The Army Painter Speedpaint 2.0: Glittering Loot

One Coat, Striking Results

Glittering Loot is a warm, rich gold tone from The Army Painter's Speedpaint 2.0 line — a formula built to do the heavy lifting in a single pass. Speedpaints combine base coating and shading in one step, flowing over raised surfaces while pooling naturally into recesses to create instant depth and definition. The result looks like a finished paint job in a fraction of the time it would take with a traditional base-and-wash workflow. For treasure chests, ornate armour trim, jewellery, coins, and gilded detail work, a colour like Glittering Loot earns its name fast.

What Speedpaint 2.0 Does Differently

The 2.0 formula addresses one of the original Speedpaint line's key limitations: reactivation. Earlier Speedpaints could lift or smear when a second coat was applied over dried paint. The 2.0 formula is engineered to stay put, making it safe to layer over without disturbing the coat beneath. That opens up a more versatile workflow — use Speedpaint 2.0 as a complete one-step solution for rank-and-file models, or use it as a strong basecoat foundation and build highlights on top with standard layer paints. Both approaches work, and both save time.

Who Should Pick This Up

New painters will find Speedpaint 2.0 one of the most accessible ways to get models table-ready quickly. There is no separate wash step, no waiting for a base coat to fully cure before shading — the paint handles both in a single application. A warm metallic tone like Glittering Loot is especially practical early on, since gold and bronze details appear on models across virtually every wargaming faction and fantasy setting. Experienced painters looking to speed up batch work will appreciate having a reliable one-coat metallic adjacent tone in the arsenal. It also makes a strong gift addition to any painter's collection, complementing any existing palette.