How to Paint White Scars Outriders from the New Warhammer 40,000 9th edition boxset: INDOMITUS

[@endlessfight]

This tutorial is top notch. I have probably watched this a dozen times now in preparation for painting my White Scars army, which includes Outriders and a Primaris Chaplain on Bike. The scheme is so simple, yet the technique allows for so much nuanced application, as seen in the video. You guys have finally convinced me to pick up some Tamiya thinner and at least two colors. Many thanks for sharing this with the world!

[@Maximussb]

How did you get on? I’m thinking of doing the same.

[@endlessfight]

@@Maximussb This is one of my fundamental techniques and the recipe is second nature now. I have about 4k points of Horus Heresy World Eaters fully painted using this technique with Tamiya paints for base coats. I was happily chugging away at my White Scars army when they released Heresy 2.0 and I just haven’t touched them since 😅

[@Maximussb]

@@endlessfightamazing thank you! Do you run around 20 PSI? I assume the people moaning about speckling have the PSI too high for such a thin mixture?

[@endlessfight]

@@Maximussb it’s actually counter-intuitive and I struggled with this for quite a while… I run around 28-30 PSI and experience many problems when I drop down towards the 20 range. Dry tip is natural with many white and lighter paints and swiping the paint away often is just part of life there. If you manage the paint buildup on the tip, a higher PSI mixes the paint better and actually facilitates thinner and smoother blends without clogging and speckling. I’m not an expert and there are surely cases where this is not true, but with this paint brand and this technique… I don’t deviate from ~28 PSI.

[@Maximussb]

@@endlessfight thanks that’s really helpful. I’m new to airbrushing so only have all of the “theory” not the experience.

[@an000n]

I wasn’t sure the ocean gray would like bright enough but turned out good. Thanks for the tutorial

[@thibautvariengien4510]

I never saw a more beautiful white than yours; Thanks for sharing, this is really great

[@cultofpaint]

Thank you!

[@rowlandjamescox]

Great tutorial - love your really practical airbrush techniques.

[@cultofpaint]

Glad it was helpful!

[@Brauwan]

thank you very much for this ! I came here to look at how you paint white but I stayed until the end, I love your way of paiting and explainig.

[@Slurgical_3D_Terrain_Channel]

Wow! Thank you, you truly opened my eyes to how much more you can do with the airbrush that I have been.

[@SgtTeddybear66]

"First you spray your White Primer...." "Then that's it. White Scar is done."

[@thomasscherz8093]

hahahahaha

[@kevins4213]

The guy at the GW store in VA Beach told my son that

[@ernie1903]

If you want it to look pants lol

[@sicthemutt]

idk if im stupid, insane, or just like a challenge, but i primed them black

[@Eiko.Tsukimi]

Fantastic model and base. Feel epic theme of the warhammer universe like watching a cinematic video

[@cultofpaint]

These new bikes sure do look great

[@tp6498]

Outstanding job! I never cease to be impressed and amazed by the "pin point accuracy" you professionals display when painting with your airbrushes. I cant use a size 0 brush without hitting surfaces i dont intend to hit. Its really quite impressive. Thanks.

[@cultofpaint]

Haha it's just lots of practice, glad you enjoyed it!

[@michaelgoldsmith3834]

Fantastic work! Your paint job just makes this model look phenomenal.

[@cultofpaint]

Thank you very much!

[@DrPoltergeist]

Great work, thanks ! The base was mindblowing despite the "simplicity"

[@cultofpaint]

Glad you liked it!

[@alexwild1435]

This looks amazing and definitely looks doable once it’s broken down like you done. I’m starting a small Scars army with my Indomitus box so this is perfect 👌

[@cultofpaint]

That's great, we're trying to keep everything achievable for painting a great looking army.

[@bitzbox]

Beautiful job. The battle damage looks superb

[@cultofpaint]

Thank you very much!

[@andresu83]

Very nice paint work. I also start painting the metal parts with Iron Warrior, love the color.

[@cultofpaint]

It's a nice paint.

[@AllHailTheAle]

Very cool, gives me a great place to paint the white of my World Eaters 👌

[@Dro250]

Idk how u guys make this looks so effortless

[@ElectronHexagon]

Gorgeous results without masking. It would be pretty quick to do a whole army with these paints and airbrush. Thanks for the vid.

[@cultofpaint]

Airbrush really does speed up army painting, especially for marines.

[@sc6251]

Very nice video, I love this new model the old bikes weren't great to assemble, they had a big seam down the middle, I learned at lot about angling the airbrush to avoid the need to mask! Thank you!

[@cultofpaint]

Unfortunately the ones in the Indomitus box also have the seam down the middle! :( They look great once filled it though!

[@I_am_Spartacus]

Proper thumbs up from me... saw this earlier and thought it looked sweet...battle damage is on point and the base is badass....great work.... Interestingly, I stopped using thinners as it seemed to dry too quickly in my airbrush...

[@cultofpaint]

Glad you like it!

[@ranko30k2]

That’s a beauty! Love the two most recent Citadel metallics

[@Michaelkayslay]

The white is beautifully painted

[@trovarion]

great video! enjoyed it a lot!

[@cultofpaint]

Glad you enjoyed it!

[@bezzy8257]

That is phenomenonal. Thanks Andy

[@reddragon4482]

Incredible. You are very skilled bro.

[@redzeroluevont138]

His airbrush sounds and sprays so smooth. My airbrush is an iwata and it's like brrrrrrrrrrr and aggressive spraying af. T.T

[@cultofpaint]

We’ve got some airbrush tutorials coming up soon, hopefully they can help!

[@sqoots863]

Wow! That's one of the best White Scars I have ever seen.

[@evilldead6824]

Amazing and yet fairly simple. Fantastic tutorial!

[@cultofpaint]

Gotta be fairly simple for an army right :)

[@codelicious6590]

Nice! That white looks great!

[@lokalnyork]

Wow, it would be great pre-shade for airbrushing with inks too.

[@cultofpaint]

We wouldn't airbrush inks over a preshade, but glad you've enjoyed it!

[@facenoise465]

The bike looks rad! If I can get my hands on the Indomitus box, I'll certainly go ham on the mud. :D

[@cultofpaint]

It’s a pretty amazing box!

[@squishcognito6780]

“So I’ve primed the model black”... oh shit this going to be as long one

[@ocydraws1274]

9th modelsI'd love to see a tutorial on blood ravens on one of the new

[@richjohn2497]

I wish i could paint to this standard! Amazing work mate. Subbed and liked. I would be tempted to dirty it up with mud and dust and battle damage. But i need to learn how to paint first :)

[@cultofpaint]

Thanks for the sub!

[@chad2687]

Crispiest white that I've ever seen!!

[@cultofpaint]

Thanks!

[@djetronakanorte]

great looking paint job man

[@cultofpaint]

Thanks 👍

[@patrickmohrmann6540]

this is a very good video, nice show and tell.

[@cultofpaint]

Glad you enjoyed it!

[@drewbakka5265]

Your white is impeccable. But no scar markings on the bikers helm?

[@romeopainting5508]

Awesome model, thank you for the video

[@cultofpaint]

You’re welcome, thanks for watching.

[@Jonny_Wrigs]

Fantastic job, I'm super happy I've found your channel subbed!

[@cultofpaint]

Awesome, thank you!

[@sergiolp6058]

This bike is so awesome

[@cultofpaint]

They are awesome models.

[@CMDRJoobs]

Absolutely Brilliant - this is the video that finally convinced me I needed to buy an airbrush. I will be looking for CoP training classes for sure! I also now realise that I have to varnish my models using these techniques (as doing with normal brush is a pain). Couple of noob questions: 1. What varnishes did you use, and how/what did you thin them. 2. What PSI do you normally paint at?

[@cultofpaint]

We used Vallejo polyurethane gloss and AK interactive ultra matte. You can use your normal acrylic airbrush thinner to thin them. We spray around 20psi here.

[@CMDRJoobs]

Cult of Paint Thanks! Your vids are fantastic btw and definitely my new favourite channel.

[@eastoforion]

fantastic piece!

[@wolf-xf6hf]

If you were to do a warm version of the white for this scheme what paints would you use. My initial thought was tamiya dark copper since that has the same value as the ocean gray at least from what I can tell followed by maybe deck tan but I’m not sure. I’ve always imagined the white scars as almost cream colored rather than a cold white but maybe I’m alone in that

[@chriskennedykri]

Amazing piece! I think you should definitely collect a WS army so I can steal all of your great techniques :D

[@cultofpaint]

They would look very cool as an army.....

[@erickirwan8703]

That is outstanding👍

[@mikefrench178]

Nice mate. Really enjoyed that.

[@terryryan7643]

Awesome Vid, I recently got a CoP evolution for my first airbrush best hobby purchase I’ve ever made.. quick one the ulthran grey how thin is it? And any recommendations for alternates to the tamiyo paints? Hard to get at my store thanks!

[@cultofpaint]

Glad you're enjoying the brush. Specific ratios are always hard to give for thinning. We spray at approx 20psi and thin the paint enough so that it doesn't speckle. AK Interactive and Vallejo both do good light coloured airbrush paint alternatives.

[@rhettluciani3074]

Great video, thank you. Interested in the advantages you're seeing using Iron Warrior vs Led Belcher? I haven't used Iron Warrior, Led Belcher is my normal go-to for basing silver metallic.

[@cultofpaint]

Thanks. It's slightly darker than leadbelcher and has a really nice tone to it. Leadbelcher still a great paint though.

[@thejonsonator]

great result!

[@cultofpaint]

Thank you!

[@abelbabel8484]

Protip: Catching the wing-tips of the aquila is lightning fast and child's play with a color pencil.

[@brib9716]

You mean like what you'd use for drawing? Like a wooden pencil that you'd sharpen?

[@abelbabel8484]

@@brib9716 Exactly those. Bit of a secret weapon those, make edge higlighting easy as pie. Need varnish, though.

[@jostonpowell1346]

A couple companies make acrylic paint pencils but not sure on how large of a color range

[@abelbabel8484]

@@jostonpowell1346 Those are really cool, too, but very different tool in practice. Being able to feather out/ erase the colour pencil marks is a big plus

[@stevenaccount1]

great paint scheme. maybe use bright green mixed into the red to brighten it up instead of washing it out to pink with white. it will stay more red that way. unless that hue is what you want of course

[@jamesveccie]

You can also glaze over it with high pigmented red thinned way down, or a premade glaze. It will bring the saturation of those areas back up and maintain the highlight value.

[@hobbybobley]

Very cool, thunckz Andy! :-)

[@tuatarafromnz5303]

Excellent video. It'll be great to use this technique on my HH White Scars, but I am looking to have a pearl finish to the white. Should I use different paint? Or just put a slightly glossy satin layer over the finished bikes?

[@cultofpaint]

We'll be doing pearlescent White Scars for the heresy legion series if you can wait a few weeks.

[@tuatarafromnz5303]

@@cultofpaint No! I can't wait a few weeks. I want it NOW!!!!! Seriously though, awesome news. Thank you.

[@reinheart14121412]

I really dont understand how u do this fully assembled xD i have to do this sub assembly and its terrible to put together after x.X

[@ExileDCC]

RIP Forgeworld weathering powders. Great job with the mini. I was surprised you didn’t go for freehanding red geometric shapes.

[@cultofpaint]

Vallejo do some good powders.

[@NathanLJustice]

That's some fucking talent right there. Great job!

[@cultofpaint]

thanks!

[@billybobhouse9559]

Could you paint a white scars marine with this technique? What changes wou.d you make to the method? I'm very tempted to paint a white scars army now.

[@cultofpaint]

We’ll have another White Scar coming soon in the heresy recipe series.

[@Sephvion]

Doing the detail work after all that white... scary stuff man. One slip and WOOPS.

[@cultofpaint]

You mean extra battle damage ;)

[@terryryan7643]

That’s half the fun

[@mrscream2028]

Great video! However, I'm having issues with white paint through my airbrush (Iwata HP-CS). It is looking very speckled when applied to a model. This does not occur with any other paint I use and I have ruled out any technical reason (thinning, pressure, distance, clogging, etc). I was hoping you might be able to share your tips for achieving such a smooth and properly atomized white layer through your airbrush.

[@veedros]

Out of curiosity how did you prevent any of the texture paint from going into the hole? Might need to do something similar for my leviathan marines.

[@MrLems87]

I love this video and have been meaning to try out the white formula out for ages - I finally had a go at the weekend on some SM heads. the Tamiya went on beautifully, but with the highlights I'm getting that white 'speckled' effect rather than smoothness - any idea what I might be doing wrong? Maybe thin the paint even more?

[@boskojal1681]

can't wait to get an airbrush, it really is an insane gain of time and quality

[@cultofpaint]

For sure, it's the time element I think a lot of people fail to appreciate.

[@boskojal1681]

@@cultofpaint Yes, I absolutely love painting and detailing and actually putting ideas into my minis, but the whole priming & basecoating is so time consuming with a brush

[@fredmulvaney7559]

Great video and like how u guys have been using more tamiya paint. Taking tricks from the historical side. Do u use x20a or the tamiya lacquer thinner?

[@cultofpaint]

We use x20a

[@LucasWithAC]

looks awesome m8.

[@cultofpaint]

Thanks!

[@LucasWithAC]

@@cultofpaint btw, did you thin the contrast paint or just applied it off the palette?

[@carlstanford7607]

Gorgeous

[@alexandregillemadstudio1765]

Thank you for the video !

[@cultofpaint]

Thanks for watching!

[@MrLems87]

Hands down this is the nicest white I’ve seen. Amazing. To make it easy for myself I’d like to just copy your white recipe - You say nothing gets close to the Tamiya and I can get hold of some pretty easily, but do I really have to use special Tamiya thinner rather than Vallejo thinner?

[@cultofpaint]

Yeah, the tamiya has an alcohol base to it, unlike most of the other paints we use in the hobby. It's one of the reasons it goes on so smooth.

[@MrLems87]

@@cultofpaint thanks - appreciated!

[@lukemaddocks997]

Hi Andy and Henry, thanks for the vid, did you use the Air or normal version of the GW Ulthuan grey? Thanks

[@cultofpaint]

The air version

[@everfree1992]

Would this work on smaller miniatures and other vehicles?

[@allencolwell3140]

Phenomenal paint job!! As a new painter what is your opinion on a beginner airbrush?

[@cultofpaint]

Our signature series Evolution. elementgames.co.uk/paints-hobby-and-scenery/airbrushes-accessories/cult-of-paint/cult-of-paint-evolution It may well be the only brush you'll want to buy.

[@crucid_1955]

Please do a tutorial for no airbrush please! Many beginners like me wont have an airbbrush.

[@Itsadam_r]

Very nice work

[@cultofpaint]

Cheers Adam

[@gahngis8158]

what is the PSI you run the Tamiya Ocean gray at?

[@breff007]

Another great video! What pressure do you use roughly when spraying with the .4mm needle?

[@cultofpaint]

Thanks, 20psi

[@nicholashaynes6010]

Tamiya paints are fantastic, can totally see why you guys recommend. However, I’m having trouble with the Ulthuan Grey......what ratio did you use paint too thinner? Any tip to applying it? Thanks.

[@christopherheintz2634]

2 or 3 to 1 with standard. 1:1 with air version.

[@nasscooper2006]

Absolutely love the video! Are both the Tamiya paints you used acrylic lacquers? And when spraying them do you need to wear a filtered mask?

[@cultofpaint]

Yes they are acrylics lacquers. We recommend wearing a mask when spraying any paints/varnish through the airbrush.

[@nicholashaynes6010]

Absolutely love this scheme and the tutorial is great. I have one question, if you could help? Which Tamiya paint (if there is one) matches Ulthuan Grey? Thank you

[@cultofpaint]

Light Grey is close enough

[@nicholashaynes6010]

@@cultofpaint thanks for the reply. I will try that. Much appreciated 👍🏻

[@jarroda2170]

Another great video guys. How have you mounted the bike to the base Andy? Is it just fat pegs?

[@cultofpaint]

All the Indomitus minis have the fat pegs.

[@brushhammerdice4438]

great job on this. On which preasure do did you spary 3:1 Thinner / flat white?

[@cultofpaint]

25-30 psi

[@kantairs4824]

Any tips for thinning the Ulthuan grey? It’s a world away from the smooth easy Tamiya stage and just seems to either be thin and then splatter. Did you change the PSI?

[@cultofpaint]

Same psi. We used the vallejo airbrush thinner in this video. Tamiya do a great range of greys/blues, if you like working with them then maybe grab an equivalent?

[@illastration1]

Great job but for me the burgundy and orangey red clash a lot and I can't see past it.

[@vex_miniature_painting2969]

How do you get such a smooth coat with ulthuan grey? What is your mix to thinner? And also are you using Ulthuan grey standard or air paint? Incredible job on this guy

[@danilaantonov5566]

Great video! What pressure did you use for that model?

[@cultofpaint]

Thanks! Approx 20 psi.

[@danilaantonov5566]

@@cultofpaint thank you for answer!

[@Extremebeans]

This is awesome. I wonder what effect your jolly rancher ultramarines technique would look like if you went with clear white instead of clear blue?

[@cultofpaint]

We'll be doing something not dissimilar for the 30k White Scars vid

[@Extremebeans]

@@cultofpaint I will anxiously be waiting for this vid. Will it be on Patreon or KZbin Freeview?

[@cultofpaint]

on here for free

[@alexanderewart884]

What angle are you spraying in terms of the airbrush to the armour panels? They look fantastic!

[@cultofpaint]

Angle of the brush stays pretty much consistent, the key is moving the model.

[@paulmiles3000]

How are you getting rid of the seam down the casing of the bike above the bolters? I cant fix those connections without leaving scratches or gouges in the surface

[@cultofpaint]

sanding, filling with milliput and more sanding!

[@paulmiles3000]

@@cultofpaint thank you. I have milliput so just need to sort out the sanding bit. My files are too scratchy

[@Bowganian456]

Love the work you put in, making it look so easy! Question: (i'm a new guy in painting/airbrushing) how do you make up the mistakes when like doing the recesses and accidently get a bit on the surface, do you need to start over everything or?

[@cultofpaint]

Thanks! If you are quick you can just remove with your finger or a Qtip. If you have varnished underneath then it is even easier to remove, that is one of the benefits.

[@danilaantonov5566]

One more question, please! How you applied Agrellan Badlands?

[@cultofpaint]

An old brush.

[@danilaantonov5566]

Thanks!

[@TheKingwaffle1]

Superb job! On your airbrush, it looks like your just pumping the trigger and not even pulling back. Is that just from having a top of the line airbrush or an adjustment of sorts? I’m new to the airbrush and just have a cheapy masters to start off. It seems I really have to pull the trigger back to get a fine spray and just a bit further the paint gushes out :(

[@cultofpaint]

It is a fantastic quality airbrush. Both our signature Evolution and Infinity have great levels of control/feedback.

[@honestbenny]

How would you approach this with brushes to get simillar effect?

[@cultofpaint]

We shall do a brush painting white video at some point. Tamiyas do not brush on well. It is hard to get a smooth finish with white on a large surface just using a hairy brush. You may be better to aerosol can spray white and then shade with a brush.

[@kevins4213]

There was another video with the list of paints and 30+ minutes I can no longer find. NVM this may be it bc I have these colors.

[@martinspinosa6035]

Me gustan muchisimo tus tutoriales, disculpa que nopueda ser tu patreon, en este video aprendi mucho.

[@honestbenny]

Which Ocean Gray 2 is that? There are few different ones from Tamiya

[@cultofpaint]

XF 82

[@chrisseaton6409]

What do you use to pin the bikes to the cork? my usual jewellers wire isn't strong enough to be stable

[@cultofpaint]

some brass rod

[@RafaelCabreraAzrael]

can you do a tutorial for Sons Of the Phoenix?

[@cultofpaint]

How about a Heresy Emperors Children tutorial and then combine that purple with this white?

[@alexwild1435]

Oh I wanted to ask, why do you prefer the iron warriors silver over lead belcher? It looks almost exactly the same shade.

[@cultofpaint]

It's a little darker. When you're leadbelcher runs out maybe pick up a pot and try it?

[@allenwixted1992]

When thinning Tamiya paints for the airbrush do you have to use special thinner?

[@cultofpaint]

We use the Tamiya x20a thinner. Their acrylics are solvent based so “normal” thinner doesn’t work great.

[@allenwixted1992]

@@cultofpaint amazing thanks for the quick reply!!

[@honestbenny]

Do you clean airbrush between changing paints inside it?

[@cultofpaint]

Yes

[@andyfuller6975]

Any recommendations instead of the tamiya paint andy? I cant get the thinners because im overseas 😔

[@cultofpaint]

Nothing comes close to the Tamiyas, but vallejo and AK both do decent whites.

[@mrdanielsir]

Hi there, what PSI are you spraying at? Thanks!

[@cultofpaint]

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