"Rapid Deployment paints like Contrast paints?" Topic
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Formerly Regiment Games  | 16 Sep 2019 7:45 a.m. PST |
Are the Warlord Games (new) Rapid Deployment paints a similar idea to the GW Contrast paints? The Warlord ad in Hobby News today is the first I have heard of them. I do see that Warlord's examples use a colored undercoat, not just white like the Contrast paints seem to be for. |
 Flashman14  | 16 Sep 2019 8:38 a.m. PST |
They paired up with Army Painter so it's a variation on the dip. So not like Contrast paints. |
 aegiscg47 | 16 Sep 2019 10:07 a.m. PST |
Contrast paints are designed to provide different shades when used with a variety of colored primers, so GW graciously sells those to you at a premium price. However, you can pretty much use any flat color spray paint. There's some color charts online that show what the contrast color will look like depending upon the color of undercoat. Although I have not used the contrast paints someone in my area has and said its basically just a variation of the dip. |
| Perris0707 | 16 Sep 2019 10:39 a.m. PST |
There is a tutorial on YouTube on how to make your own contrast paints using: matte medium, flow agent, and inks, or even craft paints (you just have to add more flow agent with the craft paints). I tried it myself and had very good results. It was a fraction of the cost of contrast paints. I posted the link a couple of days back on another thread about contrast paints. |
| Asteroid X | 16 Sep 2019 1:58 p.m. PST |
Do a search on this site for the "dip method" and you will find some very good tutorials. It's a different method, as previously stated. Here is one: link |
 Sgt Slag | 18 Sep 2019 9:32 a.m. PST |
Something to consider trying… Inverted Dip Technique. I did not come up with this, but it seems worth sharing. You apply the usual, Dip Technique, or Magic Wash technique, but turn your miniature, upside down, so that the wash-stain mix accumulates on the higher parts of the miniature, rather than the recesses (link, Tauster, September 16, 2019, post, around hallf-way down, the turtle shell on his home-made monster figure). I've only seen the originator's photo's of the results, but I liked what he achieved with it.
He wanted to leave the orange color, in the recesses, with the spikes being darker. He applied The Dip, then he turned the model upside down… Here is a photo which inspired him to come up with this technique. Cheers!
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| Grimmnar | 19 Sep 2019 9:32 p.m. PST |
Perris, Got a direct link by chance?
Grimm |
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