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Mateusz / December 28, 2020

Creepytables’ Smoking Caterpillar

Hello,

this is one of the few special projects we finished this year. Most of the time we paint small scale gaming miniatures but as a painter, I love large scale miniatures. Sometimes, I just can’t help myself to paint some of them as a gift. This year was no different.



The Idea

I wanted to paint a birthday gift for a friend who has their whole arm tattooed in images from Alice in Wonderland movie from 2010. Obviously, I couldn’t find miniatures matching the exact style of the movie, but when I saw the Caterpillar made by Creepytables I knew it’s cool enough to qualify as a gift.

Since the model design was different than the original I wanted to at least match the color scheme. Although, I draw more inspiration from the actual tattoo than from the movie’s art.

The Model

The Caterpillar itself is made by a small company from Poland called Creepytables. It comes in two sizes, 15cm or 22cm limited edition, I thought the smaller version was the perfect fit. It was shipped in a neat box, so I could start my work only after a few short days.


The model was fairly easy to assemble. It could sit a little better on the stump base, but it wasn’t hard to correct with a little bit of Miliput.

Overall I was really happy with my choice and eager to start painting.

Day 1 – The Face

I decided it’s the most important detail, so I dedicated a separate session to get it right. You may notice that I decide to leave the tiny “mustache” unassembled. I did it because there was no way to pin them and I was sure that it will break off in transportation. The main color for the skin is Caspian Blue from Scale Color, I mixed it with black for shadows and with white for highlight. It’s nothing special, but I think it works well. I also glazed his jaw with a little bit of Blood Red. Only his right eye is clearly visible. I made the pupil jade to match the bootle’s green glass.

Day 2 – The Eyes

Another important detail. I wanted to make them look creepy, so yellow was an obvious choice. The eyes are essentially a mix of Basic Yellow, and Blood Red. The skin around the eyes was a mix of Royal Purple, Basic Yellow, and Blood Red. The green is just the effect of yellow on Caspian Blue, I thought it looks cool, so I left it.

Day 3 – The Water Pipe

I had the plan to paint the water pipe in copper but turned out that I had no paint left, so I went with Old Gold from Vallejo. I glazed it with Magohany from Vallejo Air to add a hint of red. I also added a little bit of patina glazing it with Jade Green. The bottle is made with Black Forest Green. I got the inspiration for painting the bubbles from @lgomezpradal on Instagram.

Day 4 – Stump and details

On the final day, I just had to paint his base, hat, polish a few remaining details, and put it all together. I wanted to finish it up as fast as possible, so I didn’t bother to write down any details. :)

Overall it was a great project and a well-received birthday gift. I really recommend you to check out the Creepytables range.

Cheers
Mateusz

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