Orcs & Goblins: the Old World
Black Orcs!!
Yep, it’s an army for Warhammer: the Old World, but these guys are based on round base. They are second hand models and they were already based. I will use a movement tray, so it won’t make a difference. (And I have too many models to paint to rebase them ?)
It was a relatively quick project for me (I am a slow painter),
Half of the models were primed directly with Krylon metallic primer (Metallic Silver). It worked well, was quick and very cheap. It produced a very shiny finish.
Then I applied some contrast paints over some of the metal armor plates to add variety. Used a bunch of different contrast paint (Blood Angel, Snakebite Leather, diluted Wyldwood, and so on). Applying contrast paint over metallic part is really easy and fun.
After applying the initial colors, I applied various oil or enamel wash. I tried streaky grime, but for this project I thought it was a bit too dark. The best oil wash was simply a very diluted black oil wash.
I did make a few mistakes:
- For half of the models, I decided to first zenithal prime them (white over a black primer). As I should have known, metallic primer over a white primer did not give a very nice finish…
- Second mistake: after basecoating the additional colors, I used a matte varnish instead of a gloss or satin varnish. I was in a rush and I made a stupid mistake…
I applied some glossy varnish on selected area of the models to bring back some of the shine.
Will try to make less mistakes next time… Live and learn I guess!
Not ahiny enough..
After a glossy varnish 
Need to « black rim » the bases
Your classic Ork project figures are fabulous looking for playing games with @lovecraft2020
Thanks 🙂
Slowly building up a full sized army. I already had some models painted from a few years ago (pre-covid time!), so I hope to have most of the army done by the end of the year!