New contrast paints from GW

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  1. TrevBot
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    I just did one layer of contrast paints, I found that it gets way too dark if you do two. Especially using Talassar, considering my colors are already rather dark for Skinks. I'll have to try out some dry brushing Lothern on the skin to see what happens. :)
     
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    Hello, here are the results of the tests I have run this afternoon on my old saurus :

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    I really like the yellow constrat on the bleached bone new spraycoat and the turquoise I applied on the skink.
     
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    Hi @ierp. Would you mind telling me what color(s) you used on the last two saurus, next to the skink? Thanks.
     
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    Both are spraycoated in grey seer ; right one is painted with contrast space wolf grey and the left one is painted with gryph-charger grey.

    Other pictures with multiple angles here : https://imgur.com/a/quUJ53q
     
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    A friend of mine just smashed out all the infantry for his Fyreslayer army in one day with just a few hours of painting. He used 4 different contrast paints over a wraithbone undercoat/primer then went back over and done a bit of drybrushing and edge highlighting to bring out details. After seeing the results I'm now seriously considering doing another mass paint, which is something I promised myself I'd never do after my Death Guard sapped the soul out of me.
     
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    I have just started my project of 40 Templeguard I have bee putting off for ages.

    I had the opportunity to use these paints instead of my usual scheme of:

    Undercoat/base mcragge blue
    Shade drakenhoth nightshade
    drybrush/layer Alaitoc blue
    Drybrush/lothren blue

    However I was concerned that the new contrast effect would not fit in with the rest of my army that have been done already. So I have started the process the old fashioned way.

    Anyone know how these new paints match up to the existing colour wise?
     
  8. Aginor
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    That's also a main concern of mine.
    For my Skinks it looks like the Ultramarines blue might work.
     
  9. Wytchphyre77
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    After digging into a new army with all contrast paints save for the metal, I can confidently say that they rock. And if a color isn't quite right, a dry rush can pull it a long way towards what you're looking for with little effort.

    Contrast isn't magic, and they don't solve every problem, but they do save time. They are to painting what buying gold is to MMO games. Get you to the top faster without developing your skills.

    You can make incredible looking models with little effort. You can also make drippy looking trash if you overdo it.

    Know that the highlights dry brighter than they look when it's wet. So, you can paint it much thinner than they suggest, so long as you're up to controlling the pooling in the shadows. Spread too many shadows around, and you get a blotchy mess. Let them get too deep and you have a drippy mess. So, you have to control how deep the shadows look, more than you 'paint'. It's like washing with an exponentially more impactful effect. (try not to have Iyanden Yellow replace all your yellow forever. I dare you.)
     
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    Post us some pics :D
     
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    Hello,

    I just picked a Start Collecting and a Dread Saurian because he is awesome xD

    I build the start collecting as:
    - warriors with hand weapons
    - knights with lances
    - saurus oldblood on carnosaur

    I would like to follow the GW "default" colors, i'm thinking of using contrasts, do you have any suggestions which colors to pick ?
     
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    Hi and welcome along,

    that is the beauty of Seraphon, all colors are possible.
    The question is what would you like them to look like!

    Take a look around in all of the painting logs to see the variety of colors that they are painted in ;)

    Gr, Imrahil
     
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    Contrast colors that could fit IMO (not sure, going to try them myself in a few days)
    - blue Saurus: Talassar Blue
    - red Carnosaur: Blood Angels Red
    - green Cold Ones: Ork Flesh
     
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    I want to go for the default "box art" GW style.
     
  16. Karnus
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    The blues this guy uses on his carnosaur would probably be your best bet

     
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