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I really fancy painting again after years of wandering in the wilderness.... There are countless threads on teams/models/sites etc and where to buy and build.
What about paints, is there a decent bundle set that contains a decent amount of useable (basic/generic) colours for the start box Orc/Human teams, or is it better to buy a few at a time with whatever layer/shades stage i'm up to?
I may just paint a set as Reikland and Gouged till i get my eye in again, seen some vids/guides etc but no decent pointers to paints
I buy them a few at a time as needed. I use Vallejo colors, GW sprays and wash, Army Painter Aegis Suit and Anti-Shine spray sealant.
Vallejo sells a starting set, but I just went down to my local gaming store and bought the colors I needed. And then went back like 3 times to pick up stuff I hadn't thought of ...
Reason:''
"It's 2+ and I have a reroll. Chill out. I've got this!"
GW have a AOS starter set that is just on pre-order which looks to have a good range of base colour's, plus a shade that I think would give you some options for painting two teams....though you may want to then supplement this with a couple of greens for orc flesh and a human flesh tone. If you were going down the red v blue route you could also consider a brighter layer (eg evil sunz red, or alaitoc blue) to help highlight details.
I do all most all of my paint in the game shop I work in, that mean a. There’s tons of pairs already and b. A new pot of is less than 10’ away, so my experience isn’t the norm.
If your looking for a good starter set I’d have a lot ok at the army painter Meger paint set at about £85 I love AP paint, but be warned they need a lot of shaking. The best option is probably buying only a few paints at a time tho, cheaper and you don’t get swamped. If your looking to paint the starter set in ‘official’ colour you could check out the GW how to paint video I love them, full of helpful tip. If you go with the video you probably won’t want all the paints it says you need, some of them you’d only use a drop and could easily mix the colour/ignore the bit/ use a different colour, some of them are for extra detail you don’t need.
Skitters wrote:GW have a AOS starter set that is just on pre-order which looks to have a good range of base colour's, plus a shade that I think would give you some options for painting two teams....though you may want to then supplement this with a couple of greens for orc flesh and a human flesh tone. If you were going down the red v blue route you could also consider a brighter layer (eg evil sunz red, or alaitoc blue) to help highlight details.
That £25 set of GW paints, seems like a pretty good deal.
I've bought almost all my paints, a bit at a time. I only buy sets, when I can't get an individual paint I desperately need otherwise.
I was primarily Vallejo before, but now use a mix of Citadel and Vallejo. Vallejo has some nice colors, but base painting with their paint can be a pain in the rear. My main complaint with Citadel is those damned pots. Easy to tip over and prone to drying out. I transfer my Citadel paints to dropper bottles after they arrive. I've talked about that in my blog, or you can easily find tutorials on youtube.
My preference is the Army Painter starter set that comes with 10 paints and a brown wash.
You do not need 40+ paints for starting out. Unfortunately Army Painter has had some issues moving stock, therefor a lot of the bottles you find in stores have sat in storage for too long and seperated badly, with all the pigment collected in a massive gloop at the end that was pointing down. This can't really be fixed by just shaking (well it can, but DON'T!), so you need to get some ball bearings to mix them easier. I use marine grade (very important so it won't rust in contact with water) stainless steel balls.
