How I Scratch-Built a Gold Dragon Miniature for D&D

[@deathbypuppermixes]

I loved every single moment of this: music! Witty remarks! Inspirational sharing of deep emotional conflict! Cutting noises, both live AND sped up! Oh, and of course, an amazing scratch build, worthy of the greatest gaming table and most epic battles!

[@123TruemanAve]

My thoughts EXACTLY! So entertaining and what a build!

[@Jormungaandr]

This is one of the best builds I've ever seen. It's not overly polished, but that's what makes it so good. To me, tabletop crafting is about the fun and the love you put into it. I would rather see a build like this on the table than a more "realistic" 3d print any day.

[@kinemariedreier9818]

“Behold; minor cutting noises” Just my kinda humor

[@griledchese2056]

wow! he's got a great voice, he makes great cheap miniatures, all his jokes are funny, and he can sing! whats not to love!

[@lanesteele240]

And he loves oats

[@paulofrota3958]

@@lanesteele240 And he's hot

[@lanesteele240]

Paulo Frota its because the oats

[@jimsullivan5113]

Paulo Frota Right?

[@WylochsArmory]

You are so cavalier with colors, and it is so awesome.

[@BardsCraft]

Thanks! If it weren't for the good color choices, this would certainly be a peasant paint-job :D

[@jesperpetersen6105]

Another great build. A tip on painting gold; you can use silver paint for highlighting the same way that you normally use white. When using silver you wont lose the metallic shine.

[@123TruemanAve]

This is not only my favorite creature build, but it is also my favorite crafting video!

[@juliehamel8330]

The purple and blue accents are amazing. The claws look electrified and that eye I on point! There is a steampunky vibe to the result which makes me immensely happy. Can't wait to see the pictures on Instagram ❤️👍

[@TReese1]

You have a real talent for visualizing three dimensional shapes. It's awesome to see you work. I can picture a cool dragon in my head but when it comes down to trying to make one it's a whole different story

[@BardsCraft]

Thanks! That's why I share templates ;)

[@larrydotson2625]

"Trust the toilet paper" he says. Wiser words were never spoken.

[@ArmageddonUnlimited]

That was a pretty epic craft-job, dude! Keep up the epic work!

[@magnuspedersen4211]

DONT "Trust the toilet paper" your finger can and will go through it! But seriously this is a really awesome channel that i just found out about and i have watched alot of the videos en a few days. The different materials and methods you use are both simle and effective. i cant understand that you dont have more Subscribers than you have but you atleast have one more now :) Keep up the good craft

[@CaptIronfoundersson]

These techniques are really incredible. You make it look so easy. It's also really modular. Want a snake? Leave off the limbs. Want a big ass lizard? No wings. Great work.

[@christineingram55]

This is magnificent ..You did an amazing job of this dragon ,that touch of purple made the difference I thing it gave the scales more of a 3D effect ..Bet you was proud of yourself when it was finished ..It just Beautiful 😀

[@Aydwn]

I found your channel the other day and I’m amazed at your creations, it really inspires me to make this kind of stuff for my dnd campaigns

[@MrPablucas]

This.... fifteen minutes of pure gold!! Keep it up!! And thank you for your efford. Its very inspiring!!

[@thylabyrinth3998]

Your way of making miniatures and terrain are very helpful! Whenever I look up tutorials I always have a hard time finding the materials in my country. Thank you for doing what you're doing because now I can create these cool crafts that you make without having to worry about the materials! :'D

[@NinjaNibbs]

Hammer smashed that LIKE BUTTON! Fantastic build mate! It's really great to see what creative use you find for everyday objects and random bits you find in the woods :D

[@sblack4951]

Woow!! I am so happy I came upon your channel. Time to use your tutorial videos and start crafting!

[@guadalupemunoz1767]

Excited for more dwarven terrain! The colors on the dragon is awesome

[@CL30]

I love gold dragons and I find it fantastic that you just made this dragon entirely from scratch parts! Nice job

[@zzividine]

You are incredible man! You stimulate me with your videos to materialize my imagination! The sessions of D&d with my friends will never be the same with your help. So thankful for your work and all the love and adventures from Brazil!!!!

[@MarkLewis...]

Cardboard... $0.09 Hot Glue... $128.87 Hours of DnD enjoyment... Priceless.

[@iggypeters5564]

This is absolutely amazing!!! You motivated me just to make tiles!!!

[@jagelsdorf1385]

I really love how it looks! The armoured look works really well for metallic dragons! Awesome as always!

[@woodymurphy4522]

I am so glad I found the channel. Inspirational ideas. I've already started applying them to my terrain crafting.

[@paulaneary7877]

Excellent, great paint job also!

[@wandacampbell337]

I just love this. I'm hoping I can copy what you did. I'm in the middle of building a medieval castle. It would be really cool to have a dragon . Thank you. I love your work.

[@DorisS75]

This is your best dragon yet! I really love it.

[@ash-tv3bu]

the purple looks great! i never would've thought of that

[@stockvillain]

So glad to see a new dragon build! Great job, man. Great job.

[@boneboy711]

Before you made the head I was liking how it looked like the dragon had a hood. Love your channel and hope to see more.

[@joeycoolproductions3173]

Great video as always! I especially like the singing

[@АндерГаунт]

Парень , это восхитительно. ) Я просто в восторге - куча эстетического удовольствия.

[@0015dnokinmai]

Fantastic - I am definately having a go at this. Keep up the excellent work.

[@jimsullivan5113]

Love it! I was a bit worried with the purple, but it turned out quite majestic.

[@floristerbrowley1531]

Awesome work! Please keep working with low budged materiels, it inspires people like me with low to no budged. Impressive.

[@erridian6838]

Wow, absolutely beautiful! I get excited every time I see a new video from you, especially when dragons are involved! I currently finished building my second custom monster thanks to your videos and it's just waiting for a paint job when I feel up to it. Thank you so much for showing these awesome techniques! I love the purple shading with the gold, it looks absolutely stunning ^^ Great work, and great singing as well :D

[@jakethedog7237]

Damn man i remember when you only had a few hundred subs. I knew you'd make it man! You'll reach heights!

[@renanvictorinivaz4267]

Damn, your crafts just seems to get better and better mate! Thanks for sharing with us! Even though my hand craft skills sucks, I love to watch your videos haha

[@n.lawrence456]

Subscriber and notification bell have been earned. And I haven't even finished the video.

[@10urion]

Super cool color scheme!

[@wandacampbell337]

I really love how u did the eyes

[@vivipi9693]

Thank you for this amazing miniature !

[@johnleach8553]

Love the cardboard build! Amazing!

[@johnii7896]

Wow, that looks very nice.

[@WyldOne]

You do amazing work! I am inspired everytime I watch you make your creations. Thank You!

[@Br0ns0n]

Well done. Very creative.

[@chriskaschafsky5846]

Oh very well done. I was a bit sceptical when I first saw you starting out, but you pulled it off well.

[@lanesteele240]

That oat maker should just print the cut patterns on the inside of the boxes to save some effort

[@BrushQuill]

Awesome work. Love the singing!

[@modelsfromscratch]

Very entertaining 👍 I’ve got to build one! Thanks for the templates👏👏👏

[@santiagolozoya4940]

HE DID IT! HE BOUGHT RATTLE CAN PRIMER!!!!

[@madiskruusmann302]

thats an awesome build

[@sammysparklesburlesque6358]

The creativity in this is brilliant ❤️ well done sir

[@BadgerRobot]

Awesome build.

[@AmigowyKojot]

Hi. Your videos are extremely inspirational.

[@TabletopWitchCRAFT]

Great craft !!

[@caoshedgehog]

I tried to make this dragon, it turned out okay but I stumble into some problems. As a begginer at model crafting here are some tips that I got from this experience: -Not every cardstock is the same, depending on the country you may have different characteristcs on its quality, so mine card stock is very rigid and the body of the dragon turned out like a flat worm. In order to make the body more 'shapable' and rounded I wrapped it up on ducktape (or any other tape) and than proceed to hotglue the scales. -Everything turns out better after the painting, trust me... But it does not need to be as 'crafty' as the bard showed. I suck at painting but I had a can of metallic spray paint, and just that was enough for my sattisfaction -A sharp blade is really useful for those complex shapes. Go get some

[@Jmb426]

Keep up the good work kid. Great vision.

[@ash-tv3bu]

definitely gonna use these techniques for a robot minotaur in my new campaign

[@Gamarishi]

Dude, that was epic!

[@deadinteresting8905]

came for the dragon, subscribed for the singing ;)

[@Israel.E.M]

Espectacular!!

[@ancientreddragon5617]

You forgot the Catfish-like whiskers my guy lol hahaha, other then that it's pretty awesome dude! 😄👍

[@vindagagames4498]

People in March 2020 watching this: Bards Craft: “Toilet paper for filler” Viewers: “No!” Love your videos!

[@RevRaak]

You do such a great job. Seriously. I think I'll use this template and tweak it to make a Naga miniature!

[@frikipenguin]

Ill always remember not to die! Great video!

[@giancarlaclaros5268]

Me encanta! El dragón es genial y el video muy divertido 🙂

[@jagelsdorf1385]

Oh man, I’ve rcently expirenced the powers of toilet paper as a sculpting material x.x Mix it with some PVA glue and you have the best, most versatile crafting material known to man!

[@raymundoramirez1305]

Great job!! I want to look more dragons o another beasts! Greetings from Mexico

[@the300thman5]

Amazing

[@tiny-grimes]

Great build! Now i see why you are called Bard :D

[@crazylumbyjack4607]

Can you make some kind of golem? It would be pretty cool if you could make it.

[@denisosipuk987]

awesome!!!!!

[@watata1t]

Snyyyygt 🤩👌

[@minisarefuntopaint]

This reminds me of the mechanical dragons in The Book of Lost Tales by JRR Tolkien (early draft of what later became The Silmarillion.

[@frankymontens]

very nice

[@antoniogarofalo4116]

AMAZING!!!!!!!!

[@ScratchBashing]

smash the like button like Bard smashes oats

[@Nos164]

Can u make one with movable parts?

[@MrVlandus]

Love it

[@lanesteele240]

Made my first bard dragon today. Got like .13 cents invested in it

[@axeltheredpanda]

Your accent is so cute!!

[@flint9570]

Can anyone tell me what the music is at 12:27?

[@valerimihaylov271]

Hello Bard, when you're using organic materials as wood or bones do they 'degrade' after time or do they keep their cleanliness, shape and form?

[@harold6522]

Hey if you bleach and then heat treat it will hold it shape for quite along time bones anyway

[@jakeeck]

I love it!! but why not use xps to give more volume?

[@iuridosanjos]

Do you know a similar product of those "Strong tone wash"? I'm not finding anything similar here on Brazil. Is there any "simple" replacement for it? Probably I'll need to buy it from internet.

[@tomjenssen7486]

Fantastic :)

[@clintonm2357]

I was most impressed with the eye! How did you paint it? It looks so bright, it almost looks like there is an L.E.D. in there.

[@BardsCraft]

I just painted the background purple, then a blue eye shaped blob followed by a thin white line with some thin streaks coming out. Also something in the camera makes it look more glowing. Anything that is too dark is almost black according to the camera, so they eye stands out.

[@Derpy-qg9hn]

How long does the herb-based flock last? Namely before it begins discolouring.

[@BardsCraft]

I cannot tell yet. I believe it should last for years. As long as it's kept dry

[@AnimationsCraftingMore]

Why do you don't use scissors for the cardboard?

[@drewadams6667]

What does Durpee mean ? I thought this was a really good project.

[@davidbell2535]

Sooocool.

[@jamiehooks5500]

Question for everyone, what is a good cardstock source for something like this?

[@BardsCraft]

oats kzbin.info/www/bejne/g5qreoKbn7eLb68

[@racspartan1]

👍

[@thiagobarros1451]

Fatastic Perfect!

[@pisk1]

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[@Murzerker333]

Well done. But now I want Pizza...

[@zakhoskins6404]

I know this is more of a "how to build a dragon super cheap" video, but still, just pick up some Aves Apoxie sculpt and give it a shot.