Casey and I painted different minis and had a different take on these paints! Objectively he's a better video maker and painter, so check out his video when you're done with this one :-) ua-cam.com/video/EpEKnujZF2I/v-deo.html
Don't underestimate yourself, you're highly skilled in both departments, Brent! Maybe it's your Swedish genes though, it's "jantelagen" coming through! (Approx. the notion you shouldn't brag about yourself)
Appreciate both your takes, I sit somewhere in the middle of you both as a painter (preferred techniques, not skill! Far below you both on that score.) so it's always fun to see which way I pull :)
Hi Brent. Thank you for taking the time to make this video, we are pleased that you liked the paints overall 😊 To answer some of your critiques, we will be adding more colours to the range such as greens, turquoise, brighter colours etc. We were only limited to 60 paints, so we went for the ones we use the most. As for the darker skin tones, we will most definitely be having this in the second wave (which we are currently finalizing now). Anyway, overall, we are glad you enjoyed using them 😊 Cheers, Dunc and Rog
@@breadpilled2587 id prefer if companies just dropped the convention of naming paints "flesh" or "skin" since none of them look like any type of skin at all without a lot of work and technique. It's just named that way for people without imaginations.
On the naming - it's done so that the colours can be copyrighted/trade marked. GW realised back in the day that they couldn't stop other companies creating an "Ultramarine Blue" or "Scab Red" because they are common descriptive terms. They went through "The grand renaming" and out come "Caledor Sky (tm)" or "Khorne Red (tm)". Including names from their IP means that other companies cannot release a colour of the same name (in a better bottle, for a lower price, with a better consistency) and nonsense names can be copyrighted as unique. Since then most other paint companies that cater to hobbyists do the same. It's the big firms catering to artists like Liquitex or Winsor and Newton that are happy to sell a tube of "Burnt Umber" and stand based on quality. Definitely easier to reason about than "Rhinox Hide (tm)" or "Dirty Leather".
It's a bit of a different context with traditional art supplies though right, as they're generally also going to tell you the pigment composition of the colour you're buying. Something like Khimera Colours might be a bit more sensible with this. But once you start going "pure (or few mixed) pigment" you also get into the whole "you need your recipes" territory...
I think with a lot of other companies (including these) have names that are similar to the GW names either the current or the older range, so your Sorcerers Cloak is Warlock Purple, Berzerker and Sanguine reds are Khorne and Mephiston etc
This isn't quite right since Copyright has literally nothing to do with names. You correctly mention trademarks early on, but then you keept mistakingly using the term copyright after that. If you want be informative you really shouldn't be conveying objectively incorrect details like that. It gices what you're saying zero credibility, since the whole "copyright has zero relevance to names" is IP 101. As for the rest, you are somewhat correct? But reading it makes me think you have very little to know actual knowledge of how trademarks work. Trademarks are all about preventing consumer confusion, so typically the more unique you can get naming something, the better off you are. The thing with trademarks though, especially with products to be sold rather than iconography, business names, etc. Is that it is very context friendly, as in you can have things with the same name doing similarish things, as long as you can say consumers wouldn't really be confused. In this case I think you're inserting assumptions into what is a relatively straightforward situation. GW didn't change the paint names because of a sudden need to change Ultramarine blue or something. But because they literally made new paints at that time. They had some similar colours, but the formulas did change enough to warrant new names for the new colors. Looking at the context of the name change it trademarking it to be more Warhammer specific might have been a small motivation for it, but not really a main one. Those kind of name changed happen all the time in the general paint industry.
""As we were painting, we were chatting with the Asmodee reps. Asmodee is a huge company, and we all know that huge companies are evil. That being said, all of the reps were friendly, and knowledgeable, and great to hang out with. They even went to get us a roll of paper towels." LOL Thanks for another fun video!
That Dark Angel statue you two took a picture with @ 6:50 is probably the largest "conversion" I can take credit for. Back in about 2004, myself and the other GW employees from the former "Bunker" Store in Westminster CA, converted and repainted it as a Dark Angel. It started off as one of several fiber-glass Blood Angel statues that were issued to stores to draw in curious shoppers. Originally it had a blood drop flanked with wings in the center of its chest. We cut away the blood drop and replaced it with a sword to better match DA iconography. Others did most of the repainting, but I carved that sword with aquilla guard from a piece of balsa wood that we then covered with several coats of resin, and then re-glassed the rest of the drop shaped hole in it's chest. It's good to see it still kicking around, I hadn't seen it since it's reallocation when the LA Bunker was downsized.
It was great meeting you at GAMA, Brent! Thanks for hanging out in our booth and talking minis with me. It was a pleasure, and I'm glad to see you enjoyed the paints. Dan
The triad system for paints is something I’m really grateful for. Something I got used to back in the late 90’s with the Wargames Foundry system. I’m glad Big Dunc has gone for a similar thing.
dude THANK YOU for bringing up the thing about the skin paint. Seriously I'm glad people recognize that it's reflective of a greater issue especially voices in the community like you.
Great review. I was at GAMA. I told my wife she dodged a bullet when my Asmodee rep was at lunch when I stopped by the booth to talk about the paints to find two of my favorite youtubers, you and Adam from Tabletop Minions were there looking at them. While I’m not in the video I now know you were shooting right when I came up (Adam in one shot is in the same location he was when I was talking to him). As one of the store owners who ordered the paints last week I’m certainly glad to hear that you guys liked them. Keep up the great videos!
Nice! That was a great convention, we had a lot of fun. I didn't capture TOO many people in the video other than the folks I was aiming at, but I'm sure a few people are gonna have a little surprise if they watch this video ;-) I'm glad we finally got to test these paints! All of the kickstarter backers and the stores who ordered racks can rest easy, the paints are good :-)
Duncan made these paints, i like Duncan, so 10/10. With a Bonus point for allowing me to buy paints form someone else than citadel and still have the "i am using authentic warhammer paints" feeling
Thanks Brent. Great review. I really value your objectivity. I know that when I watch your reviews, I’m going to get your honest, unbiased opinion. Thank you.
As a kick starter backer for the full set, I'm so pleased that you approve of the range. They look great for fantasy/sci-fi as you said The missing "military" colours could be good as an add on but I use Vallejo for my military stuff anyway so one set to paint them all isn't really in my field of view as it were.
Your gamble/ investment will pay off! I really like these paints, I think you're gonna have fun with them :-) And then later on duncan will release some more colors!!!
@@userpayone I haven't... AK "got cancelled" for very, VERY disturbing reasons last year, and I'm not in a hurry to feature their products on my channel... It's unfortunate, because I have heard that they're pretty good paints.
I'm newer to mini painting, but duncan videos have been helpful so I jumped in on his campaign to get a good variety and I'm happy to hear they're great. So excited to get my paints
I'm glad to see Duncan get into the paint distribution game. As a collector of paints, I'm especially glad to get my hands on some new bottles. Great video, as usual. Thanks for bringing my attention to these.
I've not visited Goobertown for a while, glad to be back. Seeing you guys as happy as this makes me happy too, never mind the paint ... but yeah Duncan is a mensch!
Our man Duncan is doing big things. I'm proud of him. I'll probably pick up a few for my Aeldari models. These colors look vibrant for Aspect Warriors. Also Brent I'm jealous of your hair. I too am a fellow Longhair.
As a backer of these paints, I'm just glad to hear most of your negative points about them were more..."gripe-y" than anything else. Thanks for the review!
I Kickstarted this paint line, and have been nervous about the quality ever since. This review has set my mind at ease! Thank you, Brent and Casey. I am super excited to have these delivered so I can get started. You rock!
They look like they've got some excellent, creamy pigmentation and opacity (maybe too much in the case of the washes). Thanks for the review. I agree that having more detailed labels on mini paints would be great, with names that evoke more description than "emotion". Still looking forward to these!
Yes, I suspect the washes will divide opinion a bit. I think I'm going to like them, and I just might get me a nice big bottle of Instar's Water+ to see what I can do with different mixes.
I was there looking at the rack when you guys came up to the booth and started taking photos. These paints look great and I was looking forward to your review on them. Thanks for taking the time with these videos!
Man can't wait for these! Duncan gave me the confidence to be able to paint minis much better. So happy to be able to give back now to him through some awesome paints.
So cool you were able to go to GAMA this year, Brent! We're looking forward to the KS delivery of this set of paints and your review just makes me more pumped for them. Thanks for the in depth review.
Awesome review Brent! I was so eager to get my hands on these at the convention. Glad to see your thorough analysis as usual!! Can’t wait for the kickstarter to fulfill so I can put them through their paces!
Holy cow! Never knew you were in Maine! Same here! Bar Harbor. Glad Duncan is putting his feet out in the world, his guides were insightful and helpful. Keep up the good content my man!
A cool idea would be to label/name paint like: “Light Purple/Lilac/Sorcerers Cloak” “Medium Purple/Violet/Royal Robe” “Dark Purple/indigo/Necromancer Robe” That way you can call out the simplified base color name, the real world given name, and the fantasy name of your paint lines choice. Also, light, medium, dark connoted where it falls in the triad.
It's a wonder no hobby paint line has done this, at least none I've heard of. Artist paints seem to have no problem using colour names as well as listing pigments & transparency.
I knew it !. I just saw a local store get Duncan's two thin coat paints and i got interested in a review. And offcourse your the first channel i thought about and there is indeed a video about it. Thanks for beeing so reliable \^^/
Thanks for the review! I was orignally subbed to the kickstarter but backed out when I realized I owned every single paint colour in some other brand. Now that it's confirmed they're getting more colours in areas I'm missing I'll certainly check it out.
I don't know if I'd get a whole set of these, but those reds, oranges and pinks look very vibrant, which definitely catches my interest. Thanks for the detailed review!
That bit about different skin tones hit hard. I initially wanted to poke holes in it but after giving it some more thought came to the conclusion that you are objectively right. Thank you, Brent for helping my painting outlook grow in a really profound way lol.
Nice to hear they are good. I supported the kickstarter and a currently awaiting my paints. I also have to give them props for the way they handled/are handling the kickstarter, they are sending out frequent info and so on, i wasn't worried they would take the money and run, but still nice with frequent updates :)
Hey yo! You said this a few times in other videos “competition is good for us all” Man, you are so right. But, now I have fomo , missed that kickstarter. Oh well.
I got the full set from the Kickstarter and have to say, you nailed the review. My only issue is, as you mentioned about the paint coming from the convention, paint was coming out of the top while shaking. Come to find out, all of the caps were not fully seated to allow for expansion during shipping and storage. I had to close every cap about a 1/4 turn or less to make sure they were all completely sealed. LOVE the colors and how easy it is to use.
Kickstarted the range based on trust that Duncan would back up a good product - great to see that it seems to be justified! Wish we'd had a review like this during the kickstarter - might have gotten even more people to be involved!
@@GoobertownHobbies Thanks again to you and Casey for being such consistent positive and honest voices to the community! You guys really make it a better place for us all!
Glad to see these finally tested! I went back and forth on the Kickstarter but ended up passing on it because I wasn't sure how they'd hold up. Thanks for another video review Brent! Love your stuff :)
I've been curious about these for months and months, I was pumped to finally see what they were like. Turns out, they're pretty good! And we all are gonna have more chances to buy them :-)
An Interesting review, I'm always looking at new paint, and this is a good review. Good to see the positive and negative of these. The colors of the standards look good, and the washes look like they would work better as a speedpaint (which is a good thing if you ask me) and I'm always interested in new mettalics as I've never found one that is quite right for me. Like, they all seem to have their issues that makes me dislike them in general. What would you say are the colors you liked working with best? Like, how did yellow and orange go on? I know those tend to be troublesome. How was blue? Any colors seem to fall to the typical issues?
yep, yellow and orange required an extra layer compared to other colors, as expected. Still, the yellows and oranges were pretty dang good! I'd say nothing surprised me between the various colors, and they were all above average compared to other paint lines I've worked with.
@@GoobertownHobbies That's good to hear. No surprises means we already kind of know what to expect and that tried and true methods of painting will work as we expect them too. I might look into picking some of these up next time I'm able to. Great to get an honest opinion on them before release.
So the man himself releases his own paint line. Wish I could get some in the Philippines, and I do agree competition is always good. Might not replace my Vallejo collection but it should be a nice addition.
Good to see and hear that the Duncan Rhodes paints are solid. Will definitely be picking up a bottle or two if they do end up coming in a store near me then.
I'm so happy to hear that these are worth it. I didn't back the Kickstarter because I didn't want to gamble on an entire range, but it's great to hear that I should be able to grab it in my LGS soon.
If you feel the palette is limited, also consider Kimera paints. Maybe they are made for mixing your own colors. I honestly think that mixing your own colors will make you a better painter in time, so Paint Bravely!
Hi Brent! Love the passion you share on your content! Just one thing, I am totally noob on the hobby, so don't take this as I nothing is not. It's just some advice or observation from newbie point of view to you, painter master :) I saw that on your zenithal miniatures, there is maybe lack of smoothness and the white spots are very visible or make the texture like as rugosity. I had the same but after some research I found the next formula: 4/6 of white ink (Liquitex), 1/6 Glaze Medium (Vallejo) and 1/6 Gloss varnish (Vallejo). The varnish I use it to delay the dry time plus create more contrast for SpeedPaint paints. Really don't get me wrong, I even don't know if you are satisfied with that zenithal texture, but I feel you enjoy experimenting as me. Feel free to improve that formula or even ignore my comment. I just felt the need to help you a bit, as you already helped me a lot. Warm regards, Aitor
Hey Aitor! Casey did the priming on these minis, no offense taken at all!! ;-) I've found white ink at 30 PSI with a very light trigger finger works pretty well. Interesting formula you have there, I may give it a try one of these days! When we're working with ~ opaque paints the zenithal highlight is really just to help the camera focus a bit better, but when we use more transparent paints the undercoat can be really important, so thanks for the idea!!! :-)
I do enjoy your videos and overall positive attitude! I was a bit worried when you said they were missing greens and other triads. But core primaries is more important to me as I know how to mix colors SO I wish there were more blues and yellows to fill in for the missing greens! I will go check out the other video, but I am full up on subscriptions just now. I do not have the time to watch all the people I subscribe to now! Thanks Brent for a grand video and paint review too!
Great video! I backed these and went straight down the middle with paints (mid tones) because they'd be easier - IMO - to make the other colors, but it's great to see these in action!
@@GoobertownHobbies I knew I was going to just get 1/3 of them, so it was the more sensible choice for me, BUT, if I didn't already have so many other paints, the highlight colors would've been my choice for another 1/3 because I've always had a harder time going brighter...like my personality. ;-/ lol
Great video as always, thanks for the warning on dark washes, that is a GW thing too. I always forgot you are in Maine. I used to play in and around Sebago lake as a child and it's good to see it hasn't been overrun yet.
I'm glad they have numbers, hope they get more vibrant triads and more technicals. Duncan is a huge name and got me back into gaming and painting with his Sigmar tutorials when I was really down. Can't wait for my own set of these paints to come in and I hope they are really good so we can see a second wave of shades and technicals get released. I felt as some did that the first wave had far too many dark and muted colors that some triads could either be done away with or simply broken down into 2 shades and more brighter colors inserted to balance it out. Certainly just looking at the palette it just felt like it was missing 3-4 triads that could be there, but that's why we have mixing and blending. I'm sure I'm like some out there that have put off a TON of painting and have built up quite a back log pile waiting for these paints. 🤗🤗🤗🤗
Really looking forward to trying these myself. I backed thes and plan togive them to my wife so she can have a set of good paint that's just hers. She loves Duncan
I'm glad Duncan got his paints out there. that you two like them. As a retailer, the exclusive distributorship isn't a good deal though. you won't find it out in retail as much as you want because of that.
Yeah, Asmodee has some big (?evil?) company vibes. I'm not aware of all the ins and outs, but it sounds like it's a real double-edged sword to work with them. I'm wishing all the best for dunc, rog, and the local stores! :-)
Luckily my local gamestore is Crossroad games! I'll have to put in an order for a set with Brendon. Really excited to support Duncan by buying up his paint line. Was waiting for a review before I pulled the trigger, and it looks like that time is fast approaching!
Nice! Brenden, Duncan, and Rog are all worth supporting. It sounds like crossroads is going to have a pretty great selection of paints going forwards :-)
@@Kahtini despite there already being non Caucasian skin tones represented in the set, just not labled as skin. Caucasian skin tone colors are not often found elsewhere, whereas brown browns and sienna skin tones are found everywhere in wood, dirt, etc. It makes sense to separate them out. Especially since Caucasian tones are hard to mix, and by contrast it's really easy to mix colors and end with brown.
@@solisglacies3183 Caucasian skin tones are (for me) easy to mix. But then I think I'll blame that on the art schooling I've had. Non Caucasian deserve to be represented in labeling, just as Caucasians are.
Casey and I painted different minis and had a different take on these paints! Objectively he's a better video maker and painter, so check out his video when you're done with this one :-) ua-cam.com/video/EpEKnujZF2I/v-deo.html
Don't underestimate yourself, you're highly skilled in both departments, Brent! Maybe it's your Swedish genes though, it's "jantelagen" coming through! (Approx. the notion you shouldn't brag about yourself)
This is an untrue statement, but I appreciate it all the same :)
I'm calling them 'TTC Paints' from here on out lol
Appreciate both your takes, I sit somewhere in the middle of you both as a painter (preferred techniques, not skill! Far below you both on that score.) so it's always fun to see which way I pull :)
Can't wait for mine to come in!!
Hi Brent. Thank you for taking the time to make this video, we are pleased that you liked the paints overall 😊 To answer some of your critiques, we will be adding more colours to the range such as greens, turquoise, brighter colours etc. We were only limited to 60 paints, so we went for the ones we use the most. As for the darker skin tones, we will most definitely be having this in the second wave (which we are currently finalizing now). Anyway, overall, we are glad you enjoyed using them 😊 Cheers, Dunc and Rog
Darker skin shouldn't be an afterthought.
@@breadpilled2587 'we went for the ones we use the most'
@@stephenbaugh2041 literally an afterthought 😒 typical
@@breadpilled2587 I wasn't agreeing with you
@@breadpilled2587 id prefer if companies just dropped the convention of naming paints "flesh" or "skin" since none of them look like any type of skin at all without a lot of work and technique. It's just named that way for people without imaginations.
I'm convinced Duncan should make a paint line of speedpaint called one thick coat
Or, juz' dip it
On the naming - it's done so that the colours can be copyrighted/trade marked. GW realised back in the day that they couldn't stop other companies creating an "Ultramarine Blue" or "Scab Red" because they are common descriptive terms. They went through "The grand renaming" and out come "Caledor Sky (tm)" or "Khorne Red (tm)". Including names from their IP means that other companies cannot release a colour of the same name (in a better bottle, for a lower price, with a better consistency) and nonsense names can be copyrighted as unique.
Since then most other paint companies that cater to hobbyists do the same. It's the big firms catering to artists like Liquitex or Winsor and Newton that are happy to sell a tube of "Burnt Umber" and stand based on quality. Definitely easier to reason about than "Rhinox Hide (tm)" or "Dirty Leather".
It's a bit of a different context with traditional art supplies though right, as they're generally also going to tell you the pigment composition of the colour you're buying. Something like Khimera Colours might be a bit more sensible with this. But once you start going "pure (or few mixed) pigment" you also get into the whole "you need your recipes" territory...
I think with a lot of other companies (including these) have names that are similar to the GW names either the current or the older range, so your Sorcerers Cloak is Warlock Purple, Berzerker and Sanguine reds are Khorne and Mephiston etc
Proacryl doesn't suffer from the awful names department and is still a hobbyist paint. I feel like they set the standard for both price and quality.
@@TheLunysgwen After hearing the pricing too, $5 for 15 ml... Pro Acryl is
This isn't quite right since Copyright has literally nothing to do with names. You correctly mention trademarks early on, but then you keept mistakingly using the term copyright after that. If you want be informative you really shouldn't be conveying objectively incorrect details like that. It gices what you're saying zero credibility, since the whole "copyright has zero relevance to names" is IP 101.
As for the rest, you are somewhat correct? But reading it makes me think you have very little to know actual knowledge of how trademarks work. Trademarks are all about preventing consumer confusion, so typically the more unique you can get naming something, the better off you are. The thing with trademarks though, especially with products to be sold rather than iconography, business names, etc. Is that it is very context friendly, as in you can have things with the same name doing similarish things, as long as you can say consumers wouldn't really be confused.
In this case I think you're inserting assumptions into what is a relatively straightforward situation. GW didn't change the paint names because of a sudden need to change Ultramarine blue or something. But because they literally made new paints at that time. They had some similar colours, but the formulas did change enough to warrant new names for the new colors. Looking at the context of the name change it trademarking it to be more Warhammer specific might have been a small motivation for it, but not really a main one. Those kind of name changed happen all the time in the general paint industry.
Oh man, all those brushes sitting point down in that glass of water... Clearly huge companies are indeed evil!
Lol i have to admit that gave me massive cringe also......
Pretty sure those are just for Gen pop to use and then they toss em lol
""As we were painting, we were chatting with the Asmodee reps. Asmodee is a huge company, and we all know that huge companies are evil. That being said, all of the reps were friendly, and knowledgeable, and great to hang out with. They even went to get us a roll of paper towels."
LOL Thanks for another fun video!
As soon as I saw the brush cup, I knew they were evil.
it's 100% accurate, too. The reps are great. The corp is evil.
Given the name, well…
That Dark Angel statue you two took a picture with @ 6:50 is probably the largest "conversion" I can take credit for. Back in about 2004, myself and the other GW employees from the former "Bunker" Store in Westminster CA, converted and repainted it as a Dark Angel. It started off as one of several fiber-glass Blood Angel statues that were issued to stores to draw in curious shoppers. Originally it had a blood drop flanked with wings in the center of its chest. We cut away the blood drop and replaced it with a sword to better match DA iconography. Others did most of the repainting, but I carved that sword with aquilla guard from a piece of balsa wood that we then covered with several coats of resin, and then re-glassed the rest of the drop shaped hole in it's chest. It's good to see it still kicking around, I hadn't seen it since it's reallocation when the LA Bunker was downsized.
That's really cool! I've seen a couple of them in person so far
It was great meeting you at GAMA, Brent! Thanks for hanging out in our booth and talking minis with me. It was a pleasure, and I'm glad to see you enjoyed the paints.
Dan
Great to meet you too, Dan! Thanks for putting up with us, I hope you had fun in Lake Tahoe :-)
"and we all know that huge companies are evil" made me laugh so hard
but not their reps :D
same
The triad system for paints is something I’m really grateful for. Something I got used to back in the late 90’s with the Wargames Foundry system. I’m glad Big Dunc has gone for a similar thing.
1:12 cheeky croc shot
It's very clear what you liked about the paints and what not. Thank you for an honest review :)
dude THANK YOU for bringing up the thing about the skin paint. Seriously I'm glad people recognize that it's reflective of a greater issue especially voices in the community like you.
Absolutely! Duncan says the next wave of colors will have more fleshtones... we shall see! :-)
Always such a wholesome and informative presence in the community. You lot are just great.
loved the picture of you and Cassey, so much character in a single picture, and the energy displayed had a burst of laught at it xD
hehehe, we've been having fun!!! :-)
Great review. I was at GAMA. I told my wife she dodged a bullet when my Asmodee rep was at lunch when I stopped by the booth to talk about the paints to find two of my favorite youtubers, you and Adam from Tabletop Minions were there looking at them. While I’m not in the video I now know you were shooting right when I came up (Adam in one shot is in the same location he was when I was talking to him). As one of the store owners who ordered the paints last week I’m certainly glad to hear that you guys liked them. Keep up the great videos!
Nice! That was a great convention, we had a lot of fun. I didn't capture TOO many people in the video other than the folks I was aiming at, but I'm sure a few people are gonna have a little surprise if they watch this video ;-) I'm glad we finally got to test these paints! All of the kickstarter backers and the stores who ordered racks can rest easy, the paints are good :-)
Duncan was the first painter I ever saw on UA-cam! Thanks for making this video Brent!
Duncan made these paints, i like Duncan, so 10/10. With a Bonus point for allowing me to buy paints form someone else than citadel and still have the "i am using authentic warhammer paints" feeling
I've been loving Duncan forever and it's amazing to see his paints are a thing now! Go Duncan! Go Goober :-)
Thanks Brent. Great review. I really value your objectivity. I know that when I watch your reviews, I’m going to get your honest, unbiased opinion. Thank you.
All the brushes just dumped into the jar like that at 0:55 !
The horror, the horror!
This video might get you a few very juicy clicks Brent ;)
we didn't do it! The asmodee people don't take care of their multi-pack brushes, blame them!!! :-)
Not to worry, it looked like a jar of $2.00 dumpers.
It was a pleasure meeting you while you painting. Saga Concepts says hello!
As a kick starter backer for the full set, I'm so pleased that you approve of the range. They look great for fantasy/sci-fi as you said The missing "military" colours could be good as an add on but I use Vallejo for my military stuff anyway so one set to paint them all isn't really in my field of view as it were.
Your gamble/ investment will pay off! I really like these paints, I think you're gonna have fun with them :-) And then later on duncan will release some more colors!!!
Have you given AK 3rd gen a try yet? They've launched a line of their 3rd gen aimed at military stuff.
@@userpayone I haven't... AK "got cancelled" for very, VERY disturbing reasons last year, and I'm not in a hurry to feature their products on my channel... It's unfortunate, because I have heard that they're pretty good paints.
Sounds like a good product, I'm happy for Duncan & Co!
absolutely!! :-)
I'm newer to mini painting, but duncan videos have been helpful so I jumped in on his campaign to get a good variety and I'm happy to hear they're great. So excited to get my paints
That trade show looks like a dream. All the products and cool booths, none of the crazy crowds of a public convention.
It was pretty great :-)
I'm glad to see Duncan get into the paint distribution game. As a collector of paints, I'm especially glad to get my hands on some new bottles. Great video, as usual. Thanks for bringing my attention to these.
Another cool tool. Reviewed by a cool jewel.
Thanks Brent! I will keep my eyes peeled for them!
right on! :-)
I've not visited Goobertown for a while, glad to be back. Seeing you guys as happy as this makes me happy too, never mind the paint ... but yeah Duncan is a mensch!
Good for you guys man. Keep having fun and thank you for the content
Our man Duncan is doing big things. I'm proud of him. I'll probably pick up a few for my Aeldari models. These colors look vibrant for Aspect Warriors.
Also Brent I'm jealous of your hair. I too am a fellow Longhair.
blessings to you and your hair :-)
"And we all know huge companies are evil"...but their reps were friendly and got us paper towels. Made me smile.
As a backer of these paints, I'm just glad to hear most of your negative points about them were more..."gripe-y" than anything else. Thanks for the review!
absolutely! I think the backers can feel good about their investment/ gamble. Have fun when they arrive! :-)
Know I've been watching too much UA-cam when I recognized Casey from behind. Meeting of the titans!
I'd know that shirt anywhere! :-)
I'm glad to see the peer review process in action.
I Kickstarted this paint line, and have been nervous about the quality ever since. This review has set my mind at ease! Thank you, Brent and Casey. I am super excited to have these delivered so I can get started. You rock!
Your gamble is gonna pay off :-) The paints are fun, I hope you enjoy them! :-)
They look like they've got some excellent, creamy pigmentation and opacity (maybe too much in the case of the washes). Thanks for the review. I agree that having more detailed labels on mini paints would be great, with names that evoke more description than "emotion". Still looking forward to these!
Yes, I suspect the washes will divide opinion a bit. I think I'm going to like them, and I just might get me a nice big bottle of Instar's Water+ to see what I can do with different mixes.
I was there looking at the rack when you guys came up to the booth and started taking photos. These paints look great and I was looking forward to your review on them. Thanks for taking the time with these videos!
Man can't wait for these! Duncan gave me the confidence to be able to paint minis much better. So happy to be able to give back now to him through some awesome paints.
Thanks for the review! I kickstarted this and should have them in a few weeks. Very excited!
Excellent! They're good, I hope you enjoy them :-)
So cool you were able to go to GAMA this year, Brent! We're looking forward to the KS delivery of this set of paints and your review just makes me more pumped for them. Thanks for the in depth review.
Nice! They're fun to use, I hope you enjoy them! :-)
Brush licking at 0:35 even with a mask on.
That's commitment
oh for sure! :-)
😛🖌
Awesome review Brent! I was so eager to get my hands on these at the convention. Glad to see your thorough analysis as usual!! Can’t wait for the kickstarter to fulfill so I can put them through their paces!
Great to meet you! Yeah it was fun to get an early peak at these. Enjoy your kickstarter bundle! :-)
Holy cow! Never knew you were in Maine! Same here! Bar Harbor. Glad Duncan is putting his feet out in the world, his guides were insightful and helpful. Keep up the good content my man!
Indeed! There are dozens of us, dozens!!!! :-)
A cool idea would be to label/name paint like:
“Light Purple/Lilac/Sorcerers Cloak”
“Medium Purple/Violet/Royal Robe”
“Dark Purple/indigo/Necromancer Robe”
That way you can call out the simplified base color name, the real world given name, and the fantasy name of your paint lines choice.
Also, light, medium, dark connoted where it falls in the triad.
It's a wonder no hobby paint line has done this, at least none I've heard of.
Artist paints seem to have no problem using colour names as well as listing pigments & transparency.
Nice video. Looking forward to what people do with these paints. Keep up the good work.
I knew it !. I just saw a local store get Duncan's two thin coat paints and i got interested in a review. And offcourse your the first channel i thought about and there is indeed a video about it. Thanks for beeing so reliable \^^/
Thank you for the honest review Brent! I love triads and the metallics also look quite nice. Can't wait to get mine.
Have fun with them! :-)
Kind of excited for the washes. I liked how it looked on the video how much it covered the raised areas.
This is what I have been waiting for! Thank you Goobs!
right on! this is what WE were waiting for too! :-)
Awesome, thanks for putting this together!
Thanks for the review! I was orignally subbed to the kickstarter but backed out when I realized I owned every single paint colour in some other brand. Now that it's confirmed they're getting more colours in areas I'm missing I'll certainly check it out.
I'm pumped for the new colors too! :-)
Thanks for such a quick and fair review. I won't be replacing my ProAcryl or TAP paints anytime soon, but more toys are always fun!
absolutely! :-) I'll pick up a triad or two as impulse buys.
I don't know if I'd get a whole set of these, but those reds, oranges and pinks look very vibrant, which definitely catches my interest. Thanks for the detailed review!
Those are some of my favorite colors too :-)
That bit about different skin tones hit hard. I initially wanted to poke holes in it but after giving it some more thought came to the conclusion that you are objectively right. Thank you, Brent for helping my painting outlook grow in a really profound way lol.
Happy to help hehehe. Barbarian + dwarf + Elf flesh have been the 3 flesh colors in game lines since the 90's , it's time for more!! :-)
0:59 Casey whips out a brush from his top pocket. What a total mini-painter.
power move. pro tools. total boss. :-)
Never know when you need to paint a mini!
Dude you have real objectivity and I like that. Great job
I try! :-)
Hey Brent great video glad to see Brenden getting some camera time hope you got to have fun at the convention.
hey hey! Yeah we all had a ton of fun, I see why Brenden goes to GAMA so often!! :-)
Nice to hear they are good. I supported the kickstarter and a currently awaiting my paints. I also have to give them props for the way they handled/are handling the kickstarter, they are sending out frequent info and so on, i wasn't worried they would take the money and run, but still nice with frequent updates :)
Nice! One of these days you're going to get a fun package in the mail, I hope you enjoy it!! :-)
Hey yo!
You said this a few times in other videos “competition is good for us all”
Man, you are so right. But, now I have fomo , missed that kickstarter. Oh well.
I got the full set from the Kickstarter and have to say, you nailed the review. My only issue is, as you mentioned about the paint coming from the convention, paint was coming out of the top while shaking. Come to find out, all of the caps were not fully seated to allow for expansion during shipping and storage. I had to close every cap about a 1/4 turn or less to make sure they were all completely sealed.
LOVE the colors and how easy it is to use.
Kickstarted the range based on trust that Duncan would back up a good product - great to see that it seems to be justified! Wish we'd had a review like this during the kickstarter - might have gotten even more people to be involved!
Yup! It was a bit of a gamble, but duncan's a good dude and I think your investment is gonna pay off. Have fun with them! :-)
@@GoobertownHobbies Thanks again to you and Casey for being such consistent positive and honest voices to the community! You guys really make it a better place for us all!
I love the little ships they are so cool. Looks like you two had a lot of fun.
Heck yeah! Black seas :-)
These videos are a font of info. Thanks, Brent!
Glad to see these finally tested! I went back and forth on the Kickstarter but ended up passing on it because I wasn't sure how they'd hold up. Thanks for another video review Brent! Love your stuff :)
I've been curious about these for months and months, I was pumped to finally see what they were like. Turns out, they're pretty good! And we all are gonna have more chances to buy them :-)
Yea! A review! Should have been sooner but this a start!
An Interesting review, I'm always looking at new paint, and this is a good review. Good to see the positive and negative of these. The colors of the standards look good, and the washes look like they would work better as a speedpaint (which is a good thing if you ask me) and I'm always interested in new mettalics as I've never found one that is quite right for me. Like, they all seem to have their issues that makes me dislike them in general. What would you say are the colors you liked working with best? Like, how did yellow and orange go on? I know those tend to be troublesome. How was blue? Any colors seem to fall to the typical issues?
yep, yellow and orange required an extra layer compared to other colors, as expected. Still, the yellows and oranges were pretty dang good! I'd say nothing surprised me between the various colors, and they were all above average compared to other paint lines I've worked with.
@@GoobertownHobbies That's good to hear. No surprises means we already kind of know what to expect and that tried and true methods of painting will work as we expect them too. I might look into picking some of these up next time I'm able to. Great to get an honest opinion on them before release.
Great video. Thanks so much for sharing our miniatures for Escape from Stalingrad Z. Much appreciated. - Marco Pecota
Thanks! And of course, thanks for the sample models- they came in very handy :-)
So the man himself releases his own paint line. Wish I could get some in the Philippines, and I do agree competition is always good. Might not replace my Vallejo collection but it should be a nice addition.
Good to see and hear that the Duncan Rhodes paints are solid. Will definitely be picking up a bottle or two if they do end up coming in a store near me then.
absolutely! They have a good feel to them, definitely be on the lookout.
At a minute mark. Those brushes, tip down in water. I actually gasped 🤣🤣🤣
they were like that when we got there! :-)
Asmodee probably gave you evil paper towels. I like that the paints clearly come in a triad
"The Duncan paints are better for painting Axis powers than they are for Allied powers. Uh oh!" I laughed
Duncan is the Bob Ross of minis
It’s a great thumbnail, a good video, but a great thumbnail!
I love that you painted on the convention floor, that's amazing. =D Can't wait to get to try these paints as well good to hear about them.
I'm so happy to hear that these are worth it. I didn't back the Kickstarter because I didn't want to gamble on an entire range, but it's great to hear that I should be able to grab it in my LGS soon.
Yup! I'll be picking up a triad or two when the time comes :-)
If you feel the palette is limited, also consider Kimera paints. Maybe they are made for mixing your own colors. I honestly think that mixing your own colors will make you a better painter in time, so Paint Bravely!
I'll pick them up eventually! I also like that they list their pigments... :-)
Hi Brent! Love the passion you share on your content!
Just one thing, I am totally noob on the hobby, so don't take this as I nothing is not. It's just some advice or observation from newbie point of view to you, painter master :)
I saw that on your zenithal miniatures, there is maybe lack of smoothness and the white spots are very visible or make the texture like as rugosity. I had the same but after some research I found the next formula: 4/6 of white ink (Liquitex), 1/6 Glaze Medium (Vallejo) and 1/6 Gloss varnish (Vallejo). The varnish I use it to delay the dry time plus create more contrast for SpeedPaint paints. Really don't get me wrong, I even don't know if you are satisfied with that zenithal texture, but I feel you enjoy experimenting as me. Feel free to improve that formula or even ignore my comment.
I just felt the need to help you a bit, as you already helped me a lot.
Warm regards,
Aitor
Hey Aitor! Casey did the priming on these minis, no offense taken at all!! ;-) I've found white ink at 30 PSI with a very light trigger finger works pretty well. Interesting formula you have there, I may give it a try one of these days! When we're working with ~ opaque paints the zenithal highlight is really just to help the camera focus a bit better, but when we use more transparent paints the undercoat can be really important, so thanks for the idea!!! :-)
@@GoobertownHobbies thanks for taking it on the positive way, as intended. Waiting more videos with Speedpaint :P
Another great video thorough and very helpful. Thanks brother!
Glad it was useful, thanks for watchin! :-)
Very fair and well done review!
I do enjoy your videos and overall positive attitude! I was a bit worried when you said they were missing greens and other triads. But core primaries is more important to me as I know how to mix colors SO I wish there were more blues and yellows to fill in for the missing greens! I will go check out the other video, but I am full up on subscriptions just now. I do not have the time to watch all the people I subscribe to now! Thanks Brent for a grand video and paint review too!
Right on! If you get some good mixing paints you're all set. I'm waiting for more blues for sure :-)
Cant wait for them to be available on hobby shops!
Thanks for the review :D
Great stuff friend 👏 👍
I went all in on the DUNCAN PAINTS kickstarter. I cant wait to get the entire line.
Great video! I backed these and went straight down the middle with paints (mid tones) because they'd be easier - IMO - to make the other colors, but it's great to see these in action!
nice! I was thinking of recommending people get the base and highlight and skip the midtone... but your way works too ;-)
@@GoobertownHobbies I knew I was going to just get 1/3 of them, so it was the more sensible choice for me, BUT, if I didn't already have so many other paints, the highlight colors would've been my choice for another 1/3 because I've always had a harder time going brighter...like my personality. ;-/ lol
Great video as always, thanks for the warning on dark washes, that is a GW thing too. I always forgot you are in Maine. I used to play in and around Sebago lake as a child and it's good to see it hasn't been overrun yet.
Oh yeah, crossroad games is a great stop on the way to the lake :-)
Goobs Keepin it real and calling out the industry in an professional manner. #content-we-subscribe-for
I'm glad they have numbers, hope they get more vibrant triads and more technicals. Duncan is a huge name and got me back into gaming and painting with his Sigmar tutorials when I was really down. Can't wait for my own set of these paints to come in and I hope they are really good so we can see a second wave of shades and technicals get released. I felt as some did that the first wave had far too many dark and muted colors that some triads could either be done away with or simply broken down into 2 shades and more brighter colors inserted to balance it out. Certainly just looking at the palette it just felt like it was missing 3-4 triads that could be there, but that's why we have mixing and blending. I'm sure I'm like some out there that have put off a TON of painting and have built up quite a back log pile waiting for these paints. 🤗🤗🤗🤗
Really looking forward to trying these myself. I backed thes and plan togive them to my wife so she can have a set of good paint that's just hers. She loves Duncan
You're a good spouse :-) These are great paints, you're getting her set up right!
I'm glad Duncan got his paints out there. that you two like them. As a retailer, the exclusive distributorship isn't a good deal though. you won't find it out in retail as much as you want because of that.
Yeah, Asmodee has some big (?evil?) company vibes. I'm not aware of all the ins and outs, but it sounds like it's a real double-edged sword to work with them. I'm wishing all the best for dunc, rog, and the local stores! :-)
Luckily my local gamestore is Crossroad games! I'll have to put in an order for a set with Brendon. Really excited to support Duncan by buying up his paint line. Was waiting for a review before I pulled the trigger, and it looks like that time is fast approaching!
Nice! Brenden, Duncan, and Rog are all worth supporting. It sounds like crossroads is going to have a pretty great selection of paints going forwards :-)
You guys are a great team!
We really are. I love hangin out with this guy! :-)
Just tried the purple triad, great coverage and very vibrant royal purple
Duncan is a handsome bastard so it'll be good to see him in every hobby store I go.
Right??? :-)
Hi Brent, loved the point about naming for darker, not just caucasian skin tones. And good on Duncan & team for changing this for the 2nd release.
Ah nothing like some manufactured outrage
@@ildlyn8966 It's not manufactured. Folks with non-caucasian skin tones would like to be represented at well.
@@ildlyn8966 are you okay
@@Kahtini despite there already being non Caucasian skin tones represented in the set, just not labled as skin. Caucasian skin tone colors are not often found elsewhere, whereas brown browns and sienna skin tones are found everywhere in wood, dirt, etc. It makes sense to separate them out. Especially since Caucasian tones are hard to mix, and by contrast it's really easy to mix colors and end with brown.
@@solisglacies3183 Caucasian skin tones are (for me) easy to mix. But then I think I'll blame that on the art schooling I've had. Non Caucasian deserve to be represented in labeling, just as Caucasians are.
I love that little pug figurine.
He's a cutie! The figure is from duncan, and casey did a great job painting it :-)
didn't know it was legal to have 2 handsome men in the thumbnail like that
Nice to catch you guys at GAMA, that was cool.
heck yeah!!! That was really fun, we'll have to go back again next year :-)