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Mini painters!
What paints do you recommend a couple of relative newbies buy to get started? They will need to be reasonably available in New Zealand.
We have most of the other bits and bobs from other crafts already. Advice desired. :)
@aly If you want the easiest possible thing to get minis _done_, Army Painter Speedpaint 2.0 is available from at least two NZ retailers.
If you would rather have something more 'traditional' to use with the kind of stuff you'd find in tutorials (layering, base-shade-highlight), I am a huge fan of Golden Fluid Acrylics, which can be had from any Gordon Harris.
@Phil_Tanner @aly I only recommend Speed Paints _specifically_ for the case of getting more minis done faster. For more 'traditional' paint techniques, you're better off with artist acrylics than any 'miniature-focused' paint range. Speaking from experience.
@koz I do think I want to go more "traditional" as we have no rush to get a lot done.
I'll keep the Golden Fluid ones in mind but ahhh current budget might be a factor. :(
@aly Goldens are definitely the peak acrylic paint, and cost accordingly. Any other artist acrylic will also work. Ensure that you get a 'fluid' or 'light body' (not a 'heavy body'), and also check that they are single-pigment paints where possible to make for better mixing.
@aly I would generally avoid any 'miniature-specific' paints. They're overpriced, mix badly, and have absurdist names that don't have any relation to the colour. Oh, and the ranges change all the time!
'Phthalo Blue, Green Shade' is a universal truth of painting. 'Coal Black' (which is actually green!) is a meaningless word salad specific to a range that could (and probably will!) change in a few years.
@koz oh I suppose these are the same paints my daughter is interested in for her art too then...
@aly Depends what kind of art. Most people who paint on canvases prefer 'heavy body' paints, as they need to put down fairly thick layers. With miniature painting, you want to do the very opposite: your goal is to put down layers as thin as possible, to not obscure detail. Hence the 'two thin coats' meme.
