Vallejo 77122 - True Metallic Metal 122 Radiant Yellow Base acrylic paint 18 ml

Vallejo 77122 Radiant Yellow – Acrylic metallic BASE paint for True Metallic work

Vallejo 77122 – Radiant Yellow is a metallic acrylic BASE paint from the True Metallic Metal line. Its vibrant, luminous yellow-metallic tone provides excellent coverage and serves as an ideal starting layer for gold and yellow-based metallic schemes.

This colour performs exceptionally well on armour trim, fantasy decorations, sci-fi plating, ornate details, and any miniature feature requiring a bright and intense yellow metallic foundation.

Set details:

• Volume: 18 ml
• Paint type: acrylic metallic BASE (True Metallic Metal)
• Color: Radiant Yellow
• Finish: bright, reflective yellow metal
• Use: foundation layer for gold and yellow-metallic tones
• Application: brush or airbrush

About Vallejo 77122 Radiant Yellow:

Radiant Yellow offers strong opacity, smooth application, and a vivid metallic glow that makes it an excellent base for both subtle and saturated gold palettes. Its ultra-fine metallic pigment ensures uniform shine and prepares the surface for the subsequent SHADE and LIGHT steps.

It works beautifully on armour, ornamental details, weapons, mechanical parts, and luminous decorative elements across fantasy, sci-fi, and wargaming miniatures.

About Vallejo True Metallic Metal (TMM):

True Metallic Metal (TMM) utilizes real metallic pigments to achieve natural shine and reflective behaviour. Unlike NMM, TMM maintains an authentic metallic appearance while enabling classical shading and highlighting techniques to define volume and depth.

The BSL structure (Base – Shade – Light) organizes the range:

• BASE: high-coverage metallic base colours — Radiant Yellow serves as the core foundation for yellow–gold schemes.
• SHADE: satin washes for shadow definition without dulling the shine.
• LIGHT: bright highlight tones for defining reflective accents.
• AIRBRUSH: BASE equivalents formulated for airbrush use.

This structured workflow enables painters to create realistic metallic surfaces with depth, vibrancy, and natural light interaction.

Usage tips:

• Shake well before use.
• Covers well over both black and white primers.
• Brush application: use neat or with slight dilution.
• Airbrush application: 0.3 mm needle at approx. 2 bar (29 psi).
• Ideal for use before SHADE and LIGHT steps.

About Vallejo:

Vallejo is a leading manufacturer of acrylic paints for miniature painters and scale modellers. The True Metallic Metal line offers a complete, modern system for achieving expressive, realistic metallic effects across all genres of miniature painting.