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Post by craig on Jan 19, 2019 4:40:04 GMT
I am curious as to the choice of paint brands people are using. My paints are almost exclusively Vallejo Game color and a few Citadel washes. I’m sure they will be fine but I do know they tend to be slightly brighter or glossy than Vallejo Model colors. I am considering living on the edge and trying some new paints and washes. (I know I live a wild life  ) |
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Post by davidjconstable on Jan 19, 2019 5:34:40 GMT
Paint is very much an individual choice, it must fit with your style of painting.
If you can, it is worth at a show getting a couple of paints from various manufacturers, then using them on different models, if you do not like them and the colour is light enough, they can be used for undercoat.
David Constable
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Post by wyvern on Jan 19, 2019 8:25:51 GMT
I have the book Painting Wargaming Figures by Javier Gomez, which is a great guide on painting for beginners. It suggests the use of Vallejo model colour and offeres a detailed painting guide for a variety of things such as ; different skin types, how to paint horses, Napoleonic s and Ancients etc.I have found the lists of model colour paints given in the painting guides of the book most invaluable, especially since I am partially colourblind! I also think model colour covers quite well, especially light colours over dark.Therefore I would recommend both the book and Vallejo model colour.
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Post by paddy649 on Jan 19, 2019 8:49:27 GMT
I’m not sure it really matters. I am a Luddite and used Humbrol enamels until 5 years ago, and won painting competitions doing that, then I switched to Vallejo. Reason for the switch was the ability to buy the paints and the logistic ease of acrylic. Since then I also have also used Army painter acrylics when I can’t get the shade I need. I’m also enough of a heretic to mix enamels and acrylics when needed (i.e. to use up old paint) Some say you can’t paint oils over acrylic or vice verse - we’ll you can with no problem.
My biggest beefs with Vallejo is finding a yellow with good coverage or a blue that isn’t shiny but the biggest bonus is all those beautiful purples and no more dried out tins putting a stop to progress. I return to Humbrol enamels periodically when adding yo old armies which need paint matching.
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Post by Vic on Jan 19, 2019 12:32:19 GMT
I use Vallejo Model almost exclusively; I'm now experimenting with Army Painter shades and some cheap cornershop sprays for terrain.
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Post by craig on Jan 19, 2019 13:19:05 GMT
My biggest beefs with Vallejo is finding a yellow with good coverage Yellow coverage is always problematic. It is one of the few colors I have bought in several brands of paint. They have all been a challenge. Vallejo Game Color, Reaper MSP...I have had decent success painting a pre-yellow base like off-white to paint yellow over but that was at 28mm scale. I fear covering details at 15mm with too many layers. |
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Post by nangwaya on Jan 19, 2019 13:37:08 GMT
I use DecoArt acrylics that I either get from the Dollar store or the art supply store.
Massive colour gamut.
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Post by mustrum on Jan 19, 2019 14:40:10 GMT
i use scale 75 almost exclusively with nuln oil for any black washes i need doing and army painter washes and colours at a pinch if i run out of scale 75 stuff. its fantastic and the ebst reds and yellows i have ever found. not a fan of vallejo personally, but its all personal preference really.
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Post by johnw on Jan 19, 2019 20:45:12 GMT
My biggest beefs with Vallejo is finding a yellow with good coverage Yellow coverage is always problematic. It is one of the few colors I have bought in several brands of paint. They have all been a challenge. Vallejo Game Color, Reaper MSP...I have had decent success painting a pre-yellow base like off-white to paint yellow over but that was at 28mm scale. I fear covering details at 15mm with too many layers. I find that Vallejo model colour 916 Sand Yellow covers well. Reaper HD Pale Saffron and Golden Yellow also cover well I use a Matt varnish so the differences between more glossy and more matt paints don't really matter so much Good luck John |
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Post by jdesmond on Jan 19, 2019 21:53:41 GMT
Salutations !
Being hopelessly plebian/declasse/'shanty Irish', I use the 'craft acrylics' 95% of the time.
Would recommend Delta # 02078 'Straw' as a yellow with good coverage.
Will be putting more pictures up in near future. Old computer now sounding like P-40 'coming in on a wing and a prayer', moving files to new machine complicated is. Mayhaps a 'step-by-step' of current project ?
Happy Martin Luther King day, everybody!
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Post by goragrad on Jan 27, 2019 9:17:08 GMT
Late again, but while I prefer solvent based paints (Testors, etc.) I use a mix of Vallejo, Tamiya, craft paints (Ceramcote, Folk At, etc.), and Lifecolor.
Not enough selection in the Modelmaster line and the solvent varnishes were not kind to solvent based metallics.
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Post by davidjconstable on Jan 27, 2019 9:30:30 GMT
I kept a very small tube of a darkish yellow oil paint.
Everything else would be done except the yellow, I then applied the yellow in oils, leaving several days to get good drying, finally I would use CdA yellow to give wash, very very carefully and not watered down.
Just found it, had forgotten that as I very rarely used yellow.
David Constable
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Post by redrob on Jan 30, 2019 12:01:58 GMT
I wish Americana and Folk Art were still available in the UK. They have always been good. There does not seem to be a point in paying more money for fancy brands as such. The thing I notice is that with craft acrylics they are stodgier, so effectively you get more paint for your money whereas Vallejo are sort of runnier, which can be good in certain circumstances. Currently, I am undercoating with white Gesso. But this is because it is winter. I wonder if Halfords will still be in business after Brexit because I like to spray in summer.
I NEVER use Evil Empire acrylics
For metals, I will paint the bog standard colour and then a nice wash of oils, then lighter colours.
It is a tedious way of going about things but it is what I am used to
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Post by paddy649 on Jan 30, 2019 23:20:23 GMT
Rob - I remember when you did metals by polishing the base white metal itself! Very shiny!
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Post by jeffreythancock on Jan 30, 2019 23:23:08 GMT
My favorite paint is the stuff that is already on the figures! I appreciate that more than any paint in a bottle.
And my favorite ale is "free"! It tastes better when someone else picks up the tab.
;-)
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