AndrewSometimesPaints

Funny! I read it as a Pokemon X Aztec reference with Rayquaza and Quetzalcoatl combined. Either way, it is a cool name.

Haha okay, I was starting to get worried that I would need to strip it and restart.

It's not that bad is it?

Thanks! I love your username btw

Thanks mate! Will do! I couldn't stop thinking about painting while at work today, this project has made me really keen to paint.

True, plus it is a lot easier to get to from Aus.

Thanks! And I know, but it was just a little bit of fun, the little hobbit hole was a decoration inside one of the houses.

It was 100% worth it. The pic was just an extra. Being a huge LoTR fan made the trip to Hobbiton our top priority on this holiday.

We walked through it and it was beautiful on the inside. Although they split you up into two groups and each group goes through one of the holes. I would have preferred the other as it had a bee/honey theme and I love bees.

Great quote! I loved the movies since I was a kid so it was a real dream come true to see Hobbiton.

Thanks! The shield was really fun to paint!

Yeah, I used pigment powder, but I have also tried using crushed up pastel sticks and that seems to work well too.

Good point! I had positioned it so it fit, but then I added the grass and realised I have covered the bit where it sits right haha.

That's a great point! I just found on my desk there was a little reliquary box with a red band around it that fell off the chain on his back, I think that but of colour would have helped break it up a bit.

The thing about making it black and white is such a good tip too. I will try that on my next one!