How to paint realistic Tyranids
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- čas přidán 20. 06. 2023
- A super quick and easy to do scheme for your tyranids
Hi! This is the first video on my channel, its short and sweet and hopefully will help you to get some good results with the new tyranid models on the way.
Thanks for watching
Hi Ross, this is an excellent video! Thanks for sharing. Having seen the standard of your painting on Instagram, I would love to see more videos like this!
Hi! Thanks very much. It’s a start at least, I’m hoping to make it a regular thing though. Really appreciate you taking the time to watch it!
This is one heck of a 1st video.
Thank you so much! Glad you enjoyed it
Agreed!
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Looks great. 'Realistic' is an oddish word here, but we know what you mean. I prefer crustacean / Alien colour schemes for 'nids to psychedelic ones, and this is a great one. Really well produced video too. Done this before?
Good luck with the channel. Three months before you quit your job! (or something)
@@notreallydavidthanks! No first time filming, editing or talking on camera
The finished paint scheme looks great. I appreciate that you show how it should look for the end of each step, before moving on to the next step. Super helpful to do that.
Thanks very much. It’s good to hear it was helpful, I thought showing the result of each step would be useful
They look great! Probably the best Tyranid color scheme and painting technique I've seen to date. Well done!
Thanks so much!
Very impressive! I especially appreciated the reassurance and acknowledgement that many of these steps are intimidating to new painters (or those new to a particular technique). I really look forward to future videos!
Thank you, I’m glad you enjoyed it. I think it’s important to not assume prior knowledge of a technique, I know not everyone has the confidence to try these things but I want to try and make people aware that it can be easier than you think. Thanks for watching
Damn, those are some nice looking Tyranids
Thank you!
Great video, very clear and easy to follow . Not sure which scheme to use when I get my Leviathan box but this one is a contender for sure .
Glad to hear it was helpful! If you do decide to give it a go make sure to tag me on instagram, it would be great to see them. Thanks very much for watching
Great video. I really like the more natural looking colour scheme.
Thanks very much! Thanks for watching
I loved this. Been wracking my brain on a proper method to make my 'nids a bit more GrimDark and watched countless videos on here. This is so effective and really gives off that Geiger Alien vibe. I've been painting for many, many years but always struggle with the method behind schemes and effects, thank you for this. Oh, and Subbed to.
Thanks very much! Glad it was useful
Agreed, the carapace is just perfect for the Alien look. I think if you did the non-armour parts in the same style as this model but matt Grey/Black (with added slime 😁), you'd have the full effect.
You made me repaint my whole army :D Great video! Thanks for sharing.
Really?! That’s amazing. I’d you’re on instagram make sure to tag me, I’d love to see them. Thanks for watching
You enter one of these models into a competition, they look awesome
No I’ve never entered a painting competition, one day maybe. Thanks for watching
Coming out the gates swinging with this video! Immediately subscribed after watching it
Thank you so much!
Right out of thr corner you came swinging! This is a GREST first video.
Thank you!
I really like the look of your grim dark nids! Been looking for something similar to this, thank you.
Glad it was helpful! There’s a couple more videos on the channel on my tyranids. Thanks very much for watching!
Heck of a debut. Well done.
Thank you!
I've been struggling with a color scheme for my Tyranids for some time now. I love these and I think I've found my inspiration. Thank you for the content!😊
That’s great to hear! Thanks very much for watching
Looks STUNNING! Amazed that this is your first video. Plz keep up the good work!🎉🎉
Thank you so much!
Love the colour scheme and your airbrush control is immaculate!
Thank you! Lots of practice over the last few years 😂
It took six days for the algorithm to bring me here. I don’t even play Warhammer 40K. I play Battletech. We all paint minis. I’ve never seen a first vid kill like this one. Flawless technique. To the point. Please continue.
Thank you! I’ve no idea why this has been viewed much in such a short space of time, I honestly had no expectations of anyone watching it all! Thanks so much for watching it though, it’s really appreciated
I’ve never use streaking on a nid definitely has a great effect, but man all thoughts spiky bits catching your towel and your cotton swab would be a tedious job. Love the look 👍🏻 The blue on the carpace was a definite X Factor nice touch
Thanks very much. I’ll have a follow up video up soon with an alternative to the streaking grime and airbrush
Nice one. Keep it up. Like the no fuzz straight forward styl.
Thanks very much!
This is such a cool (and relatively easy/fast) scheme! Great stuff and welcome to CZcams!
Thank you very much and thanks for taking the time to watch it
Can't wait to see more. Unbelievable first video 🎉
Thanks very much, that’s really nice of you to say
EXCELLENT video. Congrats on your strong start.
Thanks very much. I’m a bit in shock at how many people have watched it already, I honestly wasn’t expecting anyone to see it.
Excellent work
Thank you!
Been following on Instagram. Delighted you’ve done a video, looks great. Love the format; no bull just straight down to it, and less than 10 minutes. If you do more, and they follow this format, I’ll probably watch every one!
Thanks so much, that’s really nice of you to say. I think the plan currently is to continue with this format as best I can. I didn’t really have a plan when I made this one, but people seem to like it
Fantastic job. Really good breakdown of all the steps
Thanks very much! I follow you on my other account! Great work!
Just awesome !🤯
Thank you so much! Thanks for giving it a watch, it’s really appreciated.
Love it! Also, really appreciate that you include a 'no air brush' method as well. 👍👍
I’ll try and put a dedicated “no airbrush” video for this scheme together soon
@@rgbminiatures That would be great!
Brilliant , think a lot us struggle to make nids look truly organic.
Thank you. I was trying to get an organic look but that was also quick. I don’t want the leviathan box to take ages to paint! Thanks very much for watching.
I used some of tgese techniques... and i am loving my bugs!
That’s great to hear! Thanks for watching
That looks so sick!
Keep going man!
Thank you so much!
Love the scheme the reddish highlights are amazing!
Thank you!
Welcome, I’m seriously considering giving this a go. Maybe adding some color shift paint to the armor bits to make them more beetle like. Looking forward to more, really we’ll done
That’s great, if you do try it make sure to tag me in some pictures on Instagram. I’d love to see what the colour shift paints do to the scheme, I’ve never tried them myself.
Really love this scheme and may use it on the repaint of my nid army. Love the way it does actually look grim dark while still having some visual interest to it.
Also the airbrush control is very good as others have said.
Thanks very much! I’m glad you enjoyed it
A great start for a new channel! Subbed!
Thank you so much! It’s really appreciated
Love the scheme and well explained simple techniques. Great show, good luck with the channel!
Thanks so much!
Absolutely love it - just in time for my first nids from leviathan!
Thanks! I hope it was useful
Wow great scheme
Thank you!
LoL, dropped my jaw with the grime application. 😆😆😅
Looks fantastic. Well done and thanks for sharing.
Thanks very much for watching, it’s really appreciated
I really like this scheme and may use it. It’s like a grimdark natural look to Hive Fleet Behemoth
Thanks so much, please give it a go and if you have an instagram account make sure to tag me
Amazing work👍🏽
Thank you!
Ross, great quick scheme. great first video. Definitely going to try this but without the streaking grime. Going to try out a mix of brown and red contrasts/or pro acryl washes. that AK stuff is scary! Love the look of the termaguants but would love to see more videos and how it translates to smaller models. Thanks and good luck
Thanks for watching. I’ll have some pictures up on Instagram of the smaller tyranid models done in this scheme so have a look for me there
Awesome!
Thank you!
Awesome scheme, excellent work! Definitely applying this to a couple of nids from the leviathan box, might try it on a few marines too 🤔
Go for it!
Can’t wait to see the second video. Streak and grime looks terrifying
Thank you. The streaking grime looks scary to use but it’s actually very easy. If you’ve never tried it before I’d suggest using it on a model you don’t care about first, maybe pick up something cheap on eBay or the free model you can get from a gw store.
Way better than the cartoony box art
Thanks very much! Thanks for giving the video a watch, it’s really appreciated
Love it! I plan to do something similar for mine but running a bit darker and a bit more red. Will def use some of your techniques in there too
Sounds great!
Fantastic paint scheme and congratulations on your first video. You have another subscriber here
Thank you, it’s hugely appreciated
Awsome video and some really nice painting ! Plus you didnt say "like and sunscribe" so i subscribed straight away ! Keep up the good work !
Thank you!
Brilliant video for a first video! subbed
Thanks for taking the time to watch it!
Best ever Nid in my useless opinion...good luck with the channel.
Thank you very much!
Excellent video, informative and concise
Glad it was helpful!
Great video, lovely work and great editing!
Thanks very much. This was a first attempt at editing a video, it was a fun process.
Thanks for sharing this recipe, great work ✌️
Thank you very much! You’re very welcome, I hope it was useful. I’ll hopefully have a few more up soon.
@@rgbminiatures Nothing better than finding someone that can achieve grimdark results with a more practical method.
You really found the perfect balance between done and perfect ✌️
Awesome vid and great results
Thank you!
Awesome vid bud, keep it up!
Thank you! I’ll hopefully have some more up soon
First video? Crazy dude. Well done
Thank you! I’ve never tried to edit or do a voice over before, I’m a bit of an introvert so I had to push myself to talk on camera. Hopefully it’ll get easier and a bit more natural the more I do it. Thanks so much for watching, it’s really appreciated.
@@rgbminiatures seemed very natural man. Going to sit back and watch the subscribers grow haha
Keep up the good work!!
Thanks for watching!
love its cute cute banded tail 😍
Thank you! 😊
They look amazing. Wish the video was longer. Good work mate. Very inspiring!
Thanks very much. I’m glad it was helpful
i will susbcribe to your channel. love the colour scheme. hope to see more painting tutorials soon man! or whatever content you put out
Thank you so much! I’m glad you enjoyed it, hope it was helpful
Incredible video as others have said. Subbed 100%
Thank you, I’m happy you enjoyed it
This video is really good, I would like to more videos like it
Thank you. More on the way
Bangin video mate, subbed.
Thanks very much, really appreciated and glad you enjoyed it
Hi, stumbled across this channel (good timing as its your 1st vid).
Great style on these miniatures and simple tutorial. Earned a sub! 👍
Reminds me of Alien with the dark carapace and the hint of colour through it.
I'd love to see your take on the ultramarines too! Cheers
I’m hoping to do an ultramarine one too soon.
Fantastic video dude!
Thanks very much mate! Thanks for taking the time to watch it
Love it
Thank you!
Wow, talk about setting the bar high. I can not wait to see where this channel goes next. Love the paint job!!
Thanks very much! That’s really nice of you to say. Thanks for watching
@rgbminiatures oh yeah I will definitely be sticking around to see what all you come up with..
Great video!!
Thank you!
Aaaaand subscribed.
Thank you so much!
Great video I may have to test this scheme out myself
Go for it! Thanks for watching, really appreciated.
Looks outstanding! Honestly still out of some people's skill set even from the get go (like me). I always paint my models the exact same way every time just with different colour schemes.
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Using this method I painted & based 20 blightlords, 6 deathshroud & biologus putrifier in 2 weeks and I live a busy life so can usually only get like 6 hours a week in.
Thanks for taking the time to watch it, really appreciated.
Great video. Got yourself another subscriber
Thank you so much!
Good looking bug
Thank you!
Really cool video
Thank you so much! I’ve been really busy this week but I’ll have some more up soon hopefully. Thanks for watching
I really like how the carapace came out, on first glance I thought you had sponged on some metallic green in the highlighting step and was still expecting to see that when you were putting down the Eathermati Blue.
Thank you. I think metallic green would be a great alternative
Looks great. The blue stripes on the armor coupled with the shiny varnish give it an iridescent quality.
Thanks. I tend to use Matt varnish on a lot of the models I paint, it didn’t seem appropriate for this one.
@@rgbminiatures I always imagine Tyranids as looking wet, like they've been freshly squirted out of the birthing pods, or they have a natural slimy coating, or they have the same slick bio-metalloid armor as Xenomorphs. I painted clear nail polish onto a couple of mine (tried spray, wasn't shiny enough) and people always think the paint is still wet, haha.
Great video bud, thanks for sharing your approach! I came across your scheme on Instagram and might copy it. We'll see! Anyhow, keep it coming, this is fantastic.
Thanks so much! Glad you enjoyed it, I hope it was useful
Hey mate love the first video! What kind of streaking grime do you use?
It’s from AK and has for all vehicles on the bottle. Think it’s just their generic one. Hope that helps
great video and tutorial!
Thanks!
Funny, I drew up a similar color scheme to this last night on impcat. Wanted to keep it like a beetle that also grew flesh that wasn’t covered by exoskeleton
Hope the video was helpful! Thanks for watching
Great job mate!
Thank you!
Great work! The whole mini looks great but I particularly like how the shell came out, there's a really nice pearlescent read to it. I've been thinking about how to paint a few of the Nids from the new box up and the your video has given me some ideas to play around with. Just thrown you a follow here and on IG to keep up with your work.
Thanks so much! Please remember to tag me if you try the scheme out, I’d really love to see some pictures
Great looking nid. Nice directions and easy to follow. Keep up the great work. Would be nice to get some of your background etc cheers
Thank you very much. I’ve been in the hobby for a few years, went into commission painting too in my spare time. I tend to just do this as a hobby though at the moment and post most of my work on instagram.
Literally deep striked into my sub library
Thank you!
The only person willing to add some sheen to their models instead of making them dry as a fucking bone. INSTANT subscribe.
On a different note, can you explain the final step in a little more detail? That seemed like a LOT of excess and I'm not quite sure how much of it you actually took off, and how much was left on.
I'll be painting Seraphon with the end goal being a bit more saturation on color, so would I use a different color grime or amount? Or just wipe more of it off?
I tend to put more in than I need to be honest, I find it gives me a bit more flexibility when removing it, I can do it by eye then and leave it when I’m happy how it looks. I’d suggest picking up some cheap models on eBay that you don’t care about and practicing first if you’ve never used enamels or oils before. It’s very easy to do though
Thanks, I wanted it to have a bit of shine, makes it look more like a living thing. Thanks very much for watching
@@rgbminiatures I've got some two decade old Lizardmen to start on before I get to the new release models, thankfully. They'll get an outdated paint job to match them. Thanks for the feedback :)
Subbed let's see where this goes😮
Thank you so much!
Cool tutorial.
Thank you!
You get a more natural transition with heavy shades
Ok
The video is really good, I enjoyed it a lot.
But, I can't let that abuse of the poor drybrush go unnoticed. Using a paper towel to wipe off the paint will take the mosture off of the brush, and that will result in a choky finish and a dying brush. You want to have a bit of moisture un the brush and wipe it in a plastic palet or ideally in some bits or bases ( I use 3d printed spare bits with lots texture) that will sophen up your drybrush and make it will look great, you can always build up the colour if you want a strong striking look, it doesn't take much time. Try it out 👌
Thanks for watching! I’m aware of the method, but as this was just to get some very quick light highlights this was just the quickest way
when i buy my first big intro case into 40k hobby, this'll be a good place for me to start for a Nid army. already have a lot of hours with my airbrush painting Gunpla.
Great news! Glad it was helpful
Id just like to say Wow! I cant believe i just now seen this video. As for someone who just got i to the hobby this year and starting a nids army this was the nail on the head for a scheme ive been looking for. Ill love the methods used and look anxious to attempting it. My idea i am mainly going for is that forest underearth tone and using valejo mud and moss to the top of the models to give them a ambush predator theme. Loved the video and would like to see more tutorials. If anything in your future videos could you list your tools that yoive used. If yoi dont mind me asking whete did you get the blue tip q-tip sponges from ?
Thank you for sharing!
Thanks very much. I’ll make sure to add info on tools etc in the next one.
Hi! Great video! For the airbrush you used a 0,4 aperture? Or 0,2?
Thanks so much! Its a 0.4. Sparmax max 4. It’s a good all rounder airbrush. Thanks for taking the time to watch it, really appreciated.
Fantastic work mate, this colour scheme is exactly what I’m after. Just looking at the AK Streaking Grime and there seem to be a few variants, which one did you use?
The one I used is from AK and says “for all vehicles” on the bottle. Thanks very much for watching
Awesome colour scheme and video ross! Just ordered liviathan to get back into warhammer after more than 20 years! Heavily considering your scheme!! I assume doing that last step without a varnish is a no-no?
Thanks very much, that’s nice of you to say. Great to hear you’re getting back into the hobby! If you use this scheme make sure to tag me on instagram, I’d love to see them. Yes you really need to do that varnish step, the white spirits and enamel paint won’t hurt the work under it but the rubbing from the clean up process will.
gonna try adapt this scheme for my genestealer cult army
Great idea!
Super impressed by your airbrushing technique! Im working on starting a youtube channel of my own and would love to know how you achieve such a professional sound quality. Thanks!
I have an iPhone 14, everything was recorded and edited on that. No external mics etc.
Looks really good. I have been searching for a good "creature" scheme. I can't stand the purple/white/blue hive fleet thingy. Like the coconut crab scheme but this may top that.
Thank you! It’s a lot faster than the crab scheme!
My Lord Man. Amazing! Can you show us how you used this technique on a smaller tyranid?!
Thanks! I was considering doing a video showing all the leviathan box being painted
@@rgbminiatures That would be excellent! Definitely make another video. This is quality stuff and I learned a thing or two. I think your explanations are perfect - and they go into the right amount of detail. Two small things you might consider, because I’m definitely using your video as a painting guide lol. Showing the paint colors on that you’re using on the screen a bit longer, and maybe time stamps? It may be more work than it’s worth. Regardless, really loved the video!