As mentioned in a few previous posts, part of what I want to accomplish is finishing up past projects that have been sitting around in various states of incompleteness. This post returns to my Bloodbowl team that I started painting back in 2017, the Greenskin Packers! I started them by posting a single test figure and then a few more to go along with the QB, but then as is usual I got sidetracked, but at least it was due to two very good reasons....
- No one was playing locally
- Yellow and White uniforms SUCK to paint
Anyway, the team is now complete!
While I wanted to include a team shot of them all done, this submission is only for 8 of them as shown below, the other 7 were already submitted 3 years ago in the challenge.
While I am really happy with how they came out, and am glad to finally have a complete Bloodbowl team, they were a pain in the ass! Painting white to not look all white (armour and cloth is actually 2 separate shades of white, each with several different whites and off-whites to make them up) and then getting yellow to look nice against it, was a lot of trouble!!! As I am sure anyone who has worked a lot with either colour is well aware of. People like MikeF (who does amazing yellows) must be masochists to actually want to paint full armies in yellows!
Here is a close up of one of the normal linebackers to show the details close up.
Once the uniforms were painted, I then went around the model and added chips and scratches to make them look used and abused (as any Ork belonging would be). I keep thinking about maybe muddying them up as well, but like the crisp colours and worry that it would darken then too much and I would loose the overall bright cartoon look that I love about them.
These 8 new Orks should net me a very time consuming and frustration inducing 40 points!
Haha, yes, I can see where yellow and white would completely suck to paint. Not a very inspiring combination, but you've done an excellent job with these strapping lads. Great work Byron!
ReplyDeleteWell, they look lovely! I tend to run scared of yellow to be honest!
ReplyDeleteBest Iain
Thanks Iain! and yes so do I normally.... but my favourite team is Greenbay, and this is a pretty close copy to their uniforms, so I kinda had to...
DeleteYes, no doubt bonus points for tackling challenging colours!
ReplyDeleteThey look amazing in the white/yellow combo. And now that you have a full team, you need never paint that colour scheme again.
ReplyDeleteThat is a very good way to look at it, I never have to do anymore, and that makes me happy :-)
DeleteWell done on these Greenskins Byron!
ReplyDeleteThis is great Byron! Too bad the Green Bay Packers will lose again this year, and then wonder why it is they need a defence, but this is still cool :)
ReplyDeleteThanks Greg. You are likely right, but they are still my favourite team, so I had to do them up for bloodbowl, I have loved them ever since I was a teenager and then when they got Brett Favre it was pure magic. Then they got Rodgers! The fact that they have had 2 of the best QB's of all time for the last 30 years is amazing. I know hard times have to be coming though....
DeleteAs a Dallas fan this is what Green Bay look like to me in real life 😁 great work
ReplyDeleteRegards KenR
Great looking fantasy football team. Leaving the colours bright really works, I think.
ReplyDeleteArmy Painter Light Tone wash is my magic for yellow. I really like the weathered armour!
ReplyDeleteThat's a great team! I can imagine your suffering as you were painting them, but the end result looks splendid. The colour scheme also does wonders for their complexion ;-)
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