Thank you for all the recent feedback. I am sorry I have not replied straight away, I am currently having a break from boxes:shok:.
The move is from county to county .. or across the North South divide! From Yorkshire to Dorset, I dread the 8 hour drive.
I am glad you can notice some progression through the month. Especially on Snikrot. I have to say the model cast itself is very inspiring. He is a little different from many of the Orkz.
I have to admit when tucking my boyz up for the journey, I too can see a very marked difference to the standard of painting.
I can only hope the learning curve continues from now too.
I am looking forward to getting back to paint soon... if I survive the mountainous boxes!
I hope I can prove worthy of the rep you have already given me,
In response, the tips and advice and as always greatly appreciated.
hi there. Nice project progress. nicest that it concerns the green tide. Ok, making the goffs isn't good for your boyz, but as a member of the cult of speed, I can say, we can let you live for now!
As about your painting,(of course I need better pics to be sure of what I see) I can say that you seem to paint nice, though I could suggest some things. Most of all, that the tactic in painting ork skin, drybrushing green over the black undercoat, to make the skin, ok it is a common tactic, but it still is unnatural. Better results if you basecoat dark green, and then drybrush lighter one. (much better if you do this with layers of many green scales to a light green thin highlight, but that is too much for some people when they paint a tabletop army). Keep on the good job!
Paint your world!
Sorry about the camera quality, maybe it doesnt show enough, but I do actually paint as you state with the scales of colour. I prefer a naturalness to the skin tones and also find a black foundation provides to stark a contrast, So although I spray undercoat in black, before I start work on the skin I basecoat it green with a foundation paint. Like you say, thinking about the numbers needing to be painted, can be daunting by layering up the free hand layers and tones with highlights but i do actually enjoy it. I am very odd in the respect that I rarely layer dry brush work. I personally have found a style I enjoy and hope turns out ok.
As i have no one to thrash me yet
at the table top side of the game (however I fear that may soon change, once I have settled into the new place.) It means I do it for the enjoyment of completing an army. Which means that I don't mind too much having to put the time into each one.
I do think Orkz deserve time, even the tide of boyz.
I like my Goffs hehe In fairness it is my very first time at painting miniatures. So going for Goffs, although had a few reasons, one major one was the fact that I was uncertain that I could do vibrant colours justice. As I stated before, I hope in the future to try my hand at some Speed Freakz
.. but all being said, I have fallen in love with the checks and simplistic Goff colours. For me, I like the muddy. scratched, worn feel to their armour.
Thank yo all so much once again
I am sorry for the rushed reply.