75 mm figure from Chronos Miniatures 'Orc Woman'. Halfway through I decided to make a background which had to be made on a separate base the same width as the plinth. The interesting consequence of this is that I can display with or without the background and the fact the plinth is square means it can be displayed it on any side. I wanted to paint her as a pale skinned orc with a spot pattern which gave the opportunity to try painting reflected green light from the foliage. The sculpt has her resting her foot on the severed head of some cyclops ogre.. I painted this as a moss and lichen covered stone and added some other ruins with the idea that it could be The head from a toppled idol in the grounds of some ancient temple overgrown by the forest.
Thanks for commenting Evgeny. Do you mean the skin colour, or, the image as a whole? The model has her sitting on a tree stump. My first instinct was to paint a green orc but I also wanted to practice painting green environmental light on the undersides
Thanks Matteo, The moss is the AK interactive moss texture. I think there are comparable products ('structural foams') from other manufacturers as well. It can be used simply by sprinkling it on pva or scenery glue. I ended up mixing it into a small amount of PVA glue to form a paste which I could make into shapes and surfaces resembling a moss and then sprinkled more of the dry granules on top. The AK product is a fairly dark uniform blue green so I painted and drybrushed other greens and yellow into it to help define the overall volumes and also to create bright points to suggest patches of dappled sunlight through the trees.
Evgeny Rimul
unusual image for an orcJosh_Underhill
Thanks for commenting Evgeny. Do you mean the skin colour, or, the image as a whole? The model has her sitting on a tree stump. My first instinct was to paint a green orc but I also wanted to practice painting green environmental light on the undersidesEvgeny Rimul
Skin color, but I really liked the work.Vladimir_Golubev
Nice!Josh_Underhill
Thanks Vladimir.pstockley
Nice scene.Josh_Underhill
Thanks Paul, I ended up spending a lot more time and effort working on the base than I did on the figure itself.Matteo
Great work! How did you make the moss? It's extremely realistic!Josh_Underhill
Thanks Matteo, The moss is the AK interactive moss texture. I think there are comparable products ('structural foams') from other manufacturers as well. It can be used simply by sprinkling it on pva or scenery glue. I ended up mixing it into a small amount of PVA glue to form a paste which I could make into shapes and surfaces resembling a moss and then sprinkled more of the dry granules on top. The AK product is a fairly dark uniform blue green so I painted and drybrushed other greens and yellow into it to help define the overall volumes and also to create bright points to suggest patches of dappled sunlight through the trees.Matteo
your explanation was very detailed! thanks a lot!Poliakov_Andrii
GOLD !!!fabrizio1969PLUS
GoldPierre Balmette
Very nice setup and background too, congrats! GoldJohn Delamere
Beautiful!