A miniature paint recipe builder lets you save layered painting recipes for your models — tracking each brand, color, technique, and thinning ratio so you can reproduce or share any paint job perfectly.
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How to Use the Miniature Paint Recipe Builder
Building a library of paint recipes lets you reproduce successful paint jobs across entire armies, teach others your techniques, and never lose that perfect recipe you used six months ago. This miniature paint recipe builder organizes recipes by model type with full layer-by-layer detail.
Step 1: Name and Set Up Your Recipe
Give your recipe a descriptive name (like "Ultramarines Mk7 Armor" or "Plague Marine Festering Flesh"). Note the miniature type and primer color — these heavily influence every layer above. A black primer recipe and white primer recipe for the same model will use completely different approaches.
Step 2: Add Layers in Order
Add layers in the order you'd actually apply them. Select the paint brand, enter the paint name, choose the technique, and note any thinning ratios. For base coats: typically straight from the pot or 2:1 paint:water. For washes: straight or with a flow improver. For highlights: thinner than base coats. Detail and technique notes are especially valuable — "feather out from recesses" means something specific to an experienced painter.
Step 3: Export and Share
Click "Export Recipe" to get a formatted text version of your recipe that you can paste into forums, Discord servers, or blog posts. The export includes all layers with brands, colors, and techniques. Many painters share their recipes in hobby communities — a clear format makes your contributions easy for others to follow.
Building a Color-Consistent Army
Create a separate recipe for each major component: armor, skin, cloth, metals, basing. When you need to paint a new batch of the same unit six months later, load the recipes and follow them exactly. Consistent technique notes (like "very light drybrush, barely any paint on the brush") bridge the gap that product names alone can't capture.
FAQ
What paint brands does this tool support?
The recipe builder supports Citadel (Games Workshop), Vallejo, Army Painter, Scale75, and ProAcryl by Monument Hobbies. You can add any brand paint name manually in the paint name field.
How do I share my paint recipe?
Click 'Export Recipe' on any saved recipe to copy it as formatted text. The export includes every layer with brand, color, technique, and thinning ratio — ready to paste into Reddit, Discord, or a blog post.
What's the best order to list painting layers?
Follow the standard miniature painting workflow: 1) Primer/undercoat, 2) Base coat(s), 3) Washes/shades, 4) Layering/highlighting, 5) Drybrushing, 6) Edge highlights, 7) Final glazes. Listing in this order helps you or others recreate the recipe accurately.
How thin should I thin my miniature paints?
Base coats: thin to milk consistency (2-3 parts paint to 1 part water). Washes: use out of the pot or slightly thinned. Highlights: similar to base but slightly thinner. Glazes: heavily thinned (1 part paint, 3-4 parts medium/water). Always test on a palette first.
Is this paint recipe builder free?
Yes, completely free with no account required. All recipes are stored locally in your browser — nothing is sent to any server. Export recipes as text to back them up externally.