Here are the colors I did for the gold:
The keys to remember with doing this type of gold is that the metalics will remain shiney while the shadow colors (which are non metalic colors) will remain non shiney, thus creating the contrast between light and dark. Do not add any additives (just water) DO NOT DULL COAT AS IT WILL DESTROY WHAT YOU PAINTED!!!!
Gold:
Base coat: This was applied with about 5 thinned down coats.
GW Shinning Gold
Shadows:
GW Bestial Brown - This color is applied to the largest part of the metal. I generally tend to apply it to the area I am shading and then feather it in to be smooth
GW Dark Flesh - The following colors are all applied and then pushed with a clean brush (you can suck off all remaining paint for this or simply clean your brush (since there is really no paint on your brush, this can be done quickley before the paint can dry)
GW Scorched Brown
Just the tiniest bit of these two colors
P3 Exile Blue - The blue gives the shadow a since of depth you can\'t get with any other color. I just mixed it in with my scorched brown/black mix) If you do too much it just looks blue and is wrong!!!
Black
Highlight:
RMS (reaper master series) New Gold
VMC (vallejo model color) Silver (don\'t go all the way to silver if you can)
The GW shinning gold is my median color so that is what I am using to clean up my blends. I thin it down a whole bunch. It is really just gold flake in water. You may need to apply this thin wash to the entire area to avoid paint lines. Try not to get it in the shadow areas as the metal flake with reflect light and ruin the effect.
