QUICKSHADE DIP PRO

QUICKSHADE DIP PRO

This is a great technique for anyone from beginner to pro who wants to get painted minis on the table in record time. Shading your miniatures with a single dip is old, especially within the historical scene – but finally, a product which will shade your army perfectly and is fantastically easy to use – just have a look at every single Gallery on this site – you will not be disappointed!Ĭheck out this video from The Army Painter showing the finer point of this tried and true method! This products sole purpose is for use with miniatures ONLY, and although it could possibly be used on a floor or a pair of shoes as well, we do not recommend it! Just apply it with a brush or simply dip your base coated miniatures, shake, and you are almost done. miniatures and should not be confused with the many dodgy floor varnishes or shoe polishes… The original Quickshade is different An entirely unique product on the market, it will enable you to paint your the army of your dreams in no time at all. This product has been specifically designed and engineered to work with 10-28mm. Painting armies of miniatures to fantastic results has never been easier – especially if you combine this high-quality product with the revolutionary Colour Primers. The famous and ground-breaking Quickshade is a pigmented varnish that will shade your miniatures perfectly and still let the colours come through. Yep, got the droppers, not the big can thingy.One Year Later, Pass or Fail: Vortex Mixer Shaker For Miniatures & Model Paints Army Painter Quick Shade: $29.99 They are used as traditional washes. I expect it is these you have. The 'ink' or 'wash' style quickshades are water-based, come in dropper bottles and dry in half an hour or so. This is the so-called 'army painter method'. when dry the minis are mostly done and shaded. You are supposed to base colour the mini, then dip them into this gunk and shake off the excess. (they are based on a kind of furniture stain/ varnish). These are oil-based and need at least a day to dry. The 'dip' style quickshades typically come in a tin and they stink. Some of the confusion you mention might come from some comments applying to the one, and some to the other type. To add to the confusion they have the same names.'dark quickshade' 'Strong quickshade' etc

Woo! Tutorial! (:įantastic, thanks! Those specific uses are a godsend - I was actually gonna do a follow-up post about the specific uses, but hey! Now that's completely unnecessary!Īlso be aware that Army Painter have two types of 'quickshade', the dips and the inks / washes Woo! Science!ĮDIT: Also, an article on washes. green, red, blue, purple) work well with their colors for shading.ĮDIT: To follow-up on ManvsMini (: here're an article on DIY wash and surface tension.

Once you use up any of the washes, pick up the Army Painter Quickshade Ink set, a set of washes. ogres, flesh-colored ghouls) before moving on to heroes. I would start with flesh on monsters (eg. * Flesh: Personally, I find flesh tricky to use. This will give you your shading without making the miniature look dirty. Also, for heroic miniatures, after a white primer, wash in dark wash, then optionally drybrush in white, then paint basecoats. With 'flat' armor, like plate, only shade the gaps between pieces of armor. With textured armor, such as chainmail, after the wash dry brush the chainmail with metal. Appearance will look dirty, so I don't use them with heroes. With greenskins, you will eventually want Green Ink.

* Brown: Slop and glop over monsters, particularly skeletons. I then paint as needed.įor your specific washes, start with these. In fact, I also use colored primers followed by a wash, instead of primer, basecoat, wash.

Myself, I paint 20+ miniatures at a time, so premade washes save me time. If you *like* mixing your own paints, you might not depend on washes as much as painters who just want their miniatures painted. How washes are better than watered-down paints is that they prevent 'rings' from forming. Since you have experience using watered-down paints, use the washes as you did these paints. Washes settle in the recesses, so you don't have to paint the shadows yourself. I hate work.īasecoat, wash, base color, highlight, is a common method, so start with that. Main advantage is that you get the most results with the least work.

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