Bones V: Animated Scarecrow

[strawhat]

My pumpkin issues continue to develop.

 

When I decided I needed to do something non-HeroQuest I rummaged through the Big Bones V Box and grabbed a few things.  This is the second one I've finished.

 

  

 

  

 

I'm not going to go into a longwinded bit about the colors.  I've got most of them in paintRack, though, in case anyone has a burning curiosity.  I might not be 100% on the base, though I should be close.

 

Overall, I felt like the jacket was originally part of a uniform, so I tried keeping that in mind when I did the colors.  And since the pumpkin is orange, I wanted a nice contrast (which means I was going to select a blue for it).  And you can't really tell it, but his teeth are metallic.  I figured if you're going to go through the trouble of animating up an ogre-sized scarecrow, why not splurge a bit for some extra chompatude.

 

This one was lots of fun, and he painted up nicely (I think).  

 

I still wonder what army got their ogres in fancy getups like these.

 

 

And a shot of the base because it deserves it.  I've got to admit that I was a bit confused by it, though.  To my eye, the stalks looked fresher than the fall theme of the pumpkin might suggest.  I decided to go with "fall" and make the stalks nice and dried out.  The skull is a nice touch.  I accidentally clogged the nasal opening, though, and my brief attempt to fix it didn't work.  I ended up just accepting it.  The detail on the corn is a little shallow, the same with the skull.  I'm sure I covered up more than a little bit, but I'm not exactly painting for display or competition.  I'm just trying to do a nice tabletop (maybe a little better) level.

 

Thanks for dropping by!

[Iridil]

Wonderful, clean and crisp! I love that blue against the orange pumpkin head  - inspiring!

[Glitterwolf]

Great job!

Love that blue!

[AlonTey]

Daaang.  You ever completely forget you own a mini until you see someone else’s work and then you wonder why it isn’t a the top of your list?  That’s this.  Blue is super vibrant, orange and straw looks very natural.  Love it.

[Gantrell]

wow. great job. I like the coat. very well done

[Chaoswolf]

That's a great paint job!

[Grand Slam]

Really liking this one. For some reason, I'm drawn to the white glove the most. The highlights on the coat look great, and I think you made good decisions when picking your colors on the base.

 

Also, I totally love that you gave him a grill 🙂