3 Ways to paint Morannon Orcs - The Lord of the Rings Middle Earth SBG

[@CB-zq1ky]

This is exactly what I have been hoping for!

[@SwordsandBrushes]

At your service! - as Balin would say :):)

[@HabitualJoker]

This is a nice technique. I’m used to having a heavy base coat that usually overpowers the base primer. I’m going to give this a shot.

[@SwordsandBrushes]

Thanks! I try to mix things up a bit on here and show a few ways to do things - that way i hope it can be helpful to people out there that have may have varied time for the hobby or just try something different :)

[@samgibbs853]

Really excited to see more orc skin tones

[@SwordsandBrushes]

Awesome - I have a fair few miniatures i can try them on :):)

[@SuperJeplin]

As if by magic,these are due next on my painting queue. Watching this with keen interest!

[@SwordsandBrushes]

Well i do like a bit of magic :) Hope that you will enjoy the video - oh and once again, I ADORE that Fellbeast model that you posted on the Patreon chat :)

[@rainerv7396]

Awesome i waited so long for this!! :D

[@SwordsandBrushes]

i really did want to do it sooner - but life and other videos just pipped it - now for the next one, it will more than likely come from the Pelennor set too! :)

[@greatsouthernancientminiat8812]

black lines on spear prior to brown speed paint. Brilliant. Why didn't I think of that ?

[@SwordsandBrushes]

Well i thought as the speed paints can act like a slight translucent "filter" then it would show up black underneath so i tried it out :):)

[@antekwie]

One of the best hobby channels there is! Keep up the amazing work and I can't wait for more videos!!!

[@SwordsandBrushes]

Thank you kindly, thats really nice of you to say :) Please do spread the word if you would think it would help anyone in your hobby group!

[@owaindavies8364]

So good! Keep it going these videos always get me inspired to paint

[@SwordsandBrushes]

Awesome, well i'm 'super glad to hear that the videos can be inspiring and i hope you are chipping away at the backlog - or just buying new stuff! :):)

[@owaindavies8364]

Trying to get enough scenery and factions ready for a battle company next year 👍

[@ric1194]

Another method thats even faster is primed black, drybrush silver over whole model and thats the armour effectively done, get some nice dirty/ grungey looking armour super fast.

[@SwordsandBrushes]

Absolutely! :) Could even get a weathering powder on there too for some added dirt :)

[@MikeSiggins]

Are they green?

[@SwordsandBrushes]

I believe that any stray orc out there that would like to be in my army, no matter what colour or creed are welcome - just as long as they like to paddle barges on the Anduin, rabble around in the streets of Osgiliath and then wage war on Gondor - i'm all for it! :):)

[@matthewhall1074]

Respectfully I am confused. I only saw 2 color schemes

[@SwordsandBrushes]

Now worries, for these style videos i try to do a quick game ready miniature, the second is then focussing on methods to add extra elements/details to take them one step further and the final method is an alternative colour scheme that can be used :):)

[@BornToKillU552]

Hey awesome tutorial as always! Which 2mm static grass did you use? The beige colour looks very fitting for pellenor/osgiliath.

[@SwordsandBrushes]

I found it on an online shop called Boontown metals, they havnt posted anything new for a while so im not 100% if they are still doing their thing - but their website is still up so i assume so! here is the link :) boontownmetals.com/product-category/scenic-selection/ It is dry grass 2mm that i use :) The second one that was in the video is something that i have had in a pot for YEARS, it doesnt have a label, but more than likely it came from world war scenics again here is a link for you :) amzn.to/3UHbetw or there is this brighter version if you like this one amzn.to/3UYvGpl hope that helps! :)

[@BornToKillU552]

@@SwordsandBrushes Thanks alot! I struggeled to find static grass that i like in the past.

[@florianmdamm]

I really appreciate the extra mile you go with finding a citadel equivalent for people using citade paints Also pretty dope painting schemes, might steal one or two for my osgiliath box when it comes for christmas

[@SwordsandBrushes]

Glad you like them! Oh totally steal away!!! it's nice to share my passion for painting minis, and if i can help in any way to get others to paint minis, get inspiration or just wanting to do something in the hobby then it's a win win in my eyes :):)

[@thegoodstuff6130]

Some orc skin tone alternatives would be helpful, my main force is Isengard but they also had orcs and wild men as well as Uruks, glad I found this channel, very useful 😊

[@SwordsandBrushes]

Thank you very much, glad you find the channel useful :):) Noted! it's now on my list, ive got some hunter Orcs that are not doing anything so i can do some different colours on those :)

[@fabianmatthews4736]

Any chance of doing a citadel paint equivalent? As I tend to paint with them. Thanks

[@SwordsandBrushes]

I was thinking of doing a citadel equivalent when i use the Sped paints for the lower third info bar. So thats a good shout :)

[@danielwielki3490]

all look nice end cleaner , thx for video👍

[@SwordsandBrushes]

Thanks for watching! :)

[@pWndConan]

love it! please a Fellbeast next :)

[@SwordsandBrushes]

You are going to like this week's video! :p

[@jmaccsarmiesofArda]

Brilliant man think ill steal some of these ideas. I need to paint about 100 of these guys and I am not looking forward to it xD

[@SwordsandBrushes]

Steal away my friend!!! :) Im guessing the drybrush method on the metals may be in your future! Or you could do the spray Gun metal route and use the washes to your advantage - depends how long you would like to take on them - are you gaming with them?

[@TwiggyShip]

Love your videos. I normally paint in the 3-layer "Dallimore" style which whilst enjoyable and detailed is very time-consuming. I'd been very hesitant about Contrast and Speedpaints prior to now but I think this video might have tipped me over the edge into buying some come payday. A little request, if I may - please could you consider doing a video on how to paint Goblin Town goblins quickly?

[@SwordsandBrushes]

Thank you very much!! Do you have a favourite so far? I did something similar where for many years id say 90% of projects had to be - base, layer, wash, highlight and that was just how i learned to do things - but these days there are a lot of paints that do different things and its just fun to experiment and try out a new method. I honestly thought that the contrast/Speed paint thing would be a novelty for me and i would use it once in a blue moon - but i tend to use them on a lot of projects one way or another these days! Oh yes id love to do Goblin town, i've got some interesting ideas for them!! Im hoping to find the Starter box on Ebay one day as i would like to collect them :)

[@echoechoecho7142]

Love both of them. Love you went with a purple scheme as most people i've seen go with the red. Though, the red with the copper look, instead of the normal silver you usually see is outstanding. The shield is aces, and I love using simple streaks to add wood grain to the weapons. I love learning little things like that. Thanks!

[@SwordsandBrushes]

Thank you very much! Yeh just something a bit different, i figured that if people would like Red then the option is there also :) I try to think of time saving ideas or unusual ideas now and again - like the wood grain effect as it's nice to try and mix things up now and again haha :):)

[@Hughzaa9]

Love the way you did the armour in that 1st style. I'm very curious to try that technique on my Uruk-Hai as well - it could really help add a warm and dirty tone to their armour in such a simple way.

[@SwordsandBrushes]

Thank you very much! I hope that it will work for you well :):)

[@dustinchristiansen3381]

These videos are awesome! Thank you. do you think you could do one for the rangers of Gondor?

[@SwordsandBrushes]

Thank you very much, and please do share with others in your hobby circle if they would like any of the content :) I certainly will be doing a Rangers video - just waiting for my Box set to come , im really looking forward to adding to my Gondor as well as painting up that lovely Gothmog!

[@TK-wc1xj]

This video is going to be so helpful when I get my Battle of Osgiliath box!

[@SwordsandBrushes]

Haha it's like I try and plan these a bit 😀 which means that you totally know what will be soon if I've done morannons and minas tirith warriors 😉

[@glenndean6]

I've got a big pile of orcs from Pelennor Fields and have Osgiliath coming. Between those orcs and the Gondor soldiers, I've been considering if it might not be faster to spray using a silver metallic primer (like leadbelcher) then shading the armor and filling in the other colored areas.

[@SwordsandBrushes]

Nice that will be lots to get through for you :) And yes that is a great option too, i did the Minas Tirith using Gun Metal as the primer to start with as they are like 90% metallic and for the Morannons you could do them with the metal spray and do a combination of washes over that to darken down their armour to make it look "evil" looking so it looks a bit different from the Minas Tirith "cleaner" look Have a browse of these to see if it may help and give you some ideas :):) Minas Tirith kzbin.info/www/bejne/aoGchoaYe7tkp9U Moria Goblin kzbin.info/www/bejne/iYDdpXVsebyZndU

[@glenndean6]

@@SwordsandBrushes Thanks for the suggestion!

[@azraelkillschtroumph]

My next minis ! Tanks a lot !

[@SwordsandBrushes]

Glad I cam help :)

[@Pabloski072037]

Love it, I'll be using this for my orcs.

[@SwordsandBrushes]

Awesome! - Which style did you like the best? :)

[@stefanoruggeri9935]

Yes please, more skintones tutorial for orcs!

[@SwordsandBrushes]

ive got some Hunter Orcs in a box which could be useful for the skintones video :)

[@soupdragon6205]

Thanks for another great video, As someone who very new to painting, just a quick question about mediums. What is the difference between them, speedpaint, quickwash and normal medium and does it really matter which one you use??.

[@SwordsandBrushes]

Not a problem and happy to help where i can, i believe that the Speed Paint Medium (along with the Speedpaints) are resin based - so the properties are slightly different than that of the Quickshade medium you get in the range which is water based. The water based one will just make the Speedpaint run a it more - so you may as well just use clean diluted water to make them into a wash. As for the Warpaints Medium, i think that is resin based too - but im not sure how different that would be to the Speedpaint one as i don't think i have that medium. Im sure there must be something unique about it for them to make a differnt medium, but if you have it then give it a go to see what it does and let me know! :):)

[@soupdragon6205]

@@SwordsandBrushes Hi, thanks for the help, I use the speedpaint medium with my speedpaints, but I was told just to use Liquitex acrylic matt medium, as it is cheaper and just the same and so far I can't tell the difference, but as I said Very new to this.😀p.s. why did you go purple instead of a more traditional red and does it make a difference at a tournament, again thank you for your great videos and help.

[@dasolli70]

More orc skintones, please!!!

[@SwordsandBrushes]

I have some ideas for this one! :)