Armies of Fantasy Warriors
Orcs in progress
Another weekend and some hobby getting done. The orc bowmen are coming along fine and the orc swordmen have been undercoated. Painting mono-pose miniatures is something I do like. Wouldn’t say I’m speed painting, but I’m not getting bogged down in details and dervish-swirling like poses. Don’t get me wrong, I do like dynamic miniatures too. But these Fantasy Warriors orcs are a delightful bunch to paint.
Orc bowman in progressI’m going for an undercoat, a base color, a wash followed by a highlight as main painting techniques. Only exception so far is the orc skin, where I did a second layer of the base coat between the wash and the highlight. I’m hoping that gives the orc skin tone a bit more depth and definition.
I’ve been aiming for a more natural orc skin tone than the more common comic look of bright greens. Not sure how well I’ve succeded. I was trying to picture what orc skin would look like if they were real and lived in mountains, forests and dungeons. But I think my highlight is a bit too bright for an entirely natural look, and I figure they would be more dirty. Still I’m happy with the way they look. I’ll try to do a step-by-step guide when painting the Orc swordmen.
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