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Screamer Ornaments Drop

Ho ho ho! 'Tis the season for some FREE Junji-Ito Uzumaki nightmare ornaments! Version with / without Santa hat, supported versions included.

Please consider thanking me by donating a couple bucks to Safe Passage .... I have volunteered here many years ago and the work they do in Guatemala is really great!

Link is HERE. Santa hat version is scaled at 50mm, but these are easy to support, so scale how you want!

December Lineup - video breakdown

(model file links will post at 10AM PST tomorrow, 12/2!)

I give an overview of the December lineup in the video below:

https://youtu.be/kgFZ85xSKKk

VoidRealms December Lineup! (initial set)

Here are the models for December's Patron Appreciation Month! Everything is being supported and tested now. There are some big, complex baddies in this set and some small simple critters:

- Eldritch Totems (regular)

- MuluLarva (regular) ...The larva form of the Cosmic Horror, Mulugoth

- Jaelmon, King of the Ice Golems + Ice Golem Prince : collaboration with Jesse W. and his daughter (painting competition random winner!)

-TiaCat (psychedelic Titan) : collaboration with Nicole S. (super helpful test-printer and long time Patron)

-Mulugoth (Cosmic Horror): collaboration with Jonathan S. (the OG, very first Patron to support me!)

(hopefully more bonus models and Patreon growth incentives to be revealed soon!)

This is a MEGA month, still at $5 for the bundle, so an insanely good value (I don't think about pricing individual monthly sculpts until after they are all finished... so this is probably at least a $30+ set if purchased individually later on MMF.)

I had a ton of fun working on this set. I hope you like it!

-Kent

December Previews

Here's a sneak peak at two of the Epic Monsters coming to the December lineup for Patron Appreciation month!

1) Mulugoth: Corpse Monger of the Void (Cosmic Horror)

2) TiaCat (Psychedelic Titan)

Full lineup reveal coming around Thanksgiving or the day after!

VR Sculpting Session (video link)

Here's a link to the patreon livestream sculpting video. David B. joined me for the livestream and I had fun bouncing off some of his suggestions to generate a couple of quick sketches / designs of potentially future sculpts!

Hoping to do more of these streams with Patrons soon!

December = Patron Appreciation + Live Sculpting Stream!

MARK YOUR CALENDARS! There will be a LIVE STREAM for Patrons this Sunday (11/15) at 12pm Pacific Time! I'll be sculpting in VR - Patrons (you will receive a LINK) are invited to tune in and chat with me live on discord / comment while you watch. Together, we will generate a couple cool monsters!

This is part of the December theme: "Patron Appreciation Month." Yeah yeah, not as thrilling on the tongue as "Abyssal Planeswalking Arachnids" or whatever BUT, this month, I'll be doing collaborations with a few Patrons (painting contest winner and my very first Patron, etc.) as well as generating direct inspiration from you all to come up with the lineup for December.

[the image is a teaser of the "Ice Golem King," a collaboration with Jesse W. and his daughter.]

Free Monster Manual Sculpts - Yochlol

Hey everyone. Thanks for your support! The Yochlol demon is sculpted / supported / tested and ready to go! He will be released publicly in a few weeks.

https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/1FMhC54Mg53eHuuPHGWrZmLcyyCZ5uyGW?usp=sharing

Next up from the Monster Manual is a Manticore! And then???

*You can watch me sculpt version 1 of this guy using Virtual Reality sculpting software on Facebook: https://fb.watch/1w1NDVd-ty/ ...it was a live stream, and my computer crashed at the end of it :-\ but I got him rebuilt shortly afterwards!

UZUMAKI ends 10/31 at midnight + Bonus Stat Sheet

Hey everyone!

-Firstly, check out this awesome stat sheet that my friend Emma and I made. She created some pretty cool mechanics that you could use for the Soul Spire. This file is completely free and you are welcome to share it; I'll be posting it everywhere to get some feedback and see if people would like to see more of this kind of thing for my original monsters.

- REMINDER: Download your Uzumaki files tonight by midnight, as the links will expire! POST WITH DOWNLOAD LINK ...If you wait too long, you can always send me a message to get a new link, but the more time I spend answering messages and pasting links is less time sculpting, so keep that in mind :-)

- Eternal Ocean files will drop around the 3rd of the month - as soon as Patreon processes November payments. Everything will be ready to go, and I always aim to bring you my files on time, at the beginning of the month (so there are no surprises, you know what you are getting, and you know when to expect it!)

- As always, a massive thank you for the ongoing support. I literally could not do this without all of you guys. Cheers!

- Kent

Eternal Ocean (November): Final Lineup + Images!

Returning back to my "normal programming" for November. Here are the first sculpts for the Eternal Ocean. This is a really fun VoidRealm to explore! I am finalizing supports and test printing now.... There are lots of renders in this post, as I'm trying a couple new looks for the branding :)

Here's a video preview where I show turnarounds in Zbrush and discuss specs / details:

https://youtu.be/Z-hXOtmcTJ8

1. Mythraak (Cosmic Horror) : A massive Kraken that lures victims into his watery grasp, where they suffer an eternity of drowning (which, of course, fuels his power!)

2. Oldmother (huge): A massive giantess / eel that swims among the Kelp forests. She is an ancient Oracle and was the protector of a massive Coral Reef before Mythraak cursed and banished her. Her partner, the Oldfather, is an attached vestigial on her side, forming a strange symbiosis.

3. Crawling Anglers (regular): Pretty self explanatory. Great small encounter monsters. Versions with / without spines and a version without legs.

4. Siltwalker (regular / large): Looks good on a variety of scales. This thing moves across the Ocean floor, and is composed of the remnants of an extinct Cyclopean race. Tongues and mouths open wide to gather food in all directions.

Next Free Monster Manual Sculpt?

Vote for the next free Monster Manual sculpt!

Seer Snakes ADDED + Painting Contest Results

Thanks to everyone in helping me reach my Patron Growth Goal - enjoy these Seer Snakes as a free bonus STL! They're in the monthly downloads folder.

If we reach 85 Patrons before the end of the month, you'll find out what emerges when a Seer Snake nests inside one of the Twisted Corpse Piles ;) So spread the word, and thanks as always for your support!

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PAINTING CONTEST

Congrats to Maikel T. for winning the1st ever Painting Contest poll! Jesse W. was randomly selected for participating to receive an award as well.

It was so, so inspiring for me to see everyone's personal takes on my sculpts! Will definitely hold another painting contest soon.

Lastly, keep an eye out for Eternal Ocean previews over the next few days.

Cheers,

-Kent

Aboleth - Free early Patron Access!

I am starting to include pre-supports for Patrons on these Monster Manual files. This will save you a lot of setup time, but as always, double check supports with your machine and make any adjustments.

https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/1zRf7tLaVuJE_H1-h4GDSB33PoelDGoz2?usp=sharing

Enjoy!

Twisted Pile Variants UNLOCKED!

Hey everyone,

We achieved the Patron growth goal I set for this month (woohoo!!!), so I've added two Twisted Pile variations to your downloads folder! (POST with links here) The two additional piles are in the "Twisted Piles" folder now.

I designed them so that they can be placed near each other to create creepy paths for characters to walk through!

The next Patron growth goal is to hit 70 Patrons before the end of the month; I'll release the "Seer Snake" if so. These nasty little things slither along and embed themselves into the Twisted Piles like a caterpillar in a cocoon. Eventually, something truly nasty emerges from the Piles ;)

Also, the painting contest poll will be posted Monday.

Enjoy!

Painting Contest - Submissions!

*updated 10/10 to include "Mithril Dragon" by Rhys O.!

Hey everyone,

Got some awesome submissions for this first ever painting competition. It makes me so happy to see everyone's interpretations of the sculpts - wow! Remember, there will be two winners - one random, and one chosen via Poll. The Poll will go live this weekend; browse the photos now to see the various submissions.

I hope I gathered all the submissions. If you had sent me something and it's not included here please let me know.

VoidRealms BONUS - Visage of the Fallen Hero

Some of you may have seen this terrain piece snuck into the "Suulmerak" folder of this month's release! This is a giant statue depicting the Great Hero, who fell to the corruption of the Spiral and Suulmerak, Archdemon of the Vortex.

The "Fallen Hero" is a terrain piece and thus does not have a supported version, but printing him upright in resin requires very few supports. *If you print him to-scale, then Suulmerak's lower right hand should rest just above it, and you can create a small vignette.

Patrons - if you've already downloaded this month's set, you already have him, but if not you can find him in the monthly releases folder HERE !

VoidRealms - Updates

Hey, everyone, a few reminders and logistics:

1. PLEASE SHARE VoidRealm Minis with others! If we get just 4 more Patrons, I can release this Twisted Pile set (3 variations, including the one released at launch!)

Patron growth is so critical to making this whole thing sustainable, and allows me to spend more and more time creating original minis for you all. The best thing you can do is to spread the word about my brand to others who may be interested. Post on facebook groups, reddit, DnD Beyond or Drive-Thru RPG, anywhere. I have more secret sculpts for this month that I want to show you all :)

2. Loyalty Rewards are active. Full details on the "About" section of the Patreon page. Message me if you think you qualify for a reward - you can choose the Embracer, or any previous model from the VRM line. You can browse the VRM premium line HERE (google photo album)

3. MyMiniFactory store is live! Link is HERE. Many of the Free DND monster manual files are there as well. Patrons at Tier 2 and up will get a message with a 25% off coupon code to the store. A discount code will be a new permanent benefit to your pledge/ This is another good way to pick up models from previous releases that you may have missed! *September files will upload to the MMF store this week.

Thanks so much for your continued support and for allowing me the opportunity to bring you some unique and original miniature monsters!

-Kent

VoidRealms Uzumaki / Spirals link for Patrons is Live!

The links for the Spiral Horrors are live! Patrons can download them HERE 

I hope you enjoy these. Junji Ito has always been a big inspiration of mine since I read Uzumaki back in 2007. I was thrilled that you guys wanted to go on this journey with me and churn up some spiral monsters. I had so many ideas - too many for a single month's worth - that I'm thinking about launching an eventual Kickstarter campaign with tons of baddies and terrain....

Thanks to everyone for your support. Please share VoidRealm Minis with others! ...With enough Patron growth this month I'll be able to release a few extra variations of the files, so your pledge will go even further :)

Loyalty Rewards

...Announcing my Loyalty Reward system for VoidRealm Minis! Continued patronage from you all is the #1 way I can build this to a sustainable level, and I really wanted to create a way to give a special thanks for your continued support.

Patrons who have been with me since the beginning (and already have everything) received a message earlier with a link to the first Loyalty Reward - "Embracer: Protector of the Third Gate." 

For this first round, I'm bending the rules a little. ANYONE who signed up later, in August or September, and will remain active in October will also get a bonus / loyalty model for Q3. Simply MESSAGE ME with the model you'd like - you can choose the Embracer or any previously released model (photo album HERE.)

Thank you all so much again for supporting me as an artist, and happy printing-

Kent

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Here are the full rules moving forward:

If you are an active Patron for the three consecutive months of a Quarter, you get a Bonus Model! This can be either the Loyalty Reward released at the end of every quarter, or any previously released model of your choice!

The quarters are:

Q1 Jan-Feb-Mar

Q2 Apr-May-Jun

Q3 Jul-Aug-Sep

Q4 Oct-Nov-Dec

November Theme

For November, I'll throw three names of Cosmic Horror monsters your way. Choose one and I'll build the month around that Baddie!

Also, leave comments of anything that jumps to mind as you're reading these choices!

VoidRealms REMINDERS

1. Last week to download September releases! Patrons, post with links is HERE.

2. PAINTING CONTEST - deadline is October 1st! Email an image of your painted VoidRealm Minis model to VoidRealmMinis@gmail.com or post / tag on social media. Contest is open to the public, and one random person will win just for entering. You get a custom monster design from me, so don't miss it!

OCTOBER: Uzumaki - Initial Lineup!

Really excited to share with you guys the initial lineup for Uzumaki!

1. Suulmerak: Archdemon of the Vortex (cosmic horror) - the mac-daddy of the month! I'm still spec'ing him out, but he will be LARGE. Back view and closeup of his tail are attached to the post.

2. Screamer variants (small) - similar to the free file earlier this month, but these have modular ball joints on the heads and arms so you can mix and combine! There are two heads, two bodies and two sets of arms.

3. Snail Woman (small / medium) - pretty self explanatory :)

4. Soul Spire (large) -  a chaotic whirlwind of twisted, tormented souls to hurl at players. Comes with little spiral offshoots that you can use as projectiles.

5. Twisted Pile (large) - Straight from some Ito-inspired nightmare, these guys are all snaked and wrapped around each other in a tangled mess.

*You'll also notice that I have three versions of the Twisted Pile that are "locked." I think my stuff is still EXTREMELY affordable, so I'd like to try to really amp up my Patron growth in October. If I can hit a 20% growth in Patrons during the month of October, I'll release 2 more variations of the Twisted Piles! There are other secret files that I'm preparing for 35% growth and 50% growth ;)

I hope you like these! Definitely won't be the last time I try the spiral-theme; too much good stuff and not enough hours in the day to sculpt it all. Let me know what you think in the comments below-

Kent

VoidRealms UZUMAKI teasers

Suulmerak, Archdemon of the Vortex, will anchor the set of Spiral Horrors.

The rest of the lineup will be:

-Twisted Pile

-Soul Spire

-Snail Woman

Full images and details coming later this week! Patrons, hop on the discord server if you're not already, as I usually post in advance over there....

VoidRealm Minis - PAINTING COMPETITION

Hi, everyone!

Let's do a painting contest! This is open to the public. Rules are simple:

DEADLINE: October 1st

PRIZES:  1 free months' Patreon + 1 custom monster design to your specification, to become a permanent edition of the VoidRealm Minis line!*

TO ENTER: print and paint anything from the VoidRealms line. Tag @VoidRealmMinis wherever you post, or email me your image (voidrealmminis@gmail.com)

HOW TO WIN (2 ways)

1. Best model determined by Patrons via Poll

2. 1 random person will win also just for entering :)

Can't wait to see what everyone comes up with!

-Kent

*monster requests for 100mm scale figure or smaller. Please be reasonable - I will not spend 500 hours sculpting a 20-headed dragon with varied faces and a hundred hands :)

Mini Mimic Set + next DND monster poll

Here's an additional set of 3 mimics! They're in the Mimic folder now: https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/133ac01OejqXhCIGNAm64qDA3XdLmTKA0?usp=sharing

These are simpler files and are good practice for folks looking to improve their support skills (picture attached to this poll)

Please vote on what free DND mini I should sculpt next!

FREE Screamer model

In anticipation of the October 2020 "Uzumaki" theme, you can download this guy today: bit.ly/VRMScreamers 

Let me know what Spiral Horrors you'd like to see in the comments

Standby for a painting contest with this model. Details coming soon, as well as info on how to get previous months' models, loyalty rewards, and more!

Candelabra Mimic (Patron Early Access)

Download the Candelabra Mimic HERE !

I had fun with this one... original cherub statue is a Scan the World object from MyMiniFactory, then manipulated a bit and layered with the mimic mouth. Will eventually be free to the public, but as a Patron you get early access as a thank-you for your support :)

Stay tuned for a couple of smaller, easier to print Mimics later this month!

-Kent

September Release is here!

Hi everyone - September has arrived, and so have the monsters!

For Patrons - the post with the link is HERE 

Lookout for some small bonus files dropped around the 15th of the month as well.

Happy printing!

-Kent

Full September Lineup

Thank you all SO MUCH for your support thus far. Here are the monsters for September!

*All monsters will come pre-supported - my goal is to launch the supported versions at the same time as the regular files, on or before the 3rd of September:

1. Mithril Dragon (huge) - this beast is inspired by the Mithril Dragon introduced in DND Spelljammer. He's guarding a small pass through the mountains and has a mace-like tail to attack with. About 150mm tall, prints in several parts.

Print / Assembly difficulty: Medium

Suggested printer: Resin (FDM OK for base)

2. Atropal: The Unfinished God (cosmic horror) - inspired by one of the horrors in the Tomb of Annihilation. He prints about 130mm tall in total (including the floating junk off his back). He has a slot for a 1/4" acrylic support rod (or you can print the rod, included)

Print / Assembly difficulty: Medium

Suggested printer: Resin (FDM OK for base)

3. Melter of Realms: Protector of the Second Gate (Bizzarro monster) - for all you Homebrew fans, I'm continuing the Protector Series of VoidRealm Original monsters. This monster also has both an inactive and activated form, and prints about 100mm tall. Anchored by the Anubis idol, three bowls resting on columns magically tip and channel energy into the surrounding, swirling iridescent matter, from which the Melter and his Astral Harp arise.

Print / Assembly difficulty: Easy

Suggested printer: FDM or Resin

4. Listener Hydra (medium size / +bonus monster for September) - The Listener Hydra is formed when at least three Listener Eels come out of their burrows and intertwine. This is the only way the Listeners can reproduce (it carries the eggs in its front belly.) The Hydra is very defensive of its eggs. They are named for the earlike appendages above the single eye - no one actually knows if the Listeners actually have good hearing or if they use some form of echo location. It prints about 50mm tall.

Print / Assembly difficulty: Very Easy

Suggested printer: FDM or Resin

*Additionally, there will be bonus files posted around the 15th of the month (small extras, like bases or little variations of these monsters).

**There will also be a poll coming out this Wednesday to choose the lead monster for October; please vote!

Hope you enjoy!

-Kent

50 Patrons reached = Free "Voidgate" terrain piece!

Woohoo! 50 Patrons reached! Thank you all so much! Every bit of support brings me closer to making this endeavor sustainable.

I'm celebrating with this bizarre portal into the VoidRealms, the "Voidgate." It's permanently added to the Welcome Pack <-- link for Patrons.

The Voidgate prints particularly well on FDM printers (see pic.) There is a pre-supported version in the folder as well for Resin printers, but as always, I recommend to use the file as a starting point and tweak to fit your machine.

Which Campaign Settings do you enjoy?

Public Poll: I'm curious about all of the worlds and settings you dig the most! Either as inspiration, source material, or settings that you've just always loved. Feel free to elaborate in the comments.