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CoolMiniorNot's top fantasy miniature painter, Poupee Canope, has introduced a figure that scores highly on so many different levels. The technicalities are dead on, subtle lighting that interacts with the different surfaces (hair, skin, and clothing), detail painting, and terrific blending throughout. I realise that there must be techniques employed by Poupee which I can't even comprehend, both in painting and far more in sculpting. Poupee Canope's expertise and intricate sculpting combine with the de-saturated painting style, forming a disturbing ambiance. The proportions on this figure are visibly closer to life than what most miniature companies produce, which increases the realism factor, which in turn adds to the troubling nature of the piece.
As the artist points out, the idea of a twisted Alice isn't new, but I would like to add that Poupee’s recreation of Alice, with an even darker theme, worked. It worked so well, in fact, that the sadism on Alice's face is strikingly evident, and is easily enough to unnerve the Queen of Hearts herself.
What really entices me, is not purely the ambiance, but the characterful details found in the base, which is tiled, and unnaturally curved, reminding me of an alternate dimension, where what is real is warped beyond our definition of reality. The metal emerging from where Alice's elbow is just as eerie and the blade it attaches to displays metallics that cannot be matched by many. The small splatters of blood and gore have been applied masterfully, and seem to be painted as if many Alice took many slashes and jabs at the White Rabbit, an unsettling, and fitting thought.
In retrospect, this is absolutely one of the best miniatures I've ever reviewed, and I eagerly look ahead to Poupee's next submission. Kudos to Poupee Canope for taking Gold in Wyrd Miniatures ‘Femme Fatale II’ painting competition with this very model. Excellent sculpt, and unbelievable painting!
AMotW: Alice in Wonderhill by Poupee Canope receives 9.8/10.
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