How to Paint Tyranids - 98.3% Drybrush!

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In today's video we're teaching you how to paint a Tyranid Harpy, using just drybrushing (pretty much)! These techniques can be used for all shelled or skinned Warhammer and Warhammer 40k miniatures though, and are especially relevant to the large monsters we all love so much!
The majority of this model was painted with the XL Drybrush from our Series D range, pick yours up here, now! (Shipping worldwide) store.artis-opus.com/collecti...
This video goes pretty in depth, we've provided a lot of extra information on where you may go wrong with this techique, how to spot it, and how to fix mistakes (I make a big one... blobbing white all over my previous, just-finished wings!). The painting tips and tricks come thick and fast, and the end result is great!
Let us know below what you'd like to see us use the 'soft' (skin) or 'hard' (shell) drybrushing technique on next!
0:00 Intro
1:05 Paints Used
1:12 Base Coat
3:42 The Wings
25:06 The Body
29:27 oh dear…
30:56 The Carapace
36:03 Fixing the whoopsie
37:01 Finished model and Outro
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In this video Byron’s using the Artis Opus Brushes!
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Music: Bensounds
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@imalu5757 2 жыл бұрын

“More poking, less stroking” this can be applied to many of life’s hardships

@ArtisOpus 2 жыл бұрын

100% dude, at least no one's forgetting my phrases, if I can carry on with the 'oooeeers' :)

@darrenj3720 2 жыл бұрын

That looked fantastic. Love the “how to fix a fault section” great stuff.

@ArtisOpus 2 жыл бұрын

Thanks dude

@Himle_ 2 жыл бұрын

Agreed! How to fix mistakes are so great when they're in.

@3d-tischler100 2 жыл бұрын

yes, that was funny but it hurts me too😍.

@Sandmann1193 Жыл бұрын

Me before using any of the artis opus brushes I got for christmas: watch every drybrush tutorial to make sure I keep those brushes alive

@ArtisOpus Жыл бұрын

Absolutely! Check out our latest specifically, it's huge, any questions let us know there, enjoy!

@bellefleur4089 2 жыл бұрын

big huggles on the white splooshes !

@ArtisOpus 2 жыл бұрын

:D Thanks, Fleur, I'd say lesson-learned, but it will happen again, I'm sure!

@ArtisOpus 2 жыл бұрын

What did you think? Did you know you can use drybrushes to achieve 'soft' effects like our Harpy wings? What should we drybrush next? store.artis-opus.com/collections/series-d-drybrushing The majority of this model was painted with the XL Drybrush from our Series D range, pick yours up now! (Shipping worldwide)

@iankelland9059 2 жыл бұрын

I'd be interested to see a demo of dry brushing a Maw Krusha. I have the kit and was planning on using it to practice my dry brushing. It would be really helpful to see a demo.

@samuelsanfratello4617 2 жыл бұрын

Awesome wings, Sir! Love how stippling helps build up layers and transitions!

@rickyl3136 2 жыл бұрын

Great video! You have made dry brushing my go to for half of my work anymore.

@te9591 Жыл бұрын

16:25 that wash really helped. I like the contrast between the more detailed flesh and the very subdued armor shell.

@ArtisOpus Жыл бұрын

Thanks buddy, exactly what I was going for… plus the simpler shell saved a bit of time towards the end

@Kid_illithid 2 жыл бұрын

I’d love to see you paint a lord of change please

@ArtisOpus 2 жыл бұрын

I do own one... Would just have to build it!

@linuxgaming9266 2 жыл бұрын

That is great that the mistake happened. It shows that even the best painters can make errors. It also shows how to fix the mistake.

@ArtisOpus 2 жыл бұрын

Cheers dude, I make them all the time! It's very rarely as bad/unfixable as you think :)

@warsmithmia 2 жыл бұрын

Fantastic tutorial. I have an old all metal Prince Imrik on dragon and the membranes on that are painful, same with my Archaon and my Bloodthirster. This is great inspiration for that! I'll be using it on all my winged beasties.

@dreamingthing620 2 жыл бұрын

Super rad! Very excited for grumpy cabbage!!

@andersolsson1659 2 жыл бұрын

Looks really good! And I gotto say I love that you keep the misstakes in the video, good to know even the pros do mess up from time to time =)

@ArtisOpus 2 жыл бұрын

'From time to time' is very complimentary! They never stop, especially painting quick :)

@michaelraven4377 2 жыл бұрын

This old dog loves learning new tricks fantastic paint job 👍👍

@ArtisOpus 2 жыл бұрын

@horuslupercal2385 2 жыл бұрын

Great video, thanks for sharing. I've got my D Series brushes on the way, looking forward to trying this out with my Thousand Sons Demon Prince model 💙💛💙

@khimbar123 2 жыл бұрын

Found your channel randomly looking at Dungeons and lasers stuff. I love your approach. The whole drybrushq thing is something I can do!

@ArtisOpus 2 жыл бұрын

It 100% is mate, let us know if you have any questions or queries, in another comment thread, YT is bad for notifications!

@florianwieberneit6826 2 жыл бұрын

As soon as the Harpy is available again, I will paint the model according to your instructions. Find it really well done. Maybe I'll omit one or the other step, but it will be very close to your video 👍🏻

@JoeHardacre 2 жыл бұрын

Great vid, I love seeing such different techniques and going crazy with a large brush and some dilute paint is a lot less scary than trying to glaze 500 layers over 10 hours!

@ArtisOpus 2 жыл бұрын

Yes, Joe! Couldn't agree more, it's so applicable to army painting, especially! Plus if you don't risk 100% opaque mistakes you save so much time, so it's a great middle-ground between glazing, and block-colour techniques :)

@3d-tischler100 2 жыл бұрын

That's really cool😍. Love all your videos👍👍👍

@ArtisOpus 2 жыл бұрын

Thanks, my dude!

@jarodriguez1975 2 жыл бұрын

I'm betting back to painting miniatures and hopefully play a game or two and I recently discovered this channel. You sir are the Bob Ross of miniature painting!

@polygongames2102 Жыл бұрын

This is a title also often given to goobertown hobbies

@TomWaller-s3e 7 күн бұрын

Love your videos, gives me great inspiration to paint better ,Be awesome to see your paint Archaon Everchosen. Great stuff.

@HobbyJackal 2 жыл бұрын

Great video! Really helpful, and as mentioned, keeping in the mistake fix made it even better. Roll on grumpy cabbage!

@ArtisOpus 2 жыл бұрын

Thanks, David! :)

@Godonstilts 2 жыл бұрын

Oh my gosh... the utter madlad finally painted some Nids!!

@ArtisOpus 2 жыл бұрын

It has been an awfully long time coming, hopefully worth the wait!

@Godonstilts 2 жыл бұрын

@@ArtisOpus best things come to those who wait ;)

@michaelleivers1863 2 жыл бұрын

Hi Byron,brand new to your channel just love your approach I have taken the plunge and invested in some of your product's to try and achieve somewhere near your level this video was excellent so easy to follow, have the inspiration now to do my Be' Lakor wings many thanks for sharing kind regards from a cranky geriatric👍👍👍.

@MrJinxxx86 2 жыл бұрын

"These bristles (...) you don't want them wet, but you want them not-dry" I feel you ;)

@chucklamb3496 2 жыл бұрын

Awesome Byron.

@ArtisOpus 2 жыл бұрын

Cheers, Chuck!

@SlayerMiniatures 2 жыл бұрын

Nice! Can't wait to test my brushes out now! Perfect timing for this guide! Ha.

@ArtisOpus 2 жыл бұрын

Yes, my man, you try our brushes, I'll try your scheme strategies, loved your recent vid, really different approach!

@3d-tischler100 2 жыл бұрын

Have fun. These brushes are amazing 🎉🌋🕺

@phillipchaplin7151 Жыл бұрын

Would love to see these techniques used on some smaller Tyranid. As really wanna grab some brush and give it ago on small guys.

@kennethwood8806 2 жыл бұрын

Thank you. I have been working on a set of scourges for a few days now and the bat wings didn't look good till I tried this technique.

@ArtisOpus 2 жыл бұрын

Yes, Kenneth! Glad to be of help, dude:).

@JakeDogg-RIP 2 жыл бұрын

Looks good mr Opus 😉🐶😊

@ArtisOpus 2 жыл бұрын

@toftlol 2 жыл бұрын

Amazing tutorial. I'll be looking forward to your tutorial on how to transfer from GW pots to propper dropper bottles 🤣

@ArtisOpus 2 жыл бұрын

Burnnnn! :D Cheers, dude

@vidarthorsby2052 2 жыл бұрын

Bookmarking this. 🙂

@ArtisOpus 2 жыл бұрын

Enjoy! Hope it comes in useful :)

@cabe_bedlam 2 жыл бұрын

That purple edge highlight is a cracking result for the relatively little effort put in. 👍

@ArtisOpus 2 жыл бұрын

I thought so, too! I fell I'm on the brink of a new series D unlock, it's been a while!

@jackgardener6069 2 жыл бұрын

@@ArtisOpus how do you get the purple edge highlight on the carapace and its not dusty at all, is that the moisture pot?

@S2uBuGaming 2 жыл бұрын

Excellent video as always Byron. Sorry I have not been around much lately. Not managed to get any painting done for ages now. Feeling withdrawal symptons

@ArtisOpus 2 жыл бұрын

No worries man, time to get back! Have the computer games tempted you away? :D

@S2uBuGaming 2 жыл бұрын

@@ArtisOpus work and a new dog have unfortunately lol

@simplesmile6984 2 жыл бұрын

ppl are funny, down voting the video, it isn't even out yet cmn you guys

@ArtisOpus 2 жыл бұрын

Maybe they know we lied... it was 98.4% :|

@simplesmile6984 2 жыл бұрын

@@ArtisOpus hahaha 😆 😂 🤣

@ecMonify 2 жыл бұрын

it's probably because of the clickbaity titles/thumbnails or because it's one of those videos that, as you pointed out, aren't available straight away. i don't understand why this channels keeps using the clickbait-oriented titles and thumbnails - it feels so out of place on a channel like this, with its mostly mature audience. then there's the problem with "scheduled" videos. when i see a video in my feed i assume i can watch it straight away - but then when i click on it it says i have to wait 17 hours or whatever the time would be, which is extremely annoying. luckily, out of the hundreds of channels i follow, only a very few use the scheduled videos-thingy. but yeah, it always drives me nuts :P i'm not petty enough to leave a dislike on this video for the reasons i mentioned though, but i certainly understand if people would. if the clickbaitiness gets too out of hand i typically just unsubscribe from that channel (squidmar's videos i barely watch anymore for that reason, as an example :P).

@Himle_ 2 жыл бұрын

Amazing video as always Byron! In the start (~12s) you showed the wings. 1 wing, dark red/purple with water stains. Would reaaaally like to see some tutorials on that look (the water stains i mean^^)! :D

@ArtisOpus 2 жыл бұрын

Oh really? It was just experimenting, really - it's basically paint + water, so you encourage the tidal marks/tea stains/coffee stains, normally you'd do everything possible to avoid them (use of washes, mediums, transparency), but if you want them it's pretty easy to reverse-engineer!

@Himle_ 2 жыл бұрын

@@ArtisOpus Yepp really! I can see some really nice use for it. Painted glass windows (like church windows) etc. Also i think it can be used for some great effects on large vehicles/monsters and camo. Maybe even lightning/sunshine. Just never figured out an "easy" way to do it. Especially not with those clear "salt" crystal shapes.

@FasterThanJesus 2 жыл бұрын

I always think that effect works well for wet forms of weathering

@reubenmccallum3350 2 жыл бұрын

"More poking, less stroking" PHRASING

@ArtisOpus 2 жыл бұрын

And by that you mean 'Byron, that's great phrasing, I'll never forget it!'...? :D

@geteavnroc2250 2 жыл бұрын

I got a painting suggestion, that i'd like to see you do: Vorgaroth the Scarred

@saltedllama2759 2 жыл бұрын

A lot of people I have seen attempt this drybrush method have tried using shortcuts and wonder why they aren't getting similar results. They aren't remembering when to moisten the brush, which direction to draw the bristles, when to buff, when to use diluted paint vs very dry paint, etc. This may be "drybrushing", but it's an advanced methodology. Drybrushing (and washing) isn't just for beginners.

@ArtisOpus 2 жыл бұрын

Well, it is very procedural... If people don't ignore the steps and YOLO it is absolutely beginner friendly. The problems come when people stop concentrating on following the method, it is systematic, you just need to follow the steps, with a little understanding of why they are what they are. The last bit is something we will introduce more, the theory is important

@bevanwilson8820 2 жыл бұрын

NIDS! for ten thousand years we have waited and now the glorious day is here! Those wings look awesome! Definitely going to be trying this out on my next set of wings (hive tyrant). perhaps an odd question, but how do you approach the bulk of the tail? I've been finding mine look a little bland compared to the rest of my mini. Do you highlight parts of it? I do wish there was more texture on them to break it up a bit

@ArtisOpus 2 жыл бұрын

Good question mate, just stipple it, and make the most of the texture at either end, wash, and then drybrush the ends and the 'top' up a little, be patient, you'll be surprised how well it turns out :)

@gerthinatorgaming5952 2 жыл бұрын

That's it...... I'll always ses it as an Angry cabbage 🤣🤣🤣🤣

@jeremyhauck960 2 жыл бұрын

I cant be the only person who wants to see a painted archaon, maybe for your slaneesh army ?

@alphaleigpyne 4 ай бұрын

Those drybrushing details on the Tyranids Harpy wings are perfect enough. I have sone Dark Elfs Harpies to paint in the near future for upcoming project. This method would be use for smaller models?

@ArtisOpus 4 ай бұрын

Absolutely dude, just go a bit slower and careful with a smaller brush, our new Series D XS+ and S+ are great for infantry

@saltedllama2759 2 жыл бұрын

"This is why people like dropper bottles..." Yeah, except that the tip sometimes pops clean off while dropping paint onto the palette, the tip gets easily clogged, the paint separates way worse in the narrower bottles with pre-diluted paint where I can't control the density, etc. There are pros and cons to each. "But Pro Acryl tips don't clog!" Nope, but they make an absolute mess every time you twist them closed. That aside, these have definitely been one of the better designs to-date. No one makes the perfect bottle design yet.

@ArtisOpus 2 жыл бұрын

Amen amen

@TessaTestarossa Жыл бұрын

Man, such GORGEOUS purple wings... And then you ruined them. :D (Just kidding, the result is great, it's just that I loved the purple.)

@ArtisOpus Жыл бұрын

:D thanks buddy!

@al3117 2 жыл бұрын

How about some Nighthaunt models next ?

@vovi1731 2 жыл бұрын

Love the paint job! Going to try it on my Hive Tyrant. Would the chitin and bone technique transfer over to the smaller units like Warriors? I’m pretty new to dry brushing I just don’t want it to look muddled when done on a smaller scale.

@ArtisOpus 2 жыл бұрын

Hey man, absolutely, just use our smaller brushes, and slow down a little. Medium and Small would probably work fine.

@jamesvandiver7193 2 жыл бұрын

Can you do a dry brushed scheme for raven guard????

@stuartwalker9597 2 жыл бұрын

Would like to see some sisters of battle, as I would like to see the process on that (totally wanting to start a sisters army and nids army)

@ArtisOpus 2 жыл бұрын

Vehicles? I think I have one in the cupboard of shame :D

@stuartwalker9597 2 жыл бұрын

@@ArtisOpus anything as I need an excuse (inspiration to buy some 🤣🤣🤣)

@YOUNOTCOOKING 2 жыл бұрын

These videos are amazing. I'm getting back into painting 40k and drybrushing is a brilliant and easy technique I often do to make up for the lack of expertise... I never thought it could be applied to such a professional looking level. Is one drop of water in the dampener really enough for an entire model session?

@ArtisOpus 2 жыл бұрын

Not at all, it depends entirely on your climate! Temperature/humdity play a large part, as they do with all painting. If it gets low just add a drop (low: it stops doing anything)

@ArtisOpus 2 жыл бұрын

Also thank you for your kind comments, 40k is asking for a good drybrushing revival, it's such an overlooked technique, especially done carefully.

@GexTendies 2 жыл бұрын

Triggered by the GW pot leakage, I've felt this pain one time too many

@samuelsanfratello4617 2 жыл бұрын

Watch out for those spikey bits when twirling Tyranids. You could lose an eye!

@terpdx Жыл бұрын

I've found that, whenever I get paint on my fingers, I can get the paint off of them by washing my hands. 😄

@ArtisOpus Жыл бұрын

Valuable info!

@jasonrendel 2 жыл бұрын

Really helpful! For someone who does not have your fancy texture palette, is there any common household material that would be similar? I’ve just been using paper towel but it seems to dry out the paint much faster.

@ArtisOpus 2 жыл бұрын

Hey man, grab a texture palette :) they last forever and we ship worldwide! Don't use a towel, they're too absorbent and will dry out your paint, they pull moisture. For me they're a hang up from old tutorials in magazines. You'd be better on a primed surface

@FasterThanJesus 2 жыл бұрын

As you mentioned, Archaon would be good!

@ArtisOpus 2 жыл бұрын

I do love the big man! :D

@FasterThanJesus 2 жыл бұрын

@@ArtisOpus Picked one up from Element earlier in the year but haven't got around to painting it yet. Would love to see your approach!

@spicerack89 2 жыл бұрын

You've probably been asked this question a lot, but what does lahmia medium do to washes? You seem to use it a lot. Great video as always, thanks dude!

@ArtisOpus 2 жыл бұрын

Hey dude, it just dilutes them, but keeps consistency, and doesn't give tidal marks/tea stains like dilution with water can do :)

@spicerack89 2 жыл бұрын

@@ArtisOpus Interesting. I followed one of your tutorials blindly when speed painting a load of grey knights the other week, good to know why I was using some of the ingredients. Thanks!

@h2on0 2 жыл бұрын

A quick question for anybody who ordered recently. How long does it take for the Series d brushes to be sent out after ordering? To the US.

@ArtisOpus 2 жыл бұрын

Thanks for the question, Joe! Standard Orders: Shipping next working day, generally Customised orders: 2-3 (to accommodate drying times)

@ChopsMcGillacutty 2 жыл бұрын

Where do you get those little tins you make washes in?

@ArtisOpus 2 жыл бұрын

Just from Amazon, I use a dippy palette when working off camera though, lets me make 3 next to each other/fix things way faster

@broondjongen4195 2 жыл бұрын

Hey Byron, got a few things that happened lately when dry-brushing. My dry-brushed layer disappeared for like 3/4 when i washed over it and sometimes the result looks really chalky although i think that the my brush is damp enough. And could you somehow in any way, shape or form dry-brush with oil paints. Thx for yet another great tuto. Keep teaching us, O great Master of the Dry-brush.

@ArtisOpus 2 жыл бұрын

Hey, dude, mhhmmmm. #1 is easy - more medium in your wash #2 is less easy, it's either physical texture, or your 'jumping' between darker and lighter colours too fast. Do you have a pic? LMK in another comment, YT isn't good for notifications

@broondjongen4195 2 жыл бұрын

@@ArtisOpus Hey Byron, thx for info on this and no no pic to show but i think you're right it might have been the jump between dark to light.

@canonflorian9039 2 жыл бұрын

Respect 🙏 just a little question what do you use to clean your brushes between 2 drybrushes?

@ArtisOpus 2 жыл бұрын

Hey dude, we make some brush cleaning liquids, as well as our soap. The moat important thing however is the during painting process of regular dampening pad use, and using it to help paint exit... which happens to both paint your minis, and clean and maintain the brushes condition :) Between colours I just tend to work off excess on the texture palette

@canonflorian9039 2 жыл бұрын

@@ArtisOpus Thanks you !! You are the best and i run to buy a dampening pas to artis opus site 🙏😜

@MrDrakos95 2 жыл бұрын

Never thought of drybrushing a polyurethane primer for a basecoat, especially after a first level of airbrushed primer. Why would you do that instead of using normal acrylic paint?

@JakeDogg-RIP 2 жыл бұрын

Plees paint a word bearer and world eater, especially world eater next year when them get their own codex 🥰

@ArtisOpus 2 жыл бұрын

Oh they are? I do like a bit of grim red!

@JakeDogg-RIP 2 жыл бұрын

@@ArtisOpus I hopes so! BLOOD FOR THE BLOOD DOGG!

@lowaimnobrain 2 жыл бұрын

When I drybrush i can't help but feel extremely wasteful. We're just genuinely painting a throwaway paper towel - oh oh I meant to ask, is it somehow feasible to use a wet palette for drybrushing? So I can reload my brush with the same stuff?

@ArtisOpus 2 жыл бұрын

😅 out with the old, in with the new, haven't touched a nasty paper towel in a decade!

@Hudson316 2 жыл бұрын

Is that the airbrush compressor randomly deciding to weigh in on the conversation every now and then in the background?

@ArtisOpus 2 жыл бұрын

Absolutely, my under-desk nurgling :)

@FuzzboxxLP 2 жыл бұрын

I still don't understand how you don't get that "dusty" appearance from drybrushing. No matter how little paint I have in my brushes it always has that look.

@tylergarst2282 2 жыл бұрын

circles with a large soft brush (make up brushes are what I use)