New painting tools and effects are always fun to find. Green Stuff World’s release of Chameleon Colorshift paints has made a large splash in that area, offering a great way to get iridescent shine with a series of paints.
Take a look at this quick overview, then scroll down and press play on the video below for the entire review and preview of how the paint looks on models!
Chameleon Paint Set 1 24,95 €
Chameleon metal paints will create a colourshift visual effect depending on the viewing angle. Valid for brush and airbrush.
Best results will be obtained with Airbrush.Uses: Shake well and apply over BLACK basecoat. For the best effects, use gloss blackcoat so it will increase the effect.
Semitransparent chamaleon paints could also be applied over other basecoat colors to achieve different colorshift effects. Paint very very light coats till maximum colour shows up and basecoat is no longer visible. Each coat should be dried before applying the next coat. Use varnish only when paint is totally dried.1x BURNING GOLD 1606
1x PSYCHOTIC ILLUSIONS 1557
1x CELESTIAL AZURRE 1559
1x COBALT BLUE 1552
1x TOXIC PURPLE 1555
1x NEBULA COPPER 1558
Chameleon Paint Set 2 24,95 €
Chameleon metal paints will create a colourshift visual effect depending on the viewing angle. Valid for brush and airbrush.
Best results will be obtained with Airbrush.Uses: Shake well and apply over BLACK basecoat. For the best effects, use gloss blackcoat so it will increase the effect.
Semitransparent chamaleon paints could also be applied over other basecoat colors to achieve different colorshift effects. Paint very very light coats till maximum colour shows up and basecoat is no longer visible. Each coat should be dried before applying the next coat. Use varnish only when paint is totally dried.1x MYSTIC GOLD 1553
1x TROPICAL GREEN 1556
1x STORM SURGE GREEN 1554
1x EMERAL GETAWAY 1609
1x RED GOBLIN 1608
1x MARTIAN GREEN 1607
The website also offers various tutorials on how to use the Chameleon paints. Each box also comes with the instruction manuals. They come in normal size dropper bottles and are very thinned down paints. Since they are extremely thin, they will need many coats to achieve an effect. You can brush them on, but you do not get the same effects. When using them in the airbrush, they will dry and get gummy in the pot, so constant mixing and cleaning is required.
The bases used were primed with a black with semi-gloss shine (left) as well as a black steel (right). When you move the bases, there is iridescence on the paint. Each paint on base does not look like the paint when it sits in the bottle. Each color does show up a little differently on the steel than on the black primer. The shimmers are rich then have an underlying colour that shows up on rivets and other details, as well as shimmering on the base itself.
Head over to Green Stuff World and see their wide selection for yourself, which includes many neat products for your hobby needs. Be sure to check out the entire review, as well as how it looks on a miniature, by pressing play on the video below!
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