In a moment of Tolkien truth, I decided to opt for a black/gray skin colour scheme for my orcs and goblins' horde. The first time I ever heard of orcs, I was eleven years old and had just finished reading The Lord of the Rings. Although I can appreciate Games Workshop for trying to create an orcish race with a particular appearance and image, my "black" heart has always remained true to the black/gray skin. Looking at a greenskin army can sometimes be too much of a carneval. After all, we want our army to look bad, don't we. Without further ado, here is the first orc in an upcoming unit of 23 (making room for da Boss).
Without looking too uniform, there will be a repetition of some colours. With the gray skin, I particularly find that reds, browns and blacks work well, with the additional white detail.
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