Tolkien, The Two Towers
After all the recent conversions and sculpting, it was nice to get back to simple painting. These were a birthday present from my wife nearly six months ago and they are lovely miniatures. They really pack a punch visually, and fit really well with the Morgul and Nazgul aesthetic from the movies.
I used the weathering and corrosion technqiues I'd learned doing the AOS28 and INQ28 stuff to dirty them up and I think the marriage of those weathering techniques to a more realistic paint scheme worked well.
One thing I did do was, when I based them, I added a trail of dead grass where they'd passed. This, I think, was vert in keeping with Tolkien's conception of the Shadow.
Finally, just for fun, I looked to see if they matched the look and feel of the Mouth of Sauron:
Nice, fun little project and it's always lovely to get back to Middle Earth.
Not only are these such awesomely cool gifts, you did a great job on them. They look true to character and very realistic! :)
ReplyDeleteVery nicely done and the dead grass idea is a winner!
ReplyDeleteStunningly good work. The dead grass is a brilliant touch.
ReplyDeleteAbsolutely wonderful. I concur, the grass detail is really atmospherical. Nice!!
ReplyDeleteLovely. They really look the part.
ReplyDeleteVery nicely done and the dead grass idea is a winner!
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