BOBMAKENZIE Posted October 7, 2011 Share Posted October 7, 2011 Im looking to paint some vibrant colours. I presume a large part of this is choice in paints. So are there any specific colours or companies that produce really vibrant colours? Reaper seems to be fairly muted, P3s might be an option. GWs almost seems the most vibrant of them all so far but Im hoping that I am just missing something. (When I say Vibrant perhaps I actually mean just brighter in general? I dunno hard for me to say. To get the jist I would like to be able to paint colours like poison dart frog colours.) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brother Nihm Posted October 7, 2011 Share Posted October 7, 2011 You can achieve that with Citadel paints just fine, the trick is in the techniques used. (e.g. don't use black to shade with, don't paint on dark base coats etc. etc.) But for more vibrant colours Vallejo might serve, as they generally have more pigment in them. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IdOfEntity Posted October 7, 2011 Share Posted October 7, 2011 Citadel do have the most colour saturation in their paints, (that I've seen) and really they're great paints. Just a touch pricey. Reaper paints have a colour set specifically for "gaming" miniatures that is brighter, but it's still a little less saturated than Citadel. P3 are better for realistic colours. Vallejo are amazing at drab and analagous colours. The best use I've seen for them is with Wild West paint jobs that use a lot of dirt and grit. And railroad cars. Now that I think about it, it seems Vallejo's are great for achieving a "weathered" look. Your last option is purchasing your own acrylic tubes and mixing yourself. I've had some great mixes using System 3 paint tubes. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Redfinger Posted October 7, 2011 Share Posted October 7, 2011 Oil paints will give you the most saturation and the most vivid color. Ashton Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brother Immolator Posted October 7, 2011 Share Posted October 7, 2011 Vallejo are amazing at drab and analagous colours. The best use I've seen for them is with Wild West paint jobs that use a lot of dirt and grit. And railroad cars. Now that I think about it, it seems Vallejo's are great for achieving a "weathered" look. Vallejo are exactly the same as GWs.In times past citadel was having Vallejo as a manufacturer but changed.Instead of Vallejo been left stranded they rebranded the things and sell them now themselves. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brother Nihm Posted October 7, 2011 Share Posted October 7, 2011 I assure you, unless they've changed something within the last 2 months (the last time I bought paints), they are not the same. Not here at least. :) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brother-Chaplain Kage Posted October 8, 2011 Share Posted October 8, 2011 P3 paints are some of the most vibrant acrylic "hobby" paints I've used, primarily because the pigment for their paints is a liquid and not a ground powder. You can really tell the difference if you thin your paints down quite a bit and use lots of thin coats like I do - they still retain a LOT of their color so it takes fewer coats. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brother Karr Posted October 8, 2011 Share Posted October 8, 2011 Vallejo are amazing at drab and analagous colours. The best use I've seen for them is with Wild West paint jobs that use a lot of dirt and grit. And railroad cars. Now that I think about it, it seems Vallejo's are great for achieving a "weathered" look. Vallejo are exactly the same as GWs.In times past citadel was having Vallejo as a manufacturer but changed.Instead of Vallejo been left stranded they rebranded the things and sell them now themselves. Actually Vallejo and GW where never partnered. The company your thinking about it Coat-D'Arms. They where the paint manufacturer in the 90's who made all of GW paints, then GW started to make their own in china and Coat D'arms continued to produce the paint under their brand. They still use the paint pots from the 90's that I still own and have paint that is over 15yrs old and not dried up yet when they were GW paint maker. Here is the link Coat D'arms now produced by Black Hat Miniatures I have been tempted to get some of the older colors just they are hard to find here in the US. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brother Immolator Posted October 8, 2011 Share Posted October 8, 2011 I am quite certain it was that way.Even if you look at their product names they are the same as the former gw ones etc:Bronzed Flesh or Tentacle Pink Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brother-Chaplain Kage Posted October 8, 2011 Share Posted October 8, 2011 Vallejo made GW-equivalent shades in the Game Color line and named them similar things so people would obviously know: Sunburst Yellow / Sun Yellow, Golden Yellow / Gold Yellow, Burnished Gold / Polished Gold, etc. They did not make their paints. I use paints from both companies and can tell you they are not the same formula. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brother Immolator Posted October 8, 2011 Share Posted October 8, 2011 Vallejo made GW-equivalent shades in the Game Color line and named them similar things so people would obviously know: Sunburst Yellow / Sun Yellow, Golden Yellow / Gold Yellow, Burnished Gold / Polished Gold, etc. They did not make their paints. I use paints from both companies and can tell you they are not the same formula. Got told so by some credible sources expert painters both.Nevermind ill know for myself when i get then in some days. Which one is better in your opinion then? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brother-Chaplain Kage Posted October 8, 2011 Share Posted October 8, 2011 I really like Vallejo a lot, but I use paints from a bunch of different companies - GW, Vallejo, P3, and Reaper, but I also use more traditional media like Dr. Martin's inks and Golden Fluid Acrylics for washes. Tamiya acrylics for some airbrushing, and I'm starting to experiment with weathering using oil paints. I can't just point at one manufacturer and declare it the best. My suggestion is try paints from several and see which suits your style the most. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brother Immolator Posted October 8, 2011 Share Posted October 8, 2011 That what i am doing currently,waiting the shipment to arrive... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BOBMAKENZIE Posted October 10, 2011 Author Share Posted October 10, 2011 So the general concensus is something like: Citadel, Coat D'arms, Vellajo Game Colours? as the sort of top sort of colours. With Oils being above those but sort of in a class of their own. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cathar the great Posted October 10, 2011 Share Posted October 10, 2011 Oil color is the way to go for vibrant colors. They are a different kind of paint and might need some getting used to, but this is a good beginner's tutorial: Painting with Oil - Massive Voodoo Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brother Nihm Posted October 13, 2011 Share Posted October 13, 2011 There is also this Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BOBMAKENZIE Posted October 14, 2011 Author Share Posted October 14, 2011 There is also this ...... I think we might have a winner there... It'll be a tough balancing act but the right ratio of Day glow to acrylic medium to GW paint... Experimentation needed! <3 Everyone in this thread Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cathar the great Posted October 14, 2011 Share Posted October 14, 2011 There is also this So Nihm, did you jump on the Massive Voodoo train because I keep forcing their tutorials on people in the Tutorial section or because you've always been a fan of them? ;) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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