How to SCULPT a MINIATURE (in Green Stuff)! 

Oh Crafsman, you can't put "Green" and "Miniature" in a title and not expect the Warhammer 40K Ork players to come in here all excited and such!

As a kid who grew up building models and fighting with essential tremors, thanks for acknowledging your shaky hands and not letting it deter you. There were times I’d mess something up and get really down on myself about it. You set a great example for people of all ages!

The crafting you have done to your show over time is inspiring in itself.

Crafsman and miniatures go together like peanut butter and jelly. Love the sculpt and the video, Crafsman!

This is an amazing sculpt at any scale, but that clean, so tiny?! Amazing! Lovely video as always, this is a mighty tempting material to try out

What a fantastic mini!!! Lovely video as always Crafsman - thanks for including me =]

As someone who has shaky hands, this is genuinely one of the most inspirational videos, by one of the most inspirational people, on the entire internet. It reminds me that being Steady is not a state of physical being, but instead, a state of mind. Keep on Craftin’ Steady, Crafsman!

Damn Crafsman, I started out making miniatures for our DnD games like this, from scratch with greenstuff, and I always felt like I just couldn't get the finesse and level of detail I wanted. So I've started "cheating", by modifying minis that I find in the hobby store - but you've just inspired me to go back to basics and make my original designs from scratch again! Just gorgeous. Never seen a mini with so much personal style!

Love how you demonstrate how you learn about the material. The process of learning to learn is so important and so easily overlooked!

RU-vid algorithm was doing me dirty there for a while, but bringing this channel to my attention was such a win. Crafsman is just so wonderful to watch and listen to

Beautiful minifigure, Crafsman. Sadly, my eyesight isn't up to making stuff like this anymore, but I'm happy to enjoy watching you create wonderful wee figures like this, for hours. Thank you!

Dang man I don't know how people can sculpt stuff so small. That turned out great!!

This is incredible!!!

Crafsman swooping in again to save me from creative frustration. Seeing this gave me just the tips I needed to get me going again (waiting a bit for the green stuff to destickify, working a little more patiently, forming vs. trying to cut). Thanks, Crafsman!

Sweet sculpt and ah particularly appreciate the awesome soundtrack you produced for this one! Ultra tight work, Crafsman, thank you.

Crafsman, I just wanted to thank you for always being a positive influence on the RU-vid platform. A lot of content creators on this site have been doing some terrible things, SSSniperwolf and Ephemeral Rift being two prominent examples. I know that sort of drama isn't your speed, but it really does mean a lot to me that I can always come to your videos to de-stress. We love you, and keep oooonnnnnn steady craftin!

It's been really busy at work the past few weeks and I've been stressed out, running around all day. This was very relaxing for me to just sit back, decompress and chill. Thanks Crafsman, you da' best. ☺

I've been a freelance miniature sculptor for almost 20 years and it's cool to see you use the same techniques as you try stuff out. I can't stand greenstuff myself and only use it when I have to so you got my respect for sticking with it and getting a mini completed, I've seen others interested in trying this just give up rather than deal with Kneadatite.

your work makes me smile real big. enjoyable to watch and listen to.

Heck yeah, Crafsman! This is right up my alley, But I've always been too intimidated to try it. I love that you try so many different things and show us that it's not as difficult as we think.

If you ever miss produced a miniature like this I would paint one in a HEARTBEAT

i'd skipped this initially. But the next vid on hoses&cables referenced back here & i got interested.

TIPS for SUCCESS (avoid frustration with Green Stuff!): ► Work in LAYERS! Sculpt a bit, set aside and let it cure, sculpt some more. Take your time with SMALL BITES and you'll avoid working under panic or stress. ► Work WET! Have a cup of water to dip fingers in, especially while mixing. Use a very thin, rubbed-in amount of petroleum jelly on tools or fingertips in extra sticky situations. ► If in a HURRY, use HEAT! Consider OVEN curing or, as I did to lessen cure time, a HEAT GUN. ► MAGNIFY that MIN! As shown in a few of the montage shots, I had head-worn magnifiers on for the finer details. If you've never worked with magnification, try it - because if something looks halfway decent zoomed IN, it'll look wholeway decent zoomed OUT. ► EVEN THAT MESS OUT! I almost didn't apply the Liquid Green Stuff, but I'm glad I did. I think that's when the whole thing came together, and some mistakes were hidden. TIPS for TAKING it FURTHER: ► MIX it UP! Consider mixing GREEN STUFF with MILLIPUT, PROCREATE, or other epoxy mediums to achieve a less "bubblegum" consistency. ► Get SHARP! For this video, I did a majority of the sculpting with a size 0 flat/chisel silicone shaper tool, and this shows in the soft, more ROUNDY features. But I think you'll get better results if you think like a wax carver, in terms of laying in material and making *cuts* with sharper tools.

I love watching these, and seeing the little un-acknowledged techniques/problem solving that people figure out. Like making the scope for the rifle, you placed the styrene tube on a drill bit and laid it on a sanding sponge to hold it steady to scrape a side down to glue it nice and stable. *chefs kiss*

Crafsman you are awesomely talented! The patience it must have taken to create this amazing miniature. Keep up the great work! All the very best wishes 😊👍

I could not do miniatures in the same fashion as people, like you, create them. You have more patience than me.

That kind of detail in such a tiny sculpt is amazing. I love how you're always trying something new. Fyi Hecate = heck ah TEE

Turned out great, buddy. Love the rifle!

Crafsman be steady craftin his way straight into our hearts. Thanks, Crafsman

CrafsMan is like Hennessy🍾 and cool jazz🎶.. Going to get some Monster Clay myself.. Keep on keeping on and craftin..

I'd love to see this little guy return in a painting video.

im not finished watching yet and its already the coolest thing ive seen someone do by hand! awesome job!

Super fun. Immediately made me think of Air Raiders!!! My favorite 80’s miniatures.

Oh my good-diddly-goodness!!! I needed this sooo much!! Thank you!!!

This channel is such a gem. I go piece by piece, slowly just like you do, so what I'm saying is thanks for the videos. 👍

You are really showing off now! Your sculpting skills are impressive.

Soooo cool. And great music, as always, Crafsman.

This is great, Crafsman. I wondered if I could just make figures out of Green Stuff...

This looks so good! And I really appreciate the narration of the process, I've wanted to sculpt some guys from scratch for a long time

Thank you for a moment of gentle in a time of harsh.

That’s how I look when I wanna do some crafting today, too! 😄😄😄

Craftman you make things look so easy !!! And i love your soothing voice ! Not to mention all your projects keep up the great work !! And THANK YOU !

Heck yeah Craft Man! 🤘

30 seconds in and already love it.

You’re a gift, thank you for doing what you do

Watching your channel is like bathing in a river with a bear that scrubs your back for you

CrafsMan you are the best. Thank you.

Perfect 5/7 cameo! 🥳❤️👍🏿

Good job! Always looking foward to what you come up with next!

Amazing work. I love how you give credits to those who inspired you and that you always come up with something new. You are such an inspiration.

Thanks for letting us chill with you, CrafsMan.

Been sculptingnmynown minies for a year with your vids in the background really excited for this episode and I hope to see you expand it on it.

The same satisfaction I get when i watched woody getting cleaned up and restored in toy story.

Always love me some craftime with da crafman oh good stuff

Like the je ne sais mohawk! And we don't mind your shaky shaky - don't even worry about it! Love to you and the whole CrafsFamily.

Looks absolutely sick!!

Thank You Craf Man! Nice Job!!!!!!

WIcked mini, an some chill beats, always a 10/10 with TheCraftsman.

BoomShakalaka! craftsman, thank you for another inspiring video 📹 🙏 ❤️

Peace and love back at ya, Crafsman!

Crafsman, that music track during the sketch scene is amazing! You always make great tracks but that one is *chef's kiss*

that miniature looks really cool I really enjoyed watching the process

No one gonna talk about the shaky hand joke at the end😭😭😭 love ya crafsman 🧡

Crafpuppet, no wonder you tremble after that amazing sculpt! Who knows how many hours that took, yet you make it look so do-able. Hope you get some rest.

That’s friggen sweet!!

So cool! Thank you CrafsMan.

A crafsman video dropping while I'm at work. This is exactly what I needed to power me through the day.

I'm a bit of a shaker too. And working in such a small scale is hard. Holy! You nailed it, Crafsman.

Crafsman! Ana is the best, so nice you're a fan of her too! : D

thank you for doing this Craftsman.

SteadyCrafsman, you got skillz!

Inspiring! Started my own channel because of you, Miscast and Bill Making Stuff.

I didn't want to spend money on a new set of silicone brushes, so I just made some using some de-haired brush bodies, with heads made of the green stuff itself coated in a bit of petro jelly. Worked surprisingly excellently.

I’ve watched this video about 5 times. I have now ordered green stuff and tools and I’m so excited. Thank you so much for linking everything in the description!

I really appreciate the way you talk through and reflect on your experience. I always learn something new!

Wonderfully fun to watch and it gives me a good reason to try out Green Stuff one day! As for the shaking, I find that when my heart beats fast because I'm excited my hands shake from the beats. I think it's just because you have such a big heart for crafting that your hands shake so much. Thank you for sharing and showing us something awesome again today!

Man I am SO glad I found your Channel! Fuqin rock on Craftsman!

Awesome sculpt 👍😊

1:42 that's my favorite pen, writes notes on my arm just as easy as any piece of paper.

the insane level of production value is under appreciated

Amazing craften

great job on your mini Crafsman! Now go cast it and gimme one.

Amazing work. But since you've introduced me to the magic of apoxy sculpt, i haven't gone back. Its SOOO useful

Always wanted to try this, might just do now - thanks for the inspiration Mr Crafsman

You da man!

I'm amazed you can do work that fine while wearing gloves.

Excellent work.

You my friend are amazing! Thanks so much for the amazing tutorial, I'm new to the figure building hobby and this was EXTREMELY helpful

I started using Pilot V5/7 in middle school, about 30 years ago now. Still my go to pen for everything.

That music got really good and abnormal at the end, I diggity dig it 👍

Crafsman, this video is fantastic! As somone who paint minis, kitbashes, and uses green stuff, millaput, brown stuff, and blue stuff I still learned something by watching you, plus this was just cool to see. This vid is one of my favorites. I'm currently repurposing a heroclix Hulk into a barbarian with the Arby's hat and a silly mustache for our famil DND campaign, and sculpting has been my favorite part of it. It is coming along, but this video really inspired me to finish that up and start something completely from scratch with armature wire and green stuff. Thank you Crafsman for making this video, and I'd love to see you expand on this concept too. Some ideas are to paint this mini, perhaps sculpt more space minis, and even do a space diorama with the figures in it. Just some ideas, but I love all the content you make. Thanks again Crafsman. 😊

Awesome job Crafsman. I love it. Dang man good eyes. Back in the day I could do little stuff like that...painting not sculpting. But age has got me, lol. Awesome video, thank and love ya.

Maaaaan, I've had a tube of this in my crafts bin for FOREVER and never had the courage to try anything with it. Thanks for breaking the barrier.

You're really inspirational

this voice is so calming

This turned out great!

one of the best miniature sculpting videos that I have seen. Not only did you show xto use green stuff, but how you made the styrene rifle was cool too. Great job of giving props to the channel that you got your inspiration from. I will check out Ana's channel now.

Cool video! Also, thank you Crafsman for introducing me to The Tired Craftsman, I love his tutorials and is he super friendly too.

Great work Crafsman! I definitely want to get me some green stuff to play with. Also hilarious end to the video 😂

YOOO I literally started trying to learn how to do this so this is perfect timing!