I started to work on the banner pole by creating the main form with a 50%/50% mix of green and brown stuff to flesh out the wire.
I then used green stuff to sculpt the bark… well… that was the initial intention. Not sure I sculpted bark… will see how I paint this up.
As a last sculpting step I added a metal ring sculpted from green stuff to the top, and added rings from thin floral wire, fittingly covered in a green plastic sleeve. Finally, I added super glue here and there and sprinkled it with baking soda to create some texture on the otherwise rather flat sculpted surfaces.
After painting the sand on the base in black acrylic paint so seal in the sand, the whole bunch is done and ready for rinsing in soap water in preparation for priming.
The general T-form of the banner pole including the metal ring at the top I based on one of the Zoat banners in Warhammer Armies 3rd ed., p. 149.
The banner itself I then re-created in Inkscape for printing.
