Not quite. You can get used to food minus salt after salt. What ends up happenign is the taste of food comes back. Takes about two weeks. Downside is the first time you have salt again, even small amounts, all you can taste is salt. See salt works by activating your taste buds on contact so you don't actually need to put much in. But most folk slowly increase their salt intake because the effect wears off. Hence why going salt free for two weeks is great. You get back to base and then you can start with small amounts of salt. But when you go back you can go salt free and food still tastes great. Of course if you suggest this to folk who eat salt they don't believe you and will refuse to even attempt it. You can get a sample though by simply not salting your food. Serve it and then before a mounthful drop a crystal on your tongue and bang you have salted food taste for a while. Yep you don't even need to put salt in your food or even cook with it to get it to work!
The Heavy Metal look, whilst pretty, always strikes me as slightly unreal. I have found drybrushing armour is a great way of building up a believable level of light wear and tear and a solid beginning if heavy weathering or Blanchitsu is the goal.
It's all style choice in the end, right? I do like a really sharp highlight on armour so they're visible at gaming distance, but for the most part I don't mind cutting corners. Army painting is a different discipline to replicating the box art!
@@SonicSledgehammerStudio Absolutely right. I am totally on board with short cuts, hobby cheating and happy little accidents. An art teacher years ago told me, "The first rule of art is that there are no rules." And he was right, as long as the result feels good. And anything as personal as miniature painting is definitely an art. 👍
I've been slaving away with my Martyred Lade Sisters army for about the past 5 months or so and I'm nearing the end. I've got about 2700-2800 points done. I've got 8 Battle Sisters , 1 Immolator Tank, 10 Novitiates, 10 Zephyrim and Morvenn Vahl left to paint. I've been painting for years and have always struggled to get faces looking how I want them. I am definitely using Contrast on the Novitiates faces (don't know why I've never thought of it before). Thanks for the tip.
I use drybrushing all the time for all the highlights I do, because I can't do edge highlights to save myself, I always end up splodging it. I love that you champion drybrushing.
Not sure why people think its a newbie style of painting. (Ive never heard it in person, but i guess fickle people on the net do). Its a style, like any other technique, and is great for adding textured effects in certain places. Imagine if people used their brains instead of mindlessly sheeping what the masses tell you is best. The hobby would be a much nicer environment than it is currently (mind you, its much better than it used to be, but there is still a lot of weeding out the bad eggs to go).
Because it Is.Theres nothing bad about that. Its good even to mention it, because when you are new to the hobby, this simple style is what you are searching for and a great way to achieve OK looking army fast, without burning out or getting overwhelmed. Noob way NO! But newbie way for sure.
I happened on it entirely by accident a few years ago when looking for something to wipe off my drybrush on when I'd run out of paper towel. There was a rough old bit of card I'd been priming on, and what do you know? :D
It's something I don't think I'd ever have thought of myself, either! It wasn't until seeing someone use an old scrap of primed card for the same that it hit me how simple that is. 😅
wow! nice work! by the way i finally got those 20 imperial guard infantry done in your paint scheme they look FANTASTIC will be painting about 60 more in the same scheme. thank you so much sonic you da best literally da best!
Dry brushing is awesome. I love it. I use it a lot, especially for highlights and for glow effects. Works wonders! Your work is proof that it is a good method, too 😁
Just wanted to say a huge thankyou for doing this tutorial, as someone that has just purchased my first ever warhammer mini's (Combat Patrol - Adepta Sororitas). I'm super excited yet also a bit overwhelmed on where to start! This scheme looks really nice!
Not sure if you remember my old comment on the Bloody Rose Sister paint-up, but 9:09 is *exactly* how my kindleflame came out, so you were right all along, the solution was just to have even less on the brush.
I love the drybrushing technique here. I'm really interested in getting better at painting black armor (especially as I'm eyeing the soon-to-be-revealed Black Templars).
Some people are very snobby about drybrushing, but I think it's a great technique, and is usually a lot less hassle than edge highlighting and other techniques that are generally feted by such snobs.
It's incredibly well detailed, I'd always found the black armours difficult to paint, but this method is really intriguing, also if I normally paint head & backpack separate from the main body
Good ol' Corax White! It's not a pure white, there's a very slight blue tint to it, but that helps the white settle over just about any colour beneath.
I have to admit that painting that Fleur de Lys on the Shoulder was the hardest part of the whole army...no model without at least 3 attempts...🤷 Any tipps how to do it without getting angry...?😅
Maybe a stupid question, but for Corax white you mention a medium, is this something like Lahmian Medium which you add on your wet palette? Or do you add it in the bottle of Corax white itself like the steel ball agitators you mentioned? Im preparing my paints and stuff to paint my sisters army based on the methodology you used as I really like the look you gave them (also, you explain it really well for a beginner like me :p)
Like you, I find it strange that people look down their nose on drybrushing. At the end of the day it's a technique that works (as demonstrated very well here) and is just another painting tool. It doesn't suit everything, but it still works where it works.
I am....well, i have painted before but I have never done a miniature; What are the pros and cons of painting a figure already put together, as opposed to in separate pieces?
The short answer is that it's almost always a lot less effort to paint a miniature once it's assembled. It lets you hold a miniature by the base for a start, and trying to paint something in parts means finding a way to hold those pieces individually while you're working on them, coupled then with the need to glue them together afterwards. In all my years of painting I can still point to less than ten examples of something I needed to paint in sub-assemblies to get to every detail; for the most part, it's just not necessary.
Hello! I am coming back to Wh, I will paint sister with this guide! Due logistic problem, I cant use spray to do the first coat. What do you think if I do it with abbadon black? Many thanks!
Nice tutorial again but a question cropoed up for me. Did you ever, or are you planing to, do an episode about your current tools that support you the most? I was wondering ehen I saw your mini on its cork as the one thing that helped me improve the most was not better colours or more expensive brushes but to bluetac my minis to empty chewing gum containers of my wife
The trouble is that it's a different thing for just about every miniature; collecting all the little tips and tricks as one video would almost be just itemizing the list of tools and goo-gaws on my desk. It's something I've thought about, but I'd need to find a way to pare it down to 'most useful' in some way.
@@SonicSledgehammerStudio fair point. I was just curious as I think most people tend to look for the bigger stuff like the brushes or paints but seem to overlook "easier" stuff to do first
Sledge, you an an absolute hero - thank you! This will definitely help me get my sisters on the table quicker! 2 things... 1) How would you apply this to vehicles? Still paint them Corvus black and wash black all over? 2) Please do a repentia video!
Great vid man! Question, is there a massive difference between corvus black and army painter's necromancer cloak when seeking an "off" black?? I feel corvus black may be darker but I'm unsure...
Corvus Black is just a fraction darker, but the end result won't be massively different. You could also mix a touch of black into the Necromancer Cloak if you're feeling it needs to be brought down a little. Alternatively, there's also Vallejo German Grey (995) which is probably the closest match.
So much better than the GW basic painting tutorial I reckon. Dry brushing is such a key skill and really easy to pick up and with results like this why wouldn't you be pushing it as a key technique and approach to get beginners to knock out really quite nice minis.
I think there's a common misconception that drybrushing is always going to look rough. Just a fraction more work and you can use it as the basis for some pretty effective highlighting, even if you want it to look 'smooth'. No point in fretting that you can't paint a straight line when you're just getting started, I figure!
This is great stuff, definitely going to try this as I find dry brushing SO much easier then edge highlighting! Just wondering what your recipe is for the base there? It contrasts much nicer then a gayish base (astrogranite, RF drybrush) I use atm.
Stirland Mud, then drybrush Golgfag Brown and Tyrant Skull. A couple of tufts and you're done. The texture paints are a brilliant time saver if you don't mind quick and simple.
Just love this tutorial! However I have one simple question to ask.. Lets say Death Company Marine, since they have those red details all over armor (crosses, blooddecals etc) would You apply Nuln Oil over those bits or avoid and use lets say AEarthshade? Cheers!
Personally, I'd prefer to put Agrax over them so they're not quite so dark. I've seen Nuln Oil over red and it can work, but it's really a matter of preference over what's 'right.'
Given the amount of trim that the Chaos Marines have, I'd honestly not do a great deal to the black, myself. It's mostly there to make the gold stand out! You could try this to get a little variation in tone before you go nuts on the gold, though.
Hi mate! Love the videos, I’ve just started painting and always use your videos for reference, thanks for all the tips! Can I ask, when you dry brush your edges look so clean, but I can’t seem to replicate the affect you achieve. I’m using the same paint and a citadel small dry brush, any advice? Thanks!
Ordinarily, it's either a case you want to have slightly less paint on your brush, or change the angle you're approaching the edge at. You'll want so little paint on your brush that you need to go over the area four or five times to get a visible hard edge. Otherwise, if you're still getting chalky areas, go back once you're finished your drybrush with some of your base colour again to tidy up and it'll be sorted once you shade everything.
@@SonicSledgehammerStudio great, I find that when Im Dry brushing it looks like some tiny little flecks of colour dust are coming of and sticking to my model. Thanks very much for the help bud, I’ll try better angles a much less paint!
I've never had it be a problem. If your paint separates and you start getting spread of the metallic flakes, just give it a quick mix on your palette again and away you go. As for the flakes settling through the membrane and into the sponge beneath? Never had it happen in about two years of using this palette, so... I dunno!
@@SonicSledgehammerStudio this is another reason why I like your vids. You always take the time to respond to your viewers. On the original issue, don't we all know about paint separation. Whatever happens to my rakhart flesh every time I let it sit straight up baffles me. Lol Still, it's interesting to see these diverse points. Some people I saw online would legit exterminatus you for putting metallics on wet palette. I bet those people are the same as those dissing dry brushing.
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Gal Vorbak were a bunch of Word Bearers who show up in AD-B's First Heretic, and are the very first Possessed Space Marines in the setting
I knew someone would let me know almost immediately. :D
@@SonicSledgehammerStudio We can't help ourselves, just any opportunity to blurt out random nerd knowledge
That’s a great book. Aaron Dembski-Bowden is an excellent author.
Refusing to drybrush because it's a "simple" "basic" technique is like not seasoning your food with salt and always just using herbs instead. :D
Not quite.
You can get used to food minus salt after salt.
What ends up happenign is the taste of food comes back. Takes about two weeks.
Downside is the first time you have salt again, even small amounts, all you can taste is salt. See salt works by activating your taste buds on contact so you don't actually need to put much in. But most folk slowly increase their salt intake because the effect wears off.
Hence why going salt free for two weeks is great. You get back to base and then you can start with small amounts of salt. But when you go back you can go salt free and food still tastes great. Of course if you suggest this to folk who eat salt they don't believe you and will refuse to even attempt it.
You can get a sample though by simply not salting your food. Serve it and then before a mounthful drop a crystal on your tongue and bang you have salted food taste for a while. Yep you don't even need to put salt in your food or even cook with it to get it to work!
@@kudosbudo drop a crystal on your tongue?
The Heavy Metal look, whilst pretty, always strikes me as slightly unreal. I have found drybrushing armour is a great way of building up a believable level of light wear and tear and a solid beginning if heavy weathering or Blanchitsu is the goal.
It's all style choice in the end, right? I do like a really sharp highlight on armour so they're visible at gaming distance, but for the most part I don't mind cutting corners. Army painting is a different discipline to replicating the box art!
@@SonicSledgehammerStudio Absolutely right. I am totally on board with short cuts, hobby cheating and happy little accidents. An art teacher years ago told me, "The first rule of art is that there are no rules." And he was right, as long as the result feels good. And anything as personal as miniature painting is definitely an art. 👍
Thank you , Sonic .
Been dry-brushing since 1974 , works well enough for me ,
I've been slaving away with my Martyred Lade Sisters army for about the past 5 months or so and I'm nearing the end. I've got about 2700-2800 points done. I've got 8 Battle Sisters , 1 Immolator Tank, 10 Novitiates, 10 Zephyrim and Morvenn Vahl left to paint. I've been painting for years and have always struggled to get faces looking how I want them. I am definitely using Contrast on the Novitiates faces (don't know why I've never thought of it before). Thanks for the tip.
I use drybrushing all the time for all the highlights I do, because I can't do edge highlights to save myself, I always end up splodging it. I love that you champion drybrushing.
As an old dry-brusher.. I feel seriously vindicated :-) Thank you! And yes - that sister is very nicely done!
My dude this is INSANE. I am 100% using this technique for my sisters! Cheers!
The figure is very impressive and your technique of dry brushing really brings out the best in the model! Thanks for sharing this.
Not sure why people think its a newbie style of painting. (Ive never heard it in person, but i guess fickle people on the net do). Its a style, like any other technique, and is great for adding textured effects in certain places.
Imagine if people used their brains instead of mindlessly sheeping what the masses tell you is best. The hobby would be a much nicer environment than it is currently (mind you, its much better than it used to be, but there is still a lot of weeding out the bad eggs to go).
Because it Is.Theres nothing bad about that. Its good even to mention it, because when you are new to the hobby, this simple style is what you are searching for and a great way to achieve OK looking army fast, without burning out or getting overwhelmed. Noob way NO! But newbie way for sure.
OMG! That black cardboard idea is pure gold! So making one this weekend! Thank you 😊! Cheers 🍻
I happened on it entirely by accident a few years ago when looking for something to wipe off my drybrush on when I'd run out of paper towel. There was a rough old bit of card I'd been priming on, and what do you know? :D
@@SonicSledgehammerStudio Pure awesome gold! Thank you for the happy accident! Cheers 🍻
Your black cardboard tip is brilliant. That hit me in a "why didn't I think of that !" way. Can't wait to try it. 👍
It's something I don't think I'd ever have thought of myself, either! It wasn't until seeing someone use an old scrap of primed card for the same that it hit me how simple that is. 😅
Love the new logo and the model. Easy to forget how some "beginner" techniques can be just as cool as the fancy ones.
It's all just about putting paint in the right place, in the end!
I absolutely LOVE your voice. The cardboard box tip for testing your dry brush is the advice I needed. thanks!
Thank you for sharing your process.
wow! nice work! by the way i finally got those 20 imperial guard infantry done in your paint scheme they look FANTASTIC will be painting about 60 more in the same scheme.
thank you so much sonic you da best literally da best!
Dry brushing is awesome. I love it. I use it a lot, especially for highlights and for glow effects. Works wonders!
Your work is proof that it is a good method, too 😁
Getting ready to take on the new 2022 Christmas bundle of Adeptus Sororitas. This will be useful. And I always loved dry brushing my minis.
I love your painting style. I am learning a lot. Nice video. New token for the channel! I almost missed it!
Thank you! Cheers!
Just wanted to say a huge thankyou for doing this tutorial, as someone that has just purchased my first ever warhammer mini's (Combat Patrol - Adepta Sororitas). I'm super excited yet also a bit overwhelmed on where to start! This scheme looks really nice!
Excellent choice on Sisters! :D
I stealing the colour recipe for my 6th edition Nuln Empire army I'm building. All the best to you great video.
Not sure if you remember my old comment on the Bloody Rose Sister paint-up, but 9:09 is *exactly* how my kindleflame came out, so you were right all along, the solution was just to have even less on the brush.
Glad to hear that it helped to call back to an earlier problem, at least!
I love the drybrushing technique here. I'm really interested in getting better at painting black armor (especially as I'm eyeing the soon-to-be-revealed Black Templars).
I am seriously looking forward to them. Some of the madness of Space Marines cranked up to 11? Oh yes!
Really good guide mate
Pro painter wannabe guy: "Drybrush is such a noob and simple technic..."
The guy from ArtisOpus: "That's where you're wrong, kiddo"
It's almost like the real trick is in knowing which technique to use and when. ;D
I've only seen a few people make such statements about drybrushing and they rarely post any of their work, which explains a lot.
Love this, I'm gonna start my first 40k army with the combat patrol and this will help a lot
Man you did really good work! I'm looking forward to more videos
Some people are very snobby about drybrushing, but I think it's a great technique, and is usually a lot less hassle than edge highlighting and other techniques that are generally feted by such snobs.
It's incredibly well detailed, I'd always found the black armours difficult to paint, but this method is really intriguing, also if I normally paint head & backpack separate from the main body
Thank you so much!
Funny enough, I ended up doing faces with contrast and then cleaning it up with layer paints.
excellent tutorial as always ^^
Glad to hear it! I do like the simple stuff when it works. :D
Stunning work my friend...this is awsome 👍
Very nice!!
Going to try this on my HH Iron Hands
this is an outstanding tutorial.
Thank you kindly!
I’d love to see how you’d use the same techniques and philosophy of this video applied to ork boyz!
4:17 I tried this technique exactly how you said but when I did it my sister told me to get out of her room.
It still blows my mind how you build ab a so solid thin white on a black primer.
Good ol' Corax White! It's not a pure white, there's a very slight blue tint to it, but that helps the white settle over just about any colour beneath.
I have to admit that painting that Fleur de Lys on the Shoulder was the hardest part of the whole army...no model without at least 3 attempts...🤷
Any tipps how to do it without getting angry...?😅
Maybe a stupid question, but for Corax white you mention a medium, is this something like Lahmian Medium which you add on your wet palette? Or do you add it in the bottle of Corax white itself like the steel ball agitators you mentioned? Im preparing my paints and stuff to paint my sisters army based on the methodology you used as I really like the look you gave them (also, you explain it really well for a beginner like me :p)
Like you, I find it strange that people look down their nose on drybrushing. At the end of the day it's a technique that works (as demonstrated very well here) and is just another painting tool. It doesn't suit everything, but it still works where it works.
Gotta ring fence the weird little cliques that pop up around what you're 'allowed' to do with your hobby, right?
@@SonicSledgehammerStudio absolutely, if it works, it's not 'wrong'.
I am....well, i have painted before but I have never done a miniature; What are the pros and cons of painting a figure already put together, as opposed to in separate pieces?
The short answer is that it's almost always a lot less effort to paint a miniature once it's assembled. It lets you hold a miniature by the base for a start, and trying to paint something in parts means finding a way to hold those pieces individually while you're working on them, coupled then with the need to glue them together afterwards. In all my years of painting I can still point to less than ten examples of something I needed to paint in sub-assemblies to get to every detail; for the most part, it's just not necessary.
@@SonicSledgehammerStudio Awesome, thank you!
Hello, did the decals come in the box set with the sisters or did you have to buy them separately?
The decal sheets come in the box with the miniatures. :D
I was watching your US infantry video and was wondering if it would apply to painting Rangers?
Yup! Ranger uniforms were basically the same as regular infantry. All you'll need is the right decals, if you're adding those to your troops.
Hello! I am coming back to Wh, I will paint sister with this guide! Due logistic problem, I cant use spray to do the first coat. What do you think if I do it with abbadon black? Many thanks!
A light grey or even white brush-on primer would be better than straight black. It'll make it much easier to paint the bright red over top!
Nice tutorial again but a question cropoed up for me.
Did you ever, or are you planing to, do an episode about your current tools that support you the most? I was wondering ehen I saw your mini on its cork as the one thing that helped me improve the most was not better colours or more expensive brushes but to bluetac my minis to empty chewing gum containers of my wife
The trouble is that it's a different thing for just about every miniature; collecting all the little tips and tricks as one video would almost be just itemizing the list of tools and goo-gaws on my desk. It's something I've thought about, but I'd need to find a way to pare it down to 'most useful' in some way.
@@SonicSledgehammerStudio fair point. I was just curious as I think most people tend to look for the bigger stuff like the brushes or paints but seem to overlook "easier" stuff to do first
Nice video! I learned a ton from watching. Could you or anyone for that matter explain how you make the base? :D
Sledge, you an an absolute hero - thank you! This will definitely help me get my sisters on the table quicker! 2 things... 1) How would you apply this to vehicles? Still paint them Corvus black and wash black all over? 2) Please do a repentia video!
Vehicles benefit from exactly the same method, yup! As for Repentia, they're on the cards when I pick up a little more for my own Sisters force. :D
@@SonicSledgehammerStudio Thanks so much for replying. Can't wait to see the video when it comes!
Thank you for another handy tutorial and would you mind to share the basing recipe)?
A layer of Stirland Mud, then a heavy drybrush of Golgfag Brown and a lighter drybrush of Tyrant Skull. Tufts and you're done!
@@SonicSledgehammerStudio Thank you :)!
Great vid man! Question, is there a massive difference between corvus black and army painter's necromancer cloak when seeking an "off" black?? I feel corvus black may be darker but I'm unsure...
Corvus Black is just a fraction darker, but the end result won't be massively different. You could also mix a touch of black into the Necromancer Cloak if you're feeling it needs to be brought down a little. Alternatively, there's also Vallejo German Grey (995) which is probably the closest match.
@@SonicSledgehammerStudio awesome, touch of matt black in there probably the way I'll go! Thanks man :)
I find (and it is in how you view it) that AP Necromancer Cloak has a bit of a brown tone to it
So much better than the GW basic painting tutorial I reckon. Dry brushing is such a key skill and really easy to pick up and with results like this why wouldn't you be pushing it as a key technique and approach to get beginners to knock out really quite nice minis.
I think there's a common misconception that drybrushing is always going to look rough. Just a fraction more work and you can use it as the basis for some pretty effective highlighting, even if you want it to look 'smooth'. No point in fretting that you can't paint a straight line when you're just getting started, I figure!
This is great stuff, definitely going to try this as I find dry brushing SO much easier then edge highlighting! Just wondering what your recipe is for the base there? It contrasts much nicer then a gayish base (astrogranite, RF drybrush) I use atm.
Stirland Mud, then drybrush Golgfag Brown and Tyrant Skull. A couple of tufts and you're done. The texture paints are a brilliant time saver if you don't mind quick and simple.
Just love this tutorial! However I have one simple question to ask.. Lets say Death Company Marine, since they have those red details all over armor (crosses, blooddecals etc) would You apply Nuln Oil over those bits or avoid and use lets say AEarthshade? Cheers!
Personally, I'd prefer to put Agrax over them so they're not quite so dark. I've seen Nuln Oil over red and it can work, but it's really a matter of preference over what's 'right.'
@@SonicSledgehammerStudio Cheers! Always a pleasure to get Your opinion on. Keep up the good work!
Can you tell me, how you hav painted the Sisters base?
Could you do saint Celestine some time I'm to scared to paint her without a video lol
love the technique, an offtopic question: What sounds recording equipment do you use? it sounds amazing!
This is all just straight off my phone!
Would you recommend this black for Black Legion? I’m having difficulty making the black look…not Boring and flat.
Given the amount of trim that the Chaos Marines have, I'd honestly not do a great deal to the black, myself. It's mostly there to make the gold stand out! You could try this to get a little variation in tone before you go nuts on the gold, though.
Hi mate! Love the videos, I’ve just started painting and always use your videos for reference, thanks for all the tips! Can I ask, when you dry brush your edges look so clean, but I can’t seem to replicate the affect you achieve. I’m using the same paint and a citadel small dry brush, any advice? Thanks!
Ordinarily, it's either a case you want to have slightly less paint on your brush, or change the angle you're approaching the edge at. You'll want so little paint on your brush that you need to go over the area four or five times to get a visible hard edge. Otherwise, if you're still getting chalky areas, go back once you're finished your drybrush with some of your base colour again to tidy up and it'll be sorted once you shade everything.
@@SonicSledgehammerStudio great, I find that when Im Dry brushing it looks like some tiny little flecks of colour dust are coming of and sticking to my model.
Thanks very much for the help bud, I’ll try better angles a much less paint!
how did you make that base?
Stirland Mud, then drybrush Golgfag Brown and Tyrant Skull. A couple of tufts and it's done.
Metallic paint on a wet palette? I thought you were not supposed to do that?
I've never had it be a problem. If your paint separates and you start getting spread of the metallic flakes, just give it a quick mix on your palette again and away you go. As for the flakes settling through the membrane and into the sponge beneath? Never had it happen in about two years of using this palette, so... I dunno!
@@SonicSledgehammerStudio this is another reason why I like your vids. You always take the time to respond to your viewers.
On the original issue, don't we all know about paint separation. Whatever happens to my rakhart flesh every time I let it sit straight up baffles me. Lol
Still, it's interesting to see these diverse points. Some people I saw online would legit exterminatus you for putting metallics on wet palette. I bet those people are the same as those dissing dry brushing.
FIrst! haha
Yes you are!
holy shit that cardboard sound hurt my ears