Contrast Paints

Started by T13A, 25 January 2021, 09:37:20 PM

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T13A

Hi All

I have seen a lot of mentions of 'Contrast Paints' over the last few months, please excuse my ignorance, but what are they exactly and how do they differ from 'normal' (acrylic) paints? :-/

many thanks

Cheers Paul
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fred.

They are GWs new paints - they basically shade and paint all in one go. So can really speed up the process of painting units. They won't make painting a high quality figure any quicker or better, but for rank and file they are great.

Most of them work really well, you put them over a pale base coat. The shade of this can change the final colour slightly. Some of them work much better than others. I've had good success with most of the ones I have, but some mates have struggled with some (purple comes to mind). They can take a bit of getting used to, but I like them.

They are all pretty bright colours so are not great for modern military figures or vehicles.

I'll see if I can find some photos of my stuff.

But there is lots on the internet, so worth a google.
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fred.

In this photo I think all the monsters are mainly done with contrast paints.



The yellow ones I think are almost entirely contrast paints. The red ones I think I added another red wash to some parts to differentiate the armour from the flesh. The blue ones the bodies are contrast, I think the ones were done with a wash, and the blue ribbons are normal paint..
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They are an alternative to paint as you understand it, they are not a replacement.
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I have used Contrast paints to good effect on 10mm figures. I find they work particularly well for organic materials like flesh, wood, fur, or leather.  But I have also used a grey tone to simulate metalics.   Some of the downsides of Contrast paints (splodges on larger surfaces if you are not careful) are actually less of an issue with smaller figures.   

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I thought I read somewhere that Vallejo were looking into something similar.
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Quote from: Orcs on 26 January 2021, 01:50:44 PM
I thought I read somewhere that Vallejo were looking into something similar.

I think I've seen something similar somewhere.  They've got something quite close now with their Inks range, so it probably just needs a touch thicker consistency and they'll be good to go.
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T13A

Hi

Many thanks for all the replies and info.   :-bd

Cheers Paul
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