The new John Blanche Masterclass Paint Sets are up for pre-order now and we couldn’t be more excited about them! Containing 19 all-new colours and one returning favourite, these paints are perfect for evoking that grimdark mood that the legendary John Blanche is so famous for.
We’re not the only ones grabbing our favourite reds, ochres, and yellows to recreate that Blanchitsu style, the Factory Team and other members of the community who were sent early review copies are also chomping at the bit. Some simple took the new paints through their paces, while others went all-out with beautifully painted models, either solely using the paints from these sets, or at the very least, keeping the majority of their palettes to the John Blanche colours.
Why am I wasting more time talking about these inspiring videos when we could be watching them instead?!
Uncle Atom of Tabletop Minions
Everyone’s favourite YouTube hobby uncle (not a real uncle), Uncle Atom, put the new box sets to the test. Not only did he explore the theory behind the colour selection, and the man himself, John Blanche, but he also painted up that most Blanchitsu-y of miniature selections – an Inquisitor!
Sam Lenz
Leave it to the maestro Sam to not only paint up one miniature masterpiece but two minis, using, for the most part, only the colours that came in the set. A painter like Sam isn’t content just using the paints right out of the bottle though. See what alchemy you’re able to create by mixing and blending amongst the paints to create your own brand-new additions to this grimdark palette.
Phil the Glacial Geek
Not one to leave any rock unturned, Phil the Glacial Geek put each and every paint in the sets through their paces, painting up a series of lucky grots to show off the paints as they’re meant to be seen – on a miniature, as well as a tutorial on the grimmest of Imperial Guard, the Death Korps of Krieg.
Medders’ Miniatures
What’s more grimdark than an Inquisitor? How about an entire Inquisitorial warband, including a massive, custom-built Grey Knight! Medders bring the quintessential embodiment of Blanchitsu to life with his own spin on the Inquisition, and if that’s not grim and/or dark enough, then how about some Trench Crusade? The brand-new game that John Blanche himself was involved with creating. Check out not one, not two, but all three tutorials from Medders’ Miniatures below!
Heresy for Heretics
What happens when neon-bright meets grim-dark? Find out as Heresy for Heretics takes a departure from his usual bright, striking, synth-wave style to delve into the John Blanche Masterclass Paint Sets with this grimy Ultramarine.
Don Suratos
Watch as Don takes the new John Blanche Masterclass Paints through their paces, testing out each one before using them on the underpainting step of a truly massive C’thulu model!
Ninjon
Ninjon took the opportunity to use these new paints on a new model that perfectly fit the mood of the set, the new Death Korps of Krieg from Games Workshop. Intent to use only the paints from both sets, he shows off how a limited palette, when the colours are chosen purposefully to work together like these ones are, can lead to some unexpected, but magnificent results!
The Feral Painter
Some think grim-darkness is their ally. But they merely adopted the grimdark; The Feral Painter was born in it, moulded by it. What results can a painter who works in the grimdark world of painting day in and day out achieve with the new John Blanche Paints, and do they live up to his standards? Only one way to find out!
Hood Guard
When sent the new John Blanche Masterclass Paint Sets, Hood Guard took the opportunity to use one of his favourite pieces of John Blanch artwork to inspire his choice of test model – a Heresy-era White Scar.
Miniatures of Death
Speaking of the renaissance, as John discusses in our videos around the launch of the Masterclass Paint Sets, our Italian audience will love this last video from Miniatures of Death, as he paints up a Sister of Battle using the new sets.
