Gandalf the White on Shadowfax, Painting Tutorial

"Yes....that was what they used to call me...Gandalf the Grey. I am Gandalf the White, and I come back to you now, at the turn of the tide."
Today we have what is probably one of the most daunting and challenging models to paint, the White Wizard, Mithrandir himself, Gandalf the White astride his loyal companion, Shadowfax.
A truly epic hero, instrumental in starting our 2 brave hobbits on their journey to Mount Doom and a key player in the defence of the free people of Middle Earth against The Dark Lord Sauron and his forces.
We have a comprehensive guide detailing all the steps needed to bring this hero to life on the tabletop using a relatively small colour palette. We will also show you how to create differentiation between the various shades of white as well as shade some tips and tricks necessary to be able to create a smooth, well blended finish to the finished model.
We have themed our Gandalf around the defence of Minas Tirith and we will provide brief instruction as to how to achieve the cobblestone look to the base but dont fret, the tutorial for that is still scheduled for release!
We will be visiting Elf kind next week with the Lady Arwen Undomiel in the continuation of our Quest of the Ringbearer series but until then, we hope you enjoy and as always, Happy Hobbying!
Music courtesy of KZbin Audio Library.

[@buddyinabox9178]

Please dont ever stop doing this mate! You have no idea how helpful they are!

[@PlanetMithril]

I have very little intention of ever stopping, In fact I want to increase the frequency of uploads and branch out into other game systems to eventually.

[@helloyouarereadingmyname3322]

Brilliant! Your tutorials are by far my favourite and most helpful on the website. Loved the tutorial and was taken aback by the outcome! Easy to follow with great end result. You deserve a standing ovation!! Keep up the good work! 👏

[@PlanetMithril]

Thank you so so much, you are truly too kind with your words I only hope you enjoy the content!

[@alejandro434]

excellent work, just painted my Mithrandil following your video. keep it up!

[@PlanetMithril]

Thank you so much!! I'm glad to have been a help!

[@buddyinabox9178]

Please do black rider mounted!

[@PlanetMithril]

They are in the painting queue i promise!

[@Arudian]

nice quality improvment, great tips!

[@PlanetMithril]

Glad it was helpful!

[@frankhammond1434]

Absolutely gorgeous brushwork, but what a great shame you didn't gap fill before you even started painting.

[@PlanetMithril]

I knoooooow a mistake I hopefully wont make again lol

[@pWndConan]

Love it! Great job!🤗 Palid Wych Flesh is the best!

[@PlanetMithril]

Palid Wych Flesh is the paint to end all paints!!

[@luissahuquillo4206]

Great job! I love it. Next time, you could paint mounted Pippin for complete miniature

[@PlanetMithril]

Haha i've got to find my mounted pippin first before I can do that but great suggestion! :D

[@WrathRuin]

Licked up a few great tips from this video. Thanks for making it man! Also, have learned the value of wych flesh from watching your videos. Keep up the great work!

[@PlanetMithril]

Palid Wych Flesh is life haha

[@deangelodario2319]

i realize I am pretty off topic but do anyone know a good website to stream new movies online ?

[@tizarrigor4558]

Gotta pick up some Pallid Wych flesh and runefang steel, otherwise i have everything, but thanks for this Tutorial my dude.

[@PlanetMithril]

Pallid Wych Flesh is life!!

[@brucewayne8562]

Great video nice work, could I point out 1 small nitpick though ? You did the colours backwards, his inner robes are pure white, his outer cloak is more on the cream side

[@PlanetMithril]

Thank you for the feedback! Glad you enjoyed the video!

[@thomasreyes6108]

Anyone know what he used as a primer ?

[@PlanetMithril]

For Gandalf I would recommend a grey or bone primer, Mechanicus standard Grey or Wraithbone from Citadel

[@Zakee117]

Would soulblight grey wash be a better wash than nuln oil?

[@PlanetMithril]

Thats actually a really good shout!!

[@yobtar]

That mold line/ gap is ruining your great paint job. You gotta fill those!

[@PlanetMithril]

Yeah that's definitely something im trying to work on

[@shauntaylor9251]

@@PlanetMithril sprue goo and liquid cement 👍