"Peristalsis in Action!"

"Peristalsis in Action!" - Omnivorous

"Feed Me!"

- Little Shop of Horrors

Hello Caesurians and welcome back to The Art of Caesura!

Another day, another creepy monstrosity from The World of Smog!

This was another very interesting mini to paint. It's basically two separate models (the "worm from Tremors" and the rider, Blind Bob) and took a surprising amount of time to paint.

Let's start with the worm...I painted him Ushabti Bone all over then shaded with a very thin wash of Drakenhoff Nightshade to give a nice unheimlich hue. From here, I highlighted up some his larger fleshy folds and worked the cysts up to thin coats of white and then gloss varnish - ready to burst! I even went back at the end and painted all of the pores on the worm's body black to make them stand out better!

For a bit of contrast, I painted the centipedes in a similar dark reddish manner as I had painted the one on the hat of The Dandy for the first game in this series.

I took my time on the maw as this would be the focal point. I wanted each tooth to stand out against the deep purple gullet. At time of writing, I am still undecided as to whether I should lather the whole lot in Blood for the Blood God (as he appears in the image above) or to leave it bloodless, hinting at a slower demise (like a snake swallowing its pray) Below is a little side-to-side with and without blood. I must say, I love the little details like the shoe hanging off of the leg that's being digested.

Blind Bob is a tiny blighter! I changed the colour of his clothes from the image above for a bit more contrast between him and the worm.

I was also recently at a Cormac Begly gig - he's a super talented concertina player - so I painted Bob's concertina in the deep reddy-browns of Cormac's favorite concertina.

A fun little detail is that I made Bob's skin much paler than the person who is being eaten; this reflects is nocturnal habits, and ties him in with the tone of the worm. I was having a lot of difficulty getting a good shot of his skin with my dark lighting set-up so I took one picture in daylight, which worked a bit better.

Thanks for popping by, till next week on The Art of Caesura!

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