Scratch built Treekin
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Scratch built Treekin
hi all out there in the woods,
i want to show you all how to do some nice treekin from scratch.
as i play a forestspirit army i have the need to include some treekin (9 at the moment), but as i don´t like the gw ones i had to think about some alternatives.
as there are some big woods outside my house i went for a short stroll and found what i needed, lots of different sized dry twigs (but never ever take one from a living tree, you could never know.........),
with those i decided to built my treekin. this is also ok with the fluff for them, as they are described as dead trees animated by some spirits.
make sure that you collect different thicknesses of twigs, this will help to give a more natural look to your treekin.
http://i119.photobucket.com/albums/o152 ... kin001.jpg
here are some of my used tools
http://i119.photobucket.com/albums/o152 ... kin005.jpg
i wanted to give them a similar look as those made by gw, so i went for some roughly manshaped forms.
i used a drill to pin all those different twigs togther and glued it with a 2partepoxyglue, this should give them some hold.
the red thing (i don´t no the english word is used hold the twigs together while the glue drys)
keep a look on the natural shape of those twigs and how you can use them to enhance the look of your treekin.
i used smaller pieces of wood to create some movement in the limbs by building elbows and knee´s.
http://i119.photobucket.com/albums/o152 ... kin009.jpg
http://i119.photobucket.com/albums/o152 ... kin007.jpg
http://i119.photobucket.com/albums/o152 ... kin006.jpg
http://i119.photobucket.com/albums/o152 ... kin008.jpg
then it took quite i while till i get to motivation to go to the next step.
the heads, faces and details.
but this will come in an seperate post.
bark
i want to show you all how to do some nice treekin from scratch.
as i play a forestspirit army i have the need to include some treekin (9 at the moment), but as i don´t like the gw ones i had to think about some alternatives.
as there are some big woods outside my house i went for a short stroll and found what i needed, lots of different sized dry twigs (but never ever take one from a living tree, you could never know.........),
with those i decided to built my treekin. this is also ok with the fluff for them, as they are described as dead trees animated by some spirits.
make sure that you collect different thicknesses of twigs, this will help to give a more natural look to your treekin.
http://i119.photobucket.com/albums/o152 ... kin001.jpg
here are some of my used tools
http://i119.photobucket.com/albums/o152 ... kin005.jpg
i wanted to give them a similar look as those made by gw, so i went for some roughly manshaped forms.
i used a drill to pin all those different twigs togther and glued it with a 2partepoxyglue, this should give them some hold.
the red thing (i don´t no the english word is used hold the twigs together while the glue drys)
keep a look on the natural shape of those twigs and how you can use them to enhance the look of your treekin.
i used smaller pieces of wood to create some movement in the limbs by building elbows and knee´s.
http://i119.photobucket.com/albums/o152 ... kin009.jpg
http://i119.photobucket.com/albums/o152 ... kin007.jpg
http://i119.photobucket.com/albums/o152 ... kin006.jpg
http://i119.photobucket.com/albums/o152 ... kin008.jpg
then it took quite i while till i get to motivation to go to the next step.
the heads, faces and details.
but this will come in an seperate post.
bark
ok, lets proceed with the second part.
for the heads i used greenstuff and modeled roughly shaped heads with a seperate lower jaw.
i used the heads of some needles to create the eyes.
at this stage the heads look like some bigeyed, toothles serpentbeast something..
http://i119.photobucket.com/albums/o152 ... hed002.jpg#
http://i119.photobucket.com/albums/o152 ... hed001.jpg
then i added the theeth, i imaged them as wooden splinters that where created during the reforming of the dead wood by the forestspirit.
so i used greenstuff, rolled i out flat and used a knife to cut out triangular shaped pieces, those i glued into the open mouth.
http://i119.photobucket.com/albums/o152 ... hed009.jpg
http://i119.photobucket.com/albums/o152 ... hed010.jpg
http://i119.photobucket.com/albums/o152 ... hed008.jpg
also in this stage i added some greenstuff around the eyes to get rid of those big staring ones.
as the "skin" or better the bark of the face ins´t finished yet, you don´t have to work super clean, it will be covered later with more greenstuff.
to get some details i sculpted some treefungus by adding a litte piece of greenstuff, making it flat on the top an adding some line on the underside with my modelling tool.
http://i119.photobucket.com/albums/o152 ... hed004.jpg
http://i119.photobucket.com/albums/o152 ... hed003.jpg
for more details, little fingers and to get some connection with my dryads i added some left over dryad bits biy drilling holes into the twigs, gluing them in an smoothing the connection with greenstuff.
http://i119.photobucket.com/albums/o152 ... hed007.jpg
http://i119.photobucket.com/albums/o152 ... hed006.jpg
http://i119.photobucket.com/albums/o152 ... hed005.jpg
ok thats part two, tomorrow i´ll post how i´ve done the bark on the heads and some finishing touches.
bark
for the heads i used greenstuff and modeled roughly shaped heads with a seperate lower jaw.
i used the heads of some needles to create the eyes.
at this stage the heads look like some bigeyed, toothles serpentbeast something..
http://i119.photobucket.com/albums/o152 ... hed002.jpg#
http://i119.photobucket.com/albums/o152 ... hed001.jpg
then i added the theeth, i imaged them as wooden splinters that where created during the reforming of the dead wood by the forestspirit.
so i used greenstuff, rolled i out flat and used a knife to cut out triangular shaped pieces, those i glued into the open mouth.
http://i119.photobucket.com/albums/o152 ... hed009.jpg
http://i119.photobucket.com/albums/o152 ... hed010.jpg
http://i119.photobucket.com/albums/o152 ... hed008.jpg
also in this stage i added some greenstuff around the eyes to get rid of those big staring ones.
as the "skin" or better the bark of the face ins´t finished yet, you don´t have to work super clean, it will be covered later with more greenstuff.
to get some details i sculpted some treefungus by adding a litte piece of greenstuff, making it flat on the top an adding some line on the underside with my modelling tool.
http://i119.photobucket.com/albums/o152 ... hed004.jpg
http://i119.photobucket.com/albums/o152 ... hed003.jpg
for more details, little fingers and to get some connection with my dryads i added some left over dryad bits biy drilling holes into the twigs, gluing them in an smoothing the connection with greenstuff.
http://i119.photobucket.com/albums/o152 ... hed007.jpg
http://i119.photobucket.com/albums/o152 ... hed006.jpg
http://i119.photobucket.com/albums/o152 ... hed005.jpg
ok thats part two, tomorrow i´ll post how i´ve done the bark on the heads and some finishing touches.
bark
hi,
the problem with the bark is a big one.
after building them i brushed them with thinned pva glue, i hope that this will give a good hold.
i´ll also basecoat them with several thin layers of black spray paint, and after painting is done they´ll get some coats of varnish.
i hope this will work.
bark
the problem with the bark is a big one.
after building them i brushed them with thinned pva glue, i hope that this will give a good hold.
i´ll also basecoat them with several thin layers of black spray paint, and after painting is done they´ll get some coats of varnish.
i hope this will work.
bark
hi,
as promised, i´ll post some more pics of my work.
more details on for the heads:
to get a better match with the dryads and according to the artwork i added "hair twigs", for this i again used left over dryad bits.
i glued them with superglue and blended them with GS.
http://i119.photobucket.com/albums/o152 ... hed014.jpg
http://i119.photobucket.com/albums/o152 ... hed012.jpg
http://i119.photobucket.com/albums/o152 ... d011-1.jpg
and finally here is how i´ve done the texture on the faces.
again i used GS, i put little portions onto the head, smoothed it out with a modeling tool and than used the thin side of it to create the barktexture.
make sure that you make them irregular, so it will look natural.
i also reworked the "eyelid" parts.
i also extended the fresh GS onto the theeth and to the branchhair to blend them into "skin"
http://i119.photobucket.com/albums/o152 ... hed029.jpg
http://i119.photobucket.com/albums/o152 ... hed026.jpg
http://i119.photobucket.com/albums/o152 ... hed019.jpg
now i´ll basecoat them with a few black layer and then start painting.
i´ll keep you updated, but it might take a while
bark
as promised, i´ll post some more pics of my work.
more details on for the heads:
to get a better match with the dryads and according to the artwork i added "hair twigs", for this i again used left over dryad bits.
i glued them with superglue and blended them with GS.
http://i119.photobucket.com/albums/o152 ... hed014.jpg
http://i119.photobucket.com/albums/o152 ... hed012.jpg
http://i119.photobucket.com/albums/o152 ... d011-1.jpg
and finally here is how i´ve done the texture on the faces.
again i used GS, i put little portions onto the head, smoothed it out with a modeling tool and than used the thin side of it to create the barktexture.
make sure that you make them irregular, so it will look natural.
i also reworked the "eyelid" parts.
i also extended the fresh GS onto the theeth and to the branchhair to blend them into "skin"
http://i119.photobucket.com/albums/o152 ... hed029.jpg
http://i119.photobucket.com/albums/o152 ... hed026.jpg
http://i119.photobucket.com/albums/o152 ... hed019.jpg
now i´ll basecoat them with a few black layer and then start painting.
i´ll keep you updated, but it might take a while
bark
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I like the faces a lot! keep it up!
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They look really good so far, and they are proberly the cheapest option
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Re: Scratch built Treekin
once upon a time....
yeah after finishing the building process of my treekin it really took a long time to get them painted....
now they have waited for a few weeks to get photographed.
and here are the (sometimes crappy) pics:
the three units
http://i119.photobucket.com/albums/o152 ... ted038.jpg
http://i119.photobucket.com/albums/o152 ... ted018.jpg
http://i119.photobucket.com/albums/o152 ... ted005.jpg
some of ´em as single model
http://i119.photobucket.com/albums/o152 ... ted017.jpg
http://i119.photobucket.com/albums/o152 ... ted014.jpg
http://i119.photobucket.com/albums/o152 ... ted029.jpg
a few detail shots
http://i119.photobucket.com/albums/o152 ... ted025.jpg
http://i119.photobucket.com/albums/o152 ... ted015.jpg
http://i119.photobucket.com/albums/o152 ... ted007.jpg
http://i119.photobucket.com/albums/o152 ... ted008.jpg
http://i119.photobucket.com/albums/o152 ... ted022.jpg
http://i119.photobucket.com/albums/o152 ... ted032.jpg
base detail
http://i119.photobucket.com/albums/o152 ... ted034.jpg
http://i119.photobucket.com/albums/o152 ... ted033.jpg
http://i119.photobucket.com/albums/o152 ... ted016.jpg
i´am really happy how they turned out, a bit darker than my dryads, but resembling dead wood this fits perfectly into their background.
hope you like them too.
bark
yeah after finishing the building process of my treekin it really took a long time to get them painted....
now they have waited for a few weeks to get photographed.
and here are the (sometimes crappy) pics:
the three units
http://i119.photobucket.com/albums/o152 ... ted038.jpg
http://i119.photobucket.com/albums/o152 ... ted018.jpg
http://i119.photobucket.com/albums/o152 ... ted005.jpg
some of ´em as single model
http://i119.photobucket.com/albums/o152 ... ted017.jpg
http://i119.photobucket.com/albums/o152 ... ted014.jpg
http://i119.photobucket.com/albums/o152 ... ted029.jpg
a few detail shots
http://i119.photobucket.com/albums/o152 ... ted025.jpg
http://i119.photobucket.com/albums/o152 ... ted015.jpg
http://i119.photobucket.com/albums/o152 ... ted007.jpg
http://i119.photobucket.com/albums/o152 ... ted008.jpg
http://i119.photobucket.com/albums/o152 ... ted022.jpg
http://i119.photobucket.com/albums/o152 ... ted032.jpg
base detail
http://i119.photobucket.com/albums/o152 ... ted034.jpg
http://i119.photobucket.com/albums/o152 ... ted033.jpg
http://i119.photobucket.com/albums/o152 ... ted016.jpg
i´am really happy how they turned out, a bit darker than my dryads, but resembling dead wood this fits perfectly into their background.
hope you like them too.
bark
Re: Scratch built Treekin
once upon a time....
yeah after finishing the building process of my treekin it really took a long time to get them painted....
now they have waited for a few weeks to get photographed.
and here are the (sometimes crappy) pics:
the three units
http://i119.photobucket.com/albums/o152 ... ted038.jpg
http://i119.photobucket.com/albums/o152 ... ted018.jpg
http://i119.photobucket.com/albums/o152 ... ted005.jpg
some of ´em as single model
http://i119.photobucket.com/albums/o152 ... ted017.jpg
http://i119.photobucket.com/albums/o152 ... ted014.jpg
http://i119.photobucket.com/albums/o152 ... ted029.jpg
a few detail shots
http://i119.photobucket.com/albums/o152 ... ted025.jpg
http://i119.photobucket.com/albums/o152 ... ted015.jpg
http://i119.photobucket.com/albums/o152 ... ted007.jpg
http://i119.photobucket.com/albums/o152 ... ted008.jpg
http://i119.photobucket.com/albums/o152 ... ted022.jpg
http://i119.photobucket.com/albums/o152 ... ted032.jpg
base detail
http://i119.photobucket.com/albums/o152 ... ted034.jpg
http://i119.photobucket.com/albums/o152 ... ted033.jpg
http://i119.photobucket.com/albums/o152 ... ted016.jpg
i´am really happy how they turned out, a bit darker than my dryads, but resembling dead wood this fits perfectly into their background.
hope you like them too.
bark
yeah after finishing the building process of my treekin it really took a long time to get them painted....
now they have waited for a few weeks to get photographed.
and here are the (sometimes crappy) pics:
the three units
http://i119.photobucket.com/albums/o152 ... ted038.jpg
http://i119.photobucket.com/albums/o152 ... ted018.jpg
http://i119.photobucket.com/albums/o152 ... ted005.jpg
some of ´em as single model
http://i119.photobucket.com/albums/o152 ... ted017.jpg
http://i119.photobucket.com/albums/o152 ... ted014.jpg
http://i119.photobucket.com/albums/o152 ... ted029.jpg
a few detail shots
http://i119.photobucket.com/albums/o152 ... ted025.jpg
http://i119.photobucket.com/albums/o152 ... ted015.jpg
http://i119.photobucket.com/albums/o152 ... ted007.jpg
http://i119.photobucket.com/albums/o152 ... ted008.jpg
http://i119.photobucket.com/albums/o152 ... ted022.jpg
http://i119.photobucket.com/albums/o152 ... ted032.jpg
base detail
http://i119.photobucket.com/albums/o152 ... ted034.jpg
http://i119.photobucket.com/albums/o152 ... ted033.jpg
http://i119.photobucket.com/albums/o152 ... ted016.jpg
i´am really happy how they turned out, a bit darker than my dryads, but resembling dead wood this fits perfectly into their background.
hope you like them too.
bark
Re: Scratch built Treekin
once upon a time....
yeah after finishing the building process of my treekin it really took a long time to get them painted....
now they have waited for a few weeks to get photographed.
and here are the (sometimes crappy) pics:
the three units
http://i119.photobucket.com/albums/o152 ... ted038.jpg
http://i119.photobucket.com/albums/o152 ... ted018.jpg
http://i119.photobucket.com/albums/o152 ... ted005.jpg
some of ´em as single model
http://i119.photobucket.com/albums/o152 ... ted017.jpg
http://i119.photobucket.com/albums/o152 ... ted014.jpg
http://i119.photobucket.com/albums/o152 ... ted029.jpg
a few detail shots
http://i119.photobucket.com/albums/o152 ... ted025.jpg
http://i119.photobucket.com/albums/o152 ... ted015.jpg
http://i119.photobucket.com/albums/o152 ... ted007.jpg
http://i119.photobucket.com/albums/o152 ... ted008.jpg
http://i119.photobucket.com/albums/o152 ... ted022.jpg
http://i119.photobucket.com/albums/o152 ... ted032.jpg
base detail
http://i119.photobucket.com/albums/o152 ... ted034.jpg
http://i119.photobucket.com/albums/o152 ... ted033.jpg
http://i119.photobucket.com/albums/o152 ... ted016.jpg
i´am really happy how they turned out, a bit darker than my dryads, but resembling dead wood this fits perfectly into their background.
hope you like them too.
bark
yeah after finishing the building process of my treekin it really took a long time to get them painted....
now they have waited for a few weeks to get photographed.
and here are the (sometimes crappy) pics:
the three units
http://i119.photobucket.com/albums/o152 ... ted038.jpg
http://i119.photobucket.com/albums/o152 ... ted018.jpg
http://i119.photobucket.com/albums/o152 ... ted005.jpg
some of ´em as single model
http://i119.photobucket.com/albums/o152 ... ted017.jpg
http://i119.photobucket.com/albums/o152 ... ted014.jpg
http://i119.photobucket.com/albums/o152 ... ted029.jpg
a few detail shots
http://i119.photobucket.com/albums/o152 ... ted025.jpg
http://i119.photobucket.com/albums/o152 ... ted015.jpg
http://i119.photobucket.com/albums/o152 ... ted007.jpg
http://i119.photobucket.com/albums/o152 ... ted008.jpg
http://i119.photobucket.com/albums/o152 ... ted022.jpg
http://i119.photobucket.com/albums/o152 ... ted032.jpg
base detail
http://i119.photobucket.com/albums/o152 ... ted034.jpg
http://i119.photobucket.com/albums/o152 ... ted033.jpg
http://i119.photobucket.com/albums/o152 ... ted016.jpg
i´am really happy how they turned out, a bit darker than my dryads, but resembling dead wood this fits perfectly into their background.
hope you like them too.
bark
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Re: Scratch built Treekin
Wow, these look great, and what a creative idea. I'm very impressed.
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Re: Scratch built Treekin
Some very nice models. They're quite similar to my own Treekin, which were also made from Green Stuff and twigs because I hate the GW Treekin models! Great work Bark!!
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Re: Scratch built Treekin
These are very very nice. Excellent work.
I will be curious to know how they hold up. In a dry climate, such as where I live I would expect them to quickly become quite brittle. It might pay to store them in a humidor (they'll smell great too ).
I will be curious to know how they hold up. In a dry climate, such as where I live I would expect them to quickly become quite brittle. It might pay to store them in a humidor (they'll smell great too ).
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Re: Scratch built Treekin
Hey I'm the middle of almost the same project. I used some twigs and left over metal parts to build my treekin.
So far I've finished sculpting the first tree kin. I'll post pictures when I'm all done with them.
I must say that i didn't think they were going to look good after your first post but after seing them all made and painted... Great job!
One thing though, you could have blended the limbs with the bodies using a bit more green stuff but hey, they look really good anyway.
So far I've finished sculpting the first tree kin. I'll post pictures when I'm all done with them.
I must say that i didn't think they were going to look good after your first post but after seing them all made and painted... Great job!
One thing though, you could have blended the limbs with the bodies using a bit more green stuff but hey, they look really good anyway.
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Re: Scratch built Treekin
AWESOME!! WOW!!
I didnt expect for it to come out this way! Great job!
I didnt expect for it to come out this way! Great job!
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Re: Scratch built Treekin
That's absolutely mind-boggling-ly cool!
I'll have to "borrow" the idea if i ever decide to have Treekin...
Kudos to the amazing work
I'll have to "borrow" the idea if i ever decide to have Treekin...
Kudos to the amazing work
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Re: Scratch built Treekin
Nice! Very Nice!
How did you paint the wood? Did it look different painted then the GS so you had to blend them?
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How did you paint the wood? Did it look different painted then the GS so you had to blend them?
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