Iron within! How to paint Warhammer 40,000 Iron Warriors

Iron within! Iron without! The Iron Warriors from Warhammer 40,000 are a fan favourite and are a seriously fun army to both paint and collect. In this video we show you how to approach painting the Sons of Perturabo from beginning to end. We cover tons of great techniques, everything from using Contrast Paints over metal, how to paint their iconic hazard stripes and of course, because they are really, really evil, we show you how to paint their glowing red eyes.
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Paints used:
Leadbelcher Spray
Basilicanum Grey
Snakebite Leather
Black Templar
Corvus Black
Averland Sunset
Zandri Dust
Khorne Red
Balthazar Gold
Agrax Earthshade
Stormhost Silver
Sycorax Bronze
Mechanicus Standard Grey
Ushabti Bone
Screaming Skull
Evil Sunz Scarlet
Blood Angels Red
Fire Dragon Bright
Yriel Yellow
Matt White (Army Painter)
Matt Black (Army Painter)
Drakenhof Nightshade
Druchii Violet
Seraphim Sepia
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[@eremmon]

It's really nice to see the brush being used listed along with the paints. Great job on the mini!

[@DuncanRhodesDRPA]

Thank you very much!

[@kungpochopedtuna]

@@paulyg405 what do you mean? Have you seen some of the tatty old ones he uses haha you just need to be carefull. But I suppose it's the same for any tradesman he knows his tools

[@joehudson3042]

“We go in pursuit of the green skins, if we had struck sooner my commanders would have wasted more lives than necessary and perhaps yours would have been counted among them. The Iron Warriors will complete the purge, your warriors may rest you have played your part” “That’s it then? You watch my brothers die and you leave without another word?” “Yes, and here in lies the final lesson, you appear like stone ,Imperial Fist but you merely clad yourself in it, my legion and I, we are not only sheathed in iron. We ARE iron. Both without and within” I love that talk down, it’s so cool. Great painting tutorial

[@sevenproxies4255]

I haven't painted for almost a decade now, but I've got a small tip for people with the issue about steady hands and picking out small details: get a chair that allows you to sit very low next to your desk or painting table, so that you can really rest your arms and elbows on the table top. Most of people's hand tremors come from muscle tension in the arms, so if you can relax as many muscles of your arms as you can, your hands will be much more steady and it'll be easier to pick out very small edges of the trim, or the eyes of the miniature.

[@luobomu9747]

Makes sense. If you have ever seen watch makers they have desks at basically armpit height.

[@benrichardson5662]

It also helps to exhale as you paint. Holding your breath will make your hands shake more.

[@rockkiller124]

Can't wait for your Be'Lakor painting guide ^^

[@DuncanRhodesDRPA]

Us too now that our copy finally arrived 😀

[@100acatfishandwillbreakyou2]

I'm beyond burnt out on warhammer, but Duncan gives me life.

[@Yog-Speggoth]

This is such a cool way to paint iron warriors! My mind was blown by using snakebite leather over the leadbelcher :o

[@kglguy]

Me too. I'm considering using that method on some traitor titans for Adeptus Titanicus.

[@Mr.Goufball]

I know it would be a huge project but I would love a painting tutorial over at the academy for liberty prime from fallout wasteland warfare.

[@DuncanRhodesDRPA]

😲...imagine that

[@RatboyW]

@@DuncanRhodesDRPA A deathclaw would also be cool, there's a lot more fine detail on this model than I thought there was, so I'm just waiting for a good tutorial haha, too intimidating otherwise

[@Iceeagle85]

Embrace democracy or you will be eradicated. A how to paint Liberty Prime needs to happpen and one for Smaug

[@monophthalmus3254]

No, embrace Communism. Paint Blood Angels!

[@t.s.7166]

It's small, but I love how you clarify what size brush you're using in the top left corner. Really helps with following along

[@tyrian_baal]

I literally painted this exact same model a week ago, as iron warriors, now I wish I watched this

[@athollmcnicoll256]

As always a pleasure to sit and watch an artist at work - cheers Duncan.

[@jonnyboris]

Great video as always. Really appreciate the quality and the detail you put in. Mini looked stunning.

[@chicagohobbyhero]

Gorgeous result from simple techniques. Love it!

[@gurtwurz]

love the heat blueing effect on the barrel! many thanks for that, you legend!!

[@Ben-of-old-Yorkshire]

Iron warriors! They will break under our siege, of this we have no doubt.

[@lukewest7216]

Smug Talarn noises

[@nicholassmith7984]

Or Hydra Cordatus.

[@WardenOfTerra]

One of the best tutorials you've done. The bronze really made the gold pop in the right way, as it shows 'less is more'.

[@ferrety2810]

Might have to use this method to paint the trim on my Black Legion, just need to paint the panels with Black Templar too!

[@vyanesh6487]

Absolutely fantastic job as always! As someone who recently started painting Iron Warriors this video was extremely helpful because I’ve been struggling to get a trim color I’m happy with, can’t wait to try this method out for myself!

[@mattygee37]

I've painted lots of iron warriors for my 30k force over a long period of time, I used an older method of 3 colouring layers and if I'd of known about this method I could of painted the same amount of minatures in less than half the time lol

[@crustythewanksock2413]

I’ve been collecting chaos minis since the 80s and until now I’ve never felt confident enough to paint them. That snakebite leather over lead belcher technique is brill! 🙌

[@cordial001]

Awesome little tutorial. Thank you, and I hope your site is rocking along nicely.

[@conorkerlin5928]

Excellent as always Duncan! I can almost hear the barrels revving as he readies himself for another salvo!

[@awefullgamertj6445]

Currently using some of these techniques to paint my imperial knight and it’s coming out great, thanks Duncan!

[@lucbernet3066]

Plenty of great tips and tricks. It's really great !

[@ravenlord_xix]

Fittingly, I started painting/collecting Iron Warriors after watching your GW video on speed painting them. Definitely going to use the method for doing the eyes to level up my painting

[@johnkelley9877]

The figure looks great! I learned a lot from this tutorial.

[@NoiseChampionBlack]

Absolutely glorious

[@wigglyfingers0120]

this looks so incredible, well done ! And thank you !

[@smartmart7869]

Awesome work as always Duncan

[@ChapterMasterValrak]

This is some serious heresy...Dorn will hear about this! Great tutorial, mate, fantastic content as usual 😄👍🏻

[@imperialfist2304]

Even Valrak is here!

[@erebus9217]

Time to give the heretics an imperial fisting

[@epiccgamner3567]

Bruh

[@SleepySoviet]

didn't you score as perty on the which primarch are you test?

[@argokarrus2731]

The best legion sends its regards. Iron Within! Iron Without!

[@juble7086]

Damn, love this. Really cool method to get grungy looking chaos marines!

[@DaveNyhilus]

Thanks for this upload, I've been looking for a decent Iron Warriors painting vid for a while. This nails the asthetic perfectly.

[@DuncanRhodesDRPA]

No problem! Glad we could help.

[@Sakurajima616]

Jo Duncan it's so epic that you didn't disappear. Now that you can use whatever paints, brushes and materials you want I would like to see you doing something with competing products in the contrast paints area. Just to see a difference and your opinion on the products. And I love your way of painting Iron Warriors, has a nice look at the end.

[@DuncanRhodesDRPA]

Thank you Sakarajima616. 😊

[@justinkotrba2197]

Amazing paint job! thanks for sharing.

[@marcelvarel1423]

Perfect video for my future iron warriors Project Thank you very much Duncan !

[@Deathspirit232]

I got goosebumps from this video, since my first army 17 years ago was the Iron Warriors. I remember the badass colourscheme of pure strong steel, and the worst aspects of metallic paints. You reminded me that Iron Warriors are still the most badass Space Marines in existance! :D

[@stoffeandersson9768]

Looks amazing Duncan! really makes me wanna paint up some iron warriors hehe!

[@nicholassmith7984]

This is tempting me to start a third Iron Warriors army...

[@thedoombroom5331]

I was looking at the barrel right after you painted the casings and thought, "damn, it'd be awesome if he showed how to do heat distortion". I'm so glad you did. Looks amazing.

[@maradas1689]

amazing uses of contrast paints

[@gotharion]

LOVE THE VIDEO, AS ALWAYS :) I kind of wish I could have seen this video 20 years and 50.000 pts of Iron Warriors ago :P

[@CloneShockTrooper]

love these videos

[@user-gp3ux2rs5x]

I like the way you show how to paint. simpe, effective, beginner friendly, also quite skillful

[@SWATDRUMMUH]

very helpful, man! hope to see more of the ruinous powers in the future

[@KabinMiniatures]

I had a similar idea with Contrast paints over a metallic base, used on my Night Lords which I show in my latest video. Keep up the awesome work, my friend!

[@narratordave7831]

Using these contrast paints and regular paints over that metallic base was like mini painting 5D chess for me. I began to loath painting my chaos space marines due to the extremely lovely detail - but all that trim, this glaze method looked so good and so much more satisfying to paint

[@linuswestfal9707]

Excellent tutorial!!

[@Jess_uk.]

Plain and simple ❤️ what you do 👍 x

[@Gozkiel]

Absolutely jaw dropping! I don't know how you can paint so well without sub assembly, I can't even paint the chest well with a boltgun in the way.

[@huntereyeofdarkwood5417]

PLEASE do a Alpha legion painting class. Your so good at painting minis i desperatly need some advice for my snake bois

[@DuncanRhodesDRPA]

We have a full Alpha Legion tutorial on our website (duncanrhodes.com) 😊. That should get you going for sure

[@frostmagemarii]

@@DuncanRhodesDRPA And really, isn't every marine mini you paint a potential Alpha Legion? :P

[@alexkaplan6581]

@@frostmagemarii Hydra Dominatus!

[@ammarshirwani8912]

These are great

[@Locust5555]

Great stuff! Hoping to see you do a Night Lords tutorial as well some day

[@ZombieApocalypse09]

Very cool. Great video as always. Think I'll borrow this glow effect for my Warcaster: Neo-Mechanika ISA army!

[@jasonmangelsen7136]

Iron Within! Excellent tutorial, thanks.

[@DuncanRhodesDRPA]

our pleasure. Glad you liked it

[@darkluke9780]

Great work bud, really enjoyed watching this

[@DuncanRhodesDRPA]

Glad you enjoyed it

[@Vill2Play]

Wow nice skill with painting shoulder pads lines without a template

[@baptismlepire3072]

Woahhhh ! So nice 👍🏻

[@QuayNemSorr]

Just ordered some Mark III marines for an oldschool IW killteam. This video will come in handy

[@brazila]

Good stuff as always!

[@DuncanRhodesDRPA]

Appreciate that😊

[@cablewastaken69]

A channel with only Duncan painting? Yes please!!!

[@equos5060]

At first I was not convinced after the initial shade with contrast. But the end result is legit. Looks great!

[@DuncanRhodesDRPA]

Thanks Equos 😊

[@bobblankwaard]

amazing job as always! You made me a much better painter.

[@Bpyr]

Best paint scheme for me!

[@DuncanRhodesDRPA]

It's very nice. Really fun to paint

[@star_wars_miniatures]

I’d love for you to do a video of the clansmen of Lamedon, their tartan is super tricky to paint but I bet you have the perfect recipe. Also the variags of Khand and those tricky suns on the banners

[@adrianmorgan9608]

beautiful

[@LeFarfafred]

Great video as always Duncan. If you take wishlist or requests, I'd love to see your take on a Word Bearers Chaos Space Marine.

[@edwindrood2816]

Very cool

[@RedHand17]

Iron within! Iron without! :) thank you for your content sir,

[@GamingUnit14]

Fantastic man! Can't wait to build up Mk3 Iron warriors and use this scheme for HH! Cheers!

[@GamingUnit14]

Especially love the snakebite contrast effect!

[@sanguinius6815]

I'd love a video going over a few ways to paint transitional lines for colour changing Alpha Legionaries or de-cloaking Tau Stealth Suits

[@bpwargaming7807]

I would love to see how Duncan does white scars!

[@thegremlin1999]

I’ve got a small Iron Warriors force already (the Start Collecting box). May have to grab some of the Havok ones because they look mighty awesome! Darn you inspiring me to add to my groaning pile (shelf) of shame!

[@Khrist75]

9:35 : The Master's advice...:-). Glad to hear it....!!

[@xanadu7686]

Looks fantastic Duncan. Don't suppose you'd fancy doing a Night Lords Raptor? I've got a method but i'm really interested to see how you'd do it!

[@mikkel456123]

Love your videos Duncan, always a pleasure watching you steady hands at work 😉 It would be cool tomter you tackle some more minis from other games 😊 Something like infinity by corvus belli or Marvel Crisis Protocol or something else entirely 😊

[@ironbomb6753]

That is one tough looking model. 👍

[@GentrifiedPotato]

I'd love to see a speed painting series for things like Hormagaunts, Boyz, Imperial Stormtroopers; quick, Duncan-Rhodes-approved painting techniques for your rank-and-file troopers to get them out of the box, painted, and on the tabletop as quickly and efficiently as possible.

[@Robin-dx5gq]

I'd really like to see your take on an alternative scheme from one of the chaos space marines, like hermetic or pre-heresy thousand sons, or the Flawless Host. Great job.

[@Megametalwolf]

Thank you ❤🎉

[@chadnine3432]

Now I want to paint some Iron Warriors. Damn you, Duncan!

[@DuncanRhodesDRPA]

Sorry lol 😂

[@qyzxger790]

WOW! This is the best iron warriors tutorial that i have ever seen! You nailed it! :D Could you do a Tzeentch or Slaves to Darkness tutorial? :D That would be insane! :D

[@spitandfire]

Love it

[@ericguzman4043]

This seriously turned out amazing. I use too many shades/washes to get the same gritty effect you achieved on the armor. Might I suggest a streaking grime wash to complete the grimdark approach to the iron warriors 😉?

[@gooseywhispers]

gonna have to try the snakebite leather, seraphim serpia had terrible coverage for me, ended up using about 4 layers from the old iw gw tutorial

[@Tragedous]

Oh perfect timing

[@loupiscanis9449]

Thank you , DRPA .

[@Rene9adeSU]

Never getting tired of Duncan saying "Two thin coats"!

[@DuncanRhodesDRPA]

Two Thin Coats 😁

[@luuidz1966]

I was looking at Iron Warriors and painting guides just last night, Duncan confirmed rogue psyker..

[@wargamercubano]

Supreme as allways, amazing video. Greetings from Cuba

[@DuncanRhodesDRPA]

Greeting Cuba 😀

[@Mrtango981]

Man, big fan of the dark metallics here. May have steal them for use on my necron legions.

[@SChen-ei8gx]

It's bonkers how easy you make this look. Do a full Deathwatch kill team!

[@DuncanRhodesDRPA]

Thank you S. Chen 😊

[@senilevideoenjoyer]

Hey duncan one day could you make a tutorial on 3ed tyranids? Like the ones on the cover I have always thought that scheme was badass with the black armor and white faces covered in blood

[@pedromartinezarroyo7319]

Great! As a suggestion: I think a tutorial on how to paint lizardmen would be great. Just my opinion :)

[@alphariusomegon4432]

This is perfect for when I need to paint some 'totally not Alpha Legion'. The hazard stripes have always scared me off a bit though.

[@toferkrz946]

I have recently been experimenting with Contrast Paints, Basilocanum Grey included. I must say, I find it extremely amusing that when used as a wash over metallics, it leaves a much more grungy and oily finish than Nuln 'Oil'.

[@sarcasticlittleass]

Oh I wont start Iron Warriors but I will use that trim application für my Magaera Knights. Thank you!

[@The_Captain40k]

Amazing looking scheme - I'm always torn between Iron Warriors, Word Bearers, or Black Legion...

[@s0ulsurviv0r74]

This is really good and helped out a friend of mine! In the coming weeks or months could you do a video on World Eaters or Blades of Khorne? I came into a bunch of Blades of Khorne and i plan to kitbash them into World Eaters, but am clueless on how to paint them well. Please share your pool of infinite wisdom!!!

[@SC_3]

Loyalist IW were the GOAT. Who didn't fall for the planted rebellion on Olympia and the disillusions of Perturabo's depressive mistakes. Who stayed true to Iron. There is little hope for the IVth in the present...but not 'no hope'. That being said, A Minotaurs Tutorial to follow this would be excellent! (for obvious reasons c:

[@docter554]

Can you do a nightlord one? (If you haven't already) I'ma start them up soon.

[@ChrisPrice12]

Iron Within! Now if waiting for you to do the Lord of Iron. No, seriously, would love to see a Primarch painting series.

[@Narakuda]

Amazing work Duncan as always :) any plans to do word bearers anytime soon?