2023年5月15日 · Hello, I have recently discovered Slap Chop and it seems like the perfect way for me to paint minis. I am wondering what paints and brushes are the best for this? I have some citadel contrast colours, but have never tried army painter speedpaint or Valejo Express Colors.

2022年10月3日 · Slap chop is an adaptation of simplified underpainting techniques that uses the new contrast style paints to save a ton of time. In other words, "slap chop" is an (awesome, game changing) speedpainting/beginner approach whereas versions of underpainting/value highlighting under normal acrylics (combined with glazes, washes, etc) is an advanced ...

2023年1月4日 · Slapchop is effectively just a heavy drybrush of (generally) grey scale. If you've ever heard of "zenithal priming", it's that taken to its' extreme.

2023年3月7日 · With the slap chop craze blowing up all over YouTube I’ll admit for certain colour schemes I’d love to try it at some point. My only concern though, is it doesn’t seem to work as well for darker colour schemes like Caliban Green or in this case, Dark Angels Green contrast paint.

2022年11月9日 · Ultimately, "slap chop" is a technique that works best with the paints it was meant to work with, if that's not too circular. It's mean to be used in tandem with speed/contrast paints because of the paint formulas, their viscosity, the way they pool.

2023年1月27日 · As contrast paint is primarily transparent, this means it's not able to tint the pure black part when using a black primer. With a dark grey base, I suppose this would allow the contrast paint to tint (slightly) the dark part of the mini. This would allow for softer and richer "shadows" while keeping the high contrast and speed of slap chop.

2023年4月25日 · The advantage of artist acrylics or brush on grey primers is the cost for how much you get. Artist acrylics are often not as matte as many miniature paints, but that is less of an issue with underpainting like slap chop, and Golden So Flat is a matte option.

Drybrushing for best results with Slap Chop and higher level tips. Zenithal Highlights with drybrushing by Don Suratos This Explains how bright to drybrush your model for glazing and contrast paint techniques like "Slap Chop". Top 10 Tips for BETTER Drybrushing and Slapchop Painting by Miniature Hobbyist; The Slap Chop 2.0 Method by Ninjon

2022年10月26日 · Don’t worry, a lot of people dislike the term slap chop because it’s actually been called other things for many, many years and there’s a perception the YouTuber who coined the term slap chop is taking credit for coming up with a technique which is very old. This isn’t something you’d be aware of as a newbie.

2022年6月26日 · They call it the slap chop because its intended to be able to paint models FAST by just “slapping it on”.. Typically you base coat black, then dry brush over the whole model with a neutral grey and then go over it again with a white drybrush, making sure to go heavier on areas you want to highlight.