Just like my Orks, I like to have a variety of skin tones present in my Gretchin models. Here are the recipes I have used. These are based stronly upon recipes found on eavy-archive.com, with a few tweaks for my personal preference. Enjoy!
Old School
- Basecoat with 1:1 Death Guard Green and Ogryn Camo .
- Shade with thin Castellan Green .
- Shade more carefully with Vulkan Green .
- If very deep or more hidden areas, shade selectively with 1:1 Vulkan Green and Rhinox Hide .
- Highlight with Ogryn Camo .
- Selectively highlight with Krieg Khaki .
- Mix some White into your Krieg Khaki and apply very small/specular highlights.
Pale Grot
- Basecoat with Nurgling Green .
- Add general shading to the recesses. for this I thinned Skarsnik Green 1:2 with Lahmian Medium and applied it like a controlled wash.
- Now mix your Skarsnik Green 1:1 with Coelia Greenshade and apply more controlled shading with a thin brush.
- Now shade deep recesses that need more definition with Coelia Greenshade .
- In very deep recesses, selectively shade with thinned Incubi Darkness .
- Highlight with 1:1 Nurgling Green and Krieg Khaki .
- Selectively highlight with Krieg Khaki .
- Add very small/specular highlights with 1:1 Krieg Khaki and White .
Traditional Ork
- 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.
- Shade recesses with Biel-Tan Green . Use a combination of glazing and traditional recess shading.
- 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.
- Add general highlights to the skin with Ogryn Camo .
- How apply fine highlights with Krieg Khaki .
- Add final selective and specular highlights of 1:1 Screaming Skull and White .
Optional Steps
I find giving certain areas of the skin a little warmth, adds a great deal to the skin. In addition to all the shading and highlighting, I do the following to inner ears, elbows, nose tips, knuckles and lips.
- Mix the colour you used for a basecoat 1:1 with some Kislev Flesh . Glaze the areas with this mix, consider doing two passes to enhance the colour.
- Highlight selectively with pure Kislev Flesh .
- Mix some White into your Kislev Flesh and apply very small/specular highlights.
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