I love these small builds, this is one of the most chill channels and the videos give a relaxed bob ross feel while creating lovely little art pieces. I don't care for the overproduced, loud in your face content. You have something wonderful here.

@ravenstead

6 ай бұрын

Thank you so much! I definitely want to keep things simple and fun!

It's always such a joy to find new crafting channels, especially ones with cool crafts like this

@ravenstead

Жыл бұрын

Thank you for watching! I can't wait to start another build!

this really reminds me of Bob Ross' painting instructions. Love the chill vibes

@ravenstead

4 ай бұрын

That's so cool to hear! His works are my happy place and inspiration. Bob is good for your soul! Thank you for watching!

It gave it that abandoned fortress look.

@ravenstead

Жыл бұрын

I appreciate you watching!

That rotten plank... that's a whole adventure starting point! That looks terrific. ⭐

@ravenstead

Жыл бұрын

I didn't really notice it until I started editing the final video. It's definitely an exploitable weak point. I imagine the halfling rogue prying it up and slipping in for a sneak attack!

Nicely done, an aesthetic success. Video production good too, no fluff.

@ravenstead

Жыл бұрын

Thank you for the feedback! I really appreciate it!

Very nice result! Really shows that it doesn’t take complicated methods to get great looking stuff, and what a difference building up layers and variety does for the end result. Hope to see more from you

@ravenstead

Жыл бұрын

Thank you! I've been watching videos on miniature painting methods and I feel I've made some progress.

I really like how this border tower turned out. Specially like that it is part stone and part wood.

@ravenstead

Жыл бұрын

Thank you! It's all smoke and mirrors!

Got inspired to build my own little tower. Hope you keep making videos!

@ravenstead

Жыл бұрын

That is awesome! I've got an idea for the next video already! Thanks for watching!

Wow man!! You do incredible work. Nice explanation of the process, great shots, good editing pace. I'm subscribing!

@ravenstead

Жыл бұрын

Thank you so much for the great feedback! I appreciate you taking the time to watch!

It looks great, man. Would love to see more of your fantasy world!

@ravenstead

Жыл бұрын

Thanks! You are always welcome in my weirdo world!

I liked the palacades black gave it a aged burnt look.

@larryblevins8078

Жыл бұрын

Made it look like an abandoned fortress look.

@ravenstead

Жыл бұрын

Thanks!

Just found your channel. Great job with the tower! I love the idea for the paving stones.

@ravenstead

Жыл бұрын

Thank you! I appreciate your feedback!

Finally, a selection of builds that i can follow and try to build myself. Great videos 👍👍

@ravenstead

3 ай бұрын

Thank you for watching! I would love to see what you come up with!

I like it a lot, simple but very colorful and functional. A real inspiration. Thanks for sharing.

@ravenstead

Жыл бұрын

Thank you! I am getting better at painting. I am experimenting with more high contrast washes that are super watered down. I gonna try a few tests with DN-alcohol based washes and see if that affects the drying time.

@DIORAMABOX

Жыл бұрын

@@ravenstead I'll be watching to see it

Love the build. Looking forward to the next one :)

@ravenstead

Жыл бұрын

Thank you for watching!

Really nice. Excellent work with the washes to elevate the look of the stone.

@ravenstead

Жыл бұрын

Thank you! I'm trying to channel the old masters! I want to try oil washes but for now I need to keep the hobby on the cheaper side. I did get a couple of Vallejo washes and acrylic ink. The acrylic ink was from Michaels and totally worth the cost. One drop of ink mixed with water is enough for a small build. I have the Michaels app and use my 50% coupon to get sets of paint or a single model for kitbashing. They will harass you to death with emails though!

@manjr

Жыл бұрын

@@ravenstead Oil washes can be really cheap - just a box of oil paints and some white spirit.

@ravenstead

Жыл бұрын

@@manjr OMGosh! I don't know why that didn't occur to me! I have a ton of old oil paints and a gallon of mineral spirits. You are a genius!

Wow - amazing transformation of that base design. Thank you for posting.

@ravenstead

Жыл бұрын

Thank you! Sometimes what is in my head at the beginning is totally different later on in the build. I like the freedom to experiment through the process but it can lead to some happy accidents!

Looks great! I'm getting inspired!

@ravenstead

Жыл бұрын

Thank you! I appreciate you watching the channel!

Your creativity (and technique!) is very impressive!

@ravenstead

Жыл бұрын

Thank you so much! Miniature artists like yourself are a great inspiration!

Now I'm just picturing some kind of elemental-powered fantasy weedwhacker... Jokes aside, nice little build!

@ravenstead

Жыл бұрын

Thank you! I need to write up a stat block for the weedwhacker +1

Heck yeah! What an awesome build. Never tried this before, but you have inspired me to start my own terrain project!

@ravenstead

Жыл бұрын

It's a great hobby! Thanks for watching!

I just found this guy and he makes loads of cool stuff. I’m gonna give this a try

@ravenstead

11 ай бұрын

Thanks for watching! I'm working on a new video coming out soon!

thanks for convincing me to finally do this. especially without aerosol stuff thats great.

@ravenstead

Жыл бұрын

Yeah! What a great hobby! Thanks for watching!

Refreshing work, very clean and lovingly built. Really well done 👍🏻

@ravenstead

Жыл бұрын

Thank you! I have been learning so much from all the great crafters and gamers out there!

I love your work. Keep it coming.

@ravenstead

Жыл бұрын

I really appreciate it! Thanks!

I had a blast watching you do this and is small enough for me to want to do and easy to store for my D&D games.

@ravenstead

Жыл бұрын

Thank you! I too have limited space. As the channel keeps growing I will have to start doing some giveaways!

What a fantastic little piece. Well done.

@ravenstead

Жыл бұрын

Thank you! I love building these little scenes! I'm going to try to resist the urge to "go big".

Well done! Your description and discussion of supplies and methods was helpful.

@ravenstead

Жыл бұрын

Thank you for watching! I appreciate the feedback!

Great video, the terrain looks awesome! Looking forward to seeing what you build next.

@ravenstead

Жыл бұрын

Thank you so much!

Awesome work

@ravenstead

Жыл бұрын

Thank you so much! I love this hobby!

Found your channel today and am glad to have. Love your calm presentation. Can't wait to see what your next build.

@ravenstead

Жыл бұрын

Thank you! I appreciate you watching!

Looks Great! Nice Build:) God Bless.

@ravenstead

Жыл бұрын

Bob Ross forever!!! Thanks!

Fantastic build, Enjoyed watching and learning, Bravo..

@ravenstead

Жыл бұрын

Thanks for catching another video, I appreciate the support!

Love this! Really nice job and chill vibes during the whole build process

@ravenstead

Жыл бұрын

Thank you for watching! I get a lot of chill from crafting these builds.

Very cool vibe! Both the video and the build :) keep it up!

@ravenstead

Жыл бұрын

Thank you so much!

@ralkaxx

Жыл бұрын

@@ravenstead love the Bob Ross tribute :)

@ravenstead

Жыл бұрын

@@ralkaxx Happy little trees!!

Thank you for saying mod podge correctly!

@ravenstead

Жыл бұрын

Lol! No problem. Thanks for watching!

I guess I watched in the wrong order but this and the palisade really do look good together.

@ravenstead

6 ай бұрын

I try to make my scatter terrain on a theme. My new series, The Hidden Valley, will be 16 tiles. I just scheduled the next one for this Friday at 5:30PM EST. I hope you will check it out!

Bonjour, super travail, BRAVO !!!

@ravenstead

Жыл бұрын

Thank you so much!

Great build! Now I need to make one. :)

@ravenstead

Жыл бұрын

Absolutely! Thanks for watching!

Looks awesome 🤩

@ravenstead

Жыл бұрын

Thank you! I appreciate you taking the time to watch!

@cerisekappes580

Жыл бұрын

@@ravenstead you are welcome 🤗

Love it!! So glad I found your channel

@ravenstead

Жыл бұрын

Thank you for taking the time to watch and comment! My next build will be coming soon!

neat builds man love the KZread dedication so far!

@ravenstead

Жыл бұрын

Thank you! I've got a lot of irons in the fire but I love making these builds and videos!

I startet watching your videos a couple of days ago... In that time you have grown 300'ish subscribers, and i have run out of videos to watch... A good news and a bad news... :P You make awesome videos and great builds. I love the simplicity of the materials, and the level of quality you get out of it. I am looking forward to more videos from you. And just to finish of, you have given me great inspiration to start making my own pieces when i get the workspace for it.

@ravenstead

Жыл бұрын

Thank you so much for watching and the great feedback! I must be honest that I am freaking out a little. Between my Etsy store and running projects on Kickstarter I thought I was busy! I will just sleep less! Good news, I just started filming the next build! I hope to have it posted this coming week.

Cool build

@ravenstead

Жыл бұрын

Thank you so much!

That looks really cool

@ravenstead

Жыл бұрын

Thank you for watching!

Really nice work. Inspiring.

@ravenstead

Жыл бұрын

Thank you so much!

ty so much for the tutorial, u inspired me to start doing some wargaming terrain ^^

@ravenstead

Жыл бұрын

That's awesome! What a great hobby!

WOW!!!! Going to try this right now!!!

@ravenstead

Жыл бұрын

Thank you for watching!

@lordcuddlebear

Жыл бұрын

@@ravensteadwas able to make it last night, and painting today! Do you have an Instagram?

Would like to see a sci fi piece, like a factory or refinery, also epic terrain piece

@ravenstead

Жыл бұрын

I really want to build something sci fi! I've been working on a Starfinder campaign and I will definitely need some terrain.

Nee subscriber, loving the builds

@ravenstead

Жыл бұрын

Thank you! Great to have you along!

Rad techniques. Cool video.

@ravenstead

Жыл бұрын

Thank you for watching!

Nice Build :)

@ravenstead

6 ай бұрын

Thank you for watching!

Who needs a weed wacker or Roundup when you have... FIREBALL!

@ravenstead

Жыл бұрын

Fireball!! I always wanted to use one of those propane weed burners! I would probably start a brush fire or worse..

looks great

@ravenstead

5 ай бұрын

Thank you so much for watching!

I love this dude, so good

@ravenstead

Жыл бұрын

Thank you for watching!

Im keen to try this!

@ravenstead

Жыл бұрын

Go for it! It was a super fun build!

Nice! Maybe a Barrow tomb or exposed grave mound would be killer

@ravenstead

Жыл бұрын

Oooo! That's going in the idea notebook! Thanks!

Very nice!!

@ravenstead

Жыл бұрын

Thank you so much!

Nice piece 👌

@ravenstead

Жыл бұрын

I appreciate you taking the time to watch and comment!

awesome build man definitely subbing. If you want ideas for a build I always like seeing people make trees.

@ravenstead

Жыл бұрын

I definitely need to up my tree game! Thanks for watching!

Good stuff

@ravenstead

Жыл бұрын

Thank you for watching!

Positive Comment: Remind me of playing Skyrim in high school

@ravenstead

Жыл бұрын

Thank you so much! I love that game! I have a folder of screenshots for inspiration!

Dude! You blacksmith and make and paint minatures? Dude! We should hang out! Im also a blacksmith, and enjoy painting mini's.

@ravenstead

Жыл бұрын

That's so weird and cool! It's an odd combination!

Nice work! I'm curious about your feelings on using wood. I'm a big fan of balsa and coffee stirrers. Do you see an advantage to making wood from foam?

@ravenstead

Жыл бұрын

Thanks! I feel like I can get a better wood grain effect to scale with the fine brass brush on foam. Balsa, bass, and poplar are great materials too. They have way more strength than the foam. Western red cedar would be my wood of choice for actual wood builds. It's light and has a natural soft tan color, not red like eastern red cedar. When milled into scale planks with a bandsaw it even looks like it was sawn with a pitsaw type mill as opposed to a 19th century type circular sawmill. I appreciate the great question!

Be great for Rohan terrain

@ravenstead

8 ай бұрын

You are so right! I need some horses in there! Thanks for watching!

Very cool, I love how it goes from a block of foam to a cool piece of art. How long did it take to make? Bob Ross vibes for sure

@ravenstead

Жыл бұрын

From start to posting a video is a three day process usually. First day is construction and then black primer. Second day is painting, washes, and details. Third day is editing and voiceover. There is a lot of watching paint dry in there too! Thanks for watching!

Great detail and idea. Is there any room in your world for maybe a chapel or ruined temple?.

@ravenstead

9 ай бұрын

Great idea! I'm thinking a blasted out temple ruin with burn damage techniques would be exciting!

It always occurs to me that most these minis never do any property maintenance.

@ravenstead

Жыл бұрын

Lol! That's so true. The place is just run down. Thanks for watching!

Noice.

@ravenstead

9 ай бұрын

Thank you for watching!

engage ment comment. also this rules thanks bye

@ravenstead

Жыл бұрын

Lol! Thanks for watching and commenting! I appreciate your time. I'm considering other genres for builds, Warhammer, sci-fi, Gaslands, that kind of thing. If you want to share I would love to hear any suggestions for future builds. That aside thanks again for watching!

Where's the best place to buy foam cheapest?

@GoodEggGuy

Жыл бұрын

Also, is EPS (styrofoam?) or XPS (insulation foam?) easier to craft?

@ravenstead

Жыл бұрын

The cheapest place to get XPS and EPS foam is dumpster diving, roadside trash, construction sites, etc. Be careful and don't get run over by a truck, contract tetanus, or trespass! Aside from that I usually get it from the big box stores like Home Depot or Lowes. I prefer XPS, it's more dense but you use what you can find right? If you are from outside the USA I don't have a clue, sorry.

@GoodEggGuy

Жыл бұрын

@@ravenstead That's great, thanks. Living in a pretty rural location there aren't a ton of construction sites around, sadly. I'll check out the local Home Depot and Lowes.

@GoodEggGuy

Жыл бұрын

Do you know what the R-value of the one you're using is? I'm guessing that the higher the R value, the denser the material.

@ravenstead

Жыл бұрын

@@GoodEggGuy The two inch foam is the R-10.