Painting battle-ready Imperial Fists Space Marines doesn’t have to be hard; learn how to paint yellow with this fast tutorial from Hellfire Hobbies!
If you’re planning on going with this chapter, you need to get good at painting yellow armor, and this tutorial will help you tackle the steps without much hassle! Remember, this is how to paint battle-ready Imperial Fists Space Marines, so if you want something a little more detailed, this might not be for you.
Let’s see how to do it.
How To Paint Battle Ready Imperial Fists: Painting Tutorial
He starts by priming this black; now let’s see how to make it battle-ready!
Step 1:
He starts with Screamer Pink through the airbrush and hits the whole model with it. Next, he loads up Yriel Yellow and hits the model from the top down. However, since you want the entire thing yellow, you will have to spray from the bottom at times to hit the legs and things (be careful not to go too crazy from the bottom).
He then adds Skeleton Bone to the yellow mix and does a further highlight on all the armor from the top down.
Step 2:
Now it’s time for the brush. He starts with Casandora Yellow and does a clean coat over all the yellow, which will smooth everything out. Next, it’s time just to fill in the colors around the armor. He paints the gun black along with the outlines and anywhere he wants it.
Then, silver on all the metal areas and brown for the leather and pouches. To highlight the leather, he mixes Rhinox Hide with Bone and quickly highlights all the leather.
Step 3:
Next, he goes in with the Nuln Oil on everything that’s not yellow and uses that to blend everything. He returns to the Screamer Pink for the plasma gun and just sprays all around the gun to give a quick and easy OSL effect.
To finish off the effect, he comes in with a white and throws some streak lines along the gun, where the rivets are.
Finished Model:
The last thing he does is clip off the mini and puts it onto a more scenic base. There you go, a few easy steps and a battle-ready mini! Be sure to watch the video below for all the insights!
That does it for this one! If you want to see more, check out Hellfire Hobbies’ own tutorial by clicking this link here.
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About the Author: Travis Pasch
Travis Pasch
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About Travis Pasch: Travis has been a Warhammer 40k hobbyist since the 1990s, playing the game since Third Edition. Through extensive traveling, he’s seen a lot of the miniatures hobby from across the world, giving him a unique perspective on the latest gaming topics and trends.
Travis’s brother even owns a commission painting studio, where he’s picked up a lot of good advice and techniques for painting Warhammer and tabletop miniatures over the years, as well. Travis joined the Spikey Bits team in 2019 and has been the lead writer since 2020.
Currently, he’s working on converting all his 40k Adeptus Mechanicus models and becoming a true tech enjoyer, complete with both sad and happy robot noises!
