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Painting the Handprints and Banners

March 2010·p. 95

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Nick dabs white onto shields, faces and bodies to imitate the rough handprints seen on the Uruk-hai in the films. Separating the palm and fingers keeps the shape recognisable without making it too polished. Banner symbols receive a cleaner outlined-and-filled treatment, with black used to reshape the palm and fingers, providing two different methods for the same allegiance mark depending on the surface and intended finish.

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RulesWD 363 · pp. 34–37

Reinforcements

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