How I Paint My SPACE MARINE Characters | IRON HANDS | Horus Heresy

[@toml7119]

As an Iron Hands fan, initially purely because of the old Forgeworld scheme, I remember being so excited for the first Heresy Iron Hands tutorial from a few years ago. Hadn't even occured to me that you might be painting this miniature! Well up for this.

[@bradprice1232]

He’s going to be the perfect base for my Warsmith conversion.

[@cultofpaint]

very much

[@JarrettBeck]

Heresy is everywhere.

[@Wijkert]

Really like your take on the armour itself not being black but dark metal with discolouration.

[@stevehurleydesign]

Loved the video! One small request: any chance you could move where you put the paint you’re using somewhere higher up on the screen? I have to watch with subtitles and the they always cover up the name of the paint 😅 Obviously not a huge deal, but maybe others would appreciate it, too. Cheers!

[@cultofpaint]

first time anyone has ever said that, but its a great point. I'll sort it out.

[@Brother_Desultor]

Was I in hibernation when this was released?? How on earth could I miss such an epic topic..! I desperately tried to emulate FW's scheme when I first got back into the hobby many (many) years ago, but gave up. This scheme has more than reactivated my circuits of iron and flesh - at long last I can sense the way forward with regards to the Horus Heresy, and hopefully renew my interest in the hobby. Thank you so much....

[@cultofpaint]

@@Brother_Desultor it's a really fun scheme, and looks great on the tabletop

[@SimeonCogswell]

Between Horus Heresy and Legions Imperialis my whole year is heresy focused. So please, keep producing HH content!

[@BadDecisionDinosaur89]

I've noticed you switching between the Infinity and Evolution a bit over the past months. I would be really interested in a more in depth look at the differences and what you look for in airbrushes for certain applications. Great stuff as always, really like the different take on the black armor.

[@lucaslisznianski6416]

What a beast of a model and paintjob! Love your videos 🔥Would love to see you paint Ferrus Manus!

[@NeumaghAnon]

I’m painting some Nemesis Destroyers soon and may be able to use some of this technique to make them more interesting

[@janettaselaar5673]

Awesome looking space marine! Love your style!

[@cultofpaint]

thanks Janet

[@synapsease9790]

Very happy to see you tackling this one! I might have to give this way a try. Can't wait for this guy to arrive in the post, what a time to be working on these grimy boys instead of the usual sea of purple. While I didn't use any Tamiya clears for my test models, I very much had the issue of losing all of the colour modulation after varnishing.

[@InVerum]

Incredible. The colour-shifting effect on the metals, that burnt steel. Awesome.

[@ARed-TailedHawk]

I don’t have any interest in Iron Hands, but I love this. I always learn something from your tutorials, and I appreciate how thoughtful and relaxing your approach to painting is. Thanks!

[@cultofpaint]

Glad to hear it!

[@AJ-de3sx]

Every Heresy video that gets uploaded I have to fight against Henry's siren song, tempting me to start a new army.

[@cultofpaint]

dont fight it

[@M0U53B41T]

I like to do mine like "brushed Steel" Love your scheme - Iron hands has a lot of room for actual colours, just subtly (Also: Horus Heresy > All) ;)

[@redmarson261]

Great work Henry! I could hear your barely contained glee at the upcoming TOW Chaos release :D

[@redboxer-ux5qw]

Magnificent

[@robertwilder4953]

Shadrak "Smyth" Meduson is one of my favorites from the Heresy... Damn Jebez Aug and the Iron Fathers for their betrayal and abandoning him to Tybalt Marr. I guess the flesh is weak... I appreciate this type of contact... Nice work. HINT - NATHANIEL GARRO..

[@cultofpaint]

I dont like the Garro sculpt. But i'd love to have a go at creating him one day.

[@Ammonitemare1711]

Really fun to watch you paint a character, would love to see more!

[@gore_crow2776]

So good; love the development of your initial IH scheme which I have used quite a bit!

[@christopherbergeron3982]

Amazing as always Henry. Love seeing the reimagining of so many older schemes with new materials. Loving shooting contrast myself, amazing stuff

[@cultofpaint]

cheers Chris

[@dcyork2703]

Awesome model. One I’m definitely getting.

[@carlstanford7607]

Great character model and fantastic paint job. Well done

[@hirmetrium1]

Another amazing video

[@UR-025_STC]

He looks aweseome!!!!!

[@redgrass]

Such a nice painting job 👍

[@jorgenpinoy1724]

Wow, nice job, really nice 👌

[@ClassicBikeMagazine]

Stunning work as ever Henry - a gorgeous job on a gorgeous miniature. And his face looks like my neighbour David (allegiance unknown), so that’s a bonus 😂

[@cultofpaint]

Does Dave have a keen interest in machinery? I'd keep an eye out just in case.

[@hughmac7423]

Looks really good.

[@Wijkert]

28:40 happy to watch more Heresy content fore sure!

[@guineapigsith699]

gorgeous

[@VicodinElmo]

4:07 the Metal Colours series - I agree completely. I absolutely love them but they’re so liquid that I only enjoy using them on larger surfaces. I still keep some of my “stickier” metallics like Leadbelcher for some of the finer work. Also, speaking of Metallic Colours Gold, why is it so green 😂

[@Westenmensch]

Such an effective scheme! If I was to replicate it without any airbrush-related work and utensils - how would you tackle the light layers of Shyish Purple and DA Green? Mixing it down with Contrast or Lahmian Medium and feathering it in seems like a good idea, but maybe there are other ways people would be willing to suggest and/or share? Anyway thanks to CoP for another inspiring tutorial!

[@cultofpaint]

I think i'd try sponging all the armour layers.

[@Westenmensch]

@@cultofpaint Interesting idea; I'll definiteley give it a go.

[@tebusan6217]

Your already know I'm a huge fan of your work and I template your formulas . I was wondering if you would do another request like you did with the warhounds (wish I loved and copied the exact formula); could u please do ashen circle? No one does them aside 1 individual and sadly he's stopped posting.

[@Bunyip_Studios]

enjoyable video, thanks Have you looked at the Darkstar Molten Metals? Could be a few colors in there would reduce the need for mixing with the white metals, Blue Steel or Black Diamond maybe.

[@cultofpaint]

I've got the full set. I like them, but the flake is a bit too much for the look I was going for.

[@tombrand236]

Another amazing guide! Thanks Henry

[@lewisconklin7252]

Cool

[@tebusan6217]

Btw this kills me...I love endryd harr and meduson . So I decided to do a black legion army using both:)

[@arctickangarooo]

Great stuff as always, did you manage to get the other 3 new characters too? Would LOVE to see your take on Hibou Khan!

[@cultofpaint]

I'd like to do a character for each legion to add to the playlist, so maybe in time. I agree, hibou is a great looking mini.

[@arctickangarooo]

@@cultofpaint That would be awesome. I’m just super happy to see so many iconic characters make it from page to table top. Long live Horus Heresy and Cult of Paint!

[@musicliker1433]

I wanted to clap at landing the pupil perfectly

[@theezekarion164]

Gun should've been white i was eagerly waiting to see how u did the Iron Hands white gun 😆.

[@bonhommes4]

Gorgeous model. Just to clarify, did you also was the armour in the brown oil wash you use in your other marine videos? Thanks!

[@cultofpaint]

@@bonhommes4 thanks. Everything I did to the mini is in the video. So the oil washes on this are only the ones I show

[@johncolvin2754]

Functional you mean by boring, he's functional✌️👍, even your base is perfect for him❤

[@alexanderuth3989]

How is the epic army coming along? I’d totally watch an update video and listen to some opinions after the first few games.

[@cultofpaint]

I dont think we'll ever really cover gaming here. I'll update the epic army once we get the Tallarn book i reckon.

[@michaelcaricoo]

Like the hair honestly, at least it's not the 1000th bald or mohawked marine

[@animebattlemage]

love the depth on the armor, wonder what it would look like with further pushed volumetric highlights

[@cultofpaint]

im sure it would look good.

[@quendyn3472]

Any alternatives for dark templar? Like a heavily thinned corvus black or etc?

[@ellisowendaniel]

Could you recommend a paint to mix with Exhaust Manifold for the same reason you mix your Burnt Iron with Iron Warriors?

[@cultofpaint]

Iron warriors is pretty close to be fair! Just needs a lot of brown in there too.

[@judsonbates1359]

Does CoP ever do online classes for those of us in random places in the world?

[@cultofpaint]

not currently.

[@realsnice]

Hi Henry. How would you apply this scheme to a vehicle? In particular the contrast shading? I can understand the process on a mini but I’m a bit thrown in how to achieve the look on a larger canvas. I feel like it’s not about just hitting the shadows so would you just space it out and add variety to the base prior to the thinned black contrast?

[@cultofpaint]

pretty much exactly the same way i painted up the blood angels predator the other week.

[@realsnice]

@@cultofpaint haven’t gotten to that one yet. Thanks!

[@sunsolstar]

Great paint job. I just dont get the pose!

[@boop2908]

Did you get Tybalt Marr and Little Horus too?

[@cultofpaint]

I'll probably leave Sons of horus stuff for Andy in case he fancies back to them at some point.

[@tomsherwood2280]

The final completed mini looks much darker than in the armour steps previously. Did you add another layer of Templar at some point or is it different lighting?

[@cultofpaint]

I deliberately overexpose the painting footage to make sure everything can be seen clearly. Its a combo of more "normal" lighting and the other colours on the mini being complete that make him look a little darker. Its still just that one glaze of black templar.

[@tomsherwood2280]

@@cultofpaint awesome, thanks for the reply! ☺️

[@alexallkins6968]

How much are you able to say about the Cult paint range at the moment.. exciting news

[@cultofpaint]

Acrylic paints, dropper bottles, great colours,

[@alexallkins6968]

@@cultofpaint sold. Looking forward to that, big up the team 🫡

[@judsonbates1359]

For those of us without an airbrush, is there a close approximate way to get the similar finish when using the contrast paints with a hairy brush? Maybe drybrushing thinned contrast paint?

[@cultofpaint]

I'd trying sponging it.

[@Wijkert]

I would glaze a thinned down contrast paint and feather them out to get the fade. Make sure you wick off the excess moisture before applying.

[@TitusVarus]

Ffs Henry. Now I have to buy Shadrak.

[@cultofpaint]

worth it

[@TheTurbanatore]

Love this character, shame what happened to him in the books...