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Post by RuneCaster_Aris on Aug 23, 2012 23:06:25 GMT -5
Price catch your eye? It's true. And more importantly, its good quality
Brand: Anita's All Purpose Acrylic
Base: Water-based
Store: I found it at Hobby Lobby (chain store) but could be in others
Color Selection: Giving Citadel a run for their money.
Cost: $0.67 before tax.
My army is painted entirely with these paints, with the exception of the GW black wash. All th paints have a fantastic coverage, and only need a little water (about 1 drop in a 1" puddle) to loosen it up. When left thick, you can get pure white in 1-2 coats depending on your undercoat.
I'm also going to say this: IF you can't find this stuff, there are many other companies out there with inexpensive water-based products. Experiment! Don't just stick with the name brands, if it costs you roughly a dollar? I'm sure you have 100 cents laying around somewhere.
I originally tried this paint because of my hate of GW yellow's. I liked the pigment content in this much better and went onto my second hate; white. Again, extremely satisfied results. Slowly, as my Citadel stuff dries up, I'm replacing it with Anita's. It's just that good in my opinion.
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Post by RuneCaster_Aris on Aug 23, 2012 23:35:26 GMT -5
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Post by merc on Aug 23, 2012 23:56:31 GMT -5
Americana has become my paint of choice. It is great and the color range is phenomenal.
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Post by Xantige on Aug 26, 2012 21:08:20 GMT -5
My mom has a bazillion of these and similar brand paints lying around. I admit that I've never used them on any of my models. Frankly, I'd rather not try either. Not unless I see some quality pictures of some well painted minis using these paints. Would you mind posting some pictures of your models? Or providing a link to some pictures?
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Post by timvidlak on Aug 26, 2012 21:32:57 GMT -5
My mom has a bazillion of these and similar brand paints lying around. I admit that I've never used them on any of my models. Frankly, I'd rather not try either. Not unless I see some quality pictures of some well painted minis using these paints. Would you mind posting some pictures of your models? Or providing a link to some pictures? Don't discount a brand of paints based on price. I haven't used these yet but I mainly use Delta Ceramcoat & a few Apple Barrel which I Picked up for around $1 to 1.25 US. if you need pictures to support this check My Hive Mind army on the board or on my blog. federatin-empire15mmsci-fi.blogspot.com/2012/08/hive-mind-color-fixed.htmlRune Casters Said he painted his army with these. Check out his army on the board they are really nice. Under your gruntz the Topic is: Army Blog (80% finished pics up) Note the first few picks on the board have to much yellow hue to them. The later Pictures are the right color. |
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Post by Xantige on Aug 26, 2012 22:10:09 GMT -5
My mom has a bazillion of these and similar brand paints lying around. I admit that I've never used them on any of my models. Frankly, I'd rather not try either. Not unless I see some quality pictures of some well painted minis using these paints. Would you mind posting some pictures of your models? Or providing a link to some pictures? Don't discount a brand of paints based on price. I haven't used these yet but I mainly use Delta Ceramcoat & a few Apple Barrel which I Picked up for around $1 to 1.25 US. if you need pictures to support this check My Hive Mind army on the board or on my blog. federatin-empire15mmsci-fi.blogspot.com/2012/08/hive-mind-color-fixed.htmlRune Casters Said he painted his army with these. Check out his army on the board they are really nice. Under your gruntz the Topic is: Army Blog (80% finished pics up) Note the first few picks on the board have to much yellow hue to them. The later Pictures are the right color. It's not that I'm discounting them merely due to the price. I've also worked with these paints on wood and foam and other big projects. They work fine on those items but they can be unpredictable and uneven in how they cover stuff. I also don't have the ability to test the paints out myself right now, since I don't have access to the ones my mom has, nor do I have a model to paint. From the pictures I've seen, the coloured paints aren't every vibrant, though I don't know whether that's the paint itself or the choices of the artists. |
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Post by papabees on Aug 27, 2012 21:49:35 GMT -5
I've had good luck with cheap paints but I use flow improver and a additive who's name escapes me at present but it is basically paint base without color. I just mix these in and the cheap stuff works great.
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Post by RuneCaster_Aris on Aug 27, 2012 22:43:01 GMT -5
My mom has a bazillion of these and similar brand paints lying around. I admit that I've never used them on any of my models. Frankly, I'd rather not try either. Not unless I see some quality pictures of some well painted minis using these paints. Would you mind posting some pictures of your models? Or providing a link to some pictures? Check out my Medic on my army blog, It's smaller, but the coverage and the shading is nice. |
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Post by NathanIW on Aug 29, 2012 13:49:00 GMT -5
I use this stuff for terrain, but I like my miniature paints for miniatures. I do a lot of stark highlighting and find the coverage on the Vallejo, P3, Coat d'Arms, etc., to be much better than craft paint. But for terrain, they're awesome. I've had good luck with cheap paints but I use flow improver and a additive who's name escapes me at present but it is basically paint base without color. I just mix these in and the cheap stuff works great. That's likely matte medium. |
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Post by timvidlak on Aug 29, 2012 14:11:44 GMT -5
I've had good luck with cheap paints but I use flow improver and a additive who's name escapes me at present but it is basically paint base without color. I just mix these in and the cheap stuff works great. papabees if you get a chance can you give me the name of the flow improver & additive you use to improve the performance of the paint. I haven't needed it yet but wold like to try them out & see if the improve the coverage of the paints I use. Thanks In Advance Tim |
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Post by merc on Aug 29, 2012 23:28:50 GMT -5
My Rim Defectionists in progress are painted in Americana. Go to the official Battletech paint site camospecs.com there are a number of very pro artists on there that only use Americana and Battletech is a very small scale.
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Post by papabees on Aug 30, 2012 7:27:38 GMT -5
I've had good luck with cheap paints but I use flow improver and a additive who's name escapes me at present but it is basically paint base without color. I just mix these in and the cheap stuff works great. papabees if you get a chance can you give me the name of the flow improver & additive you use to improve the performance of the paint. I haven't needed it yet but wold like to try them out & see if the improve the coverage of the paints I use. Tim Nathanial nailed it. I use three products by Liquitex. I use Matte Medium to get the consistency I want. I use Airbrush Medium to thin paint. Tricky to say which of these is better as it depends on the application. The airbrush medium is thinner. And lastly, and probably what I'd recommend first is FlowAid . It helps the paint run more and keeps it wet longer which is a good thing. The best advice I can give a new painter is thin your paint, thin your paint, thin your paint. Also go to the Reaper Miniatures forum for advice because they are very helpful. |
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Post by timvidlak on Aug 30, 2012 13:34:55 GMT -5
papabees if you get a chance can you give me the name of the flow improver & additive you use to improve the performance of the paint. I haven't needed it yet but wold like to try them out & see if the improve the coverage of the paints I use. Tim Nathanial nailed it. I use three products by Liquitex. I use Matte Medium to get the consistency I want. I use Airbrush Medium to thin paint. Tricky to say which of these is better as it depends on the application. The airbrush medium is thinner. And lastly, and probably what I'd recommend first is FlowAid . It helps the paint run more and keeps it wet longer which is a good thing. The best advice I can give a new painter is thin your paint, thin your paint, thin your paint. Also go to the Reaper Miniatures forum for advice because they are very helpful. Thank you papabees for getting back to on this. I'll have to try Matte Medium & Flow Aide to see if it helps with y models. I always thin my Paint even but just using water or thinner based on the medium I am using. |
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Post by peabody on Aug 30, 2012 15:26:10 GMT -5
For all my brush painting I keep one ounce dropper bottles filled with a 50/50 mix of Flow Aid and Matte Medium.
The flow aid needs to be diluted 1 to 10 with water, so I do that, then fill my dropper bottle half full with the prepared flow aid. Top up with matte medium and add a non-rusting ball bearing / shaker-bead before putting the dropper top back on the bottle. Shake well before using.
I go through a lot of this stuff. This is by far the best way to dilute acrylic paints I have every found. You will find it not only super useful for diluting paints, but also ideal for creating washes with acrylic inks.
Matte medium is also a useful glue for all your basing work. Never shiny, and easy to work with, you can add drop or two of PVA to give it additional strength if you think it necessary.
You can also use the matte medium + flow aid mix over top of your basing to help tie things down and cut any shine from PVA or other glues.
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Post by timvidlak on Aug 30, 2012 16:05:10 GMT -5
For all my brush painting I keep one ounce dropper bottles filled with a 50/50 mix of Flow Aid and Matte Medium. The flow aid needs to be diluted 1 to 10 with water, so I do that, then fill my dropper bottle half full with the prepared flow aid. Top up with matte medium and add a non-rusting ball bearing / shaker-bead before putting the dropper top back on the bottle. Shake well before using. I go through a lot of this stuff. This is by far the best way to dilute acrylic paints I have every found. You will find it not only super useful for diluting paints, but also ideal for creating washes with acrylic inks. Matte medium is also a useful glue for all your basing work. Never shiny, and easy to work with, you can add drop or two of PVA to give it additional strength if you think it necessary. You can also use the matte medium + flow aid mix over top of your basing to help tie things down and cut any shine from PVA or other glues. I really like the figure you have posted on your blog . As everything I paint is brush painted I will have to try your mixing technique. Thank for the Advice Tim |
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