GW Paints: Tin Bitz, Dwarf Bronze, Shining Gold, Burnished Gold
Best basecoat: A dark brown, a dark brown mixed with some Shining Gold, a dark gold (I use Tin Bitz or the dark brown with Shining Gold mix).
Best washes: Devlan Mud, Sepia.
Basic recipe: Dark brown basecoat, Shining Gold, Burnished Gold Highlight.
My go-to gold recipe:
- Dark brown (Scorched Brown or similar paint) mixed with a small amount of Shining Gold
- Layer Shining Gold
- Wash the entire area with Devlin Mud
- Re-layer Shining Gold, bringing back some color while preserving the shading from the Devlan Mud wash
- Layer on a Shining Gold/Mithril Silver mix for highlights.
- One last layer of Shining Gold/Mithril Silver, this time with more silver mixed in.
- Wash the entire area with Sepia, pulling the wash to the areas you want to be darker/richer. You can really see this on the Spear Elves in the Silver section; check out the gold bits right below the spearheads.
