How to Paint Imperial Fist Yellow Armor

[@mechabeach]

Slanesh birthday party…in Columbia. Legendary save😂

[@DarcyBonoCreations]

Yeeeah as I was saying it I was like "ooo whoops that could be interpreted as a MUCH different white residue reference 🤣"

[@bostin316]

This line won KZbin for me today...class

[@vanessaminiatures7023]

​@@DarcyBonoCreations well I dont get the Columbia reference so I still got the 1st degree dirty joke 😂 or are we talking snif powder?

[@DarcyBonoCreations]

I was originally thinking sniff powder 😆....then realized that the Slaaneshi thing worked on another level as well!

[@ursinecanine9657]

I'd attend 😅😈

[@SunChaserXVII]

This is the first time I've seen something painted with the new Imperial Fists yellow, it's very impressive! Never thought I'd see a yellow paint cover like that. Cheers for showcasing it like that. Very nice terminators as well!

[@Desheep]

this technique makes so much more sense to me than the commonly recommended base > zenithal > highlight > contrast, which frankly looks terrible outside of youtube.

[@LiamBeattieLCR]

Oh wow this is great! I tried a test marine with just Imperial Fist and it just looked too flat, so I abandoned it. I'll definitely revisit that test model now with this technique. Thank you!

[@Kaiyanwang82]

Contrast > wash > white > contrast is a very nice one that deserves to be explored with many colors (your note on the specific nature of this one notwithstanding). Well done.

[@kituschownus4335]

Best tutorial for IFs I’ve seen yet, defo going to try it. Would love to see some contrast custodes in the future!

[@kingfield99]

Imperial Fists were my first army back in 1989, yes I'm old, at the time my painting process involved yellow paint straight out of the pot all over, then a bit of silver on the guns, finished off with a goblin green base. Each model took about 1 minute. They weren't good...

[@DarcyBonoCreations]

Aaay! 89 my birth year 😄. Yeah that sounds about right for all of us pre internet childhood kids. I really wish they'd bring back Goblin Green just for nostalgia sake. Warboss Green is close but not quite the same 😔

[@gergelydarmos3190]

This is a really cool method to paint imperial fists, thx. I started painting my first army according to this and by the 4th squad, I'm starting to get quite good results. What I tend to do is after the first wash-drybrush-yellow phase do another light drybrush and apply another layer of yellow, but really lightly, mostly avoiding the edges completely. This helped me get more consistent gradients. Worked on Dreadnought really well.

[@anderslundtoft2315]

What a nice and simple time efficient way to get a deep yellow! Love it

[@OneofInfinity.]

Applying the base yellow looks so smooth for a yellow... it makes me want to try it out just for the sake of feeling the brush strokes.

[@mirage809]

Imperial Fist Yellow is some serious black magic. I have no idea how GW managed to pull it off, but it finally made yellow truly easy.

[@Silver-Tower]

Thank you so much for this video, I plan on my Drukhari with Imperial Fist and knowing Imperial Fist is one of the contrast paints that goes smooth on flat panels is great for my vehicles.

[@richardbradley2335]

Best vid ive seen on yellow....lovingly done.

[@wesbrown3831]

Ms Bono, ABSOLUTELY enjoyed your tutorial. Direct, clear and simple. I am a much older hobbiest with no aspirations of becoming some pro painter, I just want to create goid looking models with the least amount of work and your style does that for me...thank you!🎉😊

[@DarcyBonoCreations]

Hey thank you very much! I'm glad you like it. Yeah if I can paint something that makes a passerby stop and go "those look cool" then I'm satisfied 😄.

[@wesbrown3831]

@@DarcyBonoCreations i am aware that you are extremely talented and capable of surpassing this beginner technique... what was refreshing was that you took the time to consider us folks who are only starting or may be intimidated by higher leveled artist and you made it relatable. Thank you again.

[@HeadHunterSix]

Why didn't this color exist back when I still played 40K? I spent an entire summer experimenting with all sorts of ways to get the yellow that I liked, and this makes it so simple. I saw your video about using makeup brushes for drybrushing a few years ago, and it was a _game changer_ ! I get _so_ much better (and faster) results since I started doing that. Thank you!

[@ComfortsSpecter]

Amazing The Yellow Threat of The Past Is No More Absolutely Love The Simple Tutorial

[@Nigelius]

Awesome tutorial, really leans into contrasts strength using easy to learn techniques.

[@Ruinstad694]

I like the style of this :). I wonder how much different it would look if you started from a powdery pink instead of the ivory. Might be able to more depth in your yellow with the same amount of steps.

[@horizon5761]

I honestly cannot thank you enough for this method. Imperial fists is my favourite chapter and this has made painting them viable.

[@Chyll07]

This was a greatly useful video! For anyone interested, I played around trying to find the formula if using Speed Paint instead of Citadel Contrast. Burnished Red seems the right substitute for Goregrunta brown. I think the ratio of Burnished Red to Speed Paint medium may be as high as 4:1, however.

[@knoxminis1211]

Great yellow recipe and process. I'm sure it could help a lot of Heresy folks as there are a lot of Imperial Fist armies out there for Heresy.

[@chrisw5123]

I've been uming and ahing about starting an IF army for 10ed but was daunted by the whole yellow thing - am definitely going to give this a try!

[@LexaSkull]

honestly, step 1 of this guide is the most important to make proper yellow. Prime the miniature with white - and then even terrible citadel's averland sunset will be smooth and cool. love the guide, hopefully i'll get my hands on new leviathan set and contrast yellow. not for imperial fists, but for lamenters though

[@huwtindall7096]

Great tip to do the black first before starting with the contrast. Big time saver/mistake saver step. Also, love seeing you use a wide flat brush for contrast paint on larger surfaces! For people who have done scale modelling (i.e. Airfix style stuff) this is a no brainer. Rounded brushes are great but not for base coats on flat areas.

[@gradylawless4239]

Wasn't expecting this to be as easy as this for that level of finish! Would be awesome if you can figure out some more contrast combos like this!

[@DarcyBonoCreations]

Thank you! My whole channel is basically all Contrast painting 😄. I've done similar armor ones for World Eaters (30k & 40k) and black armor on Leagues of Votann. Red Armor kzbin.info/www/bejne/epemeatolK-WkLs Black Armor kzbin.info/www/bejne/gKe0m5uOmt-Xn8U

[@Benry87]

I generally strongly dislike Contrast/Speed Paint videos, but the way you used them here was absolutely brilliant. I'm completely reassessing my approach to painting my IF army! Thanks!

[@MiNDmaZing]

Wow so satisfying painting that yellow went on smooth😊

[@Lambgg]

Awesome video I am painting my LGS Leviathan demo box with this technique today!

[@chrissteadman4614]

This was the first video of yours I've watched. Really well filmed, excellent clear narration, not pretentious at all (unlike some). So I've subscribed :-)

[@DarcyBonoCreations]

Oh wow thank you for the kind feedback! Glad you enjoyed it 😃

[@nickwilson5390]

I like the orange hue in the recess rather than just a dark yellow. Looks great

[@UndeaDKiller]

OMG! best Imperial Fist tuto ever!

[@Ir3zumi]

Here you can see a real artist, who has tested out most possible techniques... thx for the yellow guide. Will test it and maaaybeee add a few troops to my Crimson fists...

[@theafterbiter]

I’ve been searching for an IF painting method for my army for AGES but couldn’t find one I liked - until now! Thank you Darcy! This method is insanely effective and even fun to use on my Leviathan models!

[@RogerS1978]

That looks a great yellow, think I might try it over my usual pink/white zentithal

[@DarcyBonoCreations]

Try thinning it a little if you do! It's really opaque.

[@FacesNBases]

Brilliant guide on how to get the most out of that wonderful yellow so easily. Have taken lots of notes and look forward to painting something yellow soon!

[@Sonof_DRN2004]

Best tutorial I’ve seen for sure.

[@kombatwombat6579]

The slaaneshi birthday party comment caught me totally off-guard. I didn't know contrast paints could go so smooth. Thanks!

[@DarcyBonoCreations]

Haha yeah I've been told my delivery is very no-nonsense (oh the irony) so figured I'd throw that in for a bit more fun 😄.

[@kombatwombat6579]

@@DarcyBonoCreations Loved it. But you do you. You give out valuable information, anyone with common sense would be happy with your style and content.

[@ru224d]

Awesome tutorial. Was interested in painting yellow power armour, but even as a somewhat skilled painter I was concerned at the amount of effort. Painted a test model and found it easy AND awesome! Much thanks to you @DarcyBonoCreations !

[@FenrirFrostborn]

i keep coming back to this video for yellow and I have to say your quickly becoming among the top 3 of my favorite hobby channels.

[@DarcyBonoCreations]

Oh wow thank you! 😊

[@schlockcitycinema]

Awesome vid! I always paint cheap and say all you need is your base color, dark wash and white. My black and white are my most used colors and I glaze the base back over the highlights to pull the saturation back. I love bringing my pallet down to the least amount of paint pots possible and using what I got. This proves you don't need 4 different shades of the same color to achieve great results!

[@Darkbeard89]

Great video! Could you please also share how you did the bases? I love the grey / brown tone in them, and it really suit the yellow :)

[@DarcyBonoCreations]

Thanks! And yep, I actually already have a video. kzbin.info/www/bejne/iqKWimOaf654psU For the terminator bases I did exactly following except.... 1) Used Agrelland Badlands and painted it Mechanicus Grey instead of using Astrogranite in the first step. 2) Applied Huge Miniatures Weathering powders in splotches in random areas (specifically Peat and Jet-black variably mixed together).

[@grimbostink7607]

Brilliant tutorial. Definitely going to use this for my veterans

[@gc9522]

Thank you for this. I am yet again purchasing paints based on a great tutorial, and then sulking later when mine looks nothing like it :D I am encouraged to see the fist yellow contrast isn't like the others, I have been trying to use green today and it has been a blotchy nightmare, to the point I gave up and decided to try paint them as imperial fists.

[@leightinkler2931]

Thanks for the video. Thought I had ruined my work with the shade I did then came across your video. You have given me hope!

[@Antonh.]

This was useful tips! I felt something was lacking when using imperial fist on my kruleboyz shields. I will try this next time i paint yellow!

[@MIDencezzz]

THANK YOUUU, i was very close to start another chapter for my first army because i was afraid of painting the yellow armor

[@TheHutchy01]

Lord above, that's a good yellow. If only I'd known it was that good before I used about 30 applications of ink on that Jolteon

[@DarcyBonoCreations]

After all that effort, may your THUNDER never miss 😄

[@freelancerblitz2579]

At first I was think what the hell are you doing! then I was like wow that looks awesome! Nice work

[@newrev9er]

Oh my GOD! This is like magic! D: Thank you so much! The contrast->shade->stipple/highlight->contrast process is just amazing! wow!

[@DarcyBonoCreations]

Thanks! Glad you found it helpful. I need to call it something catcher than stipple undershading 😅

[@craigvoss4414]

Im planning on doing a IF army and I am 💯 going to use this technique.

[@troutwarrior6735]

Wish I could like this twice! So helpful, I think even I could do this!

[@D1-Games]

Ok, that settles it; I'll be getting that yellow contrast paint this week. I've been painting IF on and off for over a decade and this must be the easiest way I've seen yet. I mean; I used to do them from a black undercoat over brown. Took 20 layers sometimes! 🙄 A bit masochistic in hindsight, but then again: rather fitting for IF 😅

[@klyk69]

Absolutely recommend IF contrast paint, it's amazing

[@DarcyBonoCreations]

That's INCREDIBLY fitting for IF 😄. Layer 14..."we've already done 13 layers! If we stick to this, we'll get a dense yellow. The Emporer wills it!"

[@danbyrne1086]

This tutorial is amazing thank you! I’m going to paint my entire leviathan army like this, bar a couple hero’s!

[@김동우-n2m]

Impressive painting~!! Nice tips Dry brushing and yellow color painting!

[@NickToony]

This is a really great technique, worked well with Seraphim Sepia as an alternative (the recesses don't get quite as dark, but still okay). I had two issues, but I think these will improve with more practice: 1. Imperial Fist didn't spread quite like how it did for you. It didn't seem to flow quite as well, blotched/pooled a bit and felt a bit inconsistent. I didn't get a nice smooth finish. 2. I really didn't give the model anywhere near enough of a dusting to have strong highlights come through. I tried using Corax White if that matters? Thanks for the great tutorial!

[@DarcyBonoCreations]

Thanks for watching, glad you liked it! Yes, using Corax White does matter quite a bit. Corax is closer to a light grey and is not a pure white. That being said you're going to end up with more muted highlights.

[@broncofun5636]

Great tips on the brushes

[@marasmusine]

That's where I was going wrong. I had been using Iyanden Yellow in the past.

[@dandesser8750]

Love your paint style with 'eavy Contrast. Also love the fact you use Artis Opus brushes with Base and Layer paints. Please keep up the great work.

[@DarcyBonoCreations]

Thank you! Oh I don't really use Artist Opus very much. I mainly use them for fine detail work. I'm pretty rough on brushes so most of my brushes are synthetics from Michael's 😅.

[@RoadRunnerAldrin]

This stipple technique is just gorgeous! Truly lushious. What would you recommend for black? Black Legion, for example.

[@DarcyBonoCreations]

Thanks! I actually cover Black Armor in the following video: kzbin.info/www/bejne/gKe0m5uOmt-Xn8U If you don't want a cold black like that one, you can stipple with a light grey like Administratum Grey instead of a pale blue.

[@codylittrel]

This video is simple and perfect thank you! I am using this tutorial to paint my Tau army yellow! It’s turning out so good and I’m hyped I found this video!

[@DarcyBonoCreations]

Awesome! I actually really love the Tau (despite preferring more ragey melee centric armies). I look forward to seeing them!

[@mraide]

Excellent, Thank you i have been sitting on a Drednought for 2 yaers and now have the confidence

[@DarcyBonoCreations]

Awesome! You can absolutely use this process on a dreadnought. Maybe just use one drop more of the Contrast Medium to lessen the streaking/pooling when applying the Gore Grunta part. It will look really awful when it dries by the heavy stippling still breaks it up.

[@mraide]

@@DarcyBonoCreations that’s fantastic news, thank you, I have subscribed to find out more brilliant tips 👍

[@KingExplosionMurd3r]

Well I was going to go Blood Angels but this has absolutely convinced me to switch to Imperial Fists. Awesome guide

[@DarcyBonoCreations]

Thank you! Coincidentally I'm gonna do one for Blood Angels that's pretty similar to this if you're interested 😃

[@KingExplosionMurd3r]

@@DarcyBonoCreations absolutely! For some reason red is scarier than yellow 😂

[@PsychonautSaiyan]

You can keep this color scheme and go with the Lamenters and you’ll still get your blood angels chapter.

[@TitusCastiglione1503]

Good golly that’s the best looking yellow I’ve ever seen

[@Alpharius-Omegon]

Well done on providing the many another method of painting our armor for infiltration operations in the future…

[@DarcyBonoCreations]

😉

[@vandals4873]

great tutorial and perfect timing for me this week

[@JJCarper]

Thank you very much for this video!! I've just painted my first ever model's and the awesome Imperial Fist. The colour came out perfectly!! My smaller details isn't as neat as yours but a part from that I'm actually proud of myself. Thanks again !

[@DarcyBonoCreations]

Aw that's so awesome to hear! As long as you're happy, proud, and has fun, that's all that matters 🙌

[@TheDeepestbluest]

I heard "Slaneshi birthday party in Colombia" and I knew I had to subscribe at that moment

[@Engarde6875]

Your video was very helpful in painting some lamenters for my blood angels army! Thank you very much for the easy to follow guide.

[@paradoxinraindrops141]

This was excellent! I’m getting into painting and the First have always been my favorite chapter. I hear Yellow is a tricky color, but I’ll be sure to use this video when I assemble my Imps. Thank you!

[@DigitalOrigami]

Awesome tutorial. Thanks for sharing this.

[@phocr0n]

THANK YOU for this! I tried it on one of my terminators and it worked like a charm. Using it for my Lamenters now. :)

[@jamie6091]

Thanks for teaching me new painting techniques - much appreciated :)

[@ashleynewman4633]

This was an excellent video, thank you! I’ve been painting fists for 30k using imperial fists. But I’ve been struggling to get that orangy hue!

[@kasinsrithongsuk1366]

Good video and the final outcome look really cool too. Where can I find a kit to modify SM cap.? I saw you change a head, powerfist, and cam. Thanks.

[@DarcyBonoCreations]

The kit I used for the head and cam was the Imperial Fist upgrade sprue. The powerfist was from a Gravis Captain. www.games-workshop.com/en-US/Imperial-Fists-Primaris-Upgrades-2020 www.games-workshop.com/en-US/space-marines-captain-in-gravis-armour-2022

[@kiltedlion1923]

Wow! Great video thank you. I’m going to try this with red. That should work with the same brown shade coat?

[@DarcyBonoCreations]

Thanks! I've actually got a red video right here: kzbin.info/www/bejne/epemeatolK-WkLs

[@roryodriscoll1371]

This is an awesome video, I love the final effect! You mentioned an old video about adding weathering / battle damage to yellow armour you were going to link- where can I find that?

[@DarcyBonoCreations]

Thank you! It should be the suggested video that pops up at the very end (10:44 mark) titled Weathering Chipping & Scratches.

[@Adventsol]

I haven't played for 10 years . And people trying to bring me back with the kill team . But after this video I think I'm gonna paint some new imperial fists! Thanks! For Dorn! For Him on Earth !

[@ObsidianNinja1]

Absolute sorcery, such a good video thank you!!

[@steveharrison76]

That’s genuinely excellent. I’m just getting back into it after a long, long time away, and (like a damned fool) I’ve decided to try lamenters, since I never really got along with yellow paint and I’m a masochist XD This is a great process. Looks really great! Thanks!

[@DarcyBonoCreations]

Awesome, glad you liked it! If you haven't seen it already, I highly recommend the Citadel Colour App if you haven't already seen it. It's free and is a fantastic tool for beginners and experienced painters alike. There are many different recipes all sorted by color spectrum, as well as video tutorials ranging from the fundamentals to advanced.

[@steveharrison76]

@@DarcyBonoCreations nice - thank you! I’ll check that out!

[@Spacefrisian]

My Yellow is white basecoat followed by daemonic yellow basecoat, than i use Sephia wash followed by a drybrush of both Revells "lufthansa-gelb" and "Gelb". I do make sure my model looks a bit more worn down in terms of armor showing that they been fighting instead of fresh out of the factory. The Revell paints are also easier to touch up mistakes than the GW counter part Yriel Yellow. I think to many people overlook the Revell range for GW models though (square pots).

[@DarcyBonoCreations]

Oh wow I didn't know Revell had a paint line, I've only seen their scale models. They're just not as prevalent in the US.

[@Spacefrisian]

@@DarcyBonoCreations I think its worth looking into, some of their paints are very usefull, like their "beige" being great for bones and skulls.

[@MrJordwalk]

I picked up the following tip from Goobertown Hobbies: Basecoating any sections intended to be yellow WITH PINK! I base my Sisters Of Battle tabards with Fulgrim Pink, before drybrushing layers of Reaper MSP's Kraken Purple and Citadel's Wraithbone. Then, I drench with a coat of Imperial Fist. The result is A RICH yellow-orange you could call Ripe Mango or Ripe Mango Flesh.

[@DarcyBonoCreations]

Yup, it makes them really vibrant since the red in the pink mixes with the yellow. Ripe Mango is definitely a good description for it 😄. I just find the slightly grungier orange on these looks more appropriate with the scuffed stippled texture later.

[@naddyice5399]

Just found your channel, I love your content! Absolutely criminal you have so few subs. Showed my friends after work, hopefully you reach more people.

[@DarcyBonoCreations]

Aw well thank you so much! I mainly do commissions so can't release videos regularly enough to please the algorithm gods. That and video production just really isn't my thing 😅.

[@naddyice5399]

@@DarcyBonoCreations What you’ve done with your video editing is more than enough I think. You get across everything perfectly, I wouldn’t change anything. The frequency might not please the algorithm gods but I’ll look forward to your future videos nonetheless! If your commissioners don’t mind it it’d be neat to see the process on them sometime.

[@Padsushi]

Hi ! Thank you for this amazing tutorial ! Do you think it's possible to reproduce this kind of result on an Ultramarine ?

[@jorgenpinoy1724]

WoW, I’m going to do that with orange, thank you for the tips, really awesome work you do😊

[@DarcyBonoCreations]

Thank you! If you're interested, I've actually done a somewhat similar recipe for orange armor: ko-fi.com/post/PAINTING-ORANGE-ARMOR-UPDATE-P5P5FZX4S

[@jorgenpinoy1724]

@@DarcyBonoCreations thank you so much, I’m doing kitbash Grimdark terminators, all kind of dark stuff, and I was thinking to do one in color, orange, a mercenary type.. so thank you very much🤗🤗

[@maxbrandt6]

Nicely done, Darcy! This will help me with an upcoming project needing plenty of yellow.

[@stefmassmemory4538]

Thanks for this very smart way to paint imperial fist army ! I will use it to go on my own army. Long life to your channel !

[@mikkelskum707]

THIS!!! Such a good video, it really inspired me a lot! I love this way of painting, it really works well, its easy, and dont take a lot of time. Easily one of the best mini painting tricks i have seen in a while, and i have seen a lot! It also works well with other colors. Thanks so much, keep up the good work!

[@minipaintingforyou]

Wow! 😮 Thank you for sharing!

[@warspawnedpainting4380]

I do wonder what manner of dark pacts GW made to get the new contrast paints so smooth 🤔

[@karlshobby9109]

Thank you for this awesome tutorial! I’m happy I found your channel. I did a zenithal undercoat, followed your recipe and addes some chipping and highlights with sponge and I’m loving the results, thank you!

[@Gudbjarten]

Will definitely be using this recipe 😊

[@Mjolknirn]

Very nice. I've had great success doing loads of Lamenters doing a yellow spray, thinned riekland fleshshade twice, then bringing up highlights with yriel and flash gits. Maybe your method will grow on me but nonetheless great tutorial 🙂

[@drbelanger73]

Grats, you win the internet. I watched a bunch of "painting yellow" videos; this was the best. One step closer to putting my Ton-ka League Votann on the board. Also, "slannesh birthday party in Columbia." Yes.

[@DarcyBonoCreations]

Haha thank you very much! And YES! TONKA! That's exactly why I chose Imperial Fists, because they remind me of my old sandbox of Tonka trucks 😆. Definitely share those Votann when you're finished!

[@ianperiquet5141]

Thank you! Have been looking to paint some dead Fists up for my bases, this recipe looks great!

[@GamerAddictFrank]

I have always had trouble with yellow. Nice tips and I'll be giving this a try. Keep up the great work.

[@cyborgbadger1015]

It's a brilliant way of dealing with the problems with an acrylic wash over yellow. Having said that I use an enamal wash which I much prefer now.

[@ASheeponCxcaine]

Wow the result looks super good. I Love it! And it does Look really easy. Really nice Video :))

[@marcteissier4016]

Wow ! great video ! I will try this on my tactical squad :)

[@ud0n_tv]

So Darcy, thank you very much on this paint tutorial! i was searching for one with a simple and easy imperial fists yellow on white primer(i was looking up over 30 videos and yours is the one i imagine to go with). I am totally looking forward to paint my new Army that way, especially the models are all Dark Angels. I am going to create a 30k Fists army with all the Crusader stryle looking details but with black cloth items! Balck and yellow -> Best Color mates^^ Thank you again..... Greetz from Germany!

[@anglonicus]

You’re a really good teacher. Thanks for helping me level up!

[@Halliden88]

This looks bloody amazing, gonna do my IFs like this ❤