When I chose to start a NEW army, it was originally for Necrons. I wanted a cheezy force that would be a cinch to paint in no time at all. Sadly, the Necron army box was long sold out (I guess asking the store to hold it for two years for me isn't the best idea!) and the Orks were just released. In any case, I wanted xenos and a bad guy, and I'm already playing Eldar (so no need for the spiky version)- so Orks it was!
Just like my last NEW army, the Blood Angels, I stubbornly refused to quit the force or even modify it until I got the 'core' of the army painted. And my Orks took a bit longer than I expected (hey, school and family and various other responsibilities tend to be higher on the 'to-do' list!). But I was able to get them done in very little time following
this method and the glory of rust!
I'll show you the easy step by step on my Warboss below. Please remember that my photography equipment changed (and isn't so good yet) and the rest of the model hasn't been painted yet. Without further ado, let's go!
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| 1, Overbrush model with Warplock Bronze (or Tin Bitz, or whatever rusty color (not texture) you may have). Be sloppy. |
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| Just admiring my conversion... I LOVE this model! |
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| 2. Heavily Drybrush model with Leadbelcher (or any silver color, really). |
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| 3. Stipple Troll-slayer Orange using your worst brush. Be sure to let the orange paint dry up a bit, as even base colors are runny for orange... |
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| 4. Stipple Rhinox Hide using the same brush (your worst one). DO NOT CARE where the color goes. Rust is chaotic and you not liking it will prove that you're doing it correctly. |
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| 5. Heavily wash model with Agrax Earthshade (or Devlan Mud, or Armor Wash, or whatever). It will 'fade' the colors together and bring detail back out. Notice the the Deff Dread? that's withe less brown and even more wash! |
From here, all you have to do is paint the rest of the colors and wash again! Remember to check out the other post with the original instructions, as that's literally what I did after the rust. Let me know what y'all think and, as always, Happy Hobbying!
Great ork pieces Jay ... gives me some ideas I can use when I eventually paint up my Ork Killa Kans.
ReplyDeleteI remember learning it when Ogre Kingdoms were first released, and then it became my 'go to' for my Chaos Warriors. It's so easy, I wanted to use it my Necrons, but I ended up with Orks, and it's even better! After all, I don't understand why Orks care so much about colour. I think they just care about killin'!
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