Clay golem
(16 Oct 06)
Sickness. Dying. Death.
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Rebirth in the soil I was buried in.
This new form. Shuffle. Lift. Crush.
A great weight. Move. Break. Stand. Kill.
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Awakening. This new form is not where my spirit belongs. This small, imperious man is not my master.
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"Did you hear what happened to the mad old wizard at the edge of town?"
"Aye. . . I hear the biggest chunk they found was no bigger than this
ale-flagon."
I'm inordinately proud of this guy, so there will be many pictures. . . .
This is Reaper's clay golem (officially named Schindal), sculpted by Jason Wiebe. I really like the pose and expression of this piece.
I wanted to expand on the painting tricks that seemed to work in the charnel grub, so I figured I'd try and apply some stylized highlights again. (I debated converting the open hand, but decided against it, for once.) I started with the old Reaper reddish brown, which is quickly becoming a standby color for me (despite the fact that I can't remember its name). From that, I worked up to several different yellow colors, using gradual layering to build up the color.
When that was to my liking, I decided to try something that I really like the look of, but hadn't attempted previously: I washed a dark complementary color into the recesses of the miniature. I used a thin glaze, and put on 4 or 5 layers (I think) in the areas where I wanted the purple to be more pronounced.
I painted up the loincloth in a shade that would stand out, lined it, and painted up the base.
As I said, I'm quite happy with the way he turned out. He represents a step forward in my painting, which is encouraging, because my progress is slow. :)
The photographs were taken in my backyard. I needed something for the miniature to stand on, so I decided to use a (rather crappy) clay pot that I'd made. It seemed appropriate, given the subject, and I like the way the background looks.
As always, comments are appreciated -- check the main page for details, view him at CMON, or hit me up on one of the Yahoogroups I frequent. :)