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Hi all,

Hopefully this is the right channel to post this in.

I just purchased AoBR and will be starting an Ork army. I previously painted up some Chaos marines and a few odd Fantasy figures before, all primed black.

My question is, for a beginner who wants to paint up an Ork army, is there any benefit to priming white and using green washes, versus priming black and using goblin green, dark angel green, etc? Aside from the obvious personal preference of "lighter bolder colors" ? Just wondering. I was hoping to make the colors stand out, but wasn't sure if I had to only use washes on white primer, or if I could prime white and use basic drybrush techniques.

Any input would definitely be appreciated as I've watched some tutorials on both.

Thanks!

Actualy, If you use ArmyPainter primiers or some Krylon primer that is brown in color you will go along way to having them complete.

Most equipment and gear on an ork is a shade of brown.

Basing them in that color then adding the details using foundation paints and other colors will quickly develop the orks along.

I've primed in both white and black, and you're going to have a hard time with shadows and cracks if you prime white unless you also dip them or are very careful when washing them.

Thanks guys!

I actually never thought of priming brown. I might just do that. I have always done black or gray. I think I will stay away from the white primer now. heh.

PM me if want a quick run down of how I do mine.

If you like the orkz in my gallery, just say so and I'll tell you how I did them. I prefer using white primer, and with some proper use of washes, it's much easier than priming black, and I find it looks much better.

I prime black. All of the skin gets completely covered in foundation paint, then multiple coats of highlights and a wash or two, so with a sufficient number of coats, the undercoat color becomes more or less irrelevant. Using white+washes is a shortcut to getting acceptable tabletop results quickly - I'd be surprised if you could make them look good.

oadie wrote:I prime black. All of the skin gets completely covered in foundation paint, then multiple coats of highlights and a wash or two, so with a sufficient number of coats, the undercoat color becomes more or less irrelevant. Using white+washes is a shortcut to getting acceptable tabletop results quickly - I'd be surprised if you could make them look good.

*ahem*

I prime Krylon gray and everything usually comes out quite nicely.