How to paint Lion El'Jonson, Primarch of the Dark Angels| Warhammer 40,000

How to paint Lion El'Jonson, Primarch of the Dark Angels| Warhammer 40,000 | Duncan Rhodes

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This miniature of Lion El'Jonson, Primarch of the Dark Angels from Games Workshop for Warhammer 40,000 is arguably the best looking miniatures from the Games Workshop Studio for 2023. This is a fantastic rendition of an iconic and fan favourite miniature and to celebrate the DRPA 4th (belated) birthday, we thought we'd go back into the Academy (www.duncanrhodes.com) back catalog and share this full, in-depth tutorial full of great miniature painting advice to celebrate this milestone!
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Cheers
Dunc & Rog
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Paints Required:
Standard Grey Spray (Colour Forge)
Doom Death Black (TTC)
Dragon Fang (TTC)
Wyvern Green (TTC)
Mornfang Brown (Citadel)
Skeleton Legion (TTC)
Vampire Fang (TTC)
Trooper White (TTC)
Emerald Green (TTC)
Ethereal Green (TTC)
Nocturn Green (Citadel)
Ivory Tusk (TTC)
Swordhilt Burgundy (TTC)
Oblivion Black Wash (TTC)
Glistening Gums (TTC)
Dragon’;s Gold (TTC)
Glistenening Gold (TTC)
Flesh Wash (TTC)
Canoptek Alloy (Citadel)
Khorne Red (Citadel)
Boar Hide (TTC)
Scorched Earth (TTC)
Death Reaper (TTC)
Sir Coates Silver (TTC)
Wazdakka Red (Citadel)
Squig Orange (Citadel)
Ancient Forest (TTC)
Wasteland Brown (TTC)
Mythril Blade (TTC)
Battlemud Wash (TTC)
Cuirass Leather (TTC)
Carcharadon Grey (TTC)
Coelia Greenshade (Citadel)
Evil Sunz Scarlet (Citadel)
Orange Flare (TTC)
Skulker Yellow (TTC)
White Star (TTC)
Balor Brown (Citadel)
Skrag Brown (Citadel)
Dwarven Skin (TTC)
Elven Skin (TTC)
Flayed One Flesh (Citadel)
Pink Horror (Citadel)
Phonecian Purple (Citadel)
Archaic Sepia Wash (TTC)
Stegadon Scale Green (Citadel)
Sotek Green (Citadel)
Temple Guard Blue (Citadel)

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@DuncanRhodesDRPA 3 ай бұрын

Thank you all so much for watching. If you enjoyed this tutorial, please LEave a Comment, a Like and Subscribe to the Channel, it all helps to appease the Algorithm God (the 5th Chaos God we believe.) You can also join the Academy here: www.duncanrhodes.com for more great tutorials like this one. Cheers and happy Hobbying. Dunc & Rog

@kennethmacgregor-Gregorach 3 ай бұрын

🤔So you're saying the 5th chaos god is called Al.

@ineedmoreflavour1955 3 ай бұрын

Duncan mate, you can't keep dropping these amazing Dark Angels tutorials, the planet will surely break.

@DuncanRhodesDRPA 3 ай бұрын

😎

@Venom90 3 ай бұрын

The planet broke before the guard.

@gregorycafiero9688 3 ай бұрын

90 minutes with the Bob Ross of miniatures. Good way to start a day.

@romansXIII 3 ай бұрын

99% agreed, but Bob Ross wasn't that great, just popular. This requires exponentially more skill. Amazing job!

@lazaruscaldwell5619 3 ай бұрын

Awesome. Thanks for giving us Dark Angels fans so much to enjoy.

@DuncanRhodesDRPA 3 ай бұрын

Our pleasure!

@LordSquee 3 ай бұрын

Yay! Space Tywin Lannister! You can never have too many Dark Angels tutorials :)

@thetribunaloftheimaginatio5247 3 ай бұрын

I think he looks like The Grail Knight from "Indiana Jones And The Last Crusade." "You are... strangely dressed, for a knight..."

@zimbledwarf5639 3 ай бұрын

I've been putting off getting the Lion until a Duncan tutorial drops. I've got no excuse to get him now!

@Angelus_97 3 ай бұрын

It’s been almost 30 years since I painted a miniature (the days of Goblin Green bases) but I’m thinking of buying a basic paint set and a cool looking model this weekend. Watching KZfaq tutorials can be quite intimidating but seeing you paint great models without an air brush in sight really helps.

@RevanR 3 ай бұрын

You can tell that this is the best painting tips by how Duncan treat the every nook and cranny part of cape

@EPICSAWIKI 14 күн бұрын

This has got to be one one of the best paint tutorials on youtube. Great work here.

@player5901 13 сағат бұрын

Thanks for the video! Awesome guide on wet blending as well. Love seeing these more advanced techniques broken down simply and shown so well.

@timothywebb6037 3 ай бұрын

Thank you for the video, Duncan and Rog. I am now going to buy the Lion tomorrow (as just about to finish Azrael, using your brilliant video for him). So pleased you have shared this with the world.

@DuncanRhodesDRPA 3 ай бұрын

Our pleasure!

@leustragaming4386 2 ай бұрын

This is the Mona Lisa of miniatures. Just truly fantastic

@Ademont 3 ай бұрын

Finally! This is the video i've been waiting for. Thank you Duncan!

@DuncanRhodesDRPA 3 ай бұрын

It's our pleasure.

@tronic47 3 ай бұрын

I was waiting for it aswell :D

@PraetorGix 3 ай бұрын

I can't believe the official GW video for the lion is about a fifth of the length of this one... thanks for giving this model the attention and respect their own makers didn't give it.

@Mr.Smerples 3 ай бұрын

Love this model. My son wanted this asap as he thinks the unhelmeted version looks like his grandpa.

@DuncanRhodesDRPA 3 ай бұрын

😂

@blueleader82 3 ай бұрын

1 word: majestic. Definetly my favorite 40k modell so far, and with an excellent Paint job. Thanks alot Duncan.

@DuncanRhodesDRPA 3 ай бұрын

Glad you like it!

@Cornerboy73 3 ай бұрын

Once again Duncan, your timing is incredible. I finally, after about 10 months of trying, managed to get my hands on a Lion miniature and I'm looking to get started on building and painting him. I've been putting it off to be honest, partly due to being busy but also because I confess I'm a bit intimidated by him! I collect Dark Angels so I obviously want him to be the centerpiece of my collection; I guess I just needed to see something like this to help me plan my approach to the task. Now if only I could decide what head option... Anyway, this was great, thank you for the video, I learned a lot here o7

@alphaleigpyne 3 ай бұрын

Painting Lion El'Jonson has help has help me with painting gradients on the cloak and capes I struggle with building them up on Space Marines Commanders, Liberians and Chaos Lords. My apologies I haven't watched this video last week, had stuff to deal with. Thank you for the video Duncan. 🙂

@thewispo Ай бұрын

I've held onto this model for 6 months. No way i was touching it without this guidance. Thank you so much 🙌🏻

@TheMissKittyStar Ай бұрын

Aww man, there was me on the verge of giving up with the hobby, but you’ve seriously inspired me to continue Might still wait a while to paint my Lion, but I have lots of other DA stuff I can work on first Thank you Duncan!

@AlanNolan-cz8ku 3 ай бұрын

Brilliant so glad I found this as thought everything was behind a pay wall. Duncan video of painting Romans got me into painting 4yrs ago and I'm still going strong historical, AoS, Warhammer, D&D anything game. Yr a genius Duncan

@MarkCMG 3 ай бұрын

Thanks for the video! Amazing amount of detail!

@MusingMouse 3 ай бұрын

Incredible, and just what I needed. Fantastic tutorial!

@DuncanRhodesDRPA 3 ай бұрын

Glad it helped!

@djvos_8312 3 ай бұрын

I just picked up the Lion model as well, so this was perfect timing! was a great tutorial as well! explains so much and really does make painting the model a lot less daunting!

@DuncanRhodesDRPA 3 ай бұрын

Awesome, thank you!

@freybrand1617 3 ай бұрын

I've been waiting for this one for a long time, well worth it.

@Whatevs13 3 ай бұрын

Just finished assembling my Lion model on Tuesday, so very excited this video came out today. Thank you for the knowledge bombs, but I have to admit that my painting confidence takes a significant hit with each video that demonstrates your mastery. :)

@DuncanRhodesDRPA 3 ай бұрын

Remember, I have been painting for many, many years. It's not talent, just practice and a lot of it. You can do it. Just have fun with it 😀

@Whatevs13 3 ай бұрын

@@DuncanRhodesDRPA the encouragement is much appreciated!

@joshbernal4864 2 ай бұрын

What a great tutorial man! You have a knack for being able to explain what seems like difficult techniques to a newbie like myself!

@frothybevvy4706 5 күн бұрын

Great video and tutorial, the model looks amazing. I may now have to sell a kidney to buy all the paints...

@slobiden.2593 3 ай бұрын

What a coincidence, I got this guy today.

@jamieburton6395 3 ай бұрын

I feel like this is an absolute master class! Been feeling really intimidated on how to approach some of the bigger characters so this dropped perfectly. Thank you so much for this.

@DuncanRhodesDRPA 3 ай бұрын

Its our pleasure :-)

@wpb5876 3 ай бұрын

That green cape is phenomenal

@DuncanRhodesDRPA 3 ай бұрын

Thanks. Its fun and quite easy to do

@gabarwar5775 3 ай бұрын

Dunkan, now we need a guide from you for Abaddon the despoiler. Thank you for excellent content!

@jasonmenear1244 3 ай бұрын

I literally just picked up Lion 12 hours ago. Got home and bam, Duncan knew.

@thefinoll1535 3 ай бұрын

Great Video!! Thanks Duncan!

@DuncanRhodesDRPA 3 ай бұрын

Glad you liked it!

@YuzoKoshiroSan 3 ай бұрын

I chose this model to be my chapter master and went all out on it. Thx for the video, stunning paintjob.

@DuncanRhodesDRPA 3 ай бұрын

You're very welcome!

@fatmaru 2 ай бұрын

Really good paint guide! Thanks for making.

@AverageBritishNerd1138 3 ай бұрын

Phenomenal work Duncan! One thing I've started doing for my centrepiece models, if I've got details to paint after wet-blending the next door area, is to thinly varnish the wet-blended area. That way, the paint's sealed in, and it's easier to wash off any paint if you make a mistake and manage to catch the wet blend area.

@DuncanRhodesDRPA 3 ай бұрын

Great tip!

@therobotFrom94 3 ай бұрын

I don't play space marines, and even if i did wouldn't play dark angels and yet this video just wrapped me in. Amazing stuff!

@fallenfossl 3 ай бұрын

So keen to watch this ❤

@fallenfossl 3 ай бұрын

Just time stamping so I can get back to this easily 18:46 Armour 30:29 Gold & gold trim 36:06 Reds & leather

@samcook9542 3 ай бұрын

I've been waiting for this video specifically since I bought your paints! Thanks for all you do! Looking forward to a Deathwing video with two thin coats line to go with Dad here!

@DuncanRhodesDRPA 3 ай бұрын

Glad you like them!

@lockke 3 ай бұрын

Amazing tutorial, thank you so much

@DuncanRhodesDRPA 3 ай бұрын

You're very welcome!

@Fortunes.Fool. 3 ай бұрын

That cloak turned amazing after a few strokes.

@Mr.glewcifer Ай бұрын

That cloak belongs in a museum

@karandras77 3 ай бұрын

wooo lets try it!!

@jamesforbes5616 3 ай бұрын

Awesome Lion, Duncan! I did mine with a greenish tinge to the gold to go with the 'son of the forest' theme, using you're Elrond tutorial for that High Elven armour. Was my first use of TTC's glistening gold, which has become my default go to gold for a great many projects.

@DuncanRhodesDRPA 3 ай бұрын

Thats awesome. We're glad you like the gold and the paints.

@conradabdullah3189 3 ай бұрын

LET'S GOOOOOOO 👁👄👁 🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥

@DuncanRhodesDRPA 3 ай бұрын

Let's!!!!!

@kaldorf 3 ай бұрын

I should have waited for this tutorial before painting mine heh. Fantastic tutorial and love the names of your paints. Glistening gums is top tier and made me chuckle.

@DuncanRhodesDRPA 3 ай бұрын

Glad it was helpful! Yes, Rog and I had a blast naming the paints 😂

@fruitzpunch7721 3 ай бұрын

Honestly, that quick wet blending made me wanna try it too... So far I didn't muster up the courage to do it, but somehow the way you made it look like any other brushstroke really fired me up!

@DuncanRhodesDRPA 3 ай бұрын

Go for it, it's not as hard as you think. We advise using a wet palette if you have one though, it'll make the technique so much easier.

@loupiscanis9449 3 ай бұрын

Thank you , DRPA . 🐺Loupis Canis .

@DuncanRhodesDRPA 3 ай бұрын

Thank you 🐺🐺🐺

@JohnAPrescott 3 ай бұрын

Banger!

@lijo03 2 ай бұрын

Great video, I'm building up to painting this dude, and his loyalist brother, so I needed this video! Not sure about wet blending though, I guess I'll need to practice first, I've not had the best results previously. And I know I'm being pedantic, but I can't let ethe-real go..... 😅

@archaos666starkiller5 3 ай бұрын

FIRST!! As the Lion will it!

@DuncanRhodesDRPA 3 ай бұрын

He sure did!

@Alleskeins 3 ай бұрын

This is my Bob Ross

@drefranks691 3 ай бұрын

Giant epic scale models are my favorite videos, please do more even tho I know it’s a lot of work lol

@frothybevvy4706 7 күн бұрын

Witchcraft! Seriously amazing man, blown me away how skilled you are. Could you look into doing Dante please, im trying to do him grimdark and its the bane of my life.

@ryekongstad 3 ай бұрын

Just as I have bought the Lion for myself this vid drops, perfect timing sir. Those colors you are mixing with nocturne green and Ivory tusk looks like variations of teals from dark to light minty. Wonder if I could use some of the new teals from the Army Painter Fanatic series.

@thetribunaloftheimaginatio5247 3 ай бұрын

If I had my druthers, I'd do up the base as a sylvan glen... remember, where The Lion Of Caliban goes, the forests of his homeworld follow. His Deep Strike ability is even called "Forestwalk."

@CadiasFinest 3 ай бұрын

I love Dragon Fang. Use it for my cadians uniforms. Abbyss blue is a second favourite

@DuncanRhodesDRPA 3 ай бұрын

Great colours and we're glad you like them

@NeroSaberius 3 ай бұрын

This is amazing, you makes me want to repaint all my blueberries green

@ET-Gamer 3 ай бұрын

I just finished him yesterday!

@lazyman32 3 ай бұрын

The intro was the most intimidating part of this video

@liamjamse 3 ай бұрын

Next time i would love to see you paint Lion El'Richie

@DuncanRhodesDRPA 3 ай бұрын

All night long....

@BlueMage-adin 3 ай бұрын

Impressive as always. Still waiting on Sanguinius tutorial!

@user-tm1zn9wy6c 3 ай бұрын

Hey Duncan, love your videos! Wondering, what do you do with all these tutorial models when you are done painting them?

@DuncanRhodesDRPA 3 ай бұрын

They go into our cabinets in our studio

@user-tm1zn9wy6c 3 ай бұрын

@@DuncanRhodesDRPA aw man that's awesome, must be one heck of a display case 😅 wish I could see it. Thanks!

@HGtheoverlord 3 ай бұрын

Duncan,I would like to ask how to prevent the contrast paint from accumulating on a detail, which will make the color distribution very uneven. However, if it is applied directly to the surface of the model without dilution, the color will be too dark, and there will be obvious reflections. And I only added a little bit of water to make it so fluid that it would easily overflow onto other color blocks.This is a problem I encountered recently while making a batch of lychguard （in a strange way）

@austincheek4940 3 ай бұрын

brother, you can't keep making these amazing dark angel tutorials. the planet will blow up like caliban

@aceofmaine 3 ай бұрын

Dark angels RULE!!!!!!!

@TLO_Yuri 3 ай бұрын

every time Duncan uses a Citadel paint, GW copyrights another Warhammer youtuber

@geoffreyhebel2438 3 ай бұрын

Something that needs to be said is that nobody is perfect and neither should your mini. If you are happy with the result but it doesn't look exactly like duncans that is ok. You being happy with it is the most important aspect. Do not judge yourself by the master but by what you think looks cool

@zachhughes9149 3 ай бұрын

I regretted not leaving the backpack off like I did with the rest of it, as you did.

@dannielsen348 3 ай бұрын

So the armour is super green!

@Historyfrek4ever 3 ай бұрын

Making me sad that my pile of shame won't allow starting Dark Angels yet. Looking amazing.

@leemcalister4125 3 ай бұрын

*smiles in hidden circle of secrets*

@benives254 3 ай бұрын

I'd love to see the lions gun! Shame there isn't a gun hand/sheathed sword option

@drefranks691 3 ай бұрын

Also I was not expecting Duncan to pronounce Ethereal “ether- el” and not “E-theer-e-all”

@Darkuniverse100 3 ай бұрын

Hey Duncan mate, I was gonna paint the Lion too soon but I only have citadel colors and I really don‘t wanna add another whole arsenal of colors just for one miniature, which citadels can be used instead? And that video is great, good job man

@jonmaddison8598 3 ай бұрын

I have a black templar marshal that I had no clue what to do with the cloaks until I saw what you did! Looks great I’ll have a go 🫡

@DuncanRhodesDRPA 3 ай бұрын

Go for it

@cillianrouss8083 3 ай бұрын

Duncan can you pls do a video about the Keeper of secrets or Teclis?

@InquisitorBot 3 ай бұрын

i disagree with the sub-assembly choice since his cape could well have been left off and not left any noticeable seams because they get covered up by the shoulder pads, infact its how i painted mine, it also allows better access to the underside of the cloak and his back

@DuncanRhodesDRPA 3 ай бұрын

Awesome, another cool sub-assembly choice. I couldn't quite get it to where I was happy with it.

@florianfrueh3282 Ай бұрын

am i really going to watch 1 1/2 of the "legend" paint the lion....sure i will!

@PinkDevilFish 3 ай бұрын

How do you do these sub assemblies with the wires?

@aliywafiy 3 ай бұрын

Man, I already painted Lion a week ago. Oh well

@stephendoest5817 29 күн бұрын

hey duncan what super glue do you suggest to use

@EdHandal 3 ай бұрын

King Duncan! Noob question, should I varnish plastic miniatures? I dont play tabletop, I just paint for fun and display.

@DuncanRhodesDRPA 3 ай бұрын

Its a personal choice, if you're not playing and they stay in a cabinet, then there is no need. If you do decide to varnish, then just do a test first. I also advise using a paint on version as varnish spray is way to temperamental

@user-op4ve9tl8h 2 ай бұрын

I love this; thank you! You have motivated me to get cracking and take the big man and his minions out of the box and off the plastic sprue.

@danielbrabec2816 3 ай бұрын

what a coincidence :D just in time. Lord Duncan i want to ask you one question which is not related to this video which prime color spray i shall use for mortarion body death guard green or chaos black ?

@DuncanRhodesDRPA 3 ай бұрын

Death Guard Green is a good shout

@danielbrabec2816 3 ай бұрын

Thank you very much :)@@DuncanRhodesDRPA

@ryankyle2467 17 күн бұрын

WARNING: This is a bit longer than I wanted it to be…. Which tells me the chances of my question getting answered is almost none! Unfortunately… but I split it up into 2 parts… where the first part after this is the question and the rest is just rambling about what I’ve tried and why the question even exists! 18:39- So I have a question how you did the green of the cloth (but also, I wanted to save my spot….. because I need to stop painting and run some errands and come back later to follow along for the rest of the video)!?! Now would you have ended with the same results if you painted the same area with either the darkest green or even black and then just wet blend all the way up to the lightest/brightest green?!? Instead of what you did which was paint a mid level green then work your way down to the darkest. And then go back to the original green and work your way back up again (which just sounds like way more steps)!?! So no matter what way I’ve done it, my end results have never looked as good as yours! Even when I follow along step by step 100%!?! But that has a lot to do with the fact that you are a great painter and have been doing this for God only knows how much longer then I have (which I would “maybe” finally be able to say I’m out of the “noob” category and am now in the “amateur” category) and the fact that I’m not using the same brand of paint…… the Necron video of yours that I also did the step by step process with I had to watch the whole video, write down every paint name and convert it to the paints I have which was definitely annoying (and even that one doesn’t look 100% the same, even though it was definitely my best paint job ever)! But I just curious if maybe I’m not understanding the point and that’s why I can’t really take it to the next level….. or if it is just “the paints I’m using”?!?

@akumaking1 3 ай бұрын

I thinks it’s only a matter of time before somebody kitbashes Grandpa Lion into an actual knight on a horse (or maybe a giant lion).

@DuncanRhodesDRPA 3 ай бұрын

Go for it!

@streetmark98 3 ай бұрын

any chance you would wanna do the inner circle companions too?

@DuncanRhodesDRPA 3 ай бұрын

Did those last week over at the Academy 👍

@streetmark98 3 ай бұрын

MY BAD @@DuncanRhodesDRPA

@user-lu9oc7rb7w 2 ай бұрын

Henh! Henh! Henh! "Jonson." Henh! Henh! Henh!

@soddof7972 3 ай бұрын

When Duncan uses his size 00 I need one with half a hair...

@LanternNick 27 күн бұрын

Games Workshop literally looked at Revolver Ocelot and said, "Him...he shall be the face of Lion El'Jonson...." lol.

@ktotoad 3 ай бұрын

Tolkien made friends with an elf and a dwarf but Dunkan mixed their skin))

@SPC_Yuki 3 ай бұрын

Do you think he’s gonna suggest two thin coats of paints on the Lion?

@walkingillusion7853 3 ай бұрын

Paint me like one of those french girls Duncan...

@wayneclayton5426 3 ай бұрын

Puzzled on how you pronounce Ethereal?

@danbrown2473 3 ай бұрын

Thin your paints, and just pull these paints together on the model. Duncan says. (Produces a work of art). Mine looks like 2 five year olds have been colouring it in with permanent markers and poster paint.

@DuncanRhodesDRPA 3 ай бұрын

Did you have fun though? That's all that counts 😊

@foreshame7370 3 ай бұрын

"Dark Angel, with thine aching lust To rid the world of penitence: Malicious Angel, who still dost My soul such subtile violence!" Lionel Johnson, The Rock, M41.894

@tonyounsworth7904 Ай бұрын

I love your tutorials. They’re some of the best out there. But if I had one criticism (well, a request really) it’d be that you always seem to disregard or dismiss the base elements. I get that the base can be painted however the viewer likes, but with a sculpted base like this one it’s an integral part of the mini, and it’s frustrating to not be shown how you paint it when the tutorial for the rest of the mini is so good and detailed. Please show the bases being painted!

@DuncanRhodesDRPA Ай бұрын

Thanks for the feedback. In most cases we don't cover painting the base as we have full guides on painting all manner of bases i nthe Academy. However, when needed, we generally do cover painting the base if it's something we have not yet covered in our basing section. This way, it gives the painter choice :-)

@tonyounsworth7904 Ай бұрын

@@DuncanRhodesDRPA Appreciate the reply - I guess I just wanted to get an idea on how to paint this specific base, and you don’t show it, which is a shame as the rest of the tutorial is definitive. Do you have a basing video which would be close to how you painted this one?