Two different versions of the Bones Large Earth Elemental, 77185

[Pingo 109311]

These are two copies of the Reaper Bones Large Earth Elemental 77185, sculpted by Kevin Williams.

 

I saw someone, I can’t recall who, paint up, it might have been one of these, like cooling lava which I thought was lovely, so I wanted to give it a try. I painted the lava version very quickly, in a few sessions: A layer of butter-yellow intensified with yellow glazing, then laying on pure black paint rather thickly, then some washes of Quinacridone Magenta and some fiddling with that and yellow on the gems.

 

The rock version I painted v-e-r-y slowly, in many layers over time, often with whatever paint was left on my palette from other paintings. I’m not sure when I started it, but since I haven’t painted any minis at all for the last year, it’s been some time.

 

I thought it interesting how very different a sculpt can look depending on how you paint it.

 

 

  
 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

[stormbreach 1070]

Wow!  I prefer the second one but they're both great.  Those gems are stunning and I love that you took the time to make each stone a unique colour instead of all gray.

[Glitterwolf 198206]

They do look like two different minis this way!

I love both, the lava effect is very cool, the rock version is great with all those different colours.

I can't decide which one is my favorite.

 

They both ROCK!

[Mutilatedlips 7311]

Nice job on both, I especially like the one with the crystals.

[Kuroneko 15378]

I love both of them, but the crystalline one JUST edges it in terms of awesomeness. I especially like the amethyst 

[Iridil 5909]

Great comparison and well done. I absolutely love the look of the rock one - all those subtle colors, the beautifully done crystals and the worked in dirt look - wow

[Dan S 1055]

20 hours ago, Pingo said:

I saw someone, I can’t recall who, paint up, it might have been one of these, like cooling lava which I thought was lovely, so I wanted to give it a try. 

 

It wasn't this guy was it? https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=l7HvSOREv0M&t=663s

 

Because I saw your golem and was immediately reminded of this video.  I actually only bookmarked it because I wanted to try something similar once I had found a suitable model (It seems I just needed a Reaper Earth Elemental lol).   Anyway really good job, especially with the second one, varying the colours of the individual rocks worked really well, I wouldn't have even have considered that as an option, my inclination would have been to paint all the stone the same colour.  I'll be book marking this one for future reference.

 

[zoroaster100 4780]

Nice work on both. Love the gems on the second one as well as the subtle color tones on the various rocks.