Vallejo 77131 - True Metallic Metal 131 Sapphire Blue Base acrylic paint 18 ml

Vallejo 77131 Sapphire Blue – Acrylic metallic BASE paint for True Metallic foundations

Vallejo 77131 – Sapphire Blue is a metallic acrylic BASE paint from the True Metallic Metal line. Its radiant, gemstone-inspired blue-metal tone makes it ideal for fantasy, sci-fi and other miniature projects requiring bright, cold, reflective metallic effects.

The paint provides strong opacity and a smooth, shimmering finish, making it excellent for armour plating, energy-driven components, arcane panels, decorative elements, and futuristic weaponry.

Set details:

• Volume: 18 ml
• Paint type: acrylic metallic BASE (True Metallic Metal)
• Color: Sapphire Blue
• Finish: bright, cool sapphire-metal tone
• Use: foundation layer for light-blue and cool metallic tones
• Application: brush or airbrush

About Vallejo 77131 Sapphire Blue:

Sapphire Blue offers a vivid, luminous blue-metal finish with excellent readability on the tabletop. Its ultra-fine pigment ensures smooth application and natural shine, making it ideal for use with SHADE tones for depth and LIGHT tones for crisp reflections.

The colour works exceptionally well for creating ethereal, crystalline or technologically advanced metal effects across many genres of miniature painting.

About Vallejo True Metallic Metal (TMM):

True Metallic Metal (TMM) uses genuine metallic pigments to replicate natural shine and reflective behaviour. Unlike NMM, which imitates metal with flat colours, TMM preserves true metallic optics while supporting classic shading and highlighting techniques.

The BSL method structures the system:

• BASE: strong-coverage metallic foundations — Sapphire Blue is the key bright-blue basecoat.
• SHADE: satin washes that deepen shadows while maintaining sheen.
• LIGHT: bright reflective highlight colours.
• AIRBRUSH: airbrush-ready BASE equivalents.

Usage tips:

• Shake thoroughly before use.
• Suitable for black, grey and white primers.
• Brush: apply neat or slightly thinned.
• Airbrush: 0.3 mm needle, approx. 2 bar (29 psi).
• Ideal for luminous blue-metallic TMM schemes.

About Vallejo:

Vallejo is one of the world’s leading producers of acrylic paints for miniature painters and scale modellers. The True Metallic Metal range provides a complete, modern system for achieving expressive, realistic and vibrant metallic effects.