How to Paint Ultramarine Primaris Intercessor with Contrast Paints

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Emil Nyström, Age of Squidmar, is painting a Ultramarine Primaris Intercessor and showing you step by step how you can achieve this with Contrast paints with additions of Citadel & Vallejo paints.
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Perfect tutorial on how to paint warhammer 40k, warhammer 40 000 space marines, ultramarines using contrast, citadel and vallejo paints.
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Paints used:
Citadel
Kantor Blue
Sotek Green
Daemonette Hide
Flash Gitz Yellow
Schminke Titanium White
Vallejo Flourescent Orange
Vallejo Dark Sea Blu
Vallejo Glacier Blue
Contrast: Iyanden Yellow (18ml)
Contrast: Blood Angels Red (18ml)
Contrast: Ultramarine Blue (18ml)
Contrast: Snakebite Leather (18ml)
Contrast: Cygor Brown (18ml)
Contrast: Black Templar (18ml)
Contrast: Aethermatic Blue (18ml)

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@SquidmarMiniatures 4 жыл бұрын

@quahodron2756 10 ай бұрын

I really kinda miss these old videos, as they were really helpful and not just entertainment.

@Wildseven88 5 жыл бұрын

This is the best application of contrast i have seen so far

@filterdecay 5 жыл бұрын

agreed. Its not a magic bullet and everyone using it like that makes the minis just look off.

@Dindolmer 5 жыл бұрын

Yeah this is the 1st example of contrast that I think looks like it was painted with the old style. This is the 1st video I’ve watched that isn’t a GW fanboy who received preview bottles of paints and are saying it’s the best thing ever. He shows it’s a useful tool but highlighting, blending & TIME are still needed to produce a beautiful model not just ladling contrast paint on. It is a nice quick color and shade but you have to be careful not to let the paint get onto another area of model or it’ll really change the color you’ll be painting on it.

@ralex3697 4 жыл бұрын

jabra75 Which is why you need to buy the pots for the base color as well, simply to fix mistakes

@oak-forge6349 4 жыл бұрын

Just go watch this dude : JuanHidalgo Miniatures just the best mini painted with contrast

@MajinTT 5 жыл бұрын

Thank you a million times for this! I don't think people are thinking beyond the initial contrast step when considering these paints as a tool to add to their existing paints.

@enold4ever 5 жыл бұрын

This. Contrast is great of you want to play quickly and just want something that looks good on a 3' from the miniature distance. Or as a powerful extra tool in the toolbox for an experienced painter looking to paint something to a high standard. Most people I see reviewing contrast paints seem to miss these 2 points and dismiss the paints as not good enough, thinking they will get table top++ standard from 1 layer.

@bentosan 5 жыл бұрын

I don’t think enough thought about more undershading techniques is being thought about either and I’m not just talking about zenithal highlighting. Throwing on some thinned black wash and doing a drybrush with a white/near white comes to mind. You could also just straight up do some blending for the undershades which would help on flatter areas. The best part about these paints is their transparency and the range of colours they come in.

@MajinTT 5 жыл бұрын

The part that excites me is the experimenting. I've already seen brilliant results on death guard where people are taking a brown and putting it in the recesses and then blending the green into that and it looks fantastic. I've currently got some khorne fellows prepared to try similar stuff, going to try blending purple as a shade with the red in the recesses.

@SquidmarMiniatures 5 жыл бұрын

Yes there will be a Dark Angel video! I promise! :D

@ShadowRec 5 жыл бұрын

Squidmar Miniatures will there be a space wolf video?

@SquidmarMiniatures 5 жыл бұрын

@@ShadowRec Yes, there will be in the future!

@soulreaverIC 5 жыл бұрын

@@SquidmarMiniatures care the dar angel green is realy dark and for space wolf the grey is realy nice for an underlayer

@sortastrategy6613 5 жыл бұрын

I'm having trouble with Tau fire warriors, lots of straight edges and flat areas. A video on that would be great! Love the painting tutorials you've done so far :)

@terreausore2435 5 жыл бұрын

@@sortastrategy6613 Contrast really does not do wonder on flat parts... you would be better off with a classic base colour, shading and basic highlight.

@nodrogkram 5 жыл бұрын

Really fantastic tutorials, please keep them coming! I love how this is becoming a go-to way of painting things now. This Ultrasmurf is brilliant, thanks for showing us how! Like you said at the end, the real work is the highlights that you added to the model. These Contrast paints seem like a really nice foundation to start from. Plus, as a Tyranids collector, these will help immensely!

@13Robzilla 5 жыл бұрын

Love not only the approach (using contrast, but, "punching it up.") but most importantly the end result. Thank you for these videos I can't wait to try some things.

@mikemoore947 Жыл бұрын

I love this video because Emil starts with, let me show you what most of your models will look like with just contrast paint... then let me do what I do haha

@christopherrichen4444 3 жыл бұрын

Pffff Émile so much technic. So much experience. Untouchable for a beginner. Very high level of painting. Great job !

@Jbay2608 5 жыл бұрын

That marine is beautiful! The wet blending is gorgeous.

@SquidmarMiniatures 5 жыл бұрын

Cheers mate

@tattooguy413 5 жыл бұрын

FINALLY! Someone who isn’t JUST using the Contrast paints and actually going a step further! The contrast paints can be a fantastic tool if you continue to develop the model after their use

@JRMcDowell 2 жыл бұрын

Well done SIR! I am glad you went past just the contrast paints and gave the mini real detail and character... looks good!

@jarrodhill9149 3 жыл бұрын

Definitely going to use that NMM technique... super easy thanks for the guide man 🤙

@willjones1696 5 жыл бұрын

That is such a satisfying model to look at. I love how easily you did the nmm gold. When I get my hands on some contrast paints, I will give this a go, thanks!!

@Dash277 4 жыл бұрын

Awesome job. I love the ability to do them as a relatively new painter, get a nice result, in not a ton of time. This is a great way for me to progress and get more experience before I tackle larger projects!

@totoro5527 4 жыл бұрын

This is the most accurate description of contrast paint use I know of: you actually kinda sold me to trying them out because I could not see how to use them. Thanks!

@SquidmarMiniatures 4 жыл бұрын

thats great to hear. Good luck with your contrast endeavors!

@oneshotmass4931 4 жыл бұрын

your wet blending has inspired me to start wet blending my marines as well so far its a bit messy but practicing

@mathiasdark1654 4 жыл бұрын

Just remember when it comes to painting miniatures everyone has their own unique style once they get better at painting. I personally tried to mimic GW paint styles and somehow came up with my own style and i have to say my minis look amazing.

@nittneylion84 4 жыл бұрын

I love contrast paints. I’m glad I started following you.

@newqlar 5 жыл бұрын

Arguably one of the best looking Ultramarines tutorial using Contrast Paints to date. Wonderful work man. Can’t wait to see more :) Be well!

@SquidmarMiniatures 5 жыл бұрын

thx mate, glad you like it :)

@darksandman66 3 жыл бұрын

I have to take a time out and give you a KUDO. For someone with your painting talents to reach backwards and help out the beginners is just fricking awesome. Well done sir!

@AaronCheck-dx3ud 4 жыл бұрын

Beautiful to watch you work. Inspiring and intimidating at the same time...which I believe must require some type of talent in itself! Thank you for a wonderful video :D

@jabbasleftnut1530 5 жыл бұрын

Best contrast paint video I've seen so far, you really take it to a new level

@SquidmarMiniatures 5 жыл бұрын

❤️

@apollux012 5 жыл бұрын

Duuuuuuuude. Awesome. U guys from scandinavian guys are crazy and so good.

@michaelriddick4059 5 жыл бұрын

Very nice as usual, would like to see you work with the flesh contrast over base flesh tones

@Dagglestone 4 жыл бұрын

That was really cool. Beautiful mini

@zachdevenney1307 4 жыл бұрын

It's fun and frustrating to watch you paint. You are so casual about it, very impressive and frustrating because its effortless as well. Looks like you really thin the paints down quite a bit as well. Your eyes are clearly much better than mine because I am holding it up and looking through a magnifying glass....great job, very envious

@Anthony-pz7tl 3 жыл бұрын

Loving the contrast paint range. Done 30 models in a week - my previous best was 7 in a week. Shyish purple and Ultramarine blue are a different story but I found a simple work around. I undercoat with Wraithbone and shake the contrast pot like mad. Crucially I use an XS Artfice brush, load the tip with Ultramarine Contrast Blue straight out of the pot AND instead of strokes I use little pinpoint dabs on the armour and keep the brush loaded after every 3-5 dabs - this stops the stroke lines, avoids uneven blotches, keeps it even and makes controlling easy. The results are great to be honest!

@jonaymiguelgarciagonzalez7586 5 жыл бұрын

Very impressive, I really like your paintings way !!!! A big like from the Canary Islands

@TheKorusuk 2 жыл бұрын

This looks awesome!

@hobbybro3902 4 жыл бұрын

Thanks Emil, great tips been planning my main army as Ultramarines, however I’m initially going to paint to a standard level for play, and spend the time detailing the command units and characters. Then at some point gradually go back over the army to a standard closer to this a few models at a time.

@ShadowRec 5 жыл бұрын

Amazing work dude

@shadowshandbro 3 жыл бұрын

Dang! I just watched this, and now plan on doing things similar with my space marines!

@Lukas-co8gj 5 жыл бұрын

Looks amazing! A NMM video on a Grey Knight would be really interesting imo

@jesselee4816 3 жыл бұрын

Looks awesome dude 👍

@slik7700 4 жыл бұрын

Hey, good job on video and explanations! What also caught my eye is your paint station. It looks really nice and practical and it would be cool if you make a little review of your working space!

@darren990 4 жыл бұрын

you made it seem easy nice paint job

@georgemasonsghost4062 2 жыл бұрын

Great paint job. Just my observations on contrast paint: a) While they can work like GW advertises, there's a learning curve. A lot of painters wont get through that learning curve because they'll expect them to work as advertised by GW right out the bottle, and give up when they don't. b) Time spent repainting areas white so you can paint them. A lot. Cuz mistakes happen. A lot. c) Point b enters the equation when you need to fix an already finished area. Far more time needed when you have to re-coat the area white, and start the process over. d) I just don't see anything contrast paints can do that can't be done with other techniques. And, if you're adept at those techniques, little or no savings in time. I can see some potential use here and there, but I don't think it would save time, or give a better look than what I already do. If you like them, and you know how to make them work, that's great. Personally, I don't feel they're worth the investment for me.

@vipergrenade3982 5 жыл бұрын

awesome videos, thank you!

@TwistedDice 5 жыл бұрын

Awesome dude

@sortastrategy6613 5 жыл бұрын

Looks amazing :)

@joseantoniogutierrezchimal1524 4 жыл бұрын

Please make tyranid full contrast paint including how to price to include shadows!

@mcbrainyguy6930 4 жыл бұрын

You make a cool ultra smurf marine I have made and painted some normies in ultra marine colour but you by far make the best. 👍

@jesperemptyhead 4 жыл бұрын

Great video. You make wetblending look easy'ish. Enought that i wanna try it out atleast :) thx

@gregHePilots 2 жыл бұрын

I've been building an army for a while and slowly painting as I don't want them to look bad. At this point, contrast paints are another tool in the toolbox. I did a few tests, and I don't really like the ultramarine contrast paint, but I tested a few minis with Basilicanum Grey, and it's one of the sickest colors I've seen.

@dmduncan6645 5 жыл бұрын

Looking great greetings from the Netherlands

@SquidmarMiniatures 5 жыл бұрын

Cheers mate!

@mileshamrick7762 5 жыл бұрын

Would love to see how you would tackle Space Wolves 🐺!

@SquidmarMiniatures 5 жыл бұрын

Ooh yes

@johnpaulpersad8997 5 жыл бұрын

great vid!

@chemichalero 5 жыл бұрын

A space wolves video would be amazing!

@darrenguitar 4 жыл бұрын

just ordered contrast ulramarines going to try leadbeltcher as my base .wish me luck !!!!!

@petesinton69 5 жыл бұрын

Thoose highlights are lush!

@SquidmarMiniatures 5 жыл бұрын

❤️

@lucaspenades 5 жыл бұрын

You are absolutely awesome! Please do Seraphon with contrast!

@SquidmarMiniatures 5 жыл бұрын

Oh seraphon

@AsbestosMuffins 3 жыл бұрын

the contrast paints over metals seem to be pretty interesting too, like the yellow turns to a brassy color, the tesseract glow turns to a sickly green tinged brass, blue gets an interesting look

@emilwinter8095 3 жыл бұрын

I would love if you could do a video [if you haven't already] on the different kinds of paints, and where/why to use them.

@reeanimationgaming1034 2 жыл бұрын

Thanks for making this video. Me and my kid are beginners, and have perhaps painted around 30 figurine the old fasion way.. We just got a lot of contrast paint, I can’t wait to try out. My kid is a little impatient when it comes to painting and don’t want to spend til with all the laying, shadowing and drybrush highlighting, which both os us are very bad at doing. So this new contrast paint should make things a little easier for us.. I hope.. I’m just waiting for the gray undercoat spray paint to arrive in the mailbox in a few weeks from now 🙂

@ETH5626 5 жыл бұрын

Now all that model needs is the decals for the Ultramarine.

@huwtindall7096 5 жыл бұрын

Great video mate. Really learning a lot about the Contrast paints. Whilst I can see a lot of potential for certain models and effects personally I'm not seeing the efficiency benefit of contrast, at least for painting Ultramarines, which I've been doing a lot of recently. I think you get a better look in the same amount of time with the classic Macragge Blue spray, recess shade, details (black and silver and gold and red). If you want a darker smurf just hit the whole model with Drakenhoff Nightshade instead of just the recesses and it's not far from your contrast application. If you want to take it to the next level it's edge highlighting but for tabletop standard not required.

@jesperonesand5616 5 жыл бұрын

Rikitgt bra video !

@michaelandreasen993 3 жыл бұрын

Looks great..And for the most part, should be doable to copy. But the tiny tiny lines you do in one stroke..thats nuts:D

@DaNiGg10 5 жыл бұрын

This paints are great! Your paint work aswell. Really useful. Thanks! May I ask you for a vior'la Tau' sept tutorial, please?

@edali131 5 жыл бұрын

it's amazing how you paint the space marine with your technique. Will you show some painting of age of sigmar models in the future as well?

@SquidmarMiniatures 5 жыл бұрын

coming next week, first stormcast and later also some ironjawz! Will be more as fast as i can produce! :)

@chaoticpainting1507 3 жыл бұрын

I tried a contrast paint last night for the first time and I kinda freaked out cuz I used a thin mix not knowing that laying it on thicker is better 😱 it went against the grain of what I know lol. Not sure how I like it, I probably just need to mess around with it more. Thanks for sharing.

@Rosarosa106 5 жыл бұрын

I love your work man! It’s super inspiring 👍🏽 Would you do a kabalite warrior from the Drukhari range in the future?

@SquidmarMiniatures 5 жыл бұрын

Hey, I'd love to go through all armies both aos and 40k! Supply and time is my limit. But if I get hold of one and have time I'll definitely do one! 😍

@151stromberg 5 жыл бұрын

Awesome video! Will you make one for Salamanders? I cant find a contrast salamander video... 😔

@euansmith3699 5 жыл бұрын

That's smashing work. As an old fart, I was tickled to see "gold" being painted yellow; just like back in the psychedelic days of 2nd Edition 40k. The NMM effect is very nicely rendered, and those edge highlights are so sharp they look like you could cut yourself on them.

@SquidmarMiniatures 5 жыл бұрын

Cheers mate! Just lacking the Goblin Green Base and we're back to 1995! haha

@James_57 4 жыл бұрын

Really nice video, what did you use for the wax of the purity seal?

@Durchschnittsheld 5 жыл бұрын

Wow, your final result ist awesome! 😱 I would really appreciate if you could paint a Raven Guard Space Marine with Contrast Paints. 😊

@martinzalar6337 3 жыл бұрын

Imagine whole army with high contrast and higghlits. I think it would look amazing

@-inquisitor-9689 5 жыл бұрын

You made that look relatively easy, but I have a feeling it's really not haa. Good video man, I'll give it a go as this look amazing👍

@SquidmarMiniatures 5 жыл бұрын

Nothing is easy the first time you do it! You have to practice a few times, but once youve done it a bunch it will become second nature.

@shinankoku2 5 жыл бұрын

Wow, nice video! I really enjoyed watching your technique. I’m going to check out your channel.

@SquidmarMiniatures 5 жыл бұрын

Cheers mate, glad you like it! Just a month in to this youtubeing, got many more videos planned - building and painting, hope you like those as well :)

@ComfyFable 5 жыл бұрын

oh nice, space wolves next please!

@BeaverBrother1 5 жыл бұрын

Do you think the contrast paint is a good alternative for painting Grey Knights? OR better go with metallic?

@40krocks21 4 жыл бұрын

Came across your fiver video and I’m so glad I did. This was a trip down memory lane. It’s been years since I’ve painted, and still have a small box of space marines in my closet! I saw you listed the paint names, do you buy them from the standard website or 3rd party websites? Thanks for sharing this hobby! I love your pleasant and encouraging done in each video. Cheers to a great year for you my friend!

@Dindolmer 5 жыл бұрын

Amazing job! You think you can do a Salamander?

@Dindolmer 5 жыл бұрын

I can’t seem to find any good example of Salamanders either to dark or to neon green. I’m hoping this new Layer paint Vulkan may be the right color. Maybe a base of Vulken and spray the Wraith Bone from above only thing I can’t figure is the right contrast to go over it with.

@ablackaddar9876 4 жыл бұрын

Very nice, going to give it a try, Would you put the transfers on the model and if so at what point?

@jeru_jj1161 5 жыл бұрын

In your opinion, for how many marines one bottle would last?

@nickel_n_dime719 5 жыл бұрын

This is great! Would you consider doing a stormcast Tempest Lords with contrast paints? I’m fairly new to the hobby and I’m not sure how to go about it.

@SquidmarMiniatures 5 жыл бұрын

that would be a fun test. I'm guessing the colors would be quite similar as this one for the armor. The shapes are a bit different so the placement of highlights would be something to show!

@petefenner8905 2 жыл бұрын

Even your basic contrast guide is ahead of where I'm at, trying to achieve the standard you got here on my own minis before moving upwards.... I'm a little lazy, so I might not get much farther than here. Thank you

@alternativefuture9435 5 жыл бұрын

I've now checked out this video and the blood angels one. Lovely work! I also really like the music you have in both videos. Could you leave some information about the songs? :)

@johnja4922 5 жыл бұрын

Could you do sylvaneth with contrast? I feel like you could get a awesome effect on them and save a lot of time. Great tutorial, definitely gonna try something similar on my ultramarines

@markdavies9353 5 жыл бұрын

Id like to see this also my wife has some sylvaneth models and would like to see some tips on how to make them look nice with contrast

@gondogeek 3 жыл бұрын

Hey squidmar. I prindted a gate for my AoSigmar collection. The magic effect of the portal was printed with clear filament. Could I use matt varnish to base coat that part and get better coverage with contrast paint or Tessaract glow?

@florianmoritz2993 5 жыл бұрын

the bob ross of miniatures is back:) thanks so much for the epic content

@lupercal1984 4 жыл бұрын

How would you carry this look over to vehicles in the same army? I'm assuming you don't douse a Repulsor in contrast. Would you use Maccragge blue, then wash, then highlight and layer?

@zachford2111 3 жыл бұрын

Would love to see a video like this but for spacewolvessssss

@fredrikovesson 5 жыл бұрын

Amazing highlights. Looks so easy. I would love to see more!

@gewarge636 4 жыл бұрын

What are you using to darken the edge where the blue and yellow meets on the shoulder pads?

@GM-vt6is 5 жыл бұрын

How would you go about painting an iron hands marine though? The colour range is far shorter so less contrast unless you do heavy chipping and weathering..

@solodragun 5 жыл бұрын

Amazing contrast and highlights. Looks awesome 👍.... but, DRILL THAT DANG BARREL! 😁

@SquidmarMiniatures 5 жыл бұрын

Haha yeah, för gaming and display I would :)

@leelinkman 4 жыл бұрын

Please do a space wolf painting guide!

@SkeletalStevo 5 жыл бұрын

I know primaris marines are the big thing, but I like to mix my army with the standard marines. I have a small issue getting in the tough spots where the gun is so close to the torso. Any tips especially using the new paints? Thanks in advance :) Great video :)

@SuperSqwiggy 5 жыл бұрын

Can you do tutorials on the painting techniques you've used in this video, please? Nice videos and brilliant painting!

@SquidmarMiniatures 5 жыл бұрын

For sure! Doing them as fast as I can :)

@SuperSqwiggy 5 жыл бұрын

@@SquidmarMiniatures Thank you! Will improve my painting so much!

@benjamincliman2735 3 жыл бұрын

I really like the fact that you achieved a great result here, but it doesn't look like you took forever to get it. I need to try that wet on wet blending like you did on the shoulder pads as well, it looks faster than wet into wet which is what I've tried before

@glennguimond1323 5 жыл бұрын

Great tutorial! Do the contrast paints cut the amount of time you spend painting a miniature? How long did it actually take to paint this miniature?

@SquidmarMiniatures 5 жыл бұрын

It's not a magic one coat shortcut, as you see in the video i still havet to add highlights by hand. But for some parts it does get a "good enough"-level with one coat. Like the leather parts. But to be honest i think they are no "one pot fix all" tool for a good looking mini. Spend more time and it will generally look better. :)

@user-qo9zg4hl3i 2 жыл бұрын

Cool video! Please tell me! I'm assembling the 4th company of Ultramarines Primaris. Faced with the question of how to paint the interests of veterans) Shoulder pads should be painted white or green, how would they be veterans of the 4th company?)

@hillbillybackpacker9446 4 жыл бұрын

thank you squidly bop can you do a tutorial like this on space wolves?

@seiya209 3 жыл бұрын

1:41 do you degradate Thế blue and yellow colors with water before apply?

@klasmoberg1381 5 жыл бұрын

Så j*vla snyggt!

@farpointgamingdirect 5 жыл бұрын

Is there a way to paint nmm silver with contrast paints?

@MGC-XIII 4 жыл бұрын

Can you paint Black Templars with contrast paints and actually make them look good?

@M0narch1024 5 жыл бұрын

With the light highlights over the blue, any idea what colours would work for Dark Angels?

@SquidmarMiniatures 5 жыл бұрын

I will make a video of the later. Haven't really tried dark angels yet, but i can imagine highlight colors elysian green and ogryn camo would be good.