How to Paint Dark Angels Space Marines

[@ThePaintingCoach]

Another one of the first founding chapters done - indeed THE First chapter! I think it's just Space Wolves that I have left now = what are you painting right now?

[@richardgamble1882]

Ive been painting some OLD space marine models just trying to shake the rust off ( theres alot of it ) I've then got a mephiston lord of death and a blood angels chaplain to do one I feel a bit more confident. I;ve also bought a couple of boxes of battle sisters after watching your vids on them as i'll follow those through

[@ThePaintingCoach]

Awesome! I hope the vids help!

[@joethomas5528]

i am painting lots of dark angels and crimson slaughter. i know both armies are mortal enemies but I don't mind

[@Metedor235]

I‘m painting Hellblasters for my Dark Angels right now and very happy that i found this video :) btw the Hellblasters are my first 40k models of all time 😅

[@ThePaintingCoach]

Awesome- welcome to 40K! Glad you enjoyed the video - for how to do the plasma glow, check out my Iron Hands video!

[@williamwalsh4743]

Watching a good painter like this do eyes gives me so much anxiety and relief at the same time

[@ThePaintingCoach]

Haha thank you!

[@osty4253]

Just started building my dark angels army this is extremely helpful!

[@ThePaintingCoach]

Happy to help!

[@williamwalsh4743]

FOR THE LION

[@ltjamescoopermason8685]

Everything I've seen you paint is outstanding your relaxed oratory shows painting is relaxing to you ? Where do you paint at home or elsewhere ,when I painted I had kids who wanted a go "it looks easy and other statements came and they learnt it wasn't. Now my son teaches his son and they told me about yourself. Thanks for sharing your time and talent.

[@ThePaintingCoach]

Thank you for your very kind words - yes I orogonally started painting to relax some 15 years ago - and now I'm lucky it's a hobby and a part time side job! I also love to teach and a large part of my actual job is teaching. I'm also very lucky to have a dedicated office and a partner that supports me!

[@CoolSmoovie]

THANK YOU MAN, I haven’t been able to find a decent Dark Angels tutorial since now. thinking bout starting an army when I jump from guard to Space Marines

[@ThePaintingCoach]

Awesome glad you enjoyed it!

[@aliciahoflack138]

I was actualy thinking about starting with dark angels again. Nice guide i never got my old models to look as stunning as this! 😍

[@ThePaintingCoach]

Thanks for the comment! Hopefully my guide helps!

[@joelwashere5382]

Nice job for 20min 👍 Helps give me a bit of confidence when it comes to painting my DA's! Thank you most helpful!

[@ThePaintingCoach]

Thanks for the comment! Good luck!

[@AaronCheck-dx3ud]

You pull such wonderful detail and color out with very efficient techniques. So wonderful...thank you!

[@ThePaintingCoach]

Thank you for the feedback! I really appeciate it!

[@bobthebretonnian]

I have just started Painting Dark Angels and this is by far and above the most useful guide I have found and I have looked at a lot. I am not a lover of edge highlighting but found the way this is explained and the colours used so helpful I thought that I would give it a go. I am not the best painter but keep watching this to help. 54 years young and can still learn from other. I have used Vallejo Air Camouflage Dark Green a nice green for my models. Find Caliban too thick and GW pots annoying.

[@ThePaintingCoach]

Hi Bob - that's fantastic! Very glad the video is useful for you and that you are happy with the results!

[@bobthebretonnian]

@@ThePaintingCoach What Brush make are you using there they have a very good tip?.

[@ThePaintingCoach]

Hi Bob - I normally use a Winsor & Newton Series 7 - size 1 and 0. If you go looking for one make sure you avoid the miniature version - it's not for miniatures, it jsut has a much shorter brush that doesn't hold as much paint

[@bobthebretonnian]

@@ThePaintingCoach Thanks for that just wanted to be sure I had right brushes but too scared to use them. Got 3,2,1,0 and 000 could not find a 00

[@ThePaintingCoach]

Don't be scared - brushes are just tools :) look after them and they will last long enough!

[@primusminiaturepainting683]

Dark Angels are IMO, the best chapter! Great vid! Thanks

[@ThePaintingCoach]

Thanks for the comment!

[@tombrand236]

Just getting back into the hobby now and re starting my Dark Angel army from 20+ years ago! I am starting anew so this would be an AMAZING way to get my collection started again!

[@ThePaintingCoach]

Appreciate the comment Tom!

[@taillesspigeon]

I've been working through a Dark Angels army for some time now, and this video has really helped me get re-motivated to finish it. I'd love to win it as a reference model. Thanks for all the tutorials and keep up the great work!

[@ThePaintingCoach]

Cheers! Hopefully the video helps!

[@grunerklee4572]

i rly love it. i will give it a shot with the new dark angels combat patrol box. thx for the great tut

[@ThePaintingCoach]

Glad you liked it!

[@ThePaintingCoach]

The video wil be up forever 👍🏻

[@codysarpy5366]

I'm new to 40k tabletop and I have been 50/50 between Ultramarines or Dark Angels being my first army and this video definitely sold me on Dark Angels. Absolutely love how the moot green makes the model come to life. Definitely using this video when I do my first build! Great job :)

[@ThePaintingCoach]

Hi Cody - thanks for the comment - I'm glad the tutorial helped! One of the things I like about Dark Angels is that they have 3 different armour colours - so plenty of options for them!

[@lucasszymanski114]

Looks great! Looking forward to seeing the rest of the army

[@ThePaintingCoach]

Thanks for taking the time to comment!

[@clayton2384]

Dark Angels! A lot of love hate for those dudes from many people out there. Awesome painting tutorial. Keep up the great work.

[@ThePaintingCoach]

Thanks for the feedback

[@poweraffirmations6683]

I like the painting tutorials, easy to follow and great execution. I personally like the dark angels green a little lighter but this guy looks just like the GW website.

[@ThePaintingCoach]

Thanks for the feedback - i appreciate it!

[@ericromero5438]

Love the most green. I'm about to start a Dark Angel's army but I had a craniotomy on the 31st of January so my dexterity isn't really back up to par.

[@ThePaintingCoach]

Thanks for the comment! I hope younget well soon!

[@bernardwright3417]

Great painting tutorial.

[@ThePaintingCoach]

Cheers!

[@Redskies453]

Thanks mate. My guys are based and assembled but they've been sitting there for ages because I'm dreading trying do copy the box art. This is a much more manageable plan.

[@ThePaintingCoach]

No problem - happy to help! Thanks for leaving a comment! :)

[@stefansasu970]

You have made this dark angel exactly how I want it, thank you!

[@ThePaintingCoach]

Thanks - I appreciate the feedback!

[@thorstenszugger9555]

Der würde sich so gut machen in meiner kleinen Sammlung. Wäre zwar der einzige Dark Angel, aber wer weiß. Vielleicht kann ich Blau irgendwann nicht mehr sehen. Fantastische Arbeit!

[@ThePaintingCoach]

Vielen Dank!

[@ThePaintingCoach]

Congratulations you have won this Dark Angel Marine! Get in touch with me on facebook here and I'll ship out to you! facebook.com/paintingcoach

[@coreyhammond5100]

Love your work, love your vids. I’ll have to use this for some intercessors and scouts in my Ravenwing army! Thx for the tutorials!

[@ThePaintingCoach]

Cheers! Appreciate your kind words!

[@markgnepper5636]

Just found you, great content looking forward to viewing more of your work. Just getting back into painting and it would be great to have him as a guide to shoot for as a skill guide

[@ThePaintingCoach]

Thanks for the comment!

[@traitorlegion9555]

Perfect! Thanks for sharing - enjoyed the video.

[@ThePaintingCoach]

Glad you enjoyed it - Deathwing coming!

[@traitorlegion9555]

@@ThePaintingCoach awesome! Cheers

[@sylntghost007]

Love the video.id like to win this model because I’ve never won anything I’m my life lol. I have 2 boxes of chaos space marines built and can’t wait for a night lords tutorial. I have never painted a miniature before.you make it look like I have hope.thanks for your time you put into teaching others.

[@ThePaintingCoach]

Thanks for the kind words! I'm really grateful that I could help! You are in the draw!

[@richardgamble1882]

Another great video - as with the previous ones this is so helpful coming back to the hobby ( when I was previously doing it the year started 19 …. If i'm not too late i'd want to win it so I've actually got a real live reference point in front of me and a standard to shoot for. What you doing next ?

[@ThePaintingCoach]

Thanks Richard - just in time - I'll do the draw tomorrow! Next up is a Commander Shadowsun special!

[@adnelramic4890]

Love your videos! Great work

[@ThePaintingCoach]

Thanks Adnel!

[@colinmitchell1000]

I've just started a Dark Angels army at Christmas although I'm focusing on Raven Wing but you still need the boys on the ground to hold objectives and create the battalion. Great tutorial! Could you tell us what make and number that brush is? The point is insane!

[@ThePaintingCoach]

Thanks Colin! This is a size 1 W&N - link is in the description :)

[@colinmitchell1000]

@@ThePaintingCoach great I figured it might be. I've been using other brands of sable brushes but yet to find the one. Might have to just bite the bolter round and get one.

[@ThePaintingCoach]

Go for it - i find as long as you look after them then they last ages

[@frontroomgaming2311]

Loved it, he would be a inspiration for me to get better at painting. And he's cool

[@ThePaintingCoach]

Thanks Jono!

[@ssvishnov]

If you don't have rhinox hide would doombull brown also work for the leather?

[@ThePaintingCoach]

Yes it will just be a bit redder in hue

[@Twingokit]

Interesting video, also for other model builders.

[@ThePaintingCoach]

Thanks Jan

[@martineasterman5170]

Great video, it would be great to win a primaris with a stalker as I'm now moving on from vehicles to make some infantry for my first army which is dark angels. This would be great to have to use as a guide for all of my troops! Cheers

[@ThePaintingCoach]

Hi Martin thanks for the comment! Would love to see what you've painted already!

[@martineasterman5170]

@@ThePaintingCoach cool, I can take some photos of my tactical marines (dry brushed highlights), tactocal warsuit with proper highlights and just finishing my leviathan too.

[@ThePaintingCoach]

Sweet

[@MegaSpektre]

Hey there, absolutely love your videos. m just starting to do commission painting and ive used alot of your techniques for my first project. I was wondering what contrast paint to use to pin shade space wolves ?

[@ThePaintingCoach]

Hi mate thanks for leaving a comment and good luck with the commission work! I find it so rewarding! As for shading space wolves grey, depends on how dark you want it - unthinned space wolves grey may actually work, or black templar for a cleaner look If you wanted a dirtier look you could try wyldwood or skeleton horde maybe

[@MegaSpektre]

@@ThePaintingCoach yes i used the black templar thinned down with the medium looks very crisp. Are you planning any tutorials on battle damage and weathering?

[@ThePaintingCoach]

I might do later on - I'm coming to the point where I may do more 'technique' videos like that!

[@mirage809]

Those highlights are downright clean! One question though: how would you do the robes that a lot of Dark Angels characters wear? I always worry that they won't look different enough from the eagle and blend in too much.

[@ThePaintingCoach]

Thanks for the comment! I guess you're relying on the different texture on the model to separate them - or you coukd use something like rakarth flesh as the base, which is a little more desaturated than the bone used on the armour

[@jonocc5548]

Just found your channel, great tutorial, thank you

[@ThePaintingCoach]

Glad you like it - I hope it's helpful!

[@jakedu8956]

How do you put those small sticks to handle the arms? Is it a needle just plunged into the plastic?

[@ThePaintingCoach]

Hi Jake - thanks for the comment- I use a pin vice drill with a 0.5mm drill piece - the wire itself is used for flower arranging - hope that helps!

[@jakedu8956]

The Painting Coach thanks for the advise! Its been a struggle of mine 🙏🏻 ill try it out this weekend

[@ThePaintingCoach]

No problem - i use a small dot of superglue on the rod so its easy to remove later

[@mkulchar]

Just started painting. What size brush u recommend for the layering fine details like when u did warpstone green.. And how u keep such a nice point.

[@ThePaintingCoach]

Thanks for the comment Matthew - i use a Winsor & Newton series 7, size 0 and size 1 mainly - to keep the point i always drag and twist the brush into a point on my palette It's the tip that's most important on your brush - so make sure you get one that has a good one - GW brushes and cheap synthetic brushes tend to lose their tip quickly

[@packered]

Was trying to follow along to this tutorial, but ran into a slight hitch. I bought my paints based on the list in the description, but in the description you list warp lightning and in the tutorial used warpstone Glow. Not the end of the world, but thought you ought to know

[@ThePaintingCoach]

Ah thanks for pointing it out - sorry! I'll amend it now

[@genesage318]

How do you repaint models? Do you just take a primer and coat over it? Than start over? I have an old dark angels army I painted as a teen and disnt have the knowledge I’ve learnt from this or the patience.

[@ThePaintingCoach]

I'd try and strip first using something like biostrip 2.0 Then just start again

[@genesage318]

@@ThePaintingCoach awesome thanks for the info and a speedy reply. Now to find the paints lol

[@ThePaintingCoach]

No problem- enjoy it!

[@genesage318]

Where can I find these paints or sets of them? I can only find individual bottles on eBay for like 4-6$ a bottle and they separate them based on base, contrast etc. most hobby stores around me sale only Vallejo paints are they just as good? I would rather use citadel but seems tough to find them

[@ThePaintingCoach]

Yes Vallejo are just as good if not better in some colours - there should be a conversion chart in the description where you can figure out the best equivalent

[@Walkingdeath_69]

Could you do how to paint Sons of Medusa.

[@ThePaintingCoach]

Thanks for leaving a comment - i probably won't get round to them soon - have you checked out my salamanders video? If you want a broghter green than that then you are probably looking at layering with Moot Green and highlighting with Dorn Yellow perhaps, or mixing some screaming skull into the moot green for a highlight

[@Walkingdeath_69]

@@ThePaintingCoach Thx for the tips I'll have to do a test tonight. Keep up the good work.

[@ThePaintingCoach]

No worries!

[@Tronaldo]

Great video as always. Deathwing next?

[@ThePaintingCoach]

Thank you - perhaps - if I can find a suitable model!

[@overtotter8639]

Anyone have a suggestion for what color primer you should use for DA?

[@ThePaintingCoach]

Depends on the brand! I think Army Painter do an angels green which is dark, or use a hlack primer and paint dark green over it

[@overtotter8639]

@@ThePaintingCoach that's nice to know because I've heard that your primer can effect the tone of your other paints to an extent. Thank you for the suggestions.

[@ThePaintingCoach]

No problem - yes darker primer can lead to darker finish 👍🏻

[@druidobianco9734]

Painting some necrons now, but the new SoB battle box is on the way 😇

[@ThePaintingCoach]

It's a great box! The kits are immense

[@druidobianco9734]

And your videos will be a great help to make ‘em justice!

[@ThePaintingCoach]

Cheers!

[@jeremysaint]

id love a video on necrons

[@ThePaintingCoach]

If i can get my hands on some, maybe!

[@marshaledrek71]

What paint brush do you use?

[@ThePaintingCoach]

I'm experimenting a lot at the moment, but my old faithful is a W&N series 7, size 0 and 1 - be careful not to pick up the miniature range though 👍🏻

[@marshaledrek71]

@@ThePaintingCoach I have W&N series 7 in 0, 00, and 000. You’re right about going to small.

[@utubenoobie01]

I always comment on people who paint 1st Legion. I've got to admit I'm not a fan of the Moot Green final step, especially as much of it as you applied, I think it ends up looking to stark! It looks like a Necron, with the very dark colour and then suddenly that super bright green around the outside edge. I did like how that bone contrast paint ended up looking on the Aquillia, can you put Nuln over that contrast paint and will it still come out looking similar? You have the patience of a Saint panelling all the gaps in the plates... lol... I just Nuln Oil my entire model and go back and apply Caliban over the plates!

[@ThePaintingCoach]

Thanks for the comment - i think the moot green just gives it that extra pop on the tabletop - potentially a green glaze would tone it down though! The nuln oil will work fine on the aquila - it will look a little darker and dirtier perhaps And yeah rank and file i'll probably put nuln oil all over and work back up - especially as I would have airbrushed the base coat haha

[@CosmicOctopus_]

I'd drop a like for such a lovely paint job but the video is at 666 and we cant ruin such a beautiful number

[@ThePaintingCoach]

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