VonVilkee Posted June 16, 2019 Report Share Posted June 16, 2019 I have and I find them to be really cool and save me time on skin. The orange also is very good. I'm not sure I'll replace my entire style with them but they do very much cater to the way I already painted and eliminate some steps for me. I've gotten 6 Goliath gangers half painted in a couple hours. To get to this step before it would have taken triple the time for me. I'm done with the skin, leather and orange jump suit pants. Some of the colors are very dark/heavy but with a little of the medium they thin out super nice. I found that a half shyish purple half contrast medium is pretty equal to druki Violet the current shade over the grey base I was using but it's way faster as the paint dries quicker than the wash... 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WestRider Posted June 16, 2019 Report Share Posted June 16, 2019 I haven't yet, but I really want to get some Volupus Pink for my Thorns of the Briar Queen. I think I can get a really cool effect with that. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
andy Posted June 16, 2019 Report Share Posted June 16, 2019 I hope they'll help me speed along my Ork Boyz... 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
VonVilkee Posted June 17, 2019 Author Report Share Posted June 17, 2019 5 hours ago, andy said: I hope they'll help me speed along my Ork Boyz... There are some awesome greens that would one thick coat their skin amazingly well. You have to put them over a light primer that flows right. The GW rattle cans for the system are pretty amazing 15 minutes to dry to paintable is slick and no odor I could detect after about 5 minutes. I prefer the wraith bone warmer more vibrant to the grey seer but most others I see defaulting to grey seer as it looks more "white". Test if you can as the base matters heavily. 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
andy Posted June 17, 2019 Report Share Posted June 17, 2019 30 minutes ago, VonVilkee said: You have to put them over a light primer that flows right. Thanks for the tip. I'm a big fan of airbrushed Stynylrez primer, which goes on like butter so the texture should be good... but it'll be a bit cold in color 😕 I wonder if I can tint the white a bit? Hmmm.... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WestRider Posted June 17, 2019 Report Share Posted June 17, 2019 2 hours ago, VonVilkee said: There are some awesome greens that would one thick coat their skin amazingly well. You have to put them over a light primer that flows right. The GW rattle cans for the system are pretty amazing 15 minutes to dry to paintable is slick and no odor I could detect after about 5 minutes. I prefer the wraith bone warmer more vibrant to the grey seer but most others I see defaulting to grey seer as it looks more "white". Test if you can as the base matters heavily. Glad to hear the primer is good, given what they charge for it. I can really see uses for each of the primers, depending on the effect you want and the colour scheme you're planning. I'm thinking Grey Seer for the ghosts I'm planning on first, but I'd probably go with Wraithbone for something with flesh tones, or browns, or red/orange/yellow. Probably Wraithbone for Chaos Culties, for instance. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
VonVilkee Posted June 17, 2019 Author Report Share Posted June 17, 2019 40 minutes ago, WestRider said: Glad to hear the primer is good, given what they charge for it. I can really see uses for each of the primers, depending on the effect you want and the colour scheme you're planning. I'm thinking Grey Seer for the ghosts I'm planning on first, but I'd probably go with Wraithbone for something with flesh tones, or browns, or red/orange/yellow. Probably Wraithbone for Chaos Culties, for instance. You are spot on! I'm also intrigued by the idea of zenithal priming using both... Who knows what crazy things are possible... 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WestRider Posted June 17, 2019 Report Share Posted June 17, 2019 Useful set of charts of all the Contrast paints over four different Primers. And a mirror, just in case. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
andozane Posted June 17, 2019 Report Share Posted June 17, 2019 My ask is for anyone who has tried them...please post pics! Like Necro did earlier... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
scotthartman Posted June 17, 2019 Report Share Posted June 17, 2019 I picked up a few after trying them at the GW store. I think for specific things they will be great, namely skin and organics with lots of ridges/area for the contrast to do its thing. I highly recommend the medium because I think you get far more mileage from the paint by thinning it even a little. The really dark purple and dark blue are almost too dark straight out of the pot, but add a little medium (1:1) and they both give great results. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
VonVilkee Posted June 17, 2019 Author Report Share Posted June 17, 2019 6 minutes ago, andozane said: My ask is for anyone who has tried them...please post pics! Like Necro did earlier... I'm working on it! The demo models I did over the weekend were to find very specific colors for projects I have 😃. I finished a devestator Cherub from grey plastic (unprimed) in 1.5 hours varnished and everything. I'll post him tonight. He is in my OFCC army of you wanna see in person in August. I'm currently painting a Goliath necromunda gang I'll post when done. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
scotthartman Posted June 17, 2019 Report Share Posted June 17, 2019 Posted a couple photos on Ordo facebook group. I always have a hard time posting photos on the forums. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
VonVilkee Posted June 18, 2019 Author Report Share Posted June 18, 2019 And photos! 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
andozane Posted June 18, 2019 Report Share Posted June 18, 2019 I'm no painter, but I do feel that I'm definitely the target audience for GW's Contrast line. Though I'm not a total newb to painting, I don't do it often enough to have consistent and practiced results. So I picked up some paints, some primers, and grabbed a variety of models to mess with. My pictures are not great, and sometimes they look like there is bare metal spots when there aren't, just due to glare issues...but hopefully they give you some ideas how the contrast paints work on different models from a newb's perspective. These are all one coat pretty much, nothing more... 3 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Psilence Posted June 18, 2019 Report Share Posted June 18, 2019 I keep seeing the black and loving it. What color primer went on the ultra-watch marine? Contrast color? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
andozane Posted June 18, 2019 Report Share Posted June 18, 2019 26 minutes ago, Psilence said: I keep seeing the black and loving it. What color primer went on the ultra-watch marine? Contrast color? Grey seer primer black Templar black thats it... the black looks so good in person 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WestRider Posted June 18, 2019 Report Share Posted June 18, 2019 Man, those are looking great! I think the Slayer and the Squat are my faves. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Torg Posted June 18, 2019 Report Share Posted June 18, 2019 hmmm great photos guys! I will try to pick some of these colors up ... like vilkee stated earlier -... a few select project needed colors. Specifically flesh tones - probably that cool black. Maybe something else depending on my scheme for my murder clown OFCC list. Anything to speed up the detail work would be nice. -d 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jollyork Posted June 22, 2019 Report Share Posted June 22, 2019 All of the results in the posted photos look amazing! Keep up the good work. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brother Glacius Posted June 24, 2019 Report Share Posted June 24, 2019 Anyone give them a shot on smaller models? like Flames of War, Warmaster, or Epic? Just curious to see how good the depth is on the little guys. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rijel Posted June 24, 2019 Report Share Posted June 24, 2019 I tried a test run with some Epic Wraithguard that have been in my bits pile forever. It looks like it should have worked fine, but I'm having an issue with the primer I used (Tamyia Fine Scale White). The primer goes on fine, but for some reason, I can't get the contrast paint to stick to it in places; no matter how much I use, the paint flows right off of random spots. I was having this issue with the spray primer in long standing, but had been painting Death Guard with it, so random spots that look like armour poking through aren't out of place. Has anyone else had this issue with Tamyia spray paints? I picked up some Grey Seer at Glimpses in Sherwood, and hope to try again this afternoon. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted June 25, 2019 Report Share Posted June 25, 2019 On 6/16/2019 at 6:49 PM, necrontyr said: This really is the best tree kit that any company makes. And I'm really proud of GW for making good generic trees. These have a place in any 28mm model collection, not just with GW stuff. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rijel Posted June 26, 2019 Report Share Posted June 26, 2019 I re-primed the Epic Wraithguard with the Grey Seer primer, and tried again to with the contrast paints. The primer went on real smooth, and I have to say I'm suitably impressed, especially with the Yellow. I've tried for years to get a decent yellow, and the contrast paint went on reasonably well with one coat. I used Iyanden Yellow for the bodies, and Talassar Blue on the heads. All told, including dry time, I think I spent maybe half an hour on these. They aren't amazing, but they'll work for table-top use. I haven't quite figured out how to really use the new paints yet, but I think they'll be pretty useful for doing smaller scale figures. Getting a "good enough" paint scheme seems like it will take much less time than is typical. 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brother Glacius Posted June 26, 2019 Report Share Posted June 26, 2019 I'll have to see if there is a warmaster army I could use these for. I'd love to do some experimenting...and probably will with undead as they seem a good candidate. I need to repaint my old army anyways as they are pretty awful. I'll have to see what primer/color combo I'd want to use. GW's primer prices does not make it easy to pick them. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sgt. Rock Posted July 3, 2019 Report Share Posted July 3, 2019 Knocked this guy out tonight. Bare metal to this was about 20 minutes. I'm sold on 'em now. 5 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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