Big Bottle of Burnt Umber

[Jagannath]

Hi All,

I’ve got a very muddy project in mind, and will need a metric tonne of burnt umber. Can anyone recommend a craft paint style acrylic (ie a big bottle) of burnt umber that will work for basing. Doesn’t need to be too miniature friendly, the basing is thick and messy, but also not too gloopy. Trying to avoid buying 10 pots of Vallejo burnt umber!

[Fitz]

For terrain, I'll happily use cheap test pots of acrylic house paint. The local hardware shop has a digital colour matching tool, and they'll custom mix paints for no extra charge, but generally I can find a pretty close match from their standard catalogue.

[zemjw]

The ones I use are Royal Langnickel and Crafters, which come in identical bottles and are probably just brands of the same generic stuff.

I used to get them in The Works and Rymans, when such now mythical places existed on this plane. Generally about £1 for a 59ml bottle.

You could try online art supplies folks like Jackson's and Great Art

[Jagannath]

Thanks both - that’s a pretty nicely idea to just get a pot mixed up.

Zemjw - I’ll try and track some of those down, thanks for the recommendation.

[fred]

Home Bargains do a small range of 120ml acrylic paints, which usefully contains burnt umber - I use this a lot for basing. I don’t recall the price, but it will be cheap!

[SteveBurt]

Artist's Acrylics come in huge tubs if required. If you get the 'student' quality they are cheap. Also, remember you can get household emulsion mixed to any colour you like - that is even cheaper.

[Captain Blood]

Thanks both - that’s a pretty nicely idea to just get a pot mixed up.

Must admit, that’s what I do for terrain boards and large scale basing projects like scenery, etc.

I paint a swatch of my preferred Vallejo colour on a piece of white paper, two coats, let it dry, take it to the local DIY computerised paint mixing desk, and say ‘can you match that please?’
I’ve done that with three totally different ground colours over the last 15 years, and each time it’s turned out absolutely fine. Not a pinpoint exact match, but very much close enough. And a great deal cheaper to buy one 2.5L pot of matt emulsion which will last many, many years, than endless bottles of hobby or craft paint at £2 or £3 a pot for a (relatively) miniscule amount.

[Jagannath]

Thanks all - Captain B, so you use ‘art’ acrylics on your minis sometimes? I’m sure I read you did that a post - if so, what brand?

[pikeman]

If you’re in the US, larger craft stores have big tubes of basic art acrylic paint. It’s very thick, and relatively cheap. You can extend this with gel.
Using house paint to tint acrylic caulk sealant would probably work too.
Please do post back on your outcome!

[SteveBurt]

I've been using the Liquitex artist acrylics for miniatures for many years; the soft body ones are great, and cover very well. Sadly they stopped making the little bottles and also got rid of many useful colours (like Baltic Green and French Blue)

[Plynkes]

Is Burnt Umber some guy from Game of Thrones who was in a nasty accident?


(Sorry!)

[Jagannath]

Hahaha I like that.

I've been using the Liquitex artist acrylics for miniatures for many years; the soft body ones are great, and cover very well. Sadly they stopped making the little bottles and also got rid of many useful colours (like Baltic Green and French Blue)

Lovely, exactly what I needed as I have easy access to Liquitex acrylics