Next, I had my brand-new HQ addition to my list, the Nerotyrant, and with that, my love of Goddess Glow really came through.

However, I did not have this problem, so hopefully this means this issue has been addressed across the board, but it’s hard to say at this time. But for the target group of “non-painters” who just want to quickly colour up some minis, they are… decent.Maybe they didn’t notice it during development, time pressure played its part, or they just didn’t think it would bother people (just my speculation, not facts). I have to say that unless you paint over with a very light colour, you will hardly notice any reactivation with Speedpaint 2.

For greens, we have Malignant Green, a light yellowish olive green that is quite similar to Plaguebearer Flesh.By reactivating the red pigments and the bleed-through effect, this creates a quite soft transition. But before he even got close to being finished, I wanted to show off some of the different things I was doing here. Again, I hope this was just an issue with the set I received rather than something more widespread – but something to be mindful of if getting a set for yourself. Please re-visit this Cookie Notice regularly to stay informed about our use of cookies and related technologies. I gave it a gentle squeeze, where it immediately erupted and stained my wet palette forever with a sea of crimson.

All four comparison sheets shown were painted under the same conditions on white primed plasticard and professionally photographed under neutral 5500K light. I started with Poppy Red for the armour panels and helmet – the reason being that red Samurai armour is very striking and formed the inspiration for this paint scheme.It looks okayish in real life, but under my bright studio lights the silver flakes stand out as if the pigments haven’t been blended properly. Due to the higher stability, I was also able to glaze several layers of Speedpaint thinned with Speedpaint Medium, without previous layers of paint dissolving and smearing. With colours ranging from rich Talos Bronze, to shimmering Broadsword Silver, and glimmering Hoplite Gold – you have the perfect metallic selection for your hordes of plate mail, carapace, and armour. We here at Goonhammer have been using them for quite some time, and figured it was high time we shared our thoughts and favorite paints.

With any new paint product or technique, there’s always a bit of a learning curve to get the best results. Unless you added a coat of varnish first, which can be a frustrating experience, especially for beginners. That includes all 23 original colours, 44 newly developed colours, 10 Speedpaint Metallics – AND – 12 colours designed by Dana Howl, Watch It Paint It, and Goobertown Hobbies of our Paint Development Team! Here are 5 Best Practices to get the most from this awesome new technique to add to your hobby arsenal.In terms of turquoise, The Army Painter only has a single colour, Plasmatic Bolt, which is similar to Aethermatic Blue, but much deeper and darker.