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Ork Boyz

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    26 Jul 2026
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Prep

  1. Prime German Red Brown
  2. Haphazardly apply Brown Ink and Warm Brown Ink (each mixed with 1:1 Contrast Medium ) across the model, mixing together on the surface.
  3. Add small sections of Black Ink mixed with Contrast Medium to the interesting sections, feathering out to be extremely thin.

Skin

  1. Basecoat War Master Green , only 1 layer in recesses
  2. Layer Traitor Green (Tried only upwards facing, next time try all but recesses)
  3. Volume Highlight Legion Green
  4. Volume Highlight Orc Hide

Flesh

  1. Basecoat Sword Hilt Burgundy on exposed flesh (Gums, lips, cuts, scars etc)
  2. Highlight Perisher Pink

Leather

  1. Layer Highlight Boar Hide (Mix with Contrast Medium to thin)
  2. Highlight Fur Cloak (Mix with Contrast Medium to thin)

Metal

  1. Edge Highlight either Dwarven Iron or Steampunk Copper depending on material
  2. Volume Highlight same colour
  3. Weather with the same colour

White Armour

  1. Basecoat Carcharodon Grey mixed with Contrast Medium so it tints rather than covers, apply in scratches and splotches
  2. Layer Ivory Tusk in the same fashion, focussing largely on edges and volumes.

Misc

  1. Eyes: Serpent Eye Yellow
  2. Teef: Griffon Claw
Citadel Painting System
Technical 1
  • Contrast Medium
Two Thin Coats 17
Shade 5
  • Griffon Claw
  • Orc Hide
  • Perisher Pink
  • Serpent Eye Yellow
  • War Master Green
Midtone 5
  • Boar Hide
  • Carcharodon Grey
  • Ivory Tusk
  • Sword Hilt Burgundy
  • Traitor Green
Highlight 2
  • Fur Cloak
  • Legion Green
Metallic 2
  • Dwarven Iron
  • Steampunk Copper
Ink 3
  • Black Ink
  • Brown Ink
  • Warm Brown Ink
Vallejo Surface Primer
Base 1
  • 70.605 German Red Brown
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