Historical Miniatures by Matt Springer: Painting Gold Lace

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ABOUT ME

MATT SPRINGER

ASHEVILLE, NC, UNITED STATES

I started, as most in this hobby seem

to have started, modelling armor
when I was young. Later in life I
decided to get back to modelling. I
attended my first figure show in

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Atlanta in 1994 and have been

attending shows regularly ever since.
If you have never attended a figure
show, I would highly recommend
doing so. It's through this wonderful
hobby that I've been fortunate
enough to meet great and talented
people from all over the world and
have made many new friends in the
process. These days, I always attend
my local show here in Atlanta, GA as

Here is some info on how I paint gold lace without using metallic well as making the annual trek to

paint. In this case, I've used the technique on this 75mm figure from my hometown of Chicago for the

Pegaso Miniatures. Unless mentioned, all colors are Vallejo Model MMSI Show each October. I enjoy

Colors. figure painting from all eras and also

sculpting my own original busts. I
have been fortunate enough to have

I start with a base coat of Burnt Umber on all the gold lace areas. As some of my busts produced by great

with all acrylics, I apply the base in several thin coats to assure companies such as Pegaso Models,

good coverage and also to prevent the loss of sculpted detail that Adalbertus of Poland, United Empire

thick coats of paint can hide. Miniatures and The Lost Battalion. I
am always eager to discuss
commission work and would love to
hear from you about project ideas,

Once the base coat is dry, I mix a little Yellow Ochre into Burnt commissions or purchasing figures

Umber and with a good detail brush (W&N Series 7 Red Sable) I seen here on my site. Contact me at

apply the paint in small lines across each section leaving some of mattspringer68@charter.net

the base to show through. Once this dries, I do the same with more VIEW MY COMPLETE PROFILE
Yellow Ochre added to the Brown Umber and add more small lines in
only in smaller areas than before that are more directly exposed to
light. Next, the same is done with pure Yellow Ochre and then yet FAVORITE MOVIES

again with Yellow Ochre plus Golden Yellow. Final highest highlights Vertigo
are pure Golden Yellow. Once done, I applied a glaze or a wash of Rear Window
burnt umber and a bit of yellow ochre to unify and bring all the The Dark Knight
tones together. The key is to leave some areas with little highlights Dances with Wolves
and have others with lots of highlight to create large jumps in
The Natural
contrast from one lightening stage to the next. This helps create the
The Usual Suspects
illusion of reflectivity associated with gold lace without using
The Lord of the Rings Trilogy
metallic paint.
Fargo
I have to thank Lou Masses whose technique here I, uh,
borrowed...ok stole. The Ladykillers

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The Green Mile

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POSTED BY MATT SPRINGER AT 7:32 PM

2 COMMENTS:

Robin said...

Matt, Thank you for visiting my blog

militaryminatures.blogspot.com and leaving the nice
comments. With regards to your latest posting, I had no idea
you could simulate gold paint in that way, and it looks better
than the sometimes thick metallic gold paints. Will try it in
my next project. To answer your questions, my name is
Robin Ellis and yes, you can link to my page. I will insert a
link to yours soon as I am currently away from home. Catch
you later, Robin
NOVEMBER 30, 2006 AT 9:12:00 AM EST

Matt Springer said...

Thanks, Robin. I agree about metallic paints. In larger scales

they can work, but in smaller scales they are usually too
grainy. Good luck with the lace. Post some pictures on your
blog after you try it out!

Thanks again for visiting!

Matt
NOVEMBER 30, 2006 AT 10:40:00 PM EST

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