Hobby Cheating 69 - How to Paint NMM Gold

In this Hobby Cheating Tutorial, I show you how to paint Non-Metallic Gold Metal and explain some of the theory behind this style of painting compared to TMM (True Metallic Metal). Hope you enjoy!
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[@Frostsnake69]

You know what's good about this video? It's been almost five years and people are still watching it! thank you so much Vince for the tutorials🤘🏻

[@VinceVenturella]

Always happy to help. :)

[@MrAmos911]

You mention being 4 mins in and not putting paint down, thats one of the reasons I keep coming back to your videos. Anyone can paint a tutorial. But I love listening to the theory and the 'whys'. Its that background, information, reasons why and concepts that give me the knowledge to be a better painter. Otherwise its just paint by numbers, which is what everyone else does. Keep it up!

[@VinceVenturella]

Thank you, very much appreciated and that is always what I am going for - to me, if I can give you the why, then that empowers you more to do whatever you want with the techniques, so I am glad to hear it was helpful. :)

[@slizerizo]

oh my god my brain is soaking up so much information from these vidoes its amazing! im very new to the hobby, but this priceless info gives me such an advantage going into my next batch of models, my paint group says they seen a noticable difference in quality and color understanding from monday to friday! thanks again Vince! i cant wait to soak up the next 100 videos and the once coming in the future.

[@lvlikenicholson]

WOW! Hands down the most beautiful NMM I've seen, and how awesome that you've shared with us how you do it. Really, thanks!

[@VinceVenturella]

Thank you, that is very much appreciated and I am glad it helped. If you run into any questions, never hesitate to reach out.

[@makahalub]

I love your videos. You're a great teacher, very clear, thorough, and knowledgeable. I've been watching this particular one on repeat. You've given me the courage to try my hand at NMM.

[@VinceVenturella]

Excellent, happy to help as always. :)

[@robertallia5306]

Your channel inspired me to do my own, although I'm not a great painter you keep pushing me to get better. Thank you for your time and talent!

[@VinceVenturella]

Thank you sir, that is very much appreciated. It's all about taking that next step in the hobby journey :)

[@TheGoodMood]

Thanks Vince. You are a beast! I love that you've got a catalogue with every video I ever need.

[@VinceVenturella]

Glad you like them!

[@isisnmagic1812]

Great video, I have that complete scale75 paint set and I love the peanut butter colour as well, good highlights when I paint brown belts and such, never knew it could be used for NMM I bought a Vallejo NMM set few years ago and not attempted the skill yet, this video and your steel one has helped give me a more better understanding than just reading the booklet. Thanks for all your videos.

[@SuperBagMan217]

Vince- thank you so much for taking the time to make quality videos like this!!! I followed your guide and had my first successful attempt at NMM (after so many failures)! I’m on top of the world right now, I feel like it all just clicked! Thanks again :)

[@VinceVenturella]

That's wonderful to hear. Always happy to help. :)

[@mikeljokinecheveste1287]

Great tutorial, and one of the most convincing non-metallic metals I've ever seen. As I said great job, you're convincing me to try the NMM.

[@VinceVenturella]

Awesome, it's time consuming, but it can be rewarding for sure.

[@JanuineVision]

Very nice tutorial Vince - straight forward and really well explained both in terms of theory and execution. Many thx.

[@VinceVenturella]

Thank you, that is very much appreciated.

[@TheMiniMadCat]

So helpful! Thanks so much Vince! The finished model you've done looks fantastic :)

[@VinceVenturella]

Thank you, happy to help as always. :)

[@saltedllama2759]

On wing/feather shapes like that, I like to introduce a secondary highlight out towards the tips, just before the darkest shadows. I find it accentuates the shape and makes the metal more believable.

[@VinceVenturella]

It's a great point, even if just a specular highlight. It's probably something I would do these days if doing the same shape.

[@Clidefride007]

thank you for taking the time to do these tutorials. you make it sound and look so easy it gets me wanting to paint and improve my skills. I'm not very good at the moment but I'm sure I'll get better with practice.

[@VinceVenturella]

In the end, that is the real secret, just time, practice and the want to take the next step. Glad I could help.

[@Clidefride007]

Vince Venturella I would love to see a tutorial on nmm steel or silver. I guess it would be with black and white but would be interested in what other colours. I'm guessing maybe a blue grey or maybe rich green glaze to give it a tint.

[@LeeLikeaboss]

Man you are a genius I thank you for not just this tut but all the other tuts out there and again thank you!

[@VinceVenturella]

Thank you very much, happy to help as always.

[@schmodizzle4465]

You are really pushing my confidence to try this. Thank you

[@VinceVenturella]

No time to try like the present - what's the worst that happens? You fail and learn something, seems like it's still a win to me. :)

[@marshtiger1]

another great painting video, looking forward to how you did the blue armour

[@VinceVenturella]

Yes, I will have to get around to a full fledged Turquoise tutorial one of these days ;)

[@LordMacharius]

You sound like a young Steve Buscemi when you give a tutorial.

[@VinceVenturella]

You are not the first person to tell me that. I'll take it as a compliment ;)

[@LordMacharius]

Haha, it was I promise! One of my favourite guys to listen to while I'm painting.

[@Dhrazia]

Thanks, Vince! I got some great results with this.

[@VinceVenturella]

Awesome!

[@williamaitken7533]

Wow fantastic! I'm working on a model that I'm doing NMMs for the first time on. I've been painting minis for years and was always terrified of doing NMMs. But this doesn't look that difficult. Thank you so much for the tutorial :)

[@VinceVenturella]

You can do it!

[@JasonMorelandDigitalrecline]

awesome tutorial. just starting to play with NMM's

[@VinceVenturella]

Thank you, I hope this helps! Thanks for watching and commenting :)

[@henrikmurdoch284]

Got some scale75 sets yesterday and tried this just now. Very impressive, thanks! I have tried a few recipes before and this is considerably better than any of them. I'm thinking that the purple arbuckles brown pops the peanut butter significantly!

[@VinceVenturella]

Thank you, happy to help as always.

[@RedMageUltra]

Went to watch this video because I’m thinking of getting Rogal Dorn and, for a second, I legit thought you somehow had the Sanguinius model two years before everyone else. The two models looks so similar at first glance!

[@VinceVenturella]

Yes, he is a...similar...model. ;)

[@marcyablon1279]

all I want to know is this what color did you use from Game color series and also I do have the Steam Punk but I also have both their alchemy and NMM paint sets both for gold now which should I not use for Scibor monsterous miniatures -the space knights and also the GW Custodians sets and others from the series or should pick a different metallic color ?

[@marrokwolf1600]

I'm so glad you did this

[@VinceVenturella]

Thank you sir, much appreciated.

[@kennylull2470]

I would love to see your suggestion for red/warp flesh. I mean mainly for painting my Magnus the Red but it also works for demons, Tzeentdch sorcerers, etc. thx!

[@VinceVenturella]

I will add it to the list. Good suggestion.

[@aardvarklow]

Thanks for making these videos. They are great and I reference them constantly. I love the turquoise NMM armour. Any chance you'll be doing a tutorial on that technique in the near future?

[@VinceVenturella]

Yes, the Turquoise armor is on the list of HC vids, so it's coming. Thanks, I am glad the vids are helpful and thanks for watching and commenting.

[@bethanygraham427]

Wow, I am usually not a great fan of NMM, but yours looks really, really good! Almost tempted to give it a try :)

[@VinceVenturella]

Thank you, that is very much appreciated and you should, it's great to push the skills, even if you fail, you can learn a lot for sure.

[@Buckr0ger5]

Really great tutorial. I'm going to try your recipe. I'm aiming to have the light from above but to one side only. How do I show the difference between the light and dark side of the miniature but still have the nmm low and highlights.

[@VinceVenturella]

Even the "dark side" would have reflections, they would just end up being the mid-tones of the lit side, take a look at putty and paint and you'll see some great references.

[@okwakizashi1483]

I can't believe I've only just found your channel! great tutorial and so relaxing to watch and listen to! you have a real knack for NMM! I have 2 questions though! what mini is that? it's beautiful! Second question is, have you much experience with painting a NMM red at all?

[@VinceVenturella]

It's the Angel Knight from Kabuli miniatures. They make a great line of minis. I have played around with Red NMM a fair amount, it's a great deal tougher than gold or silver, as when mixed, it tends to go pink. So the key is to use layers of ivory (or similar warm white, bone, etc.) and then glaze red over the top in successively thinner glazes for your highlights. Your shadows need to usually go into a brown/purple to contrast.

[@marshtiger1]

agreed Vince a turquoise armor painting tutorial would be super relevant with the new release of Tzeentch

[@VinceVenturella]

It's a good point, I do use the recipe for all of my Tzaangor armor ;)

[@aoshoops3233]

Hey Vince! Trying to work in NNM on trim of a chaos lord and finding it hard to get that stark contrast you spoke of in the video

[@VinceVenturella]

It's the biggest challenge, but the key is to always be running from very dark to very light and in repeating ways. Glazes can often be your friend here.

[@IDICBeer]

Awesome video pal

[@VinceVenturella]

Thank you sir, much appreciated as always.

[@stevenjulian4474]

Hello Vince, Another great video and something I will definitely give a try as I rely too much on Metal metallics currently. Just a question that I have as I am working to improve my painting skills at the same time trying to get models on the table, how do you balance quality with quantity? I am a project manager by trade and time management and efficiency are something I excel in with job functions, I can even teach others how to do their jobs more efficiently however I would like to find out from you and possibly the community how they balance their hobby time to get units on the table and paint to a higher standard.. Currently I just finished the first 1000 points for my 2nd Age of Sigmar army and it took me about 4 months painting to my current table top standard which is pretty good for my local area. I want to improve my painting standard by adding more tricks and I enjoy your videos as they always give me great ideas but I can't imagine painting an entire army using techniques such as NMM without probably doubling my painting time per model and any advice would be appreciated.

[@VinceVenturella]

So there are a few tips I would give. First, paint more and more and more. The more you paint, the more you will internalize tricks and tips - as long as you are deliberate and try little new things with each unit. Don't try everything new at once, just one new trick per model group, unit, etc. SLowly, you internalize those things and become quite fast at delivering higher quality product. What you see here would be nearly impossible to replicate over a reasonably sized army (though possible for something like a skirmish force). The model you saw here is something I am doing for competition and will probably spend more than 100 hours on total - not scalable for an army in any world. So the key with balancing the two is to keep doing just that - spend the amount of time you feel comfortable with. Just try some new things and improve your brush control and techniques. Make a list of the things you would like to try new, improve that you have been working on, and continue to perfect. Then look at your models and before you put paint to mini, think about what of those items you could deploy with that unit. Think of what opportunities the unit gives you to improve and go from there. One final note, NMM is generally good for single models, display quality or competition pieces. It's a really good technique to practice as all miniature painting is a study of how light interacts with surfaces, and NMM is a GREAT way to practice and internalize that understanding. That being said, it's often not great across an entire force because it doesn't pop as much without strong lighting, so TMM often works better for a full force, you just want to make sure you are applying NMM shading and highlighting techniques to your TMM (which I have several videos on as well). Hope all that helps.

[@caseyfrechette]

It's interesting to me that you chose the satin range for this rather than matte colors and I am curious about the intention of that choice and the thought process behind it. I have only tried a few NMM techniques but my own thinking about metallics after watching all your videos and many other painters' tutorials on NMM/TMM at large is that I want a bit of satin in my shadows but for the highlights to be matte. The peanut butter glaze throws satin over the whole thing and maybe it ties it together better that way, I am not really sure if that finish contrast I like to aim for actually has a convincing effect in the case of gold or if something like your own technique works better. I would love to hear your thoughts on finish and finish contrast in gold NMM.

[@VinceVenturella]

Well, that's because I always matte out at the end, and I just liked the colors here. :)

[@caseyfrechette]

@@VinceVenturella good to know, thanks for your reply!

[@manoloaguirre7159]

Any chance you could share the finished thing? I have never done NMM. To me, the challenge, in addition to the actual painting technique, is defining where to place the "reflective" part, the highlight. It seems kind of intuitive for surfaces like blade edges, and this video makes it kind of obvious (after you explain it!) for that particular shape. Would it be the part that you would normally highlight in a non-NMM scenario? Hence my interest to see how you approached each of those black and white spots, with their many different shapes and positions.

[@VinceVenturella]

This was a while ago, but I had shared this out on my socials. So you should be able to dig back and find it.

[@chengda85]

can you tell me how I can fix chipped paint? I got some paint chips on a polystone statue, the chipped part resembles a dull gold, what kind of paint should I use and do I just keep painting over it until the paint is level with the surrounding area?

[@VinceVenturella]

You want to lay down a few smooth coats of matte or better gloss varnish over the affected area and even everything out. Then lay your paint over top. Varnish is great for foxing those little bumps and inconsistencies.

[@wijse]

Any chance you will make a new Hobby Cheating - How to paint NMM gold? Better camera and closer look at the painting? Also if anything has changed in your recipe?

[@VinceVenturella]

Absolutely, this is something I want to return to.

[@stewartbell5809]

I was wondering of you could do an nmm armour tutorial using the scale 75 shades of doom colours? I have recently got the hawk knight by dark sun miniatures and I'm wanting to paint her armour using these colours. Thanks for the great tutorials as well I am learning so much.

[@VinceVenturella]

Are you looking for a blue scale NMM basically (that is what that set contains)?

[@stewartbell5809]

Yes if you could do one that would be great or even point me in the right direction.

[@fantasypainterxv9996]

Hi Vince, as always thx for your great tutorials. I have a request: Could you please write down the colours (and range) you use in the description in the future? Everytime i try to learn your technics i try to buy exactly the same colours you mention. Sometimes it is easy, beacause you show them and it is easy to read the names. But in this tutorial you just mention the names... And now i am searching for these colours...And it would really help if you write down the figure you use too. (Because it is easier to learn the technic if i can use the same figure you do) Thx Vince and have a nice day.

[@VinceVenturella]

So in newer videos I have a paint list, so you'll see it in current videos (keep in mind I did this one almost 5 years ago :) ) - But yes. Now, I will also say don't get too set on recipes, in the end, there are a ton of colors that would work for this.

[@thatgenericdixienormouspicguy]

So, if I wanted to do the gold and silver nmm could I, after zenithal highlighting use inks (I’m assuming you’d thin them down to a glaze) and use those as a start? I haven’t mastered layering yet and am trying to find little tricks to make it easier to get a good effect.

[@VinceVenturella]

Yep, if you watch Trent Denison's video where he paints the Nun in 75mm, he does exactly that. :)

[@thatgenericdixienormouspicguy]

Vince Venturella ok, I will check that out. Thank you, I appreciate the help!

[@delboytrotter3480]

Hey vince,i love this tutorial and im having some success using this technique on my custodes.my question is can i apply the same technique to large custode armour and vehicles?possibly using my airbrush?

[@VinceVenturella]

Sure, it will be a little trickier as it's hard to nail the reflections across big large spaces, but it's certainly doable.

[@delboytrotter3480]

@@VinceVenturella thank you for the reply,il give it a go you awesome human being.

[@phillipchronister7035]

So is this the basic "formula/process" for doing all NMM? Recent feedback you gave me was that my metals were too flat. So, do I apply this same process to a (name your color) piece of armor? I really appreciate all the tutorials but sometimes I'm a bit thick-headed. Thank you for the help!

[@VinceVenturella]

This is the basic process for all NMM, this is a simple version of it, there is a lot you can do going higher. But yes, this is the basics of reflective metal.

[@phillipchronister7035]

@@VinceVenturella Thank you, once again I appreciate the help!

[@crazyhorse-us3ng]

I have to agree with most of the comments here. You make some great tutorials that help to inspire an average painter like myself to work hard at improving their skills. Your channel got me to start painting some bones stuff for the D&D game I play in and start an AoS army. I know you use a lot of different paints for different things but is there 1 brand you would recommend if I was going to buy a single brand?

[@VinceVenturella]

For painters that are starting off, I generally recommend Vallejo Game Air, it's good for both airbrush and brush painting and great for layering and similar techniques. The Scale 75 is great and their fantasy & games lines are awesome, but they do suit a particular painting style, namely thinner layers and glazes.

[@thatgenericdixienormouspicguy]

What would be the best way to practice this? I don’t want to ruin a model trying it out for the first time, would taking an old blank base work fine to get the general hang of it until I am happy with the results or should I just bite the bullet and do it on a model?

[@VinceVenturella]

My best advice is to lose the idea you can ruin a model. When you are starting a more difficult technique like this, it will not work out perfectly, it may not even be good. That is okay. More complex techniques like this just mean you have to do them a lot. My best advice is just pick some figures that are stand-alone so they don't have to fit with an army and see what you can do. THe model wouldn't be perfect without it (no model we paint ever is) so we have to accept that there will be bumps on the road to improvement. :)

[@thatgenericdixienormouspicguy]

Vince Venturella Thank you I appreciate the great advice that makes a lot of sense I will give it a go later and see how it turns out!

[@jan7221]

What a fantastic Paint job you did there, I am really impressed and I really want to try out Non Metallic Metal for myself. Thanks alot for all of your helpful videos. By the way which model is this? Is it from Forge World? Thanks alot :)

[@VinceVenturella]

Thank you, very much appreciated. As to the model, it was the old Angel Knight from Kabuki, sadly, it's OOP I believe.

[@austinmonreal2331]

Amazing tutorial! Can someone tell me what model this is that he's using?

[@VinceVenturella]

THis was the old Angel Knight from Kabuki, he is OOP.

[@jpf338]

May I ask you something? whenever I'm using thin layers for glaze for example, I thin the paint, dub the brush in the paper towel, try it in my hand (so far looks like yours) but when I aply it does nothing until the end of the stroke were it leaves a tiny drop of paint. Any Idea of what am I doing wrong? thx!

[@VinceVenturella]

The paint is too thin and you still have too much water. If you can see a physical droplet, you have too much liquid still (sometimes it takes multiple dabs). You may want to thin less as well, it should still have some effect, though minimal.

[@jpf338]

@@VinceVenturella Thx you so so much, I dream about this last night. Greatest channel no the subject, I keep recommending it to everyone I know.

[@DialetoNerd]

AMAZING vídeo

[@VinceVenturella]

Thank you. :)

[@benjaminsimone5097]

Hey vincent, This is my go to video for NMM. Can you do one for black armor? Specifically the vallejo range?

[@VinceVenturella]

Do you mean shiny black NMM?

[@benjaminsimone5097]

@@VinceVenturella yes please. Im struggling and it's showing. 😭

[@benjaminsimone5097]

@@VinceVenturella also it would be really nifty considering the new marine books that are about to drop....😁😁

[@MrMbreault]

@@benjaminsimone5097 He just did one! kzbin.info/www/bejne/moDLeYatg9ariZY

[@kazutoasugaya3889]

that is a beautiful model and beautiful paint job to boot, what model is this?

[@VinceVenturella]

Love this model, it's the Angel Knight from Kabuki Miniatures (the 54mm version). Hope that helps. :)

[@sourwyrmple8998]

I'm watching this 6 years after it was first posted. It seems like some of the Scale 75 paints don't exist anymore? Is that right? If so, then what would your recipe be today?

[@VinceVenturella]

I am going to be putting up a new video on this soon actually, it varies a lot and I will deep dive into it.

[@sourwyrmple8998]

@@VinceVenturella awesome!

[@yanzhilai6688]

Love to know how you did the blues on this one

[@VinceVenturella]

It's actually green. :) - And it's just Despair Green from Scale 75, with some flesh and a little white for highlights and dark green and a little blue black for shadows. Then just blending that all out. I have it on my list to do a full video sometime on how I do teal armor, as it's one of my favorite armor colors to work in. :)

[@bottle1211]

I have watched this so many times haha

[@VinceVenturella]

Excellent, always happy to help. I will be returning to this subject this year.

[@bottle1211]

​@@VinceVenturellalooking forward to it!

[@davidkinniburgh2265]

That shrapnel red would be great for a red copper NNM.

[@VinceVenturella]

Yep, it's a great color for sure. :)

[@maxbrandt6]

Scale75 Peanut Butter, I thought it was just another shade of brown. It seems to have something going for it.

[@VinceVenturella]

Yep, it's really more of a wonderful ochre, One of my fav colors in that range.

[@stevekessler4636]

please tell me what mini this is

[@VinceVenturella]

Angel Knight from Kabuki miniatures, great mini for sure.

[@MegaDeathToaster]

Do you have a gallery anywhere?

[@VinceVenturella]

I don't, I really need to make one, but I am not sure of where/what to use.

[@MegaDeathToaster]

Seen a lot on Instagram, Flickr, Imgur up to you.

[@Born_Stellar]

I could watch 500 hours of how to paint, but it doesn't click for me until randomly I get bored one day and I just sit down and all of a sudden I am doing NMM steel even though i've only watched videos on gold.

[@VinceVenturella]

Yeah, the actual application is always important.

[@Born_Stellar]

@@VinceVenturella thanks for all the videos, you rock! and I like how even though you can do NMM easily, you still keep pushing the limits of TMM! When I found your recipe using the GSW metal pigments I couldn't stop painting gold TMM!

[@sim12384]

What figure is that?

[@VinceVenturella]

So it was from Kabuki miniatures, it's OOP now sadly.

[@M0U53B41T]

once again with the making it look easy >

[@benrichardson5662]

When you said "you control the light" I wanted to burst out like BWAHAHAHA I CONTROL THE LIGHT!!!1!

[@VinceVenturella]

I saw that a lot in the videos, so you are probably going to be hearing that echo often. :)