Styrofoam Posted May 9, 2018 Share Posted May 9, 2018 I am going to try to start NMMs and am wondernig... what colors do you guys use for silver metals, and what colors do you guys use for gold metals? I am really really new to this hobby and only just started wet blending, but i have found that metalic paints really suck, and I want to try this technique. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dontfear Posted May 9, 2018 Share Posted May 9, 2018 For silver metals I use anything close to black in color (could be a deep purple, blue, green, whatever) and grade it up through grays to white and for golds I use a dark brown grading up to an orangey brown up to bright yellow, up to white. colors are much less important than technique though. in order to really sell the effect you need a lot of contrast and smooth blends. 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cyradis Posted May 9, 2018 Share Posted May 9, 2018 The NMM gold paint triad by Reaper is really good. For steel/silver stuff, black through white, sometimes with wee bits of blue (like... very tiny bits). As Dontfear said, the technique is more important. Kuro Cleanbrush has a good guide up on Youtube, and there are lots of others too. 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Clearman Posted May 9, 2018 Share Posted May 9, 2018 If you are using Reaper paint, try Silver: 09088 - 09090 triad Steel: 09019 - 09021 triad Gold: 09301 - 09303 triad Other manufactures make specific NMM sets 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Styrofoam Posted May 9, 2018 Author Share Posted May 9, 2018 thank you guys. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Auberon Posted May 9, 2018 Share Posted May 9, 2018 I have used the Scale75 sets and like them, with the usual caveat that their paint handles a bit differently than other manufacturers. Vallejo's work just fine as well. Different paints can let you get differing effects - warm gold, blue steel, neutral steel, etc, but the main requirement is understanding how to do it technique wise. When you say metallic paints suck, how are you working with them? If you are cutting them with pure water that will cause the mica flakes to fall out of suspension. 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Clearman Posted May 9, 2018 Share Posted May 9, 2018 (edited) 27 minutes ago, Auberon said: When you say metallic paints suck, how are you working with them? If you are cutting them with pure water that will cause the mica flakes to fall out of suspension. When using metallics, it can also help to start with an undercoat with a layer of normal paint. Brown for Gold, Black for Steel, Dark green for Bronze, etc. Edited May 9, 2018 by Clearman 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cyradis Posted May 9, 2018 Share Posted May 9, 2018 Metallic paint also needs more shaking, as the mica will separate more than standard pigments. It is prone to getting gloppy if you aren't careful. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Arc 724 Posted May 9, 2018 Share Posted May 9, 2018 33 minutes ago, Clearman said: When using metallics, it can also help to start with an undercoat with a layer of normal paint. Brown for Gold, Black for Steel, Dark green for Bronze, etc. I agree with this! Although I like to base the area in leather white (and off white color). I find it easier to darken an area than lighten. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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