Step 2: Section B: Gettin' Orky wiff it

So the Ork Tester is all done, though I noticed when looking over this photo that I got a little red on the poor buggers face, I guess that's why it's a tester.

It's always a good idea to test your ideas on one of your minis before you commit to the whole set, you'll find out what works great and what doesn't work as well. For instance I probably won't edge the leather out with Vomit Brown in future Orks. I think it looks pretty cool and makes sense in regard to warn leather, but I prefer a little more subtle highlight.

Either way I'm excited about the Red Vs Blue theme I've got going here, the black and silver scheme that they show on the box is okay, but I find it a little boring. 

The Process!

1. For the Ork I painted the skin areas with Orkhide Shade base coat. For the armour I used Scab Red and Boltgun Metal for the silver parts. I used Scorched Brown for the leather. The rest is black, which is good because that's the color I Primed the mini in. For the gun I started with Scab Red, Tin Bitz, and Boltgun Metal.

2. Then I layered on a coat of Snot green on the arms to start defining the muscle shapes, I left the Orkhide Shade only in the deepest nooks of the muscles. I then started layering blood red on the armour and I added a wash of Devlan mud to all of the metal. The lone exception to this was the sword, which only had the parts that weren't sharpened washed. I painted the teeth with Desert yellow and painted the various skull ornaments with my trusty Bleached Bone.

3. Finally I added a layer Goblin Green to the muscles and the face to really bring out the raised areas, to add a little bit of yellow into the mix I went over the skin with a final dusting of Camo Green to really bring out the highlights. Then I mixed Blood Red with Bleached Bone and edged out some of the armour plates. Using Mithril Silver I edged out the various metal items and bolts and added the nicks and scratches to them. Next I used a few layers of Golden Yellow to make the checkered pattern. I added Skull White to the various emblems on his armor and Bleached bone to the points of the teeth. Lastly I edged out the leather in Vomit Brown and Terracotta and edged the paints out in shadow gray.

And here is a profile shot so you can see the muscles

Tomorrow I'll begin a step by step paint-along Vehicle! Learn wif' me lads!