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I use the cheap acrylic paints, no particular brand, whatever color i think is the best shade is the bottle i pick. I have really gotten into metallic stuff, tends to spread easier and cover better than the usual fodder.

I use GW but I've just found out my local Boyes store now stock vajello so I think I'll invest

GW Paints for starters

Use mostly Citadel Paint and some Vallejo. Also, a lot of Krylon spray paint to get things started. Occasionally some craft paint, especially for scenery.

Vallejo Game Color - Sepia Ink. Single best purchase EVER, paintwise.

Army Painter

Citadel, Model colors, Game colors, P3 primer, and Army Painter primer.

We are currently finishing off our Games Workshop pots here in the studio, in probably a month we will be ordering the entire Vallejo line (I heard they throw in a stand if you do this, can anyone confirm?).

Vallejo has the same color line, just as brilliant colors and has squeeze bottles. And is 25%+ cheaper per volume.

The amount of paint that is lost here due to drying up in those terrible citadel bottles here is painful.

Comparatively, GW's green and yellow line has absolutely terrible coverage.

I typically use the old Citadel colors. My Marines though use 2 colors by the discontinued company, Ral Partha as their primary colors. But I find Reaper's Metallics to be somewhat better than the old Citadel colors.

VGC,VMC,Army Painter, P3 and old GW.

old GW and some new washes / drys, Vallejo Game Colour, Vallejo Model Air

Cheap effective paints from michael's. Booyah, more money saving so i can get more chaos!

I used to use only GW paint, however i recently decided to switch to Vallejo becuase it was much cheaper and you get more colours. I'm also thinking of getting some Army Painter for the washes and metallics.

All ive ever used in GW paint. Considering giving army painter a try

I've used GW paints, craft paints and fine art acrylics.

Citadel paints. Although some are so old, they are technically Coat D’Arms, so I checked that one as well.

I had bought way too much GW paint.
Switched them into eye-dropper containers, helped also with the drying out problem.
(GW 12mL = use 15mL dropper): http://www.aliexpress.com/store/product/50pcs-15ml-Empty-Plastic-Squeezable-Dropper-Bottles-Eye-Liquid-Dropper-LDPE-NI5L/507931_1051186658.html

I now have switched to Liquitex: much cheaper and better paint.
http://www.liquitex.com/us/Shop/The_Professional_System/
I tend to thin these for airbrush (which works fine for brush work too!) so I put them in these:
http://www.aliexpress.com/store/product/Newest-50pcs-Empty-100ml-Refillable-Plastic-Squeezable-Dropper-Bottles-Eye-Liquid-Dropper-LDPE-Free-Shipping/1229829_1839215914.html

Oh yeah, and add these:http://www.alibaba.com/product-detail/G1000-AISI304-AISI420-Stainless-Steel-Pellets_60104856449.html

To each their own.

Citadel's easiest to find, but Vallejo makes better paint. Longer shelf life, less gloppy, and the alcohol-based metallics cover evenly and opaquely in one coat.

I borrow acrylic paints from my sister, who has tons of them! Which means I mainly have liquitex and utrecht. They work ok?

Except when I get confused and accidentally borrow oil paints.

I use several brands, I have no loyalty. The majority is Army Painter and Vallejo Model Color, though.

I think I'd be to nervous to switch from citadel.

I use GW and the Apple Barrel Acrylic paints

 Coldnap wrote:
I think I'd be to nervous to switch from citadel.

That's understandable. I would recommend Vallejo Air Metallics, though. I think they have a really fine grain and interact well with Citadel washes.

GW (citadel), Vallejo and Reaper.

I use Citadel paints for the most part

I use citadel mainly, just because its easiest for me and since I have been using it for a while that it would be hard to switch to a different brand to match colours.
I have used some Vallejo I think (still use it) and some others

I use almost exclusively Citadel paints. They may be a bit on the pricey side, but they are really good, and I never have to mix them to get the color I want. I do have some Vallejo brush-on primer, though, as the Citadel brush-on stuff is pure crap in a pot.

I mainly use Citadel, but I am growing increasingly more curious about Armybuilder and P3.

GW's paint, Reaper MPS, small amount of craft, and my personal favorite: Ral Partha. These are the old school paint pots with the U.S. Address on them. About 20 years old at this point.

Fell In love with P3 after trying out Warmachine. Turns out Warmachine = crap but now I am still using P3 currently painting Stormcast Eternals with them!!!