The Lord of The Rings: Strategy Battle Game

SARUMAN

Painted by Dave Thomas
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Small amounts of Bleached Bone and Chaos Black were added to a mix of equal quantity Fortress Grey and Elf Flesh and then applied as a basecoat to the model.

Each successive highlight was applied by adding small amounts of an equal quantity mix of Elf Flesh and Bleached Bone to the basecoat mixture.

The tassels at the centre of his robe were given a final highlight with Skull White, leaving the original basecoat colour showing through underneath as a shade tone.

Saruman’s flesh started with a basecoat mix of equal quantities Dwarf Flesh and Bestial Brown. Once this had dried, the face was highlighted with 100% Dwarf Flesh, highlighting up with an equal quantity mix of Elf Flesh and Dwarf Flesh before finishing off with a final highlight of Elf Flesh on its own.

FINE DETAILS

Saruman’s staff was painted Chaos Black then highlighted with a mix of equal parts Chaos Black and Codex Grey. The small ball mounted on the staff was painted with pure Skull White.

The hair was painted using a basecoat of Codex Grey and Skull White in an equal parts mix, with a small amount of Bestial Brown added. At the ends of the hair, increasing amounts of Skull White were added.

The plinth and the Palantir that rests on it were painted with a basecoat of Chaos Black, highlighting with Codex Grey, and a coat of gloss varnish to finish the piece.