How to paint Ultramarines Space Marine part 2 by Lester Bursley

[panzerivtank]

thanks sinister brain

[panzerivtank]

far cry looks awesome (it was the advert)

[panzerivtank]

Imagine doing this, but with 50 figures, including terminators and devestators, etc

[Labais7]

4 ppl cant paint

[PretentiousPainters]

Well i dont know about anyone else but, that was an AWSOME PAINT JOB!

[JumpDuckPWN]

sick video, can you tell me what paints u used?????

[thewizard99]

@JumpDuckPWN al the paints that are uased in the video are either Vallejo Game Colour/Model Colour or Citadel Manatures Paint ( GW own brand) if you wish to use Vallajo you might need a Conversion Chart,

[MrMaximusromanus4299]

outstanding video my brother! You are truly talented and inspiring to us fellow painters or hobbyists. Disregard the idiots with the stupid comments or dumb questions. Your videos and instructions are straight forward and simple. Any chance of a Grey Knight tutorial? Or perhaps a turorial on how you do non metal metallic? Keep up the good work!

[Bennie1983nl]

I love the look of this figure!

But did the UltraMarine not have red bolters?

[FinalConflict99]

i painted that symbol on his head "dark angel green" and "goblin green" it looks nice :)

[DjDirtyNoize]

Where did you get the base from? Wathing this has made me want to start collecting again.

[steadyeddie235]

WAIT

so if someone hadn't donated the figure this would not have happened AND your a painting channel? good tutorials but weak devotion

STILL THANK YOU

[awesomepaintjob]

@steadyeddie235 I didn't have a lot of money when I started the channel so I asked people from a forum I went to all the time if they were interested in donating minis for some tutorials that I would send back to them when done. I have plenty of devotion, considering it takes about 4 hours to make each video I put up.

[LorenzFear]

Imagine you bought 300 space marines uncoloured

[thebestgames12]

a true artest :) nice vid dude keep it up!

[matix6699]

i dont like how he done the gun

[felo790]

What about the brushes? Which fine detail brush do you use/recommend?

[awesomepaintjob]

@felo790 Use whatever you are comfortable painting with. 

[GrdCtrl]

@awesomepaintjob Toothbrush is quite cool, and double use

[steelpanther88]

@felo790 for quality brushes, I've used Raphael Martre Kolinsky brushes, I think theyre better than the games workshop brushes for sure

[XxhellierxX]

hiiiiiiiiiiii would you be able to show how to paint a rhino in ultramarine colours

[metslego]

Awesome!



[UHCredhead]

OMFG you are the best painter ever

[AeonMelvsStar]

how do you dilute the paint?

[kokajr]

I love the base of that miniature. How may I do to make my miniature bases look like that?

[Ipintza]

This is very easy to paint with that figure. I have 3 space marines and the plastic details are horrible, not as the one he is painting, that is perfect.

[flamenoob12]

WOW, I have 1 question though, how would u put somthing like rust or bullet holes on the armour?

[MrMusonero]

I dont like the fact that u make higlight on every think.The blue highlights on the shoulders was pretty useless by my opinion

[Draper1]

Great work, Les. I just picked up the same Assault on Black Reach set so I can get the models together quickly and get to painting, and your tutorials will really help with getting the details down.

One question, what are the sticks you used to hold the backpack / bolter? Just regular wooden sticks? How did you attach them to the model?

[pvherrig]

@Draper1 I'd like to know that aswell Les!



[awesomepaintjob]

@Draper1 Mini dowels I got from a Michaels store. They are basically toothpicks that haven't been sharpened yet.

[figureshobby2010]

can i base coat it with tamiya metallic blue?

[pitatapiu]

@Irpracer123

Not a jet pack btw, seeing as he's a tactical marine. Assault marines have the jet packs.

[ironheart141]

paint thedots on back pack blood red makes a nice finish

[eternalw4r]

wow serious that might take u 45mins (but im calling bullshit) but it would take me like 3hrs for one guys. no thanks, i never had the patients for doing really intricate painting

[Forkthis1]

even if i follow this guide my stuff would not even look like this

[Forkthis1]

lol even if I followed this guide it would still look like nothing like thia

[Kubalingo]

zajebiste

[thegooseofgrim21]

im just getting into warhammer 40k and this tutorial helped me alot thanks

[TheGizmo3331]

what do it mean by "Diluted" and 2:1

[DenLilleSatan]

@TheGizmo3331

Diluted simply means watered out, and 2:1, if you take it in mililiter it would be, 2 ml of the colour and 1 ml of water

[Holzmagier]

great videoand some greets from Germany

[kokajr]

Finally a good tutorial! Thanks man!

[TheBlackWolfDK]

OMFG thats awsome do you use like a magnification glass to hit all the details or what? and time? hours on one figure. i havent made this in like 8 years :P but i want to get in to it again. please reply me

[stomkophoer]

hey did you use only vallejo paints?

and what black wash did you use?

and what are:

apj flesh wash

apj pigment - soil - clay

apj pigment soot black

keep up the good work:D

[stomkophoer]

hey

what black wash did you use?

and what is?

apj flesh wash

apj pigment - soil - glay

apj pigment soot black

and did you use only vallejo paint?

love you paintings keep up the good work:D

[Zhackett911]

Hey, I was wondering, the brush that you use, is that a "stiff" brush? I don't like the paintbrush that I have because it drags when I paint. Yours looks almost like a pencil. why is that? is it the brush itself or just your technique? Also, because I'm new to the hobby, would you be able to do a video on mixing and diluting paints? thanks for the help

[Zhackett911]

Hey, I was wondering, the brush that you use, is that a "stiff" brush? I don't like the paintbrush that I have because it drags when I paint. Yours looks almost like a pencil. why is that? is it the brush itself or just your technique? thanks

[iDaMaGeZ]

you have such a steady hand

[skateboarder600]

this is such a awesome looking SM dude gret job :D!!! im so doing this technique on my forgeworld red scorpion librian

P.S. you freak painter lol :P

[Occhiodiargento]

Will you make a "How to paint Celestian Lions"? its my favourite Chapter, and the colour of my space marines 8D

[redzor812]

noone ever replies but i am dieing to know what music this is :D

[awesomepaintjob]

@redzor812 It was generated using Sony Cinescore software which sadly isn't around any more. You wouldn't be able to get the song anywhere else. 

[Toxicrafa]

Question: For exemple why do you paint grey on the shoulder arrow and then white over it? Couldn't you just do the white? thanks

[58octopuslegion]

@Toxicrafa it will not look as good if you just do white, it's a tricky colour to paint so you have to built up, so from black you would use, codex grey, maybe even a layer of fortress grey just so when you put the white on it goes on better.

[MrJwouts67]

@Toxicrafa the only problem with using white over a "dark" paint....in this case regal blue......is that you wont get the coverage you want....so that means more coats.....you end up with a "white" that looks "chunky"...best to do it the way Les shows... :)

[xSpartan122x]

You are the God-Emperor of this hobby.

[swat12000]

just realised that u were lefty like me =D

[EnteruserIDhere1]

Is the chapter symbol painted in fortress grey? Looks excellent, along with your painting, even though I don't like the technique.

[awesomepaintjob]

@EnteruserIDhere1 Thanks! The chapter symbol is a decal. You don't have to like the technique but I'm glad you like the overall finish. It's really about what you like and how you get it done. BTW I read you other comments about not knowing what wash was, then making comments about the negatives of washes (costs etc.) so I'm confused. Using washes is just a technique and many painters in 40k use it since it was introduced by GW.

[EnteruserIDhere1]

@awesomepaintjob Err...LOOK A DONKEY!

[cypherxxx83]

@awesomepaintjob

Hey Im just getting into warhammer 40k, and started painting my space marines, I did choose to go with the ultramarines chapter, could I ask what brushes you used? and what size you would go with on highlights and outlining, I used a 2/0 for my detail and highliting, and a 0 for the blue on the armour but wanted a little for control for painting(I have shaking hands for some reason).

[cypherxxx83]

@awesomepaintjob

Hey Im just getting into warhammer 40k, and started painting my space marines, I did choose to go with the ultramarines chapter, could I ask what brushes you used? and what size you would go with on highlights and outlining, I used a 2/0 for my detail and highliting, and a 0 for the blue on the armour but wanted a little for control for painting(I have shaking hands for some reason).

[pwnwolf47]

@cypherxxx83 you can use any brush u feel comfortable with...when i started 40k not to long ago, i tried most of the brushes and found that u can do better with ur signature brush...u could do it by what other people thats cool to but i recommend using ur own favorite brush

[lrpracer123]

@awesomepaintjob wy u didnt put the jet pack and the gun on first and then paint it?

[FranzMal15]

@awesomepaintjob Reading this comment from 8 months ago, (I'm now on a new account) I laughed. I literally had no idea what I was doing then. Sorry about that.

[Hippiechild817]

Do you always paint the backpack and weapon seperate before attaching them?

[ferman28rules]

i'd like to know what you guys think of my idea of a space marine army i'm going to get, first i'll get the AOBR set (take into account that i can't buy this all at once because i have to get paints and a codex), later i'll sell the orks and buy a battle force with land raider or mega force (which one should i choose?) later i'll also get an honour guard

[CowboyNiceguy]

This dude is a beast. nuff said.

[seb84447]

wats the black colour called on the gun

[sammstein69]

what song is this?

[Zamudiokid]

Have the model designs changed in the past 7 years? I rememper I have to cut off the handles on the guns just to glue them onto the hands of my marines. Looks like they made inserts on the arms for hands already holding weapons.

[Apsco60]

@Zamudiokid its just the set the mini came in. Assault on black reach, everything is pop in. Nothing has changed really ;)

[Timmeh75]

What brushes do you use? Probably a common question. My brushes suck so everything I do is drybrush because I can't highlight or blend with what I use.

[EnteruserIDhere1]

I'm going to make my own custom chapter of ultramarines, probably, I'll post them on youtube in a slide show in a few months if i get a chance..I'll probably paint them black, blue, and red.

[Blackeneer]

why do you dilute the colors 1:1? and with what? water?

[awesomepaintjob]

@Geistxxxx judging from visitor comments on your YT page, looks like your opinion is valid lol,

[Aristarkos01]

@awesomepaintjob

Lol seriously don' listen to him xD great mini painting =)

as soon as i'll be in need of help i'll ask for your opinion, not for his one =P

[BrownholeTV]

@Geistxxxx

its not great, it would look 100% better if they didnt use fat battle set figures

[vancam]

Thanks for making this. It's really helpful and inspiring. Good job.

[IPontikkal]

How do you exactly dilute and mix paints?

[zombinuggets]

So what type of set-up do you have when painting the gun and backpack? More specifically, what's the white thing and how are the models held to it?

[ragiskel]

k ty i have to buy the chapter upgrade later then



[ragiskel]

is there an arrow on every type of chapter like on black templars

[awesomepaintjob]

@ragiskel I assume you mean the right shoulder insignia. On tactical squads it's usually the standard but every chapter and squad have various markings to show what type they belong to.

[hitman287]

@awesomepaintjob Did you actually use Codex Gray and Skull white or did you use the Vallejo paint Equivalent?

[caddington09]

you should include spraying your models with matte and base coat please!

[simolehto]

how much do you use paint on the brush when you paint

[allisinthepass]

i use needles to paint small details, works rather well

[TheRainyfire]

can you paint mine =P

[TheMagichan33]

nice

[Hound419]

What army or armies do you collect?

[nog416]

this is so cool!

I'm going to try this for myself

why do you water down all the paints?

what kind of brush do you use?

[TheNewNitrok7]

what actual model is that?

oh and what are you using to hold the gun when you paint it? a toothpick? but how do you get it on? plz reply :)

[Radiator95]

Hey! You know a cool second founding chapter from Ultramarines the Mortifactors

[MrNumber121]

Nice ! 5/5 :)

[madlord244]

That is werry nice job !!! can u try the moro desert colour ???

[insanedaemon]

that is definitely an awesome paint job. thanks for the vid

[theslayter01]

hey thats kiack ass but i was wondering if you could do a Tau painting tut... My bro loves space marines and I love tau but i dont seem to find any good tuts for the original scheme ( T'au) so I would apreciate if you could make a tut for that .

Thank you and love the space marine :D

[clarkey1991bba]

would the same techniques used in this video, be equally as suitable for larger models such a dreadnoughts?

[isaakao1]

cool

[dr0war]

lol no offence, but i first thought ur name was awsomeblowjob ... XD 5 star vid, keep it going!

[awesomepaintjob]

@Malfosify It's generated with Sony Cinescore software so I have no idea who the artist is :/

[andymudnic]

@awesomepaintjob How come you're not using modrian blue foundation paint?

[Mancinta]

The final pictures look a lot different than the one you painted :s

[awesomepaintjob]

@Mancinta lol ok. Probably the fantastic light a photo box creates.. dunno. You don't see video of the model after the matte coat and that's really what makes the model FINISHED. Smooth as butter!

[Mancinta]

Ah I see, how come you don't show that in the video?

[clarkey1991bba]

what is this matte coat you talk of, ive never heard of it...is it a specific product?

[ahhhh01]

Two questions big guy:

one - how do never make little mistakes??

Two - what you using to stick the backpack/gun to the stick?

[awesomepaintjob]

@ahhhh01 one- I do

two- super glue

[Tomdud1]

That's great ! :D

[Tomdud1]

This ultramarine looks fantastic . Can you show how to paint crimson fists ?

[awesomepaintjob]

@Tomdud1 Thanks! Crimson Fists in on the list and set to be done.. soon :)

[PePethegamesmaker]

why don't you try something else from space marines like tyranids or eldar?

[awesomepaintjob]

@PePethegamesmaker NO. lol it's not my job. These videos only exist because I wanted to vblog my paint training season. Why don't YOU paint tyranids or eldar? We would all appreciate it :)

[PePethegamesmaker]

I sort of did on my latest video, but I doo see what u mean, I would do stuff like dis, but my camcorder doesnt work on my laptop and my webcam is shit so... yeah.

[DarthXephron]

@PePethegamesmaker. Yes.....do us ALL a favor!

[kahanejosh]

Hi great video and wonderfully painted. Out of interest what brushes do you use? I need to get some good ones. What brushes on this model specifically even better. Or what brand? Any brush info would help, thanks. :)

[awesomepaintjob]

@kahanejosh brushes used are always listed at the end of the video in the credits.

[kahanejosh]

@awesomepaintjob Thanks thats great. Haha teach me to skip the credits.

[RubbishInRubbishOut]

holy shit Les .. i'm fucking amazed man! totally ... this was SOOOO awesome to watch. At first, I though .. oh great - more Ultramarines ... but this was incredible. Mad, mad skills Les ... that brush control is intense! ... do you paint through a lens?

[awesomepaintjob]

@RubbishInRubbishOut Thanks Viv! I actually look over the camera with a jewelers visor that magnifies 2.5x. Helps a lot since the camera is in the way :)

[RubbishInRubbishOut]

Do you find that the visors distort your depth perception? It doesn't seem so, that brush control is incredible! I've found that happens to me when using various styles of lenses.

[awesomepaintjob]

@RubbishInRubbishOut No distortion because you have a lens for each eye. Single lens will do that to you. I went to the visor because my eyes would ache after about 6 hours. I would go smoke and focusing my eyes on anything more than 12 inches in front of me wasn't happening. It's a nice tool to have to get brush control down and save your eyes at the same time.

[RubbishInRubbishOut]

Nice, getting a pair ASAP! Thanks. I must admit, I haven't watched for a while now, when did you change the format - the videos are excellent quality ... and your views have sky-rocketed! Congratulations ...

[BulletNyourhead]

What type of Ultramarine Space Marine are you painting in this video?

[awesomepaintjob]

@BulletNyourhead Tactical Marine fro the AoBR box.

[BulletNyourhead]

AoBR box?

[awesomepaintjob]

@BulletNyourhead Assault on Black Reach

[masterkiller49]

have an idea for you :P, make a tutorial on how to paint eagle warriors :D(half white, half blue :P)

[awesomepaintjob]

@masterkiller49 it's not on the list but there's other chapters that will cover half and quartered schemes.

[masterkiller49]

i know but are you gonna make one ? :D

[masterkiller49]

im amazed, BY YOUR AMAZING SKILLS

im jealous ;D

how can you do that with the white? with one coat over the codex grey? looks so bad on mine D:

[pierrespringuel]

i also wandered y u put he GW paints in little bottles. Do you do this to squirt equal amounts in order to mix them more easily?

[awesomepaintjob]

@pierrespringuel I don't have GW paint anymore. But when I did I put them all in reaper dropper bottles to get accurate measurements. Now I use all Vallejo Paints.

[nothung2145]

@awesomepaintjob can you send me a link were i can get vallejo paints and the kolinsky 0 brush?

[awesomepaintjob]

@nothung2145 got the vallejo from thewarstore and the brush from there in the Reaper section and on dickblick.

[pierrespringuel]

hey its me (again)

i just would like to say tht im an ambitious young mini painter n id like to know if u have any tips to give me on how i can improve my self, get better etc. dou no any cool sites or ppl on the internet

thankyou!!

pierre

[awesomepaintjob]

@pierrespringuel GOOGLE is your friend for finding tutorials and techniques :)

[godofwarc93]

is there any way to get rid of the glossy-ness of the transfers after they've been put on?

[awesomepaintjob]

@godofwarc93 matte varnish

[MrLocomotor]

That... is.... AWESOME! P.S: Diluted means mixed with water, right? I just have some paints that ended up peeling of in plastic-y strips. I guess you have to mix them with water first lol XD

[starkidsstudios]

BEST...ON...THE...INTERNET!

[Bhaal299]

Man, you ....are...a...god.....

[sickedsam]

why do you dilute every colour on this model, but on all your others you hardly use any diluted colours??

[awesomepaintjob]

all my colors are diluted. The old vids just don't say they are. Diluted paints give smooth finishes.

[sickedsam]

when i dilute myn they just run into the corners of the parts that you want to leave darkend!

[awesomepaintjob]

you have too much paint on your brush.

[ThinkModern]

The link to rogue market doesn't work for some reason. It the page has been removed. I don't know.

[awesomepaintjob]

fixed!

[Kriegfreak]

Great stuff as always man!

[OrkWargaming]

you do like your diluted colours don't you?

[awesomepaintjob]

oh yeah!  Makes the models smooth :)

[linkinhearts666]

I have never collected 40k or really painted any of it before but all of these videos that you post up showing how to paint these space marines involve universal skills that i implement in my own work. Its a beautiful thing. Thankyou so much!

[ninjawargaming]

I like your assembly style of this mini; it reminds me of myself... "Ahem." That's probably one of the most interesting ways for painting a base that I've ever seen. Very inventive dude... Saying "APJ" sounds really cool. Glad that you got your store sorted out in the end Les ;-) Did I not already mention that this tutorial/series so far is awesome? Well, it certainly is!

[eminempkr]

Hey apj can you guys make a guide for raven guard?

[awesomepaintjob]

is on the list so keep an eye out!

[eminempkr]

thanks ! :D

[15bwebb]

awesome and beutiful and awesome lol

[Clawlessic]

nice

[kingofmenoth]

great job and i like the music for the vid

[phatmonk6195]

looks beautiful

[Phosphoros]

Awesome as always, LB. Nice stuff.

[TylersTerrain]

man, i look up to you.

[blitzme99]

you are a painting god

[09austin09]

great work dude! two questions though what primer do you use and what did you use to hold the bolter up when you painted it. It looked like a stick glued to it but that can't be right.

[awesomepaintjob]

Thanks! Primer= Color Place Flat White. Sticks= Mini dowels from Michaels Arts and Crafts, Basically toothpicks just without the sharpened ends.

[09austin09]

@awesomepaintjob how do you attatc them to model though?

[awesomepaintjob]

them?