Pick Three Colours and Paint - Speed Painting Almost Any Guardsmen [How I Paint Things]

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  • čas přidán 26. 07. 2024
  • The 'tricolor' method is an old, ancient trick I read in a White Dwarf lost to a distant and misty time before memory. Pick a Light, Medium, and Dark version of similar colours and run with those as the inspiration for a very simple colour scheme, letting you finish armies seriously quickly!
    Check out the Majestic 13 team I painted using a variation on this same method, just with different colours: • Speed Painting for Maj...
    That same method again works in all sorts of places! By using Vallejo Dark Sand or Citadel Morghast Bone as the armour colour, the same tricolor method would apply here: • Speed Painting Sikh So...
    This guy is a 3D print from the Reptilian Overlords range, the 'Master Regiment Template' with heads from the patrol cap set. Check out the range here: reptilianoverlords.com/produc...
    00:00 - Intro
    00:46 - The Three Colour Method in a Nutshell
    01:16 - Priming
    02:22 - Basecoats
    06:36 - Shading
    07:54 - 'Stage One' Finishing Touches
    09:22 - 'Stage One' Finished
    09:53 - 'Stage Two' Highlights & Finishing Touches
    11:56 - The Finished Guardsman
    VARIANTS:
    Urban: Mechanicus Standard Grey uniform, German Grey webbing, and Black armour.
    Desert: Army Painter Skeleton Bone primer with Iraqi Sand webbing and Dark Sand armour.
    Winter/Ice: Try priming with Grey Seer, Russ Grey webbing, and The Fang armour. Just spitballing with that, but it might work!
    Thanks to Producer Patrons Alan, Kyrie, Andrew, Jimmy, Rod, Phil, Robison, Woodcock, and David Kinney - as well as all the other Patrons that made this video possible, and Exit23 Games for recording equipment that helps keep the channel ticking over! Find out more at the following links:
    / sonicsledgehammer
    / sonicsledge
    / sonicsledgehammer
    ko-fi.com/docwholigan
    exit23.games
    THE BASE: Stirland Mud, drybrushed Golgfag Brown then Tyrant Skull. Paint the base rim in Rhinox Hide, and add tufts to taste. Done!
    PAINTS USED:
    PRIMER:
    Death Guard Green (Citadel Spray Can)
    VALLEJO:
    Russian Uniform WWII
    Camo Olive Green
    Steel (Model Air)
    CITADEL:
    Bugman's Glow (Base)
    Nurgling Green (Dry)
    Ionrach Skin (Base)
    Agrax Earthshade (Shade)
    Lahmian Medium (Technical)
    Cadian Fleshtone (Layer)
    Kislev Flesh (Layer)
    Nurgling Green (Layer)
    Carroburg Crimson (Shade)
    PAINTED OFF-SCREEN:
    Metal - Iron Hands Steel (Citadel Base)
    Black bits - German Grey (Vallejo Model Color)
    Wooden handles - Beige Brown (Vallejo Model Color)
    White badges - Corax White (Citadel Base)
    Highlighting white - White Scar (Citadel Layer)
    VARNISH:
    Varnish+ (Instar)
  • Hry

Komentáře • 50

  • @Level30Commoner
    @Level30Commoner Před 11 měsíci +75

    Most youtube painting channels are fawning about OSL, slapchop, oil washes, blanchitsu or any other flavor of the month. But on your channel people get to learn the stuff to actually finish paining armys. Keep up the great work and thank you very much again. 🙂

    • @SonicSledgehammerStudio
      @SonicSledgehammerStudio  Před 11 měsíci +14

      Even if I still think it's a goofy bloody name that took off for it, the fact that so many people are now aware of and giving slapchop a try isn't a *bad* thing by any stretch; it's certainly quicker than busting out the oil paints! There's room for all kinds of style, after all... but I haven't the time to be getting out an airbrush and oils and all that carry on!

    • @Ben-fk9ey
      @Ben-fk9ey Před 11 měsíci +9

      Yea whenever I see people on Reddit looking for beginner friendly painting guides I always point them towards this channel for those exact reasons.

    • @arandomlostsoul753
      @arandomlostsoul753 Před 11 měsíci +6

      This is also something I love about Sonic Sledgehammer's tutorials. It's all down to using a coloured primer, applying solid basecoats, washing with an appropriate shade, and then applying some high-impact highlights. No nonsense, just good, honest painting advice.

    • @Level30Commoner
      @Level30Commoner Před 11 měsíci +6

      @SonicSledgehammerStudio Slapchop by itself is an completely fine tool. But it's not the super painting hack some channels say it is (who seem to have built their entire youtube fame around it). Because those people deny one basic fact: It just takes time and effort to get good. I was absolutely terrible when I started painting miniatures six years ago. And it took me literally hundreds of miniatures to become a somewhat okayish painter over those years. That's plays into one of the reasons I like your channel so much: I have absolutely zero inherent talent for painting, but here I don't find any gatekeeping, just easy to apply techniques and positive encouragement.

    • @RenMomoDotPog
      @RenMomoDotPog Před 11 měsíci

      ​​@@Ben-fk9eysame, but I don't use social media so it's just when people are having a tough time

  • @rpglazersharks7045
    @rpglazersharks7045 Před 11 měsíci +24

    I simply love how unpretentious you deliver those tutorials. down to earth and straight forward. Thank you very much

  • @nickellingham1764
    @nickellingham1764 Před 5 měsíci +3

    I still use your Cadian Sgt video from about 5 years ago as my go-to reference!! I've got a good selection of Citadel and Valllejo standard paints and really don't want to start buying more paints and going down the contrast road as most people seem to. The classic Cadian Zandri Dust and Castellan Green still holds up - plus all my Imperial Guard so far is that scheme so don't really want to start making changes. I slightly prefer Castellen to Vulcan Green for uniforms/tanks but started using Vucan for weapons and other bits on a few models. Ive got loads of unpainted Cadians still so will give this a one a trial. Your old Stormvermin paint guide was a particularly useful one for me too. I find your vids far easier to follow than most!

  • @lexi_9995
    @lexi_9995 Před 10 měsíci +3

    The trinity of painting miniatures, light, medium and dark.

  • @johnkelley9877
    @johnkelley9877 Před 11 měsíci +7

    I can see I will have to paint up more Cadians! This is a great scheme and the model looks really nice. I like the simple color scheme. Thanks for sharing this.

  • @thepenismightier
    @thepenismightier Před 11 měsíci +4

    The base spray and the webbing are so close, you could have even skipped that step. Excellent video. I enjoy your work.

  • @henrikhasell4470
    @henrikhasell4470 Před 11 měsíci +4

    Another classic painting tutorial. Thank you!

  • @loupiscanis9449
    @loupiscanis9449 Před 11 měsíci +2

    A Very special Thank you , Troy .
    🐺 Loupis Canis .

  • @mjr8888
    @mjr8888 Před 23 dny +1

    I've been wanting to paint my Guard in the colours of WW1 & 2 armies, and they are mostly mono colour, so this helps.

  • @thecalvatron1955
    @thecalvatron1955 Před 10 měsíci +2

    Another great tutorial. Love the simplicity of this scheme and the colours used!

  • @metajock
    @metajock Před 11 měsíci +1

    Another beautiful job. Thanks!

  • @alessiodecarolis
    @alessiodecarolis Před 11 měsíci +1

    It's a sort of return to IG's origins, when the classic paint scheme was codex grey for the uniforms and black/very dark grey or blue for armour & helmets. Good idea specifying various environments ' versions in the description.👍

  • @DaneSaysStuff
    @DaneSaysStuff Před 11 měsíci +1

    I wish I would have seen this when I painted my GCPS.. This looks so much better and would have been so much faster! Definitely will be using this going forward!

  • @JohnR1298
    @JohnR1298 Před 11 měsíci +1

    Thank you for an excellent, simple paint scheme reminiscent of the older cadian scheme of the 2000's AND exactly what I'm looking for my Wargames Atlantic Canon Fodder based IG army👍☺ (with Bolt Action WW2 German armoured support 😉).

  • @peterclarke7240
    @peterclarke7240 Před 11 měsíci +3

    Perfect: I've never liked the idea of having Guard all dolled up in clashing colours like Cadians (well, I say clashing... clashing for a warzone, is what I mean). Everything should be drab and similar colours (think world war 2 or Vietnam-era) so it makes it harder for them to be seen- they've got a rubbish enough time of it being the squishiest thing on the battlefield without their uniform giving their position away!
    My current scheme is based on Halo: ODST uniforms, so basically lots of black and dark grey, with the occasional deep colour on the pauldrons to indicate squad type (dark red for Tactical, dark blue for support, that sort of thing). It looks cool from a distance, and is VERY forgiving for those of us who aren't particularly steady of hand or clear of eye.

    • @SonicSledgehammerStudio
      @SonicSledgehammerStudio  Před 11 měsíci +1

      I think the Cadians *juuust* squeak under the line of 'reasonable' since they're inspired by the proliferation of US Army equipment during WWII, but even then, the black or brown leather equipment is just adding more gumpfh to the list of things to paint! 😅 Catachans come close to reasonable until the red bandana comes out, but so help me, I can't help but love the goofy splashes of red on them.

    • @peterclarke7240
      @peterclarke7240 Před 11 měsíci +1

      @@SonicSledgehammerStudio Oh, the red looks fabulous, but in the grim darkness of the far future, there is apparently only war. No mention of fashion shows!
      Also, for me, brown pouches indicates leather... I just can't imagine the Imperium would spend money on leather gear for their cannon fodder, not if cheap olive drab nylon is available. Plus, nylon is easy to wash the gore and chunks of brain off and sew up the holes from where some hellish warp spawn bit the previous owner in two. 🤣

  • @ThePlasmaboy11
    @ThePlasmaboy11 Před 10 měsíci

    Been wanting to change up my guard scheme for the new miniatures and this is definitely gonna be my scheme. But im wanting to get into using oils so will see how they compare to the agrax. Love the vids man keep them coming!

  • @Strawfoot
    @Strawfoot Před 11 měsíci +1

    Alway happy to see another sonic sledge video!

  • @ochoaE3
    @ochoaE3 Před 11 měsíci +2

    These Reptilian Overlord dudes are quite something. I've amassed quite a bit of them. I actually like the look of them more than the new Cadians. However, I'm not too sold on the Reptilian Overlord faces.

    • @SonicSledgehammerStudio
      @SonicSledgehammerStudio  Před 11 měsíci

      I wasn't sure about them at first, but they've grown on me. I've come to really like how easy they are to paint; you can't miss those details! 😂

  • @HNXMedia
    @HNXMedia Před 10 měsíci +1

    Excellent!

  • @TheEr910
    @TheEr910 Před 11 měsíci +1

    great tutorial

  • @oskar6661
    @oskar6661 Před 11 měsíci +4

    This just highlights one of the things people waaaaaay too hung up - namely when new to painting. The idea that you need to paint every "thing" a different colour. This ends up making most models look way too busy and nonsensical.

  • @timothyyoung2962
    @timothyyoung2962 Před 11 měsíci +1

    I used a three color method for my The Doomed team. besides metal for their knightly armor and black, I kept to a red and two leather colors. I find limiting my pallet makes my warbands look a little more cohesive in a way and helps speed up the painting since I've already thought ahead AND I don't have so many options.

    • @SonicSledgehammerStudio
      @SonicSledgehammerStudio  Před 11 měsíci +1

      I think going into something with a plan and taking the 'What next?' out of painting is one of the easiest ways to speed up the whole process. While you've got the paintbrush and water out and can just bam-bam-bam from one step to the next mindlessly while you're listening to something, that's the winner.

  • @nickdavis5420
    @nickdavis5420 Před 11 měsíci +1

    Love it

  • @Matt-md5yt
    @Matt-md5yt Před 11 měsíci +1

    Sweet a new Guardsman and he's in non-camo

  • @hellcat64
    @hellcat64 Před 11 měsíci +1

    im using the new cadian models for my russian and allied konflikt assault power armor

  • @rozzer666
    @rozzer666 Před 11 měsíci +1

    Just incase you dont know army painter washes have less pigment so dont really need thinning out like youve done here with citadel. I use them so i dont have to re apply all the base coats again

    • @SonicSledgehammerStudio
      @SonicSledgehammerStudio  Před 11 měsíci +1

      I use a fair bit of both manufacturers and I still thin out my Army Painter stuff for the same reason; I just want it to tint the recesses and dull the colour a little, and the washes neat from the pot are still a little dark for purpose to how I want them to look.

  • @randomdan6475
    @randomdan6475 Před 11 měsíci

    Always refer to your videos when painting miniatures. How about doing a drukhari model next? 😮

  • @swaaahtome
    @swaaahtome Před 11 měsíci +2

    Awesome video as always. The minis look great, any way to get them in Europe without a printer? Seems the only sellers on Etsy are in the UK or North America.

    • @SonicSledgehammerStudio
      @SonicSledgehammerStudio  Před 11 měsíci +1

      Check the '3D Printers' tab on the main Reptilian Overlords site; they've got French, German and Spanish printers listed there as well.

  • @MrSphinchee
    @MrSphinchee Před 10 měsíci

    Maybe it's the magic of video. But your dry brushing seems so much more tidy than I've ever been able to achieve. How do you keep it from being chalky?

  • @simonday3740
    @simonday3740 Před 11 měsíci +1

    Do think the 3 colour method would work Space Wolves, 3 different Blues?

  • @Typhonis007
    @Typhonis007 Před 10 měsíci +1

    Where is the miniature from?

  • @Sammy6751
    @Sammy6751 Před 11 měsíci +1

    Love this. I've done a similar color scheme like this. But I learned a few new tricks. And I will apply it to my other guard model's. Thanks for this one it was very fun to learn about it. 🪖 🤩