Goobertown Hobbies is going to show us his favorite Speedpaint technique and how to get great results fast in this painting tutorial.
Goobertown Hobbies is a great content creator with interesting takes on the hobby. Whether it’s a collaboration with other YouTubers or a challenge for himself, he covers a broad range of topics. Since he has so much great content, why not check out what else he has done?
This week he is looking at his favorite way to use Army Painter Speedpaint and how to get the best results while still going fast!
Goobertown Hobbies’ Favorite Speedpaint Technique: Tutorial Video
He started just doing a zenithal highlight while using the Army Painters Speedpaints. However, that’s not necessarily the only way to go about it!
Today, he will try a bunch of different methods on the same mini to see which way he likes best and how to paint his army using this moving forward! Just to note, he tried some other undercoat colors, but he does the majority with a black undercoat, then went from there.
Let’s see his favorite methods!
Drybrushing
You can always prime your minis black and just drybrush all the highlights with white. For this, he used Golden White. He did one model with a makeup brush and one with an old beat-up brush. Just try a few brushes to see what gets you the best results.
To see how everything compares, he also drybrushed a mini with Pro Acryl White and one with a cheap Craft paint. They all had similar results. To finish them off, he does an extra layer of gray in between the white and black. As you can see above, there is a big difference, and the brighter will give a brighter model in the end.
You can also do this with a gray zenithal coat using a primer can instead of drybrushing, giving a similar result.
Next, he did a brown chop, using a brown drybrush as the in-between stage to the white. Just something worth trying to see how it comes out in the end.
Time For Colors
Speedpaints are super simple to apply; all you have to do is put the paint on and let it go where it wants. If you want more on how to use the paints, you can check that out here. The next test is glazing vs. washing.
The glaze version uses a tiny bit of paint, whereas the wash uses much larger amounts of paint! Honestly, though, there’s not too much difference in the end. However, this was just one quick test before seeing how all the different undercoats look with paint.
How the Different Methods Look
As you can see, the undercoat makes a huge difference! Be sure to check out the video below for all the different methods and their numbers. Obviously, your undercoat makes a giant difference when using Army Painter Speedpaint!
Final Thoughts On This Speedpaint Technique
Here are some final things to keep in mind when using this method!
Be sure to check out the video for all the techniques!
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About the Author: Travis Pasch
Travis Pasch
Job Title: Head Writer & Editor
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About Travis Pasch: Travis has been a Warhammer 40k hobbyist since the 1990s, playing the game since Third Edition. Through extensive traveling, he’s seen a lot of the miniatures hobby from across the world, giving him a unique perspective on the latest gaming topics and trends.
Travis’s brother even owns a commission painting studio, where he’s picked up a lot of good advice and techniques for painting Warhammer and tabletop miniatures over the years, as well. Travis joined the Spikey Bits team in 2019 and has been the lead writer since 2020.
Currently, he’s working on converting all his 40k Adeptus Mechanicus models and becoming a true tech enjoyer, complete with both sad and happy robot noises!
