I painted with Citadel acrylics but since their last reformulation of the range, the composition of their colors enormously changed in my view, in particular the bestial brown which was at the base of all my brown: and thus all the mixtures with which I was accustomed to working were done for.

In short, cause I should to get used to a new range, I decided to move to the Prince August acrylic colours (vallejo/modelcolor) which someone had told me were the best; the result is satisfactory: large variety of tones, slower drying times than Citadel (thus easier to work).
At the beginning, certain tones would seems more " earthy " but it disappear by stirring; it's a little flat,so it is not really adapted to "washing" (because it's less"elastic ") but I think that that may be fixed by the addition of a little varnish to the mixture. .
 

Moreover, the packaging of the Prince August is ideal (dispensed with a dropper) in contrast to Citadel which succeeded in the plot to come out with smaller, less practical pots than the preceding ones (and at the same price!).
My brushes are raphaêl: 8424 (long hairs) and 8400 (short hairs), the n° 2 or 3 is used for for almost all work and I resort to the n°0 or n°1 just for the details and the difficult spots; I read on a miniatures site that this kind of brush does not justify its price to paint figurines, I think however that it is a necessary investment because the " low end " brushes do not hold the road (their point does not remain in place and their hairs do not have good elasticity) even if they are a good choice for dry brushing.
 

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