Urh-Gatkhar: Orcish Faces
Hello everyone! Here I bring you the next entry into my current project, a general exploration of what the inhabitants of Urh-Gatkhar might look like. I wanted to lean into the common depiction of orcs while still giving them a strong basis in human anatomy and make them look just like people. Repainting Frans Hals's "The Laughing Cavalier" was a fun conclusion to my efforts up to that point. Hope you enjoyed and have a good one ^^
Painting of an orc based on The Laughing Cavalier (1624) by Frans Hals
Exploration of ways orcish heads might look like - thumbnails
Exploration of ways orcish heads might look like - sketches. Special attention were paid to the teeth
Orcish teeth and how they work
Exploration of ways orcish heads might look like - quick paintings trying out different types of exaggerations
Exploration of ways orcish heads might look like - color palettes
Video of the painting process