Uploaded September 2019 | Updated September 2026, 1 week ago

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Hello! This is a guide to painting Gimli from The Lord of the Rings: Journeys in Middle-earth: amzn.to/2IjGBYv
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PDF Painting Guide for Beravor: sorastro.com/2019/10/01/beravor-pdf-painting-guide-core-set-complete
PDF Painting Guide for Bilbo: sorastro.com/2019/08/31/bilbo-pdf-painting-guide
PDF Painting Guide for Elena: sorastro.com/2019/08/02/elena-pdf-painting-guide

VIDEO CHAPTERS:

0:47 - Steps Overview
1:27 - Base Colours
8:10- Shade
10:38 - Highlights & Finishing Touches

PAINTS USED:

From the Vallejo Model Color - Basic Colors paint set: amzn.to/2OBNkOP

Flat Flesh (VMC)
Flat Brown (VMC)
Flat Red (VMC)
Clear Orange (VMC)
Yellow Ochre (VMC)
Black (VMC)
White (VMC)
Silver (VMC)
Gold (VMC)
Flat Green (VMC)
Buff (VMC)

Plus:
Ivory (VMC)
Dark Sea Blue (VMC)

And these are the Citadel Shades used (which can be bought individually, or as part of a complete set: amzn.to/2WD6S8l):

Reikland Fleshshade (GW)
Nuln Oil (GW)
Druchii Violet (GW)
Drakenhof Nightshade (GW)

OTHER EQUIPMENT:

Lahmian Medium: amzn.to/2Wz65VK

Plastic palette: amzn.to/2OyfzOt

Rosemary & Co Series 8 Size 2 brush: goo.gl/1C34bc (Select "Standard Handle")

Rosemary & Co Series 56 flat brushes: goo.gl/sMuHrA

Daler Rowney Flow Enhancer: amzn.to/2HMR1AF

Testors Dullcote: amzn.to/2WBiLM0 or Vallejo Matt Varnish: amzn.to/2WBjpJq

Chaos Black Primer: amzn.to/2FDg4Tk

Tamiya Fine White Primer: amzn.to/2GJCSCF

OPTIONAL ITEMS:

Vallejo's Dark Earth paste: amzn.to/2FLIA6u

Army Painter Battlefield Rocks: amzn.to/2WDDNcX

I used the following grass tufts from Gamers Grass 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: 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.

This is the airbrush & compressor that I use (although it's somewhat overkill for basic priming duties!): goo.gl/9NSaSX

White Tack for sticking the minis down: amzn.to/2WBlghm

The acrylic tokens you can see in some of the shots are from here: etsy.com/uk/shop/BuyTheSameToken?section_id=26247697

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