Clearly, to get a metallic, you need a metallic paint.Bert Weiss wrote:Yes and no. Some colors are just not made by mixing, especially when you are dealing with metallic oxides, like gold for instance.Brock wrote:... Their (Paradise) color selection is limited relative to the Ferro enamels, I use. . . . Bert
But unlimited, nevertheless, as you mix the colours to make the hues you want, just like oil paints. Brock
And...
The limited colors is part of the beauty of the Paradise Paints. I have never used any others...well, Thompson's, but I hated them...so this isn't a "one is better than the other" statement on my part. Just that since the primary colors offered by Paradise Paints are about as close to true as one can get, you can mix any color you need with a high degree of success. In additon to the primary colors, they provide a black - hard to mix a good black; a green - also hard to mix; and a couple of whites...one for tone and one for tint. If you want to mix your own colors, you only need to invest in a few paints which makes this a very affordable option. Because they mix like oils, they are very simple to use.
With many of the others it seems that the primary colors lean away from being a pure primary. Also that they don't mix like pure pigment, so red and blue don't necessarily make violet so it makes it necessary to buy a violet rather than making your own.
Obviously there are benefits to either paint. I prefer to be able to create my own colors, but I am not painting with transparency in mind. I am comfortable with oils, so am comfortable with the PP's having those characteristics.