How to Paint White Armour Fast

[@LaminatedPigeon]

For a custom chapter that is mostly white, this is a life saver thank you

[@ThePaintingCoach]

Glad it helps!

[@joel6376]

Check out 52 minis oil wash version that was uploaded last week. Struck me as a super fast and clean way to do white.

[@nikot.9920]

Bold Titanium white is easily one of the best white acrylics I've used. Love this tutorial and definitely going to have to get Soulblight Grey for my arsenal. 👍

[@ThePaintingCoach]

Agree it's great

[@malakye7459]

Try AK Intense white sometime, I have pro acryl as well, and found the AK white superior in just about every way.

[@NoUseForAName06]

@@malakye7459 Agreed. The AK whites are phenomenal as well

[@ThePaintingCoach]

I'll have to get some

[@NoUseForAName06]

@@ThePaintingCoach make sure to get the one from their third generation paint line. I can't vouch for their other whites. That line is great in general though. I switched over to monument and AK for all my paints.

[@LinkiePup]

Painting White is the only reason why I never started white scars. So thank you for this video!

[@ThePaintingCoach]

Get them started!

[@reubenmccallum3350]

About to start painting a Clone Army for Legion, this will work a treat.

[@ThePaintingCoach]

Going to do exactly the same!

[@morrettigames5153]

Painting in white just makes you stronger. I choose the chogorian way and play the white scars. It’s tough but when I get a chaplain or librarian and can use other colors. The skill comes out because it’s so much easier

[@iharpo9292]

I think an airbrush is probably your best bet for painting white or other light colors. I feel ur pain, i play emperors spears, light blue armor with white helmets and aquilas. I basically have to keep the helmets seperate on every model

[@chyeeeeee]

I've always loved a solid white marine scheme...always looks so crisp 👌 Great video

[@ThePaintingCoach]

Thanks!

[@MahiMahi-oiasdf]

They're like stormtroopers, but occasionally they hit what they shoot at.

[@SniffBackBetter]

This looks superb, but even more so considering how relatively simple the painting method is. Great video!

[@ThePaintingCoach]

Thanks!

[@michaeltei4173]

White looks bloody amazing

[@ThePaintingCoach]

Cheers - nice and simple

[@schmidtyhk]

I can't wait to try this on my new white scar army. I've tried two or three models using mostly primer and then base paints on top, but I think I like the idea of using contrast paints instead!

[@ansbach310]

Just picked up some of that bold titanium white the other day. Best white paint out there imo.

[@ThePaintingCoach]

It's great!

[@DPWEWHD]

This is also really helpful for setting up old school World Eaters and other white armored chapters. Well done!

[@ThePaintingCoach]

Thanks! Glad you liked it!

[@Anvilarm07]

Dang, that grey wash looks amazing. Also thanks for the tip in the Bold Titanium White.

[@ThePaintingCoach]

No problem!

[@daverage4729]

Excellent video - straight to the point. I like how you put the names of the colours up in the corner. Definitely helps.

[@ThePaintingCoach]

Cheers!

[@mcphadenmike]

Why is this the first time I’ve watched one of your videos? You’re great!!

[@ThePaintingCoach]

I have no idea - but thank you!

[@LB-yg2br]

Going to give this a go. I REALLY want to paint my new sisters of battle in white armor but I’ve tried white before and it went poorly. This looks like you made the perfect video for me. Emperor bless you

[@ThePaintingCoach]

Awesome! I have also done a white armoured sisters of battle video ages ago so check that out for alternatives!

[@kiwi1294]

This is perfect! I've been struggling to know how to go about painting my custom white Tau sept and have used both White Scar and Corax White sprays but never known how to get a crisp white armour whilst still being able to highlight and that soulblight grey is exactly the thing I need!

[@ThePaintingCoach]

Glad you enjoyed it! I have also done a full video on painting a white ghost keel you may like as well which uses slightly different techniques

[@camy252camy3]

Didn't realise the new washes were out! Awesome!

[@Abfallkannibale]

Seems like I found out parts of this formula by accident already, minus the contrast paint and having a few differing steps. Nice!

[@kerviuskuroshiba5120]

Never Clicked so fast to see another quick painting lesson from the Coach :) TYVM! Looking forward to see more lessons with the new contrast colors ^_^

[@ThePaintingCoach]

Thanks!

[@InquisitorAstelon]

I'm really excited to try that soul blight grey to paint a white horse for a cavalry unit.

[@ThePaintingCoach]

Should work great

[@bergeracvandamme]

Wow this looks great, and fast enough for painting large squads too.

[@ThePaintingCoach]

Cheers

[@Angron_Of_Nuceria]

This is gonna help me so much when I start HH. Thank you.

[@guysolomon7904]

This is very validating as I'm planning on doing this method for my solar watch Custodes. Another thing to try is mortarion grime for a super grungy white

[@ThePaintingCoach]

Sounds good!

[@Metalichap]

Fun fact, as my chapter is not white at all I though this video would not be that usefull, but thanks to you I discovered the Black Templar contrast and I can stop wasting my time trying to highlight my Abannon Black bolter edges with grey xD

[@ThePaintingCoach]

Glad it helped!

[@SamGibson]

Adopts an arrogant nasal overtone "That's actually an Imperialis, not an Aquila"

[@bergeracvandamme]

😂

[@cristhianmlr]

Imperiales what?

[@ObjectiveAnalysis]

What’s the difference?

[@davidtrainor9569]

This really help when I start painting T'au, greatly appreaciated.

[@ThePaintingCoach]

Cheers

[@rjlarose5271]

The new grey wash is really nice. But I still think apothecary whites finish is my fav.

[@wakkru]

Also my favorite + delicately airbrushed from above with Titanium White for eye-catching

[@rjlarose5271]

@@wakkru I brush it on my clone troopers for sw legion. It comes out great

[@sweatilaa5325]

Gonna do a 5 man space marine squad where everyone is from a different chapter and this is a really nice white armor! Might do something like that, minus the contrast step since contrast paint is pretty expensive, especially for a paint I won use too much. Tough I do get Black Templar contrast paint, really like the black with green/blue tones, feels more real than both Black Legion and Army Painter’s speedpaint black.

[@theorganicshadow]

I have the same idea! Like a tundra ops squad for a special mission. Hope it turns out well! :)

[@sweatilaa5325]

@@theorganicshadow same to you, friend! I have already spent way too long looking at various obscure chapters from way too many founding to find 5 cool unique and slightly different ones. And since they're my 40K toys one of them will be a loyalist World Eater awoken from stasis :) Having one or two 5 man squads like that gives much more flavor to it all and it's way more fun to paint I find :)

[@ThijsSchrijnemakers]

Very sweet result. Gara-somethings Sewer makes an awesome leather indeed, thanks for the tip, will purchase-steal, yes-yes.

[@ThePaintingCoach]

Glad you enjoyed it!

[@Lucillevt4011]

this will make painting my custom eldar super easy. Since I already have apothecary white I'm going to see how it would look with that instead of the soulblight shade

[@ThePaintingCoach]

Check my shorts vid - i used apithecary white for biel tan 👍🏻

[@Dryzark]

Fantastic video! Thanks so much. This is great for my Sacred Rose nuns with guns. Only thing I’d do differently is put an initial black coat on the areas Leadbelcher will be applied to; just personal preference.

[@ThePaintingCoach]

Cheers 👍🏻

[@Giraffemini]

Will try this for my white scars 😊

[@cappa314]

Great video! Also I used Ulthuan Grey to cover up mistakes. It’s less chalky than GW whites and it matches well with the white primer + soulblight grey

[@ThePaintingCoach]

Cheers

[@ajpridmore1]

Cracking job mucca. Going to use this when doing my World eaters!

[@ThePaintingCoach]

Wicked 👍🏻

[@euansmith3699]

Nice. It is also great to hear a Welsh accent.

[@ThePaintingCoach]

Cheers

[@IcarusGames]

Da iawn ti! Looks great - the new contrast and shade paints are really nice. I've been enjoying playing around with them a lot.

[@ThePaintingCoach]

Diolch! Yes they seem a great addition!

[@dc345601]

Gorgeous!! I need to try this on some Sigmarines!!!

[@ThePaintingCoach]

Cheers Doug

[@Calibretto9]

Wonderful video, thank you.

[@Cat40kkk]

Thanks for this video helps a lot! Very fast and simple 👍

[@ThePaintingCoach]

Glad you enjoyed it

[@marshaledrek71]

I'm late to the show, but geez that is a GREAT painting white tutorial!!

[@ThePaintingCoach]

Thanks!

[@VicodinElmo]

Gonna give this white armour a crack on my SWL Clone Troopers but the whole white spray prime and Soulblight shade is really a nice look.

[@ThePaintingCoach]

Should work great!

[@tombrand236]

Nice one! Very crisp

[@ThePaintingCoach]

Cheers Tom

[@RoboticDragon]

Fantastic. Very quick, but very nice, wanted something darker than Contrast Apothacary White, and your grey wash looks like a good call.

[@ThePaintingCoach]

Cool 👍🏻

[@te9591]

Looks good, interesting how the grey wash keeps the white clean, vs. Choosing to do like a darker bone type of wash.

[@owenmatthewaurelio]

What a great recipe!!! Thank you!

[@ThePaintingCoach]

Glad you liked it!

[@thegreycount]

You make it look so easy :)

[@tenguagustus]

Really Love the new SoulBlight Shade, really speed up the painting process for my World Eaters army ^^

[@ThePaintingCoach]

Sounds like a plan!

[@power_SERG]

I don't have a white armor army, but I'll try this out using the White contrast paint instead of the wash.

[@ScottySpeeks]

Another priming tip... it has been very hot out. The can recommends a max 77 degrees fahrenheit. Heed that warning. I used it the other day and the paint dried before it hit the mini leaving a grainy texture across my model.

[@ThePaintingCoach]

That sucks - but thank you for sharing!

[@CultofCultists]

Good tip. My area is in a heat wave and I definitely would have made this mistake.

[@ScottySpeeks]

@@CultofCultists my way to work around it is to use Vallejo's surface primer. it definately takes more coats than i'd like in order to get an even coat with a brush but its better than nothing!

[@DerMannDerSeineMutterwar]

My new hospitaler army will be thankfull!

[@ThePaintingCoach]

Enjoy!

[@thebigoneisbig]

Great advice. Undercoat white, the paint the mini and do some highlights. F-ing genius here

[@disendromeder4347]

Could you do a video of how to make the base? If there isn't already one

[@ThePaintingCoach]

When you say make a base? Do you mean like this one? Or in general?

[@disendromeder4347]

@@ThePaintingCoach I mean the red sand base, I'm doing a very blue army and having that Mars-y type base would be perfect for them

[@disendromeder4347]

@@ThePaintingCoach I mean the red sand base, I'm doing a very blue army and having that Mars-y type base would be perfect for them

[@ThePaintingCoach]

It's easy just pop one of the GW Ironearth paints on, then add some red oxide weathering powder sparingley to the base

[@disendromeder4347]

@@ThePaintingCoach oh, thanks lmao

[@tikiwiki7428]

i imagine the suggestions of soul blight will make painting my sacred rose sisters much easier then the attempt i made with army painters holy white

[@ThePaintingCoach]

Maybe - I used apothecary white in my tutorial for them

[@Bageels]

How would one do the yellow highlights for the white scars.

[@Butsy1998]

How would you transfer this scheme to vehicals?? Would you just do the same method?

[@ThePaintingCoach]

I would probably spray the vehicle grey, then carefully add white from above so I had a nice transition (you can do this with spray cans if you don't have an airbrush). I'd then line in the recesses with an oil paint wash to make it easy - covering the whole vehicle with soulblight grey won't work unfortunately

[@seanfitzy2256]

amazing stuff thanks so much

[@TabletopGameBreaks]

You make easy look so.... easy.. lol well done!

[@ThePaintingCoach]

Cheers Kyle

[@jordanflorko1387]

Was wondering how that Pro Acryl Titanium White contrasts when highlighting an off white like Wraith Bone?

[@ThePaintingCoach]

It is very bright! Maybe too bright on its own - try it on a spare part or piece of sprue first. You could mix it with some wraithbone as a first highlight and then go pure for the final stage

[@prebioticc]

Amazing, would this work for Biel tan???

[@ThePaintingCoach]

Yes should do - although I have a slightly different biel tan specific tutorial in my shorts feed

[@prebioticc]

Thanks I will check it out 👍🏼👍🏼

[@distinctbutter9075]

No tutorial for the base! Is there a separate video for that?

[@ThePaintingCoach]

There isn't - but it is just Vallejo red oxide paste and some red oxide weathering powder on the legs 👍🏻

[@distinctbutter9075]

@@ThePaintingCoach bad ass

[@wasatix]

Can I substitute Bold Titanium white with White Scar itself when it comes to edge highlighting? Does Soulblight Grey darken it enought for White Scar to make that edges pop?

[@ThePaintingCoach]

Yes of course you can - white scar is fine - the bold titanium white is just a nicer paint to work with - in my opinion

[@wasatix]

@@ThePaintingCoach Thanks for quick response. I also want you to know that i really appriciate this video. You gave me such condifence boost that I feel ready to paint my White Scars at long last. I've heard tons of comments that white is extremely hard to get right but you showed me that's not necessarily true. I really like the final look and it's easy enough for me to replicate. I'm happy to subscribe to your channel. Thanks again.

[@ThePaintingCoach]

That's awesome - glad it helps and thanks for the sub!

[@EtienneCZ]

Great video! Do you think that applying the Soulbright grey through airbrush is a good idea? Will I archive similar results? Thank you

[@ThePaintingCoach]

Probably not - it will give a more even coverage rather than getting into the deeper areas

[@YoutubeCommenter-eo4xz]

Hello; am I understanding this right, that you just put the grey wash straight over the white primer, then highlighted? No base coat or layer coat for the armor?

[@ThePaintingCoach]

Yes correct 👍🏻

[@lindaclemens1582]

I like the Martian base, did you spray the legs, and with what ? I'd like to use that effect, great tutorial.

[@ThePaintingCoach]

It's some weathering powder just blended in

[@jamesflint9584]

Looks amazing by the way, but would i need to use White Scar out of the pot over the flat Panels because of using the Soulblight Grey all of the model to bring back the white ?

[@ThePaintingCoach]

Thanks - no you wouldn't - at least I didn't. Keep the soulblight moving so it doesn't pool on the armour and you should be fine

[@briancrothers2163]

Thank you! That was amazing!

[@ThePaintingCoach]

Cheers Brian - glad you liked it!

[@nickdavis5420]

Mmm yes a new way too do stormtrooper

[@ThePaintingCoach]

100%!

[@Travizzizzle]

great work mate!

[@ThePaintingCoach]

Thanks!

[@MT-UK]

How many layers do you spray for the primer before being comfortable painting the shade on ?

[@ThePaintingCoach]

It's better to put a thin layer of primer down first, let it dry for a few mins and then a second coat - if you try and do it all at once you'll obscure detail and the surface may crack

[@McF1oss]

Definitely going to use this for storm troopers in star wars legion!

[@ThePaintingCoach]

Should work great for them

[@brainstorm8778]

I thought this was going to be crap but was very pleased to be very very wrong, new sub \o/

[@ThePaintingCoach]

Happy to surprise you! And thanks for the sub!

[@s.h-d6074]

Very nice! How did you do the dust on the lower legs and boots?

[@ThePaintingCoach]

Thanks! Just some red oxide weathering powder

[@s.h-d6074]

@@ThePaintingCoach matches the color of the base really well. Any tipps which product would match Aggaros Dunes from GW? Really liked your quick tipp for the White Scars squad markings...connecting the dots. So simple but great result.

[@ThePaintingCoach]

I added some to the base as well - no idea really on what would match aggaros dunes - you are probably looking for a sandy type weathering powder - ochre might be too yellow

[@s.h-d6074]

@@ThePaintingCoach I think if I pit it on the base as well it doesn't matter that much since the pigments are coloring both, legs and base. Thx again!

[@Seregolas]

Is there an alternative from valejo or citadel that could be used instead of Pro Acryl Bold Titanium White?

[@ThePaintingCoach]

Any bright white really - citadel have white scar - I'm not sure what the vallejo white is called

[@petervanzon4765]

Thank you very much for this tutorial! I'm now going to use this for my first ever Space marine Army. Question. What did you use for the red dust effect on the legs!? I'd like to do the same thing.

[@ThePaintingCoach]

Glad you liked it - I used red oxide weathering powder from greenstuff world

[@petervanzon4765]

@@ThePaintingCoach Thank you very much!

[@OmegaIdiot]

Could i do apothecary white instead of soulblight?

[@ThePaintingCoach]

I prefer apothecary white for white fabric as opposed to white armour - but absolutely no reason why you can't use it 👍🏻 will give a cooler tone

[@OmegaIdiot]

@@ThePaintingCoach aight, thanks. Will be better for me then, as I will double use it in my AL cloths

[@ThePaintingCoach]

Sounds good 👍🏻

[@allanburt5250]

Fantastic work 👏

[@ThePaintingCoach]

Thanks!

[@abbiplay5974]

Cool. Pls a Black Space Marine like Raven Guard next. The new Black Legion Contrast ist rly cool.

[@ThePaintingCoach]

Check my back catalogue! I have done Raven Guard, Black Templars, Iron Hands and Black Legion

[@mattfarrand5167]

Hey, i see many people asked about the base and legs. Is it Dark Red powder or just red? And do you just dip your drybrush in and use it? You mention blending, what do you mean by blending?

[@ThePaintingCoach]

It's a red oxide weathering powder - just dip a dry brush in and put the pigments towards the bottom of the mini - by blending I mean use a dry brush to spread it out, keeping it close to where it would naturally collect - try it on some spare parts first to practice 👍🏻

[@mattfarrand5167]

@@ThePaintingCoach Thanks alot!

[@RichardJRussell]

How to tell a UK painter from a US one..... 'Tea staining' vs 'Coffee staining' 😉

[@TheDeadPoolfan]

Why did you use just contrast paint? Also, what did you base it with at the end?

[@ThePaintingCoach]

Only need contrast paint for some things 👍🏻 Base is martian iron earth with red oxide weathering powder

[@TheDeadPoolfan]

@@ThePaintingCoach sorry, I thought you mean you rebased the model with a different white. Also, my first question was more so is contrast better in your opinion for white minis? Thanks for the response btw

[@ThePaintingCoach]

Really depends on the effect you want - I would say learn to paint with nornmal layer paints - one of my latest videos on black armour - check that out

[@c47_nebulamkv]

The end effect is amazing! Do you thin the soulblight in any way, or just have very little of it on your brush?

[@ThePaintingCoach]

Very little on brush

[@strandalx]

I do have wraithbone primer spray paint, and Apothecary White contrast paint. Can I use that instead?

[@ThePaintingCoach]

I've not tried it - my advice aould be to spray a spare part and then asd the contrast to that to see how it looks

[@strandalx]

​@@ThePaintingCoach 🙂 thank you, I'll try that. I just got the AoS Dominion box (the models are amazing, I want to paint the Stormcast in White armour with bright gold trims Love your videos btw

[@ThePaintingCoach]

Thanks! Sounds like an interesting scheme - enjoy!

[@brainstorm8778]

Why Bold Titanium White out of interest, and not any of the others like Vallejo cold white? Is the Pro Acryl one a heavy body acrylic? Not familiar with the brand

[@ThePaintingCoach]

It's airbrush ready but has amazing coverage - it's not heavy body but is very pigment dense. The pro acryl range is great across the board - some amazing colours. You can of course use your most preferred white!

[@CRNKMYPTN]

Fairly new to painting models, But how many primer coats would you recommend doing? I'm painting my Tau white and can't quite get the white primer to look halfway decent. 🙃

[@ThePaintingCoach]

I use a spray primer normally, short bursts until you have even coverage of your model 👍🏻 make sure the can is well shaken and warm enough too!

[@andreaambrosini9711]

Citadel primers are a bit expensive for what you,get, try with Loop’s

[@walker9021]

Did you have to paint many layers of the red?

[@40kwarriortuber92]

Im not a fan of contrast paints, but that turned out very well! Great video !

[@boasy82]

This looks amazing, how does the new Baal red compare to blood angels red? Not sure which one looks better

[@ThePaintingCoach]

More differentiation of tone in the Blood Angels red - if you want to do a whole marine though, go Baal red

[@vsg96]

Thanks for the video! Will definitely use this method. I wanted to ask what you used for the basing? Specifically, what paint did you use to get that dust effect on the marine's legs? Thanks in advance for any reply.

[@ThePaintingCoach]

Glad it helped! The base is some martian texture - vallejo I think. The dust on the legs is a small amount of red oxide colour wearhering powder blended with a dry brush

[@vsg96]

Thanks for the lightning fast (heh) reply!

[@ThePaintingCoach]

No problem :)

[@Musky4489]

Any reason to use soulblight grey over apothecary white?

[@ThePaintingCoach]

Soulblight grey gives a harder edge as it is darker in the recesses - and you get a more neutral white with it. I prefer apothecary white for white cloth/fabric

[@Musky4489]

@@ThePaintingCoach awesome dude, thank you for the quick response!

[@ThePaintingCoach]

No problem

[@Ratris]

Excellent gonna use this for world eaters in HH.

[@ThePaintingCoach]

Sounds good!

[@juliankelly4154]

Would Corax white work as the primer/base?

[@ThePaintingCoach]

Yeah should do - might be a touch darker

[@tgifed]

How do you get it this pristine white from primer? I always seem to have to use several coats with a paintbrush to avoid seeing plastic through the white.

[@ThePaintingCoach]

I use a spray can to prime it - is that what you were asking? 🤔

[@tgifed]

I use the spray too, but it never seems as white as what you start with in your video. I find I add multiple additional coats of white scar by hand to get true white.

[@ThePaintingCoach]

Hmm i've not had that problem 🤔

[@iamthefly1155]

what's your recipe for the base ?

[@ThePaintingCoach]

Just some red oxide paste from vallejo

[@bencollins2634]

How did you do the base and base blending on the boots?

[@ThePaintingCoach]

Just with some red oxide weathering powder - trick is to add very little and build it up

[@johnalmore7073]

How exactly do you get the dusty boots effect with your base?

[@ThePaintingCoach]

Using a small amount of red oxide coloured weathering powder and blending with a dry brush

[@johnalmore7073]

@@ThePaintingCoach Did you use Agrellan Badland for your base before you added the pigment?

[@ThePaintingCoach]

No I used the red one - martian iron esrth maybe?

[@andrewsauer7734]

Do you prime before the white scar spray?

[@ThePaintingCoach]

No the spray works as a primer 👍🏻

[@MrHooka47]

I primed white scar and used soulblight grey but I’m getting this like weird brown. What did I do wrong lol

[@ThePaintingCoach]

I have no idea 🤔 did you make sure the soulblight was well mixed? That's all I can think of

[@MrHooka47]

@@ThePaintingCoach I did and shook it forever. Thanks for responding. Probably just a user error or my lighting.

[@ThePaintingCoach]

No worries - it should definitely be grey!

[@MLKR2222]

Esperen ¿hay otra forma de pintar las figuras blancas?

[@ThePaintingCoach]

puedes usar un aerógrafo o pintura al óleo sobre un punto culminante cenital

[@MLKR2222]

@@ThePaintingCoach Pero lo que entendí del video es: pintar todo de blanco, hacer efecto degradados y luego los detalles de otros colores

[@ThePaintingCoach]

SI - sencillo

[@pisaltangponitte6791]

what brush are you using that have really fine tip

[@ThePaintingCoach]

I use loads - my preferred brushes are W&N Series 7 size 1 and 0. I also use the 'miniature' version for highlights. The trick to a good point is to drag your brush from the paint and twist the end into a point

[@pisaltangponitte6791]

@@ThePaintingCoach thank you

[@ThePaintingCoach]

Natural hair is best