Description
The TRUE METALLIC METAL Range
Vallejo presents True Metallic Metal, a range developed
to offer control, consistency, and spectacular results through simple,
effective techniques for painting metallic surfaces on miniatures.
The range is designed to cover the entire color spectrum
with metallic paints, organized into 20 chromatic families.
Each family includes four sub-ranges that work in perfect harmony:
BASE Main metallic tone.
LIGHT Metallic highlight.
SHADE Non-metallic satin wash.
AIRBRUSH Metallic base formulated for airbrush use.
Each chromatic family functions as a self-contained color unit
but is also formulated to allow inter-family combinations and mixing.
his makes it possible to create color gradients, cross reflections,
or temperature variations while maintaining visual coherence.
TMM allows painters to achieve natural reflections
and a visually striking finish with less pictorial artifice,
preserving the material richness of metal in miniature.
To master this technique, simply using a metallic paint
is not enough. TMM requires applying the classical
principles of light and shadow used in volume modeling -
working with gradients, transitions, and contrasts, just as
in any other non-metallic finish.
For years, painters have searched for a way to achieve
realistic metallic finishes, with shine, depth, and control
over light reflection.
True Metallic Metal (TMM) is Vallejo’s answer
to that search.
What is the TMM technique?
The True Metallic Metal (TMM) technique seeks to represent realistic metallic surfaces using metallic paints,
rather than simulating metal with flat colors as in Non-Metallic Metal (NMM).
SHADE
Designed to shade the BASE colors. With a satin finish that
preserves the shine of the previous Base layer, these washes
are darker, non-metallic versions of the 20 BASE tones.
They allow subtle shading in mid-tones and strong lining
in recesses. They can be thinned with water to create smooth
gradient effects in shadows. Colors can be mixed together.