How To Paint Horus Heresy Imperial Fists: Warhammer Tutorial

[@MicrowaveWarrior640]

This guide is so amazing, mostly because it works years later because it doesn’t use lamenters yellow, but also because you don’t need an airbrush to make a bright yellow! Thank you so much

[@PeteTheWargamer]

Glad it helped!

[@zeitgeistofficial8166]

I must say, this does look incredible. I may have to use it for the base of my Lamenters.

[@themint7451]

Would love to see a tutorial covering the basic daemons of chaos as well. Great work as always!

[@alexanderkellar3841]

Hi Pete, again thanks to you! I Love your "How to Paint"-Tutorials. I'm starting an MK3 Imperial Fist Army and that video helped me a lot.

[@stevenbaker3593]

Really great tutorial. My only suggestion is do the black and metal straight after the base coat (the bone colour) as it's a lot easier to correct those colours than the yellow. Thanks! 😀

[@poppyappletree1400]

Steven Baker Especially as this is a shade painting technique, so it's not easily possible to clean up mistakes in the yellow area.

[@richardcsont61]

I was on the fence with the new Horus Heresy box, because love the look of those yellow bastards and can't imagine myself painting other Legion from that set, but heard from others it's a nightmare painting the yellow bois. Thanks to you and your tutorial, I'll jump in after all.

[@4834-d7x]

I would love it if you did Thousand Sons :)

[@a.d.254]

Wow...your paint job is so sharp and clean...

[@Zyf113]

Love this tutorial, I've been looking for advice on getting a good-looking yellow! Thanks a ton!

[@emperorschampion8293]

simple yet effective. love it

[@PeteTheWargamer]

Thanks!

[@Darchigh]

quite surprised that the yellow turned out so well with it basically just being a wash, thats amazing! :)

[@PeteTheWargamer]

+Niffl heimr The results just go to show how good the GW yellow wash is. How you can go from a fairly bland basecoat to such a rich colour with just a quick wash is amazing.

[@Thisishugo1]

Awesome tutorial. ive been looking for this yellow for my IFs. amazing job. keep it up

[@PeteTheWargamer]

+hugh johnson Thank you very much :)

[@halogu117]

Love your tutorials! I can't wait to see you do Night Lords.

[@arquevol2934]

me too :)

[@dariostabletopminatures]

Skeleton Bone is the GOAT! Thanks PETE!

[@kaibe5241]

Really liked the yellow technique. Very nice.

[@PeteTheWargamer]

Thanks, it's one of my favourite colours to paint!

[@ModelsEverywhere]

Your best tutorial so far. Well done.

[@PeteTheWargamer]

+ModelsEverywhere Thank you, I'm really happy with the results myself. Bright colours are difficult to get right but they look great when you do.

[@irishmarine3]

That's a very interesting idea to get the yellow power armor, looks good!

[@PeteTheWargamer]

+irishmarine3 Thank you :)

[@Cynder44]

Fucking hell, I've never thought about using Casandora Yellow like that. Thank you very much sir, helped me along greatly.

[@Nerdypugminatures]

I've been trying to find a tutorial o pain imperial fists so glad I found and subbed to your channel keep up the great videos !😁🤗

[@PeteTheWargamer]

+ElvaanRanger I'm glad you found the tutorial useful, thanks for commenting and subscribing!

[@harryzombini3751]

Has anyone attempted this technique on vehicles? it looks lovely on infantry. Currently trying to decide which Legion to do as my next 30k force, this tutorial has me tempted to go Fists...

[@AE-ll2zh]

30k?

[@harryzombini3751]

Short-hand for Horus Heresy era 40k. HH is one H short of being a wrestler and makes me think 'Hungry Horace'... :-P

[@belfast1242]

I have not yet but if you were to paint an Imperial Fists vehicle using this technique I would recommend using masking tape to prime parts that are going to be silver or black first and paint those, then mask those off and prime with the army painter spray on the yellow parts. That way you will be able to paint the yellow parts quite easily

[@clembecet681]

you can make one video with this technic on a rhino or any vehicule ? i'm Curious about the result :)

[@alexgrncarovski4692]

Love the video and the simple way for the yellow! How did you do the basing for this mini? Looks great.

[@PeteTheWargamer]

+Alex Grncarovski I'm going to plug my other video here :P kzbin.info/www/bejne/goqYm4p6fdabhKMm32s

[@smthomas2000]

If you make a mistake and get some black on the yellow areas how do you fix it? Would use something like zandari dust to cover the black and then use the yellow shade again over the area?

[@jorgearnold5566]

Would spraying white and using karak stone as the base work as well?

[@tsw11385]

Loving the casandora idea ☺️

[@PeteTheWargamer]

Its my favourite way of painting yellow!

[@blacklazer12]

How would u do this scheme on a vehicle?

[@oliverandreasson3978]

do you think a glaze of lamenters yellow over the Casandorq yellow wash could work. I want mine to be really yellow!

[@athanasiostachos6707]

oliver andreasson tell us the results if you tried it!

[@oliverandreasson3978]

Athanasios Tachos haven't tried it. Just casandora yellow works wonders!

[@MistsrCal]

I did mine with a couple of lamentar glazes and it comes up really nice. The first looked a little washed out, but the second popped. I tried a third on a test model and it came out a little more mustard than yellow. Works if you are looking to make it really weathered though.

[@klethrelon2484]

Does it work with the white skull spray?

[@yogiiification]

Could this technique be used for Salamanders? If so which colours and primer would you use?

[@axethegreater]

I know this a old video but i was wondering how i would paint 30k imperial fist dreadnoughts and other vehicles?

[@AdamSinclair]

Fantastic video fella! Lovely yellow! Subscribed!

[@PeteTheWargamer]

Thank you very much!

[@chickennutbread12]

I know this video is a bit old, but I want to use this method on my ardboyz. I’ve seen your brutes video but this one helps out more with the smooth surfaces found on ardboy armor. In regards to pulling with the casandora yellow, although you suggest to be quite liberal, should move around the pooling to get a nice yellow?

[@glmichael2804]

Did you do one coat or two with cassandra yellow?

[@HyperLethal0100]

Yeah it feels like two?

[@alexwhite3988]

Really simple yet effective method, and advice on just doing a more watered down wash at the start instead of the pre shading since i detest doing it on marines?

[@Furryblueelf]

That is the easiest and nicest I have ever seen a yellow done. Thank you good sir!

[@PeteTheWargamer]

I'm glad you liked the technique, it's a really cheaty way of doing it but the the results are good.

[@lucasantoniocarmonarodrigu5805]

before applying the wash agrax Earshade and cassandora Yellow

[@PeteTheWargamer]

Im not quire sure what you're asking. Do you mean the Skeleton Bone primer?

[@lucasantoniocarmonarodrigu5805]

Yes

[@IDICBeer]

Great job

[@TBWOC]

Why didnt you use Army Painter yellow primer spray?

[@marcsobaga1097]

hello dude really thx for yur site its great and thanx really for yur explain during the record please continue yur great work!! Frenchman .Congratulations!!!

[@ariossteiner9740]

Hopefully you see this when I apply the cassandora yellow to my primed models They turn out having a orange color instead of the yellow that you got. Could that be due to too much paint on my brush or something else?

[@PeteTheWargamer]

What primer are you using? When I made this video I had a slightly bad batch of Zandri Dust which resulted in a lighter colour than what most other people had so my advice on using Zandri Dust instead was a little misguided. If you did use zandri dust, go over the model with some Rakarth Flesh and then you should be able to apply the cassandora yellow again. If you used the skeleton bone, then it's likely that you have maybe applied a little too much wash in one go.

[@ariossteiner9740]

@@PeteTheWargamer I used the Skeleton bone primer. I suspect It may have been too much wash. Is there any particular brush type that you would recommend that I apply the cassandora yellow with, as currently the only shade brush I posses the is citadel medium shade brush

[@captaincough2326]

There is an Italian word, which my grandfather used to describe a deft, apparently-effortless artistic technique: "sprezzatura." You, sir, have achieved it.

[@Valcurion]

making hard things look effortless. We snowboarders call it Steeze.

[@mentulatore8924]

Very Good job

[@BoxerFadlan]

if you would get paint on the yellow areas, how would you be able to fix it?

[@PeteTheWargamer]

Easiest solution? Battle damage. If not then you could paint on something like Ushabti bone mixed with water and cover over the effect area. Feather it out if you can and then apply a wash over that area again.

[@BoxerFadlan]

okay, thank you for answering

[@oliverandreasson3978]

Could you use a white primer?

[@PeteTheWargamer]

You could but it would give you a much paler yellow colour. The bone colour basecoat helps to give the yellow some 'warmth'

[@oliverandreasson3978]

+The War Gamer Thanks, havent heard very many good things about the army painter primers. (clogging, think Coats and so on)

[@pierfabiochesini6435]

I don't understand very much english, what's the name of the yellow basecoat?

[@PeteTheWargamer]

I used the Army Painters Skeleton Bone spray primer

[@pierfabiochesini6435]

+TWG great! Thanks a lot!

[@Wilis516]

how many layers of casandora yellow did you use....I tried a test piece with this method..mine is a lot paler

[@gastdunham]

this is the best yellow tutorial i have seen! will you be doing an Iron warrior tutorial anytime soon?

[@PeteTheWargamer]

+gast - dunham Come back at the end of this week ;)

[@liamcarlson6667]

Hey I know this is an old video but my imperial fists are not coming out nearly as bright and vibrant as this, could use a little help

[@deans7074]

Liam you can use a coat of Lamenter's Yellow glaze over the Cassandora Yellow to make it brighter or you can just do 2 coats of the Lamenter's instead of the Cassandora - I'd do a test on an old mini to see which brightness suits you better

[@WARDUKE_USMC]

Thanks for the great tutorial. If you happen to get paint over the yellow that you have done in the earlier steps (when painting the black, red, or metal areas), how would you go back and fix it?

[@cartermillar6320]

Do alpha legion please!

[@alexanderebert4646]

Nice yellow

[@kakopalangano2823]

so you discovered the secret! name of the bone basecoat color?

[@PeteTheWargamer]

Army Painters Skeleton Bone Primer

[@Jolly_Dodger]

I ended up with a rather mustard-y yellow, though I primed mine with Zandri Dust, which is a bit darker than the Army Painter shade you used. Any tips on lightening it up to a more rich yellow like in this video?

[@Dahajda]

Does this technique work on vehicles too, like on a Rhino or a Land Raider?

[@madoxpr]

Hello ! sorry for my english :S good job ! but I did not understand what you used as a primer layer ?

[@PeteTheWargamer]

+Philippe Robin I used the Army Painters Skeleton Bone spray primer. However if you don't have access to it you can prime with another spray primer and then either spray or brush paint with GWs Karak Stone.

[@lucasantoniocarmonarodrigu5805]

what colour is a cape base color?

[@PeteTheWargamer]

Can you pin point when I said it?

[@lucasantoniocarmonarodrigu5805]

will apply the base directly on the thumbnail or wearing white primer ? What color is? I feel the English and thank you.

[@PeteTheWargamer]

The primer I used is the Army Painters Skeleton Bone spray primer. I applied this directly to the miniature after assembly.

[@thomasclarke396]

nice way to convince me to do imperial fists bud :D

[@PeteTheWargamer]

Is that a good thing or a bad thing? :P

[@imalu5757]

Im going to try this next week when my army painter spray arrives. i havent painted in quite a while, what colour would you retouch with in the likely scenario i spill over onto the yellow? thanks

[@Flamethrower1942]

Nice tutorial would it work on vehicles though i wonder too?

[@pierfabiochesini6435]

in the meantime have you tried on vehicles? Does it work ?

[@matthias38184]

+Pierfabio Chesini I know someone who does this technique. It works but because its a wash you have to keep each surface flat until it dries. otherwise it runs.

[@pierfabiochesini6435]

+Matthias Suppan thank you!

[@oliverandreasson3978]

would gw Zandri dust work?

[@oliverandreasson3978]

and also, how could you get the skeleton bone so smooth

[@oliverandreasson3978]

minotaur * the spray can sucked

[@fharbord]

i tried it yesterday on one modeel and it it was too dark... :(

[@oliverandreasson3978]

Yes it was

[@fharbord]

did you tried the army painter spray then? did it work for you?

[@ThatNorthLondonGuy]

I know this is an old vid but I wanted to use this technique on my Iyanden as I think the yellows pretty spot on. Do you think an airbrush could be used for that Casandra Yellow or just too thin and it goes on evenly with the brush regardless? I only ask as slapping that all on a Wraithknight could lead to some blotches. Cheers dude!

[@PeteTheWargamer]

I've have pretty good experiences using washes through an airbrush. Just keep your pressure low and maybe thin it down just a little bit.

[@ThatNorthLondonGuy]

Will give it a go, my Wraithlord test model had alot of pooling as all the gems and cracks really pool up with a brush compared to the flat plates of a marine. Cheers!

[@PeteScete]

Hey man thanks formthenvid itnwas informative , any chance you can do one based on the Templar scheme used by the if 1st company?

[@PeteTheWargamer]

Sounds like a great idea! I may have to do that :)

[@faychufong8172]

Excellent work! Have you tried this on larger surfaces, like vehicles? I'd love to try that technique for an army, but I am worried about the prospect of using a wash to try to cover a Land Raider evenly...

[@PeteTheWargamer]

I've not tried it on vehicles yet so I would be reluctant to comment definitively. I would say that if you were to go down the wash route then thin it down with lahmian medium and apply several thin layers to build up the yellow. This should help to avoid streaking but you may find yourself with a less than perfectly even tone. It shouldn't be a problem though unless you are going for a pristine result.

[@athanasiostachos6707]

The War Gamer what's your opinion on another layer of lamenters yellow over that?

[@Lara-sz8ck]

How many Layers of Casandora Yellow do you make for this?

[@PeteTheWargamer]

I did two slightly watered down layers which was probably the equivalent of a single layer of neat Casandora Yellow.

[@fharbord]

did you just paint one layer of the casandora yellow? and how did it work for you on vehicles with bigger surfaces?

[@fharbord]

tried it now and I'm quite happy with the result, but it didn't get as bright as in the video...

[@lucasdunajski8018]

How many washes of the yellow did you need?

[@PeteTheWargamer]

Around two washes should suffice.

[@Thatworldeatersguy]

Got to batch paint 300 of these :/ ..... may Dorn have mercy on my soul.

[@davea99]

you'd have to be sooooo careful with this technique, because if you mess up you're screwed lol. Then again, any mess up could be taken care if with some weathering

[@Mugruk1]

Love this painting tutorial. Quick question... since I'm terrible at edge highlights, do you think it's possible to drybrush a slight white drybrush before using the casandra yellow... to get the highlights I need? Would it work?

[@SPACENOMADMALEV]

Just gorgeous. I've been using the shades like this for awhile, very powerful and effective method. Have you tried with the gw glaze ?

[@PeteTheWargamer]

+Malev Da Shinobi No not yet, the reason I went for Casandora Yellow was it has a slightly orangey tint to when it builds up in an area. This gives it a nice depth of colour.

[@rezgamingtvp3155]

YES FKIN FINALY!!! TY MATE

[@ellisowen]

This is great. I've been thinking of starting to paint again for a while now and this is motivating me to start an army of imperial fists. Do you have an Instagram account with more photos?

[@PeteTheWargamer]

Yes I do! Although it's mainly my newer work that's on there instagram.com/the_war_gamer_/

[@ellisowen]

+The War Gamer great, i think I've found you. Just trying to decide whether to go with this yellow scheme or the heresy metal and yellow scheme!

[@shzar790]

Don’t use zhandri dust for this the color is too dark. and when you apply the Cassandra yellow it will come out orange instead of yellow

[@Randomface1000]

Would you say go over with screaming skull first?

[@shzar790]

@@Randomface1000 i haven't used screaming skulls so i can't say as to use it or not . but went with skeleton bone from army painter and got a real nice color. also make sure to push the wash in the same direction or it'll puddle in weird places

[@nightkids29]

what kind of primer are you using again?

[@PeteTheWargamer]

Army Painter Skeleton Bone

[@Batmansplumber]

are you watering down or mixing your paints? or are you just putting them straight on?

[@anubis1416]

the Cassandra yellow comes out suuper red. does it do that on yours or did I apply it too thinly?

[@PeteTheWargamer]

It's strange that it's come out red. Did you shake the pot before hand? Alternatively, applying the wash in thinner layers should help with reducing the reddish colour

[@anubis1416]

@@PeteTheWargamer Thanks for replying so quickly! I did shake it a bit. It was mildly red around the edges, Certainly not blood red but enough where it looks nothing like yous. I guess thinning it on my next go is the plan. Thank you Sir.

[@francescxdomenechpares7005]

I just get casandoras yellow watermarks all around :( really depressed. Could you give me some advice? My base coat is with "Mechanicus Standart Grey" and after I added 3 layers of "Ushabti Bone", on this i added the "Casandora Yellow". I get a yellow that reflects a lot the light, glanzig effect and i dont like it eather xD. Great video, I wish i could paint like you some day.

[@PeteTheWargamer]

So it sounds like it could be a couple of things. If the Cassandora Yellow hasn't been shaken up properly before use, the pigment and the medium can separate resulting in shiny surfaces or uneven coverage. Alternatively, it could be that you haven't watered down the mixture enough. Hopefully, that helps you out :)

[@francescxdomenechpares7005]

Thanks man! I'm gonna try that later today :) I never watered down the casandora or any other wash xD and i didnt even shake it. Im just a noob but getting better! Thanks for your tip!

[@lucasantoniocarmonarodrigu5805]

ok thanks

[@PeteTheWargamer]

No problem!

[@Skringly]

Lovely work. Your method is very similar to mine only I highlight the mini with white before applying the Casandora yellow, and killing two birds with one stone haha.

[@PeteTheWargamer]

+Skringly I would imagine that would give you a more subtle highlight that the Dorn Yellow I used?

[@Machinepriest]

Nice, but dude... It's Casandora yellow :)

[@PeteTheWargamer]

+Machinepriest You know when you read something wrong the first time and then it sticks? Yeh that's exactly what's happened here :P