• Start by giving the mask a coat of Khemri Brown
• Wash with Devlan Mud
• Go back with Khemri Brown making sure not to cover the creases
• Highlight the ridges of the mask with Kommando Khaki
• Give the gasmask ring a few thin layers of Dwarven Bronze
• Wash the Bronze with Devlan Mud
• Finish the mask by painting the eye holes with Chaos Black ( I felt this gives the models a suitably soulless look appropriate for the Death Korps).
• Paint the rims of the eyes with pure Chainmail 

Light Browns (Rolls, Boot Wrappings)

• Start with a coat of Khemri Brown
• Wash with Devlan Mud
• Go back with Khemri Brown making sure not to cover the creases
• Highlight the ridges with Kommando Khaki

Medium Browns (Boots, Belts, Suspenders, Backpacks)

• Apply a coat of Calthan Brown
• Wash with Devlan Mud
• Go back with Calthan Brown being sure not to cover the creases
• Highlight the edges with Bestial Brown

Dark Browns (Gloves, Pants, Gasmask tubing)

• Start with a base of Scorched Brown
• Apple a generous amount of Babdab Black
• Highlight with Scorched Brown

Bronze Work (Buttons, Eagles)

• Simply apply a smooth coat of Dwarven Bronze

Bright Metal (Lasguns, Entrenching Tools, Bayonets) 

• Start with a solid foundation of Chaimail
• Apply a generous amount of Babdab Black
• Highlight with Chainmail once the wash is dry

Dark Metal (Helmets, Glove Armor, Shoulder Pads)

• Mix a 1:2 ratio of Chaos Black to Chainmail and apply a base to the appropriate areas
• Wash the areas with a generous amount of Babdab Black
• Take Chainmail and apply a random jagged pattern to different parts of the helmet to represent scraps and dings.

At this point the model should be shaping up. Next simply paint your weapons black. The biggest step that will help tie everything together is the a good coating of grime. All the grime I plan to apply to this army will be done with Graveyard Earth. This should help keep everything looking suitably weathered. To do this I thin down Graveyard Earth with Vallejo's Acrylic Thinner at a 1:1 ratio. I then spray the mixture around the base of the model giving everything below the belt a good dusting.
Now on to basing.  The base starts with a heavy coating of Scorched Brown followed by a heavy drybrush of Graveyard Earth. I usually drybrush the base twice with Graveyard Earth to get the color looking right. I finish it with a light drybrushing of Bleached Bone. Next give the model a good coat of Vallejo's Matte Varnish using an airbrush. I don't thin down the varnish I just give it a straight spraying with my airbrush. This will dull down the metals a bit. To fix this I apply a coating of Pledge: Future Floor Wax with a brush to all the metal parts. It helps to make the armor pop a bit from a distance. The result makes the rest of the model look suitably dull and weathered. So that's it! You now have some finished Death Korps on your hand! Here are a few shots of the finished product!
~ So that's it guys 'n gals. I've been working furiously on this army and I hope to have it completely finished by the end of summer. I'll be tackling some tanks soon to take a break from the infantry. I picked up some oil paints and Forgeworld weathering powders. I plan to paint up a Demolisher using Forgeworlds Master Class techniques, I`ll be sure to document it and post it up here for you. As always if you have any questions regarding the techniques here feel free to email me at col.festus@gmail.com.