Rumble in the Jungle

 Cojo was one of the biggest winners of various erratas that Wyrd has introduced to balance the game. For his fairly low cost he is a versatile beater/scheme runner/scheme denier. 

I have never painted a monkey or ape model before so I approached this mini with some apprehension. While I do like the proportions and pose, I don't care much for the spikes on his forearms and his back. Hard to imagine him pounding his chest in battle-ready stance with these on but they do explain his ferocious (pained?) expression. 

As always painting white, especially on such big surface, was a challenge. I focused on diluting the paint with water to very thin consistency here and applying multiple layers for smooth blends (both on fur and skin parts). Skin part was tricky as I started with purplish tone and worked it up with browns to light yellow. I also wanted to make sure that the swampy part of his base looks murky, as if he stirred it bu wading through water.

 

Jackalope was painted in a similar color scheme with the main difference on his fur as I tried to make it look more rumpled and filthy. The severed/bitten off head was given several glazes of different colors varying ranging from brown to blue to give it a slightly decomposed look. I was working on 4 models simultaneously so that sped things up a little. I've also decided to use glowing eyes effect to give them extra element of magical/unnatural appearance.