10 Tips for using Army Painter Speed Paints

Here are some top tips for you to get the most out of your Army Painter Speed paints!

VIDEO CHAPTERS:
0:01 - How to base Warhammer Miniatures FAST!
00:33 - What basecoats are needed for Speedpaints first
01:35 - How to get Quick and easy coloured metallics for your miniature
02:40 - Can you airbrush Army Painter Speed Paints?
03:24 - Don't throw away your empty bottles of Speed paint!
03:40 - Mixing Speed Paints to get new colours
04:03 - How to layer up Speed Paints
04:37 - How to weather miniatures using Army Painter Speed Paints
05:45 - Can you use acrylic paints over Speed Paint?
07:09 - Getting more out of your Speed Paints

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...Brushes...

𝗠𝗮𝗸𝗲 𝘂𝗽 𝗕𝗿𝘂𝘀𝗵 𝘀𝗲𝘁

𝗔𝗿𝗺𝘆 𝗣𝗮𝗶𝗻𝘁𝗲𝗿 𝗦𝘁𝗮𝗿𝘁𝗲𝗿 𝗕𝗿𝘂𝘀𝗵 𝗦𝗲𝘁
OR

𝗔𝗿𝗺𝘆 𝗣𝗮𝗶𝗻𝘁𝗲𝗿 𝗠𝗲𝗴𝗮 𝗕𝗿𝘂𝘀𝗵 𝗦𝗲𝘁 (𝗯𝗲𝘁𝘁𝗲𝗿 𝗱𝗲𝗮𝗹 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝗺𝗼𝗿𝗲 𝗯𝗿𝘂𝘀𝗵𝗲𝘀)
OR

...SpeedPaints...

𝗔𝗿𝗺𝘆 𝗣𝗮𝗶𝗻𝘁𝗲𝗿 𝗦𝗽𝗲𝗲𝗱 𝗣𝗮𝗶𝗻𝘁 𝗦𝘁𝗮𝗿𝘁𝗲𝗿 𝗦𝗲𝘁
OR

𝗔𝗿𝗺𝘆 𝗣𝗮𝗶𝗻𝘁𝗲𝗿 𝗦𝗽𝗲𝗲𝗱 𝗣𝗮𝗶𝗻𝘁 𝗠𝗲𝗴𝗮 𝗦𝗲𝘁 (𝗰𝗼𝗺𝗲𝘀 𝘄𝗶𝘁𝗵 𝗲𝘅𝘁𝗿𝗮 𝗯𝗿𝘂𝘀𝗵es)
OR

𝗔𝗿𝗺𝘆 𝗣𝗮𝗶𝗻𝘁𝗲𝗿 𝗦𝗽𝗲𝗲𝗱 𝗣𝗮𝗶𝗻𝘁 𝟮.𝟬 𝗖𝗼𝗺𝗽𝗹𝗲𝘁𝗲 𝗦𝗲𝘁 (𝗪𝗼𝗮𝗵 𝘁𝗵𝗶𝘀 𝗶𝘀 𝗮 𝗯𝗶𝗴 𝗯𝗼𝘅!)

...Miscellaneous...

𝗧𝗵𝗲 𝗠𝗮𝘀𝘁𝗲𝗿𝘀 𝗕𝗿𝘂𝘀𝗵 𝗖𝗹𝗲𝗮𝗻𝗲𝗿 & 𝗣𝗿𝗲𝘀𝗲𝗿𝘃𝗲𝗿 (𝗮 𝗚𝗥𝗘𝗔𝗧 𝗽𝗿𝗼𝗱𝘂𝗰𝘁 𝘁𝗼 𝗸𝗲𝗲𝗽 𝘆𝗼𝘂𝗿 𝗯𝗿𝘂𝘀𝗵𝗲𝘀 𝗶𝗻 𝘁𝗶𝗽 𝘁𝗼𝗽 𝗰𝗼𝗻𝗱𝗶𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻)

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[MrKeech]

Tip #11 - Mix Quickshade with Speedpaint medium for the ultimate wash! 🤟😎

[stonebrew]

The information started RIGHT AWAY. Good stuff.

[seelenschlucht]

Very good video. No endless talking, no timelaps or artistic nonsense. Now i know what the speed paints are good for. And why so many are complaining about them.

[pinkbubble]

This answered a lot of questions I had about Speedpaints and I'm pleased it confirmed what Dana Howl had said about using the speedpaint medium. Can't wait for my starter set to arrive!

[FHangya]

I've recently gotten into the hobby and bought the whole speed paint kit. It's truly rewarding to use them and such tips indeed make it a very versatile tool! :)

[samposter]

By far the best practical speed paint use video. How did I not find you sooner! I’ve been binge watching your vids all day. Can’t wait to see you blow up man!

[Artmesa]

An extra tip I would add is to drybrush on white after zenithal highlighting. This gives extra light to raised areas and better contrast.

[aartadventure]

A great follow up summary to your first impressions video. I'm interested to learn some of your favourite speed paint mixes. I definitely think the orc skin looks much better when mixed with another colour.

[arnoldlevy]

Ehhhh. first video I see on your channel. Woh. Best video about those paints I ever watched. I mean really. Thank you !!

[Reach_of_the_Astronomican]

very good video, right to the topic from the first second, no clickbaiting, very consistent. way to go!

[sam]

Best start to a video ever. Directly into the content that was reflected by the videos title! Brilliant!
Points made are also very direct and to the point. With great examples of comparisions for each tip to further point out the advantages of the work. Excellent work! Instant liked and subscribed.

[TheCommunistColin]

You can mix normal acrylic paints into the speedpaints to get a whole new variety of colors, Dana Howl discovered this in her Speedpaint videos. So if you want to highlight a speedpaint color, mix some white paint in there and paint it right over the top. It has to be UNTHINNED acrylic paint, but that way it won't reactivate.

[jamiebroughman]

knowing tips like these keeps it fun thanks lots of great info for the masses

[tomlindahl]

Thanks! What an example of a perfect video - quick to the point, with great clear examples. I got super inspired to try out new methods with my speed paint now!

[aaronwindham]

Thank you, i learned alot of contrast and speed painting on my own. By measing with them and trying new things. I am trying to teach a friend of mine who is very unfamiliar with these acrylic inks, and it was hard to tell him what he needs to know, why also clearly and understandable. I use speedpaints alot for glazing and saving time and paint on base coats, as ill be covering them up either way

[jeffreywarrenpark]

*** If you should not want a previous paint layer or layers to dissolve, you can always apply a CLEAR sealant, (there are many different types to choose from). And, depending on your intention, these clear sealants can be manipulated in a variety of ways, (thicker/thinner, spattered, used as a resist, ect.). They are also available in matte, satin/semi-gloss, gloss, and "super"-gloss. Each can be used individually, or together, to affect how additional paint layers will react with previous layers. Also, through the use of layering clear-coats occasionally amongst paint layers, you can achieve the illusion of translucency, (this is usually more apparent in larger scaled models, but it CAN be useful on smaller models, too, if that is what you want to achieve).

In fact, this could be a great idea for a video, or series of videos on the subject!!! (Hint, hint, nudge, nudge, 'know what I mean!!!)😊😊😊

[raeishimura]

This is some really useful info. I normally use this for painting mobs. I get some interesting results by doing a full dry brush of white over a black base coat and it seems to create an almost sketchbook, art-house style that I have really fallen in love with.

[tuvaaq]

Useful cheers, I only bought the starter set out of curiosity but never really used them. I did find out by accident that iso propyl alcohol doesn't strip it, just makes it change colour to a lighter hue.

[WELSHMIKEY]

Great video, looking forward to trying some of the tips for metal and weathering as currently I'm not very good at those. I'm starting to use speed paints more and more, my favourite paints are scale 75 artist range but when you have 2k points to paint speedpaints and contrast paints are the way to go. I wish I had discovered airbrushing speed/contrast onto skeletons before I painted my OBR (skeleton) army! I discovered that late in my process and it made such a difference, even looked better.

[nigel]

Not got around to trying speed paints yet but will be soon thank you for some very thought prevoking tips