The brushmatch blog
Practical guides for miniature painters — paint conversion, color matching, and getting the most from your collection.
Contrast Paints vs Speedpaints: Which Should You Use?
Citadel Contrast vs The Army Painter Speedpaint — how one-coat paints work, the real differences, which to choose, and how they convert between brands.
The Best Cheap Alternatives to Citadel Paints (2026)
Citadel is the priciest hobby paint per ml. Here are the best cheaper brands that match its colors — and how to convert your whole Citadel list in one click.
The Army Painter to Citadel & Vallejo Conversion
Convert The Army Painter Warpaints to their Citadel and Vallejo equivalents (and back) — common matches plus a free tool for any color.
Vallejo to Citadel Paint Conversion Chart (2026)
Find the Citadel equivalent of any Vallejo paint — common Vallejo → Citadel conversions, why an exact match is rare, and the fastest way to convert across brands.
Citadel to Vallejo Paint Conversion: A Practical Guide (2026)
How to find Vallejo equivalents for Citadel paints — common conversions, why colors never match perfectly, and the fastest way to convert any paint across brands.
The Best Miniature Paint Brands in 2026: Citadel vs Vallejo vs The Army Painter vs Scale75
A no-nonsense comparison of the major miniature paint brands — range size, price, finish and who each one is best for.
How Cross-Brand Paint Matching Works (and Why RGB Isn't Enough)
Why matching paints by hex/RGB gives bad results, what Delta E 2000 is, and how brushmatch finds the closest paint across brands accurately.
Never Forget How You Painted a Mini: Keep Painting Recipes
The simplest way to repaint a unit months later — record your painting recipes (paints + steps + photo) and share them with one tap.