Painting Steps - GD2008 Orc Warboss

OK, I realised a few weeks ago that I have a notebook (or three) that I am constantly writing my paint recipes in, but never doing anything further with them. The only time I do use them is to reference colours I used to reuse a combination, but I also run the risk of not being able to understand my handwriting after a few years. My resolution was to start typing them all up for future use. I also realised I could recycle them into blog posts to show how I did things.

I figured that I would start with the Orc Warboss that was given out at Golden Demon in 2007, and I painted up for 2008. The model is a favourite of mine for several reasons: I'm a former Orc general, so this model had instant appeal to me. It was the first model I ever painted specifically aiming for it to be a display model. It's also currently my highest rated mini on CMON.

So here we go, on with the painting:


Snotling:
Undercoat: White

Eyes:
Base – Mechrite Red and Blood Red (1:1)
H – Mechrite Red/Blood Red/Sunburst Yellow (1:1:2)
H – A dot of sunburst yellow
Wash – Red Ink and Water (1:1)

Skin:
Base – Catachan Green and Camo Green (1:1)
S – Catachan Green and Camo Green (3:1)
Wash – Catachan Green and Camo Green
S – Catachan Green
Wash – Catachan Green and Camo Green
S – Catachan Green and Chaos Black (4:1)
Wash – Catachan Green and Camo Green
S – Catachan Green and Chaos Black (1:1)
S – Catachan Green and Chaos Black (1:2)
H – Camo Green
H – Camo Green and Rotting Flesh (1:1)
H – Rotting Flesh
H – Rotting Flesh and Skull White (1:1)
H – Skull White
Wash – Camo Green

Pink Flesh:
Base – Rotting Flesh and Tentacle Pink (1:1) with a tiny amount of Midnight Blue
Camo Green was added to this mix to help blend it in with the green areas.
Glaze – Camo Green and Tentacle Pink
Add Red Gore to the mix when doing the tip of the nose
S – Tentacle Pink and Warlock purple (1:1) with a small amount of Camo Green and Midnight Blue
Blood – Red Gore with Red Ink (1:1) and small point of Midnight Blue and Chaos Black mixed with 'Ardcoat. Add a small amount more of Midnight Blue to do deeper parts of the blod.
H – Rotting Flesh, Camo Green, and Skull White (1:1:1) highlights under the scratches
Blood splashes are done with Red Gore and Red Ink
Brown Ink added ot the above steps for dried areas

Fur:
Base – Scorched Brown
Wash – Black Ink
H - Bestial Brown and Graveyard Earth
H – Desert Yellow
H – Desert Yellow and Rotting Flesh
H – Skull White
S – Scorched Brown and Chaos Black (1:4)

Nails:
Base – Scorched Brown and Chaos Black (1:1)
H – Scorched Brown, Bestial Brown, Graveyard Earth (1:1:1)
H – Add Bleached Bone (I think for a total of a 1:1:1:1 mix)
H – Add Rotting Flesh (Again, should be an equal mix in total)
H – Bleached Bone and Skull White
H – Skull White

Horns:
Base – Khemri Brown
H – Graveyard Earth
H – Kommando Khaki
H – Bleached Bone
H – Bleached Bone and Skull White
H – Skull White

Helmet:
Base – Fortress Grey
Line with Chaos Black for checks
Fill black squares with Chaos Black
Add Skull White to Fortress Grey for white highlights
H – Skull White
Add Bleached Bone to Chaos Black for highlights
Add lots of Rotting Flesh for the final highlight

Metal:
Base – Chainmail
H – Mithril Silver
S – Boltgun Metal
Dent – Boltgun Metal and Chainmail (1:1)
Glaze – Fortress Grey and Midnight Blue (1:1)
Glaze – Codex Grey and Midnight Blue (1:1)
Glaze – Chaos Black and Midnight Blue (1:1)


Orc Boss:

Undercoat White

Eye:
Base – Mechrite Red
Base – Blood Red
S – Blood Red and Midnight Blue (1:1)
H – Blood Red and Fiery Orange
Spot Highlight – Blood Red and Fortress Grey (1:1)
Spot Highlight – Blood Rexd, Fortress Grey, Bleached Bone, and Skull White (1:2:1:2)

Skin:
Base – Catachan Green and Camo Green (1:1)
H – Catachan Green, Camo Green, and Rotting Flesh (1:1:2)
H – Rotting Flesh
H – Rotting Flesh and Skull White (1:1)
H – Skull White
Glaze – Catachan Green and Camo Green
S– Catachan Green
S – Catachan Green and Midnight Blue (1:1)
S – Catachan Green, Midnight Blue, Chaos Black (1:1:2)
Glaze – Catachan Green

Pink Skin:
Base Glazes – Catachan Green and Tentacle Pnk (1:1)
S – Catachan Green, Tentacle Pink, Midnight Blue (1:1:1)
H – Rotting Flesh and Tentacle Pink (1:1)

Tusks:
Base – Khemri Brown
Base – Graveyard Earth
H – Kommando Khaki
H – Rotting Flesh
H – Rotting Flesh and Skull White (1:1)
Wash – Fortress Grey and Midnight Blue (1:1)

Fur
Base – Scorched Brown
Wash – Badab Black
H – Bestial Brown and Graveyard Earth
H – Desert Yellow
H – Desert Yellow and Rotting Flesh
H – Skull White
S – Midnight Blue and Chaos Black (4:1)

Tusk:
Base – Khemri Brown
Base – Graveyard Earth
H – Kommando Khaki
H – Rotting Flesh
H – Rotting Flesh and Skull White
H – Skull White

Metal:
Base – Chainmail
H – Chainmail and Mithril Silver (1:1)
H – Mithril Silver
H – Mithril Silver and Rotting Flesh (1:1)
S – Chainmail and Boltgun Metal (1:1)
S – Boltgun Metal
S – Boltgun Metal and Chaos Black (1:1)

Metal Wash:
W – Midnight Blue and Skull White (1:1)
W – Rotting Flesh and Midnight Blue (1:1)
W – Fortress Grey and Midnight Blue (1:1)
S – Tentacle Pink and Midnight Blue (4:1)
S – Tentacle Pink and Midnight Blue (2:1)
S – (Lip Lines) Catachan Green and Tentacle Pink (2:1)
S – (Lip Lines) Catachan Green, Tentacle Pink, Midnight Blue (@:1:1)
Glaze – Red Gore

Black:
Base – Codex Grey and Chaos Black (1:1)
H – Codex Grey and Chaos Black (2:1)
H – Codex Grey and Chaos Black (3:1)
H – Codex Grey
S – Codex Grey and Chaos Black (1:2)
S – Codex Grey and Chaos Black (1:4)
Glaze – Midnight Blue and Chaos Black (1:4)

Brass:
Base – Brazen Brass and Tin Bitz (1:1)
H – Brazen Brass
H – Brazen Brass and Shining Gold (1:1)
H – Shining Gold
H – Shining Gold and Mithril Silver (1:1)
S – Tin Bitz
S – Tin Bitz and Midnight Blue (1:1)
Stipple – Bestial Brown, Graveyard Earth, Midnight Blue, Codex Grey (1:1:1:1)
Wash – Midnight Blue
Wash – Scaly Green
Stipple – Scaly Green
Stipple – Hawk Turquoise
Stipple – Hawk Turquoise and Ice Blue (1:1)
H – Shining Gold and Mithril Silver (1:1)
H – Mithril Silver
Stipple – Rotting Flesh and Scaly Green (1:1)
Stipple – Rotting Flesh

Skull:
Base – Graveyard Earth
H – Khemri Brown
H – Khemri Brown and Kommando Khaki
H – Kommando Khaki
H – Rotting Flesh
S – Graveyard Earth and Scorched Brown (4:1)
H – Skull White
Glaze – Graveyard Earth

Sword:
Base – Chainmail
Wash – Gryphonne Sepia
Wash – Ogryn Flesh
Wash – Devlan Mud
Wash – Badab Black
Glaze – Leviathan Purple
Glaze checks with Gryphonne Sepia
Scratches are done with Mithril Silver

Blood:
Big drops: Midnight Blue and Red Gore (1:4)
Blood Red and Scab Red (1:1)
Blood Red

Mud:
Scorched Brown and Graveyard Earth (1:1)

Stone:
Base – Codex Grey and Midnight Blue (4:1)
(Notes missing, but I think I shaded by adding Midnight Blue, and highlighted using Codex Grey and Skull White mixed in)

Base Edge:
Chaos Black and Midnight Blue (2:1)



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