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I've got a entire Guard army to paint, and most of a Tau army to paint. I saw quickshade for the first time recently, and honestly it looks too good to be true. And combined with the anti shine matte varnish, It could be the answer to my prayers. But before I commit to the product I want to hear some user experiences. Can anyone here give me the positives or negatives of using it?

I'm going to bump this as I want to know the same. I've seen people use it on Dakka, and it improves their models greatly, but I'd still like some reviews.

Well my first peice of advice would be too search the dipping method. Using Woodstain is much cheaper. Quickshade is exactly the same thing just put in smaller tins and with a price increase.

The method is quite easy, and has reasonable results. The models do look dipped (you can tell they havent been painted normally) but if you like the look there is no problem.

The tecnique works best with models with lots of cloth and skin. While it does work on hard edges it doesn't look as good. I'm not sure how well dipping works on vehicles. On some vehicles it will pool up like washes do.

Painting models before dipping is a bit different from normal painting. Make sure you use a colour lighter than you want the end result to be. If you want highlights, make them extreme as the dip will dull them down.

When you apply the dip it's easy to use an old brush as you waste less and get to controll where it goes. Just get an old large brush and paint it all over. Let the excess drip off as normal.

I have only ever dipped some kroot and they came out quite well, however it isn't the miagic answer to painting. It could improve your models a lot but it will still take practice to get the best results.

If you do want to paint your models quick and like the style I recomend giving it a try a it does work and isn't hard to use.