I\'m currently working on a Napoleonic Army and I\'ve decided that I will continue to paint this in my traditional style. I showed the miniatures to some of the other gamers here at the office, and everyone was in agreement. Also, it coats the miniature in a very strong layer of varnish that provides serious protection. I don\'t really understand it, but somehow the dip runs into all the right places giving a great shading effect. So the final verdict? Actually, they are pretty darn good. The final step was to hit them with a blast of matt varnish.
#ARMY PAINTER QUICKSHADE FULL#
It takes a full 24 hours before they lose their stickiness. I (carefully) shook off the excess dip and left them to dry. Using a pair of pliers, I dunked in the Celts feet first. If you decided to use it, do so in a well-ventilated place.
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It has the consistency of motor oil and stinks of turpentine. Now I think it is only fair to warn people, the stuff is foul. When I finished, the figures looked depressingly basic. I could probably have cut this in half if I had started with flesh coloured primer. In this way it took me about 20 minutes to paint a figure. When you\'ve been painting miniatures for years, it is hard to suddenly stop using techniques, but I managed to force myself to a one area/one colour system. I grabbed a couple of Celts, sprayed on a black undercoat and got to painting.
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Since the main selling point of the Quickshade (or \'the dip\' as I\'ve taken to calling it) seems to be the speed at which you can paint, I decided I would employ no techniques what-so-ever. Still, curiosity got the better of me, and I did have a box of the new Warlord Plastic Celts laying around. So, when I was first handed a can of the new Army Painter - Quickshade, I turned up my nose and scoffed loudly. My own style tends to involve black-lining, dry brushing, and layering in that order.
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Now, when it comes to miniature painting, I\'m a bit of a traditionalist. That is, taking a quickly painted miniature and then dipping it into a shading solution to provide instant depth to a paint job. There has been a lot of talk lately in the wargame community about “dipping”.