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Title: Citadel & Marauder Orcs, The White Skull Reavers
Post by: rednorseman on 28 May 2014, 06:16:35 PM
Hello Folks,
I am a long time lurker of this forum. In awe of the many, many talented artists that frequent here. I am currently starting this slow moving project and would love any feedback you may have for me.
cheers

Title: Re: Citadel & Marauder Orcs, The White Skull Reavers
Post by: Katsuhiko JiNNai on 28 May 2014, 06:38:53 PM
Some really nice and WELL painted vintage orcs  :-* Waiting to see the orcs with the painted bases too ;)
Title: Re: Citadel & Marauder Orcs, The White Skull Reavers
Post by: Cubs on 28 May 2014, 06:39:22 PM
Brilliant stuff.

That's proper Orc painting that is. The little dot of light in the pupil really adds a lot of life to them as well. Any secret as to how it's done? Or just a tiny brush and steady hand?
Title: Re: Citadel & Marauder Orcs, The White Skull Reavers
Post by: krieghund on 28 May 2014, 07:00:36 PM
Top notch painting Sir.
Title: Re: Citadel & Marauder Orcs, The White Skull Reavers
Post by: DeafNala on 28 May 2014, 07:19:44 PM
The Lads in Green look FANTASTIC. Your LOVELY brushwork has brought out all the abundant character of the minis. VERY WELL DONE!
Title: Re: Citadel & Marauder Orcs, The White Skull Reavers
Post by: Quendil on 28 May 2014, 08:02:50 PM
Love those old orcs  :-*
Title: Re: Citadel & Marauder Orcs, The White Skull Reavers
Post by: Kyusumu on 28 May 2014, 08:21:10 PM
They look fantastic!  Great job!

If I can ask, where are the dwarven statues in the background from?
Title: Re: Citadel & Marauder Orcs, The White Skull Reavers
Post by: Legion1963 on 28 May 2014, 08:39:50 PM
Indeed. Good stuff.  8)
Title: Re: Citadel & Marauder Orcs, The White Skull Reavers
Post by: Dr DeAth on 28 May 2014, 08:55:18 PM
Great paint jobs, very 'orcy'
Title: Re: Citadel & Marauder Orcs, The White Skull Reavers
Post by: Teshub on 28 May 2014, 09:58:29 PM
These are magnificent orcs!

 :-*
Title: Re: Citadel & Marauder Orcs, The White Skull Reavers
Post by: kaiser on 28 May 2014, 10:10:37 PM
I like the way you've painted the metal parts. The weapons look worn in a suitable orcish manner. Well done.
Title: Re: Citadel & Marauder Orcs, The White Skull Reavers
Post by: warburton on 28 May 2014, 10:24:04 PM
Very very nice! I look forward to seeing progress in this excellent project.
Title: Re: Citadel & Marauder Orcs, The White Skull Reavers
Post by: aggro84 on 29 May 2014, 02:36:34 AM
Great collection!
Very nice paintjobs!
Clean but also rugged looking.
Title: Re: Citadel & Marauder Orcs, The White Skull Reavers
Post by: rednorseman on 29 May 2014, 02:22:16 PM
Thanks for the very positive responses everyone! Very gratifying.

@ Katsuhiko:  ;) I know, I know. I usually do bases at the end once the whole unit is finished.

@ Cubs: I did not paint that effect. I hadn't noticed it until you mentioned it. I think it is some reflected glare from the flash I used. In person, I think these little buggers look extraordinarily alive (it's the quality put into the sculpting).

@ Kyusumu: the statues came from a Desolation of Smaug DVD pack (as bookends) that you can probably still get on Amazon or Ebay. They are getting expensive at this point though & I heard the quality of some of these was not good. Mine were fine. My primary army is a dwarven one so I considered them a must-have when I first saw them online.

I have a large unit of Kevin Adam's Gobbos that I will turn to eventually. I am currently undecided what color scheme to go with for them though (don't think I want to go lighter with this color run -too bright for me). Any suggestions? My painting mentor thinks I should just stick with the same run but I keep thinking I might want to try something different (a brownish-yellow run or something else). Again, any suggestions?

thanks again everyone-
red
Title: Re: Citadel & Marauder Orcs, The White Skull Reavers
Post by: Mr Tough Guy on 30 May 2014, 11:09:21 AM
Great collection of orcs, and great brushwork, but who is that white guy hiding among the greenskins?
Title: Re: Citadel & Marauder Orcs, The White Skull Reavers
Post by: Cubs on 30 May 2014, 11:28:24 AM
@ Cubs: I did not paint that effect. I hadn't noticed it until you mentioned it. I think it is some reflected glare from the flash I used. In person, I think these little buggers look extraordinarily alive (it's the quality put into the sculpting).

Nooo! Rookie mistake ... always take credit! They look great, no matter.

My painting mentor thinks I should just stick with the same run but I keep thinking I might want to try something different (a brownish-yellow run or something else). Again, any suggestions?

I had the brownish-yellow runs a couple of times and it was very unpleasant. Jeez, I hardly got a wink of sleep for two nights in a row.

Having said that, I think a couple of skintone varieties can only be a good thing. Maybe give the original old red-brown orc skin a try, too?
Title: Re: Citadel & Marauder Orcs, The White Skull Reavers
Post by: Bloodysword on 30 May 2014, 11:46:08 AM
Well done!  The leather looks real. More!
Title: Re: Citadel & Marauder Orcs, The White Skull Reavers
Post by: Admiral Benbow on 01 June 2014, 09:52:09 PM
Very nice painting on some great miniatures!
 :-*
Title: Re: Citadel & Marauder Orcs, The White Skull Reavers
Post by: Timotl on 02 June 2014, 08:04:57 AM
Old skool Orcs always make me smile! These are just great! I love the rusty looking metals...