Warhammer - How to paint Gandalf

1.Face and fingers with Cadian Fleshtone
2.Glaze the skin areas with Bloodletter
3.Water down Rhinox Hide and paint it into recesses such as between fingers, under eyes, frown lines
4.Highlight the skin areas with Kislev Flesh
5.Paint the beard and hair with Baneblade Brown.

1. Highlight the beard by drybrushing on Administratum Grey.
2. Highlight the beard further by using Pallid Wych Flesh.
3. Use The Fang colour to paint Gandalf's sword belt and inner-cloak.
4. Highlight the previous stage with Alaitoc Blue.
5. Paint Gandalf's scarf with Russ Grey.
6. Paint most of the scarf again with Fenrisian Grey, leaving Russ grey as shading around creases, overlapping edges and between the end fringing.
7. Highlight the edges of the scarf with Ulthuan Grey.
8. Paint the entire over-cloak with Stormvermin Fur.
9. Mixing in a lot of Lahmian Medium (75%) to Abaddon Black (25%) shade the recesses of the over-cloak. Once each stroke dries, apply it again. Do this 3 to 4 times to build up darker shading as the crease get deeper. This is called glazing and is more accurate then washes but takes precision and patience.
10. Highlight the raised areas of the cloak with Dawnstone. Use Lahmian Medium to soften the blending.
11. Final highlight of Administratum Grey. Use Lahmian Medium to soften the blending.
12. Paint the staff, belt and shoes with Rhinox Hide.
13. Highlight the staff, belt and shoes with Gorthor Brown. Click the picture to see the patterning on the belt and the grain on the staff. These require fine lines, so use a decent tiny sable brush and thin your paints so it flows from the bristles.
14. Highlight staff, belt and shoes sparingly on only the most raised edges with Baneblade Brown. Paint Gandalf's fingerless gloves with Baneblade brown as well and then wash them with Seraphim Sepia.
15. Highlight the gloves with Karak Stone.
16. Use Ironbreaker to paint Gandalf's sword Glamdring. Don't forget to paint his belt buckles as well.
17. Highlight the blades edges with Runefang Steel. Use Macragge Blue to paint the grip of the sword.
18. Base your model to fit in with your collection.