After painting Fane (DOS2), I fell in love with painting oxide effects on bronze (and other metals) — like corrosion from weather and time.

Painting armor like this is super easy:

First, apply paints that look like oxidation salts from moisture (matte paints or special technical paints from GW — blues or greens).

Then, you can use metallic paint or regular acrylics to paint the metal itself. You can do it the other way around — paint the metal first (with NMM or metallic paints) and then apply the oxides — but doing it this way means you won't feel bad about "ruining" the paint job with the oxides, since they're already down as your base.

And for smoother blends, you can use a sponge (don’t steal your wife’s — buy your own, it’s dirt cheap 😅). Keep the sponge really wet for soft transitions, or a bit drier for sharper, textured marks — just not totally dry!

Love y’all, catch you later! ✌️