'Old Citadel Nostalgia' - an ongoing project.

[majorsmith]

 RilliNt! Love those severed heads too, great skin tone!

[Cubs]

Another Orc done for fun, with an added crossbow cord made from a plastic bristle from a cheap dustpan and brush set.

[guitarheroandy]

That's a fantastic paint job - perfect for that model too; brings out all the charm of the sculpt.

[JollyBob]

In the best possible way, that is one scrofulous looking sod.

[marrony]

Superb!

[kaiser]

I think you are my favorite painter. I love your use of black and dark coulurs in  warm tones. Do you by chance have any tutorials about how you approach painting in this style floating around the internet?

[Cubs]

I think you are my favorite painter. I love your use of black and dark coulurs in  warm tones. Do you by chance have any tutorials about how you approach painting in this style floating around the internet?

Thank you so much. I get the tutorial request a lot and I'm always embarrassed to say I don't do any (apart from a tutorial on painting British Airborne I did years ago). I honestly couldn't say what sort of process I go through when I paint, nor really what colours I use (I mix my own colours in 4-6 stage pots and have them ready on the desk).

In general I do paint from a black undercoat base and leave plenty of shadow in the creases when building up the layers towards the highlights. I use brown and black washes quite a lot to get shade and dirt effects and I like to use a lot of brown shades in general, sometimes using muddy brown flicks on the edges of things to show them as being dirty and tatty. I also like to put a tiny spot of extreme highlight on things occasionally, just on one or two points.

I do like to play with flesh tones as well and concentrate on faces, especially eyes, because that's what people look at first.

[kaiser]

Thank you so much. I get the tutorial request a lot and I'm always embarrassed to say I don't do any (apart from a tutorial on painting British Airborne I did years ago). I honestly couldn't say what sort of process I go through when I paint, nor really what colours I use (I mix my own colours in 4-6 stage pots and have them ready on the desk).

In general I do paint from a black undercoat base and leave plenty of shadow in the creases when building up the layers towards the highlights. I use brown and black washes quite a lot to get shade and dirt effects and I like to use a lot of brown shades in general, sometimes using muddy brown flicks on the edges of things to show them as being dirty and tatty. I also like to put a tiny spot of extreme highlight on things occasionally, just on one or two points.

I do like to play with flesh tones as well and concentrate on faces, especially eyes, because that's what people look at first.

Well, your explanation makes a lot of sense when I look through your various threads. Thank you for that.
 I want to try out painting with more contrast myself. The use of pure white dots here and there, even on skin, is probably where I'll start. Do you mix in a lot of red into your browns? They have a certain warmness to them, which I really like.

[Blackwolf]

You make it sound so easy Cubs

[Cubs]

Do you mix in a lot of red into your browns? They have a certain warmness to them, which I really like.

I have a lot of brown shades ready (can't have too many) and some have red in. The Red Leather and Italian Yew (fairly arbitrary names I've given them really, depending on what I was about to paint when I mixed them up first time) have red in, but there's also dull shades like Khaki Brown, Butternut, Dull Leather, Chocolate .. etc ..

[Shahbahraz]

Love it, that's an absolutely superb paint job. I'm especially impressed with the way you mix green and flesh tones on the muzzle and ears in such a convincing and naturalistic way. It's very difficult to paint 'dirty' without it looking muddy and dull, but it really works here and on your other figures.

Incidentally, some of the old Citadel sculpts were absolutely brilliant. I now have a feeling to go dig in the shed and see what's there.

[Melnibonean]

Fantastic.

I remember many of these figures when they were in my collection way back (a friend still has many of them stowed away in Quality Street tins in his garage). I agree with you on the orcs too. Those figures are what I envision when I think of orcs/goblins. I use to have a bunch of them and I'd love to get my hands on a big batch of them nowadays.

[Keith]

Absolutely love this one - class! 

[Cubs]

Latest addition is 'The Editor' from the White Dwarf Personalities pack. I believe it's based on Ian Livingstone.

[Lost Egg]

He's awesome! Cracking job sir.