At this point, pretty much the only time I pick up the brushes is for a Swamp Thing figure. This time, it's the DC Collectibles Swamp Thing. This figure has a great sculpt, but an absolutely boring deco.

I decided to spruce one of mine up a bit. He got a drybrushing with a less drab green as a base, brighter green highlights, and varying shades of brown accents. All paint used is the Folk Art acrylic. The foot design doesn't lend itself well to stability, so I also made a couple of stands to give the figure a little more height and also less chance of toppling over.

As always, comments and critique are welcome!

 

Fantastic work! I love the stands you made for him.

 

Thanks! I seriously don't understand the foot design on this figure. The stands were a must!

Swamp Thing is my favorite comic character, so I love adding a new custom to my collection in the office!

 

Nice, I made a Swamp Thing out of a Man Thing it had so much sculpted detail but no paint

 

Thanks! Did you use the recent BAF Man-Thing? I have that one as well and have been thinking about doing the same thing...

 

How long did it take you to paint this?

 

Since I didn't use a base coat, the entire thing took roughly an hour and a half. The acrylic paint I used dries really quickly.

 

Yeah, I tried one then did another, that 90's Swamp-Thing face and head is hard to get right.

I made my second try even less Man-Thing like by peeling off more of that grass fringe.

 

Looks great! I'm definitely going to get that guy on my list of Swamp Thing customs for the near future.

 

Yeah, a new head is all you really need but I wanted it to look less Man-Thing.

 

ah thanks for the answer.

 

Awesome. He looks like the Lockdown of DC action figures. Is there any chance any of the paint you used will fluoresce under a black light?