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Not the best at conversions but this is my first attempt at some lootas that will soon be turned purple. For some reason the first picture of the ork with the mortar and stikk bombs makes it appear he has no right arm, but its there!






I hope the picture isnt too big. I wanted to try something different.i used the GW Demonette colors. What do you guys think? I wish i could get it too look a little less messy, but this was my first attempt.

He's very... purple.

I like it!

I like it! What was the process?

Ohhhh!!! Thats why that green looks wrong, its purple!


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This one went Demonette hide, warpfiend grey, slaanesh grey then violet wash, then slaanesh grey. But im tryinf out different methods. I think going demonette, then wash then the demonette again into the greys would be better.
Any advice on how to blend these better?

personally, I think he'd look better a little less pale

Yeah my backstory is they are from a Dark Eldar planet. They were controlled by the Dark eldar and lived in a swamp outside the city acting as guards. Eventually, like in the original Ork lore, they out lived their masters because they are freaking tough orks!!! Now they have their own Warbosses and start branching out looking to gather some Waaagghh and cause chaos!

Going to put dark, swamp like bases with water effects.

Good narrative dude, works for me, like the colour personally.

Any chance you can put some DE bits on em too? They're prone to loot after all

Are you using a grey undercoat or painting directly onto the plastic? Because if it's the latter, I'd be very concerned about the paint rubbing off.

Im hoping to grt my hands on some DE bitz!
Actually these two i painted straight on model, i primed the others i recently got, but i was too impatient and wanted to try the scheme out.


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Also its still freaking winter and i hate putting primmer on in the cold!

I love that colour scheme, nice to see non-green orks once and a while. Can't wait to see a whole army of these Purple Boyz.

Its a little to bright and pale for my taste, If it was basecoated black that may look better IMHO. With that said, I like the concept, I like the story, and love how you went against the green and tried something new.

I like em, combined with that backstory should look great!

Painted two earlier today. Trying to get them the way I want them before doing some batch painting.

Do you guys think i could use a black wash on the skin to darkee rhem a little? Would it work if i went, Demonette skin, warpfie.s grey, slaanesh grey, black wash, then slaaneah grey?

Yes to the wash, brown also looks great for orks.

I think a brown wash maybe, or maybe do a black wash before the highlighting. I think a black wash over the finished result will look too messy and take away too much from the colour you've produced.

Love the purple.

If you want to give it depth without being dirty try a fleshshade or sepia wash then the last highlights. It should darken give depth and pull all the other tones together. Mind you i bloody love the colours and back story.

I swear to god I've versed purple orks before..

Okay. This seems so wrong but looks so good... can't make up my mind.

"He is a loathesome, offensive brute. Yet I can't look away."
"He transcends time and space."
"He sickens me."
"I love it."
"Me too."

Hey josh nice orkses! I really like the purple, different and unique!

They look great. The purple skin seems to give them a very cold look to them, a great contrast to the normal look i think.

Looking great.

Thanks for all the kind words and advice. Is this something that would be worthy of starting a thread to follow the progression of the army?

Yes

Frickin love it!

the next set of orks of mine are gona be purple

I like it but i think the purple doesn't pop with the brassmetal paints.

Thanks for the input! Im not going for a pure purple look, more of a pale, kind of grey purple. That being said i just bought the new corison and ryza rust paints and im trying ti figure out how to use them. Those two were my first experiences with those paints and i hope to get better with them!

Normally, I don't like non-standard orks. they're called greenskins for a reason.

I really like yours, though. I hope this is going to be an ongoing blog of you painting a whole army like this!

Eric