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 H.B.M.C. wrote:
Hypercolour paints. They change colour as you touch them!

I cannot confirm or deny that I owned one of these back in the day. Radical!



I still think Ghaz's guess of more Nightgaunt/Hexflame style paints is the best idea I've seen. Seemed like those colors were all over their tutorials for a while.

My guess is matched complete paint systems for some factions (i.e. mostly SM and Sigmarines).

Probably three in each set: Spraypaint + drybrush + wash.
Ultramarines, AoS golden whatevers, Skintone, Necron, etc.

The wash with some miracle twist so it only sets in gaps (creating strong Contrast).

Spray white and Contrast-wash black for instant Stormtroopers

I've noticed that GW hasn't been releasing painting guide books like they used to and they have been making a lot of new websites lately. I wonder if "Contrast" is a new website that will be a trove of painting guides and similar content.

Kdash wrote:

 Albino Squirrel wrote:
Color shift paints would make sense. except apparently they said they weren't doing them. Unless they found a way to have a similar product that isn't toxic?

Well it wasn't in development in November last year, but, they do look at things that get "requested a lot" via email feeback and requests. So, whilst possible they may have found something non-toxic, i'd be incredibly surprised if they managed it.

As in 5 months ago November?
This would have been absolutely in development then.


I can’t see it’s any kind of just paint, like the new technicals being suggested etc.
useful though they would be.

They are bigging it up way too much for a big release.
A new range, like dips, could be.
The airbrush thing yeah.

It is going to be something big enough that it requires this kind of announcement, and that Everyone can use it. On any model.
Get all your Grey painted up fast etc.
colourshift, a few new washes, that just wouldn’t cut it..

What about multi-coloured plastics? You'd assemble them and they'd be pre-coloured though only in basic colours. Quick wash and you're good to go.

 zedmeister wrote:
What about multi-coloured plastics? You'd assemble them and they'd be pre-coloured though only in basic colours. Quick wash and you're good to go.

No you wouldn't, it would look like crap.

 Crimson wrote:

 zedmeister wrote:
What about multi-coloured plastics? You'd assemble them and they'd be pre-coloured though only in basic colours. Quick wash and you're good to go.

No you wouldn't, it would look like crap.

Works quite well for Gundam or similar Anime scale models

Pre-coloured plastics, Wash for blacklining, done.

Regardless, that’s not a paint product, which whatever this is seems to be.

 oni wrote:
I've noticed that GW hasn't been releasing painting guide books like they used to and they have been making a lot of new websites lately. I wonder if "Contrast" is a new website that will be a trove of painting guides and similar content.

already exists in the form of the painting videos on warhammer TV and the citidel painting ap. (which my local GW manager can't reccomend eneugh)

Apologies if someone else has mentioned it, but in last month's Horus Heresy painting guide quite a few of the guides mentioned Airbrush?

It's shelf shading and highlighting paint

Or painting goblins. GW has actually broken the veil and have managed to enslave a species of house elf that has a great affinity with colour matching and finicky details.

Slipstream wrote:
Apologies if someone else has mentioned it, but in last month's Horus Heresy painting guide quite a few of the guides mentioned Airbrush?

Last months HH painting guide, what is all that about? i seemed to have missed that!

 Original Timmy wrote:

Slipstream wrote:
Apologies if someone else has mentioned it, but in last month's Horus Heresy painting guide quite a few of the guides mentioned Airbrush?

Last months HH painting guide, what is all that about? i seemed to have missed that!

It's a Masterclass article by Mark Bedford and Phil Stutcinskas on how the Forge World team paint battle damage and weathering on their tanks, Titans and war machines. They show an airbrush because that's what the Forge World team uses.

 Ghaz wrote:

 Original Timmy wrote:

Slipstream wrote:
Apologies if someone else has mentioned it, but in last month's Horus Heresy painting guide quite a few of the guides mentioned Airbrush?

Last months HH painting guide, what is all that about? i seemed to have missed that!

It's a Masterclass article by Mark Bedford and Phil Stutcinskas on how the Forge World team paint battle damage and weathering on their tanks, Titans and war machines. They show an airbrush because that's what the Forge World team uses.

Thanks, where might i find it?

I do have the hardback vol 1 HH Masterclass book FW did a while back.

Last month's White Dwarf.

 kodos wrote:

 Crimson wrote:

 zedmeister wrote:
What about multi-coloured plastics? You'd assemble them and they'd be pre-coloured though only in basic colours. Quick wash and you're good to go.

No you wouldn't, it would look like crap.

Works quite well for Gundam or similar Anime scale models

Pre-coloured plastics, Wash for blacklining, done.

How does it not bead up and look like ass without paint/primer? Hell, I can't even get regular washes to go on decent half the time.

 Ghaz wrote:
Last month's White Dwarf.

Thanks

I think it is some kind of new paint (to GW). I have heard that GW actually brought in chemists and other clever people a while ago to work on genuinely new stuff. Will it be new new, or just new to GW? Hopefully we find out soon.

I reckon it will be some base paints that will have a sort of shade that reacts when applied to it. It would assist with painting power weapons, or simplify shading.

There was a rumour around the time the fiend sprues got leaked on ebay that GW was going to be releasing a 'colour-changing' paint, whatever that means.

 Bossk_Hogg wrote:

 kodos wrote:

 Crimson wrote:

 zedmeister wrote:
What about multi-coloured plastics? You'd assemble them and they'd be pre-coloured though only in basic colours. Quick wash and you're good to go.

No you wouldn't, it would look like crap.

Works quite well for Gundam or similar Anime scale models

Pre-coloured plastics, Wash for blacklining, done.

How does it not bead up and look like ass without paint/primer? Hell, I can't even get regular washes to go on decent half the time.

This depends on the wash, modified acrylic paint works different than an ink, which works different alcohol or oil based based things
And there are also Acrylic Paint Markers/Fine Liner out there that either come ready to use or are refillable

First Video I found on Google, coloured plastic, no primer or wash and one of those special paint markes sold by Bandai for Gundam models
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=al-yzZVp1cY

of course this is already an advanced technique but it shows well how something like this would work

there are good examples out there what people can do with historical models by just using an oil based wash

 DeadEyeDuk wrote:
I think it is some kind of new paint (to GW). I have heard that GW actually brought in chemists and other clever people a while ago to work on genuinely new stuff. Will it be new new, or just new to GW? Hopefully we find out soon.

Are those chemists mad scientists?

I hope they're mad scientists.

GW could do great things if they hired mad scientists!

There is talk that its a self shading / highlighting paint, like Hexwraith Flame....

I believe this explains it... sounds about right.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CRSZc9nY_O4

FTL

^ Sounds plausible.

Citadel’s gloss washes are already magic. They flow just to the recesses and don’t tint the rest of the figure. The only problem is they dry shiny. I reckon it’s that but dries matt, with more colour options.

New video, this time parodying Conan.

How on earth is anything going to live up to these adds?

I'm not sure if they tried to model Duncan after Conan or a spaniel - however whatever they did its clear that GW is living in the 80s! This is a GOOD THING!

 Overread wrote:
its clear that GW is living in the 80s!

To say nothing of the Darkoath and the Warcry models. I swear if they release one that's even vaguely close to a Fabry-era Sláine then I fear for my wallet.