Warhammer 40K starter set - Painting a Space Marine with just 5 paints

In this video I'm painting a Space Marine from the new Warhammer 40,000 Introductory Starter Set. I use just the colours from the set. No airbrush, no wet pallet! This guide is ideal for painting your first mini, or for more experienced painters looking for new ways to paint with limited colours. I will show you everything from undercoating with a brush, through to shading and adding highlights so you can paint your first Ultramarine

Using this simple guide, you will quickly be able to paint up any Warhammer miniatures ready for the table top. Subscribe to Drunk On Tea for regular painting guides for Warhammer 40K, Age of Sigmar and Middle Earth Strategy Battle Game

and on Twitter

Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 4.0 License

Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 4.0 License

Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 4.0 License

00:00 Introductory Starter Set
00:50 Undercoating a Space Marine
03:20 Space Marine Basecoats
09:14 Making a shade and recess shading
13:00 Mixing paints and Highlighting Power Armour
17:45 Edge Highlighting
19:55 Painting Space Marine Eyes
22:16 Finishing Touches

[DrunkOnTeaUK]

If you use this video for inspiration to paint your own models, please tag me in them or send me a message with pictures on social media (links in the description). I love seeing all of your painted minis!

[Kalahan]

This is a great guide but I also want to point out for all the newcomers to the hobby, that if you do all these steps illustrated here somewhat successfully, you paint more detailed than the majority of Warhammer players, and better than 99% of people painting their first minis. So don’t feel bad if your first attempts aren’t that successful! As long as you’re putting paint on minis, you’re on the right path.

[disturbedslime]

I just bought this set and i have no idea what i am doing. I watched the official video from GW on how to paint it but the end result didn't satisfy me. Other videos were using hundred of paints or difficult tecniques.
This one is amazing! I love how you use only the stuff in the box and teach different tecniques to have a lovelly result!!

[iagosplace]

this video has given me way too much confidence… i’ve watched it like 4 times in the last 3 days waiting for my set to arrive

[sock]

I've just bought this exact set and this video is so helpful, I've never painted miniatures before so thank you so much for sharing! Liked and subscribed like a good citizen

[thepimphard]

THIS IS THE BEST TUTORIAL FOR BEGINNERS I have been waiting for! it shows the possibilities of buying the regular starter pack and it's colour-opportunities. Extraordinarily good to see someone finally mixing the few colours that come with the kit to get quite nice results than need to buy a lot of colours - extremely helpful! thank you

[allthingschad]

I just bought my first set and know nothing about warhammer 40k and stumbled on your video. Thanks for all the great tips and tricks!

[JefersonObsolyte]

thank you very much for covering this topic, as a beginner in this business, I personally thank you

[bmohr]

I just painted my first war hammer model of an ultra Marine and it wasn’t nearly as bad as I thought it would be. I did mess up on the wash however which didn’t ruin the model but I now know how to use a wash more effectively.

[blue_ridge_shooting]

I've been diving into the lore for about a year now but never had the courage to attempt painting any minis. I decided to take the plunge and buy the starter set.

Your video has been the most helpful resource I've found so far. You make it seem so simple and explain things in a very straightforward and easy to understand way! Thank you so much. I bought my first paints and brushes today and i plan to start soon!

Subbed!

[sathitsak]

Thanks a lot for the guide, I was thinking about buying more paint for starter set but I will just stick to these five colors first.

[TheChowster]

Thank you for including the mixing of paints, that didn't even occur to me!

[codypedersen]

I like how you picked out some extra parts of the model to add more color to. The gold on the back and the rifle looked amazing

[ajbungah]

Brilliant video mate, just finished my first marine following step by step with you and I'm very proud of it. Thanks a lot

[Ultramarine_for_the_Emperor]

I love Warhammer 40k and I just bought this. Great tutorial

[grahambradley]

Man this is invaluable! Thanks so much.
Ive never painted and this has given me the nudge to give it a go. Really enjoyed watching.

[Darkest_Night]

Wow very nice! Thank you for vdo how to Painting a Space Marine with just 5 paints

[leevaughan]

Bought this set today, got some brushes and a pallette mat coming from amazon tomorrow for my first attempt at painting. Will be using your video as a step by step guide

[olivertuite]

great video, easy to follow. havent painted a minature in years now have the starter set due to arrive tomorow, will give this method a go and then the faster slapchop technique.

[Kirstine]

absolutely amazing video for new people to warhammer like myself. outstanding