starting this video by showing all the tools and then narrowing it down to the essentials was a MASTERSTROKE. Made me feel way more confident entering the world of sculpting. GREAT WORK!
Absolutely, Nigel. The more tools you have, the more daunting it feels. I started with 2-3 tools. If you had to, you could get things done with 2 tools: one for smoothing, and one for straight lines/sharp edges.
I just wanted to say thank you. I needed to do rivets. I couldn’t find your suggestion of a retractable pencil. You got me thinking outside the box. I ended up drilling a small hole in the end of a sprue to do the job. My hats of to you. Thank you
Your favorite tool is a " Beale wax carver " with a custom bend The other one is a " Lecron wax carver " Periostal elevator are different, Wax carving tools are the best Thoses are amazing tools indeed I use and love them aswell Zhale wax carver is insane too Look like a mini wax #5 You can achieve any shape you want with files , sanding paper fine grit and patience (A mini dremel tool is very handy to have to sand metal very fast) From a small screw driver you can make alot of shapes From paperclip some micro spatula or loop tool If you have some dental tool you dont like Reshape them Add a better grip Ect Its limitless
April 22, 2018---Until last month, never heard of polymer clay. As to that first tool shown, been using that for putty work (auto body putty and now, Milliput), getting 5 different ones for $5 at Harbor Freight. Got back into modeling after 15+ years and going for 1/35th scale zombie/apocalypse dioramas....and having a blast. Thing have changed a lot in those 15+ years and been watching/downloading a lot of UA-cam videos by people into doll houses, action figures, etc. Seeing a lot of uses for polymer clay, so via Evilbay, bought the ball tipped thingy's, getting 9 different sizes for $13.06 including shipping. Another set with 27 pieces such as the carvers, rubber tipped things, etc. for $13.81, including shipping. As to that needle thing you're so happy with, going a different route after watching another polymer clay video. Woman put 4 of them side by side on a piece of polymer clay, then covered them with another piece of clay, attached a wooden dowel and then covered them with another bit of clay, which she then baked. This way you can make a lot of hair lines, though thing I'll make several different ones. The straw bit is good and have a bunch of different hollow styrene and metal tubes I've used for scratch building things. Thanks for the video.
Thanks for the comment! There are some really epic suggestions in here...particularly that hair tool! I feel like I could mock up something like that for sculpting Tyranid vascular tissue.
I never sculpted anything in my life. Today I wanted to sculpt a leach for my d&d games and I only managed to make the basic shape before I thought: "well, how do I give it details since I can't sculpt for shit?" I was at the point I didn't even know how to make an eye. Seeing the tip of the pen made my brain work again. Basically you helped me by showing a piece of a pen. Genious.
This is A+ man. Really keen to see the rest of your videos when they're ready. I wondered would you be doing a tutorial on capes. Everything looks better with capes.
what i would like to see. The actual application of some of the silicon shapers. Some have some interesting shapes. Just starting out I have no idea what you are going to acomplish with some of these tips. Perhaps a second video showing how you use the tools? Properly even?
Thanks Travis! In one of my later videos, I show how they function in practice. Here's the link: ua-cam.com/video/4YfUjjArUNg/v-deo.htmlsi=n5j5toT50S_2moej
I love that stitch-making tool, I'll have to make one of those out of something. We don't get those kind of coffee stirrers over here but I'm sure I can find something that'll do the same job. I noticed that there are two tools I have that you don't have, and I think they qualify as "essential". One is an orange stick, and the other is a regular sized bent needle mounted into a pen casing. BTW, I also like to use reading glasses - cheap magnification.
Hercule, I've actually got a video on the back burner showing how to use the tool to make stitches. It was put on hold due to RL and not much of a response to my initial videos, but I'm thinking I should bump it up and get it out so folks like you can benefit from it :) Also, if you want to email your address to me at modernsynthesist _at_ gmai l_dot_ com, I will happily mail you a thousand of these stir sticks because they are free and easy to mail. Maybe we can exchange for some of your essential tools ;) In fact, anyone reading this comment is welcome to email me for some stir sticks.
Thankyou Synth, if I can't find one (I haven't checked McDonald's yet) I will take you up on that. :-) I'm not surprised you haven't gotten much interest in your sculpting videos, I don't think you're doing anything wrong, you've got a rock solid voice for narration and your camera macro is great, but there just aren't enough people out there who are into the sculpting side of things; you're in a very niche and elite and slightly lonely club compared to painting miniatures; painting and terrain building and gaming videos get a decent amount of views, but most people don't even really think about where miniatures come from let alone try sculpting a miniature. Your average gamer/collector might have a go at making cloaks and hoods, and maybe have a stab at converting a monster but there don't seem to be many budding amateur mini sculptors out there.
That other sane custodian : Those sound like the musings of an Imperial player! That stuff is real easy, though not very exciting, so I can definitely get to it.
starting this video by showing all the tools and then narrowing it down to the essentials was a MASTERSTROKE. Made me feel way more confident entering the world of sculpting. GREAT WORK!
Absolutely, Nigel. The more tools you have, the more daunting it feels. I started with 2-3 tools. If you had to, you could get things done with 2 tools: one for smoothing, and one for straight lines/sharp edges.
I just wanted to say thank you. I needed to do rivets. I couldn’t find your suggestion of a retractable pencil. You got me thinking outside the box. I ended up drilling a small hole in the end of a sprue to do the job. My hats of to you. Thank you
YES! Now THAT is what I call a solution!
Your favorite tool is a " Beale wax carver " with a custom bend
The other one is a " Lecron wax carver "
Periostal elevator are different,
Wax carving tools are the best
Thoses are amazing tools indeed
I use and love them aswell
Zhale wax carver is insane too
Look like a mini wax #5
You can achieve any shape you want with files , sanding paper fine grit and patience
(A mini dremel tool is very handy to have to sand metal very fast)
From a small screw driver you can make alot of shapes
From paperclip some micro spatula or loop tool
If you have some dental tool you dont like
Reshape them
Add a better grip
Ect
Its limitless
Thanks for these tips! And I've since gotten a Zhale tool, ordered off Ebay, and was shocked to discover how small it was!
April 22, 2018---Until last month, never heard of polymer clay. As to that first tool shown, been using that for putty work (auto body putty and now, Milliput), getting 5 different ones for $5 at Harbor Freight. Got back into modeling after 15+ years and going for 1/35th scale zombie/apocalypse dioramas....and having a blast. Thing have changed a lot in those 15+ years and been watching/downloading a lot of UA-cam videos by people into doll houses, action figures, etc. Seeing a lot of uses for polymer clay, so via Evilbay, bought the ball tipped thingy's, getting 9 different sizes for $13.06 including shipping. Another set with 27 pieces such as the carvers, rubber tipped things, etc. for $13.81, including shipping. As to that needle thing you're so happy with, going a different route after watching another polymer clay video. Woman put 4 of them side by side on a piece of polymer clay, then covered them with another piece of clay, attached a wooden dowel and then covered them with another bit of clay, which she then baked. This way you can make a lot of hair lines, though thing I'll make several different ones. The straw bit is good and have a bunch of different hollow styrene and metal tubes I've used for scratch building things. Thanks for the video.
Thanks for the comment! There are some really epic suggestions in here...particularly that hair tool! I feel like I could mock up something like that for sculpting Tyranid vascular tissue.
I never sculpted anything in my life. Today I wanted to sculpt a leach for my d&d games and I only managed to make the basic shape before I thought: "well, how do I give it details since I can't sculpt for shit?"
I was at the point I didn't even know how to make an eye. Seeing the tip of the pen made my brain work again. Basically you helped me by showing a piece of a pen. Genious.
Oh man! So happy to hear it! Sculpting is easy so long as you have someone to give you some tips. Otherwise it can definitely be overwhelming.
This is A+ man. Really keen to see the rest of your videos when they're ready. I wondered would you be doing a tutorial on capes. Everything looks better with capes.
Owen Williams That's an awesome suggestion. Thank you! I could definitely do a video on hoods and capes.
what i would like to see.
The actual application of some of the silicon shapers. Some have some interesting shapes. Just starting out I have no idea what you are going to acomplish with some of these tips. Perhaps a second video showing how you use the tools? Properly even?
Thanks Travis! In one of my later videos, I show how they function in practice. Here's the link: ua-cam.com/video/4YfUjjArUNg/v-deo.htmlsi=n5j5toT50S_2moej
I love that stitch-making tool, I'll have to make one of those out of something. We don't get those kind of coffee stirrers over here but I'm sure I can find something that'll do the same job.
I noticed that there are two tools I have that you don't have, and I think they qualify as "essential". One is an orange stick, and the other is a regular sized bent needle mounted into a pen casing.
BTW, I also like to use reading glasses - cheap magnification.
Hercule, I've actually got a video on the back burner showing how to use the tool to make stitches. It was put on hold due to RL and not much of a response to my initial videos, but I'm thinking I should bump it up and get it out so folks like you can benefit from it :)
Also, if you want to email your address to me at modernsynthesist _at_ gmai l_dot_ com, I will happily mail you a thousand of these stir sticks because they are free and easy to mail. Maybe we can exchange for some of your essential tools ;)
In fact, anyone reading this comment is welcome to email me for some stir sticks.
Thankyou Synth, if I can't find one (I haven't checked McDonald's yet) I will take you up on that. :-)
I'm not surprised you haven't gotten much interest in your sculpting videos, I don't think you're doing anything wrong, you've got a rock solid voice for narration and your camera macro is great, but there just aren't enough people out there who are into the sculpting side of things; you're in a very niche and elite and slightly lonely club compared to painting miniatures; painting and terrain building and gaming videos get a decent amount of views, but most people don't even really think about where miniatures come from let alone try sculpting a miniature. Your average gamer/collector might have a go at making cloaks and hoods, and maybe have a stab at converting a monster but there don't seem to be many budding amateur mini sculptors out there.
Very nice video thank you for the helpful tips I subscribed to your Channel
Thanks for the subscribe!
How about skulls, purity seal and other small ornarments?
That other sane custodian : Those sound like the musings of an Imperial player! That stuff is real easy, though not very exciting, so I can definitely get to it.
Indeed. I am an imperial player and I'm trying to do a big army of guard/marine/grey knight/etc. Just want my officiers to have a little plus :)
I need some tools were it get
Your local art supply store is a good place to start.