Thank you so much for the lovely comment. That’s super kind of you and yes we all have a love for the elves, they are so bright and vibrant. Makes them so much fun to paint. I have a great video of theoden coming soon too 👍🏻
What an amazing video Dan! I love the colour combinations here. I would never have thought to use a purple wash on the brass colour, but it turned out so natural IMO. And the 2 fingers on his draw hand being leather is a great idea that ads so much extra character to him. Your Leather technique is fantastic! And it has really helped my mini's improve their realism look. It's always special to see you use that technique. I'm noticing that you rarely use a straight "Black" colour, but prefer to use really dark greys instead. And after watching so many of your painting sessions, I think I can see why. I believe it looks more natural and highlights easier. At least that is what I gather from it. And it is something that I am starting to do as well. My "black" colours seem so much nicer after mimicing your "blacks". I liked the hair technique as well. I can see the individual strands, and can imagine the heightened sense of pride over dry brushing it. I enjoyed your story mid video too! Sounds like you and your Wife had a lovely time for her Birthday. I'm glad you had a wonderful experience at the Comicon, and met Craig Parker. How cool would that be to meet him again and show him this model? Wow! I really hope you do, and can imagine how impressed he would be to see how you've brought his character to life! I can see a huge smile on his face, yours and your wifes. Magical! My wife and I went to a Comicon here, in Edmonton, Alberta, Canada. We got to meet Mads Mikkelsen. My wife was a huge fan of his show "Hannibal" and happened to have a canvas bag with an image of Mads (Hannibal) on it, eating a piece of "meat" with a caption saying, "Om nom nom" (a comical way of portraying a tasty reaction to enjoying food) , lol. Mads loved the bag! Asked her all about it, and they shared a nice small conversation. He signed it for her with an autograph from BOTH himself personalized to her, and from Hannibal as well. And I thought that was pretty cool of him. Of course he had pictures of himself to sign for fans, but she was the only one with that unique bag, and now it is all the more special to her... and never got used again, lol. But it is now a keep-sake for her. He was also super nice (as Craig Parker was with you), and he spent much more time with us than he did with the other fans with the generic pictures to sign. Not sure why, but he took a liking to us and we really enjoyed our time with him as well. I'm glad to hear you and your wife's Comicon story, and was glad to share my wife's and mine with you as well. ⭐And I would love to read other subscribers interactions with some people they have met as well, in the comments here too! Hoping to see some here in the future...⭐ Haldir looks so special completed and posed on that wonderful base and background. And what a magical platform you have built and chosen to place him on. You really do build some amazing bases and scenes for your mini's! I feel like we missed out on a video making that base! It is spectacular to say the least! As always, it was a great painting session and lesson, and I enjoyed every minute of it. Your passion just poured through the video on this one, and that warmed my heart as always. That's why I was first drawn to your channel, (ages ago now it seems), stop by, comment, and precisely what separates you from the rest. Yes, again... our own Bob Ross of mini painting!!! Thank you for being such a great guy, Dan! Much love to you and yours, from the Maple Leaf to the Land of the Dragon! See you in the next one, my friend! 💖✌
What a fantastic and lovely story to hear about yourself and your wife meeting Mads like this. I love to hear stories that people have about meeting some of their favourite characters and how down to earth and humble those actors can be. I bet your wife was over the moon with having such a great interaction, but also such a personalised autograph as well. It is always inspiring to meet actors from your favourite tv shows and I find that you have a new found love for their appearances in other projects too. We have not Med Mads as of yet, but after hearing this story I really would love to see him in future and will be looking out for him. ****I would also love to hear others experiences with their favourite actors/actresses and their respective characters. I find these stories so nice to hear**** I am very glad that you like the colour choices on this one, I loved painting the golds and reds specifically on this model and think they really do stand out on the finished piece. Sorry I didn't make a video about the base I made, but I made this base a while ago with the intention of putting this piece together. It was a silly mistake on my part, but maybe in future I will make another cool display piece and do the full process ( I have one in mind already, but I'm waiting for the parts to come - Can't say what it is yet as I don't want to ruin the surprise. ) That subtle little layer of the purple wash really does its job and makes the brass colour look separate from the golden layers above. On the topic of "blacks" it is more of a case of me enjoying to paint the whole model and use a lighter primer. I know there's a few people out there who enjoy to prime in black and build the layers up and that is a great way of painting and suits their styles, but for my and my terrible eyes I find black as a primer to be too harsh. Using a grey primer for me allows the colours to really boost the vibrancy and allows for a nice bright finish at the end. This is all just personal choice and doesn't mean that any one style is better than another, simply that they are different ways to paint is all. I can find sometimes that when models are primed black it can be easy to just leave some areas black instead of shading them and that's just not my style of painting. I hope this gives a bit more of an idea as to why I use the greys more and build up from there. Again I find that spending some extra time really paying attention to the small details like the hair can really bring the model to life and can also give that sense of accomplishment and pride in the finished piece. It's a very rewarding part of the painting process that I find helps to level up your painting ability in a nice and easy way that also look great too. I can't thank you enough again for all of the comments you have shared on this channel my friend. It is always a pleasure to hear from you on here and to hear your opinions too. You always have a great way of communicating and a very friendly manner about you. You always add so much more value to the channel and the videos I post as the comments section is becoming a great community thanks to the likes of you. Thank you also for sharing such a lovely story about your meeting with Mads and giving us a small glimpse into you experience. You both humble and honour me with your kind words, time and devotion to the channel too. Take care of yourselves over there in Canada and I will see you guys on the next one!
"The Dwarf breathed so loud we could have shot him in the dark" 😁 What a great character is Haldir, definitely a firm favourite Lovely paint job, there are lots of eye catching parts to this, the red cloak, blonde hair and skin but it's the gold armour that really stands out the most for me on this guy. Fantastic stuff. Please post another video if you manage to get the plinth signed, how great would that be 🤯
Ah thank you so much bud! I’m over the moon that you like him. It certainly would be so good if we could meet him again and show him this piece of work. And I will 100% make a small clip of it happens don’t you worry! This has been one of those models that just keeps growing on you the more you paint it and I have loved every single minute of it. My love for these lord of the rings models is growing all the time and I’m striving to get myself a nice collection of display pieces 🤟🏻
Hi Dan, just a quick one to say you're my fave youtube channel for mini painting. I love the pace of your videos, you're very clear with explaining the techniques you use, and really dig your style, too. really good stuff for people my level - not new to the hobby, but want to level up. keep making them, please! would love to see some more old lotr cast metal vids too!)
Wow. This is very humbling and very kind of you my friend. These are such lovely words and I thank you so much for taking the time out to message me. I’m so happy to know you enjoy the pacing and style as I often wonder if it’s something of a format that other would like. I will absolutely get around to collecting and painting more old meta lord of the rings minis. I have a huge list of models that I’d like to get through and lots of different sets that I know people would love to see painted. I will take your words on board and do my best for you my friend. Thank you so much again for your time. Hopefully speak to you soon 👍🏻
@@Bread0fHeaven they've got so much character, don't they. expensive to buy second hand now, but I've been repainting some old Galadhrim warriors I've dug out the loft, and using some of your processes while doing so. so much fun to paint, and I've got Haldir to look forward to next. I actually dry brushed some orange brown onto the chain mail, and although it tones the section down a bit, it really emphasizes the contrast between the plate armour and the chain mail.
@@pkfreeeeeze oh yes they are full of character. Although I like the new Gw models I feel the old ones have their own level of authentic quality and style to them. The idea of adding the light dry brush of brown sounds like a wonderful extra little technique that just makes them pop! I really love that idea. Some of them can be expensive but on times it is possible to grab a little bargain now and then. Sounds like you have quite a nice collection hidden away too. Always nice to find a fellow collector. Keeping them safe or years and looking back on them is a really great. I really do love the armour style on the galadrhim warriors. The panels make for such fantastic focal points and really make them look very regal.
It is an older mini that is out of print unfortunately - however there is a strong second hand market for it on eBay. I got this one on eBay for roughly £8! A very good price for a quality mini. Alternatively there are two other version of this model available on GW store. The Haldir with two handed sword held above his head is wearing the same outfit, but wielding a sword instead of a bow. Link below: www.games-workshop.com/en-GB/Haldir-And-Celeborn-2019 Or the other option is with Haldir in his grey tunics when scouting the woods. This is in a different outfit, but in a similar pose to the one I painted in this video. Link below: www.games-workshop.com/en-GB/Haldir-Marchwarden-Of-Lothlorien-2020 I hope this helps you out my friend.
@@Poponcino hello my friend this is the amazing link I found to the brushes I use. Royal & Langnickel Paint Brush Soft Grip Round Taklon 250-5/0 - Color: Gold amzn.eu/d/czNxGV7
@@Bread0fHeaven Hello Dan! Thanks for the reply, I don't want to bore you further but I'm noob and I'm really curious to know if you use other good and cheap brushes for the size 1 & 0 . Royal & Langnickel or do you have other brands to recommend? I'm about to buy my second set of brushes and I wanted some advice from you. Thank you Master :)
@@Poponcino don’t worry at all, your not boring me at all my friend. It’s a tough one with brushes because you need to look after them and keep them in good condition and this is something that I find I struggle with on times. I have gone through a few brushes in my time. I would recommend using brush cleaner in between use and most importantly try your best not to let the paint get into the ferrule ( the metal bit before the brush ) as this will dry up and make the brush split. I’ve tried other cheap brushes off Amazon and some of them split very quickly and are not worth the money at all unfortunately.
It’s just my personal choice and preferred base to paint off. I find black can sometimes tone colours down and then you don’t get the same level of brightness or lightness to the model without adding more layers or tones. I find with grey it sits well on the model but at the same time it doesn’t absorb the colour and tone down the colours as you apply them. This allows me to build the vibrancy and build the lightness up in a quick and easy way. Like I said it’s just purely personal. You could prime black if you would prefer but some of the colours may look different if you follow the same way of painting I have done here 👍🏻. I hope this helps you my friend. Thanks for running in and watching though I really do appreciate it.
@@Bread0fHeaven yeah awesome thanks, i not long returned to the hobby after 17 years, back then it was all chaos black rattle cans XD the sunny skin tone you used , is there other brand equivilant for the hair, i cant even see that listed on the conversion charts haha :) your welcome you got a thumbs up from me :)
@@Andyyybeeeee no worries at all. I did the same thing and returned after a very long time out. There are still a lot of people who favours the chaos black approach and I feel like it might be because they’ve painted that way for so many years. I hadn’t thought about an alternative to sunny skin tone so this is a fantastic question. The closest match to it would be to mix two citadel paints together. If you mix equal parts 50/50 of “averland sunset” and “flayed one flesh” together it makes the same colour. It’s like a light pastel yellow skin tone. Again thank you so much for the like and watch. I really hope this gives you the info you need. Anytime you need or want to ask anything then please just drop me a message I’m always happy to help out. And also welcome back to the hobby after such a long break, your going to love it as there is so much more about now than there used to be. Take care.
@@Bread0fHeaven thats very detailed answer and thank you, i must say past the wash stage i dont think i have the skill to do that level of free hand work
@@Andyyybeeeee don’t say that. It is something you can achieve. A bit of practice and confidence and you’ll pick up the skills along the way. Never doubt yourself.
Okay so i got as far as putting the wash on, thought id ask before i make a base, but are the metal models safe to remove the feet support and attack to another base ? i really do not like the slot on bases, will keep them as they are if its not safe to cut them off. your guide has been most helpful, thank you. :)
Hello my friend. I have in the past removed the foot support from the metal models and placed them onto new bases but it can be a little tricky and there is also the potential of breaking the model itself. If you want to do it then please make sure to take your time and to of course use the right tools. I’m so very glad and happy to know the quite and video are working well for you and I will try my best to keep the content coming 👍🏻
@Dan Kirby Painting Sessions absolutely, definitely given me more drive to paint, I mean my haldir following near enough your scheme has taken me about 6 hours, not very quick but am fairly new to hobby after a hiatus of like 17 years, been a pleasure doing this model, haldir is one of my fave character, small screen time smaller book time but huge impact for me =)
@@Andyyybeeeee this is so great to hear. Don’t worry about how long it takes to paint my friend as the journey is far more important. As long as you are having fun and enjoying the hobby time that is perfect. Haldir is actually my wife’s favourite character and she loves the actor “Craig Parker” who played him in the movies. I had the pleasure to take her to meet him in Telford comic con and he is 100% the nicest guy. His energy and passion for the character was a joy to see. I too came back to the hobby after a very long break and after a couple of years of painting and developing a style that I am comfortable with I decided to make the channel just to be able to pass on the tips and tricks I had learnt to help others get back into it like I did. Thank you so much for watching and enjoying the video I am so glad that I have been able to do this character justice 👍🏻
Hi Dan, you have quite the collectible mini there!! Haldir is an underrated character in the LOTR. The painting is phenomenal! The richness of the 'golds' vs the burgundy robes is a fabulous pairing. I'm mildly surprised that you soft-toned over the whole mini. I would think that this would kill all the colors that you painted but I was wrong. It seems that it subtly harmonized the whole palette. Great show! I never mentioned it but I also notice that you paint against a plain background (your wood desk?) I also paint against a soft gray backing. All those blobs and brush wipes distract my eye and I keep my wet palette off to the side so as not to annoy my peripheral vision. The display you created for him is outstanding. It' more than just a base - it's a statement! Just to drive me nuts at this scale, I use a tiny 'wisp' of a hot glue string to make a bow string. The top of the string is usually clear to do this however, the bottom string is almost always obscured by the body of the mini. I make it look as best I can but that small detail really conveys a convincing, in-motion pose. This was a very satisfying video to watch. Everything came together in balance - value, color and metallics. As far as star power, being a scenic artist in the movie and TV business, I've had occasion to meet many personalities and I will say most of them are quite humble and seem to unleash themselves when in character. It's been a wonderful experience to work with the talent that I've created a setting for them to act in. The philosophy of scenery with the actual performance is a delicate balance of what you really look at and what you really see. Basically the background should dissolve letting the star shine, however the stars can only shine against a contrasting vision. I keep this in mind when designing a board and painting the mini. I want the model to shine while the base colors just set them off so the eye accepts and believes the scene portrayed. Again this has been very enjoyable and I am very envious of the mini you have obtained. I'll see you again and I'm sure I will be surprised with what you do. Thanks and take care - from rural upstate New York USA
Thank you so much Micheal for this lovely and creative comment. I am truly overwhelmed by your comment and am so very happy that you like the overall piece and how it turned out. I am loving painting more and more of these lord of the rings miniatures and you are quite right when you say about Haldir being an underrated character in the LOTR as he is one of my wife and my favourites. It is so lovely to hear you mention about so many people in the tv/movie business being so humble and nice to their respective fans as I feel this is something that makes them way more likeable and approachable. I'm fascinated about your job and the fact that you do scene work for film, this is such a fantastic and creative job to have and I'm sure it is both challenging and rewarding at the same time. Thank you so much for sharing this little insight with us and giving us a little peek into what you do. You have a very good point with the bow string and it can indeed add another level of depth to the model and add more to the immersion of the display. I will admit I got a little by scared at the prospect of adding the bow string onto the model and didn't want to ruin the hard work that had been done or to damage this special miniature in any way either. I did however try the bowstring on a different model by using very fine fishing wire and it looks really great. You are right about the bottom half of the bow string being a lot more difficult because of the body for sure, this is the part I struggled with the most. Going back to your comment about the background. I do like to paint against my desk and try to keep the painting area behind the model as clutter free and plain as possible. Too much in the background can be distracting to my eyes and it gets in the way of the painting process. I have a green cutting matt here but again the colour and lines across it distract my poor eyes away from the subject. This nice fine dark wood desk is subtle and stays in the background without jumping out at you. I really hope it doesn't distract too much on film for you guys viewing the videos. As always I am so glad you liked this video. I know that you like myself enjoy the mesbg models and have a lot of love for them. When you enjoy the finished piece it gives me a lot of pride and joy to know that I have done the models justice. This is such a great reward and worth the time it takes to create the videos. I'd like to just say a big thank you to you for always adding such lovely comments and fine suggestions on this channel. You really do have a positive and hugely creative way of seeing the videos and your input is always welcome here. Take care of yourself over in New York my friend and I will see you on the next one!
@@Bread0fHeaven Hey Dan thanks for the lovely reply. I was thinking, I'm still finishing up my Wargs but, the next item up on the table is Knights of Minas Tirith. They are mounted on horses and I was thinking maybe in the future you might tackle one of these. Maybe in a two part video. Anyway I just want to throw the idea out there because if the fun of the challenge. Have you ever painted a mounted knight? I don't think you have that I can remember. If you did please remind me of it and I will watch it. Thanks for listening buddy. Best wishes to you and yours.
This is a fantastic Idea - I have not yet painted a mounted knight or anything in that sense from the mesbg either. I do have a good amount of Riders of Rohan here just begging to be painted though! I'll get on that one as soon as I can my friend. Thanks for the input and of course the challenge as well. Maybe I'll paint a few different coloured horses as part one and then the rider as part two. What a great idea you have paved the way for.
Brilliant colour work with Haldir ! Love this red and gold scheme colours . Bravo
Thank you as always Robert! Very kind of you my friend.
Wow man you are some painter. Love me some lothlorien elves.
Thank you so much for the lovely comment. That’s super kind of you and yes we all have a love for the elves, they are so bright and vibrant. Makes them so much fun to paint. I have a great video of theoden coming soon too 👍🏻
@@Bread0fHeaven Lothlorien are my main faction that I play in MESBG :). Cant wait to see Theoden
What an amazing video Dan!
I love the colour combinations here. I would never have thought to use a purple wash on the brass colour, but it turned out so natural IMO.
And the 2 fingers on his draw hand being leather is a great idea that ads so much extra character to him.
Your Leather technique is fantastic! And it has really helped my mini's improve their realism look. It's always special to see you use that technique.
I'm noticing that you rarely use a straight "Black" colour, but prefer to use really dark greys instead. And after watching so many of your painting sessions, I think I can see why. I believe it looks more natural and highlights easier. At least that is what I gather from it. And it is something that I am starting to do as well. My "black" colours seem so much nicer after mimicing your "blacks".
I liked the hair technique as well. I can see the individual strands, and can imagine the heightened sense of pride over dry brushing it.
I enjoyed your story mid video too! Sounds like you and your Wife had a lovely time for her Birthday. I'm glad you had a wonderful experience at the Comicon, and met Craig Parker. How cool would that be to meet him again and show him this model? Wow! I really hope you do, and can imagine how impressed he would be to see how you've brought his character to life! I can see a huge smile on his face, yours and your wifes. Magical!
My wife and I went to a Comicon here, in Edmonton, Alberta, Canada. We got to meet Mads Mikkelsen. My wife was a huge fan of his show "Hannibal" and happened to have a canvas bag with an image of Mads (Hannibal) on it, eating a piece of "meat" with a caption saying, "Om nom nom" (a comical way of portraying a tasty reaction to enjoying food) , lol. Mads loved the bag! Asked her all about it, and they shared a nice small conversation. He signed it for her with an autograph from BOTH himself personalized to her, and from Hannibal as well. And I thought that was pretty cool of him. Of course he had pictures of himself to sign for fans, but she was the only one with that unique bag, and now it is all the more special to her... and never got used again, lol. But it is now a keep-sake for her. He was also super nice (as Craig Parker was with you), and he spent much more time with us than he did with the other fans with the generic pictures to sign. Not sure why, but he took a liking to us and we really enjoyed our time with him as well.
I'm glad to hear you and your wife's Comicon story, and was glad to share my wife's and mine with you as well.
⭐And I would love to read other subscribers interactions with some people they have met as well, in the comments here too! Hoping to see some here in the future...⭐
Haldir looks so special completed and posed on that wonderful base and background. And what a magical platform you have built and chosen to place him on. You really do build some amazing bases and scenes for your mini's! I feel like we missed out on a video making that base! It is spectacular to say the least!
As always, it was a great painting session and lesson, and I enjoyed every minute of it. Your passion just poured through the video on this one, and that warmed my heart as always. That's why I was first drawn to your channel, (ages ago now it seems), stop by, comment, and precisely what separates you from the rest. Yes, again... our own Bob Ross of mini painting!!! Thank you for being such a great guy, Dan!
Much love to you and yours, from the Maple Leaf to the Land of the Dragon!
See you in the next one, my friend! 💖✌
What a fantastic and lovely story to hear about yourself and your wife meeting Mads like this. I love to hear stories that people have about meeting some of their favourite characters and how down to earth and humble those actors can be. I bet your wife was over the moon with having such a great interaction, but also such a personalised autograph as well. It is always inspiring to meet actors from your favourite tv shows and I find that you have a new found love for their appearances in other projects too. We have not Med Mads as of yet, but after hearing this story I really would love to see him in future and will be looking out for him.
****I would also love to hear others experiences with their favourite actors/actresses and their respective characters. I find these stories so nice to hear****
I am very glad that you like the colour choices on this one, I loved painting the golds and reds specifically on this model and think they really do stand out on the finished piece. Sorry I didn't make a video about the base I made, but I made this base a while ago with the intention of putting this piece together. It was a silly mistake on my part, but maybe in future I will make another cool display piece and do the full process ( I have one in mind already, but I'm waiting for the parts to come - Can't say what it is yet as I don't want to ruin the surprise. ) That subtle little layer of the purple wash really does its job and makes the brass colour look separate from the golden layers above.
On the topic of "blacks" it is more of a case of me enjoying to paint the whole model and use a lighter primer. I know there's a few people out there who enjoy to prime in black and build the layers up and that is a great way of painting and suits their styles, but for my and my terrible eyes I find black as a primer to be too harsh. Using a grey primer for me allows the colours to really boost the vibrancy and allows for a nice bright finish at the end. This is all just personal choice and doesn't mean that any one style is better than another, simply that they are different ways to paint is all. I can find sometimes that when models are primed black it can be easy to just leave some areas black instead of shading them and that's just not my style of painting. I hope this gives a bit more of an idea as to why I use the greys more and build up from there.
Again I find that spending some extra time really paying attention to the small details like the hair can really bring the model to life and can also give that sense of accomplishment and pride in the finished piece. It's a very rewarding part of the painting process that I find helps to level up your painting ability in a nice and easy way that also look great too.
I can't thank you enough again for all of the comments you have shared on this channel my friend. It is always a pleasure to hear from you on here and to hear your opinions too. You always have a great way of communicating and a very friendly manner about you. You always add so much more value to the channel and the videos I post as the comments section is becoming a great community thanks to the likes of you. Thank you also for sharing such a lovely story about your meeting with Mads and giving us a small glimpse into you experience. You both humble and honour me with your kind words, time and devotion to the channel too. Take care of yourselves over there in Canada and I will see you guys on the next one!
"The Dwarf breathed so loud we could have shot him in the dark" 😁
What a great character is Haldir, definitely a firm favourite
Lovely paint job, there are lots of eye catching parts to this, the red cloak, blonde hair and skin but it's the gold armour that really stands out the most for me on this guy. Fantastic stuff.
Please post another video if you manage to get the plinth signed, how great would that be 🤯
Ah thank you so much bud! I’m over the moon that you like him. It certainly would be so good if we could meet him again and show him this piece of work. And I will 100% make a small clip of it happens don’t you worry! This has been one of those models that just keeps growing on you the more you paint it and I have loved every single minute of it. My love for these lord of the rings models is growing all the time and I’m striving to get myself a nice collection of display pieces 🤟🏻
Hi Dan, just a quick one to say you're my fave youtube channel for mini painting. I love the pace of your videos, you're very clear with explaining the techniques you use, and really dig your style, too. really good stuff for people my level - not new to the hobby, but want to level up. keep making them, please! would love to see some more old lotr cast metal vids too!)
Wow. This is very humbling and very kind of you my friend. These are such lovely words and I thank you so much for taking the time out to message me. I’m so happy to know you enjoy the pacing and style as I often wonder if it’s something of a format that other would like. I will absolutely get around to collecting and painting more old meta lord of the rings minis. I have a huge list of models that I’d like to get through and lots of different sets that I know people would love to see painted. I will take your words on board and do my best for you my friend. Thank you so much again for your time. Hopefully speak to you soon 👍🏻
@@Bread0fHeaven they've got so much character, don't they. expensive to buy second hand now, but I've been repainting some old Galadhrim warriors I've dug out the loft, and using some of your processes while doing so. so much fun to paint, and I've got Haldir to look forward to next. I actually dry brushed some orange brown onto the chain mail, and although it tones the section down a bit, it really emphasizes the contrast between the plate armour and the chain mail.
@@pkfreeeeeze oh yes they are full of character. Although I like the new Gw models I feel the old ones have their own level of authentic quality and style to them. The idea of adding the light dry brush of brown sounds like a wonderful extra little technique that just makes them pop! I really love that idea. Some of them can be expensive but on times it is possible to grab a little bargain now and then. Sounds like you have quite a nice collection hidden away too. Always nice to find a fellow collector. Keeping them safe or years and looking back on them is a really great. I really do love the armour style on the galadrhim warriors. The panels make for such fantastic focal points and really make them look very regal.
where did you get that mini, and how far back? because i cannot find it on GW ...is it forgeworld?
It is an older mini that is out of print unfortunately - however there is a strong second hand market for it on eBay. I got this one on eBay for roughly £8! A very good price for a quality mini. Alternatively there are two other version of this model available on GW store.
The Haldir with two handed sword held above his head is wearing the same outfit, but wielding a sword instead of a bow. Link below:
www.games-workshop.com/en-GB/Haldir-And-Celeborn-2019
Or the other option is with Haldir in his grey tunics when scouting the woods. This is in a different outfit, but in a similar pose to the one I painted in this video. Link below:
www.games-workshop.com/en-GB/Haldir-Marchwarden-Of-Lothlorien-2020
I hope this helps you out my friend.
@@Bread0fHeaven yes i just saw those minis...too bad they dont print him with the armor and bow anymore...Thanks again...very cool turorial
Amazing. Can I ask Brushes your are using?
Thank you. Of course. I use synthetic size 1, size 0 and size 5/0 detailed brushes. They are cheap brushes but they are excellent bang for your buck!
@@Bread0fHeaven Hi Dan! have you a link of this "cheap" brushes? thank u
@@Poponcino hello my friend this is the amazing link I found to the brushes I use. Royal & Langnickel Paint Brush Soft Grip Round Taklon 250-5/0 - Color: Gold amzn.eu/d/czNxGV7
@@Bread0fHeaven Hello Dan! Thanks for the reply, I don't want to bore you further but I'm noob and I'm really curious to know if you use other good and cheap brushes for the size 1 & 0 . Royal & Langnickel or do you have other brands to recommend? I'm about to buy my second set of brushes and I wanted some advice from you. Thank you Master :)
@@Poponcino don’t worry at all, your not boring me at all my friend. It’s a tough one with brushes because you need to look after them and keep them in good condition and this is something that I find I struggle with on times. I have gone through a few brushes in my time. I would recommend using brush cleaner in between use and most importantly try your best not to let the paint get into the ferrule ( the metal bit before the brush ) as this will dry up and make the brush split. I’ve tried other cheap brushes off Amazon and some of them split very quickly and are not worth the money at all unfortunately.
Why grey for a base coat ??
It’s just my personal choice and preferred base to paint off. I find black can sometimes tone colours down and then you don’t get the same level of brightness or lightness to the model without adding more layers or tones. I find with grey it sits well on the model but at the same time it doesn’t absorb the colour and tone down the colours as you apply them. This allows me to build the vibrancy and build the lightness up in a quick and easy way. Like I said it’s just purely personal. You could prime black if you would prefer but some of the colours may look different if you follow the same way of painting I have done here 👍🏻. I hope this helps you my friend. Thanks for running in and watching though I really do appreciate it.
@@Bread0fHeaven yeah awesome thanks, i not long returned to the hobby after 17 years, back then it was all chaos black rattle cans XD
the sunny skin tone you used , is there other brand equivilant for the hair, i cant even see that listed on the conversion charts haha :) your welcome you got a thumbs up from me :)
@@Andyyybeeeee no worries at all. I did the same thing and returned after a very long time out. There are still a lot of people who favours the chaos black approach and I feel like it might be because they’ve painted that way for so many years.
I hadn’t thought about an alternative to sunny skin tone so this is a fantastic question. The closest match to it would be to mix two citadel paints together. If you mix equal parts 50/50 of “averland sunset” and “flayed one flesh” together it makes the same colour. It’s like a light pastel yellow skin tone.
Again thank you so much for the like and watch. I really hope this gives you the info you need. Anytime you need or want to ask anything then please just drop me a message I’m always happy to help out. And also welcome back to the hobby after such a long break, your going to love it as there is so much more about now than there used to be. Take care.
@@Bread0fHeaven thats very detailed answer and thank you, i must say past the wash stage i dont think i have the skill to do that level of free hand work
@@Andyyybeeeee don’t say that. It is something you can achieve. A bit of practice and confidence and you’ll pick up the skills along the way. Never doubt yourself.
Okay so i got as far as putting the wash on, thought id ask before i make a base, but are the metal models safe to remove the feet support and attack to another base ? i really do not like the slot on bases, will keep them as they are if its not safe to cut them off. your guide has been most helpful, thank you. :)
Hello my friend. I have in the past removed the foot support from the metal models and placed them onto new bases but it can be a little tricky and there is also the potential of breaking the model itself. If you want to do it then please make sure to take your time and to of course use the right tools.
I’m so very glad and happy to know the quite and video are working well for you and I will try my best to keep the content coming 👍🏻
@Dan Kirby Painting Sessions absolutely, definitely given me more drive to paint, I mean my haldir following near enough your scheme has taken me about 6 hours, not very quick but am fairly new to hobby after a hiatus of like 17 years, been a pleasure doing this model, haldir is one of my fave character, small screen time smaller book time but huge impact for me =)
@@Andyyybeeeee this is so great to hear. Don’t worry about how long it takes to paint my friend as the journey is far more important. As long as you are having fun and enjoying the hobby time that is perfect.
Haldir is actually my wife’s favourite character and she loves the actor “Craig Parker” who played him in the movies. I had the pleasure to take her to meet him in Telford comic con and he is 100% the nicest guy. His energy and passion for the character was a joy to see.
I too came back to the hobby after a very long break and after a couple of years of painting and developing a style that I am comfortable with I decided to make the channel just to be able to pass on the tips and tricks I had learnt to help others get back into it like I did. Thank you so much for watching and enjoying the video I am so glad that I have been able to do this character justice 👍🏻
Hi Dan, you have quite the collectible mini there!! Haldir is an underrated character in the LOTR. The painting is phenomenal! The richness of the 'golds' vs the burgundy robes is a fabulous pairing. I'm mildly surprised that you soft-toned over the whole mini. I would think that this would kill all the colors that you painted but I was wrong. It seems that it subtly harmonized the whole palette. Great show! I never mentioned it but I also notice that you paint against a plain background (your wood desk?) I also paint against a soft gray backing. All those blobs and brush wipes distract my eye and I keep my wet palette off to the side so as not to annoy my peripheral vision. The display you created for him is outstanding. It' more than just a base - it's a statement! Just to drive me nuts at this scale, I use a tiny 'wisp' of a hot glue string to make a bow string. The top of the string is usually clear to do this however, the bottom string is almost always obscured by the body of the mini. I make it look as best I can but that small detail really conveys a convincing, in-motion pose. This was a very satisfying video to watch. Everything came together in balance - value, color and metallics. As far as star power, being a scenic artist in the movie and TV business, I've had occasion to meet many personalities and I will say most of them are quite humble and seem to unleash themselves when in character. It's been a wonderful experience to work with the talent that I've created a setting for them to act in. The philosophy of scenery with the actual performance is a delicate balance of what you really look at and what you really see. Basically the background should dissolve letting the star shine, however the stars can only shine against a contrasting vision. I keep this in mind when designing a board and painting the mini. I want the model to shine while the base colors just set them off so the eye accepts and believes the scene portrayed. Again this has been very enjoyable and I am very envious of the mini you have obtained. I'll see you again and I'm sure I will be surprised with what you do. Thanks and take care - from rural upstate New York USA
Thank you so much Micheal for this lovely and creative comment. I am truly overwhelmed by your comment and am so very happy that you like the overall piece and how it turned out. I am loving painting more and more of these lord of the rings miniatures and you are quite right when you say about Haldir being an underrated character in the LOTR as he is one of my wife and my favourites. It is so lovely to hear you mention about so many people in the tv/movie business being so humble and nice to their respective fans as I feel this is something that makes them way more likeable and approachable. I'm fascinated about your job and the fact that you do scene work for film, this is such a fantastic and creative job to have and I'm sure it is both challenging and rewarding at the same time. Thank you so much for sharing this little insight with us and giving us a little peek into what you do.
You have a very good point with the bow string and it can indeed add another level of depth to the model and add more to the immersion of the display. I will admit I got a little by scared at the prospect of adding the bow string onto the model and didn't want to ruin the hard work that had been done or to damage this special miniature in any way either. I did however try the bowstring on a different model by using very fine fishing wire and it looks really great. You are right about the bottom half of the bow string being a lot more difficult because of the body for sure, this is the part I struggled with the most.
Going back to your comment about the background. I do like to paint against my desk and try to keep the painting area behind the model as clutter free and plain as possible. Too much in the background can be distracting to my eyes and it gets in the way of the painting process. I have a green cutting matt here but again the colour and lines across it distract my poor eyes away from the subject. This nice fine dark wood desk is subtle and stays in the background without jumping out at you. I really hope it doesn't distract too much on film for you guys viewing the videos.
As always I am so glad you liked this video. I know that you like myself enjoy the mesbg models and have a lot of love for them. When you enjoy the finished piece it gives me a lot of pride and joy to know that I have done the models justice. This is such a great reward and worth the time it takes to create the videos.
I'd like to just say a big thank you to you for always adding such lovely comments and fine suggestions on this channel. You really do have a positive and hugely creative way of seeing the videos and your input is always welcome here. Take care of yourself over in New York my friend and I will see you on the next one!
@@Bread0fHeaven Hey Dan thanks for the lovely reply. I was thinking, I'm still finishing up my Wargs but, the next item up on the table is Knights of Minas Tirith. They are mounted on horses and I was thinking maybe in the future you might tackle one of these. Maybe in a two part video. Anyway I just want to throw the idea out there because if the fun of the challenge. Have you ever painted a mounted knight? I don't think you have that I can remember. If you did please remind me of it and I will watch it. Thanks for listening buddy. Best wishes to you and yours.
This is a fantastic Idea - I have not yet painted a mounted knight or anything in that sense from the mesbg either. I do have a good amount of Riders of Rohan here just begging to be painted though! I'll get on that one as soon as I can my friend. Thanks for the input and of course the challenge as well. Maybe I'll paint a few different coloured horses as part one and then the rider as part two. What a great idea you have paved the way for.