paint scheme, really don’t like blue and red together. Hope it all works out well for you! 🎉

[@loveminis31]

I keep wanting to paint them in more natural colors however, what would natural for them.

[@boater1510]

goblin green base rims 💯

[@clebosevic]

Pls do some Killteam battle reports! Pls

[@angusbyers]

This channel rules

[@riddytmeed5694]

Blood angles red contrast is based