Army Painter Speedpaint Starter Set vs. My Airbrush

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0:00 - Opening
1:16 - Priming and Model Preparation
2:53 - Using Speedpaints through an airbrush
4:06 - Ad Spot
6:19 - Using More Speedpaints through an airbrush
7:12 - Detailing the Model
9:25 - Thoughts and Conclusions
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[@thebigo81]

Thank you for the up front review right at the start of your video. Too many people today make you sit through 30min of video to say, yeah its ok or, nope dont buy. I came for the short answer, but stayed for the long all because of this approach in you vid. Thank you thank you!

[@DanaHowl]

You’re very welcome! I’m trying to do this in all my videos going forward :)

[@mysticmouse7983]

Totally this. Great to get straight into the review.

[@greyt00th]

I asked AP about Speedpaint after seeing some other videos. Their customer services let me know that they are particularly water soluble, so they recommend leaving it for a while after drying or coating with varnish to avoid the ping reactivating.

[@jamminghaze]

Let's add some thermodynamics and the fact, that we don't know, what's in these snake oils... 🎨 ❤ let's just say i might have a hunch.

[@steveisaak4320]

I just wish we did not have to wait so long to get our hands on them

[@GoobertownHobbies]

gaaahhh!!! The dragon is gorgeous, I love it! :-)

[@EmeralDQueenTV]

WOW! Very impressive, the Dragon looks stunning!!! Thanks for all the information about these particular paints, the way you've have applied them gives amazing contrast.

[@BipolarTaco]

I love these videos. I recently decided to get into this hobby an in what I will describe as an over zealous purchase. I bought one of each of the reaper bones 5 Kickstarter and now have SOOOOOO many minis I am looking forward to the army painter speed paint to help me slay some of that grey and get some progress, practice and confidence painting. These videos help to see what the limits of the paint are and get me hyped for painting.

[@alphaleigpyne]

Exquisite work on the dragon, you did well with the contrast paints on the scale it looks almost real. Have a New Year and to next year's projects.

[@Sammo212]

Another great look at this paint range. I can't wait to pick them up.

[@andrewt9128]

Looking forward to the full review. Great video as always!

[@BadgerLovingFluffster]

The way you spoke about that red... pale sands will be getting jealous! Thanks for the video. Really interested to see how this range turns out

[@sebbychou]

ARMY PAINTER! LET ME BUY THESE YET! THIS KZbinR IS GIVING ME HAVE A POWERFUL NEEEEEEEED FOR THEM!

[@beeleywood7796]

Dana, that looks brilliant, just stunning.

[@richardoxford2072]

Love the colors on the dragon. You are awesome! Thanks for the review.

[@ruaridhmackenzie3215]

Awesome work, thanks for the overview, definitely will pick up some come release from watching this

[@Rich_H_1972]

Great vid Dana, keep up the good work! The dragon looks amazing, I love it!

[@Witchcraft467]

All the best to you! Thank you for the great content! Happy Holidays!

[@hijinkstodeath1722]

Thanks for this helpful video! And the dragon looks great.

[@Niodium]

Great video. Really useful and nicely presented. Your work is terrific

[@oleww50]

I’m really looking forward to getting this set and experimenting as you say. I only have a couple of contrast paints… these just look so much better.

[@wulfenspawn6570]

Thanks for the review. I am looking forwards to getting these when they are available.

[@emilefortier1688]

I'm subscribed to a lot of hobby channels, but yours is the only one that I immediately drop everything for and click as soon as I see a notification pop up. I don't even use your style of painting and I'm more of a 40K fan than an AoS one (still pissed at WFB being flushed down the toilet), but I just think your stuff is phenomenal and extremely well put together. I'm starting a soulblight gravelords army and I'll try to use the techniques you teach. Thanks a lot for everything and cheers from Montreal!

[@krzysztofmathews738]

This is an excellent demonstration and review. Thank you!

[@igorhamzic3757]

Thanks for another great video on these paints. The more I see these paints in action the more I want to use them right away. The price is also one of the big factors these paints have going for them.

[@limitbreakerminis3540]

Thanks for the video! I have been waiting for a video that shows this new line through an air brush.

[@fateazura6768]

I'm new to Warhammer 40k and to painting (lost any knowledge I had from my school years sadly). With this video, it has given me some ideas for the chapter I plan on painting one day, even though it'll be with AP's normal line. Thank you a lot for this!

[@johnnycooper7019]

Dear Dana, outstanding workmanship! I am looking forward to your in depth review of the full SP AP. Wishing you & your Family a very Happy New Year. Best wishes Johnny

[@timjones990]

2:37 this is the point at which I would sit back and state "this is my finest work ever" and display with profound joy.

[@Nephilim225]

WOW that looks amazing. I have ordered the Mega paint set which is arriving tomorrow so looking forward to trying them out

[@doctordoubledakka3939]

That Dragon so good

[@matthewwilkinson4781]

Great Video Dana! Im happy to see some non GW contrast come out. Happy New Year!

[@timothyyoung2962]

As a long-time D&D player/DM... That dragon is gorgeous O.O

[@vulkhanasennet9961]

This is what I have been looking for in a paint!

[@rossmiller9125]

Dragon looks amazing! I would love to see a video comping the speed painter range against the Monument Pro Acryl Transparent range.

[@mattbrown5234]

Looking forward to the full range review! I got a gift card to my LGS and used it to preorder the mega set. I've never bought a full range at once before, but all the initial reviews have been very positive. I'll be interested to hear more thoughts on the differences and similarities to Contrast paints

[@MrBizteck]

Cant wait to get my hands on these.

[@DwightOfTheDead]

Just found this channel and it’s great keep up the good work. Cheers.

[@billcurran7210]

This is very helpful. I’ve always considered contrast paints to be too expensive for airbrushing so I’ll definitely need to check these out!

[@brianring3425]

Watching this video reminded me that I ordered a bunch paints recomended in a past video. Also, l hadn't check my snail mail in weeks. I can"t wait to order these Speed Paints... ah the cycle countinues..

[@ArtoftheCrowe]

I think I will get those speed paints when available that looked great and the dragon turned out amazing

[@Walican132]

I love these speed paint videos. Thanks.

[@surtrpicks]

Wanted to see these in an airbrush. Thanks for the review.

[@canoestir]

phenomenal as always 5am ont time is a perfect 2am bc night owl release, this was the most pleasant of surprises

[@Dreoni_]

I was waiting for this!!!!

[@PistonHonda319]

amazing artistry. Thanks for your insight.

[@LakeVermilionDreams]

I really need an airbrush... Wow! Great job!

[@CynicVash]

wow awesome! so beautiful!

[@seansullivan6837]

Haha I'm painting the same loot studios dragon ATM with my 5yo son 😂, great job

[@xGamermonkeyx]

Dana: Are Speedpaint as good as Contrast for half the price? The short answer is : yes. The long answer is: YEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAASSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSS.

[@jamiespeirs885]

Dana that's a great review and tutorial. Season's Greetings.

[@JamesLaserpimpWalsh]

Wow. Great job on the dragon. Again your use of colour wins the day damn your infernal eyes. Bah ! hehe. Thanks for the vid Dana.

[@SavageSairaa]

Nice. Thank you for this!

[@avi8r66]

Seems like if you use one water soluble paint over another water soluble paint especially if you add additional water to it, the new layer is going to loosen up the underlying layer. So in between you would want to spray on a non water soluble clear coat, or, the new layer needs to be a different kind of paint, alcohol based or solvent based perhaps.

[@bopaintsminis]

Been waiting on these since October. The waiting is the hardest part.

[@Pacman8907]

Greatly enjoy the content you put out! Relatives just bought me a airbrush and I was considering to buy contrasts as I have limited space.

[@lockjaw36]

Went to a local game store, and was heartbroken when they were out of pale sand. Was looking forward to trying it out.

[@Fenixmaiden666]

Love that your videos, even if endorsed (or not) are not biased; not to mention you give a good honest opinion regardless. You make painting look so easy, and I'm sure someone with half a brain cell could follow along, but sadly I will have to settle for watching :D

[@Linkman247]

I just started painting as a newbie. I have a 7" resin statue of Tyrande Whisperwind I have begun painting. I really like some of the speedpaints. Plasmatic Bolt is awesome. I did 2 coats for her hair and the color just really pops. I tested purple alchemy but it was going to be too dark for her skin. I was able to use it for the recesses of her ears and brushed pixie pink over the ridges to blend it. Really worked well. I think Purple Alchemy would have been a good color to include in this set. Maybe Plasmatic Bolt too.

[@DanEdwKni]

That Dragon is incredible!

[@darrellslover6834]

great job on that dragon

[@mattsavage6144]

"we all know that green is the best color to undercoat for red" Me: "aw crud I missed that vid" Lol thanks for sharing the dragon looks awesome

[@funwithmadness]

I liked the dark look of the purple. :)

[@menyou6873]

I just discovered you a month or two ago and love your videos...

[@cory7328]

Wow. Just wow.

[@markgnepper5636]

Great stuff friend 👏 👍

[@dlh567]

Instead of doing 2 layers of white ink then varnish, I've found that mixing white ink with matte medium makes it robust enough to paint on top of with a brush. I've done this with Liquitex white ink and Army Painter matte medium.

[@charleslatora5750]

Subbed. Just started to paint minis. Been mostly a conflict simulation board gamer. Played D&D last century, 80's(?). Was planning on doing some wilderness adventures back then. Wish I had more of the Ral Partha minis. 'One does not live by cardboard alone.'

[@trum853]

👍 Good stuff, I'd be interested to see how they compare to Scale75's instant range also, always looking for more tools for the job!

[@LakeVermilionDreams]

"You know how much I love playsets..." Nods in MTG

[@Nixx2709]

Helpful video. Thanks :)

[@LifeguardLeroy]

cant wait till I can get these in Australia

[@richardrussell7082]

In a recent post on the Loot Studios Facebook page, someone resized one of the dragon heads to 2000% as a wall hanging 😲

[@TriskelArts]

It would be interesting to see how these work with Instar’s Water+

[@comicfan92]

Realized I wasn't subscribed and immediately felt like a monster. Love your content! Midwinter Minis sent me here over a year ago. Thought I had subbed 🤷 Any plans to address the Cursed City set now that GW has announced it's returning this year? I can't afford it but I'm super taken with those minis. Loved seeing the hobby channels talk about Cursed City before the chaos.

[@cbradquillen]

Dana, I've noticed that pale sand tends to be sold out most of the time. Your influence? Almost certainly! Much love to ya!

[@Hudson316]

from looking at the swatch colour for that one (without having seen it IRL) how far off would something like Ubshanti Bone, Screaming Skull or Wraithbone be?

[@MultiDaiku]

Hey Dana! loved the video! One quick thing I noticed is it comes out pretty glossy, isn't it? I dunno if that was the desired effect but or a by-product of the primer. Would coating it with a matt varnish afterwards solve that?

[@yagsipcc287]

I was hoping someone would use an airbrush with them :-) Thanks contrast paints are very much all over the place but they look great through an airbrush.

[@davidnorth6670]

That dragon is noice

[@gavinm894]

"Because as we all know green is the best undercoat for painting red" It is?!? holy hell!! Urh, I mean yes yes, as we all know... *nods sagely*.

[@josephpatton8869]

A masterpiece! Also, question for anyone here: I just assembled and primed the 40K Kill Team Warzone Octarius set that I received from Santa. For the metallic Ork fort structures, is there an Army Painter metallic that would work well to produce a rusty/bronzy metallic effect similar to the Octarius box art?

[@azean84]

Interesting video, just got the starter set to see what they are like. Btw I never knew green was a good undercoat for red, can I ask why that is?

[@H0urg1ass]

The additional time it would have taken probably would have cut too deeply into getting a video out on time, but perhaps adding a varnish layer between coats of speed paints would prevent the under layer from coming off. But then you're looking at a few hours curing time for each layer of paint... ooof.

[@TheAlfadir]

great job! as for the bubbling of your airbrush: either your needle is bent or you suffer from a loose fluid nozzle. ;)

[@lewrl1]

Definitely gonna need to pick up this starter set. Looks super useful.

[@mtvdood67]

Hi Dana! great vid as always: question though, did the paint recede into the model’s nooks and crannies through the airbrush like it would’ve if it were applied through by brush? thanks, again, great video!

[@Jathom]

I can't say about the Warpaints, but it doesn't do it with Contrast paint through an airbrush. It acts more like a filter or ink. I would assume that the Army Painter Speedpaints react in a similar way.

[@Bluenkight]

beautiful work Dana...oh btw do you love the red paint??? lol

[@belmarduk]

Bummer about it eating through like that, might be worth varnishing before wash layers with this product

[@vincentmuyo]

Nice.

[@patnoon5477]

Knowing my D&D group, somebody would get stabbed with that fake dagger lmao

[@dangwancie4797]

GALAXY EYES OOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO

[@mikegrant8031]

well i missed the december special, bummer

[@VAB0L0]

Get yourself someone who talks about you like Dana Howl talks about the red Speedpaint

[@Bathorite]

Is there a video that talks about the best undercoats for each colour? I’ve heard pink for yellow and now green for red but that’s it.

[@baneprobably]

Don't know if I'll ever be an airbrush user, but I really wanna try speedpaints out

[@nukem8128]

Do it. Buy a simple starter set, you'll have a blast. Yes there will be hurdles and you don't need to be the best but the airbrush is a very versatile tool.

[@Andyyybeeeee]

Yeah I had the reactivation issue with lower layers after applying another paint even after leaving it, but I worked around it by matt varnishing before adding anymore colours on top =)

[@radip]

my friend has the same problem, but he's living in a humid environment. I guess it's bad luck for miniature painting. I never experienced this problem, and I wait like 20 hours before each layer

[@joshbecka6110]

Is the red speed paint any good? I wasn't sure if Dana liked it.

[@mkulchar]

How is the palid bone speed paint. Haven't seen review for it

[@TheModelVault]

I'm new to your channel, 1:39 - I'm primarily a large figure scale painter (statue) and have never heard green as a base for red before? I'll have to try it, but can you explain more about that. In my circles we use Tamiya silver as a base for red or yellow top color.

[@randomnickify]

I think its more color theory thing. In the shadow of the color you will see hints of its complementary color, hence green to red will gives you more vibrant shadows.

[@tungstentoothpick6788]

Wait, green is used as an undercoat for red? I'm such a noob, I have never heard of that :D

[@naphaneal]

me neither.

[@Hudson316]

I've seen Green for undercoat for copper, red for undercoat of gold, blue or black as undercoat for iron, and pink as an undercoat for yellow, but this is new to me

[@redrooster7371]

Thanks for the review. As I don't like citadel's bottles I'm happy to see other companies creating their own speed paints. As I mostly paint with scale colors I'm very interested in their speed paints. Maybe they'll send you some samples for comparison? I really would love to see GW, Army Painter and Scale Color compared in one video.

[@steveisaak4320]

what do you think of scale 75? I am moving towards them AP and Duncan’s paints

[@redrooster7371]

@@steveisaak4320 Scale 75 are my usual colors. It takes a while to get used to the gel medium.

[@steveisaak4320]

@@redrooster7371 I painted my last underworld war band using inks mixed with scale75. I like them. I just wish I could match them up with gw paints

[@steveisaak4320]

@@redrooster7371 I am working on it.

[@mdrumt]

What's the best Army Painter "pale sand" equivalent?

[@ruthlesslistener]

Which model is this? It's gorgeous!