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.

LEATHER

Aragorn's leather jerkin was painted with a basecoat of equal parts Scorched Brown and Chaos Black. A series of highlights were applied with a mix of basecoat and small, increasing amounts of Fortress Grey. The final highlight mix was approximately 20% Fortress Grey to 80% basecoat. A glaze of 50% Chestnut Ink and 50% water was then applied.

ARMOUR AND PANTS

The mail armour was drybrushed with Brazen Brass followed by a light drybrush with Chainmail. Aragorn's pants were painted with Chaos Black and highlighted with a mix of Chaos Black and increasing amounts of Bleached Bone.

FACE

Aragorn's face was painted with a 50/50 mix of Scorched Brown and Bleached Bone. An equal parts mix of Dwarf Flesh, Scorched Brown, and Bleached Bone was used for the first highlight, and increasing quantities of Dwarf Flesh were added to this mix for successive highlights, until Dwarf Flesh on its own was applied. A highlight of equal parts Dwarf Flesh and Elf Flesh was then applied, followed by a final highlight of Elf Flesh.

The boots were painted with a mix of 45% Scorched Brown, 45% Chaos Black, and 10% Bestial Brown. Codex Grey was then added to the mix for successive highlights. A glaze of equal parts Brown Ink, Black Ink, and water was then applied.

SCABBARD

A basecoat mix of 80% Chaos Black and 20% Bleached Bone was applied to Aragorn's scabbard. More Bleached Bone was gradually added to this mix for the highlights. The metal detail was painted with a basecoat of Boltgun Metal highlighted with Mithril Silver. The gold detail was painted with a basecoat of Burnished Gold and then washed with a mix of one part Scorched Brown and four parts water.

VEST

The vest was painted with a basecoat of 80% Scab Red and 20% Codex Grey. Increasing amounts of Bleached Bone were added to this mix for each highlight.

ARM BRACES

The arm braces were painted with a 50/50 mix of Dark Flesh and Chaos Black and highlighted with a mix of 25% Bleached Bone to 75% basecoat. More Bleached Bone was added for successive highlight stages. The Gondorian wings were then given a final highlight with even more Bleached Bone added to the mix.

SWORD

A basecoat of 80% Boltgun Metal and 20% Chaos Black was used to paint the sword. Mithril Silver was then added to this mix for each successive highlight, and Mithril Silver on its own was used at the tip and edges.

HAIR

An equal parts mix of Scorched Brown and Chaos Black was applied as a basecoat for the hair and beard, which was then highlighted with Scorched Brown. The tips of the hair were highlighted with 50% Scorched Brown and 50% Chaos Black. The hair and beard were then given a glaze with Black Ink.

For the stubble, Scorched Brown was mixed with Chaos Black in equal quantities. This mix was then thinned with 75% water to 25% paint. The thinned paint was stippled on the cheeks. Once dry, a second layer of stubble was applied to the jaw line.

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