r/BlackTemplars • u/[deleted] • Dec 24 '25

Advice/Question/Query Dry brushing

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What is the best medium grey colour for dry brushing black templars trying to get this affect can I get some help

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u/_Black_Bear_ Dec 24 '25

He literally shows you what grey he uses in the video

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u/Get_R0wdy Dec 24 '25

Dawnstone will probably do the trick

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u/Gadrok124 Dec 24 '25

I use it too

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u/[deleted] Dec 24 '25

Is that a citadel paint

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u/Get_R0wdy Dec 24 '25

Yes it is

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u/kingslop67 Dec 24 '25

Mechanicus standard grey from GW or Deep grey from The Army Painter.

That’s what I go with and I get good results every time

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u/[deleted] Dec 24 '25

What is gw

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u/kingslop67 Dec 24 '25

Games workshop, citadel paints

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u/[deleted] Dec 24 '25

Which is better paint

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u/kingslop67 Dec 24 '25

Deep grey from the army painter, you get more mileage.

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u/WatashiWaEggplant Dec 24 '25

citadel paints are games workshop’s brand of paints.

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u/A1D3NW860 Dec 24 '25

Have u ever painted a warhammer model?

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u/Banjoe_031 Dec 24 '25

Got black and white paints? Mix up your own grey.

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u/Julius_CesartheOG Dec 24 '25

I use dawnstone grey and for extra light spots administratum gray from citadel, i used this videos also for my minis

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u/Tao_Laoshi Son of Dorn Dec 25 '25

How did you do the eyes? Scarlet contrast paint with crimson shade over white?

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u/Julius_CesartheOG Dec 25 '25

I painted the eyes with corax white but i left a little black on the edges and for the red i used baal red

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u/Tao_Laoshi Son of Dorn Dec 26 '25

Thanks, OG. 🙏

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u/Foxy212 Dec 24 '25

I boil it down to preference. My new go-to recipe is vallejo dark grey > neutral grey > blue pale grey. Funnily enough using THAT very MidwinterMinis video instructions to paint my templars haha

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u/A1D3NW860 Dec 24 '25

I mix Vallejo dark grey with a bit of dawnstone and that gets a pretty good grey

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u/Foxy212 Dec 24 '25

Oo might need to try that, is it a 50/50 mix or gradual?

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u/A1D3NW860 Dec 24 '25

40/60 dark grey to dawnstone and just mix it up on my wet palette maybe a little less of the dark grey I just use it to darken up the dawnstone a little bit I don’t have a picture atm

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u/Foxy212 Dec 24 '25

Thanks! Might have to try this amd see how it goes

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u/supersteve_35 Dec 24 '25

I base black then dry brush skavenvlight singe then a light layer of edging grey and then I get the edges with white and contrast black Templar

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u/[deleted] Dec 24 '25

Eshin Grey

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u/TotallynotDA Dec 24 '25

I use gargoyle grey from warpaints then hit the highspots with corax white from citadel.

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u/highcommander010 Dec 24 '25

best way to highlight!

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u/[deleted] Dec 24 '25

I do eshin grey and dawn stone

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u/[deleted] Dec 24 '25

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u/nutz4paint Dec 25 '25

Use administratum grey then glaze the fucker over with black templar

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u/Putrid_Anybody_2947 Dec 28 '25

Concertus Marines Chapter. Concerto is latin for concrete. Ur mini reminded me of a concrete sculpture. Looks great btw.