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Did anybody get a chance to try out Druchii violet? If so, how close is it to Leviathan Purple? Cheers.

Souleater wrote:Did anybody get a chance to try out Druchii violet? If so, how close is it to Leviathan Purple? Cheers.

Good question!

I use this to finish off the armor of my Alpha Legion marines, and I hope it is at least "close" to Leviathan Purple...

Are the new purples any better? I found the old brews to be horrible.

Has anyone had a look at the new How to Paint Citadel Miniatures guide and mind listing some of the contents? Better yet anyone seen the dvd which comes with it?

Luckily I have never used purples. I have picked up some Warlock on friday for the Bloody Reaver's sails.

So is there nothing anymore that looks like Tausept Ochre?

Balarn Brown. Apparently.


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CthuluIsSpy wrote:

keezus wrote:

Aerethan wrote:Texture DOES have actual sand in it. I can see the appeal there for those in a rush to complete models, but I'm not that crowd.

That's a negative Ghost Rider. I watered it down until it turned into a thin glaze because I wanted to see if there was any grit in it. It was confirmed by a staffer and several other experimenters who tried the same thing that there is no grit as grit would damage your brushes.

Curious. Then why is it called texture then?

I think it has a thickening agent. The paint itself has a pebbly "texture". I say "texture" as it tends to loose texture the more you brush it on. The idea is to gloop it onto where you want the "texture" and it hardens that way. Adding water seems to cause the thickening agent to break down and the paint turns thin very quickly. It might have uses as previously stated, for use as mud on tanks, but that's all I can think of. Considering how fast it dries when applied, I'm not at all certain how long the pot will last.

Deadshot wrote:Balarn Brown. Apparently.


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Ah, i didn´t see it there, thanks Deadshot.

So is there no Devlan Mud Equivilant or not? Is the new brown the same exact thing?

Difficult to give personal experience for every single one of the 145 paints when only a dozen or so were included in the promo sets 2 weeks before release.

Apparently it is Agrax Earthshade.

Having never used Dev Mud I don't see why everyone is so wprked up. People say Blood Ravens need a Mud aash but mine get long fine with Ogryn Flesh.

Deadshot wrote:Apparently it is Agrax Earthshade.

Having never used Dev Mud I don't see why everyone is so wprked up. People say Blood Ravens need a Mud aash but mine get long fine with Ogryn Flesh.

Devlan Mud is Jesus in a bottle.

Good thing I am atheist!

Deadshot wrote:Apparently it is Agrax Earthshade.

Having never used Dev Mud I don't see why everyone is so wprked up. People say Blood Ravens need a Mud aash but mine get long fine with Ogryn Flesh.

HERETIC!

FETHING HERETIC!

Devlan Mud is Emperor in a bottle my friend! To not have used it is Heresy! Do I need to mail you a bottle?

Great White wrote:

Deadshot wrote:Apparently it is Agrax Earthshade.

Having never used Dev Mud I don't see why everyone is so wprked up. People say Blood Ravens need a Mud aash but mine get long fine with Ogryn Flesh.

Devlan Mud is Jesus in a bottle.

Ai. I found it works perfectly on my necrons and orks, to give them a toned down, dirty look.

alphaecho wrote:Never having used Devlan Mud I wonder how people managed to be excellent figure painters before it existed.

They weren't. They only thought they were.

CthuluIsSpy wrote:

Great White wrote:

Deadshot wrote:Apparently it is Agrax Earthshade.

Having never used Dev Mud I don't see why everyone is so wprked up. People say Blood Ravens need a Mud aash but mine get long fine with Ogryn Flesh.

Devlan Mud is Jesus in a bottle.

Ai. I found it works perfectly on my necrons and orks, to give them a toned down, dirty look.

Ah, therein lies the answer. I like my models, my GK in particular, to look like they have a shower at least once a week.

They only models I would consider it for woldbe Raveners, Trygons, Rippers and Mawlocs, but I have painted them without it and I like them that way.

My favorite use of Devlin Mud is for bone. Bleached Bone with a coat of Devlin Mud comes out Awesome.

Aduro wrote:My favorite use of Devlin Mud is for bone. Bleached Bone with a coat of Devlin Mud comes out Awesome.

Oh same here! I find it works wonderfully for stegadon horns.

Aduro wrote:My favorite use of Devlin Mud is for bone. Bleached Bone with a coat of Devlin Mud comes out Awesome.

Jack Bone works better. What's more, you can wash Jack Bone with it, then layer Jack Bone then Bleached Bone on top. Bleached Bone is a great highlight for Jack Bone.

keezus wrote:I think it has a thickening agent. The paint itself has a pebbly "texture". I say "texture" as it tends to loose texture the more you brush it on. The idea is to gloop it onto where you want the "texture" and it hardens that way. Adding water seems to cause the thickening agent to break down and the paint turns thin very quickly. It might have uses as previously stated, for use as mud on tanks, but that's all I can think of. Considering how fast it dries when applied, I'm not at all certain how long the pot will last.

The (admittedly quite fleeting) glance that was in Merritt's preview video showed them pushing and pulling it across a model's base, and then dry-brushing it once done. Gave the effect of a based model. Again, what we saw was quite short, but it looked pretty decent to me.


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Deadshot wrote:Having never used Dev Mud I don't see why everyone is so wprked up. People say Blood Ravens need a Mud aash but mine get long fine with Ogryn Flesh.

Devlan Mud was created for people like me – people who have no aptitude nor interest in painting. With Devlan Mud we can trick people into thinking that we know what we’re doing by just doing a base coat and then lathering it on.

There’s a reason it was referred to ‘Devlan Miracle’ and ‘Liquid Talent’.

I sort of agree with you HBMC... It does help people who are lacking in painting skills by providing instant shadows and recess low-lighting, but almost all levels of painters use it, for everything from giving warmth to a color, providing a dirty appearance, modulating texture and all sorts of other things that either aren't possible with regular paints, or a serious pain in the butt.

I hope these shades are as versatile as washes in their range of effect. I use washes mainly to either blur edges and provide contrast, or to change the texture of the paint under it (like washing red gore with baal red. I wouldn't call that a crutch, would you?)

Has an official release date been given?

Thorn678 wrote:Has an official release date been given?

April 7 I believe is the date my local Battle Bunker manager was passing along to customers.

I had a chance to try out the sample jars they had at the store starting this past Saturday. Very nice. If you like model painting it's a great new selection of products and colors, really useful stuff.

Deadshot wrote:Balarn Brown. Apparently.

and strangely enough this is the same color as a replacement for Snakebite Leather. In my eyes Tausept Orche does not look at all like Snakebite Leather. I like and use both of these colors.

As to Devlan Mud, I panicked and picked up all the left over pots of it in my area. Now I have 20! Oy.

Devlan Mud now is called Agrax Earthshade

No, Devlan Mud doesn't exist any more. Agrax Earthshade, a different formula made by a different company, is a close approximation. How close it is remains to be seen.


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Samus_aran115 wrote:I sort of agree with you HBMC... It does help people who are lacking in painting skills by providing instant shadows and recess low-lighting, but almost all levels of painters use it, for everything from giving warmth to a color, providing a dirty appearance, modulating texture and all sorts of other things that either aren't possible with regular paints, or a serious pain in the butt.

Oh I'm not saying that people who are good at painting don't use it - I'm sure they do - I'm just saying that for those of us who can't paint to save ourselves (like me), Devlan Mud was a God-send.

I only picked up a couple of bottles of Devlin Mud to make sure my Skaven army can be done in the same colors I started with. I don't know how much I'll need though. Hopefully the new stuff will work just as well or maybe PP will come out with the equivelant and make us all do the Snoopy Happy Dance.

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Deadshot wrote:Balarn Brown. Apparently.

and strangely enough this is the same color as a replacement for Snakebite Leather. In my eyes Tausept Orche does not look at all like Snakebite Leather. I like and use both of these colors.

Yeah, needless to say I don't trust GW and their paint conversion chart. A lot of those new colors that are supposedly matches for the old ones don't actually look anything at all like the old ones, and probably the worst one of all is that dark green that they're calling the new Hawk Turquoise, lol.