GETTING STARTED
The model was given an undercoat of Chaos Black spray, and any areas of poor coverage were touched up with thinned Chaos Black paint.
BASECOAT
The red overcoat, glove fingers, and weapon shaft were painted with a basecoat mix of 50% Scab Red and 50% Scorched Brown. Scab Red on its own was used as the first highlight stage, followed by adding a small amount of Bleached Bone to the Scab Red for the final highlight stage. These sections were then given a wash with a mix of equal parts water and Brown and Black Inks.
ARMOUR AND WEAPONS
The chain mail coat, axe blade, and metal sections of the helmet were painted with a basecoat of Boltgun Metal. These areas were then highlighted with Chainmail.
The helmet sections were then given a wash with thinned Black Ink. A basecoat of Scorched Brown was used to paint the boots, gauntlets, belt, and helmet. Small amounts of Bleached Bone were added for each successive highlight stage.
These parts of the model were given a wash with an equal parts mix of water and Brown and Black inks. The gauntlets were then re-highlighted with the original mix in a criss-cross pattern.
The inner metallic part of the axe was painted with a basecoat of Tin Bitz, which was highlighted with Beaten Copper.
FLESH
A basecoat of Bestial Brown was used to paint the flesh, which was then highlighted with Dwarf Flesh and finally given a wash of 25% Chestnut Ink and 75% water. The final highlight was a mix of 50% Dwarf Flesh and 50% Elf Flesh.
BEARD
Gimli's beard was painted with a basecoat of Scorched Brown, which was highlighted with Dark Flesh before being given a wash with a mix of equal parts water and Black and Brown inks. A second highlight of Dark Flesh was applied before finishing the beard by painting a highlight mix of 90% Dark Flesh and 10% Bleached Bone.
CLOAK
The cloak was painted with a basecoat mix of 50% Vomit Brown and 50% Chaos Black. Small amounts of Bleached Bone were added to the basecoat mix for each successive highlight.
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