What do you paint by?

a Hobbit · **Posted:** Wed Mar 18, 2015 5:22 pm

I was wondering what everyone paints by, and decided to set this poll up.

Monotone_Matt · **Posted:** Wed Mar 18, 2015 5:32 pm

Film for me, seeing as how the majority of the figs are sculpts of the actors and I like trying to emulate the feel of the movies.

halauas · **Posted:** Wed Mar 18, 2015 6:12 pm

Good question, everyone has a different muse for inspiration. I prefer to paint based on the movies but always giving a personal touch to personalize my painting

Elladan & Elrohir · **Posted:** Wed Mar 18, 2015 6:37 pm

Elladan: I paint by my own style. I look at PJ's films and GW miniatures for reference, but its mostly my own style.

Elrohir: I try to follow the films as much as possible, I like the colours and the feel, also I know what colours I will need, so I don't need to go testing and figuring out what looks good and what works.

Aulë, the Valar · **Posted:** Wed Mar 18, 2015 6:51 pm

Films for me...
I'd love to paint by the book, but since the models are inspired in the films, I paint by them.

SidTheSloth · **Posted:** Wed Mar 18, 2015 7:49 pm

Tbh I paint however I feel they look best which, of late has been my own take on colour schemes

Harfoot · **Posted:** Wed Mar 18, 2015 8:08 pm

I voted book, but also i look at the concept art in the Chronicles Books, which are excellent, so could have done with 2 votes

Wise Old Elf · **Posted:** Wed Mar 18, 2015 11:25 pm

I tend to refer to the concept art more than the films, The Hobbit Chronicles books by Weta are utterly astounding and never fail to inspire me.

Feanorthenoldor · **Joined:** Wed Sep 02, 2009 6:44 pm **Posts:** 879

Definitely by the book, more specifically, the silmarillion for my elves.

Grungehog · **Posted:** Thu Mar 19, 2015 3:05 pm

I use my imagination, and I go with geography as an inspiration for my own concepts

Dorthonion · **Posted:** Thu Mar 19, 2015 7:10 pm

Brush.

Gandlaf the Grey · **Posted:** Fri Mar 20, 2015 7:52 pm

By numbers !!!

Seriously though, I did stick to paint schemes but I am now going for what I feel, it may fit a general colour scheme but the mixes for shades and highlights will be my own as I tend to use Scale 75 and Vallejo paints.

Paradigm · **Joined:** Sun Jan 11, 2015 11:56 am **Posts:** 264

In general, by the films, but also with the aim firmly set on realism over artisticness/technique. In other words, the reason I don't do lots of highlighting or fancy bright colours is not so much because I can't, but because to me what makes the films is their gritty realism as much as anything else, so that's what I go for on the minis.

orc-archer · **Posted:** Mon Mar 23, 2015 1:00 pm

A mix of concept art, films and a dash of my own style.

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