Uploaded February 2021 | Updated September 2026, 1 week ago
Hello! This is a guide to painting the Nameless Things, Giant Spiders, and the Cave Trolls from the Shadowed Paths expansion (amzn.to/3lcLnIG) to The Lord of the Rings: Journeys in Middle-earth: (amzn.to/2IjGBYv)
Become a Patron! patreon.com/Sorastros
Twitter: twitter.com/Sorastros
Facebook: facebook.com/Sorastro
Instagram: instagram.com/sorastro
Webpage: sorastro.com
Sorastro on Spotify: goo.gl/idxkB5
Complete LOTR Journeys in Middle-earth Playlist: youtube.com/playlist?list=PL6xOeNhrVj9ubJb-dNd-S_M4G3jRGrsBJ
VIDEO CHAPTERS:
0:00 - Intro
0:18 - Overview
2:02 - Nameless Things
8:06 - Giant Spiders
12:31 - Cave Trolls
PAINTS USED:
Plaguebearer Flesh (GW)
Aethermatic Blue (GW)
Terradon Turquoise (GW)
Magos Purple (GW)
Volupus Pink (GW)
Gryph-Charger Grey (GW)
Basilicanum Grey (GW)
Flat Black (SC)
Flat Brown (VMC)
Black (VMC)
Buff (VMC)
Ivory (VMC)
Leviadon Blue (GW)
Shyish Purple (GW)
Creed Camo (GW)
Skeleton Horde (GW)
Black Templar (GW)
Wyldwood (GW)
Aggaros Dunes (GW)
Snakebite Leather (GW)
Flat Red (GW)
Fluorescent Green (GW)
Titanium White (S)
Fluorescent Green (VMC)
S = Schmincke, SC = Scalecolor, VGC = Vallejo Game Color, DR = Daler Rowney, VMA = Vallejo Model Air, VMC = Vallejo Model Color, GSW = Green Stuff World, GW = Games Workshop
OTHER EQUIPMENT:
Rosemary & Co Series 8 Size 2 brush: rosemaryandco.com/series-8-pointed-round?u=21774e (select "short handle").
Redgrass Games Wet Palette: redgrassgames.com/?gclid=Cj0KCQjwjOrtBRCcARIsAEq4rW67Ypmz4nLB6ACOi8id6z1_-5rDCUG-xTAOsH4ErGDa8cuuvO8Yuk0aAtVJEALw_wcB
Grass tufts are from Gamer's Grass: gamersgrass.com
(Please note Amazon links are affiliate links; thanks!)
Daler Rowney Flow Enhancer: amzn.to/2HMR1AF
OTHER ITEMS:
I used the Iwata Revolution CR airbrush for the priming and zenithal highlights.
Vallejo's Dark Earth paste: amzn.to/2FLIA6u
Hobby Holder: gameenvy.net
For airbrush users, this is the black primer I use: amzn.to/2HOc8me
And I also used Cold Grey and Dead White from the Vallejo Model Air range.
White Tack for sticking the minis down: amzn.to/2WBlghm
The acrylic tokens you might see in some of the shots are from here: etsy.com/uk/shop/BuyTheSameToken?section_id=26247697
Stainless Steel Paint Mixers: migjimenez.com/en/accessories/347-stainless-steel-paint-mixers.html
All music composed by and © copyright owned by Sorastro.
"..despair is only for those who see the end beyond all doubt. We do not." Gandalf.
Hello! This is a guide to painting the Nameless Things, Giant Spiders, and the Cave Trolls from the Shadowed Paths expansion (amzn.to/3lcLnIG) to The Lord of the Rings: Journeys in Middle-earth: (amzn.to/2IjGBYv)
Become a Patron! patreon.com/Sorastros
Twitter: twitter.com/Sorastros
Facebook: facebook.com/Sorastro
Instagram: instagram.com/sorastro
Webpage: sorastro.com
Sorastro on Spotify: goo.gl/idxkB5
Complete LOTR Journeys in Middle-earth Playlist: youtube.com/playlist?list=PL6xOeNhrVj9ubJb-dNd-S_M4G3jRGrsBJ
VIDEO CHAPTERS:
0:00 - Intro
0:18 - Overview
2:02 - Nameless Things
8:06 - Giant Spiders
12:31 - Cave Trolls
PAINTS USED:
Plaguebearer Flesh (GW)
Aethermatic Blue (GW)
Terradon Turquoise (GW)
Magos Purple (GW)
Volupus Pink (GW)
Gryph-Charger Grey (GW)
Basilicanum Grey (GW)
Flat Black (SC)
Flat Brown (VMC)
Black (VMC)
Buff (VMC)
Ivory (VMC)
Leviadon Blue (GW)
Shyish Purple (GW)
Creed Camo (GW)
Skeleton Horde (GW)
Black Templar (GW)
Wyldwood (GW)
Aggaros Dunes (GW)
Snakebite Leather (GW)
Flat Red (GW)
Fluorescent Green (GW)
Titanium White (S)
Fluorescent Green (VMC)
S = Schmincke, SC = Scalecolor, VGC = Vallejo Game Color, DR = Daler Rowney, VMA = Vallejo Model Air, VMC = Vallejo Model Color, GSW = Green Stuff World, GW = Games Workshop
OTHER EQUIPMENT:
Rosemary & Co Series 8 Size 2 brush: rosemaryandco.com/series-8-pointed-round?u=21774e (select "short handle").
Redgrass Games Wet Palette: redgrassgames.com/?gclid=Cj0KCQjwjOrtBRCcARIsAEq4rW67Ypmz4nLB6ACOi8id6z1_-5rDCUG-xTAOsH4ErGDa8cuuvO8Yuk0aAtVJEALw_wcB
Grass tufts are from Gamer's Grass: gamersgrass.com
(Please note Amazon links are affiliate links; thanks!)
Daler Rowney Flow Enhancer: amzn.to/2HMR1AF
OTHER ITEMS:
I used the Iwata Revolution CR airbrush for the priming and zenithal highlights.
Vallejo's Dark Earth paste: amzn.to/2FLIA6u
Hobby Holder: gameenvy.net
For airbrush users, this is the black primer I use: amzn.to/2HOc8me
And I also used Cold Grey and Dead White from the Vallejo Model Air range.
White Tack for sticking the minis down: amzn.to/2WBlghm
The acrylic tokens you might see in some of the shots are from here: etsy.com/uk/shop/BuyTheSameToken?section_id=26247697
Stainless Steel Paint Mixers: migjimenez.com/en/accessories/347-stainless-steel-paint-mixers.html
All music composed by and © copyright owned by Sorastro.
"..despair is only for those who see the end beyond all doubt. We do not." Gandalf.
