Shub Niggurath for Rafm Miniatures updated

[redshadows]

Hi Everyone,

Here is a work in progress shot of the Shub Niggurath I'm working on for for Rafm Miniatures Cthulhu Line.

it is about 110mm tall

I still need to add more tentacles and tongues

What do you think so far?


Thanks
George

[Cherno]

Maybe a goat horn or two?

Or, since SN is an avatar of fertility, maybe a few breasts or something.. if it is allowed

[Dolmot]

Otherwise good but to be honest, I find this teeth pattern too "90s Warhammer squig" for this genre. It makes me think that the maw could only open enough to accommodate a thin mint, which makes the teeth a bit pointless. Also, it starts to feel like copy-paste from the polyp and the shoggoth. I'd like to see more variety and more credibility in this regard.

[ced1106]

Yep -- tongues and a hairier appearance. The model reminds me too much of the flying polyp.

[fairoaks024]

Definitely needs more hair and less bare areas, I was also thinking the teeth looked
Too "squig" like

Otherwise it's superb

Regards

Jim

[redshadows]

Hi everyone

I appreciate all the feedback, it helps me improve

I not sure I can make him hairier as I'm trying to stick to the concept art, but i'll see what i can do

Also I'll see what i can do about the mouths.
What kind of mouth or teeth do you think would look good?

thanks
George

[Bayushiseni]

Shub Niggurath has always been one of my favorite old ones.
I feel that the teeth should be more smaller and more menacing. The interior of the mouth should appear. It's frightful to see that someone could be swallowed by that mouth.
Some of the bumps of the body should remind breasts. It's the avatar of wild fertility, is it not?

[redshadows]

How about smaller teeth, like a goats?

[Ajsalium]

That would make sense.

I think it would be important making them smaller and more human like. With lips. Some good lips would help give Shubby a mildly female look. And boobs (I spy a nipple already there).

One mouth with big teeth should be kept. Albeit... a vertical mouth. If you get what I mean. The... evil side... of otherworldy sexuality.

[ced1106]

I took a closer look at the concept art, and, yep, not hairy!
https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/941525798/rafm-call-of-cthulhu-7th-edition-miniatures

I guess what I should have said was that the skin should be more wrinkly / pudgy?

Maybe smaller mouths or smaller teeth and open mouths would differentiate this figure more from the flying polyp?

The figure still has character, so I hope it shows up for sale sometime, perhaps as a Black Goat sculpt!

[redshadows]

Hi,

Started on the teeth and mouths again

Made the teeth smaller this time and started on the tongues.

what do you think, any better?





Thanks
George

[Ajsalium]

Yup, way better.

[redshadows]

Thanks, just noticed they look abit rough on the photo  I can easily tidy them up a bit

[fairoaks024]

Improved out of all recognition, now it's realistic/horrific/repulsive whereas before I got a
Cartoon/horror vibe.

I think those teeth are your best work yet, and I'll have to forego my comment about the hair,
In my mind I always picture "her" as covered in fur, but you obviously have to work to the art
Brief you've been given, and you've followed it amazingly well

Bravo

Regards

Jim

[ced1106]

Teeth look a bit funky to me, sorta like braces. I guess I was anticipating sharper teeth like the concept art?

Tongues are spot on. Not evil, but mindless and random?

Sorry for making you do all this work!