My way of painting my DKoK army. Mostly so I can check if I forget what I did.

Priming

1. Prime with Black Primer

Coat

1. Airbrush Dark Sea Blue
   Cover most of the coat. Get the steel bits too.
2. Airbrush Anthracite Grey
   Aim only at the coat. This is the midtone.
3. Airbrush Grey-Blue
   Aim only at highlight areas. Not too thick; shouldn't get to be the actual color. Refer to photos taken after priming. Overdid it on the image. Will require glazing back in Anthracite Grey

Black Metal & Brass Ornaments

1. Black
   Colorblock all the bits that will be black steel later. This includes helmet, gas mask respirator, gun, melee weapon and shoulder pads, backpack can, belt buckle, grenades and entrenching tool.
2. Grim Brown
   Colorblock all the bits that will be brass later. This includes coat buttons, aquilas (helmet, belt buckle, backpack can), melee weapon handle, and skulls on the side of ranged weapons.

Leather

1. Grim Brown
   Stipple all the leather bits. This will include all straps, gloves, radiometer, belt pouches and boots.
2. Leather Brown
   Stipple again, leaving shadows untouched.
3. 4:1 Leather Brown : Ice Yellow
   Highlight as needed.
4. Grim Brown
   Glaze as needed to bring everything back down.
5. 3:1 Leather Brown : Ice Yellow
   Extreme highlight as needed.

Cloth

1. Reddish Grey
   Colorblock all the cloth bits. This will include the puttees, gas mask, and bed roll.
2. Warm Grey
   Highlight roughly, as needed.

Oils

Use the oils in a controlled way, and sparingly. This is not a wash and rub off situation.

1. Lamp Black
   Add shadows to the coat. Refer to photos taken after priming. Use pure mineral spirits to sharpen edges and feather out blend lines.
2. Sepia
   Add shadows to cloth and leather. Refer to photos taken after priming. Use pure mineral spirits to sharpen edges and feather out blend lines.

Coat Highlights

1. Grey-Blue
   Carefully layer up the folded bits, and any where else layers are needed. Then edge highlight with the same color.

Glowing Bits

1. Bold Titanium White
   Carefully paint all the bits that will be made to glow. This will include lenses, power weapon dongles, plasma coils.

Use White Ink to get the recesses in the case of plasma coils.

Steel

1. Dark Sea Grey
   Sketch out initial highlights.
2. Ash Grey
   Bridge the gap, then blend.
3. Silver Grey
   Sketch out second highlights. Less is more here.
4. Pale Grey
   Bridge the gap and blend.
5. Anthracite Grey or Dark Sea Blue
   Glaze into shadows for cold tint.
6. Bold Titanium White
   Dot the extreme highlights.

Overall progression as follows: Black > Ash Grey > Dark Sea Grey > Pale Grey > Silver Grey > Bold Titanium White

Desaturated Gold

1. Mud Brown
   Sketch initial highlights, then blend.
2. Medium Sand
   Sketch secondary highlights, then blend.
3. Ice Yellow
   Sketch extreme highlights. Less is more here. Then blend.
4. Bold Titanium White
   Dot the extreme highlights.

Overall progression as follows: Grim Brown > Mud Brown > Medium Sand > Ice Yellow > Bold Titanium White

Plasma

1. Apply Liquitex Fluorescent Blue ink over Bold Titanium White
   Slowly build up as desired.
2. Deep Blue
   Darken the most outer parts of the coils.
3. Apply Snow White oil at base of oils. Use to blend. May take a couple of passes.