All Contrast Paints 2.0 Tested

With the latest, vibrant, release of Games Workshops Contrast Paints 2.0, I decided to try them all out. They promise strong colours that perform even better than the first set, but do they live up to the hype?

The short answer is no. The long answer is far more complicated.

I’ve linked my video covering all the colours and how they look, but I’ll go into some detail regarding who these new sets might be for, and why for people who love the original Contrast Paints, these might not be great for you.

My Impressions

Cracking out the latest Contrast Paints, I used each colour on my Lizard Men by One Page Rules. The first thing that struck me was just how vibrant these colours are. They’re unlike anything we have already, and that’s great.

The bad thing though… They don’t really have any contrast which kind of defeats the point.

Out of the entire new set, only about three or four of the paints performed like the original Contrast Paints which is a real shame. The rest mostly perform like a traditional paint, just a thinned down one.

Now, that’s not a bad thing, but that’s not how these paints are marketed. You get a lovely, consistent colour on things like Baal Red, but there is absolutely no contrast in it.

This wouldn’t be an issue if Games Workshop were more clear in their advertising, maybe giving their Contrast Paints three labels to show what you’re getting, but they don’t. Instead, you expect to get something like the traditional Contrast Paints, but you get something that acts more like a base paint that’s been slightly thinned.

Conclusion

Going into this they’re not bad paints, it’s just that most aren’t Contrast Paints. Check out the video for an overview on all the colours as there are some great ones that might be worth picking up.

If you’re a fan of the traditional Contrast Paints, or Army Painter Speedpaints though, these are mostly worth giving a miss.