A character to lead my Age of Sigmar Beasts of Chaos warband. While the rest of the band is a gaggle of assorted bugbears and cryptids, this one has something crafty and witch-like about it...
That Gloomspite gobbo body with extra legs is too cool not to do something with. This Bray-Shaman's extra set of limbs marks it out as a beast-man.
Other than the legs, the hoof-stave was the other idea I settled on from the start. It's a Kroot foot, which works perfectly as a cloven hoof.
The head was a little difficult to decide on. At one point I sculpted a hooded face based on a Bosch painting. But I decided I didn't like that. And I felt that something overtly bestial, like the original Glaivewraith skull, would have been too obvious. In the end I borrowed a technique from Tetnis the Mordheim goblin and built a Kill List-esque straw mask out of old bristles. This fitted the woodland witchy theme much better, and who knows what sort of face is under that mask?
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| An image from the movie Kill List (2011) |
I think the abundance of crafted elements, such as the bottles and robes, work against this model looking like part of the warband. The other models are mostly naked, and wielding things that barely seem like weapons. On the other hand, the wicker basket (complete with fungus), the simple staff, and the straw mask, all add some strong visual concepts to the overall project that help communicate the right vibe. Maybe this creature is a sentient witch that has attached itself to this bigger mob of animalian beings.
Thanks for reading! More on the way.
Hek
You keep making such beautiful things!
ReplyDeleteI've come out of my hobby slump and my gold and sepia-clad Incan/Aztec Marauders are high up on my "to finish" list! Now that in-person gaming is allowed again, fancy some silver vs gold action with your Moon Aelves? :3
It's good to hear from you, Gretchin! I'm glad to hear you're working on your Marauders again, it's a cool project. Do you still use Instagram? If so I'll DM you on there.
DeleteThe shaman's the best of the bunch - terrific! I saw it on your Instagram but didn't spot the hoof-staff; that's a brilliant detail (and why nice, detailed blog entries are best!).
ReplyDeleteThanks JC! I've been blogging less since Instagram is so much less work, so it's good to hear that my blog posts are appreciated!
Deleteglad to see you back! sorry if im being rude, but whats the state of the relic lizardmen?
ReplyDeleteThat's not rude at all, thanks for asking about them! The Relic Lizardmen are on the back burner at the moment while I get distracted by shiny new projects. But it's great to know there's still interest in them, and I'll try and revisit them soon.
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