question Mr. Paint

[falcon16]

I ran across this web site and a little confused on Mr. Paint and Citadel paints.  I thought these were paints instead of what he refers to as inks.  Here is a link to the web page I found. 

modelnik.com/index.php/en/en-interviews/16-jean-diorama

It is about half way down the page where he is talking about Mr. Paint and Citadel paints as inks.  Was wondering if someone could tell is there two different Mr. Paints and Citadel paints and inks or are they the same.

Dan

[JimD]

I don't know anything about Citadel paints, but I have a lot of Mr. Paint...in fact they sponsor me, and they are paint. They are a lacquer paint. They are labeled "acrylic lacquer" which is correct as they have acrylic pigments and binder with a lacquer solvent. It comes pre thinned and airbrush ready. It's a very thin paint and you need to build it up, but it is hands down the best paint I've ever put through an airbrush...which is why I use it. It's not going to brush paint though, or be used like inks.

I'm about to read the link, but to me it sounds like more of the usual spreading misinformation about paints that you see all the time (like Tamiya not being acrylic).

[JimD]

Ok I read it. All I can say is they aren't ink. They are paint. They may be thin like the ink he's talking about (I've never used inks in the hobby) but from reading what he's saying I can see the reader assuming you can't get opaque finishes with them. You can, but part of the reason I like them is what he alludes to..they are thin and you can create some great shading quite easily.

Here I used their Interior Green for my Avenger cockpit. Normally I'd shade much more, but none of this is actually visible when closed, so publication deadlines mean I don't waste time with it.

[JimD]

And I almost forgot....DoogsATX has a video testing it out that I'll take the liberty of sharing if you want to see it in action.

www.youtube.com/watch?v=VFg0SSZEYyA

[falcon16]

JimD, Thanks for all the information. Also thank you for the link for the video. I thought there was something new and magical out there. I will track down and try Mr. Paints. From what I have researched from my first post I will give them a try.

JimD, The one thing I would like to try and when you look at the link there was a picture of a diorama he did called the Galilee from 2008. I would love to try to make water like that. Does any one have any good advice or links on making water look like that?

My upcoming diorama is a SDB Dauntless ditched in the Pacific Ocean.

Dan

[vindicareassassin]

Citadel produce high quality paint and inks, both are water soluble acrylic, I have used both as I used to work for Games Workshop(Their true manufacturing name now) a long time ago as a figure painter, sales rep and gaming instructor.



I still use their paints as they have alot of colourant in so thin well without loosing opacity, I don't use their inks as anymore due to a cost vs quantity thing I now use semi permanent artists water soluble inks for my washes and pin lining, unlike paint, the more you thin them the less likely they are to loose their opacity, which is why they are good for pin lining.

Can comment on Mr Paint as I've never even seen them for sale here in the UK let alone used them.


ATB

Sean