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Rob's Verminion Entry
This is my verminion, whom I have named Kinlord Vree. In my mind, he's a bit of a Mole Man type character (or possibly Underminer from the Incredibles, for you younger crowd),
leading his Kin (and there are a LOT of kinfolk) into the promised land of sun and grass and plenty of food.
He has been pretty heavily reposed and includes a fair amount of greenstuff (bandages on the legs and tail, repositioning the arms, adding fur, the purity seal type thing).
Technically, his left and right legs are backwards, but I cut and greenstuffed the toes so you can't tell. He also has a weapon switch with his right hand, because I thought that a
dagger was too insignificant a weapon for a lord, and is a poor match for shield fighting anyway. A weapon with reach works much better.
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Aside from the greenstuff, I'm working with pretty limited tools. The rocks and sand on his base are from the Iraqi desert, and honestly aren't the best (too course, and I had to dig a few
ants and a small scorpion out of the cup I scooped up outside). I didn't have much in the way of paint choices either, so he's painted in a rather muted color scheme. I thought that kind of
worked, though, and I'm fairly pleased with how he came out. I learned, over the course of painting this guy, that I suck at highlighting and shading black. Something to work on in the future.
I also learned that Chinese characters are ridiculously hard to draw with a brush. Props to anyone who can successfully do brush calligraphy (It's the chinese symbol for "rat", if anyone's curious).
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If I had more time and more resources, there is much more I would like to do with this guy. I am most proud of the tarnish on the copper of the shield and spear. This is the first time
I've ever tried to paint something coppery, and I really wanted to get that turqoise-ish oxidization to it, and I think it came out quite nicely. It took a while to find the right combination
of blue, green and white to get a good turquoise, but I am extremely pleased with how it came out. I'm also very happy with the general pose, I think he gives off an air of menace as he
surveys his new dominion; there's a definite feel of motion to the figure that didn't come stock. Of course, now he won't fit in a regiment, which is what the previous pose had in mind, I believe...
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Anyway, I had a blast painting this guy. He's not my best work by a long shot, but I'm quite happy with it and I hope you like him!
Sorry for the crappy photos...I don't have a lightbox, lamps, photoshop or a good camera out here. I did the best I could...If someone is bored enough to color correct these for me...
I had a blast! Can't wait for the next one!
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