Saturday 22 August 2015

Ork Painboy [WIP - Bosspole, Medical Cylinder, Shoulder Armour, Back Strap and Scalpel]

Verdigris, rust and grime were the go-to effects for this particular painting session on the Ork Painboy. But most of all, this session gave me the chance to practice recreating a chipped paint effect. Use of a Kolinsky Sable brush was critical to the 'chipped paint process' which was applied to the bosspole and medical cylinder. Critical because it involves painting different layers into ever smaller areas while leaving some of the previous layers showing. A rewarding technique if it turns out right.   

Ork Painboy's Bosspole depicting the Bad Moons Clan colours
Chipped paint, verdigris, rust and grime ... because the ork's worth it

One obstacle I had to overcome was my perennial reluctance to dirty up an existing paint job. Many a times have I hesitated at the last minute and left a miniature looking incongruous; an undecided half clean half dirty look. An extremely silly habit that has taken a lot of effort to break. Even then, the grime (perhaps it's more of a dirty stain) that I applied using a wash was fairly muted. I remain torn between wanting the colours to show through and wanting to have a realistic dirtied-up look.  

Before being grimed (left) ... after being grimed (right)

Effects on the metal bits such as verdigris on the bronze spanner symbol as well as rust on the rhombus shaped 'teeth' and shoulder pads were done using Citadel technical paints. Note, however, the rough texture on the spanner which was a result of a very old pot of dried out metallic paint. I've had that pot since my first days in the miniature painting hobby many years ago. I guess the time has come to throw that away and get a new metallic basecoat paint for smoother results in the future.

Turquoise was the medical cylinder's colour of choice ... chipped paint and all
Medical cylinder is held tenuously to the ork's back by a small strip of cloth
Scalpel holds a brand new blade unlike the badly rusted metal of the shoulder armour

Choosing turquoise for the medical cylinder on the Ork Painboy's back was an easy choice mainly because of two reasons. Firstly, turquoise fits in seamlessly to the existing colour scheme. Secondly, turquoise seems to be a fairly popular colour for medical scrubs. Since the Painboy is technically a doctor, it made sense to use it for his medical cylinder. Every colour in a project has its raison d'être

Overall shot of the work-in-progress so far
There is one more main colour to be added to the overall colour scheme

With so many small details to paint my sanity can only be kept if I focused carefully on a few bits at a time. That might make for an overly long-drawn miniature project but I'm hoping it will be worth it in the end. At the very least it will help develop my patience during the painting process. Or I could just be kidding myself and looking for excuses to paint at a snail's pace. Either way, it'll still be fun!

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20 comments:

  1. That old paint that made the texture actually looks fantastic thanks to your painting. Your eye for detail is incredible- that is one fine looking Orc banner! Flash Gitz indeed!

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    1. Thanks Prof. He can't get any more flash than bright orange pants, or can he?

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  2. Do not throw the old paint away! It works well for making worn and pitted metal :)

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    1. Sir, yes sir! :) Will do Zab. You do have a point there. Not much is left though.

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  3. Wonderful job, it has a really worn aspect!

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    1. Thank you Luca. This ork is much better than my earlier orks which were painted three to four years ago. They look horrible now when I look at them.

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  4. Fantastic work ! I'm looking forward to the next step !
    Greetings

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    1. Thanks Mario. There is so much detail to paint that it's quite intimidating at times.

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  5. Interesting, strange and beautiful...

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    1. Anyone with bright orange pants is a bit strange. :)

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  6. You are knocking this out of the park, tremendous work Sir.

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  7. Fantastic work dude! Those colours are humming =)

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    1. Thanks Ace! Orange pants have been known to attract electricity. ;)

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  8. Amazing, seriously. You take this model to the next level. Da Grots in da tribe ar proud! :D

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    1. Thank you very much Suber. Your kind words are much appreciated.

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  9. Please tell me you are submitting this model to competition. It deserves an award with all the time and beautiful detail you are putting into it!

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    1. Thank you for your vote of confidence Greg. Truly humbled. Sadly this ork has no plans to compete in a competition. It's easy to keep grounded whenever I feel pride on a developing piece ... I just have to look at all those fantastic painters with way higher skill levels in the world wide web. Then I look at my own sad piece and go meh! ^_^

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  10. Fantastic stuff! You're truly an artist with the brush.

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    1. I'm honoured by your kind words Moiterei. Thank you. I hope I can justify your claim by ensuring he turns out as well as he started.

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