Monday, March 21, 2016

It came from the Bog!


Meet Morannach, the dreaded Bog Monster from Mierce Miniatures!

Here is a side by side of the miniature with the original concept art.  It's never easy matching up the two things, because the artist is working with an entirely different backdrop and other parameters.


He's a hefty beast, made of mud, branch, leaf and skulls!  He is on a base that's 75-80mm wide, so that gives you an idea of scale.


I had lots of fun with the color transitions... greens changing into yellows and browns, etc.  It was important to get some of the blueish gray elements in there as well, to act as a bit of a buffer to some of the higher saturation colors.  I did most of those on the legs or the lower sections of the monster.


The views from above give you a glimpse at the boggy base, as well as the stones and other upper level surfaces.


There were so many branches everywhere!  I had to set this one aside every so often, so that I would not keep painting the same colors all the way through a given area.  By stopping, I would be forced to "lose track", and then start up again in a completely different spot.

Yes, that might be considered counter productive... and it normally is.  However, it worked out as I had hoped. :-)


16 comments:

  1. Wow. That is the best painted miniature I have seen on your blog for ages (IMHO). Your painting techniques work wonders on this miniature!

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    1. Thanks! Figures like this are very fun... where I get to go wild with color combos and blend things together!

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    2. It really shows. This is very, very impressive!

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    3. While it was very fun painting the 40k stuff back in the day, I am really enjoying these natural colors!

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  2. I absolutely love this takes me back to Alan Moore Swamp things days!

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    1. Thanks! I will have to see what kind of other bog related figs that Mierce has...

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  3. This is an amazing figure with an outstanding paint job.

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  4. it seems unbelievable miniatures just pop up every other day! This is so amazing and the paintwork is stunning!!

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    1. Thanks I do hope that folks can continue to draw people into painting themselves, giving as many tidbits of info I can along the way :-)

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  5. This is another great example of your skills. He looks stunning, a very natural look.

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    1. Many thanks! It can be a lot of fun to follow concept art as I had to here!!

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  6. A fabulous paintjob on a superb mini. Doesn't seem to be released yet though :S

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    1. It's possible it might be released at Salute? Very soon, most likely...

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  7. I suddenly need to build a treemen army ;)
    Is it available yet ?
    And clearly, huge work as allways !

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    1. Thanks! I think it will be up on the site soon, with a few other releases...

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