How much BETTER are the new Contrast Paints? Reviewing ALL 25 new paints.

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0:00 - Intro
1:20 - New White Scar spray primer
- Browns -
1:53 - Garaghak's Sewer
2:13 - Garaghak's Sewer v Wyldwood
- Blacks -
2:41 - Black Legion
3:05 - Black Legion v Black Templar
3:34 - Ratling Grime
- Greens -
3:59 - Mantis Warrior Green
4:43 - Aeldari Emerald
5:28 - Gutrippa Flesh
6:02 - Karandras Green
6:13 - Karandras Green v Warp Lightning
6:38 - Striking Scorpions Green
- Yellows -
7:03 - Ironjawz Yellow
7:35 - Bad Moon Yellow
7:42 - Bad Moon Yellow v Iyanden Yellow
8:00 - Imperial Fist
8:13 - Imperial Fist v Ironjawz Yellow
- Blues -
8:23 - Kroxigor Scales
8:38 - Kroxigor Sxales v Terradon Turquoise
8:58 - Briar Queen Chill
9:26 - Frostheart
9:31 - Frostheart v Tallasar Blue
9:51 - Pylar Glacier
10:17 - Asurmen Blue
10:44 - Celestium Blue
10:53 - Celestium Blue v Leviadon Blue
11:14 - Stormfiend
- Purples -
10:34 - Leviathan Purple
10:41 - Leviathan Purple v Shyish Purple
12:06 - Luxion Purple
12:29 - Sigvald Burgundy
12:45 - Sigvald Burgundy v Volupus Pink
12:59 - Dreadful Visage
13:21 - Doomfire Magenta
- Reds -
14:00 - Baal Red
14:05 - Baal Red v Blood Angels Red
14:27 - Magmadroth Flame
14:35 - Magmadroth Flame v Gryph-Hound Orange
- Moved from technical to contrast -
14:52 - Hexwraith Flame (contrast)
15:01 - Hexwraith Flame (contrast) v Hexwraith Flame (technical)
15:16 - Nighthaunt Gloom (contrast)
15:21 - Nighthaunt Gloom (contrast) v Nighthaunt Gloom (technical)
15:41 - Model Showcase

[@Psilocybear]

This is the perfect review! I LOVE how you showed the old contrast paints next to the new ones. Super duper helpful thank you

[@PeteTheWargamer]

Glad it was helpful!

[@Compo12344321]

Agree. Perfectly comparable and you get a great impression of the colours. This is how ALL reviews should be.

[@Tremadog102]

brilliant video. The side by side comparisons are extremely helpful. I haven't fully embraced contrast paints yet so this gives me a better idea of which ones I might need.

[@SmolBloof]

Agreed! Especially liked the comparisons.

[@Runtherder]

@@PeteTheWargamer great video, will you be comparing how it looks over the grey seer or wraithbone primers?

[@Smilomaniac]

I'm impressed with the opaque contrasts, it might change the game for yellow and orange. Black Legion and Baal Red will be staples in all paint collections. Good video Pete, well done.

[@michielpolorocks]

Timestamps for reference 1:20 - New White Scar spray primer - Browns - 1:53 - Garaghak's Sewer 2:13 - Garaghak's Sewer v Wyldwood - Blacks - 2:41 - Black Legion 3:05 - Black Legion v Black Templar 3:34 - Ratling Grime - Greens - 3:59 - Mantis Warrior Green 4:43 - Aeldari Emerald 5:28 - Gutrippa Flesh 6:02 - Karandras Green 6:13 - Karandras Green v Warp Lightning 6:38 - Striking Scorpions Green - Yellows - 7:03 - Ironjawz Yellow 7:35 - Bad Moon Yellow 7:42 - Bad Moon Yellow v Iyanden Yellow 8:00 - Imperial Fist 8:13 - Imperial Fist v Ironjawz Yellow - Blues - 8:23 - Kroxigor Scales 8:38 - Kroxigor Sxales v Terradon Turquoise 8:58 - Briar Queen Chill 9:26 - Frostheart 9:31 - Frostheart v Tallasar Blue 9:51 - Pylar Glacier 10:17 - Asurmen Blue 10:44 - Celestium Blue 10:53 - Celestium Blue v Leviadon Blue 11:14 - Stormfiend - Purples - 10:34 - Leviathan Purple 10:41 - Leviathan Purple v Shyish Purple 12:06 - Luxion Purple 12:29 - Sigvald Burgundy 12:45 - Sigvald Burgundy v Volupus Pink 12:59 - Dreadful Visage 13:21 - Doomfire Magenta - Reds - 14:00 - Baal Red 14:05 - Baal Red v Blood Angels Red 14:27 - Magmadroth Flame 14:35 - Magmadroth Flame v Gryph-Hound Orange - Moved from technical to contrast - 14:52 - Hexwraith Flame (contrast) 15:01 - Hexwraith Flame (contrast) v Hexwraith Flame (technical) 15:16 - Nighthaunt Gloom (contrast) 15:21 - Nighthaunt Gloom (contrast) v Nighthaunt Gloom (technical) 15:41 - Model Showcase

[@felixloser6535]

Most helpful comment, thanks for the effort

[@PeteTheWargamer]

Thank you very much for doing this! I've used it to add chapters points to the video.

[@SkragorSkumdreg]

But how do they *TASTE?!*

[@Ephigy17]

Doing the Emperor's work!

[@Nekorook]

This was really helpful. It makes the new contrast range make more sense to me. I see that it’s not just brighter colors but also better coverage. Thank you!

[@8BitJesus]

some of these colours are phenomenally good! Amazing work for the comparisons, not all heroes wear capes

[@PeteTheWargamer]

Haha, thank you.

[@yavimayawurm9769]

I feel that those new contrast paints are less "contrasty" than the old ones btw I'd love you to do the same with the new washes

[@DarrinSK]

they seem more like inks

[@xtraspecialj]

Yeah, exactly... Many of them don't pool and darken in cracks and crevices, so I don't understand why they're called contrast paints...

[@poggestfrog]

@@xtraspecialj because they have the same medium and work similarly but less lightly i'm guessing

[@MetalBeast28]

Baal Red, Magmadroth flame, and Bad Moon yellow look like interesting tools. They don´t provide the instant shading as other contrasts but have enough shading to let you imagine easily where you can apply further shadows and highlights, more than with a base paint. Probably an instant staple in any paint set for people who like to apply their own contrast.

[@MrPafleouf]

i like the colors but for most of these new paints, they don't do their "contrast" as originally intended, pretty much no shadows and highlights

[@Frosty-kz4om]

Exactly. The yellows in particular apply completely flat. Although I guess you can't complain too much about an easier to paint yellow.

[@Powoga]

Never tried a contrast paint before, but those icy blues looks interesting. I've been trying to make some sort of frozen earth bases, and that might help.

[@PeteTheWargamer]

Definitely, Pylar Glacier is easily my favourite. To the point where I want to actually want to start a frost themed army just to use it!

[@mattmark94]

@Pete The Wargamer do you think it's a good contrast for painting Sylvaneth and Nighthaunts?

[@tempestvenator9809]

@@PeteTheWargamer Do it!

[@allegoryofdissonance]

@@PeteTheWargamer where did you get the bases from? Were they purchased? Or printed?

[@JoeBoster]

I’m going to use the ice blue as the secondary color for my Eldar craftworld. And yellow spot color probably fist yellow.

[@AshleyBlackwater]

wow those bases are the perfect thing to show off exactly how the paints look. Almost makes me say every GW store should have them for reference

[@LSgaming201]

A lot of FLGs do exactly this.

[@mortifactorsmiko4668]

respectful request: updated raptors phobos 2021 kill team please and ty. want to see how you do the various new roles! love your stuff as always!

[@Skycommando]

Seconded

[@lt.branwulfram4794]

Thirded

[@dickassley5171]

fourthded

[@CommissarKrump]

Fithded

[@pokemonmandag2108]

Really good video showing off the new colors also agains the "old".

[@Myszaq3636]

Great review. Thank you ! I just wish you would also make a photo of all of them (collage - one next to another or just 1 by 1) - It would serve as great help for a future when selecting the the colors for a project.

[@QronoZ713]

Incredible. Would love to see more demos of you using the paints, like the last two minis you showed.

[@PB-tr5ze]

Wish the Kroxigor came out sooner, it might have worked for my Alpha legion model, but I would need to see how it looks over a metal base. I really like the black too.

[@tombrand236]

I have been using Akhelian green for ages and it looks great. Alternatively, if you have it, Tamiya clear blue over a metallic base gives a great look.

[@PB-tr5ze]

@@tombrand236 lol my poor alphas have gone through some rough times with their color scheme... it started with that shade technique that needed 7 to 8 layers of shade... I had quite literally just finished all my terminators when contrast came out and I saw I could get a similar effect with one layer of contrast. So long story short, my current army has a mishmash of models painted with regular paint, layered shade, contrast paints and color change paints all mixed together... mostly because they all look good, I can't decide what I like more and I figure the alpha legion is about confusion so if I am confused about the color scheme of my own army, my opponents must be dumbfounded. Lol

[@Bloodaegisx]

Hey! every model doesn’t need to be the same! Some could be older more seasoned veterans or Space Marines that fell later on, variance can look really good honestly, it’s how my Drukhari worked out lol

[@MoadikumMoodocks]

This is a great review. Straightforward and showing us the new paints in comparison to the older ones. Thanks.

[@AndySlash93]

It's crazy how often i use this video for reference and tips thanks so much for this

[@uriance88]

Of the various 'got the early access' reviews, this is probably the most detailed I've seen in terms of "here's what this colour would work well for" and the comparison to the existing contrast range. Given the closeness of karandras and striking scorpion to warp lightning (also others, but really obvious in the greens), I suspect that part of the longer term plan will be to market groups of contrast paints as 'triads' (which Reaper has been doing for years and Army Painter started doing with their Air range)

[@kaoticmachine]

Of all the reviews I've watched from many of my normal subs, yours is the nest example of these new colours and gives me great hope for the range. Nice job. I realised that while I have been watching your videos a lot I hadn't subbed, so now I am!

[@PeteTheWargamer]

Welcome aboard!

[@Kharnimani]

Fantastic review, especially the comparisons to the older contrast paints! It would be interesting to see how they look over wraithbone or grey seer...

[@contrastinghobby]

Awesome review, appreciate the review of all the colours. Look forward to adding these into the arsenal and having a play myself

[@PeteTheWargamer]

Have fun!

[@joeswift403]

Great review, very comprehensive. I appreciate the extra work required but it would be fantastic to see these new colours over Greyseer or Dawnstone base coat as those would give us a reference to something we're more familiar with. It would also give an indication as to how the saturation is affected by a non-white base coat

[@Paranormal-Stupidity]

Thank you for this review. I can definitely see a bunch of new colours to add to my collection. A lot of the new greens look amazing. Thanks for sharing!

[@marcbowling6451]

This answered any questions I had - thank you, you beautiful man.

[@gramitoncleric7]

This is the most well-done contrast paint breakdown on KZbin. Is there any chance of an Army Painter Speedpaint 2.0 breakdown video like this?

[@tien65]

thank you for showing each new paint and ideas to paint my figurine. looking forward to buy some of them to test it out

[@philparis796]

Black legion and Celestium blue are going to be those kinds of paints i buy at least two or three bottles of, great video!

[@graefx]

Im really happy about the new purples. I remember getting a bottle of shyish and was taken back by how much burgundy there was to it. Leviathan is much more what I was hoping for.

[@Kid_illithid]

I ended up moving Badmoons yellow and baal red. Being able to lay basecoats down so liquify with such coverage is a dream. I play evil sunz so i needs lots of reds and yellows

[@MaximeDde]

Thanks for the review, allowed me to decide for which paints I will go ! Cheers

[@MrNasher113]

Tried sigvald burgundy in store the other day and my gosh it’s gorgeous after a varnish

[@13Robzilla]

Thanks for taking the time to do this and share with us.

[@t.k.mcsneakyman6413]

really thorough guide. saved me a lot of cash, i was going to buy a bunch of these but now i know which ones i need and which to avoid. earned my sub. cherrs

[@oldschoolfrp2326]

Great guide with clear comparisons to the older options

[@wellsb973]

This is a great review! Thank you. For this thorough look at the range. I would love a similar version for the new shades.

[@JuanPalomoM]

The new white primer tickles me in all the good ways. Finally i can use contrast comfortably!

[@tracymiller8821]

Thank you. This is a perfect comparison and the time stamps make it easy to reference.

[@ville2501]

Probably the best reviwe on the new contrast paints! Thanks!

[@BrooksSligh]

Extremely useful review! Excited to try that Kroxigar one on my Alpha Legion.

[@qzl9]

Its fun to hear you say you dont like white primers. I used to only prime black, but when i tried white primer for Speed paints/Contrast paints. I painted on it normally with paint as i would with a black primer, just to try it out. and i LOVE white primer way more now that black. Sure its harder to cover everything since the white shrine through. But damn, colours POP on white compared to black.

[@quahodron2756]

Such a helpful Video. I keep coming back to it every time I think about a purchase. Thank you a lot. =)

[@LoftOfTheUniverse]

I really liked you comparing them side by side. Helped me alot

[@keithburden7191]

This is a brilliant review Pete 👏. The side by side comparison to existing CPs is excellent. Thanks for your time and efforts matey. Very much appreciated sir 👌🖌️👍😊

[@graememitchell3529]

Best review and show of these new paints I've seen. Good job

[@Mikester88]

Excellent video review! Really helped to show wich ones that fits with existing colors and schemes. Great job!

[@euansmith3699]

What an informative and relaxing review. Thank you.

[@cronkitepercussion]

I'm still finding that art store inks and mediums do a great job for so much cheaper.

[@crustman5982]

Any recommendations?

[@eskhaphey2873]

Yeah GW paints are some of the worst in the hobbying world, as the new formulas come out, they are markedly worse than previously. I've been painting for over 20 years now and my local DIY store sells acrylic paints for less than 10% of the price of GW paints, and are 3x the size :|

[@robert2pkt0]

What an awesome review! All your effort is appreciated! Thank you, Pete!

[@Daktangle]

Thank you for showcasing all of the new paints. I was waiting to see how Magmadroth Flame looked, as I plan to use it on the cloth parts of the Votann encounter suits, with the new grey shade over white on the armour panels. Looks exactly how what I want.

[@Stukov961]

As someone who started doing very bright Iyanden, it looks like bad moon yellow is my new go-to basecoat, rather than approximately 58 layers of flash gitz

[@deadbeatartist891]

Thanks for doing this leg work for us!

[@aves4311]

Celestium blue, luxion purple, and baal red are working wonders for my Night Lords

[@richardokeeffe8375]

Between this and JH review, we now know all we need to before the range drops. Fantastic!

[@Samsminis]

Saving this to my favourite videos, this is incredibly useful. Thanks man.

[@lgnaci0]

Perfect review, thank you pete! ❤

[@JakeStaines]

A couple of those look less "contrasty" and more just like regular paints! Do they flow like contrast paints still? I use two coats of Black Templar for stuff like marines' joints, Legion stormtrooper bodygloves, etc. and it comes out looking a lot like the Black Legion demo here, if it flows similarly I think I'll be making the switch as soon as possible!

[@RagDollRat]

their definately just thinned paints and not contrasts. wich defeats the purpous of the name

[@Doge-kc6dj]

Thanks for the information on the new contrast paint!, definitely will pick up the new white scars spray can. Also the new contrast paint look edge look more finer as if they're edge highlight , definitely a new improvement

[@PeteTheWargamer]

Yeh, the effect is much more subtle and lends itself nicely the pushing the detail further with another, lighter edge highlight.

[@Doge-kc6dj]

@@PeteTheWargamer thanks for the info, going to use them for saving time on leather

[@TalosFirstClaw]

This was extremely helpful. Thank you.

[@JojoJohnie]

Perfect video! You are a legend Pete! This is exactly what we need. I don't wanna buy all the new contrast paints but thanks to your video I have now spotted a few paints that would be absolutely perfect for some upcoming projects. Cheers!

[@PeteTheWargamer]

Glad to help!

[@benjohnson876]

I'm so impressed with these, that black was delicious, who'd have thought it went straight over white.

[@PeteTheWargamer]

I know, crazy right! It's definitely the most impressive effect out of the more opaque contrast paints.

[@benjohnson876]

@@PeteTheWargamer thanks for your work on this, great format and review!

[@DarcyBonoCreations]

This is really excellent Pete! I've had people asking me for comparisons and this absolutely perfect. Thank you for doing all the tedious work so I don't have to 😄.

[@arky8515]

Definitely gonna be using Black Legion and Baal Red when I get around to painting up my Templars. I’m not very patient so being able to batch paint with these will be super nice.

[@laserspade3022]

Question: Where did you get these bases? Amazing paints and can't wait to use them, especially in conjuncture with these bases lol!

[@gunnarmuller2847]

Necromunda bases

[@TheGammabomb06]

This is the type of vid everyone wanted. Subscribed.

[@johnh8292]

I wasn’t going to buy any of these before I saw this video as i have most of the old ones but going to have to pick up a few of these now…thank you for the video review!

[@andrewryan82]

Amazing synopsis, thank you Pete

[@PeteTheWargamer]

You're welcome

[@RockSplitter]

Holy crap. Magmadroth Flame is a contrast version of the orange I use on the armor of my Orks. This is great!

[@MisterTingles]

friendly hobby tip for my fellow FOMO sufferers: Much as I am a defender of Citadel exactly for their selection and variety of hues, quite a few of these new tones can be found in other manufacturer's ranges as inks. Vallejo Game Color Smokey Ink (72.068) for example will give you pretty much the exact same result as Garaghak's Sewer, and AK Interactive carries inks that are comparable to Black Legion and Ratling Grime, for half the price.

[@apollux012]

Very helpful video. Thanks for it. I really like the new contrast paints. The fill all the gaps and the bright ones are so incredible. I really want start painting a contrast army :)

[@stephenspackman5573]

Super useful approach! The choice of these bases was particularly good.

[@opesam]

Perfect! I live this kind of work; so helpful... Thank you!

[@JohnnyLeyenda]

Damn, those yellows are amazing for the most part! Love my Iyanden but these new ones will prove a huge help when creating yellow tones

[@gwingcommander]

I dunno if I'm alone in this or not, but the Briar Queen Chill looks amazing to me. The translucence is useful for washes, and the frosted effect it gives when painted over white looks pretty great. You could add some subtle greens and deeper blues to that and make a pretty convincing thick ice effect.

[@Shinyrelic]

Can't wait for the new black I find black templar goes a bit green on larger models and that new orange is glorious

[@anenenan6113]

this might be the most useful video ever created brother

[@flipsyde84]

Great video, I have been really underwhelmed by this new range but you have given me some ideas on how to use some of the colours that don't behave like typical contrast paints.

[@sjhhej]

This may be one of your most useful videos PtW. Thank you so much!

[@PeteTheWargamer]

Glad it was helpful!

[@Tyrnak_Fenrir]

I'm looking to use Mantis Warrior, Karandras or Striking Scorpions green for the trim and boltes on my Glooming Lords. I want a glowing radioactive feel, what would be the best way to achieve this? The models are based with leadbelcher and the armor is done with Black Templars black for a metallic effect (though in retrospect Stormhost Silver might have given a better result). Would I need to do a base layer of White/Wraithbone before using one of them (most likely Sriking Scropions)? Or do you think it would be bright enough to contrast the black while leaving the Leadbelcher for the metallic feel? Maybe I should do a base layer of Stormhost Silver first?

[@clawhammr666]

Just came from watching Ninjon's video, he pretty much put away the Pylar Glacier and said he'd likely never use it, come here and Pete is 'Pylar is probably my favourite out of the new range' :P Also some of these seem definitely much more like they originally advertised contrast paint, I kinda wish they labeled the new one as contrast 2.0 or something and maybe the Baal and those 1 coat that have no well contrast, just flat coat as 'contrast base' or something, also thanks for the detailed review, specially showing similar existing ones next to it. top notch video.

[@PeteTheWargamer]

Haha, yeh I did see that too. I think if you look at Pylar Glacier as a contrast paint in the same category as Baal Red it's easy to dismiss it as being ineffective. But I think if you treat it as more of an effects paint or something that should be used in conjunction with other paints, then it can be incredibly useful.

[@Taal111]

Excellent video - I'd really like to see what they look like over metallic undercoats and/or through an airbrush

[@LinkiePup]

7:01 not to mention also really good for replacing Tesseract glow on Necron weapons!

[@Fortunes.Fool.]

Maybe I did it wrong but Tesseract was awful for me, I hated how it came out.

[@sitnam9054]

Awesome video. Aeldari Emerald and Luxion Purple we're on my radar, but I think dread visage is as well now

[@heraissilly]

That Ironjaws Yellow is beautiful

[@WhatThe40k]

This was a very useful video. Thanks for makin' it👉👉

[@JohnQBrown]

This was super helpful, m8. Thanks!

[@WarrenMockett]

Excellent informative vid - this is the definitive guide

[@Matt-km1ek]

Fantastic review. Thank you for making this!

[@ysbrann3059]

Wil you share a picture of table with each base you paited ? it can be a great reference to see which paint interest us

[@JonathanTaylorW]

cheers pete this is just what i needed!

[@JoeBossRedSeven]

THANKS... 🖌🎨🖼 this is wonderful review and I found it to be very helpful!

[@marshallneal5982]

I just wish you was the black legion on the bolter. I understand the lead belcher. But thanks fer the showcase.

[@wayner396]

Thank you. This was the perfect review. Only problem is now I want to go out and buy a bunch of these

[@nikot.9920]

Great review. Very excited for the reds, greens and the blues. Especially the the blues. I'm stocking up on Frostheart for sure. Thanks for the reviews Pete 🤘🐺 Side note the purples also look solid. Most of the range has me excited!

[@royfeness5423]

Awesome demo, thanks for your hard work!

[@brianhall4182]

I'm most excited about Sewer and the Yellows. Sewer looks great for making some grungy, rusted metal Necrons. And the yellows looks like some of the best coverage for that color that I've seen. They're just. So. Expensive.

[@11AleZZ]

High pigmentation paints of other brands, same effect, less price

[@DragonKnight7166]

I can't wait to test the Imperial Fist yellow over a white/pink gradient and see how the opaqueness mixes with the preshade

[@thraxlebuffle1634]

Thanks very much Pete !

[@Rookie40K]

Great video! This is very helpful.

[@The_Rising_Ape]

"It's more of a blueish-grey than greyish blue..." It's that whole Ocean Grey/Military Grey arguement again, huh. 😏 Great review Pete, thanks for taking the time. You gonna be running down the new shades too?

[@andrewr2x2]

Great video Pete 👍

[@songohan1075]

Magmadroth Flame, Iron Jawz Yellow, Bad Moon Yellow, Black Legion this are my favorits