Painting Orc Skin - [6 different styles]

Does every Orc have to be green? Everyone has their own perception of the perfect orc. Hopefully this video can help you find yours.
In this video I paint 3 different types of green orc skin - also a red, blue and yellow orc. Lips, teeth and skin "fading" / "bleached skin" is also covered. The "recipes" are not set in stone, instead I try and focus on how to approach different looks.
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Paints used:
Vibrant Green Orc
-Black Forest Green (Scale75)
-Irati Green (Scale75)
-Blood Red (Scale75)
-Moonray Flesh (Fantasy & Game)
Icy Blue Orc
-Shadow Blue (WarFront)
-Adriatic Blue (Scale75)
-Kalahari Orange (Scale75)
-Moonray Flesh (Fantasy & Game)
Desaturated Orc
-Ardennes Green (Scale75)
-Field Grey (Scale75)
-Dunkel Braun Brown (WarFront)
-Lilith Yellow (Fantasy & Game)
Red Orc
-Deep Red (Scale75)
-Kalahari Orange (Scale75)
-Black Forest Green (Scale75)
-Lilith Yellow (Fantasy & Game)
Yellow Orc
-Peanut Butter (Fantasy & Game)
-Sol Yellow (Scale75)
-Violet (Scale75)
-Lilith Yellow (Fantasy & Game)
Alex's Favourite Orc?
-Field Grey (Scale75)
-Irati Green (Scale75)
-Cantabric Blue (Scale75)
-Lilith Yellow (Fantasy & Game)
-Golden Skin (Scale75)
-Sol Yellow (Scale75)
Lips
-Sandalwood (Scale75)
-Orc Demize (Fantasy & Game)
-Fusia (Scale75)
-Moonray Flesh (Fantasy & Game)

[@BillMakingStuff]

I LOVE your Ork space pirates.

[@52Miniatures]

Thank you Bill! They might love you too... but I'm not sure how that will all end. Stalked by orc pirate....

[@HeavyArms1993]

Watching this video just gave me a breakthrough on wetblending with zenithal priming. It just never made sense before, and this helped so much.

[@52Miniatures]

I'm glad it helped D! I've got a wetblend video as well that might help out further :)

[@stieefus9830]

@@52Miniatures do you use an airbrush to zenithal prime?

[@Wolfspeak89]

I 100% agree with that. I never really understood it, but now that looks really doable.

[@52Miniatures]

@@stieefus9830 Yes, because I have one. But I used to do with rattle cans.

[@RobOngrui]

So much this. I've watched a whole bunch of full videos dedicated to wetblending and now it was explained perfectly within 1 scene. Magic.

[@Wolfsspinne]

Having listened to a lot of 40k Ork lore lately, I like to imagine that you actually painted 7 orks but the purple one became so sneaky one couldn't see it in the video.

[@52Miniatures]

Not to mention the transparent orc! :)

[@frogblasttheventcore69]

Yeah, the yellow one would have been really cool. But I think it blew up, so that sucks.

[@MrSupertrooper1]

Every frame of your shots is a painting.

[@52Miniatures]

Well thank you Sam!

[@Dienomike.]

Ughhh yeahhhhh. This gonna be good, orcs are becoming my favourite thing to paint.

[@52Miniatures]

Glad to hear it D! Orcs are fun to paint :)

[@jordank1489]

I'm on the cusp of building an Ork army once my White Scars list is finished, so I can get stuck in to some conversions. This video landed right in the peak of my interest, synchronicity!

[@snoox27]

@@52Miniatures i love the freedom orcs give you when building and painting. The desaturated ork to me suits and older ork, in my mind they get darker/duller as they age/grow in size.

[@52Miniatures]

@@snoox27 I agree! A lot of freedom, quite liberating.

[@MiniatureMasterClass]

The production value of this channel easily rivals anything on Netflix or American Cable TV. Astounding to see such content produced by one person in their spare time for free on KZbin. Bravo!

[@52Miniatures]

Well thank you M! I appreciate it. And yeah, these videos are not just "thrown together"... most of the time not at least.

[@MrMagicchrisi]

The intro with the books and Legos is one of the best intros I have seen on youtube ever. Stunning!

[@52Miniatures]

Well thank you Christian!

[@beezany]

The last orc reminds me of a topographic relief map! Looks great!

[@52Miniatures]

Hah! That’s pretty cool. Thanks!

[@ramenron]

I have had that same encyclopedia for decades... Its pretty good. Love all your Orks too.

[@52Miniatures]

Yeah. It just feel very solid. I’ve had it since childhood but it still works.

[@kurthasedd7923]

I heard something a while back about the Incredible Hulk that might explain why the Orcs(Orkz) we think of and see now are green and not grey. Originally the Incredible Hulk was actually grey in his first edition, but grey printing ink was seen as too expensive so they decided to switch over to his iconic green. Original Orcs were described as being black so if they had to do color art for their Orcs they would be highlighting up in a greyish range so maybe that's why? Or maybe they just decided it naturally looked better than grey. Orcs are interesting, they have similar characteristics but are seem very individualistic, always trying to get a one up on another Orc, always trying to stand out. Like you could have an Orc that looks like some sort of mechanical monster or maybe you have an Orc that loves cowboys and he's riding around on a squig with a pair of revolvers, maybe he liked fighting a certain type of alien or other race and so slaps together make shift weapons and armor that looks like them. So why limit them to just one skin color? Orcs are just fun to work with

[@52Miniatures]

I believe the same goes for "The green goblin". I really enjoy working with orcs, its like they bring a lot of freedom to the desk :)

[@Bluecho4]

This was my thinking as well. It's a lot easier and cheaper in print media to color orcs green than it is to make them gray or black. There may also be a bit of evoking the same conventions as with depicting zombies or vampires or frankensteins. That is, the style for many years was depict all these as green. The reason likely has to do with a mythology gag, as film depictions of Frankenstein and Dracula, first appearing in black and white, painted their actors green. The reason for this was because black and white film would make greens appear lighter - paler - while pink would appear darker (hence why many "spooky" sets were painted pink). It's thought that cartoon or comic depictions of those characters were green for this reason (though cost may factor into it), as a nod to Hollywood productions. It wouldn't be out of the question that this convention might have migrated to orcs in fantasy art.

[@M1tZk1]

Yes! Finally someone realised, that Orcs don't always have to be green!! I've had this issue for such a long time. Thank you

[@52Miniatures]

My pleasure M!

[@pazuzu_666]

The one dislike was from a green, non diversive orc. There is no other explanation as to why one would dislike such an artistic informative video that was provided for free.

[@52Miniatures]

You can't trust an orc really. Immensely untrustworthy creatures. Sometimes they also just have really fat fingers and accidently klick the wrong buttons, leading to random and slightly comical explosions.

[@pazuzu_666]

@@52Miniatures :)

[@comicfan92]

Very very excited. I'm a huge fan of blue/grey orcs over other color types

[@52Miniatures]

Grey is nice! I was real happy with how the red one turned out :)

[@Frejjan]

OK, that was the best use of zenithal priming I've heard about so far! Cool, thanks!

[@52Miniatures]

Thanks! I'm glad the zenithal thing came across :)

[@027shogun]

Misfits & Marauders, or M&M Orcs. Love your videos, they're always inspiring. And the wetblending over zenith just made that click for me, so thanks for that too!

[@52Miniatures]

Great to hear it! About the wet blending, I'm glad the small hint could help.

[@CCMinis]

I'm quite partial to Blorcs (black orcs), but you had some lovely Blurcs (blue orcs), Rorcs (red orcs), Yorcs (yellow orcs), and the quite rare Oorcs (orange orcs) in there too. Lovely stuff and fantastic video 52 =]

[@52Miniatures]

Thank CC! Yeah, black orcs are great. And white orcs are a treat. And I’ve grown very fond of the Rorc :)

[@g00gle5ucks5]

Instead of trying to decide which I liked the best I appreciated how the group ties together despite the different skin colors. In fact, these tend to be the most striking units or armies, which are able to find color cohesion and union without making everything look the same. It gives me that organic feel which is both striking and warm! Your technical skill I'd say isn't on par with great painters, probably not even my own, however, your sense for the palette and creativity makes your models stand out and transcend into art. I envy you!

[@52Miniatures]

Thanks G. It would be a dream army. I'm kind of trying to do it with my Stormcast but it does take a lot of time :)

[@od1452]

Ha ha... I'm glad I didn't take notes. Thanks very entertaining. I like when the traditional colors are challenged. The Hilderbrant Brothers were the "in" Middle Earth painters in the 70S when Tolken was re-found . I don't remember what their orcs looked like but their work kind of set the tone for future artist. Kind of like Frazetta and Conan or John Carter.

[@markfrommontana]

I’ve only watched the first 4 minutes of this video, but I tapped the pause icon because I had to comment on your brilliant introduction: one imaginative shot followed by another, then another, then another. Your visuals and narration are amazing. 👍. Okay, I’m tapping off the pause now so that I can enjoy the various skin colors that follow. 😉 What a wonderful book collection btw. Cheers.

[@52Miniatures]

Thank you Mark! I’m having fun with all the “backstories”. It just ads a lot of fun to the creation process :)

[@VillarsGimm]

3:46 Vibrant Green Orc 5:28 Icy Blue Orc 6:37 Desaturated Orc 7:46 Red Orc 8:42 Yellow Orc 10:01 Alex's Favourite Orc?

[@52Miniatures]

Wonderful :)

[@MelodicMethod]

thank you, good sir!

[@shayrazor]

Ah your videos always make me want to pick up my brush! I usually paint my orcs yellow or green, but I think I'll give blue a shot now.

[@52Miniatures]

It's a lot of fun so please do :) Thanks S!

[@rodagoose]

Those orks look incredible! Thanks for sharing!

[@52Miniatures]

Thank you R!

[@smnb6652]

I really, REALLY need to do more wetblending, these results are fabulous!

[@52Miniatures]

Thank you S! I appreciate it :)

[@MentoliptusBanko]

Beautiful colours! I also paint all my orks in different skin tones, like hummies that don't have the same skin colours. I just stick to different shades of green.

[@52Miniatures]

I think different shades of green looks real nice on the table. Thanks M!

[@codelicious6590]

The red ork with the iron jaw piece- amazing work on the shadows of metal bits! Stunning.

[@52Miniatures]

Great to hear, thank you 🙏

[@thth-sv4bt]

my favorite way of doing ork skin is with using a different basecoat, then zenithal highlight, then yellow ink. And if the yellow looks interesting, then I start working on it, otherwise I'm going with random greens

[@52Miniatures]

Sounds like a very nice and efficient way of working P! Thanks for sharing.

[@gh00ph]

Brilliant video and super inspiring! I'm sure 10-year-old Alex would be really stoked about those orcs!

[@52Miniatures]

Oh most definitely. At least the shouty green one. I think 10 year old me was more conservative when it came to orcs.

[@kosachilles2504]

They looks heaps good standing next to each other

[@52Miniatures]

Thank you K!

[@e1miniatures584]

Loving the stargrave progress videos, and what a great wee video, too long have the orks/orcs all been the same shade of green!!

[@52Miniatures]

Thanks E! I'm enjoying the freedom and fun of having different pirates and crews that don't really have to match each other.

[@The69Oskar69]

I cheer up with every video as I can see your channel grows so fast, I remember not so long ago there were only 2,5k subscribers :)

[@52Miniatures]

I know Oskar! I'm very glad for all the support :)

[@kaijuk]

Love the desaturated orc but all look amazing thank you 😊

[@52Miniatures]

Thank you Caroline!

[@Matt-md5yt]

Glad to see your Orks painted up my friend

[@52Miniatures]

Thanks Matt! It was a lot of fun :)

[@digitalwastrel]

Really love how you approach painting by feeling and mood rather than exact colour recipes. As someone who has never been neat enough to do the clean-lines `eavy metal style, I've been enjoying painting much more since i embraced painting as an art more than a science.

[@52Miniatures]

Well thank you. I am strictly trying to keep myself amused and having an "enjoyable" process. Whatever that is or leads to :)

[@arch758]

this is the greatest painting video ive ever seen. its entertaining, informative, paced perfectly, shot amazingly, and your narration is so sublime i genuinely think you could listen to this video as a podcast and still know what's going on and achieve the same entertainment and information.

[@52Miniatures]

Well thank you very much Shu, I very much appreciate it.

[@lomelyo]

Outstanding approach to Orks.

[@52Miniatures]

Thank you L!

[@emilydowd-arrow3751]

I actually loved these orcs-and I’m not a war hammer fan. But then with you, there’s always a Tolkien references make me happy 🥲

[@52Miniatures]

Thank you E! I'm hoping to try and connect things every now and again. So many of us are "divided". But at the core we enjoy similar things :)

[@Nergling]

Beautiful in blue!

[@52Miniatures]

Thanks N!

[@michaelcoull8590]

Just discovering your videos now - this one was fantastic. Love the desaturated ork in particular.

[@52Miniatures]

Welcome to the channel M! And thank you :)

[@JonSteitzer]

You have one of the most individualistic and beautiful styles of painting of anyone on KZbin

[@52Miniatures]

Well thank you J, I appreciate it.

[@philgee486]

That look up from the book as the voice over describes the blasphemies of Melchor is priceless ;0)

[@52Miniatures]

It’s pretty scary stuff!

[@billcurran7210]

I really liked this. Think I might need to go paint a handful of colorful orcs.

[@52Miniatures]

Thanks Bill! Go for it :)

[@tomaveryta]

They look brilliant mate! Good fun & great bit of colour for the board or shelf

[@52Miniatures]

Thank Tom! Yeah, these look real fun on the table :)

[@acidcoen]

Utterly brilliant, as always. I've never painted an orc in my life but I do love those crazy bastards. I play an orc in every game I can, and gotta say I've never seen a blue or a yellow one before. And they look just amazing. Not only the paintjob's great but the ideas you have are genuinely inspiring! Over the past year or so you have become my absolute favourite youtube channel and everytime you drop a video it's like opening a giftbox. Not sure what's exactly inside but I know it's going to be good :)

[@52Miniatures]

I just seem to be trying to find reasons to paint orcs. They are just so much fun. And there is a lot of freedom involved. I'm very happy to have you along for the ride RK. Thank you.

[@AleriaStarlight]

Got to love using Tolkien's work as reference ^^ Even though I'm not much of an Orc player / painter myself, it's always fun and inspiring to watch another one of your uploads Alex

[@52Miniatures]

Well thank you Aleria. I just keep trying to find different reasons to paint orcs :) They are such a joy to paint.

[@AleriaStarlight]

@@52Miniatures I can imagine so ^^ Maybe I'll give them a try after my current Lumineth-Realm lords project as the Orcs do have some great minis, especially from the new range for 40K they revealed not long ago. And I'd totally try some of the things you showed here to come up with a crazy fun colour pallet.

[@marcocardoso8745]

@@AleriaStarlight both aos and wh40k offered very nice new orc Models, but the kromlech ones are awesome. Also Artel W so have some very very tempting orcs.

[@AleriaStarlight]

@@marcocardoso8745 Hmm that so? Can't say I am familiar with those 2 brands. So I'll have to look them up. Thanks for the recommendations though ^^

[@dambrooks7578]

This is perfect, it covers some really important Orc history, and will be incredibly useful when I start my Savage Orc Blood Bowl team on Saturday. Thank you...

[@52Miniatures]

Thanks Dam! And good luck with the Savages :)

[@dambrooks7578]

@@52Miniatures thank you, very much like you mentioned, that Green Corner just feels too constraining for comfort when my selection of various paint colours are seeking attention. It'll be an adventure certainly...

[@johnhanley5546]

Very enjoyable .... Hitchhiker's Guide to Ork Skin!

[@52Miniatures]

Aye! They fit well into the more colourful sci-fi world I'm going for with Stargrave :)

[@higglypiggly]

You are so talented. I like how you show your techniques and approaches in detail. Really makes me want to try out with my Frostgrave Orc Band.

[@52Miniatures]

Thank you I! I appreciate it. Give it a whirl on you orcs :)

[@gwingcommander]

I love M&M orks! These guys look so much more interesting than the normal uniform green approach. Also makes them feel like a chaotic mish-mash of creatures, rather than a highly organized/refined fighting force the way Space Marines are. Great video and paint job!

[@52Miniatures]

Thanks G! Yeah, I think on the table this is going to be a lot of fun!

[@saltfreegamer]

Another fantastic and inspiring video, great work! You orks look really good as a band of pirates. 👍

[@52Miniatures]

Thanks S! mission accomplished :)

[@coreymcarthur7835]

What a phenomenal video! Really well put together and super inspiring

[@jackgaylord6159]

Immaculate work as always,good job ,love the desaturated green ork

[@52Miniatures]

Thanks Jack!

[@cptcatnip6367]

now i wanne paint a space ork army with red bosses and blue basic units all of them with yellow highlights. damn those blue orcs are looking so good.

[@52Miniatures]

Great plan C! Go for it :)

[@pieter-janvangucht2152]

I feel like there is a wealth of knowledge on colour theory behind this seemingly random painting frenzy. You're too humble mister 52!

[@52Miniatures]

I'm not sure its a wealth, but I do try and sneak in whatever I pick up on the way :)

[@koriesheffer7120]

Thoroughly enjoyed this video. I have a whack load of unpainted orky boys that deserve some attention. I think it's about time they sat under the spotlight for a while!

[@52Miniatures]

Glad to hear it Korie! Thank you, I appreciate it.

[@docremington1589]

Love this fresh look on Ork skin! Really a fan of your style. You’re the kind of dude I’d like to spend an evening gaming with and chatting to.

[@52Miniatures]

Well thanks Doc, I appreciate it.

[@micklangan7544]

Excellent Video, great commentary with a wonderful painting style that explains the techniques of 'imaginative paint delivery'

[@52Miniatures]

Thanks Mick!

[@ponzewaaagh]

Great video qnd tutorial mixing colors. Gracias!

[@clawhammr666]

Only the second video I see from you (weirdly enough, first one being new studio vid came to recommended) I wanna say the production is top notch, video quality, lighting, narration and the shots (especially for the intro), definitely subbing

[@52Miniatures]

Welcome to the channel D and thank you, I appreciate it.

[@KoraRubin]

💝 This video feels like a present just for me. Regular green Orcs are a pet beef of mine and I'm so happy to see something different. My husband, who likes Lore in contrast to myself, told me Orcs are connected to mushrooms in some way. There are no green mushrooms! Mushrooms don't need photosynthesis. And I just think, the standard green kind of boring and too comic like at the same time. So... thank you very much for all the different Orcs and all the different thought approaches.

[@52Miniatures]

My pleasure K! In the end, it’s a hobby, it’s our minis and we can do whatever we like to get them to look just the way we want.

[@marcocardoso8745]

Very inspirational. Thank you.

[@2leg947]

Great idea for space ork pirate gang) From the Stargrave perspective appears an obvious narative about orks using different chemicals to "tune" themselves)

[@52Miniatures]

True! I'm thinking various bits of distilled and chemically altered squig.

[@joshpickering5039]

Stay awesome dude... this was a lot of fun to watch. Sat down to a nice Ribeye steak dinner with a glass of wine and thought “I know what I can watch whilst I eat this” honestly love your videos, the scripting and videography is fantastic. Also the minis look pretty good too!! 😝

[@52Miniatures]

Thanks Josh! I’m glad to hear I’m good enough for stake 😂

[@thomasbodin260]

Had to come back to this video to say thank you, I started painting orks and your video helped me so much! The difference between my first ork and the second one I painted following your tutorial is like night and day ! Cheers from France !

[@52Miniatures]

Wow, thanks T! I'm glad to hear it.

[@davelamperski4723]

Your presentation style is awesome and it's a real joy to watch!

[@52Miniatures]

Well thank you Dave!

[@davelamperski4723]

@@52Miniatures you’re welcome!

[@bitzbox]

I really like these and it's refreshing to see different skin tones for orks. I've seen a few people choose turquoise which I'm really liking atm

[@52Miniatures]

Yeah! Anything goes really. And it doesn't have to "shouty" either if one doesn't like that.

[@AvocationNation]

I love the creativity and experimentation. Bravo!

[@52Miniatures]

Thank you Shane!

[@fybso3057]

Reaally loved the video and the intro!

[@danwagner4306]

Your Hobby continues to inspire. I much appreciate the depiction of your work. Great job.

[@52Miniatures]

Thank you Dan, I'm glad to hear the videos inspire.

[@jonniesaur]

Your level of craftsmanship is stellar. Especially love your cinematography, your videos just are so pleasantly enjoyable and so polished.

[@52Miniatures]

Thank you very much Jonnie, I appreciate it.

[@undeadch1cken523]

Ive always like orcs to be different colours along the earthy spectrum. Like the Urruks in shadow of Mordor being green, grey, yellow orange and brown

[@52Miniatures]

Yeah, that's a nice choice :)

[@strongerandwiser2023]

Wow, the amount of citidel handles that you have to hold your miniatures! I just have the one... You have one for the whole squad!

[@52Miniatures]

I know! I was going to buy two... and then my son wanted one. So I got the pack with like 5? And then some friendly viewers have sent some.... and now I just got one from Redgrass... I can't complain on lack of handles.

[@markgnepper5636]

Great stuff friend loving your journey. Thanks for sharing. 👏👍

[@52Miniatures]

My pleasure Mark, thank you :)

[@tftf60]

Another really well made video with great painting.

[@52Miniatures]

Thank you T! I appreciate it.

[@n6356583]

A real joy to watch. I especially love the little '52' transfer on the back of the motorbike-minotaorc's back end, a nice little nod to your channel in your paintjob. Thanks again for the consistently wonderful content!

[@52Miniatures]

Thank you A! Yeah, some subliminal advertising is never wrong :)

[@danj1072]

Great video! I love your narratives.

[@52Miniatures]

Thank you D! I appreciate it.

[@ateliergallez7594]

Fantastic Video Alex, great fun, thank you! grtz, Axel

[@52Miniatures]

Thank you Axel!

[@meledward231]

Love your videos and this just happened to be the subject I needed today. Great variety and well done. Thanks

[@52Miniatures]

Lovely to hear, thanks Mel

[@Phamtomdark]

I did this exact same project just last year, I love orks for these kinds of practice projects.

[@52Miniatures]

Yeah, orcs do bring a sense of freedom to the table.

[@Gumlass1]

Love the pirates, and the video as a whole!

[@52Miniatures]

Thanks G!

[@KingColonel]

My new favorite miniature painting channel. Thanks for all the tips and thoughts.

[@52Miniatures]

My pleasure K! Thanks for watching :)

[@GhoblinCrafts]

I love orcs, I haven’t painted enough of them!

[@52Miniatures]

There is always an orc around the corner sainting to be painted :)

[@brumbz513]

SPAWN OF MELKOR! Enjoying that yellow guy :)

[@52Miniatures]

Aye! Got to watch your wallet around all them Melkor spawns.

[@silfreed1542]

Your gas mask dull green ork is gnarly as hell, i love it!

[@52Miniatures]

Thanks S!

[@Terrainosaur]

You're becoming an even better painter. Well worth watching the progress.

[@52Miniatures]

Thank you. I am really trying to practice a bit of efficiency. This time going for a larger brush and "bolder" contrast. Having a lot of fun here

[@sophiejenner8517]

I'm new here and new ISH to the hobby about 4 or 5 months now I think !! Your videos are so informative and just great. Love these orks I've yet to paint them... Emphasis on the yet!! They look like alot of fun and want to try. I love breaking the boundaries and changing up the colours from box art so your videos are perfect for me

[@52Miniatures]

Thank you Sophie and welcome to the hobby! I'm glad to hear the videos inspire, sometimes I think maybe my videos are getting to advanced for beginners so I'm glad to hear they work in one way or the other :)

[@Christian-qs2ft]

These looked so awesome! I love your style, I feel inspired now!

[@52Miniatures]

Thanks G! Glad to hear it

[@LexandroX]

Punk Ork Raiders or Punk Ork Pirates will be the perfect name for your Stargrave crew! Thanks for the video! Great to watch and always inspiring.

[@52Miniatures]

The POP's! :) Thanks L!

[@lincolnwillis3345]

It is genuinely upsetting to see how good you are lol. Great job as always.

[@52Miniatures]

Ha ha :) Thank you L!

[@klug5916]

Interesting and bringing new ideas. I prefer this kind of format video where we see more about the miniatures (and inspiration sources) than yourself seapking in front of the camera, it brings more depth to your saying.

[@52Miniatures]

Thank you K! It started out of necessity, because of "lockdown". But I'm glad over this change :)

[@klug5916]

@@52Miniatures Well, thanks to you and other KZbinrs (like Trovarion, for example ^^), I went back to miniature painting as well, 'cause I was motivated again. Although, my painting still is very different from yours, but getting very specific styles is the most interesting IMO! Keep going, the quality of your videos improved with the experience you gained. ;-)

[@squidly162]

Your videos amaze me. I love your thought process

[@52Miniatures]

Well thank you S! I greatly appreciate hearing this.

[@GadBoDag]

Beautiful video! It was exactly the inspiration I was looking for. Technique advice as well as aesthetic philosophy!

[@52Miniatures]

Glad you enjoyed it!

[@Grabacr]

Always a real joy to watch. As a new painter, your videos are an inspiration and motivate me to keep trying.

[@52Miniatures]

Thank you G! I appreciate it.

[@MonsieurPopu]

Excellent video! So much inspiration... I need to try a red one.

[@52Miniatures]

Thank you! I really liked how that red one turned out :)

[@yfz450rider39]

Each color combo looked awesome! My favorite is probably the yellow one!

[@52Miniatures]

Thanks S!

[@Berserkerworks]

All the different colours give so much character and humour to the Kromlech orks. Really reminds me of the earlier editions of 40k and Paul Bonner's art.

[@52Miniatures]

Thanks B! These sculpts do bring out the "fun" in "orc" :)

[@maik2190]

Great video! I especially liked your explanation with colours. Definitely keep that in mind while painting :) this gives me so much depth in colour theory!

[@52Miniatures]

Thank you Mai! I try and sneak in whatever I pick up on the way :)

[@dusanpesic8286]

In his video about the inspiration for "World of Warcraft", BellularGaming found that the first depiction of Green Orcs was from Tim Kirk's painting "Road to Minas Tirith".

[@52Miniatures]

Nice! Thats very interesting! Thank you.

[@charleslatora5750]

I've just since Jan. gotten heavily into minis. Made my Ogres brighter green(or tried too) n my Orcs a darker looking green. this video is very helpful. thanks. subbed.

[@52Miniatures]

Welcome to the channel Charles :)

[@andygorman858]

Fantastic video, explained in your usual informative way……..you probably described wet blending far better than any other painter out there! I have the Tolkien Beastery as well and love artwork in there, referring to it many times during my hobby life. Have you ever thought about painting one of those 1/10th scale fantasy busts? I reckon your painting style would make it a visual masterpiece! Thank you so much for sharing!

[@52Miniatures]

Well thank you Andy! As of now I think busts scare me a little. And I always seem to be painting minis for gaming purpose. But I don't see how I can hold a bust of for all that much longer :)

[@mrsjekyll]

Your videos are so wonderful 💜 Excellent content in a beautiful and soothing form!

[@52Miniatures]

Thank you G! I appreciate it.