I repainted the Noble Collection Harry Potter wand replica

[benomaleno]

I purchased this wand back in 2011 and was very disappointed with how unpainted and inaccurate the wand was painted, so I purchased 3 acrylic paints and repainted it to match images of the wand props that have been auctioned off. I also rounded the tip

 

[Astyanax]

Looks fantastic! I have one of those. May I ask what 3 paints you went with?

Thanks!

 

[benomaleno]

Looks fantastic! I have one of those. May I ask what 3 paints you went with?

Thanks!

Thank you!
Vallejo
Model Color
Acrylic-colors
70.822 German C Black Brown

Vallejo
Model Air
71.040
Burnt Umber

Vallejo
Model Air
71.077 Qood

I hope this is enough information for you! I haven’t used acrylics before
Are you planning on repainting yours?

 

[Astyanax]

I hope this is enough information for you! I haven’t used acrylics before
Are you planning on repainting yours?

Thank you so much for the info!

Yes, yours looks excellent...a little accuracy would be nice, so I think I'll follow in your footsteps.

Appreciate any advice you might suggest. Thanks again!

Bill

 

[benomaleno]

Thank you so much for the info!

Yes, yours looks excellent...a little accuracy would be nice, so I think I'll follow in your footsteps.

Appreciate any advice you might suggest. Thanks again!

Bill

Sweet! It’s a good idea. I’ve got a slightly better painted noble collection one so was happy to go ham on this one.

I sanded the tip down to round it off, wouldn’t recommend this though as you may expose the metal rod which is difficult to sand and paint.

The paints I used I mixed together to achieve the desired effects. I would recommend searching ‘Harry Potter wand prop auction’ or using pages such as this one: https://usm.propstoreauction.com/lot-details/index/catalog/287/lot/73095 to use as reference, I based mine off this wand here.

I started with a bit of a darker brownish/black down towards the handle (I didn’t really do anything to the handle it looks fine). I basically layered some dark strokes with a fine brush up from the handle to the tip, similar to the prop, then worked on some broader strokes from the handle. I wanted to have clear distinction between strokes so that it gave the appearance of the wood effect.

I felt the acrylic paint was highly forgiving and overall (for a paint job) it was easy and very rewarding! I’ve attached some work in progress and finished product images keep me posted on how you go!

(A side note: I spent around $12AUD on the paints, cheap as!

 

[Astyanax]

Thank you so much for the tips and photos, I appreciate it!!

I ordered some paint, will give it a shot.

Thanks again!