Making the MINECRAFT ENDER DRAGON in Real Life!
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Күн бұрынMaking the Ender Dragon in Real Life! AD: Head to squarespace.com/nerdforge to save 10% off your first purchase of a website or domain using NERDFORGE.
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Today we make the Ender Dragon from Minecraft using polymer clay, acrylic paint and UV LEDs!
🧰 MATERIALS:
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- Polymer clay (mainly Fimo professional in black)
- Aluminum foil
- Steel wire
- Painter's tape
- UV LEDs
- Wire
- AA battery pack
- 2 component epoxy glue (for covering the eyes)
- Acrylic paint
- Rocks for texturizing
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- Soldering iron
- Oven
- Pliers
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@Yuviellia 4 жыл бұрын
3:20 It's a she c: Notch said that her name is Jean, what was later confirmed by Dinnerbone.
@joaoantunes1664 4 жыл бұрын
and she also lays an egg
@RequiemPoete 4 жыл бұрын
@@joaoantunes1664 The egg appears after you kill her, so either you cut the egg from the cadaver OR Like the Phoenix she turns into an egg at death to be reborn.
@joaoantunes1664 4 жыл бұрын
@@RequiemPoete 🤔🤔
@darkmoonthedirewolf9231 4 жыл бұрын
@@RequiemPoete That would be awesome!
@Cynistrelle 4 жыл бұрын
Jean? Thats a man only name in french lol
@KouvolaMies 4 жыл бұрын
The dry brushing really brought everything together.
@dubbingsync 4 жыл бұрын
From the sculpting and painting stuff I’ve watched on here, dry brushing is the “make good” stage of painting.
@oddbjrnhaugen2742 4 жыл бұрын
Dry brush is magic!
@bluerabbit4010 4 жыл бұрын
Definitely, it always brings out all the details to a key :) ..I have also ruined the likes, it is no longer the magic number >:3
@cocoasith3410 4 жыл бұрын
I agree
@sonyaissimp3153 4 жыл бұрын
Me: why my back hurt? My sitting pose: Ender dragon
@Cyndro527 4 жыл бұрын
When she held up her display of spikes, I felt like I was looking at dinosaur bones
@TobiasMenke 3 жыл бұрын
Ye dinosaur-mouse bones :o
@peleanimationcomics3263 4 жыл бұрын
The dragon’s name is Jean and she is a beautiful but dangerous creature!!
@musicgamer6206 4 жыл бұрын
Nah,she isnt that dangerous,i have died so much more times from creepers.
@danielwesley5051 4 ай бұрын
Unfortunately for Jean, she’s not as dangerous as intentional game design.
@sans_0016 4 жыл бұрын
Instead of saying let’s texturise you should have said let’s rock
@pagoejaa 4 жыл бұрын
And?
@carlyj.1446 4 жыл бұрын
No guys he meant lets rock and roll
@thetrapdoor6194 3 жыл бұрын
Bahahhahahaha
@dinakilljoy5880 3 жыл бұрын
... y'all omg, how did you not get this joke xD
@goldenarri_fnaf 2 жыл бұрын
Yess
@ingebjoerg 4 жыл бұрын
Coool! I must try the clay again... last time i managed to switch farhenheit and Celsius... so i made toxic smoke when i scorched it on 300 Celsius....
@justmonez 4 жыл бұрын
Ingebjørg Maage-Undrum f
@kiripedia 4 жыл бұрын
What did you use to heat it up to 300 ° Celsius?? 😅
@ingebjoerg 4 жыл бұрын
Max on my oven lol
@mystic_tacos 3 жыл бұрын
Your oven gets to 570° F?
@ingebjoerg 3 жыл бұрын
@@mystic_tacos 527 is my max
@emn_freefly 4 жыл бұрын
I was so prepared to see the whole process! It looks so cool! It makes me wish I had your art skill and patience!! ❤ pretty awesome!
@Nerdforge 4 жыл бұрын
Thank you so much 😀
@mittenvonscrufflears7233 3 жыл бұрын
I like your face paint lol
@AshleyLynne13 4 жыл бұрын
It already looked so cool at the skeleton stage, you always hook me so fast in your videos :)
@brianahawkins8124 4 жыл бұрын
Your Ender Dragons looks Incredible, I can't even if you did a water dragon,fire dragon, light dragon, dark dragon, or a (skeletal) lich dragon which ever. In case a blackout you can use your new dragon friend to help you, Wonder what other project you have in stored, keep up the great work NerdForge. :)
@0dumbduckie053 4 жыл бұрын
Her name is martina
@umlaut_loser 3 жыл бұрын
It's the dragon from Minecraft wich doesn't have a theme. It's just kinda black :) The place it lives in looks kinda rad too
@BlueJayPlayz 4 жыл бұрын
Awww this makes me wish dragons were real so I could have one as a pet 😭 You have amazing skill!
@RequiemPoete 4 жыл бұрын
Komodo Dragons wish to know your location.
@BlueJayPlayz 4 жыл бұрын
@@RequiemPoete Nevermind I retract my statement 🤣
@wordwright3038 4 жыл бұрын
I want a Toothless
@Dragonited 4 жыл бұрын
Nah dragons are rather filthy creatures. Watch the fourth epidode of season four of Rick and Morty called Claw and hoarder :p
@lunamoon-xk2us 3 жыл бұрын
Hagrid is That you?
@miasstuff1948 4 жыл бұрын
Just a tip on cooking the polymer clay, if you’re using your food oven, get some ‘roast chicken’ oven cooking bags from the supermarket and wrap your project in that (and close it up) so that any fumes don’t linger in there and mix with your food cooking. :) Another great video! Thank you Martina. :)
@illonavijverberg8822 4 жыл бұрын
Actually I wouldn't do that... As long as the baking temperature doesn't go over 120°C there is no reason for the clay to produce any fumes. On the opposite, the bag might act as a kind of greenhouse and trap more heat inside, which my result in the clay not keeping the right shape or even burning, which will then produce harmful fumes that would escape all at once in your face once you open the bag, because you wouldn't know your clay is burning because the smell of the fumes is also trapped in the bag... Sorry, but please don't do that ! Just monitor the oven temperature with an oven thermometer if you really want to be safe, and let the over air out with the door open for at least one hour before baking any food, you'll be fine... You can even leave the oven fan on with no heat if you want to speed up the process.
@miasstuff1948 4 жыл бұрын
Illona Vijverberg Thank you for your thoughts. I have used the oven bag many times and never burnt nor misshapen my projects - I make miniature busts - and it hasn’t raised the temperature inside the bag that I’m aware of, but then I work with very low temps as different types and thicknesses of polymer cooks at different times/temps and I use a layering technique. It has however made me quite sure that the polymer clay does release fumes at low temperatures as I can smell it when opening the bag (outdoors) and see the ‘foggy’ discolouration on the inside surface of the bag, consequently I wouldn’t want those particles sticking to the inside of my food oven surfaces. Of course everyone should do what is best for them, so if your system works for you I encourage you to continue with what you are doing, however I just wanted to share my experiences and make people aware that fumes (and fumes are particle based) are released during the process. :)
@kristena5825 4 жыл бұрын
It's so awesome that you have all these skills and talents, so you can just be like "this would be a cool thing to have" and then ACTUALLY MAKE IT and do it AMAZINGLY
@kingcraft4167 4 жыл бұрын
The dragon's face looked so damn derpy before the clay:D Turned out amazing though!
@lucianithildin1748 4 жыл бұрын
I fricking love it! That purple tint!
@bonnieharris4538 Ай бұрын
Martina definitely invest in some cashier's thimbles (the lil rubber ones that literally go on the tip of your finger) for when working with wire. I appreciate full rubber gloves will probably hinder your dexterity but the thimbles will protect you from injury!
@illonavijverberg8822 4 жыл бұрын
Hi Martina, great make as usual ! To solve your non-sticking problem, you should get some liquid clay, such as liquid fimo or sculpey bake and bond. You can apply a super thin layer with a brush on any surface and the clay will stick to it. It's perfect for mixed media projects or to make sure raw clay will adhere to baked pieces, liked your teeth and spikes !
@jmart1526 4 жыл бұрын
Polymer Clay Aouh! Next up is the Wither I guess? ( Please ) Also how dare you not knowing that the Ender Dragon is female!!
@majesticwyrm 4 жыл бұрын
Wait, really?
@roosa8159 4 жыл бұрын
@@majesticwyrm yeah, it is! :D
@wayjae 4 жыл бұрын
@@majesticwyrm I mean, she has an egg, lol
@monacruz4072 4 жыл бұрын
SHE SAID “OR SHE I GUESS” IDIOT!
@alumilynn 4 жыл бұрын
@@monacruz4072 Chill dude, it's a joke
@ondrejruzicka9686 4 жыл бұрын
You should get your hands on some wires with silicone insulation. Then you won't have to worry about them melting and shorting to something when they are heated. Also putting series current limiting resistor to the LEDs is a good practice. It is not necessary with coincell-type ones (they have high internal resistance), but with baterries like AA it is usually worth to consider. (eventhough UVs have high enough forward voltage to withstand this without, it is a good practise). Nice project.
@Niyuu1010 11 ай бұрын
In case you still are not as expirienced with clay - you can also bake it at a lower temperature for a longer period of time (i usually bake mine at 90°C for 35-40 Minutes) which not only could eliminate the risk of burning your LEDs and wires but also makes the clay a little bit more flexible, so it doesnt break as easily. Hope this helps you out the next time you use polymer clay! I really enjoy watching your videos - its so much creativity and somehow i feel like i really need to try making a diorama some day! ❤
@neonnerd1364 Жыл бұрын
Steel window screen works great for wings. The holes are small enough that the clay doesn't fall through or sag but still allow the clay to press through and stick to the clay on the other side.
@MadGoblinWorkshop 4 жыл бұрын
For a first time polymer sculpt, it turned out bloody fantastic. Great work! :D
@sebastianrojasgutierrez.2063 4 жыл бұрын
Hey! I'm new to this channel, and I just want to say I absolutely LOVE you guys. You're awesome! Everything you do is so, so cool. You're really talented, and all you've done is pure art. Keep on surprising us!!!
@Nerdforge 4 жыл бұрын
Hey, thank you so much!! comments like this really make our day
@sebastianrojasgutierrez.2063 4 жыл бұрын
@@Nerdforge OMG YOU SAW MY COMMENT I'm so glad it made your day!!! =D you just made mine as well hahahaha :b
@EquanoxDragon 3 жыл бұрын
The lower jaw seems to be a little short compared to the upper jaw giving a slight look of an overbite, however that doesn't take away from the fact that this looks absolutely epic! Especially for your first time trying this medium, this is absolutely amazing! I'm so glad that the LED eyes worked, and I'm pleasantly surprised to know they went through like 10 bakes in an oven and still worked, over all, 10/10 pog dragon :)
@anastasiasholeinthehollerc8697 4 жыл бұрын
"I don't really work with polymer clay..." "Oh look, I'm amazing!!!" You are one multitalented girl. Btw, you can use screen too if your stores have it.
@Catfisher893 4 жыл бұрын
I was to make a 'bad dragon' joke when the base first came out of the oven.. ;) But honestly, the finished project looks amazing!
@jthegamer360 4 жыл бұрын
i did the bad dragon joke for you mate
@bry3661 3 жыл бұрын
You should do like a head mount of the dragon just like what you get when you kill it in Minecraft! It would be so awesome next to your enchantment book!!🐲
@jennylawson1980 4 жыл бұрын
Please please do more dragons! This dragon is amazing, you are so talented and I love following your videos!
@rfresa 3 жыл бұрын
This video is so inspiring! I used to play with polymer clay as a kid, and I have recently learned to solder for a class I took at a local stained glass making shop. Now I'm imagining somehow combining these two art forms; a dragon with stained glass butterfly wings? 🐉 🦋
@vally_mally 4 жыл бұрын
Haven’t even seen the finished product, but I already know I’m gonna love it! Edit: I love it!
@Obnoxious_twig 4 жыл бұрын
Well I was going to work on physics but I have to watch what amazing thing Martina and hanzi made ❤️
@derkeks_namensnamenlos_4160 4 жыл бұрын
i love the idea as well as the result, but for next time i would try to put the lower jaw just a little more up as well as forward, bc at the moment it looks like her jaw dropped xD (also its a little short ;D). ps: i love your videos, i started to rebuild and also change some of your ideas (so it looks better in my eyes). I love dragons and minecraft i also like to draw and i have multiple pictures of dragons :D
@flamingtorrent2109 4 жыл бұрын
When you realize a technique works reliably and just “this opens up so many possibilities”
@davidhope5875 4 жыл бұрын
In the electronics industry, LED's are typically reflow soldered between 280c to 300c
@bknesheim 3 жыл бұрын
ref: 6:30 Instead of placing the LED into the model you could use fiber from one "light bush" that have many thin strands of optical fibers.Just route the fibers through the model down to the base and place the LED and batteries in the base. You could also make dots of light anywhere on the model using more fibers.
@thePunisher95125 4 жыл бұрын
The best way to get rock texture is to roll up ball of aluminum foil and roll it onto clay or polymer clay. The best wire to wrap the aluminum armature wire is aluminum craft wire. Also for sculpture stone you can use foam sculpting blocks and sculpt-mold mix.
@jhanvienedictmapula4899 4 жыл бұрын
It is so very realistic I hope that you will make a nether portal soon if you are interested.thanks for making this video
@jadeowlcrafter 4 жыл бұрын
It looks awesome! A tip next time you work with polymer clay, use a liquid clay like super sculpy liquid to make the clay adhere to surfaces the clay normally doesn’t. It also works like a glue and it after you bake it it’s the same way as clay!
@felipem2666 3 жыл бұрын
We have an architects fan right there guys
@emily_defelice21 3 жыл бұрын
Being creative is the greatest talent of all
@whazee 4 жыл бұрын
Verrrry cool! 😃
@jamiehayes9626 4 жыл бұрын
Oh wow! This turned out absolutely amazing! The finished piece looks fantastic! If I knew anything about polymer clay, I would totally attempt this myself. Keep up the good work Martina! I always look forward to what you're going to make next ❤
@maggielandrey411 4 жыл бұрын
He looks so good!!! I'm kinda new to your channel, so if you have done this already, I apologize! But if you don't want to risk a creation in the oven (or at least electronics), I highly recommend looking up epoxy clay! it air hardens (technically chemical hardens, due to the reaction) but it is similar to both water and polymer clays in how easy it is to work with. Like a weird combination of both! Just be careful of its residue!
@Nerdforge 4 жыл бұрын
Thanks for the tip!
@greengoblinboy585 4 жыл бұрын
Dragon is actually female! Her name is Jean. 😌💕 but that tip is smart!
@illonavijverberg8822 4 жыл бұрын
The big difference I see between epoxy and polymer clays is that you have a limited time to work with epoxy, whereas polymer clay you can cover your work so that it won't collect dust, and come back to it later and it won't have budged. And also the price 😬
@xcr3st 4 жыл бұрын
If you love polymer clay, I recommend the Clay Claim channel
@MisterItchy 4 жыл бұрын
1:10 Who doesn't love a funky bass? Brilliant video, as usual!
@TheWickedlove 4 жыл бұрын
A tip for the wings next time leave the holes in the mesh the layers of clay will stick to each other better top and bottom through the mesh. Also bake and bond clay glue is amazing
@chelseascreatures 4 жыл бұрын
The main why I
@StudioFalconi 4 жыл бұрын
Amazingggg!! ✨
@lunderboy8832 3 жыл бұрын
You forgot to put an end crystal at the top of the obsidian tower! Still absolutly LOVE the final result tho😁
@sparkyprojects 3 жыл бұрын
If you ever worry about heat affecting LED's or solder, you could use fibre optic Amazon sells 'toslink' fibre quite cheap, but it's only 1mm and plastic, not great for a light pipe. The also have 'glass' fibre, little more expensive, but much better, you can remove the outer casing to make it smaller (fibre is 2mm) This means you could use different colour LED's, or even RGB led's ;)
@francescaprecisano1125 4 жыл бұрын
Your videos are always amazing, and for being your first dragon in polymerclay it was really great. I would like to give you some tips because I've been sculpting with clay for 5 years now, to get the fimo more sticky you can use fimo liquid, and to make the black clay more elastic and resistant after the cooking you have to mix it with the translucent color that is the number 014. Also if you want your wings to be indestructible and transparent you can use a thin layer of fimo liquid and put it in the oven to have this effect, that for me is really amazing. Have a good day, your videos are always the best :)
@RabbitsInBlack 4 жыл бұрын
I'd say invest in a pasta machine. Rolls out sheets to easy application. Best Part is painting? I literally created a model a year or two ago and still haven't painted it.
@rosscoeism 4 жыл бұрын
Another awesome video guys the dragon is so cool it always throws me when i see you using a notepad as a pallet? Is it something you just do out of convenience or is there a reason behind it?
@Nerdforge 4 жыл бұрын
Hahah thank you! It's just convenience and laziness, yes 😅 it's usually close for grabs and I don't use it for anything else so 🤷🏻♀️
@garathon66 4 жыл бұрын
My favourite part was the head's transition from Goose-made-by-child to DRAGON!!
@chibilover7845 4 жыл бұрын
It looks so good!!
@hugol.4785 4 жыл бұрын
For a next project you could maybe make a (more beautiful version of a) end city! The dragon turned out absolutely amazing! I'm looking forward to your next video.
@otterdraws 4 жыл бұрын
At the placing the LEDs part, the dragon literally looked like a very angry ostrich 🤣
@quig1807 4 жыл бұрын
it would be awesome if you make an end crystal to go with the dragon!
@Nasagalook 4 жыл бұрын
Ran into your dragon in search on this app. Have to say just love it and watch just about all your other videos as ell and sharing them. Please keep them coming.. I also wanted to tell you about bake and bond for your future clay adventures. This is a baking type bond that works very well. On clay on clay applications and clay on glass as well (would work great on your goblets, only where the clay is) thank you again for your talent sharing!!!!
@spchtch3965 4 жыл бұрын
Liquid sculpty and bake and bond might have worked for the wings. I love it.
@jeidamartin5496 3 жыл бұрын
Martina: Puts rock texture on clay Also Martina: adds classical music over it
@ivygilliam5168 4 жыл бұрын
The armature is honestly so freaking cute!
@SpontaneouslySkylar 4 жыл бұрын
Your videos are my go to when I wanna relax or get ideas 💜
@marialiyubman 3 жыл бұрын
I have these metallic acrylic colors and now that I saw what dry-brushing does I’m hooked! Where has it been my whole life????
@VampireOfDisaster666 4 жыл бұрын
'I don't know if I'm going able to do this,' you say and then proceed to make one badass dragon. A-ma-zing! I love it.
@Tharus12 3 жыл бұрын
That was awesome, really well done. If doing another one an LED in the mouth to give the affect of fire about to come out, maybe from one of those flickering tea lights. On a separate switch maybe.
@craftygeekent4620 4 жыл бұрын
I love that you baked the electronics in... I always wanted to do lighting on my sculpts but it always seemed to difficult.
@lils6537 2 жыл бұрын
i love how, with every one of your projects, you used mixed mediums : clay, electronics, paint, epoxy, paper, wood AND I COULD GO ON. It shows ur level of skill and talent and is what sets your videos apart. You couldve so easily just made a clay dragon, but you go the extra mile to integrate electronics! Ur insaaane girl
@with_whimsy 4 жыл бұрын
There is this really cool stuff called Liquid Polymore Clay (Liquid Sculpey) that acts like a glue for your project, I use it to harden a connection!
@Luukyana 4 жыл бұрын
That's an amazing sculpture! Great job. The only thing that looks abit off to me is the bottom jaw. I think it's way too small in proportion to the top one and i don't think he would be able to close his mouth haha. Still amazing work ^^
@goatmealcookies7421 4 жыл бұрын
Next project, try metal window screen. You might also experiment with fusible fabric mesh but im not sure how it would react to being cooked 10 times
@robynross255 4 жыл бұрын
What a fabulous dragon. It looks so real. You are truly creative and I love watching how you go from plans to the finished article. Wonderful. Thankyou.
@irrelevantshrimp 4 жыл бұрын
The wire mesh stuff gave me flashbacks of trying to make a paper mache volcano.
@fotvorta3702 4 жыл бұрын
You should make a cool weapon from Minecraft dungeons like the Eternal Knife... Please like so that she can see!
@Brandywine6969 4 жыл бұрын
If you need some kind of mesh with smaller holes again in the future, home depot and lowe's types of stores usually sell screen door mesh wire for replacing screen door screens. It's cheap and works for insect wings and other wings you might need to make. It comes in black too. You did great with what you had. I love your artwork.
@kUr0k0chan 4 жыл бұрын
It's so cool!!! I love that you used rocks for a natural texture and put them on the base. Whenever I sit down to work with clay, I have no idea what to make. 🙈🙈🙈🙈 You are so talented, thank you for always creating amazing art. 💜💜💜💜💜💜💜
@_baert 4 жыл бұрын
I wonder if window screen would have been better for the wing skin frame.
@michaelstreeter4546 3 жыл бұрын
Would love to see you make more things from minecraft
@leroy2576 4 жыл бұрын
Your videos always inspire me to think about projects I want to try. Thank you!
@iamnoone9041 4 жыл бұрын
It never fails! Every time I watch one of these videos my mind is blown! She is soooo talented!
@samvarney3264 4 жыл бұрын
would love to see her take on a end crystal think it would be really cool to see how see would make it
@S.Bianchi 4 жыл бұрын
What about the Necronomicon or the Gravity Falls journals?? I've seen many of your videos, i know you would make them awesome and i would love to see either of these two!!
@ladyelbinine 4 жыл бұрын
The dragon looks really cool! I too have been toying with the idea of baking LEDs into some of my projects, and am really excited to see that they will survive it!
@oatmeal8586 4 жыл бұрын
Fyi LEDS can hold up to 250°C for like a second, so 100°C is kinda safe, just don't breathe the fumes
@roseblack6872 4 жыл бұрын
THIS IS SO EPIC it looks so cool I wish dragons would be real but like not mean ones that want to kill us but it would be cool to have a pet dragon
@notyouregirl 4 жыл бұрын
The face looked so derpy and then you put the teeth in and it suddenly looked amazing. I love all of your work so much.
@merice4427 4 жыл бұрын
Your creations are so nice, continue like this :)
@nature_grandma 4 жыл бұрын
The close-up of the dragon without teeth is literally me.
@Equaltoyou 3 жыл бұрын
This really helped with my project. I had no way of knowing how to best handle the wings.
@Dragonited 4 жыл бұрын
You could have used the aluminium foil as the ground for the LEDs as well. It worked like you did it though but could have made it easier and only needing one wire to connect the positive on the LEDs. Also in my experience using a wire cutter to take off the top of the LED can result in a crack reaching the diode making the LED fail. I tend to use my Dremel and grind down the top of the LED instead. Make sure to not breathe in the dust though since it could be rather bad for you.
@xXxanimefangirlxXx 4 жыл бұрын
More dragons!!! You could totally make one to go with each of your books, and then make some sort of fantasy habitat for them to all live on!
@TheGrimGoblinGamer 4 жыл бұрын
she should get more views and subs for how talented she is
@tbaxter1979 4 жыл бұрын
@13:04 The "Thousand Yard Stare of Possibility" !!
@OldHag73 4 жыл бұрын
BOOK with polymer clay covers with moving eye looking left to right then looking left again and so on... Moving stuff, glowing stuff... KEEP IT COMING!
@f1nnzy 4 жыл бұрын
I think you should make Minecraft elytra you can actually wear!! That would be awesome
@infinity9858 4 жыл бұрын
Your crafts are amazing Why don't you try making a secret Ninja Scroll
@diamond_dude1011 3 жыл бұрын
you could have used one LED in the mouth and one for the crystal atop the tower and wired all three (in cluding the eye) to the battery pack
@trollco8162 4 жыл бұрын
nice, I'm gonna try this!
@KiraAwdry 4 жыл бұрын
Should try super sculpey. Can be baked more than once which allows for a sturdier base to work on 😁
@gordonheggie5155 4 жыл бұрын
would love to see you do a more traditional dragon someday with thinner wings loved this one but with your talent don't think you would have too much trouble.
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