Slimux and Mulch WIP

[aku-chan 21392]

For my birthday, I received a mini I'd had my eye on for a while, Slimux and Mulch!

 

Slimux:-

 

 

He's a gardener, a demon gardener.

 

And Mulch:-

 

 

Is his loyal plough-snail.

 

Started on Mulch today:-

 

 

His shell was based with Hexed Lichen, then had drybrushes of 1:1 Hexed Lichen/Warlord Purple > Warlord Purple > 1:1 Warlord Purple/Squid Pink > Squid Pink, and then I painted Pure Black into the cracks and deep recesses.

Finally I glazed over the whole thing with some thinned Blue Ink.

 

As usual I used too much Glaze Medium, so I'm going to work on Slimux while it dries, if it dries.

 

 

[haldir 25781]

Nice! Very Nice!

 

What color is the body gonna be?

[aku-chan 21392]

On 5/7/2018 at 5:30 PM, haldir said:

Nice! Very Nice!

 

What color is the body gonna be?

 

Thanks!

 

I'm thinking a pale flesh colour at the moment.

 

 

Progress:-

 

 

While Mulch's shell slowly dries I've made a start on Slimuxs skin, so far it's a base of 1:1 Dwarf Flesh/Dead Flesh with a Flesh Wash.

Somehow I managed to miss painting the palm of of his left hand, so that's my next job once he dries.

[aku-chan 21392]

Progress:-

 

 

Finished his skin with highlights of 1:1 Dead Flesh/Dwarf Flesh and 1:1:1 Dead Flesh/Dwarf Flesh/Light Flesh.

I also did his eyes, but yellow was not a particularly good colour choice for them, need to line the edges.

 

I'm leaving all his wounds and nobbly bobblies until I do Mulchs skin, which I've started but it's going to take a few coats.

[aku-chan 21392]

 

Three coats of basecoat (1:1 Flat Flesh/Light Flesh) done, another couple and it should be solid enough for the Flesh Wash stage.

[chaosscorpion 2372]

I'm not sure why but when I first looked at the most recent pic.  I thought I saw the shell as a purple to black cosmos.  As always your stuff looks amazing.

[aku-chan 21392]

Thanks! The satin varnish did a great job adding a nice sheen to it.

 

 

Progress:-

 

 

Finally got a decent basecoat layer down, so I could complete the skin (1:1 Flat Flesh/Light Flesh > Flesh Wash > 1:1 Flat Flesh/Light Flesh > 1:3 Flat Flesh/Light Flesh > Thinned Flesh Wash).

 

Now to pick out all bumps and things on both Mulch ans Slimux.

[TheMandolin 1177]

coming along great! 

[malefactus 43978]

There is something delightfully disturbing about the Nurgle miniatures. They do have a certain charm to them.

Your WONDERFUL technique is just the thing to bring out all the qualities of the Beasties. Have FUN with it all.

[aku-chan 21392]

Thanks guys!

 

Yeah, I really like Nurgles demons too, they seem like the most fantastical of the four for some reason.

 

 

Progress:-

 

 

Somehow I missed painting Mulchs mouth.

The inside of mouth is 1:1 Hexed Lichen/Pure Black, the tongue is 1:1 Squid Pink/Old West Rose > Flesh Wash > 1:1 Squid Pink/Old West Rose, the lips are 1:1:1:1 Flat Flesh/Light Flesh/Squid Pink/Old West Rose > Flesh Wash > 1:1:1:1 Flat Flesh/Light Flesh/Squid Pink/Old West Rose > 1:2:1:1 Flat Flesh/Light Flesh/Squid Pink/Old West Rose, and finally Olive Green eyes.

 

I then did Mulchs teeth (Ochre Yellow > Brown Wash > 2:1 Bonewhite/Ochre Yellow > Bonewhite with two brushtipfuls of the previous layer), this was also used on Slimuxs nails and horns.

Then it was Mulchs nails and tusks(?) (Bonewhite > Brown Wash > Bonewhite > 1:1 Bonewhite/Off-white), this was used on Slimuxs teeth and his chewing bone.

[lowlylowlycook 7102]

Just keep that thing away from my tomato plants!

[aku-chan 21392]

Progress:-

 

 

Finally finished their skin.

Their wounds were done in Warlord Purple > 1:1 Warlord Purple/Off-white, and their bumps were done with their flesh colours plus Ochre Yellow (this worked much better on Slimux), Mulch also had a big spot that I painted Light Green > 1:1:1 Light Green/Ochre Yellow/Off-white, but I could only find the one so it looks a little out of place.

They then both got a very thin glaze of Flesh Wash.

 

I also painted Slimuxs blanket seat, this was a base of  Blood Red shaded down with Scarlett Red and Scarlett Red with a brushtipful of Pure Black, then highlighted with 1:4 Red Orange/Blood Red and 1:2 Red Orange/Blood Red.

With 1:1 Bonewhite/Light Flesh maggots and Cork Brown stitches.

 

[Glitterwolf 161463]

Awesome!

[robinh 9673]

to put it mildly... euuuuuuu yuck!

 

They are appropriately very gross. Well done so far!

[aku-chan 21392]

Thanks guys!

 

Progress:-

 

 

Started Mulchs tree, it's Mahogany Brown with Medium Olive moss and a Brown Wash.