The ULTIMATE Guide to Painting Yellow

[@donotinteract7851]

Great video, and thanks for the ranking system too - intuitive and easy to follow. I rate it 9 buttercups out of 12 golden retrievers

[@thepaintingphase]

Ah, another fellow scientist 🥼

[@CygnusMaximusXIII]

The pink followed by yellow ink is my favourite way to paint yellow - I love the browny-orange it makes in all the recesses, and it's dead easy to boot.

[@thepaintingphase]

Yeah it’s now my new go to for yellow

[@liberatumplox625]

If you were to undercoat purple, then apply a pink zenithal, followed by a white zenithal; the yellow contrast layer would make the transition from yellow > deep yellow > orange > brown. Alternatively, you could undercoat pink, then apply a white zenithal and a purple 'anti-zenithal.' I haven't tried it yet - but the colour theory checks out - and it just makes sense intuitively too.

[@Stormingmonkey]

I really like this format the "Hey here are some techniques you don't have to do it but they could be for you give em a go - but this one is naff don't do this one" great vid

[@imefix]

Imperial Fist yellow is so good I can't believe it's real. It really feels like cheating.

[@Smilomaniac]

It’s great, but People should know that if you do zenithals, putting this paint over it will give that green tinge. What you do instead of white over black, is do white over pink, brown or tan. That way the one coat contrast yellows will look much nicer and more contrasted, without relying on slopping it on.

[@imefix]

@@Smilomaniac Yes, zenithals and pre shading with colors is a great tool combined with contrast in general. But I was manly talking about coverege, sorry for not being clear. That thing is amazing for achieving a smooth yellow surface, besides using an airbrush, of course

[@Smilomaniac]

@@imefix Nah you're good mate, I'm just adding a bit of info for others to note about the paint.

[@carlstanford7607]

Fun and informative video. Nice job

[@grimmriffer]

...and yet, shouldn't paints just work? Really? Why are so many shades known for their poor coverage, or streakiness, or whatever, when per volume they cost as much as a 200 year old scotch malt! I think it'd be better to produce a score or so colours that work, rather than several hundred that don't. IMO.

[@crawbag0311]

That contrast was crazy. Definitely deserved a 4.8 yellow snow.

[@thepaintingphase]

Aah dammit, how did we miss yellow snow 🤦‍♂️🤦‍♂️🤦‍♂️😂

[@vitaliyred622]

Richard Grey one is just amazing, holy moly that detail is just next level, but it is just drybrushing.

[@NobalGaming]

It's Stippling, no dry brushing in there. If you watch his video he specifically says not to use motion in the brushing as you want the effect to appear random and build up a realistic texture

[@serenityinfire777]

This is the most comprehensive video on painting yellow I have ever seen.

[@freshwaterspaceman7194]

This guide is a peach. A deserved banana/10! Jolly good!

[@wokehammer40k]

Man, imperial fist really is liquid gold! I was surprised I actually liked the dry brush over white more than the zenithal white.

[@essexwargamer]

Pink undercoat / primer is the way forward. Love the effect and a great way to get that browny orange shading in with little to no extra effort. Its the only reason I even entertained going for Imperial Fists as my Heresy army! Great video as always, and love that ranking system.

[@patimusprime72]

Imperial Fist Yellow is my go to these days. I've painted up a fairly large heresy force with it and it's just so easy plus I think it looks good. Definitely interested in trying the white over pink method. Looks great. I'll also use daemonic Yellow by AP for some stuff since it's quick. Wish I could find the colour forge stuff in the US. I'd like to try it.

[@puppetswar9452]

Great video guys! It was fun to see how a unit of Bushi Strikers taking paint. Hope our men did not course any trouble during this mission :)

[@thepaintingphase]

Hahaha! Nope they were very good boys, the only trouble maker was peachy sticking their should pauldrons upside down 🤦‍♂️😂🤣

[@thevuntzer]

Such a good video. I love the Goobertown Method with the pink under yellow.

[@ajpridmore1]

How I painted up my fists was the super simple method of: spray averland sunset, drybrush hexos palesun, all over shade casendora yellow. Can't believe you missed that one lol

[@thepaintingphase]

Thanks for sharing!

[@ultimapanzer]

Imperial Fist contrast over white is amazing. For my HH Fists, I did that, then the new formula Cassandora Yellow all over shade, with a layer of Phalanx Yellow, and Dorn Yellow for edge highlights (keeping it on theme). The new MkVI marines have a lot less detail than the models in the video, so the layering/cleanup stage after the all over shade is a lot faster, and honestly pretty fun! Great video guys.

[@ylfan8419]

hello mate, when painting the imperial fist its the Cassandora yellow better than Fugan orange?

[@twistedphoenix]

Again with the Peachy just Yoloing barehanded spraypainting by hand like an ABSOLUTE MADMAN.

[@thepaintingphase]

He just doesn’t care!

[@twistedphoenix]

@@thepaintingphase "you're not my mum!" I chide, but as always with care. you guys are great

[@AnvilAirsoftTV]

Thanks for this. Really helped choose a colour scheme for my new Iyanden army. Going to go with the pink base and zenithal white -> contrast.

[@thepaintingphase]

It’s an amazing effect! I’m angry I didn’t learn this earlier lol

[@ashes2ashesuk]

Vince Ventruella used flesh colours as an under shade in his video. When I did some skaven recently I started with a recess shade of guilliman flesh followed by imperial fist over the top. Was happy with the result

[@10urion]

The ranking system was ace! My favorite is the one with pink undercoat. It gives such a nice and warm yellow. I also really liked it under reds

[@marc_paints40k]

Great Video! Imperial Fist contrast has defiantly been a game changer for me and always recommend it

[@williamfawkes8379]

That was actually a very useful video. I am so confused now, because it all made sense.

[@tibblesworth7522]

Wish i'd seen this before committing to a Bad Moon scheme for my Macfarlane Ork! I certainly ran into the issue where a drybrush looked great and highlighting looked plain wrong. Great vid, i'll give it 12 Dorns out of 10.

[@LeoxandarMagnus]

I hope y’all do more videos like this. I find it really valuable.

[@markockwell]

I use grey seer with imperial fist contrast then casandra yellow shade over the top .... love it ....

[@chetmanley1885]

I stick Imperial Fist through my airbrush on anything that needs to be yellow, massive time saver and my Sunblitz Brotherhood look pretty good if I do say so myself. I do the zenithal undercoat with the pink, and it's way to good for a method that easy.

[@mikaelforssander1721]

Up until recently I have used a recipe for yellow which I found from Pete the wargamer. Undercoat the mini with bone color like Skeleton bone or Wraithbone and then apply Cassandora yellow all over the mini. Recess shade with Seraphim sepia and if you want apply highlights. Really simple and effective but I’m unsure how it works with the new recipe for Cassandora yellow

[@HanSumGee]

Peachy's sweater is that perfect shade of first coat of averland sunset on an unprimed model. Art reflects Life.

[@davijoe2002]

Currently struggling to paint a yellow tabard on a Librarian. This is very well timed!

[@loremasterhendrix]

I recommend spraying mephiston red, army painter pink. And then a zenithel of white you will get a great gradient

[@thepaintingphase]

Nice, cheers.

[@cardyfreak]

I’ve been using imperial fist on some slave Ogryn and it’s honestly so good. It’s like a perfect glaze, consistent colour and really vibrant.

[@nasigoring1525]

NGL the drybrush over pink + contrast looked the best to me. Great result.

[@nasigoring1525]

Would be interesting to see one of the straight yellows with the oil wash + wipe away method too.

[@marcinstangel9277]

I always liked to prime my models (those I wanted to paint yellow that is) with Zandri Dust. It's absolutely perfect base for any yellow paint to go on (regardless if you airbrush, dry brush or just paint layers). Hint for anyone dry-brushing: instead of wiping your brush into a paper towel, instead wipe it on a wooden pallet. This way you avoid the moisture being sucked out of the brush, and prevent the end result from being chalky :)

[@thepaintingphase]

Some great tips, cheers.

[@Kaiyanwang82]

This is an excellent yellow guide.

[@patticusfinch139]

Moar Grimdark pretty please. Nice job btw, nothing beats dry brushing for beginners like me

[@kdhlkjhdlk]

I always used the Vallejo heavy skin tone under the yellow. It's not great to be honest. but when doing hazards, I've found it easier to put yellow on black than the reverse.

[@ezookami9442]

I love painting yellow. Usually I'll start with Averland Sunset mixed with a tiny bit of Doombull Brown for a base coat and go from there.

[@Wildboar_War]

Well tickle me pink and spray me with Averland Sunset, another great video 👍🏻 I rate this video as highly as a copy of fly fishing by J R Hartley found because of the yellow pages 😊

[@thepaintingphase]

Showing your age but great reference.

[@Wildboar_War]

@@thepaintingphase yes I’m old

[@MikeB-nn4nh]

Something I have been thinking of doing is priming black., then painting the bright colour areas with Grey Seer., and then using a bright contrast paint on those areas 🤔

[@jakeku2662]

Great video. If using a rattlecan, Molotow and Montana both make excellent paint for the street art (graphiti) market. It's very durable and much cheaper than anything from citadel or army painter. Montana makes both high and low pressure and the spray can be adjusted with different caps, which are less than a dollar.

[@andyconnell7432]

Brilliant video on the bastard of all colours. Also I'll be using your grading system for my staff's annual reviews going forwards.

[@thepaintingphase]

😂🤣😂

[@bigbug3438]

This video is coincidentally came out at the same time i was looking for a new yellow for my space marine army as soon as i watched this i headed to the store and came home with some imperial fist thank you

[@yawgmoth55]

I love watching him descend into madness painting yellow

[@thepaintingphase]

It truly is a thing of wonder….

[@miniaturemiddleearth7376]

Couldn’t have come at a better time, currently coming up with a scheme for my imperial fists. Keep up the great work guys!

[@AmericanGerman92]

Using the pink white zenithal prime for my Imp Fists Killteam. Thanks to this video I found out there is a pink primer. And am so happy about it.

[@thepaintingphase]

😍👍👍👍 glad to have helped tracking down that elusive pink primer

[@weatherthis8062]

The scoring in the video finished me 😂, very nice will definitely pinch some of these techniques for my Escher gang.

[@jeffwiese4037]

Those samurai marines are either an edge painters dream or nightmare, all I know is I want some lol.

[@SootyWebster]

The 'Yell-o-meter' needs to be the official benchmark by which you grade everything moving forward!

[@isophistchambers6694]

The "Yellometer" rating 4.8 bananas out of 5. 🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🥰🥰🥰 Brilliant work chaps! 👏

[@thepaintingphase]

😁 we’re pleased you enjoyed it

[@legion1188]

Another fantastic video guy, can’t wait for more painting video and podcasts, keep it up

[@ricknaum2417]

I feel the same way about pink! I’d love to see a video about that!

[@ricknaum2417]

Is this Pixie Pink a good match to Citadel's Emperor's Children layer paint? If it is at least 6 out of 8 chicken nuggets I'll give it a try!

[@Guru_Swami]

Peachy holding a hair dryer just screwed with my mind! 😂😂😜

[@leemcalister4125]

I'm guessing Peachy's favorite yellow is those biscuit / sweetie wrappers.

[@maverickman6486]

You should try a white (or off white) base with either black or brown lining (recess shading as you say) then either dry brush yellow (or use contrast yellow) over the whole thing. The big thing here is to get the recessed areas dark with a light base then apply the yellow over the whole thing. You can do highlights after that too.

[@jamesgaultier2949]

I don't dislike the Richard Gray! the pink under coat blew my mind too on the other one.

[@Synaesthesie12]

Thank you for the great tutorials. Now I know how I can paint the dead Imperial Fists on my Iron Warriors bases.

[@thepaintingphase]

My first imperial fist was a dead one on my warpsmith 🤣

[@mikespaintedminis5100]

Great video! I’ve always struggled with white paints, especially corax white, I wouldn’t even give it a 5 out of 10 on the mongoose meter

[@seofonrice]

imperial fist yellow and cassandora yellow make the most perfect yellow armour

[@PictishMiniPainting]

Fun Fact. Ferrari undercoat their cars and Racecars a similar pink before applying the red AND yellow tones to get the vibrancy and warmth :)

[@thepaintingphase]

Great fact cheers!

[@RequiemWraith]

Interesting to see how the Contrast paint differs between brush and airbrush. And now I'm off to find out more about this Richard Gray gentleman, I've not heard of him/the approach before and it looks rather good!

[@thepaintingphase]

He's awesome, golden demon awards fall out of him!

[@RequiemWraith]

@@thepaintingphase I'm a couple of videos in, he's on of those frustratingly talented buggers who can turn out a complete, high quality model in the time it takes me to base coat an arm 🤣

[@jonathandavis4819]

Peachy goes Bananas in the latest video tutorial from The Painting Phase.

[@Sergiocalvominiatures]

Great video with good painting tips!🙂

[@GTheHypersapien]

Awesome Video Boyz! You should do a similar video gor all primary colours I think it would be great for beginners but also just a great playlist and add to the Painting Phase catalogue! Very Fun!

[@DouglasParkinson]

I did a similar thing to the pink trick when doing Ultramarines recently, but I used a red primer from Halfords and Corax White spray zenithal. I don't think it made much difference, given that I could only brush on Macragge Blue after. This is very helpful, thank you. I think might stick to light undercoat and Contrast, though I suspect zenithal or preshading would both enhance that further.

[@iainwilson6282]

Fantastic video,with plenty of options,will save this for a future reference.More like this please,love the ratings 😂

[@gurtana]

The rating system was hilarious, very creative! 😂

[@Toyota_Yaris]

YOU SAVED MY LIFEE!!!!!!

[@LincolnTank-StillOnTheSprue]

Superb vid again. Definitely a rating of 10 Yellowhammers out of 10

[@thepaintingphase]

😂 thanks 👍👍👍

[@jtrain9926]

Great analysis. Very different results depedning on the technique. I'll add, if you start with a more ocher colour like Averland Sunset, you can shift it to a more vibrant yellow very easily by washing it with a yellow ink. Also, for recess shading I really like sepia washes/inks as they enhance the mid-tones of the yellow. Lastly, bright colours really react well to oil washes.

[@thepaintingphase]

Awesome, thanks for those tips 😍👍😍

[@SgtMaj22]

I give this episode 43-1/2 pineapples out of 7 outrigger canoes. Now I am going to get something to eat...

[@Sean-cf5bq]

Banana-o-meter?!? You guys are Bananas. Love the videos. Please keep them coming.

[@kristoff7049]

Great video! I’m just about to do a mostly black scheme with some yellow feature panels…. That could be challenging 😂

[@yankee1112]

I’m actually finding pretty good success with Yriel Yellow airbrushed over black. I cover it with 50/50 agrax and lahmian medium.

[@demonrich]

That Richard Gray method looks pretty sweet 😂😂

[@thepaintingphase]

I know right, he’s a very clever man 😂👍

[@crankyhead1089]

i was impressed by the white with contrast paint, not a big fan of the black primer for the yellow. The yellow primer kinda looks like the darker areas of the yellow contrast paint, so i'm curious trying it out as a base, and then dry brush to lighter colors. The ones with pink primer looks a bit orange, but it does make them alot warmer in tone, will definitely try it out as well. Overall a great video, now i know everything i need to know before painting yellow.

[@j453]

That is tje coolest "notaspacemarine" that I've ever seen. Also it looks like a bright orange to me, not so much yellow.

[@thepaintingphase]

Which one?

[@j453]

@@thepaintingphase the thumbnail

[@sweatilaa5325]

So GW internally said that airbrushing Phalanx Yellow over black was the best way?! I didn't know they were THAT mad in there... Btw, you guys should do a little video on Panel Liners and such. They are great products for recess shading, or lining panels and they leave very little to clean up. Only issue is that they smell a fair bit which might not be the best. But people shouldn't de afraid to use them :)

[@thepaintingphase]

If you go back to the days before Peachy joined, you’ll see panel liners turning up here and there. We’re big fans.

[@pablochristo1031]

This was posted 12 hours before I started painting my squats yellow?! Thank goodness.

[@thepaintingphase]

We have a whole yellow squat tutorial in case you're in need of one, vehicles too

[@JedrzuGaming]

IF playere here my method - Prime white - all over magenta "basceoat" - Zenithal white - Thin magenta to wash con; all over the model wash - drybrush white - imperial fist all over or thinned cadium yellow deep hue (same pigment difrent medium) - pin wash (choose orange or brown like burnt sienna) - eat whole lemon (with fortified layer) - bully local Iron warrior player - Repeat

[@Sh4d0w20]

unfortunately i have to piant nameplates atm - for example Batman ;) and thats where i can only go with a full black spray and paint on the yellows as i really dont feel like masking for 2 hours. i usually always start my yellows with a pinkish/red tone which adds so much to the yellow afterwards.

[@anneliseolsen6896]

Honestly, I find yellow easy to paint. Starting from white, I cover the entire area to be yellow with Old Citadel range Bubonic Brown (analogous to current Citadel range Zamesi Desert/Vallejo Game Color Plague Brown), and then I layer Old Citadel range Godeln Yellow (current Citadel range Yriel Yellow/Vallejo Game Color Gold Yellow). And to quote Peachy's old 'Eavy Metal Team colleague Duncan: Two Thin Coats when applying the paints.

[@komma8203]

Great video as always, and i do love the ranking system, makes just as much sense as the other once out there🤣🤣

[@thepaintingphase]

Thanks 👍 that’s good to hear, I’d hate for our rating system to come across too complex 😂😂

[@benkerry343]

Great video. I give this tutorial 998 sun's out of Thousand Sun's 😁

[@larry4014]

Brilliant video

[@Don_Juan89]

Imperial Fists Yellow is the way to go for me

[@iceniwargames6347]

Vallejo sun yellow spray, sepia wash, edge highlight and win.

[@thepaintingphase]

Thanks for sharing!!

[@vaccarobrian]

I'm in the middle of an Imperial Fists army and I've been hesitant to use the Imperial Fists Contrast paint due to the vibrant color. My previous application was Iyaden Yellow Contrast with a dry brush of Scale 75 Sol Yellow, as I greatly desired a matte finish that Scale 75 provides. However, seeing the pink/white spray option with Imperial Fists Contrast over it, that is definitely an interesting combination that I wish I could have used from the start. Certainly something to think about, and probably a good motivation to finish this army ASAP!

[@thepaintingphase]

That pink method blew my mind when I saw it, even more so after I tried it, awesome technique tbh 😍👍

[@SagasPlaylist]

Great guide! Thanks! :D Where do you get those little lights on tri-pods?

[@thepaintingphase]

They're aputure mc RGB something or other. Great additions and perfect for shooting minis

[@brendenconolly7161]

Both freaking hilarious and super interesting! Thanks again team!

[@thepaintingphase]

Our pleasure! 😍😍😍

[@benthompson5254]

Love the rating system😆

[@KelRiever]

"I would describe this...as a pile of sick." 🤣

[@8BitJesus]

oh shit, the imperial fist contrast is great! Might be time to start painting some Lamenters

[@KamenRiderGreed]

This is a great video! Very informative and thorough, which I appreciate. However, I want to ask, which of these techniques would you recommend when painting accessories or other details yellow? Like, say the face of a shield or the charm on a necklace/bracelet, for example. Or would that require different prep compared to the techniques outlined? Sine there is a big difference between painting an accessory yellow and using it as your primary color on most of the model.

[@thepaintingphase]

Glad you liked the video! Lots of them are transferable to details, probably not so much spray cans, airbrushes, or dry brushing as that could cause lots of mess/clean up. Just paint it yellow, or you could paint it white and then contrast it. Completely upto you and what kind of yellow you want to go for.

[@EvilEric-Mythicult]

Would love to see a similar video to other colors for science and variety like greens and blues.

[@thepaintingphase]

Noted! I’m all up for this being a series in its own right

[@JewelKnightJess]

Thanks for this vid! Might need to get a can of pink spray!

[@thepaintingphase]

You should! Honestly my new favourite way to paint yellow, and I was so tempted to paint up a hello kitty marine using that spray 😂

[@JewelKnightJess]

@@thepaintingphase I mean that's a video idea right there. Hello Kitty themed invictor warsuit. I bet you could find a real HK toy to pilot it.

[@buzzardb]

Thunderbird 2 was the coolest one 👍

[@greywulfslair]

Colour Forge Sunset Yellow spray, AK's Streaking Grime, wipe off with a good cloth, very light drybrush of Pale Sand. Done.

[@jacobschutz2592]

LOVE this video, thanks!

[@clivemahony9827]

Thanks for this video really helps

[@U2QuoZepplin]

If I'm honest I would probably do several thin coats of yellow with a brush. I tend to spray too thick when I do the rattle can thing. I still need to get in to the routine of airbrushing too; I'm lazy like so many of us and procrastinate too much "like we all do," probz? Mournfang Brown makes sense rather than painting directly over a black base but who knows. Maybe it has hidden benefits. Iike the Richard Gray method. Now where did I leave those brushes?

[@lucasathus]

Just so you know, this is the video that made me subscribe Thank you very much!

[@thepaintingphase]

👍👍👍 Awesome thank you 😍