Army Painter RuneWars Hobby Weekend Live Blog – Saturday
Using Army Painter Quickshade Dip & Flick
Apr 1 2017 @ 15:37
139 Comments
Learn the patented dip and flick technique for your soldiers as the Army Painter team show off what you can achieve and just how to get it right.
We will be looking at alternative methods across the weekend too.
I can see me throwing minis into the neighbours garden during the flick stage.
Haha! Bit like as a kid you had to go get the ball from the neighbours, now it’s your goblins.
Been there and thrown miniatures across the patio, broke more than one that way, not a good experience for me.
Best make sure to alternate arms for the flick otherwise after 200 goblins I imagine you’d be feeling it.
Any bets on how many shirts get ruined this weekend using the method? It looks great though. I have a zombicide horde that may get dipped and flicked now!
I get messed up shirts anytime I use this stuff. Don’t even click that much.
I’ve heard about the dip and flick technique but I’ve never seen it before. Great tips about not shaking the quickshade, although I would imagine if you did get air bubbles in your quickshade you could brush them out?
Yeah one might be able to brush air bubbles out while the shade is still wet, but that would be adding one extra step, maybe two extra steps in the process. Not really something you want to do when dipping 30 plus models. If you’re brushing out bubbles after dipping, then you might as well be using the brush method which is just as time consuming. It’s a trade off, dipping saves time but wastes quick shade while brush method saves quick shade but could waste time. The cool thing about quick shade is you get fantastic results either way.
I guess the great part of having lots of miniatures is you can try different things. I will give this to with my build hall minis
I definitely do the paint on. Not only do you use considerably less QS, it is also far less messy.
Thank goodness Warren isn’t doing this segment … Flick’n Dip may just be too much lol
They’d be searching the parking lot and dredging the river for the minis if he did 😉
then again … I kind of expect most people to be throwing minis with this method the first few times.
I always paint the armypainter on the miniature with a brush – better result 😉
Is it really that much quicker than painting if you have to do each model one at a time and need to get a good grip on it first?
great tip
ive been leery of trying this technique. Feels like you would not have much control over the wash.
I once did this to 120 skaven clanrats.
top tips:
*do not wear your best shirt.
*make sure that all minis are securely glued to their bases
*make sure that all minis are properly glued together
*dont even think of doing this to metal minis
*do not spray the anti-shine if there is any amount humidity in the air or you get frosted minis.
I lost a standard bearer and an arm to the undergrowth in my garden. Metal minis went flying with bits of base still stuck in my pliers.
Also, my arm hurt for several days afterwards.
you lost your arm ?
😉
Okay, I’m sold. I need to finish my Conan KS and this is how it will be done.
Wow I’ve been using this stuff wrong
Dip and flick sounds like a Harry Potter sound bite…..
I paint on.
WOW this is amazing. Thanks very much for this vid @dignity I’ve always wanted to try this out but haven’t braved it yet.. I’ll be ordering some dip on pay day for sure!
i am very much a paint on if i am going to do it after getting it up the garage wall a few years ago
i like to paint it, looks fun tho
Im definetelly in to slow painting.
Much better to paint it on as a glaze in my opinion
I have tried this, and found that it does work. It is messy though – you splatter the surrounding area! At least, I did!
I used the Dip&Flick method on my ork boyz. Never threw a miniature in a wall. Everthing went well. It’s fun to hear than the Quick Shade can be used even after a year of storage. I’m glad I looked at this as now I know how to prepare the next time I use it. Thanks!
It’s hard to beat the army painter quick shade. I always use it for my zombies.
This stuff looks amazing. What a great result. If I was still playing 40k with masses of miniatures, I’d be all over this.
really glad there is a video of this. thanks
Great tip for standing in warm water to help break apart glooped pigment. It works on paints and rattle cans as well.
*eh* guys … are you sure this isn’t an April Fools’ prank ?
Or am I *that* paranoid ?
I’ve painted on, but this be the way forward for the mass on unpainted minis I have. Army Painter should market a ‘special’ flicking tool…a certain other company would do so!
i would wrap the end of the plyers with a rubber band so i could get a good hold without feeling the need crush the base. Very interesting technique i would also use a plastic drop cloth catch and reuse the dark shade for terrain.
I like to hold my miniatures in a vice grip pliers when I dip and flick. That way I don’t over squeeze and damage or crush the base.
Wow so nice that will get an army done
Not really sure about the dip and flick method, but the advice for not shaking the quickshade seems like really nice advice. Need to get myself some now.
so it really is as simple as it sounds! Very cool! Now i wanna try it!
warm it up, good tip, stir not shake, good tip. just keep em coming
I only recently tried this for a boardgame. The results are surprisingly good.
Interesting
i fear if i used this technique i would get miniatures flying and lying around everywhere…
I may have to do my Conan this way.
I paint on now. I did the flick and dip on a large project and through lack of control or what not I just damaged to many minis. So now I paint it on.
Great idea. But for the safety of my surroundings, I think I’d best stay to the paint brush.
Was always confused how the dipping work. Now seeing done makes perfect sense. Best get the pot back out.
I tend to paint rather than flick. Think I might lose the figure if I did.
I got most all of it right except for the long sweeping swings of the arm to get rid of the excess. It makes sense though, the longer smooth swings of the arm have a ‘softer’ acceleration that would throw off excess without overly straining glue bonds (assuming the mini is held properly with channel-lock pliers).
When I first tried the dip, I used short, sharp aggressive flicks inside a large cardboard box while holding only one side of the base with a pair of needle nose pliers. In order to get rid of the excess, I shook it so hard I launched a Mobile Brigada right out of the base into the box.
My solution was to make sure the dip was warmer so that it was thinner and would come off easier. That and a combination of gentler shakes and blowing on the mini to remove remaining excess. But the hazard in blowing on the mini is that you are introducing more humidity to the situation which could seriously affect your finish.
A little to messy for an apartment.
it’s a technique I might try though I haven’t really got the space to do it so might end up painting it on instead
“Do I flick and dip”? That’s kind of a personal question there, Justin 🙂
There’s a video on Youtube where a guy superglued his minis onto nails, then stuck the nails in a power drill, and used a cardboard box with a hole in it to catch the excess dip thrown off. Less ‘dip and flick’ and more ‘dip and spin’. Advantages seem to be speed, less wear and tear on your arms, and less (or at least more controllable) mess. I’m thinking of trying that myself, but I’m a bit worried about my minis becoming bullets if the attachment fails.
have not used it but it looks like a really fast method. have to give it a go.
DIIIIPPPPPPP! 🙂
Anyone else terrified of the model coming loose and smashing on the ground? lol
Was the spear bent prior to the dip&flick?
I think I’d be quicker painting it on. That method just seems a bit fiddley. I’d also probably end op launching a few moels into the neigbours garden
never knew I was meant too stir it
I wonder how many minis have been thrown using this technique
I’ve not used this stuff before, can anyone say how much this stuff stains concrete/brick etc?
Lol… I’m going to stick with paint on, but then I don’t paint 200 goblins at a time.
Think I’ll stick to painting.
Knowing myself I get the dip all over me, tip to toe.
Probably even behind my ears……… haha
I think you’ll need a second paint pot to keep it filled ebough
Didn’t realize I’m not supposed to shake it
Great information!
I’ve had a tin in the basement waiting for the right project. Clanrats seems like a good one.
Well i think i have just become a flick and dipper…..yes indeed….just before bedtime i think dip and flick..!!
Dip and flick, yip definitely a new one for me, never seem that before. Amazing result, but there is so much that can go wrong for me. Minis in the neighbors yard is the least of his worries, I am worried where that plier might end up….
The dip method is a lifesaver if you need to bang out a horde under a deadline but, given that’s not something I typically run into, I prefer to apply via brush.
I usually paint on
Quite impressive! Can’t wait for the stories of flying minis and surprised neighbours
I like to keep my hobby as neat as possible. The wife would not be happy to get this stuff on anything else than the miniatures. Dip and Flick is a pass for me
I’m half way between amazed and horrified that that’s a thing! I’ve never seen it in action before and speaking of painting 200 goblins.. *gazes at unpainted Mantic Goblin army*
Cool techniques have to try the dip and throw method
Flicking a method to redecorate you yard!
I have a tin to use on riverbank terrain I’m working on, so will have to brush in this case. Very tempted to try dip and flick on some minis though
I have to use this on my CMON minis!
Flick n Dip sounds like characters in a kids TV show – I’m going to have to give this a go looks awesome
Alright, I have always stayed away from this, after seeing it done I’m more inclined to give it a go.
Yikes. The wife would kill me!
Just….. wow
I prefer the brush on method. That way there’s not too much shade on the model.
If your painting a 100 ork boyz this is the way to go.
I tend to be cheap, flicking looks wasteful, but also maybe fun.
I’ve always painted on, dipping seemed to waste the dip. With the brush i feel I have a bit more control, never had an issue with bubbles.
Wow, my inner 12-year-old won’t let me write any worthwhile comment about this video… I must be tired.
Guess I’ll have to break out the can and give this a try
Still afraid of throwing the miniature will flicking. Managed to drop the mini ones, while dipping. The pigment in the bottom really messed it up.
What was the bleep? You dip the … ?
I do love quickshade. No other product does it the same way or faster though I do paint on and do not dip and flick
Haha, fantastic, I like it that actual works and it wasn’t just an April fools
As I posted earlier, I bought some Strong Tone to use on my Zombicide Black Plague. The flicking without some practice, looks like I may lose a model or two, three or four.
After seeing this video and Bo’s explanation I am willing to give it a try. As soon as 8th edition WH 40K is released. I always wanted to build a big greenskin horde.
Dipped and flicked a whole ECW army and was much quicker
I paint quickshade on to my models as you can paint on different tones on to the it. all so do not allow a police officer into the back garden, they might think theirs been a murder with all the quickshade splatter on the fence.
Can’t believe people actually dip, so much more control and less mess with a brush.
I agree I tend to do 5-6 models at a time so when the last it does the first has started to dry enough to clean up dip that has collected to much in the recesses. I think the real trick is that once done to leave the model 24-48 hours before varnishing. Through trial and error with both the AP product and the varnish and stain one equivalents you can get in DIY dry to the touch is not dry enough
No backgarden to flick in, but I can see tves working!
Brushes for me. Less messy
Not shaking the can is quite a tip! I brush it on and always had bubbles.
whhhhaaaaaaaaaaaaatttt ???
I do every time some shake if i use my quick shade ….
okay… never do this again … and i am looking for the temperature now 🙂
Thanks for the advices.
I use a electric cordless drill, and hold mini in a cardboard box instead of the arm movement, works fine
I’m a paint on quick shade guy, but I haven’t had to do more then 30 in on sitting.
I have also seen a great technique of the mini being attached to the end of a battery drill and instead of flicking, you just pull the trigger while you have the mini inside a card board box.
Inside of the cardboard box gets covered in goo but you can do this inside a shed or something, without goo being flung around everywhere. I still wouldn’t do this inside your house, the stuff also stinks and id doesn’t come off easily.
nice paints!!! I love the hobby weekend, I love you 😀
I’ve been a chef now for twenty years, but I’ve not yet had the opportunity yet to get my quick shade out in the kitchen ;). That being said I’m going to have to give the dip and flick a go I think.
To dip or brush on the eternal question!!
I’ve used both the dip and flick and paint on methods for this. I prefer the paint on because I’ve had a few minis take flight. lol
I started with the dips but have moved on to the quickshades. They dry a lot quicker.
I think i will try this technic on my miniatures 🙂
Looks good but think i’d stick with the paint on method just less mess I think.
I wish I had known several of these techniques at the start of the video before I started using the quickshade.
The wife just hat a coronary.
Nothing says N. Ireland than a dingy backgarden…
big army – quick shading
Now, this is very important! I plan to buy a canister sometime in the future, but a friend of mine already have one, after I showed him this video xD
One day I’ll get around to trying quick shade
looks fun/expensive?
Dip stick in the chuck on your electric drill & spin
Wear old clothes. Plan getting it on you. At some some point you will toss a figure. With all that said the results can be very good.
I paint it on for better control and not getting murdered by the Mrs.
Heard of dipping, never seen it in action.
Sounds like I’ll be doing this to get my Conan minis painted.
Mostly paint for skirmish games so I have never tried this technique, but I guess it’s very useful for the massive armies in this game.
Never saw flick and dip or dip and flick before
Used Vallejo sepia wash for dipping but never thought of the flicking. Brilliant.
must give that a try
Strange but nice stuff! I have to try it out in the future!
I like painting for the control. Especially since I use different types of shading and not just one.
I think my favorite method I’ve seen was a guy magnetizing his bases before he dipped them. He stuck the magnetized mini onto an electric screwdriver, and spun it around for a few seconds instead of flicking. Stuck it in a cardboard box to control the splash as well.
Okay that is freaking amazing.
I can see me destroying models at the flick stage…
Thanks for the show!
Definitely going to try the Dip and Flick technique!
Not sure I would use that.
Just want I wanted to see – still thinking painting is the way to go (it is what I know) but perhaps a flick is called for!
I swish and flick, then float the feather across the room.
This is how I saw quick shades first applied. I tried to do something similar many years ago with really thing paint, like 1 drop black to 15 drops water, but the result was… not good.
have to give this a try one day