The Best Verdigris Product? Real Patina on RT Diorama Bronze Statues

In this video, I show you how to paint RT Diorama statues with real patina using what I think might be the best verdigris product available today: AK Interactive’s Verdigris Effect. This two-part system uses real copper oxidation to create authentic patina on scale models, miniatures, and resin statues.

This is an AK Interactive Verdigris review and a full RT Diorama statue painting tutorial, where I show you how to apply verdigris on bronze statues using copper oxide chemistry for real patina effects. It's also the best verdigris product I've tested—better than Dirty Down Verdigris—and I’ll show you how to paint verdigris easily in this full step-by-step guide.

You'll learn how to paint verdigris easily, how to get natural streaking and tonal variation, and why this is better than Dirty Down Verdigris—especially on detailed sculpts like those from RT Diorama.

🎥 What’s in the video:

🦁 Step-by-step painting of two RT Diorama statues – a lion and a Virgin Mary
🎨 Full process using AK Interactive Verdigris Effect
🧪 Real copper oxide patina on bronze-effect resin
⚙️ Texturing with Mr. Surfacer 1000 & 1200 for cast bronze look
💨 Airbrushing with Gaahleri Mobius TG and Black Primer with Microfiller
🍃 My first-ever attempt at adding moss and foliage effects
💦 Spray bottle experiments for natural patina patterns

🔒 COMING SOON TO PATREON (Magos tier and above)

A 2-in-1 bonus video just for supporters:
🎬 Deleted Scenes – extended brushwork, extra process footage, no voiceover
🏛️ Verdigris Pedestals – how I weathered the stone bases with moss, dirt, and rain streaks

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🧰 Materials & Tools Used:

🧪 AK Interactive Verdigris Effect (copper paint + catalyst)
🦁 RT Diorama resin statues – Lion & Virgin Mary
💨 Gaahleri Mobius TG airbrush
⚙️ Mr. Surfacer 1000 & 1200 (for bronze-like texture)
🎯 AK Interactive Black Primer with Microfiller
🖌️ Old synthetic brushes
🧴 Enamel & metal paint wells
💦 Spray bottle for streaking application

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💬 Tell me in the comments:
Which lion do you prefer?

Have you tried AK’s Verdigris Effect?

What’s your favorite method for painting oxidized bronze?

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