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Author Topic: Tree Ent and friends - the toad man cometh  (Read 6307 times)

Offline Luigi

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Re: Tree Ent almost from scratch - work in progress
« Reply #15 on: October 16, 2020, 01:15:04 PM »
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The idea was to make him look a bit whimsica

Perhaps have squirrels and other cutesy animals on the branches?

If it's a (sugar)maple you might add a tap and a bucket collecting sap for maple syrup  ???

Offline Peithetairos

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Re: Tree Ent almost from scratch - work in progress
« Reply #16 on: October 16, 2020, 02:25:39 PM »
Perhaps have squirrels and other cutesy animals on the branches?

If it's a (sugar)maple you might add a tap and a bucket collecting sap for maple syrup  ???

I will definitely add some critters. I am out of squirrels, but want to add a raven and hare. Maybe a butterfly. I think I will keep it at a medium whimsy level, not going too far into "fairy tale". I thought more of Labyrinth or Neverending Story.

Offline Peithetairos

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Re: Tree Ent almost from scratch - work in progress
« Reply #17 on: October 20, 2020, 11:42:18 AM »
I did some experiments with wool, moss and coconut fiber to fashion a moss beard. I think I will add some more volume, but overall it looks fine. Painting will be done via airbrush.

I also finished his fingers. Apart from the beard I only need to add some ranking ivy, maybe some more mushrooms and I can start painting.




Offline Wirelizard

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Re: Tree Ent almost from scratch - work in progress
« Reply #18 on: October 20, 2020, 11:40:31 PM »
He's coming along nicely!

Somewhere around here I have two (maybe three?) tall thin Ents I started sculpting from scratch at least five years ago and haven't finished. I should excavate them and slot them back into the queue...

Online white knight

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Re: Tree Ent almost from scratch - work in progress
« Reply #19 on: October 21, 2020, 07:58:35 AM »
Wonderful work so far. Looking forward to the next update!

Offline Peithetairos

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Re: Tree Ent almost from scratch - work in progress
« Reply #20 on: October 21, 2020, 08:50:57 AM »
He's coming along nicely!

Somewhere around here I have two (maybe three?) tall thin Ents I started sculpting from scratch at least five years ago and haven't finished. I should excavate them and slot them back into the queue...

Oh, exciting. Would love to the the WIPs.

Wonderful work so far. Looking forward to the next update!

Thank you and as you wish:

I think the body is now ready to paint. Staff, critters etc. will be added later.








Offline Bloggard

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Re: Tree Ent almost from scratch - work in progress
« Reply #21 on: October 21, 2020, 09:04:59 AM »
crikey - easily one of the best Ent figures I've seen - if not the best.

Offline Peithetairos

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Re: Tree Ent almost from scratch - work in progress
« Reply #22 on: October 21, 2020, 10:00:32 PM »
crikey - easily one of the best Ent figures I've seen - if not the best.

Much obliged and high praise indeed. I am thinking of making a second smaller one that looks more like a beech, however, entirely scratch built.

Offline Peithetairos

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Re: Tree Ent almost from scratch - work in progress
« Reply #23 on: October 24, 2020, 08:42:40 AM »
Started with the mushroom man last night. He will go on the outstretched hand.


Offline Peithetairos

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Re: Tree Ent almost from scratch - work in progress
« Reply #24 on: October 25, 2020, 09:45:54 AM »
Finished the outer parts of the cap, the arms and the hands. Only the gills are missing. I also changed the hand position, so that he looks like paying allegiance. Reference for the cap was Marasmius oreades.

Offline Peithetairos

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Re: Tree Ent and friends - the mushroom man
« Reply #25 on: October 28, 2020, 10:53:56 AM »
The mushroom man is finished, but will be based individually.



The Ent is also coming along. I added a spell effect, which I felt works better in a variety of contexts.




Offline Peithetairos

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Re: Tree Ent and friends - rocky spell effect
« Reply #26 on: October 29, 2020, 09:41:18 PM »
Last pictures before I start painting the Ent. I finished the base and added the driftwood staff.

Airbrushing shall commence on the weekend.

Offline Suber

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Re: Tree Ent and friends - rocky spell effect
« Reply #27 on: October 30, 2020, 10:21:18 PM »
I can't find proper words to even begin to state how awesome is this :-* :-*

Offline Peithetairos

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Re: Tree Ent and friends - rocky spell effect
« Reply #28 on: October 31, 2020, 12:27:33 PM »
Thank you for your kind words. Glad you like it. Definitely will make a few smaller ones, too.

Offline FreakyFenton

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Re: Tree Ent and friends - rocky spell effect
« Reply #29 on: November 03, 2020, 04:47:56 PM »
I can't find proper words to even begin to state how awesome is this :-* :-*

+1
"No human being would stack books like -that-!" -Dr. Peter Venkman

 

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