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