Reply To: Contrast Paints, is everyone really using them and are they actually quicker?

[jamescutts 6924xp 4]

Thanks for all the responses everyone, it’s nice to see some variation. Some of us like them some of us don’t, some of us just see them as another tool, and some don’t want to buy more paints (very sensible advice from the German). This wasn’t aimed at being another is contrast good or not discussion so it’s nice to see that hasn’t been the case and every contribution has been constructive and informative.

The work from @carlospictor and @innes really highlights what you can do with them, just as John does.

Part of me wonders if the reason why I don’t use them that often anymore is I’m mostly painting historical minis at the moment and the color selection just doesn’t work with what I want. As @seldon9 says contrast was perfect for B1 droids, and the community has some great results with fantasy and sci-fi minis.

I know my brush skill has improved when I was using them more heavily, due to the need to paint accurately, and I think that’s carried over.