Which White Paint is the BEST?! EVERY White Paint Tested!

Which White Paint is the worst?! EVERY White Paint Tested! We look at 15 different white paints, both painting and with the airbrush. Games Workshop, Vallejo, Greenstuff World, Army Painter and more. Whether your a beginner or a pro painter, hopefully you'll learn something from this video!

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[DuncanRhodesDRPA]

Nice video. You'll be pleased to know we have re-worked the formula so it's not as thick but is smooth as silk and covers beautifully, including through an airbrush 😊

[jakem]

My favorite way to do white is actually to start with the vallejo white, and instead of thinning it with water I thin it with liquitex white ink instead. Really gets the best out of both of them!

[SparkSovereign]

The short version of "why is all white paint terrible" is that titanium white, the pigment used, is the kind of molecule that tangles into clumps easily. With a lot of grinding you can break these up, but that's one of the main things that makes paint cost more, so many companies don't bother. The other white pigment, zinc white, doesn't clump but is *very* transparent. Useful if you like glazing light colored skin, otherwise stick with titanium white.

[LordSquee]

I'm a big fan of Vallejo and the Army Painter's white. Especially with a brush. Citadel's whites are like painting with concrete. I don't mind taking a little time to shake and mix any paint, but I don't want to have to struggle every time I want to use the paint. Especially as I only paint now and then and White Scar will solidify into mush between painting sessions and need all that time to blend back into a usable format. Easier just to give a Vallejo or the AP a short shake and get right into it.

[bluedotdinosaur]

A comprehensive test line-up of white paint is just what the doctor ordered - good work all around.

For myself, I admit I am a big believer in Duncan's tried-and-true color theory when it comes to white: base coat the model in off-white and use pure white for highlights. I find this relieves a lot of the frustration with white color schemes. There's a range of off-white and very light grey paints which at the very worst still go on more easily than most white paints.

[autofigure]

I have a lot of tamiya paints from making tamiya model cars, since theyre alcohol based acrylic paints my experience of using them with a brush is quirky. You have to let your layers really cure otherwise your brush strokes can rub off or affect your layers underneath especially if you thinned your next layer down with some of their X-20A thinner (which is basically just 70% isopropyl alcohol I believe, I just use isopropyl as my thinning substitute now). If you brush very lightly you can avoid messing up your layers but Ive had mixed success. I pretty much use the tamiyas for airbrushing only. Im not an experienced painter / model builder though, thats just been my experience with them.

Tamiya also makes a RANGE of very nice matte, flat, satin, or smooth finishes for a variety of colors, so they have flat white, gloss white, etc. and they REALLY do make some good texture and contrast for your parts.

I also love using Tamiya's metallic colors for painting my war mini's armor and stuff. it works great as its own layer used alongside normal acrylic paints and they have a lot of different types of metallics.

all their paints are great for airbrushing, many different textures, and metallics.

EDIT: I have learned Tamiya makes a "paint retarder" which is supposed to make the paint more workable with a paintbrush, makes it way easier to use with brush by the looks of it.

[chadnine]

Final verdict: If you're going to paint a lot of white, prime white.

[Tewhill]

Love the little head bob during the Scalecolor airbrush segment.

[vicioushellsing]

Army painter has a bad rap and has some bad paints but their matt white is not one of them. I love that thing.

[dennism.]

I can really recommend any heavy body acrylic (titanium) white, e.g. from Schminke or Golden. They are so highly pigmented that you can thin them a lot and they still cover really well and stay smooth.

[rodneyr]

Glad the Liquitex didn't disappoint. That's my go to for white at the moment. Slightly transparent but highly pigmented, it always goes on smooth. I've had a lot of issues with Army Painter Matte white, including a reactivation issue with Contrast paints over it.

[mirage]

My personal favourite white is from Vallejo's model color white. It's quite matte and has a strong pigment. I only ever use it for highlights and a little glint in lenses. It does those jobs marvelously.

[LatenightLyle]

My favorite white for miniatures (my favorite paint regardless of color) is Golden Paints. The Golden SoFlat white is amazing. The Fluid and High Flow Titanium White are really great. Plus, the Zinc White is great for adding opacity to a color without changing the color or desaturating it.

[wolfmunroe]

I watched to see if Reaper would make it into the comparison. Reaper paints often get omitted from paint comparison videos.
I would have loved to have seen Reaper MSP Pure White in the comparison to see how you guys think it stacks up.

[Benjam]

I didn't see the Corax white demo, but the bottle was in your lineup. People seem to dislike Corax White, but I painted an entire WHFB High Elves army with Corax white and I thought it looked pretty good after 2 coats.

[matthewc]

White is a bit of an oddball for me. While I usually stick to Pro-Acryl (and the Bolt Titanium White is really good), I tend to prefer artist grade acrylics over miniature paint company products for white. Golden SoFlat is a fantastic white, but my favorite by far goes to Golden Heavy Body Acrylic. It's a giant tube you'll ever only need to buy 1 of, its a bit thick from the tube but thins like a dream and goes on silky smooth with great coverage and no streaking. I have not tried it through an airbrush as I just use Daler & Rowney FW or Liquitex white inks through the airbrush as they work wonderful.

[HuntingHeresy]

Liquitex inks are intended for airbrushes, spatter, or dripping into crevices. I wish you would have tried soft body acrylic, which would have been more comparable to the others in the list. The heavy body acrylic can be watered down and goes on super creamy. It's great for mixing.

[Lafars]

My favorite white is Army Painter Matt White. I reallly like it and use it every time. It has a smooth coverage too.

[YaBoiVD]

A friend who does "traditional" art told me once that the reason white mini paints suck is because artist grade paint uses titanium oxide pigment, and mini brands won't spring for it because it cuts into their profits vs expenses.
I can say first hand though pro acryl works well, shake the hell out of it and you don't need to thin it much, it self levels really well

[Managable_Mayhem]

This german little potato says THANK YOU! Your review is super helpful after realizing the best paints for my project cost WAY too much/ aren't available in my corner of the world without ridiculous shipping fees. ;v;

I think I'll try using Vallejo first, followed by The Army Painter.
My budget is super low for now and those two are actually available in the shops I want to buy other stuff from.