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Im really struggling to paint my Imperial Fists at the moment. Does anyone know a good way of painting them from a black undercoat? I would really appreciate the help.

Cheers,
Vitruvian]]> http://www.dakkadakka.com/dakkaforum/posts/preList/252897/914559.page http://www.dakkadakka.com/dakkaforum/posts/preList/252897/914559.page GMT http://www.dakkadakka.com/dakkaforum/posts/preList/252897/914564.page http://www.dakkadakka.com/dakkaforum/posts/preList/252897/914564.page GMT
Thanks for the advice, ill try that now!]]> http://www.dakkadakka.com/dakkaforum/posts/preList/252897/914568.page http://www.dakkadakka.com/dakkaforum/posts/preList/252897/914568.page GMT
1. Paint model Golden Yellow. Model comes out blotchy and patched. And too dark.

2. Paint model with Iyanden Darksun. Apply 2 coats of Golden yellow. Model comes out less dark, still blotchy.

3. Paint main areas white, apply Iyanden Darksun. Apply Golden Yellow. Model comes out too light in areas, too dark in others, and still blotchy. Model unavailable for further analysis due to high speed impact with wall.

4. Frothing and near mad with frustration, buy supposed 'matte' yellow spray paint from Wal-mart. Model comes out too dark in interior areas, way too bright on upper surfaces, and glossy as silk tie.

5. Give up, paint model green, and play Salamanders instead.

I dont know if this helps, but seriously, yellow is the hardest color to paint, imo.]]> http://www.dakkadakka.com/dakkaforum/posts/preList/252897/914726.page http://www.dakkadakka.com/dakkaforum/posts/preList/252897/914726.page GMT http://www.dakkadakka.com/dakkaforum/posts/preList/252897/914738.page http://www.dakkadakka.com/dakkaforum/posts/preList/252897/914738.page GMT GW near me that they used the GW Spray Gun to apply the base coat with. I'll find out what they used and get back to you. I'm almost positive they used white primer though. Getting yellow to go over black is like getting HBMC to shop somewhere other than Maelstrom.]]> http://www.dakkadakka.com/dakkaforum/posts/preList/252897/914761.page http://www.dakkadakka.com/dakkaforum/posts/preList/252897/914761.page GMT
1. Spray Black
2. Drybrush Iyanden Darksun
3. Drybrush Golden Yellow (made two passes to bring out more detail)
4. Applied GW yellow ink to brighten without demolishing shaded areas.
5. Painted detailing and such.

I'll see if I can't get a pic up later so you can see the results.]]> http://www.dakkadakka.com/dakkaforum/posts/preList/252897/914768.page http://www.dakkadakka.com/dakkaforum/posts/preList/252897/914768.page GMT
Honestly, if you've based your models black I would suggest just stripping it off or just re-basing them with white. It makes it much easier.]]> http://www.dakkadakka.com/dakkaforum/posts/preList/252897/914779.page http://www.dakkadakka.com/dakkaforum/posts/preList/252897/914779.page GMT http://www.cartooncolour.com/
My FLGS carries it, shouldn't be to hard to find. It will go on yellow no matter what you put it over. ]]> http://www.dakkadakka.com/dakkaforum/posts/preList/252897/914795.page http://www.dakkadakka.com/dakkaforum/posts/preList/252897/914795.page GMT
1 Prime with Tamiya Fine Surface primer
2 Paint a 2:1 water to Iyanden dark sun mix over the entire model and allow to dry
3 Repeat step 2
4 Highlight with Golden Yellow
5 Wash entire surface with Gryphon Sepia
6 Highlight again with Golden yellow
7 highlight layer of sunburst yellow
8 Extreme Highlight of sunburst yellow with a little bit of white

and there you have it]]> http://www.dakkadakka.com/dakkaforum/posts/preList/252897/915187.page http://www.dakkadakka.com/dakkaforum/posts/preList/252897/915187.page GMT
There's been so many "How to Paint Imperial Fists?" articles created already... I was browsing through them last night! There's so many ways... Too many ways. However, although advanced, this is the one that I was most stunned by:

http://cbstudios.co.uk/#/tutorial-imperial/4525393843

Go check it out! (Chaos Bunny Studios, BTW.)

If you're wanting to paint them a diffent way, check this recent Imperial Fist P&M Blog:

http://www.dakkadakka.com/dakkaforum/posts/list/238692.page

I hope that helps. I'm not too sure how to hide links, but that shouldn't matter.]]> http://www.dakkadakka.com/dakkaforum/posts/preList/252897/915433.page http://www.dakkadakka.com/dakkaforum/posts/preList/252897/915433.page GMT 2. iyanden darksun, slightly watered down, should take about 3-4 really thin coats.

thats the base for my imperial fists.

also, don't highlight or use golden yellow or sunburst with iyanden. iyanden is a different yellow so it'l look off.
hope it helps.]]> http://www.dakkadakka.com/dakkaforum/posts/preList/252897/915937.page http://www.dakkadakka.com/dakkaforum/posts/preList/252897/915937.page GMT http://www.dakkadakka.com/dakkaforum/posts/preList/252897/915966.page http://www.dakkadakka.com/dakkaforum/posts/preList/252897/915966.page GMT LINKY!
Have 10 more members of a Titanhammer unit to go

He was primed bleached bone (sorry. Discontinued by GW. I suggest thearmypainter.com and Skeleton Bone - CP3012. Very good color match)
Basecoat of the yellow was a single layer of Golden Yellow
Lined armor joints in brown ink - I'd do the earlier flesh wash next time around. If you must use the GW washes then Sepia will do the job, but you'll have to do a extra large highlight of Golden Yellow to bring the tone back up.
First highlight 4:2:1 Golden Yellow, Sunburst Yellow, Glaze medium
Second Highlight 2:2:1 Golden Yellow, Sunburst Yellow, Glaze medium
Spray coat of satin varnish]]> http://www.dakkadakka.com/dakkaforum/posts/preList/252897/916031.page http://www.dakkadakka.com/dakkaforum/posts/preList/252897/916031.page GMT

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@ cosmic: those imp fists in the tutorial ARE AMAZING]]> http://www.dakkadakka.com/dakkaforum/posts/preList/252897/916936.page http://www.dakkadakka.com/dakkaforum/posts/preList/252897/916936.page GMT
Have you tryed Menoth White Base from the P3 range?
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