What Do I think of Army Painter Fanatic??? Starter Set Review!

[@GoobertownHobbies]

oh snap... that IS a good plastic palette that snuck into the box! how could I miss that! ;-)

[@Burgala]

Could probably be used as a good container for a DIY wet pallet too

[@IamtheWV17]

Is it not the standard army painter plastic tub? They're so handy.

[@TheArmyPainter]

Thanks for the review Dana! Yours and Brent’s feedback during the Speedpaint project on what a Starter Set should be played a huge role in the makeup of it.

[@DanaHowl]

Thank you, glad you enjoyed it!!! I didn't want to assume but I thought our input might have had influence on this set, as this is pretty much exactly what I would want from a starter set, great work on this!!!!

[@gouldmears2071]

Please know that your reaching out to the community and making changes is one of the big reasons for many of us trying out and then continuing to buy your paints. Y'all have improved so much. I know I really appreciate it and AP makes up a very nice chunk of my paints now because of it.

[@ItsDrMcQuack]

Thank you for putting your money where your mouths are. :) And thank you for engaging so directly with the community. It makes you stand out in a sea of indifferent companies.

[@DOCDOCFLAMINGOS]

Ummmmm.... Just my 3¢.... As someone who is only looking in from the outside, take that as you will.... BUT... As generally Nothing produced and sold is ever perfect, so a company or brand should always want to continue to improve on what they are making and selling!!! That being said I think a way to be able to do that in the best way is to have people review a product as they choose (good bad etc) and listen to what they say, as opposed to finding people that will just give lip service talking about just how great or awesome something is, to present it in the best light possible even though it might not be a good product!! At the end of the day im saying that Army Painter is clearly making the better choices and listing to what people have to say (good and bad). And going back and working with those points , to make a better product overall!! And it clearly shows that you do care what people say !!... Because a company shows they dont really care and never try to make a better product, the customers will stop coming to buy the products and when they are gone the company is gone!! Army Painter you are doing good work and making smart choices for yourself as a company and for your miniature painting/gaming customers!! Keep on keeping on!!!!

[@henrikwannheden7114]

Adding a sponge mat and a parchment paper in this set would make it complete as the clear plastic tub could make up the container. But using a we palette is not a beginner technique, and more experienced painters could easily amend this set DIY style.

[@minihali]

14:08 Someone may already have pointed this out, but that plastic clam shell is perfect for making a wet palette out of, just stick some paper towel or an old rag in the *deep side, saturate it with water and some baking paper on top. Then shove it back into the box once you are done painting to keep it out of sunlight.

[@DarkHelm78]

2:47

[@minihali]

@@DarkHelm78 I actually double checked this part, just to make sure she didn't make the same point I did, and what she is refering to is using it as a dry palettee, like a plastic palette

[@gregorycafiero9688]

The stickers are great and i dont know why it isnt done more. Being able to label shelves or use other bottles for premixing, not having to rely on reading slowly fading sharpie is wonderful. Also having that plastic be kinda perfect for making a wet palette is sweet, intentional or not

[@Bluecho4]

Stickers also prod that deep core memory of being a child, and getting stickers to paste on wherever.

[@frandeastora]

They look very good and you might consider buying to try them, but here in Spain it is very easy to find Vallejo's 16-color set for around €35. I think it will always be my recommendation for beginners.

[@DanaHowl]

That's very fair!! the vallejo sets are a lot harder to find over here in Canada!

[@frandeastora]

Some stores even have stupid discounts like 3x2 on 18ml bottles of their different ranges, so I think it's hard to replace them as the main option (except for GW heavy enthusiasts who only use Citadel). In any case, after watching this video and Brent's I want to get this set to see what I can do with it!

[@TylerProvick]

I will use a brush-on primer before a spray can. That's what I used to do before getting my airbrush. It is good to see it in this set. I remember "priming" my minis with bleached bone from the Dark Angels paint set in the 90s.

[@blissfulbadger]

I still use my original AP Warpaints starter paints for some of my armies. I am definitely looking forward to the new red, though! I've never been overly disappointed by the AP ranges, and will continue to use them.

[@Trebicyem]

It's fine if you and Brent both made a similar video. I'm pretty sure most people are not following every youtuber and it's nice to have different (or similar) critics about a new product.

[@tragonius]

new ep of the squaaaarespace show dropped! good points, dana, and the reason there's no such thing as doubling up on an idea - execution and use case varies widely between artists. standing by to see you put the not-triads through their paces.

[@MatthiasMeys]

Hay Dana, just wanted to let you know I appreciate the disclaimer on your relationship with Army Painter at the start of the video! Thanks!

[@foreverfornever1124]

Pairing this set with the Army Painter tool set and wet pallete would be incredible for beginners and veterans. If The Army Painter decide to sell a bundle set like this for the hobby for a nice even $100, I think it would be a huge success. However, I had a similar issue with Goobes video on this set and the paint line in general. I just feel if youre going to sell brush on primer it should come in a larger bottle like their air primers. Its why I have stuck with the Vallejo primers for over a decade because you can buy them in large bottles that are still the largest primer bottles you can get for the hobby on the market for value. I know Pro Acryl and AK have larger primer bottles now, I just hope the Army painter will do the same with their brush on primer.

[@DarkHelm78]

I started with a small Army Painter set and I thought it was great. I enjoyed the smaller amount of colours so you can try mixing your own tones and get more familiar with the colour wheel. Good vid, as always.

[@RedHeadHurricane]

Thanks for this review Dana! I've not been a fan of the previous Army Painter paints, so it's great to hear so much good to be said about the new ones. It was quite a challenge to buy my fiancé his "I want to paint my 3D prints" paint set for his birthday. This would probably nail this pretty well!

[@aroncheek5092]

I had cheap acrylics for a while when I started to learn airbrushing, good learning curve, by the time I got back into mini's about a year ago i had good primer and thinner , flow improver,matt and gloss medium,when i started painting minis again i brought the primary colour set of Vallejo model air and that did me good for 2-3 40k units

[@PeteOfDarkness]

I considered grabbing this set as discount basic colors set and I'm glad to be validated in that! Even primer feels useful.

[@markmason13]

Hay thanks for the Review. I am just starting to get back into 40k after a long and got this paint set after it was recommended by my mate. I think for the cost its very good and its painted just over 1,000 points of my Blood Angles army with the addition of a few other paints and brushers.

[@SvartElric9]

I've been using the Army Painter brush-on primer for years (especially when painting a single mini), and I think it works great!

[@DanaHowl]

I might have to try out some of the other colours of it!

[@krzysztofmathews738]

A solid recommendation. Looking forward to getting one of these sets myself.

[@jessicaschoen6647]

This was a fantastic review of these paints! It was a great primer that I needed to cover a demo of these paints in my FLGS. I'll be using the notes I took from this and Brent's video to share with folks in person tomorrow. Thank you for this!

[@michaelborror4399]

Ya, I can see why they went with the ultramarine blue, without any citadel kislev flesh and reikland flesh shade wash; got some wet palletes and a dungeon tile set gift as a test of commitment though, definitely like the look of the citadel water bucket and so I don't drink the paint water, lol, and those bright proacryl paints look like they can be pretty nice with the 12 or 11 man blood bowl team color by color assembly line, while one layer of the knight-questor flesh over the black and grey primer was pretty good on my halfling hefty as they've been keeping me busy for awhile and while to come yet, lol?

[@JM-83]

Great and informative review, I have just started this hobby and I will definitely pick this set up. Thanks for simplifying things for us beginners. By the way your eyes are mesmerizing.

[@fatesrequiem]

On the topic of brushing on primer: Stynylrez acrylic primer can be brushed on, levels out super well and shrinks down after applied. I highly recommend it to anyone who is struggling with not being able to spray prime.

[@LooneyPoliticsTunes]

Living 3 floors up , in a built up area , Brush on primmer is amazing 🤩 I love it 🥰

[@OkieDokieCreations]

Wish they would ship my mega set already! Between you and Brent I’m absolutely hyped!

[@theandf]

Nice and instructive video (as expected!). I find the one thing that is not beginner-friendly in this small starters is... the limited paint range that necessitates mixing. Mixing paints is not beginner friendly, especially when you need to re-mix more of the stuff to correct mistakes. But I don't know what the solution would be, making it a larger starter box would increase its price...

[@AnzumanaTaal]

Would love to see the process with the included miniature

[@NigeyWigey]

Great transparency on your past dealings with AP. Definitely interested in the new range as I already use some of the old range despite their shortcomings

[@SmithBluedevil8]

I'll be honest that comparison of the pro acryl on showing the saturation sold me on picking up some of the pro acryls

[@bvshmaster6990]

ill be starting a high elf army when it comes out. i love how i just discovered this paint line after spending 100 usd at citadel

[@YanniCooper]

They sent you a bottle of pale sand? Obviously this review is going to be COMPLETELY biased. d:

[@Gakusangi]

I was never sold on the Golden Brown from Pro Acryl, it never seemed to cover well enough and the color didn't look as good when it dried. However, that Daemonic Yellow really won me over.

[@TylerProvick]

13:20 I can almost hear Jason from Slowfuse yelling: "Yessss!" on using the paints without a wet palette.

[@theandf]

Curious. I don't know who Jason is. What's the argument against using a wet palette? I usually cannot bother, but given the current hot climate in my country, which makes paint dry up in my palette, I absolutely needed to switch to a wet palette (also: especially when mixing paints where I don't want them to dry up and be forced to re-mix them).

[@TylerProvick]

@@theandf Jason is the guy who produces Pro Acryl and was recently on the Trapped Under Plastic podcast where he expressed his preference for hard palettes.

[@kasparbaktat964]

Very nice overview to the paint set and you worked quite some magic with this limited number of colors! A good demonstration of its potential! 👍

[@freakishuproar1168]

Dana, I obviously love you and yadda-yadda, but the way you say _Squuarrre Spaaaceeee_ just keeps getting spookier and spookier and my fragile heart can't handle it anymore! I wish I could think of a decent idea for a website to make with Square Space, because I'm afraid if I don't cave in and sign-up, Square Ghosts will come and turn me into a human cube. :p (I'm always happy to see a new Dana Howl video) edit: Seeing a primer that's only slightly lighter in tone than the standard grey plastic of GW miniatures did throw me, I must admit. I'm so used to white spraying assembled figures, I wouldn't feel like my minis were ready to be painted yet with such a light touch. But then again your models look way better than mine, so maybe I need a rethink of my ol' reliable priming methods ;p

[@willmendoza8498]

I have players that in session 3 randomly and collectively decided to slay the gods. I had to pivot my plot so fast, but it ended up being a great campaign

[@DanaHowl]

I think you might have left this comment on the wrong video lmao!

[@colinmorrison5119]

I discovered the Army Painter airbrush black primer is a very good brush on primer, and you get a big bottle. White was less effective. I haven't tried mixing for a grey yet.

[@joshbecka6110]

I think Army Painter has improved their paints a lot. I am really impressed with their brushes….so I haven’t always used their paints…

[@DanaHowl]

I'm a big fan of their brushes as well!

[@hogs0war]

Great video and I always appreciate the integrity. I think between you and Brent you've covered a good portion of what these paints are about. I'm glad they are getting better but I don't feel the need to try out any of TAP offerings (I'm still bitter about my Speedpaints 1.0 experience). Thanks again for a thorough review done with great visuals.

[@Bloodfencer1990]

It's interesting that you note the faster drying time as Army Painter has been advertizing the Fanatics to have a longer working time.

[@kanadaj3275]

I feel like if they weren't aware that the drying time may be too short at times, they wouldn't have a separate Retarder as part of the new lineup

[@Bloodfencer1990]

@@kanadaj3275 Retarders are kind of a standard product to include with your other mediums. The only paint lines that don't have a retarde rin their line up are the ones that don't sell their regular paint medium separately.

[@ShipWreck68]

Very good review. Yeah the saturated colors got to me right from the start too. Not a fan. But they are waaaay better than the old AP paints. I like all the browns from AP. They work very well for painting horses and leather.

[@burfscape1]

Any time any other creator is sponsored by squarespace, i literally say "Squaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaarrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrre Spaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaace" out loud. Love it! :D I've never used a brush on primer, which really makes me consider trying this out. It has been less than a year of being back in the hobby, and looking at my mix of all kinds of paints, Army Painter is what I use the most of. I don't see why I wouldn't pick this starter set up, to be frank.

[@U2QuoZepplin]

Using the plastic insert is almost a no brainer. Maybe you wouldn't want to spoil your brand new paintset by dirtying it like this , specially if you have to pack it all away again at the end of your session , or maybe I'm a bit precious about things like this sometimes. But this actually seems like a really good solution if you don't have a dedicated mixing pallet or subsitute surface like an old plate for mixing paints. The set looks pretty good as far as choice of colours and paints goes too.

[@enzobambino]

Thanks for the review!

[@Amity45]

I'm considering the new Game Color because Pro Acryl is expensive, especially considering it doesn't get thinned down. It's hard to get the gel paints or Two Thin Coats here in the US.

[@cabe_bedlam]

Excited for you to discover Pale Sand!

[@nurby1824]

Turn that plastic tray into a wet pallette. A few kitchen rolls laid in there fill up with water, parchment paper on top, you have a decent wet pallete.

[@lamMeTV]

I would just build a wet pallete OUT OF THE LID! Put in towls and greased paper and you are good.

[@bobterwilliger007]

All hail the Pale Sand!

[@grahamroden8897]

This will be the fanatic set I get. I’m very curious about it.

[@ricgus3]

Great review! As a user of speedpaints (which I love) is there a metallic in the fanatic range that would be a good highlight silver for speedpaint polished silver base coats? Since polished silver is quite bright I am hoping there is something even brighter silverish in the fanatic range. 🎉

[@bakauf4300]

If you want to attract Dana's attention to something, dangle a bottle of Pale Sand... 🤣

[@BorelaxDota]

Hi Dana, cool video! Me and my girlfriend are looking for a set to start together. However this comes with one miniature and I don't think it makes sense to buy the same set twice. Should we buy this + a random miniature that can use these colors? What would you recommend?

[@tecjohnson]

I can't afford the mega sets, wish they would hurry up and announce when individual paints will be available

[@DanaHowl]

I think it's typically a few months after the box sets release!

[@Trebicyem]

Store manager here in Canada: The date I have from my distributor is April 20th

[@MultiZegamer]

Hello I would love to see a video about « TMM orNMM » I’m asking this to all the miniature painters I follow, I am actually quite interested about it Very nice video tho sorry for the digression 😅

[@nathanielangelojancamacam7584]

Does this brand of paint comes with mixer ball inside the bottle?

[@30SECONDSREMAINING]

How do you do that red effect on that blue chaos space marine?

[@nathant1428]

I can no longer say square space normally now thanks to Dana! 😂

[@DanaHowl]

your transformation is now complete!!!

[@nathant1428]

@@DanaHowl Thank you for such an awesome video, I’m a beginner painter and I will definitely be considering this set after your video! Also quick question, I noticed your hobby basics series says outdated, but is it still usable? Thank you!

[@alternate3787]

Smaller make up brushes are great for brush on primer

[@GoblinsLoft]

Wholesome HobbyTube Showdown Complete; Everybody Wins!

[@ryenschimerman2127]

I would have thought that this review was completely balanced, but knowing that you were bribed with a bottle of PALE SAND is just a bridge too far :p

[@DanaHowl]

OOOOOPS >_

[@syd4890]

I dont get why people hype about AP so much. Ive bought all of their products from cans, brushes, brush on primer, paints, tools, and everytime i feel i got a hoby knock off product. Some tools and paints got so bad out of the box i had to get in touch with costumer support and get a refund. Their washes are the only saving grace. Vallejo and ak are my recommendation for beginners. Inexpensive kits for beginners yes, as long as the quality is actually good too.

[@fateweaver9844]

This particular line has gotten great reviews from all levels of painter including Golden Demon winners who have had ZERO good things to say about AP. I like their grass tufts though

[@briochie]

I got real frustrated with their war paints line last night. I keep getting tempted to buy some proacryl or some of these paints.

[@DanaHowl]

I think both are good options, really it comes down to whether you prefer a thicker or thinner paint!

[@goforitpainting]

Cool 🎨🖌

[@bluenine85]

I've got a giftcard burning a hole in my pocket for amazon, do you have an affiliate link that would kick back to you? I might want to use it for some of the new Fanatic paints

[@DanaHowl]

I do! Thank you for asking :) Check out my supplies page at howlcorp.com/tools thanks!!!

[@bluenine85]

@@DanaHowlCan do will do, also I picked up a bottle of Howling Sand at Meeplemart, love having it in the kit :)

[@DanaHowl]

its a very useful colour!!! thank you!!!

[@atalhlla]

“You know what other system is easy to use?” “The Munsell Color System?”

[@ZeehcTunococ]

I would argue Pro Acryl is not something you'd want to give to beginners. While I appreciate the comparisons as an intermediate, IMO it's less useful for someone who just wants to know "should I get the AP starter set, compared to other starter sets that are available on the market?". Comparison of products in the same class would've been more appropriate.

[@h347h]

When your army paint scheme gets called retro but it was new when you did it. =( R.I.P. classic Bretonnian heraldry

[@kingtone3734]

Is it just me, or does the Squarespace intro keep getting longer? Great review, Dana!

[@tanyaf2097]

Does anyone know if brush will be vegan friendly or is it animal hair?

[@Pharune616]

While these do look like decent paints for a beginning painter, I won't support AP. Thanks for the review, Dana.

[@lubomyrbilyk]

Would rather buy Vallejo even if they cost more.

[@blazecorp]

[@scotthartley7837]

I think we can all agree, no matter what starting set you get gw, is the worst

[@1777DK]

Green is not a primary color.

[@jamzee_]

There are three sets of primary colors depending on which system you use and what purpose. RGB, CMY, RYB. The only necessities for a color set to be primary is that in mixing these colors you can achieve all other colors. Rgb is used for digital displays. CMY is used in painting pigments. And RYB if you’re dumb… cause its not really accurate due to hues and saturation.

[@felixchapman5729]

Lombre

[@DoomyDrummer83]

No final shots on the painted minis? I can’t help but feel clickbaited… :(

[@polysteamgaming]

You talking nonsense. That pure red so many people criticise because its not bloody pure red it looks pink. I mean come now.

[@schreckpmc]

Bronze Age caveman

[@bartekwwa]

Jesus christ the coverage of that primer is abysmal. Don't get me wrong, I love AP and their team, products, transparency, and drive to improve with every paint line but ffs, this is a joke.

[@coreymorse1347]

It might be better than shown, her brush on primer technique of choice is dry brushing it on. It could go on perfectly fine with a more typical application. Stynylrez is probably still a choice as a brush on primer though, I've yet to find better.