HTP: Shading yellow with weathering powder

You'll need water, and Secret Weapon Miniatures: Dark Earth. All you do is mix the weathering powder with water, apply it to the model by brush, and finally wipe the dry powder off the model with a wet Qtip. 

Add water to the pigment,

 Stir to get a good consistency. You don't need enough pigment to cover the entire model, but make sure there is a solid fill in the gaps and crevices in the armor. 

 Apply with brush over entire model.

 Just like that. . . 

 Once dry, dip a Qtip in water, and wipe the powder off the model. 

 The Qtip can get 'full' pretty quick, if its not removing pigment just get a new one. I will try to rinse it and see if it helps, but when you start pushing pigment instead of removing it switch swabs. 

 This is after just the weathering powder step v.s. the final marine. 

and you're done! go forth and paint with all the time you've saved!

HTP: Imperial Fist Yellow

Quick and dirty recipe for imperial fists. to start I primed with vallejo grey primer. a base of sun yellow, which is a bit more orange than I cared for.

To brighten up it up to a proper IF yellow. Thin down dead white and lightly cover the model from the top. this will give it an extra highlight and more depth with the sun yellow used before.

After the white going back over with medium yellow gives it a nice bright crisp yellow.

On a gloss base, put the decal on on the shoulder (with micro set) and use micro sol to flatten the decal onto the shoulder pad. for the larger decals I cut the decal in places so that it would lay flatter to start. In about 2 layers of micro sol the decal was nice and flat.

This step is what shades the yellow in a unique, and quick way. The key is to keep the helmet and the gun off. You mix the weathering powder with water and cover the model. Once it's dry you use a Q tip to wash the powder off.  This will shade the model, weather it, and keep the yellow bright.

This ivory is a bit of a pain. I would get a lot on the brush and wipe most of it off on my hand to get the brush to a point and still highlight the model.

Reference for blending for the lenses.