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| My WIP treeman - I am not yet happy with the result. Any tips? |
In my last post I shared an image of Thrud battling the wereman and a WIP progress treeman. Well, today I though that I might quickly share my progress on the said treeman. Personally, I have grown to really love this model since I acquired it some months ago. I think its something about the determined expression on the figure's face that appeals to me and I would love to get a couple more of these models to create a small unit of treemen. The trouble is, this model is one of the most expensive I have ever bought myself at £20 and sadly they seemed to appear rather infrequently. The other treeman made famous by Citadel in the '80s, used later as Klinty in McDeath, seems to be more commonly available.
This particular model was part of the 1985 Lord of the Rings range from when Citadel originally held the license. He was originally sculpted to represent Treebeard in that range but was later packaged as a general treeman monster. Later on, in 1988 the model was given a second lease of life in a number of conversions for Bloodbowl.
Now I share this model as a Work-in-Progress - which isn't something I usually do. You see, my previous post on Thrud represents me painting well within my comfort-zone. Leather, flesh and steel (what does that say about me??) while the two tone combination of greenery and wood on this treeman are something I found very challenging to achieve.
What do you guys think? I am almost certian I am going to repaint the green leaves on the front of the model as they look blobby and undefined to my eye but your suggestions would be a great help if you are willing to share them.
Ultimately, what I would like to know is how do to you paint wood and how do you achieve that vibrant green associated with plant life in paint! Can anyone help?
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maybe go for a different brown so that it contrasts more with the green?
ReplyDeleteNice model. The pose looks a bit like a zombie walking (errmm shuffling ) ahead with hands outstretched. Cool I have never seen one like this.
ReplyDeleteI have the Marauder Models. I painted them rather dark but try some very light green as grybrush...
You could try some more grey-ish brown colours, like driftwood. Or you could mix foam flocking, glue and a bit of green paint and give him some moss / hair.
ReplyDeleteLooks pretty treemendous to me already.
ReplyDeleteI have this treeman, he was part of my wood elf army of the same vintage. I'm going to repaint mine soon as part of my Mcdeath force. I think a simple paint scheme suits him quite well, like most 80s monsters.
ReplyDeleteWhat about painting fall foliage colours?
ReplyDeleteHi there, I'd suggest some lichen in the yellow to range range, to make the browns and green pop more.
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