This UNEXPECTED problem may RUIN the new Army Painter Fanatic Paints For Me
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The new Army Painter Fanatic line promises superior coverage, easier painting with their triad system, and in general being "the closest they could get to the best paint ever." Today, I'm testing this line to see if they were able to reach their goal, and whether you should invest in this new paint set - or not. I compare this paint set to proacryl, reaper, and fantasy and game, testing coverage, saturation, blending, dry time, and more.
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Lyla Mev The Mini Witch creates beginner miniature painting tutorials and easy-to-understand guides for Warhammer, dungeons & dragons, and more. My favorite things to paint are sisters of battle, display quality miniatures, and focusing on having fun.
00:00 Intro
00:54 Opacity
1:19 Comparison
2:05 Our First Problem
2:33 Names & Triads
4:11 Triad Testing
4:29 Washes & Metallics
5:49 Let's actually paint
8:15 The Conclusion - Jak na to + styl
Hi Lyla, while the colour does dry slightly darker than the wet paint, the colour it dries to matches the colour of the label on the bottle. So when looking at the bottle you can get a fairly reasonable assumption of what the dried paint will look like.
As to the staining you said you experienced with glazing, one of the benefits of Fanatic is the long working time. You should be able to go back in with a wet brush and further feather out that edge, even a minute or so later, giving you the smoothest blend possible. As for the wash bubbling, this is not something we’ve seen or can replicate either. The Wash formula has not changed and has been a proven performer for over a decade and a staple for many hobbyists.
Thanks for your reply! I appreciate you taking the time to write all this. Unfortunately, the coffee staining in the glazing with water was even after feathering.
This is a great response to the issues raised. Well done AP.
i think it needs to be said after The army painter rushed speed paint 1.0 to market buying anything new from them is risky. i would advise anyone looking to invest in paint not touch ANYTHING from army painter. their original warpaints are horrible, their aerosol cans were horrible. flat out the company doesnt stand behind their products and mostly produce garbage.
It's got to be the stenylrez primer. I hate it. White or black, they cause extreme tip dry, spitting, and constantly have to clean out my airbrush until it just ruin one so bad I couldn't get it work anymore. I spoke with the owner and his offer was to give me a discount on a new airbrush, flow improver, needle juice, and one other product. So my question was why did I have no problems with Vallejo, and pro-acryl primers but I need 3 products to use stenylrez primer? I will never use another stenylrez product. I lost the 15 bucks for the bottle and an airbrush.
The bubbling was more user error on her part. She can’t even recreate it.
I noticed the same thing with basilisk red... A good color, but not dark enough for vampire enthusiasts! :-) Gray also needed 1 or 2 darker shades. I totally agree with the "they caught up to the pack" sentiment!
Would a wash get those darker hues you’re looking for? Or would it need to be darker than that?
Did AP give you these to try out sir?
the did @@steveisaak4320
just add some black. :)@@jhemmers
@@EvilminiatureOr use dark purple
I enjoy the fact that you gave both what you liked and what you found to be a challenge. This just means they have time to make some medications/improvements like adding some darker reds etc…. Thank you for taking the time to do this, I hope they send you the entire range…
I'm a little surprised you mentioned "paint dries a different colour" as a problem. My only experiences with acrylic are only with the existing AP Warpaints and Vallejo Model Color. But it's pretty much my universal experience and expectation that paints dry to a slightly different colour.
As a fairly terrible (scale model) painter, I’ve seen the wash bubbles before.
For me it usually happens from painting over a primer that hasn’t cured fully. The mold release solution that is used in molds can also cause it, but you’d see that as primer bubbling and a bit of an ‘orange peel’ look.
YES! So that primer has always been a problem for me if I don't give it a proper 10 or so hours to dry. Also if there is a lot of moisture in the air it can cause the primer to have issue. You are not the only person that has had this issue.
I have this with every primer.
Need atleast 10/12 hours before actually setting.
Maybe because I live in a humid country near water?
Idk.
I've had a similar problem with Stynlres as well as white inks used for a zenithal. I now hit my minis with a matte varnish after I do my zenithals and that's fixed it.
I'll be honest - I've never had a paint dry and be the same color that it was wet. All change color when drying.
Yeah, that’s why you’re meant to use the other colors in the range for your highlights and not to mix custom ones. If you do mix custom ones they recommend using a recipe and honestly that just makes a lot of sense custom color matching seems about like winning the Powerball lottery.
Yeah a lot of paints are like this.
Oh wait I saw that LylaMev had already addressed this point.
This happens to all acrilics. Only emanels or oils do not behave this way
I've had washes and contrast paints not cover properly after undercoating with the automotive primer that i usually use. This also happened with zenithal priming using white ink as the top layer. They just don't work over them. Vallejo and citadel primers were fine.
I heard that inks can be a problem with contrast/speed paint, because it's too smooth. Speed paint needs a primer with some "teeth" it can stick to in order to do its thing properly. Apparently that was one of the major reasons why Speed Paint 1.0 could sometimes crack.
I ordered a set. Looking forward to putting it through an airbrush. Gonna use some of them on my new Bretonnia army.
Thanks so much for the review. I think AP addressed the glazing in another video where they mention that their proprietary stabilizer will solve all the coffee staining etc. I do wish they included that in all their sets if that's the case.
I had not heard that, thank you! I'm so glad I'm not the only one who experienced this, as some commenters have been quite rude about me experiencing coffee staining.
@@LylaMev Absolutely!
@@LylaMev Also what it's worth I am super sorry people are being rude to you about glazing. It honestly is shitty to be upset at someone who points out something they didn't like and doesn't suit their own way of painting. People are ridiculous
I appreciate an honest review. I'm a rather middling painter who is primarily trying to get figures painted neatly so I can play with them before I die (and my local stores should carry them) so the Fanatic range has my interest. Cheers!
The one thing I wish other paint companies would steal from Army painter is the colored caps. I appreciate that detail quite a lot. Makes painting easier for me to know where a wash or a metallic paint is on my board.. I agree with your assement as well, and appreciate your honest review.
I appreciate your thorough exploration of these new paints - going over both their strengths and their limits. For me, Army Painter's strength has always been affordability and availability. Having very good quality paints available at their price point and distribution really excites me, even if they are not the best paints for every use case and preference (and, of course, no paints are). Thank you for your hard work educating us!
Well I accidentally rewatched this. I'm glad you made an UPDATE video on your experience as it was a significant mistake not to watch how dry your room was getting.
I 3D print in the same room I paint so my relative humidity is around 20%. I have a water paint booth and wet pallets in my painting area so that does provide me a small zone of maybe 30%rh still pretty dry. So yeah these paints dry out fast-ish in my art room. But outside of that room they last a good long time. I don't have a handle on the medium they are using yet. It interacts with water very well. It may even need water. Which is odd for me after taking so many years of traditional canvas painting has gotten me to use mediums 100% of the time and ZERO water with acrylics.
I don't know what to say, as I have many many years of exspiance with other types of painting and only a few years in miniatures. But that's changing and I'm painting miniatures almost every day now. I have the complete set of AP Fanatic and I am enjoying them. I got their old paint on sale and have found them to be very nice cheap paint for non-show pieces. Lots of stone and shadows. I can see why ya'll may dislike them if it's all you use. But using one paint brand to me is like using one paint brush. I don't think AP was trying to sell bad paint. It's just different from what you guys are used to.
Anyway, I've used 90% of my complete Fanatic set and they have been real good. I can't see how you can be disappointed.
"Coffee staining" in you reference there is usually a clean sign of fast drying. I wish more people would use more mediums and slow down. Just thank god you aren't working with oils and you have to wait hours, days, weeks and months between painting sessions. I mean unless you enjoy that. Just enjoy painting. Stop trying to rush it.
Thanks for the review! It's nice to get a balanced perspective on this product.
Incredibly helpful review, thankyou! I liked it because it gets into technical reasons why paints behave the way they do and what to look out for, such as pigment load, thinning with water vs medium, overworking, coffee-staining, unwanted texturing, the importance of a good primer, and a big one for me: difficult colour-mixing/matching due to drying-shift.
I have had that bubbling with hobby store primer. I have bought a few cans in a hobby store for testing and they behave really strangely. When I apply paint to them for the first time, they behave as if they are "resisting paint". I had the bubbling with this paint. The manufacturer is Novasol spray // Acrylic ral pinty plus EVOLUTION. (The "name" words are all over the place and I have no idea what is the intended order). It is RAL9005 black paint. And it takes NOTHING. However, the workaround for me was to cover the primer with air brush in 3-5 layers to get even coverage. The first layer was always "running off" the models - but after airbrushing and covering it completely, it started to behave and take paint "normally".
Thank you for the review. I appreciate your objective take based on your own preferred painting methods.
Thanks for the vid.
I want those yellows for sure. I'm always on the lookout for yellows with good opacity.
The yellow was definitely one of the better ones!
Thanks. All your negative points are positives for me. So definitely will be getting these.
Not a fan of vibrant colors so awesome.
I hate mixing paint (never get the same result if after 6 months I need to add a mini to my army in the same scheme)
Thanks for the review. I could see AP following up the Mega and Complete sets with an EXTENDED set that includes two additional colors for each 6-color group. One very dark. One very light. Maybe some of the groups wouldn't benefit from this. But those that could use the darker and lighter "extreme" variants would give us the higher contrast options for each group.
That would be very cool! The whole line up is interesting. There were some colors that felt rather repetitive (the highlights for example), and I wish they had used those slots to give more colors more of a range.
As someone who glazes with water, im glad you brought this issue up. I'll probably get myself some medium so this doesn't happen.
I definitely noticed in vidoes the paint definitely dries darker than when its wet by a considerable margin. I noticed that on the blues a lot.
AP says the stabilizer does that thinning trick.
Thanks for the in-depth video! One question: how do they behave on the wet palette after resting a few days?
Eg the pro Acryl start curing on the wet palette which is a deal breaker for me. How is it with these?
Appreciate this view of the paint for illustrating that while this paint may be technically very good, it might not suit personal needs or style. For example I just can't get on with Scale 75 paints, whereas others find them amazing. I'm gonna pick up the smallest Fanatics starter set to give them a try, and take it from there. On a side note, I've had that problem with the primer from time to time, it seems to be related to how long the primer has had time to cure, rather than just touch dry.
As always, I appreciate a balanced review, and appreciate Lyla's take on things. I'm such a fan.
I'm ordering a set. The limitations don't sounds like they'll impact me. I'm a new painter, and honestly struggle with both mixing colors and deciding dark-mid-light combinations. Part of the appeal of these are the 'triad' groupings and plain color description. I believe it will help me learn about coordinating colors, and allow me to more successfully branch away from it, if that makes sense.
My skill level (yet) isn't enough I don't think to be too concerned about the glazing issues. I'm happy if I can get something glaze-y on a model!
I am not going to throw out what I have in favor of these paints, but two that you showed off are now on my wanted list. That yellow and light, bright green look like just what I need! Also, the shades (AP calls them "Tones") from the old set have always been good. If the new ones are as good or better, they can't be beat at the price. Happy painting!
Thank you for an honest review, Lyla.
Love the basis of your review! As many others have noted, the wash bubble effect is definitely one I encounter most often when in a very humid environment, or when the primer has not settled completely or correctly.
As for the color changing, this is also an issue I have encountered many times with my Vallejo, Two thin Coats, Pro Acryl, GW, and original Army Painter lines. I took the time to paint a small amount on the lids of each bottle to give a reference point everytime I look at my bottles so I know the actual shade I am going to be working with. A common occurrence in my limited experience, but one easily rectified with a little time.
That being said I agree fully about the lack of depth of the range. I consistently use more brown variations than any other color when it comes to mini paints. It is going to be hard to justify a new range that will be limited in that area over other popular options. But for a do it all range that is finally got quality behind their base line, this new fanatic line really hits the nail on the head and will be a good option even if a little limited for now!
Had the same issue with Stynlres (sp?) thinned in an airbrush using ScaleColor paints. Looking at the shoulder, did the dark wash granulate too?
It happened on every place I applied a wash!
@@LylaMev yikes. Their washes were the gold standard. How old is your primer? Mines about 2 and I thought that might be the cause of bubbling and beading.
I have owned it for just a few months. However, perhaps there is a production date on the bottle that will show the primer is older.
I know what they're doing, but I still twitch at "six paints in the triad" :)
I've had the bubble problem a number of times on one thing i was painting, my brush was feathered and i think it caught a bit bubbles in it. I just had to smooth the brush out and all was fine.
Thanks Lyla, really helpful review. Did they lift the triad system from Duncan's 2 thin coats range (& just expand to 6) - or has it been arround for a while?
It's been a part of their air line for ages.
The glazing on that mini is masterful, you are so good.
All the paints (from 5 different brands) that I have changed after they dried, so I don't see a problem with Army Painter Fanatic doing it too. Here in Norway, where I live, Army Painter, Citadel, Vallejo and AK are the brands that are easiest to get without having to order from abroad, which is very expensive. It is possible to get hold of Pro Acryl, but there is only one store that sells them and unfortunately they do not have the best stock status. I've almost completely stopped using Army Painter, but I'm very keen to try out the Fanatic and see if it can measure up in quality and price to Vallejo and AK which are the two brands I use the most right now, have some Cittadel, but it is the most expensive of these options and the quality of it does not justify the almost double price for it.
I've never had paint dry so drastically different! If I had, I wouldn't have said anything in the review.
I liked the review. Very Honest. Usually these "gift reviews" are all Unicorns and Rainbows
My opinion can't be bought.
Really lol ..I’m sure AP doesn’t really care what your opinion is .
@@mikefisher8563 they cared enough to reply. I'm sure the most well known CZcams hobbyists have a definite impact in hobby sales (for supplies). I don't know by how much, but they sure have an influence. Lyla is one such CZcamsr. I'm sure AP cares about word of mouth, and so they care about her opinion.
Good to see more independent reviews and appreciate the honesty.
I think you raise good points and i can see you're being attacked for them unfairly. I suspect it's not a case of absolutes but the problems you mention are comparatively more so than in other ranges. Is that a fair interpretation?
Right!
The things your pointing out as red flags exsists in all paint. Iv worked in art stores for years and years since I was 16 till almost 30 I’m now 43 All wet colours will look different to when dry no matter the brand. The paint tarring or texture is because you’re not waiting long enough for layers to dry, or your fussing with the paint for to long and it’s starting to coagulate, If you need more time u have to add retarder, again that’s no matter the brand of acrylic paint or even oil paint. The glazes that are coffee staining is caused by where you ended your brush stroke, that’s not an issue with the paint, again you would get that with any brand of paint that’s water based from acrylic or watercolour esp. and as for the army painter washes I personally think they out do GW by miles. I have yet to try the paints but I plan to as I paint many more models on larger scale as well as gaming miniatures. I just think the things you’re pointing out as bad points are your personal working practice and not the paint. In saying this tho it’s not meant to be as an attack, but to make you aware as I love your videos, but with a few small changes to your methods, you could make huge jumps in your painting journey.
1. The paint dried darker than I’m used to paint drying. Otherwise, I would not have commented on it. I think the footage speaks for itself. Army painter also recognized this in their own reply, stating the color dries darker to match the printed color of the label.
2. If you watched the footage, I feathered out my glazes. That’s why it was odd, I’ve never had coffee staining from my feathering.
3. Army painter is apparently coming out with a specific thinning agent for this paint. I did not have access to it, so that is probably my issue with drying time, and my issue with coffee staining.
I’m very glad you like my videos, but I wish people would give me some credit in that I know what I’m doing. People are basically saying I’m stupid or unskilled because I had problems with the paint, instead of believing the problems I had to be real problems I experienced. I absolutely love kimera and there are plenty of people who dislike it. That does not mean they are stupid, poor painters, or in any tother way wrong. Some times people just don’t like a certain paint for their work flow.
@@LylaMev People will give credit when they see something worth giving credit for. Respect is earned, not asked for.
No one is saying you're stupid or unskilled, no one is even insinuating that. People are pointing out, rightfully, that you seem to be the one creating some of these issues here, and far more talented painters (yes, they do exist) with more experience (they also exist) aren't having these issues - they are using better brush control, solutions and mixes, and getting incredible results.
Some of the push back you're experiencing is a result of your performance and opinions, not anything else. People are watching what you post, judging it, and providing their feedback.
That's reality, it's not a bubble, it's not an echo chamber, it's not a group of friends to affirm you.
We're just keeping it real with you.
There literally are commenters insulting her intelligence in this very comment section, though.@@metafox6240
@@LylaMev thank you for the reply, and as I said I like your videos. With any paint by changing brands you will have different working practices, as each has a different formulation. You’re a fabulous painter I wasn’t taking anything away from that. But with more experience you will find if u alter how you work depending on the brand you use, you will get better and better results. maybe the fanatic paints brand are just not for you and your style. Never be afraid of constructive criticism. I was not attacking you just helping you expand your knowledge about painting and paints in general (my many years working and selling multitudes of art supplies and my own artwork have been fun I love art in all forms). I had the very same issue when I did lots of my art work at collage. Sometimes u gotta adapt to get the best results from any medium that you use.
Ps I just read some of the other comments so I don’t blame you for being defensive. Don’t let the arseholes and nasty weirdos comments get you down, your allowed an opinion of your own. Just think if it’s not constructive it’s a comment made because they have issues, not any other reason
I respect your opinions and other CZcamsrs. That's how you feel based on your experience and it's up to us to make up our own mind. Obviously there's lots of variables involved with the paints results as mentioned by you and others. All paints have their own issues like when speed paint 1.0 had a reactivation issue but others found that not a problem. At the end of the day we will figure out what works best for our skill level. Keep up the good work
The six triads are basic guide to painting certain colours than actually 100 per cent required to painting certan parts of models, which I mostly do not follow when using Citadel Colours. I'm still curious to giving their new Warpaints Fanatics a go since I've never used The Army Painters before. Thank you for your review on this Lyla.
I've had citadel contrast bubble like that if I don't leave the primer to cure long enough.
I've had similar to that bubble effect happen with contrast paints. I found you just have to let the primer dry fully. I've even let it dry over night before using contrast paints.
Did u try glazing on diffrent primer and with an glazing medium? I remember speedpaints had problems on some primers too. And the retarder in glaze medium might help vs just water or medium.
All my current paints dry darker then when wet. It seems
Fairly logical that this would be the case?
Continue to love your videos ❤
The fact that their “triads” contain six colors is making me feel stabby 😂
Yeah.
Video: "The six colors in each triad...."
Me: "Wait... what?"
Thanks for your work 🎉 greatings from germany. 😁 you helped me paint
I have had that bubble problem with all of the Badger primers if you try and work with them inside of an hour after painting. I don't know if they're outgassing or are porous, or what. Even though the directions say you can paint within a few minutes, I find if you treat it more like Vallejo airbrush primers, you're better off.
Love the Honest review and comparisons … I use Reaper , Vallejo , Scale 75 and Army Painter paints myself… so I was a little skeptical about all the reviewers saying how this is the BEST
Awesome review.
How much do you think the color change as the paint dries is due to painting over a darker surface rather than a visible change as it dries? I'm not saying the color doesn't change, because it clearly does, but how much less would it be if it was over say, white?
Good question! I had the same thing happen over a dark and light base
I’m waiting for my Big Box Ultracryl set to arrive from their kickstarter.
I'm considering the new Game Color because Pro Acryl is expensive, especially considering it doesn't get thinned down. It's hard to get the gel paints or Two Thin Coats here in the US.
This was a thoughtful and thorough review. One question I have is that i thought all paints "dried down", aka got darker when they dried. Is this not the case?
This one was far worse than usual!
AP Speedpaints I've used don't seem to dry much darker, so it does seem a bit egregious.
Great to see a review that isn't just singing its praises or finding faults for the sake of being contrarian (and clicks). They look awesome.
Surprised that Pro Acryl looks so watery in the comparison though. I guess you'd be thinning the others down to that level for painting anyway rather than straight from the bottle.
THANK YOU. People are saying I’m being dramatic to be dramatic. Having two things I don’t like doesn’t mean I hate them! My thumbnail said may ruin. Do my my listed downsides ruin it? Up to you the viewer!
My proacryls are quite old. Perhaps that’s the problem? They still work fine!
For the beginner market/casual painter it is sounding like these are the paints that maybe something to look into.
Very good material, but I would like to hear from you how, in your opinion, the quality of these paints relates to the price at which they can be purchased compared to other brands you mentioned.
In regards to glazing, I thought I saw them say to mainly thin with their medium due to the all the pigments.
Water breaks down all acrylic paints and prevents them to function properly... Some people can make it work, but personally Ive only really had great succes with using airbrush thinner/medium
I have had people comment this before! Now I know
Could you create a video about vibrant colour paints? Like what brands work well for what colours. I'm also into vibrant colours but I find it quite difficult to find really awesome ones. For now I'm using Vallejo Game Color series
how smooth is the black color? their previous matt black was one of my fav black color…
very smooth!
While I sort of agree with the issues raised, not every paint can cover every usage. this paint range seems focused on being beginner friendly and easy to use, with the heavy pigments and organisation system. Having the paint dry to the label colour is again a feature targeted at easy of use, I hate it when paint dries and it's nothing like what's on the label, of course it would be nice if the colour was consistent between wet, dry, and label, but we can't always have everything. The long work time seems to target layering more than glazing as a workflow. I think Army Painters hit what they set out to do with this paint set, but it's not for everyone. Especially if glazing is a big part of your workflow. I use almost exclusively Vallejo acrylics and Japanese lacquers, but this set has definitely got me interested to try a Army Painter line.
I'm glad to see some negatives on this list. Not that I don't like the paint but seeing everyone only say good things always makes me skeptical.
Thanks! People are unhappy with my opinion.
agree with you 100 % ill stay with my reaper and pro acrylic paints i do love thier colored metallics though
I almost bought that set, but my Vallejo paints are working fine
As far as the bubbling goes the primer might not have been completely dry releasing air trapped beneath. You should always wait a full day after priming with a can and if you have high humidity wait at least three days. Some primer can brands are particularly bad and never do harden correctly and need to be varnished with a matte acrylic varnish before painting can begin. But to lessen the chances of air bubbles and the priming layer not hardening just never prime in high humidity ever. Everybody knows this. But 4chan also exposed a bubbling problem with the new game color line that seems to be related to the polyurethane medium that traps air bubbles too easily. It's most pronounced when doing washes because the brush introduces more air as it's swished against the model. Most dropper bottle paint brands are secretly made by vallejo so it's possible these are as well and so have a similar problem. But that's just a guess.
I got one of their mega sets and so far the paints are decent, but I think since I'm so new to mini painting it's gunna take me a while to really know what I'm doing right and what I'm doing wrong.
As someone who can get only GW and Army Painter paints at my local game store, this new line is perfect for me.
Every matte paint tend to desaturate heavily after drying, e.g. Kimera and AK due loosing reflective water after evaporation. You can fix this with satin varnish/medium mixed into/covering after. If you working with Vallejo (esp. Game Color) or Citadel, you could have some issues while you adapt to matte paints nature. This is actually strange decision since satin paints are easier to work with and more suitable for wargaming.
My guess is that it is more noticeable with the fanatic line than other brands.
@@LylaMev I've used Vallejo for a year, and during Kirill Kanaev master class he offered us to try "tempera" paints. That paints change colors after drying 10 times stronger than any other brand existing. After tempera paints, transition from citadel/VGC to AK/Kimera (inspired to do so by your videos and Kanaev) was much easier, lol.
I'm glad to hear Reaper is on my list. I have limited access to paints but Reaper is one I can get easily and they're cheap.
Great review!!!!! I was hoping for an honest look, all other reviewers have drunk the coolaid. Thank you for laying out the colors on a black surface then add in other name brands. May I ask what was the figure of a woman with a wand?
Would you be willing to go into more detail on how you thin your paints?
The reason I ask is one of the repeating themes I've seen in reviews of Fanatic have been an extended working time, allowing for wet blending without needing to add additional retarder and helping to remove and level out brush strokes to avoid texture.
Given you had a different set of experiences in your test, I'm curious as to why.
Apparently Army painter has a special glaze medium, which I did not know or receive!
Man, I’m glad I’m not the only one who thought Jungle Green was total garbage! I thought i may have just gotten a bad bottle, but obviously not!
Necrotic Flesh, Dusty Skull, Burnt Turf. Those are some good names.
I should really check out pro acryl then, since youre saying their reds dont appear any dimmer when dry.
I wish they did a better job of telling people not to use water. Paint thinner made for acrylics is good, generic, medium is OK, but they make a specific stabilizer for this purpose. When doing brush work, it’s only mildly apparent but when running it through an airbrush, you basically have to use the stabilizer.
Would you be able to comment on how they compare to your sample bottles of UltrAcryl? Their initial video of yellow on black reminded me of UltrAcryl's promotional videos during the kickstarter.
Thanks for the honest review. I've seen a few where they really go off being so excited that it almost feels 'paid'. I've been exploring craft paint; using Delta Ceramcoat. Just by using artist grade mediums and a home made flow agent, I've gotten some really great results. I'm currently experimenting with artist acrylics. Marco Frisoni has a few videos on it. Exciting stuff.
Glad it was helpful!
Oof! Thanks for calling out the color change in drying. That's a 100% dealbreaker for any paint. You saved me some cash! :)
Have you compared your paint usage to Vince Venturella's video on these paints? He didn't seem to encounter the same trouble with glazing or bubbling washes. Perhaps climate or style of brush stroke?
If you test opacity, try doing it across a black/white boundary - it will show differences in coverage better than just over black. Some of the color change effect may be due to the matte finish too - Scale Color paints, and even some Kimera ones do this a bit. Vibrant hues often have low opacity pigments, so if the whole line is desaturated but on average has high coverage.... they probably desaturated the colors with white/gray so that they cover better. Some colors simply *can't* have coverage on their own.
I'm definitely glad to hear that AP paints are much improved. I got rid of all my old ones because they were so bad. Now if I see them in a local game shop, and want to support the shop, I can gladly pick up a bottle or two (not looking for a whole new line, but a few new bottles can be fun!).
Not to be rude but Vince knows he w to really paint …Just look at the way she is using her brush for basecoat or layering ..She is pressing so hard it makes me wonder how she does a model ..I don’t want to be mean but the facts are on video lol .Not sure if she should be giving her advice on this subject.
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I didn't mean to offend! I'm glad you had another take on the paints. Just had some suggestions there. @@LylaMev
@@LylaMev if that's your response to criticize then you need to go away.
Not you,@@questgivercyradis8462, your comment is fine!
@mikefisher8563 should go away.
It would be great if they added a vibrant colour line too. I understand the muted colours as they are for painting armies. However once they have the bases down add bright colours too.
The full range had some pretty bright looking vibrant triads, at least in the marketing material.
Interesting, first artist I've seen to knock the paint's glazing ability. Heard others call them better then existing paints for that.
Apparently they also are releasing a glazing agent, which I did not know!
@@LylaMevI haven't heard of the glazing agent being used either. Most I watched have used water saying they thin down great for glazing better then others; it's the one point that put me on the fence on buying these.
ProAcryl has the same issue. I use their giant bottle of Glaze / Wash medium. There's so much pigment that reducing it to a glaze means your need it to be 5-6 parts water, which will break the paint. I found I'm using the medium in a lot of things now instead of water.
Stynlrez primer is just "ok". The white, in particular, I hate. No matter what I do, it causes horrendous tip dry through the airbrush. Retarder, Water, changing pressures, over thinning, doesn't matter. I absolutely must keep wet qtips handy to keep it from turning into crud on the needle. And it happens fast. I tried 2 of ProAcryl's primers (black and black brown) and I'm sold. White came the other day, along with their flourescents.
I really like the ProAcryl paints I have, but the limited color range is a huge issue when doing lots of minis for an army, and I'm not impressed with the signature series. Tell me why I need a slightly different shade of the same color from the line, when you only have a handful of colors to begin with? I don't mind mixing for a character, or display piece, but if I need to crank out a regiment of something, I want a color that I can reach for and get repeatability with zero effort. Their twisty top things suck too. Not nearly as stupid as citadel pots, but annoying. TAP Fanatic is probably going to be my general purpose paint. Large enough of a range, convenient dropper bottles, and solid opacity for a reasonable price.
While your points are all valid, for the majority of people who paint, TAP fanatic is going to be all they ever need. I appreciate the honest review, but this new line really is a game changer EVEN if it just puts it on an even playing field with Citadel. It's cheaper, it's going to be available everywhere, and their marketing team is KILLING it. Within a year of launch, there will be a significant portion of people looking at the higher cost of Citadel and ProAcryl and asking "why should I pay more for equal, or SLIGHTLY better?"
No, I'm not shilling. Paint brands I've used: Testors, Humbrol, Model Master, Pactra (I think), Model Master Acrylic, Floquil, Polly S, Tamiya, AK, Vallejo, TAP, Citadel (even back in the hex pots). I've pretty much tried them all. The most disappointing to date were the original Warpaints line. I bought a Mega set when I decided to get back into painting D&D minis. Some colors were great, while others were abysmal, but they were cheap, and I needed weirdo colors again.
If a little coffee staining, and drying a little less vibrant (pretty standard) is the worst criticism leveled against the paints, they're good paints. Again, thoughtful, useful video, but the faults are absolutely minor enough to ignore for all the pros that are clearly true (cost, coverage, range).
It's refreshing to hear someone else say this. The Badger white primer is a necessity for me to do the tyranid scheme I like due to it's hard satin finish, but I UTTERLY HATE IT for all the problems you mention. When I'm done with my 'nids and switch back to Vallejo, it's a massive breath of fresh air. I am thinking of finding a satin primer and just airbrushing ProAcryl then a varnish to get the same finish as the Badger white. It's BRUTAL.
This is an honest review and the type of thing I've been looking for on the Fanatics. All of the ones up until now have just felt like sales pitches.
I have ak3rd fen and vallejo near me. I'll stick woth those
Thank you for your honest review. I'm a bit surprised how many can't stand critics. This is very precious because your critic is based on your way to paint. The people who're offended should check if they have the same approach in painting. If not they shouldn't be harmed by your critic. And it is also understandable that one prefer to thin down to glazes only with water. Using mediums means having a thicker layer which can be problematic in keeping the details visible, when adding up more and more layers, which is likely when glazing.
I think the only really things I saw people not agreeing with was the drying a different color. Which happens with all paints.
I've never had it happen this drastically! If I did, I wouldn't have said anything about it for this paint????
@@LylaMev I think some people are really hyped. In the end it's a paint which is way better than the former one. But the marketing is really impressive and that helps to let stand out the army painter despite the 3rd generation ak Interactive or the vallejo game colors are very similar also from a price point.
Abit weird you found then to dry faster when army painter used it as a selling point that they would dry slower due to the added retarder, wonder if its something to do with humidity?
Well that's a good video i guess.. but from their lastest promotional video, where they want to Monte San Savino for a competion, they asked top pro painters to test those paints, and honestly, seems that drying time was not an issue at all.
Even the big Roman Lappat told them he could do some wet on wet technique, and needed to wait a little longer for the paint to dry. I don't know the final words here.. but i think you might be wrong there.
Sure paint aren't revolutionary, but seems very decent. Coffee stains is always the case with water, way more than using thinner.
I'm sorry but i think your wrongs are ''Rookie'' mistakes, not the paints's fault.
7:21 I'm half surprised you didn't jump to Terrestial Titan (also is that a typo on that image? Is it not Terrestrial?) as a shadow for the red.
But yeah, a darker red would have been lovely.
I think the new Fanatic range does everything it claims to do and more! 🙂
Feathering glazes eliminated the coffee staining for me, even when thinned with water.
I did feather it! The coffee staining occurred even at my feathered edges
Some good observations in what was clearly a very thorough testing process. Thank you for providing these ihonest observations
I am still looking to test the smaller starter set, and I am keen on the metallics, but this definitely gives me a good sense of some of what I should anticipate when I use them.
I grabbed the Warpaints Metallics a few months ago and I find them pretty decent.
Interesting, definitely going against the popular hype here. I have never seen anyone talk about the reaper paints as a go to.... any chance you would do a review of that line of paints? I dont think what you have to say would stop me from buying these if I needed a broad range of paints but it does further enforce my decision to pick up a few paints but not a lot from the line (can never have enough browns and the lava orange triad looks interesting, maybe a yellow or 2 because of the coverage). Thanks Lyla, good video as always.
I own many reaper paints, and MANY brands of paints. i'd say I own many, of most paint lines made today, and even some of the paints like "golden so flat) that aren't even mini paints, just artistic paints that paint miniatures as well or better than a lot of "mini paints"
I put reaper toward the bottom of my list, honestly, I put them below the original Army Painter line.
good to know, thanks@@slickschoppers
I'll just print off the triad chart and mix my own with cmyk ink 😝
All paints darken a little bit when they dry right?
So many choices, and honestly, at my limited skill level, I’m not sure how much a premium paint is going to improve my results. It’s like giving a Stradivarius violin to a first year musician.
Newest generation acrylics (Pro Acryl / Vallejo New Game Color / AP Fanatic / Two Thin Coats) are less about being 'premium' paints, and more about being really solid and easy to use, thanks to the lack of inconsistencies and issues that troubled old paints, from massive inconsistencies in paint behavior within a single paint line, to horribly weak coverage. In that, I think beginners are the ones that benefit *the most* from the new paint lines; the Stradivarius comparison works better with paints that require a better understanding of color theory, paint mixing, all that jazz - things like the Kimera paints, which are actually premium, single-pigment paints, and heavily rely on you mixing your own colors.
Just shows how uninformed I am. But still it’s a bit confusing for the casual hobbyist.
I saw a vid of army painter speedpaint reacting poorly with a very small number of high gloss white primers leading to cracking, I suspect it may be related.
While it's possible that primer contributes, the cracking of speed paint is more likely due to the thickness with which the paint is applied. I've worked with both SpeedPaint 1.0 and 2.0 and the newer version dries faster. As a result, if thickly applied (particularly evident in cloth folds), the top layer has dried while the paint underneath is still wet. As the wet lower layer dries, it contracts and pulls apart the top layer, leading to cracking. I solved this by adding a drop of acrylic retarder to SpeedPaint 2.0. This increased the working time and pretty much eliminated cracking.
@@MrSkullhead1 some you tuber did a comparison test of a ton of different primers and had 2 that were both high gloss that cracked, it was in the thick spots, so what you say is true, however something about the paint didn't play nice with those couple of primers.
@@MrSkullhead1 video was by grey scalp miniatures
Thanks for a great objective review.
there are no objective reviews, a critical eye does not exclude our own opinions and biases
AP has never made a usable paint, I don't expect these will be any different.
I know I can always count on your channel for honest reviews. This was awesome, very informative! The issues you mentioned are super important for me. I'd love to see a comparison with the more expensive Pro Acryl & Kimera, as well as the new line of Vallejo game color - perhaps more similar market-wise.
The bubbling reaction may have been due to the Stynylrez primer not being fully cured.
Aren’t you supposed to use the stabiliser if you thin it a bunch?
I didn’t know there was one until after I released the video!
Hey I understand! I’ve been watching all their content (as well as reviews like yours) because I preordered their complete set, so I’ve picked up on little tid bits! I recommend trying the stabiliser as basically a glaze medium!
Sometimes the army painter washes just bubble. I've run into the same issue and can't reproduce it consistently either. It's weird.
Not a fan of the Fanatic range at all. I had all the same issues you had. I tried it on 4 different primers (3 airbrush ones and 1 rattlecan) and still not a fan. Ive been painting for 11+ Years and run a painting class at my local game store. I got to try them for free when my friend picked up the mega set. Are they decent paints? Sure! Will I spend money on them? Absolutely not, there are so many better paints out there like Pro Acryl and TTC. Thank you for your honest review.
the bubbles couldve been from over mixing
I‘m pretty interested in Warpaints Fanatic and will for sure pick up some of them eventually. I‘m a bit puzzled about the box sets atm. Like the triads aim at painters that wanna avoid mixing, but to get them you need to buy the complete set. I wouldn’t recommend getting a 500 bucks set of paints to a beginner. So I hope they’ll come out with sets oftheir triads like blues, reds, etc eventually.