The Range of Speedpaints
The Army Painter Speedpaint range is our latest solution to the problem of getting more time for gaming. We have created Speedpaints to help hobbyists all over the globe get their fully painted miniatures on to the gaming tables as fast as possible. This means that you can find a variety of colours to suit whatever painting project you want to finish quickly, be it a couple of minis for a boardgame, a certain monster for your roleplaying campaign or even an entire army of miniatures for your wargaming hobby.
The Army Painter Speedpaint range consists of the following paints: Pallid Bone, Zealot Yellow, Fire Giant Orange, Blood Red, Hive Dweller Purple, Highlord Blue, Orc Skin, Hardened Leather, Crusader Skin, Gravelord Grey, Slaughter Red, Purple Alchemy, Dark Wood, Sand Golem, Malignant Green, Camo Cloak, Magic Blue, Highlord Blue, Plasmatic Bolt, Runic Grey, Grim Black, Holy White, Absolution Green and Speedpaint Medium.
Speed Is the Name of the Game
The all-in-one Warpaint Speedpaint is truly a one-coat painting solution. Simply apply one rich coat of Speedpaint directly over a primed miniature and you are done!
Normally, painting miniatures is an enjoyable but time-intensive endeavour - especially if you are going to paint a large army. Now you can enjoy saving time with the Speedpaint procedure: Undercoat your miniatures with a white hue such as The Army Painter Matt White Colour Primer, let it dry and then get out your Speedpaints! You can apply Speedpaint directly onto the miniature in a heavy coat and get great results for next to no effort. Allow the paint to dry fully and watch as your unpainted miniatures come to life in no time. No need for basecoating, layering, shading followed by multiple highlights - Speedpaint gets your miniatures ready for the tabletop by creating both shade, basecolour and highlights in one coat of paint!
Your Way into Gaming
Speedpaint was designed to be usable with any tabletop gaming system and as an ideal entrypoint to the world of miniature painting for beginners. Playing a game with your friends and family that has unpainted, mono-coloured miniatures can be devoid of immersion, especially if it is a roleplaying game. With Speedpaint, you can easily bring your miniatures to life, especially as a complete beginner. The Speedpainting process is easy and intuitive - just apply the appropriate colour on the surface you want - it's just like colouring inside the lines!
Best Practice Guidelines
Prime Light
Make sure to undercoat your miniatures with a very bright colour such as Matt White Colour Primer from The Army Painter (but Speedpaint will work with most white primers). You will not get the desired effect from a very dark undercoat. That being said, zenithal priming can work just fine with Speedpaint!
Get Ready to Speedpaint
Our dropper bottles come with two mixing balls pre-loaded, so make sure to shake your paints before using them! Then add some drops onto a palette. Beware that pouring Speedpaint onto your wet palette can stain your sponge and may become gel-like if left in the wet palette for a long time.
Load your Brush
Now, dip your brush in the Speedpaint and make sure to use a generous amount to get the desired effect on your minis. We recommend that you use a synthetic brush when Speedpainting, as the thick and large amounts of paint can clog up the ferrule of your expensive natural hair brushes.
Tips and Tricks
You can thin your Speedpaints with the Speedpaint Medium to adjust the opacity to your liking. For more control, paint in sections and apply a coat to the entire surface of the element. Then use a clean brush to remove excess paint by utilizing its capillary action - just gently touch the brush tip to where the Speedpaint has gathered the most, allow the brush a second or two to absorb some of the paint and wick it of on a towel. Make sure to varnish your models when the paint is dry - especially if you are planning on adding extra highlights!
