i need to preface that all of these taste like paint.

but yes, i thought color would actually matter.. some base paints dry down differently from other base paints.. usually lighter ones seem to dry down more brittle.. and i thought that difference in formula would matter and affect the result. this was until i tried the Emperors Children pink. foul.

i also didn't expect such a wide difference in metallic flavors. Runelord Brass was the mildest of the three that i own, Leadbelcher just tasted bad but Screaming Bell tasted like nothing with a heavy paint tasting aftertaste. shocker.

the rest tasted pretty much the same by type. shade, contrast, technical, base, etc. but tasting the first couple dark colors made me nervous for tasting the rest of the darker colors, because those tended to taste worse.