Faramir - Ranger of Gondor

Faramir - Ranger of Gondor

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    05 Jan 2025
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I start by basing the entire model black, including the base.

Cloak

  1. Base in Castellan Green
  2. Recess shade using a 1:1 mix of Castellan Green and Abaddon Black
  3. Glaze pure Abaddon Black in the deepest recesses
  4. Glaze highlight of 1:1 mix of Castellan Green and Loren Forest , remember to leave room for pure Castellan Green to show
  5. Glaze another highlight of pure Loren Forest inside the first highlight
  6. Highlight using a 1:1 mix of Loren Forest and Ogryn Camo
  7. Edge highlight sharpest parts using Ogryn Camo , put focus around the head

Brown leather

For a more in-depth guide, go RookieBrushes' guide here: https://paintpad.app/recipes/1734-dark-brown-leather. This covers most of the leather armor, the quiver, boots, etc.

  1. Base in Rhinox Hide
  2. Glaze Mournfang Brown on most of the area, but pull the paint towards the edges
  3. Chunky highlight using Skrag Brown
  4. Mix in Ushabti Bone with the Skrag Brown about 1:1 and do a sharp edge highlight

Chest leather stripes

These are stripes in the chest armor, to the right and left of the white tree.

  1. Base in Gorthor Brown
  2. Highlight with Baneblade Brown

Dark brown leather straps & wood

These are the straps going from the quiver, across the chest. I also use the same recipe for wood (for the bow).

  1. Base in Dryad Bark :
  2. Chunky highlight using Gorthor Brown
  3. Highlight using Baneblade Brown

Black leather

  1. Base in Abaddon Black
  2. Chunky highlight using Dark Reaper
  3. Fine highlight using Thunderhawk Blue
  4. Dot highlight spots with Russ Grey

White tree of Gondor

  1. Base in Celestra Grey
  2. Highlight using Ulthuan Grey

Caucasian skin

I don't currently use this method for caucasian skin, but I'm pretty sure this is how it was done (I painted the face long before I painted the rest!)

  1. Base in Bugman's Glow
  2. Highlight most of the face with Cadian Fleshtone
  3. Wash with Reikland Fleshshade
  4. Go back and apply Cadian Fleshtone , but to a smaller area of the face
  5. Fine highlight with Kislev Flesh
  6. For eyes: Paint a line of Rhinox Hide in the eyes, then do a tiny dot of White Scar on each side of the line

Red-ish hair and beard

  1. Base in Tau Light Ochre
  2. Wash with Agrax Earthshade and then Reikland Fleshshade , waiting for it to fully dry in between washes
  3. Highlight using Tau Light Ochre

Metals

  1. Base in a dark metal, such as Leadbelcher , I used Gunmetal Metallic
  2. Wash with Nuln Oil
  3. Highlight with Ironbreaker

Gold

  1. Base in Retributor Armour
  2. Wash with Reikland Fleshshade
  3. Add a silver to the Retributor Armour , such as Stormhost Silver , personally I used Chrome Metallic .

Bonus: Basing - Ground

  1. Base in Rhinox Hide
  2. Drybrush Mournfang Brown
  3. Light drybrush Baneblade Brown
  4. Rim: Steel Legion Drab

Bonus: Basing - Ruins

  1. Base in Baneblade Brown
  2. Drybrush Karak Stone
  3. Light drybrush Pallid Wych Flesh

mesbg.enjoyer

Hi, I'm mesbg.enjoyer, I took an almost 20 year break from the hobby, but now I'm back, stronger than ever... πŸ“πŸ‡ΈπŸ‡ͺ

Citadel Painting System 31
Base 10
  • Abaddon Black
  • Bugman's Glow
  • Castellan Green
  • Celestra Grey
  • Dryad Bark
  • Leadbelcher
  • Mournfang Brown
  • Retributor Armour
  • Rhinox Hide
  • Steel Legion Drab
Shade 3
  • Agrax Earthshade
  • Nuln Oil
  • Reikland Fleshshade
Layer 18
  • Baneblade Brown
  • Cadian Fleshtone
  • Dark Reaper
  • Gorthor Brown
  • Ironbreaker
  • Karak Stone
  • Kislev Flesh
  • Loren Forest
  • Ogryn Camo
  • Pallid Wych Flesh
  • Russ Grey
  • Skrag Brown
  • Stormhost Silver
  • Tau Light Ochre
  • Thunderhawk Blue
  • Ulthuan Grey
  • Ushabti Bone
  • White Scar
Vallejo Model Air
Base 2
  • 71.064 Chrome Metallic
  • 71.072 Gunmetal Metallic
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