Painting Grimdark: Transfers, Chipping, and Oil Washes

Here s a tutorial on how to get that gritty style with a minimum of highlighting and shading, letting washes and weathering do most of the work. I m using a Forge World Mechanicum Thanatar, part of the Horus Heresy range by Games Workshop. The glow effects are covered in a previous video: Paints used: VMC Black VMC Dark Grey VMC Neutral Grey VMC Ivory VMC Scarlet VMC Red VMC Vermillion VMC German Cam. Medium Brown (for mud) VGC Heavy Red Vallejo Metal Color Silver Vallejo Metal Color Gold Army Painter Dark Tone Army Painter Soft Tone W N Artist s Oil Burnt Umber W N Artist s Oil Charcoal Grey