Warhammer Painting Classic Vs Contrast

As mentioned in a previous article GW already dipped their paint-brush in the Airbrush Game and that didnt go over very smoothly although I hear good things about their Citadel Air paint lineBesides that the last really big shake-up on the painting. Details and better contrast define higher quality tabletop standard paint jobs.

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Warhammer painting classic vs contrast. The variation in shade keeps it easy on the eye. The TRUTH behind GW Contrast Paints. What they came back with is incredible.

Okay sure its technically a base but whatever. With Contrast getting a horde of Chaos Warriors Battle Ready is simplePick up some Chaos Warriors here and try it out. The next effect I had to see was edge highlighting.

If playback doesnt begin shortly try restarting. To test the power of Contrast we sent this revolutionary new paint to some of the planets best painters. Grey Seer gives colder darker tones while Wraithbone provides a warmer more organic feel.

I like the classic one way better. Macragge Blue Spray nuln oil pin wash calgarfenrisian highlights. These sprays have been painstakingly designed to be textureless providing a smooth matt coat for Contrast paint to flow over.

AND they used the same model for consistency. This looks much better. Httpbitly2MrIUcM Get more paint.

Just the contrast paints an airbrushed pass of shadows and edge highlights this produced a much better effect than I had expected. My name is Pete Harrison also known as Pete The Wargamer and I make painting tutorials. With the contrast version it may be worth consistently re-applying a white basecoat to prevent bleeding or to make sure the top surfaces can be worked with a lighter contrast.

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I think the contrast paints in general are too splotchy looking even when thinned and feathered. In fact theyre likely to allow me to paint miniatures that I otherwise would never have. Contrast Ultramarines vs classic.

But thats just my opinion. And it seems Games Workshop is still going strong with their push behind this new line of paints. Contrast is just another tool in your tool kit.

My questions are would switching to Contrast at this point. The intention with this model was to see what I could do without any blending by hand. Contrast are easier and faster but classic paints look nicer generally speaking.

Use it when it works and adds something to your paintjob avoid where it doesnt. Its a sculpted base and its uniform. If youve got any final guesses on what you think Contrast will end up being now is the time to let us know.

Avoiding Contrast altogether is just handicapping yourself. When we were developing Contrast we. Each of these offers different results when painted over with Contrast.

The contrast one has all the same level of shade making it noisy. For the second glaze a little more Aethermatic Blue is introduced to the mix to give a ratio of approximately 21 Contrast Medium and Aethermatic Blue. This was applied to the face and limbs again about half way up the lower tier of the models robes and to the edges of the upper tier of the robes.

The bottom line is that Contrast paints will allow me to paint more miniatures faster than ever before. Use the classic method but dont wash the model. A big showcase at Warhammer Fest 2019.

Heres how painting teacher and experimenter Pete got on. The original classic method didnt involve any washes at all and instead relied on only progressive layers. Instead you directly inkwash the linesdetails.

Not only did the folks at Warhamemr-Chelmsford go through the trouble of showcasing all the new Contrast paints they also applied them on top of the different Undercoats primers that GW recommends. Painting with Contrast. They held a recent event with a handful of top miniature painters to get their take on the Contrast Paints heres what they thought.

So Im 1500 points into an Ultramarines force done the classic way. The use of decals well-applied and embedded and strong technical approaches add to the level of miniature painting. Given that Contrast Paints are meant to be applied in a much heavier coat however using Contrast Paints exclusively over many models will be more expensive than using regular Citadel Paints or those paint lines from Games Workshop competitors.

Look noticeably different than the current models painted.

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