Would definitely love to see a Terrain version!

@Jack-gs6sd

7 ай бұрын

[EDIT: I DID THIS! Link below...] I'll work on this! I'll at least do battle mats, and Ultimate Dungeon Terrain. Probably I'll do little paper dungeon features as well. Very, very uncertain as to whether I'll do like, the large buildings. But I'd consider it! What are YOU most interested in?

@MGunnarson

7 ай бұрын

Agree wholeheartedly. From personal experience I think there's a TON of resources for obtaining/assembling paper minis but almost nothing for paper terrain... Which is probably what GMs need more of.

@Jack-gs6sd

4 ай бұрын

kzread.info/dash/bejne/qGV2xKSIaM6wkbQ.htmlsi=6WjD45IERNWzZyFY

I personally think a nice glossy cardstock makes the colors soooo much more vivid and vibrant

This was exactly what I was looking for to start silver bayonet. Thank you.

Dude exactly what I was looking for thank you great video

Baller. Not gonna lie, paper miniatures saved the hobby for me. After painting about 30 miniatures and still needed a wider variety, I gave them away to a friend and almost just kind of gave up. I like your solution, I'll incorporate some of the aspects for sure. Thanks for posting.

I'm a big fan of doing a black background, and using a black marker on the edges after trimming. It uses more ink, but I think they look a bit better.

@celebkiriedhel

3 ай бұрын

Printable Heroes has automatic black border you can choose in the PDF

Dude. DUDE! Duuuuude. This is awesome, and really encouraging for me. I just really, really despise 3d minis and everything to do with them. The storage, the logistics, the PAINT! Hate it all. Paper, though? Man, this is the freaking way. Thank you for the detailed instructions.

You can toss from HF not only front &back but also side and top views into a collab program to make a six sided paper dice. Thats if you want more of a dimension.

I made more than 80 paper minis for like 5€ (went to a professional printer). I customise the size o a document word and print on paper. Then stick to cereal cardstock and base with foamcore. If you want to store them flat you can always just leave a straight cut on the foamcore base and use it with different minis. Great video mate! 👌

@Jack-gs6sd

6 ай бұрын

NOICE!

The HeroForge idea is great. Really helpful video, can't wait for more!

@ahmadafandi2316

6 ай бұрын

Yeah i always use hero forge for scifi paper minis😊

@Jack-gs6sd

6 ай бұрын

I don't know if you saw, but I actually followed this video up with a tutorial on how to take those screenshots and then turn them into Paper Minis sheets! Glad you liked the video :)

Always enjoyable watching what other paper craft builders do!

I would LOVE to see that Rime of the Frostmaiden series! Great video, it taught me so much!

Loved the ideas...

As someone very socially akward I love what you do with your hands.

Thank you for all the efforts put into this video! I will definitely use this in my upcoming campaign.

Looking forward to see the future of this very promising channel

To avoid sticky fingers, I score and fold the card, then slather that stuff on the short side. I cut when it's dry. Works a treat if you don't like it icky. Paper minis rule, looking forward to this. Good luck with the channel 😊

@Jack-gs6sd

6 ай бұрын

lol all credit to you, I admire people who can reign in the mess. I'm just wayyy too sloppy. If the final product looks good, I'll destroy anything in the name of gettin-it-done.

@cadenceclearwater4340

6 ай бұрын

@@Jack-gs6sd _total carnage_ 😅

So, I purchased several humble bundles that included PDFs of minis. I printed them out and really struggled to used them, getting just card holders. This video is so helpful! Using the trading card sheets to organize including folders for campaigns is a great idea and I’m looking forward to reorganizing my minis and getting the paper minis bases, which I didn’t know existed. Thank you!

Great Video! I started in the hobby with paper minis and still have them. This video came at a great time as I am running games at a con and the card sleeves will make for easy travel. Oh, and a bonus, grew up in Brooklyn. Keep up the good work.

This is a banger of a first video.

@Jack-gs6sd

5 ай бұрын

Haha thanks! Hopefully I get around to another papercraft video in the next week or so.

Fantastic video, exactly what I needed when I was thinking about getting some travel RPG packages going!

@Jack-gs6sd

7 ай бұрын

Oh I hadn’t even mentioned that!! Yes, an INCREDIBLE resource for mobile DMing, since everything flat-packs. It’s a huge part of why I converted to paper.

Nice video again! you made perfect videos for my niche interest.

Such a great video. High quality for your first one on KZread. I love the detail and passion you have put into this tutorial for paper minis :)

@Jack-gs6sd

4 ай бұрын

Thanks so much! Hopefully I can keep it up ^_^

This video is so awesome! I've been wanting to get into minis/terrain but the price has deterred me. Between your paper terrain video and this one I am so excited to include these in my next campaign. Thank you! :)

Am getting into paper minis/terrain for playtesting my own game. this is AMAZING information. everything I needed. thank you!

@Jack-gs6sd

4 ай бұрын

I'm glad it helped! Yes, my goal with these few crafting videos are to be 1. Cheap 2. Accessible 3. High quality.

Informative video! Thanks for making it :) I'm a fan of papercraft minis, terrain and Ultimate Dungeon Terrain and I look forward to seeing what you craft next.

@Jack-gs6sd

7 ай бұрын

Thanks man! As you can see in the first frames of this, I do a ultra-cheap and flexible version of Ultimate Dungeon Terrain you might like if you're looking for a wide variety of textures, so I'm thinking of doing a video there. The NEXT video, however, is about customizing paper minis and putting together your own sheets -- that's either scheduled for tomorrow or the next day. And then probably a video on my full kit :)

@joepascual1

7 ай бұрын

@@Jack-gs6sd When I saw the U.D.T. and papercraft village on the opening sequences of your video, I was hoping that the video would deliver on some papercraft info. And you did! Excited to see more TTRPG paper stuff :)

I love this video! We use paper minis in all of our games (roleplaying and tabletop), and have done so for quite a few years. Its affordable and easy to put together, and they have a uniqueness of their own. There are lots of great makers out there as well. I am a fan of Trash Mob Minis, and Sundered Vault they both have great cartoon styles. Sundered Vault's games are good too, but I use their historical minis (WW2 and Napoleonics) a lot!

@Jack-gs6sd

7 ай бұрын

I'm so glad you liked it!! Thank you so much for pointing me to Sundered Vault - what an incredible resource. That's the kind of creator that makes me go "Damn, I'm not really a historical wargaming kinda guy, but I could get into this..." I've added them to the list!

I started with paper minis when I first got into DND and while I still have a ton of them I've also adopted 3D minis for at least the player characters. Paper minis are fantastic for grunts and other monsters that don't NEED full fledged minis i.e. orcs and goblins and other low level stuff. My quick and dirty method is glueing a bunch of index cards together back to back for strength with tacky glue, glueing the printouts onto the cards, sealing them with packing tape, cutting them out with a combo of scissors and a box cutter, and then marking up the sides with black permanent markers to hide the white edges. For stands I use assorted sizes of binder clips and just pop off the metal arms you use to open them when they're properly based. 😁

@Jack-gs6sd

4 ай бұрын

Damn dude, that's a hell of a process!! Yes, I've heard of the binder clip trick before, that's a really good hack! Haha, I'd love to see a photo of what the completed process looks like.

you could also use Tokens with artwork on it (round bottle caps or wood chips with artwork glued on it and a epoxi sticker on it)

A yes, liked, subbed and rung the bell (i think this is the 2nd ever channel i done this with). This is some Really good quality content mate ^^

@Jack-gs6sd

7 ай бұрын

Honestly that means an absolute ton. I'm going to make a few more like this, mostly focused on TTRPG running and content, but I'll have a couple more table-craft-y ones like this. I hope you stick around!!

I like to draw my character from the rear side too, basically I trace the front outline and draw again from the back , so when drawing a character from the front I try to do the feet standing on plane level that won't messed up the perspective when the outline is reused to draw it from the rear side. I like to use grey as their background to blend better over the battlemap, I plan to stuff the center part of my character to make them slightly conical make it more visible from the side/ less flat profile view perhaps I will glue in a flattened boba straw in the center of the character , I cut them all oval shape not following their idividual shape, but I fill in some of the grey background with either flag or crest of their faction so they look more like part of an army.

I found this video after I found out that one page rules made a bunch of their paper minis free on drive thru rpg. Great video thanks.

my dear Paper Jack, please make regular content about paper craft, then i can share in the paper groups.

Kev's Lounge/Papercraft Dungeon has some good ones, but I don't think he's released much lately. He had a really cool foldable base that was really robust.

@Jack-gs6sd

7 ай бұрын

Hell yeah, Kev's Lounge is in the list I linked to in the description. I might add that Kev is active in various papercrafting Discord channels, and is really great and supportive to talk to when it comes to paper minis :)

wow!! such a high quality video! insta subbed. plus: are you voice actor? thanks for your content!!

thanks for making this video! really helpful, I’m printing minis for Curse of Strahd since the official ones are so damn expensive lol

love that you made a video like this. I've been using paper mini's like these for a few years now too. I figured, why spend so much time and money on 3d minis of monsters that are going to die so quickly? I would recommend a paper cutter if you were looking to drop a bit more money into your process. I got a silhouette portrait and its made my process faster and more consistent. The free Silhouette Studio software is also very helpful to formatting paper minis to print out. I personally enjoy using photo paper and spray adhesive for my mini's but it does cost more but folks should start where they can and do what works for them. One last thing, Paper Mage is another great paper mini artist that you might add to your list.

@Jack-gs6sd

7 ай бұрын

I'll tell you what, while I PERSONALLY like to keep things very slim, low-budget, accessible, cheap, etc... people who get those paper cutters like Cricut and such are absolutely fanatical about them, and I tend to trust those kinds of reviews. I don't anticipate trying them - personally, I like having my hand-cutting time sitting in front of Netflix or whatever - but I think the testimonials are strong. And also, I think if you want to make paper TERRAIN, which needs very precise cutting, I think they're probably indisposable. But also, thanks for recommending Paper Mage! I've added them to the list. Glad you liked the video so much :)

Hey man you are doing great keep going

@Jack-gs6sd

4 ай бұрын

Thanks :)

Great video! A topic could be your process for prepping the print, especially a custom piece (in this video, it would be hero forge) where someone new to the hobby would not know how to go about aligning the print, mirroring, programs for editing, etc. Wishing you success on your channel!

@Jack-gs6sd

7 ай бұрын

Ha, see my thing is I worry that if I draw too much attention to the Heroforge hack, Heroforge will go ahead and remove the feature! That feature has gone dark before... but yes, I will definitely consider!

This is great I just did something like this recently I used foam board to give it a 2D look. I really like the video the mini's look excellent 👌

@Jack-gs6sd

6 ай бұрын

Thanks!! What did you use the foam board for? Like, you put foam board as the core, and pasted the minis on the outside?

@dungeonscronics3191

6 ай бұрын

@@Jack-gs6sd yes Sir

My Canon G7020 only goes to 53lb paper (per the specs). It's worth checking your supported paper types because heavier stuff can get jammed a lot if it's outside of the spec. Especially the case if your printer has a duplex unit.

@Jack-gs6sd

6 ай бұрын

Oh dang, very interesting! I wonder if my printer technically supports the weight I've been throwing at it (like 70-90lbs). I think where you really get into trouble is printers that really have to bend the paper a lot as it goes through the machine (like a big office printer). Have you... tried putting 70lb stock through it before?

@2mOlaf

6 ай бұрын

It failed the heavyweight test, but I was doing duplex which required a full flip on a small-ish roller. It *might* handle it from the rear-tray. I'll have to give that a go. @@Jack-gs6sd

@ehisey

6 ай бұрын

​@Jack-gs6sd you will know if it cant. The paper feedd wil jam fast becuase it wont feed.

Great stuff! Those litko bases look amazing but I cant find anything similar (with the squiggly slot) in my country. Will have to settle for the card holders. If anyone knows of other brands, please let me know!

Even cheaper alternative for bases, pick up a pack of small binder clips, clamp it onto the mini and then pop out the little handles. You can even get multicolored ones to color code the enemies or whatever. These clear bases seem great, but just thought I'd throw out this cheaper option. I've been using JP Coovert's paper mini design, which works great but they don't lay flat for storage, so I might be trying out a hybrid between these methods. Speaking of: @JPCoovert is a fantastic resource for learning how to draw your own characters for minis, and make maps and dungeons, and all that. So if you want to make your own artwork to combine with these DIY minis, or can't find artworks that fits what you want, he's a great channel to check out. He also has a pack of all the minis needed for the Lost Mines of Phandelver.

@Jack-gs6sd

6 ай бұрын

Oh that's so fun! While I prefer transparency, I could definitely see how binder clips would be great too, especially since you could write on them with wet erase, and they'd have a nice big surface so you could see what was written even at a distance. Brilliant idea! I love JP Coovert's work, he seems like a great guy :)

Me having around 400 real physical 3d minis: That is really cool maybe i should print some minis

@Jack-gs6sd

6 ай бұрын

Hahaha ohhhh man I hear you. Give it a shot! The question is whether or not it will scratch the same itch -- it's a very different game. But if it DOES scratch the same itch, you'll love the switch, and you'll be saving on time, money, sanity, etc

i have been using paper minatures for years. but i dont use Cardstock to print on i use paper. and why i do that is because after i glue them togetter i then go 2 steps more. 1 i pain the edges and sometime give more colors on the minatures by tush. after it all dry. then i laminate them and then i cut them out 1 more time. and the reason is my mintures i have last for months even years. and then i used my 3d printet stands with numbers on so easy to keep track on the battle field

@Jack-gs6sd

4 ай бұрын

Haha, man, sounds like you need a whole other KZread tutorial for that one!

I am very interested in the character sheet you teased there

@Jack-gs6sd

5 ай бұрын

Wait which one? It’s been a while since I made the video! Lemme know, I’ll help as best I can!

I know that most of the pappercraft minis if you click in the PDF they give you a black border to cut around Wich makes them cleaner than the white

@Jack-gs6sd

3 ай бұрын

I think I mentioned in the video, but I actually prefer the white big time! It's just a personal thing, but I think when you have the black borders, you lose a lot of the details. Also, not ALL minis makers do the black borders, and so you end up getting minis that don't match each other. Everyone makes white backgrounds, though!

I am such a lazy person. Dont You by chance have some ready to print A4 pdfs with kinda a starter army I could just print and cut to skip going one by one from sources and triing to fit them in right size :?) pretty please

I think paper minis are an overlooked under utilized resource

@Jack-gs6sd

5 ай бұрын

Yeah HUGELY overlooked! Hopefully a little more spreading-the-word changes the game on that one :)

This is gonna change the way we play for sure. 3D minis were getting to expensive

@Jack-gs6sd

4 ай бұрын

Yes homie, WAY too expensive!! Let me know how it goes!

What do you use to keep the terrain standing? Do you use more of those card holders glued to litko bases?

@Jack-gs6sd

7 ай бұрын

Ah, do you mean like those walls and pillars you see in the first couple of second of the videos? I see it’s not very clear in that shot. Yes, you can definitely do exactly what you said, but honestly, most of those short walls are juuuuust short enough to stand without a litko base - just use a couple of card holders! If that isn’t what you meant, or if I can say any more, please let me know :)

Hi Jack! Im a big Pathfinder second edition player and conditionds in that system are very important to keep track of. Ive seen the plastic ring method, which seems good, but curious if you think it would work for paper minis? Also pathfinder conditions can become alot, and some of them are at different levels (e.g frightened can go up to level 3 or even 4 in game)

@Jack-gs6sd

6 ай бұрын

Hey, two things here! 1. One thing you could do is write the conditions on the plastic litko base. Wet erase should be great, so long as you're not struggling to fit it all on one base. 2. Rings should absolutely still work, considering Litko bases come in various standardized sizes -- there's no reason, I think, that you can't use whatever method of tracking you use for other minis! Thanks so much for the question!

Not sure if anyone asked but when you find what your looking for, how do you size them on the computer?

@Jack-gs6sd

3 ай бұрын

Well the ones from official makers come sized properly for printing on 8.5x11 paper. But you mean for custom jobs? Homie, you’re in luck :) I made a whole video explaining that process: kzread.info/dash/bejne/iXd62Y-Be7mbec4.htmlsi=9fCzg6k8CMdDGaZG

How do you get the front and backside of the prints, is thad a patreon feature? I'm only getting the frontside in the free version.

@Jack-gs6sd

4 ай бұрын

Sorry for the late response! Which creator is this? Printable Heroes? Yes, very possible that the front/back versions are Patreon-only, sadly. Quite worth it!

Are there any options for WWII or modern military?

@Jack-gs6sd

3 ай бұрын

Absolutely! Scroll to the bottom of this post (also in video description) and you'll find a few creators listed that do historical minis: jacke.substack.com/p/the-big-list-of-paper-miniatures

Sooo... Ive just been asked to run a dnd club at work. Given that ill need to travel with everything paper minis would be perfect 😊 Thanks for this idea

@Crits-Crafts

6 ай бұрын

Got yourself a new subscriber

@Jack-gs6sd

6 ай бұрын

Yes, absolutely perfect for this! I started really getting into paper when I needed to shuffle stuff around constantly!

I love your insults you hurled at yourself. You're a shill, you work for Hero Forge! Hilarious

Binders full of wom... ahem minis!

@Jack-gs6sd

6 ай бұрын

God, what a classic throwback. Really young folks will never appreciate that you could make a comment ("gaff") like that and it would dominate the entire news cycle for like a month or two. These days it would barely register. See also: "You didn't build that!"

Just get a cutting machine let it do the hard work

@Jack-gs6sd

4 ай бұрын

No way man, that's so much tech and special files and stuff and additional printing time and specialized knowledge to save me like, 5 minutes that I was using to listen to podcasts!

You print with white backgrounds instead of the black outlined version? Eww. Gross.

@Jack-gs6sd

6 ай бұрын

Haha people have SUCH strong opinions about this! Yes, having done both, I find that white has better table visibility. When you use a black background, the details of the mini literally disappear into the darkness, particularly when viewed at a distance.

Love your hands! Ok now that is out of the way…another incredible source for paper minis of all sorts is OKUMART down on drivethru rpg. He has sets for every kind of monster/heroes. And by the way…I didn’t know that trick with the marker and the litko standees…AWESOME! I will try that next time!

@Jack-gs6sd

7 ай бұрын

Haha, thank so much! Litko bases are the best, right? Thanks for recommending David Okum/OkumArt. I added him the the list -- the guy has a huge range of genres!!