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[@catherder6552]

We really are spoilt for choice these days, Proacryl are such nice rich paints for base colours, Vallejo have every shade of colour possible, GW inks and contrasts... It's so nice to be able to pick and choose and build your own paint range that suits you exactly. When I started as a very small dumb kid all I knew was that there was either Citadel for acrylics or Humbrol for enamels and that was it.

[@JuanHidalgoMiniatures]

Yeah same here, I had a choice of Citadel, Vallejo or Humbrol and that was it. We truly live in the golden age of the hobby

[@chrissteadman4614]

When you first published this video I got together the metallics you suggested, several of which I had not considered previously. What a revelation. I really enjoy this palette of 14 metallics and my true metal work has improved so much. Thank you Juan.

[@JuanHidalgoMiniatures]

Happy to help!

[@nguy0699]

Your videos exploring paint are some of my favorites. Your enthusiasm and passion for colors is infectious!

[@JuanHidalgoMiniatures]

Thanks!

[@cbradquillen]

Mystic blue i first used about 1990. It was actually Citadel magic blue, and VGC named it Mystic Blue when their version came out. As it turns out, what it really is, is Cerulean blue. I had my house painted in this hue!

[@MarketResearchReading114]

I would've liked to see your commentary over a mix of video of it as its applied and then an edit showing the dried application, I appreciate seeing them at the end.

[@JuanHidalgoMiniatures]

You are totally right, that's a miss on my part.

[@scottrenfer2735]

Hi Juan, You should talk to Vallejo about boxing these up as your signature complete paint sets (one regular and one contrast). Of course you would have to substitute out the other brands, but people would definitely by these sets! And they could be broken down even further into a cool and a warm set for each range. Very very nice! Great job!

[@JuanHidalgoMiniatures]

Nice idea! Thanks!

[@pancakemogul]

Refreshing to see somebody not defaulting to the Metal Color range for metallics, especially in such a heavy Vallejo lineup. Excellent video. Thank you! My only recommendation is including a shot of the contrast paints when dry.

[@JuanHidalgoMiniatures]

Yeah, I realised my mistake too late to change anything

[@Valandar2]

I would think the perfect tile for contrast testing would have four corners with grooves between: a rounded shape, a flat shape, and a concave shape with sharp edges, and in the fourth corner a pattern like chain maille or scales. This would let you see how it paints on everything.

[@JuanHidalgoMiniatures]

Great idea actually. Might do that in the future

[@Valandar2]

@@JuanHidalgoMiniatures Well, I just whipped one up if you want to see it.

[@rom1012]

Followed your contrast suggestions and couldn't be happier with them!! Amazing range xpress colour is amazing!!

[@JuanHidalgoMiniatures]

Thanks!!

[@alternate3787]

Vallejo knocked it really out of the park with their Xpress range for me. Being able to thin them down with water to a glaze consistency makes them so versatile for me. They do stuff you would usually use an ink for but with a lot more control over saturation

[@christiansebine7316]

La mejor baldosa de la mejor ciudad 💪😁 Buen set!!👏👏👏 habrá que echarle una miradita a ambas a ver qué puede venirme bien 😋

[@JuanHidalgoMiniatures]

GORA BILBO!

[@howardhautville4208]

Thank you for this! You even did blues - must have been hard ohh err

[@JuanHidalgoMiniatures]

Lol

[@Crushanator1]

this looks fantastic! theres quite a few of these colors im missing, so im happy to be able to pick and choose the best ones from the best contrast painter around

[@JuanHidalgoMiniatures]

Thanks

[@rubenpalomollinares1479]

Both this and the 50 basic colors are an amazing series of videos. Thanks for sharing your thougths on why you select the colors for each type. The bases you are using... are there any stl to replicate the palette?? Thanks!!

[@JuanHidalgoMiniatures]

The STL will be available tomorrow in my Patreon alongside a few other useful STLs in the Men-at-arms tier.

[@NotMorganFreeman.]

I appreciate this video. I especially love the Citadel bad moon yellow as everything I usually find is either too thin or too transparent. Very nice background music as well.

[@JuanHidalgoMiniatures]

Thanks!

[@Derlaid]

I'm glad someone else loves Flesh Tearers Red as much as I do! I've been on the hunt for similar reds and have never found anything with as much richness or depth. edit: holy crap the tip about using xpress medium to kill the satin finish of contrast paints is genius. thank you!

[@JuanHidalgoMiniatures]

Happy to help!! It might mean you have to do more layers but it's amazing

[@Edvontinkleberg]

@@JuanHidalgoMiniaturesdoes it not change the contrast properties of the paint when compared to contrast medium?

[@JuanHidalgoMiniatures]

No, makes it thinner obviously and matte

[@gabarwar5775]

Thank you so much for this video, iam new to contrast paints and was a bit confused by the range. You gave me the idea where to start from😊

[@JuanHidalgoMiniatures]

Happy to help!

[@careycondor]

@JuanHidalgoMiniatures - your list in the description is missing a few of the paints you covered, in case you want to add them to make it complete: Akhelian Green, Terradon Turquoise, the Xpress Medium, and MC Copper.

[@insertuniqueusernamehere]

I totally agree with you about the Contrast blues. Ultramarines Blue and Frostheart works well, possibly because they're more opaque, but I've not had much luck with Asurmen Blue, Tallasar Blue or Celestium Blue. No matter what I do with those 3 blues, they seem to dry patchy with inconsistent coverage. Whereas the contrast yellows, reds and browns seem to work really nicely with smooth transitions.

[@JuanHidalgoMiniatures]

That's my experience as well

[@insertuniqueusernamehere]

@@JuanHidalgoMiniaturesthanks for that. If you're having the same experience as me, the issue almost certainly is with the paint itself. I'll look into the Vallejo Express Colours blues as replacements (yet to buy any Express Colours). Any suggestions for how to use the Contrast blues while avoiding the issues of patchy coverage so I finish off the bottles?

[@TheMasterFishboy]

Amazing. Wish I could just copy and paste into a shopping trolley. The Metallics in particular are very good and I've been itching to find some good ones too get myself as I've fallen out of love with my current range.

[@JuanHidalgoMiniatures]

Yeah, me too. That's why having this as reference will be amazing for the future

[@Steve_Keen]

Hmm, White Gold might be just what I'm looking for for my Stormcast!

[@JuanHidalgoMiniatures]

HELL YEAH

[@lilpain1997]

I started with the xpress range stuff as i want to play dnd. They really are so damn nice. I do paint with normal acrylics on my warhammer stuff as thats purely collection. Great vid btw, will have to pick up that bone you shown off as i paint a lot of bones and that will make things far faster than, bone white in a few coats+a wash+quick drybrush

[@JuanHidalgoMiniatures]

Bag of Bones is amazing

[@mixmatched2342]

Very cool very informative video, thanks a bunch.

[@jaimiting]

Me apunto todas tus recomendaciones, ahora nos queda saber cuales son tus washes preferidos. 😄

[@JuanHidalgoMiniatures]

Ninguno, no creo que sean necesarios. Siempre puedes diluir las Contrast o Xpress para tener un lavado cojonudo

[@isisnmagic1812]

Great video and love this series as its introduced me to a few colours I never knew I needed lol. Pro acrylic here I come.

[@JuanHidalgoMiniatures]

Oh yeah!

[@JackDespero]

Gracias, maestro.

[@JuanHidalgoMiniatures]

A ti guapetón

Esto es la caña. Tengo el tengo completo de Citadel pero gracias a tí he visto algunos colores de Vallejo que me vendrían genial. Ahora tengo que comprar más pinturas. Maldito seas 😂😂😂

[@JuanHidalgoMiniatures]

Jajajajaja

[@chetmanley1885]

Bad Moon + Gore Grunta (as a kind of shade) is my go to combo for the yellow on all my greenskins. It made me stop avoiding yellow.

[@JuanHidalgoMiniatures]

It's just amazing

[@txidamente]

Ostras, las baldosas de Bilbao, que bueno ❤

[@JuanHidalgoMiniatures]

Por supuesto!

[@xarisgames]

ok im getting some of the metalics, i love painting metalic sci fi soldiers

[@JuanHidalgoMiniatures]

YES!

[@kapyjmhb]

muchas gracias por el video Juan, es genial, ya nos dira que aero usas, solo por aprender mas, 💟

[@JuanHidalgoMiniatures]

Iwata Eclipse

[@kapyjmhb]

@@JuanHidalgoMiniatures gracias.

[@kapyjmhb]

es un muy buen aero, quizas podrias hacer un video sobre tus impresiones, muchas gracias

[@JuanHidalgoMiniatures]

@kapyjmhb estoy preparando un video sobre Aero

[@kapyjmhb]

@@JuanHidalgoMiniatures maravilloso, ansioso me hayo ya.....🤣😍😘

[@guarlord]

Thanks Juan

[@rohanv18]

We need a new series with which you paint everything using only your pallet color's 50 + 50 contrast , 100 paints . Would be super usefull and would me amazing for new painters like me to just work with these 100 paints .

[@biaxident1979]

Maravilloso aparecer en los créditos de este vídeo! Me ha encantado, ahora tengo un carrito de pinturas para comprar 😂

[@JuanHidalgoMiniatures]

Gracias por el apoyo!

[@jorgemontero6384]

Mystic Blue is thin enough it can be used to punch up darker colors that would otherwise lack luminosity. My Tyranids start with lightly thinned ultramarine blue, but the highlights of that are just too bland, so mystic blue on top just enhances the highlights to 11.

[@JuanHidalgoMiniatures]

Yeah, it's amazing

[@SandiegoDFS]

What did you do here? Made a cheat sheet of all your contrasts? This is a good idea

[@JuanHidalgoMiniatures]

No, I literally own all the contrast and all the Xpress, all of them. I did a list of what I would consider the perfect limited set that would cover all my needs

[@SandiegoDFS]

@ same with citadel and speed paint… but id love to test them on strips like you did

[@desertzombie]

One paint I absolutely love is Murder Scene by The Army Painter.

[@christophschriever3612]

Nice video as always. Do you plan on making a video for skaven now that the skaventide box has dropped? I feel it would be nice to have a few fur/cloth recipes and most videos out there rn don't do it justice like you do.

[@JuanHidalgoMiniatures]

Sadly my box got lost in transit so don't expect it

[@quakeSanchez]

Reds: 1st wave contrasts. Vallejo Velvet Red, Plasma Red, Seraph Red: are we a joke to you? Seriously, those are just so beautiful. Also, very pleasant to work with.

[@JuanHidalgoMiniatures]

Oh, they are lovely. I just genuinely prefer contrast for reds

[@attiladukai2121]

Hi. Just wanna mention that you MUST try out AK Xtreme color. It is a metalic airbrush paint. Steel is 99% like Citadel Ironbreaker. And Gunmetal is almost the same like Leadbelcher. They are the best metal airbrush paint what I have ever used. It is uuuuuuuultra thin, covers like hell and looks amazing. They have maybe 20+ metal paints. I consider it as a liefehack. It have a special cleaner and it's amazing too.

[@JuanHidalgoMiniatures]

I will Will try them for sure, but they do sound like paints that only work well for airbrushing and I wanted dual purpose paints for the list

[@attiladukai2121]

@@JuanHidalgoMiniatures yes they are aorbrush paints. Enamels based, so it would destroy your brushes. The thinner is odorless, so unlike other enamel thinners it will not cause you headache. That's the only downside. I only use airbrush for basecoat and for varnish. It is lightyears better than any spray on paints.

[@JuanHidalgoMiniatures]

@attiladukai2121 yeah being enamel that makes them a complete no for this kind of list. I'm still going to try them as I love enamels and oils but they are definitely not for this list.

[@Pollocop291]

Este video si que es cojonudo, buscaba algo parecido para un color que buscaba, lo unico que puedo decir en contra es que no los tienes en orden, no se si te diste cuenta 😂

[@gimpelx22]

is there a high rez image of your final colors on that board? just having problems finding it if it exists. lovin the videos!

[@JuanHidalgoMiniatures]

I'm going to upload it to my Patreon as I usually do. Lower Res will be uploaded to social media tomorrow

[@GoufinAround_]

I never get such clean application with contrast/contrast style paints. What's the secret?

[@JuanHidalgoMiniatures]

I have a video just about that. Just look for my contrast technique video

[@gehtgooglenixan8138]

Howdy. I think the range of colors when it comes to painting miniatures is now very impressive. What was unimaginable in my time back then is what exists today. I still have a few old paint pots from Citadel from the 90s. the color is still good 😀 but very very cool video. thank you for the comparison. I also need to expand my palette a bit. also use a balanced mix of citadel contrast and xpress colors. both have their strengths and weaknesses. I don't really like the xpress color, orc skin, as an example. I think it's too light for greenskins. and the ork skin Contrast is too comic-like for me personally after drying. I mixed plaque green and Troll green from xpress as a test and it worked. I now mostly paint in slapchop style. I really like the results. At the moment I just don't have the time with a child for a standard painting 😅 Maybe Junior will jump on the bandwagon at some point and we'll paint together. Have a nice sunday. Greetings from Germany 🤘

[@JuanHidalgoMiniatures]

Thanks

[@Crimson1417]

Great video! Thank you so much

[@jamessampford4780]

I love love love this video but since i dont paint slapchop i dont know how I would apply most of the contrast paints in practice and hence which i could/should buy 😂

[@JuanHidalgoMiniatures]

You don't need to do Slapchop to use contrast paints. Watch my series "EAVY CONTRAST" to see how you can use contrast paints for high end paint jobs

[@juanmbarros]

buen video, esas baldosas donde pintas están creadas por ti o se pueden conseguir en alguna tienda? me gustaría recrear lo mismo. Un saludo

[@JuanHidalgoMiniatures]

Las he hecho yo, están disponibles en mi Patreon si no recuerdo mal.

[@TheNatybo]

Have you tried the speedpaint 2.0 metallics? They're so good that they've honestly replaced a few of my Vallejo metal color paints.

[@JuanHidalgoMiniatures]

As I stated in the video, Speedpaints are not available in my area

[@nikolaosalexandroskaloumen1693]

So now that we have both best acrylics, best one coats and best mettalics, what do you think is missing from the range to call it a complete best paint set? Washes? Effects? Basing?

[@JuanHidalgoMiniatures]

Nothing in terms of painting. You will need of course some basing stuff but apart from that I don't use any washes or effects anymore and I don't consider them necessary when you can just thin contrast down into a wash.

[@Jasha127]

Have you tried the Army Painter Speedpaints as well? Or just find they don’t fit into your palette here? Love the tones on some of those express paints though!

[@JuanHidalgoMiniatures]

I can't get them here locally and AP refuses to send me products for review after Speedpaints 1.0 I'm sure the new version is amazing but sadly I can't know.

[@griffglowen5555]

Great video thanks! How do you feel the Vallejo metal color silvers compare to the game colors?

[@JuanHidalgoMiniatures]

Shinier and lore metal like but worse to use with a brush. I personally only use them through the airbrush now for basecoats

[@suphrandir551]

Cuales serian los principales colores para pintar los corazones negros, me mola la estetica de villano disney pero no consigo dar con los tonos

[@Bassonaitor]

Juas! El azulejo de Bilbo 😂 no sabía que eras de aquí

[@JuanHidalgoMiniatures]

Del centro, centro

[@gordon8753]

Are the panels primed with Primer? Great video.

[@JuanHidalgoMiniatures]

Yes, white primer

[@jerrythorpe5540]

I'd be interested in your opinion (if any) on the Army Painter Speedpaint 2.0 metallics... is there any need for contrast style paints with true metallic colours or do you think their inherent light bouncing/edge effects makes the gradiated pigment of contrast redundant?

[@d3eznuutz]

No Army painter speed paints?

[@JuanHidalgoMiniatures]

I can't get them where I live and they won't send them to me, so I can't recommend any sadly. If that changes I might do some changes in the list

[@MrPigments]

Out of curiosity have you ever looked into professional(artist) grade paints? There are dark blues like anthraquinone, cobalt(modern stuff isnt toxic), and what not as well as yellows in brands like lascaux, golden, liquitex, holbein, etc than the scale 75 heavy bodied acrylics and have higher pigmentations as the scale 75 stuff has a CPVC too low to legally be an artist grade paint. Hobby yellows also tend to not work as well as artist grade as yellow when its mixed pigment due to how it interacts with the green and red spectrum doesnt really read as yellow and tends to get into weird problems with things like PW18, PW26, and pyrogenic silica which can cause them to clump up due to most having smaller particle sizes as a lot are dye-like than the three things mentioned which will cause them to form bad agglomerates which is why a lot tend to be clumpy and not great to work with. Artist is a legally defined grading term and not some specific style of paint. In some countries its called professional or studio.

[@JuanHidalgoMiniatures]

I have done yes, I in fact use high grade oil paints too for my busts and I love them. It's just that I decided to make that separation and use only hobby brands for acrylics and artist paints for oils

[@MrPigments]

@@JuanHidalgoMiniatures That makes sense. I don't use hobby brands since I work in the coatings industry as a glorified product tester so I have a very impossibly high standards so I'm always curious why people use some brands over others. What brand of oils paints do you use?

[@JuanHidalgoMiniatures]

@Drezrale I use Windsor and Newton mainly (artists grade) with some Michael Harding and Schmincke to fill some gaps and some Gambling (just the 4 metallic ones)

[@MrPigments]

@@JuanHidalgoMiniatures Love me some Michael Harding. If you haven't looked into it or have it get Gamblin manganese blue hue, its single pigment PB15:4 which is the current standard for cyan other than cobalt teal since PB17 was discontinued. Its a phthalo pigment with lower tint strength than normal so it isnt as painful when mixing as the others and it's fairly uncommon to find in oil paints due to its OA being super low. It's one of the few gamblin oils I own for a reason.

[@JuanHidalgoMiniatures]

@Drezrale that sounds amazing!! I will for sure order that as soon as possible. Speaking of MH and Cobalt Teal, that's my fav paint of theirs. IT'S AMAZING

[@NikkiAnnMarie]

Surprised there was nothing from the Vallejo Metal Color series, or do you not like their application with the brush?

[@JuanHidalgoMiniatures]

Exactly that, I don't like to apply them with the brush at all and these paints are meant to be dual purpose (same reason Citadel is not there as they are AWFUL through the airbrush)

[@cavegoblin15]

What about something like greyish sky blue? I wanted to paint Emperor Spears and found that thinning Frostheart with contrast medium kinda works but still not sure about it

[@JuanHidalgoMiniatures]

Well you could try thinning down Xpress Space Grey, I think it might be the hue you are looking for as it's a bit greyer than Frostheart

[@cavegoblin15]

Ah I will remember this in 2/3 years when I might decide to repaint them, im too far done with them for now. Thank you it does indded look like it might fit

[@Agastui]

That looks like the Flor de Barcelona tile. Are you from Barcelona? :O

[@JuanHidalgoMiniatures]

The design originated in Barcelona but a variation was famously used in Bilbao, where I am from.

[@Agastui]

@@JuanHidalgoMiniatures I didn't know. Thanks for confirming!

[@x4ndro]

Un video que me ayuda bastante, solo tengo 2 contrast y es bueno tener una guía con los resultados. La pieza de pruebas la creaste e imprimiste tú?

[@JuanHidalgoMiniatures]

Gracias y sí

[@rohanv18]

Do we have a good picture of these contrast / metalic colour pallete .I didnt find one even on the patreon . I

[@JuanHidalgoMiniatures]

Sorry!! My bad, I will upload it to the patreon tonight or tomorrow

[@rohanv18]

@JuanHidalgoMiniatures where is that lovely picture :)

[@JuanHidalgoMiniatures]

@rohanv18 sorry, I'm traveling right now, will upload it as soon as possible

[@dani85zuera]

No queda el rojo demasiado púrpura? Muy oscuro? Precisamente para Angeles seria mas rojo sangre el que le pegaría no?

[@griffglowen5555]

How do new model and game color metals compare to the old ones? I have brass and bronze old style and they are quite hard to apply

[@JuanHidalgoMiniatures]

So much better, the old ones are shite

[@horatio_]

I could watch you paint contrast on these tiles all day long. 10hr video when?

[@JuanHidalgoMiniatures]

LOL

[@joegkushner]

In trms of the contrast, specifically the GW ones, do you know if your bottles are the 'new' ones that were reformulated? I was not happy with some of those changes but I might've just got a few bad colors.

[@JuanHidalgoMiniatures]

There has been no reformulation of Contrast as far as I know. The only changes were the Shades that now use a Contrast base.

[@TheMoondougie]

I’m looking for a contrast paint that would look like buckskin leather (I’m trying to make a Native American space marine army and would like their armor to be the color of deer skin)

[@Aisaaax]

Can I find your 3d design of the paint demonstrators somewhere? Can you share the file?

[@xarisgames]

i say i have too much paints - then decide to buy Game Color Silver!

[@JuanHidalgoMiniatures]

Great choice, it's by far the best highlight metallic paint ever made

[@thygeriisgaard37]

5:13 Gold NMM in a single coat

[@pascalverbraeken9876]

Hello, thanks for the vid. Two questions : which type of Isabey brush do you use, and do you thin Express Color ? I bought 4 colours to use, but they are either too dark with not much contrast, or they do not color enough. (I did not thin. I don't remember the exact names, but I bought a yellow, a leather, a green and a burgundy Xpress Color)

[@JuanHidalgoMiniatures]

No I didn't, make sure they are well shaken to ensure the pigment and medium are integrated. Some of the Xpress colours are a bit thinner than contrast and that's on purpose. As for the brush, don't buy it. It was a test and they are ridiculously expensive and not as good as one would expect

[@benmiles00]

Unfortunately the end video links got in the way of the swatches. Any chance of a short just showing them?

[@JuanHidalgoMiniatures]

Will give it a thought!

[@wolf-xf6hf]

Honestly I’m a little sad that matt cexwish’s dark bronze didnt make the metallic list its so great

[@JuanHidalgoMiniatures]

It's amazing but with just 14 spots you have to make decisions

[@paint2play]

¿Se puede ser más crack que usando las baldosas de Bilbao?

[@JuanHidalgoMiniatures]

Es imposible. Si son de Bilbao son por definición las mejores.

[@Kletterhase]

OK but which one tastes the best?

[@JuanHidalgoMiniatures]

I prefer contrast but to be fair both taste quite disgusting

[@lanesteele240]

Hello juan

[@JuanHidalgoMiniatures]

😘

[@rohanv18]

How much of a difference is there between 1. old model colour silver /oily steel and new ones 2. Old Game colour bright bronze and new one . Thanks to any one who has tried both and can let me know please

[@benmiles00]

They look amazing! But don't make me buy more paints, especially GW. 😂

[@JuanHidalgoMiniatures]

Lol

[@carloszerogarcia]

Jajajajaj esa baldosa de Bilbao!!!!!

[@JuanHidalgoMiniatures]

😘

[@SpringfieldFatts]

As a historicals painter I was super happy with a lot of the 'boring' shades that came out with Xpress wave 2. Gotta say I dislike Dwarf Skin though, it's way too deep red for my liking.

[@JuanHidalgoMiniatures]

True, it has a very red undertone that I personally like but might not be for everyone

[@chrisbeau76]

@@JuanHidalgoMiniatures I've used Xpress Dwarven Flesh as a wash over my Necrons based in ruin lord brass and I really liked it. However I wasn't used to the Matte finish over a Metallic paint scheme. i Now that I know that Contrast Medium will help reduce some of that Matte finish, I may go back and try it again instead of using Reikland Flesh wash over Rune Lord Brass.

[@ursorjordan3881]

i don't care much for these type of paints, but 10/10 for the demonstrators alone.

[@JuanHidalgoMiniatures]

Thanks

[@CaptinCrofty]

Is dwarf skin the same as dwaf skin?

[@JuanHidalgoMiniatures]

Obviously yes, must be a typo

[@aitormas5310]

Grande esa mítica baldosa de Bilbao! Muchas gracias por la guía 😉

[@JuanHidalgoMiniatures]

Un placer GORA BILBO!

[@RAINBOWBEARMAN]

the metals surprise me.

[@NotMyGoogleID]

still kind of torn between the soulblight grey vs. templar white...

[@JuanHidalgoMiniatures]

It's a close call for sure

[@knightsljx]

would have been great to have captions on screen to show which paints are being shown, instead of having to scrub through and listen through the audio to find out what paint it is

[@JuanHidalgoMiniatures]

My mistake! You are 100% correct

[@TheGravespawn]

what size dropper bottles do you use for your citadel contrast?

[@JuanHidalgoMiniatures]

20ml

[@TheGravespawn]

@@JuanHidalgoMiniatures Interesting. Do you just hold onto the last 10ml in a box somewhere for when the 20ml gets low? I *think* the contrast come in 30ml.

[@JuanHidalgoMiniatures]

@gravespawn6478 contrast are 18 ml, so no need to save anything

[@TheGravespawn]

@@JuanHidalgoMiniatures I just had a bit of an investigation and google lied to me. They are, in fact, 18. I'll be damned. Thanks Juan.

[@Venser420]

Immediately clicked cause the thumbnail makes it looks like you got a face tattoo! lol

[@JuanHidalgoMiniatures]

LOL

[@iclimbeverything2990]

contrast medium

[@xarisgames]

i love these videos but i have to stop buying paints

[@JuanHidalgoMiniatures]

I've decided to just give to all my paint hoarding urges and be happy. Poor, but happy

[@xarisgames]

@@JuanHidalgoMiniatures i know, but im starting out and buying new paints is a trap. gotta figure out how the ones i already have perform

[@ILikeYous]

Blue next to brown! Who taught you to dress yourself? You never wear a brown belt with blue pants, ever! ~My Mother circa 1986 Edit: Monastic Green out of an airbrush is magic. Try it some time, you will be pleased. Its like a dark version of the the old Necron Technical color that is now contrast, it builds up slowly so you can go crazy with vibrant to dull colors depending on your passes

[@JuanHidalgoMiniatures]

NICE

[@aelejaga3780]

y esas baldosas de bilbao? xD

[@JuanHidalgoMiniatures]

En mi canal solo lo mejor

[@antonbrunberg3045]

Xpress color tastes better

[@JuanHidalgoMiniatures]

Funny enough, I actually like the taste less

[@antonbrunberg3045]

@@JuanHidalgoMiniatures I thought that was the biggest colab for you, tasting the paint as you lick the brush

[@philgee486]

I love your test plaques and it's really interesting to see the paint colours displayed that way. You lost me with the metallics I'm afraid, all those dull mica based no-shine choices as the best? Some lovely colours but plastic toy finish, all of them. Clearly Vallejo has the metallic answer and it's not these, just need to then colour it with artist inks and you have the best.

[@JuanHidalgoMiniatures]

I personally use the Metal Color range but it's not the most user friendly for beginners or less experienced painters, specially used with a brush and this list is intended to be the most versatile tool kit.

[@basstedson]

​@@JuanHidalgoMiniatures I find that quite interesting. I consider myself a beginner and Vallejo metal colour dark and copper are my absolute favourite paints to use. It just seems like as long as I don't overload the brush they just work exactly like I want paint to work. Wherever my brush touches just gets turned to metal.

[@danpsyker6122]

😉👌

[@JuanHidalgoMiniatures]

😘

[@nnnnnccccc]

stop licking your brush😂❤

[@JuanHidalgoMiniatures]

NEVER

[@VicodinElmo]

I’m glad someone finally called out Dark Angels Green. It’s perhaps the worst contrast paint/speedpaint I’ve ever used.

[@JuanHidalgoMiniatures]

It really is

[@vintageswiss9096]

AK Metal Color Gold is absolute trash. Just throwing that out there.

[@JuanHidalgoMiniatures]

Never tried any metallic AK paints

[@vintageswiss9096]

@JuanHidalgoMiniatures literally worse than Vallejo Model Color Gold, if that's even believable... (I know you partner with them, but that paint is awful) Scale 75 has about the only serviceable "matte" gold that doesn't look out of place like vallejo liquid metal gold does. (For realism, it's definitely the best... just doesn't look right on a mini) I also give a lot of crap to GW for their pricing, but they nailed Retributor years ago, and I'll give credit where it's due, lol.

[@theyavin4th999]

Green stuff diping inks.

[@JuanHidalgoMiniatures]

I'm sure they are lovely but I refuse to buy anything from GSW or promote them in any way shape or form.

[@theyavin4th999]

@@JuanHidalgoMiniatures Lovely? Better and cheaper 🤣🤣🤣🤣