The BEST and WORST of my Paint Collection
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6:47 The Prime, the Artsy, and the OG
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Ninjon is the Alton Brown of Mini-Painting. And this is the Highest of compliments.
Avoid the unitaskers.
I feel like Miniac used to very deliberately ape Alton Brown's style. Pulling out illustrative charts and giving a basic overview of the physical processes in things like airbrushing. I kind of miss that, but I guess there's only so much you can go over in that style.
But Alton Brown hates single use tools and Jon loves them!
That is a perfect analogy, no wonder I’ve always liked Ninjon so much haha
That's a great way to put it
Paints are one of those things that you know you don't need but when you see a brand you haven't tried or a color you like but from a diffent brand you just want to try them and getting one or two isn't satisfying enough Makes me feel better about my paint racks though
This was a fun video :)
The best thing my FLGS did was to bring in ProAcryl, specifically the Ninjon and VincieV custom colors - seriously, you guys are amazing. PS, I'll be cosplaying as Darrell at Adepticon next year.
That's hilarious. I thought the Darrell bit was particularly good this time.
I wish mine did, but I was happy to order them direct from their site.
First time seeing the new tattoo - looks sick! You got some great work there 🖤
I’m not sure ‘sick’ is a complement.
Tattoos are great - especially if you’re a pirate or an inmate in a Russian prison.
The more paints I own, the worse I feel about not painting as much as I should. This is a good enough reason for me to buy more and more paints! And I'm jealous of your 1700+ pretty paints!
I'm like the anti of this. Been painting since early 1990s. Always got rid of old ranges, when I moved on. The last time was from Vallejo (minus the metallics) to Kimera. I donated all of my working Vallejos to a friend. I now have just a few focused specials from Golden and other manufacturers. The only thing I haven't gotten rid of is original Citadel washes from the late 1990s (if memory serves), but I rarely use them now, as Kimera and Golden do it for me. It's exactly as you said, an artsy way of painting, but it works for me (I have about 35 years of painting with water colours now, so).
Two Thin Coats are my current go to for almost anything I'm painting unless I have a pro acryl equivalent. Great colors similar to citadel but in a much better dropper bottle and a better price for what you get. I have wanted to try AK paints but they are not easy to track down here in Maine.
Same. I just got both waves of TTC, in addition to my pro acryls and my inks. Quite happy
Michigan Toy Soldier has the AK paints AND they often have weekend sales. Might be good to wait for one of those sales and use that new coupon. They also have a ton of art books and other tools.
I would love to see you try reaper miniatures paint in a video. They are consistently my favorite!
Scalecolor heavy body paints are actually my favourite mini paints. I do a lot of colour mixing and they have the best magenta I've found. I'm honestly at the point where Id rather thicker paints. It just works better for how I paint. and for airbrushing I still go back to army painter paints.
And I thought I was a huge paint goblin . Seriously, I love collecting paint, any color that is pretty, I want it. We are like dragons and paint is our treasure hoard. Also nice new tat
Please do a video on paint racks. You have so many different types. I am sure it would be a fascinating journey.
I have spent a lot of time and money collecting various acrylics, oils, acrylic and alcohol inks, powder pigments, pastels and acrylic paint pens whilst preparing to setup my own hobby channel. But the thing I have invested the most in is creating my own line of paints, contrast paints, washes (oil and acrylic) and effects paints. My channel will be focused on budget DIY solutions for the hobby sphere. Creating my own paints allows me to perfect and tailor my paints to my liking.
I'm just glad there's people with larger hoards than me. I was tempted to back the recent UltraKryl Kickstarter, but denied myself after realizing I just backed 5 full different sets on various Kickstarters over 2 years and still have only used about 5% of them.
I wonder what Vincent V and Barbatos Rex hoards look like? They must have rooms full.
I didn't back that one due to the timeline. 2024 isn't that far away but I have enough paints to last me until '24 and if I hear good things about them, I'll pick them up off the rack.
As someone who use Scalecolor artist range in almost every project i like that i know what consistency im getting every time and dont have to violently shake my bottles before every use.
I have the full range but have barely touched them yet. The first try was a bust so went back to ProAcryl for now.
I need to sit down and work with them and learn to use them. My main goal with them was to actually use them thicker and go for more of a sketch/"painterly" style, but also need more practice for that.
Also they have some amazing colours!
@@derekgarcia3069 they definitely require a little more work to make right. I would watch some Craftworld Studio videos they are big users of that range.
I cannot second this enough. Scalecolor's Artist Smooth range are the only paints I own (including Warcolours, Citadel, Golden, AK, Vallejo, and Daler Rowney) that transfer/blend so smoothly right out of the tube that it's almost like I can feel it *through* the brush (in a good way!) They're like painting with butter (again, in a good way!) Their only downside is that you can't-or at least shouldn't attempt to-airbrush them.
Yeah I really like the ability to completely control the dilution of my paint for what I need. You can always thin a paint but you can’t “thick” one!
@@derekgarcia3069give them a try. I find the best way to use them is to 'massage' your thinner or water into the paint on wet palette. They have a lot of fine pigment and this needs to get flowing.
Ninjon never less than watchable. You can tell the confidence he has in the interest of his audience by the way he gets his full sponsor messaging done before he even gets going. And he's right.
Michigan Toy Soldier is my go to.
I absolutely love the AK 3rd gen, Ive been transitioning to them from Vallejo Model Color, only downside is that the dropper part of the bottles almost always cracks and makes a mess. Some vibrant colors for the new Vallejo Game Color are pretty cool, and the Xpress line although small in range, is great and dries very mat. Vallejo also has a less known range, Mecha Colors, intended for airbrush, but the steel metallics work wonder by brush, their primmers are nice too, a bit satin. You have some hidden gems too in the Vallejo Airbrush paints, such as a Black Metallic.
AK 3rd gem, Kimera and scale 75 are all people need. I legit vouch by that. AK 3rd gen is like other stuff but ten times better. kimera is just very solid for what it does and scale 75 is different yet excellent when mastered, beyond anything imo. (scalecolor i'm talking about mainly).
You sir, are not alone. I have at least 6 different paint ranges ( a few here , a whole range there etc.), and a large-ish double door closet filled with models( mostly Tank models as that was the last obsession). I will say , 3d printing has saved me from being buried under a "Tsunami of Grey". Now I just have to save up for a 10Tb RAID server to hold all the "Digital Grey" that I have.
I think I still have a kidney left...
Golden SoFlat has more colors now, I love that paint :).
Have you tried the new Vallejo Game colors? Their new formula paints like a breeze, I'm quite impressed tbh.
Came here to say this. They’re at 60 colors now, I think.
ive found it a bummer they dropped some of my favorite colors in the reformulation. almost the entirety of the heavy range got cut.
I watched this just before going to Michigan Toy Soldier, and still ended up buying more paints than I planned on.
This does make me feel better about my (much smaller) paint collection! Even if you don't use them, I think it's still pretty cool to have as a collection.
Fellow paint hoarder here. I find myself migrating towards the Scale 75 Artist colours more and more. Yes, they have to be thinned down, but BUT!. If you are like me and only have about 30min per day for painting, they hold up SUPER well on the wet palette. I load my palette for the week on Monday, and by Sunday, they are just the right consistency for those final glazes. No other brand comes close in this regard. It also helps that they mix well due to the limited pigments.
I love using ScaleColor Artist paints. They have amazing matte finish, lovely colours, and they mix nicely. And the biggest advantage for me is that I don't have to shake them. I injured my hand a few years ago and if I overwork it, it hurts and I can't paint. Not having to shake bottles (and things like vibrating shakers are not any better for me) extends the time I can paint by a lot. So I almost exclusively paint with the ScaleColor Artist paints and don't mind having to thin them down. It helped me learn what consistencies I like for painting.
I feel like I would get decision fatigue when trying to paint with this many paints. Which is why I've given away 90% of my paints. I kept my inks and artist paints for airbrushing, and a set of craft paints for dry brushing or terrain making. All of my other paints are artist oil paints. Oil paints have made me enjoy painting because acrylic paints were not super fun (if you aren't having fun painting, try oils. they are so much fun to paint with).
I think that's why most of them just sit on the wall. I think he probably uses about 50-75 of them. :)
P3 paints are so good. Their ink range is still to this day my absolute favorite. They are also impossible to find.
I keep a spare, unopened pot for all my paints, so if I run-out mid session I know there's always a replacement at hand. Now, I exclusively use Kimera, so that's just 13 extra pots.
I find myself reaching for paints from your Pro Acryl signature series SO often. Also phew, I really need to organize my paints better.
Yep, you´re not the only paint hoarder Jon. I also love the way you´ve organised them (nothing wrong with a little OCD). Great video!
So glad to see I am not the only one with a horde of paints on my desk. I thought I was bad with 356 paints and counting. It’s so bad I use the app “Model Colors”on my iPhone so don’t buy doubles. Works with my tracking my pile of shame too! 😂
The AK Interactive "Anime Figures" set is a great starter for their paints, grab some of that Vallejo Aluminium and you're good to go for a lot of painting.
Though I do love the Vallejo Express colours: Cardinal Purpple, Gloomy Violet, Plasma Red and Mystic Blue and my Citadel Garaghak's Sewer and Black Legion are always at hand. I'm also a big fan of Reaper's Polished Bone, Aged Bone, Blonde Traid set and Fair Flesh traid, the last of which works great with GW's Seraphim Sepia.
And I definitely don't have your paint problem, but then I haven't collected sets because someone sent them to me either. :)
Super helpful thanks for throwing this up.
Challenge! Paint a huge model/diorama using as many colors as possible.
Thank you , Jon .
🐺 Loupis Canis .
Pretty much my same favorite Pro Acryl paints, except for ivory and magenta. I love sneaking in magenta when I can, especially in contrast to the jade. But ivory was the first bottle of their paint I needed to replace, I tend to use it instead of white 90% of the time I want white.
I also found myself using the transparent orange a lot more often than I expected.
Nice new tattoo. I look forward to seeing a close up when you’re back at the table.
I love these simple videos on paint ranges. Everything like this gets saved in a hobby list.
I can so relate to this. I’m still a fledgling painter so I’m still building up my paint collection. one of my other passions is collecting fountain pens so I’ve accrued inks that’ll last me for generations already. Purples are nice
Dude. I thought I was the only one that was a paint hoarder. Awesome video. Keep them coming
That new tattoo looks awesome. Very helpful video, as always. Keep up the great work.
The biggest upside to tube paints is that you don't get air into your paint when used. Bottle paint will dry in the pot faster and faster the less paint remains. If i had the option all my paints would come in tubes since most paints needs to be thinned anyways.
this is one of those areas that I can relate to.... I probably have too many paints... but I do enjoy trying new paints and seeing how they do... and thanks for making me feel a bit more normal...
Your finally getting that sleeve work done!!! It is looking good! Also paints and stuff.
I paint most of my minis in oils but I quite liked Scale 75 artist ones. They behaved like I wanted paints to do on a wet palette.
This makes my plastic tub of paints look like a good start. Damn brother!
Nice new arm tat!
And Great video as always
This makes me feel slightly better about my overflowing paint racks. I'm a sucker for Scale 75 and AK, I'm currently using the Scale 75 Artist acrylics on a little Butterfly-Frog and I love how easily and smoothly they mix.
I bought the Kimera Cartacci Red yesterday and the seller I bought from had both sets of paint and single paints.
Thanks for going through all of your paints and giving some info and your thoughts on them so we can decide what colors to buy.
Thanks for the great videos and sharing your love and knowledge of painting and paints.
I have both Two Thin Coats sets, a bunch of Army Painter, Vallejo, Pro Acryl (including yours and Vince's sets), a few reaper paints, war colours, huge miniatures, GSW and AK interactive. My total is no where near yours, but I have a fairly eclectic collection. My favorites right now are Two Thin Coats and Pro Acryl. Honestly have not tried the War Colours or AK interactive yet, bought them for a specific project that has been printed and primed, but I have not started painting yet. I gave all my Citadel to my wife for her to use because I cannot stand the paint pots and don't want the hassle of transferring them.
Honest and blunt about the paint ranges. I love it.
I own the entire Monument collection as my base, then I get some recommended paints from other ranges to fit specific purposes. One I love is Snakebite Leather Contrast from citadel.
I love this episode! I collect paints simply because I am curious about the properties of different ranges, and if a paint shows up on someone's "best of" list, then I have to check that one out also. I do have a lot of heavy bodied paints from Scale and from Golden, which I bought with the goal of creating actual surface texture and visible brush strokes. i could probably omit those paints and simply add a heavy medium to my regular paints instead.
Great video I am in the uk and managed to get my hands on your pro Acryl signature range its frickin awsome !!
@Ninjon - Would love to know more about your paint racks! Especially those that would fit Reaper / AK. They look like 3d print. I cut alot of PVC pipe to create vertical storage. Cheap but gets old. Thanks for your Proacryl set btw. They have more paints in their range hitting retail real soon so you'll need more room for them. I do love P3 but only have an armful. Just got some army painter. Not what I expected and dissapointed. I don't think I will ever be a speedpainter!
Cosigning the Golden Soflat. Great paints to use.
Nearly died to you showing us “Kevin” the paint 😂😂
Thanks for reminding me about your's and Vince's paint sets. Just picked them up.
Sick new sleeve man!
I love the honest opinion about the paints. I have been wanting to try several of those name brands. Definitely helped shorten my list of brands I want to try and opened my eyes to a few new ones 😅😅
Question about the so-flat, I think some of their colors, like yellow from the box set, use toxic pigments. Have you ever seen this as being a problem for anyone beyond maybe avid-brush-lickers? Like for playing and etc.
I haven't found a color like your Pro acryl Dark Plum in YEARS. So glad I have that color in my repertoire again.
A buddy of mine tries out all different kinds of paints. He sends me care packages of assorted paints every once in a while😂
I love trying out new paints!
The AK 3rd gen paints are what I started with a few years ago and I love them, they always seem to work exactly how I want them to and the colour range is so damn good!
I just picked up the basic starter set for my little girl and the packaging for the box is outstanding, it provides a colour wheel and they have explanations for all kinds of things like primary/secondary/complementary colours and tips on how to mix them to achieve the colours you want, I think it's gonna be a great little resource for her.
Love the channel, love the painting, keep it up champ!
thanks for sharing and nice tats!
I'm so glad, that me and my friend aren,t the only ones who buys every paint range they can. Also glad to hear a good words about AK paints and Creed Camo contrast
Thank you for making me feel better about the size of my paint collection 😆
I aspire to your paint collection and I say that unironically. I love getting more paints, I love trying new brands, seeing how they work, what I like and don't like. I don't mind paying the cash for it, cause I've probably spent far more on ordered food that arrived cold or bland, or went to the cinema to see movies I didn't like. So yeah I'll drop a few quid on a bottle of paint to try it out!
Right now I use a spectrum of acrylics, enamels, and oils. Inks, and fluorescents. Such a broad selection from different brands, to produce what I like to see on my minis.
I love trying new paints! Right now my to-try list has AK interactive, speedpaint 2.0, and kimera! Got my start with Citadel paints and I've tried a bunch of things. I have the full range of ProAcryl and looooove working with them. I didn't know how much I prefer working with matte paints until I tried them!
Mad respect for shouting out Pro Acryl Mahogany! You are a true believer!
Bro!!! I already love the channel, but the fact that you have Gath of Baal on your wall makes me love it even more. Keep up the great work.
This honestly helps. Giving permission to just paint a thing, and for it not to be a Golden Demon award winner is a thing I sometimes just need to hear.
thanks for the tips!
I have to say, the new formulation & bottles for Vallejo Game Color have been perfection for me. The new VGC Dead White gives Pro Acryl's Titanium White a run for its money!
I’m in the same boat. Phased out my citadel colors for army painter’s entire range (because they were cheap and in a dropper), only to start phasing that out for Vallejo.
I was a pure citadel guy for years. it's what I learned on and knew colors for. but my flgs has ak and man it's become my go to. so smooth, so matte, but coverage is great.
One of us! One of us! One of us! Also, it's very niche, but you can't get a better metal then Ak's Xtreme Metal. It's not acrylic, and it's definitely for airbrush(mostly), but it's for when you want people to think a thing is made of metal, not painted metal.
I enjoy collecting paint as well. Probably what kicked off my desire for more paints was finding a great deal of the entire Reaper Core Colors range about four years ago. Since then added the following ranges: Reaper Bones, AK Gen 3, Scale Artists and Instant Colors and new Vallejo Game Color and Express paints. Have many from other ranges like Citadel, ProAcryl and SoFlat and about 100 oils.
That tattoo looks dope!
Scale75 Red Leather is definitely one of my favorites. I use it as the base for layering with red, always
Man can i relate. I paint mini's, busts, scale models of all kinds (air, armour, scifi, auto etc) so have soooo many paints etc. Entire Minitaire, AK Real Color, Vallejo Model Air and large amounts of Tamiya Acrylic, Tamiya LP, P3, Citadel Contrast, Ammo Acrylics (man they are rubbish), AK Acrylics and so much more. I have just moved to a nice drawer based storage system to free up bench space and it means i have 90% of my psints and most used supplies within reach. So many worse things to spend ya $$ on.
Paint lines i own In no particular order and some in complete sets : Citadel (from bolter shell to contrast), Vallejo (game/model color/air/metal) , coat d arms, reaper (pro/master series/bones), model master, Badger minitaire, delta Cremcoat, warcolours, army painter (warpaints/speed/air), P3, pro acryl, ak gen 3, scale75. You are not alone; brother of my brush. 😂
great video. i know the feeling!!!
I only have one paint set and honestly it gets tiring mixing colors sometimes, but I really like not having to go through a million different bottles to find what I want. It's also nice to know exactly how a paint is going to behave when I use it
Awesome. You're not alone, I think everyone in the hobby has more than they need and regularly use. I have recently purchased the entire Two Thin Coats range, cos they're awesome. I have the basic Kimera set. A large box of vallejo air. and a shed load of citadel. So maybe 300 paints? I'll count them one day when I'm bored and procrastinating.
Dude! I’ll take those boxes you showed at the beginning!
You’ve been uploading minutes before my newborns late night feed (aus time) and it’s been the perfect thing every time. It helps that the videos are quality!
P3 Coal Black, and Sanguine Base, are two must haves. Molten Bronze is also one of my favorite Golds.
I love my p3 paints. They are my hidden treasure paints.
I've got a lot of paints, but they're almost all Reaper. Where my hoarding comes in are the minis with around 14K total. (Been collecting since 1972.) A lot of old lead in on my shelves.
i started hobbying 6 months ago and ive become a paint goblin ever since and i this is like looking at a future i aspire to be
Nice, I use a mix of Vallejo model color, Pro-Acryl, Citadel contrast, Valleoj metal color, Daller-Rowley inks, and a little Citadel.
You have Citadel hexpads, the new version, with the fancy latcht on top. That still is the new version of Citadel paints for me.
I have the full collection of hexpads with screw tops.
AK range is so, so good. I love smoke black, deck tan, pale sand and wine red.
This video was great I wish this was around when I first started but thanks
Hi I'm Vin and also a paint hoarder. I have hundreds, and hundreds of paints. And funnily enough our opinions are very similar, but I personally adore the Scale 75 range, and the speed paint 2.0 range. But my personal favorites are Ak 3.0 and Proacryl.
Very interesting that AK seems to have got the top marks. I swear by them 100% actually, like them better than all my others
I love how you broke down the pros and cons, what to keep and what not to keep. I live in Japan so some of these things are not available here. Have you ever heard or used Turner Acrylic? They come in those tubes and was curious about them as I will soon be starting my painting adventure.
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