Another one of the Frothers UK sculpting competition winner miniatures. From the same pack as the previous yellow tentacle creature.I toyed around with various ideas on how to paint this model, and ended up painting it to look "flayed". The miniature only has a 3 finger claw, and the octopus head resembled the "Bathalian" from Reaper. So I started thinking, maybe this miniature could be used as an "early stage" Bathalian. The octopus head being some kind of parasite that takes over the host body, making them shed their skin and slowly morph into a Bathalian.
So the blue colored octopus head was meant to look like a younger version of the older grey/green'ish skin of the adult fully morphed monster.
A little sidenote, the model came with the little rag - though it clearly had a pair of balls sculpted underneath. Not really wanting to paint another set of testicles, (it was creepy enough the first time LOL) i cut them away with my hobby knife.
The model has been left without any matt coat as I want it to convey a wet/sticky mass of muscles. It was painted using Scab Red mixed with a little green as a basecoat. Then the basic outlines with Tanned Flesh. I then washed it in a mix of Red Ink and Flesh Wash Ink, on which I painted the various shades of muscles.
This mini was very easy and quick to paint, perfect for a break in the school work. The last model from Frothers UK I have left to paint is that awesome grandfather clock with monsters inside of it. Though that one is also the most complex and time consuming.
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