Sorastro's The Lord of the Rings Painting Series Ep.5: Legolas

Hello! This is a guide to painting Legolas from The Lord of the Rings: Journeys in Middle Earth: https://amzn.to/2IjGBYv
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VIDEO CHAPTERS:

1:08 - Steps Overview
1:35 - Base Colours
8:15 - Shade
9:57 - Skin Highlights
13:12 - Cloak Highlights
18:39 - Remaining Highlights

PAINTS USED:

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

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

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

Athonian Camoshade (GW)
Agrax Earthshade (GW)
Nuln Oil (GW)

OTHER EQUIPMENT:

Lahmian Medium: https://amzn.to/2Wz65VK

Plastic palette: https://amzn.to/2OyfzOt

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

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

Daler Rowney Flow Enhancer: https://amzn.to/2HMR1AF

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

Chaos Black Primer: https://amzn.to/2FDg4Tk

Tamiya Fine White Primer: https://amzn.to/2GJCSCF

OPTIONAL ITEMS:

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

Army Painter Battlefield Rocks: https://amzn.to/2WDDNcX

I used the following grass tufts from Gamers Grass http://www.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: https://gameenvy.net

For airbrush users, this is the black primer I use: https://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!): https://goo.gl/9NSaSX

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

Citadel Mouldline Remover: https://amzn.to/2FNbcfD (although I normally use a standard craft knife)

The acrylic tokens you can see in some of the shots are from here: https://www.etsy.com/uk/shop/BuyTheSa...

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