Painting Yellow

[malorn24]

I am really considering starting a IF army and tha means the yellow is about to flow. Some people were talking about it being difficult to do yellows and lighter colors. Does anyone have any advice? I have looked at the tutorials on the IF area that are stickys and it doesn't seem too difficult bbbbutI thought I would ask.

[skawolf]

Do you own pots of Calthan brown, Tau sept ochre, Iyanden darksun and bad moon yellow? if so then yellow is one of the easiest colors to paint :D

[Zincite]

Iyanden darksun

When needs press, I find a coat of Iyanden washed with Gryphonne/Seraphim Sepia and re-highlighted Iyanden does the trick nicely. Simple and perhaps a little crude - but it's a good example of what lovely yellows you can get with very little work.

[skawolf]

So is seraphim sepia a good match to gryphone sepia then? I have been worrying about using my last quarter pot of it and not having a replacement. I stopped painting my dark elder because I am worried about not being able to replicate my gold.

[Zincite]

I haven't noticed much difference. It's the same sort of easy-going brown as Gryphonne was. Perhaps a little glossier, but all the new washes seem to be like that. For shading gold I'd not have thought it'd be noticeably different.

 

I wish I could knock up a proper comparison for you, but the last of my Gryphonne separated a while back.

[skawolf]

It just works as an easy way to make a perfect gold. You can do something as easy as shading mithril silver twice with sepia.... I don't do that, I do a bit more to my gold, but just saying. Sorry,

[Aqui]

Iyanden darksun

When needs press, I find a coat of Iyanden washed with Gryphonne/Seraphim Sepia and re-highlighted Iyanden does the trick nicely. Simple and perhaps a little crude - but it's a good example of what lovely yellows you can get with very little work.

A GW staffer at the local store uses the new equivalents for the same thing:

Averland Sunset

Seraphim Sepia

Averland Sunset.

White edge highlights.

Haven't tried it myself, but his Imperial Fists are gorgeous, especially when you see the IF Sergeants with red helmets (a darker red, but fantastic to look at )

[Dragon Claw]

It's certainly not as daunting as it's made out to be and there are so many different shades you can aim for, whether it be a dirty brown-stained or bright pastel or ochre yellow and everything in between. Just play around with the shades and see what you like the look of best.

 

I would also advise starting from either a grey or white primer, skip black, it will be a lot easier to get a smooth yellow with less layers that way.

 

My own yellow is a relatively earthy golden tone up to strong pale edge highlights and follows the recipe:

 

skrag brown + tausept ochre base 1:1
(agrax earthshade wash)
tausept ochre
tausept ochre + yriel yellow raised areas 1:2
tausept ochre + pale sand* fine highlights 1:1

 

Looks like this:

 

http://i.imgur.com/FybHrNT.jpg?1

 

*Pale Sand is a Vallejo brand, probably closest to the bleached bone equivalent nowadays(Ushabti bone is it?).

[NovemberIX]

If bright blinding yellow is your preferred style then it's extra easy, prime white, base with flash gitz yellow, shade with nuln oil or Drakenhof nightshade. Glaze with Lamenters yellow to make it pop, edge highlight with hexos palesun (though I ususally don't go to the trouble).

 

 

Edit: fixed one of the shades names, oops...

[Cessna]

How about airbrushing Yriel Yellow? Anyone tried that?

[skawolf]

If bright blinding yellow is your preferred style then it's extra easy, prime white, base with flash gitz yellow, shade with nuln oil or druchii violet. Glaze with Lamenters yellow to make it pop, edge highlight with hexos palesun (though I ususally don't go to the trouble).

You have an example of how that would look?

[NovemberIX]

http://i1299.photobucket.com/albums/ag67/NovemberIX/4E0FF6EA-BFDC-4325-9B56-E8DDABD9E932-14215-0000217EE0F81440_zps6e6a633a.jpg

 

On the left it's shaded with Drakenhof Nightshade (not druchii violet as I stated previous) middle is more or less unshaded, on the right is nuln oil.

[skawolf]

haha, I was most curious about the druichi violet shade.

[Kaldoth]

Another way of getting a solid yellow is using ink. I use the Privateer Press yellow ink. The key is all in the white base coat. Basically, prime your model white and make sure you get a VERY even coat. As Yellow is a very transparent color, any discolorations in the white primer will show through the ink. Once you're all primed up, go through and touch up with some white paint in case you missed some spots. Take your ink, slather the model in it, and you're done ^_^ Basically, you're staining the white paint with the yellow ink. It comes out looking great as long as your white is even and you don't have any gray patches of plastic showing through. Far more efficient than building up from brown if you are looking to get some yellow models out on the field quickly. P3 Yellow ink is about 4 bucks a bottle IIRC. 

 

Cheers,

-Kal

[Bung]

How about airbrushing Yriel Yellow? Anyone tried that?

 

Yes, made a Tutorial a few weeks back.

 

http://www.bolterandchainsword.com/topic/279231-fast-yellow-marines/

[NovemberIX]

haha, I was most curious about the druichi violet shade.

If I can find my pot of it, I'll go ahead and make it happen, it's not much different from Drakenhof in that it'll give you a more subtle shading than nuln oil or badab black. I'll be honest, I sometimes use all three, some times just one depending on my mood that day, which makes picking out examples kinda fun :)

[Zincite]

I just stumbled upon Lamenter's tutorial. I might give this a try myself.

 

http://masteroftheforge.com/2010/08/08/tutorial-painting-yellow/