Painted Indian Horsemen

[Gluteus Maximus]

The smallest can of paint I could buy was a quart, though, and I couldn't figure out a way to get the paint out and use it conveniently.  I was prying open the can and making a mess trying to get a small amount onto the pallette.

I used to have a large syringe thingy which is supposed to be used to give infants medicine when they won't accept spoons. It was ideal for getting paint out of large tins and transferring small amounts to pallettes etc. I lost it, of course 

I don't know what country you're in, but here in the UK at least Dulux and the rest sell small "match pots" for a pound or so. You are supposed to slap a bit on your wall and decide if you like the colour before shelling out on a big can. They even have a brush built into the cap, which is great for terrain painting, if not 28mm uniforms. Presumably most other places have these too? Relatively cheap (at least compared to GW paints) and a lot more convenient than buying (and storing) the quantity needed to paint the average office block 

The trick is finding the colour you want in a match pot......

[Furt]

I was prying open the can and making a mess trying to get a small amount onto the pallette.  Also, the paint was very thick and seemed hard to work with.

GM is talking about the correct paints I am using. You can see the type of pots to the left on the image below - they are a screw off and push down to close. Using a good old fashioned tin lid would indeed be painful I think.

I add a little water to the pot, shake well and when I unscrew the lid more than enough paint has gathered there to work from. Every now and again I put the lid back on and shake again. I do not find it hard to paint with at all, the purple I used on my matchlockmen for example was very smooth and flowed well.

I do of course have many Games Workshop paints for the odd colors, metals and black, but the majority of everything else are done with house paints.

[Oberst Radl]

That really is helpful.  I don't recall "sample pots" from back when, I'll certainly go and try some out this week.

[abhorsen950]

They look superb, well done!!