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Normally how I paint my ork's green skin is the GW way with orkhide shade, knarloc green and goblin green layered respectively. Sometimes, for things like nobs and warbosses I add an extra highlight of goblin green + bleached bone. If Im being really lazy, I just paint goblin green with a thraka green wash.

However Im looking into painting some Bad Moons, and other than the yellow to help differentiate from my other orks, I was thinking of an alternate way of painting green ork skin, thinking something either a little darker, or duller than the previous GW method (which is quite bright). Saw a good one involving Catachan Green, Camo green, devlan mud wash then higlhights with camo green.

Just wanted to know if DakkaDakka has any other ideas? Cheers

I generally paint hues according to size: nobz & bosses are DARK green with highlights (think Dark Angels) and boyz are about what GW recommends. Grots, I always do bright green.

Check out my grot in the gallery-- I think he's a bit darker than the standard GW scheme while still being green and mean.

I used Orkhide Shade->Snot Green -> Snot Green+Scorpion Green -> Scorpion Green lightly washed -> Ogryn Flesh wash to top it all off.

I liked the result a lot, maybe you will too.

Check this out.


http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XpmZHUmzWCA

I've always kinda painted my orks a darker color, Makes easier for good highlites and the like.



I started with a basecoat of Black -> Darkangles Green (Shade) -> Snot green (Tone) -> Goblin Green (Highlight)

Wetbrushing it all on makes a really nice gradual highlight for ork skin, and since there is a lot of surface area for them its easy to do so.

I've seen some interesting orks done in a more 'natural' tone by painting them in pale tones of brown, then tinting them green by painting thraka over the top. I think I saw the tut on here, so a search may help.

In the past I have washed my orks with green ink mixed with brown for a more 'natural' look and green mixed with blue for a deeper, richer finish.

If there's going to be some yellow on the model, I would suggest the blue / green mix as this should add a bit of contrast.

For the Boyz I use goblin green, dark green ink and then Badab Black wash.

For Nobz and bigger I use snot green, dark greenk ink and Badab Black wash.

My orks are a bit brighter than most. I use goblin green. At least 2 Thraka washes. Highlight with Camo green. 1 - 2 more washes depending on how much Camo I used. Then highlight with a dry brush with camo green and beastial brown (knuckles etc.) If you check out my gallery the KFF Mech is a good example of how this turns out. It is lighter than most, just another heads up.

I have started experimenting with Privateer's Ordic Olive + lighter GW greens to highlight. The Ordic Olive is a very nice shade of green Imo.

bubber wrote:In the past I have washed my orks with green ink mixed with brown for a more 'natural' look and green mixed with blue for a deeper, richer finish.

If there's going to be some yellow on the model, I would suggest the blue / green mix as this should add a bit of contrast.

Thanks for the advice guys, though I think this idea of having contrast between the Bad Moonz colours and the ork skin is a great idea.

I just use multiple washes of Thraka Green over white. Once I get it to the right shade, I do a light wash of Devlan Mud.