Vallejo True Metallic Metal: Ruby Red Color Set (4) (77.254)

Manufacturer: Vallejo  Product Line: True Metallic Metal A cool, intense metallic red. Perfect for armor, magical weapons, futuristic designs or eye-catching details. Excellent for exploring reflections, contrast, and lighting effects. Contents: 77.106 Ruby Red (Light) 77.126 Ruby Red (Base) 77.146 Ruby Red (Shade) 77.166 Ruby Red (Airbrush) True Metallic Metal (TMM) is a painting technique that aims to represent realistic metallic surfaces using paints with actual metallic pigment—rather than simulating metal with flat colors, as in Non Metallic Metal (NMM). TMM achieves natural reflections and visually striking results with less painterly artifice, preserving the material richness of metal in miniature form. But painting with TMM requires more than just metallic paint. It involves applying traditional principles of light, shadow, and volume—working with blends, transitions, and contrast as you would with any non-metallic surface. Through a clear and consistent approach based on the BSL model (Base – Shade – Light), you can paint metallic surfaces with volume, atmosphere, and clear light definition—without giving up the authentic shine of real metal