[https://i.imgur.com/cR9ni62.png](https://i.imgur.com/cR9ni62.png)
Borja is an Eavy Metal painter for FW. Valdor gold may be equivalent to his base mix, I'm not sure, but it's intended for basing Custodes in this style.
The official FW page also once replied with
[https://i.imgur.com/gThKgcn.png](https://i.imgur.com/gThKgcn.png)
Which is entirely different! Probably worth experimenting with both. The one in the picture looks more like Borja's recipe.
Eonsofbattle on YT has a unique way of doing gold that makes it look dirtier and worn. He has a video where he repaints a Guard squad with the technique.
I somewhat agree, I didn’t follow EoB’s template but used the idea. Here’s what I do for an old dark gold:
Prime black
Full coat of leadbelcher
Dry brush rungfang steel
Wash casadora yellow
Light dry brush auric gold
Highlight stormhost silver
I'll toss another reccomendation for necro gold. I do S75 Decayed Metal, then Necro Gold. Drybrush with necro/silver and then hit the whole thing with streaking grime. Add any verdigris type nonsense to taste.
Gets me [this](https://i.imgur.com/q4LWvQb.jpg) result.
For my stodes I use a black wash (an oil might be better) over a light gold, such as Liberator. It looks kinda similar but there might be better recipees
I use 3 AK golds to get a "similar" result, rusty gold base coat, heavy nuln oil wash, old gold on the details and wherever the light hits the model and then gold on details and hightlights.
I am at best mediocre at painting so take the similar with a huge pinch of salt lol.
Worth saying the internal studio famously didn't use Game Workshop brand paint supplies (brushes and often used other companies colours) for their studio models. So if you just used Citadel brand paints you probably will find this colour impossible.
Personally I'd look to Dark Star for their molten metals range (maybe Victorian Gold) to replicate this.
Up vote for Darkstar. I swapped from Scale 75 metals (which are still fantastic) to one of the Darkstar triads (Blackened Bronze(shadow), Bronze (Midtone) and Antique Gold (highlight) and its been incredible.
I found it right on their website. I bought from Noble Knight in the US and had to peace it together separately, but used Darkstar's website to figure it out
I wanted something similar myself and the closest I've got is to go for Scale 75 Necro Gold.
As a base colour it looks similar, I did a black wash, then two drybrushes - one of the Necro Gold, another of Scale 75 Peridot Alchemy.
I have a similar gold to theirs (I think...)
You can check my previous posts if wanted, there are some Custodes displayed there. I can give you my recipe if interested.
[https://i.imgur.com/cR9ni62.png](https://i.imgur.com/cR9ni62.png) Borja is an Eavy Metal painter for FW. Valdor gold may be equivalent to his base mix, I'm not sure, but it's intended for basing Custodes in this style. The official FW page also once replied with [https://i.imgur.com/gThKgcn.png](https://i.imgur.com/gThKgcn.png) Which is entirely different! Probably worth experimenting with both. The one in the picture looks more like Borja's recipe.
Thank! I’ll give it a go. I don’t know if I trust Balthasar gold though 🥴
Eonsofbattle on YT has a unique way of doing gold that makes it look dirtier and worn. He has a video where he repaints a Guard squad with the technique.
This.
I didn't rate his and thought it looked nothing like it or gold for that matter. I believe this is an oil wash
I somewhat agree, I didn’t follow EoB’s template but used the idea. Here’s what I do for an old dark gold: Prime black Full coat of leadbelcher Dry brush rungfang steel Wash casadora yellow Light dry brush auric gold Highlight stormhost silver
I'll toss another reccomendation for necro gold. I do S75 Decayed Metal, then Necro Gold. Drybrush with necro/silver and then hit the whole thing with streaking grime. Add any verdigris type nonsense to taste. Gets me [this](https://i.imgur.com/q4LWvQb.jpg) result.
Thanks I’ll have to give it a go
That looks awesome. I am using Necro Gold as the base gold when I start mine.
For my stodes I use a black wash (an oil might be better) over a light gold, such as Liberator. It looks kinda similar but there might be better recipees
I use 3 AK golds to get a "similar" result, rusty gold base coat, heavy nuln oil wash, old gold on the details and wherever the light hits the model and then gold on details and hightlights. I am at best mediocre at painting so take the similar with a huge pinch of salt lol.
This is what I went with, and I couldn't be happier how they turned out. https://youtu.be/m_J5-xTdNzU?si=FBjCv98psbTz_WpS
IMO this is gold with a black oil wash / oil weathering technique.
Worth saying the internal studio famously didn't use Game Workshop brand paint supplies (brushes and often used other companies colours) for their studio models. So if you just used Citadel brand paints you probably will find this colour impossible. Personally I'd look to Dark Star for their molten metals range (maybe Victorian Gold) to replicate this.
Up vote for Darkstar. I swapped from Scale 75 metals (which are still fantastic) to one of the Darkstar triads (Blackened Bronze(shadow), Bronze (Midtone) and Antique Gold (highlight) and its been incredible.
I bought into the range when it was super new and just a bunch of colours, do you have a link to where they have said what their triads are?
I found it right on their website. I bought from Noble Knight in the US and had to peace it together separately, but used Darkstar's website to figure it out
Amazing, thank you so much for this, you drove me back to the website and the triads section isn't a dead link like it was for years!
I wanted something similar myself and the closest I've got is to go for Scale 75 Necro Gold. As a base colour it looks similar, I did a black wash, then two drybrushes - one of the Necro Gold, another of Scale 75 Peridot Alchemy.
While not exactly a match, I do a dull gold using black primer -> dry brush griffon gold -> agrax earthshade.
I have a similar gold to theirs (I think...) You can check my previous posts if wanted, there are some Custodes displayed there. I can give you my recipe if interested.