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I havnt found a single GW grey dark enough to be the next shade yet, but some people use black wash to tone it down.

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If all you want is a slight highlight for your black areas, there's basically 2 good ways. Either you mix 50/50ish of Chaos Black and Adeptus Battlegrey (or Codex Grey for that matter) and just apply that highlight, or you use pure Adeptus/Codex grey and then wash with Badab Black once dry.

If you're going for a brighter starker highlight, here's a simple guideline:

Chaos Black
50/50 Chaos Black/Adeptus battlegrey
Adeptus Battlegrey
50/50 Adeptus Battlegrey/Astronomican grey
Astronomican Grey.

After you've applied all layers of highlights, its easy "masking" the color transitions using a careful wash of Badab Black.

The best way to try new things isnt on your centrepiece models. Take an old (insert whatever model you have spare) and try different techniques on it.

I have an Abaddon the Despoiler that looks like he's straight out of a My Little Pony episode, from trying out different painting techniques for my Harlequin Troupe ]]> http://www.dakkadakka.com/dakkaforum/posts/preList/228129/532212.page http://www.dakkadakka.com/dakkaforum/posts/preList/228129/532212.page GMT
Black
Black + codex grey
Codex grey:




For armour:
Black
Codex grey edging




These days though I do (for cloth):
Black
Adeptus battle grey
Devlan mud wash (would use badab black for amour).

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When you decide what colour your black really is, just make a very dark tint of your chosen colour and apply it. The higher the light for the more reflective the material. IE cloth, not very but plastic/metal very.]]> http://www.dakkadakka.com/dakkaforum/posts/preList/228129/532388.page http://www.dakkadakka.com/dakkaforum/posts/preList/228129/532388.page GMT http://www.dakkadakka.com/dakkaforum/posts/preList/228129/532510.page http://www.dakkadakka.com/dakkaforum/posts/preList/228129/532510.page GMT work,but it does!The trick is to make sure you don't
highlight every thing in sight.]]> http://www.dakkadakka.com/dakkaforum/posts/preList/228129/532631.page http://www.dakkadakka.com/dakkaforum/posts/preList/228129/532631.page GMT GW of Vallejo paints. Don't use water because you need the other things in the paint that "stick" and such (sorry brain fart). There reason you want a whole lot is because you want everything the same color. I also never reccomend painting from the pot. Have fun mixing colors it will make your army more unique. ]]> http://www.dakkadakka.com/dakkaforum/posts/preList/228129/532734.page http://www.dakkadakka.com/dakkaforum/posts/preList/228129/532734.page GMT http://www.dakkadakka.com/dakkaforum/posts/preList/228129/532946.page http://www.dakkadakka.com/dakkaforum/posts/preList/228129/532946.page GMT
I use codex grey and line highlight most everything, on show pieces I work my way up from 25%codex grey 75% chaos black up to pure codex grey, making sure to blend well.]]> http://www.dakkadakka.com/dakkaforum/posts/preList/228129/532991.page http://www.dakkadakka.com/dakkaforum/posts/preList/228129/532991.page GMT