Eavy Metal Black Armor explained in 5 minutes

[@erikmustride13]

I'm not proud at how hard I laughed at the "not all blacks are equal" comment

[@totschieck]

The sudden rise in epic music along with 'make the emperor proud' had me lmao

[@richfielder6337]

Great simple tutorial, short and easy to follow.

[@lorenzosanti3440]

and that's... what we always wanted, finally!

[@porcu12345]

Really appreciate your videos. Short and straight to the point with no unnecessary filler.

[@Zumikito]

Thank you :)

[@cyberbum9688]

@@Zumikito Yes I love it, straight to the point within 2 seconds! Really appreciate and love this!

[@Gizimpy]

Zumikito: "And don't try to paint your whole army like this, or it's gonna take forever." Me, 2 years into painting 3k of Black Templars with Eshin Grey>Dawnstone>Admin Grey highlights: "Huh, yeah, that's good advice."

[@Zumikito]

😂 I feel ya with 2k of white space marines

[@ironreed2654]

Any particular reason your both avoiding the more Traditional: Abaddon Black, Eshin Grey, Dawnstone Highlights?

[@wafflesthecat6661]

@@ironreed2654 I use a slightly different version of what he uses, and the main reason for layering Eshin Grey is because is still allows for there to be some shadows and depth, while still reading as black when highlighted

[@ironreed2654]

@@wafflesthecat6661 so Dawnstones too "bright" for your taste? I've following the "citdedel charts" so far but this Knight Arminger is my first attempt at black stripes and panel lining

[@nicholassmith7984]

@@wafflesthecat6661 I did something similar on a squad of Death Company years ago, though I found Eshin Grey still a bit too light for my tastes. I ended up using a 1:2 mix of Eshin Grey with Abaddon Black, shaded with a 1:1 mix of Abaddon Black and Nuln Oil (the wash on its own didn't show that well.) After highlighting and other details, they still look really close to black, though still with notable shading. Now they have Corvus Black available, I'm finding that works quite well to get the same effect.

[@blacktemplar5828]

It's Cool but there is a simple other way: 1: Black Primer 2: Mechanicum Standart Grey (Dry brush) 3: Fenris Grey (Strong dry brush) 4: Nuln Oil over the entire Mini. Do this until you have the darkness you want. Done (You can so this in this way for Vehicles too.) Best Regards from Germany

[@mtgplayer1239]

Yes! So much faster and Looks more Natural then Edge Highlights!

[@13Robzilla]

These newer super compact videos are awesome. Thank you so much for sharing. Please be safe!

[@Zumikito]

Thank you! More will come

[@sora911204]

I’ve been trying to find tutorials for the black armor on my Goff Orks and this is godsend, short and sweet as all things should be

[@williamfitzgerald5435]

I've come back to this video about 7 or eight times now. It's going to stand the test of time

[@nintendoknight99]

This is just what I was looking for! I was trying to figure out what edges do and what edges not to highlight on my chaos warriors and how to build up the highlights.

[@power_SERG]

This is absolutely killer. You slammed it perfectly and all in less than 5 minutes, Jesus!

[@2DGirls4lyf]

Amazing stuff, I'm a beginner and I started painting Raven Guard as they're my favourite legion but I found it difficult to figure out how to make it not look bland because of all the black. Thanks!

[@GAINAX01]

Crazy this doesn't have more views. Best black armour video on KZbin! Thanks so much, my Raven Guard look amazing now!

[@Zumikito]

That is such a nice comment, thank you! With time, it will get more views definitely

[@NikoTeaJay]

I appreciate that you kept the title sensible. Too many videos max out on clickbait. Video itself was great too.

[@adamduncombe594]

What a great video. Thanks for taking the time to share!

[@brad2932]

Thanks, simple easy directions. Appreciate the paint names.

[@Moontic935]

I'd recommend dry brushing models models with these colours if you plan on painting lots of models, it won't look as good but you'll get the desired effect minus the headaches.

[@ssnakeshitful]

That out of context joke made me crack up. Great vid 🙂

[@Zumikito]

Glad you liked it!

[@ObjectiveAnalysis]

I guess casual racialism is par for the course in 2022

[@pervyboy69]

@@ObjectiveAnalysis Get a grip you muppet

[@dmvdh4270]

My god this is basically the gw video word by word. The only thing that was missing is the wash/glaze at the end. Great work!

[@DryTEKGI]

Finally. I have stopped painting my black templars because they looked so stale. Now this gives me a something I can work with, thank you.

[@nicomuller5367]

Same here with iron hands XD

[@SilentMorbus2]

recently found you channel on the suggestions,really well done you are a talented teacher and a talented artist. very glad to be here

[@Zumikito]

Thank you for your kind words, it keeps me going!

[@ChuySanchez]

Can you make a video on how you painted the shield? It looks amazing!!!

[@Mshull90]

Thank you so much for the video! Love the black armor.

[@Zumikito]

You are more than welcome!

[@someone-qp6kb]

This was really helpful for my army

[@dekai7992]

I seem to keep returning to this tutorial. Awesome stuff! One quick question: Is there any chance you could do a tutorial for that sweet saturated desert base? Thanks a lot for your work!

[@adrian.k1982]

Thanks for the tips. I am going to paint Chaos Lord on Karkadrak so painting black armour will be a "must do" for me :)

[@sugarface88]

This is a very helpful video. thank you giant beard man!

[@rnichol22]

I still think the eavy metal style for space marines is the best way. Also it's definitely more than just edge highlights. Looks great

[@wesleyknutsen4017]

Love your tutorials so joined your channel.

[@Zumikito]

woop woop! welcome aboard

[@adamholt5395]

Thank you for the advice for the gray highlight. I don't care for the black to bluish transition, but black to gray/white is my jam.

[@Supreme-Mentalman]

Intreasting. I can’t get the hang of ‘volume’ on black so I’m glad I can just edge highlight. And yes it is torture doing multiple marine army’s like this. For some reason I decided to do Ravenwing, Black Legion and Black Armoured Space Wolves. 😢 🤯

[@oleww50]

Great video thanks, quick and to the point. 👌❤️

[@pancakemogul]

Thanks for the guide! As much as I love colourful and distinct armies, to my great annoyance, all of my favourite subfactions are primarily black: Black Templars, Black Legion, Order of Our Martyred Lady and Craftworld Ulthwé, so this definitely come in handy. At least it mixes well with other colours.

[@bombboy575]

Dang, its really nice to have a video like this. Its not too simple, but also is not too long and treats me like the semi-competent mini painter I am. Thanks

[@tmmonica117]

I died laughing when he was lik eif you start with a white grey or red what dafaq are you doing! I LOVE THIS !

[@DavidSmith-zi7kj]

Another awesome!!! Tutorial 👌

[@Meethra_Padapolis]

''and also you should not paint your whole army like this, or it will take for ever'' Ye... I know... but it look good...

[@GDSMiniatures]

Great tutorial. I'm going to try those green steps

[@Zumikito]

You are gonna paint incubi? :)

[@panchosuarez3970]

Hey ! Awesome video ! Could you do a full video (tutorial) on how to paint black templars ? like you did for your sons of the phoenix.

[@Solorogue91]

Definitely using this on my Inferno Squad

[@Alex-wt7jw]

Awesome video man! Super helpful

[@Zumikito]

Thank you!

[@jacquesboaden1413]

Please tell me how you did the chest emblem! Gained a sub!

[@davidstone-haigh4880]

Just found your channel-subbed!

[@D00M3R-SK8]

I'd really like to see that sisters video you reference, is it not up any more? I can't find it.

[@reinheart14121412]

Awesome video! Could you please tell me the specific brush u used in this video? The thinnest one ^_^ on ur description it just shows me the entite range of da vinci and newton. Ty!

[@Smelly13]

I enjoy your videos, thanks

[@Nightmaresouls666]

I love your content your videos are super helpful !

[@Zumikito]

Oh you, I am going to blush! Thank you

[@gaolbreak1090]

"Don't try to paint your whole army like this." You can't stop me, fool

[@jarhead636]

I need to know what you did for the pearl look on the shields they look amazing =D

[@Zumikito]

Quite easy, celestra grey, just slight touch of agrax and after that I just marked little curves here and there with ulthuan grey and fenrisian grey

[@hojasdeloren2178]

absolutely great, thank you very much

[@Djones0125]

My girl saw this video and now she wants to do this for her Sister's army. But with blue robes. I think its going to look great

[@alaricdebalaison2231]

Useful and great, thanks

[@sionlow69]

Really nice explanation, thanks for the tips!!

[@Zumikito]

You are welcome!

[@ImpendingDuff]

Zumikito, can we hang out and paint black armour together? lol. great video as always dude!

[@TheGenerator411]

But you gotta do the whole army like this and go insane. Right of passage for chaos black legion to arrive to the table looking insane from edge highlighting and blocking in all the gold trim.

[@exilostfriese8869]

Nice and Easy, good Job. But i cant found the Black Templar Video ?!

[@Zumikito]

Hi, which black templar video do you mean?

[@exilostfriese8869]

@@Zumikito @1.42 you Talk about it...a black Templar Primaris Marine 🤘

[@Zumikito]

@@exilostfriese8869 oh right, that is the Glow Effect explained in under 5 minutes video :)

[@LiberAustismSchizotica]

I'll tell you why I'm priming white when painting black armor - an Ostland Greatsword with white uniform and black armor :)

[@Corvoreviews]

"if you don't start with black spray wtf are you doing?" escaping of the pain that is painting white?

[@felipeloyola3474]

Very cool, i kinda wanted to see you paint the shield 😢

[@dorelladanaguilaraguirre5725]

Now i have an idea for my deathwatcht ty

[@XavierArnau399]

Very nice video! I've been using mostly same colors except dark reaper instead of incubi :p

[@Zumikito]

I imagine it will have very similar outcome since that darkest layer is there for less harsh transition. Thank you

[@D00M3R-SK8]

what is the sister of battle video you mentioned, please? I can't find it. This is what I want to do with my BT's.

[@martinroth1263]

I really would like to add or improve on the video.... except: there is nothing left to ask. Excellently done! Thank you! Maybe some other question.... is there a vid on doing Harlequins?!

[@Zumikito]

You are too kind! There is no vid on Harlequins unfortunately and I am not if there will be as that is too specific and I want to provide value to as many people as possible

[@martinroth1263]

@@Zumikito thank you. About Harlequins... yeah... rather a fringe taste :-) But thank you for your answer. And about being kind: I am not. Just truthful :-)

[@escherleduc9567]

Great video.

[@tigolbitties8008]

This is almost exactly the same formula I've come up with for painting black armour. Awesome!

[@thelonepainter4760]

I like your videos. Can I use this for fallout waste land warfare power armour?

[@JamsMiniMods]

Watched this video 3 times already.. Think I'm gonna have to steal this recipe for my Deathwatch! 😎

[@Zumikito]

Go for it! :)

[@ianpettman7482]

Great stuff mate

[@Zumikito]

Thank you!

[@kieranduchayla6657]

Probably a really dumb question do you want a very small part of the incubi darkness showing once you've applied the thunderhawk blue? So it's a slightly thicker highlight...I'm a novice painter but really want to go for black armour :)

[@Zumikito]

Yes, it forms a nice transition that way! Start thick, end with tight

[@kieranduchayla6657]

@@Zumikito fantastic thankyou :)

[@savagex466-qt1io]

That paint brush you have looks so sharp you could use it as a weapon. What brush is that ? Was looking at your supplies you use and it says Winsor Newton. It just looks much longer and Sharper then that. Id like to know, PS I love this video your black looks amazing. I dare you to paint ANYTHING in musou black. Try not to get sucked into whatever you paint as it is rumored to have warp energy in it ! Its that dark !

[@deathcharge4411]

Are you letting each Color Dry before Adding the Next Color..? Also is the Order you mention the Colors in. Is the Order it should be Painted..?

[@Hello-1814]

Great video! I could do that! Looks like it would work for stormcast eternal as well!

[@lt.clifforthz3942]

Subscribed!

[@Zumikito]

Welcome aboard!

[@MrGenerichead]

If I’m not painting the whole army like this, what’s the time saving technique for say troops?

[@Val4394]

Very helpfull man, thanks!

[@hoshi314]

I want to edge highlight with red, should i start with Khorne red or other ones?

[@rudy1753]

Great tutorial, +1 subscriber.

[@Zumikito]

Thank you for your support :)

[@generalsquirel]

Does this alsowork on mostly black vicles like the vindicator

[@BarcelPL]

How would you paint "battle line" troops? I mean, how to make the rest of my army look semi-decent without eavy-metalling them until heat death of the universe? Talking black armor space marines here (Deathwatch, Black Templars and such).

[@Zumikito]

Do less then 3 edge highlights or don't highlight every single edge. You could for example use one edge highlight to troops, 2 for more important units and reserve 3 for characters. I will make a vid on painting a whole army in under 48 hours, you will not see me there putting too many edge highlights on everything :)

[@BarcelPL]

@@Zumikito A lot of my friend talk about drybrushing as a quick way to put some sort of highlight. Your opinion? Also, if I choose one highlight, which would be the best? 1st,2nd or 3rd?

[@Tillman581]

I'm curious as to the extent of your highlights then if you are going a full army. I've got a Scions army im wanting to get a real start on soon, but keep getting hit with...I guess hobby paralysis because I'm unsure where to start and don't want to try to much and kill all motivation for it

[@Zumikito]

funny thing is that today I have scheduled video on how to keep painting when you are not motivated enough - either way, I would pick maximum of 5 dudes at one time and not go as far as doing 3 edge highlights o all of them - if it's the whole army, 1 edge highlight is enough (and maybe do more on your characters if you feel like it)

[@Tillman581]

@@Zumikito Thank you for the response, I look forward to the upcoming video! I'll try that with a small group and see how it goes, thankfully Scions aren't as troublesome as a full Guard force, so with luck it won't be to bad.

[@FreakyGremlinDK]

"Don't try to paint your whole army like this, or it's gonna take forever" You underestimate my power. I want nothing but the best result for my army, being it my biggest, most expensive model, to the common foot trooper. Takes time, but the result is so much more enjoying.

[@Zumikito]

I like the spirit, go for it! Don't get burned out though

[@wilfiepritchard9480]

Dude you are the best! Helped me with my whole army but i was wondering how would you speed paint still a a high standard Black Templar army?

[@Zumikito]

Thank you! I would simply skip some of the highlight colors

[@wilfiepritchard9480]

@@Zumikito thanks dude I ment for the white?

[@Zumikito]

@@wilfiepritchard9480 for a white army? spray them with light grey, oil wash and highlight pure white - something similar has been done in my recent video where I paint 2k pts of space marines

[@wilfiepritchard9480]

@@Zumikito hey I ment the white shoulder pads?

[@Zumikito]

@@wilfiepritchard9480 oh haha, that is simply ulthuan grey and highlight of white scar around the edges while keeping it dark in the recess

[@Napalmbath]

Could you do this with black and red? I've never painted a mini before, and I just picked up my very first Warhammer 40k minis to build and paint.

[@Zumikito]

Yes, but your initial highlights have to be quite dark red. Starting from simething like khorne red could work better

[@christopheranthony4657]

Just found your channel amd immediately subscribed. Inspired to paint my first space marines black but I already had a few blue, and they all are primed white :( hope multiple thin washes of black could fix it?

[@Zumikito]

Thank you! If it's not too thick, I would prime black over (or airbrush black) that and make sure that it is thin. Alternative is to learn how to strip your miniatures - you can dip them in Isopropylalcohol (IPA) and do it with a toothbrush. Chances are, that down the line you will end up stripping something (I do this as well quite often). Washes by themselves will not be enough I am afraid

[@christopheranthony4657]

@@Zumikito oh I didn't even know that was an option. Will the alcohol damage the miniatures at all?

[@Zumikito]

@@christopheranthony4657 plastic ones definitely not - those will be fine, wouldn't risk it with resin though! You can look up online experience of other people

[@christopheranthony4657]

@@Zumikito will do thamk you so much, im new to this hobby and dropped a pretty penny on the indomitus box and got so worried of permanent paints cover. Thanks again man you saved my God damn bacon!

[@Zumikito]

@@christopheranthony4657 cheers!

[@MNman87]

Eureka! That's why it looks patchy, blotch and weird when I go back to fix mistakes on my chaos black legion models! I need to paint it with abbadon black after chaos black primer. What the hell!

[@DMXKonCur]

I’m not missing it this time!

[@Zumikito]

An absolute madlad, love it!

[@shrobee]

honestly i only do layer step for major models

[@jameskeegan3108]

what company makes the thin highlight brushes? I am a hack but still painting after 30 years. :). Do you know the definitions of insanity? It's doing the same thing over and over again and expecting a different outcome. Thank you!

[@Zumikito]

I have a whole video on brush selection, but if you are interested in just knowing about these ones, those are Da Vinci maestro series 35

[@jameskeegan3108]

@@Zumikito Thank you for replying so quickly. Found them on amazon. So I am gonna invest in a couple of them right away. I watched your video on brushes as well. You are quite a talented painter my friend. Continue to march. I am learning a lot of new things as I watch more of your videos. Thank you !

[@austro_hungarian_nostalgia]

I may sound incredibly stupid for asking this, but if I am not supposed to paint my whole army like this, then how am I supposed to paint it? I would like to stick to the eavy metal style throughout my whole army so what am I supposed to do for infantry or these types of units?

[@MrTrenttness]

Thanks! This was simple and easy to understand.... even for me😥

[@joshuabeckmann9143]

Can it be used for Sions?

[@tyomies6168]

I would just paint the armour a very dark grey or some other very dark color and then put some black shade over it; a lot faster and works better IMO since "black" does not really exist.

[@jamesm8250]

What is the name of that long brush you use for the highlighting?

[@Zumikito]

I use mostly Da Vinci Maestro series 35 - awesome brushes

[@antoinep.2565]

by how many layers would you cut down the highlighting for simple troops?

[@Zumikito]

either one or two - this depends on how much patience you have and how much time are you willing to invest

[@antoinep.2565]

@@Zumikito ty!

[@shrike2598]

Nice tutorial, i actually asked for this in a video before 👍🏼 what do you Think about drybrushing the large armor plates exposed to Light with corax black in combination with a Highlighting as in the video? Would These 2 fit together on the Same Model?

[@Zumikito]

You can try it, but drybrush can cause rough surface or "scratches" which would not really work with precise neat highlights,but if you make it look damaged, who knows? You could try glazing over the exposed part or airbrushing it instead

[@evilkingification]

What brushes should I use?

[@alessandrodeturris8981]

Nice and clear, thanks :D

[@Zumikito]

Glad to help!

[@taffyadam6031]

Thanks king

[@Ireth_painting]

Ok lets say i paint my characters using this recipe because they are important. But also want to paint another 30 marines and 2 dreadnoughts. How would you change the method?

[@Zumikito]

Good question ! Simply use less highlights