Painting Yellow Tutorial - Imperial Fist Tutorial

[@christopherwadey4342]

Some strange looking Iron Warriors you got there, brother.....

[@Trash_Tobi]

Just add some Black stripes

[@nofuxgivens2797]

This technique sure will help with my caution stripes

[@just_a_hunter]

Yeh ikr

[@larry84903]

As someone who just started painting this year and decided to do imperial fists, this video is the answer to the last 6 months of different yellow methods I've been trying. Thank you king

[@ابوعابد-س4ث]

I know the Imperial Fists didn’t get the presence they deserved in Vigilus, so I’ll be sure to use this tutorial to paint the Lieutenant at Abbadon’s feet for you ;)

[@ChapterMasterValrak]

The Not-God-Emperor Of Mankind u wot

[@couchgang5239]

I was gonna do the same thing!

[@maliceharding4668]

I was planning on painting my reclaimers of dorn for when I convert abbadon in to Huron blackheart

[@briandavion]

lol amusingly I'm considering going with Imperial fists for my abaddon just so I can give painting them a try

[@Shogundoxie1414]

The u.s. equivalent for the black spray paint would be Krylon for if you want to go cheaper but still decent quality coverage

[@adwag3573]

Do not use krylon it is not made for plastic and your paint will rub off more easily than other brands.

[@jesot]

Rust-oleum 2X Primer is great for $4-5 at Westlake or Walmart. I might even try the yellow from that line on some marines when the 9th Ed. box releases.

[@danielwolfberg]

I think you're misunderstanding something. There's not supposed to be that much yellow on your iron warriors. And I think you forgot to glue the spikes aswell.

[@sphere9829]

@@sixela2268 its a joke lol

[@sixela2268]

@@sphere9829 ik, I was trying to play along, but yeah I think I came off a little too aggressive you're right

[@xeniwargaming]

Paints Used: - Black Primer - Averland Sunset - Agraxs Earthshade - Lamenters Yellow Glaze

[@sbh_tx]

tfw when no more lamenters yellow :(

[@xeniwargaming]

@@sbh_tx there’s a few tutorials online that can teach you to mix your own equivalent

[@sbh_tx]

@@xeniwargaming kinda scared me I wasn't expecting a reply at all. thx for the advice i'll check it out. also heard Vallejo Game Ink may be a close match as well

[@xeniwargaming]

@@sbh_tx happy to help :)

[@Lionheart40529]

Step 1 to painting yellow. Realize that it's not gold and paint everyone in the glorious colors instead.

[@knightpaladin9841]

found the custodes

[@Dan-id8wv]

Custard > Custode

[@SaiyanInTraining]

As someone starting Warhammer who wants to paint space wolves. This knowledge is going to help with the shoulder pads so much. Thanks

[@ChapterMasterValrak]

Good stuff :)

[@iLeMbeck]

I am completely new to the hobby and I am happy to say I’ve started going in with an Imperial Fist Army. I’m already familiar with the averland spray and paint as well as with the lamenters but I’m excited to see the agrax portion of the tutorial.

[@Mike-8404]

I've heard Sigismund Yellow Air is a good alternative to Lamenters Yellow Glaze if mixed with Lahimian Medium at a 1:1 ratio

[@Quinten3131]

You can also make the "Lamenters Yellow Glaze" by mixing the Vellajo Yellow Game Ink with water in 1:2 ratio. It's a spot on match.

[@woodyjm61]

@@Quinten3131 is this still the best alternative? all the other tutorials have 27 steps and 37 different paints used. I need something simple that will look good.

[@MrKrummith]

ahh yes this will make my hazard stripes really pop on my iron warriors

[@Szminsky]

You should do a tutorial on how to paint the Iron Warriors!

[@stewart2517]

Yes this is most helpful. This will indeed help further boost the Imperial Fists numbers! 👊

[@jackwong4198]

as long no more chaos bois chasing the fist's gene seed storages. just don't know why almost every traitor legions going after you guys if the there's matter about gene seed stuffs.

[@stewart2517]

Jack Wong. Because they want the best gene seed!

[@jackattack8098]

Heretic

[@pete_stewardson]

You can do something similar for ultramarines too. I use - Basecoat of Macragge Blue All over wash of Drakenhof Nightshade Fairly heavy drybrush of Russ Grey Lighter drybrush of Chronus Blue All over wash of Guilliman Blue This gives them a really deep rich blue colour to the armour, and the dry brushing also gives even more depth to the model. Then if you want to go to town you can do the usual highlights of Edge highlight in Calgar Blue Final edge highlight in Fenrisian Grey

[@D00M3R-SK8]

I think dry brushing looks horrid on armour plating. used to look good on the torso's of the old plague marines as they had that kind of detail where dry brushing works. any kind of flat area though, no dry brushing as it just looks dusty to me. I know some people like that look and then I guess it's just down to personal taste, but i tend to keep dry brushing for stuff like imperial guard tanks and fur capes, rocks on bases and that kind of thing. anything that is textured basically.

[@sadhappy8860]

I was very impressed by your yellow painting, it must be said, bright but muted. For Dorn!

[@AfroFoz]

I just add a light drybrush of yriel then flash gitz to get some highlights before the glaze and it looks much better than just table top with out much more work or time.

[@Ziflin]

Thank you so much I’ve been struggling with my yellows and this really helps!

[@lunahula]

Just need those Imperial Fist Upgrade Sprues sold in the boxed set at Christmas to come on sale seperately GW... any day now.

[@samloveday2470]

Sock Badger soon brother, soon

[@maxbrandt6]

I once read several years ago in White Dwarf that to effectively paint anything yellow, you will want to base coat the area or item with Bleached Bone then a coat or two of yellow. Your method is very effective as well and I really like the way your Imperial Fists look, not too bright but nice and rich.

[@HPSquirrelCraft]

Great tutorial, Cousin! I'll use it to paint a helmet on the trophy pole of my Night Lords Dreadnought in your honor! 😁

[@ChapterMasterValrak]

HPSquirrelCraft HERESY

[@harrisonsaynor8568]

That dreadnought looks great you've out done yourself with that

[@WAXBOY5004]

Painted 5 dudes and a dreadnaught this way and I’m very pleased... curious to see what contrast colour does in June, but it’s comforting knowing how to do yellow in case contrast isn’t what I hoped it to be! -thanks

[@TheRaven-WingGaming]

Hey Valrak, I know you made this video over a year, or maybe exactly a year ago, but I've just now recently decided to swap my custom chapter to be a Successor Chapter of the Imperial Fists. I'm following this paint scheme for the Imperial Fists themselves, but my custom chapter is now derived from Rogal Dorn. I just wanted to say that this tutorial was extremely helpful for painting yellow, as it made it so much easier.

[@ChapterMasterValrak]

Glad I could help!

[@arielnir2679]

If i would make imperial fists, i would use 7 coats of lamenters yellow.

[@siriandelgaro3806]

hi Valrak, thanks for your video. i have two questions: 1: glazes are gone...what do you use now? 2: how you paint the scratches 3: Dorn is Best see ya

[@briandavion]

I'm likewise curious how you're going to adapt without the glaze, I';m going a sucessor chapter that uses a lot of yellow and I really like this technique but..

[@davedogge2280]

This guy shows you how to make the old Citadel Glazes which disappeared in 2019 using Vallejo inks. And it's very easy to do and vallejo never get rid of their colours and inks. JuanHidalgo Miniatures How To Make Citadel Glazes kzbin.info/www/bejne/sIG1h2SvlMhpsKc

[@iamphL]

Dave Dogge wow thank you very much!! I will definitely try that!

[@Zabyatta]

Thank you, Valrak. I have been struggling with this for so long, and I've failed time and time again with the white undercoat and thin layers of Averland and/or Yriel Yellow, but this is so good and a fine tutorial. Thank you so much, The Emperor surely smiles upon you, the Primarch-Progenitor will be proud of you once he returns and the Silver Fists salutes you!

[@ChapterMasterValrak]

Zabyatta Ba'al Zab-ub No worries, mate.

[@SigfridSWE]

Video about how you do "battle damage" plz!!! ☺ 👍🏻

[@Ephigy17]

Seconded!

[@ObjectiveAnalysis]

Thirded 👍

[@RogornDal]

Fourthed!

[@eleventhprimarch5303]

Rhinox Hide (or any other dark brown paint) in little dots, and highlight with a lighter color of the armor underneath the dots.

[@salamanda550]

Glazes and Washes are just magic.... Truly the best gift GW has ever gifted.

[@ChapterMasterValrak]

Makes me think I'm a Heavy Metal painter xD

[@Sanch0JR]

Now this guild may or may not have convinced me to start a imperial fist army

[@jmmvn8]

Hey, i know this video is a bit old but i just wanted to say a massive thank you. I've wanted to do some Imperial Fists for ages but always struggled to get the yellow looking right. Just tried painting one up using this method and it looks great!

[@TheAegisClaw]

It's easy with an airbrush, preshade with black and white, heavy on the white highlights. Spray yellow. Save time on your shading by using a Van Dyke Brown oil wash, remove excess with a small sponge and some thinner. Need a layer of gloss varnish between the oils and acrylics though.

[@dankydoodle]

Pretty dope, and now I need to go buy all the averland spray and lamenters yellow. Dammit GW!!

[@arivera4199]

This really does help. Wanted to start an Imperial Fist army as my intro to 40k hobby

[@ChapterMasterValrak]

J Rivera great stuff!

[@aleksandersokal5279]

Primarch-Progenitor, to your glory and the glory of him on earth!

[@knalltfix]

My Fists are made with with a white or grey primer, Ushabti Bone and Vallejo Game Color Yellow Ink. Very easy and imo great looking.

[@tebbispoons4789]

I was considering using this to saturate my hazard stripes on my Iron Warriors, glad to see it works so well! Definitely doing them this way now

[@Chibiruda]

This helped me so much in making better stripes on my Iron warriors. Thanks Valrak!

[@ChapterMasterValrak]

R B wait, what

[@andrewhill7691]

Argghhh no!! I’ve only just found this, and right after watching it discovered that the spray and glaze are both discontinued... I feel hopeless now... is the new yellow contrast a good substitute for this? What can I do about the spray paint?

[@dravastisfane6578]

Andrew Hill if it helps 1 part iyaden yellow to 6 parts contrast medium can help replicate lamenters yellow

[@dravastisfane6578]

Correction, 1 part Vallejo game ink yellow to 6 parts water is a much better replacement, sorry for the misinformation brother

[@bobskywalker2707]

Dravastis Fane Hmm thank you.

[@Starburst7641]

Press F brothers. -Cant believe GW stopped selling Lamenters Yellow..

[@garrusn7702]

What else should be used?

[@Jarvo-ed6pj]

GarrusN7 you can get it on 'Element games' They'll get a new stock once the quarantine is over

[@supremetarantulasorcerer165]

They deserve they're own goddamn upgrade sprue for all they've gone through...

[@johnniewalker877]

From some experience Rust-Oleum Primer works for those of us from the US. Only been spraying and painting for a year now so take it as you will.

[@scoth5964]

Now that the glaze are discontinued, do you have any recommendation on how to get a similar effect?

[@robertanstee443]

A yellow ink, or water down a highly saturated yellow acrylic, that's literally what a glaze is, basically and normal paint watered down to the consistency of a wash

[@dekai7992]

@@robertanstee443 Vallejo has a great Yellow Ink.

[@robertanstee443]

@@dekai7992 ok cool, i haven't really had much to do with the vallejo inks but i love their paint, pretty much using solely vallejo stuff for my last few projecta and i can't recommend them enough

[@noxington4260]

@@robertanstee443 Vallejo game ink yellow mixed with water in a 1:2 ratio is a 95% color match to the old citadel glaze

[@morganblais755]

I was messing around with some test models and found that casadora yellow all over a yriel yellow basecoat looks really good. You could leave it there if you wanted to go fast, it does the recess shading and glazing all in one go. You can glaze the flat panels with some yriel yellow and flash gitz yellow to brighten them up if you fancy, and shade the deepest panel lines with scrag brown, then doombull brown for added contrast. Then do your edge-highlighting with dorn yellow.

[@Zilegil]

For my orks I use flash gitz yellow, a few light coats of seraphim sepia. I coat it like you said you shouldn’t, as that give a dirty effect Then I use a bright orange to pick out scratches then finish the scratches with runefang steel The sepia and scratches make it a lot murkier and dirtier than yours, but it’s pretty quick and full of detail Although I’m definitely gonna steal the glaze tip for my meganobs. They’z gotta keep their armour shiny

[@andrewpage-towers4068]

I have been looking for a scheme that i could copy to do my marines malevolent. Thank you so much as it was simple explained all the main bits. I have now started on the army and it looks brilliant. Thank you.

[@MariusGage]

Really enjoying going through your channel and looking at your tutorial videos. Even as an ultramarine painter I’m getting some great ideas and inspiration from this video. Wish you did more of these!

[@ChapterMasterValrak]

Not really a painter tbh, my stuff is table top standard 😁

[@MariusGage]

@@ChapterMasterValrak you say that but the army looks phenomenal. I think being a pretty big KZbinr and being connected with like golden daemon winners has warped your perspective! These are easily top tier on most peoples tabletop id say.

[@matnickels3735]

Do you highlight afterwards?

[@Malforian]

Just about to start painting my Emporer Spears, this video really helps me out thanks Valrak! I will be doing blue but it should work the same

[@ChapterMasterValrak]

Great stuff, post pics!

[@Spartan1719]

Oh boy I sure do love having averland sunset as a consistently available product that is still in production by GW

[@TableTopLaboratories]

great vid! yellow is a terrifying color to paint, thanks for making it seem doable! would love to see a vid where you show how to achieve that nice battle damage youve got there on your dread! ace stuff

[@TheLehi5]

its nice! what i use is more simpler white scar white prime->imp. fist contrast->cassadora yellow shade. then done your lamenter is ready to messed up with shaky hands! XD but your iron warrior is weird.... i dont know why.... (imp fist, and iron warriors are based!) but i think in your way i would change the black into white, so if somewhere the spray cant reach it will be not as brown.

[@magnos_decimus]

Hi Valrak I just made my own painting tutorial recently where I paint a Blood crusher with no citadel paints and the model came out nicely, keep up the good work :)

[@-MarcelDavis-]

Awesome video, looks really good. I've seen painted Imperial fists with this kind of yellow but I always thought they use a paint from a different brand or something. The glaze really makes all the difference.

[@D00M3R-SK8]

replacement for lamenters, or what yellow should I cut with lahmian to get a similar glaze, please?

[@dravastisfane6578]

1 part Vallejo game ink yellow to 6 parts distilled water works well

[@Quinten3131]

@@dravastisfane6578 I think 6 parts is way too watery. I mix 1 part yellow to 2 parts water.

[@dravastisfane6578]

Yes defiantly

[@hammerofolympia3716]

Perfect thanks for the tips when i create corpses at my lords feet, seriously nice looking fists

[@stephenlawrence9703]

yellows always been a pain, well done Valrak on having the confidence to share you're technique

[@avocato1135]

Valrak, Halfords is exceptionally good, I have used it to paint a motorcycle before. However, out of it being what I had lying around, I tried some Hycote Matte black, which at the time I got off of amazon for about 4 or 5 quid (AFAIK about or almost half the price of Halfords) And as a basecoating layer, I am very impressed with the results. If for whatever reason you can't get Halfords stuff, I'd firmly reccommend Hycote. I can't speak for other colours, but the Matte black works very nicely. :)

[@dariobaldwin9567]

Great skills Valrak. They look amazing

[@ChapterMasterValrak]

Darío Baldwin Thanks, mate

[@bertruslanus]

This technique is descibed in the house hawkshroud tutorial on Warhammer TV. That worked fine for my first knight but that was still a bit of a struggle without the spray. I'm will probably buy one to paint my second one and my armigers.

[@philipplohning3894]

I would love to see more painting tutorials from you about imperial fist

[@briandavion]

So given the yellow spray and the glaze have both been discontinued how are you doing your new Imp Fists?

[@Digitalfiendscom]

You can pretty much make Lamenters Yellow using Vallejo Game Ink Amarillo Yellow 72.085 and diluting it with Lahmian Medium in a 1:3 ratio; so 1 part ink, 3 parts medium. I like the resulting glaze to be fairly thin, but you can even go a bit thicker at a 1:2 ratio. There are two videos here on KZbin that describe the "recipe" for making your own Lamenters Yellow glaze and they both show comparisons and custom glaze is a perfect match. I've just started my Imperial Fists and the glaze is truly the secret if you like that warmer yellow look.

[@astartesteadious3756]

Digitalfiendscom thanks for the tip. Using contrast for my small miniatures but need a glaze for my normally painted vehicles.

[@Jarvo-ed6pj]

The spray has been brought back now and you can get the glaze on 'Element games' At least once the quarantine is over

[@briandavion]

@@Jarvo-ed6pj has it? thats good to know, wonder if iut'll be avaliable in canada again

[@simonliden864]

@@Jarvo-ed6pj I checked the website and it says it's unavailable since GW is not selling it anymore. Do you have some insider information? I live in sweden if that is of any importance.

[@crimsonkight546]

been following your paint jobs since you started this project your doing a great job man!

[@jay-esslanoue4862]

See, this is the content I want on the YewTewbs. 3 step yellow, with bonus weathering.

[@jarvbricks7422]

I love your imperial fists design. I’ve been trying to paint a good one for ages. Every time I did it the marine looked like it was 1994. I’ve copied your style. Minus the glaze as I can’t find that ☹️ Well done and thank you for this tutorial 👍🏻

[@huwtindall7096]

Why use the black primer as well as Averland Sunset? The major colour sprays like Averland and Macragge are also primers. Have the same chemicals as Abaddon Black and the white that do the priming i.e. stick to the plastic and good to paint over.

[@jacopogasparotto2275]

fantastic !!! I have been trying for a year ... but the sunset I use seems very dark compared to yours, the result is an orange ... I have tried all types but the yellow you get is definitely lighter than mine .. I have tried them all the types of sunset ... air, base ... the spray no longer exists and in any case it remained dark ... what do you propose? thank you so much 🥰

[@BrningHalo]

Great tutorial. Seems really simple to do. Looking forward to trying this out.

[@Aiden-xs2gj]

Glorious.

[@jaceosborne1780]

Thanks brother valrak I think I'm going to try some imperial fists at last all ways been afraid of yellow Thankyou

[@KapitanPoop]

That's so simple and results so amazing it's genius!

[@johnhorst779]

Hey Valrak! Love your stuff (a recent Dorn fan) and was wondering where to get one of those tables for painting. I have an open, concrete area behind my dwelling that could work, but I worry the sun could mess it up. Maybe a Home Depot or some kind of furniture store?

[@JojoJohnie]

What colors do you use for the chest Aquila? I have seen a lot of different variants on Imperial fists but yours look really cool.

[@shipmate3577]

Do you still use glazes?

[@Born_Stellar]

I was wanting to do this but now there is no Lamenter yellow glaze! What do Chapter Master?

[@deleroast]

Just looking myself. Averland spray is gone too. You could make your own yellow glaze with lahmian medium.

[@Born_Stellar]

@@deleroast I was thinking about getting some liquid matte medium and mixing in some acrylic ink, I've just always preferred having the colour premade and ready to go. Could also try thinning the contrast paint as that seems to be what GW wants us to do. However I think GW paint is a ripoff anyways so this will be an excuse to try other ranges.

[@kjhammer120]

I'm here to learn me some yellow!

[@Flamethrower1942]

I do a similar method but use tamiya flat yellow oin was with agrax earth shade drybrush the armour Vallejo off white and then wash entire miniature with gw yellow wash ...might work better with the glaze though.

[@Bits_Shop]

What would you recommend if you cant get hold of any lamenters?

[@MikeSpicyWinner]

I miss Lamenters Yellow and the other glazes. I have one Lamenters yellow left and I cannot find a good replacement.

[@briandavion]

So did you notice that the HH how to Imperial fist guide put out with the IF HH 2.0 was basicly this method?

[@bradleyunderhill6449]

I use the averland sunset spray for my Genestealer Cults but it would just not cover was an awful yellow colour and filled the recesses over the grey plastic, sprayed over white and world great, so anyone else doing this be carful with the yellow, use black or white as a base or it either won’t adhere well or you will need to do multiple coats. Edit: I’ve seen used before and it works well it to highlight with a bone then glaze because it makes a bit yellower and it easy to touch up before the glaze.

[@mattyng4970]

I got to say that's a lovely yellow mate, I'd also like to see how you do that battle damage as well

[@Campbell-to7vp]

I paint my fists with yellow trim on the arms Mephiston to be precise it’s not authentic but it’s looking good

[@Campbell-to7vp]

Red trim*

[@jacopogasparotto2275]

very beautifull !! where can i find the video where do you paint the dreadnought? I remember seeing it years ago. thank you🥰

[@Venom_IX]

Thank you, I'll definitely give this a try!

[@papasmurf515]

looks awesome , would love to share some pics of mine and ask for advice on them

[@Sanch0JR]

“Get in right in there”- valarak m19

[@902100101]

Well I might, just might, be a little late but I do have some questions. First off great tutorial (yes this is a question), and secondly what color do you use for those silver bits? Also (two more questions), how do you get the battle damage look and equally how do you get the silver, red, etc. of all those bits to look "dirty" (not in a bad way but not shiny and new)? Thanks again for the guide and appreciate any help.

[@sembowden2893]

What happened to the ‘fists of dorn’ homebrew?

[@Bacxaber]

Where do you get Averland Sunset in a spraycan? It's not on the store.

[@astartesteadious3756]

It’s not possible to get anymore unfortunately, the only options with averland now is to brush it or airbrush it. Brushing it still works fine, just takes longer unfortunately..... so many layers.

[@shootingstar0312]

Have you tried applying just averland? I have sunset yellow of colour forge And prime them directly and they look fine, But i might try to prime them black And then averland

[@Nathren]

I know this is a little late, but I think your paint method for Imperial Fists is finally the method I want to use. I've been looking for the perfect look for NINE YEARS, in the mean time I've built/painted other factions and models waiting to finally get to Imperial fists. Thank you so much, I'm finally going to paint up an Imperial Fist! Silly me, the glaze is gone. Any replacements by chance?

[@ChapterMasterValrak]

I’ve heard that mixing army painter inks with water does the same result, search it in KZbin someone has a tutorial on it mate

[@Minox_]

Sucks I saw this so late now glazes are discontinued. I find that Averland sunset, then shading, and then a couple of layers of yriel yellow makes very good IF yellow, sadly it takes a lot of time for every marine. Contrast doesn't work out for me as it pools so much, I can't get it to behave. I've tried so many things, I feel like I have no choice but to go to airbrushing next to be able to have multiple thin layers of yellow in a reasonable timespan.

[@Darksky1001able]

Gonna use daemonic yellow as my primer and figure it out from there.

[@dunepepe6199]

Thanks, this really helps with hazard stripes

[@iamphL]

Do you have a recommendation for the ones of us who werent lucky to get a backlog of lamenters glaze? How could we substitute that?

[@stemes2860]

Vallejo yellow ink slightly thinned is supposed to be the best replacement. #72.085 kzbin.info/www/bejne/aILEZ5RsqdaBldE

[@deanmarham9903]

Very helpful! Kind of tempted to paint up some imp fists now!

[@ChapterMasterValrak]

Dean Marham DOOOO IT

[@deanmarham9903]

Definitely will!

[@OfficialObsidianGrey]

I'm curious why you prime black and then prime yellow? Could you just skip the black primer and start with the yellow prime?

[@migueltc4210]

Valrak m8 how do you do this in 2019 with lamenters yellow out ? Do yellow contrast work well? As a sustitute?

[@jacobweightman9494]

Just a quick question, Why do you undercoat in black before spraying the yellow over the top?

[@FD-pi2gj]

I think the yellow spray is a base paint rather than a primer

[@christianantonow1686]

Good question. Just had the same on my mind. Does it have to be black primed or would white not even be sparkly?

[@SgtTeddybear66]

It's a shame you didn't make all your Primaris like this! I would have really loved to see your older Reclaimers Of Dorn models in this yellow scheme. I hope you update us with a Imperial Fist army showcase

[@kassthered8452]

Why do you prime black first before going to the yellow spray? I always thought the coloured GW sprays are primers as well.... And two sprays might build up a thick layer if you don't get it right..

[@MarcsMinis]

Was looking at this method. Wheres the averland sunset spray gone 😳

[@KapitanPoop]

have you figured out a replacement for the loss of glazes and Avenland Yellow Spray? I'm thinking switching to Vallejo and using an airbrush