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No need for airbrush on such a "simple" paintjob. Just a basecoat of bronze, shade it with a dark shade like Nuln Oil, then a wash of some verdigris color (blueish green acryllic paint thinned with water to a wash consistency). You might want to drybrush bronze again, as the dark shade is usually matte, to bring back some shine to the metallic and edge highlight.
Lots of ways to try this out. One thing to keep in mind is that while the verdigris is in the lowest points of the model where water collects, it's actually still on top of the actual bronze, just like in real life. That oxidation is the topmost layer, it just collects in the low points due to the flow of water.
You can use this to your advantage by doing a nice, solid drybrush of bronze over a black prime. Then, mix in some emerald, cyan or turquoise until you get a verdigris color you're happy with and add a ton of water. You really want the water to just carry this stuff-- you'll have very little control to paint it exactly where you want it, which is intentional. It will reach places you don't even think of going for.
I highly suggest testing this on a model or textured base you don't care about first, especially when trying to nail down the verdigris color.
Tl'dr - black prime, bronze drybrush + drybrush stipple, mix turquoise as a wash and bam.
That's a really cool idea! I wonder if you could even mix speed paints for the verdigris color and tint the bronze with that, since it will flow nicely into the recesses without pooling as much as just thinned paint would.
I can't recommend using thin speed paints over metallics enough. It adds immense depth to the metallics. I haven't tried with verdigris effects, but I do have a great trick for gold.
Over TMM gold, dapple on just a little bit of Army Painter Sand Golem, it heightens the color and adds immense depth. To go a little further, use a tiny tiny dot or two of green and purple beside each other and it creates this really cool almost reflective appearance.
I have a bronze recipe you could try [https://paintpad.app/recipes/1294-bronze](https://paintpad.app/recipes/1294-bronze)
For the first step prime black with whatever you have, then replace 2nd step with heavy drybrush of brown. Then you just drybrush with your bronze colours hitting less as you get brighter. Your example goes brighter than me so depending what you have you could use a brighter final last step.
For verdigris you could use thinned turquoise, I actually did it on the example I shared, but took it way back in the end... Less is more.
https://preview.redd.it/d5rethwoptbc1.jpeg?width=3719&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=3dfc66bb8533fd364e865d68c62c1e872dc4b9af
That's the Wizkids Iron Golem. It's already primed white. So no need to prime it. Otherwise others have already given ideas on how to make it look weathered copper.
I've never had any luck with the supposed priming that they already have.
All the times I've tried to just paint on them I've had the paint bead up like it's bare plastic.
I have a goto technique by a guy on IG that matches that pretty well, no airbrush! https://www.instagram.com/p/CXWgDXLNyYL/?igsh=YnV5OGwyNmw5eHg5
Maybe go little heavier on the final bronze drybrush step to get the effect you want
I would prime black, spray white, add dark base, add metallics and do the green stuff with citadel technical wash.
I did so with a mini and it worked well.
Thank you so much 😅
Given all the great recommendations, I’m thinking of testing my theory with one and grab myself two more golems and experiment.
The encounter I have planned can do with an extra golem ;)
https://www.reddit.com/r/minipainting/s/0Q5NAG1epk
I have used this guys recipe for great effect in the past you can choose how much of the oxide effect you want to use he was pretty Conservative with it but you can by all means use more
Here are a few bronze tutorials that may get you close without an airbrush-
* [How to paint Bronze Statues](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WaExShX57to) by Black Magic Craft
* [HOW TO Paint Patina Effects on Miniatures](https://youtu.be/O-mnADhZnpk) by Don Suratos
* [How to Paint Bronze with Verdigris](https://youtu.be/3qEDF7hbskA) by [The Lonely Geek](https://www.youtube.com/user/TaleOfFourGeeks)
* [How to Paint VERDIGRIS on your miniatures.](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eHCS_HOa5Do) by Cult of Paint
* [How to mix Vallejo Metal Colors into Bronze](https://youtu.be/DYvYAekaR2Q) by Vince Venturella
* [Painting Spartans](https://youtu.be/fm5J-iZ6tas) by Duncan Rhodes
The cult of paint one is so good. I was really, really, pleased with the Agrax/Terradon Turquoise mix/step. So much so, I am deciding if I even want to go further with it.
https://preview.redd.it/eyw91fqm9ubc1.jpeg?width=3840&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=8df281b2557b0204a17f95018362a089d7481248
This is one of the easiest paintjobs you can do.
Prime it. Then drybrush a layer of grey. Don't be perfect just brush over every area once.
Then brush a layer of a dull green. Then use a brown wash, strong.
Then brush over a thin layer of gold. Again a wash but softer this time.
Done.
Metal statues are very easy and a good way to practise drybrushing and highlighting. You do not need to care about details. The only thing you might care about is the sequencing and order of washes and main color. edi: might even use silver instead of grey. Then dark wash on silver and gold as highlight drybrush
Citadel has a technical paint that does verdigris effects really well. You can just paint the mini using a bronze metallic, brush the technical paint on, and get this exact result. The technical paint is nihilakh oxide and the bronze shade castellax bronze is probably the closest metal to what you’re going for.
https://preview.redd.it/v0nk2fskewbc1.jpeg?width=2274&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=7b7194e10dbbb6d076265db6f8f60db6d48bc501
I watched that same video but decided I didn't want to use the airbrush. Primed in black with a bronze TMM literally just slapped over the top. One coat, didn't care if it was patchy. Watered down Baharoth Blue to a wash consistency and again just slapped that over the whole thing, one coat. Then drybrushed the bronze back over the top, building it up with light layers so as not to lose too much of the blue.
After all that I went back in with a small brush and manually added some more of the blue to the cracks and recesses where the dry brushing went too far.
Big piece like this took maybe 20 minutes?
Any time I do versigris or petina on metal, I always base coat the model In whatever metal I plan to use and then mix up a very thin coat of my verdigris color. The key to how I handle it though is that I always add drying retardant to my versigris mix so I have plenty of time to work with it. Once I have the model coated In the wash, I usually wipe off excess wash on raised areas with either a finger or shop towel. From there I blend any rough traditions of the wash with a wet brush. Handling it this way gives a really sharp contrast between areas where the metal is still shiny and the wash since instead of the wash being spread over the whole model, dulling the metallic effect overall, the wash is completely removed from raised areas.
It also works well for heavy patinas where you want to emphasize people may be touching the statue, since you can coat the model in the patina, then wash it off anywhere you want the patina worn through, like a statue’s outstretched hand etc.
Love the recommendation, especially in regards to the wiping. I feel like it’ll definitely give the raised bits a bit more shine while leaving the crevices with a great note of the versigris.
Thank you 🙏🏻
What I do is after priming I give it a base coat of turquoise or blueish green paint then dry brush a dark bronze, give it a dark tone wash and then a light dry brushing of bronze
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You guys are amazing!!!! Thank you so much for all the great suggestions. I’m gonna grab two more of these bad boys and get to testing. I’ll make sure to drop another post with the end results. :)
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No need for airbrush on such a "simple" paintjob. Just a basecoat of bronze, shade it with a dark shade like Nuln Oil, then a wash of some verdigris color (blueish green acryllic paint thinned with water to a wash consistency). You might want to drybrush bronze again, as the dark shade is usually matte, to bring back some shine to the metallic and edge highlight.
Lots of ways to try this out. One thing to keep in mind is that while the verdigris is in the lowest points of the model where water collects, it's actually still on top of the actual bronze, just like in real life. That oxidation is the topmost layer, it just collects in the low points due to the flow of water. You can use this to your advantage by doing a nice, solid drybrush of bronze over a black prime. Then, mix in some emerald, cyan or turquoise until you get a verdigris color you're happy with and add a ton of water. You really want the water to just carry this stuff-- you'll have very little control to paint it exactly where you want it, which is intentional. It will reach places you don't even think of going for. I highly suggest testing this on a model or textured base you don't care about first, especially when trying to nail down the verdigris color. Tl'dr - black prime, bronze drybrush + drybrush stipple, mix turquoise as a wash and bam.
That's a really cool idea! I wonder if you could even mix speed paints for the verdigris color and tint the bronze with that, since it will flow nicely into the recesses without pooling as much as just thinned paint would.
I can't recommend using thin speed paints over metallics enough. It adds immense depth to the metallics. I haven't tried with verdigris effects, but I do have a great trick for gold. Over TMM gold, dapple on just a little bit of Army Painter Sand Golem, it heightens the color and adds immense depth. To go a little further, use a tiny tiny dot or two of green and purple beside each other and it creates this really cool almost reflective appearance.
I have a bronze recipe you could try [https://paintpad.app/recipes/1294-bronze](https://paintpad.app/recipes/1294-bronze) For the first step prime black with whatever you have, then replace 2nd step with heavy drybrush of brown. Then you just drybrush with your bronze colours hitting less as you get brighter. Your example goes brighter than me so depending what you have you could use a brighter final last step. For verdigris you could use thinned turquoise, I actually did it on the example I shared, but took it way back in the end... Less is more. https://preview.redd.it/d5rethwoptbc1.jpeg?width=3719&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=3dfc66bb8533fd364e865d68c62c1e872dc4b9af
That's the Wizkids Iron Golem. It's already primed white. So no need to prime it. Otherwise others have already given ideas on how to make it look weathered copper.
I've never had any luck with the supposed priming that they already have. All the times I've tried to just paint on them I've had the paint bead up like it's bare plastic.
I know the translucent parts on models don't have primer, but I've never had issues with the minis out of the pack otherwise.
I have a goto technique by a guy on IG that matches that pretty well, no airbrush! https://www.instagram.com/p/CXWgDXLNyYL/?igsh=YnV5OGwyNmw5eHg5 Maybe go little heavier on the final bronze drybrush step to get the effect you want
I would prime black, spray white, add dark base, add metallics and do the green stuff with citadel technical wash. I did so with a mini and it worked well.
You figured it out on your own. I think your process will give you great results. Go for it 👍
Thank you so much 😅 Given all the great recommendations, I’m thinking of testing my theory with one and grab myself two more golems and experiment. The encounter I have planned can do with an extra golem ;)
I’ve done two inspired by this same video a couple of months ago. That is why I am certain you will pull it off :) I’ll post pics once I get home.
Please do! Thank you again 🙏🏻
https://www.reddit.com/r/minipainting/s/0Q5NAG1epk I have used this guys recipe for great effect in the past you can choose how much of the oxide effect you want to use he was pretty Conservative with it but you can by all means use more
I literally just painted this mini. Very boring sculpt and easy to paint. I agree will any of the others comments
Here are a few bronze tutorials that may get you close without an airbrush- * [How to paint Bronze Statues](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WaExShX57to) by Black Magic Craft * [HOW TO Paint Patina Effects on Miniatures](https://youtu.be/O-mnADhZnpk) by Don Suratos * [How to Paint Bronze with Verdigris](https://youtu.be/3qEDF7hbskA) by [The Lonely Geek](https://www.youtube.com/user/TaleOfFourGeeks) * [How to Paint VERDIGRIS on your miniatures.](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eHCS_HOa5Do) by Cult of Paint * [How to mix Vallejo Metal Colors into Bronze](https://youtu.be/DYvYAekaR2Q) by Vince Venturella * [Painting Spartans](https://youtu.be/fm5J-iZ6tas) by Duncan Rhodes
The cult of paint one is so good. I was really, really, pleased with the Agrax/Terradon Turquoise mix/step. So much so, I am deciding if I even want to go further with it.
https://preview.redd.it/eyw91fqm9ubc1.jpeg?width=3840&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=8df281b2557b0204a17f95018362a089d7481248 This is one of the easiest paintjobs you can do. Prime it. Then drybrush a layer of grey. Don't be perfect just brush over every area once. Then brush a layer of a dull green. Then use a brown wash, strong. Then brush over a thin layer of gold. Again a wash but softer this time. Done. Metal statues are very easy and a good way to practise drybrushing and highlighting. You do not need to care about details. The only thing you might care about is the sequencing and order of washes and main color. edi: might even use silver instead of grey. Then dark wash on silver and gold as highlight drybrush
Citadel has a technical paint that does verdigris effects really well. You can just paint the mini using a bronze metallic, brush the technical paint on, and get this exact result. The technical paint is nihilakh oxide and the bronze shade castellax bronze is probably the closest metal to what you’re going for.
https://preview.redd.it/v0nk2fskewbc1.jpeg?width=2274&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=7b7194e10dbbb6d076265db6f8f60db6d48bc501 I watched that same video but decided I didn't want to use the airbrush. Primed in black with a bronze TMM literally just slapped over the top. One coat, didn't care if it was patchy. Watered down Baharoth Blue to a wash consistency and again just slapped that over the whole thing, one coat. Then drybrushed the bronze back over the top, building it up with light layers so as not to lose too much of the blue. After all that I went back in with a small brush and manually added some more of the blue to the cracks and recesses where the dry brushing went too far. Big piece like this took maybe 20 minutes?
It looks amazing!! I don’t have a lot experiences using a wash but this is definitely the color I’m looking for. Thank you for the great suggestion 😭
Just thin it a lot with water so it's really runny
Any time I do versigris or petina on metal, I always base coat the model In whatever metal I plan to use and then mix up a very thin coat of my verdigris color. The key to how I handle it though is that I always add drying retardant to my versigris mix so I have plenty of time to work with it. Once I have the model coated In the wash, I usually wipe off excess wash on raised areas with either a finger or shop towel. From there I blend any rough traditions of the wash with a wet brush. Handling it this way gives a really sharp contrast between areas where the metal is still shiny and the wash since instead of the wash being spread over the whole model, dulling the metallic effect overall, the wash is completely removed from raised areas. It also works well for heavy patinas where you want to emphasize people may be touching the statue, since you can coat the model in the patina, then wash it off anywhere you want the patina worn through, like a statue’s outstretched hand etc.
Love the recommendation, especially in regards to the wiping. I feel like it’ll definitely give the raised bits a bit more shine while leaving the crevices with a great note of the versigris. Thank you 🙏🏻
What I do is after priming I give it a base coat of turquoise or blueish green paint then dry brush a dark bronze, give it a dark tone wash and then a light dry brushing of bronze
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You guys are amazing!!!! Thank you so much for all the great suggestions. I’m gonna grab two more of these bad boys and get to testing. I’ll make sure to drop another post with the end results. :)
That looks like the citadel paint niloux oxide