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Human Greenbond - GenCon2005 Entry
This was my entry to the GenCon 2005 painting competition. I was very pleased that this piece made first cut, even though I was too subtle with the effect I was trying to create. I also won third place from Iron Wind Metals (aka Ral Partha) on a judging of all the minis made by their company that were entered. This lovely sculpt is from their Arcana Unearthed line, which represents races and classes from Monte Cook's variant D&D player's handbook. I sneaked a peek at the book and learned that a Greenbond is a sort of a nature mage. One of my main goals for this mini was to work a bit more with colour and get out of the earthtone rut I've been in. When I first started looking at this mini, I figured I needed to do something about the outstretched arm. I tried posing with familiars, and spellbooks, and a few other things, but really I thought what it most looked like she was doing was checking to see if it's starting to rain, so I decided to go with that. It's a little harder to see in the pictures, but there are circular raindrop ripples in the pool she stands beside. There are also drops of water on the flowers and leaves, and in the palm of her hand. The dots on the ground and her dress are meant to look like water spots, but I see now that I applied these far too evenly to really capture the effect. I still like the starting to rain idea, and if I find another sculpt it suits one day, I may try to use what I've learned here and do a better job of it. If you'd like a look at the fabulous winners of the contest, check the galleries at Electric Ocean.
Posted: 1 Sep 2005
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