What I love above all else about your channel, you're basically never sponsored. You never take dodgy sponsorships. So when something like this comes out, I know it's a product you truly believe in.
I absolutely love Proacryl, and swear by their paints. I also had the honor of meeting parts of the team off and on at my LGS since they’re located in my home state of Arizona! Absolutely fantastic people!
Monument replied to a comment on their “what’s in the box” post that the petroleum brown was “almost an effects paint” examples they gave were shading metallics and oil stained cloth.
Love the deep dive on the new sets! When I originally saw the new sets I wasn't enthused, for much of the same reasons you talked about (gloss/satin finish, metallic, etc.). But seeing the posts from Ben and Matt about what they intend the uses to be, and now seeing you actually put them on a model, I think I've been convinced to pick them up.
I'm right there with you. Even outside of what Ben and Matt said and Vince demonstrated, they gave me other ideas for them. Like using the Dark Sea Ben or Dark Burgundy for the base of metallics after I matte varnish the rest of the model, not going back and adding some small shadows, etc.
Vince, these paints deserve a deep dive to really show how they look like and what they are capable of. Like your colour videos but here it would all the warm grey/ivory range/white range from Pro Acryl to show that they are not the same and how they look when dry. A lot of work I know but your video about mettalics was and is still a game changer and doing it for this range of paints would really do them a great honour
Thanks for doing this Vince, I’ve been hoping to see more people online work with John and yours. Can’t express enough how much quality vibrancy and effect yalls paints have had on my projects
just bought both these sets. Stil getting consistent mileage out of yours and Ninjon's sets - I don't have a painting session without using at least one or two of y'alls paints. I have far, far too many paints and stopped buying more a long time ago.. unless there's a new monument hobbies release. Proacryl is the only brand of paint I've spent money on in over two years. Y'alls signature sets (yours and ninjons) were game changers and thank you for that.
Awesome! I love all of these prints - A friend gave them too me, but I have more I will use in future videos. Love to talk more so feel free to reach out.
Thank you so much! Your painting skill is extraordinary: ) It is amazing too see how you put life in my barbarian model. If you wonder why he got those strange skull horn on his belly, it is actually part of lore. This guy want to die in battle, pierced his own dragon skull belt. He want to be resurected by Dragon Necromaners, but he must die in suicide-battle ritual in order for spell to work: ) Haha without that piece of lore his belt is kinda weird.@@VinceVenturella
Thanks Vince!!! Great review and great seeing how you use them! I am hoping to see Matt & Ben do a video some day but thanks for stepping up ;) ! I have them all. I love the Advanced Skin Tone. I was skeptical at first also but now prefer all their metallics to any others I have. I just realized yesterday that Dark Bronze is perfect base for a 7 inch tall figure ( Thunderforge Titan ). I have some wild ideas about incorporating some OSL from below using gloss. Never seen it tried and I will use a test model first but I just love Monument. Thanks again for all you do!!!
@galatician8063 Great to hear that you gave our Signature Set a go and seem to enjoy it! :) Ben and me are busy making those Video Tutorials and will hopefully be able to release them soon, but we are super grateful that Vince went ahead and posted his thoughts so quickly! :) Great results!
Petroleum Brown sounds intriguing. I've started painting more vehicles and doing bases with an urban warzone feel to them. I can see it appealing to people dipping their toes into techniques borrowed from scale modeling, but not having a specialiat store nearby.
bought them and was waiting to see a pro use them...surprised that it's you first and not Ben or Matt or Monument Hobbies, but you always so a great job in your videos explaining and demonstrating.
@gribblegreeble Haha, we are just very slow at the moment as we are preparing something very thorough, please hang in there. :) Shouldn´t take too long...
Vince... I just picked up this purple after my local game store finally got your signature line in.... It's the most beautiful purple paint I have ever seen. Thank you for being you!
Super interesting - the recent artis opus drybushing tutorials have been pushing using more glossy/satin paints over matte paints for those techniques. I struggle at trying to determine in advance which painta are likely to be more/less glossy - so good to know in advance
This is the content we all wanted! I was anxious to see the Petroleum Brown as I have been thinking of using it as a shadow/base tone and was worried about the gloss. I still bought it realizing exactly like you said and will just varnish over it anyway.
These are promising indeed. I can definitely see myself using the gloss/satin for some of the armor or synthetic surfaces of the sculpts that I paint. Thank you for this review!
The Petroleum Brown definitely surprised me. I was hoping for another good brown tone, but I couldn't get a grasp on it's uses. I ended up thinning it out more and using it as a kind of streaking effect for some Iron Warriors.
Great vid as ever! And of course you love the brown grey, as a rat painter you really get to appreciate the dirty tones of brown and use them to the fullest...
Love your videos Vince., you've taught me a ton of stuff. Your audio on them is almost always really really low though. I have to crank my volume way beyond what I normally have it at to hear you.
11:17 What love to see a comparison between the older metallics in the line with this new one! Could be that this is indeed a new formula or that the older ones are actually better than your remembering them to be. Where they ever included in one of your roundups? Would love to compare this Dark Bronze with Scale75 Decayed Metal; very similar in tone.
I was so stoked to see your set in my lgs! They are discontinuing Vallejo here and brought in ProAcryl. That Dark Jade and Royal Purple is -chefs kiss-. Keep up the good work Vince! I look forward to your uploads.
I bought your colors not to long ago but didn't use them sadly much, but i recently got a new desk and new organizers that fit my AK, scale and pro acryl collections, so i have been using pro acryll alot, really good paints i enjoy. the new sets are really good too aswell. i do not like that some are gloss, i always matte my models, so this was a none issue, but it was weird. also, the glaze and was medium from Pro acryll will matte them down
Awesome Video as usual!! I purchased these before your review because I use yours and Jon’s so much and frankly I like the company. Just wish they could keep the brushes in stock(lol). I am excited to give them a try especially the bronze after your 10 out of 10 recommendation!! 😊. The finishes have there uses for me. Not sure if they will be as used as much as your colors! Cheers and thanks for all you do for us!!
I wanted to try out the monument paints for some time now but couldn't get it in my flgs, I have to order it and could not decide on a color because I already have a bunch of vallejo and citadel. When your first signature set came out I was on the fence because the colors are so unique but it was immediately sold out, same with the new sets. But they restocked on yours and Jon's set and now I'm waiting for those to get to my door, can't wait to try them.
Excellent review Vince. I don't know if it's my lights, but I noticed the Royal Purple that you helped formulate is a bit on the satin side. Was that intended or could I have a bum bottle? I think the tone you guys achieved is incredible, but I do generally like working with matte paints.
Hey Vince!, been watching your videos a good six or seven years now and really love your ease and style of explaining techniques and methods! ... I have a request, which is on 'not your usual' models, but I'm hoping you can come up with a fairly simple and easy / fast way of figuring out a technique ... I'm painting a few squads of bolt action commando's and I'm trying to make it look like they're on a night-time manoeuvres - stealthy and such - Now, Other than painting them dark or maybe adding a little OSL I'm at a loss to what i should / could be doing that wont take an eon per model! .. I'm an ok painter but need something that's going to be fairly easy and quick to do for batch painting ... Keep up the awesome videos :D
So this is one of the 5 painting requests I get quite often that my primary answer is - just don't do it. It's actually a very complicated technique, the reason is simple. Nighttime lighting conditions are very specific, the moon is very blue light but also dim, it saps the saturation from colors, moves things toward grey and creates warm red-infused shadows. BUt there is a deeper problem here. You are not looking at your model under moonlight, you are looking at it under the normal likely warm light of your room or the world at that moment. So what youa re seeing with your eyes will always be different than what you are attempting to paint. Now, if you want the video on how to paint sort of moonlight colors, it's here - th-cam.com/video/pMFN3uNLwNs/w-d-xo.html&pp=gAQBiAQB But sadly, the short answer to your question is there is no shortcut to completely changing the way we perceive the light on a miniature into something cold and blue, but it can be done.
@@VinceVenturella I was kind of expecting that answer - "no easy way". But thanks for the reply and thanks for explaining it as only you can do :D - Appreciate it!
I really like the Dark Crimson as just a paint. Definitely needs a matte varnish afterwards though. I'm not really a fan of the gloss, but I make it work. The Petroleum Brown was a bummer for me. I'm really struggling with it. I don't remember if it was Ben or Matt, but they said it's mostly just for oil slicks and stains. As mostly a fantasy painter, it's not going to see a lot of use
You could use it as a quick “wet mud” effect or damp grime in a dungeon/stone environment on your bases if you wanted to. Or you could just add some matte medium to it I’m sure there is something else you could use it for.
@@timothythorne9182 yeah, true but it’s still manageable. It’s definitely aimed towards vehicles so I understand why it’s difficult to fit it in, but I was able to make grime on my cobble bases and dungeon tiles. If you have a light green you can mix it in and that works too.
@timothythorne9182 Ah, indeed, both the Petroleum Brown and Cexwish Crimson are best used as Effect paint to top off painted elements, but there are also some other applications that we will demonstrate in our Video Tutorials. The Petroleum is a fantastic paint to add some quick + grimey wet streaks to Walls, Floors, Sewers, onto Wood, etc., but mostly where it´s dark and damp. You can always add some drops of Matt Varnish to take the Gloss out too!
@@MattCexwish I think that's what I'm going to have to do to the Petroleum Brown. I really love the yellow brown color of it, and think it would be great for fur and leather. Crimson though... Is so good. I've had some fun with that color. I was weary of the new finishes, but have grown to really love the line. I've just been struggling with Petroleum Brown. I really need Fuse to release that matte varnish
I find that restricting one's self to various paints because they don't have a matt finish to be very limiting, and extra challenging because satin paints have a lot of advantages, especially when you should (99% of the time) be varnishing your model when you're done with the non-metallics/non-SFX painting stage. Either way, I wish it was in my budget to get all these paints! I love pro acryl.
Wild, green oxide is *not* the colour I was expecting when I first saw the names listed. I was assuming we were getting something like a natural chromium green oxide aka the closest single-pigment colour to goblin green. That looks much more like cobalt teal.
Great video! I love Monument, but haven’t gotten the new signature series yet. What would be the best primer for you? I know there’s an old video covering this topic (or many) but an update may be required with what’s in the market right now. 😊
how is the consistency of that bronze compared to Vallejo color air paints? also scalecolour got some really cool warm greys. rainy grey and brown grey are great rat-like greys. tricky to use though with the gel thing
Vince great content once again. Any other ideas for the Dark Burgundy color, I really like the skin work up that you did with just a few colors. Thank you for all of your hard work for this community.
Hey Vince, has Monument and Golden pretty much replaced Scale 75 and Warcolours? I've not see you use the them for quite a while. Oh, or Kimera. Those were popular for a while but it seems SoFlat does the same thing and are easier to get.
Really great vid thanks. I love pro acryl and will get these same as I have the rest but I find their naming scheme terrible these days. They used to have it nailed. They especially seem reluctant to call paints transparent now. I don’t know why the pure new real magenta from Jon’s set isn’t called transparent magenta. And this new brown you’ve said is transparent. Plus the green brown you mentioned doesn’t mention any green etc.
We totally get where you're coming from, but while some of the newer colors are single-pigment and less opaque, they are not formulated like our Transparents. We were reluctant to give them that tag, when they don't act the same.
@@MonumentHobbies that’s interesting! Thank you for the response also ! I figured the translucent were just non opaque single pigments. No problem if not but in what way are the others not like that. And any plans to expand the line with the opposite “warmth” of the colours ?
Hey, quick question if you don't mind, not directly about these paints but something that came to mind while watching this video: What's a good warm dark grey/off black paint? I'm thinking something like Citadel Skavenblight Dinge, but darker. Something that would work as a base or shadow colour for dark fur, leather, or other natural not-quite-black things. Any suggestions?
@@VinceVenturella thanks. I got yours and Ninjon’s sets and love them. They were my first pro acryl paints, and I like them way better than the Reaper and Vallejo I can get in my area.
Hey Vince, tha ks for the content! Quick question maybe doesnt have a quick answer though: Average/overall best for Base coat and shading- matte or satin?
Are the glossy and satin paints well marked? Are all the other pro acryl paints matte (except the metallics)? Pro acryl paints are so clearly.named, a gloss paint where I wasn't expecting it would be a rude suprise.
Guys, can you tell me how you use wet palette? I use GSW wet palette and it seems like wet sponge and hydro paper on top of it is not enough to make the paint last for few hours, maybe I should add wet paper towel in between?
I have a new video on wet palettes coming soon, but here is a very old one I did that could still be helpful. - Hobby Cheating 115 - How to Use Your Wet Palette th-cam.com/video/lXH-Tml1ltc/w-d-xo.html
Hey Vince, I am currently redo my paint selection as mine have mostly dried up. Would you recommend picking up the base pro acrylic bundle or is there only a few in there that you would recommend that would compliment these new lines?
Thank you for another great video! I am using Scale75's "Petroleum Grey" as the base for my S2D army (which is slowly progressing into the highlight phase). I am curious as to what colors you would use to highlight petroleum grey. Also, since you enjoy painting big "beefy" warriors, have you seen the "Minotaur Haspists & Thyreans" from Conquest TLAoK? Highlighting the short fur on them has been challenging to say the least. Thanks again from Youngstown.
Haven't seen those, the Conquest figs never really grabbed me. Now to the first question, any sort of lighter off white mixed in would be fine, like an ivory or something like that. A simple universal highlight tone like that lightly mixed in will generally do you well.
@@VinceVenturella Thank you, greatly appreciated. The Conquest Minotaurs are the same height as the new demon prince (without wings). They are much more cow-like than the Ogroids. I have been having fun painting them like real dairy cow breeds. The red jersey is next to be painted. Thanks again for your input.
I use Vallejo Model & Game Air as my benchmark for comparing other paints. So, from my perspective, is Pro Acryle superior to the Vallejo Model or Game Air? Unfortunately not, as I too had high hopes for this paint having heard only good things about it. The bottles are horrible, they don't mix well with my Vallejo Model or Game air paints & they struggle to go through my airbrush. I mostly paint scale models & thought they could be good for painting Earth tones on bases as they have a nice bright colour pallet & the bottles are 22ml vs Vallejo Model or Game Air 17ml, but I struggled so much that I just ended up using my more expensive Vallejo Model or Game Air paints in the end.
Is there an episode for grey hair? I know I’ve watched a blond hair guide here, just wondering if you did something for old folks (a certain Middle Earth wizard is currently on my paint table). As always, love and appreciate your work to help the community Vince.
@@VinceVenturella do you have a monuments hobby discount code for your channel? I was hoping to find one so I could make a purchase. I wanted to get their go bag but Michigan Toy Soldier does not carry it and I will have to go to their site….. I am a teacher and we are not getting raises so every penny I can share is important. Thankyou Vince
I have been having difficulty applying pro-acryl paint on my current model. Seems like no matter how I thin the paint or not it’s not staying 😢 Anyone experience this especially with Jade colour?
@@VinceVenturella used the Vallejo grey primer on this model. My painting group suggested a quick mat varnish as the primer applied might have some hydrophobia. Re-painter today it it went well. Blame is on the primer not the paints.
Here you go - monumenthobbies.com/collections/signature-series-paints/pro-acryl-paints?creative=&device=c&placement=&tw_source=google&tw_adid=&tw_campaign=18724252213&tw_source=google&tw_adid=&tw_campaign=18724252213&gad=1&gclid=Cj0KCQjwi7GnBhDXARIsAFLvH4kKUGZ1jOvz3ssYE4yQ1CdBUes7BPUgnJ6YTs3WNlBEzzkPhFiH2b4aAoptEALw_wcB
So I’m curious I’m new to the hobby and and new to your channel I was wondering if I could use Walmart acrylic paints on a pre primer figure from wiskids?
I would avoid those types of craft paints and just pick up a smaller selection of hobby paints, they are alittle more expensive, but much better quality and performance.
That mini looks familiar. I just ordered these 2 sets when I got home from Nashcon. 2 questions for you, 1- do you think the new grey brown would be a good highlight color for their black brown base color? 2- what wet pallet and pallet paper are you using there?
Hey Vince, do you have any of the now discontinued Cryptek Armor Shade Gloss? If so could you see if the new Petroleum brown is similar to it, maybe mixed with some Lahmium. I have been trying to figure out something to replace it with, I only have a half a pot of it and too many necrons remaining. I ahve been using inks to try and recreate it but nothing is really working.
If it were me and some other dude with Pro Acryl paints that were released at the same time, when I showed them on my channel, I'd make sure my paints were in the foreground, and the other guy's paints were kinda darker and out of focus.
I've noticed that your latest Hobby Cheating videos have an issue with the volume being too low. The initial intro is fine, but once you get on camera I have to crank the volume to max and lean into the speakers to make out what you're saying. Then the inevitable ad comes on and almost bursts my eardrums! Something to look into.
No way! They are great for all levels! Our version of "satin" is basically like other brands out there that say they are "matte". Just a bit of sheen to them. The two Heavy colors are a bit niche for their particular technique uses, but still thin down great and get tons of rotation even when we are just army painting in the studio. :D
@@MonumentHobbies hey brand, thanks for the insight, but still, it is not about the finish or the handling, it is the color tones that are practically useless to me. and thats ok!
What I love above all else about your channel, you're basically never sponsored. You never take dodgy sponsorships.
So when something like this comes out, I know it's a product you truly believe in.
I'm a simple man - I see new Pro Acryl, I pre-order. Thanks for the showcase!
I absolutely love Proacryl, and swear by their paints.
I also had the honor of meeting parts of the team off and on at my LGS since they’re located in my home state of Arizona! Absolutely fantastic people!
Monument replied to a comment on their “what’s in the box” post that the petroleum brown was “almost an effects paint” examples they gave were shading metallics and oil stained cloth.
Top shelf moderation here came back to report a scammer.
Love the deep dive on the new sets! When I originally saw the new sets I wasn't enthused, for much of the same reasons you talked about (gloss/satin finish, metallic, etc.). But seeing the posts from Ben and Matt about what they intend the uses to be, and now seeing you actually put them on a model, I think I've been convinced to pick them up.
I'm right there with you. Even outside of what Ben and Matt said and Vince demonstrated, they gave me other ideas for them.
Like using the Dark Sea Ben or Dark Burgundy for the base of metallics after I matte varnish the rest of the model, not going back and adding some small shadows, etc.
Vince, these paints deserve a deep dive to really show how they look like and what they are capable of. Like your colour videos but here it would all the warm grey/ivory range/white range from Pro Acryl to show that they are not the same and how they look when dry.
A lot of work I know but your video about mettalics was and is still a game changer and doing it for this range of paints would really do them a great honour
Vince you da man sir! Really appreciate your video's and your passion for traching us newbs the "dark arts" of mini painting
Your and Ninjon’s paints helped me paint my best mini yet.
Awesome!
Thanks for doing this Vince, I’ve been hoping to see more people online work with John and yours. Can’t express enough how much quality vibrancy and effect yalls paints have had on my projects
Glad you enjoyed it!
I got Ben's set. I really like it, I plan to use them more.
just bought both these sets. Stil getting consistent mileage out of yours and Ninjon's sets - I don't have a painting session without using at least one or two of y'alls paints. I have far, far too many paints and stopped buying more a long time ago.. unless there's a new monument hobbies release. Proacryl is the only brand of paint I've spent money on in over two years. Y'alls signature sets (yours and ninjons) were game changers and thank you for that.
Great to hear!
Hi! I am Printomancer: ) It is so cool too see my model here. Amazing paintjob!
Awesome! I love all of these prints - A friend gave them too me, but I have more I will use in future videos. Love to talk more so feel free to reach out.
Thank you so much! Your painting skill is extraordinary: ) It is amazing too see how you put life in my barbarian model. If you wonder why he got those strange skull horn on his belly, it is actually part of lore. This guy want to die in battle, pierced his own dragon skull belt. He want to be resurected by Dragon Necromaners, but he must die in suicide-battle ritual in order for spell to work: ) Haha without that piece of lore his belt is kinda weird.@@VinceVenturella
The Brown Grey reminds me a bit of P3's Traitor Green which was a color that found its way onto many of my models for several years.
Thanks Vince!!! Great review and great seeing how you use them! I am hoping to see Matt & Ben do a video some day but thanks for stepping up ;) ! I have them all. I love the Advanced Skin Tone. I was skeptical at first also but now prefer all their metallics to any others I have. I just realized yesterday that Dark Bronze is perfect base for a 7 inch tall figure ( Thunderforge Titan ). I have some wild ideas about incorporating some OSL from below using gloss. Never seen it tried and I will use a test model first but I just love Monument. Thanks again for all you do!!!
@galatician8063 Great to hear that you gave our Signature Set a go and seem to enjoy it! :) Ben and me are busy making those Video Tutorials and will hopefully be able to release them soon, but we are super grateful that Vince went ahead and posted his thoughts so quickly! :) Great results!
Great video and nothing more surprising than happy little accidents as Bob would say.
Petroleum Brown sounds intriguing. I've started painting more vehicles and doing bases with an urban warzone feel to them. I can see it appealing to people dipping their toes into techniques borrowed from scale modeling, but not having a specialiat store nearby.
bought them and was waiting to see a pro use them...surprised that it's you first and not Ben or Matt or Monument Hobbies, but you always so a great job in your videos explaining and demonstrating.
@gribblegreeble Haha, we are just very slow at the moment as we are preparing something very thorough, please hang in there. :) Shouldn´t take too long...
As usual very enformative video of these new paints
15:15 Dark Bronze is a Matt Cexwish color :)
Vince... I just picked up this purple after my local game store finally got your signature line in.... It's the most beautiful purple paint I have ever seen. Thank you for being you!
Awesome! Thank you!
Thanks for testing it for everyone
Looks like they have a 5th Sig series set on the way. The newest product pamphlet mentions it. Can't wait to see what'll be in it 😊
How did I miss this video...well I'm glad it's here. Thanks Vince!
No worries!
i love the dark bronze
Super interesting - the recent artis opus drybushing tutorials have been pushing using more glossy/satin paints over matte paints for those techniques. I struggle at trying to determine in advance which painta are likely to be more/less glossy - so good to know in advance
Ooh, I want that dark bronze.
Damn, now I have to buy the signature series
This is the content we all wanted! I was anxious to see the Petroleum Brown as I have been thinking of using it as a shadow/base tone and was worried about the gloss. I still bought it realizing exactly like you said and will just varnish over it anyway.
These are promising indeed. I can definitely see myself using the gloss/satin for some of the armor or synthetic surfaces of the sculpts that I paint. Thank you for this review!
Right on!
The Petroleum Brown definitely surprised me. I was hoping for another good brown tone, but I couldn't get a grasp on it's uses.
I ended up thinning it out more and using it as a kind of streaking effect for some Iron Warriors.
Yep, I think that's another good use right there.
Great vid as ever! And of course you love the brown grey, as a rat painter you really get to appreciate the dirty tones of brown and use them to the fullest...
So true!
Love your videos Vince., you've taught me a ton of stuff. Your audio on them is almost always really really low though. I have to crank my volume way beyond what I normally have it at to hear you.
Thanks for doing this, i have been debating picking these up. One little quibble, no finished photo of the Barbarian figure.
That's because he will appear more in future videos. :)
good!
@@VinceVenturella
11:17 What love to see a comparison between the older metallics in the line with this new one! Could be that this is indeed a new formula or that the older ones are actually better than your remembering them to be. Where they ever included in one of your roundups? Would love to compare this Dark Bronze with Scale75 Decayed Metal; very similar in tone.
Great idea for a video.
I was so stoked to see your set in my lgs! They are discontinuing Vallejo here and brought in ProAcryl. That Dark Jade and Royal Purple is -chefs kiss-. Keep up the good work Vince! I look forward to your uploads.
Glad you like them!
I bought your colors not to long ago but didn't use them sadly much, but i recently got a new desk and new organizers that fit my AK, scale and pro acryl collections, so i have been using pro acryll alot, really good paints i enjoy. the new sets are really good too aswell. i do not like that some are gloss, i always matte my models, so this was a none issue, but it was weird.
also, the glaze and was medium from Pro acryll will matte them down
Awesome Video as usual!! I purchased these before your review because I use yours and Jon’s so much and frankly I like the company. Just wish they could keep the brushes in stock(lol). I am excited to give them a try especially the bronze after your 10 out of 10 recommendation!! 😊. The finishes have there uses for me. Not sure if they will be as used as much as your colors! Cheers and thanks for all you do for us!!
On the brushes, they are actually relocating the production, so soon, that won't be an issue. :)
Thanks for the video. Its almost impossible to find comparisons of pro acryl paint
Glad it was helpful!
Great stuff was waiting on a review. I hope to see each artist do their own also.
I wanted to try out the monument paints for some time now but couldn't get it in my flgs, I have to order it and could not decide on a color because I already have a bunch of vallejo and citadel. When your first signature set came out I was on the fence because the colors are so unique but it was immediately sold out, same with the new sets. But they restocked on yours and Jon's set and now I'm waiting for those to get to my door, can't wait to try them.
Excellent review Vince. I don't know if it's my lights, but I noticed the Royal Purple that you helped formulate is a bit on the satin side.
Was that intended or could I have a bum bottle? I think the tone you guys achieved is incredible, but I do generally like working with matte paints.
Purple is always a little satin, we tried to matte it as much as possible, but that pigment is very prone to a slight satin sheen.
Hey Vince!, been watching your videos a good six or seven years now and really love your ease and style of explaining techniques and methods! ... I have a request, which is on 'not your usual' models, but I'm hoping you can come up with a fairly simple and easy / fast way of figuring out a technique ... I'm painting a few squads of bolt action commando's and I'm trying to make it look like they're on a night-time manoeuvres - stealthy and such - Now, Other than painting them dark or maybe adding a little OSL I'm at a loss to what i should / could be doing that wont take an eon per model! .. I'm an ok painter but need something that's going to be fairly easy and quick to do for batch painting ... Keep up the awesome videos :D
So this is one of the 5 painting requests I get quite often that my primary answer is - just don't do it. It's actually a very complicated technique, the reason is simple. Nighttime lighting conditions are very specific, the moon is very blue light but also dim, it saps the saturation from colors, moves things toward grey and creates warm red-infused shadows. BUt there is a deeper problem here. You are not looking at your model under moonlight, you are looking at it under the normal likely warm light of your room or the world at that moment. So what youa re seeing with your eyes will always be different than what you are attempting to paint.
Now, if you want the video on how to paint sort of moonlight colors, it's here - th-cam.com/video/pMFN3uNLwNs/w-d-xo.html&pp=gAQBiAQB
But sadly, the short answer to your question is there is no shortcut to completely changing the way we perceive the light on a miniature into something cold and blue, but it can be done.
@@VinceVenturella I was kind of expecting that answer - "no easy way". But thanks for the reply and thanks for explaining it as only you can do :D - Appreciate it!
I really like the Dark Crimson as just a paint. Definitely needs a matte varnish afterwards though. I'm not really a fan of the gloss, but I make it work. The Petroleum Brown was a bummer for me. I'm really struggling with it. I don't remember if it was Ben or Matt, but they said it's mostly just for oil slicks and stains. As mostly a fantasy painter, it's not going to see a lot of use
You could use it as a quick “wet mud” effect or damp grime in a dungeon/stone environment on your bases if you wanted to. Or you could just add some matte medium to it I’m sure there is something else you could use it for.
@@thatgenericdixienormouspicguy it's so thin, it's almost like a wash
@@timothythorne9182 yeah, true but it’s still manageable. It’s definitely aimed towards vehicles so I understand why it’s difficult to fit it in, but I was able to make grime on my cobble bases and dungeon tiles. If you have a light green you can mix it in and that works too.
@timothythorne9182 Ah, indeed, both the Petroleum Brown and Cexwish Crimson are best used as Effect paint to top off painted elements, but there are also some other applications that we will demonstrate in our Video Tutorials. The Petroleum is a fantastic paint to add some quick + grimey wet streaks to Walls, Floors, Sewers, onto Wood, etc., but mostly where it´s dark and damp. You can always add some drops of Matt Varnish to take the Gloss out too!
@@MattCexwish I think that's what I'm going to have to do to the Petroleum Brown. I really love the yellow brown color of it, and think it would be great for fur and leather. Crimson though... Is so good. I've had some fun with that color. I was weary of the new finishes, but have grown to really love the line. I've just been struggling with Petroleum Brown. I really need Fuse to release that matte varnish
Continued awesome content and great review! Thanks Vince, excited for my order to arrive now. 🙌🙌
Awesome! Thank you!
I find that restricting one's self to various paints because they don't have a matt finish to be very limiting, and extra challenging because satin paints have a lot of advantages, especially when you should (99% of the time) be varnishing your model when you're done with the non-metallics/non-SFX painting stage. Either way, I wish it was in my budget to get all these paints! I love pro acryl.
Yay yet more paints ! Still got the crappy twist tops that need wiping clean every time i see
Yep, it's become just reflex for me at this point. That being said, they've never really clogged, so it's a give and take.
Wild, green oxide is *not* the colour I was expecting when I first saw the names listed. I was assuming we were getting something like a natural chromium green oxide aka the closest single-pigment colour to goblin green. That looks much more like cobalt teal.
It looks exactly like oxidized copper does though.
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Great video! I love Monument, but haven’t gotten the new signature series yet. What would be the best primer for you? I know there’s an old video covering this topic (or many) but an update may be required with what’s in the market right now. 😊
Pro Acryl primer actually. It's my go to the Dark Neutral Grey.
@@VinceVenturella thank you, Vince! Tried the black one and recently got the grey one. I’ll try it out.
how is the consistency of that bronze compared to Vallejo color air paints?
also scalecolour got some really cool warm greys. rainy grey and brown grey are great rat-like greys. tricky to use though with the gel thing
It's not an air paint thinness, but a nice layer consistency, a little thicker.
Vince great content once again. Any other ideas for the Dark Burgundy color, I really like the skin work up that you did with just a few colors. Thank you for all of your hard work for this community.
Oh, I am sure it would have lots of uses in clothing and cloaks and such, I actually really like how rich but not overwhelming that tone is.
This was really cool to see you explore some of the new paint sets. What miniature/model were you painting on this one?
It's a 3D print from a kickstarter. Fantasy Busts and Miniatures. vol 2.
@@VinceVenturella Thanks, looks like they've got some great sculpts.
You are the goat, sir!
Hey Vince, has Monument and Golden pretty much replaced Scale 75 and Warcolours? I've not see you use the them for quite a while.
Oh, or Kimera. Those were popular for a while but it seems SoFlat does the same thing and are easier to get.
Basically yes to all.
"Happy Little Accident"
Bobb Ross approves.
Perfect!
Could you do a HC video on using the pro acryl glaze medium? They do have a video of them using it, but honestly you explain things better.
Really great vid thanks. I love pro acryl and will get these same as I have the rest but I find their naming scheme terrible these days. They used to have it nailed. They especially seem reluctant to call paints transparent now. I don’t know why the pure new real magenta from Jon’s set isn’t called transparent magenta. And this new brown you’ve said is transparent.
Plus the green brown you mentioned doesn’t mention any green etc.
I just posted a comment that, on reflection, is along the same line as yours. A couple of odd naming choices.
I believe the artists had input into the naming (we did), so I can't say for sure why any name was chosen. :)
@@VinceVenturella colour naming is its own art form, isn't it? Pantone would definitely agree...
We totally get where you're coming from, but while some of the newer colors are single-pigment and less opaque, they are not formulated like our Transparents. We were reluctant to give them that tag, when they don't act the same.
@@MonumentHobbies that’s interesting! Thank you for the response also ! I figured the translucent were just non opaque single pigments. No problem if not but in what way are the others not like that. And any plans to expand the line with the opposite “warmth” of the colours ?
We need a bugmans glow replacement!
Hey, quick question if you don't mind, not directly about these paints but something that came to mind while watching this video: What's a good warm dark grey/off black paint? I'm thinking something like Citadel Skavenblight Dinge, but darker. Something that would work as a base or shadow colour for dark fur, leather, or other natural not-quite-black things. Any suggestions?
Tenebrous Grey from AK interactive fits that bill for me.
Vincy v throwing out ima try this paint happy accidents banger model paint job.
Did you airbrush these colors straight, or did you mix in water or flow improver?
Normal thinning ratio, 3-1 with my mix (which is 80/20 thinner/flow improver).
@@VinceVenturella thanks. I got yours and Ninjon’s sets and love them. They were my first pro acryl paints, and I like them way better than the Reaper and Vallejo I can get in my area.
Hey Vince, tha ks for the content! Quick question maybe doesnt have a quick answer though: Average/overall best for Base coat and shading- matte or satin?
The answer is pretty simple - it generally doesn't matter for base coating. Whatever is setting the hue you want is the answer.
Are the glossy and satin paints well marked? Are all the other pro acryl paints matte (except the metallics)? Pro acryl paints are so clearly.named, a gloss paint where I wasn't expecting it would be a rude suprise.
The gloss and satin is indicated under the paint name on the bottle.
It is clearly marked, I just wasn't paying attention to the bottles, just the palette. ;)
Guys, can you tell me how you use wet palette? I use GSW wet palette and it seems like wet sponge and hydro paper on top of it is not enough to make the paint last for few hours, maybe I should add wet paper towel in between?
I have a new video on wet palettes coming soon, but here is a very old one I did that could still be helpful. - Hobby Cheating 115 - How to Use Your Wet Palette
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@@VinceVenturella thank you so much!
Hey Vince, I am currently redo my paint selection as mine have mostly dried up. Would you recommend picking up the base pro acrylic bundle or is there only a few in there that you would recommend that would compliment these new lines?
The base pro acryl bundle is an excellent investment for sure. It's on my wall and gets a good deal of use.
Would using an Ultra Matte varnish at the end take down the satin and gloss paints enough to look like Pro Acryl’s other paints?
Correct, that works just like fine.
The Dark Bronze looks a lot like Tinny Tin (Vallejo Game Color) or the original Tin Bitz. Do you have either to compare it to?
I don’t, but it does seem pretty close from memory.
arrgh! But I haven't even got my hands on the *first* sets yet! 😖
How would you highlight that bronze?
Just mix in some silver and good to go.
Thank you for another great video! I am using Scale75's "Petroleum Grey" as the base for my S2D army (which is slowly progressing into the highlight phase). I am curious as to what colors you would use to highlight petroleum grey. Also, since you enjoy painting big "beefy" warriors, have you seen the "Minotaur Haspists & Thyreans" from Conquest TLAoK? Highlighting the short fur on them has been challenging to say the least. Thanks again from Youngstown.
Haven't seen those, the Conquest figs never really grabbed me. Now to the first question, any sort of lighter off white mixed in would be fine, like an ivory or something like that. A simple universal highlight tone like that lightly mixed in will generally do you well.
@@VinceVenturella Thank you, greatly appreciated. The Conquest Minotaurs are the same height as the new demon prince (without wings). They are much more cow-like than the Ogroids. I have been having fun painting them like real dairy cow breeds. The red jersey is next to be painted. Thanks again for your input.
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How do you like their other metallic paints?
The rest I don't love, but this one worked.
@@VinceVenturella I'm waiting for the Vince signature set 2 which will all be metallics 😜
I use Vallejo Model & Game Air as my benchmark for comparing other paints. So, from my perspective, is Pro Acryle superior to the Vallejo Model or Game Air? Unfortunately not, as I too had high hopes for this paint having heard only good things about it. The bottles are horrible, they don't mix well with my Vallejo Model or Game air paints & they struggle to go through my airbrush. I mostly paint scale models & thought they could be good for painting Earth tones on bases as they have a nice bright colour pallet & the bottles are 22ml vs Vallejo Model or Game Air 17ml, but I struggled so much that I just ended up using my more expensive Vallejo Model or Game Air paints in the end.
Its a good example of how different paints suit different painters and workflows for sure.
Is there an episode for grey hair? I know I’ve watched a blond hair guide here, just wondering if you did something for old folks (a certain Middle Earth wizard is currently on my paint table). As always, love and appreciate your work to help the community Vince.
Not yet! It's a great idea though.
Any chance you will do a video on the Pro Acryl metal range?
Not a fan sadly. So I don’t tend to make reviews on them if I don’t like them
@@VinceVenturella just ordered a bundle, so I will see if they are worth buying again.
So is the wet palette helping in the thinning of paints?
A little, but not much, as I had just put them on there.
@@VinceVenturella do you have a monuments hobby discount code for your channel? I was hoping to find one so I could make a purchase. I wanted to get their go bag but Michigan Toy Soldier does not carry it and I will have to go to their site….. I am a teacher and we are not getting raises so every penny I can share is important. Thankyou Vince
I have been having difficulty applying pro-acryl paint on my current model. Seems like no matter how I thin the paint or not it’s not staying 😢 Anyone experience this especially with Jade colour?
Is there a primer you’re working over?
@@VinceVenturella used the Vallejo grey primer on this model. My painting group suggested a quick mat varnish as the primer applied might have some hydrophobia. Re-painter today it it went well. Blame is on the primer not the paints.
The links are not obvious to me, couldn't find the actual paint sets
Here you go - monumenthobbies.com/collections/signature-series-paints/pro-acryl-paints?creative=&device=c&placement=&tw_source=google&tw_adid=&tw_campaign=18724252213&tw_source=google&tw_adid=&tw_campaign=18724252213&gad=1&gclid=Cj0KCQjwi7GnBhDXARIsAFLvH4kKUGZ1jOvz3ssYE4yQ1CdBUes7BPUgnJ6YTs3WNlBEzzkPhFiH2b4aAoptEALw_wcB
Thanks for this review Vince. Have you tried the metallics from the Two Thin Coats line? I find their flow properties to be excellent.
Not yet! I'll check them, I am very picky on metallics. :)
So I’m curious I’m new to the hobby and and new to your channel I was wondering if I could use Walmart acrylic paints on a pre primer figure from wiskids?
I would avoid those types of craft paints and just pick up a smaller selection of hobby paints, they are alittle more expensive, but much better quality and performance.
@ thank you I found an army painter set for 24.99 right that comes with 11 paints I think it was
Have you given the Cuttlefish colors a whirl yet?
Haven't gotten to try them yet.
That mini looks familiar. I just ordered these 2 sets when I got home from Nashcon. 2 questions for you, 1- do you think the new grey brown would be a good highlight color for their black brown base color? 2- what wet pallet and pallet paper are you using there?
1) Yes. 2) Exemplar from game envy with their new paper and I love it.
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Hey Vince, do you have any of the now discontinued Cryptek Armor Shade Gloss? If so could you see if the new Petroleum brown is similar to it, maybe mixed with some Lahmium. I have been trying to figure out something to replace it with, I only have a half a pot of it and too many necrons remaining. I ahve been using inks to try and recreate it but nothing is really working.
Sadly I do not, so I can't make any comparison.
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Where is the model from?
It was a 3D print sent to me by a friend, I am honestly not sure of the original source.
It is the Dragon Warrior from the sculptor Printomancer. It was part of their Dragon Necromancers Kickstarter from a couple of years ago.
@@VinceVenturella I actually found it!! I found it on Gilded Lion Miniatures. It is the Barbarian Miniature or the Gilded Warrior Bust.
@@johnmules5954 I actually found it!! I found it on Gilded Lion Miniatures. It is the Barbarian Miniature or the Gilded Warrior Bust.
If it were me and some other dude with Pro Acryl paints that were released at the same time, when I showed them on my channel, I'd make sure my paints were in the foreground, and the other guy's paints were kinda darker and out of focus.
They seem to be really good friends in fairness. Ninjon plugs for Vince on his channel aswell.
@@basstedson I was obviously joking.
I need to get better at self marketing. ;)
your paints are so guddd i think its cheating!!!
I've noticed that your latest Hobby Cheating videos have an issue with the volume being too low. The initial intro is fine, but once you get on camera I have to crank the volume to max and lean into the speakers to make out what you're saying. Then the inevitable ad comes on and almost bursts my eardrums! Something to look into.
I'll stick with my Schmincke Aero Colour
No issue at all. :)
need to get that mic input better, your vids tend to be lower then normal YT vids....?
as a regular tabletop-kinda painter these are basically useless to me - but i do realize i am not the key demographic here.
No way! They are great for all levels! Our version of "satin" is basically like other brands out there that say they are "matte". Just a bit of sheen to them. The two Heavy colors are a bit niche for their particular technique uses, but still thin down great and get tons of rotation even when we are just army painting in the studio. :D
@@MonumentHobbies hey brand, thanks for the insight, but still, it is not about the finish or the handling, it is the color tones that are practically useless to me. and thats ok!
Must.... Resist..... buying... more... paints.. argghh..