Here is everything you need to know about the Duncan Rhodes Two Thin Coats Paints for miniatures and the latest on where to get them!
This was initially a Kickstarter that was funded like crazy, and now the paint line is in distribution to game stores worldwide. We’ve seen a bunch of reviews for the Duncan Rhodes Two Thin Coats Paints. Let’s check out everything you can score to start, then get into the reviews of the paints and the press release from Asmodee about carrying the paints.
Two Thin Coats Wave 2 Kickstarter Adds 60 New Colors: (January 19th, 2023)
They released some info about the new Kickstarter Campaign, which launches on January 24, 2023, so not far away at all now. If you want to follow the project, you can check that out here and get notified when the project goes live!
Here’s the press release on what new colors will be included in this campaign:
Duncan Rhodes Two Thin Coats Paints Wave One
There will be 60 acrylic paints for miniatures overall, with washes, metallics, and 48 colors.
The paints cover a large range and should be able to satisfy your painting needs. Let’s hear what they have to say about the project:
Created from years of professional and hobby painting, Duncan and Roger are proud to present their greatest innovation – the Duncan Rhodes Painting Academy: Two Thin Coats. Each color has been expertly created by some of the world’s foremost paint-chemists working hand-in-hand with Duncan to create the perfect shadows, midtones, highlights, and washes for every painter – from those just starting out, to award-winning artists!
Acrylics Color List:
There are a decent number of colors and they have promised to expand the line in the near future. Meaning if you don’t see something you need right now, there’s a chance in the future they fulfill that role. Plus, as we said, they are broken into triads, which you can see below:
- Berserker Red
- Sanguine Scarlet
- Demon Red
- Dark Sun Yellow
- Skulker Yellow
- Yellow Flame
- Marine Blue
- Elysium Blue
- Celestial Blue
- Cuirass Leather
- Boar Hide
- Fur Cloak
- Rus Orange
- Fanatic Orange
- Orange Flame
- Wyvern Green
- Emerald Green
- Ethereal Green
- Amethyst Rayne
- Sorceror’s Cloak
- Runic Purple
- Dragon Fang
- Skeleton Legion
- Vampire Fang
- Doom Death Black
- Death Reaper Shadow
- Dungeon Stone Grey
- Wizard Grey
- Carcharadon Grey
- White Star
- Barbarian Brawn
- Dwarven Skin
- Elven Skin
- Griffon Claw
- Ivory Tusk
- Trooper White
- Dust Bowl
- Dwarven Stone
- Temple Stone
- Royal Cloak
- Sword Hilt Burgundy
- Glistening Gums
- Old Corpse Blue
- Wolf Grey
- Gravestone Blue
- Scorched Earth
- Ancient Forest
- Wasteland Brown
Two Thin Coats Paints – Washes:
According to both Goobertown and eBay Miniature rescue, their washes are quite dark and feel more like Contrast Paint than a normal wash, so just something to keep in mind!
- Oblivion Black Wash
- Battle Mud Wash
- Flesh Wash
- Archaic Sepia Wash
- Necrosis Green Wash
- Orc Flesh Wash
Metallics:
They don’t have a ton of metals to start, but enough to get most of your minis painted.
- Sir Coates Silver
- Plate Armour
- Mythryl Blade
- Spartan Bronze
- Dragon’s Gold
- Glistening Gold
Duncan Rhodes Two Thin Coats Paint Line Review eBay Miniature Rescue
Be sure to watch the video for all of his thoughts, but we have his overall impression below as well!
These feel very deliberately designed, and with the triads, they really feel like they can shape how you paint. Plus, with how they are designed, you can try out different paint techniques more quickly than normal. Overall, the paints are high-quality and should be a good addition to your paint collection!
Goobertown Hobbies Review
Goobertown did a really in-depth and great review of all the paints, so be sure to watch the whole thing to get his thoughts.
If you see these end up in your store, he thinks you should buy a bottle or two and see what you think! Especially since paints are all preferences. Overall, he won’t replace his whole paint collection with them but will pick them up from time to time. If you Kickstarted the project, you don’t have anything to worry about!
Asmodee Picks Up Distribution
Asmodee USA announced they will work with Trans Atlantis Games as the exclusive distributor of Duncan Rhodes Painting Academy: Two Thin Coats Paints in the United States and Canada.
Duncan Rhodes and Roger Yates of Duncan Rhodes Painting Academy have combined their years of professional and hobby painting experience to create the Two Thin Coats Paints line. With their guidance, these paints were expertly crafted by top paint-chemists to ensure novices and award-winning artists alike would have access to the best shadows, midtones, highlights, and washes. At launch. Two Thin Coats supports 60 paint colors to choose from and each style comes in a 15ml dropper bottle.
Asmodee USA will be offering retailers an opportunity to bring this new line of paints into their stores with a metal rack to organize and display them.
According to Goobertown and eBay Rescues, tons of people came to the booth at GAMA, so we expect plenty of stores to carry the paints. This means you should be able to pick them up quite easily.
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