M3DM

Base or no base?

I scale all of my miniatures to 28mm foot to eye level, and stick a 25mm base onto them.

Would you prefer the models to be base-less?

If I did this I would make sure their feet (or paws and what not) flat on the bottom still.

Drell Mass Effect WIP

Coming along nicely!

My main method of making this was masking off an area, then going to deformation -> inflate by 3 or 4 -> dynamesh+polish.

One time donation option!

I know that the vast majority of you are plenty content with the subscription service offered through Patreon.

That said, I noticed that the majority of my Patrons that delete their pledge indicated in the exit survey that they only intended to pledge for a limited time anyway.

So...

Sci-Fi interest?

So recently I've had a handful of sci-fi commissions which is very different than my usual. Here is another WIP of a sci-fi character coming up. 

I'm curious if you guys like sci-fi as well?

I can pick and choose what commissions I accept so I'm curious what you...

DropBox has been organized!

Thanks to Douglas Rector for pointing me to the proper categories! Looks much better now.  I included a photo catalog at the top too!

Enjoy,
Mia

Added benefit for $3+ tiers! Access to all ZBrush files

For all of my artists out there, I have organized and packaged up all my ZBrush files on DropBox. It is over 30 GB of files! I have messaged all $3+ patrons with the link. 

It includes

• ZBrush files for my models
• My favorite downlo...
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Should the DropBox files be organized?

It is getting a bit out of hand as I approach 100 models so just alphabetical order may not be sufficient.

I'd love comments suggesting how it should be organized if that's what you'd like. Lots of options. Could be by class, weapon type, race, etc. 

Greatsword Warrior finished!

Available on DropBox! Will be uploaded to Thingiverse later tonight or tomorrow.

I've been able to release an TEN MODELS  this month already! Shooting for 20. Go big or go home right? Thanks for all the support <3  I know I gush about you guys all the...

Drell - Mass Effect WIP

To all my fellow artists out there...

You ever have a moment where it just clicks and suddenly you are a little bit better? This sculpt had one of those moments for me. When I was sculpting the chest armor I had a few realizations of "OH. This is a WAY better way to do this!"
<...

New Model Added to DropBox!

Fun commission I just finished~ Not sure what this little guy is. Some sort of desert alien creature.

Sculpting Process Overview

Fun commission I did recently! This will be released soon.

For creature sculpts I always start with basic shapes. Then I slowly manipulate those shapes in their lowest subdivision until the general form is correct. Finally I add detail. Usually I go between dam standard brush and clay bui...

ZBrush Reference Image Tutorial

Quick tutorial explaining how to use those nifty grid walls in ZBrush for reference images. 

Monthly Miniature Tier Examples

Here are 2 orders I am sending out today! Just in case you were curious what the minis looked like  :) These have been primed and are ready for paint!

The $20 includes 2 primed minis, and covers all packing/shipping fees. It is only available in the USA. You get to pick which 2 minis...

Soldier WIP - Armor and Posing Sculpting Tip

Armor

I made the armor by using Dynamesh + Polish. I used dam standard to crease the armor, and then alt+dam standard to build up the ridges. This combined with Dynamesh + Polish worked pretty nicely!

The armor lines don't look deep in the render, but they would def...

Improved Beholder

So when I printed it on a 25mm base, the teeth were too small to show up.

I made an alternate version :D

Enjoy!

YouTube Video - Scaling Minis

This is how I scale and measure my minis in MeshMixer. Feel free to ask questions :)

Poll Results - What I'm modeling next~

There were 2 ties!

For 1st place

• Half elf female bard
• Undead dragon

For 2nd place 

• Tabaxi sailor 
• Baby dragon

Amidst these I will also be releasing commission work. So yo...

Fey Giveaway Winner

The winner has been notified :D

If you are bummed out you didn't win, here is a 15% off discount for the 3D print!

https://www.etsy.com/shop/M3DMprints?coupon=WINGS

What to model next?

These are all requests from $5 patrons so they will all end up being sculpted. What would you like to see first?

Thanks for all the awesome requests!

Livestreaming a sculpt now~

Feel free to join me and ask questions :)

Bulette is finished~ (and details about what's going on with me)

Thanks David Burdess for the awesome request!

Instead of a sculpting tip for this guy, I wanted to share some info with you guys. You've probably noticed that I've been going all out this month. Here is a list of the models I've released just this month.
 

Space Elf - Complete!

Thanks to Mark Gladman for the awesome request! He requested this last month, so now I can move on to the $5 patron requests!

I also do commission work, so if you see me posting things other than requests that would be why.

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My Favorite Brushes in ZBrush

Space Elf WIP - Sculpting Tip

Before posing I keep the detail pretty low because when you use ZSpheres you need it to be very low poly. Otherwise it moves terribly slow. For the Aaraockra I sculpted all of the details twice because of this. Not smart, don't be like me haha

You can totally sculpt in ...

Aarakocra is done!

Request Board is OPEN!

EDIT: Ugh. So many good ideas. I want to do all of them. Simultaneously. I'll let you know how that goes lol

The support I get here so humbling! Thank you so much for the pledges, but also the kind comments. I'm excited to keep contributing to this community.

Anyone may m...