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Hey guys,

I am looking to start up a new Ork army but looking around I tend to see Orks with much darker looking Orks than I would like. When I first started collecting Orks I painted them snot green and washed them down a fair amount. Has anyone got a brighter coloured Ork army, pictures would be awesome!

Thanks,

Maybe not as bright as you're thinking, since they were painted a base of the old Goblin Green, but then had Scorpion Green as a highlight…


There are other ways you could get a lighter colour. These had a black wash for shading, but I found a green wash made them look a little lighter. You could also try a green wash straight over a white undercoat until you get a green you like. A more brownish green, like Ogryn Camo makes for a more realistic, less cartoony Ork with fairly light skin with a greenish tinge.

It sounds like it's been a while since you painted, and the whole GW paint range has changed, at least in name, so maybe just hit the paint racks and see what strikes you.

There's also a whole bunch of other companies' stuff to choose from too if GW doesn't have exactly what you're looking for.

Although I don't have an Ork army to show you, here is the first one that I painted:

Not sure what the paints are called now, but he was painted Warboss Green, then worked up to pure Scorpion Green.

Here are some of my old orks...I used a reaper paint for the skin....wish I could remember the name

Here are some (admittedly pretty bad) pictures of my Bad Moons Orks

I also prefer brighter, almost neon green orks. I think the models look so much better when painted that way.

The skin is not too complex. The recipe is:

1. Basecoat Waaagh Flesh
2. Wash Biel-tan Green
3. Highlight the skin with Warboss Green
4. Another Highlight with Moot Green
5. Edge Highlight with a 50/50 mix of Moot Green and Yriel Yellow (You can skip this part if you want to. I don't do it on regular boys)

I guess you could make the green even brighter with a green glaze, like Waywatcher green, but I've yet to try that.

Thanks for the pics and advice, its been very helpful