Esthetics Making resin parts look GOLD! | Finished pieces posted!

Hi there! I was wondering if anyone has painted resin parts to look like shiny gold metal? I have a local friend who purchased a doll with lots of jewelry parts and we are trying to come up with a way to make them look like gold. I was thinking gold paint would not be shiny enough, even if I add a glossy top coat... I have an airbrush so maybe enamel paint? I am hoping someone here has experimented with this type of look, I would appreciate any suggestions and please post pictures if you have tried it before! Thank you!

EDIT - 8/25/21

I thought I would add my results from taking everyone's suggestions into consideration! I also checked out some youtube videos! I decided to go with Golden fluid acrylic paint (Iridescent Gold) I also bought the Golden airbrush medium since I thought it would be best to apply the paint smoothly this way. here are my results on a white resin skull with MSC as a primer:



I taped off one side so that I can try using a grey primer first then the gold airbrushing over it. maybe the gold will become a bit more deeper this way, and I can compare them next to each other. I will post more updates as I am able too!

EDIT - 8/27/21

Supplies used:


I added the primer to the other half! I was going to use grey primer but the bottle I had was separated and even after shaking, it would not mix back to normal. (it is a little old lol) So I have a black primer that was in better condition! I think the only difference this will make is that the gold will look more deeper than with the grey primer.



here is an image of the resin before primer was applied



I'll add the gold paint over the primer in a few days!

UPDATE - 9-6-21

I had to evacuate due to hurricane Ida so this project will be on hold for a while... I was really looking forward to finishing it last week lol.. but mother nature had other plans >o< Will hopefully be able to update again in October!

Update - 10-8-21

I am finally able to finish this project! I hope this helps someone in the future, I had fun trying out different techniques and I think I am ready to tackle my friend's Horus Egyptian armor and jewelry xD









I will let my friend decide what she wants in the end but I personally think the gold on white with MSC primer looks more realistic to me. especially since it will be on armor and jewelry pieces, I think the lighter side looks more vibrant and polished!

click here to see a gif of the way it shines!

This is a photo after I used Gold Leaf Rub n Buff, which I thought would add some depth but it ended up being pretty close to the same color as the side with the black primer I also added a coat of glossy MSC which preserved its shine but also made it smooth and gives it some protection from scratches



Thoughts or suggestions? feel free to leave a comment! Thank you all for your suggestions and helping me reach this goal!

Story of Seventh Day Horus armor pieces DONE!!! please check out the comment section for pictures since I cannot add anymore to this post~

 

@ashbelEro this looks really promising! Thank you for the tip! I think I will try this out for sure!

@Roverstate I have never tried that before, but I will look up some tutorials and see how it is applied! what if it gets wrinkled when applying it? I wonder if its easy to smooth out

 

Thank you all for your suggestions! I have updated the first post with my results so far!

 

Updated with more WIP pics!

@AirimirOfGondor Thank you! I am also looking forward to how this will unfold!

 

@kyukyukyu oh I didn't even think about a red primer! I bet it would look really warm and lovely I might have to test that if this black primer doesn't look good xD

 

Updated with final results!!

 

Here are the finished pieces! I think they came out very good! Will definitely use this paint again if I need to paint gold parts again!
*EDIT*
Forgot to mention I used MSC gloss to coat the pieces after I painted the colored parts (i used regular acrylic paint for the color accents) The glossy MSC still kept the parts looking shiny and protects it from potential scratches

 

Thank you everyone! This was definitely a lot of work but the outcome was worth it!

 

Yes it is! I am also painting the rest of the doll, you can check out the parts I have completed so far on my Insta! @ pikko_chan