August Painting Challenge: Lurtz

Elland · **Joined:** Tue Aug 16, 2011 4:55 am **Posts:** 181

No worries at all. It was only a skin basecoat - which is easily redone. Here's the new proof:

Will that work?

Red Corsairs · **Posted:** Wed Aug 17, 2011 9:17 pm

Perfect thank you. Welcome to the Painting Challenge

Elland · **Joined:** Tue Aug 16, 2011 4:55 am **Posts:** 181

Thanks

here's a work in progress shot:

Wah Wing · **Posted:** Thu Aug 18, 2011 3:58 am

You work quick.

Elland · **Joined:** Tue Aug 16, 2011 4:55 am **Posts:** 181

been painting long enough to have learned a few tricks and shortcuts.

Wah Wing · **Posted:** Thu Aug 18, 2011 4:34 am

Do you know if the white hand is a left or right hand, If you don't mind my asking? Obviously, it's upside down, but I never could tell.

Red Corsairs · **Posted:** Thu Aug 18, 2011 5:42 am

Great progress Elland!

Wah Wing wrote:

Do you know if the white hand is a left or right hand, If you don't mind my asking? Obviously, it's upside down, but I never could tell.

If you look carefully on this picture:

You can just make out the thumb on the right side of the face (our right, Lurtz's left), so the hand used to make the white hand was the right hand.

Wah Wing · **Posted:** Thu Aug 18, 2011 5:54 am

Thanks! Now perhaps I can finish my Lurtz for the challenge!

draked · **Joined:** Sat Aug 13, 2011 3:17 am **Posts:** 266

In the first movie there is a scene of UrukHai placing the white hand on other Uruks. They show it being done with one hand and two. Meaning that there could very easily be a left white hand. Lurtz happens to have a right handed one as Jake has shown.

BilboOfTheWhiteTower · **Posted:** Thu Aug 18, 2011 11:36 am

Nice work so far Elland!

GothmogtheWerewolf · **Posted:** Thu Aug 18, 2011 4:46 pm

I agree, Elland it looks great.

Elland · **Joined:** Tue Aug 16, 2011 4:55 am **Posts:** 181

Thanks guys

valpas · **Posted:** Fri Aug 19, 2011 6:25 pm

Quick and good work, Elland!

Here is my update, the skin and metals are now painted. I'm wondering if I should repaint the metals with a bit lighter colours. They range now from "Tin Bitzish" basecoat (own mix of brass and black) with black wash to roughly "Bolgunish" metal (mixed it myself from silver) as edge highlights. Maybe repaint with more Boltgun highlights and Chainmail edging?

-- Pasi

BilboOfTheWhiteTower · **Posted:** Fri Aug 19, 2011 6:49 pm

Pasi, his face is outstanding!!

Red Corsairs · **Posted:** Fri Aug 19, 2011 8:11 pm

Excellently done so far Pasi, the face in particular.

I personally prefer darker looking metals for the Uruk-Hai, so I think yours looks great. But if you feel you need to go an extra stage lighter, go for it, I'm sure it'll look just as good

Dead Marsh Spectre · **Posted:** Fri Aug 19, 2011 8:36 pm

I knew I had a Lurtz unpainted hiding away somewhere.....
Heres my proof pic

Red Corsairs · **Posted:** Fri Aug 19, 2011 8:44 pm

Welcome aboard DMS

Elland · **Joined:** Tue Aug 16, 2011 4:55 am **Posts:** 181

Progress updates...some additional highlights/shading and cleanup. also added basing (helps me see what needs additional work).

Red Corsairs · **Posted:** Fri Aug 19, 2011 9:55 pm

Very nice Elland, the basing looks great and the white hand has been done perfectly.

BilboOfTheWhiteTower · **Posted:** Fri Aug 19, 2011 10:54 pm

Elland, he is brilliant!! Just brilliant!!

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