The Army Painter Speedpaint 2.0: Pastel Salmon

Game-Ready Colour in a Single Coat

Pastel Salmon is one of those shades that does more work than it looks like it should. A warm, soft pink-coral tone, it lands beautifully on skin, robes, natural materials, and anything that needs a light, fleshy warmth without going full red or orange. Applied over a white or light grey primer, it produces a shaded, ready-to-highlight result straight from the pot — no mixing, no layering required before the model is table-ready. The built-in shading medium flows into recesses automatically, leaving raised surfaces lighter and letting shadows develop in the depths where they belong.

This is The Army Painter's Speedpaint 2.0 formula — an improvement on the original Speedpaint line with stronger colour stability and significantly reduced reactivation. That last point matters: with the original formula, applying a second coat or a layer paint over dried Speedpaint could drag the first layer up. The 2.0 formula holds firm, which means you can highlight over it, glaze over it, and apply additional details without the paint underneath fighting back. Pastel Salmon in particular rewards a light highlight of a warm cream or pale flesh tone on the most raised surfaces — ten minutes of extra work lifts a speed-painted result noticeably.

At 18ml per pot, a single bottle covers a substantial batch of models. Painters working through warbands, infantry squads, or dungeon encounter packs will find it goes a long way, especially with a drybrushing step afterwards to catch raised details. The colour works across any miniature hobby project — Warhammer Age of Sigmar, Warhammer 40,000, Warmachine, Dungeons & Dragons miniatures, historical kits — anywhere a warm salmon tone fits the scheme.

New painters will find Speedpaint 2.0 one of the most rewarding ways to get models finished and on the table without a steep learning curve. Experienced painters keep these pots on hand for batch work, secondary units, and any model that needs to be done before the next game night. A matte varnish is recommended as a final seal to knock back the satin finish and protect the paint job through regular handling.

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