Contrast Paints

[levied troop]

Found this link showing 3 possible base colours and their impact on every contrast paint, rather useful even if the difference between some of them is pretty slight:

https://www.belloflostsouls.net/2019/06 ... rison.html

[FreddBloggs]

I like the soft ivory base, or straight white myself. The GW contrast spray gives a beautifully smooth finish, but still with bite for the paint, which has its uses.

[Paul]

Found this link showing 3 possible base colours and their impact on every contrast paint, rather useful even if the difference between some of them is pretty slight:

https://www.belloflostsouls.net/2019/06 ... rison.html

Soooo last season, better photos the examples of my post from June
viewtopic.php?f=4&t=668&start=10
Still good to keep these things accessible though.

[levied troop]

Ha, and there’s me thinking I’d found something new.

[HMS Priapus]

Here's what you need:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jla40wPw7_U

[Paul]

Interesting to see that Vallejo are launching their version of contrast paints "Xpress" and from the work done by those lucky enough to get advance access they look very good!

[FreddBloggs]

yep, hopefully avoiding the War Paints, they are watercolours so not totally colourfast issue.

Other than gaps in the colour ranges I was both impressed and happy with contrasts from GW, and in some cases on my second or third pot of some colours, and none have dried out.

[Jeremy]

The new Vallejo range
https://youtu.be/vXXfHzVAKuU

[Count Belisarius]

They look quite good but the best effects I've seen seem to take as much effort as using normal paint...

[Jeremy]

Agreed. They’re not the be all and end all, but another useful tool in the paintbox (he says this have never used any type of contrast paint )