After some brush treatment...
Added 2024-03-29 11:51:31 +0000 UTCMy friends, the vignette is almost ready. At this point, I just have to make some finishing touches, add a few more details, and paint the monkeys in the background. A baby monitor lizard is already chilling in the foreground. These animals come from Mantis Miniatures, but sadly, the set dedicated to Asia wasn't in stock, so I took the African one, and I'm just painting them as animals that live in Asia and the Pacific.
As for the rest, I did the obligatory enamel washes + drybrush on the ground with the same tones as on the tank. I was surprised that the fallen leaves near the road were easy to pick out with an airbrush!
Tree trunks received an enamel wash, then a bit of stippling with a sponge and Deck Tan, then another wash, and finally some selective touch-ups with a paintbrush. These specific palm trees have a very greyish, almost white bark. There's a very striking difference between the photo-etched leaves on the tall palms and the paper ones on the small one! It's simply caused by the medium used for the job.
Alright, now off to finish this thing, which is probably the most positive outcome of it all - finally having it off the workbench!
Comments
I feel plan trees often look really fake, but these are the best ones Iβve seen
Joe Henry
2024-04-18 21:18:11 +0000 UTCThat effect is particularly achieved by different ground textures, while the jungle has been covered with sifted garden substrate, the hard-packed road is sprinkled with fine VMS sand. And then there's also the painting :)
Night Shift
2024-04-02 11:18:20 +0000 UTCI can't get enough of the intersection between the two sets of tracks, the difference in tone and texture between the dry crusty ground and the moist, more recently churned ground is so convincing I feel like I'm there.
Jon Sugg
2024-04-02 06:57:32 +0000 UTCVery impressive! I love your work so much... can't wait to see this video come out
Guillaume Benaut
2024-03-30 19:18:35 +0000 UTCcute lizard
Joxar
2024-03-30 00:15:43 +0000 UTCI love all the work you've put into the base, especially the animals!
Stephen Winchell
2024-03-29 17:58:18 +0000 UTCCan't wait to see the monkeys!
Solomon Hollowell
2024-03-29 17:46:04 +0000 UTCMonkeys, real nice touchβ¦β¦
Bob
2024-03-29 15:09:11 +0000 UTCAmazing work sir. Love the lizard! Anxiously looking forward to the build video. It will be epic I am sure.
Bob Yack
2024-03-29 14:33:02 +0000 UTCWe learn so much from you. Great work as always.
Enigma Models
2024-03-29 14:30:02 +0000 UTCI just love the different shades of green giving you that lighting/shadow effect. It just brings such realism to the scene. Great job!
RelentlesStorm
2024-03-29 12:06:07 +0000 UTCFabulous work as always πππ
Kevin SKB118
2024-03-29 11:57:39 +0000 UTC
