The part that dominates the look of the Ringwraith is the big black cloak that covers its body. I began by drybrushing this with a 1:4 mix of Skull White and Chaos Black. Make sure your brush is totally dry between coats! The next drybrush is with a 1:2.5 mix of SSkull White and Chaos Black. This may look a bit to light, but the next step will make it fine. Water down some Chaos Black (Black Ink works fine too) and apply it to the cloak. This will make the drybrushing look much smoother. To make the cloak look worn and dirty, dry brush the edge of the cloak with Scorched Brown and then Snakebite Leather.

The metal is pretty simple. Start by drybrushing the armour with Boltgun Metal. Then give it a wash of Brown Ink. This gives the armour a dirty look. Then drybrush it with Chainmail. To give the metal edges a sharp look, highlight the edges of the armour and sword with Chainmail.

The horse was basecoated with Scorched Brown. Then it was given a Brown Ink wash. After this it was drybrushed with Snakebite Leather.

All straps, ropes and cloth where given a basecoat of 1:1 mix of Scorched Brown and Snakebite Leather. The edges were then highlighted with Snakebite Leather. The hooves of the horse where left black.

The base was covered in PVA glue and then dipped into sand. I also glued on a small stone. Then wait for the sand to dry. The sand was given a wash of watered down Chaos Black (ink works fine) and was left to dry. The sand was then drybrushed with progressively lighter coats of Scorched Brown, Snakebite Leather and Bubonic Brown. The stone was painted Chaos Black. It was drybrushed with Codex Grey then a light drybrush of Skull White. After that, to make the base look more real, I got some bristles of an old broom and glued it on. Then small bushes were glued on in small patches.

When the model was done, I wanted to make it stand out in some way. I decided to make a small scenic base for it.

I went out in the garage, and found a small chipboard block.

Put your Ringwraith in the middle, and draw around the base with a pen. Then cover the area outside the circle, with PVA glue.

Then find some sand, I used flock, because I didn’t have enough sand, but both will do. Dip the base in the sand.

After this, use your finger and clear a small line with it. This will be the river. When the sand has dried, put on a small stone or two.

Now it is time to paint the sand. Water down some Chaos Black, and paint it over the entire base. When this has dried, drybrush the sand with with progressively lighter coats of Scorched Brown, Snakebite Leather and Bubonic Brown. The stones were drybrushed with Codex Grey, followed by a light drybrush of Skull White.

The river was painted by mixing browns and greens. While the paint is still wet on the base, blend the colours together. Try to get a smooth transition between the colours. Give the entire river a wash of Brown Ink. To make the water look shiny, give it a coat of Gloss Varnish. It is best to do this after the whole base has been varnished.

Put on small blobs of PVA glue, and apply Static Grass. To make the long grass by the river, clip off some bristles from an old broom and glue them on.

Now you can put your Ringwraith in the middle, and spray the entire thing with Matt Varnish. Don't forget Gloss Varnish on the river.

Well, there you go! Hope you enjoyed my article and can take some ideas away for scenic bases for your models.