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Just some models i painted. But i wanted to use washes on them. But being
new to washes. I was wondering what colors to use.

I like Delvan Mud and gyrphon sepia. It depends on what you want to do. If you want make them dirty, delvan mud is good. Sepia has some red in it but could look good over the black.

As viney said the using the washes depends on what you want to achieve with them.

If you would like to add some color and depth to the metal parts of the marines you could wash them with ogryn flesh and devlan mud. This produces nice darkening with a hint of orange brown in it.

The gaunt on the other hand could use some sepia on the bony parts and the reds could be washed with either sepia or mud depending on the strength of the effect you want.

Try em out, that way you get to grips with what they do and what you like.

Sepia and the 'mud work well on bone.. I've actually been using a 50-50 mix. Mud is good for metals too. Can't tell much else from your photos, I'm afraid. You could definitely use some highlights following the wash stage, though.

There are two washes I swear by, and I mix them myself, with varying mixes of water to paint for different jobs.

Vajello Black Glaze and Brown Glaze. Brown for gold, bronze, various fabrics, and flesh tones, black for everything else. For really muscly things, or things with lots of folds and crevaces, like orks, use heavy washes with lots of paint. For things with shallow but intricate details, like power armour, use light washes with a little bit of paint.