Ruby dragon color matching

[Mika]

Thanks to an ebay seller not double-boxing a ruby dragon when I sent a message specifically asking for such (because I’ve had an increase in the number of items breaking in-transit), it arrived today with a chip on its head. *sigh*

I’m pretty confident I can repair it but I’m not so confident about color-matching the red. Can anybody out here help with that? I vaguely remember reading I have to paint a gold base coat but I don’t remember anything else.

Thanks for reading this and thanks again if you’re able to help!

[Melody]

Oh boy, matching that color won’t be easy. Paint the area black first, then paint it with the brightest gold acrylic paint you can find. I think the color “Quinacridone crimson” from Golden brand paint, may be the closest red color to the one we used, but it will be a bit darker than that ruby color.

[tig3r06]

Would Art Alchemy Metallique Royal Red maybe help in the mixture to come close to the red? It’s the only metallic red I’ve found that’s actually red.

[Mika]

Thanks for your help Melody.:) I’m pretty sure I have that crimson already so now to find the right gold paint to match it with.

Tig3r06, I’ve not seen that brand before. What store sells it?

[tig3r06]

Mika- I’ve had to order online. This website ships really fast and have been awesome so far.
http://www.thefunkiejunkie.com/SearchResults.asp?Search=Metallique+&Submit=

[tig3r06]

I used the red on Ares, if you take a peek at my gallery he’s in the Olympians folder.

[Jennifer]

The red used on the ruby dragons is not metallic (most metallic reds look kinda awful, and flat, and blah). It’s a translucent red painted/glazed on top of a metallic base coat (in this case, gold). It’s a thin layer of a rich saturated red on top of the gold; the metallic look is from the gold underneath creating depth. I hope this helps!

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[Melody]

You found a metallic red??? Oh wow! I have been looking for one for years!! The only thing I’ve found similar to a “red ” is that brownish russet red color.

[tig3r06]

Yes! I really like it. Here’s pics in different light and I used it on Ares. On his body I mixed it with brown’s. On the accents and edges I used the straight red. This is Royal Red and they also have a Rusty Red that I haven’t tried yet. Hopefully this is a red enough red that you’re looking for 🙂
Art Alchemy Metallique Royal Red

Ares

[Melody]

Yes! I really like it. Here’s pics in different light and I used it on Ares. On his body I mixed it with brown’s. On the accents and edges I used the straight red. This is Royal Red and they also have a Rusty Red that I haven’t tried yet. Hopefully this is a red enough red that you’re looking for
Art Alchemy Metallique Royal Red

Ares

[/quote] I just got some! I’ll try it.

[Ela_Hara]

Yes – I’ve got some of the Royal Red on order too along with a couple other colors! Too bad the Rusty Red was out of stock – I’m going to use these on my Foops for the PYO Foo Pup Swap.

Thanks for the information – I’m always on the look out for Metallic paints…. I LOVE Them!

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[tig3r06]

I’m so excited to see what both of you think! I love all the paints so far from them. I need to get more of the Metallique colors, but I have all the Opal Magic and Sparks(extremely metallic) colors. And the Sparks have cool names like Unicorn’s Hair which makes them even more fun!

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