Andrea releases New "easy paint" red set

[Jamie Stokes]

On Andreas web site

http://www.andrea-miniatures.com/market/AspsProductos/Detalle.asp?IdProductoDetalle=1412

is the latest easy, paint by number set of paints.

Seeing as they have done Black, Flesh and white (own both), seems they are expanding the range.

It wouldn't surprise me if they did Yellow & Blue at some point, given the challenges of shading those colours, and their usage....

Who knows what else, purple, green, what ever seems to coat most figures...

cheers

 

[busso_boy]

i should have them in stock in a few weeks........the only problem i see is getting replacement bottles, at this stage i think the only way you can buy them is in the full kit.

P.S whats the weather like on the apple isle? i'll be there in less than 3 weeks

 

[Revliss]

so is that a good set for some one that bad at mixing color

 

[Jamie Stokes]

Ian,
seems you are steadily evolving into the Aussie Mail Order Place..
weather wise, sunny days, in the 20's, cool nights, just right for having the bride snuggle up next to her hunky new husband
Oh, no water restrictions yet, so if you want to enjoy a 26 minute shower, nothing stopping ya!

Revliss,
Owning the flesh, black and white, I find the sets really help in learning shading of colours. There is more to shading then adding black or white

cheers

 

[busso_boy]

if the red set turns up before i head over i'll have to drop one off for ya. its always good to put a face to a name. Kim being a figure modeller too (she'll finish her latest Samurai one day) wont mind me mixing work with pleasure.

We have no set plans when in Tassie other than the first night is booked at peppers in Launceston, then we head west and down the coast

 

[gforceman]

I think they just keep one from learning mixing colours

Owning the flesh, black and white, I find the sets really help in learning shading of colours. There is more to shading then adding black or white

I completely disagree with this, as I think they just take away all input and creativety from the painter. If these sets aren't available at some point, one still doesn't know how to shade and highlight black, white or flesh. I only use the flesh set, but completely different as Andrea suggest and I still throw in a lot of Vallejo, Lifecolour, Polycolour, Games Workshop, etc...

Just my thoughts though.

Cheers,

Gino

 

[Einion]

I completely disagree with this, as I think they just take away all input and creativety from the painter.

Agreed.

If these sets aren't available at some point, one still doesn't know how to shade and highlight black, white or flesh.

Exactly.

Owning the flesh, black and white, I find the sets really help in learning shading of colours.

How?

There is more to shading then adding black or white

Yes, but what? Using premixed colours, where one doesn't know how they're made, doesn't help the user to develop an understanding of anything really about how to mix. As attractive an option as they appear they actually tend to hold one back at the end of the day.

Starting from the basics, working methodically, practicing, reading up on different techniques and trying them, practicing, practicing some more, those are the things that'll help the most in the long run.

Einion

 

[Jamie Stokes]

Thankyou for your input

Gino, Einion,
I really appreciate hearing your opinions on this.

I ordered a set of flesh, black & white.
What I did with each is to lay down a swatch of each colour down in order. eg, flesh tones on one card, black tones on another, so forth.

The flesh set is no surprise (to me), The white I learnt about laying down the cream base, shift to white highlights, so forth. Once I had all the colours arrayed from "no 2 shadow" all the way to "no 2 highlight", I had a better grasp of the progression of one set of colours.
* example of pulling apart a colour mix - Andreas set used a cream for the base, a pale mouse grey for shadows, a yellow tinted cream for next above base highlight, then a white for topmost highlight (I've skipped some steps). I now have a idea of what I could do for highlighting colours.

With the concepts a bit clearer, I could take that idea and then experiment to my hearts content. (Oh the joys of Burnt Umber, Yellow Ochre, and Primary colours )

Gino, I agree with you, it is a very limited tool, and will not allow artistic or individual expression. And I disagree with the order they prefer to use the paints in, too.

Einion, yes, without knowing how a colour is shaded/ highlighted, it will hold the average newbie back from developing basic colour understanding.

A lot of my experimenting and trying to work out "how" stems from reading and researching many threads on here. (And information elsewhere too)
Credit where credit due, Einion, that ruggedly handsome avatar of yours was often on the threads I researched.

Thinking about it, (and this is only the news thread, I may do a review later)
this kind of paint set may be very handy if one were doing a massed figure display (eg all red coats or Romans), or a war gaming miniatures army.

The hidden trap of these sets may be that it could stifle understanding and development of colour theory, with the flow on effect of limited artistic expression.

Middle ground, a lot of newbies using this may gain some confidence in putting brush to figure with these sets, but some will get frustrated, and still have to go through the experimentation/ experience phase.

I'll raise a beer to you both this weekend!

(still new to this hobby, and doing what I can to learn what I can)
Cheers