How to Paint: CHIPPING & BATTLE DAMAGE

In this video we're teaching you how to paint chipping, and battle damage, perfect for any armour-wearing Warhammer 40k, Warhammer AOS, as well as Vehicles, Historic Miniatures, and Dungeons & Dragons figures - you get the picture, it's useful for pretty much any wargaming miniature!
The technique is simple, we've broken it down, and packed the tutorial with useful painting tips, tricks and hacks, to help you apply it, at whatever level you have time for, to your own miniatures!
0:00 Intro
1:02 Painting the bases
2:54 Chipping method
11:41 Finished chipping effect
13:34 Outro
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[@simonleach6632]

Ah chipping, my old friend! :P Here are a couple of techniques from the armour modelling world that will REALLY help, firstly, use a sponge for the first layer, its a super easy way to get a random pattern of tiny superficial chips, and WAY faster than painting them on with a brush, these will be a lighter mix of the base colour to show where the damage has not quite made it through to the bare material underneath (such as metal or wood) focus on edges or areas that get the most wear (areas where crew would move around on the vehicle or on boots/lower legs, knee pads that kinda thing). Next fill in the bigger chips with a darker colour, I use a mix of dark brown, dark grey and sometimes blue for a nice steel colour! Finally, you can go over with a rust wash to add more wear to the surface and maybe make some streaks from the biggest chips (strongly recommend using enamel rust washes for this) If you think your chips look too big, don't worry, you can scrape away tiny flakes of paint with a toothpick to make them look more in scale, it is a much more forgiving technique then you might think, it takes time to make it look good, but the results are well worth it!

[@Tyulenin]

"Don't use pure black" Neat, I haven't heard this in years.

[@gav11uk]

The bone/horns on that ork look really good, would love a tutorial on how you did that

[@ArtisOpus]

Thanks very much, dude! 🤩 Unfortunately, the answer to this is hours and hours of work and even then one turned far better than the other😊

[@PainterIdeas]

That chipping within chipping with metallics is just amazing.

[@ArtisOpus]

😁Glad you think so!

[@kylefeldman9923]

Great timing on this Video! I needed basic idea of how to chip my terrain for Fallout Wasteland Warfare and this helped alot! Thanks much!

[@ArtisOpus]

No worries Kyle, this should be 100% perfect, maybe even the colours - don't be afraid to mix using a sponge or something efficient initially, and then this technique to highlight within those chips - it can save time on larger pieces, and done carefully you'll get an amazing organic look. You can even chip with spoonge, and then specifically chip with the same colour in addition, which gains the benefits of both styles beautifully :)

[@brandyb9987]

Very helpful tutorial. Weathering is my favourite thing about miniature painting, and it'll be awesome to have another tool in that box!

[@ArtisOpus]

Glad you think so, buddy! Another fan of weathering here too😁✌Sounds like I'll be adding more related videos to the channel😊

[@scoutingtheweb]

I would appreciate more weathering videos I always paint factory fresh and never know how to approach weathering, more so the colours to use etc but I’m just getting into Star Wars legion and painting rebels in a dessert scheme so would love some ideas to weather AT-RT and even painting it in general just picked up a full set of series D and I’m sure there’s a method in there

[@ArtisOpus]

@@scoutingtheweb You'll have so much fun and they're a perfect project for spending more time weathering. Don't be afraid to just take a google and copy real life or other people's paint schemes. Doing this a few times will definitely sink in at subliminal level and help you absorb the concepts. Best of luck🤞

[@scoutingtheweb]

@@ArtisOpus thank you! I just need to get more confident in picking out colours and not always relying on specific tutorials too. First task for the series D will be the daily bugle terrain from MCP either as your AR-ST video or picking out 3-4 greens

[@PabloModelkits]

Incredible detail level :o

[@ArtisOpus]

Glad you think so! Thanks for watching😊

[@Vicky1138thx]

Great tip on not using pure black , I always wondered why my chips looked unrealistic 👍

[@ArtisOpus]

Awesome, you're most welcome 🤩

[@alphaleigpyne]

That's some chipping painting methods used on those bases and that Orc. I couldn't come to your live stream, am thankful for seeing it a bit later on in the day.

[@ArtisOpus]

Thanks so much for the comment, buddy, glad you're enjoying it😊

[@jmc7034]

Thank you for the vid. I love chipping vehicles and found a sponge gives the first layer a more random look and it’s quicker than using a brush. That ork looked fantastic

[@ArtisOpus]

Thanks so much, dude! Mixing the methods is definitely an overall hack. Both speeding up and randomizing your first stage before using precision brushwork to fill in the gaps😊

[@jamiewhiteford8359]

Simple yet highly effective, I'm just starting to add more weathering to my miniatures so this helps. Thanks

[@ArtisOpus]

Perfect, that's the aim of the video😊Thanks for watching and supporting, buddy✌

[@S2uBuGaming]

Amazing content as always Byron. Everytime I watch one of your videos I get more Ideas

[@ArtisOpus]

Happy to hear that! Thanks for the ongoing support again, dude✌😁

[@darrenj3720]

Found this really helpful. Seems more and more people are weathering minis now so this is painting gold.

[@ArtisOpus]

Cheers, dude! I am always down with any ways to hide your mistakes 'for free'😁

[@anthonyp4209]

Never a bad tips video here, I am a fan of the loose sponge chipping method for larger models but this is great for smaller areas

[@ArtisOpus]

Cheers, dude. They combine really well on larger spots. You can get the benefits of the organic sponge chipping and the precision of the brush stippling😊

[@Selvanus]

You always seem to post a tutorial on the exact thing I’m thinking about how to do! Awesome videos!

[@ArtisOpus]

That's great to hear! Glad to be of help😊Let us know what else you'd like to see on the channel.

[@xxxeleshnornxxx]

As Always an Absolute masterpiece for tutorial videos love the part where you give us more advices at the end

[@ArtisOpus]

Happy to hear that! Thanks for your kind words, buddy🤩

[@paulosborne6517]

0:36 OOH MATRON..!!!

[@ArtisOpus]

😉😉😉

[@florencehut6306]

Super! Now All I need is a discount code to order your products.

[@ArtisOpus]

Thanks, buddy! 😊

[@AlanKRiley]

Looks great!

[@ArtisOpus]

Thanks, buddy!😊

[@earthmanbrick]

Really nice video, will need to start using these effects on my smaller robot scratch builds in future. Excellent work

[@ArtisOpus]

Thanks so much, dude! Glad you find it useful😊

[@marcjones5862]

Didn’t catch it live but I’m literally about to paint one of these Orruk so thank you!

[@ArtisOpus]

Awesome, let us know how it goes for you and good luck🤞

[@FxSxRxZ]

How'd you not crack up at that poking not stroking line?

[@ArtisOpus]

There were a couple of takes 😉

[@bevanwilson8820]

I'd love to see these techniques used on something more organic. in my own bias I will suggest Tyranid carapace. These bases look sick and I must now figure out which of my future projects will get bases like these!

[@ArtisOpus]

It's something we'll definitely explore further in the future on the channel😊 Thanks for your ongoing support, dude✌

[@overbehindunder]

proper cool :)

[@ArtisOpus]

Yey😎

[@EadeMatt]

No more 2 thin coats for me! It’s now ‘poking not stroking’

[@ArtisOpus]

Haa, does that make us the after watershed Duncan? ^^

[@zramirez5471]

Byron, I suck at dry brushing. I have the AO pallet & dampening pad and less than ideal brushes, but when i go from stippling to 'actual' dry brushing i tend to lose it. Id kill to see a "Why you suck at dry brush" or "Most common bad habbits I see in private session" video

[@paulshrimplin4032]

Another way you can spray hair lacker on the base colour, then put what colour over that then use a brush and some water will chip it away, if you look at armour videos on here you will see what l am on about, brought some of your brushes for my weathering my armour, even you do different, but good videos to watch.

[@ArtisOpus]

Thanks very much, dude! I used hair spray a few times with some great results but have struggled with consistency. Thanks for the purchase, happy weathering🤩😁

[@abbiplay5974]

This looks sooooo cool. How colours you prefert to cipping black Amour?

[@perche26]

eres un artista.

[@ArtisOpus]

😁Muchas gracias, amigo!

[@elfinmcfarlane7890]

great

[@ArtisOpus]

Thank youuu!😁

[@d.gorkamorka7367]

I would love to see a tutorial of the ork skin and armour so cool

[@ArtisOpus]

Cheers dude, it was done hugely inefficiently so I need to refine it and work out a fixed 'method' - once I have one that's suitable for education I'll be sharing it instantly :) - a video on this would be me experimenting and changing my mind for 3h :D

[@d.gorkamorka7367]

@@ArtisOpus just add that I have a full bonesplitters army with my rogue idol ( gonna use your tutorial of course) and a start collecting of the Ironjawz, I'm going to start priming them and wait... (Creepy eye to eye look)

[@ArtisOpus]

@@d.gorkamorka7367 😁😁I actually own that exact army myself. Painted to about 3000p. It's good fun to play with. I will ensure to put aside some time in the next couple of months to at least do an efficient 'how to paintwork flesh' video if not a fancy one.

[@chucklamb3496]

Nice.....

[@ArtisOpus]

Thank you! 😎

[@goostavio6035]

Great tutorial! By any chance do you have a video on painting these orruk or if not could you share the yellow armor recipe? Got a whole army waiting for me to figure out the right yellow, Ive been trying to shade it with magenta ink but shadows of yellow armor end up being Orange, which is a nice effect by the way but its too warm color for my liking :) thanks for sharing the video!

[@ArtisOpus]

Thanks, buddy! It's copied from an old school eavy-metal guide. You get the creamy highlights by mixing bone and white and adding them to your yellow. You can shade the shadows however you want, I like dumboll brown. Good luck🤞

[@goostavio6035]

@@ArtisOpus thank you for the reply :D im back in the hobby after like 10 year break and when I first started painting I picked paints from the eavy metal guides on the boxes and it never looked the same so ever since then I always assumed the eavy metal guides are a lie so I didnt even think about checking gw recipe :D

[@imp3ri3x93]

The damage looks great man. So if I was planning on adding damage to my chaos rhino which is a deep red what colour would you recommend? Still a dark brown followed by a metallic to look like bare metal under the paint? Thanks.

[@ArtisOpus]

Hey dude, thanks :).Depends on how many steps/effect your'e going for. Maybe something pastel orange-y (red orange, or yellow depending)? Can get nice distinction between that and the follows, do a little tester elsewhere to see - let me know how it goes :)

[@PedroSantos-sg9gz]

Any vídeo on how you painted the ork? I'm painting some orruk brutes and the amor is a clean yellow... Too clean, did you use any wash to darken the yellow? Love those chipping/weathering effects.

[@ArtisOpus]

Thanks, dude! We don't have a video on this, I followed the Eavy Metal Masterclass method but it takes hours and hours. It doesn't involve any washes, just a lot of layering 😊

[@PedroSantos-sg9gz]

@@ArtisOpus tkx for the reply. Awesome work and thanks for the videos, they're really helpfull

[@michaeldorn5330]

Byron hehe you taking up boxing. Who bit your nose again 🙊😂

[@ArtisOpus]

Haha😁Idk to be honest, seems like my nose is allergic to something🙄

[@michaeldorn5330]

@@ArtisOpus 😔

[@dmck1436]

Hey, have you ever considered or is it possible to blend power weapons using stippling with your brushes? I have a Series D set on the way and have a bunch of Grey Knight power weapons to do. I am curious if a stippling method with maybe one side taped (to mirror the effect) would work??

[@ArtisOpus]

A1 question Don, never thought of this, it's going on the list! It *should* work, experimentation needed though!

[@dmck1436]

@@ArtisOpus I'll let you know if I have any luck when my Series D come in the mail!

[@ArtisOpus]

@@dmck1436 Sure you'll be fine, good luck though🤞😊

[@robertpowell7616]

Would you say the black mix works best on just the chipping method or would you recommend never using straight black on any piece?

[@ArtisOpus]

Hey, Robert, thanks for watching! I don't like giving hard rules for something arty but I'd say generally adding some more interest and natural colour to your shadows isn't a bad thing😊

[@robertpowell7616]

@@ArtisOpus thank you for your reply. I will give that a try on my next project. I'm saving up for your painting brushes. I was gifted your dry brushes and am working up the courage to use them watching your vids!

[@ArtisOpus]

@@robertpowell7616 Don't worry about it. It's quite common, we always recommend grabbing a piece of terrain/Rhino sized tank or similar and just jumping in and having a play. Terrain can make it easy to not care or worry too much and it's a good excuse to paint in whatever colours or techniques you like🤞😊

[@xanarchist420]

Where are these bases from?

[@ArtisOpus]

They're GW Sector Mechanicus😊👍

[@sshim950]

: )

[@ArtisOpus]

😊😊😊