Celeborn

Next up are a couple of Celeborns! One with armour, sword and shield and the other in his nightwear!

Both were very enjoyable to paint, probably the most fun I've had painting in a while. Anyway, on with the scheme info: 

Armour/Shield

This followed my standard Galadrhim shame of Retirbutor Armour spray, washed with Reikland Fleshade and then highlighted with Glistening Gold (Two Thin Coats) and Mythril Blade (TTC).

Royal Blue robes

Base-coated Kantor Blue shaded Nuln Oil and highlighted Alaitoc Blue.

Light Blue/Grey Robes

Basecoated Russ Greyn shaded Black Legion/Contract Medium mix and the highlighted Fenrisian Grey and Administratum Grey.

Grey Robes

Basecoated Mechanicus Standard Grey, shaded Black Legion/Contract Medium mix and the highlighted Dawnstone and Administratum Grey.

Skin

Basecoated Wraithbone, shaded Guilliman Flesh, highlighted Flayed One Flesh and Palid Wych Flesh.

Wooden bits

Basecoated Dryad Bark, shaded Nuln Oil, highlighted Gorthor Brown and Baneblad Brown.

Bases

Painted Thondia Earth, shaded Agrax and dry brushed Nurgling Green with Gamers Grass tufts/flowes then added

Lady Galadriel and Mirror

 The first 2 models of my Feb hobby goal are Galadriel and her Mirror thingy.

Quick models to paint so let's go through the schemes...

Robes

Basecoated Ulthuan Grey, shaded Apothecary White Contract/Medium mix. Highlighted Ulthuan Grey and AK Intense White.

Skin

Basecoated Wraithbone, shaded Guilliman Flesh and highlighted Flayed One flesh and Ivory Tusk (TTC).

Hair

Basecoated Tallarn Sand, shaded Mournfang Brown/Medium mix, highlighted Tau Light Ocre and Nexos Palesun.

This model was sprayed Steelforge Silver (Colour Forge spray can), washed Strong Tone (Army Painted), highlighted Plate Armour (TTC) and Mythril Blade (TTC). The leaves were painted Waagh Flesh, shaded Beil-Tan Green and highlighted Warboss Green and Skarsnik Green.

Galadhrim Warriors

My January hobby goal for 2023 was to complete this unit of 24 Galadhrim Warriors... and I managed to get them over the line on the 31st of January! Batch painting 24 models was a slog, but I'm thrilled to get the first unit of my Lothlorien army done!

Armour

The armour was sprayed Retributor Armour, shaded Reikland Fleshshade and then drybrush highlighted with Glistening Gold (Two Thin Coats) and Mythril Blade (TTC).

Blue robes

Base-coated Kantor Blue shaded Nuln Oil and highlighted Alaitoc Blue and Teclis Blue

Brown robes

Base-coated Doombull Brown shaded Nuln Oil and highlighted Doombull Brown/Wazdakka Red mix and then I added Squig Orange to that mix.

Skin

Basecoated Wraithbone, shaded Guilliman Flesh, highlighted Flayed One Flesh and Palid Wych Flesh.

Hair

Basecoated XV-88 shaded Agrax Earthshade and highlighted Tau Light Ocre and Ungor Flesh.

Wooden bits

Basecoated Dryad Bark, shaded Nuln Oil, highlighted Gorthor Brown and Baneblad Brown.

Bases

Painted Thondia Earth, shaded Agrax and dry brushed Nurgling Green. These Gamers Grass tufts/flowers were then added:

Armoured Moria Goblins

GW had metal, armoured Moria goblins up as a made-to-order in 2022 so I picked up a box and got them, alongside some Moria commanders and a Cave Troll in September 2022. Heres the Goblins and the colours used:

Skin

Usual goblin skin technique I used for my Gloomspite Gitz - given wash of Mortarian Grime alongside the armour.

Armour

vallejo black, stippled steel, washed Mortarian Grime then Agrax in spots. Matte varnish. stipple rust effects then stipple silver

Bases

AK warm great. Heavy wash Mortarian Grime. Drybrush Administratum Grey. Citadel tufts. Vallejo black rim

Eyes

AK Warm Grey, glaze Yellow Ink. Blank ink for pupil

Wooden bits 

Gobi Brown highlighted gobi brown/AW Warm grey mix.