Buying colors online

[flagoon]

Probably many of you have similar problem. Colors on your monitor doesn't look at all like in real life. I have bought colors named Dark Blue that was brighter than other blue color I had. Same problem with other colors. I'm using Vallejo mainly, and at website there are colors that should be very similar and in real life they are quite different. Not mentioning that I'm buying one color because it looks dark and in real life it's very bright. Does someone know the solution for this? I've seen Color Chart for Vallejo, but it cost 22 UK Pounds. Is there some color profile for Vallejo paints? I really would like to have one

 

[Dragonsreach]

Probably I've seen Color Chart for Vallejo, but it cost 22 UK Pounds.

You what? £22 sounds more like a colour chart for a store than a painter.
Vallejo do free colour charts for their stockists and although the colours swatches aren't a perfect match they do give us a good idea of what to look for.

 

[flagoon]

You what? £22 sounds more like a colour chart for a store than a painter.
Vallejo do free colour charts for their stockists and although the colours swatches aren't a perfect match they do give us a good idea of what to look for.

This is what I found. It was a little bit expensive in my understanding.
Ebay

Do you know where I can get this (or something similar)? Should I contact some official dealers in my country? It would really help me.

 

[Einion]

I don't know what the Vallejo chart might retail for but that is expensive for a hand-painted colour chart. I've seen 'em (for different paint types) for £1 and £5 and they are even sometimes available for free.

Einion

 

[thegrayson]

I had printed out the colour chart from their website but after a couple of bad colour choices based on that I had a look at their pdf catalog. The two charts are very different. I printed the Model Colour sheet out at high quality on photo paper and its about as close as I could hope to get without looking for hand painted swatches. Works for me.

 

[flagoon]

I had printed out the colour chart from their website but after a couple of bad colour choices based on that I had a look at their pdf catalog. The two charts are very different.

I've noticed that color preview is different on different websites. The names aren't better. VMC Blue is darker than VMC Dark Blue! I've noticed thou, that PDF chart is much better. I guess I have to use that one.

 

[Dragonsreach]

This is what I found.
It was a little bit expensive in my understanding.
Ebay

F**k me pink & green, they been taking lessons from GW?.
Expensive! I consider that a Royal Rip Off!

 

[mickc22]

I've got a spare one of these you can have, It's the proper VMC color chart, PM me your postal details

OOPS! that was probably a bit big!

edit: It's almost twice as big as the real thing!

 

[mickc22]

Hey Pawel,
posted the color chart, you should get them in a few days

:glasses-cool:

Mick

 

[flagoon]

Hey Pawel,
posted the color chart, you should get them in a few days

:glasses-cool:

Mick

Thank you! It's really awesome you send it for free

 

[mickc22]

Like I said it was a spare one, no point it sitting in a drawer :smile-big:

 

[flagoon]

It's arrived today. Thanks a lot It should be really useful.