Author Topic: BSC2019 Blasphemia Blackwood's Walking Tree Monster (Read 3587 times)

Blasphemia Blackwood · « **on:** January 04, 2019, 09:42:17 AM »

I still only have a vague idea what it will look like, so it'll get a better name once I have that figured out... I have several treepeople in my collection, but none of them scratch-built. This will be fun to try.

Hammers · « **Reply #1 on:** January 04, 2019, 09:52:07 AM »

Quote from: Blasphemia Blackwood on January 04, 2019, 09:42:17 AM

I still only have a vague idea what it will look like, so it'll get a better name once I have that figured out... I have several treepeople in my collection, but none of them scratch-built. This will be fun to try.

Very happy to see you parttake, Blasphemia.

von Lucky · « **Reply #2 on:** January 04, 2019, 10:40:26 AM »

I'm looking forward to your creation too.

Blasphemia Blackwood · « **Reply #3 on:** February 11, 2019, 02:29:47 PM »

So it begins. Today I made the tree critter's wire armature, covered that in tinfoil and then Milliput. I also attached some roots to the trunk.

The next session will be adding bulk and defining the shapes some more.

Yuber Okami · « **Reply #4 on:** February 11, 2019, 02:37:24 PM »

If you want to make it feel "monstruous", the three legs is a very good idea. The less anthropomorphic, the more terrifying

Dr Mathias · « **Reply #5 on:** February 12, 2019, 12:01:37 AM »

I'm sure it's going to look great, considering the cool imagery on your blogs.

OSHIROmodels · « **Reply #6 on:** February 12, 2019, 12:19:40 AM »

That’s a great concept

Braz · « **Reply #7 on:** February 12, 2019, 11:48:45 PM »

Oh. That's going to be good.

Hammers · « **Reply #8 on:** February 13, 2019, 08:21:06 AM »

Looking forward to seeing this!

Blasphemia Blackwood · « **Reply #9 on:** February 17, 2019, 11:56:19 AM »

Cheeers. A bit more progress today, nothing too interesting. More branches, and more bulk with Milliput white.

But now we get to an interesting part: adding the outer layer of bark and sculpting texture on that.

Blasphemia Blackwood · « **Reply #10 on:** February 22, 2019, 06:03:27 PM »

This is the final stage of my build: sculpting bark on top of what was done so far. I moved from Milliput on to DAS air drying clay for this task. The texture was achieved with stiff brushes and metal wax carver tool while the clay was still wet. Made sure it blends well with the natural texture of the roots I used for branches.

I did the legs one at a time to avoid messing up - waited for one leg to cure before moving on to the next. And then finally the main trunk. The plastic skull came from some GW kit, and it's there because all my treepeople have them. In my setting, it is mostly witches who make such tree constructs. If it is to be animated, the construct has to contain some part of an animal or human - something that has 'memory' of once moving on its own. Bones are convenient because they don't rot away, and head bones are where the mind used to be - which makes them the most potent.

All of this can be applied when making a normal tree rather than a monster. It's a fairly simple process, and the part where you emulate bark texture is really fun to do.

OSHIROmodels · « **Reply #11 on:** February 22, 2019, 06:17:54 PM »

Brill

Andrew Rae · « **Reply #12 on:** February 22, 2019, 06:19:43 PM »

That's look great! You've sculpted a really convincing bark texture.

Hammers · « **Reply #13 on:** February 22, 2019, 09:38:57 PM »

That’s excellent, Blasph! I really like the original and consistent fluff you come up with for your projects.

randycarter · « **Reply #14 on:** February 22, 2019, 09:51:01 PM »

I'm a big enthusiast of your work, Blasphemia, and this monster looks really great. Fantastic desing and very fine work on bark sculpting!

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