is surprised when more Beastmen reach his workbench!
These Orcs were some of my first commission work since moving to Las Vegas. It is drier than Kentucky, so I found that I had to work a bit quicker before the paint dried up.
I was asked to give them green skin and a "dungeon" style of basing.
I started with using a flat black primer bought from the local Wallyworld. I worked on the flesh first using Vallejo MC Extra Dark Green, then worked it up, mixing in some MC Lime Green and a final highlight of Lime Green.
For the armor, I went for a GC Bright Bronze, and then covered most of the armor with black. The leather I painted GC Brown Leather. From the looks of the miniatures, I didn't think these Orcs were taking pride in their equipment...
Similarly, the weapons they are using don't look to be in that great of condition, so I painted them accordingly. The metal weapons I painted with MC Natural Steel, and the wooden weapons were painted with MC German Camo Black Brown with some highlights of Beige Brown.
I put my standard raw umber oil wash on the miniatures, and put an additional Lime Green highlight on the Orcs' flesh.
I remember reading a while ago in some GW publications that Orcs were green due to the fungus they ate. Considering this, and that their equipment was not that well maintained, I didn't do a "clean" dungeon floor for the bases. I thought the floors would be covered with growth and rubble!
I used a base of MC Stone Grey over Pumice Paste, then I just did random browns and greens to represent fungus and dirt on the floor.
The feel of the miniatures is that of a small raiding party rather than part of a larger army, and I think the paintjob I gave them represents that.
