02838, Faceless Horror

[Metalchaos]

Hello everyone, I completed this aberration Yesterday. The metal version 02838, of the Faceless Horror sculpted by Julie Guthrie. The number of eyes and teeth on this model is phenomenal. It is not an easy monster to deal with. However, I had a lot of fun painting it. I painted the inside of the mouth prior to assembling and I used Reaper MSP paints only.

 

I started painting this aberration during Geoff Davis' class on painting eyes at Reaper Virtual Expo. This was the perfect mini to practice the techniques which have been explained. I also had a lot of fun painting all those toothy smiles and the skin in various colors.

 

I wanted to depict the monster in its natural environment. So, after gluing the Gibbering mouther on a 50mm base, I simply added gravel and stone blocs to complete the scene. I finally added drooling saliva using translucent supports and Mod Podge.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

[KruleBear]

Nice. The different colors for different patches of “skin” is a nice twist. 

[Metalchaos]

Thank @KruleBear, I'm glad you like it. I thought of adding different colors to the skin after I painted everything in pink. It was too monotone, so I decided to add a few different colors. I then blended the blue and green color with the pink and highlighted with pink. The final highlight is a mix of pink and tusk ivory.

[Glitterwolf]

[Darcstaar]

A great version of this thing!  Excellent job on all those eyes and teeth.

[Rignes]

Looks great!  I can only imagine the patience it must have taken to paint all those eye.  I have a hard enough time when something only has the usual two!

[Metalchaos]

Thanks for your comments everyone. @Rignes I understand your point, eyes can be hard to paint. I’m not sure it has anything to do with patience, it's more about concentration, brush control and practice. I think painting is very relaxing and stress relieving. When I sit at the painting table, it takes a few minutes and my mood changes. It makes me happy to paint. I guess that’s what happens whenever someone is passionate about what he is doing.

Edited March 24, 2021 by Metalchaos

[Rignes]

For me it depends on the model.  Some times I just want to get it done so I can play the game.  Then there are others that I just want to paint for the fun of it.  Those are the ones that I can get "in the zone" and it becomes almost a Zen like experience.  It's a nice balance to the frantic pace of the day to be able and sit and just laser focus on something sometimes.

[Geoff Davis]

OMG that's so gross!  I hope you left one eye unpainted!

[Metalchaos]

 

17 hours ago, Rignes said:

For me it depends on the model.  Some times I just want to get it done so I can play the game.  Then there are others that I just want to paint for the fun of it.  Those are the ones that I can get "in the zone" and it becomes almost a Zen like experience.  It's a nice balance to the frantic pace of the day to be able and sit and just laser focus on something sometimes.

I agree, we all have our favorite types of models. I prefer to paint monsters and undead. I rarely step out my confort zone and paint a "character" type of model.

 

16 hours ago, Geoff Davis said:

OMG that's so gross!  I hope you left one eye unpainted!

I'm glad you like it. No eye have been left unturned. I mean, no stone have been left unpainted... 

[Poilu_1914]

Excellent job! Just the right amount of eeeeew!

[Metalchaos]

17 hours ago, Poilu_1914 said:

Excellent job! Just the right amount of eeeeew!

Thanks @Poilu_1914, I'm glad you like it.

[Iridil]

Great base, love the multicolors of icky flesh and then that slobber... perfect!