Tutorial: Contrast Paints
Bases, shades, and highlights your models with a single application
Water-based formula
Pot size: 18ml
One pot has lasted me through a whole squad of intercessors, and the single-coat coverage over grey primer is genuinely impressive for that pale blue-grey tone. It pools into the recesses on its own while leaving the raised armor panels clean, so I’ve basically stopped using a separate shade step.
This grey goes on so smoothly over a white basecoat, and the single-coat coverage means I’m done with an entire unit in one sitting. The watery consistency settles into the recesses just right, leaving the raised armor panels clean.
I’ve been painting a unit of Stormcast and this single coat over grey seer gave me both the shading in the recesses and a clean highlight on the raised armor. The water-based formula cleaned up easily from my brush, which is a huge plus for a quick evening session. One pot has lasted through several