I took a break from painting in Jan and early Feb mostly and come back with renewed energy to paint. One of the things that I have loved is using The Army Painter new Fanatic paints. I have a very good selection of paints and it takes a very good product to get me hyped now. In walks fanatics and damn there awesome!!!
I have a big selection of pro acrylic and ak 3rd gen paints arguably best out there. Well that was until I tried TAP’s Fanatic paints. I have not seen the paints split or separate once in my time of using them. This happens even with ak 3rd gen paints. The coverage is insane. Like one coat coverage even when thinned a little, crazy good. Consistency is really nice. Not to thick or thin just perfect. Enabling dry brush techniques or thinning for glazes ect. I have only tried a small range unfortunately but every single colour in that range has been exceptionally great.
Even the brush on primer is superb. I have switched to using it for priming small character models with a brush rather than airbrush priming. Saves me a trip to my loft lol.
I like how the paints are not ultra Matt and have a very slight satin sheen too. This does 2 things to my knowledge. It gives a more vibrant finish. As the more Matt the paint the more chalky it becomes. Scale color paints are a good example of this. 2nd a more satin finish should result in tough paint that does not chip or scratch as easily.
The only one time out of all the paints I tried was there new dark tone wash it dried a little glossy however I’m pretty damn sure that’s because I never shook the bottle which is very important to do with washes. So more likely user error than paint error.
So long story short if you hated the original tap warpaints do not let that put you off there new fanatic paints I swear and promise the difference in quality is night and day!!!
Lastly don’t take my word for it if you’re on the fence or scared of these not meeting your expectations. Try one or two bottles and I will be super surprised if you don’t come back to purchase more.
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I took a break from painting in Jan and early Feb mostly and come back with renewed energy to paint. One of the things that I have loved is using The Army Painter new Fanatic paints. I have a very good selection of paints and it takes a very good product to get me hyped now. In walks fanatics and damn there awesome!!!
I have a big selection of pro acrylic and ak 3rd gen paints arguably best out there. Well that was until I tried TAP’s Fanatic paints. I have not seen the paints split or separate once in my time of using them. This happens even with ak 3rd gen paints. The coverage is insane. Like one coat coverage even when thinned a little, crazy good. Consistency is really nice. Not to thick or thin just perfect. Enabling dry brush techniques or thinning for glazes ect. I have only tried a small range unfortunately but every single colour in that range has been exceptionally great.
Even the brush on primer is superb. I have switched to using it for priming small character models with a brush rather than airbrush priming. Saves me a trip to my loft lol.
I like how the paints are not ultra Matt and have a very slight satin sheen too. This does 2 things to my knowledge. It gives a more vibrant finish. As the more Matt the paint the more chalky it becomes. Scale color paints are a good example of this. 2nd a more satin finish should result in tough paint that does not chip or scratch as easily.
The only one time out of all the paints I tried was there new dark tone wash it dried a little glossy however I’m pretty damn sure that’s because I never shook the bottle which is very important to do with washes. So more likely user error than paint error.
So long story short if you hated the original tap warpaints do not let that put you off there new fanatic paints I swear and promise the difference in quality is night and day!!!
Lastly don’t take my word for it if you’re on the fence or scared of these not meeting your expectations. Try one or two bottles and I will be super surprised if you don’t come back to purchase more.
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