Sword Brother Adelard Posted May 11, 2019 Share Posted May 11, 2019 We need someone at Warhammer Fest to check out what this does, but one of the new Contrast Paints is called, 'Contrast: Black Templar' Does this mean the Black Tide can be painted quicker than ever before? Link to comment https://bolterandchainsword.com/topic/356493-contrast-built-with-us-in-mind/ Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lord Marshal Posted May 11, 2019 Share Posted May 11, 2019 Kind of. The canon Black Templar scheme is changing to hot pink with a yellow trim. Link to comment https://bolterandchainsword.com/topic/356493-contrast-built-with-us-in-mind/#findComment-5311215 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Marshal Reinhard Posted May 11, 2019 Share Posted May 11, 2019 This thing has been marketed as quick and dirty speed method for people who cannot find the motivation or time to paint I feel. Still, the way I paint black, I get my definition purely from highlights. If I can get some definition on the blackt, to get some minor definitional shifts in the black before highlights it might be good, but if i can't highlight it as them as my previous ones, they'll clash too much for me to have any use for it. It reminds me a bit of some fraters, who have done theirs by basecoating their templar dark grey, then using heavy amounts of black shade until its really dark. We'll see. Link to comment https://bolterandchainsword.com/topic/356493-contrast-built-with-us-in-mind/#findComment-5311218 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Marshal Vespasian Posted May 11, 2019 Share Posted May 11, 2019 Should be the two on the lowest right, correct? I don't really see a lot on my crappy laptop screen. Link to comment https://bolterandchainsword.com/topic/356493-contrast-built-with-us-in-mind/#findComment-5311242 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sword Brother Adelard Posted May 11, 2019 Author Share Posted May 11, 2019 Yeah, we need a closer image really. Link to comment https://bolterandchainsword.com/topic/356493-contrast-built-with-us-in-mind/#findComment-5311252 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ciler Posted May 11, 2019 Share Posted May 11, 2019 It reminds me a bit of some fraters, who have done theirs by basecoating their templar dark grey, then using heavy amounts of black shade until its really dark. We'll see.That's how I did my Helbrecht, but from a corax white base and 10+ coats of nuln oil : Link to comment https://bolterandchainsword.com/topic/356493-contrast-built-with-us-in-mind/#findComment-5311938 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Marshal Vespasian Posted May 27, 2019 Share Posted May 27, 2019 Well the "Black Templar" contrast paint seems to work quite nicely. Maybe I will start using that one for tubes, a light red for eyes and the green for screens as shown in that video. Seems like there could be nice shortcuts for some effects here. Leather too coming to think of it. Link to comment https://bolterandchainsword.com/topic/356493-contrast-built-with-us-in-mind/#findComment-5321007 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Marshal Reinhard Posted May 27, 2019 Share Posted May 27, 2019 Interesting. Thanks for the video share Link to comment https://bolterandchainsword.com/topic/356493-contrast-built-with-us-in-mind/#findComment-5321188 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sword Brother Adelard Posted May 27, 2019 Author Share Posted May 27, 2019 I'm becoming more and more positively intrigued. However, I'm yet to see a proper Black Templar done with the eponymous paint. Black can be so hard to get right, and so can our other key colour: white. However, this may be be way forward for things like pouches and different coloured weapons. I still think Leadbelcher and Nuln oil looks better for metal though. Link to comment https://bolterandchainsword.com/topic/356493-contrast-built-with-us-in-mind/#findComment-5321204 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gederas Posted May 27, 2019 Share Posted May 27, 2019 It reminds me a bit of some fraters, who have done theirs by basecoating their templar dark grey, then using heavy amounts of black shade until its really dark. We'll see.That's how I did my Helbrecht, but from a corax white base and 10+ coats of nuln oil : You sir, are insane. (In a good way, BUT STILL). Link to comment https://bolterandchainsword.com/topic/356493-contrast-built-with-us-in-mind/#findComment-5321218 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Marshal Vespasian Posted May 27, 2019 Share Posted May 27, 2019 "Apothecary White is one of the most exciting Contrast paints for all painters! Shading white has long been an incredibly difficult prospect for painters – after all, there’s no such colour in nature as ‘dark white’! Apothecary White is designed to provide subtle, blue-tinted shading that’ll help bring out white models without overpowering them." I actually think, that that looks rather promising. We will see one way or the other. I hope that this paint line might contain some nice shortcuts that set us up to shave some time off painting/enable us to reinvest said time in other aspects of the model. Link to comment https://bolterandchainsword.com/topic/356493-contrast-built-with-us-in-mind/#findComment-5321221 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sword Brother Adelard Posted May 27, 2019 Author Share Posted May 27, 2019 It may work well on the chest eagles... Link to comment https://bolterandchainsword.com/topic/356493-contrast-built-with-us-in-mind/#findComment-5321232 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Othniel's Blade Posted May 28, 2019 Share Posted May 28, 2019 I've been using a grey base with Eshin Grey coated with 2-3 washes of Nuln Oil... Now that I need to paint my primaris units I'm excited to use the new paint- especially with the white base primer. One less thing to paint. The tutorial with zenithal priming for the blood angel has also given me lots of hope for the new line. Link to comment https://bolterandchainsword.com/topic/356493-contrast-built-with-us-in-mind/#findComment-5321688 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kyliadan Posted May 31, 2019 Share Posted May 31, 2019 Testing of our colour ! Edit : if you want to focus on the result, skip to the very end of the video for a close-up. Link to comment https://bolterandchainsword.com/topic/356493-contrast-built-with-us-in-mind/#findComment-5323450 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sword Brother Adelard Posted June 1, 2019 Author Share Posted June 1, 2019 It's nice to see, in a way, that he's almost annoyed by how much easier it is. ("this was supposed to be hard!") Intriguing... Link to comment https://bolterandchainsword.com/topic/356493-contrast-built-with-us-in-mind/#findComment-5323791 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Othniel's Blade Posted June 3, 2019 Share Posted June 3, 2019 Not bad at all. My killteam is ready for paint. Link to comment https://bolterandchainsword.com/topic/356493-contrast-built-with-us-in-mind/#findComment-5325403 Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheOneTrueZon Posted June 3, 2019 Share Posted June 3, 2019 I may try to utilize this on my second vow for ETL. Link to comment https://bolterandchainsword.com/topic/356493-contrast-built-with-us-in-mind/#findComment-5325452 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brother Christopher Posted June 3, 2019 Share Posted June 3, 2019 Oh, man. I'm such a downer. These paints look like an amazing product which I won't/can't use since I've already painted a third of my Marines to a certain standard in an old-school aesthetic. That's why this makes me righteously mad since I've never strived for top quality painting, yet Contrast paints appear to enable people to get decent results in no time. Damn you GW for introducing innovation after I've committed to something else!! :P It's the Primaris all over again. Link to comment https://bolterandchainsword.com/topic/356493-contrast-built-with-us-in-mind/#findComment-5325478 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ciler Posted June 4, 2019 Share Posted June 4, 2019 Oh, man. I'm such a downer. These paints look like an amazing product which I won't/can't use since I've already painted a third of my Marines to a certain standard in an old-school aesthetic. That's why this makes me righteously mad since I've never strived for top quality painting, yet Contrast paints appear to enable people to get decent results in no time. Damn you GW for introducing innovation after I've committed to something else!! It's the Primaris all over again. I'm in a similar bind. Having said that, I'm fully intent on testing them on one model to see if there's a lot of difference side by side. If there isn't, I might use it for some units. Link to comment https://bolterandchainsword.com/topic/356493-contrast-built-with-us-in-mind/#findComment-5326044 Share on other sites More sharing options...
DBadger Posted June 6, 2019 Share Posted June 6, 2019 Thinking of trying these. Trouble is, I always prime black, so all my unpainted models are black. Do contrast paints only work on contrast undercoat? Also not sure how apothecary white is going to look on Black Templars. Needs a warmer tone I think. Link to comment https://bolterandchainsword.com/topic/356493-contrast-built-with-us-in-mind/#findComment-5326924 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sword Brother Adelard Posted June 6, 2019 Author Share Posted June 6, 2019 It won't work unless the undercoat contrasts in some way. Maybe a darker gray would produce a nice result? Testers have shown you don't need to use those specific sprays, one used Leadbelcher for instance Link to comment https://bolterandchainsword.com/topic/356493-contrast-built-with-us-in-mind/#findComment-5326991 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Marshal Vespasian Posted June 6, 2019 Share Posted June 6, 2019 But do they work as contrast over other Sprays? Over leadbelcher the contrast paints achieve a nice coloured metallic look, but they didnt do the whole shade and highlight thing they are supposed to do iirc Link to comment https://bolterandchainsword.com/topic/356493-contrast-built-with-us-in-mind/#findComment-5327047 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ciler Posted June 8, 2019 Share Posted June 8, 2019 So went to my local GW for the contrast demo day, I have to say I'm quite liking the result : This is : - wraithbone base (visible on pauldrons) - black templar on the armour - blood angel red on the bolter and seals - skeleton horde on the parchments - basilicanum grey for the gunmetal - (not-contrast) heavily diluted agrax on the chest eagle and outer edges of the pauldrons) The wraithbone base covers really well if you spill over and all colours apply really easily. Oh and... the model (except the base) took... 30 min max. Link to comment https://bolterandchainsword.com/topic/356493-contrast-built-with-us-in-mind/#findComment-5328281 Share on other sites More sharing options...
TemplarFanBoi Posted June 8, 2019 Share Posted June 8, 2019 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Py3slye6FZM Link to video of guy using BT contrast paint to paint a primaris marine. Results dont look great for me personally. One coat makes it look light gray, the 2nd coat makes it lose edge highlight and makes it shiney in places. Link to comment https://bolterandchainsword.com/topic/356493-contrast-built-with-us-in-mind/#findComment-5328295 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ciler Posted June 8, 2019 Share Posted June 8, 2019 I don't think the video is a particularly good example tbh. As the rest of the models is unpainted, it makes the black stand out differently from how it would normally. Check my test model earlier in the thread, it's one coat and it doesn't look that grey to me (even when the photo is slightly overexposed). Link to comment https://bolterandchainsword.com/topic/356493-contrast-built-with-us-in-mind/#findComment-5328296 Share on other sites More sharing options...
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