Part of my larger "Painting Classic HeroQuest" series of short videos. You can watch the whole thing here, if you were interested: https://www.youtube.com/@RookieBrushes

Classic Orc Skin

1. Basecoat with Death Guard Green .
2. Add some general shading using thinned Castellan Green .
3. Enhance the above shading with a more selective application of Vulkan Green in deeper recesses.
4. In breaks in the skin or where the skin meets other materials, add a fine line of 1:1 Vulkan Green and Rhinox Hide .
5. Highlight with Ogryn Camo .
6. Highlight more selectively with Krieg Khaki , aiming for curves and corners.
7. Finish with a few very small/specular highlights using a mix of Krieg Khaki and White .

Modern Orc Skin

1. Basecoat with a 1:1 mix of Skarsnik Green and Averland Sunset .
2. Add a little Warp Lightning to the base mix and add some general shading to the recesses.
3. Shade deep recesses with small amounts of thin Caliban Green .
4. With an equal parts mix of Skarsnik Green , Averland Sunset and Zandri Dust , begin highlighting the skin.
5. Mix in some Screaming Skull to the above mix and selectively highlight points.
6. Finally add very small highlights of pure Screaming Skull to prominent points.

When the skin is done, I like to add a little warmth to fleshy areas by mixing appropriate colours into my penultimate highlight colour, glazing the areas and then re-highlighting. On Knuckles, noses, elbows and ear tips I add Kislev Flesh and on lips, I prefer a pink, like Screamer Pink . When highlighting, I just mix Pallid Wych Flesh into the glaze colour.

Red Eyes

1. Basecoat with Khorne Red .
2. Highlight with Evil Sunz Scarlet .
3. Highlight more selectively with Troll Slayer Orange in the centre of the eye.
4. Finish with a specular highlight of Ice Yellow (or Dorn Yellow for Citadel purists.

Teeth

1. Pick out teeth with Zandri Dust .
2. Shade the teeth, either using thinned Rhinox Hide on large teeth or wash with a mix of Seraphim Sepia and Agrax Earthshade .
3. Highlight with Ushabti Bone .
4. More selectively highlight teeth with Screaming Skull .
5. Add small highights with Wraithbone towards the tip.
6. Add very small/specular highlights with White .

Black Cloth

1. Basecoat with Black .
2. Overbrush/highlight with Skavenblight Dinge .
3. More selectively highlight with Stormvermin Fur .
4. Add small highlights of Administratum Grey towards points and corners.
5. Mix some White into your Administratum Grey and add specular highlights, where needed.

Dark Brown Cloth

1. Basecoat with 1:1 Rhinox Hide and Mournfang Brown .
2. Shade recesses with a thin mix of 1:1 Rhinox Hide and Barak-Nar Burgundy .
3. Highlight with Gorthor Brown .
4. Selectively highlight with Baneblade Brown .
5. Finish with small highlights of Karak Stone .

Light Brown Cloth

1. Basecoat with Gorthor Brown .
2. Shade recesses with a thin mix of 1:1 Gorthor Brown and Rhinox Hide .
3. Highlight with Baneblade Brown .
4. Selectively highlight with Karak Stone .
5. Mix some White into your Karak Stone and add very small/specular highlights, where needed.

Tan Cloth

1. Basecoat with Steel Legion Drab .
2. Shade recesses with a thin mix of 1:1 XV-88 and Rhinox Hide .
3. Highlight with Baneblade Brown .
4. Selectively highlight with Karak Stone .
5. Mix some White into your Karak Stone and add very small highlights.

Pale Leather

1. Basecoat with Baneblade Brown .
2. Shade with some thin Dryad Bark .
3. Mix Baneblade Brown and Ivory 1:1 then highlight.
4. Now mix a little White into the above and selectively highlight.

Wood

1. Basecoat with 1:1 Dryad Bark & Mournfang Brown .
2. Highlight with a 1:1 mix of the base colour & Karak Stone .
3. Run some thin Dryad Bark into recesses. Don't worry about doing this on woodgrain, just deep recesses and where the wood meats other marterial.
4. Selectively highlight with Karak Stone .
5. Optionally, selectively edge highlight with 2:1 Karak Stone & Wraithbone if you want to go the extra mile.

Wrappings

1. Basecoat with Rakarth Flesh .
2. Wash with Agrax Earthshade .
3. Mix some White into the Rakarth Flesh and highlight.
4. Increase the amount of White in the mix and highlight more selectively.

Steel

1. Basecoat with Leadbelcher .
2. Wash with Nuln Oil .
3. Enhance the shading with glazes of Basilicanum Grey . Mixing a little Black in and being more selective with a second pass.
4. Highlight with Ironbreaker .
5. Finish with selective Silver RLM01 Metallic highlights.

Brass

1. Basecoat with Runelord Brass .
2. Wash with Reikland Fleshshade .
3. Shade recesses with small amounts of thin Wyldwood .
4. Highlight with 2:1 Runelord Brass and Silver RLM01 Metallic .
5. Finish with Silver RLM01 Metallic highlights.

Pale Gold

1. Basecoat with 2:1 Retributor Armour and Silver RLM01 Metallic .
2. Wash with Agrax Earthshade .
3. Shade recesses with small amounts of thin Wyldwood .
4. Mix a little extra Silver RLM01 Metallic into the base colour and highlight.
5. Finish with selective Silver RLM01 Metallic highlights.