Orc army project - the story so far

Hello folks. Recently the Miniworks hit 50 subscribers (51 now, even!) and I decided to post an orc army shot as a "thank you" to all you fellow miniworkers out there who happened to like my blog enough to visit it regularly.

Here you are, my current project so far:

1. The arachnarok spider. First major airbrush job and by far the biggest model I've painted to date. Finished.
   
2. Savage orcs. Twenty four badasses with varying weapons and poses. As the arachnarok was the biggest so these guys are the most ragtag project I've completed.
   
3. Night goblins, fifty with a filler. Currently working on the last eight.
   
4. Giant, specifically Bologs of the Albion Giants set. Wonderful model and the only metal one in the army. Completed.
   
5. Mangler squigs. Completed. My favorite bit of this army so far.
   
6. Boar boyz, currently on the workbench. Three finished out of ten planned.
   
7. Wolf riders. Converted wolves, kitbashed riders. Second favorite unit.
   
8. Savage orc shaman, converted. Possibly the first to be completed.
   
9. Squig hoppers - planned. Oh, the plans I have for these boyz! You thought my savages are unorthodox, hm? Wait and see...
   
10. Orc warboss on boar - planned. Will definitely convert the excellent Gorbad Ironclaw model.

There you have it. This project is nearing completion, but I'm completely unable to give you any dates.

Thank you for following Drazhar's Miniworks. Your support is in a considerable part what makes this hobby worthwhile.

Orc boar boyz - grunt with spear #1

The first one's buddy. As previously, he still needs a shield, but other than that he is done.

What do you think?

Orc boar boyz - grunt with choppa #1

First finished member of the unit!

OK, not finished. He still needs a shield, but these will come at the very end.

Boar boyz get their rides

Almost there, just need to add the right arms on these guys.

I will definitely paint something else before I sit to the other five of these.

Tutorial - orc skin done my way

Hey there. A couple of updates ago I told you I arrived at a formula of orc skin that really suits me, Here is how you go about doing it.

Before we begin - this is suited for tabletop, not showcase. You won't win any contests, but you won't be ashamed either.

You will need the following paints:

• GW Knarloc Green
• GW Goblin Green
• GW Thraka Green wash
• GW Devlan Mud wash
• VMC Flat Green
• GW Waywatcher Green glaze
• optionally, a matte medium of your choice

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1. Basecoat the skin with Knarloc Green. Take your time, do a couple of thin coats.
2. Wash the entire skin area with 2:1 mix of Thraka Green and Devlan Mud. After this dries, take your mix again and apply it to the deepest recesses only. Allow to dry.
3. Re-establish your base color with Knarloc Green on anything that isn't a really deep recess. I strongly advise you to mix in some matte medium here.
4. Begin highlighting the skin with a mix of 1:1:1 Knarloc Green, Flat Green and matte medium. Naturally, go a bit higher than the previous step. Orcs tend to have a very well-defined musculature, so this step should go really smoothly.
5. Even higher! Now apply pure Flat Green. Concentrate on the muscle lines, tendons and so on. 
6. Apply a final highlight of 1:1 Flat Green and Goblin Green. Head for things like muscle lines, knuckles, lips, noses and the like - the highest points.
7. Finish it off with a glaze of Waywatcher Green. This is one of the best paints GW has produced - it ties the colors together like a dream, dries quickly and doesn't pool.

And that's the long and short of it. Simple and easy. See you next time!

Great Gork, a movie!

This is not something I usually do: I firmly believe and support original content. However, this fellow caught my interest as a whole, but with this move in particular. It's really interesting to hear. In fact, all of his movies are. He's somewhat difficult to listen to for some people, but what he says is to my mind worth hearing.



What are your thoughts on this?

Boar boyz - riders WIP

The title says it all, really. Two shown, out of five.

I think I finally found an orc skin tone I am completely happy with. I know I've said that before, but this seems really it. I like it an awful lot and it's not hard to do at all.

What do you guys think?