Difference between Armypainter Quickshade Dip and Quickshade Ink?

[Legionnaire]

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?

[Major_Gilbear]

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.

[Cubs]

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.

[Cherno]

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.

[YPU]

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.

[Captain Blood]

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.

[Major_Gilbear]

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.