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My wife and I were talking today about the new line of GW paints, and she asked me if the new dry brush specific paints were worth the money. To be honest, I'm not sure (I haven't tried them, and my only real experience with dry brushing is with standard GW and P3 paints). Has anyone tried them? If so, are they actually worth using, or can the same effects be accomplished with standard paints?

Sorry if this is all a bit disjointed. It's early morning and I'm only 1/3 conscious.

I don't know if it's better, but you can dry brush with any regular (eg, not wash/shade/glaze) GW paint.

Its just a matter of jusssttttt enough paint on the brush that a tiny bit comes of at the point with the most pressure (eg, the paint goes onto the bolt on the side of a tank but not onto the hull).

Put some paint on your brush (use a old/disposable one) then wipe most of it off with a napkin and lightly brush back and forth over the raised details. It's better to start with too little then too much paint on the brush.

-Edit- I mention the above because I'm bored and I don't really see how you can make a paint that works better with dry brushing.

Because the thicker, drier paint doesn't require you to waste most of it on the paper towel each time you use it.

That's the idea, at least, and it makes sense.

Mannahnin wrote:Because the thicker, drier paint doesn't require you to waste most of it on the paper towel each time you use it.

That's the idea, at least, and it makes sense.

Ahh, I see you point.

However that would mean it's only useful if you do a lot of dry brushing. Not required but will will pay for itself if you do a lot of dry brushing with one or two colors.

When I'm drybrushing with regular paint I take out a blob and spread it thinly over my palette so it dries out slightly on the palette as I work, that way I don't have to wipe off as much on tissues to get the correct dryness on my brush. It's easier to drybrush with a dry paint than with a watery one.

I haven't tried the new drybrush paints, but I'm guessing they just take out that middle step so you can use them direct from the pot.

However, knowing how much GW paints love to dry out in their pot, I personally don't like the idea of a paint that's already borderline drying out. Sounds like if you don't use it for a couple of months you could open the pot and have a solid block of dried out paint.

grayshadow87 wrote:My wife and I were talking today about the new line of GW paints, and she asked me if the new dry brush specific paints were worth the money. To be honest, I'm not sure (I haven't tried them, and my only real experience with dry brushing is with standard GW and P3 paints). Has anyone tried them? If so, are they actually worth using, or can the same effects be accomplished with standard paints?

Sorry if this is all a bit disjointed. It's early morning and I'm only 1/3 conscious.

I have used it and I am a big fan. It make drybrushing much easiers and is easier on your brushes. I would recommeding at least giving it a try and seeing for yourself.

from all the new paints i like the dry paints the most i think (except for the white basepaint)

if you take a look in my blog i used Kindleflame to edgehighlight my rhino...

its less smudgy, you waste less paint and it doesnt give the rough finish you might get when using regular paints to drybrush with

From the sound of it, I may have to break over and give a few of the dry paints a shot. Thanks for the information everyone.

If they make a dry in a color you use, try it out. I've liked them a lot, and they seem to save a bit of time (and wear) on the old drybrush. The only problem I've seen so far is that, because they are a separate line of paints, you don't have the color flexibility you might have preferred. They do a great job on bases, in particular, and I'm pretty happy with the effects on metal so far.

I love the drybrush paints - thin then down (a lot) and you have some lovely base colours that are really quite bright. Skink Blue is an absolute gem of a paint, and is the base colour for my power swords.