Here’s a little project completed over a day or two. This guy was made of Sculpey modeling clay.

The form was roughed out in clay and textured with pieces of gravel to give him the rocky natural appearance. Thin pieces of clay were draped over him and carefully picked at to create the mossy patches.

After baking, his body was given a fairly dark basecoat of gray, as were the moss and facial features in their own respective colors. Certain detail areas such as the face were given a black wash, which is a diluted, ink-like paint that gets in all the little pits and crevices and adds shadows and depth. Once dry, the figure was then finished with another common painting technique called drybrushing. This is where a lighter color paint is applied to the brush, but mostly wiped off so that only a very light application remains on the bristles. The piece is then brushed over, taking care not to get it in the darker cracks, only kissing the outermost surfaces. This step greatly enhances the depth of colors and realism of the piece.