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Right, simple question... or questions now that i think a little...

getting back into things can be a bit of a bunt without much cash or paint... to solve this i need new cheep paint. what would probubly be the best compromise to come to?

aka, whats the best cheep acrylic paint i can get that isnt competely rubish?

i have GW paints at home, but none at the flat yet, and i havnt got any solid income as of yet( thank god for bank of dad). the Paints i have at home are gettin on a bit and are pretty crap now, and not much decent choice.

i seem to be reiterating the same point over and over and over... must be bored again....

Ive been saying it for months, Americana paints work really well. Everything I painted in my gallery has Americana (minus the chrome sprayed BW and boomegun wagon) Ive used citadel paints, and PERSONALLY I see no difference in the way they lay out and look.)
And they are $1 a tube. I dont have a website for ya, but Im sure you can look around the net and find a place that sells them

thanks cracker, i might have a look, do they sell them in sets? just makes it easyer to reveive packaged and such, also saves me picking out several dosen i need and find out on delivery i have 2 of the same boggy green that ill never use(not even on orks) and no bloody red or something.

i might be able to help you out, ive still got a ton of AV model colour paints that i never got around to unloading, no blacks or whites but about 90 to 100 different colours, and AV air for washes, PM me a list and i'll tell you if i have it if your intrested. and dont worry about the cost, i'll give them to you cheep.
http://www.acrylicosvallejo.com/

If you use generic acrylics, be prepared to thin them out a lot. I have a few that I'm using that aren't half bad (forget the brand, unfortunately) but they're so thick it typically takes maybe 25% water or so to get them where I want them to be.

daedalus wrote:If you use generic acrylics, be prepared to thin them out a lot. I have a few that I'm using that aren't half bad (forget the brand, unfortunately) but they're so thick it typically takes maybe 25% water or so to get them where I want them to be.

Yes you do need to thin them out a bit, but you need to do that with any paint you get. But the way I see it, that just makes them last even longer.

As far as packaged deals, Ive no idea. I always just buy them from the local hobby lobby. Id imagine they do though

i usualy prefer to buy localy, give me more of an idea od money(u know you can spend hundreds on ebay and days later look at the bank and think "WHERES MY MONEY?!?!" then 20 mins later relise ebay raped you again...

Buy floral sprays . I use them ALOT on my current wood elves ( white and green spray ) they cost like $5 , and they are BIG bottled.

Spray the whole army ( im sure you have enough per can to spray 10+ armies ) followed by 1 bottle of vallejo black.

Mix the black 1: 6 of water , and add a drop of future floor wax. And you have enough black wash for 10+ armies as well.

The results are fast and effective ( i think )

I prefer using soapy water instead of the floor wax for my washes, but Luna has it right on that too. Making your own washes will save you a ton of money as well. Just have to shake the wash before use to get the soapy ness going on.

im confused... wash as in cleaning or wash as in dye/ink? im a little lost as to that one, dono why you would add soap or wax to a dye/ink wash...