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Hey guys,
I am looking for some tips & hints how to paint your minis "grimdark". After seeing stuff like this:
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I am thinking about stepping my painting up a notch.

I´m pretty confident with my brush work lately but the stuff I make rather looks like that one (not mine)



This is pretty much the perfect example:


What are the techniques used for this? Does anyone have some more examples?

I'd say prime black, use darker base colours than you generally use, and don't bring the highlights up as light, use lots of brown and black washes and you should get that suitably "grim" look

Nuln oil and the various brown shades.

Seriously, Nuln Oil/Devlan Mud (or whatever that is now, I use it on my Cadian fatigues) can transform a model. The only thing is I've found is that Nuln Oil, and generally most washes suck on black/blue armour and barely make any noticeable difference.