How To Make Easy Paper Miniatures For Your D&D Game!!!

[@allis5870]

I am obsessed with these. They are so good for kids. Dragon town too. Please make more !!!!

[@delvis7842]

I have probably already commented on this, but I use these templates with my 1 inch hole punch for some seriously cool game tokens too! Thank you JP for sharing your art with us!

[@sageofsixpathskakashi3742]

I am just a kid and till now i was plaing d&d with my chess pices Thank you for doing this kind of videos in the name of all kids like me how only dreamed i myself will have a full collection of minis

[@Waftey]

You should try drawing then photocopying it, thats what ive been doing for years

[@kaiba5271]

I’m also a kid and I use chess pieces up till now.

[@sageofsixpathskakashi3742]

@@kaiba5271 nice

[@waltuh37]

I can see you're a kid by your grammar

[@sageofsixpathskakashi3742]

@@waltuh37 I was a kid when I commented this a while ago tho I have like 8 Cambridges now. Life been better

[@Klomster88]

Pro tips. For those that don't have colour printer, but black/white. Like me. Make/Get images that are simply line art. Do the steps. Then when it's printed colour them with pencils, markers or even crayons. Whatever you have, i like pencils myself. If one realizes the main problem with paper minis, namely the dreaded wind elementals, air gust attacks or fart deamons. There's a simple fix. Got to a hardware store. Get washers. Washers come in large amounts and are cheap. Then glue one to the bottom of each mini, or into the folded area if you want to hide them. Gives the paper cutouts some weight to them, which is nice. I however am already into miniatures and have a bunch of them, but i find the paper cutouts nice and cute. Great vid. I'd love more maps!

[@ThatsSoWorm]

Thank you so much for the tutorial!! I didn't have time to order minis for a oneshot I am DMing, but wanted something visually cool to put on the table. This helped me figure out how to format things on the computer side, so that I could draw the characters and bam! Now I have really cool paper minis!

[@JPCoovert]

Wooo! I love hearing this! Thank you!

[@EyeMCreative]

4 years late, but pro tip I learned from Adam Savage videos: Don't try to cut through on your first pass. You're more likely to mess up and slip if you're putting to much pressure. It's better to lightly score the paper on the first pass, then just keep repeating along that same line until you get through. Also, if you mess up on that first scoring line, it's just a score/scratch and you haven't cut through. You can use a metal ruler if you're worried about being straight when repeating the same line, but most of the time your initial scoring line should help guide the other passes. But yeah, lighter allows you to be more accurate and safer.

[@papertarrasque]

Just made my first paper miniature thanks to your video! It looks a little rough but it’s gonna be great fun. Thanks for all you do!

[@JPCoovert]

That's awesome! Thanks for telling me!!!

[@grusome3141]

So cool!, Also great job on the New fantacy Boards for Revive!!

[@daniellevolschenk8101]

Your art style is so freaking awesome!!! I really like this idea thank you so much!!

[@claywall6]

These are sick, what a great idea, just made some tonight using different colors of card stock, they actually come out really well

[@Justin-bk2kh]

I know I love the ones I got from you. An amazing product!

[@dennyboyyy413]

Hi

[@JPCoovert]

[@matteofachini8965]

veeery cool stuff! thanks man

[@Gabriel_Rover]

I'm about to have my first session. Without you I wouldn't have had any physical character, thank you very much!

[@JPCoovert]

Have fun!!!!

[@chicopjota]

Should I use some kind of matte spray varnish? Also, what do you think of designing the character sheet like TCG cards so they can be played in that way too?

[@Photon-X]

very well done loved it and will definitely check out the link

[@mariusztokarzewski426]

Always wanted to make these! Amazing content.

[@lyndonjacobs1612]

Hey. I love these miniature ideas that you are making. I have made stuff like that too. Just a tip though, apart from making the resolution 300dpi, the colour mode must also change from RGB to CMYK for colour accuracy, as RGB is for web which has more colours than CMYK. If you print an RGB artwork on a printer, the printer will change it to CMYK , dulling the colour if it is beyond printer colour spectrum.

[@JPCoovert]

You're totally right. Not sure I talked about it in this video, but the color palette I use is CMYK safe, so it prints the same in whichever mode.

[@lyndonjacobs1612]

@@JPCoovert Nice! That works out just as good.

[@SiliconSicilian]

Great video. Art style is eye-catching. Have you considered doing backs to make them pop even more?

[@JPCoovert]

I would rather put my time in creating more monsters than drawing the back side of existing minis. I know it would make them cooler, but it adds SO MUCH extra time.

[@JPCoovert]

Also, thank you!

[@tarciosousa6684]

Man!!! you're a genius! thank u very much!

[@WardudeProxies]

Hey I was wondering if it would be easy enough to add a numbered dial to the base? And how would you go about that?

[@DeathbyNoob15]

super cool tutorial! Unfortunately I tried to do this in GIMP, and it didn't work out so well lol. Couldn't for the life of me figure out what I was doing wrong. But oh well, maybe I'll figure it out eventually.

[@ZachAttacksTech]

Love the videos! You have a DM tutorial? Or any tips for someone trying to become one.

[@JPCoovert]

Maybe in the future! But there are already TONS of excellent videos out there about starting to DM. Check out the early videos on Matt Colville's channel.

[@rhf340]

Thanks for this!! It's great until I can build an army of 3D ones.

[@Effacez]

Great vid, thank you! Question though, how do you store these when you are not playing? The bases make it difficult to stack and throwing them into a box is unorganized chaos...

[@JPCoovert]

if you use thicker card stock, you can actually fold them flat to store!

[@Effacez]

@@JPCoovert will do, thanks for the tip and fast response! Keep up the great content!

[@electricspeedruns6121]

can this be made with regular paper?

[@JPCoovert]

Yes! They just won’t be as sturdy.

[@electricspeedruns6121]

@@JPCoovert I tired it with my players character and fell in love with them though the colors aren't that great cause i had to color them myself since I don't have a color printer. I am waiting for our next session to show them. :) also any tips for making is a bit more sturdy.

[@colinbeard3342]

I know this is really old, but how did you make the black suddenly light blue?

[@JPCoovert]

You have to lock the transparency of the layer (select the layer, then click on the little checkered box at the top left of the layers palette) then fill with the light blue color (alt+backspace)

[@chrisarnold4075]

@@JPCoovert Why didnt I see this comment earlier I was down a youtube rabbit hole! With explanations like that you could also do PS tutorials

[@cb3391]

Do you sell these minis? Does anybody sell cardstock minis? I have no access to a printer

[@Iudayus]

I'm sure some one has asked, but how do you scale up for larger monsters?

[@JPCoovert]

Figure out what size you want the base (in this case it's 1" x 1") and then build out the template from there!

[@chrisarnold4075]

Not sure how the box set went for you but if you did well, you could def. do a curse of strahd set. Regardless great video!!! thanks!

[@JPCoovert]

I've had several requests for this! Not a bad idea!

[@cb3391]

Your shop link is broken

[@jraineyesq]

I really love this style of paper miniatures! LIke you said, they're a lot easier to handle than 3d minis if you're just starting out (or have limited storage). One idea based on my experience using paper minis. I like cutting out squares of chipboard to glue to the bases to give them a little more heft and balance. Cardstock is definitely sturdy on its own, but I just like the weight on the bottom. I imagine something like pennies or washers would work too. Also, a while ago I saw a video by Kelsey Dionne about her GMing set up (kzbin.info/www/bejne/roivhn2Pob6so7M), and she uses a business card holder with plastic sleeves to hold her flat plastic minis. I haven't tried it personally, but I imagine this would be a good way of storing and organizing paper minis as well. Again, awesome video JP. Love to see how folks approach their games. Hope you don't mind my yakking.

[@JPCoovert]

Yes! I thought I was going to need to put some sort of extra weight in these, but using card stock and having it double up on the bottom makes them quite sturdy. The intention is to keep the assembly SUPER simple too. That video is awesome! I'll have to show off my DM set up sometime! I use collectible coin and card sleeves to store all my minis in a 3 ring binder.

[@JPCoovert]

Also! We gotta hang out sometime and play some gamesssss!

[@jraineyesq]

Nice. I don't GM enough to keep a dedicated set of minis, but the plastic sleeve storage seems like a nice solution. And yes to gaming!! Definitely a gaming posse at the ready if you make your way out here.

[@ddday100]

I have made several sets of miniatures. I began with the boards. I made them 11" x 17". I had them printed at FedEx. The laminated them cut them to 8.5" x 11". The bound them into a book of maps. What a waste. I replaced my old printer that will print this size. Now 8.5" x 11" borderless. I have to print one side at a time. The laminate them. I am looking for way to bind them. FedEx uses spiral and when opened my pages do not align. I am making a book of maps and other games. . Now I am doing paper miniatures. I was going to cut them out, but your look so good. I am making them 1" by 2". I will fold them at the bottom. The I will laminate them and cut them out as one rectangle. I bought a package of plastic card stands from Amazon. The packages has 12 in 6 colors. When not in use the characters com out of the stands and pack into a small box. This way they do not get bent. Thanks for this tips on this and others on your post.

[@thomaslopez-anderson6110]

Can you use any image from a google search for this??

[@JPCoovert]

As long as the image is good enough quality and you aren't selling the miniature you can use whatever you want!

[@thomaslopez-anderson6110]

Thank you! Awesome stuff for new Dm

[@francescocoppola6629]

How you make flying creatures ?

[@thedungeonmaster8846]

Make the big box a lil longer and draw it higher up

[@solaireofastora186]

Use the game crafter.com they only have metal miniatures but most are under the $5 range but don't exceed $10 for a single one also there is one miniature that isn't on that list its on people and it is plastic skeletons which are 11 cents each

[@JPCoovert]

You could make your own for free... Or you could buy my set of 50 miniatures for the price of 4 from that site :P

[@Klomster88]

Other good source for cheap 3d models are reaper miniatures. Namely the reaper bones. Made with cheaper material, they don't cost much at all per mini and they have a bunch. Got a few really cool wights and a fun portier guy like Patsy in holy grail.

[@Axoltolion]

I see that bestiary in the background it’s giving me binding of Isaac visions

[@Waftey]

Im not very good at using art software on computers so l just draw them by hand and photocopy them, seems like the easiest and cheapest option to me because l have been drawing for years. Plus because l myself drew them, l can actually sell it because l didnt copy anything and actually make profit

[@thatoneasshole54]

Cool idea

[@lekamralalagesagunfamily3146]

Yah this is legit

[@kennethwilson8139]

To cartoony

[@JPCoovert]

too true. too true.

[@robynamory9027]

Followed you on Instagram for ages imagine my surprise while looking for a nice easy way to make some of my own minis