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Mike Cousins - Painter, Sculptor and Creator of Tiny Things - he/him - Join my Tribe and my STLs at https://duckdrop.link - streaming weekdays! Live painting and sculpting at https://twitch.tv/epicduckstudios

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A small green goblin dressed in blue robes and a wizard hat, with a wooden staff.

A small green goblin dressed in blue robes and a wizard hat, with a wooden staff.

A small green goblin miniature, dressed as a sort of cleric, with earrings and a staff. He's wearing linen garments with orange trim.

A small green goblin miniature, dressed as a sort of cleric, with earrings and a staff. He's wearing linen garments with orange trim.

A small green goblin miniature resembling a classic fantasy Berserker - leather clothing with white fur trim, a purple Mohawk with a braid in the back, wildly swinging an axe.

A small green goblin miniature resembling a classic fantasy Berserker - leather clothing with white fur trim, a purple Mohawk with a braid in the back, wildly swinging an axe.

The first 3 Goblins of 10 from Tom Mason's Goblin Menace Heroes painted up for his Kickstarter! These little sculpts have so much character and they're just genuinely fun to paint.

02.08.2025 00:49 β€” πŸ‘ 8    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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I'm painting up all 10 Heroes for Tom Mason's next Goblin Menace Kickstarter! I'm going with a classic vibrant green for this batch, but I have 10 of my own I'll be doing other things with :)

29.07.2025 11:58 β€” πŸ‘ 6    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Sup BSky! Gonna be honest, I kinda forgot I had this app installed... Oops.

Anyway here's Commissar Yardduck, the next Tribes loyalty reward πŸ˜‚

28.07.2025 01:50 β€” πŸ‘ 17    πŸ” 2    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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I stayed up way too late last night working on the Duck Korps of Krieg sculpt for DuckDrop's first anniversary release! Can't wait to see people paint this.

28.06.2025 11:31 β€” πŸ‘ 23    πŸ” 5    πŸ’¬ 3    πŸ“Œ 0

How did I miss this? ❀️❀️❀️

19.06.2025 01:53 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0
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It may surprise you to know I still know how to paint πŸ˜‚ Akao from Capsule Chibi painted for a client. There's a few tiny blemishes I need to fix in the morning, but it's basically done!

18.06.2025 23:18 β€” πŸ‘ 12    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Almost done working on the Daredevil Diorama! I made a last minute change to the exposition plate, and mounted the background into the shadowbox. Daredevil still needs paint, and Bullseye is about 50% done.

21.03.2025 01:08 β€” πŸ‘ 11    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Painted up the wonderfully cursed Squack from @epicduck.com with @thearmypainter.bsky.social Warpaint Fantatic paints. I think the rainbow feathers really sell it.

20.03.2025 23:41 β€” πŸ‘ 18    πŸ” 2    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Recent work on the Daredevil Diorama featuring Daredevil and Zombie Bullseye from CMON's Marvel Zombies game. Tomorrow I'll be painting the characters and a replacement Exposition plate.

19.03.2025 21:13 β€” πŸ‘ 5    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Lol for a moment I thought those were the Earthworm Jim Marine heads at the top of the second image too :) please share the finished Cap Duckys!

01.03.2025 22:14 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Got all my ducks in a row.
@epicduck.com

01.03.2025 20:53 β€” πŸ‘ 11    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

Yeah I love the juxtaposition of spending my days painting and designing toys, against the backdrop of possible American invasion into Canada. It's not wearing me down at all.

15.02.2025 04:38 β€” πŸ‘ 4    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Check out the T. U. B. - the Tactically Useful Bathtub. This proxy is the perfect way to deliver your rubber duck Marines to the front lines - or just to display them on your desk. This is the DuckDrop loyalty reward for my Tribe next month til the end of May!

15.02.2025 04:33 β€” πŸ‘ 8    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Chase Them Down – Carnevale Action Report We continue our Carnevale campaign, as the Patricians launch a chase to hunt down their mysterious attackers.

@yaumasta.bsky.social and I played the second game of our small Carnevale campaign a couple weeks ago, but I finally got it down in words and pictures. You can read it here: zonion.net/2025/02/chas...

#carnevale #ttcombat #battlereport

12.02.2025 03:06 β€” πŸ‘ 4    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 1
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a cartoon of a man and a girl looking at a tablet with netflix written on the bottom ALT: a cartoon of a man and a girl looking at a tablet with netflix written on the bottom

Watching @epicduck.com comic style tutorials in prep for painting the Cyberpunk Edgerunners box. I think it'll look great in that style and give off anime vibes.

11.02.2025 20:08 β€” πŸ‘ 8    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

I mean, I scaled it up like 400% for the bust and it's great. Some details are a *little* soft and simple compared to something sculpted *at* scale, but not distractingly so.

11.02.2025 15:16 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

My stream generally starts a bit over an hour ago. My children were such *bundles of joy* this morning that I'm just now finishing my own breakfast and pre-work housekeeping. My creative energy is nearly zero... But we push on. And sometimes we just play games.

11.02.2025 15:13 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

I adapted the bust from a 32mm mini by Dragon Trapper's Lodge - so it's kind of a unique piece right now :) Pulled their sculpt into Zbrush and hacked some parts off, resculpted the bottom a little, and added a plinth.

11.02.2025 02:26 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0
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I'm not even sure how to describe how thrilled I am with this project. I'm trying new things, I'm mashing up influences, I'm breaking down references and improving my artistic clarity... With a silly cow man.

Sometimes it's ok to let squirrels chew on the wiring.

11.02.2025 02:06 β€” πŸ‘ 37    πŸ” 2    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0
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Sketching up some ideas for my next bust, and I think we have a winner here! I'm going to tie it back to my Seeker 714 Bust with some similar clothing elements, but making the whole character more obviously human. A robot cat is curled up in her hood, behind her neck for some extra Awwww factor.

01.02.2025 02:23 β€” πŸ‘ 10    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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”I heard you heretics were talking shit.”

- Malum Caedo

29.01.2025 11:01 β€” πŸ‘ 34    πŸ” 4    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0
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All hail Mallardthrope! Painted up this glorious sculpt from @epicduck.com last night. .stl is available on #MyMiniFactory

24.01.2025 19:00 β€” πŸ‘ 14    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

I mean I might be biased, but it was definitely enjoyable. I really strived to balance areas of detail with areas of rest, and leave a lot of opportunity for expression.

16.01.2025 23:42 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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I think I'm done working on this bust. The journey from forgotten-sketchbook-page to a fully realised bust has been wonderful, and frankly something I needed as an artist. On an unrelated note, freehanding pixels SUCKS. Anyway, this guy is available on my MyMiniFactory shop for printing 🀩

16.01.2025 01:34 β€” πŸ‘ 29    πŸ” 3    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0
A bust of a man in a hoodie and cyberpunk visor; a round display with an 8 bit heart is located in the middle of his chest.

A bust of a man in a hoodie and cyberpunk visor; a round display with an 8 bit heart is located in the middle of his chest.

I put a little more love (hah!) into my Seeker 714 Bust. I decided that round detail in his chest was going to be a display for... Something. Emotional state? What he's seeking? Maybe both.

15.01.2025 01:44 β€” πŸ‘ 14    πŸ” 2    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
The original pencil sketch I found in an old sketch book - it shows a character in a hoodie, worn over a full enclosed helmet.

The original pencil sketch I found in an old sketch book - it shows a character in a hoodie, worn over a full enclosed helmet.

The successful test print of the completed sculpt.

The successful test print of the completed sculpt.

Painting has begun! A turquoise light illuminates the bust from the lower right, while a magenta light hits the back upper left in opposition. Some comic style black lining is done.

Painting has begun! A turquoise light illuminates the bust from the lower right, while a magenta light hits the back upper left in opposition. Some comic style black lining is done.

I sketched this character years ago, maybe 2018. A few weeks ago I rediscovered it in an old Sketch book, and decided to sculpt it. Today, I started painting it. It's been so therapeutic creating something that's uniquely my own. The files are up on MyMiniFactory if you want one too :)

11.01.2025 03:15 β€” πŸ‘ 12    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Working on this Santa Bomba bust from Neko Galaxy

10.01.2025 00:23 β€” πŸ‘ 59    πŸ” 7    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

Not even a little and I'm tired of pretending this is anything but offensive.

09.01.2025 17:25 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Just a reminder.

09.01.2025 14:37 β€” πŸ‘ 6    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 2    πŸ“Œ 0
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The Quack-temptor Class Breadnought is complete! This should be going out to DuckDrop members as the winter loyalty reward in the morning. This is my most complex design to date and I'm so happy with it!

08.01.2025 01:43 β€” πŸ‘ 10    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

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