Two Thin Coats

Two Thin Coats is a 181-color opaque range with a name that doubles as its philosophy: these paints are formulated to give smooth, even coverage in, as the name says, two thin coats. It came out of a collaboration aimed squarely at miniature painters, and the range is organized into color families that make building a scheme straightforward.

The spread is broad and gaming-friendly: a large brown and earth block for the terrain, leather, and skin that every model needs, a deep set of greys for armor and bone, and healthy runs of reds, blues, and yellows for the actual color work. The naming is fantasy-flavored, and the palette sits at a comfortable mid-brightness overall, neither as dark as Pro Acryl nor as pastel-heavy as a contrast line.

One practical note for buyers: this range is sold in a way that keeps it apart from the big marketplaces, so it is best sourced from hobby retailers rather than looked for alongside the mass-market brands. As an opaque brush-painting range it competes directly with the likes of Citadel Layer and Warpaints Fanatic, and it holds its own on coverage.