INDOMITUS Necrons - Kwik and E-Z Paint Tutorial

[@saltyvgc]

Shouted out by the official warhammer 40k stream, thats insane

[@tabletopminions]

Yeah, that was more than I expected. They’d asked people to submit photos, but I didn’t expect them to mention the video. Thanks for watching!

[@distortionfiend]

Having worked through about half of my Indomitus Necrons, this tutorial, more specifically the makeup brush technique, really helped me out. However, this video changed the way I build models now. I tack my minis to a base and then texture the bases. I've been doing it in batches and it has really sped up the overall time needed from start to finish when I'm adding minis to my army. Two extremely handy tips that I use quite often now. Thanks Uncle Atom!

[@chiefnastygaming8485]

Dude right these are my first Necrons models and the make-up brush....can't imagine doing this without it. They look so damn good after u brush them.

[@hilkmeister1382]

I don’t need sleep I need answers

[@Winterydee]

Sleep is over rated and for the weak! Ok, time for me to head to bed now.

[@TheCimbrianBull]

You can sleep when you get old.

[@iz_stormbreaker]

i can sleep when im dead

[@jasonmolenaar119]

I dont need answers, I want pictures of Spiderman!

[@joeu7282]

Winterydee lol

[@christopherswindells1237]

I just saw this recently and decided to risk finally putting paint to plastic, using this as a guide. I gotta say, I had fun - a LOT of fun, painting my first Necron. I'm normally a Deathwatch guy, but I've been having some faction fatigue, so decided to give the Space Undead a shot... glad I did. This was an amazing (and amazingly simple) scheme to use. Can't wait to work up to the bigger guys, ESPECIALLY Senor Skorpekh! and try out the inks and filters...THANK YOU!

[@WeAreClaves]

Kwik, e-z? Yes you have my attention. Sold out yet here we are. Can you tell I'm new and a little overwhelmed? You have my subscription friendo.

[@tbrizius]

Great video. After just getting back into the hobby after 20+ years, your tips, tricks, and advice has been very informative and allowed me to jump back in. Looking forward to unboxing these guys tomorrow

[@timothyyoung2962]

I used this method to paint up a post apocalyptic cyborg warband for Stargrave and Space Weirdos. Used Robbed Cyborgs from Ramshackle Games. They turned out great. Really made them look the part of grungy, warn, and ill maintained machines. Their red robs also really popped with the tarnished copperish look.

[@MTGUnpacked]

Awesome tips! As someone totally new to painting miniatures, this will be a great help👍

[@Winterydee]

Uncle Atom: "In this video I'm going to be dropping 'PA-Chow's' like they are going out of style!"

[@jasonmolenaar119]

Pa-Chow

[@ambientsoda106]

Amazing - as I always have to paint the model before building it...

[@the_elder_medium]

How timely! I was thinking of doing pretty much exactly this to batch paint dozens of heavily armoured Mordor orcs and Isengard Uruk-Hai for War if the Ring and you just gave a great proof of concept! Thanks Atom

[@alexwild1435]

They look AMAZING. I’m definitely doing mine like this.

[@mikereckhaus1139]

I absolutely like this type of video. A great summary of the twitch streams and a good mixture of "how are things done" and especially the "why". Please do more of them.

[@mossbergshobbygames8815]

Getting my indomitus box tomorrow 🤗. Been waiting for months. Got into minitures about 2 months ago and decided to wait till 9th edition started so I get the new rules when everyone does at the same time. Been in the model hobby for while doing cars and tanks but this looks even funner. Very inspiring videos.

[@xthescootermanx]

Just gained another viewer after recently picking up this box getting back into the hobby. really excited for these new necrons, havent played a good 12-14 years,really looking forward to painting them. but gonna be using the marines to bring it all back to me first so my painting isnt total garbage.

[@Velindron]

Listen to uncle atom people, I myself stumbled on him recently but following his advice has improved my paining 10 fold in a very short time. And trust me on the Wet Palette

[@danielangevine1346]

great tips and tricks. also your mic produces a great depth of sound to listen to for extended periods. keep up the great content!

[@GeneJordan]

I am definitely guilty of the "oh, I'll finish the base later" issue.

[@regentcid4348]

Same here, but these 'crons are going to be my obligatory snow-based army, so I don't want the basing to be black.

[@RocRolDis]

I like clean bases.

[@CesarIsaacPerez]

Your Necrons look awesome!!! So much so, that GW featured them in there stream.

[@tabletopminions]

I was very happy to see them in the GW Twitch stream, it was a good start to Saturday. Thanks for watching!

[@charlescarpenter9098]

I've become a huge fan of the certain contrast paints over a bright silver base. You can use most of the dark browns over bright silver to create a whole variety of brass, bronze, or just old looking metals.

[@hobbybro3902]

You pulled out the Ogre shirt, that was a fun game. Nice paint job on the Necrons, very good tips for everyone to incorporate into their paint plan.

[@paulcurlin2789]

My brother "He who hates space" just converted to be a 40K Emperor worshiping neophyte. A timely video for him as Necrons were part of the starter kit. I'm sending him your way Lol!

[@PhantomJavelin]

3:04 So much this. Priming your terrain is pretty much always a must, especially if you're not just using a texture paint like Astrogranite. Most of my bases are actually dry dirt held on by PVC glue, but it's the primer that makes the dirt stay on so firmly that I can drybrush it really hard without bits of it getting stuck in the brush.

[@jakea3950]

That stuff will change composition.. wouldn't use organics for a model. However hope it holds shape or you have some secrets 😊

[@PhantomJavelin]

@@jakea3950 Dirt from the backyard, microwaved for a minute, then tossed into a cheap coffee grinder and pulsed until fine. Easy way to make a lot of cheap dirt/soil terrain, depending on how you paint it.

[@StackingLimit]

Awesome instructional. I just put my Necrons together and finished basing them. I am definitely following this tutorial to paint them.

[@rosseatsleepjdm]

I came here for the glowing blades, I was not disappointed! They look so good, I can't wait for my necrons to arrive and give it a go! I had been looking forward to the space marines as a veteran space marine hoarder but the 'extra' models are now the main event after this video :D So cool, thanks!

[@infinity_moment]

Wow! Cool!! I'm starting to regret, that I'm a marine-guy :D

[@symbiojoe6857]

You know what they say: "Once you go Necron, you never go backtron."

[@davidnorth6670]

I'm brewing up my first 5 guys in the 'ol head-cannon. I've got the Dw Kill Team marines on the way. A necronesque scheme would be perfect for these dudes. Therefore I've been on a necron painting tutorial binge just for techniques. Nobody steal my idea lol

[@jeremyyeargin3773]

I have Ultramarines, Death Guard, and now Necrons

[@manxuma123]

Because of indomitus I am both

[@vladimirpotrosky7855]

@@symbiojoe6857 this joke was so utterly stupid that I could not help laughing 😆

[@Mouse2379]

Is it just me, or does it seem like a lot of people got more excited for the necrons than normal. I mean the non SM side of these box sets are usually also rans. This time I'm seeing more excitement for the other side of the box.

[@James-tu8on]

Well done! I think contrast paints out an airbrush over zenithal, spot highlighting results in fantastic results for army painting. Your quick painting results were much better than any that were previewed on the Warhammer Community site.

[@EasilyDistractedPlanner]

I've been doing my necrons with the spraying black and then drybrushing silver technique. I picked up an old start collecting box to get some different types of warriors and other models (plus that ship thing is too cool), and I've been testing this technique on them to also prepare for the big box. It makes painting metal soooooo easy! I also love using this technique on swords and on guns. No more 3 layers of nuln oil before a final drybrush to highlight it, just black base, then drybrush with dark silver and maybe some light silver extra highlights. I think I got my warriors and the other gun guys from the start collecting box done like that in just a couple of hours, at which point I could focus on the fun things, like actually painting the details! Thanks for the video!

[@jasonmolenaar119]

That's how I did my necrons for the most part

[@coremoshchannel580]

OMG. I really like your paintjob on the new Necrons, Uncle Atom!

[@jesot]

Definitely stealing the techniques you used on the blades for my scheme. Fantastic result, and way easier to wrap my novice head around than the built up transitions and wet blending others have done. Thanks, can Uncle A!

[@benhiscox-smith3449]

Vid idea: possible causes of sliding back on paint quality and how to push past it/stay motivsted. Eg brush deterioration, after a gap, new models/ style/technique, new paints, rushing.

[@TheManitoujoe]

Thank you! I stress about painting and you always bring me calm.

[@Grithertime]

Ahh, Ogre, one of the few games in three different miniature styles. Chits, 3d cardboard and Plastic Miniatures. A classic! Your wardrobe department is pretty good with the throwback gaming references.

[@GERGtheNERD]

"And then you get a nice kind of a little bit sort of grungy corroded sort of bronzey look" -Uncle Atom, 2020

[@MentoliptusBanko]

Wow, they look great! Can you show next how you did that green OSL on those big Necrons?

[@Subtlestrife]

That was just overspray from when he airbrushed the green onto the blades, he just left it there to work as OSL

[@MentoliptusBanko]

I understood that, but there was some green on some of the details that are not blades. Some lantern-like bits. Could that be overspray too?

[@Subtlestrife]

@@MentoliptusBanko if you mean the tubes in the middle of the biggest guy's gun, yes. That was also given the airbrush treatment and the green around was just overspray again

[@MentoliptusBanko]

@@Subtlestrife Cool! Thanks!

[@matthewbirdsall9518]

The Necron are looking mighty fine. Thanks for sharing!

[@Grithertime]

Now I want to make Necrons! Thanks for the inspiration Uncle Atom!!! New edition new Army!!!

[@Winter413]

Wonderful tutorial! Great idea going over your clips from Twitch. Loving your show, watching from Ottawa, Canada. Thanks a million!

[@Vanye111]

Having watched some of the Twitch streams, it was very nice to have this break down of the steps. Thanks, Uncle Atom! (sometimes it feels weird calling you that, since I think we're the same age. lol)

[@rolldog6610]

A three Pa-Chow video, what an outstanding way to start my day! Great video sir.

[@TheMiniMadCat]

Fantastic results!

[@Rich-in6ds]

Superb tutorial! Could you share which metallic paints you used? Many don't drybrush very well but yours look great!

[@sercranio9246]

My god your blades are awesome... I’ll rewatch the video over and over again until I’ll be able to paint the ones of my minis like that!

[@joebringas4807]

Great video Uncle Atom. You should definitely do more tutorials. See you Sunday for your live Sunday stream.

[@jamesayrer466]

The makeup brush... what a great idea.

[@elivazquez9287]

That blade effect is fire. I guess you could do the same if you do light brushing? No airbrush here.

[@jordanglueck7280]

This finally got my destroyer blades looking good. Thx!

[@jessehammil3897]

Looks great! Thanks for the tips.

[@cirelachlan]

I use army painter paint too, I use equal parts weapon copper and plate mail for the necron color. Almost the same color as the ruinlord bronze that citadel makes.

[@opesam]

My favourite "joint wash" is 2:1 mix of nuln oil and black templar contrast.

[@gdeyell9471]

Fantastic looking paint job; fantastic tutorial.

[@BB-pn2qv]

Wow, this was an amazing explanation and guide! Please consider this for the marines later! Thank you!

[@Fwah13]

Skaven are great for warcry, they're so mobile which seems to be the name of the game for what's good on the tabletop. Looking forward to seeing those rats!

[@benhiscox-smith3449]

Great video, thanks for helping me cut through my analysis paralysis.

[@siyangwang3514]

looks really good. I want to try tomorrow

[@redswords4295]

I can't wait to start my necron army!

[@shahabaga1371]

Amazing models and amazing paint job on them !! Love the ideas you had behind the paint on them like the scrapes and the effect for the blades and weapons. Great work and thank you for sharing these ideas, they're very motivational for painters who aren't pros like me 😁

[@bakedbeans8453]

Damn those hyperphase swords !!! Really cool and easy tips for my indomitus necrons, thank you Uncle Atom.

[@markjarvis72]

Great video. Make up brushes - Genius. Definitely going to give this a go with the Necrons.

[@cordial001]

I've really enjoyed seeing you paint those necrons on twitch and this was nice to give an overview of all that. Awesome, thank you.

[@PinkiePie2]

I'm totally new to this whole painting minis hobby. I've tried my hands at a couple models, but, stuck with some fairly basic techniques. I've watched dozens upon dozens of videos. Whether they were made to teach or simply entertain, I've absorbed quite a bit. And, I think I want to do some unorthodox styles and techniques. It seems certain colors and styles are used quite frequently. But, what if I mixed some silver with a bright yellow and green then proceeded to dry brush a necron warrior with red basing? I dunno, but, these techniques and ideas have given me such a drive to paint more minis! Even if they don't look good, they're still special to me. :)

[@jakea3950]

Getting creative sounds awesome! Maybe do some reading before mucking around with Metallics. It's made differently to other paint. You can actually get coloured metalic paint, would work alot better. Or just apply the metal then blend those colours over it. Enjoy learning, so rewarding when you get a technique down 😁

[@jakea3950]

On the coloured metallics, Vallejo have a line called "mecha" and they definately do a pink and yellow 😉. Vallejo is a joy to work with, highly recommend it as a paint.

[@Redskies453]

I experimented mixing some inks with silver doing some treemen and it worked out great. I mixed a bright green ink with silver and used it on their weapons. I recommend using a really pigment dense acrylic ink so you're not diluting the metallic effect too much when you blend them.

[@anthonypagano2032]

Used your technique and it looks great. So much easier to produce a quality paint job quickly. Thanks!

[@eatem1978]

This was very helpful. I used blood angels red contrast paint on my swords instead though, made a pretty cool gradient too. Did not think about using white ink and tint it before I saw this, so little effort and very nice result! Thanks Adam!

[@spikefacesam]

Dang those do look really good

[@wezab]

Vis a Vis push fit, I would trim back the plugs a bit. You want to get the rims of the models to mate so there are no big gaps left that need filling. I found this to be the problem when I took on a project to build a paint a Plague Marines army. The other thing, I have seen a few videos now to get tips on painting skills. Necrons will be my first attempt to use an airbrush and I have an idea in mind for colour schemes but it aint going to be pretty. The final thing. GW have pushed the idea that the Necrons will be showing battle damage and ware and tear. I have an issue with this in as much as these creatures fought epic battles, went to sleep for 60 million years and woke up like yesterday. That combined with reanimation protocols would suggest a logic error in GW approach because relative to 60 million years rust, scratching and damage is an instantaneous thing and I don't think that would last or the Necrons would not last. I mean rust happens visibly in our lifetimes of 70 years. So I don't think Necron systems would reflect this. It's regeneration/reanimation or recycle parts. Think there is enough in this for one of your discussions?

[@xDigitalcrack]

Your channel deserves way more exposure, the way you explain things is great, your painting tutorials are awesome and youre an honest amd nice guy! Keep it up! :)

[@keithrimer8415]

I can’t wait to see the Skaven!

[@TheMiniJunkie]

Beautiful. Will definitely try some variation of these techniques. Problem is you are making me want to paint the Necrons and I need to paint Fists first!

[@drachezaku7919]

I was so confused, when he said Schmutz. Then I remebered American Dad and the little Schmutzplätzchen... Thank you for the content, Uncle Atom ! Stay pachow!

[@waldgir]

Hi! Just wanna say amazing looking Necrons!

[@SamuraiMujuru]

My brother sent me this vid since I'm starting up a Maynarkh Dynasty army, but damn if this isnt exactly what I needed and I'm glad i remembered to watch it first. Granted, I'll be using bronze instead of silver, but meh.

[@jakea3950]

Couldn't have made a better video! Great paint job. For me I'm loving the copper look so I'm thinking on that. I've got a sweet blood ochre that makes a sweet shade... I'm thinking to do something with that 🤔. Not sure on the highlight or what to use in a dry brush. This is definately giving me ideas!

[@AsbestosMuffins]

the necron models really seem like they want to be glued together

[@raybarron316]

Love the Ogre shirt. Go SJG!

[@briarstingwrf7284]

These look amazing!!

[@PPPointyEars]

That Ogre shirt! Reminds me of all the Bolo novels I've read. AI-powered tanks for the win!!

[@deanimatorzero]

I am so torn I want those Necrons and Primaris, but don't want to wait two months after I order. :) They look great!

[@JackalMJ]

Great video. Love the makeup brush idea

[@samuelsanfratello4617]

Great technique! I followed this on Twitch. Skavens next, yay! Hope the little ratty dude that fell has recovered!

[@jjmeyer74]

*Signs you're from Wisconsin* You use the spelling Kwik. Now I want cheese stuffed breadsticks.

[@BeTheGuitar]

And fried cheese curds!

[@zaccthegreat]

ah man wish the twitch video(s) were still up on twitch. Going to try this with my Necron army

[@davidnorth6670]

Top Notch! Keep up the stellar work

[@jamesholland5560]

Never been so early for a video in my life 🤣

[@thomasedgar8612]

Advice from someone woth the box, follow the directoons when making the necrons, for the love of god!

[@Andaah]

Do you think I could adapt the metal technique for Minotaurs Space Marines?

[@EternalQuestion]

I also glue all of my push fit models. To me the idea of not using glue on warhammer models is absolute heresy. What is this, some kind of gunpla nonsense?!

[@npc6817]

counterpoint: swappable loadouts

[@santiagolozoya4940]

nothing like Uncle Atom by Moonlight!

[@rmcgavock1]

I'm getting the impression Uncle Atom likes those make-up brushes.

[@alexairey5629]

It works really well and saves time with the amount of coverage you get from them

[@BeachAndSnow]

I love this - they look amazing! Would you say it's ok to prime in black with a brush as opposed to spraying it on or would that not work well for this technique?

[@jackeldridge4225]

I have watched enough of these that I can totally time your Pa Chows, when you do them... lol Also, love these videos, great work, and words of advice.

[@RodrigoAlonsoIglesias]

Very nice video!! I like a lot those necrons, might start 40k again thanks to you! Could you add in the description the list of the paints you used? Thank you!!

[@wildwes23]

This was awseome!

[@ArdWulf]

Firstly: OGRE !!! What a fun game!!! Secondly: While I won't be interested in Necrons (or 9th Ed), this is a fantastic episode! I really like this...as far as miniature-becomes-model, it ranks second only to your Orc/Ambot presentation. Kudos on your efficient (vs speedy) painting techniques...my next batch being Orlock-sum-GSC, this becomes very inspiring for me.

[@davidvartanian4748]

Love your vidoes, appreciate your wisdom. Your voice calms me down. =)

[@051biohaz]

Awesome shirt man, wish i could get a copy of that game, and g.e.v. For that matter..love the vids

[@gightelf]

@ Tabletop Minions, I'm wondering, how do you clean that big make-up brushes? Dry wiping on a paper or washin with warm water? Or some fancy brash soap?

[@byebyebuy]

Great video! I wish the steps were transcribed so I could follow as I paint easier though :) might have to go through. Also what are your thoughts on using snakebite leather rather than skeleton horde for the fleshy bits?

[@tabletopminions]

Snakebite Leather will be considerably darker, so maybe try it out on a test model or something first. Thanks for watching!

[@prettyflyforacompsci7725]

Is there a list of all paints used that can be referenced? I'm going shopping later and don't want to forget any.

[@Icechuck]

Just leaving my comment here so if someone drops the list I get notified.

[@prettyflyforacompsci7725]

@@Icechuck this isn't exactly what he went with, but I got Chaos Black Spray Primer, Caliban Green, Warp Lightning, Skeleton Horde, Runefang Steel, Black Templar, Gryph-Hound Orange, Leadbelcher, White Scar, and a Nuln Oil.

[@jasongentry9754]

Love the channel thanks

[@RichWllmsn]

This was super helpful 👍