Strong Grey (AK17044) is a bold and versatile grey tone within the QUICK GEN range, engineered for painters who want clear, defined shading in a single layer. While many lighter Quickgen greys focus on subtle transitions, Strong Grey offers a more pronounced value range, making it ideal for deep shadows, hard surfaces and high-contrast miniature projects. The tone works especially well on armour, stone textures, fabric folds, mechanical structures and any sculpt that benefits from solid visual weight.

As a medium coverage color, Strong Grey strikes an excellent balance between transparency and opacity. It allows some influence from the primer while still delivering the strength needed to carve out midtones and shadow areas with confidence. Thanks to the Quickgen formula, the pigment naturally settles into recesses while smoothly stretching over the raised areas. This produces immediate contrast without multi-layer blending, making the paint highly efficient for both beginners and advanced painters.

Features & benefits

• Medium coverage creates strong midtones and structured shadows.
• Flows efficiently into sculpted details for automatic contrast.
• Matte finish provides a clean, realistic look on hard surfaces.
• Works perfectly for fast army painting and terrain work.
• Ideal for stone, armour, industrial textures and sci-fi pieces.
• Easily mixed with lighter or darker Quickgen greys for layering.

Technical details

• Volume: 18ml.
• Medium coverage.
• Water-based acrylic with a matte finish.
• Optimised for brush application but airbrush-friendly.
• Cleans up with water.

Applications & example uses

Strong Grey excels when used as a primary shadow tone on bright or neutral surfaces. Over a white primer, it delivers a sharp, confident contrast ideal for concrete, armour plating, mechanical components or darker fantasy fabrics. Over grey or black primer, the color behaves more like a controlled glaze or subtle highlight tone, perfect for refining complex textures.

• Deep shadows on armour, vehicles and infantry equipment.
• Midtone building for stone walls, ruins and rocky bases.
• Glazes for dark cloth, cloaks and textured materials.
• Definition on mechanical joints or sci-fi tech panels.
• Standard grey for painting darker troops or urban scenery.

Part of curated painting sets

Strong Grey is featured in themed selections that focus on terrain, rocky surfaces and cool-toned environments. In these sets, Strong Grey forms the backbone of cold stone palettes, bridging lighter greys and black-based tones. Its range and strength make it especially useful for painters who want to build up stone textures quickly while maintaining realistic shading.

Its presence in darker army sets highlights its usefulness for deep-coloured troops, mechanical units or power-armoured warriors. When used as a midtone between black and lighter greys, Strong Grey helps establish clear forms and volumes without introducing unwanted warmth or brightness.

Comparable tones

Across major hobby paint ranges, Strong Grey aligns with the family of solid neutral greys designed for shaded-grey techniques. However, unlike more opaque counterparts, Strong Grey stands out thanks to its medium-coverage behaviour, making it suitable both for controlled glazing and for bold one-coat contrast effects. This dual nature gives painters more flexibility, especially when working on armies or terrain that require speed without sacrificing refinement.

Whether you're painting urban ruins, armoured soldiers, dark fantasy figures or heavy stone textures, Strong Grey provides dependable coverage, crisp shading and excellent control. It is a powerful addition to any miniature painter’s palette, offering the balance and strength needed for expressive, contrast-rich results.