How to Paint Imperial Fists Primaris Space Marines

[@ThePaintingCoach]

I think the imperial Fists are my favourite Space Marine Chapter - and I've wanted to do this tutorial for ages - I hope you love it as much as I loved making it! Which Space Marine Chapter is your favourite?

[@HalfLobster]

The Painting Coach Flesh Tearers are my favourite so if you want to do a tutorial on them that would be great.

[@ThePaintingCoach]

I'll see what I can do as i work my way round! Thanks for taking the time to drop a comment!

[@deathdanger076]

Imperial Fists and Space Wolves . Will be Painting the indomitus Marines as fists

[@blaster1006]

Imperial fists and black templars

[@MLaak86]

Imperial Fists, first chapter I read the lore on

[@alexsp7086]

Best imperial fist video out there, cheers. Everyone else seems to be painting tones of base colors that you never see a difference or color tone. Your vid has the best look after complete. Literally made me choose Imperial fist after painting 5 other chapters on test miniatures.

[@ThePaintingCoach]

Thank you so much! That really means a lot to me!

[@doejon9424]

Best tutorial & best chapter imo !! The Iron Fists are an O.G founding chapter and stayed loyal to the Empire throughout the eons !!

[@ThePaintingCoach]

Thanks Doe!

[@edward.l.h7450]

Might make an imperial fist army just because of how epic this looks

[@ThePaintingCoach]

Thank you! I appreciate the feedback - feel free to ask any questions and good luck!!!

[@ShovieBOSO]

Same

[@fl33kn4sty8]

Right? I'm actually doing it. Got back into WH about a year ago and since then I've been painting Ultramarines, well, just because. Now I've decided I prefer the Fists, and because of this video I am doing it lol

[@ThePaintingCoach]

That's awesome! Good luck!

[@fl33kn4sty8]

Thanks 👌 and thanks for the inspiration! 👌

[@tracystephens9104]

I am an Imperial Fists painter and collector and I thought that I had a good paint plan for my Fists until I saw this. Thanks for the ideas shown here. 😁

[@ThePaintingCoach]

Cheers Tracey - glad I could help!

[@ursinecanine9657]

I'm painting my first batch now, 5th company, got excited and ruined 2 power bikes before realizing I had no idea what I was doing 🤣 this video really helped

[@ThePaintingCoach]

Glad it helped! And nothing is ever ruined :) as long as they are plastic you could strip with 99% isopropyl alcohol or bio strip 2.0 - just make sure you use gloves and work in a well ventilated area

[@ursinecanine9657]

@@ThePaintingCoach I'll seek some out and rescue them in the near future 👍 for now they stand as a warning against further hubris. Thanks for that, I had looked and there's some rubbish online about how to get the paint off, from vinegar to nail paint remover, neither worked for me.

[@ThePaintingCoach]

No problem - I have just used both on some bits I wasn't 100% happy with

[@mike1hav]

A fellow welshman! I am also an Imperial Fist painter/player. Great looking scheme here! I use imperial fist contrast and then dull it down a bit and recess shade with gorgrunta fur and 3 parts contrast medium. Then highlight drybrush/stipple with white and then imperial fist contrast the white bits again. It looks pretty cool and I like the kind "in war"/grimdark effect it gives.

[@JameBeck]

Literally just ordered a box of Intercessors and £100 worth of paint on the back of this video. Diving back in after 12 years. Hat off to you Sir. Many thanks.

[@ThePaintingCoach]

Haha great! Glad you enjoyed it!

[@gergelyosztrogonacz9464]

Followed through the steps. I was nervous about the difficulty of the shading with the guilliman flesh, but it turned out really nice. thank you man, really great guide.

[@ThePaintingCoach]

Awesome glad it worked out!

[@Minox_]

Mostly the same way I do my imperial fists! I use cassandora yellow or reikland's fleshshade for the recesses though and I prefer my helm lenses to be green for fists. I really like the chest eagle you did so I'm going to try that on my next one!

[@ThePaintingCoach]

Cheers! Appreciate the feedback!

[@Nosh_Feratu]

heard so many nightmares about yellow so always shied away from it, but this just looks phenominal and reasonably achievable. gorgeous looking model, superb job!

[@ThePaintingCoach]

Thank you kindly! I appreciate it!

[@Nosh_Feratu]

@@ThePaintingCoach it really is an excellent channel. Its a toss up now between Imperial Fists and Iron Hands for my first proper army since about 1992! Do you find the new Primaris easier to paint?

[@ThePaintingCoach]

Thank you that's very kind! I guess a little as they are bigger - but I don't paint them any differently to each other

[@aidan6444]

Just getting into the hobby and this is super helpful, gives me real confidence even though I'm a bit nervous. Thanks for this :)

[@ThePaintingCoach]

Welcome to the hobby and good luck! Feel free to ask any questions you may have!

[@NicholasGorrell]

Amazing tutorial - probably the best Fists tutorial I’ve seen, just bagged yourself a sub! It’s great to see edge highlighting done so subtly... nice to see a marine that doesn’t look like they’re an extra from Tron! Glint is the perfect word!

[@ThePaintingCoach]

Thank you so much! Really appreciate the feedback!

[@jonocc5548]

Been binge watching your videos and as someone who's tried a few different ways to paint Imperial Fists I'll most certainly be giving this a go!

[@ThePaintingCoach]

Cheers Jono - I really appreciate the support!

[@Razorbat777]

Wow. Thank you so much! I have been painting my Fists since the 90's, and have been using flesh highlighted up to a white edging then washing them with the old Citadel Yellow Ink. There wasn't any decent yellow paint with the pigment it now has, back then. I have been looking for a new way to paint my newer Imperial Fist models because I am almost out of Yellow Ink painting my Firstborn. Thanks again for sharing! It is a beautiful, rich, glossy finish on the ceramite.

[@ThePaintingCoach]

Thanks! Glad you enjoyed it!

[@frankhammond1434]

I'm just starting with Imperial fists and have watched 14 KZbin videos on painting them. Through process of elimination I have ended up with yours. 'Nuff said, thanks for making this video. Subscribed!

[@ThePaintingCoach]

Thanks Frank - glad it helped

[@leegarner4592]

Great video. I've just started a Primaris Fists army, to support their smaller yellow brethren. I use a different base approach - army painter demonic yellow in a spray can to get a nice flat base; if you apply a few light coats it eventually builds up to a stronger yellow colour, but I think I will try your shading/highlighting approach (with a few variations as I use game color/vallejo etc in places). I also really liked your guides on eyes and faces for Marines as well. Keep up the great work.

[@ThePaintingCoach]

Thanks for the comment Lee - really appreciate it!

[@lastwall4989]

I really like your approach. Thanks for sharing! I am starting my Imperial Fists up, and this was very helpful.

[@ThePaintingCoach]

Cheers Justin!

[@sejanoz]

I can't for the life of me figure out how to thin Averland Sunset. You make it look so easy. Do you have any tips? I'm losing my mind, I don't want to buy an airbrush.

[@ThePaintingCoach]

Depends on a few things - check my video on paint thinning - might help a little Outside of that I find a wet palette really helps, and making sure the brush doesn't habe too much paint on it - as even if it's super thin too much paint will flood an area

[@_ClericalError_]

Excellent explanation and a super clean result, congratulations sir! By the by, Dorn Yellow is still in production, it's just under the layer paints now since GW got rid of the "edge" branding. All 8 of the edge paints are now with the layer paints. They were always layer paints, just set aside as particularly light/pastel tints.

[@ThePaintingCoach]

Thank for taking the time to comment, and thanks for the heads up!

[@happyhammer1]

Just want to say thanks. I'm new to the hobby and found this video indispensable. I chose imperial fists for strictly aesthetic reasons and I have to say because of your tutelage it turned out way better than I expected. It's not good, but it's better than I expected.

[@ThePaintingCoach]

Awesome - glad the video helped!

[@Matt-km1ek]

Looks fantastic. Just saw the GW trailer for some new Horus Heresy models and now I want to paint an Imperial Fists praetor. This was a great guide! Thanks!

[@stevenfitzgerald2214]

Great vid! I’m going with the Averland Sunset base but I’m just going to panel shade with glazes of Averland/skrag and Yriel Yellow. I think Averland is such a beautifully rich colour I can’t bring myself to completely layer over it with anything! In saying that the thin Yriel layer over it does turn out fantastic

[@ThePaintingCoach]

Thanks for the comment - i like Averland - i just find it doesn't 'pop' enough for me - I'd love to see how yours turn out!

[@stevenfitzgerald2214]

The Painting Coach not at all, very well deserved! I know what you mean, I’m hoping using it as the mid tone and just glazing the panel high and low tones will give it the “pop” if not I’m definitely following your lead, it turned out fantastic for you!

[@ThePaintingCoach]

Appreciate it - good luck!

[@hullbreach33]

when I paint my marines with averland sunset, they seem a good bit more orange than yours and the pics I the imperial fists codex. I love your work and thank you for the tutorial!

[@ThePaintingCoach]

Cheers

[@hullbreach33]

@@ThePaintingCoach Hey Coach! is there a way to make mine appear a little less "orange" using the Averland Sunset?

[@ThePaintingCoach]

Hmm not sure - have you made sure the averland sunset is well mixed? It could be a batch issue with the paint. Another option - get a can of Sunset Yellow from Colour Forge - it's an exact match to averland sunset so should speed things up a lot!

[@hullbreach33]

@@ThePaintingCoach I shake the bottle vigoursly before i paint with it. I will check out the Sunset Yellow. Thanks for your help!

[@hullbreach33]

@@ThePaintingCoach imoved my models into sunlight and put a black background underneath them and they look perfect. Lighting makes a difference!

[@HeadHunterSix]

I've wanted to do an Imperial Fists army for a long time, but I've always struggled with yellow. So my "quarantine project" has been trying various techniques but I never quite got the effect I wanted. Your video has been the breakthrough I needed. Especially the part about using contrast paints for recess shading. Washes always ruined the tone I wanted, and I had to choose between something too dark and dull like Agrax, or too weak like Reikland or Sepia. Guilliman Flesh is perfect, flows nicely but stays where you put it, and it's fairly easy to tidy up the occasional Oops. I love how you've been able to acheive a warm, golden yellow without being too dark and brown, or too lemony and bright. THESE are the Fists I've always wanted to play! And you've shown it can be done without an airbrush (I simply don't have the room for one, as my painting desk is my work-from-home desk during the day). I've got three test models done and now I'm confident that I can start on an army. Thanks!

[@ThePaintingCoach]

Thanks for taking the time to leave a comment - I really appreciate it and it's really heartening to know that the video has helped! I'd love to see some of your army so feel free to share on my socials if you want!

[@HeadHunterSix]

@@ThePaintingCoach Thanks, I've done so! Feel free to swing by The Sage Brush on FB to follow my progress on Tor Garadon!

[@ThePaintingCoach]

Just done - they look great - thanks for sharing!

[@MidWesti]

could you spray the bone primer on, THEN spray a coat of averland sunset on from the can? or do you just recommend using the brush to apply the averland? Just thinking of speeding the base color process. Looks great!

[@ThePaintingCoach]

Thanks for the comment - if you have a can of averland I'd recommend spraying it over the bone - it will be more vibrant that way - just be careful to keep the laters thin!

[@markpatrickvillareal2328]

Thank you so much for this one. I will be painting my imperial fists for my kill team. thank you for this tutorial. :)

[@ThePaintingCoach]

Thanks for taking the time to comment - I'm glad that you enjoyed it and hope you'll share your work!

[@Callum-cm7zo]

Great video fella, your marine looks awesome, definetly gonna copy your steps here, great job!

[@ThePaintingCoach]

Thanks Callum - let me know how you get on!

[@gangrail]

i love the imperial fists but have been issues with painting yellow so this helps a great deal thank ypu

[@ThePaintingCoach]

No problem - happy to help!

[@iancampbell5578]

Love the video! Probably the easiest and simplest Imperial Fists painting guide I've seen. Can't wait to try it out myself! I do wonder how well this process would work on vehicles ( Rhino, etc.).

[@ThePaintingCoach]

Thanks Ian, I appreciate the feedback! It will work - you'll need to use a bigger brush and maybe thin the yellow a bit more, with multiple layers. If you have access to one, an airbrush is probably the best tool for the job!

[@iancampbell5578]

@@ThePaintingCoachThanks! I'm definitely employing my airbrush for sure! Painting even a Rhino in yellow by hand sounds like a tedious task lol.

[@ThePaintingCoach]

100% not reccommended!

[@_ix239]

This is such a great tutorial - i have only just started painting, but i might re-do my fists using this method :)

[@ThePaintingCoach]

Thanks Adam - I appreciate your feedback!!

[@theand123]

interested to hear how you would compare this to the ubshanti bone -> imperial fists -> cassandoa yellow contrast method?

[@ThePaintingCoach]

kzbin.info/www/bejne/eqfOmXiHgJ15rac Check this video out 😉

[@fudgeyman99]

Love this video! Do you think you could maybe do a vehicle tutorial with a dreadnought or repulsor as well?

[@ThePaintingCoach]

Thanks for the comment and the feedback! I may do - although I would use the same techniques that I did here. I would probably airbrush the yriel yellow over a wraithbone base

[@fudgeyman99]

@@ThePaintingCoach one more thing in this you say the yriel yellow is very thin and has tendancy to be streaky. Do you do anything to it other than just having very little on your brush?

[@ThePaintingCoach]

No I don't - other than make sure I give the pot a really good shake and make sure that I add a dash of water!

[@valaquenta220]

Hey there !!! Say, would this work with Iyanden aeldari as well (I know you're doing to paint some aeldari in the near future but I'm not sure you'll paint them yello so)? Or would you do it a bit differently with them? Thanks a lot ;-)

[@ThePaintingCoach]

I'd use the same colours 👍🏻 I will also show a different style on the aeldari

[@valaquenta220]

@@ThePaintingCoach thank you for the quick answers, hope I didn't bother you too much with those lol. In any case, I'll be waiting for those impatiently :D

[@ThePaintingCoach]

No problem

[@Edwardbanks]

Great demo, I switched over to the contrast paint with my Imperial Fists (I miss the Averland Sunset Spray) and I honestly think that the lighter Contrast just look sloppy.

[@ThePaintingCoach]

Thanks for the comment! I know what you mean - i haven't really used contrast on marines armour apart from as a glaze. There are some great videos by a guy called Juan Hidalgo who has done all the founding chapters in contrast - might be worth a search!

[@nickworley1777]

Darren on the paint list you left of Guilliman flesh 😖 going to gw Sunday to get the paints needed 😁 , looking forward to some nice looking imperial fists going by your guide 😝

[@ThePaintingCoach]

Did I? Dam sorry man! Hopefully I remembered it in the description!

[@henrifx287]

24:17 what are you putting at the end? I quite struggle to understand the name :) ? Larnum medium?

[@ThePaintingCoach]

Yes Lahmium Medium!

[@henrifx287]

The Painting Coach thank you!

[@ThePaintingCoach]

No problem!

[@adamkimberley2575]

Interesting to see that you didn't use zenithal priming on this model like you have on quite a few others. Would it not have worked as well for this colour scheme or was there another reason? Thanks!

[@ThePaintingCoach]

It would work - but with the averland sunset you probably wouldn't get the effect

[@jonesdan85]

That is a beautiful Imperial Fist mini.

[@ThePaintingCoach]

Thanks Daniel!

[@Thorn16]

Do you have any tips for yellow on black primer? My Tau sept markings are yellow but the armor is Grey so I use black primer.

[@ThePaintingCoach]

Thanks for the comment! Yellow over grey isn't too bad - so I'd recommend making sure that you get everythjng grey first, and then follow the Averland - Yriel - Flash Gits technique here - hope that helps!

[@Thorn16]

@@ThePaintingCoach Should I prime black then spray the Mechanicus Standard spray (atm I only have the grey in the pot no spray) ? Also is it ok to just do averland and highlight yriel? I like the darker yellow. Thanks for the swift reply!

[@ltjamescoopermason8685]

This looks fabulous a great imperial fist marine. The sunset looks the right colour as I've see so many bright yellows that the Emperor's canary yellow marines look wrong. So first time I've seen your channel and I'm happy to become a new subscriber. 😉😎

[@ThePaintingCoach]

Thank you for your kind words and thank you for taking the time to comment and subscribe!

[@chikkennuget1017]

Are there any combat patrols for imperial fist? Thinking about starting to collect

[@ThePaintingCoach]

No I don't think so - not at the moment anyway!

[@adamc1272]

One of the best yellows I've seen, thanks for the video. Can I just ask what you're using to apply your decals as they looked really crisp and smart. Many thanks, keep up the good work!

[@ThePaintingCoach]

Hey thanks for the comment - I'm glad you enjoyed the video! Decals are done with Microset and Microsol. 1. Gloss varnish surface for decal 2. Apply microset 3. Apply decal and remove as much water as possible 4. Apply microsol to decal - I found I needed about 4 coats to get it flat 5. Apply gloss varnish once dry 6. Apply Lehman medium or Matt varnish to flatten the surface

[@adamc1272]

@@ThePaintingCoach brilliant, thanks for your prompt response, will definitely be checking out more of your painting guides. To your glory and the glory of Him on Terra

[@ThePaintingCoach]

No problem! Happy to help!

[@spencercook6754]

Imperial Fists are the only things in this world (in my opinion) that can make this shade of yellow actually look this amazing

[@Vandal_Savage]

Hi! Great paint job, I really like the bright clean finish. Also, did you know that the link to D. Latham KZbin channel comes back as 'channel not available'? Thanks for the upload anyway 🙂

[@ThePaintingCoach]

Thanks - yes unfortunately he had to take his channel down

[@Vandal_Savage]

@@ThePaintingCoach oh dear, nothing untoward I hope? After a bit of searching I found this channel (if you don't mind me posting a link that is) kzbin.info/door/ZP4yPFiYKJ4LMCYsdmm6Qw I haven't checked it thoroughly yet but the painting looks good 😊

[@inf3243]

Hi. First up, great vid -thanks very much! I'm painting up a test Imperial Fist following this approach, but wondering if I'd have better luck swapping the Yriel Yellow and Guilliman Flesh panel lining step. I'm having trouble doing a clean Yriel coat that doesn't muck up the panel line detail work. What would you say to building up a clean layer of Yriel first and then going and panel lining? Also trying out a Tamiya enamel wash instead of gulliman flesh and reckon that'd be very easy for cleanup. thoughts?

[@ThePaintingCoach]

You can do that - the reason I did Averland first was because it is easier to clean any mistakes - you can definitely go straight to yriel yellow however, especially over a bone colour base I'm not a fan of the enamel wash - I actually prefer an oil wash as cleanup is a bit easier

[@inf3243]

Interesting! Haha yeah I think doing Yriel after panel lining on whole squad at once might drive me batty, so I'll try swapping em around. Wish me luck! Can see it looking a bit different because you get some natural shading by the averland layer in the cracks... Haven't tried playing with oils yet. Baby steps!

[@ThePaintingCoach]

No problem - let me know how it goes!

[@inf3243]

@@ThePaintingCoach haha well I've learned that covering up mistakes with Yriel is not something I wanna do too much of! Think the workflow that's gonna work for me is : - prime, then base in averland sunset - block out any other colours: black rubber, metallics, red chest eagle, trim - clean up any mistakes with averland - yriel yellow over all the armour, being careful not to hit the other colours - gloss varnish, then panel line wash (either enamel or oils) - clean up, then matte varnish - highlighting with flash gitz & dorn, then everything else.

[@ThePaintingCoach]

Sounds like a plan!

[@chriswaterhouse2125]

I know you use the chrome model air as a highlighting colour quite often, is there an roughly equivalent citadel colour that you'd recommend?

[@ThePaintingCoach]

Hi Chris - thanks for the comment! The citadel equivalent would be Stormhost Silver!

[@nickross76]

Great video! Quick question: would you recommend using agrax earthshade over the yellow armor before highlighting? It doesn't look like you do this in the video but the citadel app recommends it for IFs.

[@ThePaintingCoach]

Thanks 👍🏻 i used a flesh colour to line the armour so it looks warmer - I recommend doing this before highlighting as it's easy to fix the base coat

[@blacklazer12]

For the eyes the tip of the scope what red did u use? I know korn red was the base for the eyes but when it was finishes it looked like something else was added

[@ThePaintingCoach]

Hi Alex - here you go - I did a short vid on it - hope it helps kzbin.info/www/bejne/mpPNfZycmpecoJI

[@brickbuccaneer1559]

This tutorial is so calming and I will definitely use it

[@ThePaintingCoach]

Awesome glad you enjoyed it!

[@brickbuccaneer1559]

@@ThePaintingCoach I sure did!

[@mrfloward]

Mate great job with this, im looking at ideas of what chapter to paint but I think you've sold me with imperial fists

[@ThePaintingCoach]

Glad you found it useful haha! It'a a great scheme!

[@mrfloward]

@@ThePaintingCoach yeah man, you did a great job on these

[@frontroomgaming2311]

Can't wait for tor Garadon to make his way into my imperial fists army. I've just started my primaris veteran squad. Love the video too

[@ThePaintingCoach]

Thank you! Yeah definitely getting him tomorrow and considering a vet squad too!

[@frontroomgaming2311]

I'll put a photo of them on your Facebook post so you can have a look and laugh.

[@ThePaintingCoach]

@@frontroomgaming2311 sweet I'll have a look!

[@anthonyyeo7239]

amazing i will certainly try painting my imperial fists the same way.

[@ThePaintingCoach]

Thanks Anthony 👍🏻

[@christianmyers8167]

Fantatic tutorial, you make it look super easy. I'm a beginner trying to paint my imperial fists now but the averland sunset comes out very streaky. Any tips on how to avoid this? You said not to go over the drying paint again but is there anything else i should do? Thanks!

[@ThePaintingCoach]

Thanks for your comment - I'm glad you enjoyed the video! So a couple of things with the Averland sunset - as with any paint give it a good shale before use Make sure you add a little water on your palette, the amount will depend on your paint pot - check out my ork skin painting video for how i thin mine Make sure you don't have too much paint on your brush, and give the model a couple of thin coats if you need too I hope that helps - ask away if you have any more questions!

[@christianmyers8167]

@@ThePaintingCoach thanks so much! I'll give this a try. Cheers!

[@amber_swords]

Hello again I've been abit stuck on the yriel yellow its a streaky paint as you sed so my first miniature I tried looks to streaky so ive done multiple very thin layers on my other guys and seems better but I'm struggling in telling how bright the yriel is supposed to be compared to the averland sunsets because mine is more subtle will the highlights look to bright on a more subtle yellow?

[@ThePaintingCoach]

It should look fine - for an easier method you could try this kzbin.info/www/bejne/Z4vSeYlmqLqAaK8

[@MrAdamkimbo]

I have considered getting myself an airbrush a few times, but base coating is currently the only thing I'm good at so I find it quite therapeutic to do it with a brush 🤣

[@ThePaintingCoach]

Thanks for the comment! I use one for base coats - much quicker! I don't use anything too expensive though! I'm glad you enjoy the process!

[@MrAdamkimbo]

@@ThePaintingCoach I've been thinking about it a bit more and I might actually give airbrushing a go. Do you know of any decent entry-level kits? My main restriction is that my workspace is quite small, so something would a small (preferably tank-less) compressor would be ideal.

[@owenstewart1049]

I don't understand the step where you add the yriel yellow. I end up covering everything and losing any detail I got from the wash. It also looks very blotchy, do I just need a second coat?

[@ThePaintingCoach]

Yes Yriel Yellow is quite transparent and a challenging colour to use - i find it generally needs two coats - thinned - and make sure you don't have too much paint on your brush

[@cromwellthesynth]

Are those IF insignias from the ForgeWorld transfer sheets?

[@ThePaintingCoach]

Thanks for the comment - no these are from the lF upgrsde set

[@cromwellthesynth]

@@ThePaintingCoach ah right. I don't suppose they'd still work for regular tac-marine shoulders too would they, or are they just for primaris?

[@nickp1999]

Hi, I followed the tutorial and it's great, however I had a lot of trouble with the Yriel yellow; it came out clumpy and streaky no matter how much I thinned it or how much I had on the brush. I can't help but notice this on the end result. Is there anything else I can try to combat this? Thank you

[@ThePaintingCoach]

I have released another tutorial for Imperial Fists using contrast for the yellow - check that out 👍🏻

[@carltonbirds]

Really nice, I think these could be my first space marines to paint 🎨

[@ThePaintingCoach]

Thanks - hope the video helped!

[@bootsb3687]

I have a question for you, did you ever use the averland sunset spray paint can? Would you consider it another option besides from the wrathbone spray paint?

[@ThePaintingCoach]

Thanks for the Q - i never used it - but if you have some then yes - go for it!

[@bootsb3687]

@@ThePaintingCoach thank you very much.

[@ThePaintingCoach]

No problem!

[@MINROKS]

What would be the equivalent in citadel Paints for the vellejo chrome?

[@ThePaintingCoach]

Stormhost silver 👍🏻

[@MINROKS]

@@ThePaintingCoach ah thank you I've been looking at conversion charts losing my mind haha 🤣🤣 excellent videos and awesome you actually reply to comments too ❤️

[@smthomas2000]

Maybe I missed it but you based the eyes and said you would come back to them to finish them off but I don't recall you going back to the eyes. Which paints did you use for the gun lens as well. Finally which colours would you recommend for the faces of say sgts or other characters.

[@ThePaintingCoach]

Hey thanks for the comment! You're right I was going to do them - and thought a separate video was a good plan - you can watch it here: kzbin.info/www/bejne/mpPNfZycmpecoJI I used the same colours for the eyes on the weapons sights As for faces, I've got this video here: kzbin.info/www/bejne/fYGXq6aOg9qFmKM Hope that helps!

[@amber_swords]

Hello again. I've got another question. I've been using baal red. Which other reds would you recommend for the edge highlights, maybe a more orangey red?

[@ThePaintingCoach]

Wild rider red will work - it's just on the border between red and orange

[@amber_swords]

@ThePaintingCoach OK, thanks again.

[@behemtoh94]

What is the Lamhian medium made for? I got it but i dont know what to do specifically, thanks.

[@ThePaintingCoach]

Use it to thin paints to a glaze consistency or straight on a model to add a matt layer

[@justasuggestion8216]

What would I thin citadel paint with for airbrushing?

[@ThePaintingCoach]

I use water

[@tommills9619]

What a tutorial! Cheers dude

[@ThePaintingCoach]

Cheers Tom - glad you enjoyed it!

[@chrisw6303]

Nice paint job almost the same as me but using game golden yellow air paint.

[@ThePaintingCoach]

That's what I'd use with an airbrush if I was doing a whole army :)

[@METAL4K-UK]

Coach? Do you recommend magnifying lamps/glasses?

[@ThePaintingCoach]

I would recommend what works for you! Personally I don't like them as it messes with my depth perception and I struggle to paint However as I get older I do now need glasses for close up work and screen use etc inorder to reduce eye strain, so I will be taking another look!

[@METAL4K-UK]

Thank you, Coach. For your uploads too!

[@ThePaintingCoach]

No problem! Glad you find them useful!

[@UnholyRabi]

Did you thin down the averland sunset? If so what ratio roughly

[@ThePaintingCoach]

Yeah I generally thin all my paints - for this maybe 2:1 paint to water

[@michaeldorn5330]

@the painting coach, If I do the base coat in averland sunset with airbrush, would I need to gave a wash down coat out of pot to make sure it’s same colour to tidy up mistakes ?

[@ThePaintingCoach]

Hi Michael - 100% depends on how good the Averland base coat is - theough an airbrush I imagine it would be pretty good - I also recommend dojng the Yriel Yellow stage through and airbrush if you have it, then shading - hope that helps!

[@michaeldorn5330]

The Painting Coach what I was thinking of doing. Was undercoat with wraithbone with air brush. Than base coast with airbrush, I never thought of yriel yellow true airbrush! It’s my first time ever using a airbrush I have a Iwata go-cs 3.5 needle

[@ThePaintingCoach]

Cool - i think I'd use the airbrush for as much as possible - especially if you are painting a whole army! Just shimmy the steps around a bit - and make sure you prime it first - wraithbone from the pot isn't a primer, whereas the can of spray is

[@michaeldorn5330]

Thank you man love your videos ! Any other tips

[@ThePaintingCoach]

Appreciate it! Not really - just practice off the minis first, or on an old one you don't mind messing up

[@chaswaldsw3]

Hello mate, i see you use the chrome air paint. do you need to add anything to it to paint with a brush using an air paint?

[@ThePaintingCoach]

No not at all - essentially air paints are just thinned versions of normal acrylic paint 👍🏻

[@maxd11111]

Hey sorry which brushes do you use? I think you forgot the link in the description, thanks!

[@ThePaintingCoach]

Hey Max - here you go - size 1 and 0 amzn.to/30iL1G7

[@maxd11111]

@@ThePaintingCoach Good stuff, cheers mate.

[@ThePaintingCoach]

No problem

[@callan137]

Loved this thanks! starting my fists soon so perfect timing also subbed

[@ThePaintingCoach]

Great! Thanks for leaving a comment and subscribing ! Let me know how they work out!

[@thatwhitescarsguy6962]

Question, for the Armour could you first Airbrush Aveland then Yriel Yellow? Then do the rest of the colours? Fantastic work, thank you.

[@ThePaintingCoach]

Hey thanks for the comment - yes I would do exactly that - it should make painting an army a lot faster

[@kwak_rc9792]

Once you've airbrushed the model in Averland Sunset would you then go over the whole model again in Yriel Yellow, or just do a zenithal highlight?

[@ThePaintingCoach]

@@kwak_rc9792 thanks for the question - you can do either - i personally go over the whole model, as i don't find that the averland sunset gives enough contrast with a zenithal spray

[@kwak_rc9792]

@@ThePaintingCoach Thanx for the reply. This is by far the best Imperial Fists paint tutorial on KZbin. I'm just trying to find a quicker way of lightening up with Yriel yellow, brushing it on is taking me too long. Lol

[@ThePaintingCoach]

Cheers! I really appreciate that! Yeah if you are doing an army definitely airbrush - go with the zenithal and see if you like it!

[@Topliss1]

Any replacement for yriel yellow as no matter how much I try it ends up chalky for me, alternatively skipping the yriel step an option or will that make the highlights look at odds? Great bids btw

[@ThePaintingCoach]

Cheers! You can try golden yellow from Vallejo Game Color - or mix some Flash Gitz with Iyanden Yellow

[@Topliss1]

Thanks man, yriel and me just can't get along.

[@ThePaintingCoach]

No worries - thanks for your support!

[@zaynekauffeld2073]

Great video. I'm very new to building/painting models and I plan on getting the command edition and converting all the ultramarines into imperial fists and had a couple questions. I have the paints I need down thanks to your video so all I need is a imperial fist transfer sheet right? Second question is are the space marine models fully magnetized are partially? Thanks again, you have any other hints/tips or other things I need it would be greatly appreciated.

[@ThePaintingCoach]

Thanks for the comment - ok let's see 1. Yeah you can get the transfers - ebay might be best bet otherwise you need to buy the upgrade sprue 2. The space marines aren't magnetised at all 3. Take your time and enjoy it - make sure you don't put too much paint on your brush at any one time

[@blaster1006]

Hi there. I was looking for some advice, in your video I see you made the edges of the shoulder pads black. But I have seen others using red for imperial fists as well. Does the colour make any difference?

[@ThePaintingCoach]

Thanks for the comment! The only real difference is from a lore amd aesthetic point of view. The shoulder pad trim denotes company: White/silver: 1st company veterans Yellow/Gold: 2nd company Red: 3rd Company Green: 4th Company Black: 5th Company Orange: 6th Company (Reserves) Purple: 7th Company (Reserves) Grey: 8th Company (Reserves) Blue: 9th Company (Reserves) No colour: 10th Company So it really depends which you prefer :)

[@blaster1006]

@@ThePaintingCoach ok thank you for replying, it helps a lot

[@ThePaintingCoach]

No problem :)

[@arcticdemon7552]

Thx for the vid, ive just sub'd and will watch your rest. Im thinking imperial fists or blood angels, so far this vid has led me to the fists. Very well done my friend look foward to the other vids :).

[@ThePaintingCoach]

Thank you very much - I appreciate it! Feel free to ask any Q's you might have!

[@DarthVisari805]

Hi One Question one the Guilliman Flesh step : is 2 part of contrast medium and 1 of Guilliman Flesh?Or 50/50 medium+contrast color? cheers

[@ThePaintingCoach]

50/50 👍🏻

[@DarthVisari805]

@@ThePaintingCoach thanks

[@ThePaintingCoach]

No problem

[@Hello-1814]

Which space marine set is this marine from please? I like the pose!

[@ThePaintingCoach]

I think it's an easy to build intercessor - came in a pack of 3 if i remember correctly

[@Hello-1814]

@@ThePaintingCoach that’s it and thx 4 the reply!

[@macraggeblues]

Wish my hands were steady as yours... I'm really having a hard time with the short, fast brush strokes, I often find myself stippling details instead, because I'm afraid to make mistakes and go back and forth with layers...

[@ThePaintingCoach]

Stippling can give some nice effects - I struggle sometimes too - and have to time my painting with the shake!

[@macraggeblues]

@@ThePaintingCoach we must unite against the shake!

[@walkerdarin2003]

Wonderful job. Excellent instruction 👍

[@ThePaintingCoach]

Thank you for taking the time to comment - I'm glad you enjoyed the video!

[@nvcn86]

grey contrast paint is great for the knee and hip joints. no need to highlight.

[@ThePaintingCoach]

Thanks for sharing!

[@_FreeMetal_]

I'm pretty new at painting figs, is it okay to replace Guilliman Flesh by Agrax Earthshade ? Thanks for the tutorial !

[@ThePaintingCoach]

Thanks for the comment and welcome to the hobby! Yes you can do - you'll just have a slightly dirtier looking lining!

[@MegaSpektre]

Great tutorial buddy, can you tell me what airbrush you use as mentioned in the vid?

[@ThePaintingCoach]

Here you go - i have a really cheap non-brand setup that is fairly cheap - ideal for base coating amzn.to/2QvKxct

[@kaptenbear1395]

I don't really get the Yriel part, do you cover -every- plate of the armor or just the plates which would be "in light" so to speak? Like, leaving those in the shades with the undercoat yellow? Just making sure my dumbass is getting this right.

[@ThePaintingCoach]

Thanks for the comment! I painted over the plates that would be 'in the light' to save a bit of time - you can do what works for you!

[@kaptenbear1395]

@@ThePaintingCoach Thanks man!

[@ThePaintingCoach]

No problem!

[@kaptenbear1395]

@@ThePaintingCoach One final question.. Do you think your Yriel down at all? Because I am at that stage currently, and I am in disbelief lmao

[@ThePaintingCoach]

@@kaptenbear1395 disbelief how haha? Yes i put a drop or two of water in - make sure it's well shaken and you haven't got too much on your brush :)

[@sparkshark9697]

Great video. Do you think it will make a big difference if I use chaos black as a primer?

[@ThePaintingCoach]

You'll need a lot more thin coats of averland if you do, and the overall result might be a bit darker

[@sparkshark9697]

@@ThePaintingCoach okay, thank you for the quick answer

[@garywhite189]

Trying to follow this guide, but my flash gitz yellow just won't lay flat... the averland sunset is perfect (a little water added), but the flash gitz goes bubbly when I add water. And even after 3 layers looks streaky. I'm still pretty new to painting. Any tips please?

[@ThePaintingCoach]

Hi Gary - thanks for the comment! Do you mean the Yriel Yellow? The key is to make sure you have hardly any on your brush - this stops any streakiness, and be careful to let it dry before going back to it - hope that helps!

[@garywhite189]

@@ThePaintingCoach yes, sorry the yriel yellow. Thanks for the tip! I'll try that out! Only just found your videos but like the simple steps!

[@ThePaintingCoach]

Aweseome I appreciate it - feel free to ask any questions you might have!

[@pokebill4527]

Thank you for the great tutorial. Im struggling at the flash git yellow stage. I'm thinning it as you recommend but it's still coming through streaky. Any advice?

[@ThePaintingCoach]

Glad it's useful! The first thing would be to check you haven't got too much paint on the brush, as well as a good point

[@WillGirling]

Hey mate! Saw you did a short of painting fists and went straight to Yriel rather than averland. What way is better you reckon?

[@ThePaintingCoach]

Hi mate - saw both your comments :) I would go with wraithbone and straight to yriel - I have also done a generic yellow armour tutorial using imperial fist yellow too that is quicker still 👍🏻

[@WillGirling]

@@ThePaintingCoach Amazing!!! As I have 3000pts of fists and just starting to come back to them after years of not wanting to paint yellow as I used to do (balor brown, averland, seraphim wash, yriel, dorn) and that's too long With straight to yriel is it 1 thin coat? or a couple? Whats the other tutorial on yellow armour... do you have a link?

[@ThePaintingCoach]

It may need a couple of coats though - here is the yellow with contrast: kzbin.info/www/bejne/Z4vSeYlmqLqAaK8 And if you have 3000 points, then maybe consider the techniques I use in this video 😉 kzbin.info/www/bejne/anbYdK2LZbmGj7s

[@WillGirling]

@@ThePaintingCoach absolute legend! Which method would you recommend if I'm wanting a higher standard of painting/result but not wanting hours and hours per guy?

[@ThePaintingCoach]

That's a tough one - I would pwrhaps lean to one of the two videos I just sent - if you have an airbrush the contrast method is even faster. I'd say that has perhaps the highest quality, but is more susceptible to mistakes etc

[@zombie-v9i]

How much would it cost to make a small army of imperial fists because I'm thinking if getting into playing warhammer

[@ThePaintingCoach]

Thanks for the comment! I guess it depends where you are in the world and how big an army you want to make - i guess for 25 power level which i think is the new norm for starting a Crusade ready army, you'd be looking at some troop choices, an HQ etc, so probably in the region £100 - £150 for the models and also maybe another £50 - £100 for paint That covers a Primaris Captain, Primaris Librarian, 2 x 5 Intercessor Squads and an Aggressor squad - but that's just one option among many!

[@hubialo548]

Thank you :D Im gonna use this to paint my action figure :)

[@ThePaintingCoach]

Awesome! I have one too I need to get onto haha

[@yankee1112]

Awesome video, very well done! Nice find and an instant subscribe. Go Ultramarines!

[@ThePaintingCoach]

Thanks for leaving a comment! I'm glad you enjoyed the video!

[@Comethawk7]

Hey I started following your tutorial here and only after purchasing the paints I realised I grabbed an averland sunset primer instead of the wraithbone white primer, would it still work with the averland primer?

[@ThePaintingCoach]

Yes you should be fine! The reason i didn't recommend that in the video is because I don't believe it is available everywhere any more

[@Colonel-WhiteRaven126]

Thank you for this, I am no longer afraid of yellow

[@ThePaintingCoach]

Thanks for the comment Christopher! I'm so glad thenvideo helped!

[@onerom1973]

that beautiful job I wish I could have a Marine painted by you in my hands

[@ThePaintingCoach]

Thank you

[@onerom1973]

@@ThePaintingCoach you treat me with a lot of respect on your instagram onerom : Alberto moreno

[@ThePaintingCoach]

I remember :)

[@onerom1973]

@@ThePaintingCoach I wish I could apply well but the language barrier is very great for me, even if you don't understand me just you answered me and I will never forget your kindness and respect

[@thedamneddice575]

A tip for black ribbing between plates. Don't use black. Mechanicus standard grey double washed with a black of your choice. Instant highlighted ribbing

[@BrningHalo]

This is a great tutorial! It almost makes me think I could paint IF that well. :) The paints you used are standard GW colors, right? No contrast? I definitely think a Kill Team would be a good start using this method.

[@ThePaintingCoach]

Hey thanks for the comment! Yeah standard GW, although I use Guilliman Flesh which is a contrast for lining the armour panels! The key is a little patience! Good luck!

[@amber_swords]

What red do you use for a sergeants helmet and the blue for the eyes?

[@ThePaintingCoach]

Blue eyes I'd use Talassar over white and if you do it this way, be careful and don't get yellow on the head (or leave it off) and use Baal Red

[@amber_swords]

@@ThePaintingCoach OK that's a great help thanks for the reply its my first army so I'm learning on the paints still.

[@ThePaintingCoach]

No problem

[@amber_swords]

I've got the imperial fists upgrade and was wandering what colours to use are they the same?

[@ThePaintingCoach]

Use the same colours - some corax white for the disks

[@adamkimberley2575]

I love Imperial Fists, too! I'm torn between Ultramarines/Salamanders/Fists for my first Space Marine army in quite some time.

[@ThePaintingCoach]

So many choices! Ultra are probs the easiest to do

[@razalfraz6618]

Salamanders are probably going to be the most fun but I’m going with fists

[@ThePaintingCoach]

Cool - hope the video helps - if you change your mind I have a Salamanders video too!

[@razalfraz6618]

The Painting Coach what got you into painting minis

[@ThePaintingCoach]

Good question! I saw 40K 3rd edition when it came out years ago and I was hooked - then about 15 years ago I could actually afford the models so bought a paint set and some bikes and went to work as a way to relax! Since then I've learnt loads and try to share that with everyone - now it helps me relax but also lets me release my creative flow which is essential!

[@patpolius]

Why does my averland sunset look more Ochre and yours looks yelow?

[@ThePaintingCoach]

No idea - is it well shaken? My Averland is really old - I'm talking when the newer paint line came out so that could be it? 🤔

[@patpolius]

@@ThePaintingCoach ok thanks. Its a brand new pot of Averland sunset air. I'll just have to work harder with the other yellows. Fantastic guide fyi, keep up the good work!

[@ThePaintingCoach]

Cheers thank you! If you are using an airbrush - you can skip the avwrland step if you've got a bone colour basecoat 👍🏻