[{"data":1,"prerenderedAt":-1},["ShallowReactive",2],{"faction-/factions/imperial-fists":3},{"id":4,"title":5,"body":6,"date":98,"description":99,"extension":100,"faction":101,"heroImage":102,"hex":103,"intro":104,"lastUpdated":98,"meta":105,"navigation":106,"path":107,"seo":108,"stem":109,"system":110,"__hash__":111},"factions/factions/imperial-fists.md","How to Paint Imperial Fists",{"type":7,"value":8,"toc":90},"minimark",[9,13,18,21,25,28,45,48,52,66,70],[10,11,12],"p",{},"Imperial Fists are defined by bright yellow armour, which is the single hardest colour to paint well. Yellow has poor pigment coverage, so painting it straight over a dark undercoat gives a streaky, greenish mess. Get the underpainting right and the rest is easy.",[14,15,17],"h2",{"id":16},"the-signature-look","The signature look",[10,19,20],{},"Clean, bright yellow armour with black and red detailing, gold trim and lots of Imperial iconography. The yellow should be saturated and even - patchiness shows badly on such a bright colour.",[14,22,24],{"id":23},"getting-yellow-to-cover","Getting yellow to cover",[10,26,27],{},"Never basecoat yellow over black. Two methods that work:",[29,30,31,39],"ul",{},[32,33,34,38],"li",{},[35,36,37],"strong",{},"Build up."," Undercoat white or bone, basecoat with a brown or orange-tinted yellow for coverage, then layer a clean yellow on top and glaze to even it out.",[32,40,41,44],{},[35,42,43],{},"Contrast."," A yellow contrast paint over a white or bone undercoat gives smooth yellow in one or two passes - by far the fastest route for a yellow army.",[10,46,47],{},"Shade only in the deep recesses with a thin brown - black washes turn yellow dirty.",[14,49,51],{"id":50},"successors","Successors",[29,53,54,60],{},[32,55,56,59],{},[35,57,58],{},"Crimson Fists"," - blue armour with red gauntlets (a much easier scheme).",[32,61,62,65],{},[35,63,64],{},"Black Templars"," - black armour with white, for painters who want the opposite of yellow.",[14,67,69],{"id":68},"tips-and-common-mistakes","Tips and common mistakes",[29,71,72,78,84],{},[32,73,74,77],{},[35,75,76],{},"Light undercoat, always."," Yellow over dark = streaks.",[32,79,80,83],{},[35,81,82],{},"Shade with brown, not black."," Black muddies yellow instantly.",[32,85,86,89],{},[35,87,88],{},"Thin your coats."," Thick yellow dries chalky and uneven.",{"title":91,"searchDepth":92,"depth":92,"links":93},"",2,[94,95,96,97],{"id":16,"depth":92,"text":17},{"id":23,"depth":92,"text":24},{"id":50,"depth":92,"text":51},{"id":68,"depth":92,"text":69},"2026-06-28","How to paint Imperial Fists - the bright yellow armour that trips up so many painters, with the base-build and contrast methods that actually give smooth yellow coverage.","md","Imperial Fists","/images/factions/imperial-fists.webp","#f2b417","Bright yellow armour done right, plus black and red detailing",{},true,"/factions/imperial-fists",{"title":5,"description":99},"factions/imperial-fists","40k","eRu_HLxG_l8SwidaTBh2MzI564X2gY31OqUYAJAb1LA"]