Board Thread:Warhammer 40k General Discussion/@comment-6078851-20150114163201/@comment-6078851-20150122153552

i refer solely to the citadel paint range. i don't suffer from having to shake/stir for an hour though, i just give 'em a 5 second shake and they're good to go (plus a few of my paints are from when i first got into painting, 20 years ago, and they're still good to go after a 5 second shake). they're meant to be watered slightly though and not used straight from the pot, to prevent clogging detail, but i cheat and just add water to the pot. the foundations are good for even basecoat coverage but there are a few base/layer colours that have a weak pigment and do require a few coats for even coverage. personally i don't mind if a colour needs a few coats since i paint thin layers to keep detail as crisp as possible.

using an ork boy's flesh as example, my process is: undercoat, dark green bascoat, brown wash, dark green layer, lighter green layer, highlight, fine detail. this process applies to the rest of the model too, so clothes, ammo belts, guns, and little details get the same treatment. as the models get bigger or more important the more washes, layers and highlights they get, so a nob gets under, base, wash, layer, wash, lighter layer, then a green wash, same as previous lighter layer, highlight, detail. so you can see why, with my exponential increase of washing and layering, a model like ghazghkull takes so long :P  and why i need to paint in thin layers :)

i don't actually have any experience of using non-citadel paints as i find citedel's paints perfect for citadel miniatures, although i'm sure there must be other paints just as good.