Troll Whelps
Troll Whelps! Food fit for a King.
Having completed the Mountain King it seemed only right to also paint up a set of Whelps for him, since he can bring them for free. I did have a bit of a dilemma here, as one of the whelps is carrying a bottle of moonshine. I don’t drink so I wanted to have something more reflective of me. Mountain Dew was a natural choice. So I free-handed a white label and painted “DEW” in red, since there wasn’t room to get Mtn Dew on their, I went with the more striking red letters.
A lot more water effects on these bases. Particularly the whelp on the far left, who is standing up his ankles in a puddle of water. It took way more layers than I expected to fill this. When I popped him off the painting dowel I discovered why: I hadn’t sealed the bottom gap well enough and the Still Water had leaked through. So note to self: Use some putty to thoroughly seal the base before applying a ton of water effects.
Since these guys are mainly for the King, I went with an all blue matching scheme rather than making different kinds of whelps. The next set I will differentiate by doing that.