Meanwhile I airbrushed the grass using different shades of green, followed by a drybrushing of the tips with brighter colors. I also applied pigment and further oil washes to the earth areas around the grass. This is how the base looks like now:
I also finished the signpost. The sign were painted white, the decals applied, and finally the borders of the signs painted by hand using a dark grey acrylic. On the post itself I used the hairspray method to give it a weathered appearance. I applied two layers of hairspray, and then some Tamiya white. I then chipped the post until I was satisfied with the result. Then I glued the signs to the post, toned down the whole signpost with a grey brown filter, and finished the signs with some streaking effects using light grey and black oils. The green mossy areas on the bottom are also made from oils. This is the finished post, the last picture shows the original source of inspiration:
Another small detail will be a wooden bucket filled with potatoes. The bucket came with the peasant and the wheelbarrow, the potatoes are hand made from Milliput. Everything was painted using acrylics, oil washes and some pigments for the dirt on the potatoes. The handle, which is made from a pievce of rope is not yet painted, and I also wnat to apply some more oils:
