Madog Barfog Posted April 23, 2008 Share Posted April 23, 2008 We all know that white sees a lot of use for lightening other colrs, and I've know for a while that VMC Smoke is wonderful for lots of things, but lately I've noticed a few other colors being very useful as well. These are all VMC unless noted. Cork Brown. This is a light tan brown, and holy cow, I use it all the time. Chocolate Brown & Flat Earth. A light yellow sandy tan (my dog ate the label). Deep Yellow, Lt. Yellow, and Ice Yellow (this is almost a triad) Olive Green, Lime Green, and and Yellow Green (another "triad") I'm aware from color theory that tans are neutral colors that work well with anything, not to mention that lots of historical items are brown (leather , wood, and mud, for example) so that probably explains the Cork Brown/Flat Earth/Smoke, but I paint lots of things red, blue, and dark green as well, but don't find myself with empty bottles of these colors. Comments? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Darkstar Posted April 23, 2008 Share Posted April 23, 2008 Mine are Light Brown VMC, Beige Red VMC, Ivory VMC and SS Cam Blk. Brn VMC. I go through about 3 bottles of Ivory in particular before I use up a third of any other color heh. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mattmcl Posted April 23, 2008 Share Posted April 23, 2008 I use more white than anything, after that it's brown and blue liners. I haven't found a brown I really like- maybe I should ask Flynn. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thrush65 Posted April 23, 2008 Share Posted April 23, 2008 (edited) German Camo Black/Brown, Hull Red, Green Ochre, Carmine Red, Vermillion, Prussian Blue, Cork Brown and Medium Olive. All VMC. These get the most use for me. BTW In the Fuentes article on the Vallejo site they list many trios that work well together. http://www.ttfxmedia.com/vallejo/cgi-bin/_...elcolortecnicas Edited April 23, 2008 by thrush65 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Enchantra Posted April 24, 2008 Share Posted April 24, 2008 Pro-paint Walnut RMS White RMS brown liner RMS black Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Heisler Posted April 24, 2008 Share Posted April 24, 2008 VMC - Russian Green VMC - Smoke VMC - Yellow Ochre VMC - Green Ochre RMS - Chestnut Brown RMS - Tanned Leather RMS - Grey Liner RMS - Blue Liner RMS - Brown Liner RMS - Blackened Brown Keep extras of all of these. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rastl Posted April 24, 2008 Share Posted April 24, 2008 Ivory Bone triad. Love this one. Red Brown triad. Warm Deep Brown triad. Linen White Those seem to be the colors that always end up on my models somewhere. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Spike Posted April 24, 2008 Share Posted April 24, 2008 Danmed if I know why, but I go through a good bit of the Olives triad and almost as much of the Bloody triad. I've barely touched my Golden Blonde. Oh.. and then there's the RPP Volcano Brown... excellent for painting bare earth on bases. Seems all my minis reside on or around Vesuvius. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KatieS Posted April 24, 2008 Share Posted April 24, 2008 RMS - Chestnut Brown RMS - Walnut Brown RMS - Brown Liner RMS - Blue Liner RMS - Ruddy Leather (belts and leathery things get this a lot) RMS - Ghost White/Linen White (to lighten cold and warm colors respectively) P3 - Exile Blue VMC - Cork Brown These all seem to get used a lot. A list of my favorite colors though would be somewhat different... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dewen Posted April 24, 2008 Share Posted April 24, 2008 This is probably in order of most used. Black is listed because I use it to finish bases. I rarely use it to paint models. I love RMS liners. VGC Black (mainly for the edge of bases) RMS Brown Liner RMS Grey Liner VMC Camo Black Brown VMC Chocolate Brown VMC Ivory Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LunchBox Posted April 24, 2008 Share Posted April 24, 2008 I end up using VMC Saddle Brown, and RMS Dark Elf Shade all the time. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pae Posted April 24, 2008 Share Posted April 24, 2008 VMC Smoke RMS Pale Indigo RMS Spring Green RMS Saffron Sunset Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Helltown Posted April 24, 2008 Share Posted April 24, 2008 RMS Terran Khaki triad Grey Liner Brown Liner Blue Liner Those are the ones I used pretty much always. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
All-Terrain Monkey Posted April 24, 2008 Share Posted April 24, 2008 RMS Grey Liner RMS Brown Liner RMS Blue Liner RMS Linen White RMS Ghost White RMS Mahogany Brown RMS Uniform Brown RMS Palomino Gold RMS Saffron Sunset Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
eastman Posted April 24, 2008 Share Posted April 24, 2008 RMS Grey LinerRMS Brown Liner RMS Blue Liner RMS Linen White RMS Ghost White RMS Mahogany Brown RMS Uniform Brown RMS Palomino Gold RMS Saffron Sunset Did you select those based on color or on flavor? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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