FAQ: Painting Gold

[Pendulum]

got this from a white dwarf it gives a real natural gold

 

basecoat: 1:1 scorched brown:shining gold mix

1st highlight: pure shining gold

2ed highlight: 1:1 shining gold: mithril silver

shade: 1:1 chaos black:scorched brow blackline with this mix

final highlight: pure mithril silver

glaze: if you like you can glaze the gold with green purple or brown to get a slightly diverent effect

 

I used this method (with the modification of using Chainmail instead of Mithril Silver, as I was out). However, I wasn't happy with the final result with a purple glaze, and had to give it a wash with yellow ink before I was satisfied.

 

http://img12.imageshack.us/img12/6217/masterirabellicus.jpg

[techsoldaten]

Wondering how they achieved the coloration on the trim of the model in this photo:

 

http://www.games-workshop.com/MEDIA_Custom...ain_873x627.jpg

 

I recently started a Black Legion army and am having trouble getting good gold / bronze effects on my minis. I have been painting on a base coat of Calthan Brown, followed by a layer of Dwarf Bronze and highlights with Glittering Gold. While this gives a 'dirty' bronze effect, it does not have the richness or depth of the trim in this photo.

 

M

[cann0nf0dder]

You could try painting your metalics over black rather than brown, it makes them sharper.

Also water down your metalics, it will make the metal particals sit "flat" on the mini therefore giving you a brighter metalic.

The one in the link also looks as if it has extreme highlights of Mithril Silver.

 

Failing that you could try Tamiya metalic paints, they are brighter and more "metalic" than GW ones... but you really really have to thin them or they will be "chunky" (I use an arcylic medium for thinning Tamiya paints rather than water).

 

 

As a side note, I have found Tamiya metalics amazing for drybrushing.

[Spacelizard]

I would have to say:

 

Prime black

paint an even layer of Shining gold on all gold areas

Wash with Delvan mud (or if you are lucky the old school Flesh Wash)

Highlight edges with Burnished gold

Highlight extreme edges with chainmail or mithril silver

 

That is what I would do if I were trying to recreate the gold in that picture.

 

A Quick and easy way of doing gold that looks rich and has depth is simply:

 

Prime Black

Solid coat of Shining gold

excessive wash of Delvan mud (flesh wash)

[chillin]

I think I can remember reading, paint bronze, highlight w/ gold then apply watered down (beastial ?) brown ink (or wash, can't remember). Rehighlight extremes w/ gold, even just a touch of silver if you want.

This is from memory, my trim is done in old skool silver trim so it's a bit different, I don't like wash on the silver trim, I don't think it looks/works good.

[Brother_Kluft]

- Thin undercoat of snakebite leather

- Basecoat of shining gold

- wash of Gryphone sepia

- Highlight edge with burnished gold

 

looks pretty good on my red/gold marines

[techsoldaten]

Thank you for all the great tips. I have worked out something I am happy with, and I will upload some pictures soon to show it off.

 

For now, I am paining Dwarf Bronze on Black, followed by a thin wash of Primer Black, then highlighted with Burnished Gold and extreme highlighted with Glittering Gold. It is very difficult to get pictures of this effect, but it is outstanding around the edges and the kneepads.

 

M

[TheDarkApostle]

Wondering how they achieved the coloration on the trim of the model in this photo:

 

http://www.games-workshop.com/MEDIA_Custom...ain_873x627.jpg

 

I recently started a Black Legion army and am having trouble getting good gold / bronze effects on my minis. I have been painting on a base coat of Calthan Brown, followed by a layer of Dwarf Bronze and highlights with Glittering Gold. While this gives a 'dirty' bronze effect, it does not have the richness or depth of the trim in this photo.

 

M

Richness and depth most likely coming from the mithril silver extreme highlight on the model. :P

 

TDA

[Vadskær]

Here's what I did on my DA Interrogator Chappy:

And here's the recipe:

- Undercoat: chaos black

- Basecoat: 1:1 mix of Shining Gold & Scorched Brown

- Wash with watered down Scorched Brown

- Shining Gold brushed over the basecoat

- Highlight with 1:1 mix of Shining Gold & Mithril Silver

- Wash with Devland Mud

- Wash with Gryphonne Sepia

- Re-highligt with 1:2 mix of Shining Gold & Mithril Silver

Hope it's usefull

/Vadskær

[Vermis]

I've as yet no idea if this'd look good in actual metallics on an actual mini - has anyone tried the bright yellow gold that you see in illustrations of the Lion Warriors or Golden Gryphons etc? As opposed to the usual brown, ruddy or silvery golds.

[Nobu]

I'm pretty happy with my way to do gold :

 

• Black undercoat
  
• Scorched Brown + Shining gold basecoat (1:1)
  
• Scorched Brown + Shining gold + Brazen brass layer (1:1:1)
  
• Scorched Brown + Shining gold + Brazen brass layer (1:2:2)
  
• Shining gold + Mithril Silver highlight (1:1)
  
• Gryphonne Sepia wash
  
• Devlan mud wash for things like rivets, etc
  
• Shining gold + Mithril silver highlight (1:3)
  

[tahrikmili]

Lots of fancy ways to paint listed here. Mine is very simple. I undercoat black, paint with metallic gold (I use crafts paints most of the time..) leaving the crevices black. Give it a wash of black paint, then highlight with gold.

Result:

Not as fancy as most stuff here but it's fast and works.

[the thousandth whisper]

My Gold

 

1. Brazen Brass (they don't make it anymore so tin bitz will do)

2. Drybrush Shining Gold

3. Brown ink/devlan mud recesses

4. Highlight 1:1 Gold/ Boltgun Metal

5. Highlight Boltgun Metal

 

http://i526.photobucket.com/albums/cc346/brick_head/Masterclassing/IMG_2788.jpg

was practicing my gold painting the other day

[Brother Vreith]

My simple technique is dry brushed boltgun metal (say over insignias) then burnish gold dry brushed over top but with starting the thicker prominent lines with non dry brush so they are 'highlighted' to a degree without me having to go back with other color metallic etc will post pic of honor guard when i find it in my gallery. (note my entire army is dry brushed boltgun M)