Painting Minis for Beginners - Space Marines Using the New Warhammer Paint Set

Naomi paints three Warhammer 40,000 Assault Intercessors using the Starter Brush and the six paints out of the new Assault Intercessors + Paints Set by Games Workshop. Schemed the same as the box (Ultramarines) and two alternate colour schemes.
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[@MarioVicoDrums]

When Naomi cuts away the Smurfs shoulder symbol: Black Templars: YESSSSSS!!!! Guilliman: HERESY !!!!

[@darkandedgy1457]

Thinking the same shitXD

[@freddieup8837]

Just painted this set following your tips. It's the first time I've painted warhammer since I was 10 years old (now 25). This video was really helpful and I'm actually really happy with how mine came out.

[@David_Baxendale]

I found this video by searching for 'Warhammer 40K heresy'. I was thinking 'what could be so bad here'. *Watches removal of Ultramarines shoulder pad insignia' .. *Screams in Allfather*.. *Picks up the phone* 'Marneus, time to get your powermits on'...

[@leiziru9642]

MARNEUS, GET THE CODEX THE HEAVY CODEX

[@padrothetaco]

Just got my Space Wolf Combat patrol from my local store. This video is really helping me understand the painting process as I want to do the best job I can! Thanks for taking the time to create this!

[@hwadinskij7495]

Painted my first ultramarines with your video playing in the background. They came out better than i hoped for. Thanks

[@KiwiSpartan01]

Proceeds to remove the Ultramarine symbol Games Workshop: No, that's not how you play the game

[@Zillazaur]

That made me laugh so hard

[@Selzor]

They don’t care she still bought the set

[@KiwiSpartan01]

That white blue and Gold looks awesome, reminds me of something from The Clone Wars

[@dombodomicus1890]

its basically pre-heresy World Eaters

[@BungSpoot]

I saw some ones tau army that had a white and Maroon or dark red old republic color scheme. I don't like the tau but I admit it looked very good.

[@Sethronskillz]

Love that primary white and blue one you did, definitely my favourite of the 3

[@justApigeon.]

*watches hours of painting 40k miniatures knowing damn well I probably won’t ever get in to the hobby but finds it fascinating*

[@OverboardDM]

Let me show you how to paint a miniature......2 seconds later....dunk it in the water. Lol

[@nonplayercharacter596]

I learned from that. A helpful moment in the video as someone planning on dipping a brush into corax white for the first time tonight.

[@nicolassoucy1812]

@Sword 'n' Steele, really impressive skill, love the way you walk us through your painting :)

[@Corpus19]

Thank you very much for the video. It has helped me as I begin my journey painting miniatures as a legally blind person. Boy when they say miniature, they mean miniature.

[@Koops997]

Yeah you're right! I don't suck at painting because of my inexperience and colourblindness! It's this shoddy brush! Great vid 👌

[@jacobhope6164]

Thank you so much! Soon, I'm going to be painting my first miniature in over 20 years, and it will only the second one I've painted ever. I particularly love the metal effect you achieved without metallic pain. It looked quite graphic novel to me. Thanks for sharing!

[@EternalQuestion]

As an ultramarine player I can confirm you can get a macragge blue spray can and it has probably saved me hours upon hours I would have otherwise spent basecoating entire models blue...

[@metj6885]

Are the primer sprays at Home Depot too thick for minis?

[@gilbertfrendenmez3030]

@@metj6885 yes

[@adiaz2485]

@@metj6885 it depends on the brand, although you can get some cheap primer on Amazon that works

[@Basedweaboo]

I remember when Dark imperium was released along with the 8th edition version of this. I always found it funny it never suggested you prime miniatures, interesting as you think this would be a way for them to push their spray cans lol

[@flipnutdodad8841]

I am just starting out on this kit. Thank uou for the tips and techniques.

[@MarkoUntitled]

This was very helpful for a guy starting out with this kit (me). It's very nice that you used a lot of drybrushing. Really makes it look much better.

[@butch1900]

WOW that was a very lovely painting tutorial 😁 thank you for the help

[@eliaspanayi3465]

I got the intercessor starter set like in this video, now I'm hooked haha

[@SamuroTV]

You got yourself a new sub! Really cool and calming stuff, thank you :) I just started collecting and painting Space Marines again after 16 years of break and I can't wait to dive waaaay too deep into the hobby. I am glad that my wife is also a nerd so she gets it. xD

[@ARTYCOATY]

Amazing artwork! Masterpiece!! Thank you for sharing.

[@arvismorvis7254]

Congratulations! You are one of my favourate channels for Warhammer hobby content and your videos such as this are greatly appreciated as they are quite helpful to those new to the hobby such as myself. Looking forward to your next video already ❤

[@crashoverride210]

Great video!! I have been waiting for this since I have the same paint set and instructions on the box is somewhat confusing for me but with this great video now I can see clearly how to paint this set. BIG Thanks Naomi :)))

[@timothyhines7845]

Glad you started showing the painting again. I know this one is somewhat dated, but I had somehow missed it as it wasn't in either my "liked" or my "watch later" lists. I guess covid really messed y'all's store up with all the movement/capacity restrictions.

[@TPB82]

Bought this set today, really helpful video and you have such a sweet and relaxing voice. Subbed

[@GodzillaB210]

I am a die hard Imperial Fist. But I have to say I am digging on that white scheme A LOT.

[@tyotee4361]

I didn't even know dry bushing was a thing. Thank you so so so much!

[@thomas4092]

New to the hobby?

[@scottdixon2505]

Dry brushing is an incredibly easy to learn technique that can give amazing results. Practice it and you'll see immediate improvements to your models.

[@SternBornman]

Congrats on (WH)40k subscribers! XD Thanks for another great video. I think a lot of people appreciate the in depth look at these starter sets and what to actually expect from the kits and paints. No more going in blind. Hehe Keep up the good work!

[@barricade1391]

Fantastic, just finished my indomitus necrons and the get started box necrons. Now for the marines from indomitus and the know no fear box.... so much detail! 😭

[@acidvenom666]

very good video for beginners. The sets are pretty good for those who are not sure if the hobby is for them. i wish i had seen the video before i started painting. the instructions in the set are not very helpful. But the set convinced me that painting minis is fun. since then i have been working on my imperial fists....yellow...arghhh

[@DarkApostleNoek]

Did my first mini today, thanks helped alot.

[@ffnightranger]

Thank you for this. I was hoping for a video showing a beginner guide without spray primers; I figure I need to figure out if I like the hobby before further investing! Stuff adds up.

[@crudethecrusader1648]

This is good to know about the box and how they look before I buy them

[@nerdytom6881]

I got lucky recently I took a look at this set but decided not to buy because I could do better with the intro paints set, and ordered other items. However the picker for the online store misread the order and added the box to my order. I was not charged for it, and I got what I did buy and got this box for free. I emailed the store to notify them of the error and offer them the opportunity to request I resend the box back to them. Haven't heard anything for two weeks, so thanks for the free minis and paints.

[@JD-ur7qh]

You can also use a bigger brush handle and kinda mash up the clumps and stir to remix the paint along with shaking

[@flippinheck]

Just a thought about the white when it seperates on application, it can be oil residue on the plastic from manufacture, I always wash the frames in hot soapy water before painting, so worth a try in this case

[@MrTelecasterIV]

If the paint doesn't stick to the mini (if it "goes away" like at 07:00 ) add just a very tiny drop of dish soap into the paint. The soap releases the tension surface of the model so the paint will stick...or just spray paint it.

[@steveconn8907]

You make painting a fun thing to do, love your humour and sarcasm. Oh that white is such a lovely paint to use, not. Enjoyed the vvideo very much and it made me smile and laugh.

[@jeromelouis6339]

as a bonus these videos give me asmr

[@xXLtDudeXx]

This is the Bob Ross of miniature painting. This is about my 10th 'painting for beginners' video and was definitely the most helpful. Thanks. And just keeping with the beginners theme for any other newcomers out there, and I had to look this up. When she says if you have to thin the Shade use thinner not water I believe she is referring to a product called 'acrylic medium, thinner' or 'acrylic thinner' on the label not acetone or lacquer thinner. Glad I didn't do that. 😆

[@drfugorocks]

GW's thinner is called lahmian medium if you want to be sure you have a compatible thinner, although i'd suggest 50/50 medium and water with a wash :)

[@kingslayer283]

Thank you so much for this. I literally just got this set, and this is a big help.

[@archerdavidson6439]

Thanks for this my brother told me his son didn’t like them all just blue so when I got this for my son we did it with all these cool colors

[@rahmodin9209]

Just a tip for the white marine, what I've done in the past is mix macragge blue and a white then thinned it down a lot to use like a wash and drybrush white over it to blend it together

[@SamsButterscotch]

Lovely video!

[@happybuddyperson]

My paintbrush from this set also had no cover on the brush. The tip came bent but at least has a point and can be used for base coats. The fine detail becomes difficult to paint with the brush they include.

[@modelchili]

Awesome, I just started the hobby by painting this set, I kinda felt stuck to painting Ultramarines but shaving off the symbols is a good idea! Also cool to see another lefty painter. 😁

[@SeamusMudge]

Congratulations on 40,000 subscribers!

[@alexashman5183]

Thank you so much for this, it really helped as a first timer! Subscribed and will be checking out more of your channel.

[@Memmnarch1981]

First issues of the imperium magazine incoming...so I hope this will help. Never painted a mini so far.

[@charles_wipman]

I'd liked the bronce one, cooper maybe?; but i'll need red, yellow, and green for the details and also a lot of black ink for all the recesses. But yeah, seems that with that starter set one can do things.

[@gergokerekes4550]

paints eyes with that brush. Is it possible to acquire these powers? My hands start shaking if I think about doing that.

[@beerenmusli8220]

Resting arms/ellbows on the table helped me a ton improving stability.

[@carander3193]

I just paint the eyes and if if I mess up around it I just paint over it. I also press my wrists up against my chest.

[@JD-ur7qh]

I just started 40k but I used to paint car and army sets, w/ pilots minute detail I would use a toothpick to drop the paint and kinda steer it.

[@drowking8804]

A possible reason the paints aren't sticking is because a mold release agent is used to help get the parts out of the mold when they are made. So before painting always wash the parts with a little dishwashing liquid. The sprues full of parts can be placed in a pan or bowl of soapy water. Carefully rub the pieces with your fingers. Rinse, then air dry on paper towels or blow dry.

[@ThomasMartinistooawesome]

I'm keen to get the set, plus another brush, a green, red paint and black primer, so I can make my own successor chapter (as I'll want to cut off those ultramarine symbols) and learn to paint before getting a combat patrol :). Bye bye wallet And my successor chapter is the Blood Tigers. Established in lore but with next to no detail I made them up coz I like the name.

[@ColeNOXyd2nd]

the thing on the ultramarine shoulder is a upsilon, probably for the u in ultramarine

[@terratime2005]

It is an inverted omega.

[@ColeNOXyd2nd]

@@terratime2005 it is not, it looks like one but that's what a upsilon looks like

[@terratime2005]

@@ColeNOXyd2nd I do not know what is the most reliable website to use for languages/alphabets so I have provided a wikipedia link. It is the Greek symbol omega. You can also find it (more relibale) on word documents. Go to insert symbol, more symbols, greek/coptic. It is an inverted capital Omega. Here is the link: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Greek_alphabet

[@ColeNOXyd2nd]

@@terratime2005 en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Upsilon and scroll down to Latin Upsilon

[@terratime2005]

@@ColeNOXyd2nd fair enough. I am familiar with the Greek alphabet, not the latin one. Both statements are accurate descriptions of the symbol. I did not realise from your original statement you meant the Latin alphabet. It certainly fits the Latin terminology used as well as the Roman themes underlying the chapter.

[@tp6498]

Ok, you paint a box set using nothing but the contents of the box and they come out looking 100 times better than mine despite my hundreds of dollars of paints and brushes. That crashing sound you just heard was me sliding everything off of my desk into the trash can. I give up.

[@davedogge2280]

With those limited paints and brushes you can probably just scrape over the line for "battle ready" painted minis suitable for a proper tournament and this video shows ya how. Interesting how they are plugging Agrax Earthshade instead of the traditional Nuln Oil in these starter sets, in ancient times they sometimes recommended Drakenhof Nightshade for the Ultramarine wash. (I personally just use really thinned down vallejo surface primer black for my Nuln Oil wash, it just has a higher pigment concentration for 'deeper' shadows. that's my 1 pence's worth.

[@EternalQuestion]

To be honest I think the main reason they give you agrax is because you get nuln in the necron set, and they wanted the paint sets to compliment eachother. Nuln is definitely better for shading macragge blue though. To be fair though, you can just thin down the abaddon black and use it to recess shade with reasonable results. The other good thing about this set is that can use the corax white to mix a highlight colour for the blue armour or the black gun casing. You could definitely almost paint a 'parade ready' ultramarine with this set. Having both black and white gives you a lot of potential to mix shade or highlight colours and build up layers. The main problems are that there is no red to paint the eye lenses, no silver for the gun parts, and no way to highlight the gold. However you could buy mephiston red and stormhost silver and you'd be good to go.

[@davedogge2280]

@@EternalQuestion Corax is a bit dodgy though, how many times have I opened a new bottle and there's a slimy solid ball in the middle and I've had to stab at it to break it upand then had to add Vallejo Matt Medium to it. The Agrax Earthshade is great for necrons which I like to have a dirty look about them as they've been underground in a slumber for thousands of years. Would have been nice to include a pot of Calgar Blue for edge highlighting though on the ultramarines.

[@EternalQuestion]

@@davedogge2280 Lol, that has definitely happened to me as well. Usually it's still usable, but for sure Corax is not a good paint. The spray is even worse. Calgar blue would be nice, but it's a beginner paint set, so I guess they are not expecting many people to be edge highlighting with it. For me the silver is the biggest omission. The model doesn't even look finished without the silver parts painted on the gun.

[@Epic117]

long time lurker! Loved the vid so much!

[@stixxzadinia6752]

great job those look freakin awesom lady steel

[@richardowen808]

Know what you mean about the Corax white. Absolutely hate it myself. Also found that spraying on the base coat is not only less time consuming but the layer paints also stick better.

[@jessehmccarter1986]

The white and blue one was my favorite.

[@121GiggawattzRC]

Almost 54k at this point… well done

[@rcgunner7086]

First! Good timing on this. I need to paint my toys up.

[@SonsOfLorgar]

Lol! I've got to clean the hobby room from other projects before I can get at my wh40k toys to paint them XD

[@hlbhaelbe7028]

Removing the Ultramarine Shoulder?! Sounds like Heresy :O

[@twistedtemplar7656]

You can base it with that paint. General rule is to try wash with dishwashing liquid before cutting/painting as there may be oil from the molding process on it. Also, you skin have oil on it. Both with cause that affect with any acrylic . Good wash solves this

[@revenant7492]

Nice job. Your metallic marine would be a decent start for the Minotaurs chapter. Just add some red and some greek lettering.

[@Belenor]

I havent played or painted for atleast 15 years, things sure have changed :)

[@MustContainMinis]

Nice video. Strange that the White didn't work as a base layer on the miniature. Citadel actually recommends that you use the Abaddon Black or Corax White as your base layer if you don't prime the miniature with spray. I used the Black with no issue.

[@sunsolstar]

love your painting Naomi....but having served in the army I think the position of the heads in the gold and the blue Marines could have been better. The head of the Gold marine should look better if position more towards the shoulder pad, almost like looking over the shoulder pad. The blue marine looking toward the hand holding the gun. the white Marine is good or better. When holding weapons the body reacts in certain way, otherwise is hard to operate the weapon, gun rifle, grenade etc... .A good way the see this is to goggle pictures of soldier in combat and you will notice that there is a consistent way in witch soldiers hold weapons while moving or even in static position...in our hobby this makes the model more natural and realistic, especially if the painting in the model is as good as your work.....thank you for the video

[@jediknutt620]

Always a good idea to wash plastic/resin parts with soap and water to remove oils and/or mold release agents. And of course prime the parts, which was not what she was going for of course.

[@loupiscanis9449]

Thank you , Lady Naomi .

[@loupiscanis9449]

I hate the Ultra-Smurfs !

[@jamesmcglough5985]

Please do 40k asmr your voice is perfect for it.

[@HeadHunterSix]

I was hoping these were going to just be the same as the ones on the Indomitus sprue, sad to see that they have Ultramarines iconogaphy molded on.

[@Senor_Penor]

Me: *Sees ultramarine insignia being removed* Me 2 seconds later: *Smiles*

[@Mamurai]

Greetings from Denmark, Naomi. Love the relaxed personality you have, and what you do.

[@righter8665]

at 6:27 its clear the white wasn't even mixed before being put on the pallette. No wonder it didn't go on well after adding water to it.

[@bubbleguts321]

There is likely a callous there, but the way Naomi holds that hobby knife TOWARDS her thumb gives me anxiety.

[@lantern-music]

That is how my first ER trip happened

[@nukem8128]

i do the same thing, meh. Super glue is always close by

[@Sethronskillz]

Lol I was forged in this fire, I used to cut models from the sprues with a carpet cutter (like a box cutter but the blade is a hook shape) when I was about 12-14, to cut a long story short I now have a scar from the tip of my thumb to the knuckle both top and bottom...it cut my thumb in half from tip to knuckle...always be safe with knifes folks 👍🏻

[@tracknes]

@@nukem8128 if you apply a layer of it beforehand, it helps a lot to prevent the wound.

[@alcouture]

I like your videos but please... if this is an instructional video for beginners, cut away from your fingers!

[@JasonJoestar]

After around 10 years of not painting/collecting Warhammer.. I must ask; has all the models increased their size over the years? Those marines are huge!

[@swordnsteele712]

Yes, they have. Primaris marines are notably larger than the lil old marines

[@JasonJoestar]

@@swordnsteele712 Ah. That explains it. I thought you were just tiny so that the models looked huge in your hands. :P Thank you! I'm thinking about getting back in to painting.

[@winstonzendejas]

Should I apply some primer before the blue? I have spray gray primer… but I don’t know if that should be good to apply before the blue… help please!

[@kalonohmstede5138]

I just love Naomi's accent

[@andrewlawton6671]

Try washing miniatures in a thin solution of Detol, It straps paint in stronger solutions and removed the shine of new plastic minis so Any paint should thee adhere ;)

[@andrewlawton6671]

ACRYLIC Thinner (Isopropyl Alchahol) is ok but stinks, and well a bit like paint/ glue sniffing, for younger gamers especially Distilled water is perfect for thinning acrylics and non toxic

[@justink9962]

I wish my Macragge blue looked this blue. I have regular, air and a spray can and it always looks to have a very purple hue to it no matter how much I shake it so I had to make my own blue. Also I got ready and primed 10 Intercessors in corax white spray a few days ago.. I was going to do white scars. But seeing the white and blue together I may end up doing something else because I really like those 2 colors together better than the red and white of White Scars.

[@tfan2222]

SUPER late response but from I can tell ultramarines having a purplish hue to them seems to be a standard, so it makes since that macragge blue has a purple hue as well

[@JohnnyLeyenda]

My Corax White was very blotchy and had small dried out bits in it, it was annoying to work with so I ended up using it for drybrushing terrain hahaha

[@AmongRocks]

Naomis nemesis: Corax White

[@lynnmoore3684]

Corax White is everyone's nemesis. It's the bane of all.

[@alexandersnider734]

I can't tell if you're Canadian, Irish, or Scottish, but either way I'm fascinated

[@kentishmale1969]

Sounds American to me

[@carlwarrington3377]

Hi, great informative vid. I am a latecomer to Warhammer and painting the figures so have been doing a lot of study of how to achieve the best results before I start. I wonder if yourself or any of the people who watch your vids could advise me plz? From what I have researched so far basic Acrylic paint is not ideal for hard plastic and usually paints well on absorbent surfaces like wood or parchment, therefore a primer or undercoat is needed to prep the models beforehand, would it not be simpler and cheaper to use paints meant for plastic??, any thoughts on this would be appreciated plz, Regards, Carl.

[@leiziru9642]

Does the Codex Astartes support this action?

[@shakeyhandsshedmodelrailwa2494]

hold the brush bristle down under boiling water poured from the kettle , the bristles will re shape

[@chrishenshaw3530]

Nice world eater you did there.....

[@austinnguyen5785]

This is for the indomitus box, i have done everything and i would really like to have a chance to be able to play this game. My personal preference for a necron scheme would be like midwinter minis sandstone necrons. That aside, would the macragge blue spray be fine or should i get a black spray then base coat blue?

[@ikarian8318]

Try a little drybrush on grey sand of the base because it seems to flat and uniform.

[@bertholdbach4959]

34:06 Give him a chainaxe instead of the pistol, sprinkle some blood on him and you got a nice HH Worldeater.

[@power_SERG]

Nice Primaris World Eater 😉

[@dumbcow1]

why did you not prime these models...? For people who are going to play with their minis that could bite them in the butt down the road..

[@Malvgoat]

Sorry if I'm asking a stupid question, I just got this set (my first) and am trying to do it all properly...when you're doing the wings, is that a dry brush or wet? Thanks for the vid, very helpful

[@swordnsteele712]

Let's see, the first layer would be wetbrushing on, and then, if a shade goes over it, after the shade has dried, I would drybrush a final highlight on :)

[@DeadDie44]

Oh. My. God. I totally making myself a detachment of copper-bronze (whatever that metallic color is actually looks like) marines. Well when I'll save enough money to buy some more, honestly those bloody things getting more and more expensive as the time passes by, just like anything else in life

[@MERLK2]

Nice one -even with the handycap of a deformed brush combined with one of the worst GWs colors :D Corax White and especially the white scar tends to grief me a lot, because its often so very clumpy and even after a hour on the paint shaker sometimes uneven

[@KiwiSpartan01]

I've got the same problem with the white

[@PavelThorsonos]

I've found the first release of Corax White to be somewhat bad, but the pots I've picked up more recently have been the most amazing White I've ever known and makes painting White pretty reasonable. Like I've found it to be one of the *best* paints, ironically. It can massively benefit from an agitator ball though, yeah.

[@KiwiSpartan01]

@@PavelThorsonos I need to get me one of them. Wonder if a couple of BBs would do the job

[@robertof.5283]

Some little Question. I want to start with wh40k. This Base White whats didnt cover at the second marine, can this "Camouflage" Design covered with maggrage blue? Or does it dont hold very long in playing the figur? I mind it too use it too show "rebuildet Armor after hard shattering battles". Thx very much and sorry for the Bad english :-)

[@DaBuddahMan]

You have a video of recommended items to get (off amazon?) before starting to paint or just use the citadel brand everything?

[@hungryowl1559]

Removing the Ultramarine symbol! HERESY! HERETICS! BY THE EMPEROR EXTERMINATUS!