The Army Painter Speed Paint 2.0: Tyrian Navy

One Coat. Full Depth. Ready to Play.

Tyrian Navy is a rich, deep blue-purple that lands somewhere between a naval midnight and a royal court — the kind of colour that reads dramatically across a tabletop and holds its own under any lighting. Applied straight from the pot over primed plastic, resin, or metal, Speed Paint 2.0 does the heavy lifting in a single pass: saturated base colour, natural shading that pools and darkens in the recesses, and automatic highlights where the paint thins over raised edges. The result looks like hours of careful layering. It takes minutes.

How Speed Paint 2.0 Works

Speed Paint 2.0 builds on The Army Painter's original formula with improved consistency, reduced reactivation (so drybrushing over a cured coat won't lift the layer), and a finish that accepts additional work without fighting back. Brush it on over a white or light grey primer for maximum vibrancy, or over a coloured basecoat to deepen and shift the tone. Once dry, Tyrian Navy can be highlighted with a standard layer paint, shaded further with a wash, or sealed and called done — every option is on the table. It fits naturally into both speed-painting workflows and more traditional multi-stage approaches as a first-pass basecoat.

Who It's For

Painters working through a large batch of models — infantry squads, warband members, fleet crews — will find Tyrian Navy earns its place immediately. New hobbyists benefit from the forgiving formula and the confidence of a colour that simply works. Experienced painters use Speed Paint 2.0 to accelerate the early stages of a scheme before picking up finer detail brushes for the finishing passes. Tyrian Navy suits any faction in dark armour, robes, cloaks, or maritime themes across any miniature game system.