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some people are wondering how the new Citadel Colour Contrast sits on a large surface like a tank...

Some of the demo photos that have been floating around have mirrored this result, that you get streaks/pooling of the paint on larger flat surfaces. I've seen some where the pooling appeared to be a bit like putting washes on very thick and getting little concentrated puddles of colour rather than the brushstroke pattern that you've had. The puddling actually looked rather good when it was applied to something scaled and living (shell of an armoured beasty) as then it reflects natural colour variation over a surface; but yeah on a tank or other uniform surface the contrast paints might not work the same or require some adjustment.

I wonder if using the contrast thinner would help lose the brushstroke impact on such a large area. I also wonder if using a blue base layer and then layering the contrast paint over the top might work at giving a quick highlight/shade effect.

Hmmm... I feel like the Contrast paint wasn't applied correctly in this demo.

There's definitely going to be a new and unfamiliar learning curve for Contrast paints.

I think the larger and flatter the surface the more you're going to have to glop it on to give enough media for the pigment to settle out from

probably best to put on a base colour and run the contrast around the details if you do want to use it

Yeah, large surfaces and paint brush, im not doing that again i dont think, the brush strokes are just too annoying. Painted 7 rhinos with a brush, and next time i im going with spray paint instead.

Thanks so much for that tutorial, appreciate it.

Overread wrote:
I wonder if using the contrast thinner would help lose the brushstroke impact on such a large area. I also wonder if using a blue base layer and then layering the contrast paint over the top might work at giving a quick highlight/shade effect.

Using thinner would simply force you to have to apply more layers. More layers takes more time. Now the idea of laying a color down and using contrast to deepen color and shade is a good idea.

oni wrote:Hmmm... I feel like the Contrast paint wasn't applied correctly in this demo.

that is possible, this is how I get smooth base coats so I ran with that.

OrlandotheTechnicoloured wrote:I think the larger and flatter the surface the more you're going to have to glop it on to give enough media for the pigment to settle out from

probably best to put on a base colour and run the contrast around the details if you do want to use it

the benefit of using a large amount at a time is the contrast dries thin meaning if you applied alot to a surface it is not likely to clog detail.... like regular paint.

Stormatious wrote:Yeah, large surfaces and paint brush, im not doing that again i dont think, the brush strokes are just too annoying. Painted 7 rhinos with a brush, and next time i im going with spray paint instead.

Thanks so much for that tutorial, appreciate it.

No prob! I'm glad you found it informative.

Say, KB, I am wondering if you have any time/resources to attempt using the contrast paints on a Tau battlesuit (crisis or stealth, either one).

With so many panels and lines, both flat and curving, I really wonder how well these will do.

Thanks for showing this the way you did!