How To Make a Crystal Elven Waystone for D&D & AoS

[@Miscast]

So I've been sitting on this template for a couple of years and I've attempted to paint it a couple of times in different ways and failed, so I never released it outside of patreon. I finally worked it out, so this is a big win for me, I hope you enjoy it!

[@Lomhow]

Great stuff is always fam!

[@Miscast]

Thank you!

[@GoobertownHobbies]

So big and shiny. It looks like it could pounce at anytime.

[@Miscast]

I trust your eye when it comes to cats

[@ditzydonkey9762]

stuff like this is one of the biggest reasons you are probably my favorite creator in the crafting community. you always have something to teach the viewer, whether it's a painting technique, useful tips about crafting materials, or just something philosophical about life. your posts are fairly inconsistent (which I'm sure plenty of people have bitched about) and that honestly just shows that you make these videos because you genuinely enjoy it. Cheers mate and thanks for the lessons!

[@Miscast]

Thank you very much, that is incredibly kind.

[@BlackMagicCraftOfficial]

Too good. Do I mean the project or the video? Yes.

[@Miscast]

Cheers Jeremy, you're the best

[@TheDrewjameson]

I love how it looks more like salt than glass!

[@Miscast]

Thank you, gotta agree!

[@sgartistry1418]

“And away from your inhaly holes “ 😂😂😂 excellent video I watched and liked it with both my accounts. Also you sent me a detailed blueprint on the optimal amount and color of skittles to eat. Thank you for that lol

[@julie1662]

I love the added commentary. Great humor, and super awesome looking final product.

[@Miscast]

Cheers, thank you very much!

[@bolicob]

Finally I found a terrain building channel with good video production value

[@Miscast]

Black Magic Craft, Like APS and ZorpaZorp would be my recommendations of you're looking for that sort of thing :)

[@bolicob]

@@Miscast Cool thanks

[@DMApprentice]

A beautifully simplistic build. I am glad to see more crafters embrace the opportunities oil paints give.

[@Miscast]

Cheers mate, thank you.

[@BellydancerMaliha]

This looks beautiful! Love the colors you choose and the diagonal strokes look really cool.

[@Miscast]

Thank you! :D

[@wolkenmatsukovich5669]

My lord Trent has blessed me again with an upload. Thank you sire

[@Miscast]

hahahah cheers

[@Humaftw]

Just put some cardboard ruins and a bunker from your older vids out to dry. First pieces of terrain I've made. Came back to see this uploaded.

[@Miscast]

That's awesome! If you're on instagram tag me so I can see. Thanks for the kind words

[@lukemcdonladson6648]

Classic!... "Cut corners and see what happens" ... Gold ... 💚🖖😁

[@Miscast]

haha cheers!

[@lukemcdonladson6648]

It's the Way! .. 🥋😁

[@dukeofloot]

100k subs is literally just around the corner bro. every video is so special, but you are one of the best. no drawn out 20 minute videos unless it's absolutely needed, straight to the point with it all and the templates... don't get me started. others who just throw up some dimensions for 2 seconds and not even all of the dimensions, you put the effort in and it's proving very successful for you. see you at 200k and beyond.

[@Miscast]

Very kind mate. thank you

[@promugg]

I totally agree with your first two choices of biscuit however I give my third place spot to the humble ginger snap. Dang I love ginger. Great video as always.

[@Miscast]

Hmmmm, not bad, not bad.

[@pygukk]

Thank you! Awesome tip to use soda for texturing

[@Miscast]

My pleasure 😊

[@j453]

Dude, this was really cool. Possibly one of the best looking "terrain from trash" builds I've ever seen 👍👍

[@Miscast]

Awesome, thank you!

[@Skud0rz]

thanks for this vid and the template, every other obelisk diy tutorial seems to assume i have a hot wire cutter

[@abainbridge89]

you've had me chuckling on and off for the last hour. thank you

[@mattbecker4514]

Man you really upped your game with this one. Very nice.

[@Miscast]

Aw man, cheers!

[@apocalypticmoth6040]

I’m going to have to use this method of painting crystals. Keep up the good work!

[@Miscast]

Awesome! Send me some pics if you do!

[@NatesMiniatures]

Woah! did I just hear that you place monte carlo bikkies 3rd place! Great video mate, your video work is fantastic.

[@Miscast]

Hahahah thankyou mate. I'm confident with my decision despite the backlash on both ends of the biscuit spectrum.

[@NatesMiniatures]

@@Miscast hahaha

[@WylochsArmory]

Oh man beautiful, awesome

[@Miscast]

Thank you mate!

[@Runebound.21]

Always glad to see new videos from you.

[@Miscast]

Thank you! More to come!

[@Chattycrafter2580]

This is amazing, another fabulous build. You did a great job on the painting.👏👏👏👍👍👍

[@Miscast]

Thankyou!! Very kind

[@voxlknight2155]

That sign kinda gave me ideas for my conlang script. Thanks lol

[@PSUquacker]

WOW, I love this and now need to figure out to incorporate this into a game. Bravo!

[@Miscast]

Thank you! Good luck!

[@Fnordathoth]

This is an awesome thing you have made, I love this build!

[@Miscast]

Cheers, I really do too and can't wait to see people use the templates

[@danicatempleton6745]

It's like the patterns in nickel-iron meteorites!

[@TJM108]

Prime biscuit choices there my man. Lemon Crisp is often a wild card for most but is a personal fave along with the aforementioned mint slice. Oh, and awesome terrain videos haha ;)

[@Miscast]

Bold choice but I like it, i could get around a lemon crisp. Cheers!

[@TabletopWitchCRAFT]

Killer paint job !

[@Miscast]

Thank you mate!

[@calebking9007]

Great work man keep it up 👍🏼 can’t wait for more

[@Miscast]

Cheers! more on the way

[@maxbrandt6]

It came out great! I'd make mine look more like granite, great diorama detail too!

[@ganon019]

This is a great tutorial! I am in the middle of making a fire themed version of this. Do you think you could achieve a look of even more volume if you painted a base layer, say of yellows, then a layer of glaze, then a layer of a few brush strokes of oranges, then again with glaze and then a final layer of reds. It would then be finished with a few layers of glaze. I am hoping to give it the illusion that some of the detail is towards the middle of the crystal. Thank you and keep up the great work!

[@Miscast]

Not sure! Give it a go and tell me how it goes :)

[@jagelsdorf1385]

I always enjoy watching someone make something nice after failing to do so myself ;D ^^

[@Miscast]

Haha, We all have those moments I think. Seeing my friends make stuff is always my inspiration to try things again if they don't work out. Keep up the great work on your channel mate!

[@madzapple]

Unbelievable for cereal box cardboard. I'll put it back on the list of things to use. Also I've been meaning to try bicarb so thanks! This video, like many of yours, is awesome.

[@Deagorsarrh]

the result looks really great!

[@lewismcdermott3024]

youtube recommended this video after following a lot of miniac and squidmar videos. subscribed straight away - great content! you deserve way more subs!!

[@EssexBoyz]

Fantastic build, love your work. That paint job looks so effective 😃👍🏼

[@Miscast]

Thank you! Very happy with how it turned out and i learned a lot

[@pacificpcbuilders4607]

Good work man I loved the ork terrain video

[@Miscast]

Cheers! That one is a favorite, I'll have to do more

[@pacificpcbuilders4607]

Miscast I look forward to it

[@HouseOfChaosUK]

Phenomenal work as always. I think it's better that you didn't airbrush as those diagonal brush strokes look amazing. 'Dont touch', I hear that. The amount of times I've wrecked hobby projects by messing with it before it drys

[@samuelconsolatti-welch5876]

Love your stuff man keep it up!

[@Miscast]

Awesome, thank you mate

[@johnleach8553]

Liked the glue and bicarbonate then sand trick thanks

[@Miscast]

Awesome! You're welcome

[@ChampionofTerra]

Thanks for sharing. I wanted to make some kind of obelisk for my desert board, but dident know how to approach it, this might be a good stepping stone for me )

[@Miscast]

Fantastic! Maybe try putting some sand or grout on this and see what happens.

[@commentingisdangerous7530]

i want to see if this technique will work on eldar swords, might look really cool.

[@ltjosh9584]

Well NOW I guess I have to go and learn how to airbrush crystals then, also mint content for keeping us all busy in quarantine I hope scott gets back to you soon 0_o

[@GoodNuffPainting]

Looks awesome man great job.

[@aarondobson8433]

Good bickie rankings, top tier work

[@wumboacademy1925]

I love how early I am. And I love how great this looks

[@Miscast]

Haha! Thanks for the support!

[@johnd3185]

Jibbers that's a pretty rock. I'll have to see if I can do something similar without oil paints though.

[@Miscast]

You shouldn't have a problem with a product like GW's contrast paints or mixing glaze medium and retarder to slow down drying times with acrylics.

[@akbarrmd7714]

This is great. Good job.

[@Miscast]

Thank you!

[@akbarrmd7714]

@@Miscast on a note. Can i make variations of the crystals by resizing the print size? Im thinking of made some, but without the writing. Thinking of hellgate or astral homing point.

[@Miscast]

@@akbarrmd7714 Yes, I've left space on the page to print bigger (or smaller). Enjoy :) Cool idea!

[@akbarrmd7714]

@@Miscast thanks. I find four medium sized(that will be about 50% print sizes) is good enough for a portal

[@Miscast]

@@akbarrmd7714 if you have trouble with smaller sized try a thinner cardboard or paper :)

[@ronancarr7405]

any tips on hardensing structures like that? attempted to spread superglue on a box similar so what you did but it dried so fast it looked a mess

[@Miscast]

This is just the cheapest most adverage superglue I could get. I put on lots at a time and spread it. My work environment isn't particularly hot either. I'm using the coated smooth side of the cardboard which stops the glue from absorbing into the cardboard. That's the only things I can think that could effect drying time.

[@smctunes]

How about taking a string, holding it at both ends like you're going to floss with it, and then dipping it lightly in paint and stamping the lines with it?

[@Miscast]

Yeah maybe! Give it a go and tell me the results!

[@Aldormian]

great vid ! Where are those flowers from tho ?

[@WhatsUpGazpacho]

This looks great!

[@Miscast]

:D!

[@frankgarcia9350]

Great video and great project.

[@Miscast]

Thank you!

[@andrewblack1406]

I absolutely love this!!!

[@michaelquinn4704]

Unrelated but what’s that houseplant you were looking at while waiting for stuff to dry?

[@xaviakoantich1699]

sooooo cool man!! congrats!

[@marcacosta6713]

Beautiful.

[@philRminiatures]

Perfect, just perfect!

[@Miscast]

Thank you! :D

[@kayvaanshrike7239]

I can finally make some artifact for my story campaign

[@Miscast]

Yesss! Nice idea

[@thecraftingbrothers9448]

Very cool video. I love it!

[@Miscast]

Cheers guys thankyou!

[@8triagrammer]

That's beautiful

[@Miscast]

Cheers :)

[@alexandervladimirovich6542]

Great work

[@13thBear]

Wow, beautiful. I have to ask- the elven rune- it looks very Japanese. Did you use a Japanese pictogram for inspiration, or what?

[@Miscast]

The rune is inspired mostly by High Elf runes, but you're right about the Japanese inspiration as well. :)

[@AdnanCucak]

What was that black stuff you cut for the base? Cheers!

[@Miscast]

EPVC- its like a combination of foam and plastic.

[@spyrosvoytsinas697]

thanks , i really liked your urban terrain (i am not a fantasy guy)but still awesome video, could you make some space hulk terrain thanks:)

[@jr3nton]

Monte Carlos IN THIRD PLACE ? what is this peasantry !! Wayshrine was cool - subbed but im still miffed.

[@loureiro.marcos]

when i saw the thumbnail. I thought, another acrilic thing. But not, im f...k surprised

[@theunmade3560]

I made something similar except I filled the cardboard with plaster and then peeled the cardboard off after. Came out great, except I couldn't reuse the mold.

[@Miscast]

Cool idea, I'm sure you could do it with this template if you glued the tabs on the outside, I'll give it a go sometime!

[@theunmade3560]

@@Miscast Sounds good! Would love to see plaster ideas, so far the little pillar is the only thing I"ve done lol

[@Lady-Ashe-Bright]

What colors did you use for painting

[@Miscast]

Not sure!

[@TheRealScientia]

What are these tiny figures? Sorry if its important to know 😓

[@murlocsnmudkips9658]

What do you mean by "clear coat"?

[@Miscast]

varnish

[@Terrainosaur]

What are the 'dusty pigments'?

[@Miscast]

Weathering pigments, powdered oil pastels, oxide pigments, tile grout. Any of those things :)

[@Terrainosaur]

@@Miscast Thanks, I was hoping for a brand.

[@Miscast]

@@Terrainosaur Sorry! oil pastels, oxide pigments, tile grout it doesn't matter the brand, just whatever your art supply store has, hardware store has. As for model weathering pigments, all the brands do the same thing from what I can tell. If you have a hobby shop that sells them, just buy something there.

[@AK-ss8bv]

Wow thanks for this idea 😏

[@vaughanb1963]

Trent you beautiful human

[@Miscast]

hahaha, cheers!

[@AceDRoses]

How did you make the mark? it seems it was carved on the paper

[@Miscast]

I cut it out the shape and glued a piece of cardboard behind it. It's on the template :)

[@AceDRoses]

@@Miscast oooh got it thanks!

[@naturephotographyworkshop7696]

Amazing!!

[@thomasgrimes6664]

this part is called how to paint crystal when your just ok at painting and you dont have an airbrush XD

[@thomasgrimes6664]

AKA 9 hard lessons ive learnt

[@Miscast]

hahaha

[@maestro2114]

At least with that smaller base it looks good but is also modular.

[@Khether0001]

daaaaamn! cool!

[@ilo1865]

FINNALLY another episode thank you

[@Miscast]

It's been a week!!

[@ilo1865]

it feels like it has been years with the virus

[@acidnine3692]

I clicked on this video thinking that this was one of those videos that was done in like, 2015 or something.... only to see it was literally uploaded a day before I was curious about this. Spooky.

[@mrmoustache827]

Hell yeah

[@Miscast]

:D

[@benmoore7677]

Did you make the tree yourself?

[@Miscast]

No it's recycled from some old donations. I think it's woodland scenics But I ended up combining 2 trees to add more branches

[@amdnable]

that one's hilarious!

[@Miscast]

Cheers mate! Thanks for all the support

[@MimTheDwarf]

nice

[@Miscast]

Cheers!

[@ilo1865]

Miscast do you have a discord

[@Miscast]

No but I'm in a lot of crafting ones, is that something you might be interested in?

[@nsolomons8361]

Do you like Kingston biscuits?

[@lorcanbrodsky5274]

eh another video from miscast

[@Miscast]

indeed

[@swingularity1119]

If you hate waiting for paint to dry, get a blow dryer. It will speed up the process.

[@Miscast]

Yeah, I typically set up a little wind tunnel with the blow dryer. The glaze medium layers still take a very long time to dry unfortunately, they remain tacky for a long time and if you don't let them 100% cure they'll mess with the clear coat

[@sebanna2002]

this screams Necron to me

[@Miscast]

I think you're onto something!

[@Iliusblacck]

красиво

[@lorcanbrodsky5274]

are u a profesional photographer?

[@Miscast]

no, certainly not, but I'm trying to learn as best I can

[@j3althasar99]

[@mr.narwhal547]

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[@deckard6052]

Hmm the Template kind of looks like di*k :( But the end result is awsome

[@jeremiahbachmann3901]

Not really a "How to" and more of a "Here's what I did and I'll show you about 5% of it".

[@Miscast]

I think if you gave it a go using the templates you'd really have no trouble, honestly. Give it a go, they're free. If you have trouble you can always email me and I'll do my best to help. If you want videos of a slower pace that takes you through every single step in real time I'd recommended The Terrain Tutor.

[@The_Commoners_Mirror]

I hope you can quit whatever your job is and do this full time.

[@Miscast]

Long way off yet!