Vallejo Xpress Color is the one to go for if you want to paint whole armies or a batch of miniatures quickly without settling for a poor finish. One coat gives you highlights, shadows and natural contrast.
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Yes, a white or grey primer is recommended so the colours flow better and the contrast is stronger. You can also use the slapchop technique: prime in a dark colour (grey or black), then drybrush white before painting. It brings out the detail even more and boosts the shading effect of Xpress Color.
No. Xpress Color is for speeding up basecoating and shading on miniatures, but you can combine it with other ranges such as Game Color for detail and more advanced effects.
It's designed for the brush, but yes, you can airbrush it thinned with Xpress Medium or Airbrush Thinner. That gives you more control on bigger projects.
A matt, high-contrast finish, with shadows and highlights picked out in one step, which is why it works so well on wargames miniatures.
No. Plenty of experienced painters use it to get large armies painted faster without the miniatures looking any worse for it.
