At 1st. I thought it was a dumb idea. Then it looked like it works. I have to try it.

The intro is everything

You can use a can of compressed air duster, turn it upside down and spay the liquid out on the hot glue as you'er extruding it from the glue gun. It cools the hot glue down near instantly solidifying it. I use that technique to make ooze monsters for DND. If you use this though be careful spraying the liquid out of the compressed air duster, if it gets on your skin it can cause frostburns, also this shouldn't be done unless you're in a well ventilated area.

The jump scare at SHINY nearly killed me. But you’re so talented!!! They all look fantastic. You’re ready to live your best avatar life.

Ayoooo I’m subscribing straight off the strength my mans body wave game in the intro 🤌🏾👏🏾 Bro ate that 🔥🔥!!!

For fire elementals, I recommend dry brushing with a metallic, color shifting red paint. This really helps it catch the ambient light for a dynamic look even without a tealight.

Never thought to use hot glue as a frame, I tend to use whatever wire I have on hand. Nice video and I'm happy to see someone else using hot glue in unconventional ways.

What fantastic tutorial! I was both informed and entertained, thanks for all the effort you made putting this together 👍

These look great and I love the idea of using the light in the base of the fire elemental. Framing and building out makes total sense. This gives me some ideas thanks for the inspiration.

Noice - I think I'll use some glitter hot glue to make a glitter elemental. There's also glow in the dark hot glue.

Another great video. I had to show this to my daughter so we could chuckle together at the intro.

Best hot glue sculpting vid Ive seen so far. Thanks!

I have a similar fire elemental that I 3d printed with clear filament. I used different color Sharpie markers to provide color and still allow it to remain transparent. It worked quite well. I did the same with the water and air elementals but used less.

Everything changed when the Hot Glue Nation attacked!

Okay this is cool as hell is the totally new technique for me that's very simple and the way you're able to incorporate the tealight was really clever. I would have planned the designer on having a hollow space to fit the tealight to begin with so the tealight could be removable

When I paint translucent, or clear, figures, I use food coloring mixed with Mod Podge.

lmao dude honestly probably the only time the bits on these tabletop channels have actually made me laugh. "thanks, hot niche"

Been making some custom stuff for the past few weeks looking up various channels. This is the most unique take on the hot glue elementals i've seen. Really like the look of the water elemental. Really enjoyed the video man. Keep up the awesome work. You've actually inspired me to make my first youtube video making a couple of custom minis. Thanks for the great content! Please keep it coming!

Really astounding tutorial, I wouldn't ever tought of such an idea, contrast paints should work well either, but using food colours is great 👍😁

The elementals look really really great!

Another trick is to start your model in a bowl. Then as you build upwards you slowly fill in water to keep up with the level of the hotglue. 3D printing without a printer 🙂

First time here.. those are really sick minis... thanks for sharing your tips

Great video/editing! Looks like a fun project. Subbed. This channel is gonna blow up :p

Turned out good. I know a certain cleric who will likely start making some for all the elementals and their various sizes.

I HAVE to try this! Maybe using a foil or wire armature if going for an opaque figurine? Lots of smoothing and sculpting tools while the glue is still hot? I think I am soon going to have my own army of custom mini figs 💜😅

Genuinely brilliant, love them ❤

Great stuff!

❤ Love the intro! 😆

I really appreciate your video 🙂

This is a cool idea! I don’t make d&d miniatures but I’m gonna experiment with this technique… I’m building a custom action figure that needs new hair… might try it for that!

these turned out great!

Great work Niche. I love how the water elemental wraps around the mini base

Bro this is so helpful I play with my friends and break half my flimsy bought ones

fantastic.

IT IS helpful or entertaining AND glamourious i like it like it YES i doooo =))

6:55 thats an awesome idea. elemental on its own OR with a mage summoning it amazing

Contrast paint works well, paints used from Warhammer labeled contrast if dried produce the effect desired

I am definitely going to have to try this method for a fire elemental. I have used similar methods for air and water elementals already. I also made an earth elemental using sand over a toothpick armature. That one is a bit heavy. I'll probably try your hot glue method for earth as well.

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great tutorial, TY!! If you want the glue sticks clear bring water almost to a boil and dip the stick in until totally clear. You think some Vellaho acrylic ink would work well for the dye (im totally new to all this)?

Looks really good! I like the water one and the fire one. Question, does the small amount of heat from the tea light melt the glue at all?

They are looking great (one Like from me).

Water not bad, Earth looks good [but face it easy to make], Fire looks like a crystal project that went wrong, and Air? like someone did a massive spunk.

Great video! "I know a much more time consuming method" lol

With the wind elemental I would have done the same thing with the fire elemental But use a green LED And replaced the Orange one And done the same thing with a blue one for the water, And for the earth Put the led up in the head section

You could use this to make slimes and gelatinous cubes too!!

sub'd great video

nice builds. have you tried making the glue into crystals with a tea light?

Where do you get the led tea lights from, tried the dollar tree ones but once removed from casing these can't work as the switch has nothing keeping it stable. The one you are showing had something holding switch in place other than the casing.

tamsak from ryan.new friend here.

This looks so much fun. Did you just stick gravel on the earth elemental?

@05:27 "Babe, wake up. New bottom surgery just dropped" XD

im kinda interested in making all of them light up, red for fire, blue for water, white for air, and green for earth

Phucing AWWWWSUUUM idea!

how about a tutorial on how to make hot glue

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Awesome. I feel buying the minis of these is kind of a rip off lol. I made some black slimes with black hot glue

Hot Glue doesn't "dry" it cools down.

hot glue doesnt "DRY" it's cooling down

audio and video are waaayyyyy out of sync

bruh that intro was hialarious for no reason rofl....W's in the chat? W's in the chat???