Mudcroack, frogman Shaman 03174

[NyarlaBcn]

Here my Mudcroack. Love the mini. Recently we have been playing the Tomb of Annihilation D&D campaign, based on the jungles of Chult, and we found many of these adorable frogmen creatures, Grungs. That motivated me to start working with Mudcroack despite having almost all the new GW goblins waiting.

Well, frogs are usually green, jungles too, and it was all kinda repetitive; so I decided to use as little green as possible.

For the basing I chose a resin scenic base that I adapted, and the "barbed bracken" plants from GW. 

Any feedback welcome, and if you want, please follow me on instagram at @albertnyarla 

 

[Cicciopiu]

Fabulous!! Love the eyes, the bones and the blues! 

Edited January 31, 2019 by Cicciopiu

[malefactus]

That is a BEAUTIFULLY painted & WONDERFULLY based creations. Your color choices are SPLENDID; I love the leaves/fronds. VERY WELL DONE!

Edited January 31, 2019 by malefactus

[Loim]

I love this.

[NyarlaBcn]

Just now, malefactus said:

That is a BEAUTIFULLY painted & WONDERFULLY based creations. Your color choice are SPLENDID; I love the leaves/fronds. VERY WELL DONE!

Haha thank you so much ^^ I had so many second thoughts about the colors while painting it.... I wonder how it must feel to paint a mini without hesitation and moments of regret... 

[Darcstaar]

Great work.

So smooth.

Gloss on the eyes is a nice touch.

[NyarlaBcn]

1 minute ago, Darcstaar said:

Great work.

So smooth.

Gloss on the eyes is a nice touch.

Right? 

I was about to use gloss on all its skin; many selvatic frogs are... well, glossy, due to sticky/wet skin. But in doing so I would have ruined that special touch the eyes have, now I think they pop out much more. 

[Iridil]

Amazing eyes - and great alternative coloring which is still jungly. Beatiful!

[Sanael]

Love the colors. Absolutely stunning (and as much as I like the blue, it's the bones that really stand out to me, they are spot on!)

 

Also love that his eye is so pink... Looks like the shaman has been chasing visions by licking his own back...

[Pingo]

Beautiful work. I love the delicacy of the patterning on the creature.

[Kangaroorex]

O love the eyes!  Great job on this little guy.  I am sure he will scare the dickens out of some poor adventurer!

[Glitterwolf]

20 hours ago, NyarlaBcn said:

Haha thank you so much ^^ I had so many second thoughts about the colors while painting it.... I wonder how it must feel to paint a mini without hesitation and moments of regret... 

 

Awesome!

It is actually a natural colour!

This is a Poisoned Dart Frog!

Well done!

 

[Slatejunco]

17 hours ago, Sanael said:

Love the colors. Absolutely stunning (and as much as I like the blue, it's the bones that really stand out to me, they are spot on!)

 

Also love that his eye is so pink... Looks like the shaman has been chasing visions by licking his own back...

Okay, I actually laughed out loud at this.

 

The overall composition (and execution!) here is fantastic. If you don't mind me asking,  what was your approach on the bone parts? I'm trying to get that exact effect on a suit of armor right now, and haven't hit on the right colors yet for base and shade.

[NyarlaBcn]

1 hour ago, Glitterwolf said:

 

Awesome!

It is actually a natural colour!

This is a Poisoned Dart Frog!

Well done!

 

Yes! Had the creature in mind but couldn't remember the species. 

When I finished the blues, I was almost set on not painting the greenish-black spots pattern; afraid of ruining it. Thats what I meant, I usually have a clear idea of what I want to do, and while doing it, lots of second thoughts. It looked great only with the blue: could it be a mistake to draw the spots? 

It may seem worth the risk, but sometimes a mini can look "overcooked" if you keep working on it past a certain point. 

47 minutes ago, Slatejunco said:

Okay, I actually laughed out loud at this.

 

The overall composition (and execution!) here is fantastic. If you don't mind me asking,  what was your approach on the bone parts? I'm trying to get that exact effect on a suit of armor right now, and haven't hit on the right colors yet for base and shade.

Haha yep he's tripping on himself xd 

 

About the bone: what brand do you use? I only use citadel. Later on I can give you the exact recipe. Its a mix of two colors for the base + ink washing diluted with mixer + one of the previous two as a first highlight + final highlights with a ceramic white. If I'm not forgetting any step. sorry for the lack of precision, not at home right now. I'll give you the names of the paints (& photo so you can see the tone) later

 

 

 

 

 

Edited February 1, 2019 by NyarlaBcn

[Slatejunco]

4 hours ago, NyarlaBcn said:

About the bone: what brand do you use? I only use citadel. Later on I can give you the exact recipe. Its a mix of two colors for the base + ink washing diluted with mixer + one of the previous two as a first highlight + final highlights with a ceramic white. If I'm not forgetting any step. sorry for the lack of precision, not at home right now. I'll give you the names of the paints (& photo so you can see the tone) later

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Thanks for your help! I primarily use Reaper, but I've got a healthy collection of Citadel washes and paints.

 

Straight Reaper bone triads haven't gotten me where I want to go (darker, yellowed-brown in the deepest shadows up to an almost polished look for the highlights), so I need a better approach. And it's likely that I have the colors you used, either Citadel or their Vallejo, Coat D'Arms, or Army Painter analogs.