It’s actually very rare that I apply a wash straight out of the bottle, the vast majority are mixed down to about 50/50 wash/medium. I use AP wash medium, but the GW Lahmian medium should work as well. Water is OK, but ideally you want to use a medium. One really important point new or newer painters miss is to thin your washes (and paint) depending on what it is you’re trying to do. Ultimately I am trying to determine what problems are arising from lack of skill on my part and what is coming from using inferior products. I'm really happy with my stormtroopers but when I try it on the star destroyers if I put enough on that all the crevices look good the rest looks dingy and I have places where it has pooled badly. Again trying to mimic someone's prime and wash technique. When I decided to get into legion I started painting my Rebellion figures. I bought the armor wash awhile ago because I was trying to mimic someone's marker and wash technique for Armada fighter squadrons. But danm, i added up all the paints i need and its totalling £140! Is there a paint comparison chart that i can use to change citadel to vallejo/army painter? The thing is, im trying to keep with Sorastro when it comes to paint choices.

I'd never recommend full range sets, they come with way too many colours you can easily mix and don't need anywhere near often enough.Īh. After that proper shacking usually is enough.

Before you use them the first time, you should pull away the dropper ends and stir them using cocktail sticks. One thing to keep in mind with that set is that they tend to stay in storage for a bit too long, making the paint seperate. Citadel Nuln Oil or equivalents), and whatever colour you want your rebel troops uniforms to be if it isn't part of the set. Army Painter Ash Grey or other companies close equivalents), a black wash (i.e. Along with that set I'd recommend a light grey (i.e. Also comes with a decent (but way too small, get a proper one for large areas, too!) brush. It comes with 10 colours and a brown wash, which can be enough to paint a lot of things with some colour theory application (technicaly you only need white, black, red, yellow, and blue to mix everything you need, but that becomes a bit fiddely and hard to keep consistent). I will always recommend the Army Painter starter set for new painters. Depending on your retailer, Vallejo and Army Painter compete for that spot. We really are spoiled for choice! Citadel still is a valid choice, but not for best value. Those include Vallejo, P3, Army Painter, Reaper, Warcolours, Coat'd Arms, and many more. Citadel paints cost more and come in smaller bottles than their rivals of equal or greater quality.

Citadel to vallejo paint chart