Re: The Last Hurrah Project: 04/25/24 Mushroom & Mini-Me Mushroom Done!

[DeafNala]

SO before the trek to distant Temple this morning, I got another of the Von Kurst Pumpkin People based & ready for painting.
Once I got home I took some pics:

 

 

 

 
..Good Night, Everyone!

[FramFramson]

As the label says, "Superior Quality". 

[Globlin]

Great insight into your construction method - some fine GS sculpting skills on show!

[DeafNala]

As the label says, "Superior Quality". 

Thanks, Fram. That was kind of you to say...I appreciate the morale boost.

Great insight into your construction method - some fine GS sculpting skills on show!

Thanks, Globin. I'm glad you like it. My sculpting is coming along slowly...I don't think I'll be keeping the professionals up at night.
I delighted you found the early stage photos useful.

[DeafNala]

Last night I woke up with a cold. I fairly certain it will prove to be fatal. SO I only managed to do my white on black base coat on the latest Von Kurst Melon Men:
 

 

 
...the slightly turned Mushroom:

 
...there you have it.

[ecurtz]

Sorry to hear of your fatal cold, you will be missed.

I only recently joined LAF and this is one of the epic threads where I know I can randomly jump into the history and I'll always discover something delightful within a page or two. Great stuff.

[DeafNala]

Sorry to hear of your fatal cold, you will be missed.

I am of that age where it's difficult to tell if I am really dead or not anyway. I figure I'll just keep painting until they come & take me away.

I only recently joined LAF and this is one of the epic threads where I know I can randomly jump into the history and I'll always discover something delightful within a page or two. Great stuff.

WELCOME ABOARD! I hope your stay is a LONG & MERRY one!
Thanks for the reply, ecurtz...it is appreciated.
I'm glad to hear you are enjoying the stuff. I'll try to continue having interesting things to see.

[DeafNala]

I got the first splashes of color on the new Pumpkin Lads. The bases & Jack O'Lanterns are painted:
...the pole arms make photos a bit problematic:

 

 
...profiles (Mr. DeMille):

 

 
& a couple of the Mushroom:

 

 
...more tomorrow...probably.

[Maxromek]

Not sure if someone asked this before and it may come off as a bit newb-ish, but why do you go with the white over black undercoat? I mean I can understand the advantage, but does it make a difference on how the miniatures come out?

Also, this is a great thread with a lot of inspiration. I think I've been through it all twice now Awesome work!

[DeafNala]

Not sure if someone asked this before and it may come off as a bit newb-ish, but why do you go with the white over black undercoat? I mean I can understand the advantage, but does it make a difference on how the miniatures come out?

Also, this is a great thread with a lot of inspiration. I think I've been through it all twice now Awesome work!

Thanks for the kind reply, Maxromek. I am delighted you are enjoying the stuff.

There are a couple of reasons for the white over black. It's easier on my old eyes. The details are much more obvious.
The white makes the highlights brighter & the black deepens the shadows. This pays off with the bold (loud) colors I enjoy.

I don't mind repeating myself at all. Feel free to ask most any question about how or why I do something.

[Maxromek]

Awesome, thanks DeafNala.

I was thinking in terms of highlighting the lights and deepening the shadows, but now I can also clearly see that it's useful for the details to pop up. I will give it a shot and see how it goes for me.

Cheers again,
Maks

[DeafNala]

Awesome, thanks DeafNala.

I was thinking in terms of highlighting the lights and deepening the shadows, but now I can also clearly see that it's useful for the details to pop up. I will give it a shot and see how it goes for me.

Cheers again,
Maks

My pleasure, Maks! I hope it works as well for you as it does for me.

[Argonor]

I see you survived your cold (man-flu?), at least for now. 

I love the pumpkinheads, I wish that kind of models were part of, say, Reaper's ranges (Bones models like these would be such a blast!). 

Fantastic for Halloween gaming scenarios, and the likes (my Christmas Wars project springs to mind, also. Well, I have a lot of scarecrows, some even with pumpkin heads, to paint, so I shall probably bee fine 

[DeafNala]

I see you survived your cold (man-flu?), at least for now. 

I love the pumpkinheads, I wish that kind of models were part of, say, Reaper's ranges (Bones models like these would be such a blast!). 

Fantastic for Halloween gaming scenarios, and the likes (my Christmas Wars project springs to mind, also. Well, I have a lot of scarecrows, some even with pumpkin heads, to paint, so I shall probably bee fine 

Thanks for the reply, Argonor. It does look like survival is a possibility.
I'm glad you like the Pumpkin Heads. I'd love to have the Goblin parts available again. For that matter, a range of Pumpkin Heads with interchangeable parts would be great.
Reaper would be a good outfit to do the kits. They are a bit dense; SO they'd have to be convinced it was their idea all a long.

[Roo]

Those pumpkin heads are awesome👏