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Message: <blockquote data-quote="tetsujin28" data-source="post: 1103971" data-attributes="member: 1478">There is no subsitute for high-quality paints and brushes. I like Vallejo paint (by far the best), and Windsor and Newton brushes.If you don't like the effect that water has while thinning your paints (reduces contrast and thins pigment), you might want to try flow release, which makes paint more "slippery" without fading the colour.My favourite primer is made by Floquil. It's no longer available in the States. Primer is not really paint, so just about any will do -- I recommend Krylon for its durability and low cost. The debate of white vs. grey vs. black primer goes on forever. Me, I don't like grey. White is good if the figure isn't "carrying" too many metal objects (armour, weapons, etc.). Black is good for heavily-armoured figures, although you will tend to get darker flesh tones from going over the black. Some folks like to give black-primered figs a light dry-brush of white, to make details easier to see.I've used a lot of inks from various companies. GW ones tend to be a little dark -- I usually thin them with water before applying. Windsor and Newton inks (used traditionally by comic book colourists before computers came along) are intense, stain everything, and make the most beautiful colours imaginable, provided your colour theory is solid. They are not very light-fast, so I would recommend storing figs you use W&N inks on in a miniatures case with a lid, rather than in a glass case in your living room.</blockquote>

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