START Painting Warhammer 40k Armies
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- Опубліковано 7 чер 2023
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You find yourself reading up on obscure lore, referencing factions you've never heard of, you know power-armour is good... But you don't know why... You think you'd enjoy painting miniatures, but how does it all work?
Join us! We're about to build and paint a Warhammer 40k army, if you're along for the journey, we might even let you pick which one!
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A hard NO to picking an army for you. I'd much rather you pick the army you like the most. Greater longevity for a series that way!
Came to say this
Cheers, my man, perhaps I'll shortlist... Or perhaps I'll try and curveball all of you :D
I second this! Choose something that will give you happiness!
I'm splitting a box with a friend, so I'll have a whole hive of new bugs to work on in 2 weeks.
I'd love to see Byron take the two forces in the box (or parts thereof) and go two different directions with them. One in a very beginner friendly style, and the other at a higher level hobbyist approach. But I understand that is a lot of production to ask, so I'd say the former is more useful to new blood than the latter.
Damn your eyes, this is a great idea! I wonder if others would agree.
@@ArtisOpus Yes please.
From a beginner perspective point of view (I just finished painting my first five models ever), here's what I think would be great for this:
1. Your army of choice and what are your main reason you selected that army
2. Which models you want to have first, ignoring what is in the Combat Patrol box and then evaluating if the CP box still makes sense for you and why
3. Finding your color scheme, how to choose, what to keep in mind (color synergy)
4. Which models to paint first and why, which second, etc. and which painting style to apply (simple slap chop, slap chop 2.0 or "traditional" base color and highlighting)
5. When to paint your (first) centerpiece model or model you want to spend extra time on. What will be the difference in your painting style compared to your other troops
6. What will be your next steps to build up your army in size. Thought process.
+1 to all of this 👍
We're about to start on a Warhammer 40k painting journey, who is in? Let us know your sticking-points or concerns below, we'll answer them in the next video!
ALSO - Painting Level:
Beginner?
Me going 'fancy?' - We can still keep it educational of course :)
Middle-ground?
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I think beginner. Solely as this guide series is about getting in to a new hobby. Even experienced painters probably start something new and have to read up on it.
Agree with @Darren. Go beginner and then add a "how to upgrade" section after the easy paint job is done.
A sticking point would be once you have picked an army, then it is all the correct markings. Shoulder pads with one arrow. one with two, how do they all fit in together. I want to paint an army but then not go back and redo the decals. Thanks
You choose and explain the why and paint. I'd love to see how you paint (drybrush ?) them all
I'd strongly suggest talking about priming a model with a brush. It's how I started, I think it's how a lot of people start, purely because it's part of the first tools we pick up. Rattlecans and airbrushes and whatever else? That all happens after the first few models where someone's just trying things out. Also, minimal paint jobs that can be built on later. For example, I semi-recently got out some models I was playing with like... twenty years ago. And I was not a good painter twenty years ago. But because I was just doing a very basic scheme with base coats, my models looked okayish for tabletop play, and if I want to experiment with techniques that are a bit more involved I now have the opportunity to go back in and add a little touch up here and there, which is a wonderful accidental gift for my younger self to give my older self.
I've been Warhammer-ing for a few years, but with this new edition, I really want to see someone start and take the journey from Combat patrol to 2K. Like, fly on the wall, you choose your army, you buy the CP box, you build it and paint it, you play it, then you decide how to expand.
This is really appealing - would be keen to get a sense of the direction to go in expanding on the combat patrol (eventually).
This is exactly the direction @ArtisOpus should take, as it will follow along the lines a new player like me getting into the hobby. I started with a Boarding Patrol and a Combat Patrol. Id go into depth with the prep work as well and not just the painting
I’d be interested in seeing Bryon paint up 500 points of his chosen faction while keeping tabs on his expenses (right down to brushes, glue, paint, clippers etc).
I would be interested in this, too! Love a cute force
I'm trying to decide if my pile of shame can stand for me to order the whole box for myself 😰😰😰
I never buy the box sets just because I know I’ll never finish painting them!
the answer is always yes!
Yes!
How did this go? I tend to try and find a buddy who wants the half that I don't, really helps :)
@@ArtisOpus I am the proud owner of leviathan now, haha. Building and painting like mad
Thank you for making this video. I've been painting for a while, and you can't throw a rock without hitting 10 videos on UA-cam without seeing Warhammer miniatures.
I'm on the same boat, and I'm looking forward seeing everyone's responses.
Our pleasure dude, the comments are already incredibly inciteful, we are learning a lot!
Most of the time tutorials start from a basic primed mini (I understand why) but I bet there is value in an "escalation league" for painting. Iterating over the same minis adding quality in each pass.
Stage 1) Get your new Leviathan box minis table-top ready - Batch painting, tips for a neat basecoat, minimum tournament legal, etc.
Stage 2) Take the same army and push them up a notch, you're already done but maybe you want to step up to the next level and add more advanced techniques.
Stage 3) Higher quality still, reserve for characters?
This is a really solid idea, my man, love the thinking behind it! We have spoken about doing this on a single one before.
I tend to agree, for me the biggest barrier was everything you see is painted very well but with no history as a painter and no skills just a solid basic game ready army method would be great. Ideally no layering, highlighting, etc. But a focus on decent looking, quick and easy so you can play.
A couple of points I hope will be useful to newcomers of the hobby 😊
- Don't compare your painting to anyone else! Everyone is at different stages in the hobby and everyone has their own painting style, a bit like handwriting. It makes models and the hobby more unique. There is no right, wrong, good or bad ways to paint your models so just enjoy it.
- Painting your models can take time. If you get burn out, don't beat yourself up and feel bad about it because you aren't painting every chance you get. If it takes weeks between painting sessions, then so what. If I go through a slump then I split my models up to smaller bits e.g I'll paint all the guns today, or the heads, or I'll paint this one colour on 10 models so when I've completed this one task, I've still made progress and feel good about it. This helps me to get back in to the swing of painting when in a slump.
- Pick the army that you think looks the best and the hobby will snowball from there for you. Read their lore to see how they sit with you, check out the model range for the army and take it from there.
- You can do as much or as little as you want with the hobby. If you want to just paint, that's cool. If you want to run the meta army and win tournaments, that's cool too. You don't need to do or know everything about the hobby - Take it at your pace.
Agree with this 100%!
As a long long time 40k painter, if anyone is starting there first army I will always say one thing and that is rule of cool. Always buy the army you think looks awesome, as it will provide so much more longevity in the hobby.
Entirely this, my dude!
I would love to see your complete process to starting a new army. Maybe while giving tips on how to work into tackling a full army with limited time (full time work etc.) while still keeping a highish standard of painting quality.
Really really love your content!
Thanks for the input buddy - what'd 'highish' compare to? I could absolutely push it to 'Best Army' potential in terms of Tournament Level, and would enjoy it, but would that make it less useful?
Of course I would be discussing approach a lot, rather than technique, which is the same for everything :)
@@ArtisOpus I started by painting each model individually and always struggled to work my pile of shame down. I recently tried to paint my army in squads of 5-10 models. But I still don’t feel like i distribute my time efficiently in terms of making the main line units look good, while focusing on the main characters. I would love to get better at spending my time more efficiently at painting key areas to make especially main line troops look good and then have more time on the bigger models (The lion or azrael for instant, as I paint dark angels).
Byron - absolute pleasure speaking with you at UKGE Friday morning. As we talked about, I'd be hugely interested in seeing your painting technique applied to some of the Leviathan minis, and the armour of a marine. As with many, I enjoy the painting process but spend a lot of time on single minis, never achieving a painted army. I always enjoy hearing of the thought process of experienced painters to achieve that goal - what compromises to make whilst remaining happy with the outcome. Good luck with the venture into 40k!
Hey buddy, sorry for the delay! Pleasure meeting you :). I will definitely make sure that we discuss 'tournament painter-ing' any scheme, whether we make it efficient or not the process of reducing slow stages or skipping unnecessary ones on troops etc is a great lesson.
Our tyranid scheme that's in edit took 4 attempts to get right, we'll definitely discuss this, though, I just took notes yesterday on the subject for the vouiceover.
@@ArtisOpus Looking forward to it! I tried painting a Termagant quickly last week but really wasn't happy with the result. Reverted to a layering method which I'm very happy with, but I've lost about 6 hours to it.
Wow! Great topic and what a way to give back Byron!!!!! Been in this since the early 90’s with pewter models and green bases lol. Enjoyed this hobby with my children which are all grown. I have a few recommendations if you are new….
1. Decide what is most important to you if you can, what brings you joy… Painting, building, playing, or reading and if your not sure go to step 2!
2. If you are a newbie, Buy one box(squad) or better a getting started box! Two small armies and some rules Build it and paint it. Who cares how it turns out but now you know some do’s and don’ts.
3. Now the hard part is easier…pick an army or and/or a combat patrol box and your off to the races!
Lastly, and probably the most important. Every community as negative people….run from them to the positive ones! There is a boat load of kind, helpful, and giving people in this hobby. Find them and stick to them like glue!!
Today I mostly just build and paint. And it bring me joy and peace of mind. There is NO WRONG WAY to do this!! Enjoy! I am interested to see how this goes for you Byron and I will be watching. Cheers!
Agree on all of this 100%, my man! Thanks so much :)
Thanks for you helping the community! Good work! I’m excited to see what you can come up with.
Thanks man, we'll see how it goes! :)
As someone that enjoys the process, fly on the wall is my preference.
From a purely *content* view, audience picks curveballs sounds entertaining
:D maybe we have some middle-grounds available!
I am super stoked for this
Cheers buddy, us too! :)
I know nothing about warhammer , but I do paint them using all the skills you have taught me, I think it would be great to watch you pick an army and start your process and watch it all the way through, and maybe bring me to playing the game .
Noted, we'll see about the gaming (my narrow brain can only take one system at a time), but I'll fully approach it with a mindset as if I were beginning, and as a beginner, so combat-patrol is definitely going to feature :)
This is a great video and cant wait to see this play out! I personally would love to see how you overcome all the curve balls that occur!
Let's see how the public vote :|. Thanks man :)
More about a good starting desk configuration for painting and working with your models. I’m about to start my first army ever in the Warhammer Universe!
I like this, we're planning some (far off) content on exactly this when I re-do my workspace.
#1 tip - closer to you while painting: most used, further away: least used!
A section on how to pick an army would be great. Also, for us old timers, please explain tje mindset change needed with contrast paints. My first experience with them was... unappealing!
:D we'll definitely have some info on how to pick! For contrast I think it's about speed and approachability for people who didn't enter the hobby via WD the way so many of us did, plus minis got more busy!
Honestly a fly on the wall from unboxing to building/painting and then gaming would be awesome....
I would like to see the slow army build process you would take for what which ever army you decide on (it's your army after all). Start with a combat patrol box, play a combat patrol game, move onto a 500pt list and then step by step evolve your army to a 2000pt list. Would love to see how you tackle the process instead of starting with a huge pile of plastic and adding a couple little units.
Absolutely, I think the 2000points of intimidation is a dreadful way to start, especially for beginners!
For a week I couldn't figure out how I could help. Then I thought the best I can do is give you the example of what i am currently struggling with, I don't know if it will help, but I'll give it a go. I am working on the Idoneth deepkin vanguard box. (I have a few Vanguard and combat patrol boxes, as I worry one day I will want to play but not have an army to try, but all I have done since the pandemic is half army paint jobs. I've never played and never completed painting a box).
So far, for this box, I was cutting out all the minis, gluing everything and cleaning up mold lines. I was never sure if I was doing it right, or if i spent too much time on this step. Now after they are all built, my next problem is choosing a paint scheme. I want something unique, that is not like the box art. And now I'm stuck with decision paralysis with my army infantry in different colors.
Once I overcome this stage, I also don't know if I'll never finish the rest of the models in the box and just end up moving on to a new one?
So I guess, Im saying is, I am willing to see you go through the process, from choice, to sprue, to glue, to paint, to confident painting, to completion, to playing, and how you figure it all out.
This is mega-helpful, thanks so much for taking the time. You are in the same boat as a lot of people, this is definitely a part-way-along version of the 'i haven't started yet!' analysis paralysis that's the most common question.
We are going to give an example.of me coming up with, testing, and refining a scheme, it will be very thorough. I am sure it will help.
@@ArtisOpus super excited
If you are doing a "starting" series it would make sense to cover it as a basic level first, followed up with taking it to the next level. Finished with whatever is the general or centre piece model taken to the highest level you can.
I would also suggest taking the whole process from the beginning, again showing basic and then advanced methods. For example, starting with basic assembly then followed up with more advantages like maybe filling or even re-posing. Cover undercoating too - how to get good results, from "brush brush" to rattle can to air brush.
Regarding your army selection make sure you pick it yourself so you like it, don't let others pick it as a gimmick. Pick based on lore and models then let us know why you picked it and it will be more interesting to you and us.
These are great points, and well put, consider them taken on board. It's important that we cater this to as many people as possible, without alienating beginners, and this all fits perfectly with that :)
I've been in-and-out of the hobby for a long time and when I chose an army I usually think ooh they look cool! And that's it, I'm currently restoring my original elder you know Elda from 2nd edition through to 7th Simply because the new avatar looks cool😂
That's the best way, IMO, and I definitely get starting from one model you really like (e.g. Morathi for DOK in AOS)
I think my biggest issue/sticking point/concern is WANTING to paint my stuff to a high standard but then at the same time wanting to play games and not have half assembled grey models ramshackle on my side. It gives me great fits trying to figure out how to find the middle ground or let myself not always paint something to box art level and then be concerned about RUINING the model or not having it as best as it could have.
This is very well put, and I think a problem for A LOT of people. We will absolutely do our best to address it :)
For what it’s worth, my biggest problem when starting a new army is settling on a paint scheme. Often, I have a general idea of how I want to paint in army, but I’m afraid I won’t be able to do that vision justice.
I think this is maybe #1 comment/question theme, we will absolutely be devoting some time to it.
I think a beginner friendly approach for the new core box is the most benefit to most people.
But you could also go with doing 1 of the forces beginner friendly and the other a tad more advanced. Or as you said, paint them beginner friendly and then show how you'd go about with taking the paint job from beginner to intermediate and beyond.
What I'd love to see is either of the new forces but with some non'normal paint scheme. So not White/Red for nids or blue for the Space marines. Or maybe even just paints that isn't used much at all.
Oh, and i'm much more interested in watching the nids being painted then sm's.
But if we're not sticking to the core box, go with a Harlequin force! (Sorry)
Ha. You sick b@#££d
@Himle I think we're of the same mind here. Well, on everything but the clown elves. They're all yours.
Your army and your lore make it yours!
With that said genestealer cults!
:D! Haa
i want to see you go through building your own chapter
not just your own choice of army and how to paint it, but a complete "woe to go" documenting the birth of your chapter
we have a zillion guides on how to do known colour schemes
so few people touch on how to make your army into your army
naturally this would include choosing their name, colours, lore overview, detailed lore later, what units to customise to better tell your story , what paint techniques to tell your story
what basing options to go for so it dosent break your colour scheme from across the table ... etc
you 'could' involve the community to help you make choices... like what is this captains name or whatever... but at the end of the day i want to see your dreams manifest
i think with your talents this will benefit the community more than anything else
I really like this, and there definitely seems to be a decent amount of people wanting to see how we'd go about it. It's especially interesting on marines, as it's less commonly done.
We have a tyranid custom scheme recorded, took me 4 test minis to get it right :D.
Thanks for your input man, really helpful, I like the idea of people naming my characters, too, I wonder if there's a way for me to let people get involved with trophies or basing elements, too 🤔
@@ArtisOpus plenty of things you can go absolutely nuts on as far as community involvement
so much so you can divide it into groups like youtube polls for populace votes or twitch interactions for single pick items
however, make sure you keep all the core choices to yourself, it still has to mean something to you else the project will die early
army colours, chapters main theme, etc
these are things that if you dont care for, you wont have the passion to undertake
a custom chapter is a masive undertaking
doing it for youtube videos is even bigger
i love your channel and i would hate to see you burn out on an army of space marines you werent into because you just couldnt bring yourself to love the MarinieMarineface of the pink dildos subsector that you had been forced to paint for 5 months
id love to see how you keep on target, how you push through and actually choose an army ie which units to go for, build it and paint it without getting hobby block.
This will definitely get covered, for me it's a lot about making the right decisions, *before* you start!
@@ArtisOpus 100% I've done similar before and always bit the wall mid project and never quite finished. I'd love to see how you get past that and hopefully work on a couple of armies for 10th
Would love to see you paint and play the models that you have just done.
Pick up a couple of opposing army box sets and paint a couple of 100 points.
Start with a small skirmish and build up an army over a year, show us how to expand on a budget and keep the shame pile in check
The practicality stuff would be great, I wish I would have known how difficult the kharadron ships were to build and paint before going all in on sky pirate dwarves!
Oh man, they're sure pretty, though! It's a great example, our combat patrol ranking highlighted the huge differences when I had to think about it.
This video fits exactly into my recent process of returning to 40k after 25yrs. Researched armies etc, chose World Eaters but main issue is stock atm plus not entirely happy with how the minis look despite trying various painting techniques. Whilst waiting for more World Eaters stock & also improving on my painting, I've decided to do a Space Marines army as my eldest son is doing a Tyranids army. He bought a starter set a few months ago but his gf took Necrons so he had them sitting spare as he didn't want to do Marines. So i thought they'd be perfect to use as 'test pieces' to find the perfect method to paint the army.
So for me, i think the process of how you choose your army, different methods & style of painting (battle & parade ready, slapchop, dry brush, airbrush etc) plus how different primers will show varying results to finished models.
Hope this helps. Just looking forward to getting started as well as my 1st few test pieces of my salamander army look great. Your video on it was brilliant & one of the reasons i chose that chapter plus the lava base video to go along side it (my next test piece method combined)
Also keep up the great work all round. Content is spot on!!!
I just want you to paint anything other than Space Marines or Tyranids. Everyone is going to be painting those over the next few months. So, I'd like to see Aeldari, Drukhari, or Chaos.
And for the army you chose, I would want you to go through the process of choosing the color scheme and touching on a bit of why that one, connecting to the lore.
I think the level of paint should be mid-tier table top. With a higher level on characters and leaders.
Excellent and super timely topic..I have been going through this very process and am curious to watch you experience it. The 2 places I am most challenged are: 1- selecting model options and unit composition for my tyranids that work well and are based around the cost effective starting boxes (combat and boarding patrol) 2- finding a paint scheme and technique that accents the savagery of these terrifying models but also can be executed quickly. Not lying when I say I have recently selected to use dry brush technique after being inspired by your videos. Thanks again. I am looking forward to more videos.
I really want you to show us how you Dry Brush your way to painting the Lion! (So... Dark Angels? :D)
Their combat patrol is great! 10 minis
So I'm getting back into painting after 20 years and have been enjoying your channel. Daemonhunters just came out to give you an idea when I stopped. and am seeing all these good looking models! what would you look for in a mini to start relearning skills? At the same time what kind of mini would you suggest for a 10 year old. feel free to do a video on it!
Good question, I think it depends on how you are as a person (slow, methodical, fast and loose, artistic, etc). Methodical - space marines are hard to beat, for example... and then it's just about personal taste/colour (e.g. space wolves for theme///Imperial Fists for yellow)
I'm an AoS player, but where I get stuck with 40K is how to match an army to my play and narrative preferences. I've started and stopped diving into 40K three times as a result.
You're not alone here, and we'll 100% be covering all of this, in general, and also from my perspective, as I pick/outline shortlist etc.
I highly agree with your suggestion of Leutin’s channel. He covers so many aspects of 40k lore.
As a 20+ year veteran of the hobby I would recommend listening to leutin’s introduction to each of the factions (he has a playlist on his channel page). Find a faction you like the sound of then look at some of their art work and models and then see what inspires you. And I would agree with what a lot of people are saying in the comments, Byron, you should pick your own army to paint, perhaps with the above process. That way you’ll enjoy your first dip into 40k because you follow your own curiosity.
Good Luck!
Thanks for this buddy, I'll mention this in one of our upcoming videos, great point!
For what i know about warhammer orks are the most fun to kitbash
I'd like to about how you go about picking the Arm / Race maybe some pro's / con's on both play styles and how tricky they are to paint. Then maybe what you need to set up a starter army, as I found out about with my AOS army I'm missing some key things to get playing it properly so have a much larger pile of shame to build / paint up before I get playing. So being efficient in what I select would be great.
Absolutely my man, I am an experienced AOS player and have never played 40k, so I can absolutely see this. I think it would be best if I got a 40k pro on to explain things to me, and find something to suit my playstyle.. or my 'wants' (e.g. casual play, low mental load, fun, etc) for the game.
I am planning to start a Thousand Sons army myself, but I'm intimidated about painting them with all that armor trim. I would love to see your take on that!
They definitely are, I expect you'll feature in the comments of our 'combat patrol rankings'! If your army is the one you love, you'll manage though :)
I would love to see your journey into 40k, what army aesthetics and lore do you like and what grabs you? The most important thing for people starting an army is what do THEY like. No one should be starting an army based on meta rules etc pick what you love and will enjoy playing!
So many lovely viewers, I'll be picking (or at least shortlisting), and definitely giving a thorough run-down of my reasons and thinking :)
I personally don't think you'd have to take an army of the leviathan box just because it's new ... pick an army you love!
But it might be a good compromise to at least paint one or two models of each army just for the fun of it.
Apart from that I agree with many other comments here: I too would like to see you build up an army from small to large.
And if you ask me: Orkze are and always will be da best!
Cheers and Waaaagh dakka dakka!
:) a few people here definitely want to see me go green! We've got one Tyranid recorded, 4 times until we nailed the scheme, and a bit of a blood angel backpack, which has been done 'fancy'!
I think a big concern for new players would be 'given the amount of time and money I'd have to invest getting a faction to the table, what do I do if I don't like how they play?' or 'how do I know if I'm making good choices?'
This is so many people, and while I'm going to recommend a 'yolo/what's coolest' for options and load-outs it's definitely important to cater your army to your playstyle/personality if you're going to game.
We'll cover this for sure :)
Very late to this, but I'd like to try your GUO scheme on the new Tyranids. I'm not sure how suitable they are for drybrushing, so I'd love to see you try out some schemes on the new termagant models, the wilder the better! There are tons of videos covering established hive fleets so I'd love to see you invent your own, messing around with colour shifts and maybe re-visiting fluorescent paints.
Wow, that would look insane! You've got me thinking :D
IF you plan to paint a tyranid or two anytime soon may i SUGGEST to make them hyena theamed? Make both spotted hyenas striped hyenas and any other hayena pattern you can find- their lore can be that their fleet has eaten a world that had hyena like creatures
Might be worth you talking through your army picks…. And then narrow it down to 3 and then give us more detail and why you would pick one of those three.
Then talk through colour schemes and why some work and some don’t (maybe yours vs “canon” and why you picked what you picked)
I'm very much leaning toward something like your first suggestion, even if it's just letting people know my shortlist :)
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Oh dude, clocked your name! :( Big love
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Very nice idea you have there. I’m not new to the hobby but surely it’s a subject worth refreshing with new edition right around the corner. In regards to what should be the focus of this 40k journey having primarily new people in mind should be tools needed (and not needed!) as well as speed painting (when I started the hobby it was so intimidating to try and paint 2000 points of marines when I really had no idea what I was doing) could occasionally throw a Segway as to how to take your faction leaders or centre pice models bit further as again many people i know (myself included) pick a faction based on the mini they like the most like Terminator captain or Neurotyrant from the leviathan box and want to have those painted to the best of their ability
I would love to see the how you break down the journey or the key points that help keep your motivatation and interest going until the end.
Motivation is a recurring subject in these comments, we would have covered it regardless, but I'm going to put extra-effort into it as a result. I've finished a few armies to tournament standard, and used to commission paint, so I've got some good tips!
I would like to see a video on how to approach the painting of many armies. The Warhammer Community page described me as a ‘hobby butterfly’, ie someone who has a little bit of everything from various value box sets over the years (now including Leviathan). So what’s the approach to getting through the ‘pile of shame’, as you describe it - getting it assembled and painted and how to maintain that momentum.
Ps, the lore isn’t something I need more info on, I’m talking about the practicalities of the painting and getting all those miniatures to the table.
I'd like to see your decision process and a fly on the wall perspective...
More people have asked this than expected, I wonder if there's some middle-ground...
Comment for the algorithm and because this is great content.
Can you show us a table top standard and how to pick colors or how to make the most of them?
That's a very deep rabbit hole! :). We're going to have to see about the standard, people have very split opinions! I have one idea in mind that might cover all bases, though!
I would really like to be thoroughly included in someone else's thought process about picking a colour scheme and a theme for the bases. E.g. if I were to give you a 10 man unit of a faction you never painted before what would you do to them and why, where do you start? This would be very interesting to me.
I'm sure we're going to see this a lot, it's a practical question, too.
@@ArtisOpus I think it's because that kind of content is rare-ish? I don't mind people showing their army and how they did it at all. But the idea and final image they had in mind before they started would sometimes be nice to know. I enjoy being involved with other people's creativity that goes beyond painting.
picking the right attchments on my minis always worries me and I've yet to play around with magnets
So many people are raising this, I think the answer is to just build what you think looks coolest, especially if it helps you start :)
Id like to see more focus on getting a unit/units to the table. From the plan of best way to build to paint it at a good pace and then the batch painting, which I've found difficult to do with the drybrushing particularly.
Hello.
I would love to see you paint the Space marines army step by step please.
I am somewhat tempted, actually 👀👀
@@ArtisOpus Oh nice, YES !
Your recent slapchop style video could be a good tyranid template
Oh it absolutely could! With some adjustments... We have a video recorded! :)
Yes all of that! lol well, except picking your army...
:D a few people have said this, what a nice bunch you are!
I’d love to see you paint up a (contemptor for extra coolness) dreadnought or chaos knight, personally. I use your dry brushes every single day! Best dry brushes and dry palette on the market today.
Thanks so much man! I've actually done several bits of Imperial knights, all metallic, and I loved every minute! I should definitely finish them off at some point, they're all prepped :)
I really think GW have understood a few of the problems with getting started. The new combat patrol game mode together with the pre-constructed armies must be the easiest way to get started ever. This together with downloadable rules and data cards also makes the financial footprint quite a bit lower.
If you have good friends you can always share paints and you do not really need many brushes.
Whichever direction you decide to go, I will be excited to watch… Great video, well articulated. I’m a space marine collector, so if you start with painting them would be great :-) thank you
Thanks buddy! We'll see, I think the lovely viewers seem to want me to pick my army, so I'll outline a shortlist and why at the very least :)
Wow - never had a reply to a comment before! Much appreciated- way to grow the channel mate!
I would like to see you go through the new Leviathan step by step from choosing the chapter of your SM and your hive colour from building to the max level painting ...
The lot? :D No rest for the wicked!
I'm most interested in planning paint schemes for the army. I usually just imitate the box art and would love to learn more about the process around coming up with creative (and visually striking) schemes that work.
I don't think you'll be alone in this, my man. It's comments like this on repeat which are the drive behind starting the series.
A lot of people are stuck before even starting!
Search through related art for inspiration, both Warhammer and other stuff!
I started by reading the books. I consumed the lore and literature for a very long long time. I wanted for a long time to build a Sisters of Battle (Adeptus Sororitas) army in conjunction with a Ordo Hereticus aligned Knight House. I haven't even played a single game of warhammer, but I love the lore, characters, painting, kitbashing, etc etc. I'm not a good painter, but I'm not too bad. Best advice I can give is find what faction you like... then just get a few models, maybe a kill team, and go for it. I just enjoy collecting.
A 3D printer really helped me in learning painting. I can print mini's VERY cheaply and try different techniques, different schemes, I still don't own an airbrush... someday.
I love this, first paragraph is golden advice!
@@ArtisOpus Watched your videos for a long time and it really helped me when I was learning. The dry brushing tutorials were a godsend due to the feeling of accomplishment amid the uncertainty.
Pick what you're most excited to paint of course! But if you pick to paint some of the Space Marines, it would be cool to see a custom chapter from you, especially with GW embracing the "paint whatever colors you want mindset." Could even show some cool free hands or conversions on leaders that way.
Interesting! I've gone this way with a tyranid scheme that we recorded, hopefully, we can get it out soon, it took 4 goes, so is taking some editing :)
I know nothing about the Warhammer other than space marines, tyrranids, and nurgles . I'm curious about how you pick an army and does how you plan to paint the mini effect the decision on what army you choose?
We'll definitely be covering all of this! It's a sticking point for a lot of people, comments are packed with similar.
I think if the viewers decide an army for you, it could be just a small combat patrol box with a short a video or a short series just to see how you might get creative about the process. I think for creativity and longevity purposes, you should pick an army that you like.
Both are great points!
something about how to pick a color scheme. Curently im just looking up what others are doing. but how to combine colors, and what works togerther and what dont.
also paint some dark eldar or what ever they are called now :)
You're not alone here my man, it's the most common question, by a long way! We're discussing an entire episode on the subject.
I'd take the Space Marines from the Leviathan box. Paint up one of the squad members as an intro, then the Dreadnought and finally one of the character figures. You could talk through chapter choice and things to consider when bulk painting a single colour (e.g. opaqueness of some colours, when to and not to use contrast/speed paints and when to get out that large series D).
Reach out to Rahul and see if he wants to come do some drybrushing with you. :>
:D I did a lesson with him on Instagram once, he's improved a fair bit since then!
A ‘get stuff on the table’ approach isn’t out there too much on the big channels. I think beginners need to know about a prioritised set of tasks in painting, where you just do armour, weapons and super quick faces so you can get something semi decent on the board and build a base for techniques. Doing space marines works simply because they need less decisions for beginners by buying box sets
Definitely, I think perhaps a mixed approach is a good idea, some have suggested doing the troops basic, and the leaders fancy, which I think is a nice way for us to be able to cater well to multiple audiences.
I'll be starting tk play properly in 10th, Element Games are doing a coaching night on Tuesdays. I'm most worried about army building (what units etc) and rules. 40k usually has loads of rules and my brain gets overloaded, I hope from the sounds of it 10th is lighter on rules.
GW Games in a nutshell, currently. I think we'll be using combat patrol heavily for this reason, in order to keep things legit beginner-friendly. I'll be championing 'rule of cool/don't worry about it' for options and load-outs, too :).
Enjoy your coaching at NWGC! Not long to wait now for 10th I guess!
I've found that I've struggled a ton with color palettes, and subsequently choosing details and additions to those color palettes which makes my armies come across more like a clownshoe than a cohesive unit. Can you somehow go over how you select colors when you are trying to utilize unique colors rather than the model box version?
This is absolutely a front-runner for the most common question, and we'll do an episode on it, for sure!
I think it depends on what you want.
With 10th edition coming so soon, I think one of the strongest video series you could do is a no nonsense guide that is meant to be followed to the letter for new players. "You want your models to look like this and you've never touched a brush before? follow this guide." This would result in the most NEW subscribers and viewers because people are going to be looking up guides.
On the complete opposite end you can do a "Making your Leviathan box at a higher standard" series that really slows down the process and focuses on ways of improving on the traditional slap chop method. These videos would be much longer and probably have higher watch time for people invested in painting better.
I'm curious about brush maintenance and usage. Do you have separate brushes for oils and water based paints? The cleaning process without ruining the brush. I have a sonic cleaner for my eye glasses, its it worth it to get one and do all the brushes at the same time?
We've got a great video on it on the channel, if you have high-quality ones you'd be surprised how long they last.
My biggest tip is around brush-size, you want to use the biggest ones you can, volume: resilience, and the step up in size each time is pretty huge.
I'm currently working through my first army (Tau). I'm not new to painting so I know what I'm doing for the most part. My main worry is just that I'll run out of steam and not get it done, especially because my painting time is limited.
You're in the same boat as a lot of people here, 'pacing' is incredibly important, as is batching and positive feedback loops, I will definitely cover this, maybe in it's own episode.
So Im not a new player, but I am a returning player after a 10+ year hiatus so alot has changed since I last played. My big question is regarding flexibility on equipment choices, with the new edition on the horizon and a completely unknown meta as it were for what is good or not, and also since GW seems to have moved into single kits that can be built into multiple different kind of units over the years, what would be your choices for multiple loadouts? Magnets? Blue-tac? Super glue and hoping you can get in and break it off in case you change your mind?
This is a very common question, and I honestly think that your best bet is to accept future fomo to a small degree and just build what looks the coolest. Most opponents won't care what your guys have Vs your list. I genuinely think this entire thing holds back the hobby and game a lot.
This is said from the perspective of someone who has won tournaments and played at the ETC for team England, too. I don't think GW understand how limiting WSIWYG is. Or what it fuels (not starting armies).
My current issue with 40k, is where do I start to learn and catch up with the current lore.
I stopped with the Lore with the fall of Cadia, after that iv no clue where to start to catch up.
It's so huge, right? Luetin has a playlist of each faction's background, maybe that's a good place?
My biggest concern by far in the hobby is my pile of shame growing and outpacing me. I would love love love to see some vids on speed painting tyranids!
My main concern is what army to pick. I have zero 40K knowledge so would just pick one I'd want to paint. But if I was buying solely to win at games then how do I decide what ones good? I know Tau (Tao?) Are meant to suck but I do like the appearance of them.
Tau or T'au I believe.
For myself, I've always bought/painted what I like even if they're not the best. Also, I'd reccon what's "best" now, might not be what's best when 10th edition launches.
What is "best" really does change like water, so liking the appearance and the narrative fluff is your best guide.
Now, if you really wanted to insist on finding something "strong" you can look at tournament results once they start coming in, and take inspiration from them. Competitive 40k is a community dedicated to finding ruthless optimization. But that doesn't mean it will be enjoyable for you to play, and by the time you get everything in your list built and primed, the meta will probably have already shifted away.
I think the current GW environment of constant huge change puts you in a slightly better spot here, as James mentioned, not that it's a good thing IMO :).
Go for what's cool, if you end up with a couple of sub-optimal unit choices on your shelf or in your cabinet looking pretty that's still a nice thing!
Never played 40k wondering if Léviathan IS a good way to start...
It's definitely fine, even better split with someone!
WAAAAAAAAAAAAAGGGHHHHHH.
300 Orks?
Too soon?
It is always too soon for this! :D
Would you please do a tutorial on adaptus sorroritas mainly repentia.. I love your style
Someone wants me to suffer! :D Thanks buddy
@@ArtisOpus no worries, thanks for the reply.. Oh yes one last thing have you heard or used muso black paint seemingly its the blackest of black paint
I want you to build an Beast Snagga force. =)
Oh my, what an undertaking that would be!
You mentioned in a past video that matte paints don't work well for the drybrush technique. Could you explain why? Pro Acryl paints are very matte so I assume they dont work as well. I also have Vallejo and Army Painter paints, do those work well? Thank you for your help! I plan to tackle the Nids in this box using the technique and my Series D set!
I've recorded an entire video on me working out a custom scheme for nids :). It's still in edit as it took 4 attempts!
Absolutely man: matte paints encourage 'clumping' and 'chalking', you can absolutely work around it, it's just a little harder work than working with satin ones, it's why I tend to work from a chaos black base, even if I hand-basecoat over it after.
They're fine (and almost impossible to avoid) toward the end of drybrushing, as most paints you highlight with contain more white, and are more matte and chalky anyway.
How about finding somewhere to play or a group to play with? I’ve recently started to get back in to the hobby and have no one to play against
Hey bud, you'd like advice on it, or to see me doing it? I'm blessed with having a huge gaming centre 20mins drive away, which feels like cheating :D
Forums and discord groups are probably a good start, gaming clubs are increasingly common these days, too.
@@ArtisOpus advice on it please. Many of the small, casual clubs don’t really advertise online in my area.
a video on slang would be nice
On painting terms? We are trying to craft this currently, it's going to take a while, and be a big one!
How about if you get the new start box you paint one army quick, and one army detailed? Then we can see how to tackle units, details and colour choice for two approaches? 😊
You're not the first to ask for this... Maybe it's a thing :)
I've just picked Aeldari to be my first army EVER. @Artis Opus I'm worried about having a consistent theme across the army because I definitely don't want it to be the standard box art.
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You recommended getting a codex. Is it really worth it though to get a 9th ed codex now though?
Yeah man, I know it's going to be 'redundant', but it's a single-source-resource and encyclopedia on your given army, you'll learn about them, their background, and 95% of their units, given that GW aren't adding much these days.
Basing is your friend for this, buddy, take it up those legs/feet! We'll definitely cover some cohesion stuff in future content, though :)
@@ArtisOpus you mean like basing the bases kinda basing of zen basing?
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Da best.
My biggest issue is speed, it always takes an age to get a squad done, so progress is incredibly slow and it gets demotivating.
There's lots of guides on "how to paint a space marine fast" or any other model but suprisingly few on how to paint a whole unit quickly and consistently to a good standard, particularly when mixes etc. are involved.
Been in it since game was invented in late 80's. Reasonable painter now BUT struggle with nailing a simple colour recipe and sticking to it. Too many "perfectionist" tutorials on the web however well intended. Think the psychology of getting reasonable armies on the table is key. Need to promote simple hacks. I think reduced washes (Lamian or similar medium), use of transfers, (enhance models far beyond my skills), limited colour palette all help. I have found when I go back to basics I'm better. Basic colour scheme, basic techniques, a few good tools etc
I paint and not play so i would rather you pick your own army and paint it as you not someone else.
A lot of people have said this, you're good peeps :)
Leave the adultish attitudes at the door Byron, we are paining toy soldiers, be proud of the geek side...
:D 100%
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You're a good man, Sir :)
Darren, too :)