dunce002917 Posted March 22, 2012 Report Share Posted March 22, 2012 I use Formula P3 for painting. GW washes and pretty much any decent black primers for priming (currently Board & Pieces). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JackRussel Posted March 22, 2012 Report Share Posted March 22, 2012 Nice, thats a 5ml difference betwean vallejo and GW, I think GW costs more aswell and I imagine the amount you get in them will go down even more when they release the new range they call 145 or somthing, I'll stick to vallejo and P3. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dsmiles Posted March 22, 2012 Report Share Posted March 22, 2012 Which brings up a good question, has anyone had luck with non-modeling-specific paints? I grabbed a couple bottles at the arts & crafts store last time I was there but haven't actually tried them yet.I regularly use Liquitex brand paints and mixing medium. It's a medium-viscosity artists' acrylic. (Payne's Grey is the best color for an overall wash.) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wyrdpainting Posted March 28, 2012 Report Share Posted March 28, 2012 Vallejo, Reaper, GW, and Liquitex matte medium, Flow aid, and slow dry. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
synch148 Posted March 28, 2012 Report Share Posted March 28, 2012 I went with cheaper brand of paint call FolkArt I found at Wal-Mart. These paints are thick so you have use a little water to thin them out. They are also heavily pigmented so the make good inks. I know there better paints then what i'm using now but if you have money issue FolkArt are paints i go with Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thetang22 Posted April 6, 2012 Report Share Posted April 6, 2012 Still rockin' the Apple Barrel's from Walmart Which brings up a good question, has anyone had luck with non-modeling-specific paints? I grabbed a couple bottles at the arts & crafts store last time I was there but haven't actually tried them yet. Sorry for the thread'omancy. I don't visit nearly as often as a I used to. Well, I've been using these cheap'o paints for years now, because I found my results weren't any better/worse than when I was using the expensive GW paints. My attitude is - if I'm doing just as well with the cheap stuff, why would I buy something more expensive??? As for having "luck" with these cheap paints, I'd say I've been doing pretty well with them. I got "Best of Wyrd" in the 2009 Rotten Harvest painting competition with the following, and I used strictly the Apple Barrel paints: Sure, it's not perfect, but based on my experiences and technique...it wouldn't have looked any better had a I been using a more expensive brand of paint such as GW. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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