One Coat, Full Depth
Fire Drake is a rich, saturated red-orange Speedpaint from The Army Painter's 2.0 formula — a single-coat solution that combines base colour and shading in one smooth application. Flow it over a white or light primer and the paint settles naturally into recesses, leaving raised areas brighter and shadows darker without any additional work. The result reads as a fully shaded miniature straight from the brush, making it one of the most efficient tools in a hobbyist's paint kit.
Where It Fits in Your Workflow
Speedpaints are designed to replace the base-coat-then-wash process with a single step. Fire Drake's warm, fiery tone makes it a natural choice for draconic scales, demonic skin, flame-touched armour, autumn basing details, or any scheme that calls for a bold red-orange. It works on any miniature regardless of game system — from fantasy warbands to sci-fi infantry to skirmish warbands. Experienced painters can layer standard paints over cured Speedpaint for additional highlights, or use it as a rapid undercoat for a squad that needs to hit the table fast. The 2.0 formula is specifically reformulated to reduce the reactivation issues that affected the original release, making it more forgiving to work with and easier to highlight over once dry.
Who Should Pick This Up
New painters will find Speedpaints genuinely transformative — the learning curve for blending and washing disappears when a single coat does the heavy lifting. Veterans looking to speed-paint rank-and-file models or batch-process large units will appreciate the time saved without sacrificing visual depth. Fire Drake is a strong addition to any palette that handles warm colour schemes, and it pairs well with a white or off-white spray primer for maximum contrast and clarity.
| Specification | Detail |
|---|---|
| Brand | The Army Painter |
| Paint Name | Speedpaint 2.0: Fire Drake |
| Paint Type | Speedpaint (Contrast-style, single-coat shading) |
| Pot Size | 18ml |
| Finish | Satin |
| Application | Brush |
