Metal finishes help

[Jonthan mcmeekin]

Good morning all.
I'm looking for some finer points on achieving better results with metal finishes.
I got the basic idea down for building up layers of highlights etc but am looking for that extra tweak.
I work in oils on an acrylic base.
I have the printers inks for the metal finish.
I've got steel down fairly well but am starting some busts with bronze, brass etc.
Now all I need is some hard learned tricks of the obcession.
Any help will be greatly appreciated.
Cheers
Jonathan
PS. Don't no where your at but painting season has arrived in Cumbria... loads of wind and rain

 

[kagemusha]

Hi Jonathan, and welcome to PF. Don't know if this will help, but have a look. If you need a better explanation let me know.

http://www.planetfigure.com/threads/my-way-with-oils.52194/page-8

Cheers

Ron

 

[Helm]

Yup its painting season here in the midlands too. I use enamels for mettalics myself
Steve

 

[Jonthan mcmeekin]

Cheers Ron!
I will give it a try over the wekend and report back.
Bring on the rain
Jonathan

 

[chippy]

Hi Johnathan , in the past I liked to use Humbrol enamels Mixed with oil paints but over the years the enamels have changed and don't work so well . So now I have moved to using Acrylics and blending in oils . What I suggest is to get 2 or 3 shades of acrylic in golds , bronze , iron etc then paint the item in the darker acrylic when its dry start adding in small dots and blending out the various oil colours , when your happy with the amount of shading or weathering let the oils dry then add highlights with the lighter metal colours . Some good oil paints for shading and weathering are black , burnt sienna , yellow ochre, mars brown and on steel or iron a small amount of indigo .
chippy

 

[Jonthan mcmeekin]

Cheers on all the help fellas.
I'll have a go and report back. Keep painting.
Jonathan