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Heirloom Gold isn’t trying to be the brightest gold on your palette it’s the one that looks like it’s actually been handled, worn smooth by a few centuries of use. Softer and warmer than a showroom-bright gold, it’s built for relics, old trim and jewellery that’s meant to look treasured, not new.

Best for

• Aged relics, reliquaries and old gilding
• Jewellery and trim on characters with some history
• A warmer alternative to a bright, brassy gold

It takes a brown or sepia wash particularly well, settling into the recesses to deepen that aged, heirloom look without killing the shine.

Gold looks better with a shadow. Add a wash and a brighter edge highlight from the Two Thin Coats range to finish the effect.