BTW, what is this "grass applicator", and where do I find one?

A static grass applicator charges "static grass" which is the thin nylon strand-like flock that you might see in hobby shops. I got mine from a local train modeler store here in Sweden but they exist also on amazon. Just give it a search and I am sure you will find loads! :)

Hahahaha! One day it will happen! Thanks Tiph! 👍😃

Cheers Jamie! Yeah seems like I have rediscovered a love for making environments! Where will this lead? Stay tuned and we shall all find out! :D Thanks again for the nice comment man! 🤘💛

I concur! I plan to do something similar for my attempt. But such a shame that the UV resin bubbled for the Blue Dragon base and not this one. Would've been much more appropriate for the kind of toxic bogs Black Dragons like to inhabit.

Haha! Thanks for the idea mate!

Thank you King Snake! My favourite as well! 👍😊

I’m so glad you replied. Your one of my favourite KZfaqrs 😁😁

Thank you so much! Please do! It is awesome! 👍😊

Hahahaha! John, you a bloody crazy man! But man do I love reading your comments! Thank you so much man! 💙💛💙

@@DevsDice my pleasure brother. You must admit, for someone who hasn't had a ton of years doing miniatures. You do a fantastic job 👏. Some people will never achieve the level you're at. Awesome as always Leif, thank you!

Well..ehh...I mean...ok...I am happy with the result. Let's just say it like that! :) I am not sure the level I am at is good or bad to be honest but I am enjoying it and I hope other people like it as well! :D But thank you man, you might be right - I don't know! :)

@@DevsDice - With the awesome amount of effort that you put into painting your boxes of shame and redesigning the bases to be more appropriate to the figure (something that never even occurs to me), I see this series of dragons as magnificent Christmas/Birthday gifts for a very special loved one who would surely appreciate them. Your videos have inspired me to improve what techniques that I have learned now, and look to what is possible in the future. I recently bought a second Wizkids beholder to paint. Now that I have seen what can be done to spruce them up, I am definitely going to take even more time on that one with base accessories.

That’s awesome man! That really makes me happy! :) remember to have fun!

Thank you! I sort of cheated. Well I looked at the concept art in the Monster Manual and matched it to a color :) But I agree, it looks good! :)

Thank you so much! :D

Thanks man! Yeah I enjoyed this one! :)

Thank you so much Nate! Yeah it seems like I naturally do gravitate towards the basing, especially with these dragons since they all have a type of terrain or climate they call home! Thanks for the nice comment mate! 💙🤘

Oh thank you so much! That's so nice of you! Welcome to the channel! 👍🙂

Thank you kindly! This was a couple of years back! 👍😅

HAHAHAHA! Yeah I specifically tried to make them not chantarelles but of course the thought crossed my mind! :D

@@DevsDice I think you should gone all in on the chantarells and build a narrativ around it. Something like: A viking shaman bound this dragon to this swamp to protect the mushrooms (we all know vikings love shrooms) in it, making the dragon even more foul temperd.

@@squigdaddy Haha! Yeah I like it! That being said, chantarells are edible without any berserker rage side effects (that we know of) so it could still be that story but with hallucinogenic white mushrooms that only grow in swamps...? :D

@@DevsDice without any berserker rage side effects you say, have you seen what happens when a sweeds kantarellställe get raided? It might not be toxicly induced but the rage of generations is realesed without the help of fly agaric. Yes KZfaq chantarells are edible, as long as they are not from my kantarellställe then they are most hazzardus to your health.

Haha that is very true! I have seen anger like that once or twice in my life. Black dragon pales in comparison! :D

Naaw thanks man! Yeah I really like the whole basing and whatnot. Yeah I think I might want to start mixing it up with some terrain crafting for sure! :) Thanks again for the nice comment man!

Thank you kindly Raymond! The Black Dragon was my clear favorite I have to say! :)

Thank you so much! Happy you like the Black Dragon! It's my personal favorite as well! :D

Thanks Blake! I will look into it! :D

Thanks a ton Chip Schultz! 👍😁

Ah nice! You have a bunch yourself? :)

Haha! Awesome! Thanks for commenting!

Thank you kindly! Glad you like it! 👍😊

Thank you so much John Edgar! The black dragon is my favorite one! 👍😊

Thank you so much Katie! When it came to the chromatic I really wanted to tell an environmental story with the bases to it makes me happy that it comes through! Thank you for the nice comment! 👍🙂

Hey Mike! Thanks man! Do you paint as well? :D

Thank you Jason! 👍😁

That's awesome George! Happy to hear that you're coming back to the hobby! Have fun! 👍😊

Thanks William! I do try to focus more than usual on the base when it comes to these dragons, I want to try to hint a narrative. Like where they are from etc. Thank you for watching and such! :D💙

Hahahaha! You and your word jokes! I suggest you Leif it alone :P Thanks man! :D

@@DevsDice Of course! Thank you! I tried to plant the joke towards then it make you think it wasn't coming ;P

Haha! You trixy one ey? :D

@@DevsDice along as it's entertains you xD

@@ForrTheXP haha! Of course man! Only one dragon left now! A bit nervous about that one :D

Thank you! Yeah I really like how most of the dragons have come out so far but yeah, the Black one is especially cool! :D Thanks for the nice comment! 💙🤘

Thanks James! Yeah I wanted to push the bases for these dragons a bit further than usual! :D

Cheers Barry! Glad you liked it!

No problem Karma! My pleasure! 👍

First off thanks for the nice comment! When it comes to balancing I find that it is tricky unless you know everything about the party and such. I had 4 high level characters almost TPK against Manticores because none of them were that good at long range. Also, what the hell is a glitch? :D

@@DevsDice My phone auto corrected it from Litch

Well, I mean a Manticore is what, CR3, compared to the Young Black Dragon which is CR 7 and a Lich which is CR 21... Even though the Challenge Rating system isn't perfect I would say that these three "monsters" are very...different in terms of challenge. :D

Thank you Gavin! Yeah I really liked this one! :D

Thank you so much Rob! That's a total of three people asking for that tutorial! Yeah I usually do it the same way you describe but with these Dragons I wanted to show where they come from. Thanks for the nice comment! 💙🤘

Thank you Douglas! Regarding the criticism: I was going for the look it has in the monster manual. Similar to the White dragon there are several colors involved besides well...white or black. Have a look at this image please: i.pinimg.com/236x/5f/75/28/5f7528ecea8fdd172f2ef7ab87e9149c.jpg Do you still think it comes across as too green? Thanks for commenting! :D💙

@@DevsDice after looking at the image you linked to, I believe you hit it pretty much spot on. I suppose my previous comment is purely my own opinion about wanting it a little more "blacker" so to speak. The bottom line is you did a fantastic job and I appreciate your videos. I do have a request that perhaps you make some more videos ok the future without using an airbrush? While I want to get one I dont have one as of now and would really appreciate viewing an artist brush more than the latter. Either way thanks keep up the great work

Yeah I hear some comments similar to this. I can think about it but at the same time, I want to improve with what tools I have so. :) There are cheap airbrush options out there and it really is a nice tool that gets certain results faster - which enable me for instance to spend more time on editing and making my deadlines for my videos. So we'll see but point taken! :)

Hahahaha! Great minds think alike! 👍😉 Thank you so much for this nice comment! 👍💙💛💙

You should Marianne! The black dragon was my favorite model to paint of the chromatic dragons! 👍🙂

I did finally and came out good. I’m sure my son will be surprised with the 3 dragons he will open for his bday. Thank you for giving us all the wonderful ideas . Keep it going. We are following you especially me.

That's great to hear! If I remember correctly I used the "hairs" of an old synthetic brush! Superglued a small clump together and then used various washes to tint them ever so much! Hope that helps! 👍😅

Wow! Thank you so much Haegeth!! That makes me super happy to hear!! :)

Thank you kindly Roberto Bassatt! 👍😊

Thanks Ronald! Yeah I am not a fan of the decorative parts to be honest. I mean, sometimes, like with the White, I can build on top of them. But when they are just ...wrong then yeah best to throw them into the bits bin! :D Haha you can always ask them nicely :D I started my hobbying with buying their large set of paints as well! :) Thanks for the great comment!

To each their own! :) Thanks for commenting!

Thanks Tony! I appreciate the comment and the sub and welcome! :D

Oh wow! I have thought about doing some more technique oriented videos for sure. Well see! Regarding airbrushes I am far from an expert, I have one airbrush that I have tried and that I liked. That being said I of course did some investigation before purchasing it! :)

Hey Michael! I am happy that the videos inspired you and I am even more happy that you decided to do your own twist on this! Regarding the long grass, no I haven't had time to do that yet! Sorry! But they are super simple to do. I used some bristles from an old brush and superglued them into clumps. Then I used some washes to create a gradient. Hope that helps meanwhile! Thanks for the comment! :)

Oh no! But yeah sometimes accidents happen and the best way it to do what you did: "roll with the punches!" Good job!

Hahaha! That's a good outlook on things! Stay positive! :D

Haha! Thanks Niklas for your support man! One step closer to the Genestealers ey? ;) Man I have like a ton of light but yeah I guess I could dial that up to 11! :D Thanks for the nice comment man! 💙💛💙

Devs & Dice 11...or maybe 12.

@@niklasastrand5434 Haha! How bout an even 20? :D Do you supply the wattage? :D

Devs & Dice ”Lightbulb rolled a natural 20...”

Haha! But I will add some more light. I do have some more so no worries :D

I added it to the backlog, as I think I mentioned? But the backlog is thick man. I will get to it eventually!

Thank you again Marianne! This one is my favorite! The substrate is a combination of different tufts, static grass and yeah the tall grass, which was from an old brush which I colored with some washes! 👍😊

Thank you Christian! In Sweden there is always Green Stuff World's UV Resin. Pretty sure you can get a hold of it at alphaspel.se/. For grass applicator I would check out MJHobby for instance. Hope that helps! :D

Yeah I think mine was mislabeled! Have fun! It's a great model! Also, love your avatar image, I have that Conan concept hanging in front of my computer desk! :D

Haha go for it! I used some old brushes and some super glue :) Oh yeah and I colored them using some washes!

Devs & Dice Awesome idea! I will try it. Thanks again

Cheers! :D

The one that seems to be somewhat accessible is the UV resin from Green Stuff World! Hope you can find it at your local game store! 👍😊

Pretty sure that I ended up using a 3" base! 👍😅

I think I used Vallejo yellow ink potentially? Was a long time ago! 👍😂

Haha okay that's one person that want's to know! Anyone else? :D

Devs & Dice - Sure, me too. I love the additional pieces you add every time.

Alrighty another one :D

So use any grey paint as a base, then I used matt white for the bright dot in the eyes. Once dried I used an yellow ink which is transparent but highly saturated which essentially filters the eye to looking yellow. Does that make sense? 👍😅

@@DevsDice it does! Thank you so much! I've got the milliput doing its thing on the base now, hoping to paint him soon!

I used some hairs from some old brushes, doesn't even need to be for minis, glued them into a "tuft" using super glue and then used some washes to stain them! Hope that helps! :)

Hahaha! Working on it! :D

@@DevsDice ok brother 🤘just making sure 👍

I think it will be out sometime on Thursday. This past week life threw me some curve balls but I am rolling with the punches! :)

@@DevsDice gotcha Leif, I hope everything is alright?

Yeah I think so. It's looking promising for each day that passes so far so just hoping it keeps that course. Thanks man! :D

No I didn't but spraying it through an airbrush several times does give a good even coverage. That being said, I am sure that the video isn't color coded to be 1:1 with reality! :D

@@DevsDice Okay, cool. Thanks. Nice to see a video with army painter colors. Always see citadel.

Thanks Jessy! Yeah I use all kind of paints but these ones were Army Painter exclusive. :)

Haha! Did I really Leif? :D

Ok det där var cringe

Haha nej då! :D

@@DevsDice Roligt att du fortfarande svarar på kommentarer från gamla videor :)

Klart jag gör! Mina prenumeranter som kommenterar är underbara så självklart vill jag besvara vänligheten! :)