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Saturday 23 August 2014

Painting Table Saturday 42 + Painting Orc Shields

Another excellent Painting Table Saturday with an example of how I paint rough and ready Orc shields in the tradition of  classic Citadel Miniatures from Games Workshop. These Orcs were a gift from Lewis after I painted these Orc Champions for his own collection of greenskins. Some of you may recognise the golden boy on the shield from a certain famous miniature painting competition.
While I wait for the PVA to dry...

...it's time to finish off these Orcs!

Planks: I always paint the wood before attaching the shield.

A blank canvas.

Underpainting with Ivory/White.

Background fill with Blue.

A touch of Yellow with Orange shading.

Highlights applied and final touches to the shield rim, etc.

To my fellow painters, enjoy your weekend and God bless you!

8 comments:

  1. Fantastic figure and shield. Love the nod to the Golden Demon.

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    1. Thanks Sean! It's fun to add a personal touch to each shield. I'll be posting some photos using the advice on your blog later on.

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  2. Sweet lord that is good painting!

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  3. Good painting it is indeed! Thank you for showing the step by step! Looks wonderfull!

    Greetings
    Peter

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    1. Thank you Peter. I enjoy painting shields and it's a great way to add more character to a miniature, especially Orcs.

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  4. Lovely (green)skin tones, excellent post!

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    1. Lots of fluro green, followed by washes of green and blue inks. Then dry (and wet) brushing with more bright green mixed with yellow for highlights. Thanks for your praise.

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