I'm glad you mentioned the often overlooked feature of using Contrast paints as basecoats. Even when you plan to paint completely over, starting with a quick layer of Contrast paint can help tremendeously with the coverage of any paint painted on top of it. For example, if I am painting Deathwing Terminator Captain's cloak in Caliban green, starting from Dark Angels green Contrast basecoat makes it lot easier. There is also the psychological aspect in quick basecoats and making progress that helps to keep you motivated.

@MediocreHobbies

Жыл бұрын

Yes you nailed it exactly, getting through that first stage quickly and getting paint on your models fast makes such a difference and keeps you going’

As much as I love the old stompy box dred, the Redemptor chaise is such an amazing upgrade. I'm still torn between Flesh Tearers and Celestial Lions though.

@MediocreHobbies

Жыл бұрын

Yep loved the old one and for sure love these once.

@rosasakura4172

Жыл бұрын

If you do a celestial lion one Then you must upload it(if you want to ofcourse) would love to see how it would turn out

@Specterish

Жыл бұрын

​@rosasakura4172 Sonic Sledgehammer has a pretty good tutorial on Celestial Lions. It's for a standard intercessor but you could probably apply it to vehicles easily enough.

@Brissebrajan

11 ай бұрын

most of the new kits are amazing. I dont like primaris, becouse of how it was added to the game and lore, but i love the models.

Dude I gotta thank you for that Black templar + Leadbelcher metallic optic. IT Looks so great and is so easy. Thank you :))

@MediocreHobbies

Ай бұрын

Saves so much time ;) Glad you enjoyed!

Contrasts have reinvigorated my love of painting, they're so easy to use and the finish is probably better than I would manage otherwise, because I never tended to do more than basecoats and washes (not often one for highlighting except by drybrushing), so contrasts are a godsend for me. Mr Balistus looks great!

@MediocreHobbies

Жыл бұрын

Cheers pal. And yes it has changed the game.

This dude blinks like a cylon trying to blink the statistically perfect amount of times needed to convince people he's not a cylon

@MediocreHobbies

6 ай бұрын

Ssssh. They’ll know.

Really want to thank you very much for this tutorial. I have just finished a Dark Angels Redemptor Dreadnaught in two sessions. I didn’t have a clue where to start on this model but by just swapping a couple of colours I had it finished in no time. You made something that I was dreading to paint ‘FUN’. So thank you once again

@MediocreHobbies

11 ай бұрын

That’s so kind pal. Thank you so much. Really happy the video helped.

Came here for the Brutalis, got a Ballistus 😉 all jokes aside, amazing work as always!

@MediocreHobbies

Жыл бұрын

Already fixed 😂😂 thank you 🙌

@thegreatangel8251

Жыл бұрын

@@MediocreHobbies do you have any tips on speeding up building these redemptor sized dread models? I am about to start building a Brutalis and it seems to take me an age to build them

Love the look of the black and dry brush leadbelcher for the under carraige, looks much better than just leadbelcher

@MediocreHobbies

Жыл бұрын

I think so as well.

Just admit it Andy, youtube for you is just an excuse to power through your pile of shame! All jokes aside, thanks for the video, outstanding as always!

@MediocreHobbies

Жыл бұрын

Hahaha it’s true, it’s all true. It’s working though 😂 cheers pal, appreciate that!

Looking good. I think he's a worthy successor to the old boxy dread.

@MediocreHobbies

Жыл бұрын

I agree.

Great job Andy! Contrast paints are so versatile!

@MediocreHobbies

Жыл бұрын

There just the best.

I am a Tyranid main, so I bought the leviathan box and decided on Space Wolves kinda randomly, considering the Dreadnaught within basically dead weight. Once I actually started painting the front panel I started obsessively looking at other dreads and started falling in love with the things and now I am determined to paint ever single variety I can get my hands on

@MediocreHobbies

8 ай бұрын

Ok I love that! If you ever post your collection anywhere please tag me so I can see it!

Absolutely masterful work. Thank you (:

@MediocreHobbies

3 ай бұрын

Cheers pal. Glad you liked it.

@Inconvenient_NPC

3 ай бұрын

@@MediocreHobbies - No problem, it was great (:

Your making me want to stray from my homebrew to paint some flesh tearers! These videos make it hard to wait to get my leviathan box lol.

@MediocreHobbies

Жыл бұрын

HahahHa I’m sorry……. I think.

Brilliant tutorial

@MediocreHobbies

Жыл бұрын

Cheers as always pal.

Awesome work as usual. You are my current favorite Warhammer painter on KZread

@MediocreHobbies

4 ай бұрын

That’s really nice to hear pal. Thank you

Blood Angels Dreadnought. Totally not a giant metal Vampire coffin 🤫🤫

@MediocreHobbies

Жыл бұрын

Hahahah not at all.

It'll never look bette than the old Dread, but the Ballistus is the best looking of the three Redemptors. I love the silver drybrush over black templar, gotta try that

@MediocreHobbies

Жыл бұрын

Yeah super handy tip for getting a great effect really fast!

That was fun to watch, I think I'll just use the contrast stage for all my models, I was never a layering guy, but I don't mind TT quality.

@MediocreHobbies

Жыл бұрын

Tabletop standard is great for getting models on the table, plus you can always go back and later after if you feel like it!

I base my kroot with white then hit with plague bearer flesh then dry brush the ogryn camo takes me like 5 minutes just to do the flesh tone contrast is the best way to get quick shade and highlight before you spend hours layering

@MediocreHobbies

Жыл бұрын

100% agree pal

Another great video, I can't wait to get my hands on my own Leviathan set! I really enjoy your contrast painting method videos. Have you ever considered doing them for multiple different schemes? With a box of intercessors you could paint one of each in different popular schemes: Ultramarines, Iron Fists, Salamanders, White Scars, etc. It'd be time consuming for you, but making reference videos like that would get people searching for the scheme they want to paint finding your channel. It's only an idea, feel free to ignore it! Your vids deserve to be seen by more people.

@MediocreHobbies

Жыл бұрын

Thanks so much, hope you enjoy your set when you get it! I’ve done a whole series on each legion for horus heresy! I know some of them are different but most of the contrast schemes in it can be used in 40k too! Totally agree it would be a great idea to do that with an intercessor squad though! I might eventually get around to it 🤞 videos like that are always popular and they help so many people! Really appreciate your kind words, thanks so much

I’m definitely going to try out that contrast black with the silver dry brushing when I get the Ballistus Dreadnaught. But I don’t know if 6 Redemtor chassis is enough;)

@MediocreHobbies

Жыл бұрын

You should pal. It works great.

This is a great tutorial! I've finally decided how I will paint my Leviathan thanks to you :D One question - when you're applying Khorne Red, are you watering it down a bit, or is it straight from the pot?

@MediocreHobbies

6 ай бұрын

It’s from a wet palllet so i guess it is thinner a bit.

Love the finish man! I'm looking to make mine a Dark Angles one, but the tips you shared were helpful. I like the addition of adding the weathering with the sponge 👍👍 Were you not tempted to add any additions like missiles mid launch or anything? Also I assume you printed the 3d logos yourself or did you buy them from somewhere?

@MediocreHobbies

11 ай бұрын

Yes they’re from cults3D! I don’t really have enough time to do things like missiles mid launch haha but they’d be easy enough to do if you wanted to add something extra, especially if you have more than one and wanted them to look different!

Really hope my Ballistus comes out a fraction as good Andy! Well done. (and it would help if you mentioned your Twitch :) )

@MediocreHobbies

Жыл бұрын

Damit i forgot again.

looks great. I would say paint the missles.

@MediocreHobbies

Жыл бұрын

I really have to but couldn’t pick a colour.

That is an impressive paint job, not gonna lie. Personally if I think I'd do something you've painted differently that does detract from your painting at all. Certainly not in my eyes. They're often only minor changes anyway I think, and you give me lots of great ideas. 🙂 You keep doing you. Oh and I really liked your explanation for why you do things the way you do. Can you imagine if there was only one way to paints mini's... Boring. 🙂

@MediocreHobbies

Жыл бұрын

Really appreciate that comment pal.

I really like your style of painting and sharing. To make your miniatures even cooler, I would add some panel lining, have you tried that already?

@MediocreHobbies

Жыл бұрын

I have tried it a bit before. I’ve never tried the proper panel lining paint however.

@talboomerik

Жыл бұрын

@@MediocreHobbies for me using thinned down oil paint works easiest and it does make it look really sharp.

For Khorne Red and Corvus Black, did you paint it all over the previous contrast sections or just some selected parts? The red looks smooth all across the model so I wasn’t sure. Awesome paint job. Absolutely love it!!!

@MediocreHobbies

Жыл бұрын

It's almost over all of the panels, leaving the contrast paint as a shade/shadow in any recessed areas! Hope that makes sense? Thanks so much!

How much wood would a woodchuck chuck if a woodchuck could chuck wood? 😂😂😂

@MediocreHobbies

Жыл бұрын

Oh your simple little brain

So a quick question, when loading up your brush with the contrast paints how do you know how much paint is just right and how much is too much?

@MediocreHobbies

Жыл бұрын

My brush has a lot in it. I prefer over applying and then removing the excess. This gives me the best look I feel.

Where did you get those great shoulder icons from?

@MediocreHobbies

11 ай бұрын

3D printed from cults3D

so I have a Question ? im super new to Warhammer and I bought the leviathan box set. now I don't know anything about the lore but I wanted to know I love the look and story behind the dark angles. I wanna paint my models from the box set the dark angles green. my question is can I paint every one of the models green except for the white one I'm gonna do the white. but like the captain and the librarian can they be green also?

@MediocreHobbies

Жыл бұрын

Hey there! Welcome to the hobby! Excellent choice with Dark Angels, they're super cool and nice to paint as well! First of all they're your models, so you can paint them however you like! If you'd like to go with traditional colours though, the apothecary is usually white, and the librarian is usually blue. They're usually done like that, no matter what army they belong to, but again it's up to you! The captain for Dark Angels can done in a bone coloured armour to make him stand out as the captain, look up at reference for Death Wing, could be cool to try out and make him look different but he can be green if you'd prefer! Please ask any other questions you have, I'm happy to help!

@nemohoess

Жыл бұрын

@@MediocreHobbies I Defintyly wanna stay the traditional way. I'm okay with the Liberian in blue and the other in white I acutely really like how he looks. Thanks for answering my question. its so hard to figure out so many armies and factions. lol

can we do the same combo constrast / base with blue color ?

@MediocreHobbies

3 ай бұрын

Of course! Swop in any colours you like and follow the same steps! I’ve done a few different schemes on the channel if you’re looking for inspiration!

You may want to double check that name dude 😂👍🏼

@MediocreHobbies

Жыл бұрын

Thank you 😂

Until you do that purity seal focused video to link to, you should still show how to do them. After all, any video could be someone's first.

@MediocreHobbies

Жыл бұрын

Very true pal.

I don't understand the Step, why you overpaint the Flesh Tearers Red with a Base color.

@MediocreHobbies

Жыл бұрын

I talk about why I do it in the video 😄

@hannupajula1422

Жыл бұрын

It makes the red looks smoother and Khorne red covers better over Flesh Tearers red than it would over Grey Seer. It's a bit counter-intuitive but starting with an additional layer of Contrast paint actually saves a lot of time and effort.

I'm sorry to say this but it's not very pretty, you can clearly see the brushstrokes on all the red surfaces... And the circular saw is not well machined, it is not regular in the teeth

@MediocreHobbies

Жыл бұрын

You can always add another layer stage if you want to go further, this is a tutorial for getting it to tabletop standard, not win any prizes!