How to Paint: Blood Angels Primaris Bladeguard Veteran.

This Primaris Bladeguard Veteran miniature from Games Workshop is gorgeous. Pure and simple and one we had an absolute joy painting. In this video we show you how to paint one in the colours of the Blood Angels Chapter (one of Dunc's favourites). We have other Chapters available such as Imperial Fists, Salamanders and Space Wolves on our site at www.duncanrhodes.com/ with more coming soon.
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Paints used.
Mechanicus Standard Grey Spray
Mephiston Red
Corax White
Agrax Earthshade
Matt White (AP)
Retributor Armour
Gulliman Flesh
Iron Hands Steel
Corvus Black
Matt Black (AP)
Dryad Bark
Screamer Pink
Nuln Oil
Zandri Dust
Evil Sunz Scarlet
Fire Dragon Bright
Liberator Gold
Stormhost Silver
Gorthor Brown
Mechanicus Standard Grey
Administratum Grey
Ushabti Bone
Screaming Skull
Pink Horror
Fenrisian Grey
Thunderhawk Blue
Stegadon Scale Green
Biel-tan Green
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[@raziel6304]

I literally don't paint or even own miniature but this guy is so calming i just leave him as background.

[@obie1103]

same

[@duncanwraight]

yup, me too! his tone and instruction are just spot on, plus the finished product is always phenomenal

[@euansmith3699]

Have you watched any Goobertown Hobbies videos? Brent is even more chill than Duncan. :)

[@duncanwraight]

@@euansmith3699 I have mate, a few. I subscribe to them both. I love the 'Eavy Metal painting style though so Duncan's output is something I really enjoy. Thanks for the heads-up 😊

[@marksutton2860]

Same

[@evilldead6824]

I really appreciate that Duncan keeps it old school and does everything by brush!

[@Tremadog102]

It's nice having an airbrush to use but being able to use a hairy brush is really important.

[@lordvermintide4441]

If there's ever a Duncan Rhodes airbrush video, we will truly know the end times are upon us.

[@thinnedpaints6503]

@@lordvermintide4441 Airbrush is just another tool, it's good to know how to use it.

[@Atriox-il3mt]

@@thinnedpaints6503 True, but it's pretty expensive and most people don't have one.

[@ThatDragonGuy]

@@Atriox-il3mt >expensive >playing Warhammer Pick one lol

[@UntestedGaming]

Duncan painting marines is my happy place

[@neoteraflare]

The Bob Ross of miniature painting

[@PraetorGix]

IKR? I just commented how it's a dopamine injection every time I see one of his vids pop up, specially when he does 40K stuff

[@UntestedGaming]

@@PraetorGix Same. Love your username btw ^_^

[@bellator8226]

A 40 minute painting video deserves more than 6 seconds of finished product BRoll. You gotta show off the hard work!

[@DuncanRhodesDRPA]

haha, thanks Christian. We always put up finished pics on Instagram (instagram.com/duncanjrhodes/)and a gallery shot on our website for our Members to study at their leisure.

[@tristanlee8495]

15:27 HE DID IT! HE SAID THE THING!

[@tigermunky]

It's the only reason most of us come here.

[@jarrodhill9149]

I knew it bhahahaha

[@Colton_T]

Yes our saviour has come

[@destrorso2505]

I just started with the Sons of Sanguinius, this is very helpful, By His Blood are we made

[@DuncanRhodesDRPA]

Hope it helps you Destroso 😊

[@SigvardNZ]

Hey don't know if you will see this but you improved my painting 10-fold, all my thanks from NZ.

[@ketri9055]

Nether Zornanien? Where the heck is that?!?

[@Ally.Cat.252]

@@ketri9055New Zealand

[@Dracobyte]

Good luck in your future!

[@Hatypus]

When you open up youtube hoping there's a bladeguard veteran tutorial for Blood Angels and the first thing in your recommended is that very thing from Duncan Rhodes. The God Emperor blesses me!

[@DuncanRhodesDRPA]

Our pleasure. Hope it helps 😊

[@henryroberts4185]

I adore how he gives options like saying army painter but saying other citadel colours will work too, I really appreciate that

[@Dracobyte]

Yeah!

[@ThePingouin2ter]

40min of Duncan painting. My body is ready!

[@charlesfuchsel1637]

Mr. Duncan Rhodes! Thank you for putting this painting scheme and tutorial up! I wanted to paint these guys as Blood Angels and this is the perfect color scheme. Additionally, thank you for getting me into 40k in the first place!

[@DuncanRhodesDRPA]

Hope it helps Charles 😊

[@NJHC60926]

My dude has so much precision he makes my models look like they were painted with a paint roller lmao

[@Colton_T]

He did spend 5+ years working for citadel to make painting tutorials

[@CanadianTeaMaker]

He has a video where he shows his very first mini. It's his things I wish I knew starting off vid. Go watch it, even just to see the mini, if you need some confidence.

[@mouseketeery]

Re: tainted water (Mephiston Red in this case), I always have two water pots - one jar for rinsing the brush and a smaller one for taking water to thin the paint. Helps when using metallics too. It's a habit a lot of watercolourists use to keep their colours clean.

[@RevanR]

And third water pot for keep hydrated during painting season

[@littlemisspipebomb4723]

@@RevanR I prefer to use the paint water for that. Mmmm green paint water.

[@inasatok]

@@RevanR And a fourth so you dont have to go to the bathroom. ;)

[@Azrael88demon]

I made myself a dropper bottle of 10:1 distil water to windsors and newton matt medium and i use it to thin out most of my paints. Really keeps the paint doing what's its meant to do, it's cheap and fantastic for glazes.

[@UntiltedName]

That's what I do (and a third for metallics). Take a beginner pottery class, attempt to make coffee mugs. Neglect the fact that they'll shrink some when cooking them. End up with perfectly sized mini-painting water cups with enough heft to them to stay sturdy.

[@Lifelover992011]

When he gets to the silver parts and uses Iron Hands Steel instead of Leadbelcher I was WAY out of my comfort zone. Duncan is a damn rebel!

[@pythonking16.59]

Shamanic Rites What’s the difference between them? I’m seeing Iron Hands Steel in many of the newer vids while Leadbelcher was the standard before. Does it have a warmer tone?

[@Lifelover992011]

@@pythonking16.59 i am sorry but I have no idea, I still use leadbelcher vor silver stuff ^^ maybe someone else knows

[@chasestingray]

It has a slightly more matt finish than leadbelcher. You’ll notice your leadbelcher has a tendency to “sparkle” on your miniature.

[@Lifelover992011]

@@chasestingray thank you, very helpful!

[@cinderheart2720]

@@pythonking16.59 Iron Hands Steel is brighter than Leadbelcher, but less bright than a silver you would use to highlight like Stormhost Silver.

[@Zelai2]

And with this highlight this model is nearly complete..... 28 minutes out of a 42 minutes video... 14 more minutes of details and highlights. I love this man.

[@williamwatson4795]

I love all this Indomitus content, because it means *someone* is going to be doing a tutorial on the exact chapter I'm looking to make my marines. Turns out that someone was you! Thanks, Duncan!

[@ultimapanzer]

I was so wanting this, building my box now, wanted to do Blood Angels, was surprised that no one had done a video on BA Bladeguard yet. Thank you Lord Duncan.

[@DuncanRhodesDRPA]

Our pleasure, hope it helps 😊

[@smoothgarak9537]

In the description: "Reccomended Space Hulk Vengeance Of The Blood Angels 1995" Duncan i love you

[@vallytine]

Hey Duncan, a million people have probably asked this already, but since you've featured a wet palette in this video, I think it would be helpful for people if you were to make a tutorial explaining their advantages, and how one could make one at home, or what types to look out for when shopping. But great video as usual! It's really relaxing to listen to your processes.

[@poltergeist5548]

I'll chime in, while you wait for Duncan ;) Regarding the reasoning behind a wet palette and how to make one of your own, check out Uncle Atom's vid: kzbin.info/www/bejne/b2fQm6CnjLmDnK8 I've been using his home recipe for a while. Recently I've switched to the Redgrass Everlasting wet palette - it's a purpose made palette with paper sheets. It saved me a lot of trouble especially when looking for proper baking paper. In Poland you can't find a single one with info on the box regarding the paper being waxed or not (it shouldn't be waxed.) I've got a stockpile of waxed baking paper for a lifetime from buying different brands looking for non-waxed version :D

[@MaxZRider]

Literally just get a tupperware, put a paper towel on it, put water on the paper towel, put wax paper on top of it, done

[@terminator572]

@@MaxZRider wax paper will literally not work, it won't let any moisture come through like unwaxed baking paper will, and depending on the region it may be next to impossible to find non waxed baking paper.

[@asge17]

Damm i love Duncan he truly is the Bob Ross of mini painting

[@cleews_]

I am reminded how much I missed Duncan's painting video - even though they are all on KZbin.. Thank you so much, and this, even though is new, is just just just so nostalgic for me.

[@JosephLeeEun]

Hey i just want to let you know that i appreciate these long in depth videos. I enjoyed the videos you were in back at Warhammer TV, but i always thought they were way too short. Keep up the good work!

[@zeb9826]

I agree on this, full tutorials are way more pleasant to watch

[@biffa2987]

Couldn't agree more. The new short videos im not a fan off. I dont paint blood angels but I might do some red corsairs and these detailed videos still help

[@padraigmcconnell7015]

I couldn't edge highlight a barn door, but would watch your videos all day long Duncan!

[@aunderiskerensky2304]

I love that you are using more paints than just citadel now that you are doing your thing.

[@kogi4684]

Honestly it really is an underappreciated art form! Such delicate brush strokes and acute details! If it were any other medium Duncan would be so much more highly appreciated mark my words!

[@Dracobyte]

He deserves so much more views and subs!

[@Wykesidefruitmachine]

This guy's an absolute legend.

[@blahblahoww123]

If it wasn't for Duncan I would have never been able to get into Warhammer. I'm half blind, colorblind, half deaf, and dyslexic and between the Citadel app and Mr. Two Thin Coats himself I was able to actually progress and paint and I will always be eternally thankful.

[@DuncanRhodesDRPA]

Wow, thank you for the kind words Jeff but we can't take all the credit. You did all the hard work yourself and we just helped nudge you in the right direction. Keep painting and keep our hobby strong 😊

[@michaeltei4173]

I've decided to paint Blood Angels, and I've watched like 1313123 videos, but this is the best video I've seen. Usually people use a wash all over the model, but handsome Duncan doesn't. He just adds Agrax to the joints, I like this.,

[@ronuss]

i love this painting style its soo clean. its what i try and go for. So many other painters are good but there style just looks kinda rough to me, like an oil painting or something

[@SuperDuperHappyTime]

I was gonna ask why you didn’t sub-assemble the shield separately, but then I realized it might not be possible.

[@DuncanRhodesDRPA]

No, the marines are push fit or else we sure would have lol

[@mattcryptonic870]

Question: Couldn't you just chop the arm off, then glue it back on when your done? Push fit. What does that mean? Maybe it's just me, cuz I'm so used to kit bashing.

[@SuperDuperHappyTime]

Duncan Rhodes Painting Academy Just thinking, this might have been a good model to show how to mask on.

[@SuperDuperHappyTime]

Matt Cryptonic Depends on the tool you use or where you do it, but there would be a bit of a gap. Ex. Clippers tend to fold the plastic a little, so a saw might be better. Push fit means that the pieces come off the sprue with little pegs and holes that you literally push the models into place with as opposed to gluing. Advantage is not having to use glue. Disadvantage is there can sometimes be gaps between pieces after everything goes together. Oh, and sometimes the model has a weird way it goes together and something like a pauldron is actually in two pieces instead of one easy to clip piece

[@phamdinhhoang1998]

@@mattcryptonic870 it is what it sounds. you push it, it fit.

[@alfredjodokusquack3437]

I agree to the foregoing comment. I often fall asleep, while listening to your calm, describing voice. Lovely! But I also appreciate your craftsmanship. Very, very nice work!

[@DuncanRhodesDRPA]

Thanks indeed

[@tigolbitties8008]

Such a great tutorial. I probably won't ever paint this mini but I'll definitely be trying all the technique and tidbits like very thin glazes, two thing coats and continue to edge highlight with the edge of my brush.

[@Archaon6044]

I can picture Nick Bayton shaking his head in sadness, and wondering where he went wrong. Wondering how you could bring yourself to willingly paint a Marine in anything other than Ultramarine colours (Though if I'm being honest, Sanguinius' Sons are the bestest)

[@MrMuelltube]

Blood Angels Superior! Ultramarines Inferior!

[@dundred5879]

@@MrMuelltube We are all brothers. Heretic.

[@nippyhobbies4525]

MrMuelltube love the transformers reference

[@hailhydra7959]

*Laughs in Spiritual Liege*

[@stazz316]

Ultramarines have a much better color sceme tho

[@dodgerdude7968]

I feel the warp overtaking me! It is a good thing!

[@toughluckfellow6326]

Going to be honest... this guy is an awesome painter. You can tell he has been doing it for a long time and really knows his stuff. The problem is the sheer number of paints and steps. I do know of course that nobody will make you buy all this stuff.. but for someone like myself I don't have these paints.. and unless someone told me differently I wouldn't know where to start or stop when it comes to actually painting it. It would be helpful to have you stop and be like, ok! This ones done its tabletop ready and this is a great model for normal gameplay now you can set the model down and move to the next. The steps just keep going and going.. endlessly.. its very daunting and intimidating. What I see when I look at the massive list of paints in the description is cost.

[@dawarrior76]

Duncan I’ve watched so many of your painting tutorials from back in the GW days I can honestly tell you it is the greatest pleasure to see you paint with much more freedom of choice. I really enjoy your way of explaining painting techniques. Great to see you still have the passion for this hobby. Thanks for this tutorial...

[@DuncanRhodesDRPA]

Thank you Liarstone Dave. 😊 It's nice to be able to branch out a bit

[@jaydenhansord8336]

First just thinking about when you’d release another vid

[@DuncanRhodesDRPA]

Nice lol

[@itsyaboicorny7300]

your prayers have been received

[@jaydenhansord8336]

Connor Haresign sure has

[@mave9330]

"When you have finished with the armor you could just leave it right here, but for this miniature we are going to go a little bit further and use black magic to bring the mini to actual life"

[@JayTemplar]

Brilliant tutorial, fantastic results. And I like that Andúril is on the wall in the background!

[@Necromacer67]

Woooo Duncan! Thanks for the detailed but approachable advice!

[@calebwhyte6957]

Possibly of a space wolves tutorial? Loving the channel

[@DuncanRhodesDRPA]

hi Caleb. We have a full tutorial on painting Space Wolves on our website 😊

[@mrnsfranklin]

There is a space wolf intercessor but its part of the paid videos. It's a very good video.

[@mirage809]

Man, I don't even play Blood Angels and I find myself glued to the screen trying to pick up every little trick here (my angels are of a more Calibanite flavour). The going from light to dark way of layering up a power sword is quite a clever way of going around it. Although I remember being advised to use stuff like Lahmium Medium when thinning a paint that much while here you're getting a great effect just using water. Has me wonder if that's because of the wet palette or something. Does it allow you to thin paints more than you can do with a more traditional palette?

[@notafurry39]

I really love the speed of your videos,you can paint well watching without pausing all the time.

[@andrewmarkowski308]

Great to see this video as I just got my Indomitus box set and Blood Angels are going to be my first army!

[@fulcrum8583]

@Duncan Rhodes Painting Academy: I was wondering if you would cover other methods of miniatures painting like pre-shading, colour- and value-sketching, how to tackle different types of volumes and all that good stuff, or will (or are) these be part of the content-for-pay?

[@username1727]

2:13, first it was two thin coats and now, the beginning of a new era: The paint consistency should be - nice and creamy-

[@2-EK]

Thanks Duncan! I’ve just got back into warhammer40k and I’ve always been a fan of blood angels! Thank you for uploading this tutorial!

[@stazz316]

Ive been watching you paint for years by now but you never cease to amaze me, man.

[@alpharius2802]

Dear our lord and savour Duncan can I use normal spray paint on my miniatures than the standard games workshop paint I do not want to commit Hersey to thy emperor is our meaning

[@hossdelgato6098]

I’ve painted a whole start collecting vanguard marines with a blue primer spray can from Walmart and it all worked out

[@christopherperriraz4608]

I would suggest experimenting with your normal spray before using it as primer. You really want a thin even coat as your primer and I've found most "normal" sprays come out fairly thick. Some normal sprays will allow you to achieve this, but not all. Also be wary of matte vs gloss sprays, as the gloss generally do not hold acrylic paints as much as you want.

[@mattcryptonic870]

Lol. I always use cheap spray for priming. Or I have Mephiston Red paint too, mainly cuz I paint word bearers. Yah. I know. Why don't I use word bearers red? Uniqueness. Everyone who paints word bearers does the same thing, over and over. Besides, if I'm going to paint a whole army, it's going to be unique to everyone else who is also doing word bearers. That and Chaos looks awesome in a bright red vs a dark one. It's just that much more in your face.

[@mattg4183]

Really enjoyed the long-form video with each step very clearly explained with nice tips & tricks giving a really good method to follow along with.

[@TheFryPo]

Absolutely a blast that you also enjoy blood angels color boldness, this is the exact tutorial I needed

[@kendo5862]

We’re so lucky to see professional painting instructional videos... and the tutorials so well well done too. Shame I don’t have the patience, time, eyes or calming voice to achieve half the results 👍👏

[@emchamberlain]

The edge highlighting guide around brush and flow control is so cool. Thanks Duncan

[@DuncanRhodesDRPA]

Awesome Ed, glad it helped😊

[@Pyrus83]

You're the best Duncan, thanks for doing these videos, they're hugely helpful.

[@DuncanRhodesDRPA]

Glad you like them! And thank you for the kind words.

[@cordial001]

What an awesome job and a great tutorial. Thank you.

[@Abraleo]

I love your videos :) so good to see you using a wider range of tools and paints, love it.

[@TheSixYardBox]

Duncan watching you do that sword has finally given me an idea on where I’m going wrong with non metallic metal when using acrylics and how I can try it. Love the sword nice work

[@Blottingpaper]

Thanks for painting the OG boys in red for this vid. I've had them since 2nd edition and saw indomitus as a good place to restart my BA army.

[@bigmanfoamy4589]

Getting back in the hobby and thanks to this dude my models should look a ton better than my models as a teenager

[@Cabelzor]

Always loved your stuff. Pick something new up everytime I watch your videos.

[@DuncanRhodesDRPA]

That's fantastic, thanks Frederik

[@harrykeeling2964]

Such great advice at the end of the video: yes, the hardest part of painting minis, or the stage at which things go wrong, is most likely your 'palette work'. Getting your paint to the right consistency and loading your brush correctly is more than half the battle!

[@froghugger41]

Absolutely stoked that you've chosen to do blood angels, they're my favourite chapter

[@gregormclane5944]

Best choice of chapter, you're always a man of good taste Duncan.

[@donaldkelly9833]

Excellent as always. Great even white on the shield

[@kendo5862]

Nice to see a non-airspray tutorial. The paint job is amazing... a work of art

[@Frankenmuppet]

Couldn't have more perfect timing... I literally just purchased my Indomitus box half an hour ago and my boys from Baal are looking forward to seeing this bad boy join them on the field!

[@Pro88teC]

Truly amazing work!

[@Fhonax]

15:26 TWO THIN COATS! DRINK! Also, beautiful sculpt and an amazing paint job!

[@solomonpachowiak106]

Holy hell, not gonna lie I thought that thumbnail was the Joytoy action figure and not a mini. Duncan, you are the man.

[@pridearts3169]

Thank you so much for this. Just got the recruit edition starter set so this was amazingly helpful!

[@breadpirateoverhere]

Just fantastic. Absolutely fantastic

[@tdstds2860]

Keep at it Duncan. We appreciate you.

[@zeb9826]

Hi Duncan, awesome video here ! Thank you for these high quality tutorials, both professionnal and enjoyable ! Thank you for getting me into painting my minis with more and more dedication since 2012 !

[@kevinpotter7311]

It’s so nice to see you doing everything with a brush real old school 👍💯

[@johnkelley9877]

The figure looks great! You gave a lot of very useful instructions on thinning paints and brush technique. Even if you don't use this color scheme it is still a very helpful tutorial that you can use on other schemes and figures. Thanks for sharing this.

[@NebelVanDushmer]

Chaos comment bomb! Thank you Duncan for being a great painter and your guides have vastly improved my painting skills!

[@minipainterstudio5317]

amazing dude, so happy to see these videos

[@MrGunnar177]

Duncan I’m so glad you are doing these videos really awesome to see the other games and models 🍻🍻

[@ValhallasCalling84]

This is the video most of us blood angels players needed. Awesome video Duncan can’t wait to see what indomitus looks like when painted as the sons of sanguinius 🩸🩸

[@Black_Blow_Fly]

Love your techniques !

[@buddyrolf1065]

Can never have enough Duncan

[@codyray909]

Now I can’t wait to get on to my Blood Angels successors with the Indomitus set, thank you so much for being an inspiration and I look forward to everything you have in store for the future.

[@DuncanRhodesDRPA]

Wow, thanks for the kind words Cody.

[@robertpettigrew1183]

You've helped me out a lot! Thanks for all that you do! I'd like to see a Salamanders done up as one of these guys!

[@MrTrenttness]

So many little tricks! Thanks for the video🔥🎸🔥

[@19Josh92]

Lord Duncan, the hero we need but dont deserve. Thanks for your amazing content and keep up the impeccable work. "For The Emperor and Sanguinius!"

[@eccadecker4005]

Thank you bro just blessed for having you share your tips and know how for a new guy like me you have help me give my miniatures looking sweet as on the table top getting them table top ready but now I can go the extra mile cheers 🍻 mate

[@James80312]

a glorious painting tutorial from our most glorious painting virtuoso

[@AdeptusRidiculous-2025]

Wow! Nice job Duncan!!!

[@Tosensha]

Awesome Vid. Just waited for something like that. And it is the right Chapter. Now i'm better prepared for painting my box.

[@garyphillips2535]

Thanks again Duncan, enjoying the channel and the content, really useful and interesting. Keep up the great work 👍

[@kristofferleo9343]

I enjoy watching your videos while i assemble minis! someday somehow i can paint like how you do it.

[@amedeus40k]

Thank you for another great vid Duncan. This was my first time watching since you left GW, and it’s great to see you going into more detail of how tp apply the paints using various techniques. My only wish is that there was a little more light on the miniature as your working. Since this was a darker model it was a little harder to see the finished work for each step. Just my 2cents. Thanks again, and I look forward to watching more. Great job as always!

[@connormcgovern2888]

Duncan is a painting legend!!! Enjoying the videos his skills make it look deadly! haven't painted in 10 years finally gunna get back on the horse watching you paint boosts my own confidence thank you a hundred times. I'll continue to watch and learn soooo much stay blessed!

[@DuncanRhodesDRPA]

Wow, thanks so much for the kind words Connor. We really appreciate it and we are glad we can help you improve in our own little way 😊

[@edwarddawson7148]

Your painting tutorials are wonderful Duncan.

[@Humatra]

Thanks for the video. The tips and tricks are awesome, I think I've been thinning my paints too much lately. Excited to keep on practicing.

[@robertcoble1445]

Sweet as always mate thank you!

[@deanm375]

Duncan I could sit and watch you paint all day. LOL. Seriously though even though my blade guard veterans will be Space Wolves I will be following your steps just changing the colors. BTW your instruction on glazing the sword has been the most straightforward I've come across and I will endeavor to imitate your method. Thanks!

[@AoSCoach]

Exactly the tutorial I was looking for, cheers Duncan

[@timothysmith7364]

Thank you Duncan! You are the most helpful painter on youtube!

[@DuncanRhodesDRPA]

Thanks Timothy. Glad we can help with your painting 😊

[@Penniwhistle]

And there I was, set on painting the melee-focused bits of my Indomitus box as White Scars...thanks for making me hesitate on that!