Just an Ork Boy

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**Jonp**

Hey guys, just trying to learn a bit about basing, and trying to get better at painting generally, please rip it apart...

few things havnt translated well in pictures, his hair fades from red to orange and he does have eyes.

**Snarky**

Loving it so far, but the real question is are you going to paint all your boyz to this standard?

If so, you must have the patience of a god xD

**Deefect**

The base is kinda ok. Don't really like it personally. But what I do like is the shade of green you got.. How did you make that? (And I don't care if it takes long.. painting all my orks in high quality anyway..)

**Jonp**

Yea Snarky the lot will be painted like that... or better, may take some time.

Deefect, the base doesnt seem to come across too well in pics, its mud and stone. varying between bases with dry and wet mud.

Anyway to the skin its....

Undercoated black
2:1 Catachan Green/Scorched brown
Catachan green hightlight
2:1 Catachan green/Goblin green
1:1 Catachan green/Camo green highlights
Camo green highlights on the top of muscles
then finally 1:1 Camo green and Sunburst yellow on the highest of high. sometimes with pure Sunburst on certain bits of lips, knuckles etc.

**oadie**

Very nice. Love the skin, love the metal.

**biggy_phatts**

Great way to do the skin. A whole Ork army to this quality will look fantastic!

**Depraved**

Great rust and weathering effects

**snagrod**

nice like his hair fading!

**Soaponrope37**

Amazing skin coloring! but as said before, good luck if your gonna paint your whole army to that detail. lol would look AMAZING if you did tho. I would love to see that

**hungryp**

Great job overall. The base definitely looks like a chunk of rock sticking out of the mud, but I think maybe the whole thing looks too...same. Perhaps a more distinct rock-like colour to the rock would help it stand out against the mud, rather than it all being the same brown.

**Rayvon**

Good job !

The weathering and the skin are particularly good, was ready to "rip it apart" but was unable to, sorry

**Joske De Veteraan**

The green came out very well !!

**Gotz Da Ork**

Dats a good lookin lad!!! Da skin doe dis great!!! Top noch

**MaximusPrime**

Paint the entire army like that, your store will love you!

**Ronin**

Awesome awesome work. If you paint more boyz like that, be sure to post em!

**Steak**

Agree on the skin, very nice color!

I settled on the "nuclear ooze green" (scorpion green) for my boyz, just because I could use it straight out of the bottle. I'm not entirely happy but its table top quality which is what I wanted.

If you manage to paint the whole mob with this quality I would love to see the finished product. Keep it up!

**Wazzdig Dagga**

He looks great, The rusted metal is my fav part. How long did it take you painting him?