Yellow by hand

[Indefragable]

interested in recommendations for painting yellow by hand (as opposed to airbrushing). 

 

 

[Bartali]

interested in recommendations for painting yellow by hand (as opposed to airbrushing). 

 

Why no airbrush? You can get a compressor+airbrush kit for a reasonable price these days.

 

Otherwise, multiple thin layers with a brush, spray cans or contrast paints

[andes]

It seems to me that most airbrush recipes would still work with brush, at the expense of time -- you'd just trade airbrushed fades in for glazing. That being said, I can't imagine glazing an entire army. There are some decent-looking brushed on Contrast Paint-based Imperial Fist recipes out there... maybe check Youtube? quipsternerd on Instagram has some good looking examples.

[jeremy1391]

I’ve found zenithal painting with rattle cans is a great way to get your fists looking good.

 

Base coat the whole model with brown primer

 

Zenithal highlight with tan primer

 

Then give a moderate coat with Vallejo sunset spray

[Noserenda]

Yellow is fairly straightforward since foundation paints, Averland Sunset is a godsend and a couple of thin coats of that will go over anything then shade/highlight from there.

Contrast Iyanden yellow does a solid Orangey fade easily enough, but you can shade with any brown/yellow/orange wash depending on what finish you are after and then highlight with brighter yellows or bones.

I may have gotten a bit obsessed with Yellow since it became so easy :D 

[Slips]

I paint my Yellow using a Black Primer  and by hand but I also go for a dirtier yellow than most:

• Prime black
• Averland Sunset x2 
• Yriel Yellow x2
• Cassandora Yellow
• Yriel Yellow cleanup
• Dark Silver drybrush over edges

[Indefragable]

 

I paint my Yellow using a Black Primer  and by hand but I also go for a dirtier yellow than most:

• Prime black
• Averland Sunset x2 
• Yriel Yellow x2
• Cassandora Yellow
• Yriel Yellow cleanup
• Dark Silver drybrush over edges

 

Do you have pics you’d be willing to share?

[Slips]

 

 

I paint my Yellow using a Black Primer  and by hand but I also go for a dirtier yellow than most:

• Prime black
• Averland Sunset x2 
• Yriel Yellow x2
• Cassandora Yellow
• Yriel Yellow cleanup
• Dark Silver drybrush over edges

 

Do you have pics you’d be willing to share?

 

Sure, my best examples of this are my two leviathans.

 

[Burias-Drak'shal]

I'd say contrast paint maybe a good shot . You could also zential prime it first before using the contrast paints.

[Mandragola]

For a really bright brushed yellow I use a Wraithbone rattle can and then paint Yriel yellow straight over it. Shade with Reikland flesh shade (or possibly contrast yellow) and highlight with Flash Gitz and Dorn yellow.

[MithrilForge]

I base spray in Corax then do Averland Sunset x 2 thin coats

then I -

Recess wash with cassandora to get that orangey tinge

if i want a brighter yellow i add flash gitz to Averland 50/50 and layer that on..

then it's recess washes of Nuln oil or Agrax and some Rhinox & leadbelcher chipping

here's something from a while ago -

Mithril

oops sorry for the big pic

Edited March 4, 2021 by mithrilforge

[appiah4]

1. Prime a neutral grey

2. Basecoat VGC Heavy Goldbrown (Many conversion charts will tell you this is a GW Averland Sunset equivalent but it is not, it is mustardy whereas Averland is orange-ish. If anything it is Averland Sunset with some Zandri Dust mixed into it, they are not perfect substitutes for each other.)

3. (Optional) This step is difficult to explain but basically, I shade the model using VMC Goldbrown. I do a mix of glazing, and recess shading and in some places straight layering. VMC Goldbrown is an ever so slightly darker but less opaque version of VGC Heavy Goldbrown so doing this results in a much less flat model.

4. Recess shade with Army Painter Soft Tone (GW Seraphim Sepia is a bit too yellow for this though, so you may want to mix it with a bit of Agrax Earthshade)

5. Layer highlight with VMC Flat Yellow (GW Yriel Yellow)

6. Edge highlight with VMC Deep Yellow (This color does not exist in GW cartela, there is Flash Gitz yellow but it is too saturated for this look. 50:50 mix of Yriel Yellow and Dorn Yellow could work.)

7. Extreme edge highlight with VMC Ice Yellow (GW Dorn Yellow)

This is how it looks under LED lighting. It is a bit more mustardy in natural/sunlight (hence why I call them Mustardial Fists)

Edited March 6, 2021 by appiah5

[Stealth_Hobo]

My recipe for Fist's yellow is:

Averland Sunset primer

Basecoat: Averland Sunset / Yriel Yellow 50/50

Recess Shade: Mournfang Brown / Skrag Brown 50/50

Highlight: Screaming Skull

My tip is that always use a suitably large flat brush when painting the basecoat. I use GW's size L base brush, but you can use whatever. It's fast, and also gives a nice and even coverage. Here's a test model I did way back:


 

[Brother Raul]

On 3/5/2021 at 9:46 AM, MithrilForge said:

I base spray in Corax then do Averland Sunset x 2 thin coats

then I -

Recess wash with cassandora to get that orangey tinge

if i want a brighter yellow i add flash gitz to Averland 50/50 and layer that on..

then it's recess washes of Nuln oil or Agrax and some Rhinox & leadbelcher chipping

 

here's something from a while ago -

 

 

Mithril

 

oops sorry for the big pic

I am researching this exact colour scheme and if I do it half as well as you have I'll be stoked!

[MithrilForge]

16 hours ago, Brother Raul said:

I am researching this exact colour scheme and if I do it half as well as you have I'll be stoked!

 

Nowadays it may be even easier to do! , the new Contrast yellow Imperial Fist is very opaque and will go on with one coat over a white primer without the ugly contrast streaking, then add to taste in recess washes and chipping etc, If you really wanted it brighter then after the fist contrast coat you could do a brighter yellow mix of say 1 part averland to 3 parts flash gitz or yriel yellow. 

 

good luck with your yellow journey fellow Melbournite 

 

Cheers, M 

 

++EDIT++ I will add only people who hate life or have lots of time will base coat a yellow model with black...that technique is from the dark ages 

Edited February 4 by MithrilForge