I’ve never used Golden high flow acrylics. Recently I came about doing some plastics painting and have been looking for this type of demonstration video. This video is amazing and answered pretty much all of my questions in terms of usage and durability. Thank you so much for making this, I really appreciate the time you’ve put in to cover on the topic.
After using multiple brands, Golden are my go to paints now. I have most of both the Fluids range and High Flows. Fluids are easier to brush (thicker), but with the airbrush medium, they airbrush very smooth as well. High flows is mostly for ease of use... Open bottle, some drops in the airbrush and go. I am not found of their metallics though, I prefer Vallejo Metal Color as those use aluminum instead of mica. I use the Carbon Black as undercoat for all my metals and shifters. Be sure to check the fluorescent paints from Golden (High Flow), those are really good.
@@scoobydruid I generally use a primer first (molotow black, mecha black primer or pro acryl black primer). Then I spray the Carbon Black high flow over it.
Thank you so much for reviewing these paints. I've been using their airbrush mediium for thinning craft acrylics with good results. And I tried a bottle of their Fluid Acrylics for brushing and was most impressed with its smoothness and coverage. I think I'll be hitting Micheals soon to try more.
Love using their products for diorama builds, have always wondered about this acrylic line. Very grateful for all the knowledge you have and will continue to share with us. Takes the mystery out and saves us lots of $$$ in the process.
Very glad you reviewed these. I've been quite happy with them for using as brush washes, but I definitely need to put more of them through my airbrush!
Yet another great video , can't wait for your line up .......I'm stoked about you doing a lacquer and an enamel , with gloss and matte in every color ........soooooo sweet. Congradulations on the channel and the success that's been happening to you.
Thank you my friend, it's been worth it as you guys have made it pleasure to produce these for. Thanks again for appreciating the effort that goes into these vids
I've been using golden acrylics for almost 10 years. I'll even thin down their heavy body acrylics to airbrush.I can use their iridescent silver fine through a .030mm tip, no problem.
Thanks for yet another great video. The stuff I have learned from you and the products I've purchased on you recommendations are all winners. The bonus on this range of acrylics is they are available here in Australia, so I plan to get a few to try as they look sensational with really dense color depth. Congrats on the anniversary and you range of paints coming soon, and looks like to 30K subs will be hit before you know it. Your channel is compulsory viewing for all modelers mate.
Every video I tell myself "this is gonna be my 1st set of paints." But then you come out with a new paint review and I tell myself the same thing again 😂😅
Excellent review. I've been thinking of getting Golden High Flows. The Titan Buff is 99% match to GW Wraithbone using Golden's color match. GW Gray Seer = 40% Neutral Gray 5 / 60% Titanium White.
Nice display of the colour range. It might have been beneficial to spay one half of each spoon black beforehand to get a more informed result on coverage.
I appreciate this video a lot. I just bought these to see how they were especially since they are made for airbrushing and you don't really need to mix them with anything like other brands.
Thanks, nice review. After all these testings, how many hundreds (thousands?) of bottles do you have? How do you keep track of them and decide what to use?
golden acrylics are fantastic paints. I use them on custom action figures. their so flat color's are the best matte acrylic paint i have tried(so far). they are a tad bit pricey but i really love these paints & dont scratch or peel very easy( of course they can if you are rough with it) or anything like that even without a sealer coat
Golden used to make a High Load line and that was amazing until they discontinued it. I suspect the new So Flat line is the replacement for the High Load.
I'm hoping to get the gear together and start using airbrushes, is there any paint to keep clear of in your opinion? Loving your videos, take care my friend 👍😷👍🏴
Great test! If I'm remembering right, Golden carries interference colors with different flake sizes which you could get some interesting effects with. Definitely looks like a quality paint and I think that Dick Blick also carries their line.
You're not mistaken I have a few of the interference paints ( normal non thinned )and normal colours for a while had trouble getting the medium or any thinner due to store being closed for ages ( 😷😞thanks pandemic )
Have you ever done a review on Golden Fluid paints? They're a bit thicker and need to be thinned, but in the toy model prototype studio I used to work in, those were our go-tos. I'm questioning now why we used those in a professional setting, when it seems lacquer based are the more common choice by hobbyists.
I finally caught up to this video, thanks. do you think they lay down nicer than craft acrylics.??? They are a nice answer to those of us who cannot use enamels or any paints using smelly high chemical volital paints......with cleaners.....
I have lots of Golden products I have the whole range I use them for some things they are top quality I thin the with my homebrew thinner to get them to work I did a lot of research on them
MarcoFrisoniNJM uses this brand on some of his projects. The fluorescent green and shade gray (which is very translucent) look awesome. I can't wait to try all of them out. edit: Another brand with amazing metallics is Turbo Dork. Their entire line is either metallic, color shift, or metallic color shift. Also, prime/base with brown for gold metallic paint.
@@JohnSmith-rt5yq spraying with an airbrush underneath to give more shadows. I saw 2 videos on Golden transparent grey here. Search it. One guy used it over bare plastic gunpla and the other uses it for black metallic armor over VMC Duraluminum. 2 light coats over a brighter metallic looks good for black steel
Barbatos I ordered a primer by Revell called Aqua color primer but the name is misleading since it contains the chemical 1 metoxy-2-propanol witch is what is used in lacquers. The primer is pre thinned I hope it is as good as Mr surfacer or Tamiya liquid surface primer that need thinning. Have you tried it?
Super video. I’ve been impressed with the variety of paints and media Golden produces. I am interested in the high flow acrylic paints and wondered if you have used the airbrush medium in the nonmetallic colors? Do you use their flow aid/improver? Do you use retarder with these? Thanks, Kennedy
Super late to this video, but I’ve just read that that airbrush medium isn’t designed for the high flow acrylics, and they have their own dedicated thinner to maintain the properties of the paint.
THANK YOU for making this video - im a daisy free rookie and just got my first rig, and my local shop sells this paint like crazy, and others, but i got several of these and i been watchin several of your other vids before i saw this. basically, i didnt know what i was going to buy before i went to the shop, then found this video. lol. so i was super happy to find this video. i spent all weekend getting things ready before i sprayed my first drop bcuz of you !! LMAO. thanks! and for the thinner/cleaner vid.
Hi there, I've been looking at these to tested on. I've painted Sazabi with craft acrylic paints before but not with Golden. I've been getting inconsistent base coat even though its from the same tube. My question is would this Golden High Flow provide consistent shades like those model paints? Cuz Vallejo is not that easy to get in my area. Thank You. Cheers.😀
I got the transparent purple and it's insanely thin to the point where it runs off all the corners and angles on my gundam peices even after they have been primed. Is that something that other people have experienced?
Sorry to hear that. Paints like this that aren't meant for plastic models are much less forgiving. Have you watched my video on airbrushing acrylics perfect every time. That video might help you here
They really don't need thinning they are ready to airbrush out of the bottle even with a very small Needle most artists use a detail air brush with a very small needle point 2 and smaller I only thin them for changing the base color but I was told by Golden not to over thin them
In this video I used a Japanese GSI Procon Boy 270. It's made by Mr Hobby. And the other one I used last is a Badger Patriot 105. The links for both are in the description for the video
I used to use Golden to do indoor murals. They are great paints.
Great video! I hope you know your contributions to the modeling community are greatly appreciated!
I was curious about these and I'm glad they are as beautiful as I thought they would be, those colors are amazing.
I’ve never used Golden high flow acrylics. Recently I came about doing some plastics painting and have been looking for this type of demonstration video. This video is amazing and answered pretty much all of my questions in terms of usage and durability. Thank you so much for making this, I really appreciate the time you’ve put in to cover on the topic.
The Golden acrylics have always been rockstars for me. Love your videos!
Wow I'm impressed with these Golden paints. Great video thanks.
Glad to see the channel going strong. Love the videos, your one of my favorite UA-camrs. Looking forward to many more!
Thanks for the kind words my friend. Many more to come. 👍
Thanks for all the great detail in the demo. It's very helpful!
I seen these sets at Micheals and was debating on getting. Thank you very much. Very informative 👏
After using multiple brands, Golden are my go to paints now. I have most of both the Fluids range and High Flows. Fluids are easier to brush (thicker), but with the airbrush medium, they airbrush very smooth as well. High flows is mostly for ease of use... Open bottle, some drops in the airbrush and go.
I am not found of their metallics though, I prefer Vallejo Metal Color as those use aluminum instead of mica. I use the Carbon Black as undercoat for all my metals and shifters.
Be sure to check the fluorescent paints from Golden (High Flow), those are really good.
Do you spray the Carbon Black directly on the plastic (ie as the "primer") or should you use proper primer first?
@@scoobydruid I generally use a primer first (molotow black, mecha black primer or pro acryl black primer). Then I spray the Carbon Black high flow over it.
Do you thin these, before you pour it in the airbrush ,if so what is your approximate ratio paint to thinner?
Thank you so much for reviewing these paints. I've been using their airbrush mediium for thinning craft acrylics with good results. And I tried a bottle of their Fluid Acrylics for brushing and was most impressed with its smoothness and coverage. I think I'll be hitting Micheals soon to try more.
Love using their products for diorama builds, have always wondered about this acrylic line. Very grateful for all the knowledge you have and will continue to share with us. Takes the mystery out and saves us lots of $$$ in the process.
Very bright vivid colors.
Very glad you reviewed these. I've been quite happy with them for using as brush washes, but I definitely need to put more of them through my airbrush!
Yet another great video , can't wait for your line up .......I'm stoked about you doing a lacquer and an enamel , with gloss and matte in every color ........soooooo sweet. Congradulations on the channel and the success that's been happening to you.
Thank you my friend, it's been worth it as you guys have made it pleasure to produce these for. Thanks again for appreciating the effort that goes into these vids
Metalizers for my starship…definitely!
Thank you man! Your content is great!!
Thanks buddy
Your work helped me get a model done. Thank you. I wanted to add the photo but didn’t see how to do it.
Wow that Gundam with the GT colors is absolutely gorgeous! Wow looks fantastic you should show some of your unique color schemes!
I've been using golden acrylics for almost 10 years. I'll even thin down their heavy body acrylics to airbrush.I can use their iridescent silver fine through a .030mm tip, no problem.
Zup! Sign me up😎👍🏼great video bro!
wow that is good stuff thankx Robert takin notes 😍🤩🤣😅
Thanks for doing these videos!
Thanks for yet another great video. The stuff I have learned from you and the products I've purchased on you recommendations are all winners. The bonus on this range of acrylics is they are available here in Australia, so I plan to get a few to try as they look sensational with really dense color depth. Congrats on the anniversary and you range of paints coming soon, and looks like to 30K subs will be hit before you know it. Your channel is compulsory viewing for all modelers mate.
It is a damn rabbit hole with these paints, I cannot keep up on stuff I want to try! STAHP! lol
You are great keep the videos coming...
Good vid. I have some of these I haven't used yet. Good info.
Every video I tell myself "this is gonna be my 1st set of paints." But then you come out with a new paint review and I tell myself the same thing again 😂😅
As always, another great vid
have you ever tested the 'No Name' brand of paint?
I tested their ChromaAir Paints, really nice
I just tried Createx Autoborne sealer white and it has very good coverage. It sticks like crazy to styrene plastic too.
Excellent review. I've been thinking of getting Golden High Flows. The Titan Buff is 99% match to GW Wraithbone using Golden's color match. GW Gray Seer = 40% Neutral Gray 5 / 60% Titanium White.
Nice display of the colour range. It might have been beneficial to spay one half of each spoon black beforehand to get a more informed result on coverage.
I bet you shoot the black through Lace and would look like Carbon Fiber! Pretty colors
I appreciate this video a lot. I just bought these to see how they were especially since they are made for airbrushing and you don't really need to mix them with anything like other brands.
Thanks, nice review. After all these testings, how many hundreds (thousands?) of bottles do you have? How do you keep track of them and decide what to use?
golden acrylics are fantastic paints. I use them on custom action figures. their so flat color's are the best matte acrylic paint i have tried(so far). they are a tad bit pricey but i really love these paints & dont scratch or peel very easy( of course they can if you are rough with it) or anything like that even without a sealer coat
Any paint is worth the price as long as it performs as you want it to 👍
Golden used to make a High Load line and that was amazing until they discontinued it. I suspect the new So Flat line is the replacement for the High Load.
Nice demo Rex. I’ve been eyeballing the soflat line for a while now. I’m just taking it day by day to find a sale I would be happy with.
Thanks for doing these videos. I've learned so much from them and they definitely have influenced the products that I purchase.
Tom S.
I'm hoping to get the gear together and start using airbrushes, is there any paint to keep clear of in your opinion? Loving your videos, take care my friend 👍😷👍🏴
As always another outstanding video
Cheers mate
Hi Ad , beautiful paint and clear clip .... and how long the paint is dry ? Thanks
Great test! If I'm remembering right, Golden carries interference colors with different flake sizes which you could get some interesting effects with. Definitely looks like a quality paint and I think that Dick Blick also carries their line.
You're not mistaken I have a few of the interference paints ( normal non thinned )and normal colours for a while had trouble getting the medium or any thinner due to store being closed for ages ( 😷😞thanks pandemic )
Have you ever done a review on Golden Fluid paints? They're a bit thicker and need to be thinned, but in the toy model prototype studio I used to work in, those were our go-tos. I'm questioning now why we used those in a professional setting, when it seems lacquer based are the more common choice by hobbyists.
Cool colors, I use some of their sculpting products for modeling. Question, will you be doing a review of the Badger Sotar 20/20 Air-Brush? 👊😀👍
Nobody's ever too young, or old, for AC⚡️DC.
Great review. How would you compare the Golden Acrylics to Createx? Those are the two most recommended acrylic paints.
I finally caught up to this video, thanks. do you think they lay down nicer than craft acrylics.??? They are a nice answer to those of us who cannot use enamels or any paints using smelly high chemical volital paints......with cleaners.....
These lay down nice but they do cost much more
What brand primer did you use to get the acrylic paint to stick to PLASTIC so well? Has it been durable, as this video was a while ago??
Barbatos have you tried modelkasten colours? I think they are laqcuers or enamels and I think they are pre thinned.
I wondered if you were going to test this line! I use this paint all the time.
Have you heard of stardust colors from the UK? I heard they have a nice chrome airbrush paint and one that can be easily brushed.
I have lots of Golden products I have the whole range I use them for some things they are top quality I thin the with my homebrew thinner to get them to work I did a lot of research on them
MarcoFrisoniNJM uses this brand on some of his projects. The fluorescent green and shade gray (which is very translucent) look awesome. I can't wait to try all of them out.
edit: Another brand with amazing metallics is Turbo Dork. Their entire line is either metallic, color shift, or metallic color shift.
Also, prime/base with brown for gold metallic paint.
Goldens are pretty top shelf paints. Michaels craft store usually has a sale on them. transparent grey is amazing.
Why is transparent grey good? What do you use it for???
@@JohnSmith-rt5yq spraying with an airbrush underneath to give more shadows. I saw 2 videos on Golden transparent grey here. Search it. One guy used it over bare plastic gunpla and the other uses it for black metallic armor over VMC Duraluminum. 2 light coats over a brighter metallic looks good for black steel
@@ramza813 awesome, I had never thought of doing that, I'll check it out. I wonder if I can use it over flesh tones with success.....
@@JohnSmith-rt5yq search it. I saw at least 2 videos that sold me on it and Michael's had buy 1 get 1 so I have 2 lol
Would you consider doing a beginner video for air brushing? The fundamentals/cleaning procedure
Yes. I will be doing a how to clean your brush between colors this weekend but I will be doing a full tutorial soon
Barbatos I ordered a primer by Revell called Aqua color primer but the name is misleading since it contains the chemical 1 metoxy-2-propanol witch is what is used in lacquers. The primer is pre thinned I hope it is as good as Mr surfacer or Tamiya liquid surface primer that need thinning. Have you tried it?
Super video. I’ve been impressed with the variety of paints and media Golden produces. I am interested in the high flow acrylic paints and wondered if you have used the airbrush medium in the nonmetallic colors? Do you use their flow aid/improver? Do you use retarder with these? Thanks, Kennedy
Hey man, for high flow you can spray it direct to the airbrush, there are others like fluid that you’ll need to add mediums
Checking out the video because I found out this is what Sideshow Collectibles uses for their pieces. thanks for the vid
Super late to this video, but I’ve just read that that airbrush medium isn’t designed for the high flow acrylics, and they have their own dedicated thinner to maintain the properties of the paint.
Is golden acrylics paints the same as Tamiya and mr hobby color acrylics?
Nice
THANK YOU for making this video - im a daisy free rookie and just got my first rig, and my local shop sells this paint like crazy, and others, but i got several of these and i been watchin several of your other vids before i saw this. basically, i didnt know what i was going to buy before i went to the shop, then found this video. lol. so i was super happy to find this video.
i spent all weekend getting things ready before i sprayed my first drop bcuz of you !! LMAO. thanks! and for the thinner/cleaner vid.
You're welcome Ninja
Hi there, I've been looking at these to tested on. I've painted Sazabi with craft acrylic paints before but not with Golden. I've been getting inconsistent base coat even though its from the same tube. My question is would this Golden High Flow provide consistent shades like those model paints? Cuz Vallejo is not that easy to get in my area. Thank You. Cheers.😀
yeah they have transparent paints for shading.
Huh, never heard of these before!
Did you thin the magenta or blue, it looked like you did not??
I didn't thin them
I had a 30%off coupon from Michael's and was about to pick up a set. But I chose a car kit instead.
I got the transparent purple and it's insanely thin to the point where it runs off all the corners and angles on my gundam peices even after they have been primed. Is that something that other people have experienced?
Sorry to hear that. Paints like this that aren't meant for plastic models are much less forgiving. Have you watched my video on airbrushing acrylics perfect every time. That video might help you here
What airbrush do you use?
What do you use to clean if you get this paint on your skin?
I use this amzn.to/3JuYT8D
Are these safe on plastic and resin gaming (D&D) miniatures? It doesn't seem like table top role game miniature painters use these? Why not?
They really don't need thinning they are ready to airbrush out of the bottle even with a very small Needle most artists use a detail air brush with a very small needle point 2 and smaller I only thin them for changing the base color but I was told by Golden not to over thin them
Their just like Vallejo, Ammo and Humbrol's airbrush colours so they can be sprayed from the bottel. Cool!
Are they any good to paint car models
I feel there are much better choices for car model paints. What would be your reason for choosing these over other paints?
That's why people can't find them
Algorithms
What airbrush do you use??
In this video I used a Japanese GSI Procon Boy 270. It's made by Mr Hobby. And the other one I used last is a Badger Patriot 105. The links for both are in the description for the video