im gona be attempting an industrial/metal mecha-bot(like voltron or gundam mech's) type design over the weekend.
im wanting to have it.......not so.....anime-ish...i want a bit more texture/depth out of it.
all the mech/anime tuts i can find have it bright, flashy, and screaming of 2d anime

anyone have any suggestions on technique's i can use to accomplish this?

if not i guess ill just wing it and see what i come up with