How to paint Space Marines: Blending Blood Angels

[Tzeentch456]

@haildaking, I have found the only way is to try them out. Play with someone who will let you proxy out different wargear and go from there. I have three different captains I'll use depending on what army I'm playing against. Hope this helps.

[Isahn666]

hey jawa, ive started a blood angels army, and im trying so hard to apply your wet blending technique, and i seem to mostly just end up with a hard line that fades into a smudge....what could be some things to keep an eye on to ensure that my blending is smooth? also the streak of the highlight i apply doesnt fade gradually into the darker colour, like yours seems to....it pretty much thins out from where i did the highlight and leaves a faint but evident smudge or smear....its hard to explain

[hail2daking212]

If someone in the comments has a suggestion that can work too.

[hail2daking212]

@Jawaballs

Hey. I play blood angels too. But my only hq is the captain from black reach. I want to buy a new one but I can't decide which one. I was thinking Dante with his deep strike no scatter perk. I just can't decide. I have a 10 man assault squad, death company w/ jump packs, Baal pretedor, and a 10 man tac, and terminators. What do you suggest?

[OneManArmy471]

hahahah you put him back in your squad, and he'll stand out ayee

[xtechmarine]

Is this the technique you've been using up til now?

[Super808killa]

so you highlight with blazing orange then fiery orange

[onyourgurl]

While yo busy doing this shit some other nigga is balls deep in yo girls ass. True talk. Stay on it

[btbtbtgunzer]

saliva.....true dedication

[PlanetDead]

Really helpful stuff you got here ! I read a guide "How to paint citadel miniatures" about blending but this demonstrated the whole process better than 1000 words.

[ZombiesRCoolPainting]

Nice tutorial very helpful what do you do when you can't blend the paint in to the darker area eg a cloak fold were it would be difficult to pull the paint down in to the shadow color ?

[jbooger13]

Are you thinning down your colors as you paint? With more than just a bit of saliva I mean? I am wondering how you keep a smooth transition?

[EricIronbeard]

I like the finished product, it seems like a fairly simple with great results. These are the paintjobs that really pop on the table!

[Firespectrum122]

Good luck with winning the Golden Demon :)

[xelinfiltr8]

blending highlights or lined highlights which is better?

[Ghostlime]

Maybe I will try this for my Scythes of the Emperor, but would it be harder when painting black or just the same going from black to grey?

[Incited]

Thumbs up if you were rocking out to that Clapton.

[HerbJon]

It's not disgusting using spit! I've always done it, and I've been painting for twenty years now! :)

[TheNinjagamer123]

i saw the flamer guy on google images

[bloodnivel70]

Hey dUde, why jawa? do you like star wars?

[xsnowbearx]

Fuck the Devastator, BEATLES OWN!

[Flemling82]

APPLY PAINT TO THE BRUSH!!! hehe

thx for some cool live videos were one can actually see the brush strokes (i'm new in the painting business) instead of stupid pics. GL with archieving a golden demon someday :D

[Keyholder79]

I dunno much about painting models but it seems ull be looking at this models from top view, isnt it supposedly the top would have lighter color then the bottom?

[Aveiraslover]

WOOHOO! Beatles music!

[randombloke10]

another tip jawaballs is to use baal red to blend the paints together then after highlighting. its a very good way to get some deep red colours and it slightly reddens up the orange,

[jawaballs]

@randombloke10 Thats a good one, this vid was made before Baal Red existed. It does help to smooth out blending.

[Cliffjumper24]

Sorry Jawa, but I really don't like with the way you've used orange to highlight your model.

Red does not turn Orange in the light, it will turn white.

Just look at a red car.

Unlike blues, where you can add white to highlight it, reds would turn pink.

Instead, you need to consider colour theory.

All colours fade to grey.

If you use a neutral grey (white+black), it will change the 'light intensity', not the colour.

Add this to red and you will get a nice desaturated finish that looks real.

[jawaballs]

@Cliffjumper24 You're probably right if I was Rembrandt painting a portrait. But I will point out that the use of orange is not my invention. It is a tried and true method for painting Blood Angels suggested by Games Workshop, 'Eavy Metal professionals, and Golden Daemon winners. But what you suggest sounds interesting. I would love to see you demonstrate it! Make a video showing what you mean and I will attach it to this one.

[AlmostFamousLive]

@jawaballs my personal preference with blood angels is the orange red model. you dont need to paint a mini any certain way. i think the mini looks a little dull with just red and white. i think the model looks much more out there with the orange

[CichlidAsh]

@Cliffjumper24 Your right about red but for some reason GW tend to go for Orange to highlight red and as this was for a Golden Demon you have to sort of cater towards what the judges want I guess

[jawaballs]

@Cliffjumper24 I was just answering another reply here and saw that you never did get back to me with video showing off your talent. Shame. 

[Cliffjumper24]

@jawaballs I must've missed yur reply.

I'm afraidI don't have a video camera, but you can see a little of my work here....

coolminiornot-dot-com/artist/S­tarscream

The work on there is a bit dated.... I'm a little better now.

I could do with updating a few things.

Re-reading my original 'colour theory' comment, it reads pretty abupt.

Sorry if that's how I came across... having comments restricted to a limited number of characters does that.

To the point, but loses the niceties.

[jawaballs]

@Cliffjumper24 Your page link seems to be broke. How bout you do a feature post on my blog? I'm always looking for good content. The only problem I had with your comment was that the vast majority of my videos are aimed at the guy who "cant paint to save his life" in an attempt to help those guys create something they can be proud of. So I render down what I say and do so that people can understand and more importantly, accomplish it. Know what I mean? Let me know if you want a feature. :)

[Jugergnought]

Yo what model is that the big dude at the begining

[bmxboy241]

ive watched alot of your vids on space marines cause they are awsome and some people say the people that like them are nerds but there not

[JacktheRampant]

Your camera is perfect for these kinds of videos.

[LeaDz0r]

That's a sweet blending man, very usable technique.

I will try this for myself, but I havn't painted models in over a decade (yeah, I know.. :) )

I just got new fuel for the hobby and I've ordered a bunch of stuff, one being an aibrush, so I'll see how I'll cope with that. :)

Anyways, nice job! Hope you one day will win a GD! Keep it up!

[SDSHugh]

Hi, thx for posting this video. Ok, so lets say that I've mastered wet-blending for two dimensions (not true, but working on it.... :)), i.e. going from dark to light in one along one line... how would i apply that to three dimensions... i.e. lets say a big bulging bicep... all around the base of the bicep, you want it to be shadowed, but at the top you want it to be light, and the highlight follows a circular path (around the bicep) as opposed to a straight line...

Im having trouble with this

[altsien]

What brush are you using here, I made the mistake of getting three cheap two not cheap and good and one came in a paint set also thanks for the guide on the highlights for blood angels, my chapter is half red so thanks again.

[bloodanglesrule]

look at my blood angels plz

[CaptCamping]

if I paint my orks with this method it will take me ten years.

[robtom011]

hay jawa what is the most recomended points list

[prestonmehungry11]

@jawaballs i have a question

uhm i am gonna get some probably and im wondering if you have to make a peice 1 color or if u can and strokes of blue and stuff

[lidiro]

You shouldn't keep licking the paint, dude :P

But I have learned a new way to paint. Thanks :)

[BrianLeexx]

Do you drool on the brush or put it in your mouth? o_o"

[UbarL33TDo0d]

Hi guys!

I have tried this at home but unfortunately ,when I try to blend the second color in, the color begins to get weaker and weaker and distributes all over the place, I'm moving my brush... Is my brush too wet/dry? or what could be the matter?

The colors i used were: Ultramarines blue(basic colour) and 50:50 space wolves grey and u.m. blue(to blend)

[clayisajedi444]

@UbarL33TDo0d you do want the color to dissepate as you pull it further from the base of the color. thats what makes the two colors flow together. if you mean the base (where you pistr put the blending color down) dissepates, then that means the paint is too watery.

[Hound419]

Assuming your from the US (as everyone on youtube seems to be these days)

what state is Baltimore in?

[clayisajedi444]

@Hound419 Maryland, on the eastern coast by New York and such.

[Hound419]

@clayisajedi444 OH TY that explains a lot

[clayisajedi444]

@Hound419 ha np

[RevizedAZN]

LOL BEATLES!!!

[Ahivalaostia88]

Too much orange for those Bloos angels.

Try to paint them to red colours and not to orange ones, then they will apear as real blood angels.

[clayisajedi444]

@Ahivalaostia88 Old blood angels (like from th early 90's) were actually like this i think.

[Ahivalaostia88]

@clayisajedi444 Blood angels, from 90's to the present, they NEVER were to orange colours, they are Red, and if people paint them to orange's its because GW painters did it.

[clayisajedi444]

@Ahivalaostia88 That's what I meant... we're not talking about fluff here. If GW painted them that way, then that would be the "canon" way to do it at that time.

[cybersaber101]

have you ever tried different types of paint to paint your minis

[KhalorBluthand]

a tip: if you want to show details etc of your minis, just take photos, cause if you zoom in witht the camera you dont get a very high quality

[yugiohholic]

YOU ARE AMAZING!!!!!

[Bvzijverden]

Well the expert says it so it will be true then ;) bye the way can you make a tutorial on tanks and bases because your can explain very good , have a good camera and your intro just kicks so much ass xD no realy it does :P

[jawaballs]

I have some tank vids around here someplace.

[Bvzijverden]

Explain then

First: it's so little paint that you get into your system

Second : it's pretty much water based, and water isn't bad for you ( accept oil based paint those are pretty bad for you IF you suck your brush for let's say 3-4 years) so........

[jawaballs]

For the record, I reccomend washing your brush in clean water before sticking it in your mouth. :)

[0incorporeal]

Citadel paint is tasty, hmm! :P Spit really does work, lol, but don't put your brush in your mouth if you've been using varnish... It's not quite as tasty as paint ;-)

[Queuex]

Sucking your paintbrushes is not healthy :S

[barttie217]

im pretty curious about the painting before the blending, did you paint it from dark to light to the middle or from up to down? (this quesion isnt that clear, but i hop eu can make something out of it and awnser it :P)

[jawaballs]

@barttie217 I think I just painted it a solid color red.

[barttie217]

and then blended immideatly after it?

[audimechanic]

ouch, I think someone needs some aloe vera for that BURN! great videos, good to see some videos of painting; sometimes the techniques for painting can be pretty vague. thanks for the vids bro; keep up the good work!

[molololtow]

it looks pretty bad from my point of view, which probably is the same point of view as everyone else, how long have you been painting? It might actually be the camera quality but unless you step up your game big time there wont be any Golden Demon awards for you in a the near future. But the again, I might have said to much before seeing your models in real life.

[jawaballs]

Well some one is an art critic! This video successfully demonstrates a basic technique that a lot of people are thankful to have seen. I don't see any thing bad about that. The one thing that you are right about is that this model was not GD quality. At the time, I had been painting for about a year, and was obviously ahead of myself. But check out my video labeled "Golden Daemon Finalist, from start to finish". Or something like that. My first entry into Golden Daemons made it to top 5. :)

[molololtow]

hahah, well well well, someone is an art critic! That kinda made me lol :) Oh, very nice, gonna check it out. doing a kickass terminator assault squad right now myself, but the amount of time it takes to finish one model kind of pisses me of, then again, I have anger management issues.

[nineralpha]

I painted my first space wolf a couple days ago its a rune priest in terminator armor and it looks pretty good

[sk8rkid5463]

wut should i blend with? i do my own color scheme. i use snot green as a base, then kinda drybrush scorpian green over that. and i do regal blue followed by ultramarines blue for elbow/knee pads etc

[loading1231]

lol iv done the same thing on my tyranid carapace ! looks awsom

[Trikthechief]

i am an ultramarines collector n i need to ask what i would blend with. my base coat is ultramarines blue on black primer with asurman blue wash n ice blue highlight. i was thinkin about enchanted blue. What do you think?

[feuermann88]

use regal blue as basecoat. After that, light with ultra blue, and highigts with enchanted

[ultramarine1234]

@Trikthechief start with mordian or regal blue then a 1:1 mix of regal blue and ultramarines blue then pure ultramarines blue then finally ice blue i hope that helps

[TorageWarrior]

also one thing i like to to is take the verry edge of the red surfaces is to have a mix of mostly sunburst yellow, and blood red and a slight hind of skull white and make an extemly thin highlight on the verry most edges to make it more dynamic.

[TorageWarrior]

do any top quality painters NOT use spit?

all of the pros i know (including my self) lick there brushes.

its also better for your brush.

[VentedSpleen]

dont be stupid. Distilled water. I cant think of any of the top painters on CMON that lick their brushes.

[BlueMuffins14]

@VentedSpleen my friend won a golden demon for his vampire counts army and he licked his brushes..

[ultramarine1234]

@TorageWarrior i do and i suck at painting :D

[koora8]

err wats tabletop quality?

[wayner396]

good enough to play with on the table top and look alright but not something you would want to enter into a painting contest

[koora8]

oh thnx

[crazybear357]

cool look forward on seeing them at gamesday balt... think iam going to enter my Salamanders

[acdclolcat123]

what should i get orks ,tyranids, space marines, daemons or chaos space marine please reply thanks

[hugobos1]

be a heretic and go chaos

[TheUFLacrosse]

@hugobos1 death to the false emperor haha

[MusicReviewer100]

get a good blood angels army man

[bombkangaroo]

Go to GW and ask them about the different armies, they'll be able to tell you about how they are to paint and model, what they play like, and give you an idea of the flavour of each army.

Then you decide for yourself what appeals to you personally.

Whatever you do, don't start collecting the wrong army for you based on unqualified opinions you read online.

[citricsystemz]

chaos marines

[PwnManDude]

How do you keep the red from getting streaky? Even on my mechrite red foundation the color seems a bit blotchy. Maybe I should just stick with the white primer. :|

[jawaballs]

@PwnManDude Build up your color from thin layers. If it is streakig, you have too much paint on the brush.

[PwnManDude]

@jawaballs Thanks a lot jawa.

Also, thanks for your blog and stuff. Keeps me entertained. :)

[Altier215]

maybe you should just sorta water the paint even more

[SadhuSatana666]

Would you recommend assembling all your models before you paint them, or is painting them off the sprue but un-assembled better?

I'm an amatuer at painting, if that changes anything.

[jawaballs]

assemble them all but the gun, or any other part that blocks access to the body. Paint the body first , then put the gun on.

[SadhuSatana666]

@jawaballs

Cheers.

[Mrmuffindog]

to me it looks like too much orange, blood angels dont have that bright red of armour. but good job tho! i like your technique

[jawaballs]

GW used to have a color called Blood Angels Orange.

[Mrmuffindog]

oh i didnt kno that lol..nice!!!

[jawaballs]

They have evolved into more of a dark red gore sort of shade lately. But from what I can tell, they were much brighter and orangier in the past!

[Mrmuffindog]

yea, i run chaos haha (fun fun) i go for a couple coats of red scab w/ drybrushing then trim w/ chainmail. i think it look badass lol

[Mrmuffindog]

haha yea...actually i got a free ven dreadnought today and im making it blood angels lol....almost done with it ill post it up for u too see when im done. im not the best painter but i think it looks decent

[bombkangaroo]

I recall back in the rogue trader era they appeared to be a rather bright orange, as I think they did a lot of wet blending on the 'Eavy Metal miniatures, then in 2nd edition they seemed to be a much straighter red with orange extreme highlights in the product pictures.

I think it was around the release of 3rd edition when GW changed their paint supplier, at which point GW Blood Red took on a slightly orange hue which is where the modern orangey BAs come from.

[GodzSniPer300]

when i try and "pull down" the paint it never pulls down it just splits up can someone help, what am i not doing right ?

[jawaballs]

Two things, make sure you are using a high quality brush like Reaper Kolinsky Sable 10/0. Then if you noticed, after I applied the firey orange and before I blended it up, I put my brush back into my mouth to get more saliva on it. Make sure your brush is a little damp before you do the pulling.

[GodzSniPer300]

thank you for the reply will try today

[PanterausfG]

Perhaps a stupid question but why are people using black for the undercoat ?

[jawaballs]

Black allows for more realistic darker paint and easier shading.

[Lootaful]

What I don't understand is why the brightest part is on the bottom, wouldn't it be the top of the shoulder pad?

[thetoxicblack]

Done very nice. And what a steady hand, im gonna try and use this whole blend thing on the horns of my bloodletters. cheers :)

[jawaballs]

It should work well for the horns!

[GodzSniPer300]

do you put the piant on a surface then thin it or what else ?

[jawaballs]

In this vid my saliva works to thin as I paint...

[chrisjk123]

Devastator

[KittyHawkUS63]

i donno if i should do blood angels or like my own chapter

[dom1940]

Do an established chaper. I did this stuff for years and the majoroty of made up chapters just look stupid.

[grim2243]

Sorry ment to be luck

[grim2243]

Dude good lick with the golden demon and btw your model looks abaslotly da bomb if you did a whole squad like that I'm sure you'll win love the vids keep up the good work

[Lootaful]

This was posted last year :P

[grim2243]

ohh my bad matbe hell enter them again if he didnt win .lol my bad i really oght to check dates every now and then.:D

[jawaballs]

I never enterd the squad. I was a little too ambitious when I did this video. But i did enter an assault squad about a year later and made finalist!

[samandianarethebest]

i proble the worse blender ever i never can beln right

[LivapoolFT]

thanks for it Jawa it did helpz alot!

[wisemanandfool]

I don't even play warhammer or know much about it, but i've watched all these videos and I don't know why but I wanna watch them again...

[PcazzoB]

thanks :)

[PcazzoB]

how long does it takes to reach the skill you have??? Cuz it's kind of a cool you made

[jawaballs]

When I made that video it had been 1 and a half years since I painted my first model and really only about 8 months since I realized I could actually paint.. Just try your best and practice!

[chesrevea]

First I'd like to say that this is good video, he actually shows the technique rather than describing it.

I'd like state however that what hes doing is a technique called dry blending, which is different than wet blending. The only difference is that hes pulling paint over a dry basecoat rather than mixing the paint on the model (wet blending). You want the consistency of milk when blending. You should use water and a bit of ink (of the same color) as a flow extender.

[Clankz393]

how much water would you have to put into paint to get a gd blending solution? ? ?

plz reply p.s it is urget so plz plz reply

clankz393

[RandomMeat]

i want to start collecting warhammer 40k but dont know how to go about with it, like what pack should i start off with that if i stuff up it wont matter thoughts would be helpful and what type of brushes to get

[666warpspider]

it depends what kinda things you like.

if you like to ALOT of models start with orcs or tyranids.

if you want to play with some iron skeletons buy necrons.

so it´s all about what you like.

and ´bout brushes i´d say small brushes for detail and bit larger for others (well every one knew that)

[cantbebotheredtoname]

I found your vid very helpfull :) 5/5

[spookymcfuzzy]

Even though I've watched your video, I still can't do it and ruined tonnes of my models! DAMN!

[RAGNOR94]

looks insane....

my warhammer models look like shit, that's why I quit

[Beskoeh]

awesome man, only ione thing. Why do you apply a highlight color on the bottom of the shoulderpad?

[clayisajedi444]

@Beskoeh Becasue the pads stick out from under the big back pack slightly, is what i guess. They catch more light, where as the upper part of the shoulder pad is in closer to the shoulder and under the vent of the back pack.

[BobaTeaSunflower]

Do painters who use saliva get sick from ingesting paint or something?

[Dawn59er]

Not instantly but over time they do. Because of all the stuff they put into the paint (like cobalt and stuff like that.)

[KittyHawkUS63]

How did you do btw?

[jawaballs]

I did not enter this squad. I did enter an honor guard this last spring and was selected as a finalist.

[KittyHawkUS63]

Nice. Congratz.

[ssjgeta]

try adding sun burst yellow in miniscule amounts for extra highlights works but tiny mounts

[creepingdeath625]

do i need primer im a noob

[theclash24]

nope. You could paint the color of black or white straight on the model...but you will save time and money with primer as it blasts full units of your model's base color...black for darker color models...white for lighter colors :D

[666wrathofheaven666]

All pro' painters actually use saliva believe it or not lol

[eminempkr]

bluetablepainting i know as a fact doesnt. so i choose not to believe you! jawas does it because hes awesome like that

[fally15]

wanna clone jawaballs? Just get a comision and take his saliva from the shoulder pad and use it to clone him MWAHAHA!!! (yes i am crazy.....in a good way)

[redsplash168]

I suggest using water to water down lol.

[666wrathofheaven666]

You get way too much water on it.

[fooofanooooo]

a tangerine angel lol

really good job :)

[Shadovv117]

i think i should make a painting video..been painting for 8 years now...great video btw :)

[maxcat147]

i might try this with flames for salamanders. great video

[ddarkjames]

amazing and simple 5 stars

[sunsetgrl92]

this is amazing

[ShasoDnarb]

Good vid / Highwaymen rule

[killercam149]

im going as well maby ill see you

[Tojiro06]

While My Guitar Gently Weeps!!

A real painting master listen the beatles :D

[SumZa93]

Awesome video!! Really tought me new things. And good luck with that golden daemon you were talking about in there.

[jawaballs]

I never entered them. That particular set of models, while good, did not come out GD quality. Plus they did not have a GD at the Grand Tournament.

[darthkilzone]

blood angels have a codex.....right?

[deathmetalmaniac1]

yes

[TheSurvivorGuy]

we have an excuse for one.. lol

[eggbuckland08]

I like the effect though

[eggbuckland08]

So you lick your models when blending ?

[HafizHafiz]

saliva lol.. at least you have your "DNA" stored there : )

Amazing stuff~! i bought blood red / blazing orange for my 'brighter' khorne berzerkers. i guess its cos my playing area's lighting is kinda dark.. this'll help me brighten them even more

Thx!

[plague903]

hey chris for yor tactical blood angel marines did u use ur fiery orange or just blazing orange. coz im not 2 sure, i couldnt find the highlighting vid btw i really like ur techniques really good

THe complete set of how to paint blood angels is available on my estore. This vid is not part of it. It is just a bonus vid.