Vallejo Model Colour-Which to choose

[Corgan]

I intend to start using more the Vallejo Model Colour range. Till now I have used some of them and I am very satisfied.

But from their site I see that their range of colours is vast. Much more than Citadel colours. As a guide I used till now this catalogue: http://www.miniaturewargaming.com/index.php/mwg/comments/vallejo_citadel_paints_comparison_guide/
to compare with Citadel.

I see that they have sets of 8, 16 and 72 colours. Is the 72 too much or too expensive and is there no point to buy so much colours? With what criteria should I choose the colours? I paint mostly fantasy and historic miniatures and try to give them a \"realistic\" view.

What do you suggest? Thanks a lot.

 

[Ritual]

If you have access to a hobby store carrying Vallejo Model Color I would suggest buying single bottles. Buying sets would inevitably lead to having colours you won\'t use much and you will also miss some colours.

 

[nexttothemoon]

It all depends on how many of those colors in those sets you think you will need in your painting. If you think you will need 70+ colors then go for it... it\'s always nice to have any color you desire at your fingertips... but for most of us I think we likely will use only a much more moderate number of colors and then blend when we want to use other \"novelty\" colors occasionally.

It all depends on the artist... many artists have a vast palette of colors but only use maybe 10-20 colors 90% of the time and even then they blend and create specific colors that they can\'t get out of any of the ready mixed pots.

Personally I\'d say get base colors in various shades and then go from there. Blending and mixing is an \"art\" unto itself and makes for an overall better painter in my opinion. To each their own though.

By the way... here\'s a very useful tool to compare and contrast various paint ranges:

http://colors.silicon-dragons.com/full_line.php

You can put in the VMC vs VGC lines and see the overlap for example so you don\'t end up doubling up on colors.

Its a useful tool just to see the variety from almost all the available paint color lines out there. Be cautioned though that the colors aren\'t always true because of computer monitor calibration issues... but it\'s still a very useful general color guide.

 

[Harpo]

The Game colour specialist set might be a good starter kit. That has 16 earthy type colours in it. Follow up with the 9-colour introduction pack and then singles if you can get them for anything missing.

I\'ve seen on these forums that the flesh tones set is pretty good as well, but it would be fairly specialised I think.

The only thing I\'ve found with my Game Colour pots is some of the nozzles were split a bit, but other than that they\'re very nice to paint with! You\'ll like them.

 

[Corgan]

Thanks for the interst and help all of you. What you say sounds very reasonable.

 

[Dragonsreach]

Can I suggest that you look at what you are most likely to paint in the immediate future and tailor your paint to suite your needs.

For example for Orcs(Orks) I\'ve just used VMC Military Green and VMC Middlestone to create the skin tones with a Glaze of VMC German Camouflage Black Brown.

If it\'s mettalics you are looking at as well, I cannot praise the Vallejo Airbrush Metallics in Black, Steel, Aluminium and Chrome enough. The pigment /granularity quality is superb.

Like most people when I found a supplier of VMC I splurged out and bought so many, the vast majority of which I\'ve barely used. So I\'d hate for someone to spend so much which could go towards miniatures instead.