PowerPalette

[dubik]

I would like to share a great tool. Some times I have no idea what is the color on a mini especially when there are color nuances and color transitions. So I use PowerPalette from reapermini
http://www.reapermini.com/PowerPalette/
You can upload picture of the mini and it will show approximately what reaper paint you need to achieve it. It's a good start! If you use some other tools, please share!

Is painting forum now only for unfinished/finished minis?

 

[Einion]

This has been mentioned in a couple of prior threads Sergiy. Although it seems to work well the suggested closest matches will often be quite far off for a couple of reasons.

With a bit of practice and experience you can do a better job by eye (much better), taking into account what you know about how things might have been painted and the attributes of your own paints - so no being locked into Reaper Master Series for a start. We have to do this kind of interpretation all the time anyway to figure out how to paint things we see in reference photos and in the flesh, so we might as well stay in practice

Einion

 

[dubik]

Ah, I guess I need to use search more frequently.

With a bit of practice

After painting for two years, I can say that "a bit" can be quite long. In my case I still don't see it.

 

[gordy]

Ah, I guess I need to use search more frequently.

Ah don't sweat it, it's a great tool and fine to repost!

After painting for two years, I can say that "a bit" can be quite long. In my case I still don't see it.

Don't mind Einion, he gets like that about colours.

Einion, go easy on the new folk would ya, baby steps then to the formulaes, charts and Santería

 

[Meehan34]

I would like to share a great tool. Some times I have no idea what is the color on a mini especially when there are color nuances and color transitions. So I use PowerPalette from reapermini
http://www.reapermini.com/PowerPalette/
You can upload picture of the mini and it will show approximately what reaper paint you need to achieve it. It's a good start! If you use some other tools, please share!
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Is painting forum now only for unfinished/finished minis?

This is an excellent tool, thanks for sharing it. Not all of us can be masters of mixing and matching colors so this can be very useful. The fourms are not just for finished figures, post your works in progress too.

 

[Colin_Fraser]

Call me a fuddy duddy but I would rather make a balls up of the colour by eye than have a program tell me what to use. I'm not criticising the approach if others want to use it. It does however reduce the possibility of getting those happy accidents that one gets now and then by using a theoretically poor shade or highlight colour. And I have such a mix of paint sources that there is no way I can get tied to one manufacturer....I have trouble sticking to one medium.

Colin

 

[Einion]

After painting for two years, I can say that "a bit" can be quite long. In my case I still don't see it.

When I said "a bit" I was just trying to make it sound not so daunting, it isn't easy especially if you're just winging it on your own as we tend to. If you'd like some pointers on how to approach it I'd be happy to try to help.

Einion, go easy on the new folk would ya, baby steps then to the formulaes, charts and Santería

It's things like formulas I would generally direct people away from, since there's so much value to be had from trying stuff with your own paints and seeing what results you can get. Trial and error on its own is definitely not the best way to learn mixing for 99% of people, but it's still worth paying the dues on it.

Not all of us can be masters of mixing and matching color so this can be very useful.

That's one of the issues...

Einion

 

[gordy]

It's things like formulas I would generally direct people away from, since there's so much value to be had from trying stuff with your own paints and seeing what results you can get. Trial and error on its own is definitely not the best way to learn mixing for 99% of people, but it's still worth paying the dues on it.

I agree with that, yet as humans we're in it for instant gratification and formulaes fit the bill in the early stages, it's a good tool to learn to identify colours and their relations and an aid to open the eyes for those who take the next step.

 

[Steve]

This business about color is a generational matter I think. Us geezers had no options but learn about color. 'Tis a new world with new opportunities.