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123 - Bifur! (tutorial)

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Mae govannen, mellon nín! Another post about how to paint a miniature dwarf from Thorin's Company, and this time it's Bifur! Funny thing about this character is that, for Peter Jackson's film adaptation, they used his name as a short for "bifurcation", hence the axe carved in his head (much like Óin being deaf). About the miniature, it was a very enjoyable painting session. I decided not to paint the eyes (as they're pretty much shut), tried for the very first time the zenital priming, and finally, overall, I'm really happy with how his beard turned out! Now, as usual, let us get to the lore... Assembled and unprimed miniature of Bifur. Who is Bifur? " Dwarf of Thorin and Company. Bifur went on the Quest for Erebor which, in 2941 of the Third Age, resulted in the death of Smaug the Dragon and the re-establishment of the Dwarf-kingdom under the Mountain. He survived the Battle of Five Armies, thereafter he settled in Erebor

122 - Kíli! (tutorial)

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Mae govannen, mellon nín! Another post about how to paint a miniature dwarf from Thorin's Company, and this time it's Kíli! Despite the absence of a beard, this miniature provided me a very joyful painting session, on which I particularly enjoyed playing with the different shades of blue and grey. Assembled and unprimed miniature of Kíli. Who is Kíli? " Dwarf of Thorin and Company. Kíli embarked on the Quest of Lonely Mountain in 3019 of the Third Age, which resulted in the death of Smaug the Dragon and the re-establishment of the Dwarf-kingdom under the Mountain. As the son of Thorin's sister, Dís, Kíli was fiercely loyal to his uncle. Both Kíli and his brother Fíli were killed in the Battle of Five Armies while defending Thorin. " Source of description : David Day,  Tolkien, the Illustrated Encyclopaedia. Tutorial The skin painting method I followed is the exact same presented with Glóin (you can check it  here ).

121 - Fíli! (tutorial)

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Mae govannen, mellon nín! In this post I'll make a tutorial on how to paint Fíli, yet another dwarf from Thorin Oakenshield's Company, a miniature from  the Escape from Goblin Town  starter box (Games Workshop). The main problems I found with this mini were, by my mistake, the molding lines (which I forgot to clean) and the very pour sculpting in certain areas (like the hands, that have a tremendous lack of detail). Aside that, this was a very pleasing miniature to paint, and I very much enjoyed playing with the many different tones of grey. Assembled and unprimed miniature of Fíli. Who is Fíli? " Dwarf of Thorin and Company. In the year 2941 of the Third Age, Fíli joined the Quest of the Lonely Mountain, which eventually resulted in the slaying of Smaug the Dragon and the reclamation of the Dwarf-kingdom under the Mountain at Erebor. Fíli was born in the year 2859, the son of Thorin Oakenshield's sister, Dís. Fíli and his brother, Kíli

120 - Glóin! (tutorial)

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Mae Govannen, mellon nín! In this post I'll make a tutorial on how to paint Glóin, another dwarf from Thorin Oakenshield's Company (as my previous mini, Óin ), a miniature from the Escape from Goblin Town starter box (Games Workshop). This painting session went a little bit better than Óin's, but I'm still struggling to get the best out of these the Hobbit new kind of sculpts. Perhaps I'm too used to the old GW's sculpts, and that's a bit of a problem, on which I'll have to work on. Anyway, let us get to the lore!!! Who is Glóin? Assembled and unprimed miniature of Glóin, the dwarf. " Dwarf of Thorin and Company. Glóin, the son of Gróin, was born in the year 2783 of Third Age. He fought in the Battle of Azanulbizar and was a companion of both King Thrain II, and his son, Thorin Oakenshield . With Thorin and Company he went on the Quest of Erebor which resulted in the death of Smaug the Dragon, and the re-establishment

119 - Óin! (tutorial)

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Mae Govannen, mellon nín! In this post I'll make a tutorial on how to paint Óin, the dwarf from Thorin Oakenshield's Company, a miniature from the Escape from Goblin Town starter box ( Games Workshop ). While I can say I really enjoyed painting him, this is one of those miniatures which the final result doesn't exactly match the expectations. But well, the secret is to always keep on going! I've made a minor error since the beginning and, lucky me, it was easily solvable: The hands of Óin are supposed to have gloves, and I have painted them with skin tones. It's a clear case of low planning of the painting session. But, before we get to the painting tutorial, a little bit of lore, as usual... Who is Óin? Assembled and unprimed miniature of Óin, the dwarf. " Dwarf of Thorin and Company. Óin, the son of Gróin, was born in 2774 of the Third Age, and joined the Quest of Erebor in 2941. After the slaying of Smaug the Dragon and the re-esta

118 - Goblin King! (tutorial)

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Mae govannen, mellon nín! In this post I'll make a tutorial on how to paint the Goblin King, a miniature from the Escape from Goblin Town box (GW). By far, it was one of the most enjoyable miniatures I have painted since the beginning. It has a lot of cool details and (one of my favourites) big discernible eyes, which gave me space enough to work a little more sophisticated finish. With finishing this miniature I close the goblin army chapter which, I must confess, I feel relieved since painting all those skins were tiresome work (tough I have genuinely enjoyed painting the Goblin King). Tutorial For the skin process i followed the method that was already presented on the previous goblin tutorial (check it here ). As I said before, the eyes were object of a little better work: After painting the white I made the iris with a big brown dot followed by a small black dot for the pupil. Finally, I added an even smaller dot with white (in the corners) to give that