The Re-making of Aragorn (Step 15)

Thanks for dropping by again for my latest installment in my "Re-making of Aragorn" series. We're in the home stretch now! In this step, I take the finished resin pieces and wipe a little paint on them.

First, I need to mount the body to a piece of wood so that I can hold and turn the model without getting my grubby fingers all over the paint job. For this, I re-use the wood base that I sculpted him on (Thanks for dropping by again for my latest installment in my "Re-making of Aragorn" series. We're in the home stretch now! In this step, I take the finished resin pieces and wipe a little paint on them.

First, I need to mount the body to a piece of wood so that I can hold and turn the model without getting my grubby fingers all over the paint job. For this, I re-use the wood base that I sculpted him on (something I don't mind getting paint on).



Since I will need to drill and mount a second Aragorn and the final wood bases, I need to take a pattern of the feet and mark the drill holes.





I keep the drill level and drill about 1" into the legs.







I use 1 1/2" wood screws drilled up through the bottom of the base to mount the models to the temporary bases.










Resin can be easy painted, but it is preferred to use an oil-based paint as a primer coat. Oil-based paints adhere more firmly to the resin and will not easy peel off. It also helps to seal the resin from moisture. In this case, I will be using darker colors for Aragorn, so a gray primer will work super.










For my paints, I have specifically designed a limited color pallete that I have used for every one of my Lord of the Rings models. Any and all colors that I need are mixed from these same colors in order to create a sense of harmony (oneness) with my set. They "feel" like they belong together and look great on a shelf together because the colors belong to the same family.

For these models I am using Liquitex acryllics:
• Cadmium Red Deep Hue
• Yellow Oxide
• Ultramarine Blue
• Emerald Green
• Burnt Sienna
• Ivory Black
• "Apple Barrel" Antique White (off white)

For an easy paint job, you have to start with the lowest areas (areas lower than surroundings). I start by laying in deep base tones and build colors up in layers. Paint the pink of the eyes. Then the yellow/white. Then the pupil. Then the eyelids (building in layers).


Then I paint on the deep base tones for the face...






...then the highlights.







For small details, I use a technique called "scumbling", or dry-brushing. It is where you wipe off most of the paint before you start applying it. This helps prevent the paint from entering the crevices and allows you to brush over just the top of the details. You can create varying degrees of contrast with deeper undertones and lighter dry-brushing.










Still working in layers, I paint the inside of the tunic (between the legs), then the tunic and boots...









...then overlapping areas like the coat, then the bedroll, and finally the hair and any small details not yet painted.








With the paint-job finished, I must now assemble the model!

omething I don't mind getting paint on).



Since I will need to drill and mount a second Aragorn and the final wood bases, I need to take a pattern of the feet and mark the drill holes.





I keep the drill level and drill about 1" into the legs.







I use 1 1/2" wood screws drilled up through the bottom of the base to mount the models to the temporary bases.










Resin can be easy painted, but it is preferred to use an oil-based paint as a primer coat. Oil-based paints adhere more firmly to the resin and will not easy peel off. It also helps to seal the resin from moisture. In this case, I will be using darker colors for Aragorn, so a gray primer will work super.










For my paints, I have specifically designed a limited color pallete that I have used for every one of my Lord of the Rings models. Any and all colors that I need are mixed from these same colors in order to create a sense of harmony (oneness) with my set. They "feel" like they belong together and look great on a shelf together because the colors belong to the same family.

For these models I am using Liquitex acryllics:
• Cadmium Red Deep Hue
• Yellow Oxide
• Ultramarine Blue
• Emerald Green
• Burnt Sienna
• Ivory Black
• "Apple Barrel" Antique White (off white)

For an easy paint job, you have to start with the lowest areas (areas lower than surroundings). I start by laying in deep base tones and build colors up in layers. Paint the pink of the eyes. Then the yellow/white. Then the pupil. Then the eyelids (building in layers).


Then I paint on the deep base tones for the face...






...then the highlights.







For small details, I use a technique called "scumbling", or dry-brushing. It is where you wipe off most of the paint before you start applying it. This helps prevent the paint from entering the crevices and allows you to brush over just the top of the details. You can create varying degrees of contrast with deeper undertones and lighter dry-brushing.










Still working in layers, I paint the inside of the tunic (between the legs), then the tunic and boots...









...then overlapping areas like the coat, then the bedroll, and finally the hair and any small details not yet painted.








With the paint-job finished, I must now assemble the model!