Golden matte fluid acrylics. Can we use them for minis ?

It has been a big topic all over the net, can we use acrylics for artists to paint miniatures. I will answer right away, the answer is yes ! I know I just killed the suspens but let me develop with a little review.

I had the chance to try some Golden matte fluid acrylics and I am pretty impressed. Let's start with that first, yes they are expensive but miniatures paints are expensive too... They are HIGH quality and you get 30 ml. Their shininess is PERFECT between matte and satin, exactly what I like. They have a good viscosity, almost a jelly texture but very light.

Let's cooked the chicken into the pot right now. These paints won't be ok to paint armies unless you like to paint with a lot of different layers with transparency for months. The paints are very translucide and this is why I like them. So yes, these paints are more for an artistic approach.

I tried them straight out of the pot, under a wet pallet with nothing,  Flow Aid from Liquitex, Lahmiam medium, Glaze from Vallejo and my daily thiner for airbrush, distilled water. I won't enter into a long development, it is really easy to dilute these paints with everything period ! 

The blue was very transparent, which is good if you work with multiple layers, the ocre and red were almost the same, the black has a very high coverage and the white also. To be honest I will use this white for everything, the color is very opaque and flows smoothly with the brush. By the way each color has a chart about opacity and other things on the label, very handy. I tried some simple blends and I got a really deep smooth grey. 

So, final thought. These paint are high quality and if you like to work with layers or glazes, they are superb. If you want to paint an army they won't help you so much. My initial interrogation was, can I dilute high quality acrylic paints for artist and get the consistency I want to paint my miniatures ? The answer is yes. Do I recommend Golden matte fluid acrylics paints. The answer is again yes, These paints can handle a very high dilution with a very high pigments concentration. Colors are rich and vibrant.

Next time, I ll try some with my airbrush, so stay tuned.