Metallix Metallic Scenic Paint — Gold, Silver, Bronze & Copper (AU & NZ)
Rosco Metallix metallic scenic paint · AU & NZ
Need a real metallic finish, not a fake one?
Metallix is water-based scenic paint loaded with mica to give a genuine, shimmering metallic finish — gold, silver, bronze and copper that catch the light like real metal, dry to an even satin sheen and stay flame-retardant compatible. Brush, roll or spray it onto props, gilded set pieces, signage and highlights. Here's what each finish does, how to apply it, and the range to add to cart.
What it's best at
A true metallic finish, painted on
Gilded & ornate scenery
Gild frames, mouldings and ornate set pieces with warm golds and bronzes that read as real metal under light.
Props & set dressing
Turn a foam or timber prop into believable metal — armour, statues, signage, industrial dressing.
Highlights & accents
Dry-brush a metallic highlight over base colour for age, wear and catch-the-light detail.
How it works
Mica, not metal flake
Metallix gets its shimmer from mica powder rather than metal flake — which is why it stays water-based, easy to work, and compatible with Roscoflamex PA flame retardant. It goes on by brush, roller or spray over a suitably primed surface and dries to an even satin metallic sheen. And because it's a scenic paint, you can tint it with other Rosco colours to shift the shade while keeping the metallic effect.
- Mica-based shimmer — water-based, flame-retardant compatible
- Brush, roller or spray onto a primed surface
- Dries to an even satin metallic sheen
- Tint with other Rosco paints for custom shades
- Quart and gallon sizes
The finishes
Pick your metal — add to cart
All six Metallix finishes in quart (0.95L); gallons on each product page. Add the finish you need.
Gilders Gold (5479)
Pyrite Gold (5480)
Steel Silver (5481)
Cream Pearl (5482)
Burnished Bronze (5483)
Polished Copper (5484)
Build the rest of the treatment
What scenic artists add alongside
Seal & set the sheen
Protect metallic work and adjust gloss with clears and glazes. Clears & glazes →
Flame retardant
Metallix is compatible with Roscoflamex PA for compliant scenery. Flame retardant →
Metallix on stage
Real metal finishes that take a beating
Metallic scenic work from real productions. Courtesy of Rosco Spectrum.
Case study · Sueño — West Virginia University
A reflective gold star-chart floor that survived eight weeks
The charge team built a fractured astronomer's star-chart floor in Metallix Pyrite Gold and Pearl White over an Off Broadway Yellow Ochre base — one base coat, two coats of Pyrite Gold, four sprayed coats of Clear Acrylic Gloss. Through eight weeks of sword fights, blood effects and constant boot traffic it held its reflective finish with no tarnishing, and washed off brushes and skin with warm water.
“The paint washed easily from our brushes, containers, and skin with warm water.”Tammy Honesty — Rosco SpectrumRead it on Rosco Spectrum →
Courtesy of Rosco Spectrum
Case study · Cymbeline — Gustavus Adolphus College
Gold that transforms under coloured stage light
A “classical meets now” set used metallic gold (here Off Broadway Metallic Gold, Metallix's companion) on columns, podiums and hanging rings, with a floor textured by scraping and stamping a wooden block through wet paint. The gold caught light subtly — pooling like neon under red, near-invisible under green, striking under purple.
“Subtle enough to not be overpowering while still forming to the atmosphere.”Lindsay Webster — Scenic DesignerRead it on Rosco Spectrum →
Courtesy of Rosco Spectrum
Scenic FAQs
Working with Metallix
Is it a real metallic or just a colour?
How do I apply it?
Can I change the shade?
Is it flame retardant?
Make it look like metal.
Gold, silver, bronze and copper that catch the light like the real thing — add your finishes above, or tell us the piece and we'll spec the metallic and the base.
Gilding a set or dressing props?
Tell us the piece and we'll spec the Metallix finish, the base colour and the sealer. Exclusive Rosco distributor for Australia & New Zealand.