Speedpaints Review: I'm Never Buying Contrast Paint Again. Army Painter Speedpaint is Good!
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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 17 ม.ค. 2022
- An Honest Review for the full line of Army Painter Speedpaint. 23 Colors of Speedpaints and ~85 test models, let's get to it!
This paint set was provided to me ahead of release as review stock. This video is being published ahead of release.
The starter kit for Speedpaint is launching in ~February and this full set is launching in ~March. Check Army Painter's website or your local store for more information.
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The test models were from titan forge- except for the gnoll, that sculpt was from archvillain games. They were printed with an elegoo mars with esun water washable resin.
This video is about the "Speedpaint 1.0" line of paints that was released in 2022. In 2023, these were phased out for an updated line of paints referred to as "Speedpaint 2.0" The Speedpaint 2.0 line has improved durability and a wider color selection, and there are minor differences in the flow. The bulk of information in this video is absolutely still applicable though! Happy painting 🙂
Hi I am a beginner painter and was still struggling with painting up until about a year ago. Slapchop with contrast filling its the easiest painting has ever beenPERIOD. I would not discourage beginners from contrast paint.
What would you recommend to start with as a beginner with limit amount of time? Exactly this version of speedpaints 2.0 and the spray as well? Any other stuff I should take into consideration? Thanks
Wow. Can't think of a better endorsement. So happy you enjoyed the new range!
Money will he thrown at you when you release this.
Reception seems pretty good in general. I'll be trying them for sure.
I'm going to start saving up for this set. It looks great.
Yeah, hoping that an affordable larger bottle of the thinning medium will be available soon. Many of the speed paints seem quite dark and it would be useful to be able to thin these for use as washes/tinting. Keeping these accessible to folks will certainly make these a staple going forward. Congrats as well on the overall favourable and enthusiastic response from the community.
Many of the finshed test models have a "grainy texture" to them (3:24 is probably the best example).
I have seen this in other tests of your speedpaint line-up. How would you go about to limit this?
Here's a tip for the color thing. I do this when recanting my contrast paints, and I plan to do it with these when I get them.
Put a layer of white primer on each paint lid and let it dry, then just paint the lids with the speedpaints! It will show an approximation of its highest and lowest shades with the ribbing of the dropper bottle lid, and it gives you a good idea of what the paint will look like on a model. I actually do this with all my paint lids, not just the contrast paints. Makes paint selections so much easier!
You're an absolute genius...
Guess I will be priming me some lids soon!
Giants a really good idea thanks
This is the smartest thing I've heard all day :D
I got in the habit of painting lids 20 years ago. Thought it was a thing everyone did
this man was entertaining enough to lure me into watching paint dry. great stuff!
hehehehee :-)
excellent! :)
Your science background and general scepticism towards the hip new trend makes this review all the more helpful.
The effort you go to isn't unnoticed.
Thankyou 🙂
Glad you liked the review, thank you so much! Have a great day :-)
Great and insightful video Brent. Good job 😊
Hey thanks Duncan! Hope you're having a great day :-)
possible further choice in the two thin coats range ?
@@GoobertownHobbies u know u’ve made it as a hobby youtuber when u got the famous 2thincoatsDuncan watching and commenting 🥰😉🐶
@@JakeDogg-RIP No, you haven't made it as a hobby youtuber unless Eons of Battle comments.
@@JasonM69 Jay and Nick not famous like a Duncan is 🤷♂️🐶
Now these are the paints for me. While I love to sit and paint I just don’t have the time it takes to properly paint a couple minis let alone an entire army. I’ve been meaning to give contrast paints a try but I might just have to go with these instead!
Oh yeah, you'll love these! :-)
This is the first of your videos I’ve stumbled upon and even though I have no interest in painting miniatures, I found it very satisfying and relaxing, as well as informative!
Best conclusion: "Some people defend the GW paint pots..........Those people are wrong" Brent spitting facts!
You should watch Squidmar miniatures for a more in-depth review of the pros and cons
@@clarkey7760 I remember that video. Personally I still feel like the pros are very negligible, and are far outweighed by cons.
@@clarkey7760 i dont need to watch someone talk about it to know what everyone who has worked with artist paints already knows, containers that you can drop out of are better.
@@stevejohncockram For you. I've never had a dropper bottle I've liked. I'd rather use GW's pots. They have their issues, but one that is overblown is their sturdiness. For the short bottles I find it's super hard to knock them over. Read as, you need to intentionally knock it over. The tall bottles are a bit tricky, but if my ADHD ass can remember it's there and not knock it over, then other people can too. And if you're going to be putting it in a pallet like you have to when you use a dropper bottle, then close the bottle and you don't have to worry about it.
GW pots aren't that bad. You hate them and I respect your opinion, but your subjective opinion isn't fact. Stop treating dropper bottles like a damn cult.
dzreamer I’m more interested in the paints than the containers, plus if you’re that fussed you can transfer them into different containers.
This is what i love about Goobertown videos - thorough, informative and cozy good vibes
Stay cozy.
"Ribbit"
IKR, literally makes watching paint dry interesting!
Girl same.
Yeah. I'm a latecomer to the channel, and I really find "comfortable" to watch the videos. I really like the approach, very different from the many flamboyant jokers that crowd the Tube.
He is the Bob Ross of mini painting, Miniac is the Sham-Wow guy on a coke binge of mini painting.
Thank you so much for doing that color showcase at the end! Many creators would not put as much time and effort into this as you did and that is why I have been following you for quite some time now! So glad I found this channel!
Right on! I'm glad it was useful- thanks for hanging out in goobertown :-)
I also made a video where I actually paint a bunch of minis with multiple colors of speedpaint! th-cam.com/video/X6WulQ68mhg/w-d-xo.html
About the color swatches. . . they're not labeled for how you primed those samples. Are they over black? White?
@goobertown hobbies. Great video, very informative.
You mentioned using gloss for under coating. Which brand / type did you use?
Hey All! At the time of this posting we're still several weeks out from the release of these paint sets. Here's some food for thought though, in case your local store is doing preorders or whatnot :-)
Bumper/Intro:
While I do appreciate the reviews from creators such as yourself and to show such I watch fully comment and updoot, there is one bit of feedback to Army Painter I wish I could get to them.
Upfront declaration of conflict of interest:
My go tos for paint are Army Painter, Vallejo, and Liquitex, with some toes in other brands so I am probably going to buy the hell out of these to expand my toolkit.
Intro:
Look, the appeal to authority argument is great and giving these to influencers in our community has to be great roi for advertising dollars so I get it.
However, they started like in the middle of last year for a product at the time slated for release in march of `22.
I get building hype but for many products in our niche those reviews typically pretty close to release time to build the hype at an appropriate time. (and subtly manipulate that BUY NOW and FOMO gremlin).
Which I also agree can be a pain for the CC because these vids don't just magically appear (see your commentary on the subject, and also Guy's from Midwinter minis for further support).
Problem and clarification:
But the problem with the building it too early is now in every video of this product that gets released, I am reminded that:
I...can't...buy...this...product. (insert subconscious negative attachments to the brand).
Like I said, they started this a couple of quarters ago. This has happened enough to where I have literally been conditioned to have a mild negative emotional response to their product, which is NEVER the intent of the marketing roadmap. And I realize that I am not special or unique or some wonderful snowflake out in the drift so I am sure I am not the only one who has gotten that...I guess Pavlovian...unintended conditioning. (note at the time of writing we're having some rather pretty snow in my region hence the analogy. and also marketing is just weaponized psych so I get it.)
I mean, you even had to comment that we can't get it yet so there is evidence I am preaching to the choir as it were, and as a qualifier under no circumstances am I faulting you, any other content creators, or the manufacturer. (I just want to be clear sense we can't see each other's faces or tone of voice that NONE of this is trying to be like...awful or internet-y or whatever).
Context:
And yes I am aware of the Geedubooyas colored elephant in the room...so I get the push. Especially because people get, weirdly tribal about paint sometimes, but to the marketing team @ Army I would like to tell them that you might have stumbled a little with such a long lead in and sooo many previews spread out. A little more clustered closer to the...quarter...of release might be better. Markets tend to have ADHD and goldfish memory for advertising dollars.
Bumper/Close:
Thank you for your super chill content, and your advice with painting, I literally use some of your tutorials when I am introducing newbies to the hobby to demystify it, and I like the vid. If, the company asks for any feedback, you could pass on my random internet rambling concerns, it would be appreciated.
If not cool, you owe us (and me) nothing in particular and I certainly don't want any extra effort on you guys part.
Again thanks and hopefully this is taken in a way that in no means is aggressive or condemning or misconstrued.
@@GauldameGauldame They've been marketing these for about 3 months and have only recently started taking pre-orders. Ever thought that some of the previews are spread out because some content creators can't just drop everything to knock out a video and they might have sat with the paints for weeks or months? There's also the fact that not every hobbyist can afford to just drop $100 at a moment's notice on their hobby and having some lead time gives some them a chance to put a few bucks away, unlike say Games Workshop with their FOMO BS...
@@Gauldame what is Luiqitex?
@@Gauldame But how about the video? Do you like the video? The Army Painter has a website and a contact us link. Let them know how you feel about FOMO and building hype.
@@steveisaak4320 8:46 - shows the medium brand
15:53 Absolution Green
15:54 Blood Red
15:55 Camo Cloak
15:56 Cloudburst Blue
15:57 Crusader Skin
15:58 Dark Wood
15:59 Fire Giant Orange
16:00 Gravelord Grey
16:01 Grim Black
16:02 Hardened Leather
16:03 Highlord Blue
16:04 Hive Dweller Purple
16:05 Holy White
16:06 Magic Blue
16:07 Malignant Green
16:08 Orc Skin
16:09 Pallid Bone
16:10 Plasmatic Bolt
16:11 Purple Alchemy
16:12 Runic Grey
16:13 Sand Golem
16:14 Slaughter Red
16:15 Zealot Yellow
The hero
What a LAD
The Legend
thx mate. super helpful
You've got lots of time to spare. Thank you for spending it here 😁
Frankly this is one of the best review videos I think I've ever seen, the range of tests you've done is remarkable, thank you! I'll be using this as a reference guide at a later date I suspect! :)
this video swayed me! This is exactly what you want to see when considering a new product. It was a thoughtful look at the product, and the timelapse of the paint actually drying was great!
So glad to see a more complete review on these. Other content creators discussing the Speed paints have had smaller samples sent to them and I was afraid that said samples might not have been accurately representative of the whole range much in the way Contrast paint it's self can be wildly inconsistent. Thanks Brent, your hard work is appreciated as always.
Right on! I got those smaller packages in the mail too, and I liked what I saw, but I was holding out for the full range review. I guess they were just taking their time to get Sand Golem extra spicy! :-)
@@GoobertownHobbies I love how you approach everything scientific. You can clearly see how the paints work and how each color behaves under different circumstances. It sure is a lot of work but it does pay off! Thanks for doing it the way you do
@@Stevie28 The flip side, Squidmar seemed wholly unimpressed.
@@AustinLindstrom Squidmar uses mostly gw paints, i rarely see him using vallejo, scale75, AM or other brands... If he had a deep knowledge about paint brands, i could take his advice more seriously...
@@Manlio.Cipullo Then check Vince Venturella on YT who has an almost encyclopedic knowledge of the different paint ranges on the market and who's pretty agnostic about brands. Great tutorials and advice too.
One takeaway from this video and Squidmar’s is that the low viscosity (lower than Contrast paints’) is a real boon: whereas with Contrast paints pooling can erase fine details - it appears the Army Painter Speedpaints don’t have this problem - despite the pools seen in this video, they didn’t dry as solid clumps! I’m sold!!
@@redscope897 I mean every review I've seen all say they are better than contrast for a lower price.
Same!!
I love the pooling effect personally. The idea that what I see is what I get seems like you'd be able to brush out any heavy spots before it dries too much.
I found this really enjoyable to watch/listen to even though I'm not even in this hobby and randomly ended up here. Your voice is super soothing, the explanations are clear, and the painting footage is really satisfying.
Thank you for taking the time to show us these paints, I am excited and I am looking forward to picking up a set.
This stuff really does look great over silver! I love your dedication to your tests. Great stuff!
Says the TH-camr that has done over a 100 videos with Speedpaint hahahaha ;-)
@@awijntje14 Hey, it's trending right now, can you blame us? 😁 I'm glad other painters are liking them too.
@@WatchItPaintIt get it while the goin's good! in the first 2 hours this is my strongest video launch ever...
@@WatchItPaintIt These videos were my introduction to your channel and why I subbed!
I haven't painted in 6 months. I spilled a fresh bottle of contrast... It was a sign. Thanks for the review.
At least six months here as well. I had recently bought about six citadel contrast paints and used them with mixed results... Maybe it's time to go back to the brush.
Ahh, a moment of pure rage! It's not your fault. It's not your fault. It's not your fault. :-)
@@cams.2083 I will when Judgement Eternal Champions comes out. For now I've been focusing on creative writing.
My low point is still spilling a pot of Leadbelcher on a friend's bag, completely ruining it. I've since started transfering GW paints from those vile pots into dropper bottles and I'm far happier this way
@@DrMcCoy How do you do that without wasting a lot of paint?
Wow! Great video and great examples. I have been waiting a while for these to come out and just want them even more after seeing these examples. Great job! Thank you!
I'm glad this video is doing so well. Goobertown deserves more love.
The sped up footage of drying paint is actually amazing. You could make a whole video of just that. Love it.
I honestly might make that video hahaha :-)
The Sand Golem with a silver Undercoat looks soooo nice, I think a store around here is ordering a new batch of these soon, might go out and snatch up a couple of these.
right? I'm on Team Sand Golem for sure :-)
Sand golem over silver looks better than retributor armor and probably covers way better and you can't change my mind.
This video is amazing! I'm starting my first Miniatures and this was so helpful! Absolutely love the attention to detail on how they are all laid out. That color wheel was so visually pleasing. And I'm super excited for a million orange or reddish shades, it's hard finding the right one for what I like.
So good to see a Goober town video, Ive been missing them in my painting background line up!
A factor I think a lot of people would have wanted to see would have been how well they apply over flatter surfaces as that is always the biggest complaint about Contrast - especially in the interest of an honest review. As much as I hate Army painter paints and brushes, I will try these out, they look like they are pretty good and should be good for mixing and matching with my Contrast paints.
Dana Howl's video looks at a few of these on space marine shoulder pads compared to contrast paints, you might wanna check that out!
I do think that applying contrast/speedpaints to really flat surfaces is kind of a waste, they really work best with textured surfaces.
@@Brickfrog427 You're not wrong, but if I'm painting a mini I'm not going to want to try and match colors between the flat and more textured areas, I wanna hit the whole thing with the same paint even if it's not using the speed or contrast paint to its fullest.
When I first bought mini paints I was baffled by how little information they give you for the price. What pigments are in something called "sand golem"? Is it sunfast? How opaque is it? I'm used to watercolor paint catalogues that write you an essay and an excel sheet on everything (which makes buying paint more fun than I can afford tbh), and felt a little cheated when trying to buy paints for minis that are priced like professional products and sold to knowledgable and interested painters, but described like children's toys.
So this review was really helpful, and I liked that you spoke about the pigments being different from each other, and showed how they dry differently!
I wish mini paints were more like artist paints and actually told you what pigments were in there! it's so frustrating to have to guess!!! :-)
Take a look at Kimera Kolors - they are the only mini paints actually addressing this I think. Fortunately, we can also use professional paints for mini painting as well (eg. Golden high flow)
Man I feel you on this one! I switched to liquitex acrylic gouache for that reason. I know what I'm mixing and how they will react together and can control how muddy or vibrant its going to be. The ratios are also quite easy to maintain. Wish mini paints would be more ''transparent'' on this. But these paints look like a thing I may enjoy using over my gesso base to color and get rid of the texture to use my good brushes faster.
Another amazing video. The amount of time and testing you do for this kind of stuff is so great. Thanks so much!
"but ummm, those people are wrong." Perfect example of backing the right decision. Nice go, Goobertown.
This is the most thorough, non-biased review of these Speedpaints that I have seen. Using them as instructed over matte and gloss, over metalllics, over zenithal, over drybrushed, through an airbrush. You didn't just take the paints do whatever you want with them then complain when it doesn't work as imagined they would without actually trying them first. Well done and a class act all the way.
Those metallic basecoated minis came out fantastic!
heck yeah!! :-)
They really did!!
Try a green or a blue/green mix over a copper or gold basecoat.
Some of the best verdigis I have seen.
This is a great review and thorough. I like how you graze upon the science of paints and provide examples of how you used the paints and the paint’s abilities. Well done! I look forward to following your channel.
This is a great video! Thank you! I was already planning to pick up a few based on the teasers I'd seen posted on TH-cam but this comprehensive showing of the colors will probably get my to buy the set. I love contrast paints, and these look to be a more consistent version at a better price point and in a better bottle.
Oh goober time! Love your videos Brent thanks for your hard work in entertaining us and sharing with us your time and joy of painting miniatures.
I really love that Goobertown scientific and systematic approach to testing out products like this 👍
Man thank you for actually going through all the colours and not just using 1 or 2 as an example. This gave me all the info I was looking for!
Great video. I'm looking forward to more people using the paint and seeing what kind of results they get. Keep up the good work.
Holy cow, this review was beyond perfect. Thank you for being so thorough! I've preordered the whole set from my local store!
Nice!! I'm telling my FLGS owner he really needs to get in on this stuff :-)
Man you did everything I was looking for in this review. Can’t wait to get these paints!
What a great review! Thanks Brent! I greatly appreciate the time and effort you put forth in this video and your honest review of these paints.
Amazing video! Watched a few on the new speed paints but yours and Dana's are the best. This one is extremely comprehensive and shows exactly what kind or results you can get. Also very good comparisons that will really help to assess the quality and behavior. Keep up the good work.
Loving the thoroughness of this review; I can't imagine the time this took to put together.
Great video!!! Easily the most extensive vid I've seen so far, without being THAT much longer than most other current reviews! I've seen some people who like the fact that the Speedpaints are not too similar to Contrast in terms of coverage and finish so they can have individual uses, mixing and matching between the ranges, which I also look forward to! I have the whole set of Contrasts, but I'm also getting the full set of Speedpaints as well.
Again I really appreciate the different priming options you went through - it was more extensive than any others I've seen and showed even more interesting end results that can have individual uses! Keep up the good work, Brent! :D
Hey thanks! Have fun with these when you get them :-)
First video of yours I have seen. This was extremely thorough. Purchased the large box of these to share with some friends who are new to the hobby. Thank you for your effort in informing all of us.
So much information in this review. Thank you so much for putting the time and effort in to it. It's much appreciated!
With all the Speedpaint review videos coming out, yours was the one I was most looking forward to Brent, and it does not disappoint! :)
Very helpful review! Thanks for being detailed, methodical, and specific instead of just talking in generalities like some other reviewers.
It is a brilliant video. This is how you show the effects of the paints with a great reference in the end. It is not like "look how I painted my mini with these paints" but "this is how this paint looks on this model and it is your choice". I love it
I stumbled upon your videos and just fell in love with the idea of miniature painting. You've given me a new amazing hobby and I really appreciate you and your videos sir! Thank you so much!
It was nice to see that the paints can be used with left handed brushes as well as normal brushes. I don’t think this was covered in the video but I’m sure it’s noteworthy for some painters that feel neglected.
Great video thanks for sharing! 😃👍
This is really a good video, it showed everything I was curious to know about these new colors (pros and cons, price, what to use them for, different techniques), the cherry on the cake being the last seconds dedicated to showing us what each colour truly looks like on a mini. Being a totally rookie painter with no interest for spending hours in painting my 40k and Infinity miniatures, these colours could be a serious help. Thanks a lot ^^.
I'm really glad to hear that, thank you! Keep on painting, my friend :-)
@@GoobertownHobbies thanks. I just wish they sold them also as single colours, rather than only in boxes, but I hope that they will eventually do this.
I'm thinking about using these to paint up my Defiance Shasvasti
Thank you for this review - I have been excited about these for about 4 months, and I can't wait to get the whole line - I have SOOOO many unpainted minis that I just want to get a base of color on. I can't believe how good these look.
Fantastic production value Goober!
Great video showcasing the use of the paint.
You did Army Painter proud! 🤘
Love the difference between your review, and Squidmars... thank you for the test and the opinions, sir! I know I can trust your integrity.
It's always good to have multiple reviews from goobers at different skill levels! :-)
I’ve been trying these out and they’re awesome. I recommend priming the figures in black and then heavily dry brushing them with white - it really makes the figures pop and adds a cool shading effect. I would also recommend using normal acrylic paints for small details over top of the speedpaint.
I saw that technique and i have to try it as fast and i can.
Just for my information:
1.Prime Black
2. Dry brush white
3. Speedpaint color of my Choice
4. Normal paints for Details etc?
What type of paint do you use for dry brushing them white?
any video tutorial ?
@@micha1205 yes
Thanksa I'm a chemist as well and love seeing your careful "experiment design". The scientific and thorough approach to testing stuff is so much appreciated.
hehehe, I can't help it! :-)
I have this video saved right to my phone so I can review that last minute whenever I go to use my Speed Paints. It's a wonderful show case and has helped me immensely.
Just starting to paint and push myself to learn new techniques. Over heated gun barrel for my flamers, plasma gunners and melta gunners were the last technique I jumped into and the showcase of the colors helped me pick the right colors the first time and saved having to redo multiple times.
Thank you!
Fantastic and very informative review! You've poured an incredible amount of work into this one, and it shows! Thank you very much for your work!
Thanks for watching, hope it was useful! :-)
@@GoobertownHobbies Certainly was!
I use Speedpaints daily. One of the best things about them: they mix well. I make strawberry blonde hair with fire orange and sand golem that looks like blonde with natural ginger that i can get almost nowhere else without layering over and over. And that is just the beginning. With speedpaint medium i can mix them with lots of other brands inks to make new shades without losing coverage,
Saying thank you for this just doesn't feel like enough. The way you went about this was first class and so informative. Kudos, sir!
Great video! I don't even paint minis but I really appreciate how thoroughly and methodically you reviewed this set!
The idea of being able to do separate passes with the same color on different areas and get relatively drastic results is really interesting to me
I've been a fan of Contrasts for a long time, but the two things I hate about them are the price and the bottles. This seems like the perfect addition (not so much replacement I suppose)!
I don't mind the pots, I don't like how inconsistent contrasts are our how you gotta guess how it's gonna look
I wouldn’t bother, all the paint colors are exactly the same, if you already have contrast paints there’s no point in buying these unless you run out of a pot of contrast. It really irritates me that they just ripped off the colors 1 for 1 instead of making some different colors that people who already have contrast paint would actually buy. You don’t poach someone from a job by offering them the exact same money and benefits, you need to offer more, and Army Painter is offering the same if not less.
So, you like being charged more for a worse product, hmm?
That explains why you like GW.
Speedpaint has similar colors - because both GW and AP are covering the same basic colors - shocking, I know.
Speedpaint is a lot more consistent across the line - Contrast is a great idea, with mediocre implimentation.
There are Contrast colors that are excellent - Wyldwood will be remaining as one of my main choices.
Others are horrible globby crap - the Dark Angels Green will be replaced with Speedpaint.
But you gleefully ignore the price gouging that GW routinely engages in.
The Speedpaints have moderate improvements over Contrast - and are more reasonably priced. A better product at a better price.
@@sindrimyr2423 It’s a new color range. Of course they’re going to offer all the basic colors people need. This is how paint ranges work. If the basic colors sell well, and at this price point I don’t see how they can’t, I’m sure they’ll expand the range.
@@bogatyr2473 yeah, sure they’ll expand the range at some point. When will that be? In 2 years? It already took them almost a year to release this range, they gave us 23 colors that’s no excuse for every single one of them to be the same at the colors of contrast. At least 3 should be totally unique.
I really appreciate how thorough you are
Thanks for the paint test. These look very useful and fun. Especially not needing to thin them for an airbrush. I mostly only watch for your amazing goofy quirkiness and your face!! Keep up your amazingness my dude.
This is gonna be a real fun addition to the kit. Loved the drying time lapses, really useful stuff to think about.
Hehehehe, those timelapses were fun :-)
I honestly had no real interest in these paints. However, after seeing some of your test models, mostly the white with Plasmatic Bolt and High Lord Blue, I am tempted to try a few colors. Thanks for the amazing breakdown!
The still frames at the end are such a great reference-super thoughtful. Thanks, man!!
Fantastic review. Super thorough. I really appreciate how in-depth you tested the product. First time viewer I subscribed
Honestly would never have even considered using contrasts over silver, that is such a useful comparison next to the white undercoats. What a thorough and brilliant video. Great job Brent, thank you.
Hehehe, now you have something new to try! enjoy :-)
I love that when you put out a review it can be technically crunchy and understandable for the average person. I am excited about these paints and your review is one of the best I have seen so far.
Love these videos, I have learned so much. Thanks! you're the best Goober anyone could ask for!
I was randomly recommended your video, I was a bit weary on the speed paint line... But now you definitely convinced me to take a look and potentially experiment with them! Keep up the helpful videos!
I have never painted anything before. But I did recently pick up Return to Dark tower and all the expansions and I am interested in seeing how much of a investment it would be to paint the little guys. Out of all the miniature model painting videos out there, this one spoke to me the most. I like it, get these paints, do this, and it looks good. Sold.
Amazing review, thanks for all your work. I have also fallen in love with contrasts, as its so easy to paint and then highlight. I will be picking up a box of these however as the price seems fair and they dont come in those stupid pots which I knocked over reaching to skip a YT add. 😒
Between you and Dana I am reinvigorated in my love for painting minis
I've decided recently to get back into minis and I want to say, this video did a wonderful job showing off the range of these paints. The biggest eye opener for these paints was the black undercoat with white either spray or dry brush. That REALLY made the colors stand out. Thank you!
Nice! Give it a shot and have fun :-)
Maybe it's because GW prices have made me cynical, but I was expecting way worse than $99. Definitely going to have to pick this set up. Thanks for the informative review!
This is probably my favorite part about speedpaints coming out.
They were designed to go over white, whereas contrast is best over an off-white.
It just makes me think these will work even better with traditional Zenithal priming.
they look great over zenithal! :-)
@@GoobertownHobbies You dry brushed white minis inspired me too.
Loved the look, thanks for a new way of looking at speed paint potential.
You've just earned yourself a new subscriber. I recently got into model painting and have been wanting to try contrast paints, and this video answered a lot of the questions I've had.
First video of yours that I have watched. You are super informative and helpful. The best I have ever seen on a paint review, thankyou so much.
At first I was planning on just grabbing the starter set...but after seeing this I realize there are a good many colors that I want from the mega....may have to just bite the bullet and pay the extra XD.
They're hiding sand golem and plasmatic bolt in the mega... that's how they getcha! :-)
@@GoobertownHobbies lol, for me its more that Cloudburst Blue and Purple Academy. Printed up some OnePageRules aliens and those would be perfect.
Though I'm also really wanting Grim Black, Slaughter Red, Dark Wood, and now that medium.
I love how thorough your reviews are and would love in turn to see your results if you have any issues with base layers of Speedpaint reactivating when you paint over them with any other acrylics. Seems a hot topic at present and definitely a deal breaker for many (including myself) on whether or not to invest in these paints so I’m curious if you’d encountered this in testing? Or would test this in future?
Would be interested in this as well!!
Aaand you got aired 😂😂😂😂 do your self a favour and stop watching this creep who thinks hes cute's videos
Great tutorial Brent! Thanks for sharing this information and I will look for these paints in my area.
The one purchased paint pot from GW was enough to put me off their paints for good. Loved the jab about it. Getting it onto my pallete was annoying and it did indeed dry out despite being closed. I still have paints in dropper bottles I'm using that I purchased well before that pot.
Nice pigment load on these, and a pretty fair price. I still have inks to play around with before I consider buying more but I'll keep these in mind.
You have the best review of this stuff that I've seen, which I suppose isn't surprising given your science background and more thorough testing methodology. Doing multiple models with various basecoat/prime starting points, as well as diluting with the speedpaint medium, really shows the broad range of tools these provide.
What I most appreciate is that these aren't washes, inks, or contrast paint clones. Their behavior definitely stands out relative to other things, though I'm sure people will fool around with medium mixes in an attempt to replicate how these work. I'd rather we got something new than a (likely cheaper) clone of contrasts, particularly if they ended up not working quite as well.
Thanks for watching, I'm glad you appreciated this! These are definitely fun paints, I'm excited for the community to learn more about them and really figure out what niche they fill :-)
that army of test models at 0:13 had me in shock for a second :P wow, the chinese emperor in his terracotta army defended tomb just got jealous
oh yeah, gotta have some test models!!! :-)
This is a terrific review, very informative and the color swatches at the end are sure to come in handy later. Thanks!
Just started getting into painting minis and this video helped me alot. Thank you very much for this detailed review.👍🏾
Nice to see more options available, I think there is still room to use Contrast honestly though.
I already bought a bunch of contrast paints, so there's always room for them till the pots run dry :) They work very similarly, so there's no reason to stop using contrast if there's a color you love.
I mean they don't have a analogue for every contrast. They seem to be missing Akhelian Green, Magos Purple, etc.
I'm not throwing out my contrast paints, but at half the price and a better bottle... yeah I'm pretty sure I'm never going to buy a contrast paint again... MAYBE if I was doing a group project and needed to standardize a color or something...
@@GoobertownHobbies Yeah I don't know why G.W stays with that paint pot style.
@@markgrehan3726 Because they are more prone to having the paint dry out unless you are meticulous in cleaning the dried bits from the lid - faster 'dry out' of paint = more sales for GW
Dude. As someone getting back into painting and extremely interested in speedpainting/slap chop, this is exactly what I needed to see.
Oh yeah, I love a good slapchop! :-)
I love the way you do reviews.
Yours and Dana's videos on these are A+
aww thankee!! :-)
Fantastic review. I came from the comments in Squidmar, and só glad I did. Your review is far more informative. Thank you.
The bottles look nice, but how are you supposed to put the shading on your workbench without citadel bottles?
Mine has a lovely agraax earthshade and biel-tan green tone.
Two tones? You're very lucky!
Mine has only a tint of Carroburg Crimson (but at least it's a very large stain!)
@@Moxiltws In the end, don't they all blend together to look like Agrax anyway? :D
I recommend pouring half the bottle on your desk each time you take off the cap
I noticed I had shifted to the brighter Contrast paints, probably mostly because they work better on a zenithal prime than the more muted ones and they mix a lot better. I will replacing them with these when they run out.
It's more than likely that your new favorite colors are single pigment based. The more pigments thrown into a particular standard color, the worse it will mix. If only there was a device that allowed us to select the most mixable colors from a given line, tweak their viscosities and such, and mix our own optimal color range on demand, like.. TriaDart II :) It was developed to allow us to master the best parts of most paint lines. You might only need an understanding of the most consistent primary paints in each line, some color theory, and your own style, in order to achieve this.
@@psibitful2 my standard paints are Kimera Pure Pigments, so yes, you are correct I prefer, well, pure pigments.
@@mycatistypingthis5450 Nice. This is a very professional and artistic range.
I'm just getting back into gaming and miniatures and I've been catching up to what is being used these days. Another content creator reviewed these paints and she had the same observations about these paints. I'm sold. Thank you for your review! I'm interested in 3D printing too so I'll be following your channel.
Thank you for the review.
I preordered 12 of these colors on miniature market.
You gave me 1 piece of advice. While I have been priming. I never thought to then give a base coat of white or metallic coat before I paint the model. I usually just spray prime white and then paint over it n