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johnboyjjb

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I intend to mix different colors of paint in different percentages to come up with the in between colors in the line. Not a lot of paint mind you but too much for my frugal side to throw away every time. How do other people store their small batches of mixed colors? I shudder to think what it would cost to put all the shades of skintones in bottles @ $1 a bottle. I was thinking of those little paint pots that are connected that you get with paint by number sets. Does anybody know where to get them?
 
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eparchos

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I use high-viscosity artist\'s acrylics and only mix a small amount at a time. One of the more crass reasons to use these is that, although you may spend up to $12 for a tube, your paints almost never dry out. Another reason is that you can always water paint down, but it\'s much harder to thicken it up ;)
 
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eparchos

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Oh yeah, to answer your question, I\'ve seen those at Hobby Lobby near the fabric painting stuff. Basically any craft store will have them, and you might be able to order them through your local office supply store as well.
 
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Cerridwyn1st

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Connected paint pots

Originally posted by johnboyjjb
I intend to mix different colors of paint in different percentages to come up with the in between colors in the line. Not a lot of paint mind you but too much for my frugal side to throw away every time. How do other people store their small batches of mixed colors? I shudder to think what it would cost to put all the shades of skintones in bottles @ $1 a bottle. I was thinking of those little paint pots that are connected that you get with paint by number sets. Does anybody know where to get them?
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WalMart, on a J-Peg by the cheap paints. Michael\'s has them hanging by the tube paints.

Pretty cheap, you can mix a whole range of colors and store them all together.

I have these funky little toothpicks with a bend in the end that I use to dip out and mix my paints.
 
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vincegamer

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Keep in mind those cheap flip-top pots don\'t seal well. Your paint *will* dry out. So if you want to store for much later, you will have to go with something else. I suggest looking at Western Plasics web site. They have some pretty small screw-top jars (and of course great dropper bottles to replace the GW paint-drying accelerators - er, I mean GW screw top pots)
 
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klute_in_the_valute

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I\'ll second that ,They are 1000% better.H ow many times I\'ve spilled paint trying to release those screw tops.Maybe a ploy to sell more....???
 
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GreenGoblinTrading

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Yes the Gameworkshop paint pots are much better now with the flip top, but still have the problem of immediate identification.....maybe they should put a sample of the colour on the paint top...(i have done this for myself)???
 
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Cerridwyn1st

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And add a sticker, too.

Originally posted by klute_in_the_valute
Thats exactly what I do as soon as I get the pot home.
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Sigh, one more thing I\'m intending to do. Put a white sticker on the top of the pot, then add drop of paint. Does two things:

Easy paint ID (since you can see the color better than a dab on a black pot)

Can see what it looks like when it\'s dry, since paint looks different wet.

I\'ve also taken to dipping the top of my Vallejo bottles in the paint, so I can see the color on top.

Oh, and I have one of those rubber bottle opener pads. Really saves me from struggling with stubborn pot lids.
 
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