| Karl von Hessen | 15 Mar 2017 2:39 p.m. PST |
I see a lot of painters using Vallejo's Off White (4 or 820).How different is it to either plain White (1 or 951) or to Ivory (5 or 918)? Are there any other pain companies that would have a match for Offwhite? I hate to order it on-line and pay shipping only to find I have a match or can get one locally.
Thanks Karl (AKA Karl) |
 Extra Crispy  | 15 Mar 2017 3:26 p.m. PST |
Its so close to white I can't tell the difference beyond 6" |
| Vigilant | 15 Mar 2017 3:52 p.m. PST |
It's not as bright as pure white but much more "white" than Ivory. You could get a similar colour by adding in a small amount of tan or a dark yellow. Depending on the size of the figure it may not be worth the bother. As Extra Crispy says beyond a few inches it is difficult to tell the difference. |
| Karl von Hessen | 15 Mar 2017 5:38 p.m. PST |
Extra Crispy, Do you have any left in stock? |
| Bill N | 15 Mar 2017 6:23 p.m. PST |
Is there a problem getting it? I can't find it in my local stop anymore but it still seems to be available online. |
| Tiberius | 15 Mar 2017 9:53 p.m. PST |
Look for in the art supplies, I am sure various quality artist paint manufactures would have colours matching this. Antique white
Unbleached titanium or even
Australian Ghost Gum Or see if you can find this flow range
Matisse.com.au/products/matisse-flow-formula/colours-sizes/ OR in the thinner fluid range
Unbleached titanium |
| Tiberius | 15 Mar 2017 9:55 p.m. PST |
Various whites are well catered in the artist ranges |
| Schogun | 16 Mar 2017 4:59 a.m. PST |
I didn't see enough difference in Vallejo Off White to buy it. My white palette consists of: White
White Grey 151/993 -- for when you want white but not so bright
Silver Grey 152/883 -- for when you want a dirty, worn white Ivory introduces yellow. What Vallejo lacks is a light white beige. |
| Your Kidding | 16 Mar 2017 8:31 a.m. PST |
It's hard to put in words. Think of a bright shiny white that you seen on your wood work at home as your "bright white". And the "off white" is the flat with a "tan" tint in the closet. It's one of those funky tints where you see it and then go "oh that". |
| Simcoe 2000 | 16 Mar 2017 10:04 a.m. PST |
Vallejo Stencil white in their PanzerAces line might be similar. |
| wrgmr1 | 16 Mar 2017 6:10 p.m. PST |
Delta Ceramcoat makes an oyster white, it's an off white. |
| Early morning writer | 16 Mar 2017 6:39 p.m. PST |
If you're trying to match, this won't help, but if you're just looking for white, check out the craft store paint ranges – there exists a very wide diversity of "whites" and "off whites" in the ranges. And a lot of other useful colors close to white. I'd say 98 1/2% of my paint is craft paint now. It works just fine for me. Hobby paint must be about $5.00 USD or maybe a lot more per ounce – too many years since I bought any to know now, craft paints less than a $1.00 USD per ounce and often less than half that, sometimes 33 cents per ounce or so. |
| Schogun | 17 Mar 2017 4:43 a.m. PST |
I must correct myself. I went to a local shop to look at Vallejo Off White. It's actually a warm white as opposed to cool White Grey. I bought a bottle. Ivory is still white yellow though. Weird thing is Vallejo has a Beige paint but it's yellowish rather than brownish. |
| 4th Cuirassier | 17 Mar 2017 8:13 a.m. PST |
Shep Paine used to reckon that the best shade colour for white wasn't yellow and wasn't grey, but green (warm white) or mauve (cold white). |
| Clays Russians | 19 Mar 2017 11:09 a.m. PST |
Oh dear god, I just use vellajo ivory. Good French quartermaster wool color. |
| bombersmoon | 20 Mar 2017 3:30 a.m. PST |
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builds a cutter and a corsair, both in 1/1200 scale.
