Beginner painted Gandalf miniature

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Uploaded by on Apr 4, 2008

Hey guys!

I thought I'd try to paint a miniature representing Gandalf the Great from Lord of the Rings.

Keep in mind, this is my first time that I've ever painted, so I'd sure appreciate some tips and tricks regarding painting if you've got such to share.

I tried to make it seem as if Gandalf was walking in a greenish-swampish-terrain (hence all the green / black on the base). Did you think I succeeded? Personally, I think that it could be a bit better regarding color. But since I only bought the basic "Citadel paint set" I had to play a bit of a guessing game when mixing colors together.

What do you think?

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  • The figures came with those bases. As a beginner, back then I couldn't distinguish what bases (round or square) belonged to what.

  • Thx. I got some dwarfs now from Warhammer Fantasy that I've painted. I'll post some new vids soon.

  • What colour have you done for his staff and belts?

  • Firstly, (after priming my model with Chaos Black), I painted the staff and belts with Snakebite Leather. Then, I mixed Goblin Green with Chaos Black (about 80/20, this should give you a kind of military-greenish tone) and thinned the color mix with clean water. Lastly, I simply applied the mix on the staff and even a more watered-down mix of the same sort on the belts.

  • Is his beard just Skull White?

  • Yes. With an extremely watered down wash of Mithril Silver across the beard.

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  • As future advice NEVER, and I mean NEVER use pure white on a mini.

    It's a hell of a lot better than my first, btw. Now, whenever you paint cloth or straps that are old or worn, drybrush a light grey. In gandalf's case, everywhere but the sword and face.

  • No the circle bases are for |LOTR nd 40k squar is for fantasy

  • Wrong Base!

  • sorry to say but from what I know, I dont think your aloud to? ask your locale hobby store expert!:)

  • actually cicrle are for LOTR too, its just warhammer that has the square

  • good

  • sorry to tell u but ur wrong...

  • Yea I thought it was just circular bases for LOTR 40K

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