Sukigod
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<p>I've started work on my Stormboy Nob. I usually start with the head, gives me something to look at, a character referece if you will, while I paint the rest of the model. The face is the most important part of a model and if it doesn't impart the character of the model, it just won't work. This one does, in my book. GRRRR!<br /> </p><p>Last time I primed (white) and base colored the face area with GW Foundation Paint Orkhide Shade and washed the teeth in Chaos Black.</p><p>I finished the teeth and gums after last nights photos and is shown here.</p><p><img width="220" height="121" border="0" title="Ork Stormoy Nob Teeth" alt="Ork Stormoy Nob Teeth" src="http://www.bigshoota.com/blog-photos/teeth.jpg" /> </p><p>My color progression for the teeth are Scorched Brown, Bestial Brown, Bleached Bone and topped with Skull White. The gums are simply Scab Red, Red Gore and Blood Red. I attempted to go the pink route but wasn't happy with the colors I was getting so decide to go red instead.</p><p>The skin was next with a coat of Dark Angels Green, Snot Green, Goblin Green and just the lightest spots of Scorpion Green. Here's how it looks after with the skin done.</p><p><img width="220" height="134" border="0" title="Ork Skin Done" alt="Ork Skin Done" src="http://www.bigshoota.com/blog-photos/green.jpg" /></p><p>I painted the helmet Chaos Black with a drybrushing of Boltgun Metal and a highlight of Chainmail. The leather wraps were painted with Snakebite Leather, wshed with Scorched Brown, highlighted with Vomit Brown. The horns were done in a mixed progression from Scorched Brown, 50-50 SB and Graveyard Earth, Graveyard Earth, 50-50 GE and Kommando Khaki, Kommando Khaki, 50-50 KK and Skull White up to full straight on Skull White. Whew!</p><p>Here's how it turned out...</p><p><img width="220" height="168" border="0" title="Stormboy Nob Head" alt="Stormboy Nob Head" src="http://www.bigshoota.com/blog-photos/nob-head.jpg" /></p><p>I thought I was done untill I realized I missed the lip ring. I also looked at it again this morning and feel the straps around the horns at the base of the helmet don't quite stand out enough so I'll give them a carefull outlining with a very thinned down black/brown mix tonight and one lighter shade of highlighting so they pop a bit more.</p><p>Feels good to be back in the painting saddle again! </p>
