Tree Ent and friends - the toad man cometh

[Peithetairos]

Thank you all! Glad you like the progress so far.

I did add some foliage, the base is almost finished and the rock spell effect painted. I might magnetise it, then I can swap it out. I will paint the foliage next to increase contrast. So maybe a glaze to up the saturation. I love the detailing MiniNatur nets provide, but they need some finishing touches to really shine.

I also tried my hand at some bracket fungi. Really hard to get striations to show at that scale.

[Peithetairos]

As someone was asking, here the recipe for painting the bark:

I started with the airbrush: Vallejo air Dark Earth with a bit of London Grey, followed by a lighter misting with Vallejo Air Sand Yellow with a bit of RMP Bleached Bone.

I covered all of this with a dilute wash of Kimera Colours Carbon Black, Red Oxide and Yellow Oxide. Basically a very dark brown, almost a chromatic black. After this I went back in with VA Sand Yellow, to emphasise the bark texture. This was again glaze consistency, followed by almost pure Bleached Bone, just for some spotlights.

Next up defining the shadows: I mixed Kimera Colours Violet with Carbon Black with a hint of Phtalo Green to achieve a nice dark violet. I applied this to the darkest parts of the miniature, heavily diluted, feathering the edges out with a moist brush.

The last step was a gentle wash with AK Interactive Enamel paint: Slimy Green. Just to add a bit of green and simulate light moss deposits.

Towards the roots I applied it heavier (and might apply some more, to really achieve a mossy look).


 

[Peithetairos]

The Ent is finished. However, still need to add a squirrel and options for his hand. I might give the foliage a final brown misting, but I have to see.

Next up a small frog man and a mini Myconid.

[Little Odo]

Absolutely fantastic 

[Hammers]

Extraordinary!

[OSHIROmodels]

Excellent 

[gamer Mac]

Stunning
Love the fungi

[BZ]

The best ent I have ever seen!

[Wirelizard]

That looks fantastic, one of the best treepersons I've seen.

Looking forward to seeing what you do by way of modular stuff in his hand, but the floating rocks look great.

[Peithetairos]

Thank you all for commenting. Great motivator, especially when there is a toddler in the house and some evenings Netflix seems like less effort.

I am now wondering if I should try out oak foliage instead of maple. Would go more into reddish brown. As the foliage is not fixed in place yet, might be worth a try.

I also started with the frog man and mini Myconid. The latters hat I might invert.   

[Peithetairos]

I made good progress with the toad. The combination of micro beads, poppy seeds and super glue applicator tube produced a really nice warty skin texture.

[BZ]

From your inspiration, with far inferior sculpting skills, I could make this (Oathmark goblin for scale):

Its my second sculpt (the stone golem next to it was the first), and I learned a lot... The paint is just a basecoat with a quick (and too heavy) drybrush, just to control the texture (I made it with a piece of bark). I hope, that with a lot of green stuff (not greenstuff) and a decent paintjob, I can make it not-that-horrible.

[Ultravanillasmurf]

Nice sculpting.

[Little Odo]

Both sculpts are fantastic - even more so as they are your first two attempts. Kudos.

[BZ]

Thanks!
Its almost ready painted now, it looks much better. I will post it, when its ready.