Favorite Paint Poll

[Doughboy417]

I use Enamels but I want to start using Acrylics.

Cheers!

 

[Colin_Fraser]

I started with oils and enamels mixed (together). I then switched to Vallejos and Citadels (with lots of Citadel ink usage). I am now undergoing self-retraining with oils - hopefully the right way. Major thing to overcome = putting too much paint on the figure!

I think that anyhing you can do with acrylics can be done with equally well and almost identically with oils - but not vice versa. Therefore oils are more flexible in my opnion.

Colin

 

[Doughboy417]

Thanks for the input. I my self have a problem with putting too much paint on the figure, more so the face than anywhere.

Cheers!

 

[Evan August]

I'm a Vallejo man myself.

 

[Blind Pew]

Oils for me. Depending upon the color I occasionally treat them beforehand so the don't have the appearance of oils thought.

 

[LVM]

When I begin painting fgures, I used Humbroll and a bit oil. But now, I'm like Evan August : an Acrylic man

 

[Mongo Mel]

99% oils here.
Just an occasional undercoating with acrylics.
Craig

 

[Kisifer]

I'm an oil fan 100%. I really enjoy the time that oils give me to study the figure while i have my mix ready. The problem with too much oil can easily be solved by softly passing the areas that you applied the oil with a soft clean brush. I usually use a square brush for the purpose. The trick here is to brush very gently and clean the brush when it gets too much oil on it. Give it a few shots and let me know

 

[Guy]

I am an Enamel fan and have used Floquil and Humbrol enamels for years. My flesh is done in oils so I guess I have the best of both worlds. I have used acrylics successfully since the early 80's but prefer the effects that enamels give me on clothing and leathers.

 

[arthur]

I used to do acrylics only.
Now its about a 60/40 split between oils and acrylics with a touch of Humbrol
And ofcourse printers inks for metals
Not really a fan of enamels because of the scent.
A.

 

[Doughboy417]

I dislike enamels because of 1.The Scent and 2.The long drying time.
Cheers!

 

[Guayo]

Hi I another vallejos and Andrea Paints but would like to try Humbrols and enamels, so may be in the near future I would go for one of them.

Saludos
Eduardo Tellez

 

[KeithP]

I'd have to say oils. I really would prefer acrylics as they are less time intensive than oils and would lend better to my personal schedule.

However, I do find painting with oils a bit more intuitive. I am less skilled with acylics and just cannot get my arms around the whole dilution thing. Either too much or too little.

Keith

 

[Opsofficer]

For me, it depends upon the subject matter and scale. As result, I am split between oils and acrylics!

Wish I could vote for BOTH!

Justin

 

[mahross]

For me it is oils. I tried acrylics a few years ago when I came to university, thought they would be easier for storage and have none of the need of white spirits etc, but in the end I just couldn't get to grips with them so eventually brought my oils back. For me they are just far easier to manipulate and use.

Ross

 

[Rob Brown]

I use oil for flesh but that's about all. I have recently come to like acrylics for painting rest of figures.

 

[megroot]

Well,
In first i use oils, switched to acrylic, but now i am hooked on the oil paint with a underlayer of acrylic.

Marc.

 

[Stephan]

I used Oils and Acrylics for undercoat.
For me is perfect.

 

[Mack]

I love oils!

 

[Einion]

Hi Bobby, where's the option for a mixture? A lot of modellers use more than one kind of paint to one degree or another.

Just an FYI, most hobby 'acrylics' are actually vinyl colours, much the same sort of thing as cell vinyl paints made for traditional animation.

I used to paint almost completely in artists' acrylics, now I generally use a type of vinyl paint for fabrics with artists' acrylics for skin, leather and other surfaces that require a bit of sheen. I also use some alkyds as well as enamels and/or lacquers for metallics.

Einion