What Paints??

angelbarracks · Post by **angelbarracks** » Sun Feb 08, 2009 10:40 pm

I sell Coat d’arms if you are interested in getting some.

http://www.angelbarracks.co.uk/html/ang ... aints.html

Michael.

pezhetairoi · Post by **pezhetairoi** » Mon Feb 09, 2009 5:30 am

I use a variety of paints:

Some GW paints are good. Since they tend to dry out, they make great drybrush colours. They have some weird/bad mixtures though. I had a "midnight blue" become uncoverable ... the purple-blue kept bleeding through the layers above almost as if it was an impermeable ink. Very strange.
I use some vallejo paints, they never dry out (but sometimes clog-up and explode when squeezed). They have an amazing range of colours.
I also use some craft store paints, Ceramcoat, folk art etc... They are very cheap, rarely dry out, but tend to not be very brilliant. I stick to earth tones and white.
I also use artist's quality acrylic paints -- the liquid kind. These colours are the most brilliant, and you can select them by pigment composition, not silly names like "periwinkle" or "pukey snot green". You can be sure to get the same thing from different brands. They can be expensive, but often the containers are much larger.
Tamiya has some acrylic as well. I just bought a few this week. They smell funny, but I'll try them out.

Sticking to one brand probably isn't the best answer. There isn't one range that is perfect. Try different paints, and go back for the ones you like.

Yr_Arglwydd_Rhys · Post by **Yr_Arglwydd_Rhys** » Wed Feb 11, 2009 8:52 am

Humbrol acrylics are quite good, providing a range of more earthy colours to complement GW's more fantasy-based range. I've recently used Tamiya too, particulalrly their air force-type blue, but found them almost as watery as ink! Also, shame about the daft Vallejo bottles that lead to explosions.

Polkovnik · Post by **Polkovnik** » Wed Feb 11, 2009 10:11 am

I was never very fond of the Vallejo stuff. Too chalky for my liking, plus the whole eyedropper bottle thing meant that wastage was pretty high.

..........I had to spend on some new paints because all of the GW paints that I had bought in the last 5-10 years had dried out to little solid lumps in the bottom of bottles with screw-tops that were impossible to get off.

I think the wastage issue is minor compared to the drying out issue. With eyedropper bottles you put some on a palette and close the bottle. It will last for years and not dry out. If you paint out of the bottle the paint will dry out and the screw top will seal up. Eyedropper bottles are much better IMO.

MarkSieber · Post by **MarkSieber** » Wed Feb 11, 2009 2:45 pm

Yellows which are opaque but not too thick can be hard to find. I would have thought this to be even more true for white, but it's not just about the color, it's the pigment type.
Vallejo yellows cover well, as does Privateer Press. GW yellows are OK, but tend to be thick, and there's not much choice of color.

I choose paints by color, rather than manufacturer. Within a range from a given manufacturer there may be differences in quality. For example, some Vallejo colors are thin or separate easily, though this isn't true of most of the colors. Shaking Vallejo paints vigorously before use is key, and helpful for most types.

I use Vallejo, GW, CeramCoat and other hobby paints, and recently have begun using Privateer Press. Also Polly S--in the States it's usually available at shops for model railroads. They have some hard to find colors and though it is a little thin covers well, but needs to be shaken up well.

Spartacus · Post by **Spartacus** » Wed Feb 11, 2009 2:49 pm

I use Foundry paint for the simple reason that I am like 1 in 7 Males and am Colourblind on Red/Green and a little on Blues. The Foundry system does 3 shades of each colour so I don`t have to rely on my eyes to do shades.

Years ago I had Green Horses and did not realise until a mate pointed them out.

Now I have gone back to painting 15mm the shading does not matter so much as I use Army Painter on them now.

I have painted 1200 x 28mm and 800 x 15mm and only had to buy an extra pot of Spearshaft due to running out. That to me seems pretty good.

Terry

philbagnall · Post by **philbagnall** » Wed Feb 11, 2009 3:27 pm

Yr_Arglwydd_Rhys wrote:Humbrol acrylics are quite good, providing a range of more earthy colours to complement GW's more fantasy-based range.

I loved Humbrol metallic brass acrylic as a fantastic colour for ancient bronze. Sadly I can't seem to find it any more since my local Hobbycraft stopped stocking this range and I've resorted to a fiddly mix of GW shining & burnished gold with a touch of chainmail (phew). Has anyone in the UK seen humbrol acrylics lately as I'd love to get hold of some more (though ideally not resorting to a large on-line postage charge for tiny pots of paint!!) and the fumes from the enamel variety go down like a lead balloon at home!

daleivan · Post by **daleivan** » Wed Feb 11, 2009 4:58 pm

FWIW I use a variety of manufacturers paints, too, like my friend MarkSieber.

Reaper, GW, a few older Ral Parther, Ceramcoat and other craft paints (thinning them when necessary, which is usually

and just started using Vallejo and Privateer. It really comes down to the particular color.

Dale

lawrenceg · Post by **lawrenceg** » Wed Feb 11, 2009 5:18 pm

philbagnall wrote:
Yr_Arglwydd_Rhys wrote:Humbrol acrylics are quite good, providing a range of more earthy colours to complement GW's more fantasy-based range.
I loved Humbrol metallic brass acrylic as a fantastic colour for ancient bronze. Sadly I can't seem to find it any more since my local Hobbycraft stopped stocking this range and I've resorted to a fiddly mix of GW shining & burnished gold with a touch of chainmail (phew). Has anyone in the UK seen humbrol acrylics lately as I'd love to get hold of some more (though ideally not resorting to a large on-line postage charge for tiny pots of paint!!) and the fumes from the enamel variety go down like a lead balloon at home!

http://www.humbrol.com/paints/