Klemzy's WIP - Morannon Orcs 14/02/2019

klemzy · **Posted:** Tue Jun 05, 2018 6:55 pm

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I never worry about speed. Painting is a hobby and is supposed to be relaxing. Who cares if you only finish one or two models a month if you're enjoying yourself?

Well, you have a point there, of course. But by faster I actually wanted to say that I would be glad to have more time to paint

But still, I carry on. I actually finished Saruman, though there was no opportunity to make any photos. Will post them, as soon as I can

In the meantime I started painting Grima. Will post photos soon.

klemzy · **Posted:** Wed Jun 06, 2018 7:16 pm

So, here he is, Saruman the White

As said, I was trying glazing for the first time with his white robes. And I think it went pretty well.

How do you like him guys? Any comments would be very much appreciated

Imrahil the Fair · **Joined:** Fri May 25, 2018 8:58 pm **Posts:** 6

Hello!
He is very nice, I like the facial expression and you did a great job with the white.
However, I think you could have tried to give different nuances to the robes, using some beige to provide a bit more contrast and make the whole miniature more interesting. You did, using grey, but it rather blends in instead of standing out.
Great job though!

Alhvar · **Posted:** Thu Jun 07, 2018 3:50 am

Good work, nicely painted!

Saruman's robes are usually painted in a warmer, more brown-ish shade of white. This colder, more blue-ish shade of white actually makes him look somewhat more evil.

klemzy · **Posted:** Sat Jun 16, 2018 7:24 am

Next one is Grima

And slowly and with fun I am starting to paint this guy.

How do you like him so far?

Mapper · **Posted:** Mon Jun 18, 2018 2:29 am

I actually have two copies of Grima, the first one I had I accidentally shaved off the hair he is holding thinking it was a piece of flash! Hopefully I have learned to look more closely at models since then before taking a x-acto blade to the flash!

GreatKhanArtist · **Posted:** Tue Jun 19, 2018 12:29 am

I don't know if he's that beautiful purple-blue shade in real life, but so far I really like Grima. White is a hard colour to paint, and Saruman's robes are quite smooth, so great job on him!

klemzy · **Posted:** Sun Jun 24, 2018 10:12 am

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I don't know if he's that beautiful purple-blue shade in real life

Sorry, it was just game of light

It is actually more greyish, as seen on the picture below. And it's nearly finished as well. I just can't decide for the sleeves - should I try and use some more highlights on them?
And otherwise, what do you guys think of him?

Dead Marsh Spectre · **Posted:** Sun Jun 24, 2018 10:20 am

I think he looks great. I think you could improve the contrast between face and hair slightly by running a very small amount of reikland fleshade where the hair meets the face. just a tiny amount at the forehaead area. Robes look perfect.

klemzy · **Posted:** Mon Jun 25, 2018 8:13 am

Allright, Grima finished

Hope you guys like him

Dead Marsh Spectre · **Posted:** Mon Jun 25, 2018 11:55 am

Fantastic job. Well done!

slinky · **Posted:** Mon Jun 25, 2018 7:34 pm

Yep, brilliant!

klemzy · **Posted:** Thu Jun 28, 2018 7:13 pm

After Grima, next challenge will be Prince Imrahil

Already started him, so far he looks a bit ghostly :-D

klemzy · **Posted:** Wed Jul 04, 2018 6:16 pm

Already painted his face and chainmail, starting his blue cloak

Though, I am wondering, does this guy have any teeth? :-D

Qwertz8 · **Joined:** Wed Dec 14, 2011 8:31 pm **Posts:** 57

Looking very good so far. Now that you mention it, the face does look weird indeed without teeth. I had always kind of missed his left foot until I found it hidden under his cloak, so maybe check there for any missing teeth :-D

klemzy · **Posted:** Tue Jul 10, 2018 1:41 pm

Thank you Qwertz, maybe I will look for them :lol:

Well, moving on with this guy, I managed to paint his cloak so far. I also added some freehand swan in the corners of the cloak, i think they look ok. Your thoughts, gentlemen?

Alhvar · **Posted:** Wed Jul 11, 2018 4:39 pm

The freehand lines and swans on the cloak looks great! You however should consider croping you pictures.

klemzy · **Posted:** Thu Jul 12, 2018 3:06 pm

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You however should consider croping you pictures.

I agree, maybe I really should take a little more time when posting those WIP photos, not just when I post finished models

So, Imrahil got his cloth painted and armour. Next will be his shield.

Opinions?

klemzy · **Posted:** Sat Jul 14, 2018 9:54 am

And the shield is done as well. So far I must say, this model really is a lot of fun to paint.

Dead Marsh Spectre · **Posted:** Sat Jul 14, 2018 11:14 am

One of the best takes on this model I've seen. Absolutely love the freehand swan and lines on the cloak. I'm stealing this idea. Well done mate.

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