From the image you can see a difference in the reddish hue if we compare to GW Reikland Fleshshade. Citadel Gryphonne Sepia &įlesh Wash – A soft reddish brown that should be used for defining pale flesh or gold. Soft Tone – Again slightly darker than this old GW Gryphonne Sepia, less vibrant than the afore mentioned but still provides a great subtle shade. Citadel Agrax Earthshade & Quickshade Strong Tone Strong Tone – A slightly darker brown compared to Agrax Earthshade by GW, it’s actually very similar to GW’s old Devlan Mud for those who remember that one. All test model pieces had been primed using white primer beforehand.ĭark Tone – This is almost a perfect match for GW’s Nuln Oil, both give a great coverage and flow well. I will be comparing these Quickshades with shades/tones of other washes that I own both old and new from GW.įor ease of reference all images will show a comparison between GW washes old/new on the left side of the model piece and Army Painter Quickshades on the right. Going forward this review will be looking at eight out of the eleven available washes that Army Painter sell, excluded from this review are the relatively new Military Shader, Mid Brown and Light Tone. Army Painter currently sell all eleven Quickshades in a complete box set for £28.94/€32.50. As you can see Quickshades come in at about 2/3rds of the cost of the Citadel equivalent.

They come in a handy 18ml dropper style bottle at a competitive price of £2.68/€2.99(£0.148/ml & €0.16/ml) versus Citadels range of washes that come in 24ml pots priced at £4.75/€5.34(£0.19/ml & €0.22/ml) respectively. These washes are supposedly made by the same supplier who provided a previous Citadel paint range. Today we will be looking at the Army Painter Quickshade washes, a range of products designed by Army Painter that contain “extra heavy pigment” that can be used to add shading and give various coloured effects to a miniature. Judge Dredd™, STRONTIUM DOG™ Rebellion A/S, ©Rebellion A/S, All rights reserved.Hi, welcome to our first product review. 2000AD® 2000AD is a registered trade mark ® and © Rebellion A/S All rights reserved. K-9 image © BBC/Bob Baker/Dave Martin 1977. Cyberman image © BBC/Kit Pedler/Gerry Davis 1966. BBC, DOCTOR WHO (word marks, logos and devices), TARDIS, DALEKS, CYBERMAN and K-9 (word marks and devices) are trade marks of the British Broadcasting Corporation and are used under licence. Warlord Games, Bolt Action, Pike & Shotte, Hail Caesar, Cruel Seas, Black Powder, Black Seas, Warlords of Erehwon, Blood Red Skies, SPQR, Beyond the Gates of Antares, Gates of Antares, Algoryn, Boromite, Lavamite, Isorian Shard, Concord, Ghar, NuHu and Freeborn are either ® or ™, and/or © Warlord Games Limited, variably registered around the world.

White Uniform: This Roman soldier was sprayed Colour Primer: Plate Mail Metal, then given a white uniform and dipped in Quick Shade: Soft Tone, adding fine subdued shading. We’ve painted up a few different colour schemes for the Roman Legions illustrating the possibilities of Quick Shade including combinations with different Colour Primers. Dark Tone is also superb for models needing a sharp contrast such as furry animals, machines and knights for instance. Dark Tone uses black pigment instead of brown and creates a very fine black shading on your models. In doubt: pick this tone!ĭark Tone: The ultimate shading for metal and armour. Strong Tone is the most common of all the tones as it will add a fantastic shading effect to an army and give it a stunning overall look.

Strong Tone: This Quick Shade looks extremely good on models which need a deep shading and the rich brown pigment has a battle worn feel to it. Alternatively Soft Tone will give you an effective light shading effect, good for large surfaces and “clean” miniatures. Soft Tone: This Quick Shade is specifically designed for lighter colours and looks extremely effective on light colours (white, pink, yellow for instance) as a consequence. Quick Shade comes in 3 different variants Soft Tone, Strong Tone and Dark Tone. This will create a coherent looking force which will look really good. A good rule of thumb is to use the same Tone to all models in the army, if at all possible. What Tone to use? A difficult question to answer, as taste is very individual. Shading black is somewhat of a challenge – it’s hard to find a darker tone than black! An option is to add a thin grey highlight before the Quick Shade or simply to add an old fashion highlight after the Quick Shade is completely dry. However you can do so if you want to and if you got the time! Indeed it might be well worth going back and adding a few highlights to your army commanders. You don’t need to add highlighting afterward – we didn’t on our Roman Army.

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