Zorbag the Widowmaker

The dread captain of my Angmar Battle Company...

Zorbag the Widowmaker is one of my favorite LotR orc models. Garbed in warg hide and wielding a military pick, he just looks like he means business! He's also nearly a head taller than the other orcs in my collection so he stands out among the mob.

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...