It's pretty crude, but when you've got several big units to get through I find that's the only way.
All the paints are GW and are all now replaced with newer versions, but you should be able to find similar colours out there, or use the GW Paint Conversion Chart
The model is a slightly converted plastic Arrer boy from the venerable Warhammer 6th edition starter set.
Starting from a black undercoat (I used Boyes car primer)
First paint all the skin areas with Orkhide shade
Then overbrush the skin with Knarlock green, leaving the Orkhide showing in the recessed areas
Next, wash with Thrakka green
Bit of a bonus close-up
Then go back and highlight some of the raised areas with Knarlock green
And that's it.
Here's a finished model from the same unit.
On character models I go and add some extra highlights, such as on this WiP warboss
Here I've added Goblin Green and then Goblin Green/Rotting flesh highlights to the basic recipe above.
Shouldn't they brown :)
ReplyDeleteSimple but efficient .
ReplyDeleteWhy do we choose always green for orkish skin ??
Maybe pink could be nice too ....
Seriously : thanks for the "ho-I-do"
Nice skin, prefer my orcs as older sculpts but these look great. Good tutorial for those starting out with orcs.
ReplyDeleteThese sculpts must be getting on for fifteen years old now, Erny!
ReplyDeleteBut those old Kev Adams ones do have their charms I admit.
As for brown 'uns, they iz Lord of da Ringz orcs! Dese iz Warhammerz Orcs and day is green!
Pink un's is 'umies and deyz all skwishy.