The idea to build this small vignette came after re-discovering the following photo in my computer:
It was originally found on an ebay auction by user Carlo77.
So, I cut some extra bits of balsa wood and made the framing, styrofoam was used to create the ground shape that was then covered with dry wall compound, smoothed with a wet paintbrush.
Everything was painted with Vallejo colours applied with paintbrushes too. The water received some coats of ModelMaster Gloss Varnish and the grass/vegetation was sprinkled. This was a mix of Heki grass and dried tea leaves glued with the help of a brush with dissolved white-glue.
The heads were given a coat of primer so I could inspect for something to fill or sand, then it was given a coat of white to turn the succeeding flesh colour more vivid (Vallejo acrylic again). A wash of sienna oil paint followed and was left to dry overnight. Titanium white was applied with a 10-0 brush to created some highlights and that was it, everything was glued together and now it's time to move on to the next project!
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Francisco
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