How to paint the Fire Elemental: Redux | Nolzur's Marvelous Miniatures/Wizkids | Boxes of Shame

In this episode I try to REPAINT the Fire Elemental from Wizkids Nolzur's Marvelous Miniatures!
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[@SnoddiesHobbies]

Intro made me laugh, glad to see you’re having fun with the model and channel.

[@DevsDice]

Thanks Dave!

[@williamporter7596]

You know the paint job on the original didn't bother me, it was the mini sort of floating above the lava base. Your new version has it all blended together and looks much more natural.

[@DevsDice]

I totally agree. The base was the big culprit but I figured that I wanted to do a fire study and also expand my skills for painting fire a bit more than drybrushing. Still though, a good way to make a fire elemental in like 5 min! ;) Thanks for the comment! :D

[@robertjunges3870]

If Leif is unhappy, then fire elemental is unhappy...

[@DevsDice]

Haha! So true! :D

[@meghanrossman1693]

There are no mistakes only learning opportunities! Thank you for the great video!

[@DevsDice]

That is so correct! Thank you for commenting and watching! :)

[@3lth]

I liked it before but I love it now. Great job mate. The contrast from white to yellow in the eyes and at the base tricked my eyes into thinking it was real light and I found myself squinting.

[@DevsDice]

Thank you kindly! Yeah I am so happy that I did the changes! I learned a lot and I am much more happy with the result! Haha! Yeah I had my sunglasses on when painting it! ;) Thanks for the comment!

[@lutsurugi]

the mini looks so much better than before. but the base... holy crap the base is AMAZING!!!

[@DevsDice]

Oh you did watch it! 👍😅 Thanks Lutsurugi! 👍😊

[@linuskentrevtorp]

You always think of turning it into a fun thing, as everyone else I laughed during that intro. And a very nice new paintjob, the base was really creative and you absolutely outdid yourself this time, can't stress that enough!

[@DevsDice]

Thanks man! And again, thanks for the feedback! :)

[@bobsaget1164]

There was nothing wrong with the original it was the best cheeto monster I have ever seen

[@jamiespeirs885]

Totally awesome Leif, you took it to another level.

[@DevsDice]

Thank you Jamie, yeah this one, or perhaps rather the earlier version really did bother me! Thanks! 👍😊

[@Tsukuyomiful]

Super awesome. Saved it to my mini inspiration playlist! Was surprised to see my name pop up at the end haha. You're one of my favorite mini painters so far and think of you as a hidden gem!

[@DevsDice]

Aw thank you so much! Yeah I hope you don't mind but your comment was one of the ones I took to heart! :)

[@ModelsEverywhere]

After watching the intro I was going to say that you shouldn't have to repaint as this series is about getting unpainted minis done, however you have done such a good job that all I can say is superb work. The base looked great in the end and the mini was awesome too.

[@DevsDice]

Thank you so much! Yeah I know that this was a bit of an offshoot from the normal content but the previous one really bothered me. I want to see it on the shelf and at least be reasonably happy, so might as well fix it! :)

[@willieduwe1]

Im using a lot of these techniques for a summer competition themed summer in a diorama thanks for posting.

[@DevsDice]

That's awesome! Good luck with that competition! :)

[@NatesMiniatures]

Loved the intro, and the paint job turned out great. A must watch for sure :D

[@DevsDice]

Thanks Nate! Yeah I wanted to do something that mixed a bit of comedy and truth! ;)

[@adrienmunoz6392]

Amazing work ! New to painting minis enjoyed this

[@DevsDice]

Thank you kindly Adrien! :D Welcome to a great hobby!

[@add2ndedition663]

I loved the original but this is an great improvement over the first job. Excellent work.

[@DevsDice]

Thanks man! I am glad you liked it. I am much more happy with this one as well and I am glad that I did challenge myself, picked up a few new skills and experiences! :)

[@CKYspartan]

looks good! keep up the good work!

[@DevsDice]

Thank you so much! I'm trying! ;)

[@andyholmes5588]

This iswonderful, I love your videos, keep it up dude!

[@DevsDice]

Thank you man! I am happy to hear that and I will try to! :D

[@peternarkiniemi4808]

Looks good ! keep up the good work !

[@DevsDice]

Hey Peter! Thanks man! I should come by sometime. I would love to do some video on you when you do your crafting. Especially if there are any sparks from hammers hitting metal or metal being grinded.....OMFG sparks in 160 fps slow-motion....*drooool* :)

[@DinoboySeth]

It looks like a hot blobby lava monster! Wonderful detail! Great job

[@DevsDice]

Thank you Seth! Yeah I am a whole lot happier with that one than I was with the previous paintjob! Thanks for the nice comment! :)

[@Miniocalypse]

Great video. Best intro iv seen in a while, I will be getting a hot glue gun now for sure. Id love to have that guy sitting in my desk for sure!

[@DevsDice]

Thanks man! Yeah hot glue guns are awesome to have when making terrain. One tip though, make sure that you get one that is so called low temperature. Especially if you're going to use it on any type of foam or such. I think there might be glue guns that support multiple heat levels also? Anyways, yes it's an awesome thing to have handy! :)

[@ojphoenix7]

amazing detail on this fire elemental, great to see what that gradient pattern could look like on one; i will definitely be emulating this style when i do mine! without the base though, it doesn't interest me, even though I'd be lying if it wasn't also amazing and impressive!

[@DevsDice]

Thanks you so much John! Please if you can, post some images or something once you are happy with the paintjob! Thanks again for your nice words! :D

[@patrickbarrett6531]

that base! i am totally stealing several of your ideas! Cheers!

[@DevsDice]

Thank you! Go for it! :D

[@johnharvath5278]

Like I said before, leave it to a Finn to take something cool. And make it AWESOME!👍

[@DevsDice]

Haha Thank you so much!!!

[@blakec1924]

I will be honest that the initial painting is where I think of my painting skills, but seeing how you worked the new style in seems obvious once you did it. For the baking soda trick, does it need to be “fresh” or could I swap out the old box in the fridge and it still work ok? All in all, I am glad the feedback pushed you and by proxy showed me more tools I should try on my side as well. Great job and can’t wait for the next video!

[@DevsDice]

Thanks for the comment! Regarding the baking soda, I was not sure. I bought one for terrain building but then I tested it at home with the one in the kitchen cupboard and it worked fine as well! So go on and "weld" some terrain my friend!

[@xreev0x]

Huge improvement, but I feel like the red portion was too much of the mini. Nonetheless, it looks great!

[@DevsDice]

Why thank you Michael!

[@jessemonroe4115]

what did you use as a sealer? is it a gloss sealer for that glossy look it has?

[@DevsDice]

Yeah I think that was what I used yeah! :)

[@daveschrumpf8261]

I think it looks great now especially with the basing. It looked OK before... but honestly the problem is the sculpt, not with your work.

[@DevsDice]

Thanks man! Yeah I have to be honest and say that sometimes I do really hate the wizkids sculpts but yeah this one turned out good eventually! :D

[@larryblevins8078]

Should have left the base obsidian black and lava rust red

[@DevsDice]

Thanks for sharing Larry! 👍😊

[@TheDungeon-Master]

Wet fire??????? Why SHINY??? WTF

[@DevsDice]

Thanks for the feedback.