Dark Soldiers Quick Gen Contrast Set (4 Paints) - AK Interactive

Painting an army black is harder than it sounds, because a single black leaves you with a silhouette and no detail. This set solves it with three: Black for the deepest recesses, Soft Black to keep large panels readable, and Night Blood to warm the shadows where cloth meets armour. Dark Steel handles the metal.

Quick Gen is AK’s one-coat contrast range: heavily pigmented acrylic that flows into recesses and thins over raised detail on its own, so a single pass leaves shade, midtone and highlight roughly where they belong. It is built for getting a unit table-ready fast rather than for display-cabinet blending.

Works best over a light primer — white or bone — because the effect depends on light coming back through the paint film. Shake well, apply generously with a soft brush, and let it pool where it wants to; brushing it back out defeats the point.

• AK17049 Black
• AK17038 Night Blood
• AK17050 Soft Black
• AK17067 Dark Steel

• Quick Gen Special Brush - AK Interactive — soft enough not to drag contrast paint · Add to cart
• Quick Gen Contrast Starter Set - AK Interactive · Add to cart
• Wet Palette - AK Interactive (currently out of stock)