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If anyone has any tips for getting gold to cover they'd be much appreciated. I'm using the old GW Shining Gold over a white base and it is not covering at all well. I'm painting all my Dreadfleet "goody" ships gold so if possible I'd like to get away with as few coats as I can. Is there a better base colour to use?
Thanks

brown is supposed to be pretty good

I have had really good luck with pre-coating with bestial brown or whatever the new color is (mornfang, I think). It really makes the gold pop. Plus, it give a really good effect in the crevices on the model. That's just my experience, hope it helps!

I use XV-88, then a fine dwarf bronze, then some shining gold mixed with mithril silver. Works charm.

If your using an acrylic water based gold, you can darken or lighten the color by varying the brown you put underneath. For example if I want a good shiny gold I use Beast Brown as the base coat. for something lighter I use Khaki Brown.

Vallejo Liquid Gold "Old Gold" (note: not VMC Old Gold). Thin/clean w/ 90% IPA, goes on solid in one coat and is incredible looking. Add washes and highlights like normal.

I usually mix mine 50/50 with Scorched Brown (or Rhinox Hide as it's named today) and apply before applying a second layer of pure Shining Gold. Gives a way better coating.

For my Iron Warriors I airbrush them with Leadbelcher then use Agrax Earthshade and trim them in Greedy Gold from Army Painter and it goes on great. Maybe try a wash then adding the gold?

I gave up on acrylic gold. It's the only color I paint in enamel. Damn enamel paints and he paint thinner needed to clean them! Apart from that I am very happy with he coverage and look.

Mix a little gold with a brown and use this as your base coat over primer, then pure shining gold, wash with agrax or equivalent and touch up the gold again, if you need to highlight use a small bit of mithril silver with gold and adjust as needed. works a treat I used it on my Sang Guard and they turned out pretty well!

 nerdfest09 wrote:
Mix a little gold with a brown and use this as your base coat over primer, then pure shining gold, wash with agrax or equivalent and touch up the gold again, if you need to highlight use a small bit of mithril silver with gold and adjust as needed. works a treat I used it on my Sang Guard and they turned out pretty well!

Listen to this guy he know's what he's talking about .