Paints are one of those things that you know you don't need but when you see a brand you haven't tried or a color you like but from a diffent brand you just want to try them and getting one or two isn't satisfying enough Makes me feel better about my paint racks though This was a fun video :)
I have spent a lot of time and money collecting various acrylics, oils, acrylic and alcohol inks, powder pigments, pastels and acrylic paint pens whilst preparing to setup my own hobby channel. But the thing I have invested the most in is creating my own line of paints, contrast paints, washes (oil and acrylic) and effects paints. My channel will be focused on budget DIY solutions for the hobby sphere. Creating my own paints allows me to perfect and tailor my paints to my liking.
I feel like Miniac used to very deliberately ape Alton Brown's style. Pulling out illustrative charts and giving a basic overview of the physical processes in things like airbrushing. I kind of miss that, but I guess there's only so much you can go over in that style.
The best thing my FLGS did was to bring in ProAcryl, specifically the Ninjon and VincieV custom colors - seriously, you guys are amazing. PS, I'll be cosplaying as Darrell at Adepticon next year.
The more paints I own, the worse I feel about not painting as much as I should. This is a good enough reason for me to buy more and more paints! And I'm jealous of your 1700+ pretty paints!
Two Thin Coats are my current go to for almost anything I'm painting unless I have a pro acryl equivalent. Great colors similar to citadel but in a much better dropper bottle and a better price for what you get. I have wanted to try AK paints but they are not easy to track down here in Maine.
Michigan Toy Soldier has the AK paints AND they often have weekend sales. Might be good to wait for one of those sales and use that new coupon. They also have a ton of art books and other tools.
And I thought I was a huge paint goblin . Seriously, I love collecting paint, any color that is pretty, I want it. We are like dragons and paint is our treasure hoard. Also nice new tat
Scalecolor heavy body paints are actually my favourite mini paints. I do a lot of colour mixing and they have the best magenta I've found. I'm honestly at the point where Id rather thicker paints. It just works better for how I paint. and for airbrushing I still go back to army painter paints.
I absolutely love the AK 3rd gen, Ive been transitioning to them from Vallejo Model Color, only downside is that the dropper part of the bottles almost always cracks and makes a mess. Some vibrant colors for the new Vallejo Game Color are pretty cool, and the Xpress line although small in range, is great and dries very mat. Vallejo also has a less known range, Mecha Colors, intended for airbrush, but the steel metallics work wonder by brush, their primmers are nice too, a bit satin. You have some hidden gems too in the Vallejo Airbrush paints, such as a Black Metallic.
AK 3rd gem, Kimera and scale 75 are all people need. I legit vouch by that. AK 3rd gen is like other stuff but ten times better. kimera is just very solid for what it does and scale 75 is different yet excellent when mastered, beyond anything imo. (scalecolor i'm talking about mainly).
Lovely. If you want something glorious to ad to you collection. Admittedly excessively difficult to get your hands on. Look out for - Rohrer & Klingner Antique Ink. All the colours are lovely as they look like the colours we like on miniatures and not the very singel pigment standard palette usually found in ink ranges.
I can so relate to this. I’m still a fledgling painter so I’m still building up my paint collection. one of my other passions is collecting fountain pens so I’ve accrued inks that’ll last me for generations already. Purples are nice
I love using ScaleColor Artist paints. They have amazing matte finish, lovely colours, and they mix nicely. And the biggest advantage for me is that I don't have to shake them. I injured my hand a few years ago and if I overwork it, it hurts and I can't paint. Not having to shake bottles (and things like vibrating shakers are not any better for me) extends the time I can paint by a lot. So I almost exclusively paint with the ScaleColor Artist paints and don't mind having to thin them down. It helped me learn what consistencies I like for painting.
This does make me feel better about my (much smaller) paint collection! Even if you don't use them, I think it's still pretty cool to have as a collection.
You sir, are not alone. I have at least 6 different paint ranges ( a few here , a whole range there etc.), and a large-ish double door closet filled with models( mostly Tank models as that was the last obsession). I will say , 3d printing has saved me from being buried under a "Tsunami of Grey". Now I just have to save up for a 10Tb RAID server to hold all the "Digital Grey" that I have. I think I still have a kidney left...
Pretty much my same favorite Pro Acryl paints, except for ivory and magenta. I love sneaking in magenta when I can, especially in contrast to the jade. But ivory was the first bottle of their paint I needed to replace, I tend to use it instead of white 90% of the time I want white. I also found myself using the transparent orange a lot more often than I expected.
As someone who use Scalecolor artist range in almost every project i like that i know what consistency im getting every time and dont have to violently shake my bottles before every use.
I have the full range but have barely touched them yet. The first try was a bust so went back to ProAcryl for now. I need to sit down and work with them and learn to use them. My main goal with them was to actually use them thicker and go for more of a sketch/"painterly" style, but also need more practice for that. Also they have some amazing colours!
@@derekgarcia3069 they definitely require a little more work to make right. I would watch some Craftworld Studio videos they are big users of that range.
I cannot second this enough. Scalecolor's Artist Smooth range are the only paints I own (including Warcolours, Citadel, Golden, AK, Vallejo, and Daler Rowney) that transfer/blend so smoothly right out of the tube that it's almost like I can feel it *through* the brush (in a good way!) They're like painting with butter (again, in a good way!) Their only downside is that you can't-or at least shouldn't attempt to-airbrush them.
@@derekgarcia3069give them a try. I find the best way to use them is to 'massage' your thinner or water into the paint on wet palette. They have a lot of fine pigment and this needs to get flowing.
this is one of those areas that I can relate to.... I probably have too many paints... but I do enjoy trying new paints and seeing how they do... and thanks for making me feel a bit more normal...
I've got a lot of paints, but they're almost all Reaper. Where my hoarding comes in are the minis with around 14K total. (Been collecting since 1972.) A lot of old lead in on my shelves.
I feel like I would get decision fatigue when trying to paint with this many paints. Which is why I've given away 90% of my paints. I kept my inks and artist paints for airbrushing, and a set of craft paints for dry brushing or terrain making. All of my other paints are artist oil paints. Oil paints have made me enjoy painting because acrylic paints were not super fun (if you aren't having fun painting, try oils. they are so much fun to paint with).
This honestly helps. Giving permission to just paint a thing, and for it not to be a Golden Demon award winner is a thing I sometimes just need to hear.
Fellow paint hoarder here. I find myself migrating towards the Scale 75 Artist colours more and more. Yes, they have to be thinned down, but BUT!. If you are like me and only have about 30min per day for painting, they hold up SUPER well on the wet palette. I load my palette for the week on Monday, and by Sunday, they are just the right consistency for those final glazes. No other brand comes close in this regard. It also helps that they mix well due to the limited pigments.
Golden SoFlat has more colors now, I love that paint :). Have you tried the new Vallejo Game colors? Their new formula paints like a breeze, I'm quite impressed tbh.
@Ninjon - Would love to know more about your paint racks! Especially those that would fit Reaper / AK. They look like 3d print. I cut alot of PVC pipe to create vertical storage. Cheap but gets old. Thanks for your Proacryl set btw. They have more paints in their range hitting retail real soon so you'll need more room for them. I do love P3 but only have an armful. Just got some army painter. Not what I expected and dissapointed. I don't think I will ever be a speedpainter!
I’m in the same boat. Phased out my citadel colors for army painter’s entire range (because they were cheap and in a dropper), only to start phasing that out for Vallejo.
Ninjon never less than watchable. You can tell the confidence he has in the interest of his audience by the way he gets his full sponsor messaging done before he even gets going. And he's right.
Where did you get those paint shelves from? Was it something else converted to paint shelf or did you found those somewhere online? I'm really like the ones from: 7:50, 9:00, 11:50, 14:30. Also will your AK shelf from 17:20, be able to hold many citadel pots? Thanks for any info! 👋
I am new to painting minis and started with vallejo but recently a friend pointed me towards Holbien acrylic gauche which comes in tubes but is beautiful
Thanks for the great videos and sharing your love and knowledge of painting and paints. I have both Two Thin Coats sets, a bunch of Army Painter, Vallejo, Pro Acryl (including yours and Vince's sets), a few reaper paints, war colours, huge miniatures, GSW and AK interactive. My total is no where near yours, but I have a fairly eclectic collection. My favorites right now are Two Thin Coats and Pro Acryl. Honestly have not tried the War Colours or AK interactive yet, bought them for a specific project that has been printed and primed, but I have not started painting yet. I gave all my Citadel to my wife for her to use because I cannot stand the paint pots and don't want the hassle of transferring them.
You’ve been uploading minutes before my newborns late night feed (aus time) and it’s been the perfect thing every time. It helps that the videos are quality!
The biggest upside to tube paints is that you don't get air into your paint when used. Bottle paint will dry in the pot faster and faster the less paint remains. If i had the option all my paints would come in tubes since most paints needs to be thinned anyways.
I bought the Kimera Cartacci Red yesterday and the seller I bought from had both sets of paint and single paints. Thanks for going through all of your paints and giving some info and your thoughts on them so we can decide what colors to buy.
I used to piecemeal my paint collection together by project, then I sprung for the full ak 3rd gen range and haven't felt like I needed any paints since.
I'm so glad, that me and my friend aren,t the only ones who buys every paint range they can. Also glad to hear a good words about AK paints and Creed Camo contrast
I know you have to be my brother from another mother I have a similar collection just no tubes of paint or citadel Love your videos with their unique approach. Thank you for all that you do
I was a pure citadel guy for years. it's what I learned on and knew colors for. but my flgs has ak and man it's become my go to. so smooth, so matte, but coverage is great.
I aspire to your paint collection and I say that unironically. I love getting more paints, I love trying new brands, seeing how they work, what I like and don't like. I don't mind paying the cash for it, cause I've probably spent far more on ordered food that arrived cold or bland, or went to the cinema to see movies I didn't like. So yeah I'll drop a few quid on a bottle of paint to try it out! Right now I use a spectrum of acrylics, enamels, and oils. Inks, and fluorescents. Such a broad selection from different brands, to produce what I like to see on my minis.
I own the entire Monument collection as my base, then I get some recommended paints from other ranges to fit specific purposes. One I love is Snakebite Leather Contrast from citadel.
This makes me feel slightly better about my overflowing paint racks. I'm a sucker for Scale 75 and AK, I'm currently using the Scale 75 Artist acrylics on a little Butterfly-Frog and I love how easily and smoothly they mix.
Really great stuff as always. Between this and your latest "cleaning house" vid, it's great to learn from someone who has tried soooo many paints out there. I've started looking at AK and Pro Acryl only, and it's overwhelming! You mentioned in this vid that you could probably get away with 25-30 paints from AK and be set...care to make a vid about those 25-30 paints? Amazing stuff sir!
Thanks for sharing 👍. When you got to the Pro Acryl range my wife thought I was going crazy because I was audibly agreeing with you that they are all great, I use Olive Flesh all the time oh and Dark Ivory is great too.
I'm just glad there's people with larger hoards than me. I was tempted to back the recent UltraKryl Kickstarter, but denied myself after realizing I just backed 5 full different sets on various Kickstarters over 2 years and still have only used about 5% of them. I wonder what Vincent V and Barbatos Rex hoards look like? They must have rooms full.
I didn't back that one due to the timeline. 2024 isn't that far away but I have enough paints to last me until '24 and if I hear good things about them, I'll pick them up off the rack.
I agree with your stand on AK interactive. Most consistent major paint line in the market. I adore their intense colours. I'll try the pastel tubes then. Cheers
No matter white paints you buy, get pro-acryl's Bold Titanium White (and Titanium White Artist ink for good measures). It seriously is the best white paint in acrylic form you can get
7:45 Slightly off topic but I've been eyeing this rack that your P3s are on for a while now. I may have to get one now that I've seen it filled with paints... or maybe two!
I love how you broke down the pros and cons, what to keep and what not to keep. I live in Japan so some of these things are not available here. Have you ever heard or used Turner Acrylic? They come in those tubes and was curious about them as I will soon be starting my painting adventure.
You have Citadel hexpads, the new version, with the fancy latcht on top. That still is the new version of Citadel paints for me. I have the full collection of hexpads with screw tops.
The AK Interactive "Anime Figures" set is a great starter for their paints, grab some of that Vallejo Aluminium and you're good to go for a lot of painting. Though I do love the Vallejo Express colours: Cardinal Purpple, Gloomy Violet, Plasma Red and Mystic Blue and my Citadel Garaghak's Sewer and Black Legion are always at hand. I'm also a big fan of Reaper's Polished Bone, Aged Bone, Blonde Traid set and Fair Flesh traid, the last of which works great with GW's Seraphim Sepia. And I definitely don't have your paint problem, but then I haven't collected sets because someone sent them to me either. :)
Question about the so-flat, I think some of their colors, like yellow from the box set, use toxic pigments. Have you ever seen this as being a problem for anyone beyond maybe avid-brush-lickers? Like for playing and etc.
I have mostly citadel, but I have started to experiment with other brand, I have vajelo , pro acrylic, Kimera, scale 75, , buy my favourite it white Kimera, pro acrylic, but I use them all with each other any way , but I would like few more paints with a unusual colours which brand and colours do you think I should keep an eye out, great videos, love your collection and you have some great different videos to watch .😊
I keep a spare, unopened pot for all my paints, so if I run-out mid session I know there's always a replacement at hand. Now, I exclusively use Kimera, so that's just 13 extra pots.
Yeah, the only thing w/Tamiya highlighting like that is they are based in a different substrate, so that can sometimes create odd, unwanted effects depending on what you paint them onto... that and if you need to strip, it can create a bit of a quagmire.
So glad to see I am not the only one with a horde of paints on my desk. I thought I was bad with 356 paints and counting. It’s so bad I use the app “Model Colors”on my iPhone so don’t buy doubles. Works with my tracking my pile of shame too! 😂
Awesome video, and I just bought the AK pastel set of six, cant wait to use one, thanks for the tips on the others. It's a pity or not that some are not sold over here in the UK, but hey it's the hobby we are in.
Hi I'm Vin and also a paint hoarder. I have hundreds, and hundreds of paints. And funnily enough our opinions are very similar, but I personally adore the Scale 75 range, and the speed paint 2.0 range. But my personal favorites are Ak 3.0 and Proacryl.
I just moved from Citadel paints to Vallejo model colour and am blown away by the quality jump. Turns out I'm a few years behind. Been eyeing the Pro acryl starter box
I also have a number of paints that is somewhat overwhelming. I find getting myself to focus on using a single line to learn that brand's strength is really difficult. I mix them into my lines I'm confident with, but that eventually pulls me back to my regular paints. Is there a method to testing new colors to ensure you use what you bought? I also find some just will never be used and I'll need to donate them if I won't use them and can free up space for those I do. Vallejo, Reaper MSP, Scale 75, and Citadel are my go to. AP, contrast and speed paints, p3, and warcolor are ones I tend to avoid.
I barely buy new paint sets. I'm painting now with Scale 75 for many years. Two years ago I upgraded to some of their artist colors. But I'm thinking about changing to AK 3rd gen, but I'll wait until I could test some final colors of the Ultracryl range.
Wait are you in Michigan, that is where I am at. I am starting to paint this weekend for the first time. Buying an air brush and letting it rip. Wish me luck!
the old hex citadel paints were the best paint bottles. Bit of bluetac on top and they made the best painting handles, and the dried out paint meant the top was firmly sealed down so there was no chance of it ever opening and your mini falling off the top
I'm very space limited, so I'm quite militant about purging paints that have dried out or I haven't used in a long time.....usually. Sometimes (probably against my better judgement) if I have 2 pots of somewhat similar shades that are almost out, I'll just combine them into a new shade and clean out one of the droppers for use with another paint, adding a little acrylic medium to pad it out a bit. Does that always turn out well? Not really but I think it's better than holding on to the last few drops.
I have to say, the new formulation & bottles for Vallejo Game Color have been perfection for me. The new VGC Dead White gives Pro Acryl's Titanium White a run for its money!
I have 2 AK paints, Saddle Brown and Medium Rust. I bought the crackle medium in hopes of using it with the Medium Rust to make crackling rust effects on some of my robot minis. I haven't figured out how to do that and there are no tutorials on this specific crackle medium. I have watched tutorials on other crackle mediums, they didn't work. I have contacted AK about it, after 2 years, they haven't gotten back to me. I have put the medium down, let it dry, paint the rust over it. I have put the medium down and painted over it while the medium was still wet. I have done both, but the rust first. I have mixed the medium and the rust together in different ratios. I have thinned the rust in different ratios, I have thinned the medium in different ratios. I have done all combinations of all of those, I have not been able to get it to make crackling rust effects. I've even googled how to use this exact crackle medium, no results for this specific medium. Do you have any idea on this, Ninjon?
✅ Install Raid for Free Mobile and PC: clik.cc/omWac and get a special starter pack with an Epic champion Drake 🎉
So disappointed ind you
Congrats, you've made it! 🎉
🤢
Being sponsored by raid is nothing to be proud of. You will definitely be looked down on because of this.
@@whyidontwant2723 To be fair, it pays the bills. I doubt he lied when he said "it is fun to play for a few minutes".
Paints are one of those things that you know you don't need but when you see a brand you haven't tried or a color you like but from a diffent brand you just want to try them and getting one or two isn't satisfying enough Makes me feel better about my paint racks though
This was a fun video :)
I have spent a lot of time and money collecting various acrylics, oils, acrylic and alcohol inks, powder pigments, pastels and acrylic paint pens whilst preparing to setup my own hobby channel. But the thing I have invested the most in is creating my own line of paints, contrast paints, washes (oil and acrylic) and effects paints. My channel will be focused on budget DIY solutions for the hobby sphere. Creating my own paints allows me to perfect and tailor my paints to my liking.
Ninjon is the Alton Brown of Mini-Painting. And this is the Highest of compliments.
Avoid the unitaskers.
I feel like Miniac used to very deliberately ape Alton Brown's style. Pulling out illustrative charts and giving a basic overview of the physical processes in things like airbrushing. I kind of miss that, but I guess there's only so much you can go over in that style.
But Alton Brown hates single use tools and Jon loves them!
That is a perfect analogy, no wonder I’ve always liked Ninjon so much haha
That's a great way to put it
The best thing my FLGS did was to bring in ProAcryl, specifically the Ninjon and VincieV custom colors - seriously, you guys are amazing. PS, I'll be cosplaying as Darrell at Adepticon next year.
That's hilarious. I thought the Darrell bit was particularly good this time.
I wish mine did, but I was happy to order them direct from their site.
The more paints I own, the worse I feel about not painting as much as I should. This is a good enough reason for me to buy more and more paints! And I'm jealous of your 1700+ pretty paints!
Two Thin Coats are my current go to for almost anything I'm painting unless I have a pro acryl equivalent. Great colors similar to citadel but in a much better dropper bottle and a better price for what you get. I have wanted to try AK paints but they are not easy to track down here in Maine.
Same. I just got both waves of TTC, in addition to my pro acryls and my inks. Quite happy
Michigan Toy Soldier has the AK paints AND they often have weekend sales. Might be good to wait for one of those sales and use that new coupon. They also have a ton of art books and other tools.
And I thought I was a huge paint goblin . Seriously, I love collecting paint, any color that is pretty, I want it. We are like dragons and paint is our treasure hoard. Also nice new tat
I would love to see you try reaper miniatures paint in a video. They are consistently my favorite!
Please do a video on paint racks. You have so many different types. I am sure it would be a fascinating journey.
Scalecolor heavy body paints are actually my favourite mini paints. I do a lot of colour mixing and they have the best magenta I've found. I'm honestly at the point where Id rather thicker paints. It just works better for how I paint. and for airbrushing I still go back to army painter paints.
Michigan Toy Soldier is my go to.
I absolutely love the AK 3rd gen, Ive been transitioning to them from Vallejo Model Color, only downside is that the dropper part of the bottles almost always cracks and makes a mess. Some vibrant colors for the new Vallejo Game Color are pretty cool, and the Xpress line although small in range, is great and dries very mat. Vallejo also has a less known range, Mecha Colors, intended for airbrush, but the steel metallics work wonder by brush, their primmers are nice too, a bit satin. You have some hidden gems too in the Vallejo Airbrush paints, such as a Black Metallic.
AK 3rd gem, Kimera and scale 75 are all people need. I legit vouch by that. AK 3rd gen is like other stuff but ten times better. kimera is just very solid for what it does and scale 75 is different yet excellent when mastered, beyond anything imo. (scalecolor i'm talking about mainly).
Lovely. If you want something glorious to ad to you collection. Admittedly excessively difficult to get your hands on. Look out for - Rohrer & Klingner Antique Ink. All the colours are lovely as they look like the colours we like on miniatures and not the very singel pigment standard palette usually found in ink ranges.
I find myself reaching for paints from your Pro Acryl signature series SO often. Also phew, I really need to organize my paints better.
I can so relate to this. I’m still a fledgling painter so I’m still building up my paint collection. one of my other passions is collecting fountain pens so I’ve accrued inks that’ll last me for generations already. Purples are nice
I love using ScaleColor Artist paints. They have amazing matte finish, lovely colours, and they mix nicely. And the biggest advantage for me is that I don't have to shake them. I injured my hand a few years ago and if I overwork it, it hurts and I can't paint. Not having to shake bottles (and things like vibrating shakers are not any better for me) extends the time I can paint by a lot. So I almost exclusively paint with the ScaleColor Artist paints and don't mind having to thin them down. It helped me learn what consistencies I like for painting.
That new tattoo looks awesome. Very helpful video, as always. Keep up the great work.
This does make me feel better about my (much smaller) paint collection! Even if you don't use them, I think it's still pretty cool to have as a collection.
You sir, are not alone. I have at least 6 different paint ranges ( a few here , a whole range there etc.), and a large-ish double door closet filled with models( mostly Tank models as that was the last obsession). I will say , 3d printing has saved me from being buried under a "Tsunami of Grey". Now I just have to save up for a 10Tb RAID server to hold all the "Digital Grey" that I have.
I think I still have a kidney left...
Pretty much my same favorite Pro Acryl paints, except for ivory and magenta. I love sneaking in magenta when I can, especially in contrast to the jade. But ivory was the first bottle of their paint I needed to replace, I tend to use it instead of white 90% of the time I want white.
I also found myself using the transparent orange a lot more often than I expected.
Yep, you´re not the only paint hoarder Jon. I also love the way you´ve organised them (nothing wrong with a little OCD). Great video!
Mad respect for shouting out Pro Acryl Mahogany! You are a true believer!
As someone who use Scalecolor artist range in almost every project i like that i know what consistency im getting every time and dont have to violently shake my bottles before every use.
I have the full range but have barely touched them yet. The first try was a bust so went back to ProAcryl for now.
I need to sit down and work with them and learn to use them. My main goal with them was to actually use them thicker and go for more of a sketch/"painterly" style, but also need more practice for that.
Also they have some amazing colours!
@@derekgarcia3069 they definitely require a little more work to make right. I would watch some Craftworld Studio videos they are big users of that range.
I cannot second this enough. Scalecolor's Artist Smooth range are the only paints I own (including Warcolours, Citadel, Golden, AK, Vallejo, and Daler Rowney) that transfer/blend so smoothly right out of the tube that it's almost like I can feel it *through* the brush (in a good way!) They're like painting with butter (again, in a good way!) Their only downside is that you can't-or at least shouldn't attempt to-airbrush them.
Yeah I really like the ability to completely control the dilution of my paint for what I need. You can always thin a paint but you can’t “thick” one!
@@derekgarcia3069give them a try. I find the best way to use them is to 'massage' your thinner or water into the paint on wet palette. They have a lot of fine pigment and this needs to get flowing.
this is one of those areas that I can relate to.... I probably have too many paints... but I do enjoy trying new paints and seeing how they do... and thanks for making me feel a bit more normal...
I've got a lot of paints, but they're almost all Reaper. Where my hoarding comes in are the minis with around 14K total. (Been collecting since 1972.) A lot of old lead in on my shelves.
First time seeing the new tattoo - looks sick! You got some great work there 🖤
I’m not sure ‘sick’ is a complement.
Tattoos are great - especially if you’re a pirate or an inmate in a Russian prison.
AK range is so, so good. I love smoke black, deck tan, pale sand and wine red.
Nice new tattoo. I look forward to seeing a close up when you’re back at the table.
I feel like I would get decision fatigue when trying to paint with this many paints. Which is why I've given away 90% of my paints. I kept my inks and artist paints for airbrushing, and a set of craft paints for dry brushing or terrain making. All of my other paints are artist oil paints. Oil paints have made me enjoy painting because acrylic paints were not super fun (if you aren't having fun painting, try oils. they are so much fun to paint with).
I think that's why most of them just sit on the wall. I think he probably uses about 50-75 of them. :)
Thank you , Jon .
🐺 Loupis Canis .
This honestly helps. Giving permission to just paint a thing, and for it not to be a Golden Demon award winner is a thing I sometimes just need to hear.
Dude. I thought I was the only one that was a paint hoarder. Awesome video. Keep them coming
Honest and blunt about the paint ranges. I love it.
Fellow paint hoarder here. I find myself migrating towards the Scale 75 Artist colours more and more. Yes, they have to be thinned down, but BUT!. If you are like me and only have about 30min per day for painting, they hold up SUPER well on the wet palette. I load my palette for the week on Monday, and by Sunday, they are just the right consistency for those final glazes. No other brand comes close in this regard. It also helps that they mix well due to the limited pigments.
Golden SoFlat has more colors now, I love that paint :).
Have you tried the new Vallejo Game colors? Their new formula paints like a breeze, I'm quite impressed tbh.
Came here to say this. They’re at 60 colors now, I think.
ive found it a bummer they dropped some of my favorite colors in the reformulation. almost the entirety of the heavy range got cut.
Super helpful thanks for throwing this up.
@Ninjon - Would love to know more about your paint racks! Especially those that would fit Reaper / AK. They look like 3d print. I cut alot of PVC pipe to create vertical storage. Cheap but gets old. Thanks for your Proacryl set btw. They have more paints in their range hitting retail real soon so you'll need more room for them. I do love P3 but only have an armful. Just got some army painter. Not what I expected and dissapointed. I don't think I will ever be a speedpainter!
I’m in the same boat. Phased out my citadel colors for army painter’s entire range (because they were cheap and in a dropper), only to start phasing that out for Vallejo.
Ninjon never less than watchable. You can tell the confidence he has in the interest of his audience by the way he gets his full sponsor messaging done before he even gets going. And he's right.
Where did you get those paint shelves from? Was it something else converted to paint shelf or did you found those somewhere online? I'm really like the ones from: 7:50, 9:00, 11:50, 14:30. Also will your AK shelf from 17:20, be able to hold many citadel pots?
Thanks for any info! 👋
I am new to painting minis and started with vallejo but recently a friend pointed me towards Holbien acrylic gauche which comes in tubes but is beautiful
I think the only thing to note with more professional acrylics is they need to be watered down more or maybe use a medium.
Thanks for the great videos and sharing your love and knowledge of painting and paints.
I have both Two Thin Coats sets, a bunch of Army Painter, Vallejo, Pro Acryl (including yours and Vince's sets), a few reaper paints, war colours, huge miniatures, GSW and AK interactive. My total is no where near yours, but I have a fairly eclectic collection. My favorites right now are Two Thin Coats and Pro Acryl. Honestly have not tried the War Colours or AK interactive yet, bought them for a specific project that has been printed and primed, but I have not started painting yet. I gave all my Citadel to my wife for her to use because I cannot stand the paint pots and don't want the hassle of transferring them.
Your finally getting that sleeve work done!!! It is looking good! Also paints and stuff.
You’ve been uploading minutes before my newborns late night feed (aus time) and it’s been the perfect thing every time. It helps that the videos are quality!
The biggest upside to tube paints is that you don't get air into your paint when used. Bottle paint will dry in the pot faster and faster the less paint remains. If i had the option all my paints would come in tubes since most paints needs to be thinned anyways.
I paint most of my minis in oils but I quite liked Scale 75 artist ones. They behaved like I wanted paints to do on a wet palette.
Can we get an update on the cordless compressor/airbrush thingy? Im curious to know how long it lasted, or if its still going
I bought the Kimera Cartacci Red yesterday and the seller I bought from had both sets of paint and single paints.
Thanks for going through all of your paints and giving some info and your thoughts on them so we can decide what colors to buy.
P3 paints are so good. Their ink range is still to this day my absolute favorite. They are also impossible to find.
I used to piecemeal my paint collection together by project, then I sprung for the full ak 3rd gen range and haven't felt like I needed any paints since.
I'm so glad, that me and my friend aren,t the only ones who buys every paint range they can. Also glad to hear a good words about AK paints and Creed Camo contrast
Thanks for reminding me about your's and Vince's paint sets. Just picked them up.
When I received my Wave 1 TTC paints, I gave my corresponding Citadel colours to a friend of mine. Waiting on Wave 2 to arrive now.
I know you have to be my brother from another mother I have a similar collection just no tubes of paint or citadel Love your videos with their unique approach. Thank you for all that you do
I was a pure citadel guy for years. it's what I learned on and knew colors for. but my flgs has ak and man it's become my go to. so smooth, so matte, but coverage is great.
I aspire to your paint collection and I say that unironically. I love getting more paints, I love trying new brands, seeing how they work, what I like and don't like. I don't mind paying the cash for it, cause I've probably spent far more on ordered food that arrived cold or bland, or went to the cinema to see movies I didn't like. So yeah I'll drop a few quid on a bottle of paint to try it out!
Right now I use a spectrum of acrylics, enamels, and oils. Inks, and fluorescents. Such a broad selection from different brands, to produce what I like to see on my minis.
I own the entire Monument collection as my base, then I get some recommended paints from other ranges to fit specific purposes. One I love is Snakebite Leather Contrast from citadel.
This makes me feel slightly better about my overflowing paint racks. I'm a sucker for Scale 75 and AK, I'm currently using the Scale 75 Artist acrylics on a little Butterfly-Frog and I love how easily and smoothly they mix.
Really great stuff as always. Between this and your latest "cleaning house" vid, it's great to learn from someone who has tried soooo many paints out there. I've started looking at AK and Pro Acryl only, and it's overwhelming! You mentioned in this vid that you could probably get away with 25-30 paints from AK and be set...care to make a vid about those 25-30 paints? Amazing stuff sir!
Great video I am in the uk and managed to get my hands on your pro Acryl signature range its frickin awsome !!
Cosigning the Golden Soflat. Great paints to use.
Thanks for sharing 👍. When you got to the Pro Acryl range my wife thought I was going crazy because I was audibly agreeing with you that they are all great, I use Olive Flesh all the time oh and Dark Ivory is great too.
I think I use Dark Ivory on 90% of my models 😅
I'm just glad there's people with larger hoards than me. I was tempted to back the recent UltraKryl Kickstarter, but denied myself after realizing I just backed 5 full different sets on various Kickstarters over 2 years and still have only used about 5% of them.
I wonder what Vincent V and Barbatos Rex hoards look like? They must have rooms full.
I didn't back that one due to the timeline. 2024 isn't that far away but I have enough paints to last me until '24 and if I hear good things about them, I'll pick them up off the rack.
I agree with your stand on AK interactive. Most consistent major paint line in the market. I adore their intense colours. I'll try the pastel tubes then. Cheers
I have
Tons of vallejo
P3
Proacryl
Fanatic
AK3G
And not enough time
No matter white paints you buy, get pro-acryl's Bold Titanium White (and Titanium White Artist ink for good measures). It seriously is the best white paint in acrylic form you can get
7:45 Slightly off topic but I've been eyeing this rack that your P3s are on for a while now. I may have to get one now that I've seen it filled with paints... or maybe two!
I love how you broke down the pros and cons, what to keep and what not to keep. I live in Japan so some of these things are not available here. Have you ever heard or used Turner Acrylic? They come in those tubes and was curious about them as I will soon be starting my painting adventure.
You have Citadel hexpads, the new version, with the fancy latcht on top. That still is the new version of Citadel paints for me.
I have the full collection of hexpads with screw tops.
The AK Interactive "Anime Figures" set is a great starter for their paints, grab some of that Vallejo Aluminium and you're good to go for a lot of painting.
Though I do love the Vallejo Express colours: Cardinal Purpple, Gloomy Violet, Plasma Red and Mystic Blue and my Citadel Garaghak's Sewer and Black Legion are always at hand. I'm also a big fan of Reaper's Polished Bone, Aged Bone, Blonde Traid set and Fair Flesh traid, the last of which works great with GW's Seraphim Sepia.
And I definitely don't have your paint problem, but then I haven't collected sets because someone sent them to me either. :)
Question about the so-flat, I think some of their colors, like yellow from the box set, use toxic pigments. Have you ever seen this as being a problem for anyone beyond maybe avid-brush-lickers? Like for playing and etc.
I have mostly citadel, but I have started to experiment with other brand, I have vajelo , pro acrylic, Kimera, scale 75, , buy my favourite it white Kimera, pro acrylic, but I use them all with each other any way , but I would like few more paints with a unusual colours which brand and colours do you think I should keep an eye out, great videos, love your collection and you have some great different videos to watch .😊
I keep a spare, unopened pot for all my paints, so if I run-out mid session I know there's always a replacement at hand. Now, I exclusively use Kimera, so that's just 13 extra pots.
New and might first Tattoo!? Iooks great !! I love it ❤
Agree on SC75 but I still haven't found an alternative for their "nacar" colour.
I have GW and Vallejo Game / Model and AK Interactive. I love those 3 for sure. Tamiya Clear Red for classic blood effects.
Yeah, the only thing w/Tamiya highlighting like that is they are based in a different substrate, so that can sometimes create odd, unwanted effects depending on what you paint them onto... that and if you need to strip, it can create a bit of a quagmire.
So glad to see I am not the only one with a horde of paints on my desk. I thought I was bad with 356 paints and counting. It’s so bad I use the app “Model Colors”on my iPhone so don’t buy doubles. Works with my tracking my pile of shame too! 😂
This had the unintended effect of making me want more paint... Damnit Jon!
Awesome video, and I just bought the AK pastel set of six, cant wait to use one, thanks for the tips on the others. It's a pity or not that some are not sold over here in the UK, but hey it's the hobby we are in.
Could you review/show off the pro acryl transparent paints please? Never seen people using them.
Ill say with AK 3rd gen ive ehad an issue with the nozzle on the paint bottle splitting.
Bro!!! I already love the channel, but the fact that you have Gath of Baal on your wall makes me love it even more. Keep up the great work.
Hi I'm Vin and also a paint hoarder. I have hundreds, and hundreds of paints. And funnily enough our opinions are very similar, but I personally adore the Scale 75 range, and the speed paint 2.0 range. But my personal favorites are Ak 3.0 and Proacryl.
Great video! What can you use if you can no longer find coal black anymore?
Nice, I use a mix of Vallejo model color, Pro-Acryl, Citadel contrast, Valleoj metal color, Daller-Rowley inks, and a little Citadel.
Now that you have done the paints do you want to do a review on your various storage racks?
Some of those look very neat ...
+1 to this. Would love to get some of these - especially the one where the bottom of the paint is facing you in an 8×8 grid
I have the full range of Minitaire paints and I've only used the greys to paint concrete....
I love these simple videos on paint ranges. Everything like this gets saved in a hobby list.
I just moved from Citadel paints to Vallejo model colour and am blown away by the quality jump.
Turns out I'm a few years behind. Been eyeing the Pro acryl starter box
I also have a number of paints that is somewhat overwhelming. I find getting myself to focus on using a single line to learn that brand's strength is really difficult. I mix them into my lines I'm confident with, but that eventually pulls me back to my regular paints. Is there a method to testing new colors to ensure you use what you bought? I also find some just will never be used and I'll need to donate them if I won't use them and can free up space for those I do.
Vallejo, Reaper MSP, Scale 75, and Citadel are my go to. AP, contrast and speed paints, p3, and warcolor are ones I tend to avoid.
I barely buy new paint sets. I'm painting now with Scale 75 for many years. Two years ago I upgraded to some of their artist colors. But I'm thinking about changing to AK 3rd gen, but I'll wait until I could test some final colors of the Ultracryl range.
Wait are you in Michigan, that is where I am at. I am starting to paint this weekend for the first time. Buying an air brush and letting it rip. Wish me luck!
the old hex citadel paints were the best paint bottles. Bit of bluetac on top and they made the best painting handles, and the dried out paint meant the top was firmly sealed down so there was no chance of it ever opening and your mini falling off the top
I'm very space limited, so I'm quite militant about purging paints that have dried out or I haven't used in a long time.....usually.
Sometimes (probably against my better judgement) if I have 2 pots of somewhat similar shades that are almost out, I'll just combine them into a new shade and clean out one of the droppers for use with another paint, adding a little acrylic medium to pad it out a bit. Does that always turn out well? Not really but I think it's better than holding on to the last few drops.
I already have more paints than i need but i just ordered the ninjon and vincie v sets from proacryl because i have a problem.
What do you use to airbrush? Just thin down brush paints?
I have to say, the new formulation & bottles for Vallejo Game Color have been perfection for me. The new VGC Dead White gives Pro Acryl's Titanium White a run for its money!
i started hobbying 6 months ago and ive become a paint goblin ever since and i this is like looking at a future i aspire to be
I have 2 AK paints, Saddle Brown and Medium Rust. I bought the crackle medium in hopes of using it with the Medium Rust to make crackling rust effects on some of my robot minis. I haven't figured out how to do that and there are no tutorials on this specific crackle medium. I have watched tutorials on other crackle mediums, they didn't work. I have contacted AK about it, after 2 years, they haven't gotten back to me. I have put the medium down, let it dry, paint the rust over it. I have put the medium down and painted over it while the medium was still wet. I have done both, but the rust first. I have mixed the medium and the rust together in different ratios. I have thinned the rust in different ratios, I have thinned the medium in different ratios. I have done all combinations of all of those, I have not been able to get it to make crackling rust effects. I've even googled how to use this exact crackle medium, no results for this specific medium. Do you have any idea on this, Ninjon?