I made a massive dragon guarding a tiny temple

[@carrie4910]

He protect, he attack, he’s got the little monks backs! Stephen is awesome.

[@skinskinner]

he snacc, he attac, but must importantly, he love the rocc

[@anthonynixon3706]

*Stephen

[@stimkburg]

THATS STEPHEN WITH A PH. >:(

[@carrie4910]

@@stimkburg it is? Oops will edit!

[@ladynitestalker313]

@@stimkburg he spelt it right the first time dumbass

[@HerculeDevantrien]

I assume original creations like these don't rake up as many views as those inspired by shows / games and take even more effort, but I think they're the best things on this channel. They're my favorite anyway.

[@Just1Nora]

Same tbh. Not that I don't like game or pop culture references, but I love the chill vibes of these original works. ❤

[@winters64]

I do believe that this oneis inspired by Sea of Stars that just came out this week though, I'm unsure why he isn't mentioning it though...

[@toydose]

@@winters64 not the first time he's made something with a very obvious origin that he just doesnt acknowledge......... rubs me the wrong way ngl

[@gracel4120]

@@winters64what happens in Sea of Stars? I’m not familiar

[@jeeperspeepers1262]

@@toydoseIt’s usually something only inspired or so obvious he doesn’t need to say, i doubt it’s malicious enough to be serious. Plus chances are he was working on this piece before that even came out, dragons are sort of on brand for him tbh.

[@3DPlasticFantasy]

The level of detail on both tiny temple and the dragon is jaw dropping. I wonder if Adam will make anything related to mortal kombat since its coming soon.

[@NorthoftheBorder]

Someone should ask him and see what he says.

[@SlayerOfBarf]

​ Bro 💀

[@DOTMDeath]

@@NorthoftheBorderyeah. Someone should

[@Tophathammer]

@@NorthoftheBorderwait a minute

[@isopodboy]

13:11 i love this no bullshit energy its so funny " i forgot so i didn't" absolutely perfect. the dragon looks awesome dude

[@puppyxe2011]

It’s hilariously great cause it looks like steven is protecting the rock more than the temple itself. “MY ROCK!”

[@user-cz6sm5lb4i]

wait su ?

[@egosoco8181]

🪨

[@whatTFisThis]

the rock is sacred ground owned by the dragon, its ahy the temple os there, its to worship the dragon

[@AllieS_0706]

@@whatTFisThisthe lore I didn’t know I needed but am happy it exists and I found it.

[@EbruKurt-p7h]

My rock., Templestowe

[@djgroen7098]

LETS GO another tiny nerdy thing. Happy to see you still got the energy to upload these amazing sculptures, especially after your last post on here

[@sketchy5617]

So true

[@samuelschanzmeyer4457]

finally somone wants just somthing cool

[@fedorapug8501]

As someone who lived in china, this is a very accurate representation of what you would see on a normal Tuesday.

[@yt_account3]

As someone else who also lived in china, I can confirm this statement is true

[@starlightskywolf]

What are you dudes talking about

[@Voided1122]

As a person not from china I cannot prove this

[@grungeisdead8998]

Commie dragon

[@myarmsrgone]

​@@grungeisdead8998found the american

[@atitagain2788]

I absolutely LOVE the subtle story behind this dragon and his temple, it's now one of my favorite projects you've made!

[@Savagegamer42]

I can just imagine that North of the Border having a whole room filled with all his creations that he just looks at everyday

[@doodlehates_uttp]

Agreed

[@garrylarry890]

He should sell them for $476K per sculpture

[@doodlehates_uttp]

@@garrylarry890 I would buy them

[@hampter6078]

That would be such a magical room

[@fullmoonshadow6967]

He sells them/gives them away to patrons

[@spiinniing]

I actually REALLY love his gold mane, I think the color contrasts really well with his dark blue scales and the colors look really lovely together! I like to think maybe he's an ocean dragon and lives under the water between the sea stacks when he's not protecting the temple from danger.

[@EliKellen-jc8gl]

I read that eastern dragons aren’t usually hostile to humans, so this is totally accurate!

[@voidwyrm6149]

yeah, lóng are divine not monstrous

[@mossdragon123]

I was about to comment something similar saying that Eastern dragons are normally protectors so this is actually more accurate than attacking the temple

[@colossalcool]

cool, now make a tiny dragon guarding a massive temple.

[@Fishe5398]

This needs more likes 💀

[@ben_is_jammin666]

Yeah he should

[@TheEthizle]

I just imagined a dragon the size of a chihuahua guarding a temple 😂

[@reesespp3965]

@@TheEthizle my 5 pound dog barking at the delivery truck that drives by our house

[@wretchedcats4909]

Yes like a little chihuahua sized dragon

[@MarushiaDark316]

Honestly, Adam, this has to be one of the most-impressive pieces you've made to date. This is the sort of thing I'd buy at a convention and put in my room.

[@aperson6116]

I would say his clicker would be my person favorite

[@noahshad09]

All the things he makes I would buy and put in my room lol (if I had enough space to do so)

[@StellarNan]

Genuinely made my day. As someone who is Chinese, it makes me incredibly happy to see appreciation for aspects of the culture without treating China like a meme. Amazing job on the art piece.

[@thedragonshoard9130]

Im currently learning chinese and feel the same, the culture is the coolest part of the language learning experiance.

[@sleepy.timaeus.arts.]

:) ❤️

[@Scalejade]

@@thedragonshoard9130 cool, dude! how's the chinese learning going?

[@thedragonshoard9130]

@@Scalejade I wanna fuckin die bruv. I have 64 weeks to go from knowing zero, nothing about the language, to being fluent to the point of understanding and discussing political, economic, and philosophical views and debates. Im on week 58, been conversationally fluent since week 33, but the high level topics are kicking my ass because i hate talking about them in english.

[@Scalejade]

@@thedragonshoard9130 kay, good to know, you wanna know anything or have any questions in grammar or something just let me know, imma native speaker and i can probably help you

[@galoxyy]

wow one of my fav clay artist "referencing" one my fav diorama artists!! both you and thalasso hobbyer are incredible on your work and i, as a eastern-dragon-lover, am amazed and in love with this piece!!!

[@olivermatthews1009]

Always good when someone makes a dragon, would love to see Adams take on a Wyvern

[@m1zilx]

Sorry for being a nerd but it’s not actually a wyvern it’s a Loong which is a Chinese mythological dragon. Wyvern are part of the British heraldry. I mean no hate towards you just wanted to correct a common mistake

[@leduck7694]

@@m1zilx he meant that he would like to see how adam would make a wyvern

[@danielwesley5051]

He wasn’t calling this dragon a wyvern, he said he would love to see Adam’s take on one.

[@zellafae]

@@m1zilxthe person is talking about wanting to see Adam make a wyvern, not that this is a wyvern.

[@m1zilx]

@@zellafae oh sorry couldn’t be arsed to read it properly

[@fellowchucker7224]

The little net sleeve garlic is sometimes sold in makes a really cool scale pattern. For all you crafty types. 😊

[@melindastevens46]

Genius

[@colterbrown3679]

I like to imagine that Steven the dragon guardian isn’t sworn to protect the little temple by some sort of ancient covenant or spiritual duty, he just likes the funny little building and the tiny creatures that live in it. He likes watching them walk around the courtyard, and in and out of the buildings, and he wonders what they do all day. Steven’s protection of the temple is more of a happy accident, at anyone who might seek to damage the temple or its inhabitants would have to cross a very large, very protective dragon to do so.

[@kel_tism]

your comment is my favourite on this video like this was my exact thought process

[@daisymay6505]

Oh my god I love this 👏

[@AssortedMold268]

um akshually it's stephen with a ph, as mentioned in the video chapters!!1! 🤓

[@SkyPhan-qy7lb]

it's stephen

[@basic6735]

@@SkyPhan-qy7lb Stephen is a disgrace of a name, Stephen’s name is now Steven

[@geesegoose7235]

i recently had a bird pass away named steven who was a vicious little beast who seemed to always be defending something, so the dragon being named steven makes me very happy, thank you.

[@Skywolve1998]

This dropped right about when I'd started playing Sea of Stars, and the thumbnail instantly reminded me of The Sleeper that you see fairly early on. A big ol' dragon wrapped around a stone structure that people live on top of.

[@SafflowerIsYes]

I- I don't know how to feel about Adam making a rock-y texture without using a rock-

[@SpookeyKidz]

It’s a personal attack… honestly. Against all of his fans

[@Dragonsanimate.com12]

It-it’s wrong,buddy is disobeying tradition!

[@cjdenison2727]

I watch your videos with my parakeet every Friday. He absolutely loves the sounds and music and sings to your voice the whole time! Thanks for giving him something amazing to watch! 🙃

[@UltiPryce]

I watch them with my Quaker and it’s the same way! I wonder if it’s something about the vocal frequency.

[@heyitsjezz398]

I love that

[@lilbasenji1]

I love this. The dragon is so cool and the tiny temple is so cute. I love seeing these kinds of sculptures as well the video game inspired sculptures (that are not too creepy). Although I noticed you did not paint the dragon’s eyes. Maybe it’s a blind dragon which is so cool. I love a disabled guardian.

[@gabe243]

What

[@jknmjknm2ymail0com]

Could be a reference to "dragon dot eyes" Tl Dr, if the artist completes a drawing/ artwork, they come to life

[@redwitch12]

It could be a reference to a neat little story about a famed painter, Zhang Sengyao, who painted four amazingly lifelike dragons on the walls of a temple, but left the eyes blank. When asked why his artwork was "incomplete", he answered that a dragon's eyes are its spirit, and by giving it eyes, he would be giving it life-force and it would fly away. His statement was considered absurd, and he was urged to "finish" the painting properly. He painted pupils on two of the dragons...and they did, in fact, come to life and fly into the heavens. Or maybe Adam just wanted it to have cool glowing divine eyes or something IDK

[@SCP-4680]

Absolutely beautiful sculpt!!! I always listen to Craftubers while in my craft space. It's a good night!

[@yamivolcarona2592]

I love how you go over the little techniques more in this one, like the dull boxcutter adding texture and how you mix your washes; it really helps me appreciate more just how much skill and technique you use for these tiny nerdy things

[@1bigemptyspace]

I know you were a bit worried about the colouring, but it looks so beautiful!! The aqua blue/green and the gold compliment each other so beautifully!!

[@cookiecomments846]

Just cause the temple is tiny doesn’t mean the dragon doesn’t love it. 🥺

[@SunwardSpyte]

The temple isn’t tiny, it’s average

[@debel_13]

@@SunwardSpyte 🤓

[@jayzeebee9]

It’s not just good it’s good enough

[@SunwardSpyte]

@@jayzeebee9 sure

[@SunwardSpyte]

@@debel_13 yaba daba doooo yaba daba deeeee Irish boy

[@trstmeimadctr]

With an azure dragon, now you can do a temple on the back of a giant black tortoise and start making progress through the guardian beasts of the cardinal directions in asia

[@_Wei__Wuxian_]

There's a saying in Chinese "画龙点睛", where the artist painted on the pupils on the dragon and it flew away, so perhaps it was a good thing your dragon didn't have any pupils!

[@mystlcgreatness]

He made something not incredibly horrifying… incredible…

[@tessiepinkman]

Hoooly mooly! This is my new favorite sculpt of yours, and that says quite a lot! You have a gift. I'm feeling reeeaally stupid right now, because I can't seem to find the words I'm looking for - so this will have to suffice; You are a sculpting *god* and this dragon and the mountains look so incredibly REAL. Wow. Super-duper wow! Have a great weekend, Adam! Peace!

[@megantregler]

For scales, tulle netting works a treat as well. It's cheap and comes in different sizes, so you can make big scales or little scales, depending on, well, your scale.

[@mikefinneran2569]

Hello Adam, professional dragonoligist here, Chinese dragons are actually VERY rare, so not many people have actually seen one, so you can be proud that you got them (almost) completely right! (Also I love your vids)

[@Choco_paz]

It baffles me how you actually think of the right clay for a certain work and make this sound SO easy! Ever plan on doin a QnA or just an overview of your thought process when making these?

[@NWAP1337]

This is easily one of the best sculptures you've made lately.

[@LadyMekona]

Now I suddenly got really interested in the story of this dragon and its temple. BOY I'd love to read a book or watch a movie about it.. XD Amazing sculpture!

[@RealAndySkibba]

So glad you posted. Was having NOTB withdrawals. Sitting at home shivering, whispering about tiny wormy dealies.

[@ThellVallock]

The colors on this are incredible. It kinda drives me nuts how easy you make this look.

[@AfolabiOgunrinde]

I don't have the words to express how awesome this statue is so I'll just say well done sir.

[@thelostremainunfound]

Wow, this is hands down my favorite project of the year. I love when people make scenes that feel like the whole of the piece is the focus rather than just the creature at the center. Man, if this is what we get when you're MIA for two weeks, I might have to start advocating you do it more often!

[@SacredHelper4]

its a good day when north of the border makes a video

[@Sluggybuggy-ru3qr]

Facts

[@Ratemogay]

Yeah, they’re pretty relaxing to watch

[@Jenni_Toast]

yes, I stalk his channel every friday

[@ragozzinehq]

I know I am just a stodgy middle aged dude, but I have to say it is really nice to see you create something less cheeky than usual. I love this piece and applaud the straight forward concept and presentation. And you're entertaining as always 😁

[@FokushiKitsune]

Clicked on the video so fast because I love dragons and this dragon is awesome. Dragons are pretty much the main thing I draw.

[@meadowlaine]

Love the mention of Thlassohobbier. I watch both of you so it made me very excited

[@yololinsken3045]

Its always a joy when you upload, there just isn't another artist to replace your dry humor. I'm glad you're taking the time you need give your projects the quality they deserve, even though that means there might is no video for the week.

[@Jay-yc3xi]

This is amazing. Happy to see you trying a different style (eastern dragons over western) it looks really cool!

[@DonsArtnGames]

As an asian and a dragon lover... THIS... IS... AWESOME!!! Thanks for making a great piece and making it a part of my dreams instead of my usual nightmares you inspire XD ...

[@frankierzucekjr]

I really like it bud, its different and I think you nailed it. Very cool.

[@aVoice_art]

As an artist this was very fun to watch because we often bs our mistakes as little intentional features, so it was refreshing to hear it as, "yea it just happened idk it looks fine so I guess it's good." I need this view about my own art...

[@TheRealWulfderay]

Awesome work! I love the mane! I think it's more copper than gold, but I really think that works better with the dragon's scales. The hide looks kinda like aged copper, so it works very well together.

[@adination1573]

This has definitely been my favorite sculpture so far! I cant wait to see you top it!

[@Scar_does_stuff]

I know you weren't very happy with the dragon's hair but I think it looks really nice against his skin color. This whole thing was right up my alley and I love it dearly. Yet another great piece Adam ^_^

[@HappyJacKitty]

I LOVE DRAGONS! And this one is definitely a beautiful one! It's amazing how much detail you were able to put into it!

[@Shortbread1008]

The old renaissance masters would lay down a layer of red before applying the gold so that it would be warmer! Using the red based brown that you used sort of mimics that, and was a good call! Steven the Dragon looks really good! Great job!!!

[@Turpie_]

Wow, what a massive dragon on such a tiny temple

[@hannumadethis]

So glad you discovered Thalasso Hobbyer, he's the tits! Love your guardian dragon, great work! 😍

[@jeroens9160]

Have you two ever thought of doing a collab?! That would be fireworks...

[@kalieris]

I love how this came out. Coloring the water a different blue than the dragon may have been an accident, but I think it made the dragon pop more than if they’d both been greenish. Also, I now want to make a whole bunch of somewhat-less-than-1:144 scale temples and outbuildings, for no other reason than because they’re adorable.

[@Liza-pw4ie]

I love the aqua of the dragon and how it contrasts with the gold, amazing colour choices!

[@wolfella5793]

I wish you would have added some things to this already gorgeous sculpture (I’m not a sculptor I’m an drawer so I have no clue if any of this would be possible and obviously it looks amazing without all this) 1: I wish you would have added hair to the end of the mustache? Whiskers? Idk 2: wish there was more color depth to the dragon idk maybe more shades of blue or maybe a undertone of purple (I know nothing about paint) 3: I wish you made a little staircase going down the rocks that could be crushed by the dragon like missing peace’s where the dragon is clinging to the rock 4: maybe bridges to the other rocks from the tiny pathway to temples or maybe just a little place with tents because long climb broken bridges would be cool to 5: wish you put little boats in the water or a little dock at the end of the staircase because how you getting there (well I guess they could ride the dragon xD) 6: wish you made the whiskers longer I love it anyway obviously and I’m just a random stranger on the internet criticizing something that I would never be able to do so take everything I say with a grain of salt love you and your absolutely gifted with your skills have a good life

[@kaylee8209]

I MISSED THESE TYPES OF NERDY SCULPTURES

[@Eli-Stration22]

This was totaly worth the three week wait. Thank you Adam!

[@Maretisnotreal]

This is awesome, probably took 3000000 hours, not complaining but why is the dragon so buff? I love it. Edit: the finished result is amazing it’s very realistic for clay (plus other stuff)

[@AzraelThanatos]

Just as a note, for the rocks if you want something that works similar to the plaster for the shading part, look at something like the large bottle Applebarrel White craft paint. While it's a decent white to mix with, it tends to be somewhat chalky if you paint it on things, but that works great for using a leopard spotting type technique

[@justboredandtired408]

I love your work and the dedication that goes into everyone of them. It's truly amazing going back and watching your older content and seeing how much you and your channel have grown. Just reading the comments, it's easy to see that you inspired a lot of little baby artists.

[@Yoshi11720]

Fantastic as always! I was wondering, would you be interested in making a Dialga vs. Palkia sculpture?

[@crystaleye3948]

Dear North of the Border, i loved you take on the dragon and how it looked, it was amazing to look at and felt like it came to life, i was wondering if you could consider making kaido , the dragon, from one piece as it would be interesting to see you make it ❤

[@ChanelWiggins-w5h]

He protect, he attack, he’s got the little monks backs!Stephen is awesome.. This is easily one of the best sculptures you've made lately..

[@thearchiver9753]

the dragon part was a masterpiece. i got hyped when you started painting it with a blue hue thinking "he's doing a water dragon" but the golden mane shocked me. still good in look, but (personal preferencies here) i'd go for a water elemental effect with shiny water skin and some sparks too. flood dragons are an asian myth and they're able to call thunder as well. it would have been great. a damn fine job for the sculpt and the rocky setting. hat's down to you man

[@meddy8216]

I love this so much!! The blues against the browns are beautiful! This is probably one of my most favorite of your projects!!

[@SirPogsalotCreates]

16:43 he did it...he made Adam say trypophobia

[@Shadow1Yaz]

For the future! Eastern dragons are actually based on mammals, not lizards. So you should be using wolves, lions, deer like guys as reference. The body is usually lizard like, but even that can be covered in fur and fluff. This one looked really good! I like a wester/eastern dragon mix! Looks like mom was Easter and dad was western

[@TheGodHerobrine]

I love your channel because you just do unbelievable fantastic things i just love so many things you made to be honest if i could buy them then i would buy what you create so please continue making such beautiful videos and clay statues❤🥰

[@kyuunied]

i did not expect but was very excited to hear adam reference thalasso hobbyer ! i started watching his videos before i found north of the border so it was such a cool lil crossover for me lol

[@coldino3497]

It's Crazy how detailed things can be

[@Loner_Official]

9:11 that's sounded personal 😂

[@wardasiddika2934]

i think he works for a shop or something

[@HeavyDeception]

The broken scale at 15:46 makes me sad. Also, this is my 15 or 20 time watching this, and I just now saw it lol.

[@fennec13]

LOL - you and Thalasso are the two main scuptor/ model makers I watch on youtube.

[@Makallaka]

After watching the creation of the tiny temple I think I sympathetically suffered eye strain. As always, awesome work. :)

[@firezone8770]

1:01 the kebab man when i make my order

[@TheMainAdog]

Man this is incredible! You’re so damn talented it’s honestly astounding🤩❤️🔥 Edit: I wholeheartedly agree, dragons are indeed the tits.

[@beansandbug1966]

Make a realistic Mickey mouse

[@samanthadean1083]

This is the tiniest, nerdiest thing ever… and I LOVE IT!!! ❤️❤️❤️👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻

[@tuckerheninger]

I’m always fan of what you come up with, but this one was definitely one of my favorites this year!

[@ShuckleMan-qq6os]

3:30 anyone else notice something off about this?

[@sleepingfae]

I had to go back and make sure I heard it right lol

[@Lyan_Conrad]

One of your most beautiful creation, imo. Lovely!

[@angelaa7388]

Wow there were several times where I though, "this looks great!" Only to have him add more detail. Extraordinary.

[@shadowkitty3429]

Thalasso hobbyer's builds are incredible. I love that you watch his videos.

[@TDuySculptures]

The sculpture look amazingly beautiful!

[@ArtChongArt]

Really enjoyed this one. Nice job Adam! Makes me want to try something in smaller scale so I can make huge creatures too!

[@pokeplazagamer]

"But I forgot, so I didn't." this one hit pretty hard.

[@Seraphyrim]

I'm impressed how you managed not to make this terrifying, no but seriously this is impressive, people don't get that you're extremely talented

[@Managable_Mayhem]

I love how everybody else just goes online to buy miniature temple kits and puts them into a diorama and you take it as a challenge and go: "Lemme one-up you lazy amateurs!" and you proceed to built such an amazing teeny tiny temple from scratch. I absolutely adore you for that alone.

[@mikaelangehagen7251]

13:57 you never fail to not make me smile, thank you

[@broomy_yt]

i would really like to see more of this kind of stuff on the channel. Especially in the past couple of months, its seemed like adam has just kind of gone with what gets veiws, which i understand, but this type of creation is so much cooler and more interesting to watch. I think its gonna help in the long run.

[@aaronbrehm624]

I think this might be one of my favorites of yours that you’ve done

[@Cap_master29]

I think I would call Stephen’s scales an aqua-teal color, and I like that it is that, Teal is my favorite color.

[@veronica5896]

Wow, just wow.. Speechless! So freaking awesome!

[@lornacy]

It's so sweet when they are protective like that ❤

[@heyitsjezz398]

Project idea related to colors: I think I fantastic way to deal with "how do color?" Is to just make something so eye-wateringly vibrant if almost hurts! 😂 like, Ya know that one scene from inside out where Joy and Sadness almost get turned into shapes? Just make some colorful shapes and put faces on them, even just as a personal experimentation project😂 Absolutely love this one tho, all your work is wonderful and he videos are so well made they always make my cat fall asleep on me which is the best and I love seeing the process of how you create

[@Jaybiiird]

Man I love this piece, it might me one of my favorite things you've made so far! It'd be amazing to have as a desk ornament!