Thanks Colin, very kind of you to say so. Still so much to do, but good to know you think I'm on the right track.

Lookin great Tony, I was loking at some images of Boromir and you could have saved your self some trouble and painted him in the Elvin cloak instead of that highly patterned one!!!!! Only joking. Are you going to deepen the colour of the sheild?
Ben

Cheers Ben. I took the hard road on this one mate, and it made all the difference.

I'm hoping that as Knight Models work their way through the characters in the Lord of the Rings, I'll get a chance to paint a few Elvin cloaks, but I couldn't resist the challenge of trying Boromir's cloak. I still have Gandalf to do, and now Elrond is calling me. I can't wait to see who's next!!

Yes, the shield colour is still a bit light at the moment. I'm waiting until I finish painting all the leather accessories before I hit the shield and other parts with a dark brown oil washes.

Nice work Tony, love the work on the cloak!

Thanks Mark,

I'm making very slow progress at the moment, but steadily getting the final pieces assembled and base coated so I can then give the whole figure a good going-over with oils and pastels. Horn and scabbard have been base coated only.

I haven't got a clue yet about the basework. Any suggestions guys?

you could always go with this scene from the film LOTR would be a matter of putting the ring on the palm of his hand as opposed to it dangling

WOW!!!!
Tony, excellent paint and beautiful pattern!!!

Alexadnros

Put him on a dead Ork!!!!!!!!
Ben

Looks great...
How about foot up on an ancient stone wall or bench covered in vines, like the courtyard in Rivendell, when the fellowship was introduced?

That cloak is over the top good. This is one of your best works to date, a real masterpiece.

Well done Tony, impressive so far.

Wow, the cloak looks fantastic! Great work!

Mario

Bro ,
Maybe groundwork could be the foot up on the side of a canoe at the waters edge with shallow water lapping at edge of base near his foot and high bow at front of canoe. (sorry bro I know the concept just struggling to put it into words)
Chris

Thanks for your suggestions guys. I've watched the movie "Fellowship of the Ring" hundreds of times now, and there does not seem to be any particular scene in the movie where this pose of Bormoir comes directly from. The fact that his sword is drawn, but he is standing relaxed, suggests he's just been in battle. I was thinking of referring to other parts of the LOTR story that fall outside of the movie and allow for a bit more scope to be creative.

For example, we know from the movie that Boromir, on the orders of his father Denethor, the Steward of Gondor, rides on his own from Minas Tirth to Rivendell because Elrond has summoned Gondor to send a representative to his council, and also because Boromir has been tormented by premonitions of the ring in his own dreams.

Perhaps this scene could reflect an event, not recorded in either the book or the movie, as Boromir makes the long, lonely and dangerous ride from Gondor to Rivendell? Who'se to say he didn't stop for a bit of orc slashing on the way??

Brilliant job.

great work sir. The pattern on the cape is most excellent.

Cheers guys,

The figure is now fully assembled and I've started work on doing all the little fiddly bits which I enjoy so much.

The gloves and sword still need some work and there's still too much sheen for my liking. A good work out with the pastels should solve that problem.

The final step before turning to the groundwork will be to finish the oil washes to accent the shadows and then do a final run with the acrylics to pick out the highlights.

Awesome job Tony!
Any thoughts on the base yet? The right scene will set off your fine paintwork.

Cheers

Colin

Hi Tony, can't wait to see this one at WASMEx. You've done an amazing job!
I haven't used oil washes on figures before. Do you flow it around the contours like a wash, or is it more of a diluted coat?
I'm particularly interested how you use the technique on the flesh areas.
Cheers mate!

Hi Colin, thanks for your continued support on this figure mate, much appreciated. Still tossing up what to do about the base at this stage.

Nick, oil washes can be a very effective technique for adding depth to acrylic colours and also to deepen shadows. Very much like any other wash you might use with acrylics, except I use white spirits instead of water. If you come along to the next club meeting, I'd be happy to demonstrate for you so you can see for yourself. I'll bring Boromir along so you can see him in the flesh.