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I've been lurking around for a while.

Decided to create an account finally and just wanted to share my very first painted miniature.
I've never painted before so this was all new to me. I learned everything from tutorials online and youtube.

I finished few weeks back. It took me way too long as I've slowly been building up my tools and I'd run into roadblocks every now and then.
I think this one was done with about 8 different paints. So I already see a lot of places I can improve up on, I don't think adding white and black for different shades worked out as well as I had hoped.

So here it is, Archer Orc from the Bones line of miniatures.

Would appreciate the feedback!

you did very well on your first model! and you even based it as well,great job!

Nicely done! A dark green wash may help with giving the skin some more depth, but besides that this is wonderfully executed!

Looks good. Nice and neat. And I'm even a fan of the basing.

I agree with the above as well: hit the green with a wash and see what you think.

Thanks for the feedback, I'll keep that in mind for the future projects.

I did throw a wash on it and tried to do some highlights but I guess it didn't really show well on the pictures.
Think my light source was a bit too close so there's a shine, it has 2 coats of matte varnish though.