Kingdom Death:Monster - What have I gotten myself into??!!!

And finally……….. the base is finished and The Flower Knight takes her place on top!

This was a very long project as I paced myself out and did it in little spurts and shots. I was lucky enough to have an incredibly understanding and supportive client for this piece who wanted me not to finish quickly and have it done but rather to take my time and enjoy the whole process.
The original brief for this commission was simply to do what I felt was right and would be representative of my style and work. These type of commissions are what I call halo commissions as they are sent from heaven on the wings of angels!

The base design/build that I sold the client on (as narrative bases are usually an add-on when it comes to quoting a commission) was much much simpler than how it turned out!!

The original base was, I had planned, to be a plinth with an Autumnal forest floor, a small pool and a fallen moss covered tree for the Flower Knight to be standing atop.

The base has other plans it seemed as it grew and grew and became something quite more as you can see from previous entries in this project.

First a cave was born, then a face grew in the cave, then a stream, next a tree. Then some old ruined flagstones and so on.

Painting the base was a lot of fun and really helped me to look more critically at my own work as well as research and reference real life examples to a much higher degree than I usually do.

I learned so much from this piece. It’s the most nmm I’ve done on a single model as I usually am more well known for my tmm work than nmm but I’ve always felt that non metallic metal workups just suit KDM aesthetic better.

I tried out a lot of different techniques and materials and really pushed myself beyond what I usually do.

I could really feel myself growing as an artist by the end and when I eventually did finish last week I was exhausted, worn thin but very very proud and definitely felt that great feeling of having grown.