Rumbleslam: Orc Grappler & Brawler

Rumbleslam: Orc Grappler & Brawler

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How I painted these ork wrestlers from "The Green Bruisers" team for Rumbleslam. Be sure to check out my guide for the full team, if you want to see the other members.

Ork Skin

  1. Basecoat with a mix of Averland Sunset and Skarsnik Green . I make the ratio about 1:1, but add a little more Skarsnik Green , so it reads as green and not yellow.
  2. Shade recesses with Biel-Tan Green . Use a combination of glazing and traditional recess shading.
  3. Run small amounts of Coelia Greenshade into deep recesses with a fine brush. Mix in a little Contrast Medium if you want to make it easier to handle.
  4. Add general highlights to the skin with Ogryn Camo .
  5. Now apply fine highlights with Krieg Khaki .
  6. Glaze Kislev Flesh over ear tips, lips, the nose, knuckles and elbows.
  7. Add final selective and specular highlights of 1:1 Screaming Skull and White .

Red Eyes

  1. Basecoat with Khorne Red .
  2. Paint the inner part of the eye with Evil Sunz Scarlet .
  3. Paint a small highlight of Troll Slayer Orange in the middle of the eye, to represent the iris.
  4. Finish with an even smaller, specular highlight of Dorn Yellow in the centre, to represent the pupil.

Teeth

  1. Pick out teeth with Zandri Dust .
  2. Shade the teeth, either using thinned Rhinox Hide on large teeth or wash with a mix of Seraphim Sepia and Agrax Earthshade .
  3. Highlight teeth with Screaming Skull .
  4. Selectively highight with Wraithbone .
  5. Add very small/specular highlights with White .

Claws

  1. Basecoat with Incubi Darkness .
  2. Highlight with Kabalite Green .
  3. Add selective highlight of Sybarite Green .
  4. Put specular highlight of Deepkin Flesh on the points only.

Red Cloth

  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.

Black Cloth

  1. Basecoat with Abaddon Black .
  2. Apply chunky highlights with 1:1 Abaddon Black & Rhinox Hide .
  3. Fine highlight edges with Stormvermin Fur .
  4. Selectively highlight with 2:1 Stormvermin Fur and White .
  5. Apply specular highlights of 1:2 Stormvermin Fur and White on points, folds and roughlooking areas.

Dirty White

  1. Basecoat with Wraithbone .
  2. Highlight with Pallid Wych Flesh .
  3. Mix in White and add smaller highlights, until you have specular highlights of White .
  4. If you want to add chipping to the "buckle" add small patches with Mournfang Brown and underline with dots of White .

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.

Black Leather

  1. Basecoat with Abaddon Black .
  2. Glaze chunky highlights of Stegadon Scale Green .
  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.

Steel

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

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Citadel Painting System 35
Base 11
  • Abaddon Black
  • Averland Sunset
  • Incubi Darkness
  • Jokaero Orange
  • Khorne Red
  • Leadbelcher
  • Mournfang Brown
  • Rhinox Hide
  • Stegadon Scale Green
  • Wraithbone
  • Zandri Dust
Shade 5
  • Agrax Earthshade
  • Biel-Tan Green
  • Coelia Greenshade
  • Nuln Oil
  • Seraphim Sepia
Layer 18
  • Deepkin Flesh
  • Doombull Brown
  • Dorn Yellow
  • Evil Sunz Scarlet
  • Fenrisian Grey
  • Kabalite Green
  • Kislev Flesh
  • Krieg Khaki
  • Ogryn Camo
  • Pallid Wych Flesh
  • Screaming Skull
  • Skarsnik Green
  • Skrag Brown
  • Stormvermin Fur
  • Sybarite Green
  • Thunderhawk Blue
  • Troll Slayer Orange
  • Ushabti Bone
Technical 1
  • Contrast Medium
Vallejo Game Color
Base 1
  • 72.001 Dead White
Vallejo Model Air
Base 1
  • 71.063 Silver RLM01 Metallic
Vallejo Model Color
Base 1
  • 70.951 White
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