Recipes

I've tried to keep track of what colors I use for each mini as I work on them, but it's not always the case. I also have the tendency to misplace whatever medium I was recording colors on as well. However, I do tend to use a lot of the same color combinations in my painting. I decided to make an online database of these recipes for my use and for anyone else who might get mileage out of them.

IMPORTANT! I know I'm going to get a lot of questions and whining, so here's all the disclaimers up front. All of the swatches for colors were taken from the various companies' websites or promotional material. The colors as they appear on the swatches may not be the same as the actual color itself. All colors are provided as a reference only; I truly don't care if something appears darker or lighter than it should. The manufacturer SKU's are listed in order to let you find a color in your own collection to do eyes-on evaluations. Also, all ratios supplied are just that, ratios. I don't use one drop when doing any technique (except maybe glazes, but even then I use two drops usually); the ratios are only in regards to the different colors. No, I won't say how many drops of paint per drops of water/gunk/etc. That's information that 1) changes from day to day depending on the weather and 2) you can get by reading tutorials or just practicing and experimenting. Also, I mix a lot of colors for various uses. Because I know someone will ask, no, I'm not going to scan a sample of the finalized mixed color to upload to the site to show what the final result is. If I had that much free time I'd find more fun things to do than that; stop being lazy and cheap and mix it up your own darned self :).

Legend: MSP = Masters Series Paints (Reaper), RPP = Reaper Pro Paints (Reaper), CFP = Citadel Foundation Paints (Games Workshop), CCP = Citadel Color Paints (Games Workshop), VMC = Vallejo Model Color (Vallejo), VGC = Vallejo Game Color (Vallejo), FP3 = "Formula 3" Paints (Privateer Press)

Black 1
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Blue Cloth/Leather
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Blue Flames
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Cream 1
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Leather 1
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NMM Gold 1
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NMM Gold 2
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Red 1
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Rosy/Tanned Skin 1
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Steel NMM 1
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