77234 Boneflail, Gnoll Cleric

[Werewolvians]

His arm must be hiding some really strong muscles to be able to swing that GIANT flail.

So do Gnoll Clerics cast spells? If so they should be Gnoll appropriate. Like making someone drool uncontrollably. Or giving someone fleas or the Mange.

[vegascat]

He looks good! I really like the way the shield turned out.

[Gadgetman!]

Nice.

 

If you plan to do more,consider picking out the seams on the front of the shield with a slightly different colour.

It just adds a bit of detail and 'takes it up a level without too much extra work.

 

Teeth... I went over the mouth with MSP Monster Maw first(On the Krokuta Gnoll Cleric I did recently) then dry-brushed on an Ivory colour. Makes it really pop...

 

I find that Gnolls makes very 'noisy' minis(lots of detail that competes for attention), so it's difficult to 'guide' the viewer's eyes.

I guess there's only two ways of solving that; One or two 'points of attention' and trying to mute the rest down a bit, or taking it all out.

 

As for spells...

Aren't Clerics usually healers?

Imagine him with a 'cure wounds' spell capable of healing broken bones...

 

Even more terrifying thought...

If he's a Cleric, can you imagine a high-level priest?

[Glitterwolf]

Nice!

[Chaoswolf]

Good job!

[badgermaniac]

I am painting my pack of gnolls that have been sitting around for years and I am on this one right now. Can anyone tell me what is on his shoulder? At first, I thought it was a pot, but now I see it is a skeleton of some sort, but I can't wrap my head around the features. Is it an animal skull?

 

Secondly, the shield certainly looks like animal hide, given the stitching, but the back looks like a traditional wood shield with an iron border. Is it hide wrapped over a wood or iron core?  Can someone interpret what is going on between the front and back of the shield?

 

As an aside, I also noticed that all of the gnolls have four "toes", except for one, which only has three. Artist interpretation I guess.