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2023-10-02

To begin with I made a black wash and applied it over the mortar and and ground slate with a sponge to give it some definition. I also added some below the walls to help create a better transition later on. I added a few layers of the wash, applying it with the brush in the smaller areas to create a…

2023-09-23

Some crimes are so terrible that they fill people with terror and offend the gods. The criminal's ill will and the cruelty of his deed conceive a curse that brings the archespore to life. The beast attacks innocent creatures hatefully, trying to take vengeance until justice is done. Miniature…

2023-09-20

Along with the MDF template for the core structure of the building, there were also many sheets of tile strips included. To tile the roof I started at the bottom and cut a strip to the length I needed and hot glued it so it overlapped partially over the edge. Then when glueing the next one I used…

2023-09-17

Barghest are creatures summoned by the Beast and haunt Vizima's outskirts. There are those who claim they are ordinary dogs transformed into monsters by some curse; others believe they came from the spirit world to torment the town's inhabitants. Packs of barghests appear out of the blue, in the…

2023-09-15

This is the point I decided to glue the house to the base, and I cut out a bit of wood to extend the canvas as it slightly overlapped. To create the base I squashed up tissues and hot glued them to the base to create the rough shape of the hills. This is to prevent applying the Fast Drying FastMache…

2023-09-10

Wyverns are an endangered species of ornithosaur with snake-like necks and long tails that end in a venomous trident, adorned almost fully in dark scales. Their menacing teeth allow the creature to swoop down from the sky, easily snatch their prey and carry it off to their nest, not caring if it…

2023-09-09

Before starting the plastering I decided to add the base colors for the wood and the brick. For the wood I used a wood stain paint after spraying the balsa wood first to help the stain to flow over the wood. This was just a thin coat for now to get the base color down before applying the plaster. I…

2023-09-05

Bruxa is a very powerful type of vampire that takes on the appearance of a dark-haired, young human, most often female, but whose natural form is that of a large, black bat with sharp fangs and claws. It is one of few vampire species not affected by sun, the others being alps, mulas and Higher…

2023-09-01

This stage involved taking the corkboard and cutting out various thickness strips. I then cut these strips into various length brick sizes, then roughed them up with my nails smoothing the edges and picking holes in them to make them look a bit more realistic. With the bricks ready I used superglue…

2023-08-27

Arachas, or crab spider, is a large insectoid with a distinctly large abdomen. Described as an extremely venomous, its variants are found in both desert and swamp regions. The varieties found in the Ysgith tend to have mouths that resemble a large orchid. Miniature Review The Arachas is a bit of…