GG 2026 A Waaagh (or Oink?) for Golden Gobbo

[The Serene Badger]

What's your technique/colour recipe for the wood? I struggle a bit to get wood looking good and not to uniform/monotone. I've got a lot coming up in my near future (giant tree trunk, goblobber and pump wagons to name a few!)

 

[Tex]

I started to use this recipe some 2 or 3 orcs ago: on a beige ( bleached bone or similar) base i add a glaze of a yellowish brown (nazdreg yellow - contrast - in this case), then redo thin beige lines, reglaze, repeat at will to enrich the wood grain, add very light green spots/lines, then finish up with scorched brown or snakebite leather ( the contrast one - a jack of all trades to me) glazes all over, with some black on the edges. In case of things made up of more wooden parts I'd try to create variety using different beiges or greys for the grain and different browns/reds/greens as glazes

 

[Fimm McCool]

Beautiful work.
That's a very shiny helmet he has...

 

[Tex]

Beautiful work.
That's a very shiny helmet he has...

At the moment...😉

 

[Old Hob]

Wooden parts done, roll on the pig-helm!

He's looking ridiculously good. I will be giving your wood recipe a whirl, as your results are great.

 

[The Serene Badger]

I started to use this recipe some 2 or 3 orcs ago: on a beige ( bleached bone or similar) base i add a glaze of a yellowish brown (nazdreg yellow - contrast - in this case), then redo thin beige lines, reglaze, repeat at will to enrich the wood grain, add very light green spots/lines, then finish up with scorched brown or snakebite leather ( the contrast one - a jack of all trades to me) glazes all over, with some black on the edges. In case of things made up of more wooden parts I'd try to create variety using different beiges or greys for the grain and different browns/reds/greens as glazes

Thanks, that's really helpful! I think I've got similar colours and inks. I've never added my own lines before, will definitely be giving it a go. Was trying to think how to stop big bits of wood being just "brown", and this looks like the key

 

[Tex]

Thanks, that's really helpful! I think I've got similar colours and inks. I've never added my own lines before, will definitely be giving it a go. Was trying to think how to stop big bits of wood being just "brown", and this looks like the key

Wood is basically like leather or metal: the more colours you throw at it, the more real it will look. I forgot to mention that on the back of the shield I used pink for the grain, too...almost everything will do.

 

[Tex]

Early stages of messing around with the pig helmet🐷

 

[The Serene Badger]

I look at these and keep expecting them to move

 

[Geroak II]

Jaw-droppingly brilliant work.

 

[Tex]

Tomorrow I will add some weathering to the sides of the original helmet and will begin working on the d*ck-face


What a plan😅

 

[The Serene Badger]

What do you use for the rust? It looks really natural

 

[Tex]

A dark and a light rust pigment, the citadel technical rust paint and blue and green washes, which i think give a more realistic final look

 

[Brother Meredith]

That helmet is so great! 👌