How to paint Gandalf - The Lord of the Rings Middle Earth SBG

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Learn to paint Gandalf the Grey for Middle Earth SBG in this video.
There will be easy to follow visual steps as well as commentary as we paint the miniature.
I hope that you will find this video useful!
VIDEO CHAPTERS:
0:00 - Introduction
0:32 - How to paint Gandalf's Robes QUICKLY!
2:08 - Basecoating Details on Gandalf
10:37 - Adding Detail to Gandalf's Robes
13:24 - Painting the Final details on Gandalf the Grey
15:11 - Outro and whats coming soon
*PLEASE NOTE
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@tommymurphy6753 2 жыл бұрын

Gandalf the Grey will always be my favourite in both book and movie versions, he is a more grounded and rustic character and the upgraded white version while still amazing seems more aloof and not of the world around him.

@SwordsandBrushes 2 жыл бұрын

I agree with what you are saying, i like the term 'rustic' he seems very humble and and i do like the fact that he is a fan of Hobbits!

@foxdream1158 7 ай бұрын

Серый гендальф❤ он душевный и человечный)

@polskisrevenge4847 2 жыл бұрын

This is one of the best formatted painting tutorials I've seen, love the info about equivalent citadel colours. Looking forward to the rest of the Fellowship!

@SwordsandBrushes 2 жыл бұрын

Thank you so much for the kind words!! Yes i just want to create the kind of video that i would have liked to paint along with. I'm trying to make it a bit visually appealing with the photos and make it a bit more cinematic, as well as trying to be as informative as possible to help people. Hopefully that all comes across nicely in the videos. Glad to hear, what would be your hobbit vote on the next video to be?

@hav6301 2 жыл бұрын

great video, nice job highlighting the ropes! looking forward for more

@SwordsandBrushes 2 жыл бұрын

thank you very much, i'm glad that you liked it :) Oh yes i have so much planned, more Fellowship content as well as some videos for the Defence of the North are all on the list :):)

@smoothbrush4722 2 жыл бұрын

Beautiful painted wizzard. You shall not pass! You managed to make this plastic set that everybody hates due to lack of details, beautiful.

@SwordsandBrushes 2 жыл бұрын

Thank you very much!! I do really like this old plastic Fellowship set. They are just classic! One day i shall get the Resin Plinth that you can put them on too just to finish them off once i have gone through the set! :):)

@jajen2003 3 ай бұрын

Thanks for the video. My Gandalf came out great! :D

@SwordsandBrushes 2 ай бұрын

ah Fantastic glad to hear it :) I'm slowly getting through the Fellowship videos as i want to get some Quest of the Ringbearer action going this year! :)

@eviluncaring2421 2 жыл бұрын

Nicely Done! I've had the Mines of Moria set still in it's original packaging and unattached since probably 2011, and finally got around to thinking about getting it altogether and painted. These tutorials are amazing. I found your Mines of Moria scenery tutorial as that is what I was going to start with first. Can't wait to get to Gandalf. Look forward to your other tutorials on this set!

@SwordsandBrushes 2 жыл бұрын

Oh amazing you don’t see them come up often on eBay in pristine condition. I was lucky enough to get a copy towards the back end of last year and then a week later Balins tomb was announced! - obviously I got that too :) Thank you very much for the kind words, I’m happy that these tutorials can help out fellow hobbyists and I’m very much looking forward to doing more for the community! I hope that you enjoy putting your minis together and getting them painted. Do you game as well?

@jorgesdpm2223 2 жыл бұрын

Such a Great Video!! Loving those quick guides 😁

@SwordsandBrushes 2 жыл бұрын

Thank you so much, and i'm glad that the guides are fun to watch. I really enjoy putting them together and i'm having loads of fun doing the photos and intros! It even gets me pumped to paint, when i watch it back :)

@clonetf141 2 жыл бұрын

honestly, i love both equally.

@SwordsandBrushes 2 жыл бұрын

Glad to hear! i have been listening to the audio book this week and it's nice to go back and listen to the adventure again!

@clonetf141 2 жыл бұрын

@@SwordsandBrushes listened to a couple of tolkies poems turned into songs while painting some moria goblins

@SwordsandBrushes 2 жыл бұрын

That sounded like a great evening to me!

@michaeldouble2163 2 жыл бұрын

Another awesome video dude! As I have said before love the attention to different techniques and not just what paints you use in your videos.

@SwordsandBrushes 2 жыл бұрын

Thank you Michael! :) I'm glad the little tips and tricks and techniques come across well enough in the videos. It's much easier to show them in this way then trying to describe with a photo on Facebook :)

@ieb13 2 ай бұрын

Awesome video. Thank you!

@SwordsandBrushes 2 ай бұрын

Glad you liked it! :):)

@martynjones3978 7 ай бұрын

I do love the tips and tricks, you know your suppose to make it look hard and difficult so we all sit there awe struck at your painting skills!!😮😅😅 On a serious note fantastic work and some brilliant little tips 😊

@SwordsandBrushes 7 ай бұрын

Thank you for the kind words! Well i always like to try and break things down where possible and try and be helpful, hopefully as i make more and more of the videos then there will be something for everyone! :)

@martingross6748 6 ай бұрын

Thanks!

@SwordsandBrushes 6 ай бұрын

Thank you so much for the super! It's really appreciated :):)

@brolysaiyan5417 2 жыл бұрын

Nicee I was waiting for that gandalf video. Great video as always mate👌🏽👌🏽👌🏽

@SwordsandBrushes 2 жыл бұрын

Im very happy to hear that you enjoyed the video! Hopefully it was worth the wait for you? :) Just have the rest of the Fellowship to get on here now!

@brolysaiyan5417 2 жыл бұрын

@@SwordsandBrushes awesome hope legolas will show up soon :D

@SwordsandBrushes 2 жыл бұрын

you have a good chance, 1 in 8 i believe :P

@mjkraus24 2 жыл бұрын

Fantastic video. Really helping me get through my Balin's Tomb set.

@SwordsandBrushes 2 жыл бұрын

Im very happy to hear that you are enjoying the content, and also a HUGE thank you for the kind donation on my website, I hope those paint guides will do you well! To say thank you, I will let you chose what member of the fellowship I should paint next for the channel when we revisit the Mines of Moria! :)

@mjkraus24 2 жыл бұрын

@@SwordsandBrushes Well the guides are great. A very easy to understand format. As for the next member of the fellowship... I think I have to go with Balin's own, Gimli. Thanks for all the content. Can't wait for more!

@SwordsandBrushes 2 жыл бұрын

Well I am glad they could be of use! I made those first before jumping onto KZfaq, I'm hoping that I can get to a point where I can do videos and then create more guides so there will be content for everything. Its a big plan, but it will keep me busy. Gimli it is sir! He will be next when we return to the mines! I will have a cheeky Sunday night upload tomorrow for the next video and it's all about basing for Beginners :):) And i'm actually showing my face for once - so I will see how that goes haha

@Gilwingeth 2 жыл бұрын

Another amazing tutorial, especially the way you use the makeup brush on the robes. To answer your question: Gandalf the Grey is my favourite, he seems more like a mentor to me than Gandalf the White. Will you do tutorials on other armies in the future as well? I would love to see you paint Rivendel Elves so much!

@SwordsandBrushes 2 жыл бұрын

Why thank you very much kind Barrow Wight, it's just a fun technique that I like to use - kind of like a "Damp" drybrush. But it gets the job done and hope that it can help others too :) I agree! Gandalf the grey mentor :) And for the question about other armies... SPOILER ALERT... 100% YES! :P

@monocerotis6917 Жыл бұрын

Amazing paitings!! I have this figures home! but i waiting for New Vallejos Express colors =)

@SwordsandBrushes Жыл бұрын

Awesome! not had the chance to use those yet!

@Gandalf-The-Gay 2 жыл бұрын

Very nice, thank you for painting me, I looked really good.

@SwordsandBrushes 2 жыл бұрын

Anytime! you were the perfect subject :)

@Gandalf-The-Gay 2 жыл бұрын

@@SwordsandBrushes Such a nice guy you are.

@DenwarTheoriginal 2 жыл бұрын

I'm enjoying going through your videos, they are really well produced. Strangely (after the intro during painting) some of your colours look a lot brighter than my Army painter colours of the same label? Your tanned flesh looks much brighter, more like elven or barbarian flesh or much like Vallejo's cadmium skin, and the deep blue on Gandalf's hat looks much brighter than my AP deep blue? Also your stone golem on the beard looks matt white to me?

@SwordsandBrushes 2 жыл бұрын

Thank you very much, i'm having a blast making them honestly! Oh yes its a combination of things - I have my daylight lamp pretty darn close to the mini (compared to when i paint normally) and that is so the camera has enough light to be able to pick up everything otherwise it goes incredibly grainy! And then i found out youtube compresses the video lots too and it looks different to what i see on my editing software - which is a touch annoying. But im still new to this and im sure i will figure out a better solution, i would love to get some better studio lighting which will help massively. Maybe one day, as i would love to do this full time as I love painting miniatures and i love creating videos So hopefully my enthusiasm and willing to help will shine through! :):)

@DenePaintsThings 2 жыл бұрын

Great video dude - you've earnt yourself a new subscriber :) Nice to see some more LOTR content and another take on Gandalf! Interesting to see how you did yours compared to mine :)

@SwordsandBrushes 2 жыл бұрын

Welcome aboard for this adventure, pleasure to have you here :) To be honest Lord of The Rings and Middle Earth in general is just awesome isn't it? :) The plan is provide lots of jolly good content for hobbyists, and to make this space on youtube fun for all to come and watch :) How did you go about painting your Gandalf?

@DenePaintsThings 2 жыл бұрын

@@SwordsandBrushes LOTR is the best! I've just put up a video of me working on my Fellowship, which is why it was interesting to stumble on to yours at the same time 😁 both relatively new channels working on the same models. More we can do to make a fun space for LOTR stuff on KZfaq the better!

@SwordsandBrushes 2 жыл бұрын

Oh cool! Snap! haha yes absolutely, i think the more content for people in the hobby then the better and stronger it will be! :):)

@andybkly 2 жыл бұрын

Can you please paint Legolas! I'd love to see your technique for him.

@SwordsandBrushes 2 жыл бұрын

He is definitely on the way, i have got another video to release this weekend and then it's back to the Fellowship series starting with Sam & Bill and then Legolas shall be after that one :):)

@andybkly 2 жыл бұрын

@@SwordsandBrushes Can't wait. Looking forward to it!

@starscream6209 2 жыл бұрын

In The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring, while filming the scenes that took place in the Mines of Moria, Viggo Mortensen is shot in a very specific way during his closeups. Pay attention, and you’ll notice that he’s only filmed on his left side. Why do we never get to see his right side? Because while surfing he ended up getting a black eye, and it took over a month for the swelling to go down. Because Aragorn learns from his mistakes.

@SwordsandBrushes 2 жыл бұрын

haha no way! thats a fun fact right there, im due to watch the films again so i will look out for that :) I have just got an image of Aragorn in full gear surfing now!

@martingross6748 6 ай бұрын

Great video. Everything looks easy but now i start with painting miniatures, and put the details on the mini and combine light/shadow boost the final results. On your video you got it right, and looks peffect. But i struggle on one thing - with applying Citadel Shades, and when it dries, dark spots remain on the figure. I don't know why but it doesn't look nice :-( Do you have a trick how to fix it? On your miniature these dark spots i don't see it. Thanks and have a nice day. So inspirational.

@SwordsandBrushes 6 ай бұрын

Thank you very :) The first thing that comes to mind with the darker patches is that there may just just a little bit too much of the Shade paints on, just keep an eye out on it when you rest your model back on the table as you will see it start to move over the surface of the miniature. An easy fix for this is to use a brush (preferably an empty one) and just lightly dab the Shade and any excess will soak into the bristles. Hope that is the issue for you and that it will help :):)

@8-bite393 Жыл бұрын

What about tea ☕️??? :D

@SwordsandBrushes Жыл бұрын

Darn I could have done a funny bit in there with that haha

@8-bite393 Жыл бұрын

@@SwordsandBrushes tea ist very important! Never forget to drink some tea :D

@MVeminor7 2 жыл бұрын

Gandalf the White in the movie. Obviously it's more visual. I'm a book guy though. Great paint job dude. I like your style. See you soon

@SwordsandBrushes 2 жыл бұрын

Thank you for checking out a few of the videos today, I very much appreciate the time you have spent :) Do you feel like you get more of a visual idea from the books as you read rather than the film?

@MVeminor7 2 жыл бұрын

@@SwordsandBrushes I've always been a book guy. I've noticed many Middle -Earthers are movie fans. I'm more of a purist about the written word. I think Tolkein provides just enough to let the imagination be the key player. I like KZfaq painters because they have more imagination than some of the builders who recreate the movie scenes and terrain. I just got turned on to mini painting and I can't get enough. Thanks so much for your channel. It's perfect for me. Perfect! Thanks for the reply and the interest. You rock. I wish I could subscribe more than once. lol

@SwordsandBrushes 2 жыл бұрын

I wish I could make time to read but I feel I just have no spare time for it. At the very least I can put on audio books as I paint and craft and let my imagination take me away in that way. It’s nice to hear about new hobbyists such as yourself. You are very kind! And I hope I can keep providing good content for you to watch :):)