How to Paint Salamanders Fast

[@veng3ful343]

I just came across this and now I am rethinking my entire approach to painting my Salamanders...

[@mokkan06]

This was exactly the video I’ve been looking for, been painting my salamanders with a very slow (but beautiful) layering method and as a parent I just don’t have the time to finish an army. Can’t wait to try this thank you!

[@ThePaintingCoach]

Awesome! Hope it helps!

[@timofkings5173]

Wow. That Black Legion contrast is amazingly matte…. Looks great.

[@ThePaintingCoach]

Cheers!

[@jono_cc2258]

We truly are living in an amazing time for hobby painting, think I might dig out some models to paint this evening!

[@ThePaintingCoach]

Go for it Jono!

[@zerocoolaow5122]

My Salamanders are coming together nicely. Thanks a million!

[@ThePaintingCoach]

Thank you so much! And great to hear!

[@patimusprime72]

Black Legion is just awesome. It covers so well. Very forgiving when you get a little sloppy like I tend to do.

[@ThePaintingCoach]

Yeah it's great

[@Kingston-gv3qs]

I am heading over tomorrow to a games workshop to get these paints! Can't wait to start painting!

[@ohthatswhygo]

Thanks for this video, I think this has sold me that I want to paint my new space mariners as Salamanders

[@ThePaintingCoach]

Glad you enjoyed it 👍🏻

[@Drako666er]

Looks great, can you please do a blood raven like this

[@JohnnyTightIips]

My favourite loyalist legion, this is brilliant thanks

[@paurullan]

I am impressed on how clean but also straightforward you paint. Thank you and you got a new subscriber!

[@ThePaintingCoach]

Thanks! I appreciate it!

[@basicminiaturepainting]

So simple well explained with a great finish

[@ThePaintingCoach]

Thanks!

[@kaseyfairfax2874]

Black Legion Contrast has been amazing easy solid black color. Great for Black Templars! Thanks for the great tutorial.

[@ThePaintingCoach]

Cheers - glad you liked it!

[@TheEightshot]

I enjoyed the video and the model looks great. I feel like their are a hell of a lot of tutorials on "just getting it done" or "table top ready" though. I would LOVE to see a few tutorials of someone who is able to paint to your standard going absolutely nut and paint something with no time restraint. Still, brilliant content. Nice work.

[@SixArmedSweater]

These are astonishing results!

[@ThePaintingCoach]

Cheers

[@lukeriley4101]

That’s amazing! Looks really good, I think I know which chapter my marines will be

[@ThePaintingCoach]

Thanks 👍🏻

[@TabletopGameBreaks]

Quick and easy! Well done

[@ThePaintingCoach]

That's what we like!

[@brothercartman]

Looks amazing 🥲

[@CapAdGroup]

Easy, fast and looks great!! Well done!

[@ThePaintingCoach]

Thanks! Glad you liked it!

[@techpriest2474]

Thank you very much! My Night Lords are going to have beautiful decorations.

[@gedmcloughlin866]

Love this mate. Great end result

[@ThePaintingCoach]

Cheers Ged

[@cthulhulvl35illithid]

Looks fantastic

[@ThePaintingCoach]

Cheers mate

[@dc345601]

Another great video. Definitely making me want to expand my contrast paint collection. That new Nuln Oil formulation looks great.

[@ThePaintingCoach]

Cheers Doug

[@pablocamargo8744]

That's a nice green 👍👍👍

[@ThePaintingCoach]

Cheers Pablo

[@Proudtrekkie96]

Another thing I did with mood green is to dry brush all the armor giving it that weathered worn look to it.

[@Dracobyte]

Another great guide video!

[@ThePaintingCoach]

Thanks!

[@Andrew_64]

Hi, long shot question as I know I'm really late to the video. Any suggestions on a colour match for karandras green? For fixing mistakes where it's pooled too much, or I've got back on the wrong bit etc. Tried warp lightning but it's too dark and mixing wasn't very successful.

[@ThePaintingCoach]

Depending on how big the section is, I'd be tempted to re-paint the plate with corax white, cover it in Karandras Green again, and then add a thinned coat of warp lighning on the lower half of the plate or the part that faces down

[@red42a]

Brilliant, as always!

[@ThePaintingCoach]

Cheers david

[@frog_mug3172]

Now I want to start salamanders just to try this!

[@frog_mug3172]

Update- started salamanders in 30k by buying vulkan!

[@ThePaintingCoach]

Nice!

[@ohsunnyboy7644]

Love your work maybe a nonmetallic metal tutorial next

[@ThePaintingCoach]

Not next but on my list!

[@jacket2848]

I'll probably follow this for my Mantis warriors Phobos kill team, obviously just substituting the green for mantis warriors contrast 🤙

[@ThePaintingCoach]

Sounds good 👍🏻

[@madprophetus]

Do you have a video for how you do your zenithal base? This one came out looking great. :)

[@ThePaintingCoach]

I don't, I'm afraid - but it's pretty simple - spray it black and then spray white from directly above the mini - if you need more sprsy the mini with the can at a 45 degree angle ↙️

[@puggernautmtg1252]

So the priming technique which 2 primers should I buy and is there a video on how to do the priming technique

[@ThePaintingCoach]

I haven't got one but if you search for 'zenithal priming ' you will see plenty of results Any black and white primer are fine - the GW ones are good but a little pricey so there may be an alternative local to you such as army painter. If you are in the UK, colour forge is a good option

[@LoftOfTheUniverse]

More Eldar yes plz

[@김정현-d2c1i]

My brother liked Salamander, but now he is old and hit by work. He gives me the Intercessor box. I'm going to paint it and give it back to brother. Thank you for the good video. Sorry my short english.

[@ThePaintingCoach]

All the best :)

[@Kobrakai392]

Can you do zenithal without an airbrush? Using just a spray primer?

[@ThePaintingCoach]

Yes of course you can! Just spray the dark colour then the light colour from above - i do this often :)

[@Kobrakai392]

@ThePaintingCoach may I ask which primers you recommend to achieve this effect? Would you spray the lighter colour directly above or to side?

[@ThePaintingCoach]

Any black and white should work - I use chaos black and white scar

[@Kobrakai392]

@@ThePaintingCoach Thank you for your support. I saw the new mk3 astartes strike force for the heresy and tempted to start a salamanders army. Thank you for your time

[@ThePaintingCoach]

No problem!

[@paittenmedicineeagle4559]

I adore this, what do you do if you make a mistake though? Say getting black on the green?

[@ThePaintingCoach]

You could try some warpstone glow layered over - or repaint the panel with corax white and then Karandras green on top

[@ignacioferran614]

When priming with chaos black and then the white spray at 45 degrees do we wait for the chaos black to dry first? Thanks in advance and thanks so much for the video really useful

[@ThePaintingCoach]

Yes let it dry first 👍🏻

[@MattHunter2222]

holy smokes, I definitely have been putting the contrast on too light then compared to this!

[@ThePaintingCoach]

Light is good - I normally do too but this colour is really thin

[@MattHunter2222]

@@ThePaintingCoach I just reapplied by imperial fists contrast though and it looks so much better thick than how much I was putting on. I need to pay attention more

[@ThePaintingCoach]

Glad it worked out!

[@matheusbellini9461]

Asking as a begginner: isnt it easy to paint each part individually before assembling it? It seems easier to paint each detail that way. However, I still didnt paint a single mini, so I truly dont know. Is it a case where you do what you prefer or is it actually more effective to assembly it first and then paint?

[@Bodkin_Ye_Pointy]

So a quick question in relation to colour lore. Time was an SM Chapter had 10 companies each identified by the colour on the rim of their shoulder pads. The elite company was always the first company and had the white accent and usually came equipped with Tactical Dreadnaught Armour. So has the lore changed and do the Primaris Marines operate in companies? How do they identify each company if they do?

[@ThePaintingCoach]

My understanding is that they identify the same way - if codex compliant. Non codex compliant chapters might use different ways - the SM codex has a lot of info on this is think

[@aaronkenny2783]

I was wondering what primer you use because I have found a few of the different brands of white and greys can dry chalky

[@ThePaintingCoach]

I'm using Citadel - Chaos Black and White Scar. I always make sure to warm the cans slightly in warm water, shake for at least 2 mins, and then make my first spray off the mini into thin air - this clears any dust or dry paint in the nozzle. Hope that helps!

[@aaronkenny2783]

@@ThePaintingCoach ok thanks mate I really appreciate that

[@bobrackin1916]

When you initially sprayed it all black, was it a paint+primer? Or was it just paint?

[@ThePaintingCoach]

Just a black primer

[@Commonusername1122]

@The Painting Coach can warp lightning contrast work as a decent substitute if I dont have specified green?

[@ThePaintingCoach]

Try it on some spare pieces and see if you like it 👍🏻

[@Commonusername1122]

@@ThePaintingCoach good point I'll cut an unused sprue, prime and paint it with the paint, thank you very much for the input

[@ringwraith1040]

Every time I paint mine with karandras it's just super splotchy. What am I doing wrong

[@ThePaintingCoach]

Without seeing it, it might be difficult to tell! But some possibilities: 1. Make sure the paint is really well mixed - no milky residue at the bottom. 2. Focus on one area at a time - i.e. paint one whole leg, then the other. 3. Make sure you use a decent size brush and have a good amount of paint on it - you can then move it around and manipulate it before it dries, and take off some of the worst pools.

[@combustable6522]

Karandas Green vs Warp Lightning, yours looks so much darker than other Karandras green I have seen?

[@ThePaintingCoach]

Maybe it's the zenithal prime it is over

[@lukedixon2747]

Just found this and is absolutely what im going to try for my salamanders? Would this approach work for things like a dreadnought?

[@ThePaintingCoach]

It might be a bit streaky over a dreadnought unless you use an airbrush

[@TaxemicFanatic]

I was thinking the exact same and considering using this technique for leviathan models. Let me know if you settle on something.

[@TaxemicFanatic]

​@@ThePaintingCoachany tips on approaching larger units with this technique but without an airbrush?

[@ThePaintingCoach]

It may be awkward - I would prime some cardboard and try it on there first that way you know how it will settle, and what effect your manipulating it with a brush will have. I'd also consider thinning it 1:1 with medium and using two coats - again test it Otherwise you are looking at doing a panel at a time and keeping an eye that it doesn't pool too badly. I'd also maybe try a black/grey/ white approach to smooth the unser painting transition

[@TaxemicFanatic]

@@ThePaintingCoach thank you. Might have to think about this.

[@foozoi1379]

what about dark angels? Edit: like for contrast paints

[@ThePaintingCoach]

You could try dark angels green but I think you'll need a much farker zenithal coat - check my channel for a full dark angels video

[@foozoi1379]

@@ThePaintingCoach thanks!

[@foozoi1379]

@@ThePaintingCoach could you also use no zenithal and just have black

[@cnbricks9847]

So how did you prim them I have the black and white spray cans from GW will that work?

[@ThePaintingCoach]

Yes that's what I used

[@cnbricks9847]

@ also how did you touch up any mistakes I tried to touch up the mini I painted but it was to runny

[@cnbricks9847]

With the green

[@ThePaintingCoach]

You may need to repaint a whole panel depending on how bad the mistake is - or you can use some highlighting to cover it if the mistake is small - it all depends on what it looks like

[@floatingpancake1415]

I really love this way to paint my salamanders and it has been a great help so far. But i do have one question. Does anyone have a good recommendation for a color that covers up mistakes on the armour by other colors? Because when i try to paint over it with kandras green contrast the spots still show. Like for example some of the black legion got on the armor.

[@ThePaintingCoach]

You can try some warpstone glow, or in some cases you may need to repaint just that panel with some corax white

[@floatingpancake1415]

@ThePaintingCoach thanks a lot for reaction and I'll try that for sure! Happy holidays to you!

[@ThePaintingCoach]

Same to you!

[@florianspernbauer8801]

Did you prime it with a spraycan or with an airbrush?

[@ThePaintingCoach]

Spray can

[@_fissure1441]

Hey Coach! I know this video is two years old, so not sure if you will see this. Quick question: did you put more than one coat of the Karandras Green on the model? I'm painting up an army of Salamanders, and I feel like my initial contrast paint layer over the primer didn't get anywhere near the same level of coverage that yours did.

[@ThePaintingCoach]

I only used one coat- albeit very thick. Try priming up a spare part and doing two coats to see how it comes out 👍🏻

[@_fissure1441]

@ThePaintingCoach got it. Thank you!!! Absolutely love your videos. I'm just getting into the table top, and your videos are helping me overcome my apprehension to paint my first army (I'm not inherently artistic). Thanks!

[@ThePaintingCoach]

@_fissure1441 awesome - welcome to the hobby! I'll let you into a secret - I'm not really artistic either - but I do like colouring in these models!

[@paranoid223]

I’ve been using your scheme and the results have been generally good, however the green on your marines are a lot more saturated and vibrant than on mine. I’m using your guide step for step, do you have any clue on where I could be going wrong or making a mistake?

[@ThePaintingCoach]

Hmm I'm afraid not. The only thing I can think of is perhaps the paint is too thin? Try adding it to some spare parts a bit more generously and see what the results are like 👍🏻

[@paranoid223]

@@ThePaintingCoach yeah I’ve been thinking that, I’ve been messing around with making the Zenythal lighter too to make it pop more, it looks good, I just think your video has very good lighting and you’re a very good painter😂

[@robertwarner5486]

you highlighted a mould line on the power pack 😂

[@siriandelgaro3806]

nice one ! ist this possible to tanks to be applied?

[@ThePaintingCoach]

Not with a brush - all my experiments failed - airbrush will be fine though!

[@siriandelgaro3806]

@@ThePaintingCoach thanks for the quick answer :)

[@vladtheimpaler3625]

I really don't feel Black Legion is a contrast paint. It is just all black. I feel it's like Abaddon Black Air....

[@ThePaintingCoach]

It covers great and is really fluid too

[@TheDeadPoolfan]

You dont mention in the video, do you use medium in all your contrasts or they gtg right out the pot?

[@ThePaintingCoach]

All straight from the pot - if I use medium I make sure to mention it in the vid 👍🏻

[@TheDeadPoolfan]

@@ThePaintingCoach wow that was instant response. You're awesome! Thanks alot. If you don't mind me asking, do you have any tips for doing a flesh tearers mini?

[@ThePaintingCoach]

Haha - I was around - check my channel - pretty sure I have a tutorial on flesh tearers 👍🏻

[@TheDeadPoolfan]

​​​@@ThePaintingCoach I just found it. Thanks alot. Your channel is great. I've used your video for white armor for my 30k world eaters.

[@ThePaintingCoach]

Awesome 👍🏻 glad they helped!

[@petesouthall9224]

What's the difference between Karandras Green and Warp Lightning? WL was the previous colour recommended for Salamanders. Is KG better?

[@ThePaintingCoach]

It will be darker - I really like the effect with Karandras - if you wanted the tone of WL then I recommend buying a new pot so it has the newer formula in it

[@petesouthall9224]

@@ThePaintingCoach Thanks for the info, I will give Karandras Green a try.

[@pico5694]

Huh my green comes in way lighters does anyone know if there was a redo of kandaras Green ?

[@ThePaintingCoach]

No idea - are you putting it on thick enough? 🤔

[@pico5694]

@@ThePaintingCoach I thought so I’ll try again with a bigger brush see what happens

[@ThePaintingCoach]

Try and experiment on some spare parts if you have any 👍🏻

[@pico5694]

@@ThePaintingCoach will do , I’ll bury the test model in some grime lol

[@hubertborusinski1647]

Are those new contras?

[@ThePaintingCoach]

Yes

[@hubertborusinski1647]

@@ThePaintingCoach thanks 🙏

[@ThePaintingCoach]

No problem

[@hubertborusinski1647]

@@ThePaintingCoach How long does GW contrast paint needs to rest before apply 2nd coat?

[@ThePaintingCoach]

Depends how thick the first coat is really, but it dries relatively quickly

[@txk3249]

Sorry for a dumb question : How do you get the Salamander and the fire symbol on the shoulder pad please? Is it a sticker or did you paint it yourself?

[@ThePaintingCoach]

No worries - they are decals available in the Salamanders upgrade kit 👍🏻

[@txk3249]

@@ThePaintingCoach Thank you so much

[@louismegroz153]

I've tried but the figures are darker and have a light-reflecting effect. Do you dilute the Karandas Green before applying it? I can't achieve the same result as you but I don't know what I'm doing wrong. Great video btw, thanks!

[@ThePaintingCoach]

I don't dilute it - make sure to only work on one section at a time e.g. one leg and really spread the paint out, keeping an eye that it doesn't pool too much

[@m33ddyhv]

same, my karandras green is dark aswell but thats probably because i used mechanicus standard grey. Looks like i may need to buy wraithbone or something

[@TaxemicFanatic]

​@@m33ddyhvdid you change anything?

[@m33ddyhv]

@@TaxemicFanatic Use chaos black spray and then white scar from above then use katandras green, it will be much lighter. Or you can do 2 thin layers of warpstone glow and dry brush twice with moot green to build up a light tone of green which isnt too light

[@puggernautmtg1252]

I tried priming them and did a coat in green came out all thin and patchy

[@ThePaintingCoach]

What colours did you use?

[@Dgenz24]

Love it

[@tompriestley8221]

God that’s good

[@ThePaintingCoach]

Cheers

[@zerocoolaow5122]

❤️ well, I gotta sub now 😎

[@ThePaintingCoach]

Thanks!

[@BobbyBrown93938]

Would this work for vehicles?

[@ThePaintingCoach]

No probably not unfortunately - the contrast won't work unless you have an airbrush

[@BobbyBrown93938]

@ ok thanks, I will buy an airbrush! Don’t suppose you have any basic advice on how to best apply it with that?

[@ThePaintingCoach]

Just spray it on in thin coats - essentially mist it on over the black and white undercoat - keep the airbrush moving so it doesn't pool in one place

[@BobbyBrown93938]

@ would you recommend air brushing the non vehicles as well if an airbrush is available?

[@ThePaintingCoach]

Yes 100%

[@chrisjulien7698]

Christ bless you, thank you so much this is great

[@ThePaintingCoach]

Glad you liked it!

[@darkpit3256]

My salamanders look so bad now..... :(

[@totallyboreded71]

Sorry I noticed they had a flame on their shoulders, you left that part out of this video? How was this painted for the sake of total noobs.

[@ThePaintingCoach]

It's a decal from the salamanders upgrade kit