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Hello,

I have posted here before and since then read a number of articles about painting each of which don't use GW paints.

I am creating an ORK army from the Bad Moonz clan what pains should i go for, how do you learn how to do the techniques, i am sure that GW used to show you what colours you could use in the codex but that isn't their anymore.

Anyhelp would be lovely,

Richard

I'm helping the missus paint her orkies up at the momment but she hasn't decided on a clan yet. Here's some links that might help you on the general side of painting:

Virtually the same question as you:
http://www.dakkadakka.com/dakkaforum/posts/list/228372.page

Youtube video about painting the notoriously difficult to work with yellow:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=m8otnXR2DW0

Assembly line painting:
http://www.dakkadakka.com/wiki/en/Assembly_Line_Painting

Painting for dummies article (not saying you are a dummy):
http://www.dakkadakka.com/wiki/en/Painting_for_Dummies_-_by_Ian

Priming VS undercoating:
http://www.dakkadakka.com/wiki/en/Priming_vs_Undercoating

Using test figures:
http://www.dakkadakka.com/wiki/en/Using_Test_Figures


This is a link that the missus and me are using while painting her orks, but it's mostly just useful for the skin colour as she wants a range of green shades across her orks:
http://www.miniwargaming.com/content/3OeWD3dwJhm0

Hope some of this is helpful to you.

Ok so not sure if your asking for advise on what brand of paints to use or just techniques but i would just go with GW to be safe and be sure you can achieve the looks you want, the only real criticism is the price but you do get good stuff for it.

as for colours:

black spray for base coat
chaos black and skull white
boltgun metal for all your silvers
red (blood or scab red), yellow (a slightly darker, golden hue is best - cant remember the names of the colours for yellow) and blue (ultramarines has a toch of red in the mix so go for the slightly darker enchanted blue instead, i think its called enchanted) - these are your primary colours, if you ever need any other colour you can mix it out of these plus black or white...

then you need to identify which colours you will use most. for orks: scorched brown, snakebite leather and snot green are a must. its hard to mix brown so you get two shades of that and the green is well... totally necessary

optionals to make life easyer:
foundation colours - orkhide for green can be nice to build tones and the yellow foundation (again not sure of the name) will help a ton with your yellow areas as yellow paints can be watery, but the foundation will help with that.

inks - devlan mud and/or thraka green - easy toning, awsome results and the best thing gw make paint wise IMO.

for tecniques - just search the web for tutorials im sure there are loads but one simple tip is that you start with dark colours and build up for there to brighter ones - its the logical way to go about painting minis and leaves you with good shadows in the recesses and allows you to place fine highlights on the hard edges of your model.

any specific questions you ever need to know just post up here or separately in the forum, people seem to be really good on dakka when it comes to this kind of thing.

It occurred to me that you may not actually know the names of certain painting techniques, so I'll list a few here so you actually know what to google/ask for on here:

1. Thinning paint - Very important as the paint straight out of most paint brand pots is far too thick to paint with
2. Priming - Different to basing/undercoating. This is a step before undercoating/basing which helps the paint stick to the model
3. Basing/undercoating - Getting a smooth, flat, thin coat takes practice
4. Shadows and Highlights - Really important to give your model some oomph
5. Washing - Using Inks as arkapello points out. Quick and easy way of geting shadows/toning or specific textures/colours for different parts of your model (Stuff like really nice ork skin or bone effects)

The previous posters did a good job answering so far, so I will skip all of those topics. That leaves me with one bit of advice on this:

richardmhowell wrote:...how do you learn how to do the techniques...

Practice, practice, and more practice. Just like anything else in life, if you want to become better at something, you have to try over and over and push yourself. Keep seeking critiques and ALWAYS ask for, and pay attention to, advice. Above all, practice. Don't get discouraged, either. Almost nobody in this hobby won a painting competition with their first mini(s).

Practice. Did I mention that yet?




Ghidorah

I suggest GW/Citadel, Vallejo and ModelMaster/Testors acrylic paint for use with figures and tanks. You will however need to prime your models first, anywhere that sells these paints (eg, GW or hobby stores) should have spray can primers you can use.
-edit- Also note that these acrylic paints thin with water and clean with soapy water (I use regular dish soap).

Adding to what has been posted, I try to live by the Paint Five Colors method. Also note the "wet pallet" mention in the article, it will keep your paint wet while you work for hours. You can also use bottle caps (after you clean them) to hold paint on the cheap.

GW also sells paint brushes. I suggest the fine detail, standard and large sizes or the equivalent sizes in other (cheaper) brands. You can try other sizes and styles of brushes. There is no right or wrong, just what works.


And last, don't be afraid to eyeball the colors, it is fiction afterall.

Brilliant amount of information here;

I have had my orks for a few weeks now and just been trying to figure out which paints, brushes etc i need to get started so that i am not laughed out of my LGS.

I will have a read over these links and come back

Thanks
Rich