"Dusty Projects XIV, 28mm Greeks and Contrast Paint" Topic

Having run out of 1/350th scale galleons to build and paint I have shifted gears and dug up a box of 28mm plastic Greeks to try out some Citadel Contrast Paint on. So far I'm not terribly excited with the results but I am willing to give them a further try. link

They look good to me, but I'm a Minwax Dip'er, so take my opinion for the value you paid for it. ;-) Cheers!

Sgt Slag, I only picked yp a couple of bottles of the contrast paint to see what the buzz was all about.

I am a big fan of Future floor wax based solutions, it dries fast and clear, gives a great gloss, mixes easily with any water-based paint and is dirt cheap.

I don't think that I will be spending more money on the Citadel product, it is just a wash after all is said and done, even though the red is an excellent color.

From my experiment with contrast paints last weekend they are a useful tool for certain things. I used a combination of contrast and regular paints. The browns are nice colors. I got them at a discount but wouldn't pay full price.

One of the owners for my FLAGS has been practicing using the contrast paints almost exclusively for close to a year now.

Take away,
Fantasy figures with deep contours work best. It's the only way to paint fur (he has a large Age of Sigmar beastmen army now). Figures with large, flat surfaces, not so much.

While I like the old Wargames Factory figures for the most part, those numidians don't have a lot of detail for contrast paint to really do what it can do. Probably better off with a base coat, wash, and possible dry brushed highlight (I never bother with the 3rd part, but I'm lazy).

Contract paints are like inks. It's a new tool to use when appropriate. It's the learning when it's appropriate for you that everyone has to figure out for themselves.

I got the rest of them finished, I like the paint better on Victrix figures, still it has some significant limitations but I can also see some useful aspects to the brand. I am unlikely to abandon my standby Future floor wax as it is literally 1/100th the cost of an equivalent quantity of contrast paint.

You pays your money and makes your choice…..

I painted some Victrix skirmishers tunics with the Contrast Red, and this worked quite well.
Otherwise: Fur with brushing, and using it on light brown colors for horses works imho well.

Whatever your technique, Anton Ryzbak, they look mighty fine, to me. Your work is far and away, very much superior to mine.

I, too, love the Future/Pledge-based, Magic Wash techniques. Back in my days as an Electronic Technician student, we referred to many things as FM: Freakin' Magic! [PC version, acceptable for all General Audiences.] I find that The Dip, and Magic Wash techniques, are pure FM, IMO. Cheers!

I'm using contrast paints successfully on plastic late Romans from Gripping Beast. They work best on minis with lots of deep creases/details etc. I've tried them on metal figures and if the detail isn't in the casting they don't really work well.