Orcs

The latest batch of orcs gets a dip in Dark tone. I tried this

 technique first on the Wolf riders a little while ago. Although there maybe a little loss of detail the effect is still good. I was a little shocked to find my Dark tone was a congealed mass and wasn’t really flowing. However, I broke through the thick skin of the dip and painted on the thickened stain. Although thicker, I think it still worked. A little disappointed that the stuff doesn’t last longer but I have managed to paint a lot with it so far, so I suppose it’s not all bad.

Very quick paint jobs again with a lot of use from my new best friends…the contrast paints.

These orcs were inspired by the release of Wargames Atlantic’s goblin box coming out. I even managed to paint up a few conversations I had from a while ago using Kings of war goblins. Now with too many for my two bases, I will need to paint another eight to create a full unit of twenty four. These orcs can multiply quickly once you start painting them.

 The old Dip still seems to be working okay even if I did have to use a screw driver to reach it. 

Update; here are the remaining orcs to finish the unit. Ironically, I think using this Dark tone actually produces brighter painted models. I think it’s because I leave a lot of base colours untouched and just let the dip do the work.

I like the effect the dip has on the armour.