The adventures of Toad Man - Anthropomorphic toad from scratch

[Peithetairos]

To complement my Ent I wanted to sculpt a small toad man. None of yhe available miniatures really fit the bill, so I started from  scratch. 

 

 

 

 

After bulking out the body with greenstuff and milliput (to make it less bendy)  I made good progress with the skin texture. The combination of micro beads, poppy seeds and super glue applicator tube produced a really nice warty skin texture. 

 

 

 

 

Next are the arms and legs. He will be a plain toad, only a hand weapon will be added inspired by Polynesian arms. 

[Glitterwolf]

Great sculpt so far!

[Peithetairos]

14 hours ago, Glitterwolf said:

Great sculpt so far!

 

Much obliged. Still thinking about weapon options.

[Glitterwolf]

32 minutes ago, Peithetairos said:

 

Much obliged. Still thinking about weapon options.

 

Hmmm, depending on how serious funny you like him to be.

 

I see him hunting for either insects or something aquatic so here are my suggestions.

Take it or leave it as you please of course.

• Butterfly Net
• Boat Hook ( think what the Merrow from Reaper Bones has as a weapon)
• Fishing Rod
• Trident
• Lantern on a pole ( to light the way in the dark forest/swamp?)

[TaleSpinner]

Very nicely done.

[Peithetairos]

54 minutes ago, TaleSpinner said:

Very nicely done.

 

Thank you!

 

@Glitterwolf Great ideas! I did not think of equipment so far, more like weapons. I might give him a variety of options. I like both the netting (presumably hard to sculpt) and the lantern. The latter would be great as a firefly contraption. In terms of weapons I thought of Polynesian or Aztec inspired ones. I like the look of Maori weapons, but am a bit unsure if it is really appropriate to use them with anthropomorphic toad people, seems culturally insensitive. I lived for a while in New Zealand and I understand that Maori are really against appropriating their culture unasked - and rightly so. Maybe I ask a local representative. What attracts me is how beautifully crafted these weapons are and the skill needed to wield them. 

[Glitterwolf]

2 minutes ago, Peithetairos said:

 

Thank you!

 

@Glitterwolf Great ideas! I did not think of equipment so far, more like weapons. I might give him a variety of options. I like both the netting (presumably hard to sculpt) and the lantern. The latter would be great as a firefly contraption. In terms of weapons I thought of Polynesian or Aztec inspired ones. I like the look of Maori weapons, but am a bit unsure if it is really appropriate to use them with anthropomorphic toad people, seems culturally insensitive. I lived for a while in New Zealand and I understand that Maori are really against appropriating their culture unasked - and rightly so. Maybe I ask a local representative. What attracts me is how beautifully crafted these weapons are and the skill needed to wield them. 

 

If you make a net, cheat!

Some fruits are in small plastic nets, something like that might help.

 

[Peithetairos]

1 hour ago, Glitterwolf said:

 

If you make a net, cheat!

Some fruits are in small plastic nets, something like that might help.

 

 

That might be an option. The only catch might be to get netting that is fine enough. Maybe a fly grating will work.

[Glitterwolf]

That's an idea!

[Peithetairos]

Small update: I decided to refine the head to look more like that of a cane toad. Poison glands and eyeballs still missing. The original version was more styled after a frog. 

 

 

[Peithetairos]

I reworked and refined some sections, notably the belly, legs and added eyes and arms. 

 

Finally two weapon choices: a Polynesian and Aztec inspired one. 

 

Still some more work to do. 

[Peithetairos]

I started to work on the next one for variety's sake. This time a very dynamic frog monk based on the red eyed tree frog. 

[Glitterwolf]

Awesome!

[Rigel]

Oh, I like that treefrog monk!

[MedusaMiniatures]

Nice work!