How to paint the Cadian Banner for Astra Militarum command squad! Super simple and fast tutorial!

[@ladycubed5605]

Necessary video!!!

[@MediocreHobbies]

I felt so lol

[@DiggerPrints0814]

Definitely a paint job that looks like it was a lot harder to complete. Its amazing how sometimes the simplest of paint jobs turn out amazing.

[@MediocreHobbies]

Yep. You just gotta get stuck in. Cheers pal.

[@Allaloneatron]

Crisp!

[@MediocreHobbies]

Cheers pal.

[@AncientIrishCelt]

A fellow Irish Guardsman enjoyer? Instant sub.

[@MediocreHobbies]

Hahahhaha we’re just two guys with some seriously good taste in armies.

[@zobazoba6418]

Hey Andy. I am really new to the painting. Thanks so much for this videos my army is coming together nicely

[@MediocreHobbies]

That’s so great to hear. Keep watching lots more Astra militarum to come.

[@zobazoba6418]

@@MediocreHobbies I can't wait to see the new tanks painted and heavy weapons crew 🥺

[@FrostandFists]

Great video, my man! I'm glad you did this, as I was looking at the banner myself and felt a bit intimidated. You definitely made it look much more manageable than I was making it in my head! Thanks! ~ Wolfbrother Methos

[@MediocreHobbies]

Any time pal.

[@B1gwicket]

Don’t normally comment on videos but these are awesome and super helpful!! Used your green armor technique from the sentinel/field gun videos on a couple of Russes already and it looks legit! Thanks!!

[@MediocreHobbies]

Well I appreciate you taking the time pal. And I really glad your tanks formed out well.

[@tilarium2]

I found your channel a few days ago with the new ordnance batteries and have been watching all of your cadian videos and plan to watch your others as well. While I've never stopped building, I have been out of the paining game for a long time and want to start getting back into it. Your videos are great because you talk through the steps and show the steps as you're doing them. So many tutorials just say do this, do that but do not actually show how to do it. You've quickly become my favorite channel for painting tutorials!

[@MediocreHobbies]

That’s such a kind message to read. And on my birthday and all. Thank you so much I’m delighted the videos are helping.

[@TheMariusDarkwolf]

Amazing video as usual, and I can see how that would be very helpful. And you managed to talk me into getting the Votann box, I'm actually looking forward to re-binging your Votann playlist and painting them.

[@MediocreHobbies]

Glad to hear. I still have three votan video’s to go so you will have a full season to binge lol

[@kmccallig]

Cool Video Andy. As to certain parts of the mini drawing the eye of someone looking at it. When I started painting around 30 years ago someone (Neil Feldwick I think?) told me that "Faces and Bases make your minis look Ace's!"

[@MediocreHobbies]

Faces and bases for sure still holds true.

[@daviddalglish9430]

Painting banners is something I've never gotten used to. I loved the old WHFB army books when they had full colour banners in them that you could just photocopy and stick on. They never lasted well before needing replaced though so this video is great for making them less intimidating, cheers.

[@MediocreHobbies]

They were the good old day. Glad you liked it.

[@redmondthealien7840]

Any advice on painting in the folds? I always had trouble with the old ones.

[@MediocreHobbies]

That’s the trick. When your layering you don’t paint in the folds. You just leave those parts at the contrast wash stage.

[@fw6646]

​@@MediocreHobbiesreally enjoying your vids. Is there anything else you leave when layering aside from the folds?

[@MrCBennett100]

How about some Genestealer Cult videos?

[@MediocreHobbies]

They are very much on the list. I love cult armies.

[@TheSarge23]

As I'm nearing that part of the set myself, a question: Is there a way in modern Warhammer to do unique/empty banners instead of the pre-molded ones like here? I'd love to go with my own iconography, but have no idea how to change the flag to an 'empty' one. Any ideas/pointers? (If there's a 3d printing solution, I'd love to know where to purchase the stl!)

[@MediocreHobbies]

There are indeed options. I would go on places like eBay and type in warhammer flag and see what pops up. Some old world warhammer flags are perfect For it. Also standard historical modles have set plain flags that you mite be able to use.

[@TheSarge23]

@@MediocreHobbies Thank you!

[@Mikilangelo]

A lot of nice effects that you accomplished by using contrast paints got lost when you put layer paints on top, almost making the entire contrast stage redundant. Maybe I am not seeing the shades and gradients on the screen...

[@MediocreHobbies]

I use contrast paints to get a quick base cost on models, I don’t really use them for “contrast”! The layering is where I add simple light and shadow but I don’t do much of it!

[@mrkwd21]

are the new models on a 32 mm base?!?!

[@MediocreHobbies]

Nope not at all. Normal 25mm for basic infantry and then they jump to 28mm for karsikins and the command squad.

[@cobbnobb]

any recommendations for a better white than corax white?

[@MediocreHobbies]

Yeah I’ve done a few videos on painting white-best advice is go outside of the citadel range for white-you need a good strong pigmented paint, pro acryl bold titanium white is one of my faves!

[@cobbnobb]

@@MediocreHobbies cheers just corax is just so much worse but scared to step away from citadel all my paint is from them.

[@MediocreHobbies]

@@cobbnobb it's the only colour that I'd recommend going outside of the range for even if it's all you use, corax white just doesn't work well! honestly just get one good white from somewhere else and keep with citadel for the rest, it's all you need and you'll have a much better time!

[@cobbnobb]

@@MediocreHobbies thank you much appreciated

[@Hadthese]

I gave my flag bearer a melts gun, I’m too scared for the freehand necessary for the wording

[@MediocreHobbies]

HahahHa same.

[@adds157]

are you still going to paint a Russ tank?

[@MediocreHobbies]

Oh yes. I had planned on doing it very soon. But some companies have reached out for some extra pieces for the russ kit so I’m waiting for that to arrive to get stuck in.

[@adds157]

@@MediocreHobbies excellent looking forward to it

[@sweatilaa5325]

The scary thing about flags, banners, and standards is that you usually only have one of them to paint so there’s more pressure to get it right 😅

[@MediocreHobbies]

That is true.

[@nathanclegg6717]

Was the banner primed bud?

[@MediocreHobbies]

It was indeed black then sprayed with grey seer