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 Post subject: WIP Legolas
PostPosted: Sun Oct 11, 2009 7:24 pm 
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Hi,
I picked this guy up(along with the Helms deep Aragorn) from a second hand model shop for £1,although he was pretty badly painted.
So now I've stripped the paint I've begun to paint him:
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The skin is finished,although in real life it doesn't appear quite as pale or devoid of contrast.I'll have to work on taking pics on my new phone.

The rest of him is pretty much just bass coated,besides his hair which has one highlight.Think it needs to be lighter??

I hope he looks acceptable thus far. :D

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Looks great so far, I think his hair could use one or two more highlights. 8)

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Anduril Blade of Kings wrote:
I think his hair could use one or two more highlights.


I think one more highlight would be enough, too many more highlights and it won't look so good.

Really nice work so far Hexter. 8)

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The hair might bennefit from another highlight. He looks great so far.

I would recommend making his base look cool. Thats just what I think.
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Nice painting so far Hexter! 8)

Although, yes it does need some more highlights

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Another Highlight for the hair it is! :D

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would recommend making his base look cool. Thats just what I think.

I'm not sure whether i want to do his base to rewpresent one of the locations he travels to in the books(such as Khazad-dum) or to model it as a woody base representative of Mirkwood?
Any ideas would be great!

I won't be able to paint his Tuinc for some while because I lack the appropriate greens to acheive the right shade. :(

Thanks for the feedback guys! :D

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Little bit of an update,Legolas is now closer to completion and i now need to start thinking how I'll tackle his base:
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Also i Started on Aragorn:
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Still a fair way to go with this one but at the moment he's not my main priority. 8)

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Looks good so far 8) :-D

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VERY good work on Legolas - cloth, face and hair are all extremely well painted! Keep up the great work! :yay:

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Hi,
I'm ashamed to say but of late i've kind of neglected my LoTR minis( :shock: ),but i haven't given them up.I do intend to finish my Orc army,so maybe you'll see some more of them soon.

However,heres a small update on Legolas:
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I've fully finished his shirt thingie(havent a clue what its proper name is) and i've decided to paint his shirt in a black colour to add a bit of contrast.

Nothing major,but atleast it proves I'm still painting LoTR minis! :D

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It looks great, the skin is really impressive. His tunic looks a little dark, maybe a lighter base colour. I'm looking forwards to seeing more of your work.

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I agree with DLOEL, a somewhat lighter base color would look a little better in my opinion, but other than that great job :yay:

Hair and skin are very good 8)

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No, i like the dark color. It gives a nice contrast to the face. (IMO ofcourse) :-D

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The highlights on the brown areas are really smooth, nice work! 8)

The darker mid section of the tunic looks a bit odd as the rest of the green is much lighter; perhaps a few more highlights?

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Very nice painiting Hexter! I love the face, it looks very realistic 8)

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You seem to be getting a grip of the painting.
I was wondering though why you haven't attempted the eyes on Legolas ?
I think it will make a huge improvement if you did.

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I like the tone of the skin, though hima bit of darkness.
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i like how you have given him a realistic, natural appearance. rather then the unusually bright colors used by GW painters. and you are pulling it off excellently. looking forward to him being completed.

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