Da Hammerheadz Tribe, ied to a stake

[Kaptin Badruck]

hi im new to this forum
ive been trying to make pirate orcs for a while now so i thught i might show off what ive done so far

this is my warboss he has a hook and he is riding a merboar[IMG]
one of da boys from the twoface mob with eyepatch

the orc boss from the twoface mob with pirate hat

da twofaces flag
dwarf tied to a pyre

[theorox]

Hello, and welcome to Da Warpath.

I can see you have the foundations of a verrr' cool piratey army here, mate! The Merboar is a cool idea. I also really like the handpainted banner.

However, there is always improvement to be done, and for a good step towards perfection I'd suggest using the Citadel Washes. Do you have any? They are just...awesome, really. Instant shading and deepening of any paintjob, providing you use a suitable wash for the right surface. Shadind and deepening of colours seems to be what your army is lacking the most so far, so I warmly reccomend them. Maybe the slight "flatness" of the paintjobs is just the pics though, I don't know.

*Thraka Green, mostly for the skin. It's really good.
*Badab Black, great for shading basically anything. Darker skin, metal, eyesockets and the odd grey/black/even brown bits you'll have on a model gets so much better with a bit of this.
*Devlan Mud, also known as "Talent in a bottle"...says it all really! Works on anything brown-ish, including beiges and bone colours. As well as a lot of different O&G skin colours.

So there, just some small tips. Looking forward to seeing this army develop, everyone loves pirate orcs!

Theo

[Thitanium Prince]

Welcome here, mate! and great theme for an army I can see that the color is a bit lumpy, so my advice is to water down a bit the color. Three thinned hands of color are better than one thik and lumpy hand theo gave you a lot of useful tips, so I have not to much to add
Lookin' forward for some proppa pirates!

[Kera Foehunter]

Freaking fantastic love the mantee and rider
it alway make a heart feel fine to see more pirates

[Craze_b0i]

Hi and wecome.

One suggestion I would say is try and post full size pictures to your blog. People find it easier to view than clicking on the thumbnails.

[Kaptin Badruck]

thanyou for all the comments
yes i think i have a while to go on the painting side
my warboss is still waiting for a pirate hat and a repaint
anyone tell me how to make metal look more realistic?
i have one shade(chestnut ink) but im not exactly sure how to use it
i have my bsb on his way soon to as well as my giant
again thanks for the tips

[Thitanium Prince]

Ahhh, the dear old chestnut ink! In an old guide by GW the sequence for the orc-ish metal was:
-Black primer
-Tin biz drybrush
.boltgun metal drybrush
-chestnut ink watered down
-higlight with chainmal

Personally I use:
-Black primer
-Rust colour drybrush
-Boltgun metal drybrush
-Badab Black, devlan mud and a bit of thraka green washes. Washes are a bit less heavy than the old inks, and they have not to be watered down
-Higkight with chaimal or mithril silver

[Kaptin Badruck]

primer what is this primer you speak of
and how do you make realistic planks

[EntertainMe]

Planks with the lines molded on is easy.

Just paint scorched brown and drybrush with:
- Bestial Brown
- Snakebite leather
- Bubonic brown
- Bleached bone

No need to do all of them, just stop when you think it's light enough. I usually do this on war machines where I stop certain part at the snakebite stage and others I highlight further.

For smooth parts the colors are the same, but you have to paint the grain yourself which is a pain in the arse

Grtz
-EM-