Orc Flesh - A Color That Has Evaded Me For Too Long
Hey gang, just wanted to share for anyone who searches out a good color for painting heroscape orcs. Historically, the heroscapers forum had a "paint guide" for Oldscape. I've used the recommendations there a few times to great success but, being a rather dated guide at this point, many of the colors are no longer in production.
All this to say, when you google colors for orc skin/flesh the results are generally unclear or reference a few paints that can be mixed to get the iconic greenish-blue tone. I did a few test strokes using War Paints green-blues on a Grimnak I had laying around to do some color matching. I did a black nuln oil wash over each color to match the general wash over the rest of the orc's body. The images in the post are the results
I think there is a case to be made on any of these three shades but I prefer the Phalanx Blue (WP3034) personally and would consider the Shieldwall Blue (WP3035) as well, but it's a little too light IMO (maybe closer to a match on a sunbleached or faded figure). The Tidal Blue (WP3033) is just slightly too dark and blue, especially after washing with black.
Hopefully this guide helps 1 person paint/repair heroscape orcs.