who's paint's are best

[cav21]

hi i've tryed gw and reaper and personally like reaper paint's alot. are there any better one's about

 

[Bloodhowl]

Is there better?
I don't think you will get a solid answer. Everyone has different preferences, from coverage, to price, to bottle design, to color selection.

Having said that, in addition to Reaper and GW, lots of people like Vallejo and P3 as well as artist's oils.

Best answer: Try them and see what YOU like.

 

[cav21]

sorry i should have put who's paint do you like best. im just trying to get some names of paint that have been tryed and tested

 

[Bloodhowl]

Ahhhhh, well that's a different matter entirely!

While I like GW paints, I hate the pot design and the price. My paints dried out and I had to replace them, which got expensive. I do have their foundation line and washes which I transfered to reaper/vallejo style dropper bottles.

I switched my main colors to Vallejo Game Color because the colors were closely matched to the GW range (in color and name), they came in dropper bottles, have not dried out in the 2 years I have had them, and were less expensive for more paint per bottle.

I have added some Reaper Master Series triads to my collection and like them as much as the Vallejo.

I use some Liquitex soft body artists acryilics and recently picked up their glaze and matte medium.

Every once in a while Testor's model master enamel and acrylics come in handy (more so when I was doing scale models, but still has some uses) as well as Tamiya paints (especially their clear red, and people swear by their spray primer which I have not used). I also have some Floquil and Polly S.

For Primer I use Krylon Fusion white and Rustoleum Auto Primer.

Sealers I love Testor's. Both Dullcote and Glosscote depending on the finish. I have used Krylon flat and gloss to good effect when I couldn't get Testor's.

If I need a dark basecoat, I use a flat black Walmart Generic Spray paint ($0.99 a can) sprayed over one of the aforementioned primers.

I have not tried P3 or artists oils. But may pick up some P3 in the future.

 

[cav21]

thanks for the info, with the sealers i have tryed humbrol range, but even the matt cote gives a shine. do you get a true dull with the Testor's dullcote as i dont like any shine on my skin once painted

 

[Bloodhowl]

thanks for the info, with the sealers i have tryed humbrol range, but even the matt cote gives a shine. do you get a true dull with the Testor's dullcote as i dont like any shine on my skin once painted

Of the matte sealers I have used, Testor's is the best and gives a true flat finish. One bit of advice, if you use metallic paints for metal, spray the model with the dullcote before doing the metal. Metallics will lose their shine, the silver will look more like gray, and golds will look more like yellows, it is that flat.

 

[cav21]

Of the matte sealers I have used, Testor's is the best and gives a true flat finish. One bit of advice, if you use metallic paints for metal, spray the model with the dullcote before doing the metal. Metallics will lose their shine, the silver will look more like gray, and golds will look more like yellows, it is that flat.

thanks for that i'll get some. do you put the dullcote straight in the airbrush or add some thinner and will this keep the metals and gold shine

 

[Bloodhowl]

I use rattle cans. You can get it in a liquid and brush it on or airbrush it, but I have never used it in an airbrush. It is a lacquer and needs a lacquer thinner for clean up and thinning. Hopefully some of the airbrush gurus will chime in with what ratio and what thinners they prefer.

 

[cav21]

I use rattle cans. You can get it in a liquid and brush it on or airbrush it, but I have never used it in an airbrush. It is a lacquer and needs a lacquer thinner for clean up and thinning. Hopefully some of the airbrush gurus will chime in with what ratio and what thinners they prefer.

ok thanks for all your help

 

[Tommie Soule]

All paint ranges have their own qualities and uses and are therefore all equally great IF YOU can unlock those qualties.
Some paints are considered 'weak' however i find that it's this 'weakness' is in fact it's major asset!
I have all ranges at the studio, however i use mostly GW out of pure habit and familiarity.

It's not your paint, it's YOU!

T

 

[cav21]

All paint ranges have their own qualities and uses and are therefore all equally great IF YOU can unlock those qualties.
Some paints are considered 'weak' however i find that it's this 'weakness' is in fact it's major asset!
I have all ranges at the studio, however i use mostly GW out of pure habit and familiarity.

It's not your paint, it's YOU!

T

could you explain who's paints are best for what, blending, dry brushing.

 

[Einion]

im just trying to get some names of paint that have been tryed and tested

Loads of prior threads on this topic; if you're looking for a comprehensive overview of members' opinions then it's worth a look.

could you explain who's paints are best for what, blending, dry brushing.

Totally depends on the person - that's one of the things that is made clear in many of the previous threads, if not stated straight out

There are no paints that are the best, because there's so much subjectivity involved in the assessment. Personal opinions on the very same paint can span the range from "Man this sucks!" to "I find it really useful!" depending on the experiences of the individual users and how they make use of the paint.

Einion

 

[Tommie Soule]

I would say that depends on lots of variables. The artist style, skill, subject and on and on........

As an artists skill changes with experience his/her opinions on 'what is best' will change as well

T

(ein beat me to it)

 

[Tommie Soule]

Regardless of the range you choose consider this -
thin, neatly applied paint is the best start for any painter

 

[freakinacage]

Regardless of the range you choose consider this -
thin, neatly applied paint is the best start for any painter

yup - that