Uploaded August 2020 | Updated September 2026, 1 week ago
Hello! This is a guide to painting the Balrog 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/?hl=en
Webpage: sorastro.com
Spotify: goo.gl/idxkB5
PAINT BRUSHES: I use the Rosemary & Co Series 8 Size 2 brush for most things: rosemaryandco.com/series-8-pointed-round?u=21774e (select "short handle")
VIDEO CHAPTERS:
0:00 - Introduction
0:44 - Steps Overview
1:36 - Base Colours
4:28 - Fire
11:12 - Skin Highlights
20:08 - Base
23:27 - Final Touches
PAINTS USED:
Titanium White (S)
Flat Black (SC)
Brown Leather (SC)
Sun Yellow (VGC)
Orange Fire (VGC)
Flat Red (VMC)
Fluorescent Red (VMA)
Fluorescent Orange (GSW)
Fluorescent Orange-Yellow (GSW)
Mars Orange (SC)
Dark Sea Blue (VMC)
Deep Blue (SC)
Payne's Grey Ink (DR)
Bering Blue (SC)
S = Schmincke, SC = Scalecolor, VGC = Vallejo Game Color, DR = Daler Rowney, VMA = Vallejo Model Air, VMC = Vallejo Model Color, GSW = Green Stuff World.
OTHER EQUIPMENT:
Redgrass Games Wet Palette: redgrassgames.com/?gclid=Cj0KCQjwjOrtBRCcARIsAEq4rW67Ypmz4nLB6ACOi8id6z1_-5rDCUG-xTAOsH4ErGDa8cuuvO8Yuk0aAtVJEALw_wcB
(Please note Amazon links are affiliate links; thanks!)
Daler Rowney Flow Enhancer: amzn.to/2HMR1AF
OTHER ITEMS:
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.
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
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 Balrog 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/?hl=en
Webpage: sorastro.com
Spotify: goo.gl/idxkB5
PAINT BRUSHES: I use the Rosemary & Co Series 8 Size 2 brush for most things: rosemaryandco.com/series-8-pointed-round?u=21774e (select "short handle")
VIDEO CHAPTERS:
0:00 - Introduction
0:44 - Steps Overview
1:36 - Base Colours
4:28 - Fire
11:12 - Skin Highlights
20:08 - Base
23:27 - Final Touches
PAINTS USED:
Titanium White (S)
Flat Black (SC)
Brown Leather (SC)
Sun Yellow (VGC)
Orange Fire (VGC)
Flat Red (VMC)
Fluorescent Red (VMA)
Fluorescent Orange (GSW)
Fluorescent Orange-Yellow (GSW)
Mars Orange (SC)
Dark Sea Blue (VMC)
Deep Blue (SC)
Payne's Grey Ink (DR)
Bering Blue (SC)
S = Schmincke, SC = Scalecolor, VGC = Vallejo Game Color, DR = Daler Rowney, VMA = Vallejo Model Air, VMC = Vallejo Model Color, GSW = Green Stuff World.
OTHER EQUIPMENT:
Redgrass Games Wet Palette: redgrassgames.com/?gclid=Cj0KCQjwjOrtBRCcARIsAEq4rW67Ypmz4nLB6ACOi8id6z1_-5rDCUG-xTAOsH4ErGDa8cuuvO8Yuk0aAtVJEALw_wcB
(Please note Amazon links are affiliate links; thanks!)
Daler Rowney Flow Enhancer: amzn.to/2HMR1AF
OTHER ITEMS:
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.
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
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.
