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Rumbleslam: Grunt Orcel

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    04 Jul 2025
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Ork Skin

  1. Basecoat with a 1:1 mix of Skarsnik Green and Averland Sunset .
  2. Add a little Warp Lightning to the base mix and add some general shading to the recesses.
  3. Shade deep recesses with small amounts of thin Caliban Green .
  4. With an equal parts mix of Skarsnik Green , Averland Sunset and Zandri Dust , begin highlighting the skin.
  5. Mix in some Screaming Skull to the above mix and selectively highlight points.
  6. Finally add very small highlights of pure Screaming Skull to prominent points.
  7. Glaze Kislev Flesh over knuckles, ears, elbows and lips. The re-add specular highlights of Screaming Skull , if needed.

White Cloth

  1. Basecoat with 1:1 Celestra Grey and White .
  2. Mix the base colour 1:1 with Dark Reaper and add some general shading to the cloth.
  3. Further define recesses with a small amount of pure Dark Reaper .
  4. With 1:3 Celestra Grey and White , highlight the cloth.
  5. More selectively highlight with pure White .

Grey Cloth

  1. Basecoat with Skavenblight Dinge .
  2. Mix the Skavenblight Dinge 1:1 with Abaddon Black . Use this colour to add shading to the folds.
  3. Pick out edges of the stripes with 1:1 Skavenblight Dinge and Administratum Grey . I like to add slightly chunkier highlights on knees and folds too.
  4. Highlight more selectively with Administratum Grey .
  5. Finish with a few very small/specular highlights using a mix of Administratum Grey and White .

Red Cloth

  1. Basecoat with 1:1 Khorne Red & Doombull Brown .
  2. Glaze highlight with Mephiston Red .
  3. Edge highlight with Troll Slayer Orange .
  4. Highlight more selectively with Fire Dragon Bright .
  5. Mix some Ice Yellow into your Fire Dragon Bright and finsih with a few very small highlights.

Red Leather Elbows

  1. Basecoat with 1:1 Khorne Red & Doombull Brown .
  2. Mix Khorne Red & Abaddon Black 1:1, thin it down and shade the recesses.
  3. Highlight with a 1:1 mix of your base colour and Jokaero Orange .
  4. With pure Jokaero Orange add fine highlights.
  5. Selectively highlight with 1:1 Jokaero Orange and Ushabti Bone .
  6. Finish of with specular highlights of Screaming Skull , where needed.

Cream Trim

  1. Pick out the trim with Wraithbone .
  2. Edge highlight with Pallid Wych Flesh .
  3. Finish with a few selective highlights of :white, where the trim would catch the light.

Brown Leather

  1. Basecoat the leather area with Rhinox Hide .
  2. Glaze most of the leather with thinned Mournfang Brown . Use quite a small brush and drag towards edges in rough lines. This should create some extra texture.
  3. Add a chunky edge highlight of Skrag Brown to all edges.
  4. Highlight everything again, this time with a fine line of Skrag Brown and Ushabti Bone mixed 1:1. This is a good mix to throw in occasional fine lines as scratches too.
  5. With pure Ushabti Bone , selectively highlight corners and exposed edges of the leather. Put a dot of this colour where the additional scratched above meet edges too.
  6. Add a little pure white (like Dead White ) to your Ushabti Bone and add dot highlights to corners.

Shiny Black

  1. Basecoat with Black .
  2. Glaze chunky highlights of Dark Reaper .
  3. Add fine highlights of Thunderhawk Blue .
  4. Selectively highlight with Fenrisian Grey .
  5. Specular highlights of Fenrisian Grey , with a little White mixed in.

Black Hair

  1. Basecoat with Black .
  2. Pick out the strands with an overbrush of Eshin Grey .
  3. Selectively highlight with Dawnstone .
  4. Highlight even smaller with Administratum Grey .
  5. Mix a little White into the above paint and add a few specular highlights.

Woolen Socks

  1. Basecoat with Ushabti Bone .
  2. Wash with Skeleton Horde .
  3. Pick out edges with Screaming Skull .
  4. Finish with a few dots of Ivory along edges, to add texture.

Watch Screen

  1. Basecoat with Black .
  2. Glaze highlight everything but the top right corner with Caliban Green .
  3. Repeat coverring a smaller area with Warpstone Glow , focusing on the bottom left.
  4. Highlight selectively with Moot Green .
  5. Mix some Ice Yellow into the above paint and add a very small highlight.
  6. Pop a dot of White in the top right corner.

Blue Glass

  1. Basecoat with Kantor Blue .
  2. Mix some Russ Grey into your Kantor Blue and paint the lower left or right portion, leaving enough room for reducing its size 2 or 3 more times.
  3. Paint a smaller area with pure Russ Grey .
  4. Add some Dead White (or any other pure white) to your Russ Grey in a 1:2 ratio and paint an even smaller patch, working further into your chosen side.
  5. If you have enough room, paint an even smaller patch with pure Russ Grey and Dead White mixed 2:1.
  6. Finally, add a dot of white on the same side as the black, mirroring your brightest light blue highlight. Keep this tucked close to the edge, to prevent it looking too much like a gem.

Steel

  1. Basecoat with Leadbelcher .
  2. Wash with Nuln Oil .
  3. Pick out highlights with Silver RLM01 Metallic .

Gold

  1. Basecoat with Retributor Armour /
  2. Wash with Reikland Fleshshade .
  3. Mix a little Silver RLM01 Metallic into your Retributor Armour and highlight.
  4. Finish with a few pure Silver RLM01 Metallic specular highlights.

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Citadel Painting System 37
Base 14
  • Abaddon Black
  • Averland Sunset
  • Caliban Green
  • Celestra Grey
  • Jokaero Orange
  • Kantor Blue
  • Khorne Red
  • Leadbelcher
  • Mephiston Red
  • Mournfang Brown
  • Retributor Armour
  • Rhinox Hide
  • Wraithbone
  • Zandri Dust
Shade 2
  • Nuln Oil
  • Reikland Fleshshade
Layer 19
  • Administratum Grey
  • Dark Reaper
  • Dawnstone
  • Doombull Brown
  • Eshin Grey
  • Fenrisian Grey
  • Fire Dragon Bright
  • Kislev Flesh
  • Moot Green
  • Pallid Wych Flesh
  • Russ Grey
  • Screaming Skull
  • Skarsnik Green
  • Skavenblight Dinge
  • Skrag Brown
  • Thunderhawk Blue
  • Troll Slayer Orange
  • Ushabti Bone
  • Warpstone Glow
Contrast 2
  • Skeleton Horde
  • Warp Lightning
Vallejo Game Color
Base 1
  • 72.001 Dead White
Vallejo Model Air
Base 1
  • 71.063 Silver RLM01 Metallic
Vallejo Model Color
Base 4
  • 70.858 Ice Yellow
  • 70.918 Ivory
  • 70.950 Black
  • 70.951 White
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