What paints work best for anime models?
There is no magic paint that will automatically make your model look better, and everyone tends to have a strong personal preference, but here are a few guidelines. Most of the models in Hobby Japan magazine are painted with Mr. Color lacquer based paints, which is the only brand that makes paints specifically for anime paint schemes. Mr. Color is also one of, if not the, most durable hobby paints, but yields much better results when airbrushed, rather than hand brushed. However Mr. Color is hard to find, and rather expensive in the US, though readily available, and reasonably priced in Asia. Tamiya makes the largest selection of colors in a liquid acrylic paint. However, Tamiya paints are one of the least durable hobby paints, and tend to streak when hand brushed. Humbrol makes the largest selection of colors in an enamel hobby paint, and has a recipe book for exact mixing instructions on many other colors, but is hard to find in some areas of the world, including parts of the US, and
