Two Thin Coats DARK ARTS vs. John Blanche collection review – who does grimdark better?

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The fourth wave of Duncan Rhode’s Two Thin Coats paints brings 30 new colours – but this time, everything’s gone grimdark. Dark Arts is the name of the new expansion, and it does quite a few things differently from the regular Two Thin Coats paints. In this video, I’ll be testing the new acrylics, metallics, and inks, explaining the differences and similarities, and comparing them with The Army Painter’s equally grimdark John Blanche Masterclass paints. #twothincoats #twothincoatsdarkarts #review

⏭️ Chapters:
0:00 Grimdark intro
0:51 Dark Arts explained
2:58 Testing & comparing the reds
5:49 What do the inks do?
8:56 More metallics!
10:56 A new black and white
11:55 Dark Arts vs. John Blanche collection

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