A small container of Quickshade is roughly thirty US dollars, and the Minwax Polyshade (I prefer Tudor Satin), is about 8 dollars for a few pints. It's a great way to get a large number of figures painted and ready for the tabletop quickly. In my case, after I get it on, I carefully brush off the excess, but it can easily pool in certain recesses. It is best used for midtone and light colors. I brush the stuff on, but the technique is called 'dipping' because the technique first involved dipping the entire model into the poly and then shaking/spinning it to remove the excess. The Army Painter Quickshade Strong Tone is a must-have in your miniature painting arsenal. Mold lines on your models, along with any imperfection, become accentuated with Quickshade, but again, that's the case if you use a wash anyway.ģ) It's messy. Often times, though, you will want to protect the paint anyway, so it may or may not be an extra step.Ģ) It requires a bit more prep work. While it certainly is a way to quickly finish a large number of models there are a few disadvantages:ġ) It leaves a gloss finish on your model that, except in a few cases, is generally undesirable, which requires the application of a matt varnish to eliminate. This pictures most definitely are not Photoshopped, but it's not quite the magic bullet as it seems. I have used Quickshade and the much cheaper but equally effective Minwax polyshade on roughly one hundred miniatures.

Miniature quickshade paint