Armatures: Step One to Making Humanoid Miniatures from Scratch

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Armatures: Step One to Making Humanoid Miniatures from Scratch

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Hello Crafters-
I'm Andy, and I started making D&D/tabletop miniatures from scratch a while back and have found it incredibly therapeutic and exciting so I've decided to start filming my process of making minis. I am a huge fan of so many tabletop crafting channels on KZfaq but have patiently waited years to see one of those channels make actual humanoid miniatures (not just large monsters, although those are great too!), but none of them ever did.
In the age of widely accessible 3D printers, trying to make your own miniatures from scratch might seem a bit outlandish or outdated. However, I wanted to make a video series dedicated to those miniature enthusiasts/collectors who would rather enjoy the process of making their own miniatures in spite of 3D printing technology. I also wanted to approach this series more as a way to document my own progress and growth in the hobby rather than a tutorial vibe. I'm not an expert by any means, but I'd love to become one some day!
Too many times I've had a very specific idea for a character/creature in one of my campaigns, and no miniature I had (of the hundreds) seemed to be a close enough representation for the tabletop. After some trial and error, I've gotten pretty good at making armatures for my custom minis. Now, I am on a quest to build my mini-making skills to the point where I can create tabletop miniatures for the characters I have always imagined that are of relatively comparable quality to those being mass produced and sold. In doing so, I am hoping to save the money I would otherwise have spent buying miniatures or 3D printer supplies, and have a blast delving deep into my hobby in the process. If nothing else, this will be a fun tribute for me to look back on any progress I might make in the hobby. At best, I hope to add something brand new and unique to the crafting community and inspire others to try their hand at making a one-of-a-kind custom miniature from scratch.
If you're interested in joining me on this epic adventure, make sure to subscribe! Either way, thank you so much to anyone who watches my video, I really appreciate you taking the time to check out my craft.
Andy
D20 Crafts

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@craz2580 Жыл бұрын

Thank you, i will follow this for sure, not bc i have campaigns for them, just bc i like to make my oc's into statues lol

@d20crafts47 Жыл бұрын

Thats a really cool idea! Awesome, glad to have you along for the journey my friend!

@zekemeinschein5329 4 ай бұрын

Will be using this in the future 🙏🏻

@d20crafts47 4 ай бұрын

That’s awesome! Glad I could share a worthwhile idea :D

@Notabooty 11 ай бұрын

You definitely got a subscriber out of me by telling me that these were humanoid specifically. I'm one-hundred-percent new to making my own miniatures so this is the perfect starting block for me

@d20crafts47 11 ай бұрын

Hey! Thanks so much for your comment :D Really glad to have you along for the journey! I am editing my next video right now and it should be up some time this week!

@monzu4253 6 ай бұрын

Andy, why did you pop up in my recommendations? I'm already investing a lot of time in sculpting figures as a hobby (and loving it). Now, I'm so eager to start working on miniatures.

@d20crafts47 6 ай бұрын

Hey! I’m so glad I appeared on your recommendations! I have no clue how that algorithm works but I’m glad its finally recommending the video I made 3 years ago 😅 Yeah sculpting is so much fun! I find it super relaxing. I hope you’ll stick around my channel! I’d love to get feedback on upcoming projects I’m making when I finally finish editing the videos for them! I perpetually have like 5 different projects going, so I get very distracted haha but hoping to get more content up soon! Thanks for your comment :D

@sinistarman 4 ай бұрын

I think I've found something I need to try. Thank you wizard for your advice.

@d20crafts47 4 ай бұрын

Thank you so much for your comment :D I’m glad you enjoyed the video- I hope you’ll stick around for more upcoming videos! I would love your feedback on the minis I make!

@sinistarman 4 ай бұрын

@@d20crafts47 as a student when it comes to this craft, I'll do my best to help while I learn along side you.

@RM-vw3ov Жыл бұрын

Oh I’m intrigued! Subscribed!

@d20crafts47 Жыл бұрын

Hello! Thank you so much for your comment :D this put a smile on my face during a super stressful day, I appreciate you! I am glad to have you along for my journey of trying to hand-craft decent minis ^__^

@biohazardbin Жыл бұрын

I hope that fall wasn't real lol, but really a fantastic video especially for someone like me who has all the resources for making everything like terrain, but not miniatures. thank you so much for this information, truly.

@d20crafts47 Жыл бұрын

Aw thank you for you comment =) you’re so nice! I was always trying to find crafting videos where people weren’t using all the fancy expensive hot wire tables and air brushes. Plus I felt like to me, minis are more useful than terrain for imagining a D&D scenario, so I wanted to show how I make minis and then document my journey of getting better at making them. I hope you’ll stick around for the upcoming videos ^__^ I have 3 more projects done, just pending being edited (because I am suuuper slow at that hahaha). Thanks again for the really thoughtful comment! Glad you found the channel.

@proghost111 8 ай бұрын

Love miniatures

@d20crafts47 8 ай бұрын

Thanks for your comment! Yeah my love of minis is what made me want to learn how to make my own so I won’t buy so many 😅 I hope you’ll stick around for my journey to learn how to make good miniatures from scratch!

@proghost111 8 ай бұрын

@@d20crafts47 i love miniatures like so much since always and I do want to make them but not good many tutorials out there for miniature and when I saw ur subs and all broke my heart

@d20crafts47 8 ай бұрын

@@proghost111 hahaha I do believe there are many others like us who love miniatures and want to learn to make them! But I am no wizard in terms of marketing my content or advertising 😅 However, I’m not going to stop making content related to making minis from scratch, and the comments go a long way toward reassuring me to keep on truckin’! Hopefully the interest/subs will pick up over time, but if not, I will keep doing what I love nonetheless! Thanks so much for your comment, it made my day =]

@proghost111 8 ай бұрын

@@d20crafts47 was sad watching u weren't being regular I think if u be regular ppl will come but just broke my heart to see the subs and views I was like the hellll!!!!!! Hope u don't quit it i don't see ppl do it and ye thanks for making it

@d20crafts47 8 ай бұрын

@@proghost111 Thank you for the advice, I agree that consistency seems to be an important factor for me to consider. I am hoping to get more consistent soon when my schedule frees up a little in a few weeks. I’ve been dying to share all the recent projects I’ve completed, but the other areas of my life have been super busy/stressful lately. Stick around though and you won’t be disappointed in 2024 🙂

@OminousIllustrations 5 ай бұрын

that's incredible cool !!!

@d20crafts47 5 ай бұрын

Hey! Thanks so much for your comment ^__^ Glad you found the video helpful! I hope you’ll stick around for future uploads :D

@halanhart Жыл бұрын

This is so awesome!! I'm excited to try.

@d20crafts47 Жыл бұрын

Hey! Thanks so much for your comment ^__^ I hope you’ll stick around for the upcoming content! If you don’t mind my asking, how did you find my channel? It seems like my old videos are getting more views suddenly but my new ones aren’t 😅

@halanhart Жыл бұрын

@@d20crafts47 it was suggested in the sidebar of another crafting video! I took the time to sub and check out your recent work. Very cool stuff, and I'm giving it a shot this weekend!

@d20crafts47 Жыл бұрын

@@halanhart Oh wow its so nice to know my video is being suggested! Awesome, so glad to have you along for the journey! I really appreciate you taking the time to check out my work ^__^

@utiutLUP Жыл бұрын

This is really cool very useful. Oh more people find your channel.

@utiutLUP Жыл бұрын

I was saying, I hope more people

@d20crafts47 Жыл бұрын

Hey! Thank you so much for your thoughtful comment ^__^ I hope you will stick around for the new videos coming up soon! I’d love to have you along for the journey. If you have friends that might be interested in making minis definitely feel free to share it!

@craftymoss Жыл бұрын

Thanks for this video ! It's going to help me a lot !

@d20crafts47 Жыл бұрын

Hey Crafty Moss! Thanks so much for your comment ^__^ I’m really glad you found my video useful!

@artzpops 3 жыл бұрын

nice idea with the paper clips :)

@d20crafts47 3 жыл бұрын

Thanks Eric, I appreciate your comment!

@artzpops 3 жыл бұрын

@@d20crafts47 your welcome

@FranktheBlindArtist Ай бұрын

I hadn’t thought of just using paperclips. I’ve just started scratch building

@d20crafts47 Ай бұрын

Hey! Thanks so much for your comment :D I hope you’ll stick around to check out the upcoming videos! What kinds of minis are you building?

@FranktheBlindArtist Ай бұрын

@@d20crafts47 I just got into scratch minis two weeks ago and I’ve been obsessed, im making a ork pyramid. The lord is they like it and stole it and with ork magic transported it through the galaxy.

@FranktheBlindArtist Ай бұрын

@@d20crafts47 because I’m legally blind I have to work big so I’m looking to build the biggest miniature armatures I can. I’ve made a little epoxy dude as a concept

@d20crafts47 Ай бұрын

@@FranktheBlindArtist Oh wow that sounds pretty cool! Is that related to Warhammer or something you made up yourself?

@d20crafts47 Ай бұрын

@@FranktheBlindArtist Thats really awesome Frank!! One idea I had for you for armatures- if paperclips are too small for your scale you could always try unwrapping one of those old wire clothing hangers if you have some! I’ve had great luck finding some people were getting rid of and have used them for armature wire before. They’re pretty easy to unwrap with pliers! Happy crafting my friend :D

@cianmoriarty7345 4 ай бұрын

Thanks for the great video. I did however find the music headache inducing.

@d20crafts47 4 ай бұрын

I appreciate your comment! hahaha yeah… it was my first video and I was paranoid about copyright infringement stuff, so that music you hear in this video is actually original music I wrote and recorded on guitar 😅 I used it because I knew no one could copyright claim it since its my own music, but I cringe a bit listening to it now in the context of this video. I hope you’ll check out my more recent content, I think the music is much less distracting hahaha ^__^

@potatoes1640 4 ай бұрын

@@d20crafts47I think it's really nice LOL do you have more videos with your own songs? Neat video btw! Never thought about using paper clips

@d20crafts47 4 ай бұрын

@@potatoes1640 Aw thank you so much! I really appreciate your comment! Yeah actually I end most of my videos with the same original song hahaha I was kinda using it as an outro theme song for this channel. But I haven’t posted the music anywhere- thats a side project thats been on the back burner for a while but I am hoping this summer to release some songs onto Spotify and KZfaq :D I can keep you posted!

@potatoes1640 4 ай бұрын

@@d20crafts47 Thanks! I'll go watch your other vids when I got time :D

@zzlord4309 4 ай бұрын

great video, Can I get length wire from a hardware store instead of paper clips?

@d20crafts47 4 ай бұрын

Hello! I’m sure you could do that, but I honestly think it would be quite a bit more expensive. If you have a dollar store (dollartree, dollarama, dollar general, etc.) where you live they have several options usually!

@zzlord4309 4 ай бұрын

Thank's for the reply!@@d20crafts47, Living on a remote island without a dollar store and cheap access to length wire, I could get one by length, your videos are inspiring an awesome for people who want to learn to sculpt and stay in budget, keep up the good work!