Sludge (Grandfather's Gardeners)

This piece was painted for the Golden Demon at Adepticon 2026!

My goal with this project was to really lean into practicing color variation in skin tones, and continuing to work on my environmental bounce lights. Nurgle models are the perfect canvas for these goals, and I've been wanting to paint this one in particular for about a year now!

I did some minor conversion and sculpting on this model to make it work for this scene. I removed a bug from his side that I didn't care for, and did quite a lot of work on his feet. In the kit, his toes are connected to a tree stump on the base, so I had to carefully carve them away. Ultimately I had to re-sculpt some toenails using milliput, which was a fun challenge! Hard-edge surfaces like that are deceptively tough!

This piece received Commended in the Age of Sigmar Single Figure category at Golden Demon.