Tutorial: Contrast Paints
Bases, shades, and highlights your models with a single application
Water-based formula
Pot size: 18ml
I’ve been using this for my Tau's armor panels and the one-coat coverage really does save time—the turquoise comes out rich with natural depth in the recesses, no extra shading needed. The watery consistency takes a bit of getting used to on the brush, but it flows exactly where you want it.
Smooth, even coverage in one coat, and the turquoise tone is rich without being patchy over the lighter base. I did two thin layers for deeper shadows, but the single-app finish genuinely did the basing and shading for me here.
I was nervous about getting that smooth teal gradient on my lizard's skin, but this water-based formula flowed into the recesses perfectly and left a solid highlight on the raised scales in just one pass. The 18ml pot is plenty for a whole unit, and cleanup with plain water was a breeze.