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Was wondering if there is a good base colour to apply for putting on shinning gold on the trim of my CSM

or is it best just layered

they are primmed chaos black if this helps

I usually use either scorched brown ( charred brown from Vallejo as an alternative) or bestial brown, depending on how dark i want the undertone to be.

I use heavybolter's method for some stuff, other stuff I paint gold, wash with sepia, then layer w/gold and highlight with a 50/50 mix gold and silver.

I've had pretty good success with bestial brown, then i dry brush gold for a weathered look, or paint it on in layers for a shiny new gold look.

Chaos black with Gold drybrushed over top. It gives it a nice faded/weathered look

I've found that bronze works really well as a basecoat for gold.

I tend to use black

Thanks guys

i think i will try the brown method as this sounds more like what i would like to achieve

Tin bitz works (worked??) really well over black.

I also use a bronze or copper base to get some shiny yellow-like base colourage before doing a couple of smooth layers of shinier gold.

I like to use a base of calthan brown foundation paint then mix burnished gold/snakebite leather and layer this over, followed by pure gold, then a wash of devlan mud and a re highlight of gold, if i want a brighter point of reflection i add a small amount of mithril silver to gold and highlight.

good luck with it all!

I use Vallejo English Unifrom, then brazen brass and then shining gold finished with a watered down wash of Ogryn flesh.

Used to start with Tin Bitz over black whch then the gold was applied.

However I now use Bestial Brown followed by the gold.

For my Black Consuls, I used black primer, Calthan Brown then shining gold. It worked quite well.

I would use a 50/50 mix of Shining Gold and Scorched Brown. With the new colour range released, they sell this straight from the pot. It's called .. bugger, I've misplaced my pot it seems.. I'll edit this when I find it with the name >.<

Since I don't use Citadel colors, the universals would be:

1. Basecoat with sepia
2. Layer of copper
3. dry brush with golden