Being an absolute nerd at heart, I love storytelling, especially through
fantasy and science fiction in all shapes and forms. So I feel that it
only made sense that I ended up delving into the world of miniature
making and painting.
My miniatures are not designed for a particular game or setting, I just
kind of go where I feel like. But as you can see, I tend to go with the
classic medieval Europe with my projects so far. You'll recognize the
wood frame wattle and daub technique in several of my buildings. The
miniatures I paint, as in the people and animals, are typically 3D
printed.
I use a variety of different materials for my housing and scenery,
particularly cardboard (can't beat a good cardboard base, save your
cereal boxes if you wanna try!), wood (balsa in particular), cork and
foamboard (though personally, I really prefer cork over foamboard),
plaster, sand, dirt and a lot of paints (primarily acrylics).
If you want to give this a go, I highly recommend looking up starter
tutorials on YouTube, there are so many high quality ones there! I've
learned a lot about building realistic houses and painting from people
like
Real Terrain Hobbies,
Goobertown Hobbies
and
JH Miniatures.