How to Paint White Cloth & Robes Contrast + Drybrush 3 Methods, FAST & EASY

In this painting tutorial, we're covering how to paint white cloth and robes - FAST! This quick tutorial is picked with painting tips and tricks, perfect for any miniature painting; so you can get your Warhammer 40k & Warhammer AoS armies on the table in no time!
We have a method starting from Chaos Black, Grey Seer, and Corax White primers, and they can all be combined and customised, so there's a method here for everyone!
Timestamps
0:00 Intro
0:51 Grey Seer Base Coat
2:20 Corax White Base Coat
5:48 Chaos Black Base Coat
8:17 Finished Pieces
9:09 Outro
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[@PainterIdeas]

Fast and easy way of handling one of the most difficult ones. Top notch.

[@ArtisOpus]

That's exactly what we're aiming for :) Thank you!

[@samanthawarren7554]

Love your channel and your tips. Simple, approachable and effective. Thank you so much.

[@7bootzy]

White is always such a nightmare. Painted, it's hard to get it thin without doing 1,000 coats. Drybrushed, it's hard to keep it from going chalky. These results are insane.

[@ArtisOpus]

Spray primers are a huge help if it's majority white, or that can work. If not just save it for the last step or two max, and you'll be fine! :)

[@Akhaandir]

main thing is to never base in pure white

[@drdiscostu]

I got some apothecary white and my local store owner gave me a great tip - add a small fishing sinker into it, it will agitate it like a ball bearing and makes shaking much easier. (Everyone in my small town fishes)

[@just_derek007]

That “Contrast in reverse” idea is gold! Thank you!

[@ArtisOpus]

You're so welcome! 😁And thank you for watching!

[@onkelgroen]

I just have to say, I love the work you put into these tutorials! With the easy steps and cuts, colours, timestamps, the works!

[@ArtisOpus]

Thanks so much dude, our pleasure, glad it's worth it :D

[@IamTheActualDave]

I keep coming back to these tutorials. Outstanding work as always - I plan on using this (and the other colour tutorials) on a smashing looking pack of gryphounds

[@ArtisOpus]

🤩Awesome, dude! They're a great excuse to get a lot of stuff in the same place with lots of variety. Thanks so much for the kind words and good luck🤞

[@alcoveredinbees1]

I’ve found this series of videos so useful. So much to learn about new techniques and I’m slowly building up the courage to try some of them out on my more intimidating minis! Thanks

[@ArtisOpus]

No worries Allan, it's all about taking the mystery away, giving people something to start with, and then showing that once you've started with that you can start changing pretty much whatever you like!

[@lupusinsidias2783]

Woot woot! I get excited every time you come out with a new video! 🤘🏼🤘🏼🤘🏼💚💚💚

[@ArtisOpus]

Yay! Thank you! ^_^ Many more to come 👀

[@ScrubGamerRN]

I can’t get enough of your videos of late, I just keep having to watch more and more! Keep up the phenomenal work!

[@ArtisOpus]

Thanks, dude! There's plenty in the library :).

[@geteavnroc2250]

I can't love this video enough. Well done, sir. Well done!!!

[@ArtisOpus]

Glad to hear it! Thanks a ton ❤

[@rax1990]

thank you for this! always struggled with white gona try all three of these methods now. keep up the great work!

[@ArtisOpus]

Happy to help😊 Thank you so much!

[@jonocc5548]

Fantastic guide as always, just in time for me to tackle some Blade Guard, thanks Byron!

[@ArtisOpus]

Glad to help! ^_^ Thank you for the support!

[@TheSlug2143]

This is really helpful as I am just starting out in painting miniatures in white. Thank you!

[@ArtisOpus]

You're most welcome, buddy, enjoy!

[@Ssaaka]

I really enjoy these multiple method vids, sometimes pick up recipes I haven’t tried before. Recently I’ve been doing my cool whites by basing corax white, doing a heavy recess shade of apothecary white, then diluting the space wolves grey contrast paint and doing a more precise recess shade with that. Then hitting highlights with pure white. It goes pretty quick.

[@ArtisOpus]

That sounds like a great method, I can absolutely see it working really well, care to share it with us on social media? I'd love to see! - if you're on insta/whatever #AOpainter and we can dig it up!

[@johntakacs9441]

Those came out fantastic! Nice to see white painted without having to shade it with washes.

[@ArtisOpus]

Thanks so much! 😊

[@egiljo72]

Excellent tutorial as always, very nice results. Thanks

[@ArtisOpus]

Our pleasure😊Thank you for the support!

[@HardWithStyle97]

Awesome tutorial man, thanks for this :)

[@kimrasmussen8594]

I have never figured out how to paint white, thanks for a great video guide and as usual top content 👌

[@ArtisOpus]

My pleasure, Kim! :D

[@ParaFoxxen]

Nice to see that you're showing people how to work with white/grey colors! 👍🏻

[@ArtisOpus]

Absolutely dude! One more of the 'difficult' colours ticked off the list!

[@ParaFoxxen]

@@ArtisOpus Yepp! Looking forward to what is next!:) Doing mostly in oils and enamel myself, it's nice to watch someone that is relaxed behind the camera as you are and painting in acrylics. Cheers and keep up the good work mate!👍🏻

[@MentoliptusBanko]

Amazing! I always struggle to shade white. Even with the Apothecary White. But the one that started black is the most interesting to me. Thanks man!

[@ArtisOpus]

You're welcome dude, happy hobbying!

[@zpetriw]

Love love love how you used Fenrisian Grey with Screaming Skull to simulate white! Makes it much more interesting to look at. I will definitely use this somewhere!

[@ArtisOpus]

Glad you liked it dude! It's a magic method, as long as you end in white-white you can actually mix up things a lot!

[@dirkhermes629]

Thanks for the tutorial. Very helpful, espacially if you have an Austrian Napoleonic Army sitting an the shelf, waiting to be painted. I will definitly try these methods out.

[@ArtisOpus]

Perfect! Glad to be of service, dude :)

[@jirkakostal2874]

Your tutorials rock bro. GJ! Keep up the good work.

[@ArtisOpus]

Hugely appreciated my friend! Thank you

[@Erooo]

Thanks for this! Will try it out! In my opinion the contrast paint one looks the best!

[@ArtisOpus]

Thanks dude, you're most welcome bud, hope it goes well!

[@Hannah11876]

After all these videos of yours regarding drybrushing, I still can't fully grasp how incredibly (I really mean INCREDIBLY) smooth your drybrush-coats are. You reach airbrush quality with your drybrush technique. I guess for a beginner like me, this is more or less unreachable.

[@D00M3R_MAVS]

I think I'll adapt the fenrisian grey one for my black templars, as they already have this colour as the highlight. I'm also doing arctic style bases, so this will come together nicely. I do like the mix of cold and warm tones on this though, looks great.

[@draadhaai]

Very well done! Thnx for this.

[@ArtisOpus]

Our pleasure! Thank you for the support!

[@turtletaub-f9t]

Ooh the blue white is good, wonder why I hadn’t thought of that before

[@overbehindunder]

Superb!

[@ArtisOpus]

Cheers, Chris!

[@MrCariebou]

So many things learned ... thanks for these videos , I'll buy the serie D and start drybrushing !

[@ArtisOpus]

Amazing dude, thanks so much for your support, I'm sure they'll serve you well, we'll keep on making videos for you to learn from :)

[@NB_Painting]

Another class video ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ 😊💪🏻

[@ArtisOpus]

Thanks so much dude!🤩🍻

[@TheNorfolkThunderbolt]

These tutorials are very useful!

[@ArtisOpus]

Glad you think so! 😊

[@MrBeardy71]

Really useful vid, thanks.

[@ArtisOpus]

My pleasure, dude :)

[@peterosullivan2669]

Always love your Videos and Brushes :)

[@ArtisOpus]

Thanks so much Peter, we'll keep producing both then! ;;)

[@chucklamb3496]

Thanks! Great technique

[@ArtisOpus]

Our pleasure, Chuck!

[@michaelgeorgeduddy6153]

Great tutorial may have to try this on Sisters!

[@ArtisOpus]

Go for it, and let us know how it goes! :) Thanks for the support!

[@spookiness7768]

Fantastic tutorial as always! Finding these cloth ones particularly useful, would love to see a black cloth one too as typically find the black cloth effects hard to get right. Take care of yourselves in the upcoming lockdown!

[@ArtisOpus]

Born to self-isolate mate, GW make these amazing isolation-kits :D

[@spookiness7768]

@@ArtisOpus Haha ikr :D just stocked up on Sisters to see me through!

[@SlayerMiniatures]

Awesome guide! Thanks for the vids

[@ArtisOpus]

Glad you like them! Thank you for the support :)

[@martinlothschutz3910]

Nice vid. Fast and easy thx for

[@ArtisOpus]

Our pleasure, Martin!

[@WordBadger]

Thank you so much! I now have my greater daemon skin sorted!

[@ArtisOpus]

Always happy to help :) Thank you, Matthew 😁

[@GlobbitsGaming]

Just about to start my Indomitus Bladeguards.......it's like you knew i'd chosen white robes 👍👍👍 Super informative video, thanks again 👍👍👍

[@ArtisOpus]

Yes dudee! Always a pleasure mate, hope they went well? Update me in the next vid, it's easy to miss replies due to how youtube handles comments!

[@GlobbitsGaming]

@@ArtisOpus will do as soon as i finished the assault lads, will send a picture of the Lava Bases inspired by one of your earlier videos 👍👍

[@jainaschelito9445]

Nice and easy, thx ;)

[@ArtisOpus]

That's exactly the aim :) Thanks dude!

[@paulgrant4473]

V cheeky whites , nice job

[@ArtisOpus]

The best type of white :D

[@brandyb9987]

Thanks for this and your other tutorials. They should very helpful for my upcoming project! (FW Alpharius)

[@ArtisOpus]

Awesome, good luck with your project!🤩

[@jasonprince8016]

Thanks these are great tutorials =\- looking forward to my order of d series

[@ArtisOpus]

Exciting times! Sure they will be with you soon, in prep for a year of painting 🖌️

[@jasonprince8016]

@@ArtisOpus love to see you tackle a Star Wars Legion Darth Maul - I wonder if there are dry brush “tricks” to making his face easier to paint.

[@davidhardstaff8110]

Using the take off wash/contrast method is a brilliant way to reverse high light skulls. I've been doing it for years.

[@ArtisOpus]

Absolutely dude, I actually have a properly dialed method for this which I may tutorial one time, I often end up licking a finger and just wiping the top of skulls (which have been washed all over) completely clean, such a fast solid result!

[@damianmonaghan3205]

Ah white, the boogie man color next to yellow. These are very helpful for painting those colors. Much appreciated

[@ArtisOpus]

No worries, Damian, maybe I'll have to approach yellow cloth next, just to round things up :D

[@Adam_Skinner40K]

Thank you for the video, I have been struggling a little with white as it was too "flat". This will help me a lot. Also really enjoyed the Great Unclean videos in terms of speed painting effort, the challenge I'd like to throw in if I may is to paint a 40k starter set to tabletop standard in the shortest time possible.

[@ArtisOpus]

Hey dude, thanks so much, you're really going to like our 30k subs vid! keep your eyes peeled, should fit the bill nicely... except it's going to be 2000points :)

[@Adam_Skinner40K]

@@ArtisOpus looking forward to it. 2000pts sound like a lot of models, unless you go for custodes and that's what? 5 models lol

[@dk292]

Love the effects , I currently use white ink to edge highlight after a higjlight

[@ArtisOpus]

Interesting, I've never given them a go apart from for airbrushing!

[@quincy_md]

Well this is gonna give me something to practice during #lockdown2! Seriously though, another nice easy to follow tutorial. Keep em coming, need to keep practicing whilst I have excess time on my hands!

[@ArtisOpus]

Our pleasure, dude, we'll keep 'em coming, promise! Why not join us and start an 'AOlockdownarmy to paint along? :D

[@quincy_md]

@@ArtisOpus well I'm gonna try and get some things that I bought before funds got tight painted so I'll definitely be along for the ride! The tutorial on leather is going to come in really useful!

[@QuimFreecss]

Thanks really informative! Specially the third meto since I love to prime in black although if I just basecoat with grey/corax after all the 3 are usable

[@owenthomas7014]

Great vid

[@ArtisOpus]

Thanks man!

[@RogerVicki]

I love how great the models look and how fast you get them done. It takes me couple days just to paint one mini It took me a year to get my Death Guard done only Motarion left which I think will take me months to finish lol

[@ArtisOpus]

Thanks dude, I think it's something a lot of people struggle with, so I'm here to help you take your artist's soul and replace it with a stopwatch :D

[@costf03]

Nice Thank you. White is always complicated for me.

[@ArtisOpus]

You’re so welcome 😊Thank you for watching and I hope your next white painting works out well for you!

[@TheRealJamie23]

Looks at high elf that took ours - average. Sees this. Holy shit. I have to try this.

[@ArtisOpus]

Haaa, it's a hard one, though! Products make a real difference to it, just a difficult colour without the right tools! Glad we gave you some ideas :)

[@TheBaoboy]

excellent tutorial i will use this for my lumineth army perfect timing :) thank you @Artis Opus

[@ArtisOpus]

My pleasure dude, it should be perfect! We've got the how to paint white armour tutorial, too, if you're looking for a perfect pairing :)

[@TheBaoboy]

@@ArtisOpus this could be awesome i was not sure yet for the armor color, you guys rock!! And i really love youre Brush i use them all the Time :)

[@Vicky1138thx]

I have these exact models , so going to give them a try ... great vid as usual . On a slightly different note ,I think with your back of hand blending skills you might have a second career as a makeup artist 🤣👍

[@zedstrong3363]

Absolutely loving this. As a commission painter I have to paint a fair amount of white so this is awesome. Thank you dude! 😍

[@ArtisOpus]

My pleasure bud, all of these are focused on time-efficient results, so they should be perfect, I know from my commission days how important a thing that is :)

[@drjimnewman]

Hi Byron - thanks for these 'How to....' videos - they're really helpful. I've printed off a few minis with a Cthulhu theme and I'd be interested in seeing a tutorial on painting tentacled models - I've seen great models with the underlying theme being green, purple, pink and mixes of all these - your input and direction would be appreciated!

[@franciscobarbosa5348]

very good

[@ArtisOpus]

Thank you, buddy 😊

[@simonleach6632]

I really like the one from the grey blue base, might give that a go because my basic approach is just don't use white! 🤣 Vallejo deck tan is close enough for me, and for small details, it reads as white anyway, on big stuff I usually just drydrush over the deck tan with proper white and leave it at that, never looks amazing though

[@ExhibitedDrip]

Absolutely fantastic results. This is going to be done for the cloth of my sisters. Just got to figure out the actual armour colour I want to go. I'm also glad to see that you are advertising the products more on the videos with the overlays, it is very clean and also well deserved. Have you considered a Facebook group or forum that is just dedicated to people sharing their work on it primarily using Artis Opus stuff, in particular the D series? Thinking about models to see on here, Tyranids could be a really interesting on. The models I reckon would work very well with the D series brushes. Could do the different hive fleets in 1 video for example Behemoth, leviathan and kraken. Looking forward to the next video as always (though my damn wallet probably won't be). Appreciate the effort that goes into making these and the turnaround on new videos. Always look forward to the notification at the top of the phone saying a new tutorial is out.

[@ArtisOpus]

Thanks so much for the kind words dude! I went as far as to show off the halloween set for 20 seconds in the last vid! ^^ For now we're encouraging the use of the #AOpainter tag, but we'd love to set up something like that when we get a free moment, we're all about encouraging people to share and improve! Also... Nids have been long neglected and are asking for it!

[@MushroomGirlDethcapp]

I feel like this technique would look really nice on some ceramic style necron plates.

[@ArtisOpus]

Yea, it really would 😊you can finish with a satin varnish for emphases.

[@Ed-xo9pc]

Love the clear easy delivery style you have. Ive added a non magnetic haematite bead to all my contrast paints and it really helps mix them up and activate them, with no worries about rusting and contamination and was cheaper than steel agitator balls too! Question, is your moistener pad an actual product or simply a container with a sponge?

[@ArtisOpus]

Hey Ed, that's a great idea, I've heard of ceramic beads being used too (baking beans?). It is a product, you can purchase it separately, but it also comes as part of series D: store.artis-opus.com/collections/series-d-drybrushing

[@DeBeuLioU]

I am so jealous of the fact that you have access to all your brushes, and as many new ones as you want... I mean, it’s normal, but damn... :D Plus we’re back on lockdown in France so I can’t go get new ones for a while and they didn’t get the size 6 I ordered before it started :’(

[@ArtisOpus]

Hey dude, post has delayed a little in lockdown, but we're still shipping globally, Series D is fully in stock, plus the big S brushes - we ship internationally, and it shouldn't take longer than a week in the post! store.artis-opus.com/

[@DeBeuLioU]

@@ArtisOpus I know, I know, but I'm very keen on supporting my local store, which stocks your brushes, and I asked them to order the 6 for me before lockdown, which they did, and it'd be mean to buy it from you directly and tell them I don't need it anymore, even if I don't doubt they'll sell it, it's not nice and I don't like being not nice :) Our lockdown should be over in a couple weeks, I can be patient :)

[@Marwolaeth_Miniatures]

Crypt Coutier/Flayer skin (great with multiple skintones and wings). Something boney like a Mortach's Dread Abyssal (show off normal bone colour and multiple colours or the glowing skulls). Great Tutorial 👍

[@ArtisOpus]

Dude, those FEC are calling me, have you been leading a sneaky campaign? Lots of others requesting them now, too! Thanks dude, stay safe :)

[@Marwolaeth_Miniatures]

@@ArtisOpus I cannot confirm nor deny... but I am glad of the response... it does show you're doing things right and providing top notch content my friend! Looking forward to another one of my suggestions making it soon 😁😉

[@alessiodecarolis]

Useful tutorial, White (with Black) is surely one of the worst colours to realistically highlight, but these methods can really help. P.s. about Apothecary White's problem, you could try to store it upside down (well closed!), thanks to this trick my colours lasts more.

[@athollmcnicoll256]

To Achieve a good white cloth effect I start with Wolf Grey (Bluish Grey) and after two coats, add white in progressive measures, finishing off with an almost total white application, over which I spray Matt Varnish. Try it and see what you think.

[@ArtisOpus]

Thanks dude!

[@Lucinat0r]

if you want to get the contrast to shake up easier use a bead/ball of either stainless steel or my favorite quartz beads. This works like a rattler cans ball and with the quartz you can infinitely reuse the ball

[@ArtisOpus]

Now that does sound like a fancy alternative! Noted

[@joseluisnd75]

Many people says that white and yellow are the two most difficult colors to paint. Thanks for teaching.

[@ArtisOpus]

My pleasure dude, we'll keep 'em coming, maybe it's Red next!

[@tenajnin]

Top guide dude 👍🏻 Loving seeing Pro Acryls finally in the UK. Still waiting for mine from Element. Could you do a guide on weathered leather?

[@ArtisOpus]

How did you find the black tutorial bud? LMK in the next video, YT makes finding replied comments a bit of a mindfield! A little birdy tells me that they're landing at Element next week! ;)

[@tenajnin]

@@ArtisOpus really interesting. My take away is that if you want something to be black, don’t paint it black lol. 🤞🏻 for next week

[@thejellyranger7679]

Bro how do you predict exactly what I need to learn? Working on some Stormcast Sequitors and....well. 🤙🏼

[@ArtisOpus]

Great to hear bud! We're just trying to go through the stuff that the most people will find the most useful :)

[@thejellyranger7679]

I am having a blast working on them, lots of armor can get a little tedious imo but their sculpts are wicked and dare I say resplendent. Here’s hopin’ Santy Claus brings me the Thunderstrike box 🤙🏼 Trying to snag the Castigators ETB box today (if the wife approves of course 😂)

[@WordBadger]

This. Exactly this!

[@thejellyranger7679]

@EmceeDoctorB ....I just like to paint minis, I don’t play. 🤷🏻

[@hootie_o]

love this technique. do you think I could prime black and drybrush white over power armor ? something like howling banshees?

[@richardandrewoakley3441]

Great tutorial as always. First time I have commented. Any chance of a dark flesh tutorial eg skaven rat ogre or similar.? Keep up the great work.

[@ArtisOpus]

Hey dude, thanks for a great suggestion! We'll be approaching some monsters in the future, I'm a real fan of warm fleshy browns, so I'd love to do exactly what you've mentioned.

[@midamulti-tool]

Painting white may actually be my greatest weakness it was yellow and black but contrast made that easy white however is still as difficult for me as ever

[@ArtisOpus]

This one covers a few approaches dude, with a bit of contrast love in there too, should help you out loads!

[@andreastsr11]

Painting white, made easy!

[@arthurphilip743]

Hi, I was wondering if I were to follow you're black armour and white cloth workflow. Should I do the white cloth and then use a liquid mask to prevent overspill between the two masses of colour?

[@andrewkennedy9134]

Ive got tow agitator balls in each of my apothecary white and tesseract glow.....glad Im not the only one who has this issue, lol.

[@ArtisOpus]

Dude, I need to do this, although it feels like they'd need a ceramic baking bean or something huge - marble? :D

[@n3r0n3]

haha apothecary white is basically the only contrast I personally find (somewhat) useful ;) I guess it's a very personal thing

[@ArtisOpus]

Hey dude, I really rate it, although it does take 10hours to agitate, some settling issues :D

[@n3r0n3]

@@ArtisOpus yep true but when I am in hobby mode if I am not agitating something I am buying something so in the end... anyway I will try ur brushes u convinced me I am curious ;)

[@darrenj3720]

How about one of these but with different types of steel/silver? Always fascinating to watch.

[@ArtisOpus]

100% mate, this will be a thing some time in the next month or so, plus hopefully coloured glazes over metallics for tinted metals! Great suggestion

[@JulianShanahanMusic]

Do you figure these techniques would work well on Admech cloaks? Wondering because they have less extreme folds in theme. I especially love the look of the chaos black base coat one. Thanks!

[@ArtisOpus]

Absolutely, dude. You can exaggerate or not volumes according to taste. Generally speaking the more modern minis favour texture techniques amazingly. Good luck😊🤞

[@JulianShanahanMusic]

@@ArtisOpus Awesome, thanks!

[@RagDollRat]

as some one who almost entirely drybrushs i love these videos, just wish i could afford these brushs

[@ArtisOpus]

I'd recommend testing out an XL bud, it's huge, resilient, and lasts forever, so if you'd like to dip your toe in before making a purchase that's a great way to do it :). Thanks for your kind words dude :)

[@TheNorfolkThunderbolt]

I still would love to see a video on Custodes armour colours...

[@mikey_vengenz]

Apothecary white is the magic solution to shading white that everyone needed lol

[@ArtisOpus]

I think it's a pretty fantastic tool for sure :)

[@JayzusKhrist]

What would you recommend for a metallic pearl white?

[@lolply54]

An awesome tutorial just in time for some apothecary action! I’m thinking if this could this work for white hairs too...(Painting hairs on bare faced miniature is my biggest weakenss, ecepcially for my white haired custom space marines). Could we get a video on hairs? Only the emperor knows how much that would help...

[@gwebber33]

Awesome work dude ... you are amazing... great way to show 3 different ways of painting white...would never have considered starting from black! can i do Marine armour this way too or is there another way to do armour? If i can ask which way do you favour? i mainly use Vallejo paints as i find their colour range is superior to others on the market but for a pure white i use Daler Rowney Acrylic ink but have never tried to drybrush with it.. do you think it will work with drybrushing ?

[@ArtisOpus]

Absolutely you can, Geoff, it's very similar to how I approached our imperial fist, the blue one I have some real love for (it also looks sexy AF weathered up with warm brown/orange on feet/hems of cloaks. Try out Monument's Bold Titanium White, it's a game-changer :)

[@tastefulavenger]

Was going to paint some Raven Guard eliminators and wanted a nice guide for the white blue look the cloaks have on box art. Aside from fenrisian grey what else would you suggest, I think the screaming skull brightens the cloak too much.

[@ArtisOpus]

Just go straight to a fenrisian + white mix (could be grey white, like corax, or fenrsisian plus pure white)

[@The_Rising_Ape]

Hey Byron, brilliant stuff as always :D A question if you will... I would adore some of the fabulous Artis Opus brushes but as a gamer on a budget (I don't work, as I'm my disabled wifes primary carer) I can't afford to buy a full set. So, my question is this: which one of the drybrushes would you say is the best to begin with? Which one will be most versatile and do the majority of what I want from it? Thanks for any input you can offer

[@ArtisOpus]

Hey dude, great question - it depends entirely on what you're painting, if you're wanting to approach large models, such as tanks etc then a large/XL is absolutely the answer, they're hefty, game changing, and can also take a huge amount of abuse, if budget is a concern. If you're doing infantry (space marine sized) it's a medium. Take good care of your brush and it'll take good care of you - let me know exactly what you're looking to paint, and I'll be happy to answer more thoroughly. (It's quite difficult to track already replied to comments, so feel free to ask elsewhere if you don't get a reply in a day or so). Thanks for the question

[@Fidens1]

Thanks for another useful video! Have you tried using heavy body acrylics?

[@ArtisOpus]

I haven't dude - are they similar to foundation/base paints?

[@Fidens1]

@@ArtisOpus kind of. They are (obviously) very thick so you normally want to thin them with water and medium (I use water and matte medium). They give excellent coverage, and are very vibrant. Definitely worth a try to see how you get on.

[@MrLongfela]

Osom

[@ralorieth6858]

a really cool and useful video, i was just wondering what is the pot of powder?

[@ArtisOpus]

It's our dampening pad :) It introduces moisture to drybrushing

[@patorabe2734]

Maybe it's my screen setting but the 1st and 2nd technique look exactly the same :( But the 3rd is really what i was looking for, it's awesome ;)

[@ArtisOpus]

They are very similar dude, just one's done with contrast, and one with purely drubrushing, they're over different basecoats, so are distinguishable in person though!

[@13Robzilla]

Another great video that can be heavily modified to suit different needs. I agree with the pro-acryl brand as well, great paints. Have you tried using thicker bodied paint for drybrushing? Are their any techniques that work better worse with thicker paints?

[@ArtisOpus]

I have and frequently use Citadel's 'base' range, especially if it's a little older it can be worth diluting before use as heavy or thicker paints are way more likely to go chalky :) Thanks so much for your support!

[@13Robzilla]

@@ArtisOpus I was thinking more like gel based medium like Warcolours. I've only tried a couple and really liked the results.

[@LazyLas]

What kind of brush are you using for the very first dry brushing. I would like to purchase one but don’t know what it’s called

[@ArtisOpus]

store.artis-opus.com/collections/series-d-drybrushing < Our brushes :)

[@WitchDoctor87]

Can you use a white primer and then use a light bit lighter white to dry brush and then use a much much brighter white to highlight?

[@ArtisOpus]

If there's enough difference between them, sure.

[@herr_der_spiele]

What Brush do you use for your drybrush techqnique?

[@ArtisOpus]

Hey dude, it's our Series D Drybrushes: store.artis-opus.com/collections/series-d-drybrushing/products/series-d-brush-set

[@ry8100]

What is that black powder-looking substance you keep dipping your brush in?

[@ArtisOpus]

Hey dude, it's our Dampening Pad, it introduces a small amount of moisture to the painting process, which is useful for all the reasons diluting paint in traditional paint is! It encourages smoother applications, and less chalky finishes. Check out our ultimate drybrush guide for some more info, also our flawless airbrush blends video kzbin.info/www/bejne/oanYimWEjcp8aK8

[@guydouglas7118]

Time to watch some magic happen 😂

[@ArtisOpus]

Hope you enjoyed it :)

[@davidrickey8841]

Do you have any plans for a video on "3 methods for yellow" (or one that I've missed)?

[@ArtisOpus]

We have one for even 4🤩 kzbin.info/www/bejne/e2Kbq3WmeN9rq7c