It's Fantasy all the way...

[O Dinas Powys]

Are those Smurfs carrying chocolate swords?

Alternately, NO: your eyes and/or monitor are on the blink...

[Techno]

I thought smurfs were blue....
I've probably gone colour blind from looking at so much green stuff.

[O Dinas Powys]

I thought smurfs were blue....
I've probably gone colour blind from looking at so much green stuff.

No, you're right, the northern European ones are.  So, either:

• South American Smurfs are actually green
• Colour perception being highly cultural, South American Smurfs are exactly the same hue as northern European Smurfs, it's just the locals perceive it as green AND only having gold to work with, copper just looks like dirt - or chocolate - to them
• FierceKitty's eyes or monitor are on the blink, so HE's perceiving them as being blue
• FierceKitty is so desperate to become a Colonel he'll post any old tosh for the last 20 posts

Hmm, it's a bit late isn't it! (Especially for all this philosophising!)  

Goodnight all!

Meirion

[FierceKitty]

You're not implying that I'd stoop to inflating my postings just for a promotion?

[FierceKitty]

Are you?

[FierceKitty]

I thought you were my friend!

[O Dinas Powys]

You're not implying that I'd stoop to inflating my postings just for a promotion?

Must be dodgy eyes then!

Congratulations on your promotion Colonel! 

Cheers!

Meirion

[FierceKitty]

Must be dodgy eyes then!

Congratulations on your promotion Colonel! 

Cheers!

Meirion

Thank you, Lieutenant. Carry on.

[Duke Speedy of Leighton]

Your round in the mess later them Kitty!

[O Dinas Powys]

Your round in the mess later them Kitty!

[O Dinas Powys]

Right, time for a few more photos of yesterday's handy-work.  I took them in the garden thinking today's beautiful sunshine would be perfect, but unfortunately most of them appear a bit saturated! 

So, first up: the pasta-fungi base-coated with a bit of red added in the trumpets to spice them up a bit (unfortunately, not terribly visible!):

[O Dinas Powys]

Right, next up: the Pendraken lead ; spots on the fungal caps painted in:



The Fungyus are pretty much there, just need to sort the bases:


Stalks and gills of the Giant Fungi need a bit of work:


I also noticed that there was a bit of yellow peeking through round the edge of the spots so have gone over them again.

[O Dinas Powys]

Finally, dry brushing on the "fly agaric" and "the white one".

The agaric is a more mellow, orangey-red now so just need to sort the spot and stalk.  Still not quite sure where I'm going with the other one!  I was going for an ink-cap effect, but the model's not really close enough to pass for one... (Grumble, grumble, perfectionist biologist, grumble...  )



Anyway, here's a group shot of the work to date:


Cheers!

Meirion

[Techno]

GREAT STUFF Meirion !
My absolute 'fave' is the 'brown' one. That works particularly well.
Cheers - Phil.

[Duke Speedy of Leighton]

Those are looking great!