Orcses .. at random

[DeadlyPhoenix]

Okay, quite a random question here (why here? Because I don't know where else to post - feel free to move/delete/whatsoever afterwards).


I'm quite fond of Orcses - loved TATW for all it brought. Now, if I wanted to have those orcs in lets say.. shogun (or RTW II considering it's the same engine).. where should I start?


You see, all these subforums and different threads, I can't find the light. Where should i start if i wanted to have orcs in the warscape engine (mainly for RTW II)?
Do you have to draw it from scratch in some program? Can you use pictures and convert them in some way or hence, convert them from previous TW titles and/or other game models and polish them for the new engine (assuming that if you bring MTWII models to Shogun2/RTW2, they would need quite the polishing as the difference in quality is huge).


All in all, any useful tips come in handy. It's just an idea of mine that lingers in the back of my head and which i'd like to execute in my free time so day because .. after seeing TATW, I can only dream of something as epic only with the graphics of today.

Thanks in advance.


p.s.: keep in mind that it's not my intent to blatantly copy/converting others work - especially not without their consent. I'm merely seeking for guidelines to make orcs similar to the LoTR movies for the warscape engine.