I just got an armoured Glorfy nearly done and realised I have no paints to paint his hair.

Can anyone recommend a colour scheme (with example photos if possible) of how to do blonde? I'm not sure what to buy.

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Namarie

this is the walk thourgh from the "painting the white council" article off the games workshop website hope it helps,
For Glorfindel's hair, I basecoated it with Desert Yellow, highlighted it with an even mix of Desert Yellow and Bleached Bone, and finished it with a 1:4 mix of Desert Yellow and Bleached Bone.

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hobbits are small in stature yet huge on spirit

A very simple method (though you can highlight etc to taste with further mixing), I mix Skull White and that Ochre colour (I think Bubonic Brown, not sure) 50-50, paint that on, wash, and re-drybrush as a highlight.

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"... Telchar wrought it in the deeps of time."
-On Andùril, The Lord of the Rings

Check the Tomes of Wisdom section, enough painting articles on those pointy eared blondes.

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Operation future in full swing.

I usually basecoat with a brown (Khemri or Scorched) and then mix some Bubonic Brown with some Bleached Bone (for lighter, almost platinum blondes) or Golden Yellow with a bit of Bleached Bone for darker blondes.

I can put some pics up in a bit if you want?

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Manners maketh man

Does the carpet match the drapes?

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I'd mess up your face but your momma did it for me!

So this is the darker kind of blond:




Best to base with a darker brown, then paint with a Golden Yellow / Bleached Bone mix, maybe wash with thinned Devlan Mud or a brown-ish ink, then highlight with a Golden Yellow / Bleached Bone+ Mix (i.e more Bleached Bone then the first coat)

The platinum blond of Eomer:



I based with Scorched Brown, then used a Bubonic Brown / Bleached Bone drybrush and highlighted with Bubonic Brown / Bleached Bone+

Hope that was of some use!

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