Solar control coatings providing increased absorption or tint

A method of tinting or coloring an article without adding a special colorant to a glass batch comprising:

• providing a glass;
• depositing a first dielectric layer comprising one or more layers selected from the group consisting of an oxide comprising zinc, an oxide comprising tin, an oxide comprising aluminum, an oxide comprising titanium, a nitride comprising titanium, and/or a combination thereof over the glass;
• depositing a single absorbing layer over and in contact with the first dielectric layer, wherein the absorbing layer comprises a nickel chrome material;
• depositing a primer layer comprising titanium over and in contact with the absorbing layer, wherein the primer layer comprises a thickness of 5 Å to 50 Å;
• and
• depositing a second dielectric layer over and in contact with the primer layer.