Some of those colors look amazing. Thank you for taking the time to make this video . I think you did a great job and I love that you used three different undercoats for each color. 😉
I'm so glad you like it. There were so many tests i wanted to do, but this already took a lot of time haha. So i decided to stick to these options. Which shown great difference already!
Thanks for the demonstration! I plan to replace my contrast paint with dipping inks as they run out. Seeing all the dipping inks used at once, with different under coats is very thorough.
I've heard Dipping ink's and contrast is most similar to eachother in comparison with those of other brands. But those big 60ml dropper bottles are amazing
Nice review although from having seen other reviews this paints looks really good on a white primer. The colours really pop that way. I was surprised to see that they worked really well with the dark silver primer and I wonder how it would have turned out with a silver primer. You didn't mention one of the most important aspects of this range of paint; it's the price per paint quantity ratio. 4,31 € for 60 ml in a dropper bottle (with a mixing ball inside) is just unbeatable.
There are so many things that could be tested in a video like this haha. So i decided to go with what i wanted to do instead of testing 10 different ideas and not having this video up before next month. Also yes the price is absolutely amazing, but i never mention prices. Simply because prices change in time or place of purchase
On the topic of undercoats: It seems there should be a lot that can be done with colorized zenithals. For example: What would one of the reds look like over a blue/grey|white/yellow zenithal? What if you reversed it? What if you used purple instead of blue, and/or orange instead of yellow? What if you used green for the shadows? Or even crazier (probably nothing good, but could potentially produce interesting results): What if you used green for the highlight? What if you don't use a neutral buffer and let blue and yellow mix during the zenithal? Then just follow that train of thought around the color wheel and experiment. Sure, a colorized zenithal is going to limit your color palette for the mini somewhat, but I have a feeling it could provide more depth and tie everything together better than plain ol' black/white.
@@DirtPoorWargamer i am very sure there are many MANY different options that'll have a great end result. I'm currently working on a mini which was painted gold before using the Red Cloak Dipping Ink. And this looks great too. So which ever idea you have, go for it 😁
Ze zijn verassend mat. Zelfs over een metallic. Maar het geeft leuke effecten 😁 Ik heb de nieuwste kleuren ook net binnen en heb al helmpjes uitgeprint voor Deel 2
Thank you for the review. Well done. 🙂 I think these are designed to work like a contrast paint, in the same realm as GW's Contrast Paint, Army Painter's Speed Paints and the upcoming Vallejo Xpress Paints. I was looking for comparisons between the Dipping Inks and the other contrast-style paints. So you didn't really give us that, since, as you said, you haven't really had much experience with contrast painting. That being said, this was still a useful and well-done review, especially because you showed how the paints would work with three different types of primer. Based on your review, I think I will try out some of these paints, especially because of the very low price point. Thanks again!
I am glad it was still helpful eventhough i couldn't give you a Contrast Paint comparison. If you're getting the new ones, look for the Skull Linnen one as well. I became a big fan of that one. I use it to paint white fur and hair
Pretty great, i got my dipping inks last week, i have all the contrast style paint lines, gw's contrast paints, warcolors antíthesi paints, scalecolor instant potions paints and now the dipping inks from gsw. I like the gsw and gw stuff best of them all
@@kielerpaintjob they are the most simular of all the brands, the speedpaint from armypainter has a bit of a reactivation issu, so i dont like that so much. And the antíthesi from warcolors are pretty thick paint like a pre mixed glaze from other companys
@@komma8203 that is very interesting. Thank you for this info. People have been asking me but i really don't know, I'm only a little bit wiser about the Dipping inks now but that's it haha
@@komma8203 Wow very cool. Watching this video I was wondering whether the dipping inks were generally less vibrant than their contrast alternative, but your experience is getting me to reconsider. (I do think the dipping ink red is lacking).
I do think the Contrast paints are usually used over a white primer. Something I didn't do in my tests. So that probably will make them look way more vibrant
SUPER useful video, thanks for your efforts! You were saying you've never used any of these Contrast-style paints before. I think they're a minefield! In my experience, the Citadel ones are pretty inconsistent, and the Army Painter ones can run all over the place. I still love the potential of them tho, and these GSW ones seem pretty similar to the GW ones, but much much cheaper.
I'm so grateful for him sharing this video, we are chatting quite often about this hobby so helping each other out is a nice part of it. Thank you so much for the compliments, I'm planning to make a new video with these products this weekend. On a small diorama
Great video. i bought a dozen of these inks and the Black Shadow is the most disappointing, even on a white base coat it doesn't perform well. Sorry for my English.
Your English is perfectly fine, no worries! I learned from Greenstuffworld that it's best to dilute the Black Shadow with medium and use it as a wash. Check their Stormtrooper video ☺️
Thanks for this. It's great to know more about these new styles of paint. I've used Contrast and SpeedPaints and liked how Contrast works but hate the price. I've been happy with SpeedPaints for the most part but I've had issues with reactivation that makes the painting process slower and troublesome. Have you had any issues with reactivation with these dipping inks at all? Like if you try to go back and paint a white highlight on the helmets, does the ink start mixing with the white paint?
Lovely video, you seem to be the only person to try all the colours! Is it possible to get a comparison picture of all the Dipping Inks on their three shades of helmets, all next to each other?
I'm glad you like it! I do have the comparison shots, but currently they are only posted on my Patreon page. It was a lot of work, so I'm keeping them there for now
Can you use the dipping inks elf wood brown like a wash over several different colored areas to kind of unify them the same way you would use dark tone from army painter?
I have no experience with Army Painter products. But i don't see any reason why not. You can always try a diluted layer first, in case the color might be too strong
Thanks for the reminder! I forgot to mention that, but I've added it to the description now. The print files for these helmets are from Cults3d.com named: Bunny Ears Helmet. Let me know how much he hated it hahaha
Great video. I like the heads you used. They showed the colors of the dipping inks very well. I have a question. I've never used Warp Lightning, but I want to try it bc I saw a Trovarion vid where he painted space marine lenses using Warp Lightning. Anyway, I thought about trying the dipping inks instead and seeing if I could get the same or very similar results. My question is, which green dipping ink would be Warp lightning's equivalent? I'm guessing Acid green. What do you think?
Hey there! Glad you like the video ☺️ I think Acid Green is the best choice indeed. It's the brightest they have. You can mix in some yellow as well if you like. And use a white base as this will brighten up the entire result
Hiya Alinda- Great review on these paints! I just wondered if you might be able to help? I am a complete beginer with figure painting but have an art background so should be fine with the painting part. Basically, I collect transformers and am trying to 'repair' or colour match this chrome orange colour which is flaking off the figure 🙈The figure has like a chrome metallic orange with a mirror finish - so I was going to by some GSW paints as the metallic chrome and some of the other orange inks look like they might work? However do you know would I mix this with an orange first or water it down and put it over the top? any advice or tips woud me amazing - its been really hard to get any specific answers as its a bit of a specific thing I am asking lol!🤣
Hey there Stewart! Thank you for liking the review. I've purchased the new colors too so be ready for a Part2! As for your question about the transformer's flakey paint haha. First thing I'd like to recommend is to get all the loose paint off, you don't want any more chipping after you've added new paint. Maybe and i say maybe... It's better to repaint the whole chrome part as to get little to no color difference. But I'm not a collector so i don't know how much of a NoNo that is. As for the chrome. I wouldn't mix anything into the chrome but rather give the chrome a layer of orange ink. Maybe even the "Metal Filter" product. Although it doesn't have an orange now I'm thinking about it... It does have a red and "yellow" (gold). What I think the best solution is; test some ideas before diving in. Use a plastic spoon or something like that, get some chrome on it and try an ink, a wash, a metal filter or anything you might have in mind. Just to be sure you have the perfect match. Sorry I don't have a "this is the plan" answer but i hope it's at least a bit helpful.
@@kielerpaintjob Just wanted to say thankyou so much for the advice - you are very kind 😊I have just gone online and bought some GWS metal chrome and some other orange candy inks and other colours - so I am going to give it a go 😉I will test it on some spoons for sure 👍Probbaly best to use a primer coat or would you say no?
@@cyberframe94 absolutely no problem at all. I love to help out people so they can find the happiness in the same hobby i like so much. I am very curious which combo worked best in the end! As for primer, definitely yes. Make that paint stick to the plastic spoon. Treat it just the same as a mini/model
My question is how... Seriously do i have shitty primer or what? In white primer that i use, cause i can't see anything with other primers, I'm kinda blind, it just becomes very white underneath. Did you put multiple layers or was it just once?
I use a light grey primer (GSW airbrush primer) and if I want white highlights, I use a white ink in layers from liquitex I believe it's called. Because white primer sucks, it's too grainy for my taste
Thank you Alinda, we have already shared it on our channel. Great job!
Thank you so much, that's amazing 💚
Great video. Amazing to see the whole range with 3 different undercoats. Appreciate your hard work!
Thank you so much. I wanted to test many more ideas, but after i noticed the amount of time this already took.... 3 is fine haha
Some of those colors look amazing. Thank you for taking the time to make this video . I think you did a great job and I love that you used three different undercoats for each color. 😉
I'm so glad you like it. There were so many tests i wanted to do, but this already took a lot of time haha. So i decided to stick to these options. Which shown great difference already!
Thanks so much for the thorough review of all the colours.
My absolute pleasure!
Thanks for sharing the results!
No problem! I've started part 2 as well. But unfortunately lack the time to finish it at the moment
Thanks for the demonstration! I plan to replace my contrast paint with dipping inks as they run out. Seeing all the dipping inks used at once, with different under coats is very thorough.
I've heard Dipping ink's and contrast is most similar to eachother in comparison with those of other brands. But those big 60ml dropper bottles are amazing
What a great review. Thank you very much for the content.
I'm glad you like it!
Great and comprehensive video. Well done.
I am very glad you like it. Thank you so much
After seeing this video I am convinced of trying these dipping inks myself. It looks very easy to use them.
Thank you for the effort and content
Great review, liked seeing the colours compared over different base coats, very helpful! Thanks for the in-depth review.
The base coats make such a difference don't they?
@@kielerpaintjob Agreed, can get a lot of different looks by using different basecoats. 😎
And on top of that, you can also mix the colors with eachother. So even more options
Great Video. Thank you
Im very glad you like it. Thank you so much
Thanks Alinda! I have not tried Dipping Inks before so really appreciate the demonstration :)
It looks quite easy doesn't it?
Nice review although from having seen other reviews this paints looks really good on a white primer. The colours really pop that way.
I was surprised to see that they worked really well with the dark silver primer and I wonder how it would have turned out with a silver primer.
You didn't mention one of the most important aspects of this range of paint; it's the price per paint quantity ratio.
4,31 € for 60 ml in a dropper bottle (with a mixing ball inside) is just unbeatable.
There are so many things that could be tested in a video like this haha. So i decided to go with what i wanted to do instead of testing 10 different ideas and not having this video up before next month.
Also yes the price is absolutely amazing, but i never mention prices. Simply because prices change in time or place of purchase
On the topic of undercoats:
It seems there should be a lot that can be done with colorized zenithals.
For example:
What would one of the reds look like over a blue/grey|white/yellow zenithal?
What if you reversed it?
What if you used purple instead of blue, and/or orange instead of yellow?
What if you used green for the shadows?
Or even crazier (probably nothing good, but could potentially produce interesting results):
What if you used green for the highlight?
What if you don't use a neutral buffer and let blue and yellow mix during the zenithal?
Then just follow that train of thought around the color wheel and experiment. Sure, a colorized zenithal is going to limit your color palette for the mini somewhat, but I have a feeling it could provide more depth and tie everything together better than plain ol' black/white.
@@DirtPoorWargamer i am very sure there are many MANY different options that'll have a great end result. I'm currently working on a mini which was painted gold before using the Red Cloak Dipping Ink. And this looks great too. So which ever idea you have, go for it 😁
Great video! I just ordered a full set of dipping inks from the UK!
I wish you a lot of fun with them! And don't forget: you can mix colors with each other 😁
Fantastic stuff Alinda! Looking forward to seeing more!
Thank you so much. I'm planning to film a small diorama being painted this weekend
Hey looking forward to it!
Dank je voor je review! Het helpt om te zien hoe de finish er van dichtbij uitziet.
Ze zijn verassend mat. Zelfs over een metallic. Maar het geeft leuke effecten 😁 Ik heb de nieuwste kleuren ook net binnen en heb al helmpjes uitgeprint voor Deel 2
I appreciate your methodology! Really took some time and was valuable
Glad it was helpful! I started a part 2 of the newest colors, but I'm also currently so busy i can't seem to finish it 😅 Hopefully soon!
Thanks for doing this test! Subbed & 👍
My pleasure! I'm still working on a part 2 😅
Good Review! I kind loved those Marine Heads though. They make me want to make a whole Themed force (lol)!
Thank you so much! Will you be adding some fluffy tails to them too? 🤭
@@kielerpaintjob LOL! The tails might be a bit much ... (Maybe).
Thank you for the review. Well done. 🙂 I think these are designed to work like a contrast paint, in the same realm as GW's Contrast Paint, Army Painter's Speed Paints and the upcoming Vallejo Xpress Paints. I was looking for comparisons between the Dipping Inks and the other contrast-style paints. So you didn't really give us that, since, as you said, you haven't really had much experience with contrast painting.
That being said, this was still a useful and well-done review, especially because you showed how the paints would work with three different types of primer. Based on your review, I think I will try out some of these paints, especially because of the very low price point.
Thanks again!
I am glad it was still helpful eventhough i couldn't give you a Contrast Paint comparison. If you're getting the new ones, look for the Skull Linnen one as well. I became a big fan of that one. I use it to paint white fur and hair
The turquoise will be perfect for an alpha legion army
I think so too! Definitely go for it 😁
Much appreciated. I feel you about the cat hair.
It's EVERYWHERE isn't it hahah. But hey, one "miauw" and it's all forgiven
Useful content.🙂
I'm glad it is! I also like to use this product through an airbrush
Pretty great, i got my dipping inks last week, i have all the contrast style paint lines, gw's contrast paints, warcolors antíthesi paints, scalecolor instant potions paints and now the dipping inks from gsw. I like the gsw and gw stuff best of them all
Oh that's very interesting. Do the GSW Dipping Inks differ from the Contrast paints a lot?
@@kielerpaintjob they are the most simular of all the brands, the speedpaint from armypainter has a bit of a reactivation issu, so i dont like that so much. And the antíthesi from warcolors are pretty thick paint like a pre mixed glaze from other companys
@@komma8203 that is very interesting. Thank you for this info. People have been asking me but i really don't know, I'm only a little bit wiser about the Dipping inks now but that's it haha
@@komma8203 Wow very cool. Watching this video I was wondering whether the dipping inks were generally less vibrant than their contrast alternative, but your experience is getting me to reconsider. (I do think the dipping ink red is lacking).
I do think the Contrast paints are usually used over a white primer. Something I didn't do in my tests. So that probably will make them look way more vibrant
SUPER useful video, thanks for your efforts! You were saying you've never used any of these Contrast-style paints before. I think they're a minefield! In my experience, the Citadel ones are pretty inconsistent, and the Army Painter ones can run all over the place. I still love the potential of them tho, and these GSW ones seem pretty similar to the GW ones, but much much cheaper.
I'm glad you like the video! Part 2 will be filmed next weekend as i got the newest colors now as well. And I've already printed more test helmets!
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Nice one, looking forward for more content with that dipping inks
I'm so grateful for him sharing this video, we are chatting quite often about this hobby so helping each other out is a nice part of it. Thank you so much for the compliments, I'm planning to make a new video with these products this weekend. On a small diorama
Great video. i bought a dozen of these inks and the Black Shadow is the most disappointing, even on a white base coat it doesn't perform well. Sorry for my English.
Your English is perfectly fine, no worries! I learned from Greenstuffworld that it's best to dilute the Black Shadow with medium and use it as a wash. Check their Stormtrooper video ☺️
@@kielerpaintjob ok thanks, I'll take a look
Thanks for this. It's great to know more about these new styles of paint. I've used Contrast and SpeedPaints and liked how Contrast works but hate the price. I've been happy with SpeedPaints for the most part but I've had issues with reactivation that makes the painting process slower and troublesome. Have you had any issues with reactivation with these dipping inks at all? Like if you try to go back and paint a white highlight on the helmets, does the ink start mixing with the white paint?
These seems to have zero reactivation issue.
Wow, great video, i like it
Thanks I lot, I'm very glad to hear that
Lovely video, you seem to be the only person to try all the colours! Is it possible to get a comparison picture of all the Dipping Inks on their three shades of helmets, all next to each other?
I'm glad you like it! I do have the comparison shots, but currently they are only posted on my Patreon page. It was a lot of work, so I'm keeping them there for now
not a fan of contrast paints but if i order stuff from gsw and might toss one into my cart to try it out
Can you do a dip over a dip, or will it reactivate and mess it all up?
That's a good question. I have not tried that, but i have some helmets left on which i can test that
Can you use the dipping inks elf wood brown like a wash over several different colored areas to kind of unify them the same way you would use dark tone from army painter?
I have no experience with Army Painter products. But i don't see any reason why not. You can always try a diluted layer first, in case the color might be too strong
Which one does it look closer to the dark angels green from GW? I think the hulky green?
I think that'll be Hulky Green indeed
Hey, where did you get these helmets lol, they would drive my friend mad if i had these on my little dudes. Thanks in advanced
Thanks for the reminder! I forgot to mention that, but I've added it to the description now. The print files for these helmets are from Cults3d.com named: Bunny Ears Helmet. Let me know how much he hated it hahaha
Hehehe, thank you!
Great video. I like the heads you used. They showed the colors of the dipping inks very well. I have a question. I've never used Warp Lightning, but I want to try it bc I saw a Trovarion vid where he painted space marine lenses using Warp Lightning. Anyway, I thought about trying the dipping inks instead and seeing if I could get the same or very similar results. My question is, which green dipping ink would be Warp lightning's equivalent? I'm guessing Acid green. What do you think?
Hey there! Glad you like the video ☺️ I think Acid Green is the best choice indeed. It's the brightest they have. You can mix in some yellow as well if you like. And use a white base as this will brighten up the entire result
@@kielerpaintjob Excellent and thanks for getting back to me on this. I really appreciate it and the tips.
Hiya Alinda- Great review on these paints!
I just wondered if you might be able to help? I am a complete beginer with figure painting but have an art background so should be fine with the painting part. Basically, I collect transformers and am trying to 'repair' or colour match this chrome orange colour which is flaking off the figure 🙈The figure has like a chrome metallic orange with a mirror finish - so I was going to by some GSW paints as the metallic chrome and some of the other orange inks look like they might work?
However do you know would I mix this with an orange first or water it down and put it over the top? any advice or tips woud me amazing - its been really hard to get any specific answers as its a bit of a specific thing I am asking lol!🤣
Hey there Stewart!
Thank you for liking the review. I've purchased the new colors too so be ready for a Part2!
As for your question about the transformer's flakey paint haha. First thing I'd like to recommend is to get all the loose paint off, you don't want any more chipping after you've added new paint. Maybe and i say maybe... It's better to repaint the whole chrome part as to get little to no color difference. But I'm not a collector so i don't know how much of a NoNo that is.
As for the chrome. I wouldn't mix anything into the chrome but rather give the chrome a layer of orange ink. Maybe even the "Metal Filter" product. Although it doesn't have an orange now I'm thinking about it... It does have a red and "yellow" (gold).
What I think the best solution is; test some ideas before diving in. Use a plastic spoon or something like that, get some chrome on it and try an ink, a wash, a metal filter or anything you might have in mind. Just to be sure you have the perfect match.
Sorry I don't have a "this is the plan" answer but i hope it's at least a bit helpful.
@@kielerpaintjob Just wanted to say thankyou so much for the advice - you are very kind 😊I have just gone online and bought some GWS metal chrome and some other orange candy inks and other colours - so I am going to give it a go 😉I will test it on some spoons for sure 👍Probbaly best to use a primer coat or would you say no?
@@cyberframe94 absolutely no problem at all. I love to help out people so they can find the happiness in the same hobby i like so much. I am very curious which combo worked best in the end!
As for primer, definitely yes. Make that paint stick to the plastic spoon. Treat it just the same as a mini/model
I will let you know how it turns out 👍Paints should be arriving tomorrow hopefully 🙂
My question is how... Seriously do i have shitty primer or what? In white primer that i use, cause i can't see anything with other primers, I'm kinda blind, it just becomes very white underneath. Did you put multiple layers or was it just once?
I use a light grey primer (GSW airbrush primer) and if I want white highlights, I use a white ink in layers from liquitex I believe it's called. Because white primer sucks, it's too grainy for my taste
@@kielerpaintjob gonna try giving it a slap of white ink before going colour, maybe that will help?
You can definitely give it a go. Good luck!
I see where the paint has pooled that on drying there is some cracking.
I used a blow-dryer as i was testing so many colors. I do not recommend doing that because of the cracks it makes 😅
Wait a minute… it’s called “dipping ink” and you’re not supposed to dip it?
Confirmative 🤭 it won't look good if you do hah
whats the thing you are using to hold the miniatures??? :O
That's just folded paper haha. It looks clean and is easy to glue stuff on
I don't care a whole lot for these. The problem lies with the color saturation, and lack thereof. Although, they might be great as glazes or shades.
Which is fair, you can't like everything
I was thinking the same thing. As a whole range might be lacking, but some colors look great
@@HasteHobbies definitely not all colors are as pretty. But I'm in love with the blues 💙
all turned out so splochy, guess you need to thin them down plenty as with speedpaints
I found out they look 10x better if you airbrush it on
Hai dare!
Hi there! What do you think of the video and the Dipping ink's?
Space wolf players be like >:)
What about the Space Bunny players?
But will they make my models look like they weren't painted by an angry chimpanzee?
I'm sure of it haha. You can do it