Making a MINIATURE Enchanted Forest (and painting with Disney colors)

I made a text RPG:
www.forgesaga.com
I've been wanting to build a miniature enchanted forest for a while now, and also learn a few new skills along the way. Watch me learn to use Polymer Clay, Acid Etching brass, as well as finding a new way to make clumpy Foam Flock.

[@deathlytree434]

the water is secretly a death potion to prevent the people from busting open the statue and finding the real well

[@SH-qs7ee]

It IS magical! Drink it and you will never age a day.

[@tinobemellow]

Or a chemical designed by the human gods to prevent those pesky roaches from raiding the local village.

[@8BitLife69]

Got to the shredding pool noodles part and was...this dude is a genius. FANTASTIC.

[@strangequark64209]

Right! I have a bunch of that foam that ive been saving but never knew what i could use it for. Super genius !

[@Eener1000]

that diy bushy foam flocking is a great idea

[@drewbakka5265]

That palet website is a godsend

[@HAVgiraffe]

the disney color pallette really made this look otherworldly...the teal underlayer looked awesome. i like how you embraced the imperfections in the sculpture to add to the story of the overall piece.

[@CharacterDesignForge]

Have NEVER seen a solution like that foam grinding before, super cool

[@MrMatthewPR]

Polymer clay - longer time and lower temperature will cure it without any burning at all :)

[@KnarbMakes]

Good tip! I'm learning, haha.

[@sillylittleman1199]

Your voice is super satisfying and calm and the process is satisfying too. Love your build videos, keep it up!

[@andrewdrauth]

I love how every video you end up just adding some degree of crazy cool tech into your builds. "Lets play with acid for this one? "Okay." Also, now that I've finished watching the video - this build was insanely cool. Grinding up foam for flocking worked incredibly well. I'm shook.

[@KnarbMakes]

The tech is how I get most of my enjoyment, haha. Always keep learning.

[@mrgunn2726]

I know, right! 😅

[@witchsongminis]

The casual "Lets do some alchemy with acid etching" made us laugh so hard

[@solid_jr]

This is what I love about Knarbs projects too. No machine, tool, chemical or material is off limits....

[@euansmith3699]

Acid and Lasers🤩

[@MrKirby365]

Dude what a genius way to reuse that foam

[@bunnyonabunwithagunnicepun5689]

Absolutely. Magnificent.

[@ashsmash666]

The foam idea was great the trees looked so thick and full!

[@sventheultimate]

Knarb you are truly a Jack of all Trades. And a master of all! So many techniques get used, including the sculpting in VR. Grinding up the foam is an awesome trick.

[@charlesalbrecht6201]

Holy cow I just found your channel and you're now in my top fave Creators! Amazing design and tutorial!

[@spid3rgwen415]

i binge watched you yesterday. I love your videos! you're so talented and I don't get why all humans love tiny things

[@pinkajou656]

I really don’t either XD

[@vonkatartistry]

Love the idea of the colour scheme 👌👌👌👌 super cool

[@annbrookens945]

I love your fountain of life statue; it came out so well and looks beautiful! I can imagine playing with all these pieces as a young girl. In a few years, your daughter is going to take over a LOT of this stuff!

[@liruichen]

A soothing tutorial to soak up on a summer day. Another high-quality product!

[@RevRaak]

Incredible tutorials here: clump flocking, polymer clay, color planning, paper plants! And that's just the ones I want to plan on using! I'm just finishing up forest scatter and wanted to do a statue, too. This is so good!

[@xphoenixrising]

honestly, I love the inspiration you're taking from what you share with your daughter. I don't see a lot of mini artists pulling from the fairy tale wonder some of the disney movies have. I can't wait to see how this further levels up your craft! I'll have to try it on my own work!!

[@Ms_Ink]

It’s hard to fathom how expensive it would have been if you had have used store bought flocking for all of your trees. You have a beautiful mind!

[@CCMinis]

That Sappho sculpture turned out absolutely amazing - just like the rest of it. Excellent work Knarb!

[@KnarbMakes]

Thanks Nick! Some of your painting tips rub off on me sometimes.

[@yoshi-us4md]

you never cease to amaze me

[@mrgunn2726]

Knarb, this is an awesome video, and I love watching you work, but you have advanced past the expert level, onto the master level, us mere mortals have no chance of matching this level of skill. 🤣

[@D1gital-ZER0]

This was so dope, Knarb! Love the colors, you did a great job.

[@josray2557]

That was very impressive. So many different techniques that lead to some of the best forestry I've seen from any maker. Even the statue alone is remarkable.

[@HasteHobbies]

Crafting renaissance man!

[@ruudhooff6486]

Excellent video as usual: I recently made trees using armature wire, tinfoil and then just cover it with hotglue... Extremely easy, no baking and the glue looks like bark without any additional effort 😊

[@tulmir]

Wow, you did a fantastic work mate. I love how you can use all of those different methods for only one project!

[@poppetangel]

Those foam trees look amazing and I loved the unusual colour palette.

[@miniquibble8282]

The finished Fountan of Life is so cool man. The fact you digitally kitbashed it as well... and then the resin pool finish is just CHEF EXCELLENCE. Nice work all-around 🙌

[@CrossingCrafts]

Wow! As someone who crafts, I love all the unique techniques you use. Never even heard of brass etching before this! Happy to see your success from that Rapunzel video, you deserve it!

[@debbralehrman5957]

What a great job you did with the colors and the plants. Thanks for the tip about the water. I'll bring my own water bottle to the Forest. 👍🏻👏🏻

[@hacknslashcrafts8733]

Dude I love your perspective on crafting. Once you busted out the brass sheet I was hooked.

[@Draculord666]

That statue is gorgeous!

[@solid_jr]

Those trees look great Knarb. Nice work. I have to say that you're probably YTs foremost authority on using tech for crafting terrain and minis at this point. I love that your projects use a huge range of materials from traditional crafting supplies to hardware store materials. Also you use tools ranging from laser engravers, 3d sculpting and printing to table saws and jigsaws. Pretty freakin' resourceful. Forest settings were always my favorite environments for D&D campaigns. I haven't made anything like this for 40k but I'm a Dark Angel's guy so this would work great for the forests of Caliban. Well, back before they were turned into space debris... now I'm thinking about a 40k table made up of floating asteroid chunks .... hmmmm.... Thanks for another great video and congrats on hitting 50K subs.

[@KnarbMakes]

Thanks for coming on the journey with me Todd! Keep on crafting.

[@solid_jr]

One more quick question, what's your recipe for surfacing your terrain pieces... sorry the term is escaping me but, the stuff you'd use to cover foam cliffs or earth. It seems like you use plaster and pva for things like that... what's your approximate recipe?

[@KnarbMakes]

@@solid_jr plaster, some filler material like celulose paper, and black gesso or acrylic paint. Mixed to taste, I'm not precise with it. Cottage cheese consistency

[@Someone-uo7fx]

Your creations are so cool! I have zero experience with this stuff and it blows my mind what you can do. I would love to see you make something from Legend of Zelda BOTW if you can and want to. Keep it up Knarb!

[@Marietta30064]

This is fantastic and you are so talented! Now I want to try some of your forest techniques for my miniature house landscaping. I appreciate your creativity, skill and the way you provide the information. WELL DONE!

[@Misha..K]

It is really magical 💫

[@gwendolynrobinson3900]

The foam really was an incredible medium for tree foliage, it looks great :))

[@BillMakingStuff]

Nice trees Knarb

[@KnarbMakes]

Thanks Bill

[@Voirreydirector]

Wow, that almost carried a vestige of emotion! Good job Bill!

[@BPCustomCreations]

Knarb, I know I say this on almost all of your videos but you really have a varied skill set that blows my mind! Keep up the great work!

[@M0rgan-C]

such a good idea to use tile squares as a base. i love the color palette you used as well! i think sometimes people shy away from the more vibrant colors thinking it’ll make it look cheap or fake. this video is just more proof that when done well it adds so much depth!

[@Jake9ization]

Looks great! Pocahontas color scheme makes this terrain a VIBE haha love it

[@WillinrowArts]

Amazing idea making your own flocking!

[@sonoftarg3793]

Those tree are lovely and the fountain is so beautiful. thank you for the inspiration.

[@stevieandthebarbies]

Love your acid etched plants!

[@euansmith3699]

Fantastic. I like the aesthetic choices you made. The narration was very relaxing too.

[@NinetaleHobbies]

Right on. I just did the same thing to make some flock. Looks awesome.

[@socialdistancing1289]

amazing honestly one of your best vids love those colors!

[@katiewaterrose]

I'm redesigning my bedroom and I spent this whole video wondering if I could translate your amazing ideas into life size scale. I am just blown away at how talented you are!!

[@brianahawkins8124]

Beautiful. :D

[@robustnucleus654]

These are beautiful! Amazing work once again.

[@ethobbyshow]

Wow, you painted with all the colors of the wind!

[@KnarbMakes]

I can't believe I didn't slip that line in there somewhere, haha. Good one!

[@AvalonDreamz]

Good job! Very impressed and gave me some really good ideas to try! Thank you.

[@AvocationNation]

Amazing look, fine work

[@BranimirovlYl]

You are doing great work man, keep on rollin

[@richardbradley2335]

beautiful...lots of charm/creepiness in equal measure.

[@rachealgetscreative]

I like the Disney color inspiration and the color swath website. And the scene looks great!

[@anniehartley8851]

Oh My! that is so cool

[@Berserkerworks]

Great idea using that black foam. I've thrown loads of that stuff away cus I didn't think I could make anything out of it...

[@arkoflore]

I like your work. They all great.

[@xHarpyx]

So cool!

[@Moist_Plinth]

Amazing,I’m such a fan of every creation you make!!

[@Spriglithika]

Knarb, you seem to be a very clever and independent creator. I am glad I stumbled upon your channel, and I hope you pick up a bunch of steam.

[@KnarbMakes]

Thanks Hannah!

[@SquishyFishies]

would love to see more jungle themed stuff!

[@Scapesy]

Nice! Man you have so many skills! Thanks for sharing!

[@Voirreydirector]

Oh my dear, how wonderful! I am so looking forward to more of your When Worlds Collide. How about a game or battle report on KZbin?

[@cawsking555]

mdf and card works well with automotive 2 in 1 sandable primer as it does a light seal

[@kennethhutchinson8984]

Fantastic job!

[@DimetriusDarwin]

Beautiful. I learned a lot from your videos. thank you for sharing.

[@Amazingfreakouts]

Amazing work!

[@Themodelman]

looks fantastic great job!

[@CajunCraftastrophe]

Ah, the Dollar Store is still alive and well despite my best attempts at sabotage. Haha, a Tim Horton's cup! Now all of my doubts about your Canadian-ness have been laid to rest. : ) Excellent armature and trunks on those trees. It looks GREAT. BTW: Thanks for the mention. : ) Your paint job/faux patina on the statue is DOPE. The pool noodle/foliage is brilliant, I like! Consider that borrowed. Excellent work all around and bonus points for choosing a teal base coat! That is bold. Cheers!

[@KnarbMakes]

Thanks for the great advice, and thanks for watching!

[@mellvee]

I'm a sculptor, and my main medium is polymer clay. Thank you for reducing my art to something created with Play-Doh. 😂 Of course, compared to your creations, that's what mine look like...but we'll ignore that for the moment! In all seriousness, I love your work and am always very envious of your talent and resourcefulness. So impressive!

[@KnarbMakes]

No no no. I have huge respect for people that can work the medium. MY attempts at it feel like playing with playdoh, lol Keep crafting!

[@adamp3229]

Looks great

[@banana4scale]

how did I not know about this channel?! awesome stuff!

[@sofiaottoman]

This is really cool

[@DungeonMasterpiece]

Oh wow acid etching

[@SteveFamine]

Right!?

[@KnarbMakes]

It took a lot longer than I expected it would, but now I know the process better.

[@jodyknight]

A very impressive video thanks. This is the 1st time you've landed in my recommended videos and I really enjoyed what you did and how you did it, so I've subscribed and put my notifications to ALL so I don't miss your next video. See you next time ;^)

[@KnarbMakes]

Thanks so much and ill see you in the next video!

[@jodyknight]

@@KnarbMakes for sure.

[@joannabevan5456]

❤So beautiful. Have you ever done anything to do with other Disney films, or maybe Dreamworks? Maybe you could do Pride Rock from the live action Lion King? What about the island of Berk from How to train your Dragon? Or maybe something to do with Chinese Culture or Folklore? Like the Jade Palace from Kung Fu Panda? Ooh, what about a scene from one of the Monkey King films?

[@thebutterflythatstamps]

This is so cool.

[@MrDaeniboy]

friggn awesome!

[@thra-x1855]

nice, a reason to keep hoarding all that packing foam!

[@farimahkarimi6549]

Great job

[@stephenrenwick8781]

Brilliant work, it is awesome, but I have said that too many times now.

[@KnarbMakes]

Thanks so much Stephen

[@stephenrenwick8781]

@@KnarbMakes you have re inspired me to go and make my own terrain instead of 3D printing everything

[@user-my9on8sw3e]

Amazing you deserve more support keep it up 🙂

[@SteveFamine]

MAX LEVEL SKILLZ

[@KnarbMakes]

No such thing, can always learn more!

[@SciFiCrafts]

Your philadelphia looks waaaaay different from ours over here......and works surprisingly well for modelmaking! Might have to try that ._.

[@purpleish_yellow1285]

Amazing

[@WeltenbauerClub]

Very nice 🤩

[@KnarbMakes]

Thanks 🤗

[@cryzz0n]

You're really killing it with all these videos. You're definitely one of my favorite crafters at this point. Looking for inspiration from Pocahontas worked well with your forest. I'm curious if the brass triggered the fire alarm sensor on your laser. Any issues with that sort of thing?

[@ibeaman]

Watching your projects inspire me to make dioramas do you have any tips for starting to make dioramas?

[@KnarbMakes]

Make a plan, then start! I learn best by doing.

[@cristianartes7434]

genius

[@BodyByBenSLC]

Am I the only one that thinks this guy is way too talented to be doing KZbin videos.

[@Geordiecrafts]

What a beautiful piece! I can't get over how gorgeous this is! I love that you did your own laser cut and acid etched plants. A laser cutter is on my long list of crafting toys I want to buy in the long term haha. Which VR sculpt program do you use? I haven't done much sculping in my headset but I would love to spend a bit more time in there!

[@KnarbMakes]

Thanks Geordie! VR Sculpting is done in Adobe Medium, formerly called Oculus Medium. It's not as feature rich as Blender, but it lets you have layers and do voxel type sculpting on things. Can get quite resource intensive and my machine struggles sometimes with it at high resolutions.

[@Geordiecrafts]

@@KnarbMakes cool! I'll have to give it go! I've only tried gravity sketch so far and that was only for a few minutes. I still plan on using blender for the majority of my models, but it would be nice to break up the work flow (and take some breaks from sitting) to bulk out some sculpts in VR 😁

[@elKONTEXO]

the thumbnail was making this project look way smaller (and lamer) than it actually was, because the miniatures look regular sized although they are pretty big. 12:13 is an awesome shot that really sells the scale of these. I almost didn't click but this was really cool :D maybe you can try to include an object for scale in your thumbnails (yourself maybe?) Don't know if that is useful feedback maybe, cheers

[@KnarbMakes]

But... I am in the thumbnail

[@elKONTEXO]

@@KnarbMakes It seems that I made a mistake. I don't know what happened there tbh.

[@kristofferlinden6306]

Wow

[@kenpoblacion2935]

I wish you make the world of pandora next

[@KnarbMakes]

I have to watch the new movie! Heard good things.

[@atoastyghost290]

haha, *nice.*