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Post by jennifer on Mar 15, 2016 16:59:51 GMT
I am finding that cheap craft store paints such as Folk Art and Americana are working just fine for me for miniatures, when thinned down appropriately.
I was wondering if anyone had a link to a cross reference / compatibility chart mapping the various brands of cheap craft store paints to reaper/vallejo/citadel etc..
Or does anyone have the RGB codes for the Americana & Folk Art paints? Because I have the RGB codes for reaper, folk art and americana.
I can't afford to spend hundreds on little tiny bottles of paint..
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Post by l7arkness on Mar 15, 2016 17:57:35 GMT
I am finding that cheap craft store paints such as Folk Art and Americana are working just fine for me for miniatures, when thinned down appropriately. I was wondering if anyone had a link to a cross reference / compatibility chart mapping the various brands of cheap craft store paints to reaper/vallejo/citadel etc.. Or does anyone have the RGB codes for the Americana & Folk Art paints? Because I have the RGB codes for reaper, folk art and americana. I can't afford to spend hundreds on little tiny bottles of paint.. Im glad im not the only one using cheap paint, i cannot justify using model paint. as for your question this site should help Art-Paints
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Post by indigo777 on Mar 16, 2016 19:27:07 GMT
I've been using cheap acrylic craft paints to paint all my reaper minis. I've found if you prime the minis with Gesso pretty much any craft paint will bond with the minis just fine. I've used the under $1 dollar bottles of Apple Barrel and Craftsmart paints with no problems for the last few years. I usually stock up on those paints when they have a 3 for $1 dollar sell.
You definetely need to use a primer like Gesso though. A few I tested painting without gesso had the acrylic paint crack or peel off like a layer of skin during use. Without the gesso the paint didn't bond with the smooth plastic, especially on the flexible parts of minis. I've had no peeling on ones primed with gesso though.
I also recommend buying real gesso from a craft store as well. I tried homemade gesso made with cheap white glue and it wasn't durable enough and peeled off eventually. Gesso runs about 5 bucks or so for a big bottle with coupon. I've painted the minis from the 3 D&D adventure games (around 120 minis) and about 50 reaper minis and still have more than 3/4's of a gesso bottle left.
Also don't worry if gesso appears to be too thick when you paint it on a mini, it shrinks drastically as it dries and usually ends up a thinner coat then most paints make. I haven't noticed any details lost from painting reaper minis with gesso as a primer and even multiple coats of craft paint on top of it.
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Post by adamantinedragon on Mar 17, 2016 0:39:35 GMT
I've used both cheap and expensive acrylic paints. In my experience, there's a difference in the application and the smoothness of the color. But I can't afford to use the good stuff much.
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Post by darkpath on May 3, 2016 8:20:19 GMT
I use citadel paints for faces and such, but cheap apple barrel for things like armor and clothes, etc.
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Post by rgconner on Jul 12, 2016 21:57:15 GMT
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Post by AnarchyDice on Jul 13, 2016 0:47:15 GMT
I can second using cheap paints on my reaper minis. Actually, the cheapest paints work just fine as well, but I prime all my minis with krylon black/white/clear primer spray paint and water them down (I find a drop of dishsoap helps break the water tension of the droplets).
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