Ever heard of a quick shade? New rumors today that Games Workshop’s big new hobby product may be nothing more than a system like the Army Painter’s.
Coming from Kirioth TV it looks like there are even more rumors emerging around Citadel’s paints. With that said, by now we’ve come to realize that these rumors are like throwing darts at a dartboard. There’s a rumor for everything under the sun at this point so all we are left to do is take everything with a pinch of salt.
Earlier Rumors & Previews of Paints
Keep in mind that we’ve been hearing rumors about something on the way to Citadel’s paint products…we just don’t know what. Feel free to check out the earliest rumors to get caught up if you need to. Otherwise, here’s what Warhammer TV gave us.
In a Matrix-style parody, there’s a painted model and an unpainted model held before a character. He picks the painted model and gets shown the “truth about contrast”.
At the end of the video, there’s the classic unmistakable Citadel paint shield. So what could be on the way from Games Workshop?
Speaking of “contrast” there are some new rumors in the works about a specific kind of paint…
RUMORS: One-Coat Paint Designed To Bring Out Model Contrast
Coming from Kirioth TV, he claims to have an inside word on what’s on the way to Citadel paints. According to these rumors, there will be a one-coat paint that darkens in the model’s recesses and highlights the model’s raised features.
Which sounds exactly like what ARMY PAINTER rollout out 11 years ago with their quick shade system.
And perfected recently with their new Wash Line which does pretty much the same thing while being an acrylic paint!
This will really result in killing two birds with one stone for Citadel, of course, assuming the rumors are true. Instead of having to apply a wash and then go over the entire model for highlights, a player could just use this one-coat paint and have both steps done. The detail MAY be lesser quality than someone taking the time to apply a wash and then highlight by hand, but it’ll cut down on hobby time and help players get their army to tabletop standard more quickly.
If this paint does actually get released, it’ll be a step in the right direction for allowing new players to get over their fear of painting. Half the time, players will keep their armies unpainted because they feel like they can’t paint well enough.
But at the end of the day, as long as you’re proud of your work, that’s all that matters. What do you think about the rumors of a one-coat paint coming?
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About the Author: Rob Baer
Rob Baer
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Founded Spikey Bits in 2009
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About Rob Baer: Founder, Publisher, & Managing Editor of Spikey Bits, the leading tabletop gaming news website focused on the hobby side of wargaming and miniatures.
Rob also co-founded and currently hosts the Long War Podcast, which has over 350 episodes and focuses on tabletop miniatures gaming, specializing in Warhammer 40k. and spent six years writing for Bell of Lost Souls.
Every year, along with his co-hosts, he helps host the Long War 40k Doubles Tournament at Adepticon and the Long War 40k Doubles at Las Vegas Open, which attracts over 350 players from around the world.
Rob has won many Warhammer 40k Tournaments over the years, including multiple first-place finishes in Warhammer 40k Grand Tournaments over the years and even winning 1st place at the Adepticon 40k Team Tournament.
With over 30 years of experience in retail and distribution, Rob knows all the products and exactly which ones are the best. As a member of GAMA (Game Manufacturers Association), he advocates for gaming stores and manufacturers in these difficult times, always looking for the next big thing to feature for the miniatures hobby, helping everyone to provide the value consumers want.
While he’s played every edition of Warhammer 40k and Warhammer Fantasy (since 5th Edition) and has been hobbying on miniatures since the 1980s, Titans of all sizes will always be his favorite! It’s even rumored that his hobby vault rivals the Solemnance Galleries, containing rulebooks filled with lore from editions long past, ancient packs of black-bordered Magic Cards, and models made of both pewter and resin.
