Painting the LARGEST Miniature I've Ever SEEN (2 ft tall monster in 24 hours)

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Cthulhu: death may rise produced the LARGEST model I have ever seen, and I had only 24 hours to paint it. I melted the monoliths with a hair dryer so I could drill out the shapes and using LED lights light up the monoliths. I used my airbrush, dry brushing and glazing to create a Cthulhu in my signature colors, purple and green.
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Lyla Mev The Mini Witch creates beginner miniature painting tutorials and easy-to-understand guides for Warhammer, dungeons & dragons, and more. My favorite things to paint are sisters of battle, display quality miniatures, and focusing on having fun.
00:00 Intro
00:42 The Plan
1:59 Action
4:50 The Madness Begins
6:43 The Crash
9:00 The Realization
11:30 The Fun Part
12:35 The Finale

[@michelv1816]

The details on the eyes was especially striking! The whole thing looked like an experience and a half! Great job!

[@LylaMev]

Thank you!

[@fleshbhones]

The glowing runes look incredible, I definitely need to spend more time on my glow effects

[@joshbecka6110]

Money shot, and cat butt immediately. Love it.

[@TheRyanMeredith]

Rejoice that Cthulhu sleeps. And now you should too after that day long paint session. Masterful work

[@jasonrhome710]

Cat cameo so oddly appropriate... That turned out fantastic! Excellent work!

[@yobeenocreative6984]

Wow. Mad massive mini painting skills, Lyla! The details like those eyes and glowing sigils are an awesome finishing touch too. 👏

[@kristyjoyschoyen1421]

Your words keep saying “fun” while your face is saying “why-do-you-hat-freedom!?!?” You did a fantastic job on a colossal project. Thanks for sharing.

[@TapCat]

That's just beautiful work, and I love the addition of the purple LED lighting.

[@3dprintandpaint]

One word....EPIC!!!

[@TheDanteBoots]

Came out great, well done.

[@brandonh624]

That's the CMON R'lyeah Rising mini! It goes to one of the best games ever-- Cthulhu death may die. The finished product looks incredible! I might need to attempt the LED lighting on mine.

[@theChistu]

A model this size is absolutely a candidate for priming with a rattle can, regardless of how much you love your airbrush. Can't deny the results though, amazing work!

[@LylaMev]

About half way through priming I really wished I had done a rattle can

[@nekrataali]

Was about to suggest this. Models of this size usually demand rattle cans and washes. Then you can spend more time doing the detail work. Otherwise, it's like trying to paint a land raider with a 20/0 line brush lol 😄

[@jeffreyhenson9630]

Holy cow. I painted mine in 24hours straight a few years ago and watching this caused me flashbacks. I felt like I was back on that emotional ride all over again. Nice job.

[@VaultBoy13]

Very cool paint job and the lights turned out great.

[@laurenceroberts5239]

Just amazing, the finer details are stunning.

[@mindyfranke5279]

Wow, that is an insane model! Well done!

[@acrylicchemist1432]

Congrats on completing your toddler sized cthulu! I remember painting my buddy's during the pandemic and needing to put up plastic sheeting to make a spray booth for the monstrosity 😂😂

[@thecraftmasque]

3:06 that 11pm mood is basically my entire existence now.

[@DarkMatters96]

Now that's been some trypophobia fuel... What an unbelievable monstrosity! Lyla, well done for pushing through this arduous challenge💪🏼

[@kylehiggins200]

very awesome paint job a model that big would make a heck of a door stop

[@BlackCoyote66]

That was great! So glad the carving and lighting worked.

[@capnskustomworks]

That turned out awesome!!! I love the colors, they really made those shadows! And what a cool sculpt!!!

[@marksminis]

Epic. Way to Go BIG! And that glow effect is so bright!

[@Paloc]

I never assumed I'd see someone make a video with this thing. It's been sitting on my shelf for years...mostly just waiting for me to finish all the other episodes of the game to get to it for a big finale.

[@ammieloris]

Gorgeous! I love the suction cups on his back and rump.

[@kristoff7049]

Well done! You did amazing given the time constraints!

[@LeBongJames2016]

This is one of my favorite pieces you've painted! It looks freaking epic!

[@geckofactory]

Hey Lyla, just wanted to stop and say that I always enjoy watching your videos and how you're keeping all of your ups and downs in there to show the reality of painting models and doing crafts. This turned out really cool, especially with the time restrictions you were given!

[@Spark_Chaser]

As Dread Cthulhu causes madness in yet another artist.

[@LICHGOD666]

Magnificent!!! The Elder Gods would be proud!

[@jason_w17]

Amazing work!

[@mightywiseguy]

Absolutely amazing!

[@JJ-us2eu]

Amazing, love the glowing runes!

[@ralstongregson3330]

An ambitious project well done!

[@whitardesigns7572]

Fantastic model done right, the lighting effects are so cool as well! I can only imagine what a chore it was to prepare for painting

[@erickajo]

That drilling music slaps!

[@hav6301]

absolutely great job

[@Grumpf34]

Just wow!

[@Perturabo1981]

Now I'm really regretting that I didn't add the giant Cthulhu to the Season 3/4 Kickstarter, when it was available. Looks like I need to hope for a third KS now. Anyhow, you got some real mad painting skills. Would have taken me weeks to get something that big to at least halve the quality you achieved here.

[@DaCostaStudio]

Awesome!!

[@maverickman6486]

The eyes look amazing!

[@gregharker1600]

Great job. I like the orange cat for scale.

[@rolandyandell390]

Excellent work 😊

[@garrettmoriguchi9253]

My patience level is so low that even when I paint a single space marine, I start half-assing the edge highlighting. I can't fathom painting a model this gigantic.

[@jessehackett6570]

I was just going to say how amazing the glowing pillars look when you showed a closeup of his eyes, and WOW!

[@michaelflynn5308]

Awesome job, love it

[@easy.pickens]

Incredible. Simply incredible. Amazing work and yes those eye are unbelievable. I hope you have a video on doing eyes like that, I'm going to look now. Wow.

[@stevebrooks1304]

Great paint job

[@TheNicloHD]

Incredible Paintjob, i did not think the whole model can look so good in such a short time. Also the Lights look amazing, i think the final shots in a light enviroment dont do it justice

[@SuouEtsumi]

Woow! Really enjoyed watching this kind of project from you! Hope you found it fun too!

[@velvetyoda2pointOH]

Yassss! I've always kicked myself for missing out on this when it first came out on KS

[@aguywhocodes]

This is amazing. I backed the campaign for season 3 and 4 for the game and added this bad boy to my order. Thanks for providing inspiration for when I get my order in (shipping label created but not in the courier’s hands just yet. Love the channel thanks for sharing your techniques.

[@sarahcompton-hall8366]

Eyes are amazing, would love to see how you achieved that! This guy is sat on top of my bookshelf ...waiting...may copy your idea with the LEDs and I definitely want to build up the water more

[@EnordAreven]

I've been so tempted to buy that bad boy, now I know this is possible, I'm even more tempted 😅

[@stefkortchak3012]

Awesome, thanks for the insight. Would love to see how the eyes were done, probably enough effort was done for its own video!

[@jimholmes4729]

What a great job!

[@arkham67]

Extremely impressive and great to see you working on a larger scale. I predominantly work 1/6 up to 1/1 but I find that so much of what you teach me in mini scale is transferable to my preferred scale. This upload was the best of both worlds. Thank you so much

[@roryhatfield6696]

You did a magnificent job. You shouldn’t be upset at all that looks great.

[@danielwagner2034]

Amazing work! Can't believe how fast you got this done!

[@LylaMev]

Thank you!

[@rolandyandell390]

Looking good 👍

[@redrooster7371]

Awesome paint job!

[@Peter-ll7ot]

This thing is stunning! Especially thinking how fast you were able to do this is just unreal.

[@LylaMev]

Thank you very much!

[@varryn]

That looks really great! I also enjoyed the frequent sightings of Cat-thulu 😊

[@benpothier1802]

I love the colors that you used, good job and well done.

[@LylaMev]

Thank you so much!

[@Marshal976]

Looks amazing, and those eyes!!

[@ivansaliuk132]

Good color scheme!

[@DigitalOrigami]

That was an awesome job on such a big boy.

[@booylock8774]

i really appreciate the time you put in to this but i feel like you did the texture of the sculpt a disservice, maybe you could have done more dry brushing instead of doing glazing and airbrushing at the end. it might just be how it looks on camera :s Keep up the good work. also the water looks really good!

[@JayAdan]

I loved being able to paint one of these. If I had one of my own I would definitely light it like this. Fantastic!

[@liesureleeminis8268]

That is breathtaking. Its a bit of a dream of mine to paint this one day.

[@genXstream]

Came over for the ginger cat, stayed for the model painting.

[@bjscustoms]

Definitely a cool model nice work as always

[@beneisen6982]

Amazing job and great video! I imagine if you had more time, it would have even more awesomeness to it.

[@skdax123]

So cool! Just WOW! I almost added this to my Kickstarter pledge, almost, but I’m just a dilettante when it comes to painting and could never have done it justice. Besides, as I’m sure you’re aware at some point you look at your pledge, and just have to say, “Stop, you need to buy food this month too!” Love that I got to see what a true artist was able to do with it, bravo!

[@markgnepper5636]

Great stuff friend 👏 👍

[@HarkonWolf]

Impressive!!! Congrats !!!

[@SnoddiesHobbies]

Having seen this beast in person all I really have to say is "h'nglui mglw'nafh Cthulhu R'lyeh wgah'nagl fhtagn"

[@starlord1969]

Awesome!

[@mmlips]

Loved the eyes most of all!

[@graemeatkinson3554]

to get the giant of a kit built in that time ,people might say easy but for some only if all your paints are all planned out and you know what paint and technique your going to use maybe but great work and sharing all your great work with us all keep it up .

[@Dimetropteryx]

Looks amazing. Even more so considering the time constraint.

[@gor5865]

i love that model and you did an awesome job on it. love it.

[@The_Sisyphean]

Glorious.

[@ten01_labs]

Awesome result! 😍 I never painted such a huge model. I am sure it's a complete other thing to deal with...

[@expansionestelar]

amazing!!!!

[@596930]

incredible

[@luciocouto]

Wow, wooooooow, wooooooooooooooow. Dont have words.... Thanks for sharing with us!

[@aberodriguez4149]

Very Impressive and determination too meeting the time frame... I enjoyed the part your hubby gave you a breath of air letting you remember the water had dried up from that ocean. XD Btw beautiful work as always and thank you for sharing.

[@peter9314]

Wow...😍

[@joustjonny8999]

Can’t wait to have no where to put this monstrosity when it arrives with my Kickstarter Can’t wait to paint it though it’s gonna be a blast

[@segatasanshiro21]

9:18 most relatable moment!

[@nornironlad8472]

NIce!!! Also, some ideas for my, still unpainted, Cthulhu Wars big lad.👍

[@angelicdespot2735]

What a fantastic job, and in such a short amount of time too! Also, an amazing coincidence in timing. Was just thinking about painting mine, and got stuck on something - what to do with it when done. I now have somewhere to display it (which is why I thought of painting it), but how either stop it getting dusty over time or how to keep it clean? Any ideas?

[@jorey4565]

Very huge statue,Bravo Lyla ,great paintjob ,this sure will give nythmares to the cats !

[@AndrewDowell]

Love it. I've been wanting to paint this huge figure for ages, but wanted to wait until I see more examples of how to do it right. Yours is perfect! It's a massive project for 24 hours, I'm planning about two weeks. Nice idea with the LEDs in the carvings too. I'm planning on painting the sea behind him with reds and deep resin to make a sea of blood... maybe have him holding an old sailboat or something too. High varnish on the legs and tentacles to create a wet look. Anyway, Impressive work, thank you!

[@Bigboy_smooth]

that is dope

[@officialraylong]

Amazing!!! I bet you're painting box art in no time!

[@michaelsbagley]

I love the orange eyes, and the details in them (would that be called specular highlights?). Amazing over all, but that was the one detail that really grabbed me.

[@LylaMev]

In photography we call them catch lights! I'm not sure if they have any other name

[@tomaszkrasnicki8223]

Great job, Congrats! The glowing runes effect looks amazing, the skin transition from purple to almost fluorescent, sick green is amazing! And the whole Cthulhu looks nightmarish! I hope to have some space in my flat for my own Cthulhu of that size :D PS. I love your dance macabre T-shirt - where do you buy it?

[@jonathanllewellyn5053]

What a fantastic model and incredible paint job! And Lawd that dumper! With every step he'll drive his worshippers insane with the thunderous sound of those cheeks clappin' 🤣 Keep up the great work Lyla 💜