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I often hear "table top" thrown out like it's a "low quality" paintjob.  I don't agree.  Table top is like being a scratch golfer.  It really is a quality level of proficiency.  No, it isn't Golden Demon.  But there's a reason Golden Demon exists.  It is a MUCH higher standard.  It's as if completing a triathlon or marathon is failing because you don't place top 3.  

Table top quality really means you do a good job.  It demonstrates that you are an active, proficient hobbyist.
Great review, Wyloch- Thanks!

I went through a phase of trying to "always improve" at painting and it honestly just made me miserable. I'm now happy getting ARMIES done, and making the armies look as cool as possible. Everything counts in large amounts.

Kudos for the disparaging look from your daughter. Always good to see dad's being embarrassing on their kids.

Speed paints helped me achieve my goal of being mediocre mini painter, I could not have done it without them.

"Overwhelm the eye with sheer numbers and it looks past the quality issues" ABSOLUTELY TRUE. I know a lot of begineers burn themselves out trying to get their armies done by making sure every single one is neat, highlighted, shaded, all to perfection. When really, your opponent is just going to see a mass of fully-coloured dudes regardless of how well painted each of them are. Nobody is going to look at your 100 orc army and pick out the paint job of an individual guy, they're going to go "holy shit 100 painted orcs!"

Thank you for catering to me with your casual approach and unwillingness to try and master something that-- while still important to me- isn't AS important as learning the rules of a board game and ensuring I spend most of my time thinking about the GAME instead of painting plastic. This set seems PERFECT for people like you and me!

I'd like to share my favorite speedpaint trick;
Base coat in normal silver metallic, and then put a coat of speedpaint over it for instant metallic of any color. Because the speedpaint is translucent, the metallic effect shines through wonderfully. It also seems to reduce the "glittery" aspect of the micah powder without losing the luster.

Personally, I think the metallic speedpaints in the 2.0 line are too watery and glittery, especially compared to the results you can get from this trick.

I love your painting space with the 2 archs of lights. And I gotta agree, theres something incredibly gratifying about seeing just a mass volume of minis.

People really over stress painting your miniatures to insane levels.  The truth is you can paint the most insanely detailed figure ever.... but from 3-5 feet away on the gaming table you will barely be able to tell the difference between a 30 minute speed paint job and a 6 hour ultra detailed model.  Your mummies especially look great, better than most minis I have seen at a gaming table.

This is refreshing. It seems that the norm is to take painting as far as it can go, which is very fun, but sometimes you just need an army painted and good enough is good enough.

The look your daughter gave when you filmed her really reminded me of my daughter 😂 that look of 'dad, you're such a nuisance'.
I'm yet to try any contrast paints, I want to but I'm still trying to get the hang of being consistent with normal acrylics, my tiny mind can only handle so much learning at once.

You can absolutely get better at applying speed paints too! I have been painting with speed paints for about a year and I can tell I've gotten better at it. Still waiting on my Complete Set of the 2.0 paints to come in. You did really well on all these models! They look great!

Of all the speed/contrast paint videos I've watched, this one taught me the most lol. I was trying to be so precise, but you are getting the same results I get in a fraction of the time.

Speedpaint got me through 110 minis for frostgrave in 3 weeks. I totally suck, but they still turned out. Love the stuff.

I really like the way you did this video. It's to the point like "I don't want to be the best possible painter but I want my minis to be better than the gray out of the box doodoo's". Thanks for being honest. You were the first one to match the vibe I want my painting to be on. Great stuff!

I’m in a similar boat - I paint miniatures so I can play with them. I don’t particularly like this phase of the hobby, as I’m a gamer, not a painter. But, as we all know, painted miniatures fight better😁. I finally bit the bullet and bought the Most Wanted set. Your video was very encouraging and it was great to see how you got such amazing results in a fraction of the time it takes with normal acrylics. Thanks!

As someone new to the hobby, speedpaints have been a life saver for someone like me who is mostly interested in playing the game. I don't want my minis to be a grey tide, but I also am not willing to dedicate the massive amounts of time that a tyranid army would require with normal standard paints.

Speed paints have come to my rescue - able to quickly slather on the base colours on top of an aerosol spray primer layer. My models look just fine with only two quick paint jobs. If I feel that a model deserves some more love, I can take the time to fill in some details with another colour - but getting them tabletop ready is quick and easy and doesn't compromise on quality by a significant measure. Only close inspection will reveal my personal lack of skill, but we're not comparing paintjobs, we're going to war!

I forget who i originally learned from but you can also make amazing metallic colours using a silver metallic base coat and hitting it with speed paint over top. Dark Wood makes an amazing bronze colour and Sand Golem makes the most beautiful gold ive seen in paint form. they almost all work!

I couldn't agree more with you here about this set :-) I bought one for myself, just to see what all the fuss was about, and cannot believe just how easy they are to use, how fast I can get a squad/army painted so quickly and nicely, and how much my painting skills have changed in just a short time (Just over a week, and I've painted a friend's ENTIRE Wood Elf army up, and squads for Kill Team for others). After over 50 years in the hobby, I'm now more excited than I was when I first started out, way back in 1970 :-D This hobby always brings me more joy and inspiration every day, which is why I've stayed loyal to it for so long, and will NEVER regret one single moment :-D