Sculpting the Perfect Miniature in VR and Bringing It into the REAL World

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[@TheCrafsMan]

Knarb, this is such a WILD new way of sculpting to me! Fantastic job showing it and not to mention, going from concept to reality! FINE JOB! The gentleman who is converting one of my new character designs into 3D/CAD is using a VR approach as well. It must be where sculptors are heading lately.

[@KnarbMakes]

You still cant substitute real clay sculpting but its getting real damn close I feel. Thanks for watching man!

[@nightcitycrafts]

Never, ever forget Leg Day.

[@KnarbMakes]

Haha. Indeed

[@guardsmen2945]

Seize the means of production comrades! in all seriousness though this is incredible, I plan to also sculpt models for my setting that has several main time periods which mimics our own so I need to have both realistic and grounded models based on reality while also giving them that sci fi/ (insert)-punk look to them for their time period/faction and sculpting is probably the only real way I can get what I want for that. Seeing a video like this is helping me break the barrier and try sculpting minis my self in blender, especially models you don't think about like aircraft technicians etc for dioramas in my setting.

[@KnarbMakes]

Right on! Its a deep pool but worth diving into, super fun and rewarding.

[@MajorLeagueNerd]

You made modeling look so easy, I've been so afraid of stepping into it but now I wanted VR head set to finally jump into modeling!

[@CCMinis]

Such an interesting process - that turned out amazing Knarb!

[@KnarbMakes]

Thanks Nick!

[@nav9]

You're extremely underappreciated. I hope you grow and more people see your skill and dedication :)

[@KnarbMakes]

Thanks so much!

[@AbandonedMiniatures]

I thought to myself, “I wonder how he’ll fix voids and whatnot for printing,” and ten seconds later, you showed me. Awesome stuff Knarb!

[@KnarbMakes]

Yeah. Been bitten by random voids and islands too many times, haha.

[@BPCustomCreations]

Wonderful sculpt! I really love the right hand on the backpack strap. That was the perfect decision and makes for a unique pose!

[@Mekhami]

This is unbelievably cool. One of the coolest things I've seen in this hobby. I don't have the vision for things like this, but watching you do it was seriously inspiring.

[@KnarbMakes]

Thanks so much Lawrence

[@lukeswayoflooking]

Holy crap dude, this is sick! Sculpt looks amazing! Gonna have to pick up a VR headset now, this is way too cool!

[@drewbakka5265]

So dedicated bro! one thing I should suggest for your site: tag system. With so many factions being made with overlaping themes and playstyles tags will help people find new options in search

[@Chainmailninja]

Hey Knarb, I just wanted to let you know how continually impressed I am with your content. As an aging wargamer, I've often lamented that the minis hobby community can have a tendency to be very reactionary. In contrast, you're a fantastic example of someone who combines all sorts of techniques, new and old, to do amazing work. Gorgeous mini!

[@KnarbMakes]

Thanks so much. The topics I cover tend to just be things im interested in. Doesnt always do good for KZbin, but it keeps me from getting bored, haha.

[@DungeonMasterpiece]

I'm blown away. This is incredible

[@ScratchBashing]

Very impressive! Great model

[@josray2557]

always impressed by your grasp of tech... We have so many issues over here with 3D printing and slicing, you make it look easy peasy

[@wolf-uy3jw]

thanks, Knarb

[@EnTaroTassadar116]

My goodness! Heavens yeah man!!! Hahaha, I really enjoyed seeing your workflow with Adobe Medium. It has inspired my dad and I to take a deeper look into getting an oculus and getting ahold of Adobe medium to learn how to create our own tabletop stuff. We are big Warhammer 40k enthusiasts 😄 Thank you for sharing 🤘🏾

[@TheShieldery]

Frazetta is awsome! I'd also recommend John How. He was one of the 2 main designers/Concept artists for LotR btw.

[@kscott2655]

Howe

[@leafjerky]

one tip: you can set the pose to neutral, finish the model, then cut the arms, import different weapons/tools/assets, and adjust to how you want a pose, and save them individually without having to re-do anything. each time you want to make a new one, just cut arms, adjust, add weapons, smooth the joints, and save as new EDIT: I commented this too early lol you mentioned that - good work overall!

[@NinetaleHobbies]

Awesome. I'm doing the same thing at 15mm, minus the vr. It's nice seeing others workflow. Looking great. Game seems to be shaping up well.

[@Dan_Does]

This is art. Don't let anyone *cough Bill* tell you different!

[@KnarbMakes]

He will come around. Its a matter of time

[@PKTCrafts]

Damn.. Now I need a VR headset aswell. This hobby is getting expencive! Great job Knarb!

[@KnarbMakes]

You're telling me, Haha? Thanks for watching!

[@thatcreativepotato]

Wow! This looks great

[@99brickstudios]

Please more! Awesome video

[@Nosculptor]

Great mini! Although I would never use VR for sculpting. Somehow even thinking about it gives me nausea. :D The only thing I liked in it was how convenient it is to fill in the gaps between objects.

[@Exidous96]

Wow, this is seriously an impressive video!! Having put a non-trivial amount of hours into Medium, I can obviously tell how much practice and experience you've put into doing organic forms, amazing job!! The model turned out excellent! BTW, a cool sequel to this video would be dividing and keying your model into multiple parts, that giant deserves to be giant!

[@nordicson2835]

Very cool , thank you . Your posts have upped my terrain game ,and now l may begin following you on this aspect.

[@bruhades]

he's sculpting miniatures and i'm reaping all of the benefits

[@radu7472]

It was great to see the process! Thanks for sharing!

[@cryptokrusty5074]

nice work, im amazed by the details and just the figurine itself good job i loved it :)

[@volttherobot]

LOVE your videos, and your creations!

[@catherinejustcatherine1778]

Looks great!

[@johnbastion747]

I've been sculpting my concept art with blender for a while using a mouse. It feels very different than with real clay. I've seen people do sculpting in VR and have been considered buying an oculus rift just for sculpting more models.

[@veronica5896]

Is there anything this man can't do? The sculpture came out amazing!

[@JasonM69]

The VR makes it look easier, but I'm guessing it only helps if you know what your doing. Awesome job over all dude.

[@CajunCraftastrophe]

Frank Frazetta! Yeah! That Oculus VR headset for sculpting is major league cool, Knarb! Excellent work on the skull. I also like how you really take the time to figure out the best way to add additional supports after the auto-support function has run. Nice. This is fantastic sculpting work, I'm sure that it'll look amazing after you paint it!

[@KnarbMakes]

Supporting stuff is sometimes a full time job haha.

[@CajunCraftastrophe]

@@KnarbMakes Yeah, I have a hard time supporting myself! : )

[@jacobforna]

Really good video love your content

[@KnarbMakes]

Thank you!

[@xphoenixrising]

I'm not an artist by any means. I can't draw, and I'm struggling with figuring out how to use programs like Blender (so many female minis/3d models out there are very nsfw and in poses that you really can't kitbash). This is really amazing, even if not monetarily feasbile. I'd love to see more tutorials on how you've used Blender and such for your other makes as well. Keep up the great work, Knarb!

[@adamp3229]

Amazing job

[@stevieandthebarbies]

I’m impressed

[@WeltenbauerClub]

Very nice. 🤩

[@bluknight99]

Keep at it, brother! Just a few more videos like this and the wife might...just MIGHT...let me get a 3D printer!

[@Sceptical_Giraffe]

What model did you use as a reference for the skeletal and muscle structure of humans? I've been using adobe medium for about 2 years now, but have only been using reference images. The model looks fantastic for referring too when dealing with muscle placement and overall form.

[@KnarbMakes]

Its one of the stock models you can import as a mesh. Comes with the adobe medium library

[@sierraecho884]

3D Scan your clay model. You will get sub mm resolution easily with photogrammetry for example.

[@giannivincentt8531]

Which VR setup did you go with and is it an easy port to drop models in to sculpt??

[@KnarbMakes]

Adobe Medium on the Oculus CV1 (the one from 2018) It was rather easy to sculpt but it takes a beast of a CPU to churn through the details once you upscale the resolution to this level and work with a lot of layers.

[@ConnivingGooses]

I am creating a faction for If Worlds Collide and I am wondering how to make a unit card. Would you do a video or give some references on how to do that?

[@ace5combo]

It looks amazing! How long did it take?

[@KnarbMakes]

To sculpt it, only a few days. Printing it out was fast, only a few hours.

[@ace5combo]

@@KnarbMakes Thanks for the reply! Ive been thinking about doin some sculpting of my own, and a couple days doesn't sound too crazy

[@deathlytree434]

I really need a 3d printer x.x

[@bunnyonabunwithagunnicepun5689]

Congratulations, you successfully sculpted an average Florida man!

[@tommcandries7483]

Have you used Chitubox for slicing your models? If you have, how do you feel it compares to Chitubox? From your demonstration it appears the auto support function works better in Lychee. Thanks

[@KnarbMakes]

I used it briefly years ago and didnt like it, had too many bugs and it was too slow. Haven't touched it since. Lychee works Great for me.

[@tommcandries7483]

@@KnarbMakes I agree, the glitchiness of Chitubox is terrible. I have used it for a couple years, and they have improved the speed, but I'm going to give Lychee a shot. Thanks for the reply.

[@volttherobot]

Oh wow, no LCD screen....

[@DungeonMasterpiece]

Do you take commissions? I want custom made proxies for my entire 2000 point 40k space marine army. I'm looking for a unique space marine for every model, nothing but space Marines. Bet whatever you quote is still cheaper than what I'd pay gw for models. 🤣🤣🤣

[@KnarbMakes]

Hah. I did this exact thing a while back for a friend. Although it was only 4 models. Doing a full army would take a while.