In this guide I will being focusing on the main colours I have been using for my Ork Goffs Kill Team. I like to vary the skin tones of my Orks, so if you are interested in this in particular you may want to check out my "Ork Skin Tone Collection" also available on this site.

If not, here is the Recipe listed on Eavy-Archive.com as the taditional "40K Orks" recipe...

Green Ork Skin

1. Basecoat with a mix of Averland Sunset and Skarsnik Green . I make the ratio about 1:1, but add a little more Skarsnik Green , so it reads as green and not yellow.
2. Shade recesses with Biel-Tan Green . Use a combination of glazing and traditional recess shading.
3. Run small amounts of Coelia Greenshade into deep recesses with a fine brush. Mix in a little Contrast Medium if you want to make it easier to handle.
4. Add general highlights to the skin with Ogryn Camo .
5. How apply fine highlights with Krieg Khaki .
6. Glaze Kislev Flesh over ear tips, lips, the nose, knuckles and elbows.
7. Add final selective and specular highlights of 1:1 Screaming Skull and White .

Red Eyes

1. Basecoat with Khorne Red .
2. Paint the inner part of the eye with Evil Sunz Scarlet .
3. Paint a small highlight of Troll Slayer Orange in the middle of the eye, to represent the iris.
4. Finish with an even smaller, specular highlight of Dorn Yellow in the centre, to represent the pupil.

Teeth

1. Basecoat with Ushabti Bone .
2. Wash with Skeleton Horde .
3. Reestablish a line of Ushabti Bone in the centre.
4. Mix some White into the Ushabti Bone and add selective highlights towards the point of the teeth.
5. Finish with a dot of pure White .

Claws

1. Basecoat with Incubi Darkness .
2. Highlight with Kabalite Green .
3. Add selective highlight of Sybarite Green .
4. Put specular highlight of Deepkin Flesh on the points only.

Khaki Cloth

1. Basecoat with Tallarn Sand .
2. Shade with a 1:1 mix of Tallarn Sand and Rhinox Hide .
3. Deep shade with fine lines of Rhinox Hide .
4. Add chunky highlights of 2:1 Tallarn Sand and Screaming Skull .
5. Highlight a smaller area with fine highlights of 1:2 Tallarn Sand and Screaming Skull .
6. Where relevant, apply specular highlights of Screaming Skull .

Black Cloth

1. Basecoat with Abaddon Black .
2. Apply chunky highlights with 1:1 Abaddon Black & Rhinox Hide .
3. Fine highlight edges with Stormvermin Fur .
4. Selectively highlight with 2:1 Stormvermin Fur and White .
5. Apply specular highlights of 1:2 Stormvermin Fur and White on points, folds and roughlooking areas.

Dark Blue Cloth

1. Basecoat with Dark Reaper .
2. Shade recesses with Corvus Black .
3. Apply chunky highlights with 1:1 Dark Reaper & Administratum Grey .
4. Now highlight edges with fine lines of Administratum Grey .
5. Mix a little White into the Administratum Grey and selectively highlight folds and corners.

Dark Brown Leather

1. Basecoat the leather area with Rhinox Hide .
2. Glaze most of the leather with thinned Mournfang Brown . Use quite a small brush and drag towards edges in rough lines. This should create some extra texture.
3. Add a chunky edge highlight of Skrag Brown to all edges.
4. Highlight everything again, this time with a fine line of Skrag Brown and Ushabti Bone mixed 1:1. This is a good mix to throw in occasional fine lines as scratches too.
5. With pure Ushabti Bone , selectively highlight corners and exposed edges of the leather. Put a dot of this colour where the additional scratched above meet edges too.
6. Add a little pure white (like Dead White ) to your Ushabti Bone and add dot highlights to corners.

Black Leather (Cool)

1. Basecoat with Abaddon Black .
2. Glaze chunky highlights of Stegadon Scale Green .
3. Add fine highlights of Thunderhawk Blue .
4. Selectively highlight with Fenrisian Grey .
5. Specular highlights of Fenrisian Grey , with a little White mixed in.

Black Leather (Neutral)

1. Basecoat with Abaddon Black .
2. Glaze chunky highlights of Eshin Grey .
3. Add fine highlights of Dawnstone .
4. Selectively highlight with Administratum Grey .
5. Specular highlights of Administratum Grey , with a little White mixed in.

Black Weapon Casing

1. Basecoat with Abaddon Black .
2. Edge highlight everything with a thick line of Dark Reaper .
3. Highlight everything again, this time with a thin line of Thunderhawk Blue . This colour is a good place to put in some scratches too.
4. With Fenrisian Grey , selectively highlight upward facing edges, corners and prominent edges. Stick primarily to edges where the light would hit and always drag your brush towards the brightest point. If you added scratches previously, reinforce them with a smaller, thinner line underneath.
5. Finally, edge add small highlights to the centre of the previous highlights and corners with Blue Horror . Try to make them very small, dots if at all possible.

Steel

1. Basecoat with Leadbelcher .
2. Wash with Nuln Oil .
3. Glaze Agrax Earthshade in areas where dirt could collect.
4. Add highlights with Ironbreaker .
5. Now selectively highlight with Vallejo Model Air Silver RLM01 Metallic .

If you wanted to add some additional weathering, consider glazes of Rhinox Hide , Mournfang Brown and small patches of Skrag Brown .

Brass

1. Basecoat with Brass Scorpion .
2. Shade with Agrax Earthshade .
3. Mix increasing amounts of Silver RLM01 Metallic intot the Brass Scorpion and highlight smaller ans smaller. You should be looking to end with dots of pure Silver RLM01 Metallic .

Red Teef Armour

1. Basecoat with 1:1 Mephiston Red and Evil Sunz Scarlet .
2. Shade with 2:1 Mephiston Red and Evil Sunz Scarlet .
3. Deep shade with thin Rhinox Hide .
4. Edge highlight with Evil Sunz Scarlet .
5. Mix a little Ice Yellow into your :Citadel/EvilSunzScarlet and selectively highlight corners.
6. With pure Ice Yellow , add a couple of Ice Yellow specular highlights.

Chequered Pattern

1. Basecoat with Black .
2. Sceth out the pattern with Dawnstone and a dry brush. Fill in the white squares with thes colour when you are happy.
3. Brighten the white squares with Pallid Wych Flesh .
4. Highlight with small amounts of White .
5. Tidy up black squared with Black .
6. Edge highlight with The Fang .
7. Apply selective highlights of Blue Horror if/where needed.