Orcpocalypse! (Tre Manor KS1 orcs)

[Baugi]

I didn't get in on KS1, but a nearby comic store was parting out a few sets for reasonable prices, so I was able to snag some of my higher priority minis, including the Tre Manor orc set. These are interesting sculpts. Big and bulky, with slightly more realistically proportioned heads than many orcs. It's odd though, because the big guy up front and the archer almost look like a different species. They're more like the warboss mini (not pictured), while the other 3 have differently shaped heads, no ears to speak of, and tiny little noses. It's odd. I was honestly so frustrated painting their faces by the end that I did find myself rushing somewhat, so I could get started on something else. Just a lot of very soft detail.

 

Anyway! I'm reasonably happy with the final product, or parts of them at least. They're mainly p3 thornwood green up to reaper olive green, with some bone mixed in for highs, and rms regal purple in the shadows.

 

Edited May 2, 2015 by Baugi

[Limey72]

Very nice, great skin tone, very well done

[seej]

The soft facial detail frustrated me as well when I painted mine up. I really like the purple in the shadows. Makes for a nice contrast.

[Tricksay]

Nice lil band of Orcs. Yeah I end up rushing on bones quite often, cause it's sometimes, not bad, but sometimes the softness of details doesn't make them very enjoyable to paint. Not always - just some of them.

[Sabith]

Nice orcs!  I just finished up these 5 last week, too.  Gotta take a picture and update my WIP.

[EvilJames]

Very nice. Really like the skin tone. Yea I noticed that the 3 you mentioned seemed different that the others. Similar but still quite different. But I guess people can look quite different as well. Either way the guy with the sword was my favorite to paint and turned out the best for me, and it looks like he turned out the best for you as well.

[scorpio616]

Overall they look good, though the leader's lips look a bit "cartoony", specifically the cartoons they don't show anymore IYKWIM. 

Edited May 3, 2015 by scorpio616

[Baugi]

... Crap. I'm never going to unsee that.

 

*sigh*

 

Guess they're not quite done!

[Cranky Dog]

Nah, this is just this tribe's custom of using war paint lipstick.