Mar 21, 2021
Painting Scheme — Mordor Troll
Hello there,
I wish to apologise for the lack of pictures in this scheme, I painted the troll before my tripod arrived and as I can’t hold my camera steady for the 3–6 seconds I need for a decent exposure¹. Anyway onto the scheme — I will give the actual paints I used but reccomend the Dakka Dakka conversion chart².
Here is the troll-
Fancy painting him? Yes, good carry on and all shall be revealed³
- Undercoat in Citadel grey seer rattle can — very light grey base coat⁴.
- Paint the skin in Vallejo brown sand.
- Paint the metal areas in black.
- Paint leather — straps across the trolls back and belt — in Vallejo flat brown.
- Paint cloth — essentially the troll’s loin cloth — in Vallejo flat brown mixed with Vallejo buff (around a 1 : 1 ratio — although adjust it so it looks good to you. If in doubt push towards a lighter colour).
- Paint metal areas in Army Painter gun metal.
- Wash skin, leather and cloth in Citadel agrax earthshade — skin may need 2 coats depending on how dark you want your troll.
- Wash metal in Vallejo Game Wash black wash.
- Could leave the troll here it looks pretty good — or continue below for some drybrushing.
- Dry brush the metal with Army Painter gun metal.
- Dry brush the skin with Vallejo brown sand — focus on the boils, spotty bumpy things.
1-I apologise for my failings.
2- https://www.dakkadakka.com/wiki/en/Paint_Range_Compatibility_Chart
3- Disclaimer I do not in fact know everything, therefore I can not reveal it. I can however answer many questions on Fawlty Towers.
4- Could go lighter to a white — personally I wouldn’t go darker as it is a pain to get the skin colour over it.
