Tuesday, February 10, 2009

Step 2: A Work in Progress.

Unlike my much esteemed colleague, Henry of Do-saphine, I prefer paints at their very thickest. Maybe it's because I'm a Van Gogh fan, or maybe it's because I prime with black primer and I need my paints staying right where they are. 

The one downside of painting with a black primer is it takes a lot of under coating and top coating to really build up a color, but with enough dry brushing you can get the desired effect without it looking too chunky. 

Of course the advantage with painting Orks is that they are anything but tidy so they give you a greater opportunity for creativity. On this guy for example I made one of his wrist straps leather and the other one is red... leather. DIVERSITY!

Anyway here he is, a work in progress to be sure, but still looking pretty cool. I've added some nice details to the choppa' and little places where the paint has worn off on his armor.



One thing I can't stress enough when you're painting or texturing anything is to give it history. Unless you're Orks just got out of Ork training camp, chances are they've seen a few scraps (even if it's wif da' ova' boyz) so make sure to communicate that by adding some scratches and scrapes to what otherwise look like a brand new suit of armor (the same thing goes for the Space Marines though a little less so).

Also as a side note, if you are working with Orks and any sort of metal, USE A WASH. Washes are the greatest thing ever invented in regard to adding history, it's like history in a paint pot. Washes are your very best friend. See how I added coats of wash to the inside of the blade so that it looks like the metal was sharpened in a very crude way? HISTORY!

I'll post another pic tomorrow when I finish him up.
Posted by Forrest at 3:35 AM
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4 comments:

  1. ForrestFebruary 10, 2009 at 3:53 AM

    I'm painting the Orks as Bad Sunz if anyone is interested.

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  2. HenryFebruary 10, 2009 at 4:22 AM

    "The one downside of painting with a black primer is it takes a lot of under coating and top coating to really build up a color, but with enough dry brushing you can get the desired effect without it looking too chunky."

    Have you tried the foundation paints? I haven't, but I've heard they're good for painting over primed black minis.

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  3. ForrestFebruary 10, 2009 at 10:54 AM

    Thanks for reminding me, I forgot to mention that I used the foundation paint Orkhide Shade on this little fellow. It helps a little, but to get those bright greens, you gotta layer. Which is cool, layering is fun, and as you can see it works pretty well.

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  4. ForrestFebruary 10, 2009 at 10:58 AM

    Oh and the trade off to the need to layer is that you can build up the color and still have those dark shades in all the nooks and crannies which is oh so important, especially for Ork muscles and facial features.

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