I often get questions about painting armor and like most of my techniques, it's dead simple! I drybrush Citadel Leadbelcher over a black undercoat and leave lots of black showing in the shadowed areas. Then I use a wash of black, brown, or blue depending on the effect I want. In this case, I wanted dirty, battered plate so I use Seraphim Sepia. Finally, I go back with Runefang Steel and just highlight the hard edges. The technique result in armor with a lot of tone variation that creates a very realistic look with relatively little effort.
More orcs in a few days...
The fact that you give your captains names gives them so much more character. I also like you paintjob more than the one that Games Workshop have done on this model.
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