Elliwyn Heatherlark, Gnome Bard - Bravery comes in all sizes

[Peithetairos 1578]

I felt like a slightly less involved project after Vlad, so I decided to paint Elliwyn Heatherlark. 

 

I swapped her weapon with a gladius from the Agema Romans and also decided to give her a more interesting item than the small shield she originally carried.

 

As it happened it got again more involved, as I sculpted a Nure-onna,  basically a snake with a human head, that she defeated in battle.

 

Worked out well with the pose and provided me with the opportunity to experiment with gore effects.

 

C&c very welcome. You also find the WIP thread here: https://forum.reapermini.com/index.php?/topic/89770-elliwyn-heatherlark-gnome-bard-77164/

 

 

[Glitterwolf 171763]

Wonderful!

Great conversion/sculpt and the paint job is spot on!

[Jellyranger69 1163]

Wicked.

[Clearman 10197]

Yes sir...we'll just a little off the top.

 

ah-CHOO

 

Oh, no!?!

[Jellyranger69 1163]

Whoa wait, you sculpted that noggin?! Nicely done indeed!

[Peithetairos 1578]

7 hours ago, Jellyranger69 said:

Whoa wait, you sculpted that noggin?! Nicely done indeed!

 

Only the body and the hair. The face is a Mantic zombie that I added a nose, to. Faces are still beyond me,  but some day I will try it. 

[Venun 1577]

Very cool to make it personal like this, there's no mini alike, this is your character =) 

Looks good, good job!

[Peithetairos 1578]

9 hours ago, Venun said:

Very cool to make it personal like this, there's no mini alike, this is your character =) 

Looks good, good job!

 

She indeed made it personal 

 

But yes,  the main fun with conversions is to make a mini resemble more the idea you have in your head. 

 

The original is very diminutive. I felt she needed some grunge and gore added to drive home the message: I may be small,  but will face any danger. 

On 2/19/2020 at 5:14 PM, Glitterwolf said:

Wonderful!

Great conversion/sculpt and the paint job is spot on!

 

Thank you. I really try to achieve a more grungy look atm to match my terrain better. 

 

On 2/19/2020 at 9:46 PM, Jellyranger69 said:

Wicked.

 

Indeed, she definitely knows how to use that sword. 

 

On 2/19/2020 at 10:15 PM, Clearman said:

Yes sir...we'll just a little off the top.

 

ah-CHOO

 

Oh, no!?!

 

Well I guess at least she won't need to give a refund...

[Lostraven 1001]

That is awesome! 

[Iridil 3797]

Wow - the addition of the scultpted snake/severed head really adds to this figure - wonderful addition!

[Lagerfueled 91]

The conversion really adds a ton of character. Lovely painting as well.