Warhammer Tone Pro: 150 New Paints in Five Shades, What I Take Away From It
In its Sunday preview, Warhammer Community returned to the Warhammer Tone Pro range, one of the big reveals of the Big Autumn Preview. Here is what I take from it, as someone who enjoys painting miniatures.
The range includes 30 new colours, each available in five easy-to-use shades, for 150 paints in total. For the Ultramarines' energy armour, for example, you start with Ultramar Blue 1, the darkest, and go up to Ultramar Blue 5, the lightest. The new formulation is meant to give good results straight from the pot, and the same paint can be used for glazes, shading, highlights, base coats and drybrushing. The colours are described as intense: even yellows and whites, which are notoriously difficult, should cover well in a single coat. They also level out by themselves for an even finish.
Two mediums complete the line. Shading Medium reduces the pigment density without changing the flow or the final finish, so any Tone Pro paint can become a shade or a glaze. Blending Medium extends drying time to make blending easier. New drybrushing brushes, with curved heads and tightly packed bristles, are also planned.
Community painters such as Ninj0n and Albert Moreto Font, a three-time winner of the Slayer Sword, have already tested the range and are enthusiastic. The paints are said to be available in thousands of Warhammer stores and at independent retailers.
What I find interesting is the idea of a numbered shade system: you pick a colour, you know 1 is the shadow and 5 is the light, and you avoid hunting for mixes.
Source: Warhammer Community
The range includes 30 new colours, each available in five easy-to-use shades, for 150 paints in total. For the Ultramarines' energy armour, for example, you start with Ultramar Blue 1, the darkest, and go up to Ultramar Blue 5, the lightest. The new formulation is meant to give good results straight from the pot, and the same paint can be used for glazes, shading, highlights, base coats and drybrushing. The colours are described as intense: even yellows and whites, which are notoriously difficult, should cover well in a single coat. They also level out by themselves for an even finish.
Two mediums complete the line. Shading Medium reduces the pigment density without changing the flow or the final finish, so any Tone Pro paint can become a shade or a glaze. Blending Medium extends drying time to make blending easier. New drybrushing brushes, with curved heads and tightly packed bristles, are also planned.
Community painters such as Ninj0n and Albert Moreto Font, a three-time winner of the Slayer Sword, have already tested the range and are enthusiastic. The paints are said to be available in thousands of Warhammer stores and at independent retailers.
What I find interesting is the idea of a numbered shade system: you pick a colour, you know 1 is the shadow and 5 is the light, and you avoid hunting for mixes.
Source: Warhammer Community
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