Army Painter has always been a company that listens to the critique of the community, and I have barely had any problems with anything from them. So I am excited for this! :)

@DonSuratos

5 ай бұрын

Customer service is second to none! 😊🎨🎨🎨

@Gloomshimmer

5 ай бұрын

sure. thats why they used their speedpaint 1.0 customers as beta testers and tried to sell reactivation as a "feature". And they waited 15 years to bring actual acrylics that work, then they buy all the influencers (tbf everyone does that), but not the big ones, because the big ones know AP is mediocre at best, and now the "not so ceo anymore" says:"The best acrylics and metallics in the world". I laughed so hard my Pro Acryl, Metal Color and AK 3RD Gen line fell over.

@Robert-vk5nu

5 ай бұрын

@@Gloomshimmer You got a point or are you just here to hate?

Dude, your painting is incredible, wish I had a fraction of that skill!

I too am excited for the Fanatics. And all the videos you will come out with. AP is the most accessible paint we have around where I live. I’m glad to see them always pushing the envelope. Good work Don!

@DonSuratos

6 ай бұрын

You are one lucky painter if you have easy access to AP paints! Working on my second video at the moment. Yes! I like AP as they try to continue to improve their products. NOT just relabel them. 😉🎨🎨🎨

I’ve been binge watching all your videos for a few weeks now awesome stuff man! Have learned a lot. Can’t wait for this new review. Happy new year and more blessings and success for 2024.

@DonSuratos

6 ай бұрын

Wow thank you! Hope to bombard everyone with more videos this 2024. 😊

Really looking forward to this one, finding your channel has helped me so much. All the best for the new year and keep them coming!

@DonSuratos

6 ай бұрын

So glad you find my channel useful bro! Thanks! More to come! 😊🎨🎨🎨

Excellent! 👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼

@DonSuratos

6 ай бұрын

Thank you! 😊🎨🎨🎨

Very excited to hear your thoughts. Figure looks amazing!

@DonSuratos

6 ай бұрын

Thank you! First time using the paints here though. 😊

This is the best and most thorough and practical review I've seen of the new fanatics line. Thanks for another great video, Don! Looking forward to purchasing these to replace my current Pro Acryl and AK Interactive paints.

@DonSuratos

6 ай бұрын

Oh my! Not sure with best bro, but “practical” , I kinda agree. 😅 Thanks and Happy New Year! 😊🎨🎨🎨

I can’t wait for these paints to come out

@DonSuratos

6 ай бұрын

Worth the wait in my opinion. 😊🎨🎨🎨

Thank you for showing how the new paints work as a glaze. All the reviews I have seen only discuss the coverage.

@DonSuratos

6 ай бұрын

Will explore glazing with Warpaints Fanatic later in the month. Cheers! 😊🎨🎨🎨

Amazing paint! Fantastic Sculpture, can't imagine the skill it takes to make such a detailed creature! The paint certainly adds to the spectacular look!

@DonSuratos

6 ай бұрын

Awesome model indeed! Thanks! 😊🎨🎨🎨

I like seeing the speed paints followed by fanatic paint. That’s the way I plan to using them. 👍🏻

@DonSuratos

6 ай бұрын

Fastest way that delivers results bro. 😊🎨🎨🎨

Speedpaints are so color saturated with such good 1-coat coverage, plus they do so much of the initial shading work for you, that I can never see myself going back to standard paints for basecoating. So this video was perfect, as doing the entire model initially with Speepaints then working from there from there is how I paint now. I'd been considering if it's worth the $700+ to get all these as my new opaque/layering paints just for the benefits of a huge, color matched range in triads. I think this vid convinced me to grab the complete set. Great video, thanks!

@DonSuratos

6 ай бұрын

I totally agree! Speedpaints, then Fanatics is the most efficient way to paint miniatures at more than tabletop standard. 😊🎨🎨🎨

Wow, those fanatic paints look great. Lots of options, they seem like they'd be a ton of fun to use. Great video!

@DonSuratos

6 ай бұрын

Sooo many options! I think it will take me a while to really know these paints. 😊

Fantastic paintjob with fantastic paints. Will get these if I ever need opaque paints again for sure.

@DonSuratos

6 ай бұрын

Thanks for watching! 😊🎨🎨🎨

You are just really good!

@DonSuratos

6 ай бұрын

Oh my! Thank you! 😊🎨🎨🎨

I'm really digging these fanatic paints you've been demonstrating. Think i'll try and grab the big box if I can find it.

@DonSuratos

6 ай бұрын

Should be available very soon bro! 😊

Don! Spectacular paint job as usual, but with army painter... My mind is blown!

@DonSuratos

6 ай бұрын

Hi bro! Nice to see you here man! Army Painter rocks! 😅🎨🎨🎨

ooooh i'm even more interested in the fanatic line of paints

@DonSuratos

6 ай бұрын

More videos coming up! 😊🎨🎨🎨

I started my painting hobby with Army Painters and I wasn't a huge fan of the regular paints save for a few paints in the range, but I liked their washes. Then I moved onto Reaper and Vallejo. Vallejo has become the primary paint I use and I love their new reformulated Game Color line. Just recently I've fallen for Pro Acryl. I think I can add these to my tool box as well when I pick up some at my local game store.

@DonSuratos

6 ай бұрын

Excited for you once you add these paints to your arsenal. 😊🎨🎨🎨

I should get myself some of The Army Painters paints to give them a go. I have never tried before, I did paint models using Vallejo paints, I like the way the paint coats the models. Happy New Year in 2024! 🎉

@DonSuratos

6 ай бұрын

Happy New Year! Vallejo is good, but I enjoy Army Painter sooo much more these days. 😊🎨🎨🎨

Ahhhh helll yeah! Dang, I’m excited! And that model is so rad. I feel a mega plague chub coming on.

@DonSuratos

6 ай бұрын

Thanks! Yeah awesome miniature from Creature Caster. 😊🎨🎨🎨

Can’t wait until these become available for purchase. My collection of Reaper paints is almost 10 years old, and may be on its last legs.

@DonSuratos

6 ай бұрын

Woot! Perfect timing for you then. 😊🎨🎨🎨

Great channel, love your content! Great cadence and awsome skillsharing. Thank you! Looks like I need to replace both my warpaints and speedpaints 1.0....

@DonSuratos

6 ай бұрын

Nooooo! Speedpaints 1.0 are awesome! Will make a video of them with Fanatics soon. Thanks! 😊🎨🎨🎨

Happy New Year Boss!!! Welp looks like its time for me to start saving for the complete box set even if I'm not sure that I'll be able to get the full use out of the set

@DonSuratos

6 ай бұрын

Happy New Year bro! 🎊 Me too! Not sure how to maximize these paints yet. 😅

I love my Pro Acryl for their consistency, but some of the coverages just aren't good. This video helped convince me to pull the trigger and get the full set of these to try. Looking forward to giving them a shot!

@DonSuratos

6 ай бұрын

I thought Pro Acryl has good coverage all through out their paint range. 🤔

the fanatics look good, but I will be waiting to see you use them more before i make a buying decision.. kind of hooked on speed paint and Cuttlefish system.

@DonSuratos

6 ай бұрын

I love my Cuttlefish man. Those are the most efficient way to glaze paint. But these Fanatics are different. So I know AP and Cuttlefish system is the best. 😊

I love that you used That's it Pancit, even with an international audience. hahahhaha

@DonSuratos

6 ай бұрын

Haha! Proud Filipino here! 🇵🇭🎨🎨🎨

Oh wow these look really damn good they remind me a bit of Ak Interactive Gen 3 paints but a bit thicker. Look great and their newer speedpaints seem to be super popular now.

@DonSuratos

6 ай бұрын

Broooo… nothing like the 3rd Gen. 😊

@yagsipcc287

6 ай бұрын

@@DonSuratos I meant in terms of coverage and of course 3rd Gen are very very liquid. At least from what I have seen of their coverage and thickness ha. Anyway these look sweet. Army painter has gotten way better the last handful of years its great to see :-) Might have to try some of them out. I did always like their tint washes blue tint wash was always one of my go to paints for adding some extra contrast. I like purples and blues for contrast more intresting.

@DonSuratos

6 ай бұрын

@@yagsipcc287 The AK has okay coverage. Weak in comparison to these Fanatics bro. Maybe they will come up with 4th Gen? 😅

Don, I really enjoy your painting style! You're giving me some great ideas for my Speedpaints. I plan on picking up the AP Fanatic set when it launches in the US so this was great to see how you used both here for some great results. I'm curious...was the paint you mentioned that separated on your wet palette from Monument Hobbies? I've had a hard time getting that paint to work for me on a wet palette, but apparently a lot of people really love it.

@DonSuratos

6 ай бұрын

Thanks! Sorry bro, I cannot say the brand that frustrated me. Cheers! 😊

When you use fanatic paints on a wet pallete do you add a medium to thin it down or does the moisture from the pallette do it itself?

@DonSuratos

3 ай бұрын

Depends on the wet palette ( paper ) you use. But generally for base colors, a moist brush is enough to thin. 😊

Also Don I noticed there was some bubbles forming on the fanatic paint on the wet pallete, I know the new game Color does a lot and it’s horrible. Didn’t see too many bubbles with fanatic line

@DonSuratos

6 ай бұрын

The new Game Color are very good paints. They are more “glazy” though. And thinning on the wet palette… can be frustrating. Fanatic paints are simply superior in my opinion. 😊

My only problem is: If I get those paints, I want them all and this is sooo expensive 😅 and only get some of the colors will not be very rational, because I want all rhe colors of those fantastic color triads 😂

@DonSuratos

6 ай бұрын

😅 Now that is a problem man!

When I watch you paint and how you approach your mini I always think "yeah, that kinda makes total sense." Yet I wonder how you come to certain decisions. Like when you slapped pallid bone over half of the mini. I guess its because this will unify the colors a bit more together right? I also love to use speedpaints and then try something like your sketch layering with normal acrylics and I am really looking forward to the fanatic line. Especially because I am not very experienced using the color triads could also be immensly helpful. If you were on a strict budget, which paints would you get? I simply cant spend 500+ on the whole paintline, but I thought about just gettint 2-3 colors from each color triad. Still not sure which would make most sense though.

@DonSuratos

6 ай бұрын

Oh man! I forgot to discuss why I did the Pallid bone like that. But you were right in a way. But basically I needed to check my color scheme at that point. I think Army Painter will release a “Starter Set”. That should be worth the buck for sure. 😊

@reuterss306

6 ай бұрын

@@DonSuratos Yeah the mega set looks ok, but not looking like the optimal choice regarding triads. But I gotta work something out. Thanks a lot for the reply and I wish you a very succesful and enjoyable year 2024.

@DonSuratos

6 ай бұрын

@@reuterss306 Thank you! Happy 2024! 😊🎨🎨🎨

Great job! Miniatures are getting so so big now. I was thinking of coming back to the hobby but I honestly prefer the smaller simpler miniatures from the late 80s early 90s. Such a shame.

@colouredIncognito

6 ай бұрын

Okay 👍

@colouredIncognito

6 ай бұрын

You realise it's a different scale, right?😅

@DonSuratos

6 ай бұрын

I like bigger minis most of the time, since I am no longer young and eyes are not as good as before. 😊

@DonSuratos

6 ай бұрын

Same standard 32 or 28mm scale bro. Just bigger. 😊

Awesome! Always amazing watching you paint! What is the name of the model? Would love to paint one of my own!

@DonSuratos

6 ай бұрын

Thank you! King of Ruin ( I think ) from @creaturecaster 😊

Have you tested out mixing them? With themselves and other paints?

@DonSuratos

6 ай бұрын

Yes, yeaterday. These paints works so well on the wet palette. NO separation of pigments and binders at all. Unlike… hmmm… 🤐

Hi Don! I really consider going all in in Warpaints Fanatic. I have now an almost full range of AK 3rd gen. I am overally satisfied with them with some minor issues. I saw you used them as well. Can you please briefly compare them to AP WPF?? Also I saw on some other reviews that the AP Warpaints Fanatic have a bit glossy finish. Am I right?? Thanks a million. Just about to subscribe to your Patreon and deciding which tier :) Sorry for a long one. Keep up the good work!!

@DonSuratos

6 ай бұрын

Hi Honzo, I try not to compare brands too much ( in public ), since I do not want to sound harsh to other brands. BUT, Warpaints Fanatic is simply superior to AK. My ranking for top 3 “regular paint brands” at the moment, Fanatic, new Game Color then AK. Cheers! 😊🎨🎨🎨

@honzatomecek6415

6 ай бұрын

I understand :) Thank you very much sir 🙏@@DonSuratos

@DonSuratos

6 ай бұрын

@@honzatomecek6415 You are most welcome! 😊

Which brushes do you use in this video?

@DonSuratos

5 ай бұрын

Mostly Army Painter and Redgrass brushes. 😊

@MrKanhel

5 ай бұрын

@@DonSuratos Do you happen to know which Redgrass brushes?

,👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏

@DonSuratos

6 ай бұрын

😊🎨🎨🎨

As always we paint a nurgle demon, the easiest miniature to cheat ever. Show something more usual. A space marine. I can paint a big papa pump with the school colors of my daughter and some worcester sauce and it will look good ^^

@DonSuratos

5 ай бұрын

You must be a really good painter. 😅🤣😂

Amazing Don. The new Vallejo Game Color range is horrible. Separates on wet pallet under 10 min. I assume that was the brand you were referring to. Wink wink lol

@Adunapheth

6 ай бұрын

Is that bad? I have a lot of unopened paints from that range.

@OldManb1981

6 ай бұрын

Oh ya. Horrible. Have to constantly mix the paint in wet pallete to keep it from separating. Plus soooo many bubbles in the new Game Color paint. So disappointing in Vallejo. Also the Vallejo Express suck when compared to Speedpaints. Has a gel like consistency and needs to have Xpress medium applied to them to get even coverage.

@stefan020290

6 ай бұрын

I think you must have a bad batch. I never experienced this using them and they are really good paints. Work like a charm.

@TooMiniModels

6 ай бұрын

@@OldManb1981 When I first used them, I got some bubbles, but I don't seem to anymore, I wonder if shaking it really well and not overly thinning it has anything to do with it.

@TooMiniModels

6 ай бұрын

Did you try shaking them really well first?@@OldManb1981

washes are relabeled

@DonSuratos

6 ай бұрын

Really? Where did you get the info man? 😊

@TheArmyPainter

6 ай бұрын

Not reformulated because they didn’t need it, but, loads of new colours were added.

@geertthomas

6 ай бұрын

@@DonSuratos from Uncle Atom (Tabletop Minions), he is part of the Factory team from Army Painter ;)

@DonSuratos

6 ай бұрын

@@TheArmyPainter Thanks AP! 😊🎨🎨🎨

@DonSuratos

6 ай бұрын

@@geertthomas I see! I rarely watch review channels. 😊

When i first got into the hobby bought a Army Painter warpaints mega set. By far the worse purchase ive ever made in the hobby. Horrible paints. Gained back a little respect with speed paints. But im hopeful for fanatics though.

Itz amazing overall BUT as a fellow artist i feel like i should be honest and say that the blue colour is obsolete.. its too much colour, it haz greens and yellows and reds already.. its too much...but i couldnt paint this as well as you do, not even close.. so thumbs up for that

@DonSuratos

6 ай бұрын

You’re an artist? Actual artist or painter? Two different things. 😉🎨🎨🎨

Ok, what the hell is going on here? I saw a "review" of these paints on another channel and this one and both reviews refused to talk about the actual standard colors in the set. Is there a review embargo for those or something? Talking about the washes and effect paints is nice but that's not what most people are here for? What the actual heck is going on? "here, let me show you all this stuff that people care the least about"

@DonSuratos

6 ай бұрын

Why so bitter on the first day of 2024? 😅 Here is the video of ALL the colors 👉🏼 kzread.info/dash/bejne/ZaqV1JKBeZuqirA.htmlsi=ZxSxyBk6bAudPuXh

@NoUseForAName06

6 ай бұрын

​@@DonSuratoscheers man. Sorry for being frustrated. You are right. I was out of line. Appreciate your work

@Vin_Venture896

6 ай бұрын

@@DonSuratosBro you’re literally just unboxing the paints in that video lmao. No actual usage of them. All you’ve done is say ‘Yep! Everything that they said was in the box is inside the box!’ Honestly the fact that so many influencers seem to barely want to cover the actual non-effect paints and instead keep focusing on speed paints or washes has me really sus of the quality of these paints. I’ve wanted to give AP a chance to up their game as they’ve always been on the lowest end of paint quality and the new Fanatic range seemed like a good improvement but man… really gonna have to wait to see once more painters actually showcase them being used outside of the 3 preview colours they sent.

@IJJusion

6 ай бұрын

@@Vin_Venture896 he mentioned there was not allowed to talk about them until 2024, this is his first post of 2024 and he has gone over them - he just started with speedpaints as he noted he had a deadline - give them time, the paints arent even available publicly yet.

@sakidickerson

6 ай бұрын

I'm sure there was an embargo until 2024 cuz no youtube has reviewed them properly yet. Now we will start to see reviews

No thanks, I bought dozens of Army Painter paints and regretted every single one. 80% the price of AK/Vallejo for 20% of the quality.

@DonSuratos

6 ай бұрын

You are talking about the old Warpaints right? It surprises me why people love AK. 😅🤣😂

@villalonweb3814

5 ай бұрын

Totally agree

@USALibertarian

5 ай бұрын

Suit yourself, it is fine to want to punish the company for the past paints, and is certainly wise to wait for more reviews, but the new paints are completely different and have been compared similarly to ProAcryl. The whole point of the new line is to be a significant improvement over the prior Warpaints.

yeah that is definitely not a great unclean one

@DonSuratos

6 ай бұрын

Lmao! Loyal GW fan? 😅

Another video selling speed paints...

@DonSuratos

6 ай бұрын

Yeap. They are the best for me. Contrast paint painter I presume? 😅

@ramza813

6 ай бұрын

@DonSuratos no, I want to see if $650 is worth is for fanatic. Title says fanatic video but mostly speed paints

@DonSuratos

6 ай бұрын

@@ramza813 Here is my unboxing video… kzread.info/dash/bejne/ZaqV1JKBeZuqirA.htmlsi=WoURGLQR1hJa8-_A

Wow, army painter is really trying to take on every paint brand