Corsairfoxfouruncle Posted May 19, 2020 Share Posted May 19, 2020 Hello everyone... Well this is me venturing into another realm of things to do. SWMBO is an avid gardener and has her own Gnome, I decided Id like one of my one for our garden. When choosing i thought about it and being a HUGE Pink Floyd Fan decided that I would go with the desciption of Grimble Crumble. Im not good at larger figures as the skin tones and eyes always allude me. Apparently its a Leprechaun Gnome, and I will be using the description in Pink Floyds song “The Gnome” from “The Piper at the Gates of Dawn.” Im happily accepting help for this as I'm a noob to larger figures. 25mm figures I've done for years but they're so small I don't do eyes. Please feel free to ask questions, post comments, and or add thoughts. Dennis 7 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jim Wasley Posted May 20, 2020 Share Posted May 20, 2020 (edited) Well this is sure something different,I myself have a few scattered round the garden already painted,that I have to touch up,as they fade,my thing is frogs I just love them,so many lost count and when it rains the real ones come out singing to mine scattered round the garden(dare say they get frustrated when they meet up),Look forward to your progress.P.S I want to be a gnome Eating,drinking wine and sleeping my kind of life,and here I thought they just sat around the garden. Cheers Jim Edited July 10, 2020 by Mike Removing monster photo quote 2 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
giemme Posted May 20, 2020 Share Posted May 20, 2020 That's an interesting project, Dennis I've never painted figures this big myself, but up to 1/9 busts I have. My first tips would be: - black base coat, overall - dark brown base coat for the skin tones - paint the eyes, then the rest of the face. With this big of a figure, you can really go ballistic with eyes and add a lot of details and nuances. If you want me to expand on that, just ask - I'd be happy if I can be of any help Ciao 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Silver Fox Posted May 20, 2020 Share Posted May 20, 2020 It might also be a idea to give the whole figure a coat or two of diluted PVA glue to seal the surface of the plaster to stop paint being absorbed an an uneven rate and to give a smoother painting surface. Looking forward to watching this one. 2 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GerryW Posted May 20, 2020 Share Posted May 20, 2020 I posted this link in your question thread before noticing this WIP thread. I'll follow along with interest. Gerry 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CedB Posted May 20, 2020 Share Posted May 20, 2020 My first 'follow' of a figure build but Dennis and a Leprechaun? What's not to like… 1 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Corsairfoxfouruncle Posted June 6, 2020 Author Share Posted June 6, 2020 Many apologies for any delays folks. Trying to wrap up many builds and Get on top of things. Grimble has had a coat of glazing from PVA and water in a 2-1 ratio. Hes drying now and I foresee him getting started soon. 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Corsairfoxfouruncle Posted June 11, 2020 Author Share Posted June 11, 2020 Hello everyone... First couple coats of the scarlet is on now. It will need at least one or two more coats. Please feel free to ask questions, post comments, and or add thoughts. Dennis 6 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DalekCheese Posted June 17, 2020 Share Posted June 17, 2020 Might I suggest GW’s Guilliman Flesh for the skintones? It’d need sealing, but I imagine you’ll be doing that anyway. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Corsairfoxfouruncle Posted June 17, 2020 Author Share Posted June 17, 2020 I presume GW refers to Games Workshop ? If thats the one I will take a look when I go to the Hobby shop this weekend. They're finally opening up and I need a few things. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gorby Posted June 17, 2020 Share Posted June 17, 2020 5 minutes ago, Corsairfoxfouruncle said: I go to the Hobby shop this weekend. Stay safe Dennis. There are a lot of morons out there. 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Corsairfoxfouruncle Posted July 6, 2020 Author Share Posted July 6, 2020 Evening everybody... Well the next stage is done with Grimble, apologies for delays as I didn't have a good Blue or green to achieve “the blue green hood”. Im considering giving him some tartan pants but not sure, Maybe I’ll just stick with the Green ? If you have any thoughts for that please go ahead and voice them ? Feel free to ask questions and post comments. Dennis 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DalekCheese Posted July 10, 2020 Share Posted July 10, 2020 I think that green’ll work well. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mike Posted July 10, 2020 Share Posted July 10, 2020 Did you fall head-first into plaster? 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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