Maenas
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From there I used an airbrush (poorly) to lay down some browns for the tree and dirt. Then I went in with a regular brush to fix my shoddy airbrushing. Questionable if that really saved me any time. Anyway, the base needed some plants for the primordial jungle vibe I wanted. I used some etched brass plants from Hasslefree minis. Here's a quick and blurry cell phone photo. I was testing the placement and wanted something so I could remember after I'd primed and base coated them.
I gave the plants a green base coat and tried to use the airbrush for some initial shading. The results unfortunately looked really flat, so they will need to be completely redone by hand. Oh well, I definitely need to set aside some time to do some basic airbrushing practice. I put in a few more plants and then added some moss to the tree. I took this technique from a MassiveVoodoo tutorial. It's fine turn mixed with matte varnish.
And now for the nicer non-cell phone photos. Here I've gone in and repainted a lot of the plants. I still need to finish up the ferns. I also used some washes/glazes to add some color variation and shading to the moss. So far just the lower half, the top of the tree is untouched.
He's almost there. But, over the next three evenings of painting I've got to finish the plants and moss, paint the bow and a few other details on the main figure, and then use pigments to weather the figure and base. I should be able to get it all done, but I'm going faster than I'd like and being a bit sloppy in places. It looks alright in the photos, but if you gave the base a close inspection there are plenty of spots that could use more work.
Three posts later, AndyG recommended another brand of brass etched plants, that he is recommending because they are not plain, and have some texture or relief, it's "Busch HO ferns and fungi"
