Sorastro's The Lord of the Rings Painting Series Ep.5: Legolas

Hello! This is a guide to painting Legolas from The Lord of the Rings: Journeys in Middle Earth: https://amzn.to/2IjGBYv Become a Patron!   / sorastros   Twitter:   / sorastros   Facebook:   / sorastro   Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/sorastro/?h... Webpage: http://sorastro.com Spotify: https://goo.gl/idxkB5 PDF Painting Guide for Elena: https://sorastro.com/2019/08/02/elena... VIDEO CHAPTERS: 1:08 - Steps Overview 1:35 - Base Colours 8:15 - Shade 9:57 - Skin Highlights 13:12 - Cloak Highlights 18:39 - Remaining Highlights PAINTS USED: From the Vallejo Model Color - Basic Colors paint set: https://amzn.to/2OBNkOP Flat Flesh (VMC) Flat Brown (VMC) Refractive Green (VMC) White (VMC) Buff (VMC) Black (VMC) Flat Blue (VMC) Purple (VMC) Clear Orange (VMC) Yellow Ochre (VMC) Lemon Yellow (VMC) Silver (VMC) Gold (VMC) Flat Red (VMC) And these are the Citadel Shades used (which can be bought individually, or as part of a complete set: https://amzn.to/2WD6S8l): Athonian Camoshade (GW) Agrax Earthshade (GW) Nuln Oil (GW) OTHER EQUIPMENT: Lahmian Medium: https://amzn.to/2Wz65VK Plastic palette: https://amzn.to/2OyfzOt Rosemary & Co Series 8 Size 2 brush: https://goo.gl/1C34bc (Select "Standard Handle") Rosemary & Co Series 56 flat brushes: https://goo.gl/sMuHrA Daler Rowney Flow Enhancer: https://amzn.to/2HMR1AF Testors Dullcote: https://amzn.to/2WBiLM0 or Vallejo Matt Varnish: https://amzn.to/2WBjpJq Chaos Black Primer: https://amzn.to/2FDg4Tk Tamiya Fine White Primer: https://amzn.to/2GJCSCF OPTIONAL ITEMS: Vallejo's Dark Earth paste: https://amzn.to/2FLIA6u Army Painter Battlefield Rocks: https://amzn.to/2WDDNcX I used the following grass tufts from Gamers Grass http://www.gamersgrass.com/ although you could of course just pick a couple to use: Dry Green (2mm) Moss (2mm) Dark Moss (2mm) Autumn (5mm) Burned (6mm) Mixed Flower Set Hobby Holder: https://gameenvy.net For airbrush users, this is the black primer I use: https://amzn.to/2HOc8me And I also used Cold Grey and Dead White from the Vallejo Model Air range. This is the airbrush & compressor that I use (although it's somewhat overkill for basic priming duties!): https://goo.gl/9NSaSX White Tack for sticking the minis down: https://amzn.to/2WBlghm Citadel Mouldline Remover: https://amzn.to/2FNbcfD (although I normally use a standard craft knife) The acrylic tokens you can see in some of the shots are from here: https://www.etsy.com/uk/shop/BuyTheSa... All music composed by and © copyright owned by Sorastro.