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Post by Neyjour on Feb 15, 2017 10:58:48 GMT
Started my first project yesterday, using these tutorials (with a few tweaks): Crafting a grasping vine tendril for D&D encounters (The DM's Craft #62)Make Slimy Black tentacles for D&D encounters (The DM's Craft, EP 62, PT 2)* I had trouble with the hot glue bleeding underneath the hole in the washer, which made them wobble a bit on a flat surface. So I cut out some small cardboard circles (larger than the hole in the washer), glued those down (with a small line of hot glue around the perimeter of the hole), and then hot glued the vines to those. * Instead of texturing the vines with hot glue, I just applied a few layers of PVA glue, to smooth the "twist" lines out a bit. * I clipped the tips of the vines and replaced them with a toothpick thorn, slightly longer than the ones on the stalk. * Instead of texturing the base of the vine (and onto the washer) with hot glue, I'm going to add some sand to the cardboard circle bit (and a small part of the washer), and then glue on pieces of cork, angled up towards the vine stalk, so it looks like they burst up out of rocky ground. The two on the left still need their thorns. I'm hoping to get everything finished either today or tomorrow. The mini (in all his unpainted glory - LOL!) is just there for size reference. He was one of my Valentine's Day gifts from my husband. I'm a bit shocked at how tiny they are! I had looked at a ruler to get an idea of the sizes of minis... but it just didn't sink in, how tiny they really are, until I finally saw one in person and held it in my hand. How on earth do people paint these things!? LOL! But they're so darn awesome... and cute! I want moooore! Sorry for the crappy, overexposed photo. It's nighttime here right now and the lighting is terrible in our house, so I had to use the flash.
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Post by margaret on Feb 15, 2017 17:00:48 GMT
Great start!
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Post by Neyjour on Feb 16, 2017 1:18:26 GMT
margaret - Thanks!
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Post by Neyjour on Feb 16, 2017 14:12:59 GMT
* Added thorns to the other two. * Applied a thick line of PVA glue around the base of the vines. Then used a thin-tipped paintbrush to pull the glue just a little bit up the vine, then over the edge of the cardboard circle, and then added sand. * Based it all in black. Next will be to dry-brush the sand (don't know what colours I'm going to use yet), and add the cork bits. Not sure how well that's going to work, or how good/bad It'll look... my cork seems to be a bit too thick for something this small.
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Post by guillaume on Feb 16, 2017 14:18:28 GMT
if you allow me to give you a tip: you can use a cheese grater to make corks bits the size you want
ps it's really start to look good
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Post by Neyjour on Feb 16, 2017 14:30:05 GMT
guillaume - Thank you! And thanks for the great tip! I'm actually going to try for more of a "broken slab" effect, though. Triangular shaped pieces, with the wide end at the edge of the washer and the pointy end angled up towards the vine. (Similar to how some people use the cork around the perimeter of craters). But, I was thinking I may add a few small bits of rubble around the edges as well, and had originally planned to use pebbles. Your grated cork method will look much better, since it'll be the same material/texture!
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Post by guillaume on Feb 16, 2017 14:48:39 GMT
edit because i misunderstood what you said :s
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Post by SpielMeisterKev! on Feb 16, 2017 14:49:00 GMT
Howdy, We can't have someone of your talent going around without any karma, so allow me... EXALT BUTTON!!!, Kev! P.S. Welcome to the forum. I look forward to more goodness from you in the future.
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Post by Neyjour on Feb 16, 2017 15:34:48 GMT
guillaume - No prob! You had me scratching my head for a while, and searching Google images. Hehe! Here's an example of what I'm aiming for. Sorry the pic is so tiny. I couldn't find a larger version. SpielMeisterKev! - Thanks very much!
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Post by guillaume on Feb 16, 2017 15:43:19 GMT
another tip :the easy way to cut fine slab of cork is to boil them before cuting them
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Post by Neyjour on Feb 16, 2017 16:00:40 GMT
guillaume - Thanks again!
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Post by guillaume on Feb 16, 2017 16:07:06 GMT
anytime^^
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Post by Neyjour on Feb 16, 2017 23:22:31 GMT
Made some progress with one of them: * Added cork pieces with a little bit of sand in the cracks. Then based it in black. * Dry-brushed the vine stalk with brown, and then again with copper. * Did 6 layers (with 2 different colours) on the thorns, and then gave them a single layer of varnish. I'm not sure yet what colour to do the rocks. Maybe keep them black/dark, with just a tiny bit of grey dry-brushing, and hit some of the edges with the same copper I used for the vine. Hmmm... I have no idea how that'll look, but if it turns out awful, I suppose it's easy enough to paint them black again and start over. I may also give the vine stalk a layer of varnish as well. Going to think about that a bit more, because I really don't want to repaint that part if I don't like how it looks...
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Post by guillaume on Feb 16, 2017 23:42:16 GMT
very nice quite impressive for a first timer
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Post by Neyjour on Feb 17, 2017 0:53:41 GMT
guillaume - Thanks very much. I'm not a first timer to artisan crafts (more like a newbie), but this is my first time making something specifically for tabletop gaming. You can see the things I've made here. And I also have two other pieces that I never got around to posting in my gallery; a small bowl made on a pottery wheel, and a miniature tree stump with long roots, which I was going to use for a diorama. Never got around to doing it, though. But I'm glad now that I didn't, because I have plans to use it for a tabletop terrain project, even though it's really heavy (made with pottery clay and kiln-fired).
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Post by guillaume on Feb 17, 2017 1:17:18 GMT
indeed but passing to fimo to toilet paper is not easy for everybody (like me for exemple i can sculpt such vine in minutes with greenstuff or fimo but doing them the way you do look like witchcraft to me ) so i am still impressed ^^ nice job on those little books btw ps: can i suggest you to submit them in craftwars ?
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Post by Neyjour on Feb 17, 2017 2:24:48 GMT
*Quietly chants an Incantation of Vinecraft Proficiency* Hehe. I get what you mean. I'm so glad you liked the books. Thanks! Sure, I'll give it a go with CraftWars. I'm assuming entries can be submitted until the end of the month? Or maybe a few days before the month ends? (I didn't see any specific info about that). Either way, I should have more than enough time. Barring anything unforeseen, I hope to have them finished in a few days.
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Post by skunkape on Feb 17, 2017 13:56:07 GMT
I agree, your books look fantastic! You obviously have a lot of talent and skill at crafting. Nice to see you can adapt it other things, especially gaming!
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Post by Neyjour on Feb 17, 2017 15:05:43 GMT
skunkape - Thank you! I never did much with the polymer clay... just because some "life" stuff happened, then I got distracted with other things, and I just never got back into it. But now all the supplies I had bought can be used for this crafting, and won't go to waste! Just can't do anything with the clay itself yet, because our oven died a while back. We have a new one sitting out on the deck, but haven't had a chance to have someone come hook it up yet.
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Post by Neyjour on Feb 17, 2017 19:49:26 GMT
Finally got the cork done for the other three. Here's a pic of them (still drying) without the black base:
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