Why is WHITE So Hard To Paint?

White on your miniatures is the ultimate time sink. Whether it's white on a space marine armor or white on a fur, in this guide you will learn everything you need to know to paint it well!

I have painted over 100 white space marines and I finally figured out the best tips and trick you need to paint white on your miniatures. In this tutorial, you will learn all about paints themselves, solutions and of course, recommended step by step process for most miniatures.

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[padfootgold]

Every time..
“This would look great in white!”
“I should probably use grays and build up…”
*grabs pure white and fights the model for an hour*

[ReynardCalcifius]

Bob Ross voice: "Titanium H'white"

[Miniaturegeek]

First video of yours that I've ever seen. Really enjoyed it. I love the idea of taking a picture of the model after priming black so I'm totally going to do that next time I'm getting ready to paint. Awesome video thanks for all the info.

[alef]

In other words, painting eye-catching white as well as black is a classic technical skill. Hard to learn, but much easier to replicate once you become good at it.

[PariahRonin]

I mean if your building a Slaneesh army - 50 shades of gray would be required reading.

[RandallAndStrat]

Perfect timing! I have a white dragon for D&D primed and ready to paint on my desk right now and it's been stressing me out on how to do it.

[BigSpec]

I’ve been mostly using full body acrylic for my white and it has made a huge difference.

[Zorvax]

The first time I opened my Corax White I swore it had gone bad it was so lumpy/chalky, little did I know...
There's a ton of great info in this video as always! I haven't painted much white yet but I'll definitely be coming back to this when I do.

[philipjohnson]

This is great, addressed a lot of the issues I have been having with yellow paint. I know its a different color, but it is so light its the same problems.

[Becooliam]

Zumikito is 100% right about AK Interactive. I cannot stress enough how GOOD this brand's white paint is. I discovered it about 6 months ago by watching a painting streaming on Twitch and the painter said himself that it wasn't even up for debate. After hours of hard labour with GW white spray can or white paint, it was incredible to get finally a nice and smooth coverage with ease ! I dropped my CSM World Eaters project entirely because of that (I wanted to go for a white and red color scheme) after painting 5 marines because of how time consuming it was but now I picked it up again.
Another excellent video from you, as always ;)

[whitescar]

I have been collecting White Scars since 2015, and have tried many variations on how to paint white. The best option that I came up with is a white matte primer and Ulthuan Grey (which I apply with a quick Dry brush method). White turns out to be very pleasant, not gray, but not dazzling either (as you rightly said, there are no such things in nature). This is my base, after which I start painting the miniature. I have painted various Space Marines, and I can say that white armor is much faster to paint in my way. The video is very interesting and informative. I will definitely try the white AK

[WanderingCelts]

When I paint white, I base grey for matt finish. Vallejo dark stone really makes it pop. Silver for highlights or contrast. Works nicely if you have only one white.
For Yellow base pink and for red base yellow. Job done.

[wtfserpico]

My favorite white is Winsor & Newton Galeria Acrylic Titanium White. Great coverage, easy to thin!

[Robzilla]

Just straight crushing it sir! Thank you and please stay safe.

[AddamsFactory]

Words cannot express how perfect your timing is. 😀😀😀

[dreadpooled]

Very informative! I haven't thought about using acrylic inks, thank you for giving the idea.

[youtousim]

Great topic, as many people struggle with white. I really like Golden's Titanium White which seems very similar to the AK one you showed. Will definitely try the AK one next. Also had good results with ink, and sometimes mix the two when airbrushing. As i feel pure ink sometimes lacks sturdiness when applied through the Airbrush and working with Oil Washes or Contrast Paints afterwards.

[snowball_from_earth]

Interesting! I'm watching a lot of these mini painting videos in preparation for properly trying to paint my first minitaure after exams are done. And this is the same problem I've had with just painting black/white things on paper, because finding the right amount of contrast so it doesn't look mushy grey is hard

[gomezzara_creative]

Remember also a great tip from Vince Venturella, it's to use gloss medium to increase the richness of the white. A good mix of a heavy body, ink and a normal white paint is the OVERKILL white you need. Also; Patience is the key of success. Great video as always friend. (Also, i search about 50 shades of grey, what kind of painting skill is BDSM?... oh.. wait... )

[SuperSeel]

Love your approach on videos man, very easy to follow. Very well done, I’ve never painted a white model but now I’m gonna give it a shot.