Reply To: Thoughts on Citadel Contrast Paint

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I think these paints are meant to be used as a single layer, so I’m not surprised that they don’t really work when trying to use them on top of an existing one. There’s bound to be a few exceptions and as Warrens’ video showed you really need to let it dry before even attempting that second layer.

Yes … it probably is expensive on a per pot basis, but I’d argue that (the good variants) should be compared to buying 2 paints (1 base colour + 1 shade).

There are also bound to be (potentially cheaper) alternative DIY variants, but they value of these things is that they are ready to use by non-painters. Yes, your painting technique will be better if you learn it ‘the hard way’. However not everyone is as interested in painting.

As such I’d say this is probably a really good value for beginners who want to get their army tabletop ready with minimal effort.

Full range revealed :

https://www.warhammer-community.com/2019/06/02/pre-order-next-week-contrast-and-more/

‘expert’ demo :

https://www.warhammer-community.com/2019/06/03/one-week-armies-james-littlers-gloomspite-gitzgw-homepage-post-3fw-homepage-post-2/