GW: Foundation Paints - Thoughts?
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And for those of you who can\'t be bothered to trawl all the way through.
And for those of you who can\'t be bothered to trawl all the way through.
Originally by me
Well I spent Yesterday afternoon trying out the new Foundation Paint set again ( I managed to paint Orc Archer to a good standard in 4 hours) and to be honest I’m really surprised at the High Quality. Looks like GW have hit the nail on the head with these. Granted their aim is to make Army painting easier, and that it exactly what they do.
Coverage:The paints are aimed at giving single coat coverage and either diluted or used straight from the pot that is what they do. You get good clean coverage without patchy spots and no black primer showing through.
Consistency: These paints have a much higher Pigment concentration, which is what allows them to provide the single coat coverage, but as the pigment is finer there is no graininess evident in the paint and it looks very smooth. Thye thin down to washes and glazes with a bit more dilution and are equally as effective as the original range.
Continuity: These paints mix well with the existing colours without any strange reactions.
Colour: There are 18 colours in the set and they complement the existing colours very nicely. There are 3 good greens, Orchide Shade, Knarloc Green and Goblin Green (or was it Flesh?). These will make an Ork army painters life much simpler. I used Knarloc green Washed over with Orchide and then lightly dry-brushed with Knarloc and then Goblin and a very good Green skin suitable for most armies. The Mechandrite Red gave a good and surprisingly bright Red straight over the Black Primer. Anyone wanting to paint Khornate themed Armies will love this colour. There is a suggestion that the colours do have a similarity to Vallejo Model colours but that’s not going to be an issue with a lot of people.
Containers: GW have returned to the polyethylene plastic of the Round White topped pots of the 80’s. The lids do require some effort to \'pop open\' but have a well designed hinge and a lock to keep the pot lid open at 90 degrees. The look of them is somewhat like a Shorter and Fatter Dalek, and I know someone who is intending to convert at least one into a Dalek, but she’s Dr Who mad. (or at least David Tennant mad.)
All in all these are good paints. Someone wanting to build an army quickly will benefit from them, and more proficient painters will come to find them an asset.
They paints sets will only be a Splash Release and separate pots will become available around Christmas alongside the existing range.
BRUSHLICKER ALERT. One thing I did find out…….They Taste B****y Awful, and I mean awful even worse than Flesh Wash. But as my local store manager said:
“They’re paints, you’re not supposed to eat them!”
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Cheers for that Mike. They sound really useful.
Pat on the back for GW!
:drunk:
Pat on the back for GW!
:drunk:They smell funny as well... :drunk:
I\'ve had a go, and the coverage is great, so excellent for base coats. Trouble is that for layering etc, well... they have excellent coverage! Having taught myself to layer with the usual \'weaker\' paints I\'m having to readjust the way I paint with them, but I seem to be getting the hang of it now.
Definitely recommend getting some.
I\'ve had a go, and the coverage is great, so excellent for base coats. Trouble is that for layering etc, well... they have excellent coverage! Having taught myself to layer with the usual \'weaker\' paints I\'m having to readjust the way I paint with them, but I seem to be getting the hang of it now.
Definitely recommend getting some.
darkartminiatures
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Sounds like a dream come true.
freakinacage
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thanks for that bit of info there mike
