Your work has improved a lot! Keep it up I can’t wait to see your latest work. I am also starting out making my own minis and you’re right, adding high detail on polymer clay can easily take 2 hours for one miniature. Lots of good points in this video
Thanks dude. It's a long road to build polymer minis but a fun process nonetheless. Batch making low detail minis is an easy process to at least have some minis on the board when starting out.
I think despite it looking amateur compared to professionally made, but I think it looks amazing as is as being place holders for the enemies/npcs etc. And besides you can always improve the pieces when you finally have the the time for sculpting or when ever you feel like it. The good part of doing this is, you don't have to buy expensive minis, but also improves your art skills as well. And you can make anything you want.
Yep. If I remember correctly I said in the video that these aren't perfect but suits my game table just fine and moreover the crafting and tinkering is fun even though the end product doesn't even compare to 3D-printed minis.
What a great way to fully immerse yourself into your games. I applaud the fact that you gave time to sculpt your own figures. How about an Umber Hulk? It's my favorite monster and I'd love to see your take on it! I'm now a subscriber! Take care, John from OOTW
Umber hulk might actually be a fun one to do. I doubt I can get it as detailed as in concept art, but I'll add it to my project list. I've been busy with other stuff so all my crafting has been on halt for a while now but I'll definitely go for that at some point
I might try using clay. I bought one of those cheap $100 EasyThreed 3d printers on Amazon but it cluncked out on me before the spool was even half way thru.
For the very crude looking orcs and goblins at 0:50 I used some very cheap air drying clay. Can't remember the name. For the later minis at 3:50 i used FIMO polymer clay, so that's the only brand I could recommend. I don't know how international that brand is, but any "polymer clay" from a craft store should be sufficient. There are "soft" and "hard" versions or FIMO. The soft is somewhat easier to work with but if you wanted more detail you would want the hard version.
@@ALFaOmega717 The air dry clay "bakes itself", so it means that if you are doing something more detailed the clay might start drying up while you're sculpting it. I tried one air drying clay and I only use it for doing the bases now, since it dries too fast to create anything too complex.
It was just a very small knife. I believe craft stores sell those. I found it in "Clas Ohlson", which is a store that sells all kinds of stuff like paint, craft supplies but also small kitchen appliances and small technology.
Your work has improved a lot! Keep it up I can’t wait to see your latest work. I am also starting out making my own minis and you’re right, adding high detail on polymer clay can easily take 2 hours for one miniature. Lots of good points in this video
Thanks dude. It's a long road to build polymer minis but a fun process nonetheless. Batch making low detail minis is an easy process to at least have some minis on the board when starting out.
I think despite it looking amateur compared to professionally made, but I think it looks amazing as is as being place holders for the enemies/npcs etc.
And besides you can always improve the pieces when you finally have the the time for sculpting or when ever you feel like it.
The good part of doing this is, you don't have to buy expensive minis, but also improves your art skills as well. And you can make anything you want.
Yep. If I remember correctly I said in the video that these aren't perfect but suits my game table just fine and moreover the crafting and tinkering is fun even though the end product doesn't even compare to 3D-printed minis.
The spiders are super cute
Thanks ':D
What a great way to fully immerse yourself into your games. I applaud the fact that you gave time to sculpt your own figures. How about an Umber Hulk? It's my favorite monster and I'd love to see your take on it! I'm now a subscriber! Take care, John from OOTW
Umber hulk might actually be a fun one to do. I doubt I can get it as detailed as in concept art, but I'll add it to my project list. I've been busy with other stuff so all my crafting has been on halt for a while now but I'll definitely go for that at some point
Awesome!
Mix clay with real prastic bit give a nice result
the worm guys look like plankton with 2 eyes lol, otherwise I really like the minis and im planning to make some
Yeah they are a bit cartoonish compared to the rest ':D. I like the look even though they do stand out from the others
I might try using clay. I bought one of those cheap $100 EasyThreed 3d printers on Amazon but it cluncked out on me before the spool was even half way thru.
It's a fun way to create the minis though it's quite time consuming when compared to 3d printing.
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What clay did you use? Which material do you recommend ?
For the very crude looking orcs and goblins at 0:50 I used some very cheap air drying clay. Can't remember the name. For the later minis at 3:50 i used FIMO polymer clay, so that's the only brand I could recommend. I don't know how international that brand is, but any "polymer clay" from a craft store should be sufficient. There are "soft" and "hard" versions or FIMO. The soft is somewhat easier to work with but if you wanted more detail you would want the hard version.
@@VirtuosityB thank you for answering! And what you think about fimo air dry? Is it worse than clay to bake?
@@ALFaOmega717 The air dry clay "bakes itself", so it means that if you are doing something more detailed the clay might start drying up while you're sculpting it. I tried one air drying clay and I only use it for doing the bases now, since it dries too fast to create anything too complex.
What tool did you use to sculpt the clay at 1:53?
It was just a very small knife. I believe craft stores sell those. I found it in "Clas Ohlson", which is a store that sells all kinds of stuff like paint, craft supplies but also small kitchen appliances and small technology.
@@VirtuosityB I see, thanks for the info!
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