Speed Painting: Riders of Rohan (In 30 Minutes)

[@wildlifesaskatchewan]

New to the hobby and painting and just grabbed the Pelennor fields set and the contrast paints . So glad I stumbled across your videos ! Thank you

[@criticalhitwargaming5290]

No worries buddy! Let me know if there are any models you'd like to see in particular. Between this video and the one on Morannon Orcs, you should be set for a while!

[@TimHendrikx]

Thank you for this video! Love that you are painting the lord of the rings models and would love to see more!

[@criticalhitwargaming5290]

It's a great game. Massively underrated, I wish Games Workshop would push it more!

[@TimHendrikx]

@@criticalhitwargaming5290 yes, i cant agree more. I have so many unpainted Miniatures from lotr and since they are a bit smaller i think contrast Paint is a great start to get them to a Tabletop ready State. Then continue work on them when you want at a later time

[@rsreston]

Great mix of contrast and normal paints!

[@regulus_2284]

nice job, always loved the riders of Rohan's aesthetic the horses look awesome. Keep up the great work

[@markkingstone609]

Hey, great video! You mentioned showing some next steps, would be great to see! Great job 👏

[@criticalhitwargaming5290]

I'll make a Parade Ready addition when I've covered all the other models in the set! Thanks for watching!

[@koliver91]

how has this only got 770 views! thanks for this man. please keep doing it

[@criticalhitwargaming5290]

I know, right? Help a brother out and share it to the world 😭

[@DukensteinA1]

Really enjoyed this video. 🎉

[@criticalhitwargaming5290]

Pleased to hear it buddy! Thanks 😊

[@borna1231]

Super nice! I find that a gray primer followed by a white zenithal (airbrush or spray can, doesn´t matter) followed by a drybrush with white, brings out even more detail when painting with contrast paints. Basically, you get an edge highlight on a lot of areas, and it increases the painting time by a few minutes per model, so definitely worth it!

[@PerssonHenry]

Awesome tip! Thank you 🙏🏻😊

[@RampageRok]

Awesome video. Did you publish any more pics on how the others horses came out?

[@criticalhitwargaming5290]

I didn't actually, but I will try and remember to put some Instagram some time when I'm all unpacked after moving country!

[@jfar3508]

Great production quality and excellent presentation. I don't have any of these (or any) models, but the video was pleasing to watch.

[@criticalhitwargaming5290]

Awesome, thank you very much!

[@MrMikef350]

Fair play that’s a great paint job and easy video to follow 👌

[@Njwobrien]

100% my favorite guides, and ice watched MANY! Can you please do MANY MORE lord of the rings armies and heros. Thanks. :)))

[@criticalhitwargaming5290]

I'll do my best!

[@Njwobrien]

@@criticalhitwargaming5290 Gondor and the east. :P

[@criticalhitwargaming5290]

@@Njwobrien Unfortunately my main limitation is models, I can only paint what people send me for commissions or what I have in my own collection. If you're in the UK and have a Gondor/Easterling model you wanna chuck my way to be painted for the channel and sent back to you, I'd be eternally grateful!

[@chris6206]

Great vid excellent tutorial 👍

[@Andyyybeeeee]

Love this video, will you be doing one for osgiliath and maybe add the knights speed paint into it ??

[@criticalhitwargaming5290]

I'd like to, don't have the Osgiliath box unfortunately!

[@Andyyybeeeee]

@Critical Hit Wargaming I mean I'm most interested in the knights of minas tirith, be good to see a speed paint on those mounted units, I imagine they aren't far from the rohirrim but I'm a typical guy and love visual aids haha. Osgiliath box can wait haha, but I can imagine that being a good next step with it just being released =)

[@criticalhitwargaming5290]

@Andyyybeeeee I've done it a few times now, if you have one of the models send it to me in the post and I'll paint it and make a video out of it and then send it back to you. Ping me a message on Instagram or Facebook if you're interested.

[@Andyyybeeeee]

@Critical Hit Wargaming sounds like a lot of effort on your part for a video but I mean if you wanted I could =)

[@nickmeredith002]

I'd be interested in the highlighting video. The contrast paints look so good that I literally bought them all to do my riders. I'm mainly wondering if you'd do any highlighting on the horses where you've used contrast paint and what colours you'd use to highlight

[@criticalhitwargaming5290]

You can indeed take them to the next level with some extra highlights, even over the top of contrast paints! I'll make a video on it at some point. Unfortunately many of the contrast paints look a bit... cartoon-like, for lack of better words, when used on more realistic models such as those found in LoTR.

[@nickmeredith002]

@@criticalhitwargaming5290 they look fantastic on yours. Not cartoony at all. Though I did see on other videos that the lighter contrast paints can be difficult to work with in that sense. Nonetheless, I have no other colours for horse variety, so I'm interested to try with these paints. Hopefully I get the same result as you were able to. .

[@criticalhitwargaming5290]

@@nickmeredith002 Ah apologies yeah I meant contrast paints outside the ones used in the video. The brighter colours like purples, yellows and blues look too vibrant on LOTR models which are more subdued for the most part. For coverage on horses like in the video, they're superb. Saves an unbelievable amount of time.

[@nickmeredith002]

@@criticalhitwargaming5290 well this hasn't really worked. The contrast paints are causing everything to go really streaky and splotchy and it looks horrible. In order to combat this, the paint needs to be so thick that my snakebite leather is looking more like your cygor brown. I'm not quite sure how you're applying the paint and avoiding this, because as soon as I touch the miniature to apply the first coat, the brush strokes just create an instant mess of paint with uneven coverage that I'm then having to try and go over and redo later, which also makes things worse if it isn't dry.

[@criticalhitwargaming5290]

@@nickmeredith002 That definitely shouldn't be happening. Something has gone wrong there for sure. You have spray-primed your models, right? If so, what undercoat did you use? There's no magic occurring in this video - I'm literally just dunking my brush in the pot and putting it straight on the model!

[@davidcronkite123]

Excellent commentary. You're either a teacher or could be.

[@criticalhitwargaming5290]

@davidcronkite123 Aha, no! But my wife is, and she made the same comment to me. I'm an instructor in the military though. Hope the video helped!

[@davidcronkite123]

@@criticalhitwargaming5290 Well, there ya go, an instructor! It's a treat to listen to someone speak who is economical with words and gets straight to the core 👏🏻🫡

[@monocerotis6917]

Nice!! have you looked at Vallejo's express colors? =)

[@criticalhitwargaming5290]

I have not, no! Made this long before they came out, same for the Army Painter Quickshades.

[@WMfin]

Nice. Haven't used contrast colors before but they absolutely rocked on those horses! If I may ask, could you do video about painting some shiny armor as I am currently struggling to make it look good. Thx!

[@criticalhitwargaming5290]

Of course! How shiny are we talking? Eye-wateringly bright or just typical steel armour?

[@WMfin]

@@criticalhitwargaming5290 great! I'd like to see my reflection off of it. Half kidding, I'd like to do full ceremonial plate armor so it would not be too battle-worn

[@criticalhitwargaming5290]

@@WMfin I'll see what I can do. What is it you're painting, to give me an idea what you're talking about in particular?

[@WMfin]

@@criticalhitwargaming5290 Been buying some Perry knights lately but what I have really tried to get shiny is painting lotr elves in steel color rather than gold. Also there's box full of Gondorian soldiers waiting there but they can be battle-worn steel which I am not too great at doing either.

[@criticalhitwargaming5290]

@@WMfin I have neither of those models, but I'll sort you out somehow, fear not!

[@benrhoads8292]

Great video. Thank you.

[@criticalhitwargaming5290]

No problem! Thanks for watching :)

[@CanadianPilotYHM]

Thanks for this, I forgot to use Technical Contrast Medium and it went on too thick and covered all my highlights.

[@criticalhitwargaming5290]

Which bit did you forget to use it with? I only mix contrast with Basilicanum Grey when painting these.

[@mattgrimwade5380]

Followed this exactly - thank you. As someone who is genuinely terrible at anything artistic this was perfect - simple to follow and they look great. By the way I think one or two of the paints you used are not in your list (in the description) - Castellan Green and Snakebite Leather. Do you have a preference on the kind of models you would like sent in to paint for your channel?

[@criticalhitwargaming5290]

Thanks very much, I'm glad it helped! That's the aim of these, to make good results quick and easy to achieve. As for models, anything that I don't currently have really from AoS, 40k and MESBG!

[@mattgrimwade5380]

@@criticalhitwargaming5290 Seems like Theoden is the only model left from the Pelennor fields box set without a video (and definitely the most intimidating one for me). Do you have any plans for Theoden? I'd be happy to supply the model.

[@criticalhitwargaming5290]

@@mattgrimwade5380 I do have him, he's unfinished for me too! My main issue is finding the time at the moment. I'll try and get him done at the weekend to close the Pelennor Fields chapter!

[@masterballuk6780]

Just stumbled on this great video new subscriber here would love to see next steps can I ask how come you didn't use contrast on the green bit ? Whats the thoughts behind that sorry new to painting so all tips are great cheers

[@criticalhitwargaming5290]

Both the contrast paints for the green (Creed Camo and Militarum Green) are both crap, basically. Their coverage is shite. It looks infinitely better using a proper paint.

[@masterballuk6780]

@@criticalhitwargaming5290 maybe you should do a video on best contrasts to use love the honesty

[@criticalhitwargaming5290]

@@masterballuk6780 That's a good idea actually, well played. I'll come up with something.

[@masterballuk6780]

@@criticalhitwargaming5290 not sure if you seen my other comment but I have messaged you on Instagram about another project

[@criticalhitwargaming5290]

@@masterballuk6780 Seen and replied!

[@joegallagher6688]

this has inspired me to get my army done now . do you have a tutorial for orcs and for theoden ? thanks again .

[@criticalhitwargaming5290]

There is one for Morannon Orcs, and for the Witch King and Troll. On the Good side, there's Riders/Warriors of Rohan and Warriors of the Dead. I just need to do Theoden and that's the whole Pelennor Fields box!

[@joegallagher6688]

@@criticalhitwargaming5290 oh amazing thank you very much

[@pray4plagues177]

Can I ask how you done the one to one with the contrast medium? Because you applied from the pot so just wondering

[@criticalhitwargaming5290]

That's only for the Basilicanum Grey horse. Basilicanum Grey straight out the pot goes very blotchy, whereas all the others are straight out the pot. Since making this video Army Painter have released a set of speed paints, and Gravelord Grey does a much better job for grey horses.

[@pray4plagues177]

@@criticalhitwargaming5290 would say the army painter ones better overall?

[@criticalhitwargaming5290]

@@pray4plagues177 As with all paints, yes and no. They work slightly differently. Some of them are better, some of them are worse. In this case, the Contrast browns are better, but if I were to recommend two of the Army Painter ones for painting Rohan in particular, it would be Gravelord Grey and Hardened Leather.

[@pray4plagues177]

@@criticalhitwargaming5290 thanks so much. You don’t know if their white contrast is any good do you? Find GW one great

[@criticalhitwargaming5290]

@@pray4plagues177 I've not tried it mate! Be interested to see.

[@iainfenton4671]

Brilliant

[@criticalhitwargaming5290]

Thanks Iain! Hope it helped.

[@iainfenton4671]

@@criticalhitwargaming5290 I bought the two Towers game over 10 years ago and only ever got round to spraying the models. I still have them now but most of them have snapped spears or swords - still unpainted too.

[@gyriongyrion4623]

This is truly the most underrated hobby channel on KZbin! Will we be seeing anymore Lord of the Rings anytime soon?

[@criticalhitwargaming5290]

Yeah, next up is Warriors of the Dead! Thanks 😊