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Title: Difference between Armypainter Quickshade Dip and Quickshade Ink?
Post by: Legionnaire on July 22, 2015, 09:18:03 PM: I have used the Quickshade Strong tone with very good result, but doing mainly skirmish games and painting few figures, I found it dried up in the tin to become gloopy, so slight waste of money, even though I enjoy the speedy result I get with it.

On the other hand, I've seen there's a Quickshade Strong tone Ink, but how does it perform compared to the tinned variety?

Could anyone give some insight?
Title: Re: Difference between Armypainter Quickshade Dip and Quickshade Ink?
Post by: Major_Gilbear on July 23, 2015, 12:38:59 PM: The dip is like a runny furniture stain in a tin.

The stuff in the little dropper bottles is basically just a GW-style "Wash", and you apply it however you like with a brush in the normal manner of an acrylic paint.
Title: Re: Difference between Armypainter Quickshade Dip and Quickshade Ink?
Post by: Cubs on July 25, 2015, 01:01:13 PM: Yeah, the ink is just that, a brown ink. I prefer it to be honest to the original dip (which I just use to kill cartoons these days). The dark tone ink is almost black.
Title: Re: Difference between Armypainter Quickshade Dip and Quickshade Ink?
Post by: Cherno on July 25, 2015, 06:25:39 PM: If the dip in the can dries up, this might be because the sovlvent in it has evaporated; It can easily be replaced with a similar agent, effectively refilling it. I remember seeing some information about it on the BF homepage.
Title: Re: Difference between Armypainter Quickshade Dip and Quickshade Ink?
Post by: YPU on July 26, 2015, 07:59:32 AM: Quote from: Cherno on July 25, 2015, 06:25:39 PM
If the dip in the can dries up, this might be because the sovlvent in it has evaporated; It can easily be replaced with a similar agent, effectively refilling it. I remember seeing some information about it on the BF homepage.

I really should look into that.

I find that the Army painter ink has a heavier pigment count then GW washes and "stains" all areas its applied to stronger then GW inks do. Not necessarily a bad thing, just different.
Title: Re: Difference between Armypainter Quickshade Dip and Quickshade Ink?
Post by: Captain Blood on July 28, 2015, 05:35:42 PM: Also (importantly, I think) the Army Painter ink washes dry flat matt, whereas the GW ones dry shiny. Shiny when painting, is not so good in my book.
Title: Re: Difference between Armypainter Quickshade Dip and Quickshade Ink?
Post by: Major_Gilbear on July 31, 2015, 01:41:03 PM: If you add a tiny amount of matte medium to your paint/ink on the palette, it kills any shine.

With inks in particular, adding that little bit of medium also helps to thicken them a touch - which is useful if you're trying to glaze an area or smooth a transition, as it helps to keep the ink where you put it and avoid the blotchy effect that you sometimes get.