Why Scalecolor Artist are some of my favourite paints
There are many paints to choose from for mini painters. Citadel, Vallejo, Army Painter, Scale 75, Ammo and so on. I have been very lucky to get to try quite a range during my time as a miniature painter.
Like many miniature painters, I started with Citadel. I first painted Age of Sigmar miniatures and over time have expanded into Warhammer 40k and D&D inspired minis. These days I will paint any miniature I find looks interesting or am commissioned to paint.
After a few years of painting, I have come to like some paints over others and for different reasons. I like a good speed paint at times, but sometimes I like a good vibrant thick acrylic and that’s where I think the Scale 75 Scalecolor artist paints come in.
They are probably on the higher side of price with one tube costing around $10 AUD (at the time of writing this) - Single tube from Gap Games or a box of 6 costing around $60 AUD - a box from Gap Games.
They contain 20ml of paint, which is only a few mls more than the average dropper that has 17 or 18ml. Standard citadels are around 12ml. So while they are slightly bigger and also pricey, they are still some of my favourite paints.
Scalecolor artist paints have quite a thick vibrant consistency. I always usually thin them out, but find they still have a beautiful finish and keep a strong pigmented colour. As you can thin them out, I find the paints last quite awhile and I haven’t had to replace a tube yet. By thinning the paint yourself you have good control on how thick or thin your coat of paint is on your mini. This means Scalecolor artist paints provide a good base for very good control of paint density and colour pigment on your miniature.
If you are wondering about mixing them, I find they mix very well together to create other colours you need but I haven’t tested mixing them with other brands paints yet.
The one downside I have found to the paints is some of them have had a slight paint smell. Not all of them, but I found an old skin colour set I had, did have a bit of a smell compared to other miniature paints I have used, but it didn’t bother me too much.
The last thing I do like about the paints is I find the colour bars on the tubes indicating the colour inside are quite accurate. Obviously if you open the lid you can see very quickly the colour. Sometimes with droppers I struggle to know exactly how the colour will look without testing it first.
If you are looking for a vibrant, richly pigmented acrylic paint and don’t mind the cost, I very much recommend the Scalecolor artist paints and I think the box sets are a great idea.
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