MAGNIFICENT!!! How to paint Sigvald, Prince of Slaanesh.

To celebrate the Duncan Rhodes Painting Academy's first year on KZbin we thought we'd paint a beloved Age of Sigmar character that has been reimagined and still looks magnificent... SIGVALD, PRINCE OF SLAANESH from Games Workshop. In this guide we show you how to easily paint that gold armour, how to apply a simple wet blending technique to his flowing cloak and of course, how to get that unique effect on his mirror shield. We also just want to say a massive thank you for the support, kindness and awesomeness you have shown us over the last year. Here's to many more. Remember to Subscribe to the channel if you haven't done so already and if you want to see more full tutorials like this one then why not check out our website at www.duncanrhodes.com where we have well over 100 painting guides.
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Paints Used:
Retributor Armour Spray
Mechanicus Standard Grey Spray
Retributor Armour
Reikland Fleshshade
Reikland Fleshshade Gloss
Wyldwood
Auric Armour Gold
Liberator Gold
Stormhost Silver
Screamer Pink
Xereus Purple
Naggaroth Night
Genestealer Purple
Rakarth Flesh
Druchii Violet
Lahmian Medium
Pallid Wych Flesh
Matt White (Army Painter)
Matt Black (Army Painter)
Mechanicus Standard Grey
Iron Hands Steel
Akhelian Green
Contrast Medium
Kislev Flesh
Flayed One Flesh
Screaming Skull
Seraphim Sepia
Athonian Camoshade
Karak Stone
Zandri Dust
Ushabti Bone
Agrax Earthshade
Thousand Sons Blue
Nuln Oil
Ahriman Blue
Baharroth Blue
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[@Dude4739]

I love how he paints and everytime i watch a video i learn alot. He really is the bob ross of warhammer. Awesome job

[@DuncanRhodesDRPA]

Thank you @Dude4739

[@Siisjoonperkele]

Bob Ross of Warhammer.. Wor Boss.. Just sayin'

[@TimmsyTFG]

Oh dear ...

[@Flight_of_Icarus]

Sigvald is the very definition of "business in the front, party in the back"

[@punkrockzoologist9449]

But also some party in the front too.

[@ravenshotred]

And that party don't stop

[@Slenkamure]

Duncan handled that party in the back with as much tact as was possible

[@cmdrwraithe1857]

LOL....ass-less armor

[@Monster-gr8on]

" I would like to extend to you, an invitation to the Pants Party"

[@elijahtiemens5532]

Why does Duncan never go out during winter? He just has two thin coats.

[@ReebTop]

This is Good Posting, folks.

[@KyrieFortune]

Believe it or not, two thin coats (but not too thin!) are better than one thick coat even in winter, because they help create a coat of air for better insulation

[@jasons.2807]

Just two thin coats? They have perfect coverage though!

[@undertakernumberone1]

"We need some Auric Armour Gold". How appropriate, considering that Sigvald's armour (at least in Fantasy) WAS the Auric Armour.

[@slanahesh]

Im literally building a custodes shopping list today, stealing all these steps to paint my future custodes army MAGNIFICENT

[@DuncanRhodesDRPA]

Great timing lol

[@jaanikaapa6925]

Check out the GSW metal pigments. Use Valejo metal varnish as medium. Gorgeous.

[@connordavidson2087]

Painting Sigvald while a Keeper lurks in the background? And not a single dislike? The Dark Prince is pleased...

[@EfectoGatillo]

I never see something like that. Amazing

[@kapitankapital6580]

the three dislikes are Bloodletters of Khorne

[@Zolerous]

It now has 6 dislikes....The Dark Prince smiles

[@stingblademaster]

Killed me with the turntable scene 🤣

[@Akieth0]

Duncan is a Warhammer treasure. I learned pretty much everything from him when it came to painting.

[@IAmNotMeisterEckhart]

10:03 There you go.

[@Rishkar-Peema-Pants]

how did you know thanks xd

[@beardhammerwargaming]

why did I thought that this would be a time stamp for Sigvalds...backside? xD

[@spitandfire]

@@beardhammerwargaming because we all know why we here. Dat bootay!

[@Delveintohobby]

39:27 I almost snorted my drink all over over my keyboard

[@Reedeleted]

Cheeks out for Slaanesh. Superb stuff, thank you for these tutorials your passion is wonderful.

[@xavvey]

We need a dedicated channel for models like this and other grand models. And we also need you Duncan to do it! 😯 this looks amazing!

[@DuncanRhodesDRPA]

Thank you Xavier. We have a website (duncanrhodes.com) with plenty of miniatures like this and more on the way 😊

[@bullgrim]

I am here for my prescription: two thin coats.

[@beno5324]

Wait nobody is going to comment on the "loin cock" slip up at 10:10? Duncan seems to have fallen for Sigvald's otherworldly charms as well!

[@saarlann]

Hahahaha.

[@uruk_bye1232]

I've been painting miniatures for about 15 years now. Looking back, had I seen this video, it would have rocketed my skills ahead 5 years of fumbling on my own pre-youtube. I honestly think this is the single best painting tutorial on KZbin, at least that I've seen in my years of painting. Easy to follow, relaxed, all of his tools and paints are easily obtained or already owned by most of his audience, all the techniques are easy to apply, BRILLIANT sneaky wet blending lesson, and a great finished product. This would be a great model to pick up if only to have it to follow this guide along with Duncan. Thanks for the DRPA and all your years of great, informative, wholesome content!

[@pineconeduck9148]

Wow, he really is really really ridiculously good looking ❤

[@AR-dq6be]

The ending music and sparkles is classic.

[@KabinMiniatures]

Love that cloak, you make wetbledning look like a walk in the park!

[@DuncanRhodesDRPA]

We just want to make it accessible for everyone and encourage fellow hobbyists to give it a try 😊

[@simplesmile6984]

This is my go to place for painting guides for sure 👌 God bless you and all who read this.... and everyone here

[@weatherthis8062]

Crazy to think it's been a year already, congratulations here's to many more years to come.

[@DuncanRhodesDRPA]

It's been a wild ride so far 😊

[@weatherthis8062]

@@DuncanRhodesDRPA Haha it's a good thing us miniature painters we're born to be wild 🏍🎸.

[@ryanw9090]

This video was MAGNIFICENT

[@DuncanRhodesDRPA]

Yay

[@dasfaq6260]

Would love to see some nighthaunt tutorials.

[@CrimsonTemplar2]

Thank you for showing wet blending on his cloak. The final result is great.

[@srsgoblin]

An alternate idea to the Wildwood shading of the gold armor is to mix Shyish Purple with Fyreslayer Flesh. The purple tone rather than going with a pure brown helps increase the contrast of the shadows to the gold armor due to the colors being complimentary. It also helps tie the entire model together by introducing similar tones in the shadows as you have on the cape.

[@srbrant5391]

I’ve used that technique in my watercolors recently, actually. The results are spectacular!

[@srsgoblin]

@@srbrant5391 I learned it from Sorastro, another terrific painter on KZbin. Specifically his one on Thanos from Marvel: Crisis Protocol. He did some NMM gold for the Mad Titan, and used some purple in the shadows and I was like "oh my God why don't I do this?!" Been playing around with the concept ever since. I tend to use more orange-tinted Browns when I paint something majority blue, and contrast red miniatures with grassy green bases. Stuff like that. Little things to give that extra bit of jump.

[@Born_Stellar]

@@srsgoblin thanks for the tips! one thing I found recently that helps me select colours is considering that brown is literally just dark orange, and the only reason we consider it a different colour is because english has a word for it.

[@BuchNastyGames]

@@Born_Stellar orange is just light brown.

[@crowdemon_archives]

@@BuchNastyGames brown is just orange with context

[@hrvojegrgic-akovic5552]

Discount Fulgrim looking smooth! Great job, as ever!

[@KMn048]

This video finally convinced me to give wet blending a try! It really is much easier than I thought. Thank you!

[@DuncanRhodesDRPA]

Glad we could help!

[@thidhus6589]

as always looks great. thou im surprised he doesnt use lipstick, slanesh must not be pleased XD

[@I_am_Spartacus]

You killed it Duncan !! Loved the cloak on this model, great example... thanks !

[@tex4096]

A fantastic guide, definitly going to use these techniques on other models.

[@DuncanRhodesDRPA]

Glad it was helpful!

[@hawk8909]

Lol. Loved the final turntable shot.

[@RevanR]

Slaanesh approved this tutorial

[@Metallica4Life92]

That is one handsome mothertrucker :o I'm going to buy and paint this bad boy for sure

[@jaworski105]

Lmao did Duncan just make a Zoolander reference right at the end?? Well played sir. 👍😂

[@SuperLarrythompson]

I LOVE the WH uni with its lore and the models. I have yet to take the plunge into painting minis because of my current existing hobbies....i don't really need another "child" to support. Lol! But deeyum! I love watching stuff like this!!

[@chemicalgravity2103]

The music on the last part though. LOL!

[@vandrall8007]

My favorite lords of chaos in WH Fantasy :) . Very nice job

[@DuncanRhodesDRPA]

Thank you very much!

[@c.ringhisen9613]

Great video with some easy to follow mixing, wet blending and glazing. Stellar work :)

[@DuncanRhodesDRPA]

Thank you! Cheers!

[@asampsonmunday]

painting this model has even impressed slaanesh

[@xtraspecialj]

Really amazing job. Next I would like to see a tutorial on a Sequitor. Specifically a Sequitor character that has a Rakarth Flesh tabard because there's just no good tutorials out there. I swear I've watched every one and none of them do a good job of painting that tabard. You yourself have a Battle Ready tutorial back from your Warhammer days, but still, the tabard looks rough on that one too. I'm sure if you did one of your newer more detail oriented tutorials on it it'd look amazing. I just can't get the transition from the deep shaded areas to the peaks of the creases to look good no matter how many different ways I try.

[@orozer6558]

Truly magnificent 😊

[@whiterice012]

Love the music choice at the end 👉😁👉

[@DuncanRhodesDRPA]

😂

[@KarmaCatchesUp]

OMG please keep the palette cam for all your videos this was so helpful for me.

[@tlpineapple1]

Im so happy you did this, thank you

[@saiyaness22]

Was not expecting that turntable music and effects :p. Amazing! And yes, we're all here for that butt shot.

[@jasonmolenaar119]

I'm assembling the pieces for a knight army, and I want to make one have a nice gold. Thank you!

[@DuncanRhodesDRPA]

Glad we could help 😊

[@CarlConstantine]

Kinda surprised you didn’t use sub-assembly for those cloaks. That can’t be easy getting between them all put together like that.

[@ladyamsterdam6176]

If Duncan paints a Bloodthirster he will have painted all 4 Greater Daemons on camera Edit: I looked back 6 years ago on the Warhammer Channel and he did paint a Bloodthirster.

[@DuncanRhodesDRPA]

...and we want to redo it 😁

[@christreedee]

@@DuncanRhodesDRPA what a joy it is to watch , you helped (way back) so much with your Nagash session! thank you...

[@serpentine8124]

​Something magnificent comes this way

[@tomsherwood2280]

That outro/finished model section is superb 😂 👏

[@glenn2921]

Amazing work!

[@DuncanRhodesDRPA]

Thank you! Cheers!

[@Kerberoh]

When I thought this video couldn't get more perfect, I got that sweet ass ending. YEAH !

[@davidgpeterson]

Wow. The abs of the miniature resemble my own. I mean, not really, but still. I’m gonna keep thinking that.

[@DuncanRhodesDRPA]

🤣🤣🤣

[@daelus__]

One year of absolute greatness from you two. Here's to another year

[@knownofear1]

Sensational! Such shading and scintillating strokes is sure to show us simpering simpletons the salacious and scandalous show of the Scion of Slaanesh! Simply superb!

[@TheJacktor]

10:10 Loincock

[@Enballgroda1]

Congrats on the anniversary, Duncan and Roger!

[@willmendoza8498]

That butt shot at the end killed me

[@DuncanRhodesDRPA]

😂

[@nickraco4843]

Would really love to see a high quality painting tutorial for a Saurus warrior (old blood ideally)

[@elvispresleyarchives9916]

hi

[@DuncanRhodesDRPA]

Hello

[@malakimphoros2164]

There

[@Nemeroth_]

General

[@Killzillastudios]

Kenobi

[@randomnesswithgabes147]

. You must realise

[@spaal6115]

Finally we move into wet blending! I've always found that while many great folks in the mini painting community (Miniac, Vince Venturela, etc) have put together notable resources on how the technique itself works, a very grounded breakdown like what we've come to know and love from dear old Duncan has just been missing. Sometimes it's good to hone in on a particular application of a concept rather than speaking in broad strokes, and I think the wet blending used here is a very good example for people who know the general idea of what needs to be done, but could use a solid yet both quick and simple explanation and example on exactly how it's applied

[@DuncanRhodesDRPA]

Thank you Aaron 😊

[@nathanhilderman867]

Yes finally Duncan has done wet blending! Glad he's able to break away from the strict base, wash, highlight formula now that he's got his own thing going.

[@WardenOfTerra]

That was what the GW painting team came up with to make painting easier for casual people that get anxious. Duncan's job was pretty much to show how easy it is to do that. Painting should never be daunting or stressful. Too many people look at Golden Demon winners and end up putting themselves down thinking that they'll never achieve something that good, but they don't realise that it takes thousands and thousands of hours of work to get to that standard, whereas the GW way is about making things simple and effective, but most of all, enjoyable.

[@nathanhilderman867]

@@WardenOfTerra yeah I get that, but I always thought that Duncan could do a pretty good job at showing the fundamentals of more advanced techniques without painting competition ready miniature, unlike most of the other painting tutorial videos.

[@barlotardy]

It's Sigvald; Dry blending was never an option. ;D

[@RedPilgrim.]

20:06 gave me anxiety when Duncan dip his brush in the medium after touching druchi violet. Hahaha! He looks amazing! 👏

[@CloneShockTrooper]

Sigvald will be a daemon prince at some point I am sure..

[@cjhobbyfly8597]

Very interesting seeing how you do the armour on this... something I havent seen on any KZbin tutorials is different colours of armour from history, for example reddened of the 17th century and blackened armour from 15th to 17th century... a couple of warlords pike and shotte cuirassiers would be great models to display this :)

[@Valreg]

I discovered two coats of Seraphim Sepia over wraithbone is great for blonde hair when painting my Blood Angels. Glad to see someone else using this method.

[@5chr4pn3ll]

Oh I missed this vid, the thumbnail was so different I didn't see it D:

[@noodles3559]

That was only 1-2 minutes but probably the best wet blend tip I’ve ever seen on YT for the cloak. Like suddenly it seems so much easier...

[@SWATDRUMMUH]

you think sigvald could make a good fulgrim for 40k?

[@scottywan82]

LMFAO! The way you said "his bum" about killed me.

[@YoutubeBuild-b7b]

at what time in the video was this? I seem to have missed it

[@cadmiumv]

@@KZbinBuild-b7b 26:30

[@YoutubeBuild-b7b]

@@cadmiumv thanks!

[@punkrockzoologist9449]

And then the blushing and the little grin. Duncs is such a gem.

[@scottywan82]

@@punkrockzoologist9449 Too pure for this world.

[@AekoldoHelbrassio]

Nice job dude! Now u should paint an Aekold Helbrass. No one will expect that

[@eldraque4556]

holiday time

[@markgregory983]

Please please please do more tutorials in this style duncan. I learn so much more when you go further in depth with your painting. Even with your gw tuts such as andarielle etc your teaching method is so good when you do more advanced techniques. I honestly believe thats why you are so popular. Generally the longer the tutorials and direction (like this one) the better they are. Darren Lathems small video series did the same thing, and its amazing how well you two get your points across. One thing i would love to see is getting gold trim to look like the style you see on abaddon or chaos models in general on the box art. The recipe is so hard to figure out. Great work on this video, it was superb

[@DuncanRhodesDRPA]

Thank you Mark. We try to cover painting for all levels. Glad we are on the right track

[@allglorytothehypnofox]

I've been nagging since he was announced. Thank you!

[@salvation7362]

Prince who from what now? Awesome figure and Amazing paint job but idk this character.

[@makeshift307]

I can definitely apply the technique you used to paint his cape to my saint Celestine model!

[@surrenderfleet]

39:40 that's right, ladies

[@punkrockzoologist9449]

It isn't easy being really really really ridiculously good looking.

[@peterbereczki4147]

saved

[@wargamesgeek1334]

That’s awesome, fantastic tutorial thank you 👍

[@DuncanRhodesDRPA]

No problem 👍

[@XX-zz4ff]

Great video! Such an amazing model as well

[@Vinwinckle]

Nice

[@MentoliptusBanko]

The best wet blending tutorial I saw. Turns out I've been already doing wet blending and Duncan made me realize it :)

[@DuncanRhodesDRPA]

yay 😀

[@flamingshotgun123]

YES! The Emperor protects, but Lord Duncan provides.

[@TabletopHobby]

The sparkly fanfare at the end was so appropriate for a Slaanesh mini!

[@imperialfist2304]

Yo Duncan friend,?buddy, pal, amigo, is that a Keeper of Secrets in the background while you paint Sigvald? The Inquisition is displeased.

[@bertilandersson6606]

Makes me wonder why gw dont sell their own wet palette

[@zacksullivan7426]

Great video! Duncan, have you seen Pete the Wargamer's conversion of Sigvald into a Vampire lord? Its wicked and was curious what you thought?

[@Brissebrajan]

fantastic video Duncan! Speaking of which, I noticed that you do not use excessive amount of color on your pallette anymore, compared to your GW videos. Is it because you do not subconsciously need to sell GW products (use more color, buy more color)? ;)

[@spaeron]

QUESTION: One of my neighbors recently got a new dog that bark relentlessly, how can i employee what i've learned here to address this problem?

[@prosperow]

What a reveal! Bow chica wow wow

[@bitzbox]

Congratulations on your one year anniversary! What better miniature to celebrate with too

[@DuncanRhodesDRPA]

Thank you very much! We thought he would be great for this

[@kylehart8763]

Might turn this into fulgrim

[@jamesbartlett3674]

Can you do a video showing how to do highlights for people who don’t have all of the colors? I struggle mixing, and your style of demonstrating and explaining really works for me.

[@ashleymorton5180]

Hang on a minute.... are you the guy who taught me how to paint through the warhammer painting videos.... If so I appreciate you, if not. I’m still learning so much from you that my brain hurts with knowledge 😂😍

[@DuncanRhodesDRPA]

Yes I am! Moved on to start our own little venture.

[@athollmcnicoll256]

Looks okay but I'm not a fan of gold. Thanks Duncan - a whole year up already who could have imagined it, when you started out?

[@cmdrwraithe1857]

You should really teach classes for paint theory, man. How do you plan your colors and shades? That is something that I haven't learned from anyone that I watch when they paint minis. What's your secret?

[@boneman-calciumenjoyer8290]

Good that you like the new Sigvald, but the horns just make him look stupid, not menacing or majestic, just stupid.

[@carsonridge8978]

Maybe not as easy as Duncan makes it look, his methods & procedures are fairly simple to master & give lovely results. Thanks.

[@5chr4pn3ll]

Oh wow this is astonishing work. By far my favorite video so far!

[@johnhohman7847]

Truly magnificent well done! Duncan do you do commissions? I have a character figure I like for you to tackle