{"id":6463,"date":"2023-11-01T11:25:05","date_gmt":"2023-11-01T15:25:05","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/angrypiper.com\/?p=6463"},"modified":"2023-11-01T11:25:05","modified_gmt":"2023-11-01T15:25:05","slug":"two-out-of-nine-aint-bad","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/angrypiper.com\/?p=6463","title":{"rendered":"Two Out of Nine Ain’t Bad"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Orctober comes to an end and what do I have to show for it? Two orcs. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

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If you recall, I was intending to paint this entire classic Grenadier Orcs’ Lair set last month. Sadly, I ran out of gas about halfway through and couldn’t get back into gear. The wheels fell off this project of mine, and my motivation engine stalled. I could maybe come up with more vehicular metaphors, but basically I lost interest and gave up.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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I did manage to complete two, however: this Orc Captain and the Standard Bearer. If you count the standard (it takes up its own slot in the box), then I painted three.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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The problem was the skin tone. I didn’t want to go green; I was looking for a more “Tolkien-esque” orc; so I YouTubed a few videos on how to paint orc skin for the GW LOTR game. I found a few good tutorials that utilize Camoshade, Sepia or Agrax Earthshade washes over an Ivory base, and I used them. The problem is, in the end they all kind of look the same no matter which wash is used. There’s not much variety.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Since orcs aren’t known for being snappy dressers, most of their kit is dull colors as well. This just looks terrible with the pale skin tone I chose, and I couldn’t see past how the models looked in the moment to what they might look like at the end. I got bored and moved on to other things, none of them paint-related. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

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The remaining seven orcs in the box have all been based and base-coated, and they’re presently sitting on my desk in the side-pile, so maybe I’ll clean them up in December, my traditional side-pile month. Or maybe not.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Anyway, Dwarvember <\/a>kicks off today, and it’s looking to be a somewhat subdued challenge. I’ll post the official participant list in a few days, just in case more folks want to throw in. If interested, let me know in the comments or email me at angrypiper@angrypiper.com.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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