March Painting Challenge: Theoden

valpas · **Posted:** Tue Mar 08, 2011 1:19 pm

Thanks for the kind comments, guys!

@Bart: I was really smart years ago when I undercoated him white and put him back into the box. Today I would have used black since I ran out of white spray some time ago and haven't gotten around to buying more. Would have been a real pain to paint white horse over black.

@hero fo gondor: I painted the face using GW and Vallejo colours. Tallarn Flesh basecoat as I always do, then couple of careful washes of Ogryn Flesh on the recesses (not splashing the wash all around, just making sure there is good shading everywhere). Then Dwarf Flesh (Vallejo) everywhere but the recesses and a few highlight layers by adding Bleached Bone (Vallejo) to Dwarf Flesh until it was pure Bleached Bone at the highest points. Very thin paints all the time.

-- Pasi

Farmer Maggot · **Posted:** Tue Mar 08, 2011 7:04 pm

Last time I joined in with the painting challenge I really enjoyed painting Gandalf. I've been waiting to paint Theoden for a long time so hopefully I'll finish him on time.

TheBucklandBrewer · **Posted:** Tue Mar 08, 2011 8:10 pm

Mine so far (well untill 2 hours ago, did some more meanwhile)...
Still loads of work to do... Horse is also still unfinished

I like painting this one so far!

theavenger001 · **Posted:** Wed Mar 09, 2011 5:16 pm

Looking good Bart, though something about his eye's are not quite right, I can't quite place it though....

TheBucklandBrewer · **Posted:** Wed Mar 09, 2011 6:37 pm

theavenger001 wrote:

something about his eye's are not quite right, I can't quite place it though....

How can you say something nasty like that?! :-X

Hehe, nah, thanks for pointing it out. I have that often with figures I paint, sometimes I think it looks good, and once I see it on picture, it looks totally odd. And untill this day, I've always been too lazy afterwards to correct it.
From now on, I will make corrections once it's roughly finished. And in fact, I meant to do this with this one (well, the horse and face, not his eyes... but anyway...) cause I didn't get the right imagination where I was going to as long as not everything was painted. (sometimes you only see the effect once another part is done)

I've checked that eye again, and you're totally right. In fact, I'll try to blame the sculpt. The eye is really popping out (I should have seen it before the undercoat to cut it off.. auch)
I'll try to find a way to fix it without causing more harm then needed...

Thanks mate!

BizzareWarstar · **Posted:** Sat Mar 12, 2011 6:57 am

heres my finished Emoer with some wip pictures, i put the colors used in my wip thread. glad that i dident try to paint any metal inside the red armour like the last time, much more fun to paint.

garmenhord · **Posted:** Sat Mar 12, 2011 7:57 am

great job on theoden

Red Corsairs · **Posted:** Sat Mar 12, 2011 9:59 am

Great job to everyone so far! Theoden is looking good so far Bart and the finished Eomer looks brilliant BW.

I haven't been able to make a start on mine as of yet as the last week I've been busily trying to make corrections to my assignments due in on Monday. But hopefully I'll be able to get things underway once it's all handed in!

valpas · **Posted:** Sat Mar 12, 2011 12:43 pm

The leather armour looks really convincing. Very stylishly highlighted.

-- Pasi

Necromancer7 · **Posted:** Sun Mar 13, 2011 12:59 am

Eomer's armour is very impressive; I may have to go back and repaint mine now!

TheBucklandBrewer · **Posted:** Sun Mar 13, 2011 11:34 am

The red leather armour looks absolutely terrific! Outstanding paintjob and choice of colours!
Well done!

Dorthonion · **Posted:** Sun Mar 13, 2011 11:42 am

Some very fine painting there, gents. I am jealous.

Minimal Monkey Saddle · **Joined:** Wed Dec 09, 2009 8:55 pm **Posts:** 463

Since I have recently painting the same model I'll be trying something different - nmm for the first time. We'll see how this turns out...

Edit: all of the easier stuff is done. Now to paint the tricksy gold trim.

Raukov · **Posted:** Wed Mar 16, 2011 8:25 pm

here's a ropey pic of mine pre-paint

Jobu · **Posted:** Thu Mar 17, 2011 2:22 am

Well, here we go. Probably will not be able to finish these, but here are some WIP. The pics do not do it justice, i will have to get better ones when and if I finish.
Primed and then a couple of colors.
Update-this is a link from my group blog which has a better pic
Update II-finished with foot version-mounted and horse still have work to be done.
Can we pin a topic on how to photograph these bad boys? Can not find one

Hendrid · **Posted:** Fri Mar 18, 2011 7:48 pm

Some good looking models there already. Look forward to see the finished articles.

Minimal Monkey Saddle · **Joined:** Wed Dec 09, 2009 8:55 pm **Posts:** 463

Here's my finished entry:

It's a little rough around the edges as I've rushed to finish it. But I'm pleased with how the nmm turned out.

garmenhord · **Posted:** Sat Mar 19, 2011 1:25 pm

nice work

BizzareWarstar · **Posted:** Sat Mar 19, 2011 5:04 pm

Nice addidtion using the larger base Raukov definitly makes him stand out.

I thought you used metals Minimal Monkey Saddle when i saw it first, very well done.

TheBucklandBrewer · **Posted:** Sun Mar 20, 2011 5:53 pm

Here's mine:

March Painting Challenge: Theoden

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