"Army Painter Speed Paint one coat solution" Topic

I happened across a video for Army Painter Speed Paint and how it is a one coat solution in which you apply one rich coat. The static picture was of a Space Marine, ever the nemesis of Contrast, that looked great so I watched.

You start simply enough with black primer. Next, use your airbrush and white ink to apply apply one rich coat of zenithal highlight.

Grab your Silver and Gold paints any apply one rich coat of these regular paints in the proper areas: guns, etc.

Now mix Dark Tone or Nuln Oil 50/50 with medium and give the whole model one rich coat of shading.

Grab those speed paints and paint the proper color in the correct areas.

Lastly apply one rich coat of a cream colored drybrush.

Five steps later, you'll have a well painted space marine by applying one rich coat! You'll just need an airbrush, white ink, regular acrylic paints and washes and off you go.

Grab them? They are out of stock. At least for me. I'd love to try them out.

How is it, well, speedy?

They are also re-activated by applying any acrylic, water-based coating to them. I understand they can produce great results, but they're hard to keep intact, once you apply them properly. I, too, watched the early videos, and I was blown away by how much effort they really require. These are just over-hyped marketing BS all over again.

They may simplify the painting process for people who do multiple coats, multiple shadings, and multiple highlights. It took me a minute to see the OP's sarcasm.

Me, I do simple block painting, followed by The Dip Technique, brushed on, or by using Magic Wash. I view my mini's at arm's length 98% of the time. I paint for the 98%, not the 2%. If you don't like the way I paint my mini's, find another game to play with mini's painted to a style you prefer. Cheers!

That's one way to use Speed Paint but not the way that Army Painter suggests: prime white, apply one coat of Speed Paint.

+1 Big Red. I have them. I've experimented with several ways of using them. They are designed to go over a lighter shade of primer. I did the black primer/zenithal route and found it to be OK. As a one coat over white or yellowish white (GW Wraith Bone or AP Skeletal Bone), I find the results to be richer tones and a better gradation effect than Contrast paints. BUT, and that is in all caps for a reason, you need to put the one coat on the miniature and let it dry overnight. You can then do touchups, etc., to finish the miniature. If you try to blend up while the coat is wet, you'll tear it. End opinion? They are not for everybody, but I find they do a better job of layered gradations than Contrast paints (which tend to leave splotchy areas that need to be retouched). I've done about ten figures so far using AP Speedpaints and am happy with the results.