How to Paint Iron Warriors FAST - Dirty Down RUST edition

In this video we're painting an Iron Warrior, Byron's challenged himself to match the artwork, and paint one model quickly, but still to a high standard!
We're covering how to paint high quality metallics, using some interesting techniques that anyone can try, and showing you everything you need to know.
This technique is perfect for vehicles, and needs no modification for larger models!
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[@grimdarkroast]

I think the Iron Warriors is such a striking scheme across an army. The yellow and black gives such great opportunities for pops of interest across troops, weapons, and vehicles. Thanks so much for the tutorial.

[@ArtisOpus]

Most welcome, my man! And yes I agree, it's such a powerful tool, repeated it just gets better and better!

[@richardstiers9010]

FANTASTIC!

[@ArtisOpus]

❤️

[@H_11115]

Dang thanks the blood knights look awesome. I might have to try that out for my thousand sons. thank you

[@ArtisOpus]

Glad you remembered another comment, so nice to not miss this stuff! You're welcome buddy, let us know how it goes :)

[@rockethamster]

Fun tip to try on the transfers: Instead of using the cotton swab, take an old brush that's damp, but not wet. Not using a whole lot of pressure, lay it flat against the centre of the transfer and roll it outward towards the edge. Do it the whole way around. Should push the air bubbles out without damaging the decal!

[@ArtisOpus]

Great call, do this a little myself, thanks for the tip!

[@Rastlin-jk7rx]

Absolutely brilliant….thankyou!

[@ArtisOpus]

Cheers, my dude

[@gvjones74]

Oh wow...thank you. This has made my week. Even trumps Boris Johnson's downfall. Def cracking open a beer later.

[@ArtisOpus]

HAAA :D. Happy to be of assistance ;)

[@gianlucabarone8149]

I was an Iron Warriors player back in the 3rd edition and i can say that your paint job is amazing! thank you for your tutorial!

[@spekulatius8405]

Well done! Iron Warriors always look great.

[@ArtisOpus]

Thanks, buddy!

[@Kiickman]

SHEEEEEESH this looks soo good!! Thank you!

[@jackcopestake9948]

Another quality video!

[@ArtisOpus]

Thanks, buddy!

[@fransaacs]

I saw a squad of true scaled Iron Warriors on Pintrest a while back where the hazard stripe motif had been reduced to a single yellow bar over black and the skull emblem replaced with a stylized horse similar to ones carved into chalk hillsides in England - made me realize how much improvisation you can bring to an established scheme. Great work - inspired, liked and subscribed.

[@ArtisOpus]

Great comment, dude, absolutely, imagine the army looked cool as hell also! Thanks for your support!

[@TheRealOrangeGringo]

To answer your question at the end of the vid: For me, the imperial fist was off the chart. I love that paint job you did. A whole army at that quality would be a medal winning army, no doubt.

[@ArtisOpus]

Thanks buddy, I guess it shows that time spent does count! He was the slowest, but the results show where the time went :)

[@TechWizard28]

15:00 Paint a line down the center of the shoulder with water.

[@ArtisOpus]

Legit idea, my man! 🥰

[@H_11115]

I will!

[@ArtisOpus]

[@vladimirpotrosky7855]

Every single one of the HH marines have been incredible, but I admit this one might be my fav.

[@ArtisOpus]

Thanks so much, Vladimir 🥰

[@H_11115]

I just replaced your alpha legion with paint scheme with blood angels red contrast and gold instead of silver, works pretty well thanks!

[@ArtisOpus]

Tastyy! So glad it worked out well, dude. I can imagine it looks the business. Note: you could try it over gold if you wanted a warmer final colour (check our blood knight out from a while back). You get a very crisp clean red over the silver, though.

[@dekai7992]

Very cool indeed. Having it all in front of me, I think you could actually optimise the painting even more by: -zenithal Leadbelcher Spray over a black primer to eliminate the first drybrushing stage -block in the chevron areas with yellow (mix Averland Sunset and Yriel Yellow for better coverage) and add stripes in black instead of the other way round -use Black Templar Contrast (or Grim Black Speedpaint) for shoulder pads to eliminate the edge buffing step -use the rust solution step before the eyes step to cut the tidying up All this would be particularly effective when painting in batches of 5, 10, or even 20.

[@Sqalman]

Really liked this one best of the ones you´ve done recently! I´d love to see a Blood Angel next! :)

[@ArtisOpus]

We'll have to see how the public votes go!

[@ainsinnes]

I guess I don't get a prize for suggesting this a few weeks ago 😋. Super awesome, wish I'd seen this when I started my own chappy

[@ArtisOpus]

Not quite dude! You can always tint your guy in this direction if you want to swap styles over, a few washes and he'll blend right in :)

[@ainsinnes]

@@ArtisOpus it was a lot of fun painting my guy and I really tempted to do some more Iron Warriors. This video is definitely logged for future reference

[@TheRealOrangeGringo]

Awesome, if this is as half as good as the imperial fists one you did last week it will be amazing.

[@isisnmagic1812]

Great job, love the scheme, surprised you've not got a mini vortex mixer yet to help shaking your pots.

[@butcherbird5148]

I think the Dark Angel is the most efficient so far, easy chipping results and getting a good contrast between black and shiny silver. You could use that same technique for Raven Guard and Iron Hands, probably Night Lords but with blue instead of black. I´m interested if that also works with white and dark steel, for White Scars and World Eaters. Also would love to see a tutorial like this done for the new Contemptor Dread.

[@robertkey4981]

Your dry brushing is always top notch brother. Great video. Would like to see some in depth, unique techniques for transfers. For the Emperor;)

[@ArtisOpus]

Mhhm, I'm not sure if it's unique how I do it, but this is a great idea, sure it's something people would find useful.

[@robertkey4981]

@@ArtisOpus I haven't seen any out of the ordinary uses of transfers (yet) Curious to see how much they can be manipulated

[@bevanwilson8820]

I think the Iron warrior would look most impressive multiplied. Even just a squad of them would look great. It's all down to the hazard stripes I think. Adds a bit of interest and you can vary the location of the hazard stripes to give them some slight individuality.

[@markhickson9087]

I loved the model until the rust stage. For me, I think spending a bit of extra time getting the rust right would be well worth it. Great work though.

[@ArtisOpus]

Thanks man, you could absolutely go in by hand and do the rust oldschool, takes a bit more time but that's worth it if it is your preference!

[@darrenj3720]

For the striking army I’m still a fan of the yellow (fists?). But the techniques used in this one if applied to them could create an a,a zing army (IMO) great to see that you can remove DD after it’s applied, I wouldn’t have thought of that.

[@darrenj3720]

Also. Cmon Xmas marines. The baubles demand it.

[@richardextall2002]

Old school marine. Cool.

[@ArtisOpus]

Absolutely!

[@TheAndomear]

I'd love to see how this would look in the spartan assault tank or dreadnought. Would the same method work on large vehicles?

[@gvjones74]

Def keen to see this. Just tonight I completed lots of mk 3 and mk 6 marines, iron havocs and a dread all using this approach. About to start on the Spartan next.

[@brutuspaints]

Will all you content creators stop painting Horus Heresy legions!!!!😂😜I’m now on my 7th change of mind!!! Looks awesome

[@ArtisOpus]

Haaa! Well I think we will probably all be very grateful for a little break from them soon, so you'll have your way :D

[@Fitopoli]

Another awesome video!! I know it's not your stock video but could you dry brush a joytoy figure? I'm thinking of converting Ultramarine Reivers to Hounds of Morkai , love your approach because of its accessibility. Thanks again for all the great videos, really appreciated.

[@richardstiers9010]

You need to put your thumb up for auction! 😊

[@ArtisOpus]

Ever changing palette 😅🎨

[@thattabletopguy]

I'm going to steal this process and add some Darklord Gray (or whatever Army Painter calls their dark gray color) speed paint over top to create an awesome Iron Hands scheme for my 40k army :) One thing I struggle with is when I go to drybrush the edges of my mini, I end up getting paint all over the flat surfaces and not just on the edges for the edge highlight. Is dry brushing the wrong approach for that?

[@ADhammer]

I’m liking the dirty down rust, my only gripe is the color always goes to that light rust when it is thinned, I like the undiluted color as well but it’s a bit too viscous straight out the pot to do pin line effects.

[@ArtisOpus]

Tiny brush and delicate applications? It'd be slower, but you'd get your way, perhaps.

[@zombyoli3681]

I like the alpha legion the most. Looking forward to sons of Horus. Will be using the dark angels guide for justaerin too! Do you think the rust is worth picking up it’s quite expensive for a paint? Great vids keep it up

[@wolfwyrd]

Opinion - It's expensive and is hard on your brushes (use an old one!) but the effect it gives is so _fast_ that for the time it saves on doing layer after layer of different orange/browns for rust it pays for itself.

[@zombyoli3681]

@@wolfwyrd thanks mate. The effect looks great but I’ll add to my wish list for now 🤣

[@ArtisOpus]

Can't argue with this at all!

[@ArtisOpus]

Good question dude, and I'm with Wolf, it's an amazing option to have, like or love the effect I got on this dude, it took 2 minutes, that's valuable when painting anything, not just armies!

[@cheetor_sho3box]

Fantastic tutorial, thanks! Did you varnish over the model afterwards? As the Dirty Down Rust is water soluble, I am concerned that it might come off from handling.

[@ArtisOpus]

Thanks man :) I didn't, by the nature of the technique it's in the recesses, so unless he goes for a bath... :D

[@cheetor_sho3box]

Fair enough @ArtisOpus ! Thanks for the rapid response :) Like a lot of people (I assume), I would love to use Dirty Down rust on an armoured Nurgle or Death Guard project, but like unfixed pigments, I wouldn't want the stuff coming off on fingers or in miniature cases etc.

[@thomashyatt235]

Is there a reason you didn't use streaking grime for the Iron Warrior? Could you use both dirty down rust and streaking grime in some way for this model without one dominating the other?

[@ArtisOpus]

You could absolutely use both,they both reactivate the other though, so it's a matter of being specific or subtle with placement/volume, or varnishing :)

[@chiefmuffin4112]

Remember this is supposed to be a "FAST" paintjob. Yet it takes over an hour to paint a single marine, let alone the 40 that come in the box

[@ArtisOpus]

As specifically noted in the video the moment you're doing this on a squad the time probably halves.

[@zbigniewgrzeskow1996]

I am using similar formula for shading : Wyldwood, Nuln Oil and instead of Seraphim Sepia - Agrax earthshade:). Looks really nice. Really great IW :)

[@ArtisOpus]

Nice! It's interesting, a couple of people have spoken about using the same idea but slightly different, it's obviously a nice theme to work with!

[@nexusdog]

Hi Byron, in your previous vid you asked for suggestions for painting, so have you considered British Racing Green and a patriotic shoulder pad? I know it's a bit cheesy, but it might work.

[@darrenj3720]

I second this

[@ArtisOpus]

I bet that colour combo would look legit, especially with a skull in the stripe :o. Or a Lotus, let's go balls deep, for Mr Chapman :D

[@KezzaWinter]

That medium is properly pink now, I feel ill

[@ArtisOpus]

[@user-et7vw6ed5p]

Do you, Byron, (or others) use separate dry bushes for metallics?

[@ArtisOpus]

Yes, I've got one set aside :)

[@christopherfrancis5993]

Will you do a deathguard in the future?

[@robertwilliams-day320]

these are soooo good but can we have Word Bearers

[@ArtisOpus]

We'll have to see how the public votes are!

[@andersolsson1659]

I am quite new to this minipainting, but is it not easier to do the chin and shoulderpad yellow as a base and then do stripes of black? Otherwise, love your videos Byron although still waiting for Word bearers ;)

[@ArtisOpus]

In theory absolutely yeah, valid point!

[@H_11115]

I have a question I’m painting hh thousand sons do I switch up the colors from your alpha legion painting tutorial like instead of silver and blue I do gold and red

[@ArtisOpus]

Sorry we missed this buddy, what did you go for? The answer is normally to go with whichever ones you're the most excited with! If you reply let us know in another comment, YT is really bad for convo notifications :)

[@emanueledibona5929]

Did you find a way to fix/protect DD effect? In my experience it tends to reactivate even after a month if it touches the tiniest water molecule.

[@ArtisOpus]

Ultra matte varnish is your friend, airbrush misted if possible :)

[@Vicky1138thx]

Well it a tie between Alpha and imperial fists , all good tutorials though 👍

[@ArtisOpus]

Thanks, Vicky!

[@nickdavis5420]

Iron within iron without.

[@ArtisOpus]

Always!

[@andybillco2424]

Ok, I’ll be the one to say it. That model looked great right up until the rust. Then it was ruined. On terrain, sure, use the rust as a wash and wipe off. On minis it needs to be ‘placed” with a small brush carefully. Once dried, if it’s to dark, dampen the same small brush and work the areas you want lighter rust. Sorry Byron, your work is usually impeccable but that rust. Put it down, forget it exists as a “quick fix” and go back to painting well.

[@ArtisOpus]

You already said I painted it well, pre rust? 😅 All good dude, I knew it'd divide people, in the premier it was a 60/40 split rust/pre-rust. If it's not for you, you can stop and save the last 2mins, I had loads of fun, and think what this adds over an army is positive, especially once you get to vehicles, both ways would look great, though.

[@Th3D4nny]

Disagree. It's a matter of opinion, there is no right or wrong way. Personally I love heavy weathering like this, it just adds so much visual interest. In 1 rust step the model went from tin man to rugged veteran of the most desperate warzones in the age of darkness.. Clean Iron warriors bah, bunch of rookies on garrison duty.

[@andybillco2424]

@@Th3D4nny I think you misunderstand. I love weathered models. Especially Iron Warriors. I just don’t like this crux that is Dirty Down rust. I use this product for film and TV shoots and it’s fantastic for aging up a location and then cleaning with soap and water so it was like you were never there. But… the product creates 1:1 scale rust. Human scale rust. On miniatures it looks wrong, off scale and makes it look like a rusted miniature not a tiny person with rusty armour. My second gripe with it is the bottle neck is too small forcing you to stick your entire brush inside and having no idea how much is coming out. And considering you need a pointed brush to place it delicately, that’s impossible. You’re forced to use and old crappy brush. You can’t decant it because it evaporates and you can’t leave the lid off for the same reason. By the time you’ve moved it around with water to get it to look realistic you’d have better spent your time with various shades of brown orange thinned paint and some weathering powders that you can place exactly where it would really be rusty. Sorry, love this product for real world use. Hate it for miniatures. And now for a year or so we’ll just see dirty down rusty models on every gaming table. Your opinion may differ and that’s ok. I’m not one of those “my opinion MUST be your opinion types”. Byron is a great painter. He doesn’t need a product like this to make fantastic weathered models.

[@Th3D4nny]

@@andybillco2424 Ah I see. When I look at the model I can see what you mean. I still like it for a fast paintjob though .

[@landgin3781]

I always wondered how cermite could even rust…

[@ArtisOpus]

Unknown space chemicals, I think!

[@-nope3030]

Eww MKVI Iron warriors, it'll never look right! I like the texture your dry brushing and stippling created on the silver though, looks more like real metal and gives it a bit of character. Considering starting IW myself so think I may have to use that too!

[@Wijkert]

I disagree with some of the negative comments about using the Dirty Down Rust on this model. Even if you don't like the look of this product on mini's like this, I think it is still valuable for the viewer to see you experimenting.

[@ArtisOpus]

thanks man, it's aesthetics, and people got to see what it's like beforehand, so they have full knowledge of what to do if they like everything until the point of rust :)

[@grimmriffer]

20:11 FFs, this guy accidentally freehands a beaky helmet on his pallette!!

[@ArtisOpus]

:D :D :D

[@lupercal8997]

Why did you water it down? Noo... Just turned it into yellow/brown paint by doing that. You're supposed to apply it direct from the bottle to get the rust effect? This looks more like desert weathering than rust. Caked on sand and dust. Still looks cool tbh. But I don't think that was what you were going for. If you want a recess rust effect, trying to use this like a wash is not going to work. You probably have to varnish the model, apply direct from the bottle all over, then remove from the raised areas with white spirit or something. That's probably the only effective way to speed paint recess rust with this stuff. Watering it down is a terrible idea. It all goes yellow.

[@ninjamania]

No rust, please. Nice job otherwise. Just my preference, of course.

[@ArtisOpus]

Thank dude :)