Basic plate colors and talon/teeth colors are built up the same.
Armor plates get a nice application of scab red. Dipping the brush in water then getting some paint gives me the thickness I need, I'm not sure what ratio that would be. It isn't a wash consistancy, just slitghly thinned so recesses end up darker than large surfaces.
Next, a scortched earth base for all the pokey bits. All the plates get a first wash of Bestial brown.
A second wash of bestial brown for the armor, and streaked on brown for all the teeth/claws. I applied the bestial wash to the tail section as well.
To finish off the base color for everything, some Snakebite Leather