Lord of the Rings

Sauron

This was a comission for a friend, who decided in the interests of simplicity his 500pt army would consist of Sauron with the Ring. At that point it's not a big deal to pay to have it painted nicely :). I actually really enjoyed painting this model, in part because of the lovely detail, and in part because I began it just after finishing an army comission for something very different (gorgeously bright lizardmen). I used plenty of colour to vary the shades and give the colours some depth- mostly red and green on the armour, brown on the mail, and purple on the cloth.

I've included some close-ups at the bottom that are only reduced to half the original image size. Did I mention how much I love my camera? It can take very sharp pics incredibly close to the model. Nikon Coolpix 5700 - lovely beastie.