Beregondof the Citadel Guard

[tidoco2222]

Hi guys,

back to Lotr for me again but then I have never made a secret of loving the theme and the models.
This time it is Beregond of the citadel guard, the character never actually appeared in the film but was a key character in the book and the siege of Minas Tirith, I wanted to just a little bit different from the GW paint scheme so I gave him a lighter coloured hair than the GW theme.

I also tried to do freehand but after several messed up attempts on the trim of the skirt I gave up feeling that when not going well it is best to leave well alone.

Cheers for looking and voting in advance.

http://www.coolminiornot.com/155126

 

[freakinacage]

lovely piece. only one small criticism and thats the shading under the eyes seems a little too dark

 

[freakinacage]

lovely piece. only one small criticism and thats the shading under the eyes seems a little too dark

 

[Albert Moreto Font]

this is very nice job. I find the eyes very weird though. But i know what they are about as I painted it as well
( http://www.coolminiornot.com/106670 )

but yeah in general nice paintjob and cool base too

 

[tidoco2222]

thanks guys, I wanted to shade the eyes a bit darker underneath as I pictured him being a bit tired from defending the city from endless hordes of orcs and the like, but the sculpt is also such that it tends to draw the deeper shading for some reason too.

 

[Talion]

Originally posted by tidoco2222
thanks guys, I wanted to shade the eyes a bit darker underneath as I pictured him being a bit tired from defending the city from endless hordes of orcs and the like, but the sculpt is also such that it tends to draw the deeper shading for some reason too.

If thats what you wanted to achieve then you have........he\'s got some major baggage going on under them eyes.

Looks great as always.

 

[Aidan K]

Very cool!!! I like the yellow linings on his cloak. Perhaps some weathering, like dirt on his greaves and on his cloak, might help reinforce the haggard look he has? Perhaps next time!

 

[lono]

Nice work. Simple but effective and I think it shows you don\'t need to go crazy with colours or freehand to make a mini look good (so perhaps it\'s lucky the attempt to do some went good).

Agree that the yellow linings are a good touch and the eyes aren\'t a major issue for me, although they do look a bit puffy. It\'s odd that they are so different on your version to Albert Moreto Font\'s. Don\'t seem to be cast the same at all.

 

[MPJ]

Me likes it, me likes it a lot!:drunk:

I do think you acheived the \'tired\' look quite well.

 

[RcNiles209]

How did you get the yellow/gold on his skirt to look so good?