This guide is for helping out the budding ork/o&g players who need a bit of relief in their army from the normal tin bitz --> boltgun metal --> mithril silver metal.

Frist off, basecoat black (obviously)
http://i246.photobucket.com/albums/gg109/400MilesOfCorn/pictures052.jpg

Next, give it a medium drybrush of dwarf bronze.
http://i246.photobucket.com/albums/gg109/400MilesOfCorn/pictures053.jpg

If you want clean brass, stop here and give a highlight of shining gold+dwarf bronze.
If you want your brass to be tarnished, continue.

Give a medium drybrush of scaly green. Don't be too thorough.
http://i246.photobucket.com/albums/gg109/400MilesOfCorn/pictures054-1.jpg

Next, dot a few areas (very small) that have scaly green over them with boltgun metal (for a calcium buildup look), and then another light drybrush of dwarf bronze.
http://i246.photobucket.com/albums/gg109/400MilesOfCorn/pictures055.jpg

Apply any tranfers if you wish, and give them a dusting of dwarf bronze (ork paintings on a shoulderpad won't last long)

The finished miniature
http://i246.photobucket.com/albums/gg109/400MilesOfCorn/pictures081.jpg
It has many blood splatters, but that is another guide for another time...

And now for another example (done much better here)
http://i246.photobucket.com/albums/gg109/400MilesOfCorn/pictures056.jpg
note the visor, to the left, there is the boltgun dot technique

Hope this helps!

I wish the pictures were of a higher quality but nice tut regardless

Hmm, this makes me want to go back to my O&G army from when i first started painting. Back then i just chucked a load of Chainmail onto the model and that was it.

Good guide and nice looking models.

I do like the tarnish - I think the green could go even more pronounced and still work well. I second the need for clearer pics - but nice job indeed. Great alternative from all silver or tin bits!

Im not exactly the best photographer ever, so...:), the tarnish is actually a lot more pronounced in real life (the mask, though, is pretty realistic in the photo). and yes, the third pic is rubbish, not like I can go back now :)