Learn How To Undercoat and Prime your Warhammer Miniatures | What is Zenithal Highlighting?

Learn How To Undercoat and Prime your Warhammer Miniatures | What is Zenithal Highlighting?

In this tutorial I show you how to Spray Undercoat and Prime your miniatures so you can get them ready to play Warhammer 40,000

This is an easy to follow guide that uses Citadel products to achieve fantastic looking miniatures, even if you’re new to the hobby.

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[topponder]

cleaning my first models (Assault Intercessors & Paint Set) as I watch these videos. Good info, good presentation

[soundgarden]

5:21 and here is where the new yellow contrast paints come in.. have you tried them yet Michael? They are absolutely amazing. Never before was there as you said a way to get a solid yellow over a dark undercoat.. this works like a dream, and the finish is extremely smooth and matt!

[griffinsprague-dixon]

I've gone through at least 4 of your videos so far and I'm excited to try all the techniques I've seen so far to my models!! 10/10 would recommend haha

[thazell]

Really useful video, and I love all the transitions and title cards you've done. Makes it look really slick!

[notmenotme]

The colour of the primer makes a massive difference, I really struggled to paint yellow over black primer. Instead wraithbone primer works better with yellow armour.
The temperature of the primer can makes a difference, if it’s too cold or too windy or humid outside, then the primer can end up being to blotchy or grainy. A friend said you should stick the primer can up your jumper for 10 to 15 minutes so your bodyheat warms the can up. I take it a bit further my relaxing under a duvet with the primer can to warm the can up while I watch a few YouTube vids.
Another way of doing zenithal highlighting is to use a rattle can of black primer then dry brush a small amount of white or grey paint over the raised areas of the model.

[WhityRancaguino]

very good video, thanks for all the tips, i can use more efficient my resources.

[george]

If you look after your models you don’t need to use much. It’s not worth the risk of clogging up details. A very very light spray is enough. Also zenithal with spray cans is more than likely going to clog up details especially for someone inexperienced with spray cans

[kaytigraham]

I almost exclusively use Vallejo Black airbrush primer with no zenithal. The only time I use a zenithal is on a detailed mini where the detail can get lost in a sea of black. However if I’m going for a retro eavy metal paint job then it’s a very light grey almost white primer. I feel this really makes the colours a lot more vibrant.

[pointandshootvideo]

Very comprehensive tutorial - Thank you! I've never seen anyone do a zenithal subassembly tutorial. I'm thinking it may not possible to get the correct effect. Perhaps "tack" assemble and then disassemble? Might be something interesting to try. Cheers!

[Skullduggerydodo]

Hey 👋 just found your channel, good job dude, very helpful stuff and love the layout of your videos with the little paint pots on the side showing what colours etc, keep up the great work

[stonkotron]

Could you please do a tzeentch tutorial one day. I got the start collecting box because I love the lore of tzeentch and I want to paint them like the box art.

[darrylking]

Love your videos! Would love to see a black Templar tutorial

[thehonestaspy]

Thank you so much for the helpful guide, I've been having real trouble spraying since coming back to the hobby as the spray seems to instantly dry on and go on far lighter but the video was really helpful

[petermealing]

Well done!! Love the introduction of a little bit of humour.

[songohan]

I undercoat my Cadians with Zandri Dust Spray, after spraying I use Zandri Dust from the pot and go with one thin coat over the uniform for a smooth finished.

[flamingoflame]

Awesome vid. I ran into some drama recently attempting Zenithal - because I was scared to cover the model too much I wasn't holding the nozzle down firmly enough so there's load of sputtery dots all over them now. Having to correct with a brush before I add the contrast paint

[MrTpimms]

Michael, loving your work as ever mate, the production quality continues to improve with every video, keep up the awesome work!

[ThesWolf_]

I guess it works also to spray black, and then sligthly drybrush the model with white from above?

[sanguinius]

I like black for general use and an off white (ushabti bone? I think) for models with brighter colours.

[sonofruss]

i'm just got into 40k, and bought Space Wolf CP for starter, i use black primer for my model, and its irritates me when i want to paint the shoulder pad with yellow color, now i know why lol, thank you so much for your vids, it help me a lot in my painting journey